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MLB betting: Texas moves to 6-0 after Cruz suspension
It has been a week since the suspensions stemming from the Florida biogenesis case in Major League Baseball were handed down.
Though it wasn't an overly star-studded list, the list included a few everyday players. Namely Nelson Cruz of the Texas Rangers.
Cruz was batting .269 with 27 homers and 76 RBI in a productive season before accepting the suspension from the league.
Following a 6-1 victory over the Houston Astros Sunday, the Rangers are a blistering 6-0 in life post-Nelson Cruz.
Any $100 bettor would be up $412.35 if they had wagered in each of the Rangers six ball games without their suspended slugger.
The Rangers will look to keep the streak rolling as they finish up their four-game set with the Astros Monday.
At the time of writing, the Rangers are -210 road favorites. Yu Darvish takes the mound for Texas. -
NFL betting: Over cashes at more than 70 percent through Week 1
Following the Buffalo Bills big 44-20 victory against the Indianapolis Colts, Week 1 of the NFL preseason is completed.
The 'over' has come through for bettors after the first 17 games of the preseason schedule going 12-5 O/U (over/under), good enough for 70.6 percent.
As we look ahead to the second week of games in the preseason schedule, here is a brief recap of the number from Week 1 which will include the inaugural Hall of Fame Game:
Favorites went 6-11 ATS (against the spread)
Favorites went 6-11 SU (straight up)
Over/Under results were 12-5 O/U
The home team went 6-11 ATS and 6-11 SUComment
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Monday's National League betting cheat sheet
Check out our quick-hitting betting notes on Monday's National League games:
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves (-170, 7)
Cold pitching stat: Phillies starter Cole Hamels gave up five runs in five innings in his lone start versus Atlanta this season.
Hot batting stat: Braves C Brian McCann is 16-for-57 (.281) in his career versus Hamels. McCann has notched three homers and driven in 15 runs in those at-bats. The catcher missed Sunday's game versus the Marlins due to a sore knee, however.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-80s with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Wind will blow from left field to right field at 4 mph.
Key betting note: The Phillies are 3-7 in Hamels' last 10 road starts versus the Braves.
Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs (+128, OFF)
Hot pitching stat: Reds SP Mat Latos is 4-1 in his last six starts. He is coming off a great start versus Oakland on August 6 where he tossed 7 1/3 scoreless innings in a 3-1 Reds victory.
Cold batting stat: Reds SS Zack Cozart is 1-for-13 (.077) in his career versus Cubs starter Travis Wood.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-70s with partly cloudy skies. Wind will blow in from center field at 7 mph. There is a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the forecast.
Key betting note: The over is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings between the two ball clubs.
San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies (-163, 9.5)
Cold pitching stat: Padres starter Edinson Volquez is 0-3 with a 12.18 ERA in four starts versus the Rockies this season. Volquez has given up 34 hits in 17 innings over the four starts.
Hot batting stat: Rockies C Wilin Rosario is 7-for-15 (.467) with two homers and seven RBIs in his career versus Volquez.
Weather: There is a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms in the forecast for gametime. Temperatures will be in the low-70s with wind blowing from right field to left field at 5 mph.
Key betting note: The Padres are 2-7 in the last nine meetings in Colorado.
New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers (-192, 7)
Hot pitching stat: Dodgers pitcher Ricky Nolasco is 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA in his two August starts. The Dodgers are 5-1 in Nolasco's starts since they acquired the righty from the Marlins.
Cold batting stat: Mets 1B Ike Davis is 5-for-23 (.217) with eight strikeouts in his career versus Nolasco.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-70s with sunny skies. Wind will blow out to right field at 6 mph.
Key betting note: The Mets are 1-4 in Jenrry Mejia's last five road starts.
Interleague
Baltimore Orioles at Arizona Diamondbacks (-119, 8.5)
Cold pitching stat: O's starter Scott Feldman had a rough outing in his last turn on the mound. The righty gave up five runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings of work in an 8-4 loss versus the Seattle Mariners on August 3.
Cold batting stat: Collectively, the DBacks roster owns a .183 batting average in 82 at-bats versus Feldman.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-90s with sunny skies. Wind will blow from left field to right field at 7 mph.
Key betting note: The over is 5-0-1 in the last six meetings.
** Odds, probable starters and weather forecast as of 8:35 p.m. ET Sunday.Comment
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Monday's American League betting cheat sheet
Check out our quick-hitting betting notes on Monday's American League games:
Oakland A's at Toronto Blue Jays (-114, 9.5)
Hot pitching stat: J.A. Happ gets the start for the Blue Jays. The lefty gave up six runs on seven hits in four innings of work in his last start on August 7. He was charged with the loss in a 9-7 defeat to the Seattle Mariners.
Cold batting stat: Jays slugger Edwin Encarnacion is 1-for-6 in his career versus A's starter Dan Straily.
Weather: Due to a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms in the forecast for gametime, the roof could be closed at Rogers Center in Toronto.
Key betting note: The Athletics are 5-0 in Straily's last five starts with five days of rest.
Texas Rangers at Houston Astros (+192, 7.5)
Hot pitching stat: Rangers starter Yu Darvish is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA in his previous two starts. He tossed seven innings in each performance.
Cold batting stat: Astros 2B Jose Altuve is 0-for-12 with five strikeouts in his career versus Darvish.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-100s with wind blowing out to right field at 8 mph. Due to a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms in the forecast, the roof at Minute Maid Park could be closed Monday.
Key betting note: The Rangers are 20-6 in the last 26 meetings in Houston.
Los Angeles Angels at New York Yankees (-150, 8)
Hot pitching stat: Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda is 6-2 with a 1.74 ERA in his 10 starts at Yankee Stadium this season.
Hot batting stat: Angels slugger Mark Trumbo is 3-for-9 in his career versus Kuroda with two of those hits going for home runs.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-70s with partly cloudy skies. Wind will blow from right field to left field at 7 mph. There is a 20 percent chance of rain in the forecast for gametime.
Key betting note: The Angels are 1-10 in their last 11 Monday games.
Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins (-101, 8)
Hot pitching stat: Twins starter Andrew Albers was spectacular in his Major League debut on August 6. Albers went 8 1/3 innings scattering just four hits in a 7-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Cold batting stat: Indians 2B Jason Kipnis is a career .204 hitter (11-for-54) at Target Field in Minnesota.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-70s with sunny skies. Wind will blow out to right field at 9 mph.
Key betting note: The Indians are 1-5 in the last six meetings in Minnesota.
Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox (+111, 7.5)
Hot pitching stat: Detroit's Doug Fister has not lost since June 21 and is 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA in two August starts.
Hot batting stat: Sox 1B Adam Dunn is 6-for-10 with one double in his career versus Fister.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-70s with partly cloudy skies. Wind will blow out to right field at 12 mph. There is a 20 percent chance of rain in the forecast.
Key betting note: The White Sox are 1-4 in Chris Sale's last five starts vs. Tigers.
Interleague
Miami Marlins at Kansas City Royals (-180, 8.5)
Hot pitching stat: Royals starter Wade Davis is pitching much better after the All-Star break. He was 4-8 with a 5.89 ERA before the break, but is 1-1 with a 2.40 ERA in three starts since.
Cold batting stat: Marlins OF Juan Pierre is 2-for-13 (.154) in his career versus Davis.
Weather: There is a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms in the forecast. Temperatures will be in the low-80s and wind will blow from left field to right field at 4 mph.
Key betting note: The Marlins are 1-6 in Tom Koehler's last seven starts versus a team with a winning record.
** Odds, probable starters and weather forecast as of 8:33 p.m. ET Sunday.Comment
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Mighty Quinn
Mighty hit with the Reds on Sunday and likes the A’s on Monday.
The deficit is 1425 sirignanos.Comment
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DAVE ESSLER Monday MLB Thoughts
Phillies-Braves: Have to wonder if Atlanta is going into a funk here, at least at the plate. When they do, and because they rely a lot on the long ball, it can get ugly. Although the did finally wake up later in the game Sunday. Teheran has been super-solid his last four starts only allowing three runs, and I'd try to discredit that by seeing who he's beaten, but one of them was a two hit shutout against the Cardinals. Add that to the 0.44 ERA of the Braves bullpen the last week, and that would be tough to fade. But, Hamels hasn't had the greatest track record at Turner Field. McCann might be dinged up. Certainly not laying -170 (although better numbers are out there. If there's anyone that can motivate the Phillies right now it may be Atlanta. Aside from the rivalry, the Braves just swept the Phillies in Philadelphia last week, so I could make a reasonable argument for the Phillies here, certainly the RL, but because the total is so low the RL is a bit pricey (expected).
Reds at Cubs: Latos may remember getting shelled at Wrigley back in June and have some revenge plans. But, the last time Latos pitched after having three straight 100+ pitch games he was lit up in Atlanta. The Reds are under .500 on the road and their bullpen has had some issues, so taking Latos is far from automatic for me. I'm real interested to see what total they put out. Ryan Ludwick is supposed to be activated for this game. I guess the Cubs are the Cubs, but since Wood has started three games against the Reds this season, all losses, maybe he's got some incentive. Lean under here and may Cubs RL.
Padres-Rockies: I'd love to find a way to take the + with San Diego, but against a RHP and without Quentin, I'd have to think hard about that, especially with an under-performing bullpen lately. Volquez has been decent lately, but he hasn't pitched past the sixth inning in about ten straight starts, which brings said bullpen into the mix. Chacin has been in or won every game, and the last team to get to him badly was the Padres back in early June. He's already paid them back, but my guess is he hasn't forgotten that and that this line is probably justified. If the Rockies don't rest people or use too much bullpen against the Pirates on Sunday I could make a case for the Rockies, here, even the RL. Especially with the Padres already playing at least 11 innings on Sunday, if not more.
Met-Dodgers: We'll see what the Dodgers do against the Rays, but they're starting to pull away in the NL West, even with all the injuries. Hanley may or may not be back, and without him, and even with it being the Mets, I lean under here. Mejia can be solid, but he does have a bone spur that apparently requires surgery when the season is over. I just don't get why he doesn't have that done now. The Dodgers pen has a 1.66 ERA over the last week, while the Mets pen has been quite good all season, another reason I do like the under here, especially in the big park and at night where the ball doesn't travel as well. This is only Nolasco's second home start since being acquired by the Dodgers, and he saw plenty of the Mets when he was with the Fish. It's a shame that David Wright is out because he simply owned Nolasco. Even with that, I could make a case for the Mets RL without too much trouble.
Oakland-Toronto: Is Josh Johnson really someone that's only -110 here? Because he had one solid outing against the Mariners? He's been trade bait and nobody seems to want him, and actually cleared waivers. Maybe that's what'd got him finally pissed off enough to throw strike. Clearly this is either a gift to take Oakland or a trap. The plus for taking Toronto is that the A's have never seen Johnson. Straily was hit pretty hard in Oakland last week by these Jays, and you guys do know I favor the pitcher next time around. With that in mind, and both teams having solid bullpen, if we think Johnson won't get hammered, I lean under here, especially in a day game where the "A" teams may not be on the field.
Texas-Houston: I am a little surprised that Darvish is "only" -215 here. Perhaps it's due in part to the fact that the Rangers' bats have seemingly gone silent, or the tightness he had in the last start, or the fact that Houston whacked him around pretty good in Arlington about a month ago. Or perhaps even the fact that Oberholtzer shut out Boston and shut out the Orioles for seven innings. Clearly a case for the Astros RL here. But again, this is a day game and people are likely to rest. I wish the total were 8 and not 7.5, because I do like the under. However, that's all the more reason, if it stays where it's at, to think there's value to the home team RL.
Angels at Yankees: So the Angels and their bullpen have a complete meltdown against the Indians on Sunday. They simply have to have their golf clubs more on their mind than a trip to Yankee Stadium. And did we think the Yankees would be -150 this season to too many people, say, a month ago. Richards IS (has been) a relief pitcher and has two starts now where he's actually gone 6+ innings and kept the ball on the ground. Kuroda hasn't pitched at home in a month, and the ONLY thing that concerns me here is that he's had four straight 100+ pitch games. This would almost be automatic on NYY if Rivera hadn't blown some saves, and they couldn't close out the Tigers without first having another blown save on Sunday. I do take from that game that PERHAPS Pettitte is worth playing somewhere along the line. Maybe, just maybe, the Halos RL here.
Detroit-Chicago: I suppose if you thought you could get Sale at home as an underdog you'd jump at the chance. I would almost rather had the Tigers beat the Yankees rather than blow that game, because NOW Detroit might be pissed. Detroit's had little problem (this year) getting some runs off of Sale, and they (Detroit) can't quite put it in cruise control yet. Fister has been close to unhittable since the break, and has been exceptional at keeping the ball on the ground. Since Alexi Ramirez is about the only one that's hit Fister (aside from Viciedo who is hurt) there is no chance of taking the White Sox, unless people rest for Detroit. Like a lot of people. I doubt, but haven't looked at the weather, this gets to eight runs.Comment
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MLB
Hot pitchers
-- Atlanta won last four Teheran starts (2-0, 1.13). Hamels has a 1.64 RA in his last three starts, but no wins; Phils are 3-9 when he starts on the road.
-- Latos is 3-0, 2.42 in his last four starts.
-- Chacin is 2-3, 2.41 in his last six starts. Volquez is 2-1, 3.97 in his last four.
-- Mejia is 1-1, 2.45 in three starts this season.
-- Davis is 1-0, 1.46 in his last couple starts. Koehler is 2-2, 3.24 in last four.
-- Miley is 3-0, 0.86 in his last three starts.
-- Oberholtzer is 2-0, 0.00 (14 IP) in his first two MLB starts. Darvish is 3-1, 1.37 in his last four starts.
-- Kuroda is 3-1, 1.13 in his last six starts. Richards is 1-0, 2.25 in his last three.
-- Detroit won last five Fister starts (4-0, 1.85). Sale has a 2.95 RA in his last three starts; White Sox scored seven runs in his last four outings.
-- Albers blanked the Royals for 8.1 innings in winning his MLB debut. Salazar is 1-0, 3.46 in his first two MLB starts.
Cold pitchers
-- Wood is 1-2, 4.82 in his last five starts.
-- Nolasco has a 4.50 RA in his last five starts, and hasn't finished sixth inning in any of those five games, but LA won last four, scoring 30 runs.
-- Feldman is 2-3, 6.16 in his last five starts.
-- Toronto lost Johnson's last three home starts (0-2, 8.82). Straily is 0-4, 6.30 in his last four starts.
Starting Pitchers/First Inning
You can wager on whether teams will score in the first inning. Below is how often a starting pitcher has allowed 1+ runs in first inning in one of his starts........
-- Hamels 4-24 (1 of last 14); Teheran 7-22 (0 of last 8)
-- Latos 8-23 (0 of last 4); Wood 3-23
-- Volquez 8-24; Chacin 2-22
-- Mejia 0-3; Nolasco 7-23
-- Koehler 5-14 (1 of last 5); Davis 8-20 (6 of last 10)
-- Feldman 5-21 (0 of last 5); Miley 6-23
-- Straily 4-18; Johnson 4-16
-- Darvish 7-21; Oberholtzer 0-2
-- Richards 1-7; Kuroda 6-23 (0 of last 6)
-- Fister 5-23 (0 of last 5); Sale 7-22 (1 of last 7)
-- Salazar 0-2; Albers 0-1
Totals
-- Six of last eight Atlanta games stayed under the total.
-- Last six Cincinnati road games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Colorado games.
-- 12 of last 16 Dodger games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 8-3-1 in last twelve Miami games.
-- Three of last four Arizona games went over the total.
-- Over is 8-1-1 in last ten Toronto games.
-- Four of last five Houston games went over the total.
-- Eight of last ten Angel games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Detroit games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Cleveland games went over the total.
Hot teams
-- Braves won 15 of their last 16 games.
-- Cincinnati won four of its last five games.
-- Colorado won five of its last six home games.
-- Dodgers are 37-8 in their last 45 games. Mets won four of their last five.
-- Kansas City won 16 of its last 19 games.
-- Orioles won nine of their last thirteen road games.
-- Rangers won 12 of their last 13 games.
-- Tigers won 17 of their last 20 games.
-- Minnesota won seven of its last ten games.
Cold teams
-- Phillies lost 17 of their last 20 games.
-- Cubs lost eight of their last nine home games.
-- Padres lost five of their last seven games.
-- Marlins lost seven of their last eight games, scoring 17 runs.
-- Arizona is 3-4 in its last seven home games.
-- Oakland lost seven of its last ten games. Toronto lost three of last four.
-- Astros lost 23 of their last 28 games.
-- Angels lost 11 of last 16 games. Bronx Bombers lost five of their last six.
-- White Sox lost 13 of their last 17 games.
-- Indians lost six of their last seven games.Comment
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Baseball Crusher
Chicago White Sox +112 over Detroit Tigers
(System Record: 63-7, won last 2 games)
Overall Record: 63-66-1
Soccer Crusher
Rijeka + Osijek UNDER 2.5
This match is happening in Croatia
(System Record: 440-15, won last 2 games)
Overall Record: 440-375-59Comment
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Today's MLB Picks
San Diego at Colorado
The Padres look to bounce back from yesterday's 3-2 loss to Cincinnati and build on their 9-1 record in their last 10 games after scoring 2 runs or less in the previous game. San Diego is the pick (+160) according to Dunkel, which has the Padres favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+160). Here are all of today's picks.
MONDAY, AUGUST 12
Time Posted: 6:30 a.m. ESTGame 951-952: Philadelphia at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Hamels) 13.139; Atlanta (Teheran) 17.066
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 4; 6
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-170); 7
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-170); UnderGame 953-954: Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Latos) 13.970; Cubs (Wood) 15.057
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-145); No Run Total
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (+125); N/AGame 955-956: San Diego at Colorado (8:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Volquez) 14.671; Colorado (Chacin) 13.526
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Colorado (-180); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+160); OverGame 957-958: NY Mets at LA Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Mejia) 15.797; LA Dodgers (Nolasco) 17.338
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-200); 7
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-200); UnderGame 959-960: Oakland at Toronto (12:37 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Straily) 15.278; Toronto (Happ) 14.173
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Toronto (-115); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-105); UnderGame 961-962: Texas at Houston (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Darvish) 16.993; Houston (Oberholtzer) 13.827
Dunkel Line: Texas by 3; 8
Vegas Line: Texas (-220); 7
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-220); OverGame 963-964: LA Angels at NY Yankees (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Richards) 15.019; NY Yankees (Kuroda) 16.415
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-150); 8
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-150); OverGame 965-966: Detroit at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Fister) 15.557; White Sox (Sale) 16.010
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Detroit (-125); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+105); UnderGame 967-968: Cleveland at Minnesota (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Salazar) 14.388; Minnesota (Albers) 15.712
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-120); 8
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+100); UnderGame 969-970: Miami at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Miami (Koehler) 15.067; Kansas City (Davis) 16.467
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-180); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (-180); OverGame 971-972: Baltimore at Arizona (9:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Feldman) 14.996; Arizona (Miley) 16.259
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Arizona (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-120); UnderComment
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