7-30-14

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POWER PLAY WINS

Plays Of The Day

1 Unit Los Angeles Angels -125 (Richards)
1 Unit Kansas City Royals -145 (Duffy)
1 Unit Colorado Rockies (Anderson)

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Daily Wager with Weekend Warrior - 7.30.14 July 30, 2014 7:27 AM by Mark Mayer

Baseball

960 Chicago Cubs -113: Longest game in the history of the Chicago Cubs last night took its toll more on the Colorado staff. Plus the Rockies are just awful on the road and hampered without Tulo and Cargo.

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Baseball Play of the Day - 7.30.14 July 30, 2014 6:29 AM by GT Staff

Toronto Blue Jays +135 at Boston Red Sox at 4:10 p.m. PST

The Jays look to be sitting on a rare sweep of the Red Sox in Boston before heading on to Houston. The Jays have put together a real nice four game win streak and a win here would put the cherry on the cake. ‘

973 Toronto Blue Jays +135

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GamingToday's Consensus Picks - 7.30.14 July 30, 2014 6:19 AM by GT Staff

Baseball

954 Cincinnati Reds -120: Cincy got the much needed win yesterday when shutting out the Diamondbacks 3-0, the momentum will start to grow with the win as they try and get back in the NL Central race.

960 Chicago Cubs -105: Cubs beat the Rockies again yesterday and look to put a lock on this four game series with a win today, the Rockies just don’t score runs on the road like they do at Coors field.

962 Los Angeles Dodgers -160: The Boys in Blue on a roll winning their fourth straight game last night, it will continue.

965 Oakland Athletics -145: Must lay the number on the road with the A’s who are heads better than the Astros.

969 Seattle Mariners EVEN: Iwakuma takes the hill for Seattle and in his five games he has exhibited super control as he has not walked a batter.

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Bookieshunter

2* O7.5 Phillies/Mets

1* Astros
1* O6.5 Braves/Dodgers

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SPORTSATARI

Daily Reports
July 30th, 2014

We've taken 3 wins in a row off the A's at the -1.5 RL. We backed off at the right time and attacked when the situation was right. This is an offensive powerhouse and they proved it by piling on 6 runs in the 9th. We're absolutely dominating this month with the MLB PLAY OF THE DAY going 17-8.

MLB PLAY OF THE DAY

New York Yankees -1 (-114)

Risking 2.28 units to win 2 units

8:05pm start

Kuroda, Lewis must start

The Yankees and Rangers raced for runs last night with New York pulling ahead to take the win by a 12-11 margin. Texas is 4-8 after the break while New York is 8-4. The Yanks are finding their groove with Teixeira returning to the lineup and homering in his first game while Gardner with 7-10 with 2 HRs in his last 2. Suzuki is also expected to make some noise tonight with a .358 average against the Rangers schedule starter, Colby Lewis.

Lewis is an atrocious 0-3 with an 11.85ERA in his last 3 starts and the team is 6-14 in his last 20 and 1-5 in his last 6 starts. Texas is ranked 29th in ERA at 4.81 and it’s getting ugly for these guys losing 32 out of 39 games. The Yankees are 4-0 in 4 games when Kuroda starts. He’s got a 2-2 record in 5 tries over the Rangers with a 2.08ERA. The Bronx Bombers are hitting well and should continue to do so tonight while limiting their opponent under a consistent arm that should not disappoint bettors. Take the Yankees.

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Five to Follow MLB Betting: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews

It might be time to fade the Cincinnati Reds. Entering Tuesday they have lost nine of 10 since the break, scoring just 17 runs in that stretch, the fewest in the majors. With both Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips still out at least a few more weeks, I don’t see things getting much better anytime soon barring a trade. Here’s a look at Wednesday’s Reds matchup and four other interesting games.

Diamondbacks at Reds (-119, 7.5)

I don’t want to say I told you so, but I pretty much projected that Reds first-half sensation Alfredo Simon would come crashing back to earth at some point this season, and that appears to be happening. You don’t come practically out of nowhere and dominate all season at age 33. Simon was 12-3 with a 2.70 ERA before the all-star break but has been hit around in two starts since, allowing seven runs and 14 hits over 9.1 innings, both losses. He beat the Snakes in the desert on June 1, allowing three runs and seven hits over 6.1 innings. Mark Trumbo is 2-for-6 with two doubles career off Simon. Arizona starts lefty Wade Miley, and the team has been getting trade inquiries on him. Miley (6-7, 4.34) probably stays because he’s only 27 and under team financial control for a few more seasons. He pitched opposite Simon on June 1, allowing four runs and eight hits over six innings. Miley has been pretty good in July with a 2.94 ERA. Ryan Ludwick has two solo homers off him in eight at-bats.

Key trends: Arizona is 2-8 in Miley’s past 10 road starts vs. teams with a losing record. The Reds are 7-0 in their past seven against lefties. They are 10-0 in Simon’s past 10 against teams with a losing record.

Early lean: I don’t trust Simon at this point or the Reds. Take Arizona.



Brewers at Rays (-170, 7)

I think you can safely say that this will not be David Price’s final start in a Rays uniform as Tampa Bay is playing terrific baseball and now is just two games under .500 entering Tuesday. The Rays will go for a playoff spot and then worry about dealing Price this winter. Price (11-7, 3.08) has won his past six starts, allowing no earned runs in three of them. He hasn’t faced many Brewers. Mark Reynolds is 7-for-29 with three homers and six RBIs off Price. Sadly, there might be only 5,000 people at this 12:10 p.m. start in St. Petersburg. It’s Yovani Gallardo (5-5, 3.57) for Milwaukee. The Brewers have lost his past six outings, although he got a decision in only one of them. He blanked the Mets over 7.2 innings in his last start. Only a few Rays have faced him. James Loney is 4-for-14 with three RBIs.

Key trends: The Brewers are 1-4 in their past five against lefties. The Rays have won four straight Price starts against teams with a winning record. The “under” is 4-1 in Price’s past five at home.

Early lean: Go Rays at +130 on the runline.



Mariners at Indians (+111, 6.5)

Few pitchers are more fun to watch than Seattle’s Felix Hernandez (11-2, 1.99), and he’s on an incredible roll right now. King Felix has tied Tom Seaver’s major-league record of 13 straight starts of pitching at least seven innings and allowing two or fewer runs. Hernandez is 7-1 with a 1.36 ERA in that run, although he has gotten no-decisions in three of his past four. Hernandez totally shut down the Indians on June 29, holding them to a hit over eight innings, striking out nine. Daniel Murphy has some success against him with a .308 average, three homers and 16 RBIs career. Corey Kluber (10-6, 2.77) goes for Cleveland, and he has become the ace of the staff. Kluber has allowed just two earned runs combined over his past two starts and has a 1.97 ERA this month. The only Mariner to have faced him is Robinson Cano, who has a double in four at-bats.

Key trends: Seattle is 6-1 in Hernandez’s past seven on the road. The Indians are 5-1 in Kluber’s past six at home. The under is 5-0 in Hernandez’s past five and 5-1 in Kluber’s past six.

Early lean: Under at -110.



Nationals at Marlins (+125, 7.5)

Keep an eye on whether Nats outfielder Jayson Werth is in the lineup for this one. He sprained an ankle in Monday’s game. He’s hitting .284 with 12 homers and 58 RBIs on the year but hasn’t gone yard since the all-star break. Werth is 2-for-9 career with an RBI off Miami starter Brad Hand (2-2, 4.19). The lefty blanked Houston on three hits in a career-high 7.1 innings last time out. He has not fared well in two starts against Washington this season with a 0-1 record and 11.37 ERA. Bryce Harper has a home run and four RBIs in five at-bats against Hand. Tanner Roark (10-6, 2.82) goes for the Nationals. He’s nothing if not consistent: three straight starts of one run allowed over seven innings. Roark is 0-1 with a 4.05 ERA in two starts against the Marlins. Giancarlo Stanton has gone yard once in nine at-bats vs. Roark.

Key trends: Washington is 4-1 in Roark’s past five on the road. The Marlins are 1-6 in Hand’s past seven against teams with a winning record. The over is 4-1 in Roark’s past five and 4-0 in Hand’s past four vs. the NL East.

Early lean: Go Nats at +120 on the runline.



Blue Jays at Red Sox (-157, 8)

It’s amazing what a difference a week can make, but now it appears that this will be the final start in a Red Sox uniform for lefty ace Jon Lester (10-7, 2.52). The Sox have lost six of seven entering Tuesday and the “for sale” sign is up — team brass already is looking toward 2015. Lester said he’d consider re-signing this winter even if dealt. I think he does go, so if he gets pulled before Wednesday’s start or early in it while pitching well, something has gone down. Lester has a 0.93 ERA this month. The Jays have knocked him around this year as Lester is 0-2 with a 7.43 ERA against them. Fellow lefty Mark Buehrle takes the mound for Toronto. Buehrle (10-7, 3.19) hasn’t won since June 1 and has allowed 11 runs over nine innings in his past two starts. He’s 1-1 with a 5.84 ERA in two starts vs. Boston. Big Papi has four homers and 14 RBIs career off him in 79 at-bats.

Key trends: The Jays are 2-9 in their past 11 vs. lefties. Boston is 7-2 in Lester’s past nine at home vs. Toronto. The over is 5-1 in his past six at home against the Jays.

Early lean: I think the Red Sox have quit. I also think that Lester might have an off night if he’s preoccupied with all the trade talk. Thus, the Jays are good underdog value.

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Game of the Day: Braves at Dodgers

Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers (-163, 6.5)

Zack Greinke makes his first start at home in over a month when he leads the streaking Los Angeles Dodgers into the second game of a three-game series against Atlanta on Wednesday night. Greinke is 6-1 with a 2.73 ERA in eight starts at Dodger Stadium, striking out 10 in seven dominant innings against St. Louis in his previous home appearance June 28. He will be looking to help the Dodgers extend their longest winning streak of the season to five games.

Los Angeles had been 0-7 when trying to record a fourth consecutive victory before finally breaking through with Tuesday’s 8-4 win in the series opener. The Dodgers pounded out a season-high nine extra-base hits while opening up a three-game lead on San Francisco in the National League West. Atlanta, which had won three in a row before Tuesday, remains a half-game behind Washington in the NL East.

TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, SportSouth (Atlanta), SNLA (Los Angeles)

LINE HISTORY: Pinnacle Sports opened the Dodgers as -160 home faves, but that has since moved to -163. The total has held at 6.5.

POWER RANKINGS: Braves (-176), Dodgers (-197)

INJURY REPORT: Braves – RF Jason Heyward (Questionable, back). Dodgers – 3B Chone Figgins (15-day DL, hip)

WHAT CAPPERS SAY: “Inconsistency has become the Braves calling card in recent years and we saw evidence of that this past week. The Dodgers made a statement in San Francisco, outscoring the Giants 17-4 in a three-game sweep.” Sean Murphy.

PITCHING MATCHUP: Braves LH Alex Wood (7-8, 3.44 ERA) vs. Dodgers RH Zack Greinke (12-5, 2.74)

Wood will be trying to rebound after giving up a career-high 12 hits in five rocky innings of a 5-2 loss to San Diego on Friday. Prior to that, he had posted a 2.83 ERA in 12 starts this season. The former second-round pick, who has never started against Los Angeles, is 3 1/3 innings shy of reaching 100 in a season for the first time as a professional.

Greinke yielded four hits in seven scoreless innings at San Francisco on Friday in his fourth straight road start. He had 10 strikeouts against just one walk after issuing a season-high five free passes in his previous outing. The former American League Cy Young Award winner is 1-1 with a 3.50 ERA in three career starts against Atlanta.

TRENDS:

* Over is 4-0 in the last four meetings in Los Angeles.
* Braves are 1-4 in the last five meetings.
* Dodgers are 19-4 in Greinke’s last 23 home starts.
* Dodgers are 4-0 in their last four overall.

CONSENSUS: 65.55 percent of wagers are backing the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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MLB betting cheat sheet: Lester-less Sox close series with Jays

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

Lester-less Sox, Blue Buehrle

Jon Lester will not start on Wednesday when the Boston Red Sox (149, 8) continue their series with the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto will likely have a significant edge in the pitching matchup even with Mark Buehrle coming off a loss against the Yankees that continued a stretch in which Buerhle has not seen a win on the mound since June 1. Toronto has won the first two games of the series to scores of 14-1 and 4-2.

Plucky Phil

Phil Hughes will be hoping for runs after two straight losses on the mound as the Minnesota Twins (+140, 7.5) take on the Kansas City Royals. Minnesota hasn’t given Hughes much run support as of late as both of his losses came under the total. Hughes will also be coming off an injury following an early exit in his July 24 start against the White Sox, making his attempt to get back in the win column that much more difficult.

Rollin’ Jays

Toronto Blue Jays fans are thinking playoffs thanks to an 8-2 stretch has the Canadian ball club up two games in the chase for the American League’s second Wild Card spot. Looking for a sweep against Boston at Fenway Wednesday, Toronto has still been getting underdog value despite their hot play. That likely won’t continue on Thursday as they travel to play the 43-64 Houston Astros, but Jays fans will be hoping that the wins against sub-.500 teams continue to end July.

Pitching Notes

* Johnny Cueto will start for the Reds on Thursday and has been locked in this month. The Reds ace is 3-1 for the month in five starts with four out of five unders during that span, allowing no more than three earned runs in each July appearance.

* Clayton Kershaw starts on Thursday at home against the Dodgers and will be looking to continue his historic summer where every one of his starts has been a must see appearance. Kershaw is 9-0 in his last ten starts, dropping a July 20 start in St. Louis against the Cardinals as his only blemish.

Hitting Notes

* Baltimore will be hoping that slugger Manny Machado has more heroics in store during the O’s pivotal series with the Los Angeles Angels. Machado kept Baltimore ahead of the Blue Jays by 2.5 games in the AL East race with a walkoff home run in the bottom of the 12th inning. Machado is 4-10 with four RBI in his last two games.

* New York Yankees pickup Chase Headley has been on fire since coming to the pinstripes. The .239 hitter has a hit in every game since July 24, including three RBI’s as his addition has helped keep New York from falling too far behind the Jays and Orioles.

Totals Streak

Felix Hernandez (Five straight unders): Mariners ace Felix Hernandez is once again a favorite to win the American League CY Young and it is hard to argue for unders bettors who have profited from the golden arm of Hernandez during five straight games that have went under the total with the 11-2 Seattle pitcher on the mound.

Prop of the Day

Mark Buehrle has been steadily increasing his ERA as well as his loss total during his nearly two month streak without a win for the Blue Jays. The F5 over may be worth a look with Buehrle giving up 11 combined earned runs in two starts following the All-Star break.

Injury Notes

* Baltimore power hitter Chris Davis missed Tuesday’s 12th inning win over the Angels due to an undisclosed illness and will be questionable to return for Wednesday’s meeting. The Orioles (+115, 8.5) are 6-9 with Davis out of the lineup.

* Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jay Bruce will be taking a leave of absence to deal with the passing of his grandfather. He is expected to return to baseball on Friday against the Miami Marlins and will be out of the Reds lineup on Wednesday and Thursday.

Weather Watch

* Forecasts are calling for wind to blow in from centerfield at 12 mph at Globe Life Park in Arlington for the game between the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers. The Rangers are 3-5 when the wind blows in from center and Over/Under is 0-2 when wind blows in from center between 10-20 mph. The Rangers are +134 home dogs and the total is currently 9.

Umpire Note of the Day

* The Cincinnati Reds are a dismal 1-11 in their last 12 games with umpire Eric Cooper behind home plate. That’s exactly where Cooper will be when the Reds host the Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday afternoon. Station Casinos opened the Reds as small -115 home faves earlier Wednesday morning.

** Odds, stats, weather forecast and probable pitchers as of 7:52 a.m. ET Wednesday.

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RIVER CITY SHARPS

The Orioles took a thriller off the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night with a Manny Machado walk off homer and they try and continue the momentum tonight as they face Garrett Richards and the Halos. The Orioles will counter with righty Kevin Gausman (4-3, 3.67) who has pitched pretty well for the Orioles this year. Richards has absolutely been money away from home this year, going 6-1 with a stellar 1.83 ERA away from home this season. The Angels are 8-2 over Richards last 10 starts and a perfect 8-0 in his last eight starts as a road favorite. Both of these teams are heavily involved in their respective division races and the Angels lost more ground last night as the A’s got a thrilling come-from-behind victory over the Astros, so that is weighing on the Angels minds. Richards does what he does tonight and shuts down the Orioles, getting the visitors a much needed win. The Sharps say…

3 UNITS – LOS ANGELES ANGELS (-125)

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CHASE DIAMOND

10* MLB PERFECT PLAY

Colorado vs. Chi Cubs, 07/30/2014 20:05
Money Line: -106 Chicago Cubs

This game features the 43-63 Rockies and the 44-61 Cubs. We have been riding the Cubs to wins in the last 2 games and will ride them again tonight. The Rockies are horrible on the road going 16-35 while the Cubs are not that bad at home going 24-26 and are really playing better overall Baseball. Travis Wood has struggled this year but I think he will turn it around today public is 50/50 on this game but line is moving showing the Sharps are taking the Cubs here and so will we for a 10* winner straight.

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Arizona vs Cincinnati - Under 7 -105
KC -145

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GAMBLING GOD

League: MLB
Team A: Mets
Team B: Phillies
Pick: Over 7.5
Risk:$100 to win $115
Time: 9:00 AM PT

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JEFF CLEMENT

8* Twins vs Royals – Under 7.5