8-25-14

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Arthur Ralph Sports

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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vip-picks

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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GC: MLB Play

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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FantasySportsGametime

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 2^nd 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)