8-29-13

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WNBA Basketball Picks

Connecticut at Seattle

The Storm look to build on their 13-5 ATS record in their last 18 home games. Seattle is the pick (-7) according to Dunkel, which has the Storm favored by 16. Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-7). Here are all of today's picks.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 Time Posted: 6:30 a.m. EST

Game 601-602: Connecticut at Seattle (10:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Connecticut 101.318; Seattle 117.177 Dunkel Line & Total: Seattle by 16; 137 Vegas Line & Total: Seattle by 7; 141 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-7); Under

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Baseball Crusher
Kansas City Royals -119 over Minnesota Twins
(System Record: 71-7, lost last 3 games)
Overall Record: 71-74-2

Football Crusher
Tulsa +4 over Bowling Green
(System Record: 5-0, won last game)
Overall Record: 5-4

Soccer Crusher
Alajuelense + America Mexico OVER 2.5
This match is happening in Concacaf
(System Record: 446-16, lost last 4 games)
Overall Record: 446-386-59

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U.S. Open betting: Duval out for another upset on Day 4
By JAYPRIMETOWN

Americans take center stage in Day 4 of the US Open. Serena Williams looks to continue her dominance in Flushing Meadows as she takes on Kazakhstan's Galina Voskoboeva.

Williams was impressive in her opening-round win, losing just one game. She should continue to have easy matches throughout the first week. Two other matches to keep an eye on during Day 4:

John Isner (-275) vs. Gael Monfils (+200): Perhaps the best match of the day on paper. Hard-hitting American John Isner takes on the magician Gael Monfils. When Monfils is on his game, he's as entertaining to watch as anybody with his fantastic athletic ability and shot making. These two players have met six times in the past with each winning three. This is a treat and a must watch for any tennis fan, especially so early in the tournament.

Victoria Duval (+200) vs. Daniela Hantuchova (-275): The 18-year-old American Victoria Duval won her first Grand Slam match beating former U.S. Open Champion Sam Stosur in the biggest upset of the tournament thus far. Hantuchova is a crafty veteran, but has only won two matches this summer. Can Duval's magic continue? An upset here is certainly possible with the crowd rallying behind the young American

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MLB OAKLAND at DETROIT

Play Against - All underdogs with a money line of +150 or more (OAKLAND) with a starting pitcher whose ERA is 3.50 or better on the season (AL) against opponent with a starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.300 or better on the season-AL
79-22 over the last 5 seasons. ( 78.2% 39.7 units )
11-7 this year. ( 61.1% -2.0 units )

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MLB KANSAS CITY at MINNESOTA

MINNESOTA is 33-24 (+19.3 Units) against the money line after batting .240 or worse over a 10 game span this season.

The average score was: MINNESOTA (4.4) , OPPONENT (4.0)

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WNBA CONNECTICUT at SEATTLE

Play Against - Road underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points (CONNECTICUT) after failing to cover 3 of their last 4 against the spread, a bad team, winning 25% to 40% of their games on the season
74-37 since 1997. ( 66.7% 33.3 units )
1-3 this year. ( 25.0% -2.3 units )

WNBA CONNECTICUT at SEATTLE

Play On - Home teams vs. the money line (SEATTLE) off a road win by 3 points or less, tired team - playing their 4th game in 7 days
20-5 since 1997. ( 80.0% 0.0 units )

WNBA CONNECTICUT at SEATTLE

Play Under - Home teams where the first half total is between 65.5 and 70.5 points good ball handling team (<=14.5 TO's) against a poor pressure defensive team (<=14.5 TO's)
89-45 since 1997. ( 66.4% 39.5 units )
12-9 this year. ( 57.1% 2.1 units )

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THURSDAY BASEBALL

100* Play Seattle -125 over Houston (TOP MLB PLAY)
Jordan Lyles has lost 22 of the last 30 games when the total posted is between 8.5 and 10 runs and he has lost 22 of the last 29 games when pitching as an underdog of +125 to +175. Jordan Lyles has lost 24 of the last 32 games when pitching in the 2nd half of the season and he has lost 5 consecutive games when pitching on a Thursday.

50* Play Tampa Bay -140 over Los Angeles Angels (BONUS MLB PLAY)

50* Play Detroit -160 over Oakland (BONUS MLB PLAY)

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CHRIS JORDAN

300 North Carolina +13.5

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Jimmy Boyd

5* (NCAAF) Ole Miss -3

3* (NCAAF) South Carolina -11.5
3* (MLB) Boston Red Sox ML -157
3* (NFL) Houston Texans -2.5

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John Ryan Titan


Bowling Green

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Matt Fargo 10* Enforcer

Mississippi

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Paul Leiner

100* North Carolina +13.5

100* Ole Miss -3.5

100* Royals -135

50* Browns -1.5

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Hondo

Hondo goes with O’s

God bless the Pirates. Hondo went belly up with the Cards and Yanks last night but was spared a triple trouncing by the Bucs, whose triumph kept the deficit down to a mere 1,535 monbouquettes.

Tonight, Mr. Aitch expects to dig up a winner with Tillman at Fenway Pahk — 20 units on the Birds to dump on Lester, aka Jonny Lager.

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RIVER CITY SPORTS SYNDICATE

Utah State Aggies at Utah Utes
8 PM EST – Rice-Eccles Stadium
Current Line – Utah -2.5
Revenge is best served cold and for Utah, it has been on their minds for an entire season since the Aggies beat the Utes 27-20 in OT last season in Logan. Utah has dominated this series with a 77-29-4 mark and before last year, the Utes had won the previous 12 meetings. Both teams look to be good again and bring back a lot of experience. Former Miami and Arizona State HC Dennis Erickson has taken over as the co-OC for the Utes and should help them open up the passing game a little more. Offense isn’t a problem for the Aggies, who have amassed at least 500 yds of offense seven times last year. This is a close matchup that will be decided in the 4th quarter, but the home field advantage and the revenge factor make the home Utes the clear choice in this spot.
3 UNIT PLAY ON UTAH -2.5

Akron Zips at Central Florida Knights
7 PM – Bright House Networks Stadium
Current Line – UCF -21
Akron HC Terry Bowden got a rude awakening last year in his inaugural campaign as the head man for the Zips. They are in most people’s minds the worst Division I FBS program, with only one win against an FBS opponent in the past three years. On the other hand, UCF has steadily gained more prestige throughout insider CFB circles as they have enjoyed good success with a 9-4 mark last year. They boast one of the nation’s top QBs in Blake Bortles, who will prove to be very difficult to stop for an Akron defense near the bottom of the nation one year ago. Last year, the Knights pounded the Zips 56-14 as a 16-point favorite and we expect more of the same in the sunshine state Thursday night. Bowden has things slowly moving in the right direction, but UCF will completely dominate here to open their 2013 campaign.
3 UNIT PLAY ON UCF -21

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CFB
Game: Utah St. @ Utah
Pick: Utah State +2.5 (-110)
5 Units
Chuckie Keeton, meet the world. There are a whole lot of quarterbacks in the Mountain West getting serious attention — Fales, Carr, Fajardo. Utah State’s Keeton is getting lost in that shuffle a little bit, but he certainly doesn’t deserve to be. Last year in his first full year as a starter he completed nearly 68 percent of his passes for almost 3,400 yards with 27 touchdowns and nine picks, and he ran for eight touchdowns in his last seven games. This could be a real coming-out party for Keeton against an imperfect Utah squad, and I’m excited to see what he can do. Five offensive linemen are back. New DC Todd Orlando isn't messing much with last year's defense that gave up just 15.4 PPG (7th in FBS) and 322 YPG (14th in FBS). Three All-WAC LBs lead the way with Kyler Fackrell (87 tackles, 3 INT, 7 QBH), Jake Doughty (109 tackles) and Zach Vigil (105 tackles, 5.5 sacks). CB Nevin Lawson (10 PD) is very athletic and S Maurice Alexander (7 TFL in 2011) returns from a year-long suspension.

Utah's beefy offensive line is shaping up nicely. The defense has to rebuild its front four without DT Star Lotulelei, but will be strong in the middle with LBs Trevor Reilly (4.5 sacks, 3 FF, 69 tackles) and Brian Biechen (58 tackles, 5 PD). Safety-turned-cornerback Keith McGill leads a youthful secondary. The Utes have only one way to go and thats up but I do not think they have the talent to stay with Utah State and the points are a bonus.

Game: Unlv @ Minnesota
Pick: Unlv +14.5 (-110)
5 Units
Rebel fans here in Vegas may think this selection is VooDoo. However, I am taking a hard look at Unlv's opponent Minnesota and I have decided that my pick can play and stay within the number. I would prefer to have the hook rather than +14. If you can buy the half point then do it.

The ground game for Unlv is in great shape with RB Tim Cornett (1,232 rush yds, 7 TD) and Northwestern transfer RB Adonis Smith (462 rush yds, 4.3 YPC career) running behind a healthier offensive line. Tim Hauck, Bobby's younger brother, brings NFL experience as the new DC for the nation's 100th-ranked defense (445 YPG) that lost just one starter.

Minnesota finished 2-7, surpassing 17 points just twice in those final nine contests. QB Philip Nelson (5.7 YPA, 8 TD, 8 INT) made great strides as a freshman and now has a lock on the starting job. But none of his returning wideouts caught even 20 passes last year. That's a big reason why Minnesota will remain a run-first offense. Both teams will be running the ball alot and the clock runs shortening the game and with +14.5 this may be too much for the Gophers to cover this number.

MLB
Game: Oakland @ Detroit
Pick: Under 7.5 (-110)
5 Units

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CHASE DIAMOND

8* KILLER CLUB

North Carolina vs. South Carolina
Total: under 57½