8-16-14

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JEFF CLEMENT

7* Ravens vs Cowboys - Under 41.5

Tony Romo will get the start at quarterback for the Cowboys but won't see much action as backups Brandon Weeden or Dustin Vaughn will get most of the Snaps. Baltimore will probably rest TE Owen Daniels and lookout for the Ravens defense with 2nd round draft pick Timmy Jernigan and cornerback Jimmy Smith who have both had good training camps. I don't expect too much scoring and the Under is 28-14 in Baltimore games when line is +3 to -3.

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Dr. Ed Meyer | MLB Money Line

dime bet - 921 HOU (+162) vs 922 BOS

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Bryan Leonard

Baltimore Over 41.5

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Teddy Covers

NY Jets Under 42

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Ecks and Bacon


Ben lee won on Friday in MLB in the National League with the Nationals -$150/Pirates.

In English Premier Soccer E&B have a lean on Arsenal -$400/Crystal Palace.

For Saturday in MLB "Mr Chalk" likes two on in the American League and one in the National League.

(1) Red Sox -$170/Astros

(2) Dodgers -$200/Brewers

Ben lee is 1-3 -$110 for week Forty Two 188-220-5 -$2962

"Mr Chalk" is 62-46 -$355 for the 2014 MLB season.

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

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englandtips.co.uk
ENGLAND: Premier League
Leicester – Everton
Tip: Everton +0
Odd: 1,75

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HARRY BONDI

NFL Preseason Free Pick
HOUSTON (-3) over Atlanta
8 p.m. ET

Seahawks got us another pre-season winner last night and tonight we turn to a team in desperate need of a win, even a pre-season win! Houston had an abysmal 4-12 season last year, hired a new Head Coach in former Penn State headman Bill O’Brien and got annihilated by Arizona in their pre-season opener 32-0 by Arizona! That is not the way the Texans typically perform in the pre-season. In fact, Houston has gone 8-4 ATS in their last 12 pre-season games and are a perfect 3-0 in week 2 of the pre-season the last three seasons. It is the Texans first home pre-season game and with a new head coach and quarterback and coming off a 32-0 shellacking last week we expect Houston to bounce back big tonight. Take the Texans!

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STATFOX DAVE'S BEST BET

BUFFALO (419) AT PITTSBURGH (420)
Latest Line: STEELERS -1.5; Total: 40

Gonna grab the BILLS today as they have one extra game played than the small favorite Steelers. Also helps that Pittsburgh is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in games played on a grass field over the last 3 preseasons.
PLAY ON: BILLS +1.5

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Vegas Vic

Boston Red Sox

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Vegas Winning Crew

50 Dime Plays
Kansas City Royals -104
Cincinnati Reds +144
LA Angels -1.5/+105
Seattle Mariners +102

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DHAYES2

1* TB Buccaneers -3

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CHASE DIAMOND

10* NFLX PERFECT STORM

Baltimore vs. Dallas, 08/16/2014 19:00
Point Spread: +1½/-110 Dallas Cowboys

This game features the 1-0 Ravens and the 0-1 Cowboys. The Cowboys need this game very bad and it’s at home. There are alot of bruised egos after getting killed by the Chargers last week expect a bounce back game where these guys go all out just for the win I don’t see the Ravens being as hungry. Public is pounding the Ravens today at a rate of 64% but I believe they will get buried tonight. Take the Cowboys for a strong 10* play plus the points or straight

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ANTHONY MICHAEL

Play of the Day

#415 Baltimore Ravens +1 (7:00 edt) NFL Network
The Ravens are 26-17 ATS as pre-season underdogs and their defense looked very strong in their pre-season opener. Dallas is terrible as a pre-season favorite at 21-36 ATS and they are 0-4 ATS the last 4 years in their 2nd pre-season game. Look for Romo to get very little action here especially against the tough Ravens defense. Looks like all Baltimore here

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THE REAL ANIMAL SPORTS

Free play is 3* Indianapolis -2 over the NY Giants:
Sure the Giants are 2-0 but how well have they really played? They beat Buffalo thanks to a fluke 73-yard bomb in the 4th quarter. In that game they averaged 3.2 a carry while allowing 4.5 a pop. Last week they outlasted Pittsburgh 20-16 but the Steelers are now 0-5 in the preseason the last two years and finished 8-8 the past two seasons when it counted. Indy is off a 13-10 loss to the Jets but the Colts generally score in the preseason and I like their QB combo of Luck and Hasselbeck. Favorites are now 15-5 straight-up so far in preseason including 4-1 so far this week. I know we saw dogs lose but still cover the past two nights with Jacksonville and Detroit but that doesn’t happen often. The Colts have covered in 4/5 home preseason games while the Giants are 9-19 straight-up in August since 2000. I think Indy has a significant edge at the receiver position with Hilton, Nicks, and Wayne. The Giants’ defense has looked better than it really is too thanks to bad qb play by the opposition. Ben Roethlisberger only threw two passes last week followed by Gradkowski and Landry Jones. E.J. Manuel was only 2-of-7 in the Hall of Fame game. Thad Lewis and Jeff Tuel each threw an interception in relief. Look for the Colts to bounce back tonight and hand the Giants their first NFLX defeat.

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MLB Odds and Picks
By: Micah Roberts
Sportingnews

LAS VEGAS -- The last time the Tigers go into a slide that removed them from atop the AL Central standings, they shrugged it off like champions and went on a seven-game winning streak to quickly reclaim the top spot. That was June, and at the same time the Tigers were regrouping, the Royals -- who had won nine straight to take over first place -- went on a losing streak.

Most of us thought the Royals were finished at that juncture as they lost seven of nine and the first four games after the All-Star break. But the Tigers have been struggling since the start of the second half, going 12-17 and losing seven of their last 10.

The trade deadline pickup of David Price made Detroit look unbeatable on paper with a stellar five-man rotation, but with injuries to Anibal Sanchez and Justin Verlander, they don't look so imposing anymore. Even Rick Porcello, who had been one of the best starters in the AL during the first half, has lost three times in the last nine days.

Porcello's latest was a 7-2 home loss to the Mariners on Friday night, a game which moved the Tigers completely out of the playoff picture. The win was Seattle's ninth in 10 games and moved them into a one-half game lead over Detroit for the second wild card spot. Is it really possible the Tigers won't make the playoffs?

That was something that was almost unthinkable heading into the All-Star break and after getting Price, their odds in Las Vegas to win the World Series dropped, making them at least co-favorites to win it all at short prices around 4-to-1. Today they are 8-to-1 at the LVH SuperBook.

Price (11-8, 3.21) has yet to record a win in two starts for Detroit and he's got his hands full today against Felix Hernandez (13-3, 1.95), who comes in with a record-breaking streak of allowing two runs or fewer in 16 straight starts -- three better than Tom Seaver's mark in 1971. How's that for pressure on Price to produce? Price has given up at least three runs in his last four starts, including four runs at Toronto in his last turn.

While everyone has been marveling at the possibilities of the A's and Tigers rotation, the Mariners rotation has allowed one run or fewer in seven straight starts. The MLB record is nine straight by the Braves in 2002.

Hernandez is having perhaps his best season ever and is receiving more help from the offense -- the main culprit in his low win totals over the years. Over the Mariners last 10 games, they're averaging 5.8 runs per contest. In his last start, King Felix got 11 runs of support against the Blue Jays.

To make matters worse for the Tigers, Hernandez has had their number over the years. In 11 starts against Detroit since 2007, he's gone 9-0 with a 2.68 ERA. That is some amazing history against one team, especially a team that has consistently hit so well over that span.

The thing that tilts the scales in favor of Seattle today isn't necessarily Hernandez, but it's how well they've done against left-handed starters, going 32-23 for +13.1 units of profit. Detroit is a -115 favorite, but all the signs are pointing to the hot team winning again against the struggling squad.

Saturday selections:

Mariners (Hernandez) +105 at Tigers

Pirates (Locke) +155 at Nationals

A's (Gray) -110 at Braves

Orioles (Jimenez) +112 at Indians