8-25-14

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U.S. Open betting: Men to watch in New York City
By DOC'S SPORTS

Three different men have won Grand Slams in 2014 heading into the final shot at glory, which will take place over the upcoming fortnight in New York. Novak Djokovic is favored to win his second U.S. Open title, but don’t forget about Roger Federer—especially with his nemesis on the sideline.

Favorite

Novak Djokovic (Even)

What’s wrong with Djokovic? That’s not usually a question being asked of someone ranked No. 1 in the world who just won his sport’s most recent Grand Slam. It is, however, a fair inquiry at the moment. Perhaps distracted following a Wimbledon title and marriage to his long-time girlfriend immediately thereafter, Djokovic has struggled on hard courts this summer. The top-seeded Serb lost in the third round in both Toronto and Cincinnati, to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Tommy Robredo, respectively.

Still, there are reasons to like Djokovic’s chances. He is well-rested heading into this event, which he has won once (2011) and reached the final of five times—including in each of the past four seasons. Although Djokovic has fared relatively well against Nadal throughout his career, the Spaniard’s absence certainly does not hurt.

Best of the rest

Roger Federer (+200)

What a difference a year makes. In 2013, Federer fell in the Wimbledon second round, skipped the Rogers Cup, and lost to Nadal in the Cincinnati quarterfinals. He eventually bowed out of the U.S. Open to Robredo in the fourth round. This time around, Federer reached the Wimbledon final, finished runner-up at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, and captured the Cincinnati title.

Nadal’s withdrawal is doubly good news for Federer. The 33-year-old Swiss is 10-23 lifetime against his chief rival, having lost five in a row and nine of their last 11 meetings. Had Nadal played, Federer would have been the No. 3 seed and on the same side of the draw as either Nadal or Djokovic. Now, Federer is the second seed and cannot face Djokovic until the final.

Underdog to watch

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (+1,400)

Any underdog—in other words, almost anyone other than Djokovic and Federer—is an intriguing play for this U.S. Open. That has to be the case with Nadal gone, Djokovic in a considerable albeit brief slide, and Federer owning no slam titles since Wimbledon in 2012 and just one since the 2010 Australian Open.

A slumping Tsonga has been an afterthought for almost the entirety of 2014. Out of nowhere, though, the 10th-ranked Frenchman triumphed in Toronto and in the process toppled four top-10 opponents: Djokovic, Federer, Andy Murray, and Grigor Dimitrov. Tsonga has never won a Grand Slam title, but he finished runner-up at the 2008 Australian Open and he made it to the U.S. Open quarterfinals in 2011.

Live long shot

Milos Raonic (+2,500)

Raonic is playing better and more consistently than just about everyone else on tour other than Federer. The huge-serving Canadian was a semifinalist at Wimbledon, won the Washington D.C. title, reached the quarters in Toronto, and advanced to the semis in Cincinnati. Fast hard courts in New York should also suit his game perfectly.

Because this particular tournament is much more wide-open than a typical Grand Slam on the men’s side, there are some additional enticing plays. Tomas Berdych—once thought to be the biggest threat to upend the proverbial “Big 4” of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Murray—is +5,000. John Isner, who always plays his best during the American hard-court summer and whose serve makes him a threat to anyone on tour—is +10,000.

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U.S. Open betting: Women to watch in New York City
By DOC'S SPORTS

The final Grand Slam of the 2014 tennis season will take center stage in New York over the upcoming fortnight. On the women’s side, most of the usual suspects are healthy and atop the list of title favorites. Serena Williams, of course, is expected to lift her sixth U.S. Open winner’s trophy.

Favorite

Serena Williams (+150)

This is Serena’s last opportunity to turn around what has been a stunningly disastrous year for her at Grand Slams. If you think this is a misprint, think again: Serena has not even reached the quarterfinals of any major in 2014. She lost in the Australian Open fourth round, the French Open second round, and the Wimbledon third round.

Gone are the days when Serena can be penciled in for titles before tournaments even begin, but it is hard to envision another early setback in New York. The world No. 1 has reached the U.S. Open final in four of her last five appearances and she is the two-time defending champion. Serena seems to have regained her confidence following the Wimbledon disappointment. She has won two titles in three hard-court tournaments this summer, including last week in Cincinnati.

Best of the rest

Maria Sharapova (+600)

Sharapova’s 2014 campaign has been an interesting one, combining a few inexplicable losses with some outstanding play. The sixth-ranked Russian won the French Open but failed to reach the quarterfinals at either the Australian Open or Wimbledon. Her hard-court summer has included losses to Carla Suarez Navarro in the Montreal third round and to Ana Ivanovic in the Cincinnati semis.

Sharapova triumphed in New York eight years ago but has never been back to the final. The five-time major champion made it to the semifinals in 2012 before missing last season’s installment of the tournament due to injury.

Underdog to watch

Caroline Wozniacki (+1,500)

The Rory McIlroy-Caroline Wozniacki breakup seems to be doing plenty of good for both athletes—at least on the playing field. McIlory’s accomplishments, so far, have been of a much more prestigious nature (major titles at the British Open and PGA Championship). But do not discount the resurgence currently being enjoyed by Wozniacki. The former world No. 1 plunged to 18th in the rankings this spring; she is now back up to No. 11. Since returning to hard courts after Wimbledon, the Dane has not lost to anyone other than Serena. She won a title in Istanbul and reached the quarters and semis of Montreal and Cincinnati, respectively.

Wozniacki is still without a Grand Slam triumph, but the U.S. Open has been her best major. She made it to her only such final in 2009 and reached the semifinals in both 2010 and 2011.

Live long shot

Ana Ivanovic (+2,500)

Not entirely unlike Wozniacki, Ivanovic’s career has been somewhat of a rollercoaster. The Serb’s highs have been higher than Wozniacki (she is a Grand Slam champion—2008 French Open—and a two-time major runner-up) and her lows have been lower. Her rises and falls have been more gradual. At the moment, Ivanovic is enjoying an obvious upward trajectory. The world No. 9 captured a grass-court title in Birmingham prior to Wimbledon and she finished runner-up to Serena last week in Cincinnati.

Record-wise, the U.S. Open has been Ivanovic’s worst major. At the same time, since the start of 2010 she has lost in the first round of the other three slams at least once. The former world No. 1 has not lost prior to the fourth round in New York since 2009.

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Royals sizzling as home faves
Stephen Campbell

The Kansas City Royals have been coming through as home faves recently, posting a spotless 8-0 record against visiting dogs at Kauffman Stadium through Sunday.

The Royals host the New York Yankees Monday. K.C. is currently -135 favorites with an O/U of 7.5, per BetOnline.

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Nats dominating competition behind Roark
Stephen Campbell

The Washington Nationals have gone on a hot streak behind pitcher Tanner Roark, winning seven out of the last eight games he's starter.

Rourk gets the nod when the Nats visit the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park Monday. BetOnline (http://www.betonline.ag/) presently lists the Nats as -142 faves with a total of 7.5.

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Over scorching hot when A's-Astros meet in Houston
Stephen Campbell

Offense has been the story when the Oakland Athletics have visited the Houston Astros in the Lone Star State recently. In the last seven meetings between the two clubs at Minute Maid Park, the Over is 6-1 through Sunday.

The 'Stros host the A's yet again in Houston Monday. According to BetOnline (http://www.betonline.ag/), Oakland is currently -168 favorites with a total of eight.

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Red Sox ice cold behind this pitcher
Stephen Campbell

It's been a tough season for the Boston Red Sox, but they've really been suffering behind starter Clay Bucholz over the past month. In Bucholz's last six outings, the Sox are an ugly 0-6.

He'll take the mound Monday when Boston takes on the Toronto Blue Jays north of the border Monday. The Jays are presently -121 faves with an O/U of nine, per BetOnline (http://www.betonline.ag/).

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Rays, Odorizzi not producing as dogs

When the Tampa Bay Rays are listed as underdogs with Jake Odorizzi on the mound, their bettors are taking a hit.

In Odorizzi's last seven starts when the Rays are dogs, Tampa is a paltry 1-6. He'll be on the mound when the Rays visit the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards Monday. The Rays are underdogs again, as BetOnline (http://www.betonline.ag/)presently has them at +115 with a total of eight.

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Pirates becoming a boon for Over backers
Stephen Campbell

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been participating in a lot of high-scoring games lately, and as a result, bettors backing the Over have been collecting some nice profits.

In the Bucs' last eight games, the Over is a red-hot 6-1-1 through Sunday. They'll host the St. Louis Cardinals at PNC Park Monday.

Per BetOnline (http://www.betonline.ag/), the Pirates are presently -127 faves with a total of seven.

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U.S. Open Tennis Odds

The 2014 United States Open Tennis Championships begin in late August at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York. The event takes place over a two-week period, starting on Monday Aug. 25 and concluding with the Women’s Final on Sunday Sept. 7 and the Men’s Final on Monday Sept. 8.

Last year’s winner, Rafael Nadal, pulled out of the U.S. Open this past Monday because of an injured wrist and won’t defend his title.

With Nadal out, Novak Djokovic has been installed as a the top betting choice (1/1) to win this year’s men’s championship with Roger Federer (5/2) and Andy Murray (4/1) close behind. Djokovic won the event in 2011 and finished as runner-up in 2010, 2012 and 2013.

For the women, it’s no surprise that Serena Williams has been made a 7/4 (Bet $100 to win $175) betting favorite. She’s captured the last two U.S. Open championships and will look to be the first woman to win three straight since Chris Evert captured four consecutive titles from 1975 to 1978.


Odds to win 2014 U.S. Men's Open

Novak Djokovic 1/1
Roger Federer 5/2
Andy Murray 4/1
Grigor Dimitrov 12/1
Stan Wawrinka 12/1
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 14/1
Milos Raonic 25/1
David Ferrer 50/1
Kei Nishikori 50/1
Tomas Berdych 50/1
Ernests Gulbis 80/1
Marin Cilic 80/1
Nick Kyrgios 80/1
Jerzy Janowicz 100/1
John Isner 100/1
Richard Gasquet 125/1
Gael Monfils 150/1
Kevin Anderson 150/1
Alexandr Dolgopolov 200/1
Bernard Tomic 200/1
Nicolas Almagro 250/1
Philipp Kohlschreiber 250/1
Fabio Fognini 300/1
Fernando Verdasco 300/1
Gilles Simon 300/1
Janko Tipsarevic 300/1
Sam Querrey 300/1
Jeremy Chardy 500/1
Mikhail Youzhny 500/1

Odds to win 2014 U.S. Women's Open

Serena Williams 7/4
Maria Sharapova 6/1
Simona Halep 7/1
Eugenie Bouchard 8/1
Victoria Azarenka 8/1
Petra Kvitova 10/1
Caroline Wozniacki 15/1
Agnieszka Radwanska 20/1
Venus Williams 20/1
Ana Ivanovic 25/1
Angelique Kerber 30/1
Garbine Muguruza 30/1
Sloane Stephens 40/1
Madison Keys 50/1
Samantha Stosur 50/1
Dominika Cibulkova 60/1
Sabine Lisicki 60/1
Andrea Petkovic 100/1
Ekaterina Makarova 100/1
Flavia Pennetta 100/1
Jelena Jankovic 100/1
Lucie Safarova 100/1
Svetlana Kuznetsova 125/1
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 150/1
Camila Giorgi 150/1
Carla Suarez Navarro 150/1
Caroline Garcia 150/1
Alize Cornet 200/1
Sara Errani 200/1

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MLB

National League

Nationals-Phillies
Roark is 5-1, 2.18 in his last eight starts.
Burnett is 0-5, 8.89 in his last five starts.

Nationals won 12 of their last 13 games.
Phillies are 11-6 in their last seventeen home games.

Six of last eight Washington games went over the total.

Cardinals-Pirates
Lackey is 0-1, 7.50 in his last three starts.
Liriano is 0-3, 6.88 in his last three starts.

Cardinals won eight of their last eleven games.
Pirates won three of their last four games.

Over is 7-1 in last eight Cardinal games.

Brewers-Padres
Lohse is 0-3, 7.58 in his last four starts.
Stults is 3-0, 1.80 in his last four starts.

Brewers lost three of their last four games.
San Diego lost five of its last seven games.

Four of last five San Diego games stayed under.

Rockies-Giants
Matzek is 0-4, 7.89 in his last four starts.
Peavy is 2-0, 1.93 in last couple starts, after being winless in previous 18.

Colorado won five of its last six games.
Giants are 6-4 in last ten games, but lost last two.

Seven of last ten Colorado games went over total.


American League

Rays-Orioles
Odorizzi is 5-2, 3.43 in his last seven starts.
Tillman is 3-0, 1.57 in his last four starts.

Tampa Bay won three of its last four games.
Orioles lost last three games, scoring total of four runs.

Seven of last nine altimore games stayed under.

Red Sox-Blue Jays
Buchholz is 0-3, 7.30 in his last six starts.
Happ is 0-4, 4.44 in his last four starts.

Boston lost its last eight games, scoring 21 runs.
Toronto lost eight of its last eleven games.

Four of last five Boston games went over total.

A's-Astros
Samardzija is 0-2, 9.90 in his last two starts.
Feldman is 2-0, 1.61 in his last three home starts.

Oakland lost seven of last eight road games.
Astros lost three of their last four games.

Last five Houston games stayed under total.

Bronx-Royals
Pineda is 2-2, 2.05 in six starts this season.
Shields is 4-0, 2.17 in his last four starts.

Bronx won its last four games, allowing 10 runs.
Royals won 19 of their last 24 games.

Seven of last nine Bronx games stayed under total.

Rangers-Mariners
Mikolas is 0-3, 7.81 in his last five starts.
Elias is 2-2, 2.45 in his last five starts.

Rangers lost seven of their last ten games.
Seattle won 14 of its last 18 games.

Last three Mariner games went over the total.


Interleague games

Marlins-Angels
Cosart is 1-1, 2.45 in three starts for the Marlins.
LeBlanc is 20-32, 4.56 in 68 MLB starts; this is his first '14 start-- he was 1-5, 5.18 in seven starts for Miami LY.

Miami lost three of its last four games. .
Angels won nine of their last twelve games.

12 of last 17 Angel games stayed under the total.

Teams' record when this starting pitcher starts:
-- Roark 15-10; Burnett 10-17 (0-7 last 7)
-- Lackey 12-9/3-1; Liriano 10-12 (0-4 last 4)
-- Lohse 16-9; Stults 10-13
-- Matzek 2-11; Peavy 5-15/2-3

-- Odorizzi 11-14; Tillman 18-9 (5-0 last 5)
-- Buchholz 7-14; Happ 10-9
-- Samardzija 3-14/6-3; Feldman 9-14
-- Pineda 2-4; Shields 17-10
-- Mikolas 1-8; Elias 11-13

-- Cosart 13-12/2-1; Leblanc 0-0

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Roark 4-25; Burnett 10-27
-- Lackey 5-25; Liriano 7-22
-- Lohse 10-25; Stults 9-25
-- Matzek 5-13; Peavy 5-25

-- Odorizzi 4-24; Tillman 11-27
-- Buchholz 8-21; Happ 3-19
-- Samardzija 10-26; Feldman 4-23 (0 of last 8)
-- Pineda 1-6; Shields 7-27
-- Mikolas 2-9; Elias 6-24

-- Cosart 11-26; Leblanc 0-0

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STATSYSTEMS SPORTS MLB REPORT

***** Monday, 8/25/14 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 #22
•Peacock Doesn’t Expect To Miss Next Start: One day after exiting after five innings with right forearm tightness, Brad Peacock felt better Saturday. He’s optimistic that he’ll overcome the discomfort without having to skip a start. “I’m just going to take today off from throwing and then probably play catch (Sunday) and see how it feels,” he said. “It feels better today. I just haven’t done anything. It got to the point where it was hurting pretty bad. I had to tell somebody. I’ve had it before, so I knew there was nothing like really broken. It was hurting yesterday, so that’s about it.” The Astros aren’t likely to know if Peacock will be ready to start on schedule Wednesday until at least Monday. “I think we got him out of the game at a point where we didn’t make it any worse,” Bo Porter said. “I think in two or three days from now we’ll have more information and we’ll know whether or not it’s something that will bother him where we would need to do something as far as his next start will go.”

•Indians Promote C Gimenez: The Cleveland Indians selected the contract of catcher Chris Gimenez from Triple-A Columbus on Sunday. Gimenez, who was acquired from the Texas Rangers on Saturday, will be in uniform for Sunday's series finale against the Houston Astros. The Indians have 38 players on their 40-man roster. Gimenez, 31, has split the season between Texas and Triple-A Round Rock. He batted .262 with 10 doubles, 11 RBIs and 13 runs scored in 34 games for the Rangers from May 20 until being taken off the roster Aug. 7. He started the season and spent the last 10 days in Round Rock, where he batted .284 with four doubles, two triples, six homers and 22 RBIs in 39 games. Gimenez returns to the Indians organization after beginning his pro career with the club in 2004 as a 19th round draft pick. He spent a combined 73 games at the major league level in 2009-10. He also spent the 2012-13 seasons in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

•Syndergaard Not On Mets’ Radar For September Call-Up: As the clock winds down on Noah Syndergaard’s minor league season, there still is no indication the Mets plan on promoting their top pitching prospect to the major leagues this year. According to a club source, team brass has held discussions on which players might be called up in September, and the 21-year-old Syndergaard hasn’t yet been mentioned as a candidate. Syndergaard allowed six earned runs over six innings in his latest start for Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday, and is 8-7 with a 4.85 ERA this season. Syndergaard has pitched 124 innings, leaving him within about 30 of his maximum for the year. After he wowed team officials with his stuff in spring training, it seemed like a foregone conclusion Syndergaard would join the Mets at some point in 2014, but the organization still is waiting for better results. “You’ve got to be a little more consistent,” manager Terry Collins said before the Mets’ 7-4 loss to the Dodgers Saturday night.

“He’s had some good games, but he’s had some rough games. The game [Friday] night was a rough game for him. “We can all talk about Vegas and the ballpark, but he’s had some ups and downs. I think if he does get recalled, certainly the energy will help, and we all know he can throw hard. I just think that if you’re going to get a look you should get more than [a few] innings.” Syndergaard allowed just a run over his final five innings on Friday and was hitting 97-99 mph in the sixth inning, according to a person who watched him pitch. After Syndergaard allowed five runs in the first, his teammates saw him “[ticked] off” for the first time this season, as the normally mild-mannered pitcher was visibly angry. The fact Syndergaard has struggled at times in the first inning this season may lead to organizational officials changing his approach before taking the mound.

Syndergaard is expected to get two more regular-season starts for Las Vegas — the second of which will be abbreviated — before the Pacific Coast League playoffs begin. How far Las Vegas goes in the postseason will have a say in Syndergaard’s potential September call-up. “You always like to see the prospects, but one thing I don’t want to have happen is have him called up and have five innings to work with,” Collins said. “[That is], start him in a game and have him go five and then shut him down for the rest of the year. I’m not sure that is a fair assessment of what he can do.” Rafael Montero will be a likely September call-up, according to a source, and Daisuke Matsuzaka is patiently awaiting his next assignment after recently pitching his third minor league rehab game. If the Mets were soon to make a waiver trade involving Bartolo Colon, the veteran Matsuzaka could fill that rotation spot, with Montero added in September as a sixth starter who would provide extra rest for Jacob DeGrom and Zack Wheeler, who are facing inning limits.

•Indians Send Gomes To DL, Add Gimenez: The Cleveland Indians placed catcher Yan Gomes on the seven-day concussion disabled list and acquired catcher Chris Gimenez from the Texas Rangers in a deal for cash considerations on Saturday. Gomes was struck on the helmet with a foul tip in the fifth inning of Thursday's game against the Minnesota Twins. While he said he's feeling better, the Indians decided to play it safe and put him on the DL, retroactive to Friday. The 27-year-old Gomes is batting .284 with 17 home runs and 53 RBIs this season.

Gimenez will take Gomes' place on the roster. The 31-year-old Gimenez was designated for assignment by the Rangers on Aug. 7. In 118 plate appearances and 34 games for the Rangers this season, Gimenez was batting .262. He was the catcher for 12 of ace right-hander Yu Darvish's 24 starts this year. With Triple-A Round Rock, Gimenez was batting .284 with six homers and 22 RBIs in 39 games. Gimenez began his career in the Indians' system in 2004 and played in 73 games for Cleveland in 2009 and 2010.

•Blue Jays Option Drabek To Triple-A: The Blue Jays optioned right-hander Kyle Drabek to Triple-A Buffalo Sunday to clear a roster spot for right-hander Sergio Santos. Santos was selected from Buffalo after Saturday's 5-4, 10-inning win over Tampa Bay, a game the Rays played under protest following a contentious replay review in the fourth inning. Drabek was recalled from Triple-A on Aug. 16 and had no record in three appearances with the Blue Jays, striking out five batters in three innings. Santos was 0-2 with a 7.78 ERA in 24 games with Toronto before being sent to the minors in late July. He went 1-0 with two saves in 11 appearances with the Bisons.

•Orioles Add RHP Miguel Gonzalez To Rotation: The Baltimore Orioles recalled right-hander Miguel Gonzalez from Triple-A Norfolk to start Sunday's game against the Cubs. Gonzalez replaces struggling right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez (4-9, 4.74 ERA) in the Orioles rotation. Gonzalez allowed one run in six innings against the Toronto Blue Jays in his last major league start on Aug. 7. Gonzalez is 6-6 with a 3.80 ERA in 20 games and 19 starts for Baltimore this season. Infielder Cord Phelps was designated for assignment. He went 0 for 3 in three games with the Orioles. After hitting .258 with 49 RBIs in 97 games at Triple-A. He has played 56 games over four major-league seasons with the Orioles and Cleveland Indians.
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Betting Notes - Monday

National League
•Nationals-Phillies - 7:05 PM
--Roark is 5-1, 2.18 in his last eight starts.
--Burnett is 0-5, 8.89 in his last five starts.

--Nationals won 12 of their last 13 games.
--Phillies are 11-6 in their last seventeen home games.

--Six of last eight Washington games went over the total.

•Cardinals-Pirates - 7:05 PM
--Lackey is 0-1, 7.50 in his last three starts.
--Liriano is 0-3, 6.88 in his last three starts.

--Cardinals won eight of their last eleven games.
--Pirates won three of their last four games.

--Over is 7-1 in last eight Cardinal games.

•Brewers-Padres - 10:10 PM
--Lohse is 0-3, 7.58 in his last four starts.
--Stults is 3-0, 1.80 in his last four starts.

--Brewers lost three of their last four games.
--San Diego lost five of its last seven games.

--Four of last five San Diego games stayed under.

•Rockies-Giants - 10:15 PM
--Matzek is 0-4, 7.89 in his last four starts.
--Peavy is 2-0, 1.93 in last couple starts, after being winless in previous 18.

--Colorado won five of its last six games.
--Giants are 6-4 in last ten games, but lost last two.

--Seven of last ten Colorado games went over total.
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American League
•Rays-Orioles - 7:05 PM
--Odorizzi is 5-2, 3.43 in his last seven starts.
--Tillman is 3-0, 1.57 in his last four starts.

--Tampa Bay won three of its last four games.
--Orioles lost last three games, scoring total of four runs.

--Seven of last nine Baltimore games stayed under.

•Red Sox-Blue Jays - 7:05 PM
--Buchholz is 0-3, 7.30 in his last six starts.
--Happ is 0-4, 4.44 in his last four starts.

--Boston lost its last eight games, scoring 21 runs.
--Toronto lost eight of its last eleven games.

--Four of last five Boston games went over total.

•Athletics-Astros - 8:10 PM
--Samardzija is 0-2, 9.90 in his last two starts.
--Feldman is 2-0, 1.61 in his last three home starts.

--Oakland lost seven of last eight road games.
--Astros lost three of their last four games.

--Last five Houston games stayed under total.

•Yankees-Royals - 8:10 PM
--Pineda is 2-2, 2.05 in six starts this season.
--Shields is 4-0, 2.17 in his last four starts.

--New York won its last four games, allowing 10 runs.
--Royals won 19 of their last 24 games.

--Seven of last nine Yankees games stayed under total.

•Rangers-Mariners - 10:10 PM
--Mikolas is 0-3, 7.81 in his last five starts.
--Elias is 2-2, 2.45 in his last five starts.

--Rangers lost seven of their last ten games.
--Seattle won 14 of its last 18 games.

--Last three Mariner games went over the total.

Interleague
•Marlins-Angels - 10:05 PM
--Cosart is 1-1, 2.45 in three starts for the Marlins.
--LeBlanc is 20-32, 4.56 in 68 MLB starts; this is his first '14 start-- he was 1-5, 5.18 in seven starts for Miami LY.

--Miami lost three of its last four games.
--Angels won nine of their last twelve games.

--12 of last 17 Angel games stayed under the total.

•Incredible Stat of the Day
Colorado Rockies' Tyler Matzek is 0-7 with a 6.10 ERA in his Major League Baseball career away team starts. In his first assignment against San Francisco Matzek will seek to avoid his sixth loss in as many appearances. He is 0-4 with a 7.89 ERA in four outings this month but pitched relatively well in Tuesday night's 7-4 defeat to the Kansas City Royals. The rookie left-hander was charged with three runs in 6 2/3 innings and two of those came from a double allowed by reliever Adam Ottavino.

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Preview: Marlins (64-64) at Angels (76-52)


Game: 1
Venue: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Date: August 25, 2014 10:05 PM EDT


Having regained sole possession of the AL West lead, the Los Angeles Angels will try to add a cushion before a pivotal series later this week.

Wade LeBlanc looks to help in his scheduled return to the majors Monday night against one of his former clubs, the Miami Marlins, and prove a capable replacement for the injured Garrett Richards.

Los Angeles (77-52) had its two-game lead in the division over Oakland erased with back-to-back road losses to the Athletics but avoided a sweep with a 9-4 victory Sunday.

Josh Hamilton homered and drove in three runs in the first four innings while staking the Angels to an early 8-0 lead. Mike Trout added his 29th homer - one shy of matching a career high - in his club's 10th win in 14 games.

Los Angeles will host Oakland for four games starting Thursday, but it will first play three against the Marlins (64-65), who are four games behind San Francisco for the second NL wild-card spot.

LeBlanc (0-0, 7.36 ERA) is making his first major league start since May 6, 2013.

He pitched 6 1-3 innings in relief of an ineffective Richards on May 30 and made his only other appearance this season for the New York Yankees on June 4 before being designated for assignment again. He was signed to a minor league contract by Los Angeles on June 17.

The Angels called up the 30-year-old LeBlanc on Thursday, a day after Richards suffered a season-ending knee injury. The left-hander has a big spot to fill - Richards was fourth in the AL with a 2.61 ERA and tied for the team lead with 13 victories.

"As important as Garrett has been, he's only on the mound once or twice a week. You understand that he's a big piece of your team, but there's guys who can step in and help us," third baseman David Freese told MLB's official website.

LeBlanc is 1-1 with a 5.60 ERA in three career starts against the Marlins, the most recent a 4-3 win for San Diego in 2011. He went 3-10 with a 4.30 ERA in 38 appearances, including 16 starts, for Miami from the beginning of the 2012 season until he was acquired off waivers by Houston in June 2013.

His former club is batting .300 and has produced 39 runs in its last six games but has lost three of its last four. The Marlins lost 7-4 to Colorado on Sunday despite having seven of their 11 hits go for extra bases.

Miami has dropped five of eight on the road but is 12-5 in interleague play, matching its most wins against the AL in one season. The Marlins, whose starters have compiled a 6.04 ERA in the last four games, send out Jarred Cosart (1-1, 2.45) - easily their most effective member of their rotation of late.

The right-hander has permitted one run in 13 innings in his last two starts. He gave up one run in six innings Tuesday against Texas, but the Marlins' bullpen couldn't protect a two-run lead in an eventual 4-3, 10-inning victory.

"I think we all knew that this guy's got great stuff," manager Mike Redmond told MLB's official website. "I think it's been fun watching him over the last couple of starts pitching when games mean something."

Cosart, acquired from Houston on July 31, went 0-2 with a 5.68 ERA in two starts against the Angels this season while with the Astros.

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Today's MLB Picks LA Angels at Oakland The Orioles open up a series at home tonight against a Tampa Bay team that is 1-6 in Jake Odorizzi's last 7 starts as an underdog. Baltimore is the pick (-135) according to Dunkel, which has the Orioles favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (-135). Here are all of today's MLB picks.


MONDAY, AUGUST 25
Time Posted: 7:30 a.m. EST


Game 951-952: Washington at Philadelphia (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Roark) 15.144; Philadelphia (Burnett) 16.202
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Washington (-160); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+140); Under


Game 953-954: St. Louis at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Lackey) 15.309; Pittsburgh (Liriano) 16.443
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-140); 7
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-140); Over


Game 955-956: Milwaukee at San Diego (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Lohse) 16.895; San Diego (Stults) 15.419
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-130); 7
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-130); Over


Game 957-958: Colorado at San Francisco (10:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Matzek) 15.219; San Francisco (Peavy) 14.338
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1; 9
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-175); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+155); Over


Game 959-960: Tampa Bay at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Odorizzi) 15.675; Baltimore (Tillman) 17.322
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-135); 8
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (-135); Under


Game 961-962: Boston at Toronto (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Buchholz) 14.337; Toronto (Happ) 15.479
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Toronto (-130); 9
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-130); Under


Game 963-964: Oakland at Houston (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Samardzija) 14.043; Houston (Feldman) 15.603
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Oakland (-175); 8
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+155); Under


Game 965-966: NY Yankees at Kansas City (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Pineda) 16.476; Kansas City (Shields) 15.557
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-140); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (+120); Over


Game 967-968: Texas at Seattle (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Mikolas) 14.789; Seattle (Elias) 16.152
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Seattle (-180); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-180); Under


Game 969-970: Miami at LA Angels (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Miami (Cosart) 16.214; LA Angels (LeBlanc) 15.119
Dunkel Line: Miami by 1; 7
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-150); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Miami (+130); Under

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COL @ SF

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Free play MON

Royals w/ Shields -135

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Hondo

Hondo’s three-for-all

Hondo, who is having a less than august month, took a Sunday punch with the Royals in Texas, which, along with his whiffs with Garcia and Fowler at The Barclays, sent the deficit soaring to a smooth 1,780 simpsons.

Monday: Mr. Aitch will try a three-pronged approach to deficit reduction with investments on the Yankees, Phillies and Jays — 10 units apiece.

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Lincecum's status up in the air
By THE SPORTS XCHANGE

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After another rough start, two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum is in danger of falling out of the San Francisco Giants' starting rotation as they make a late-season playoff push.

Lincecum was roughed up in his start Saturday against Washington, lasting just 2 2/3 innings while giving up six runs, four of them earned. The righty has not gone more than six innings in any of his last six starts, and has an ERA of 7.94 in August.

And that is why Giants manager Bruce Bochy is considering taking Lincecum out of the rotation, although he is still debating the topic.

"We haven't made any determinations," Bochy said. "I have not had a chance to talk to Timmy. Until I talk to the player, I don't like to make any announcements."

Lincecum blamed himself after Saturday's loss, and Bochy noted that his pitcher tends to take his starts to heart, good or bad.

"Timmy really takes it so hard," Bochy said. "He feels like he's letting everybody down. I feel like he's got that added pressure on himself. As a starter, they know when it doesn't go well, that they've probably taxed the bullpen, and so they take it hard."

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White Sox vet Konerko honored by Yankees
By THE SPORTS XCHANGE


NEW YORK -- Paul Konerko said the first game he went to was at old Yankee Stadium when he was a six-year-old in 1982.

Thirty-two years later, Konerko played his last game at any version of Yankee Stadium and the Yankees did not forget that like Derek Jeter, he also is retiring after this season.

About 20 minutes before Sunday’s game, the scoreboard played a video of his highlights and Yankees captain Jeter presented him with an autographed base as a gift.

"As far as that whole retirement thing, it is probably the highlight of the year for me so far,” Konerko said. "Definitely a classy move by them, I certainly did not expect it."

Konerko isn’t getting lavished with gifts like Jeter has been and like Mariano Rivera did last year. Before Sunday, the only gift he had received in a visiting stadium was his No. 14 from the Wrigley Field scoreboard when the White Sox played the Cubs.

"To have Derek be out there as the guy giving it to me; that is pretty cool even for someone who tries not to pay attention to that stuff,” Konerko said.

Konerko went 0-for-4 in his final appearance at Yankee Stadium, though he had a chance with one swing to give the White Sox a one-run lead in the ninth. Konerko wound up striking out, ending his career against the Yankees with a .316 average (124-for-392) with 23 home runs and 65 RBIs.

“He's done a lot," manager Robin Ventura said before the game. "It's different from when you're an everyday player and can let your play speak for itself. There's part of this that he lets that speak for itself, but it's more of conversations within the game, right after the game, than you'd normally have. I think he's stepped up and knows that's his responsibility.”

Konerko has spent the last 16 seasons of an 18-year career that began with the Los Angeles Dodgers playing for Chicago. Only Jeter (20 seasons) has the longest tenure with one team and Konerko is the club leader in total bases and second in home runs, RBIs and games played.

Sunday marked the 70th game that Konerko appeared in and the 40th start this year.

Konerko batted .348 (48-for-138) with seven home runs and 25 RBIs at Old Yankee Stadium. His first home run there was off left-hander Andy Pettitte in June 2000 and some of his other notable hits in New York include a home run off Roger Clemens in 2003.

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MLB

'Nats faves in Phillie'

The meeting between the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park Monday features two teams at opposite ends of the scale trying to best each other. According to the current betting odds, Nationals are -$1.50 road favorite. That nod by the oddsmaker is due to the overall success Nationals have had against Phillies (8-3) and in an even larger part, the success of the Washington starter along with the current slump of the Philadelphia hurler. Nationals send one of the team's unsung pitchers to the mound in Tanner Roark who is 12-7 on the campaign with a 2.80 ERA and 6-2 on the road with a 3.29 ERA. Nationals have thrives w/Roark lately posting a 7-1 record with the righty allowing a single run or less in six of the eight starts. On the other mound, Phillies counter with A.J Burnett carrying a 6-14 record, 4.42 ERA. Burnett is currently saddled with a 7 game winless streak (0-7 TSR) and has seen Phillies falter in 10 of his last 11 starts. Taking a road favorite can be a perilous road in baseball betting. But, with Washington 6-0 in their last 6 games swinging at a starter with a WHIP > 1.30, on an 18-8 stretch platting 4.85 runs/game against a losing team, Phillies 4-10 at home platting 3.0 runs/game vs a visitor with a winning % =>.550 the numbers add up well enough to conclude that Washington is the right choice.

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VPS - TPS Turku

Tip: TPS Turku +0.5, 1

Odds: 1,85

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StatFox Super Situations

MLB | MIAMI at LA ANGELS
Play On - All favorites with a money line of -150 or more (LA ANGELS) with a team batting average of .265 or worse on the season (AL) against opponent starting a pitcher who gave up 1 or less earned runs last outing
383-159 since 1997. ( 70.7% | 109.1 units )
41-25 this year. ( 62.1% | -1.0 units )

StatFox Situational Power Trends

MLB | NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY is 28-9 (+18.4 Units) against the money line vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
The average score was: KANSAS CITY (4.8) , OPPONENT (2.9)

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River City Sharps

8/31/2014 Sunday 7:00 PM

The second year of the Butch Jones era at Tennessee begins on Sunday as they will host the Utah State Aggies in the 2014 opener for both teams. The Vols are coming off a tough 5-7 season but much of that struggle was expected as they were one of the younger teams in Division I for Jones’ first season after coming from Cincinnati. Utah State had very high hopes for last season that were dashed in their battle with BYU when dual-threat QB Chuckie Keeton went down with a season-ending knee injury. Keeton is back this year for the Aggies, who return eight starters, but just three on offense. Their big loss was RB Joey DeMartino, who gained almost 1300 yards for the Aggies last year. In addition to Keeton, they will also get RB Joe Hill back and we expect him to come back strong from his season-ending knee injury. Another major concern with this Aggie team will be their lack of experience on the offensive line, which we believe will show up when playing against a big, physical SEC-defensive front. The Vols offense will once again be led by Justin Worley, who showed flashes of solid play during his junior year. Tennessee returns 10 starters, five on both offense and defense, and has some elite players at the skill positions. The Vols have won 19 straight home openers while the Aggies have dropped 16 straight road openers. The Sharps are bullish on the Tennessee Volunteers being a much better football team this season in Jones second year and think that Utah State will be completely outmatched both physically as well as the speed angle. We are going to jump in now as we currently have this number at Vols -6.5 and like them to win by double-digits. The Sharps say…

3 UNITS – TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS -6.5

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Vegas Winning Crew

MLB 15 Dime Play: Baltimore Orioles -118

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Baseball Crusher
Kansas City Royals -130 over New York Yankees
(System Record: 83-1, won last game)
Overall Record: 83-60

Soccer Crusher
Bochum + Union Berlin UNDER 2.5
This match is happening in Germany
(System Record: 625-22, lost last 5 games)
Overall Record: 625-517-90

Here are the rest of his baseball plays for today


Pittsburgh Pirates -127 over St. Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee Brewers -123 over San Diego Padres
Tampa Bay Rays +111 over Baltimore O's

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Ben Burns


St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh - August 25, 2014 - 7:05 PM
Pick:@ -122 Pittsburgh
10* Personal Favorite Pittsburgh Pirates


Boston vs. Toronto - August 25, 2014 - 7:07 PM
Pick:@ -121 Toronto
10* Personal Favorite Blue Jays

Colorado vs. San Francisco - August 25, 2014 - 10:15 PM
Pick:@ -179 San Francisco
6* Blue Marlin Giants

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Monday MLB Card has the MLB Total Of the Month from a Never lost totals system that averages over 12 runs per game. There is also a 5* Blowout system that wins by 4 runs per game on average and has a solid pitcher edge. Free A.L. East system Play below.


On Monday in A.L. East action the Free Power system Play is on the Toronto Blue Jays. Game 962 at 7:05 eastern. The Jays fit a nice league wide system that has won 11 of 13 times and plays on home favorites with a total that is 8 or less and are off a home dog loss and scored 2 or less runs and are taking on an opponent like Boston that is also off a home dog loss by 2 or more runs. Boston has lost 8 straight and looks like a team that has thrown in the towel. The Jays have won 10 of the 13 in the series this year and have a pitching edge with J. Happ who has a 3.25 home era. Happ shut down the Sox going 6 scoreless here last month. Boston counters with Buchholz who has been hammered by Toronto this year. In 3 starts they have scored 17 runs in 15 innings against him. Look for Toronto to take the opener. On Monday we start the week big with the MLB Total of the Month from a totals system that is undefeated and averages 12 runs per game. There is also a Big Blowout system that wins by 4 runs per game. Get on both now. For the free play take Toronto. GC

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XpertPicks

MONDAY BASEBALL




Play Kansas City -130 over New York Yankees----Top Play (Risk 5% of your Bankroll)

7:00 PM EST

James Shields has won 38 of the last 61 games when pitching as a favorite of -110 or higher and he has won 35 of the last 50 games when pitching in the month of August. James Shields has won 5 of the last 6 games vs. AL East Division Opponents and he is 2-0 over the last three starts with an ERA of 2.14.





Play Miami +150 over Los Angeles Angels---Top Play (Risk 5% of your Bankroll)
10:00 PM EST


Wade LeBalnc has lost 7 of the last 8 home games and he has lost 7 consecutive games coming off a team win. Wade LeBlanc has lost 11 of the last 14 games when the total posted is between 7 and 8.5 runs and he has an ERA of 7.36 in all starts this season.

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BeatYourBookie

MONDAY

MLB BASEBALL


10* Play Kansas City -130 over NY Yankees (MLB TOP PLAY)

James Shields is 5-1 when pitching vs. AL East Division Opponents
James Shields is 38-23 when pitching as a favorite of -110 or higher
James Shields is 35-15 when pitching in the month of August


10* Play Miami +150 over Los Angeles Angels (MLB TOP PLAY)

Wade LeBlanc is 1-7 when pitching in home games
Wade LeBlanc is 0-7 coming off a team win
Wade LeBlanc is 3-11 when the total posted is between 7 and 8.5 runs


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5* Play Pittsburgh -120 over St. Louis (MLB BONUS PLAY)
5* Play Milwaukee -120 over San Diego (MLB BONUS PLAY)

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MLB Baseball

1000* Play Washington -150 over Philadelphia (TOP MLB)

AJ Burnett has lost 29 of the last 40 games when pitching on a Monday and he has lost 42 of the last 64 games when pitching as an underdog of +125 to +175.AJ Burnett has lost 9 of the last 10 games when pitching in the 2nd half of the season and he is 0-3 in his last three starts with an ERA of 6.41.

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50* Play Oakland -165 over Houston (MLB BONUS PLAY)
50* Play Seattle -170 over Texas (MLB BONUS PLAY)

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Kevin's Pick(s):
I couldn't make it three straight last night as our underdog pick on the Astros falls by a score of 3-1. I've got two big underdog plays tonight in two West Coast games.
2 UNIT = Colorado Rockies @ San Francisco Giants - ROCKIES TO WIN (+162)
Listed Pitchers: Matzek vs Peavy
(Note: I'm risking 2.00 units to win 3.24 units)
2 UNIT = Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners - RANGERS TO WIN (+155)
Listed Pitchers: Mikolas vs Elias
(Note: I'm risking 2.00 units to win 3.10 units)


Kyle's Pick(s)
2 UNIT = Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays - BLUE JAYS TO WIN (-125)
Listed Pitchers: Buchholz vs. Happ
(Note: I'm risking 2.00 units to win 1.60 units)
Harang and the Braves were unable to make a late comeback, as the Reds took advantage of a rather anemic Atlanta offense. Hasn't been an ideal month for me unfortunately. New week and hopefully better results to finish up August.
Every game for the Toronto Blue Jays the remainder of the season is critical. It'll be the difference between a playoff spot or another choke job in Toronto. With their offense there is no reason they shouldn't be out of the playoffs, anything less would be choking in my opinion, and Blue Jays' fans will certainly agree. The Jays have won six straight over the Red Sox, so there is room for optimism in this series. Clay Buchholz is a big reason why the Red Sox are last in the AL-East. He's been nothing but a disappointment for the Sox who are already looking forward to next season. Buchholz carries a 5.94 ERA into tonight with a 1.55 WHIP and .356 OBP. Remember he had a stellar 2013 campaign, pitching for a 1.74 ERA. This season he hasn't had it. I thought maybe after a solid outing against the Astros two starts ago he may pick up some momentum, but he followed that 2 run outing up with 6 earned runs against the Angels. This will be the third time the Jays have seen him in a month. The prior two times they hit him for 4 and 7 runs. Why should we expect to see anything change tonight. His opponent, J.A. Happ, looked to be in for a big season in the early goings, but has since had a turbulent ride. However, he has been pretty good at home, 3.26 ERA, and has had success against the Red Sox recently. On July 22nd he went for 6 innings not allowing a single run. The Red Sox are in the midst of a 8 game losing streak, and should be without David Ortiz tonight. They've given up all hope. The Blue Jays should be focused as they try and catch up to Seattle for a Wild Card berth. I'll take Toronto in what is quickly becoming must-win situations for the Jays.
Cheers,

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2014-08-30 (5 days)


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League
Date
Time (ET)
Matchup
Pick


MLB
Aug 25 ,2014
7:05p
[959] Tampa Bay Rays[960] Baltimore Orioles
Tampa Bay Rays +118
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3* Rays/Orioles AL East Main Event on Rays +
The Rays are showing great value as a road dog against the slumping Orioles. Baltimore was just swept by the Cubs in a series where they total a mere 4 runs on 13 hits over 3-games. I look for the Orioles offense to remain in a funk against Tampa Bay starter Jake Odorizzi, who comes in with a sizzling 2.29 ERA and 0.763 WHIP over his last 3 starts. The Rays are a perfect 4-0 in Odorizzi's last 4 road starts and 5-2 in his last 7 when he faces an opponent who scored 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Winning on the road hasn't been much of a problem for Tampa Bay of late. The Rays are an impressive 21-6 in their last 27 road games and 8-3 in their last 11 against a team with a winning home record. Adding to that is the fact that the Rays are 42-19 in their last 61 games against a team that strands 6.9 or less base runners per game in the second half of the season.
There's also a solid system in play. Road teams with a money line of +125 to -125 who are ice hitting .225 or worse over their last 15 games against opponent with a hot starting pitcher- ERA less than 3.00 over his last 10 games are 37-14 since 1997. That's a 73% system in favor of the Rays. Take Tampa Bay!





League
Date
Time (ET)
Matchup
Pick


MLB
Aug 25 ,2014
10:10p
[955] Milwaukee Brewers[956] San Diego Padres
San Diego Padres +125
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4* MLB No Brainer on Padres +
The Padres are showing great value as a home underdog on Monday. San Diego will be returning home after a lengthy 10-game road trip. The Padres have won 10 of their last 11 home games.
San Diego also looks to have a strong edge on the mound. The Padres will send out Eric Stults, who comes in with a red-hot 1.96 ERA and 0.927 WHIP over his last 3 starts. Milwaukee will counter with the slumping Kyle Lohse, who has a 4.52 ERA and 1.403 WHIP over 15 road starts and an ugly 8.31 ERA and 2.154 WHIP over his last 3 outings. Stults is 15-4 in his last 19 home starts against a team who draws 3 or less walks/game.
Strong system in play on the Padres. Teams with a money line of +125 to -125 who are starting a pitcher who walked <=1 hitters each of his last 2 outings against opponent with a cold starting pitcher- WHIP >= 2.000 over his last 3 starts are 54-28 over the last 5 seasons. That's a 66% system in favor of the Padres. Take San Diego!

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50* Nationals -145

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MLB betting cheat sheet: Buchholz an Over Machine

Here’s a comprehensive look at betting notes for the early-week major-league games:

Tigers, Twins Go Way Over

The Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins completed a high-scoring series in style Sunday, with the Tigers (-138, O 9) romping to a 13-4 road victory and a split of the four-game set. The teams went Over in all four games, scoring a combined 73 runs in the series – an average of better than 18 per contest.

Buchholz an Over Machine

Boston Red Sox right-hander Clay Buchholz looks to end a season-long trend Monday as he faces the host Toronto Blue Jays (-125, 9). Buchholz has been one of the strongest Over plays of the season at 14-6 overall and 7-2 on the road, thanks in no small part to his 5.94 ERA.

Bumgarner Dodges CarGo

Madison Bumgarner may find things a bit easier than normal Tuesday as he and the San Francisco Giants welcome Colorado to town. Bumgarner has allowed 10 homers in 297 at-bats against members of the Rockies roster, but half have been hit by Carlos Gonzalez, who is out for the season with a knee injury.

Pitching Notes

* Right-hander Chris Tillman will need to be careful with a familiar foe as he leads the host Baltimore Orioles (-132, 8) into Monday’s series opener with Tampa Bay. Rays third baseman Evan Longoria has dominated the matchup with Tillman, batting .433 with five homers in 30 at-bats against him.

* New York Yankees righty Brandon McCarthy looks to continue his hot play in the Bronx as he takes the hill Tuesday against the host Detroit Tigers. McCarthy is 5-2 with a 1.90 ERA and is 3-5 O/U in eight starts since being acquired from Arizona just prior to the trade deadline.

Hitting Notes

* St. Louis shortstop Jhonny Peralta will look to resume his dominance against Pittsburgh left-hander Francisco Liriano as the Cardinals (-137, 7) face the host Pirates on Monday night. Peralta is 14-for-42 with two homers, eight walks and a .440 OBP in his career versus Liriano.

* New York Mets first baseman Lucas Duda is heating up heading into Tuesday’s series kickoff against the visiting Atlanta Braves. Duda homered twice and drove in five runs Sunday, and has racked up five homers and 11 RBIs over his past six games.

Totals Streak

Texas Rangers (1-5-3 O/U): The Rangers have one of the more interesting totals streaks going, with three pushes in a nine-game span – each a 6-3 Texas loss on a total of nine. Texas is 57-62-10 O/U for the season; the 10 pushes leads the American League.

Prop of the Day

Bettors may want to take a chance on the Rangers and Mariners hitting Monday’s total of eight (+900). The Rangers have played to within a run of the total six times in the last nine games, connecting on three of them.

Injury Notes

* Colorado Rockies catcher Wilin Rosario (wrist) will take batting practice Monday and is expected to return to the starting lineup in the coming days. The Rockies are 12-14 SU, 13-10-3 O/U and -133 units for the season with Rosario out of the lineup.

* Boston has placed shortstop Xander Bogaerts on the seven-day concussion list after he was struck in the head Friday. Bogaerts was mired in a 1-for-23 slump prior to the injury, a stretch that dropped his average to .223 for the season.

Weather Watch

* Wind at AT&T Park will blow out to center field at 8 mph for Monday’s game between host San Francisco (-174, 7.5) and Colorado. Teams averaged 1.44 home runs under similar conditions in 2013 – slightly above stadium averages – but scoring was down slightly and teams combined to go 22-26-2 O/U.

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Game of the Day: Yankees at Royals

New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals (-136, 7.5)

The Kansas City Royals are winners of 24 of their last 31 games and have advanced to the top spot in the American League Central. The New York Yankees, who visit the Royals for a one-game makeup Monday, are winners of four straight as they try to stay in contention for a postseason spot. The Yankees begin a stretch with 22 of the next 31 games against teams owning winning records.

The Yankees needed walk-off wins in two of the three games over the weekend to beat one of the worst teams in the AL in the Chicago White Sox and has not won a series on the road against a current winning team since taking three straight at Seattle from June 10-12. The Royals took two of three from the Yankees from June 6-8 before the finale of the four-game series was postponed until Monday. Kansas City’s offense has scored six or more runs in each of its last seven wins and totaled four home runs over the weekend in Texas.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, ESPN, YES (New York), FSN Kansas City

LINE HISTORY: The LV Superbook opened the Royals as -136 home favorites. The total opened 7.5.

INJURY REPORT: Yankees – LF Brett Gardner (Doubtful, ankle). Royals – 1B Eric Hosmer (15-day DL, hand).

POWER RANKINGS: Yankees (-162), Royals (-185).

WHAT CAPPERS SAY: “While the Pinstripes having enjoyed good success against the Royals of late, winning eight of the last twelve contests, the makeup of these two squads has changed dramatically this season. In Shields, Kansas City owns a legitimate staff ace, one who has enjoyed success against the Bronx Bombers, going 8-2 with a 2.19 ERA his last ten home team starts. Shields is also an eye-popping 15-3 in his last eighteen overall team starts during the month of August. With his counterpart Michael Pineda still being limited to a conservative pitch count following his lengthy return off the DL, look for Pineda’s August woes (1-5 career team starts) to continue tonight.” Marc Lawrence.

PITCHING MATCHUP: Yankees RH Michael Pineda (2-2, 2.05 ERA) vs. Royals RH James Shields (12-6, 3.28)

Pineda has made two starts since coming off a stint of nearly four months on the disabled list and picked up right where he left off. The 25-year-old held Baltimore and Houston to a total of three runs and six hits in 11 innings but did not factor in the decision in either outing. Pineda is still building his stamina and has yet to record an out in the seventh inning or later this season.

Shields posted his sixth straight quality start Tuesday by holding Colorado to two runs on nine hits in six innings while striking out six. The free agent to be owns 16 strikeouts against three walks in his last three turns and owns a 3.23 ERA in 11 home starts in 2014. Shields faced New York at home June 8 and yielded only an unearned run in six innings while striking out eight to grab a win.

TRENDS:

* Yankees are 4-0 in their last four overall.
* Royals are 8-1 in their last nine home games.
* Under is 5-0-1 in Pineda’s last six starts overall.
* Yankees are 5-2 in the last seven meetings in Kansas City.

CONSENSUS: 68 percent of wagers are backing the Royals.

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BET4WINS
League : ENGLAND: Premier League
Match : Manchester City vs Liverpool
Tips : Both teams to score

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getmybet
League: ENGLAND: Premier League
Match: Manchester City vs Liverpool
Tips: Over 2.5

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BUYFOOTBALLTIPS
League : NETHERLANDS: Eerste Divisie
Match : Volendam vs Roda
Tips : Over 2.5

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macaukingtips
League: ENGLAND: Premier League
Match : Manchester City vs Liverpool
Tips : ManCity -0.5

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goforwinners
League : ENGLAND: Premier League
Match : Manchester City vs Liverpool
Tips : Both teams to score

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Cappers Access

Royals -140
Angels(RL) -1.5(+125)

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Gamblers Data

Free Play Monday

Nats -150

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DOC SPORTS (MLB)

4-Unit play. Take Philadelphia Phillies+135

4-Unit play. Take San Diego Padres+125

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ALLEN EASTMAN (MLB)

4-Unit play. Take Under 8.5 – Miami vsLA Angels

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BONES BEST BET

CARDINALS @ PIRATES – OVER 7 -125 *5* BEST BET

The Cards have seen at least 8 runs scored in 7 straight games. The Cards had scored at least 4 runs in 10 straight games before last night. The Pirates have only went under in 2 of their last 9 games. The Pirates have scored at least 3 runs in 9 straight games. Lackey since the trade has a 1.40 WHIP and 5.40 ERA. In his 4 starts with the Cards the average game total has been 8.6 runs. Liriano was hammered in his last start vs the Braves and has been bad at home all season. In 63 innings pitched at home this year he has an ERA over 5.00 and a WHIP over 1.50. This total should be at least 8.

NATIONALS ML -144 *4*

Looked into the -1 line here for this one but at a discounted price of just 28 cents off the money line price, the value simply isn’t there. These Nationals are as hot as it gets. They have now won 12 of their last 13 games and are scoring massive totals. Now they get AJ Burnett tonight who has been rough to say the least. 6-14 overall, 0-3 last 3 starts with a 6.41 ERA and 1.63 WHIP – good luck tonight against these guys AJ.

RAYS @ ORIOLES – UNDER 8 -120 *4*

Both Odorizzi and Tillman have been amazing of late with sub 0.8 WHIPs over their past 3 starts. Add in that both teams are seeing extremely low scoring games of late (Rays 5.4 L5, 6.6 L10 – Orioles 6.0 L5, 6.2 L10) and we have an under at 8 that we love here. Both the Rays and Orioles have played to just 2 overs in their past 10 games.

YANKEES ML +124 *2*

Just a great line here that we feel needs to be played. Pineda goes for the Yankees here tonight and has been fire since his return, giving up just 3 runs in 11 innings. Yankees need to keep winning in this competitive AL East and wild card run and can not afford a day off, they have won 6 of 8. Royals coming off a 3-1 loss to the Rangers Sunday night look to be headed for another let down game as they have the Tigers looking to get back at top the Central. We know it’s James Shields throwing and he has been awesome, Pineda has the chance to better him tonight and at the odds we will take a shot.

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GOODFELLA

2* PITTSBURGH PIRATES

(Listed Pitchers)

Pirates SP Liriano had a terrible outing his last start AT the Braves….However, he had been on a quite a roll….He had given up 2 runs or less in 8 of his L/9 starts before the snafu vs the ATL……The Cards are simply less potent vs LH pitching and on the flip side we have these Pirates in their best hitting posture (vs RH) pitching…..as only the Rockies have a better .OPS vs RH pitching in the enire National League. Lackey may have success the 1st time through the order, but I do expect these Pirates to get to him eventually. I like Liriano to come back with a strong outing tonight, as I believe his last start is giving us some VALUE on these Pirates tonight….Edge to Pittsburgh bullpen wise as well tonight. I really like the PIRATES in this ‘spot’ tonight.

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corey kluge

phillies
rockies

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Wunderdog Sports Free Pick

Game: Milwaukee Brewers @ San Diego Padres
Time: Monday 08/25 10:10 PM Eastern
Pick: San Diego +125 (moneyline) at Bookmaker

The Milwaukee Brewers got off to a surprisingly good start this season when they ripped off a 20-7 record to start the season. They have not resembled that team since as they are just one game over .500 since the big start, and have been a rather pedestrian team. San Diego returns home after an unsuccessful 10 game road trip where they went just 3-7, but that has been typical of this team all season. Things have been much different for this team at home where they are seven games over .500 on the season and are in the midst of an 11 game run at home that has seen them compile a 10-1 record. Lohse has not been a stopper for Milwaukee as the Brewers are 0-4 in his last four starts following a team loss in their previous game. San Diego has also been taking it to good road teams, as they are 7-2 in their last nine here vs. a team with a winning road record. Play on San Diego.

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Ecks and Bacon

Ben lee had the splits in soccer on Sunday losing with Sunderland +$360/Manchester United for $25 and winning his $25 play on the Draw +$280.

Ben lee won on Sunday in MLB in the National League with the Brewers -$145/Pirates.

"Mr Chalk" has Np for Monday.

Ben lee is 195-224-5 -$2897 through Forty Three Weeks.

"Mr Chalk" is 67-50 -$430 for the 2014 MLB season.

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

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Northcoast Early Bird play

Ohio st -13.5

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BOB BALFE

TORONTO BLUEJAYS -120
(Happ/Buchholz)

The Redsoxs have not been able to hit the ball this year like they have done so many years in the past and it will be tough going into this done against a left handed pitcher. Boston has not hit lefties that well and all it takes is a couple big blast from this powerful Bluejay lineup to get this game over with in a hurry. Take Toronto.

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Nelly

Marlins

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MLB Odds and Picks
By: The Linemakers
Sportingnews

The Toronto Blue Jays host the Boston Red Sox north of the border tonight, but it's not their home-field advantage or their starter -- J.A. Happ (4.39 ERA, 1.42 WHIP) -- that makes them a solid value at -115.

Instead, backing the Blue Jays is as much about betting against the BoSox's Clay Buchholz (5.94 ERA, 1.55 WHIP). In a way, it's almost impressive that Buchholz has been able to log 122.2 innings in spite of his helium-inflated stat line.

If allowing 1.5 base runners per inning and approaching an ERA of 6.00 isn't enough to convince you that the Red Sox should be bet against, consider Buchholz's 2014 numbers against tonight's opponent. In four starts against Toronto this season, he has allowed 18 earned runs, three homers, 28 hits and 13 walks in 22.2 innings. That is a 7.15 ERA and 1.81 WHIP.

Happ isn't anything to write home about himself, but he's at least been respectable in two starts -- both Blue Jay wins -- against the Red Sox, limiting them to four earned runs in 11 innings (3.27 ERA). He's also held David Ortiz, arguably Boston's most dangerous hitter, to a 1-for-7 (.143) mark.

Monday's selections:

Blue Jays (Happ) -115 vs. Red Sox

Orioles (Tillman) -120 vs. Rays

Brewers/Padres UNDER 7 (-105)

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Arthur Ralph

Super Pick Nationals w/ Roark
Blue Ribbon Baltimore w/ Tillman

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Marc Lyle Sports

Washington -145

Absolutely crushing NFL Preseason won 14 in a row

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Kyle Hunter

3* Milwaukee -118

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Sean Murphy

Miami

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Teddy Covers

Miami +150

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Dave Essler

2* Oakland Over 8

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Worlds Worst Picker

Cardinals
Royals
Orioles

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IVEY WALTERS

3% Washington Nationals -145

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MATT FARGO

9* Philadelphia Phillies ML

9* Colorado Rockies ML

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INDIAN COWBOY (MLB)

3-Unit play. Take Under 7 1/2 - Rangers vs Mariners

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Mike Davis

5* - Over 7.5 Colorado / SF
4* - SF -1.5 (+130)

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klprodigypicks

Rays ml (+108)
pirates -1.5 (+170)
brewers -1.5 (+135)

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Betting First Look with Marco D’Angelo

Milwaukee Brewers ML

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Sports Insurance Adjusters for 8/25

Washington RL -1.5 +115
Pittsburgh -135
Milwaukee RL -1.5 +135

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Sportswagers
MLB Free Picks for Aug 25, 2014

TORONTO -114 over Boston

J.A. Happ is an incredibly hard pitcher to get a read on. He is the definition of all or nothing, as six of his last 12 starts have resulted in a pure quality start, while the other six have all resulted in disaster. Despite being 0-3 over his last four starts, a 3.62 xERA and 8.1 K’s/9 in that time shows that he is capable of much more. Happ has been very decent at home with a 4-4 record to go along with a 3.26 ERA. He’ll face a Red Sox offense that is sputtering in August, where they have a .227 BA and .623 OPS. That said, this one is more about fading Clay Buchholz in this extreme hitters park.

The Jays scored just one time yesterday against Chris Archer of the Rays but they just missed hitting several balls out and when they weren’t striking out they were making solid contact. With Edwin Encarnación and Adam Lind back, Toronto’s first six batters look like this: Jose Reyes, Melky Cabrera, Jose Bautista, Lind, Encarnación and Dioner Navarro. Nobody in that group is hitting under .273 and both Cabrera and Lind are hitting well above .300. Reyes is hitting .365 in August. Current Jays have seen Clay Buchholz plenty, with 78 hits in 276 career AB’s against him (.276). That’s when Buchholz was pitching well. The Red Sox have lost Buchholz’s last six starts and the lowest output by the opposition over that stretch was five runs. One of those defeats was by a score of 14-1 to these Blue Jays less than a month ago in Boston. Buchholz was walked 15 batters over his past 30 innings. He has an ERA of 5.94 and a disturbing 1.55 WHIP in 23 appearances, 19 of those as a starter. Of those 19 starts, Buchholz has seven of the pure quality variety. After facing the Rays starters over the weekend, the Jays take a huge step down in class here. Toronto’s offense is on the verge of a serious explosion and we’re suggesting it happens in this series.

Our Pick
TORONTO -114 (Risking 2.28 units - To Win: 2.00)


St. Louis @ PITTSBURGH
St. Louis +124 over PITTSBURGH

This series is as big as it gets, as the Pirates try and chase down the Cardinals for one of the two Wild Card spots. Atlanta, Miami and San Fran are still in it too but this series will have an impact. The Cardinals are very used to big games in late August and so is John Lackey. Lackey has come a long way in the past three years, evolving from one of Boston’s biggest distractions and disappointments to one of its rotation anchors. Despite all he’s gone through, Lackey has managed to stay the course. Talk about eerie consistency and one need not look further than Lackey. That's now two straight years of pinpoint control and elite command for Lackey, replicating the skills that made him one of 2013’s best pitchers, skills wise. He's still inducing grounders at a healthy level, albeit with a few extra line-drives allowed, which upped his hit % a few ticks. ERA and xERA remain in line with each other, with room for slight improvement. Lackey has been mostly unaffected by luck factors. Lackey's late-career renaissance continues. Skills similarities aside, he has pitched as a front-line starter going on two years now. Lackey's remaining starts will all be relevant and they are also an audition for a new contract. He's a good bet to provide front-end production the rest of the way and he’s certainly a better option taking back a tag than Francisco Liriano is spotting one.

Liriano has experienced a huge skill spike since the All-Star break due to a surge in groundballs (60% groundball rate) and a steep reduction in walks but don't expect his improved control to stick. He has posted a 4.7 BB/9 in three separate months this season and his post-All-Star break 57% first pitch strike is the same as it was in the first half. At home this season, Liriano is 1-5 with a 5.23 ERA and an oppBA of .270. In his last two starts, Liriano has walked seven batters over 10 innings. Lastly, these Cardinals know him well with a combined 176 career AB’s against him. St. Louis batters have hit .290 off of Liriano and they figure to get more scoring opportunities in this one. The Cardinals chances of winning the opener of this series has to be considered equal to or better than the Pirates chances, which creates this value play.

St. Louis +124 (Risking 2 units - To Win: 2.48)


Colorado @ SAN FRAN
SAN FRAN -1½ +124 over Colorado

Forget what the Rockies have done at home over their past nine games (winning six) because it does not matter. When this team takes the road a metamorphosis occurs that turns them into the Bad News Bears. Away from Coors, Colorado is hitting just .236 with just 18 wins in 62 games. Without Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez in the lineup, Colorado is hitting .192 on the road. Back in June, the Rockies came in here and swept the Giants, which incredibly just happens to be 1/6 of their road wins this season. Don’t expect lightning to strike twice. Jake Peavy gets this start for the Giants. Peavy has earned the win in each of his last two starts, after going 0-12 over his previous 18 starts. Since joining the Giants he has made five starts and he’s getting sharper. Peavy has posted a 2.75 ERA over his past three starts. At AT&T Park, he’s 1-1 with a 2.77 ERA and the Giants have won his last two games by scores of 8-3 and 7-1.

Despite losing two of three in Washington over the weekend, the Giants still scored 18 runs against a very good staff, which includes three reputable starters (Zimmerman, Strasburg and Fister). The Giants have scored five runs or more in seven of their past 10 games and lead the majors over that span with a .308 batting average. They’ll now get a crack at Tyler Matzek. Matzek has started 13 games for the Rockies since his call-up in mid-June. Over 77 innings, he was an ugly BB/K split of 30/53. Over his last 29 innings, his BB/K split is 15/21. Matzek has always had control problems, even in the minors, where his best walk rate since 2009 was 4.2 BB/9. He has a WHIP of 1.52 and a BAA of .289 and it’s not due to Coors Field either. On the road, Matzek has allowed 51 hits in 39 innings for an oppBA of .323. He’s 0-5 on the road with an ERA of 6.23, which is right in line with his road xERA of 5.89. Matzek is one of 14 starting pitchers that the Rockies have used this season and if they weren’t in such dire straits, Matzek would be pitching in the minors, where he belongs. Once again, you can expect the Rockies to turn into pumpkins because that’s who they are as soon as they leave Denver.

Our Pick
SAN FRANCISCO -1½ +124 (Risking 2 units - To Win: 2.48)

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Brad Wilton Your Monday Winner...

Monday winner is a 150 Dime release on the Milwaukee Brewers with Lohse over the San Diego Padres with Stults. At 4:30 am Vegas time, the Brewers are -125 favorites. Both listed pitchers must start, or this is a no play.

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Chris Jordan MLB Winner...

My 600♦ Winner is on the OVER in the clash between the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays. And as of 6 a.m. pacific, I see the line on this one is 9 flat.

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Jeff Clement

8* Kansas City -133
8* Seattle -168

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PowerPlay Wins

Baltimore -120
Washington -140
Milwaukee -130

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Dave Aquiro

MLB Handicappers

John: (11-7) - Seattle

BD: (11-5) - Washington

Tom: (8-1) - none

Tex: (10-3) - cardinals/pirates over 7

Len: (5-1) - athletics/astros over 8.5

Ernie: (3-4) - St. Louis

Alb: (2-2) - Toronto

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The Shadow Sports Syndicate

MLB: Washington

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Rooster

959 Tampa bay rays+115
964 Oakland A's under 8.5.

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Dr. Ed Meyer | MLB Total

dime bet – 966 KAN / 965 NYY – UNDER 7.5

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Diamond Dog Sports


#957/958: Rockies/Giants: Over 7.5 (+100) (4.5*)
Listed Pitchers: Matzek/Peavy


#961/962: Red Sox/Blue Jays: Over 9.0 (-105) (4*)
Listed Pitchers: Buchholtz/Happ

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Danny B

Baltimore/TB Game Over Total of 7.5

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ANDRE GOMES

MLB Pick: 955 Milwaukee Brewers @ 956 San Diego Padres

(Starting Pitchers: K. Lohse vs. E. Stults)

Rating: 3 units – Single Dime Play

Pick: 956 San Diego Padres ML @ +122

Detailed Write Up:

The Padres have been probably the most underrated team in this second half of season. We’ve won our play yesterday @ARI, and I’m going to play them today as well.

They will send LHP Eric Stults to the mound and Stults (like their offense) has been terrific lately! His 3.30 FIP & 3.94 xFIP numbers during this month (4 starts) are decent and please note that 3 of thos starts were against decent offensive team batting vs. LHP’s: ATL ranked #4, STL #10 & LAD #15, still he was decent in every game!

On the other end, MIL’s SP Kyle Lohse returns to action after dealing w/ a bad ankle. He is clearly struggling lately w/ 5.07 FIP & 5.07 xFIP in this second half and this Padres’ offense aren’t anymore a dreadful unit – I have them being ranked #4 in this second half of season! Having the chance to get SD @ plus money at home is a valuable proposition for me!

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SPORTS PICK PREDICTIONS (MLB)

Kansas City Royals -134 (2 units)

Toronto Blue Jays -118 (4 units)

San Diego Padres +120 (2 units)

St Louis Cardinals/Pittsburgh Pirates – OVER 7, -120 (2 units)

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Sports Cash System

extra bonus system for today:

Kansas City Royals -134 over the New York Yankees (Bet Level 2) (Money Line Bet) (MLB Baseball) - Game Starts at 7:10 PM EST

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Trev Rogers

Boston/Toronto OVER 9 +101

Colorado/ San Francisco OVER 7.5 +108

Miami +1.5 (-135)

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Sheep

All 1000*

TB +105
TB +100 F5
PHI +125

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One and Done Sports Picks

Tampa Bay Rays ML

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Kyle Hunter
MLB
milwaukee

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Exodus to Black
MLB
Pittsburgh-144
Tampa Bay+111

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Diamond Trends - Monday
By Vince Akins
VegasInsider

SU TREND OF THE DAY:

The Athletics are 0-10 since June 22, 2004 as a road favorite after a 5+ run loss and it is not the last game of a series for a net profit of $1141 when playing against.

PITCHER TREND OF THE DAY:

When James Shields starts the Royals are 11-0 since June 01, 2013 vs a team that lost their starters last two starts for a net profit of $1120.

MLB BIBLE ACTIVE TREND:

The Giants are 1-12-1 OU since August 28, 2012 as a 140+ favorite after a 5+ run loss.

CHOICE TREND:

The Rays are 9-0 since August 05, 2011 after an extra inning win and it is the first game of a series for a net profit of $1005.

ACTIVE TRENDS:

When Kyle Lohse starts the Brewers are 9-0 since June 04, 2013 after giving up 2 or more home runs for a net profit of $1005.

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Kelso

50 Wash

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BETS THAT PROFIT

2* Brewers vs Padres – OVER 7 (-120)

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RIVER CITY SHARPS

The Orioles come home after being swept on the road by the cubs and look to avoid their longest losing streak of the year, their 4th consecutive loss. They look forward to playing at Camden Yards where they have won 15 of their last 20. They also feel good about sending Chris Tillman (10-5 3.55) to the mound. Baltimore has won each of his last five starts, during which he’s gone 3-0 with a 2.14 ERA. The right-hander allowed one run and three hits over eight innings to beat the White Sox 5-1 on Tuesday. He is opposed by Jake Odorizzi, 9-10, 3.83 ERA, who has pitched well lately for the rays. He is however 0-1, 4.52 ERA against the O’s this year. The Rays are 4-8 vs the O’s so far. We realy like the Orioles returning home with Tillman on the hill. The Sharps say…

3 UNITS – BALTIMORE ORIOLES (-117)

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J.R Stevens/SMOOTH44

TOP PICKS FOR MONDAY
(952) Philadelphia +135
(953) St. Louis +125
(956) San Diego +120
(961) Boston +105
(969) Miami +150
(964) Houston +150 (Play of the Day)
*21-0 trend backing certain pitchers (Feldman) seeking same season double revenge against opposing pitcher. 14-0 trend going against certain road teams (OAK) after a home loss of 5 or more runs.
*Listed Pitchers

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MARC LAWRENCE

3* Under – Tampa Bay vs Baltimore
(Odorizzi vs Tillman)