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Visting mounds have not been kind to this pitcher
Justin Hartling

Scott Feldman has been poor, to say the least, away from the friendly confines of Minute Maid Park. In Feldman's last five starts, the Houston Astros are 0-5.

In Feldman's last five road starts, he has allowed more runs (20) than strikeouts (17) while giving up more than seven hits per game.

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Buchholz paying out against this team
Justin Hartling

The Los Angeles Angels and Boston Red Sox are looking to scores some runs with Clay Buchholz on the mound. In Buchholz's past five starts against the Angels, the over has gone a perfect 5-0.

The two teams have combined for 53 runs during those five starts (10.6 runs per game).

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Buchholz paying out against this team
Justin Hartling

The Los Angeles Angels and Boston Red Sox are looking to scores some runs with Clay Buchholz on the mound. In Buchholz's past five starts against the Angels, the over has gone a perfect 5-0.

The two teams have combined for 53 runs during those five starts (10.6 runs per game).

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Pitcher carries a perfect record into next start
Justin Hartling

Wei-Yin Chen will take to the bump for the Baltimore Orioles with an undefeated streak to defend. The Orioles are 4-0 in Chen's four career starts against the Chicago White Sox.

Chen has only given up an average of two runs per game while striking out six batters per game.

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Vegas Winning Crew

MLB 50 Dime Plays: Baltimore Orioles , Los Angeles Angels

MLB 25 Dime Play: St Louis Cardinals

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MLB

National League

Braves-Pirates
Wood is 2-1, 2.73 in his last four starts.
Cole was 3-1, 3.86 in his last four starts before going on DL.

Braves won six of their last seven games.
Pittsburgh lost its last seven games, allowing 46 runs.

Over is 7-2-1 in last ten Pittsburgh games.

Diamondbacks-Nationals
Cahill is 2-0, 2.61 in his last three starts.
Roark is 5-1, 2.51 in his last seven starts.

Arizona lost seven of its last nine games.
Nationals won 11 of their last 13 games.

Over is 8-4 in Roark's last twelve starts.

Giants-Cubs
Vogelsong is 2-0, 1.64 in his last three starts.
Wada is 2-0, 2.49 in his last four starts.

San Francisco lost their last five road games.
Cubs won their last three games, allowing two runs.

Eight of last ten Cub games stayed under total.

Reds-Cardinals
Cueto is 7-0, 2.24 in his last eight starts.
Lynn is 2-0, 2.89 in his last three starts.

Cincinnati lost nine of its last eleven games.
St Louis won six of its last seven games.

Six of Reds' last seven games went over the total.

Padres-Dodgers
Stults is 2-0, 1.80 in his last three starts.
Hernandez is 1-0, 2.25 in two starts for the Dodgers.

San Diego lost four of its last five games.
Dodgers lost four of their last six games.

Eight of last ten Stults starts stayed under total.


American League

Astros-Bronx
Feldman is 0-3, 8.15 in his last three road starts.
Pineda is 2-2, 1.82 in five starts this season.

Astros lost seven of their last ten road games.
Bronx is 4-6 in its last ten home games.

Six of last seven Houston road games went over; under is 5-2-1 in last eight Bronx games.

Angels-Red Sox
Angels won last three Richards starts (2-0, 1.99).
Boston lost last five Buchholz starts (0-2, 6.97).

Angels won six of their last seven games.
Red Sox lost four of their last five games.

Seven of last eight Angel games stayed under total.

Tigers-Rays
Porcello is 5-3, 2.64 in his last ten starts.
Archer is 2-0, 2.84 in his last three starts.

Tigers lost ten of their last thirteen road games.
Tampa Bay lost six of its last eight home games.

Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Tampa Bay games.

Indians-Twins
House is 1-1, 2.51 in his last three starts.
Nolasco is 1-3, 8.10 in his last four starts.

Indians won six of their last eight games.
Minnesota lost nine of its last thirteen games.

Seven of last eight Cleveland games stayed under total.

Orioles-White Sox
Chen is 5-1, 2.86 in his last seven starts,
White Sox won five of last six Noesi starts (4-1, 4.62).

Baltimore won 19 of its last 27 games.
White Sox lost seven of their last ten home games.

Six of last seven Chen starts stayed under the total.


Interleague games

Mariners-Phillies
Paxton is 1-0, 1.46 in his last couple starts.
Hamels is 3-1, 1.44 in his last six starts.

Mariners won 11 of their last 14 games.
Phillies lost eight of their last eleven games.


Seven of last nine Hamels starts stayed under total.

Rangers-Marlins
Martinez is 1-3, 7.06 in his last four starts.
Eovaldi is 1-1, 2.14 in his last three starts.

Texas lost eight of its last eleven games.
Marlins won eight of their last eleven games.

Under is 7-1-1 in last nine Texas games.

Blue Jays-Brewers
Dickey is 0-2, 4.26 in his last three starts.
Nelson is 1-2, 3.12 in his last four starts.

Toronto lost six of its last seven games.
Brewers won last five games, scoring 28 runs.

Four of last five Nelson starts stayed under.

Royals-Rockies
Royals won last five Duffy starts (4-0, 2.73). .
de la Rosa is 1-2, 4.91 in his last four starts.

Royals won 17 of their last 20 games.
Colorado lost 13 of its last 18 games.

Five of last six Colorado games went over total.

Mets-A's
Wheeler is 4-0, 2.18 in his last nine starts; Met bullpen was 1-4 in those five no-decisions. .
Oakland is 5-0 in Samardzija home starts (3-0, 2.57).

Mets lost six of their last eight games.
Oakland lost seven of its last nine games.

Five of last seven New York games stayed under total.

Teams' record when this starting pitcher starts:
-- Wood 7-10; Cole 9-5
-- Cahill 4-6 (won last 3); Roark 14-10
-- Cueto 17-9 (7-1 in last 8); Lynn 16-9
-- Peavy 5-15/1-3; Jackson 8-17
-- Stults 9-15; Hernandez 8-11/1-1

-- Feldman 8-14; Pineda 2-3
-- Porcello 14-9; Odorizzi 11-13
-- Richards 18-7; Buchholz 7-13 (lost last 5)
-- House 6-5; Nolasco 8-11
-- Chen 14-9; Noesi 11-9 (5-1 last 6)

-- Martinez 5-11; Eovaldi 10-15
-- Paxton 4-1; Hamels 10-12
-- Dickey 11-15; Nelson 4-3
-- Wheeler 12-13; Samardzija 3-14/6-2
-- Duffy 10-9 (won last 5); de la Rosa 14-10

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Wood 6-17; Cole 5-14
-- Cahill 5-10 (3 of last 4); Roark 4-24
-- Cueto 5-26 (3 of last 4); Lynn 6-25
-- Peavy 5-24; Jackson 12-25 (4 of last 5)
-- Stults 9-24; Hernandez 10-22

-- Feldman 4-22; Pineda 1-5
-- Porcello 8-23; Odorizzi 3-24
-- Richards 6-25; Buchholz 8-20 (4 of last 6)
-- House 4-12; Nolasco 7-19
-- Chen 7-23; Noesi 6-20

-- Martinez 6-16; Eovaldi 9-25
-- Paxton 2-5; Hamels 3-22
-- Dickey 7-26; Nelson 2-7
-- Wheeler 7-25; Samardzija 10-25
-- Duffy 4-19; de la Rosa 9-25 (3 of last 5)

Umpires
-- Atl-Pitt-- Under is 5-2-2 in last nine Nauert games.
-- Az-Wsh-- Under is 14-5 in last nineteen BWelke games.
-- Cin-StL-- Underdogs won five of last eight Tichenor games.
-- SF-Chi-- 14 of 18 Basner games went over the total.
-- SD-LA-- Nine of last 12 Everitt games went over total.

-- Hst-NY-- Underdogs won five of last six Conroy games.
-- Det-TB-- Five of last seven Cuzzi games went over total.
-- LA-Bos-- Eight of last eleven Winters games stayed under.
-- Cle-Min-- Home side won 12 of last 16 Scott games.
-- Balt-Chi-- Eight of last ten Cooper games stayed under.

-- Tex-Mia-- Underdogs won seven of last eleven Bellino games.
-- Sea-Phil-- Four of last five Kulpa games stayed under.
-- Tor-Mil-- Four of last five Rackley games went over.
-- NY-A's-- Six of last eight Drake games went over total.
-- KC-Col-- 14 of last 19 Nelson games stayed under total.

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Today's MLB Picks Cleveland at Minnesota The Twins look to bounce back from last night's 7-5 loss in the series opener as they host a Cleveland team that is 2-5 in T.J. House's last 7 road starts. Minnesota is the pick (+100) according to Dunkel, which has the Twins favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+100). Here are all of today's MLB picks.


WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20
Time Posted: 6:00 a.m. EST


Game 901-902: Atlanta at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Wood) 16.155; Pittsburgh (Cole) 13.532
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 2 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-125); 7
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (+105); Over


Game 903-904: Arizona at Washington (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Cahill) 15.212; Washington (Roark) 14.331
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Washington (-200); 7
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+170); Over


Game 905-906: Cincinnati at St. Louis (7:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Cueto) 15.673; St. Louis (Lynn) 16.722
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1; 6
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-120); 7
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-120); Under


Game 907-908: San Francisco at Chicago Cubs (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Peavy) 16.422; Cubs (Jackson) 13.981
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 2 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-130); No Run Total
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-130); N/A


Game 909-910: San Diego at LA Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Stults) 13.908; LA Dodgers (Hernandez) 16.365
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 2 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-150); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-150); Over


Game 911-912: Houston at NY Yankees (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Feldman) 16.498; NY Yankees (Pineda) 15.552
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 9
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-200); 8
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+170); Over


Game 913-914: Detroit at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Porcello) 15.767; Tampa Bay (Odorizzi) 17.113
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-125); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-125); Under


Game 915-916: LA Angels at Boston (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Richards) 14.980; Boston (Buchholz) 16.412
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-145); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (+125); Under


Game 917-918: Cleveland at Minnesota (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (House) 15.476; Minnesota (Nolasco) 16.886
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+100); Under


Game 919-920: Baltimore at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Chen) 16.725; White Sox (Noesi) 13.519
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 3; 8
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-150); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (-150); Under


Game 921-922: Texas at Miami (12:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Martinez) 13.989; Miami (Eovaldi) 16.122
Dunkel Line: Miami by 2; 9
Vegas Line: Miami (-170); 8
Dunkel Pick: Miami (-170); Over


Game 923-924: Seattle at Philadelphia (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Paxton) 15.636; Philadelphia (Hamels) 17.233
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-130); 7
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-130); Over


Game 925-926: Toronto at Milwaukee (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Dickey) 13.940; Milwaukee (Nelson) 17.001
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 3; 9
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-140); 8
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-140); Over


Game 927-928: NY Mets at Oakland (3:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Wheeler) 16.414; Oakland (Samadzija) 15.612
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Oakland (-200); 7
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+170); Over


Game 929-930: Kansas City at Colorado (8:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Duffy) 17.175; Colorado (De La Rosa) 15.007
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 2; 9
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-130); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (-130); Under

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MLB

ATL @ PIT

1* Braves +1.5 RL

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Arthur Ralph Sports

Free play WED

Phils w/ Hamels -130

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Cappers Access

Nationals RL -1.5 +111

Tigers +110

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Gamblers Data

Free Plays Wednesday

Padres/Dodgers under 7.5

Angels -145

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STATSYSTEMS SPORTS MLB REPORT

***** Wednesday, 8/20/14 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 #21
•Nationals' McLouth Faces Shoulder Surgery: Washington Nationals outfielder Nate McLouth will have season-ending shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum, the team announced Tuesday. The 32-year-old McLouth, who was the Nationals' primary left-handed batter off the bench this year, had gone on the disabled list Aug. 4 with right shoulder soreness. In McLouth's first season with the Nationals after signing a two-year, $10.75 million contract, he was limited to 79 games and batted .173 with one home run, seven RBIs and six doubles. In two previous seasons with the Baltimore Orioles, McLouth batted a combined .261 with 19 homers, 54 RBIs and 42 steals in 201 games. McLouth is scheduled to make $5 million next season and has a $6.5 million option or $750,000 buyout in 2016.

•Pirates' McCutchen Returns From DL: The Pittsburgh Pirates welcomed back center fielder Andrew McCutchen on Tuesday with his activation from the 15-day disabled list. McCutchen had been sidelined since Aug. 4 with a fracture in his lower left ribcage after he was hit by a pitch in a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. To clear a spot on the roster for McCutchen, the Pirates sent utility man Michael Martinez to Triple-A before Tuesday night's game against the Atlanta Braves. McCutchen took batting practice and ran the bases before Monday night's 7-3 loss to the Braves in preparation for his return. The Pirates went 5-9 since he went on the DL --- including losing their last six games --- and fell six games behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central and two games out in the wild-card standings.

"I felt pretty good out there," said McCutchen, who hit against Jeff Inman, a reliever with the Pirates' Double-A Altoona farm club. "I made some good contact with some balls. I pretty much did everything. Swings and misses, check swung, fouled balls off, and none of it bothered me. I'm ready to go." McCutchen won the National League Most Valuable Player award last season and is a contender to repeat as he is hitting .311 with 17 home runs and 17 stolen bases in 109 games. As a precaution, McCutchen will wear padding around his ribcage for the remainder of the season. The padding will provide both protection and compression. The Pirates are expected to move Sterling Marte back to left field.

•Reds' Chapman Day To Day With Sore Shoulder: Cincinnati Reds closer Aroldis Chapman is considered day to day with a sore shoulder after a wild four-walk outing Sunday in his last appearance on the mound. Chapman walked all four batters he faced and threw 28 pitches in the Reds' 10-5 loss to the Colorado Rockies. It was just the second time this season in 39 appearances that Chapman allowed more than one batter to reach via a base on balls. Despite the balky shoulder, the hard-throwing left-hander still averaged 99.5 mph with his fastball and reached 101.5 mph.

"He's just a little achy, and it just doesn't make sense at all for us to keep running him out there," Reds manager Bryan Price said, according to MLB.com. "He was a little achy. I didn't want to say anything, but he was. By the time we knew there might be an issue, the damage was done. "Our trainers say it's a day-to-day thing and that he could be ready to go soon. I'm not crossing him off our list for tomorrow by any means." The 26-year-old Chapman, who missed the first month of the season while recovering from a line drive to the face during spring training, has 26 saves in 28 opportunities this season and a 2.82 ERA with 74 strikeouts in 38 1/3 innings.

•Orioles Still Pondering Gonzalez's Return: Miguel Gonzalez is biding his time in the minors while the Baltimore Orioles finalize their plans for his next stop. The team is expected to recall Gonzalez at some point this week to join either the bullpen or rotation, but manager Buck Showalter isn't revealing much about the plan. Gonzalez threw a 75-pitch simulated game Monday during an off day for Double-A Bowie to stay ready. "It was a good work day for him, got a lot done," Showalter said. "I think he's prepared to do what we might need." Gonzalez, 30, was caught in a roster crunch Aug. 9 when right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez came off the 15-day disabled list to rejoin the rotation. Gonzalez was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk to create a spot for Jimenez and has been there since.

He might get an additional side throwing session prior to getting back on a major league mound, but circumstances that occur in a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox this week will dictate whether that happens. Baltimore won the opener 8-2 Monday. The Orioles have an off day Thursday before going across town to play the Chicago Cubs this weekend at Wrigley Field. "Depends on our needs," Showalter said. "If it looks like we're going to have a need in the bullpen, then he probably wouldn't (throw a side session). But if we get to that point where it looks like we're going to be able to get to the off day without a need, then he probably would take it there." There was speculation that Showalter might go to a six-man rotation once Gonzalez gets called up, but it is more likely that either Gonzalez or Jimenez will shift to the bullpen. Gonzalez is 6-6 with a 3.80 ERA in 20 appearances (19 starts) for the Orioles this season, while Jimenez is 4-9 with a 4.83 ERA in 20 starts.

•Indians Re-Sign Reliever Atchison: The Cleveland Indians signed reliever Scott Atchison to a contract for next season with a club option for 2016, the team announced Tuesday. No financial terms were released by the Indians. The 38-year-old right-hander has made 53 appearance out of the bullpen this season for the Indians and has a 6-0 record with a 2.95 ERA. Opposing hitters are batting .218 against Atchison, who is among the top American League relievers in wins, inherited runners scored and innings. The Indians signed Atchison this season after he pitched in 50 games for the New York Mets in 2013. Atchison has a 16-10 career record with two saves and a 3.51 ERA in 258 major league games since 2004 when he broke in with the Seattle Mariners.

•White Sox's Dunn Ponders Retirement: Adam Dunn isn't sure what he will decide to do in the offseason about the rest of his baseball career. Speaking with the media Monday for the first time since telling an MLB.com reporter last weekend he was considering retirement, the 34-year-old veteran said he is no clearer on the subject a few days later. "It's going to be a decision where I'm going to sit down with the people who are important to me and make a quick decision, whether it's tomorrow, whether it's February," Dunn said. "I don't know how to go about it, because I've never done it before. We'll see. I'm not really worried about it." Dunn is in the last year of his contract with the White Sox, so unrestricted free agency awaits in the winter if he wants to pursue it. He said that building his career numbers wouldn't weigh in the decision, and neither would starting over in a new city, since the White Sox aren't expected to offer him a new contract.

"That doesn't factor in," he said of playing for another new team. "Actually none of it probably factors in, other than it comes down to whether I want to do this again or not. As long as I'm having fun doing it, I'm going to continue doing it, whether it's today, tomorrow, a week from now, 10 years from now, I don't know. There are a lot of factors." One of the considerations is his family. His two sons are growing up, and he is starting to feel the pull of family life competing with baseball. "It's not just going out and playing baseball anymore," said Dunn, who is hitting .227 with 19 home runs and 49 RBIs. "I'm not a 22-year-old single guy anymore. There are a lot of things that play into coming back and your decision."

Reaching the 500-homer plateau apparently isn't one of them. Dunn, who went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in the White Sox's 8-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Monday, is currently sitting on 459 career homers. "I'm not a numbers-oriented guy," he said. "I don't care about all that. I care about the next two months, or whatever it is, and we'll go from there. The numbers don't matter to me. I'm not going to stay around to chase 500 home runs or this and that. I'm going to do what I feel like I do, and we'll see. I'm not going to stay around for the money or numbers or anything like that."
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MLB Totals Betting Trends Report
Vegas Insider Ryan Taylor

Earlier this year many people were wondering what happened on the totals front. What was the issue? The Over was consistently outpacing the Under, and every single one of our Totals Trends reports showed precisely that. In a piece a couple months ago, I mentioned that things can change on a dime. Even I couldn’t have predicted that they would change in the manner that they have, though. The Over was cashing at a 52.5 percent rate a couple months into the year. Now, the yearly total sits at 51.07 percent Under and 48.93 percent of games finishing Over. More than 54 percent of games in the past month have gone Under the posted total. The oddsmakers adjusted, and now the public squares who love to bet the Over have been hurt badly.

Betting on totals can be a wise way to make money when betting on baseball. Following trends can be a profitable strategy over the course of the long baseball season. We here at StatSystemsSports.net are going to keep a close eye on baseball totals trends through the 2014 season. This will be a bi-weekly article designed to help you get an edge on the books. Note: The data in this particular article is for games played between July 22 and August 18.

•Top Five Over Teams (Over Listed Then Under)
#1 Houston Astros (15-10-1) The Houston Astros are a little bit better this year than they have been in previous years, but they still aren’t very competitive. The biggest reason for that is a poor pitching staff. For the second year in a row, Houston’s bullpen will finish dead last in the majors in ERA. The starters aren’t much better. This offense might be improving, but the pitching staff isn’t.

#2 Pittsburgh Pirates (15-10-1) I must say I was surprised to see Pittsburgh end up on this side of the report. Andrew McCutchen has been out the majority of this time, and the Pirates offense has been in a major slump. The fact that they show up here is solely based on terrible pitching in the past few weeks. Pittsburgh’s bullpen, that was normally good, has let them down. Francisco Liriano hasn’t been the same as last year, and Gerrit Cole has been injured. Pittsburgh needs the pitching staff to turn it around if they are going to make the playoffs a second straight year.

#3 Toronto Blue Jays (14-9-2) Toronto held first place in the American League East for a couple months earlier this year, but the Blue Jays have fallen way behind the Orioles of late. Toronto hasn’t gotten quality pitching from anywhere, but they still have power hitters and an offense that can score runs. The Blue Jays have hit 141 home runs this year. On the other hand, Toronto has a team ERA of 4.15.

#4 San Diego Padres (14-10-1) It has finally happened! The oddsmakers caught up to the San Diego Padres. This was a team that landed on the other side of this report every single time up until now. The offense has started to show signs of life, and the totals on San Diego’s games have been set extremely low. I still don’t trust this Padres offense, and I’m not about to call for a big over run for this team.

#5 Kansas City Royals (12-9) Most of the teams above them are here solely because of bad pitching, but that isn’t the case for the Royals. Kansas City’s offense has been up and down this year, but they are red-hot right now. The Royals have scored at least six runs in five of their last nine contests. The pitching staff has been great, but the offense has poured it on so much that their totals have been going over.

•Top Five Under Teams (Under Listed Then Over)
#1 Texas Rangers (17-6-2) The Texas Rangers have completely fallen apart. This was a team that nearly won (and should have won) the World Series a couple years ago, and now they have the worst record in baseball. Ron Washington will almost surely be gone at the end of this year, and this team needs a major change in direction. Oddsmakers continue to put high totals on Texas’ games, but this weakened Rangers offense can’t reach them.

#2 Milwaukee Brewers (17-8) Milwaukee has fended off the challenge from St. Louis in the National League Central thus far, and it is largely because of their pitching staff. Milwaukee has gotten 83 quality starts from their rotation this year, which is second in the majors. This has allowed the bullpen to stay fresh and perform at a high level late in the year.

#3 Los Angeles Angels (17-8) The Angels now have the best record in baseball. Everyone knows this team can hit, but their pitching staff has quietly been putting up some terrific numbers. Huston Street has been a tremendous addition at the back of the bullpen, and the rotation has gotten a major boost from the emergence of Garrett Richards. This is a team that no one is going to want to play in the postseason.

#4 Seattle Mariners (16-8) Seattle’s bullpen wasn’t even on the radar as one of the best bullpens at the beginning of the season, but they have a spectacular 2.43 ERA on the season. Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma are a powerful one-two combination at the top of the rotation. Chris Young has also exceeded expectations by a big margin this year. It’s tough to score runs on a team like Seattle. They are first in the majors in overall team ERA, and their defense has committed the fourth fewest errors so far in 2014.

#5 Tampa Bay Rays (15-7-2) Tampa Bay had the worst record in the league not that long ago, but they got back to the .500 mark two days ago. Joe Maddon’s team never quits, and they are loaded with strikeout pitchers. Tampa Bay’s pitching staff has racked up 1,119 strikeouts so far this year, which is first in the majors. The Rays might not end up in the playoffs, but they continue to prove they won’t go down without a fight.
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Betting Notes - Wednesday

National League
•Braves-Pirates - 7:05 PM
--Wood is 2-1, 2.73 in his last four starts.
--Cole was 3-1, 3.86 in his last four starts before going on DL.

--Braves won six of their last seven games.
--Pittsburgh lost its last seven games, allowing 46 runs.

--Over is 7-2-1 in last ten Pittsburgh games.

•Diamondbacks-Nationals - 7:05 PM
--Cahill is 2-0, 2.61 in his last three starts.
--Roark is 5-1, 2.51 in his last seven starts.

--Arizona lost seven of its last nine games.
--Nationals won 11 of their last 13 games.

--Over is 8-4 in Roark's last twelve starts.

•Reds-Cardinals - 7:15 PM
--Cueto is 7-0, 2.24 in his last eight starts.
--Lynn is 2-0, 2.89 in his last three starts.

--Cincinnati lost nine of its last eleven games.
--St Louis won six of its last seven games.

--Six of Reds' last seven games went over the total.

•Giants-Cubs - 8:05 PM
--Peavy is 2-12, 4.57 earning his first win in 19 starts.
--Jackson is 0-5 with a 9.10 ERA in his last six home starts.

--San Francisco lost their last five road games.
--Cubs won their last three games, allowing two runs.

--Eight of last ten Cub games stayed under total.

•Padres-Dodgers - 10:10 PM
--Stults is 2-0, 1.80 in his last three starts.
--Hernandez is 1-0, 2.25 in two starts for the Dodgers.

--San Diego lost four of its last five games.
--Dodgers lost four of their last six games.

--Eight of last ten Stults starts stayed under total.
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American League
•Astros-Yankees - 7:05 PM
--Feldman is 0-3, 8.15 in his last three road starts.
--Pineda is 2-2, 1.82 in five starts this season.

--Astros lost seven of their last ten road games.
--New York is 4-6 in its last ten home games.

--Six of last seven Houston road games went over; under is 5-2-1 in last eight Yankees games.

•Tigers-Rays - 7:10 PM
--Porcello is 5-3, 2.64 in his last ten starts.
--Odorizzi is 4-5 in 13 home starts despite a 3.10 ERA.

--Tigers lost ten of their last thirteen road games.
--Tampa Bay lost six of its last eight home games.

--Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Tampa Bay games.

•Angels-Red Sox - 7:10 PM
--Angels won last three Richards starts (2-0, 1.99).
--Boston lost last five Buchholz starts (0-2, 6.97).

--Angels won six of their last seven games.
--Red Sox lost four of their last five games.

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

•Indians-Twins - 8:10 PM
--House is 1-1, 2.51 in his last three starts.
--Nolasco is 1-3, 8.10 in his last four starts.

--Indians won six of their last eight games.
--Minnesota lost nine of its last thirteen games.

--Seven of last eight Cleveland games stayed under total.

•Orioles-White Sox - 8:10 PM
--Chen is 5-1, 2.86 in his last seven starts,
--White Sox won five of last six Noesi starts (4-1, 4.62).

--Baltimore won 19 of its last 27 games.
--White Sox lost seven of their last ten home games.

--Six of last seven Chen starts stayed under the total.

Interleague
•Rangers-Marlins - 12:40 PM
--Martinez is 1-3, 7.06 in his last four starts.
--Eovaldi is 1-1, 2.14 in his last three starts.

--Texas lost eight of its last eleven games.
--Marlins won eight of their last eleven games.

--Under is 7-1-1 in last nine Texas games.

•Mariners-Phillies - 1:05 PM
--Paxton is 1-0, 1.46 in his last couple starts.
--Hamels is 3-1, 1.44 in his last six starts.

--Mariners won 11 of their last 14 games.
--Phillies lost eight of their last eleven games.

--Seven of last nine Hamels starts stayed under total.

•Blue Jays-Brewers - 2:10 PM
--Dickey is 0-2, 4.26 in his last three starts.
--Nelson is 1-2, 3.12 in his last four starts.

--Toronto lost six of its last seven games.
--Brewers won last five games, scoring 28 runs.

--Four of last five Nelson starts stayed under.

•Mets-Athletics - 3:35 PM
--Wheeler is 4-0, 2.18 in his last nine starts; Met bullpen was 1-4 in those five no-decisions. .
--Oakland is 5-0 in Samardzija home starts (3-0, 2.57).

--Mets lost six of their last eight games.
--Oakland lost seven of its last nine games.

--Five of last seven New York games stayed under total.

•Royals-Rockies - 8:40 PM
--Royals won last five Duffy starts (4-0, 2.73). .
--De La Rosa is 1-2, 4.91 in his last four starts.

--Royals won 17 of their last 20 games.
--Colorado lost 13 of its last 18 games.

--Five of last six Colorado games went over total.

•Incredible Stat of the Day
Colorado’s Jorge De La Rosa is 31-5 his last thirty-six home team starts, including an 18-2 mark when the total is 8.5 to 10 over the last two seasons. If the Kansas City Royals are to continue their surge, they likely must find a way to end De La Rosa's current success at Coors Field. Looking for a fourth consecutive victory, the American League Central-leading Royals try to prevent the Colorado Rockies' left-hander from winning his sixth straight home start Wednesday night.

The Royals own a 31-15 scoring advantage during a four-game winning streak against the Rockies, but could be in for a stiff challenge versus De La Rosa. While the left-hander is 4-6 with a 5.35 ERA in 13 road assignments, he's 8-2 with a 3.30 ERA in 12 at home. He's posted a 2.97 ERA during a home winning streak that reached five straight starts Thursday after giving up three runs in seven innings of a 7-3 victory over Cincinnati. De La Rosa, who has lasted at least six innings in 10 straight outings overall, tweaked his Achilles while batting in that contest but expects to pitch.

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Hondo

The Braves blasted the Bucs, and the gritty Tigers scratched out a “W” in St. Pete to give Hondo a terrific two-for-Tuesday that lowered the debt to 1,350 stankiewiczes.

Wednesday: Mr. Aitch will take a shot in D.C. with Cahill on the mound — 10 units the Diamondbacks slither past the Nats.

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Wednesday's Tip Sheet

Braves at Pirates – 7:05 PM EST

Probable Pitchers:
ATL: Wood (9-9, 3.07 ERA)
PIT: Cole (7-4, 3.78 ERA)

Series recap: These two clubs are going in completely opposite directions, as Atlanta won its fifth straight game on Tuesday, dominating Pittsburgh for the second consecutive night, 11-3 as +150 road underdogs. The Pirates are spinning out of control, riding a seven-game losing streak, while allowing 18 runs in the first two losses of this series.

What to watch for: It’s been a while since Gerrit Cole has taken the mound for the Bucs, making his first start since July 4. In seven home starts this season, the Pirates own a 5-2 record when Cole toes the rubber at PNC Park, while Pittsburgh is 12-3 in his last 15 starts dating back to last September in the role of a favorite. The Pirates have fared well in home series finales recently, putting together an 8-2 mark.

Tigers at Rays – 7:10 PM EST

Probable Pitchers:
DET: Porcello (13-8, 3.28 ERA)
TB: Odorizzi (9-9, 3.82 ERA)

Series recap: The Tigers outlasted the Rays in a wild 8-6 triumph last night, as Detroit erased an early 4-0 deficit. Detroit cashed as -120 road favorites, as it won on the highway for just the third time in its past 13 games away from Comerica Park.

What to watch for: Following a slow start, Jake Odorizzi has turned it on since mid-June as the Rays have put together an 8-3 record in his past 11 trips to the mound. The Tigers are just 1-5 on the road in their past six tries off a victory, but Detroit has compiled a 4-1 mark in Rick Porcello’s previous five starts.

Angels at Red Sox – 7:10 PM EST

Probable Pitchers:
LAA: Richards (13-4, 2.53 ERA)
BOS: Buchholz (5-7, 5.79 ERA)

Series recap: The Angels have taken the first two games of this four-game set, as Los Angeles put up a ninth-inning run to sneak past Boston on Tuesday, 4-3 as -125 favorites. The Halos cashed the ‘under’ in each of the first two contests, extending their ‘under’ streak to six games.

What to watch for: Los Angeles owns a spectacular 11-3 record in Garrett Richards’ 14 road starts, including a 9-1 mark in the away favorite role. The Red Sox are winless in Clay Buchholz’s past five trips to the mound, while Boston has compiled a dreadful 1-6 ledger in the right-hander’s last seven home starts.

Reds at Cardinals – 7:15 PM EST

Probable Pitchers:
CIN: Cueto (15-6, 2.06 ERA)
STL: Lynn (13-8, 2.91 ERA)

Series recap: The Cardinals walked-off past the Reds for the second straight night, topping Cincinnati, 5-4 as -170 home favorites on Tuesday. Cincinnati is falling apart fast, dropping its fourth consecutive game with all four defeats coming after holding the lead heading into the seventh inning.

What to watch for: The Reds are in the midst of an awful 5-16 stretch in the last 21 road contests, which includes a 2-5 record in the past seven away series finales. Johnny Cueto has won each of his previous five starts for the Reds, including three in a row on the road. The Cardinals have been on fire at home recently, winning nine of their past 11 at Busch Stadium, including six of those victories by one run.

Orioles at White Sox – 8:10 PM EST

Probable Pitchers:
BAL: Chen (12-4, 3.76 ERA)
CHW: Noesi (7-8, 4.84 ERA)

Series recap: The Orioles are back on track following consecutive losses at Cleveland last weekend, as Baltimore won its third straight game last night, 5-1 as short underdogs. The O’s have won four of five meetings with the Sox this season, while outscoring Chicago, 13-3 in the first two wins of this series.

What to watch for: Baltimore continues to play well on the road, winning 11 of its past 16 games away from Camden Yards since late July. The ‘under’ has cashed in six of Wei-Yin Chen’s last seven starts, but the O’s are winless in the southpaw’s past two road outings. The Sox have responded well with Hector Noesi on the mound, especially at home, as Chicago has won each of the right-hander’s past four starts at U.S. Cellular Field.

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MLB

'Rocky Road for Royals'

Two teams at opposite ends of the scale try to best each other when Kansas City and Colorado play the finale of a mini two game interleague series at Coors Field. The Royals on a tear during August going 15-3 platting 5.22 runs/game have Danny Duffy (8-10, 2.60 ERA) toeing the rubber. The left-hander wasn't very sharp last time out tossing 5 1/3 innings of 6 hit 3 run ball but was still able to notch his third straight win and fifth straight team start victory. Rockies 5-12 in August crossing 4.65 per/contest but giving up 5.71 per/game counter with Jorge De La Rosa (12-8, 4.32 ERA). The Colorado southpaw off a sharp 7 innings of 3 run ball in a home victory over Cincinnati heads to the hill a solid 8-2 with a 3.30 ERA at Coors Field over 11 starts (9-2 TSR). Royals 15-4 in interleague action, 8-1 on the road have been pegged -$1.25 favorite over Rockies hitting the field 6-13 vs the Junior Circuit including 5-4 at home. Although the betting market has Royals favored were not in the same camp knowing Rockies have flourished at home with De La Rosa facing a team with a winning record posting a 22-4 record last twenty-six situations. Rockies have also won 15 of the hurler's last 18 under the light's at Coors Field and Rockies sport a smart 13-1 streak at home with De La Rosa following a team loss the previous attempt.

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EZWINNERS

4* (930) Colorado Rockies +$110

1* (903) Arizona Diamondbacks +$170

1* (911) Houston Astros +$161

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StatFox Super Situations

MLB | CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA
Play On - Road teams (CLEVELAND) 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
124-102 over the last 5 seasons. ( 54.9% | 55.4 units )
16-17 this year. ( 48.5% | 1.7 units )

StatFox Situational Power Trends

MLB | SEATTLE at PHILADELPHIA
SEATTLE is 30-15 (+17.9 Units) against the money line vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start this season.
The average score was: SEATTLE (4.0) , OPPONENT (2.9)

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Game of the Day: Braves at Pirates

Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates (-117, 7)

Gerrit Cole makes his return to the Pittsburgh Pirates rotation Wednesday when he leads his club into the finale of a three-game series against the visiting Atlanta Braves. Cole has been sidelined with a right lat strain since throwing five scoreless innings against Philadelphia on July 4. His return comes at a challenging time for the Pirates, who have lost seven in a row and are two games out in the race for the second National League wild-card spot.

Atlanta is heading in the other direction, taking the first two games of the series by an 18-6 margin to push its winning streak to five games. The Braves moved into a tie with San Francisco for the second wild card while staying six behind Washington in the NL East. Left fielder Justin Upton has been fueling the charge, hitting .421 with three home runs and eight RBIs during the five-game run.

TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, SportSouth (Atlanta), ROOT (Pittsburgh)

LINE HISTORY: The Pirates opened as -125 home favorites and have been bet down to -117. The run total is currently at 7.0.

INJURY WATCH: Braves - RP Shae Simmons (15-day DL, shoulder). Pirates - CF Andrew McCutchen (Questionable, ribs), SS Clint Barmes (Late August, groin), SP Gerrit Cole (Probably, back).

POWER RANKINGS: Braves (-165), Pirates (-156).

PITCHING MATCHUP: Braves LH Alex Wood (9-9, 3.07 ERA) vs. Pirates RH Gerrit Cole (7-4, 3.78)

Wood won his second straight start Friday against Oakland, limiting the Athletics to two runs and four hits in six innings. He had just one strikeout, a season low as a starter, after fanning 12 in 7 1/3 innings five days earlier against Washington. The 23-year-old has a 2.84 ERA in 17 starts this season.

Cole tossed seven scoreless frames while throwing 92 pitches in his final rehab start for Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday. He failed to get through six innings in each of his final three major-league starts prior to the injury. Cole, who has never faced Atlanta, is 3-1 with a 3.56 ERA in seven home starts.

TRENDS:

* Braves are 5-0 in the last five meetings.
* Under is 26-8-1 in the last 35 meetings in Pittsburgh.
* Under is 46-21-4 in the last 71 meetings.
* Pirates are 0-7 in their last seven games overall.

CONSENSUS: Fifty-four percent of wagers are on the Braves at +108.

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What trend was hot on the diamond Tuesday night?

Favorites were the best bet in major league action Tuesday night going 11-4 straight up, hitting at a mark of over 73 percent.

The over also had a good night going 9-5 over/under, coming in at over 64 percent. Much better than the season average of 49 precent.

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River City Sharps

For any long term clients or followers of RCS, you know that one angle we love to play is the "auto fade" of the Cubs Edwin Jackson, especially this season! Jackson's starts have been like our own private ATM machine and we aren't changing course at this point in the game. Honestly, this appears to be an even better spot than normal tonight as Jackson and the Cubs take on Jake Peavy and the San Francisco Giants. The first game of this series may have very well left a bad taste in the mouth of the Giants as the Cubs won 2-0 in a five inning rain shortened game. The interesting thing about last night's situation was the inability of the Cubs grounds crew to effectively get the tarp in place when the rains came and it rendered the field completely unplayable. While the Cubs are out of the playoff hunt, the Giants are in the thick of the wildcard/division race and that loss really stung. Peavy has enjoyed pretty good success against the Cubs through his career, posting a 7-5 mark with a 2.78 ERA. The Cubs are 3-13 in Jackson's last 16 starts vs. teams with a winning record and the Giants are 8-2 in their last 10 road games as a favorite of between -110 and -150. We aren't bucking those trends now and think the Giants are going to be steaming from last night's questionable results.

3 Units SF Giants -130

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SOCCER BETTING MASTERS

Sweden » Svenska Cupen » Hudiksvalls - Husqvarna
Opinion: Hudiksvalls +1(Asian Handicap)

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bookiemonsters

POD

PHI -120

MONEY GENERATOR PLAYS

COL +105
MIN -105
STL -105

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POWER PLAY WINS

Today's Power Plays Of The Day Are

1 Unit Los Angeles Angels -130 (Richards)
1 Unit San Francisco Giants -125 (Peavy)
1 Unit Baltimore Orioles -140 (Chen)
1 Unit Cleveland Indians -115 (House)
1 Unit Kansas City Royals -125 (Duffy)

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J.R Stevens/SMOOTH44


(921) Texas +150
*14-0 trend going against certain home teams (MIA) after an extra inning “walk-off” win by exactly one run.

(927) NY Mets +170
*18-0 trend going against certain teams (OAK) who strike out 7 or more times per game. Same trend as Houston last night.

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THE FACTSMAN

Wednesday Video Pick

Over 4.5 – Cleveland vs Minnesota (1st 5innings)

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ADVANCED SPORTS INVESTMENTS

PJ’ TENNIS CORNER (+6.45)

WTA – CONNECTICUT OPEN
2:30PM S PENG +127 vs G MUGURUZA

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Advanced sports investments

perry’s soccer club (-3.70)

uefa – champions league
fc zenit st petersburg @ standard liege – under 2.5 -135 (245pm)

uefa – europa league
hnk hajduk split @ dnjepr dnjprpropetrovsk – over 2.5 -125 (12pm)

england – championship
wolverhampton wanderers @ fulham fc – over 2.5 +100 (245pm)

brazil – serie a
botafogo rj @ figueirense sc – under 2.5 -145 (245pm)

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FantasySportsGametime

MLB Baseball

5000* Play Miami -150 over Texas (MLB GAME OF YEAR)

Wednesday 12:40 PM EST

Texas has lost 32 of the last 45 games when playing as an underdog of +100 to +150 and they have lost 32 of the last 43 games when playing in the 2nd half of the season. Texas has lost 21 of the last 32 games when the total posted is between 8 and 8.5 runs and they have lost 37 of the last 55 games after having lost five or six of the last seven games.

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RickJ's Handicapping Picks Wednesday MLB Play
1/2 Unit
Colorado O 9.5-105

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MLB Betting Cheat Sheet

Interleague Faves Pay Off

All five interleague favorites came through on a fairly predictable Tuesday night in the majors. Oakland (-232), Seattle (-157), Milwaukee (-147), Kansas City (-141) and Miami (-139) all prevailed while going 2-2-1 over/under. Wednesday features five more interleague matchups with Miami (-163), Philadelphia (-113), Milwaukee (-117), Oakland (-190) and Kansas City (-119) all favored.

No Love for the Padres

Covers readers have made it known they aren't big fans of the San Diego Padres Wednesday. The Padres (+136, 7.5) are the biggest underdogs in the Covers Consensus listings for the day, with only 24 percent of voters choosing them to beat the host Dodgers.

Kluber Building Value

Cleveland Indians pitcher Corey Kluber looks to continue his red-hot second half Thursday as he faces the host Minnesota Twins. Kluber is 4-0 with a 0.76 ERA in six second-half starts to vault himself to 15th in pitcher value at $655.

Pitching Notes

Oakland righty Jeff Samardzija will look to reverse his fortunes Wednesday as he and the Athletics (-190, 7) host the New York Mets in an interleague tilt. Samardzija is 0-2 with a 7.00 ERA in eight career appearances - including two starts - against the Mets.

Detroit Tigers lefty David Price makes his return to St. Petersburg for the first time in a different uniform as he faces the Tampa Bay Rays. Price is 2-1 straight up and 1-2 O/U in three starts with the Tigers, earning a win and a pair of no-decisions.

Hitting Notes

Mike Trout's recent slump hasn't affected the Los Angeles Angels (-137, 8.5), who continue their series against the host Boston Red Sox. Trout is just 4-for-27 with 10 strikeouts over his last seven games, but the Angels are 6-1 SU in that span.

Expect a rough night for Will Venable as he and the Padres face Zack Greinke and the Dodgers on Thursday. Venable is just 2-for-15 in his career versus Greinke and has struck out eight times - more than any other member of the San Diego roster.

Totals Streak

Washington Nationals (4-0-1 O/U): Pivotal to the Nationals' recent winning ways is a streaking offense that is averaging 5.6 runs over the past five games. That stretch has moved Washington to 33-23-7 O/U at home for the season, and 61-52-11 overall.

Prop of the Day

Riding the Nationals' recent knack of winning tight games could pay handsomely, with Washington at +320 to win by exactly one run. Five of the Nationals' eight victories during the streak have come by a run, including four of the last five.

Injury Notes

The San Diego Padres are expected to have starter Andrew Cashner back in the rotation this weekend in Arizona. Cashner, who has missed more than two months with a shoulder injury, is 2-6 with a 2.36 ERA and is -$22 for the season

The Dodgers believe that starter Josh Beckett may miss the remainder of the season from a hip injury. If he's done for the year, Beckett (6-6, 2.88 ERA) will finish as one of the worst value plays of 2014 at -$517 in 20 starts.

Weather Watch

Wind at Dodger Stadium will blow out to center field at 7 mph for Wednesday's game between the Padres and Dodgers. Teams averaged 1.96 home runs in 25 games under similar conditions in 2013 - well above the stadium average of 1.65.

Umpire Note of the Day

The home team is 11-1 in umpire Phil Cuzzi's last 12 games calling balls and strikes. Cuzzi will be behind home plate Wednesday when the Rays (-120, 7.5) host Detroit.

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Mike Davis
4* Under 7 Seattle / Philly
4* Giants -125

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Doc Sports
3* Braves +105

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Sports Insurance Adjusters MLB

Wash -1.5 +115
LA Angels -1.5 +115
Balt -1.5 +110
LA Dodgers -1.5 +145


Free Play Miami -1.5 +125
(3*) Unless otherwise noted

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BONES BEST BET

What a card we have here! And the timing couldn’t be better as we are on a 6-1 run with our MLB plays! Time to capitalize guys.

BRAVES ML +104 *5* BEST BET

The better team and the hotter team at plus money? We will take it! The Braves have won 5 in a row including outscoring the Pirates 18-6 in the first two games of this series. Atlanta also owns a better record than the Pirates who have now dropped 7 straight games. Alex Wood has been solid for the Braves this season with a 1.23 WHIP and a 3.07 ERA, while owning a 1.86 ERA over his past 3 starts.

ANGELS ML -135 *4*

Another story of hot vs not here. The Angels are winners in 6 of their past 7 games and the Sox have dropped 4 of 5. Richards is a huge reason for the Angels success this season posting a 13-4 record and 2.53 ERA. He takes the hill tonight against an inconsistent and not very good Clay Buchholz. Buchholz has struggled through much of the season with a record of 5-7 and a 5.79 ERA. The Angels are playing for the AL West title and need to stay hot, this is a great spot here for them tonight.

ROYALS ML -120 *3*

Sound repetitive yet? The Royals are too hot to not keep playing on. 22-5 over their past 27 games. Meanwhile Colorado has dropped 5 of their last 8. Duffy has been fantastic this season for the Royals with a 1.09 WHIP and a 2.60 ERA. Have to keep putting our money here while KC is on fire.

MARINERS @ PHILLIES – UNDER 7 -125 *3*

Incredible pitching match up here, and getting 7 is HUGE! Paxton has not had a start with more than 3 ER in his career and owns a 0.94 WHIP and a 2.20 ERA this season. Hamels ha gone 10 straight starts with 3 ER or less and owns an impressive 1.14 WHIP and a 1.71 ERA over his last 3 starts.

MARLINS -1 -116 *2*

The Rangers are a mess – having dropped 7 of 10 and sitting at a disastrous 25-39 on the road this season. Miami is the opposite of all of that with a 37-30 home record and wins in 7 of 10. Meanwhile the pitching matchup heavily favors Miami as well with Eovaldi who has been decent this season and great of late up against Martinez who has had a terrible season (1.61 WHIP, 5.27 ERA) and an equally disastrous time over his past 3 starts (1.56 WHIP, 6.19 ERA).

REDS @ CARDINALS – UNDER 7 -112 *3*
REDS ML +106 *2*

With Cueto and Lynn on the mound we expect a low scoring pitchers dual. These pitchers are a combine 18-31 o/u this year. In games pitched by Cueto the Reds have scored an average of 3.7 runs and given up an average of 2.5. In games pitched by Lynn the Cards have scored an average of 3.6 and given up an average of 3.1. There is a ton of value at a 7 run total. In Cueto’s last 5 games he has pitched 39 innings and given up a total of 7 runs while striking out 39 and giving out 24 hits. Cards have went under in 8 of Lynn’s last 10 starts. He has been much better at home and at night with a 1.21 WHIP and 1.11 WHIP respectively.

Despite how good Lynn and the Cards have been there is value in the Reds. The Reds have faced Lynn twice this year. They have lost both games but scored 11 runs in those 2 games. This is a hedge on the under too because we are very confident in Cueto shutting down any team. The Reds have won Cueto’s last 5 starts and 8 of his last 10.

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Road teams dominating American League action
Justin Hartling

The American League has been absolutely dominated by the travelling teams. Road teams are a stunning 13-2 since Sunday, including winning all eight on Monday and Tuesday.

The road team has outscored their hosting counterparts 92-48 in AL action over the past three days.

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What early matchup is trending towards the under?
Andrew Caley

When the Blue Jays and Brewers finish of a mini two-game series in Milwaukee, it’s a matchup leaning towards the under.

The under is 14-3 in R.A. Dickey’s last 17 road starts against opponents with winnings records, while the Brewers are 2-8 over/under in their last 10 home games.

The total for game is currently at 8.5.

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Ecks and Bacon


Ben lee lost on Tuesday in MLB in the National League with the Pirates -$140/Braves.

For Wednesday in MLB in Interleague play "Mr Chalk" likes the Marlins -$160/Rangers.

Ben lee is 1-1 -$20 for week forty three 191-222-5 -$2982

"Mr Chalk" is 65-48 -$375 for the 2014 MLB season.

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

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ArthurnRalph's
Super pick Night Baltimore w/ Chen -150
AFTERNOON Blue Ribbon Miami w/ Eovaldi -170

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Robert Ferringo
3* Giants -125
3* Under 7 Seattle / Philly
2* NYY -1.5 -105
2* Under 7.5 ATL / PITT
1* ATL +105
1* LAA -140
1* KC -125
1* Under 8 HOU/NYY
1* Under 7.5 DET/TB
1* Under 7.5 SD / LAD

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Indian Cowboy
3* under-8.5-balt-wsox

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Burns' 10* MLB Personal Favorite! Prediction: Pittsburgh Pirates

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Cappers Finest:

Prez: Padres/Dodgers F5, OVER 4, 2 units
Prez: Rays ML, 3 Units
Nuggz: Rangers ML 1 unit
Nuggz: Phillies/Mariners Under 7, 3 units

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Jack Jones
2014-08-23 (3 days)


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[905] Cincinnati Reds[906] St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds +107
at BMaker


20* NL Central GAME OF THE MONTH on Cincinnati Reds +107

The Cincinnati Reds are highly motivated for a victory. They have lost four straight and seven of eight, but they are still just five games out in the NL wild card race with plenty to play for the rest of the way. Their lone victory during this rough stretch came with tonight's starter on the mound.

Johnny Cueto is one of the best starters in baseball. He can be the majors' first pitcher to 16 victories while winning a sixth straight start Wednesday. Cueto is 15-6 with a 2.06 ERA and 0.906 WHIP in 26 starts this season. He has allowed a total of seven runs while winning each of his last five starts.

In his last two starts against St. Louis, Cueto has pitched 14 innings while allowing just two runs on a pair of solo homers. Lance Lynn has not fared well against Cincinnati, posting a 4.80 ERA in eight career starts. In two starts against the Reds this year, Lynn has posted a 6.55 ERA while yielding eight runs in 11 innings.

Cueto is 13-3 (+10.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 to 8.5 this season. Dating back further, Cincinnati is 42-16 in Cueto's last 58 starts with a total set of 7 to 8.5. The Reds have not been swept in St. Louis since Sept. 26-28, 2008, which is something that Cueto and company will be looking to avoid tonight. Bet the Reds Wednesday.

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Jimmy Boyd
2014-08-23 (3 days)


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Aug 20 ,2014
2:10p
[925] Toronto Blue Jays[926] Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers -117
at Pinnacle (http://www.pinnaclesports.com)


3* MLB Afternoon No Doubt Rout on Brewers -
The red-hot Brewers are showing excellent value as a small home favorite against the slumping Blue Jays. Milwaukee enters having won 5 straight, while Toronto has lost 6 of their last 7. Hard to not like the Brewers with the way youngster Jimmy Nelson has been throwing of late. Nelson has a 3.32 ERA and 1.211 WHIP over his last 3 starts and has not allowed more than 3 earned runs in each of his last 5 starts. If it wasn't for one bad start against the Cardinals, where he allowed 8 runs in 4 1/3 innings, Nelson would have a much stronger ERA than the 3.86 that he has coming into this game.
Toronto will counter with R.A. Dickey, who is a mere 3-9 with a 3.95 ERA and 1.390 WHIP over 13 road starts and comes in struggling with a 4.26 ERA and 1.526 WHIP over his last 3 outings. The Blue Jays are just 1-6 in Dickey's last 7 starts as an underdog of +110 to +150, 1-8 in his last 9 starts with a total set between 7-8.5 runs and 0-5 in his last 5 starts following a team loss. Adding to this is the fact that the Brewers are 7-1 in their last 8 against a right-handed starter and 9-2 in their last 11 home games against a team with a winning record. These trends combine to form a Sizzling 88% (35-5) system in favor of the Brewers. Take Milwaukee!





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MLB
Aug 20 ,2014
8:10p
[917] Cleveland Indians[918] Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Indians -109
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4* AL Central Vegas Insider Game of the Week on Indians -
The Indians are showing exceptional value here as a small road favorite against the Twins. Cleveland took the opener in impressive fashion, rallying from a 5-run 1st inning deficit to win 7-5. That's the kind of loss that can completely demoralize and a big reason why I'm backing the Indians in this one.
Not only is Cleveland getting the Twins in a great spot, but I think the Indians have a big advantage on the mound with rookie T.J. House going up against the struggling veteran Ricky Nolasco. House comes in with a respectable 3.37 ERA over his last 3 starts and has not allowed a single opponent to score more than 3 runs in each of his last 7 consecutive outings. Nolasco on the other hand has continued to be major disappointment. He was rocked in his return from the DL, allowing 5 runs on 7 hits in 6 innings and now has a awful 5.99 ERA and 1.605 WHIP over 19 starts in 2014.
There's a strong system in play on the Indians. Road teams with a money line of -100 to -150 with a team on base percentage .320 or worse on the season (AL) against opponent with a cold starting pitcher- ERA >= 7.00 over his last 3 starts are a strong 69-25 over the last 5 seasons. That's a 73% system in favor of the Indians. Take Cleveland!

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FantasySportsGametime

MLB Baseball

5000* Play Miami -150 over Texas (MLB GAME OF YEAR)

Wednesday 12:40 PM EST

Texas has lost 32 of the last 45 games when playing as an underdog of +100 to +150 and they have lost 32 of the last 43 games when playing in the 2nd half of the season.Texas has lost 21 of the last 32 games when the total posted is between 8 and 8.5 runs and they have lost 37 of the last 55 games after having lost five or six of the last seven games.

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50* Play Washington -190 over Arizona (MLB BONUS PLAY)
50* Play Oakland -180 over New York Mets (MLB BONUS PLAY)

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XpertPicks

WEDNESDAY BASEBALL




Play Pittsburgh -120 over Atlanta----Top Play (Risk 5% of your Bankroll)

7:00 PM EST

Gerrit Cole has won 16 of the last 24 games when pitching as a favorite of -110 or higher and he has won 14 of the last 21 night games. Garrit Cole has won 20 of the last 31 games when the total posted is between 7 and 8.5 runs and he has won 12 of the last 19 home games.





Play Kansas City -120 over Colorado----Top Play (Risk 5% of your Bankroll)
8:00 PM EST


Danny Duffy has won 12 of the last 13 games when pitching as a favorite of -110 or higher and he has won 6 consecutive games when pitching in the month of August. Danny Duffy has won 3 of the last 4 games when pitching on a Wednesday and he is 3-0 over the last three starts with an ERA of 3.71.

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BeatYourBookie

WEDNESDAY

MLB BASEBALL


10* Play Pittsburgh -120 over Atlanta (MLB TOP PLAY)

Pittsburgh is 55-44 vs. left-handed starting pitchers
Pittsburgh is 51-38 vs. NL East Division Opponents
Pittsburgh 97-57 at home when playing as a favorite of -110 or higher



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

Kansas City is 38-19 when playing as a road favorite of -110 or higher
Kansas City is 47-29 when playing in the month of August
Kansas City is 39-24 after having won six or seven of the last eight games


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5* Play Los Angeles Angels -140 over Boston (MLB BONUS PLAY)
5* Play Baltimore -140 over Chicago White Sox (MLB BONUS PLAY)

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Kevin's Pick(s):
1-2 with my three system picks last night, cashing in on the Astros +150, but our other underdog play on the Twins was a loser as they gave up 7 unanswered runs after going up 5-0 in the 1st inning to lose 7-5. We also had the Under 7 runs in a 6-2 ball game. Two system picks for tonight...
2 UNIT = Baltimore Orioles @ Chicago White Sox - ORIOLES TO WIN (-147)
Listed Pitchers: Chen vs Noesi
(Note: I'm risking 2.00 units to win 1.36 units)
2 UNIT = Cincinnati Reds @ St Louis Cardinals - REDS TO WIN (+100)
Listed Pitchers: Cueto vs Lynn
(Note: I'm risking 2.00 units to win 2.00 units)


Kyle's Pick(s)
2 UNIT = Cincinnati Reds @ St. Louis Cardinals - UNDER 7 RUNS (-125)
Listed Pitchers: Cueto vs. Lynn
(Note: I'm risking 2.00 units to win 1.60 units)
Crazy game yesterday, as most Tigers' games end up being in the later innings. Detroit ultimately won in extra innings with them coming through for a few runs. It was enough of a lead to help Joe Nathan secure the win, while still allowing another run this season.
Tonight I turn to St. Louis where two of the more premier pitchers duel it out. However, both of these offenses have left a lot to be desired. So what we have is a game where both pitchers should shine, rightfully so. Lance Lynn has been great after a so-so start to the season. 8 out of his last 10 starts he held teams to less than 3 runs, including six games where it was just a run or less. Lynn also prefers pitching in St. Louis, where his ERA dips to 2.53 compared to 3.45 on the road. One interesting thing is that almost all of his bad starts came in day starts, his ERA is 5.56 in the afternoon while it is 2.14 at night. Johnny Cueto is consistent as they come in the majors. It is nearly a guarantee that this guy isn't going to get smashed. In 26 starts this season that only happened on one occasion, 6 runs allowed way back May 20th. Take for instance his overall ERA of 2.06, and his ERA in his last three starts, 2.16. Quite similar, which certainly indicates how consistent he really is. I must add that in his last start against the Rockies he gave up only 2 runs in Colorado, a place that is home to the highest ERA's in MLB. I expect 3 runs max from Cueto in this game. Lynn should also be able to handle a Reds' lineup that is near the tail end of the league in scoring. The percentages tell us that this game should end up going UNDER the total of 7 runs.

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SPORTS WAGERS

N.Y. Mets +180 over OAKLAND

Oakland GM Billy Beane went all-in when he included top prospect Addison Russell in the trade for Jeff Samardzija. Samardzija has done well in his first exposure to the AL, turning in a 3-2 record with a 3.21 ERA in eight starts. It’s not surprising to see Samardzija emerge as an ace starter. While his strikeout rate is down a bit, his swing and miss rate remains strong so a rebound to previous levels is likely. Samardzija’s control is much improved with just seven walks in 56 IP. His high ERA last year was partly due to hr/f; it’s normalized in 2014. He also continues his transformation into a groundball pitcher. There is no question that Samardzija and the A’s have a very good chance of winning here but anytime we can take back a tag like this one with Zack Wheeler throwing, we’ll bite almost every time.

Wheeler faces an Oakland team that is batting a measly .233 since they traded offense for pitching. Wheeler has shown flashes this season of becoming an ace. He posted a outstanding skills in April and in July. Spotty control has held him back, as he has averaged 4BB/9 in three separate months. However, his combination of strikeouts 8 K’s/9 all season and groundballs (54%+ GB% in three months), Wheeler has the goods to become a rotation anchor. Over his last six starts covering 39 innings, Wheeler has struck out 40 batters and posted a 2.33 ERA. His last loss as a starter came way back on June 25 and since then the Mets have won six of his nine starts. Now he’s taking back a huge price, which is value at its best.


L.A. Angels -1½ +126 over BOSTON

The Red Sox had their chances last night to take a game in this series after Jered Weaver walked four batters, threw a wild pitch, struck out one and allowed 7 hits in 5.1 innings. Against that putrid outing, Boston scored three times and lost 4-3. They will not get the same opportunities here against Garrett Richards. Richards has added more strikeouts and fastball velocity than any other starter from 2013 to 2014 YTD. His current 2.99 xERA provides nearly full support to his 2.53 ERA and his skills have been some of the game's best over the last month: 9.9 K’s/9, 2.0 BB/9 and a 57% groundball rate. Richards almost always goes 7 innings and the Angels bullpen has been lights out recently. He’ll now face a Rex Sox team that is batting .229 over the past 15 games, which is the second lowest in the Al over that stretch.

Clay Buchholz has turned in two consecutive gems, including one against the Angels in Los Angeles on August 9. However, it took 110 and 120 pitches to get through those last two outings and there are several other reasons to be pessimistic for his rematch here. Buchholz has been awful at Fenway with a 7.00 ERA and 1.70 WHIP and the Angels have an outstanding .755 road OPS that is easily the best in the majors. Buchholz also has a BAA of .294 and an overall WHIP of 1.55. The Red Sox have lost his last five starts by scores of 6-4, 14-1, 8-7, 4-3, and 5-3. Two of those losses came against the struggling Blue Jays and one came against the struggling Yanks. Buchholz has walked 17 batters over his past 31 innings and remains a huge blow-up risk every time he takes the mound.


Atlanta +105 over PITTSBURGH

Hot versus cold. The Pirates have dropped the first two games of this series and have now dropped seven in a row. As the losses pile up in succession, it becomes more difficult to win each day. After getting smoked last night and losing to Aaron Harang, things sure don’t get easier against Alex Wood. Wood quietly has become one of the NL's most effective starters this season. He temporarily lost his rotation spot in early May, which has helped to keep him under the radar. Wood has posted top-tier stats (2.83 ERA, 1.17 WHIP) and skills: 8.9 K’s/9, 2.3 BB/9 and a 44% groundball rate. He has been even better during the past month: 10.6 K’s/9, 2.7 BB/9, 47% groundball rate. With outstanding command against both LH and RH bats and two impactful off-speed pitches (14% swing and miss rate on knuckle-curve and 14% swing and miss rate on changeup), Wood remains a great option as a dog pitching for an offense that has exploded.

Atlanta has reeled off five straight and has scored 33 times over that span in two pitchers parks. They’ll get a crack at Gerit Cole, who comes off the DL to make his first start since July 4. The Pirates will be cautious with Cole. In his last start he was throwing a one-hitter in Philadelphia after five frames and was removed after throwing 80 pitches because of right lat soreness. That was just his second start back from the DL after he was placed on it because of shoulder fatigue. One has to figure that Cole will be on a strict pitch count of 80-90 pitches. These types of injuries for a 23-year-old are worrisome because now the concern becomes the possibility that he’s made of glass. When healthy, Cole has produced strikeouts and groundballs at an intriguing rate but he’ll be a much better option when he’s not on a pitch count and when he’s not favored. Of course the Braves can win here and probably have a better chance of doing so than the Buccos.

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LT LOCK


Phillies -120

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Jeff Clement

Texas Rangers +160 Underdog of the Day

10* Tampa Bay -120
8* New York Yankees -192

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Ray Dunavant

Toronto ML +112

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Diamond Dog Sports

#927: Mets: +165 (3*)
Listed Pitchers: Wheeler/Samardz

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3g sports

5* BEST BET STL CARDS
4* Twins

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MLB Odds and Picks
By: Micah Roberts
Sportingnews

LAS VEGAS -- We’ve got several season-changing streaks happening in baseball right now, with some teams positioning themselves well for the final five weeks of the season while others appear to be fading away. There is plenty of time for a reversal in fortune, but this is the part of the season when a manager wants his club to prove its worth.

Washington manager Matt Williams was apparently the missing ingredient to get the most out of an under-performing Nationals squad. The first-year manager currently has the team riding an eight-game winning streak that has catapulted them to the best record (71-53) in the NL. They’re a -200 favorite behind Tanner Roark tonight against Arizona, a team they have now beaten in 12 of the last 16 meetings. A win tonight would mark the Nats’ longest winning streak since a franchise record-tying 10 straight in 2005.

The Braves looked as though they were finished during a stretch that began on July 29 where they lost 12 of 15, but they’ve since righted the ship and have won five straight. Atlanta is now tied with San Francisco for the final wild-card position in the NL. Their resurgence is simple baseball: ‘just hit the ball where they ain’t.’ During their five-game win streak, they’ve hit 10 homers and scored 33 runs. Tonight, they go for their first sweep at Pittsburgh since 2001.

The Brewers are also riding a five-game win streak and have averaged 5.6 runs a game while allowing only two runs a game over that stretch. They’re 11-6 in the month of August, which should provide a huge boost in confidence as they head towards September. Over the last two weeks – when they’ve taken five of six from the Dodgers, beating Zack Greinke twice and Clayton Kersahw once – I’ve become a reluctant believer. Jimmy Nelson is a -120 favorite tonight over the Blue Jays and R.A. Dickey in the final of a two-game series. The Blue Jays have lost six of their last seven.

Baltimore, Kansas City, Miami, St. Louis and the Cubs are all riding three-game win streaks.

Meanwhile, Tampa Bay, Boston, Minnesota, Cincinnati and the Mets are on losing streaks of three games or more and have been punching bags for most of the year. Pittsburgh has lost seven straight, but its woes are more recent.

Pittsburgh hasn’t lost eight straight since a 10-game meltdown in 2011, a season when everyone predicted the upstart Bucs would fade. Before their current series with Atlanta started, they had the best home record in the NL, but that distinction now belongs to Washington. Having dropped the first two games to the Braves, the Pirates are on the verge of being swept at home for the first time since 2012.

Andrew McCutchen’s return to the lineup (0-for-4) couldn’t halt the building tidal wave last night, and tonight they look for another fresh-off-the-DL player, Gerrit Cole, to stop the bleeding. Cole is -115 favorite against Alex Wood, and the recommendation is either to bet the Braves or make no play at all. Until the Pirates shake the funk, they’re unbettable.

Today’s plays

The game that looks the most attractive tonight has Garrett Richards (13-4, 2.53 ERA) as a -135 favorite at Fenway Park against Clay Buchholz (5-7, 5.79). The Angels have won six of their last seven, and Richards has been terrific in three August starts (2-0, 1.19 ERA) after being roughed up in two late-July starts. He got a no-decision against the Red Sox in Anaheim 11 days ago in a 5-4 Angels win, a game started by Buchholz. It was the Angels' only win in the three-game set.

The Red Sox are 6-6 all-time against the Angels behind Buchholz, with 10 of the 12 games going OVER the total, including the Aug. 9 meeting at Anaheim. However, the Angels are currently riding a streak of six straight UNDERs.

Perhaps the best thing about the Angels this season – and the major differences from their underachieving past two seasons – has been their ability to handle their business against lesser teams. When playing teams with a losing record, they are 40-15, netting +20 units of profit for bettors.

Wednesday selections:

Angels (Richards) -135 at Red Sox, 7:10 p.m. ET

Reds/Cardinals UNDER 7 (-115), 7:15 p.m. ET

Orioles (Chen) -140 at White Sox, 8:10 p.m. ET

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BOB BALFE

SELECTION
KANSAS CITY ROYALS -105
(Duffy/De La Rosa)

The Royals are a better baseball team with the better starting pitcher and a much better bullpen. I get the Rockies are built for this ballpark, but they are not good against left handed pitching and these Royals have been playing very well as of late. Take Kansas City.

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Diamond Trends - Wednesday
By Vince Akins
VegasInsider

SU TREND OF THE DAY:

The Nationals are 14-0 since August 11, 2013 as a favorite after a win in which they drew 5+ walks and it is not the first game of a series for a net profit of $1400.

PITCHER TREND OF THE DAY:

When Rick Porcello starts the Tigers are 12-0 since June 01, 2011 vs a team that has lost at least their last three games and it is not the first game of a series for a net profit of $1205.

MLB BIBLE ACTIVE TREND:

The Rangers are 0-20 (+$2,000) since 2005 as a 140-plus dog when they are seeking immediate revenge for a loss in which they allowed at least five walks and at least one home run, as long as they were not a 170-plus dogs.

CHOICE TREND:

The Angels are 12-0 since April 05, 2014 as a favorite after a win in which they had fewer team-left-on-base than their opponent for a net profit of $1200.

ACTIVE TRENDS:

When Jorge De La Rosa starts the Rockies are 10-0 since August 13, 2010 at home within 20 cents of pickem for a net profit of $1024.

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HOT CHICKS PICKS / Britney DeLuca

Take DETROIT +110 to avoid the sting of the rays!

Take Tampa and Detroit to stay UNDER 7.5!

Take the ANGELS -130 to feel heavenly today!

Take COLORADO +110 to rock the royals tonight!

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SHAKER’S SHORTS

#901 Atlanta Braves +105 (1st 5 Innings). Not convinced Cole is ready for this one..

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STEPHEN NOVER

2* Seattle Mariners

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DAVE ESSLER

2* 930 COL (+110) vs 929 KAN

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Topshelfpicks

Carson K

I like going against guys who are just coming back. Gerritt Cole hasn't made a start since July 4th and now he'll be facing one of the hottest teams in baseball.

Alex Wood is looking good right now. His last 4 starts he only gave up 5ERs (Oak,Wash,@Seat, @LAD).

I believe we have the better pitcher in Wood. Plus the Braves are scoring runs right now and should be able to take advantage of a rusty Gerritt Cole.

Braves +113

Give me the Rockies with Jorge at home. I don't care how hot KC is right now. Jorge at home this year is 8-2 with a 3.30era & .235oppBA.

Duffy is not himself right now. Last 2 starts 12in, 9h, 6r, 3bb & 5Ks. He was pulled after only 70+ pitches his last start, which makes me think that there may be a problem. Either way, I still like the Rockies in this one.

Rockies+110

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LineCatchers

In my view, this is a great situational spot to play the Giants as a small road favourite tonight against the Cubs, especially what occured in last nights game. The Giants lost in a rain-shortened match up that lasted the minimum of just 4.5 innings. I like the Giants to respond in a big way tonight.

Jake Peavy will toe the rubber for the Giants and has struggled this season with a 2-12 record and 5.72 ERA over 24 starts. However, Peavy had a solid outing last time out after allowing just 1 ER in 7 IP against the White Sox and since joint the Giants has pitched to a 3.86 ERA and 1.21 WHIP in 4 trips to the mound. He has also dominated the Cubs in 15 career starts against them, sporting a stingy 2.78 ERA and 1.19 WHIP.

Chicago will send Edwin Jackson to the mound tonight and he has been one of the worst starters in the Majors this year. Jackson is 6-13 with a 5.68 ERA and 1.57 WHIP over 25 starts, whilst opposing hitters have hit a staggering .300 off him in 13 ‘Night’ starts. The Cubs are 8-17 in games that jackson has started and are 2-6 in his last 8 outings.

San Francisco Giants - 128

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PortPortSports

(MLB)

*2 UNITS* MIAMI MARLINS (-160)
*2 UNITS* UNDER 7 SEATTLE MARINERS @ PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (-125)
*2 UNITS* OAKLAND A'S RUN LINE -1.5 (+120)
*2 UNITS* MILWAUKEE BREWERS (-120)
*2 UNITS* SEATTLE MARINERS (+105)

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UNDER Umpire Streakers

#903 UN 7 +105 AZ/WAS 1.00u to win 1.05u
BWelke 9ov/14un L23gms 60.9%

#915 UN 8.5 -120 LAA/BOS 1.20u to win 1.00u
Winters 5ov/12un L17gms 70.6%

#917 UN 8.5 +100 CLE/MIN 1.00u to win 1.00u
SCott 9ov/15un L24gms 62.5%

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Trev Rogers

Pittsburgh -112

Cleveland -109

NY Yankees -1.5 (+111)

LA Angels/ Boston OVER 8.5 (+104)

San Fran/ Chicago Cubs OVER 8.5 (-115)

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Las Vegas Pipeline

10* Angels

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Marc Lawrence

4 unit play: Baltimore Orioles

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Betting First Look with Marco D’Angelo

St. Louis Cardinals ML

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Brad Wilton

150 Dime
Mismatch Game of My Career

Cleveland Indians

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STRIKE POINT SPORTS (MLB)

GAME OF THE YEAR
8-Unit Play. Take #910 Los Angeles Dodgers (NL) (-145) over San Diego (10:10 p.m. Wednesday, August 20)
Eric Stults is one of the worst pitchers on the road in baseball with a record of 1-9 and a 5.11 ERA in 14 starts away from Petco Park. He has allowed just 3 runs over his last two road starts but that was against the light hitting Cardinals and the Pirates without Andrerw McCutcheon. I think Stults is going to have his hands full with the Dodgers line up. The Dodgers are 20-10 in games that opposing teams start a left handed pitcher this season (best in the majors) and I think they will take advantage of Stults who is 1-4 with a 3.96 ERA in 6 contests against his first big league club. Carl Crawford is finding his stroke for the Los Angeles as he is 16-32 with 6 RBI’s and 8 runs scored over his last nine games and he is 5-10 off Stults in his career. Roberto Hernandez will be on the bump for the Dodgers making his home debut for his new club after pitching well in his first two starts on the road allowing just 3 runs over 12 innings to the Brewers and Braves. The Dodgers are 5-0 in their last 5 home games versus a left handed starter while the Padres are 1-4 in their last 5 road games versus a right handed starter and they are 1-7 the last 8 times they faced the Dodgers in L.A.

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Ben Burns

10* MLB BLUE CHIP SUPER TOTAL

Washington/ Arizona Under

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Maddux Sports

10* Colorado +110

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Youngstown Connection
Date: Wednesday August 20, 2014
$20.00 MLB Play #1

#915 LA Angels -118 710PM Eastern

Line from CRIS
Line as of 445PM Eastern 8/20/14

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Sheep
1905 Over 3 1/2 (-110) Cin-Stl
918 Under 8 1/2 (-110) Cle-Min open order*

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Insider sports report

4*baltimore
3*cinci under
3*San fran

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Chris James Sports

Under Braves 7.5
Angels
Giants

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Kelso

50 KC
25 Cinnci
25 Balt

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Sports Cash System

extra bonus system for today:

Colorado Rockies +1½ (runline bet) over the Kansas City Royals (Bet Level 1) (Run Line Bet) (MLB Baseball) - Game Starts at 8:40 PM EST

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Diamond Dog Sports

#918: Twins: +105 (3.5*)
Listed Pitchers: House/Nolasco

#909/910: Padres/Dodgers: Over 7.5 (-105) (2.5*)
Listed Pitchers: Stults/Hernandez

#917/918: Indians/Twins: Over 8.5 (-105) (2*)
Listed Pitchers: House/Nolasco

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Cappers Finest

CoversNuggs: Red Sox, +125, 2 units

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PhillyGodFather

1st 5 innings

Reds +.5 -145

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sportslocksmith

CHAIRMAN'S PLAY 2:

Baltimore -146 5* (AL GAME OF THE YEAR)