9-3-14

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Hondo

Hondo put his left foot in…

Hondo went from a sweep on Monday to swept on Tuesday as he suffered beatdowns with the Yankees and Nationals to send the NRN (nasty red number) skyrocketing back up to 1,555 ruffings.

Wednesday night: Mr. Aitch will do the Hiroki-pokey with Kuroda and the Yankees — 10 units. Also, 10 on the Indians to expose Verlander — again.

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Gamblers Data

Free Plays Wednesday

Giants -140

Pirates - Cards over 7.5

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Vegas Winning Crew

MLB 50 Dime Play - San Francisco

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See spot. See spot bet: This week's best spot bet opportunities

Spot bets are classic handicapping practices that have proven profitable no matter what sport you’re betting. Whether it’s a team looking past this week’s opponent, one coming off a hard-fought victory, or a rough patch of schedule, bettors can find value picking their spots.

Lookahead spot

Tennessee got the performance it wanted out of the gate, shutting down Utah State 38-7 and easily covering as a 3.5-point home favorite Sunday. The Volunteers’ impressive debut convinced oddsmakers to instill them as 16-point favorites for Week 2’s tilt with Arkansas State, but could be giving ole Rocky Top too much credit.

After all, Tennessee has a huge non-conference game looming with Big 12 frontrunner Oklahoma in Week 3 and a massive SEC opener against Georgia in Week 4. Head coach Butch Jones could hold something back versus the Red Wolves, shortening up his playbook and resting his key players for the big games ahead on the schedule.

Arkansas State can put up points – winning 37-10 over FCS Montana State in Week 1 - and matches up well with UT’s speed, hanging the dark clouds of the “backdoor cover” all over this game.

Letdown spot

The New York Giants ran the table during the preseason, going a perfect 5-0 SU and 4-0-1 ATS in the exhibition. But before Giants fans start booking their tickets to Arizona in February, they should pull back the curtain on what was a very misleading preseason for the G-Men.

According to Covers Expert Marc Lawrence, New York was out-first downed 101-89 to barely edge opponents in yardage 1571-1525. The biggest cause for concern was Eli Manning, who stumbled in his first snaps of rookie offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo’s new West Coast offense. He was just 21 of 45 for 185 total passing yards.

Head coach Tom Coughlin apparently wanted Kevin Gilbride instead of McAdoo but had to settle for the former Packers tight end coach. The Giants’ success in the preseason could be setting up for a huge letdown in Week 1 when it really matters. They could come up very short as 4.5-point dogs versus a high-power Detroit attack.

Schedule spot

The Memphis Tigers will have to put on the coffee for their late-night matchup with UCLA in Week 2. The schedule sends the Tigers across the country for a 10 p.m. ET start in Los Angeles, where the Bruins will be wide awake at 8 p.m. local time. This one will wrap well after midnight, which could have plenty of Memphis players yawning on the sidelines during the fourth quarter.

The Tigers have only traveled to California twice before and have come away victorious in both trips. But the last Golden State tour took place in 1991, so those tans have long faded. Memphis thumped poor FCS Austin Peay 63-0 in Week 1, covering as a 38.5-point fave, and now gets +24 points at the Rose Bowl Saturday.

Head coach Justin Fuente had better start setting those internal clocks back because a late night coupled with the pounding of a bigger, strong UCLA team could give the Tigers with nightmares.

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Game of the Day: Mariners at A's

Seattle Mariners at Oakland A's (-121, 6.5)

A high-octane pitching matchup will take center stage when the Oakland Athletics host the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday in the finale of a three-game series. Seattle ace Felix Hernandez, a 13-game winner who is second in the American League with a 2.23 ERA, squares off against Oakland left-hander Jon Lester, a fellow 13-game winner who ranks fourth in the AL with a 2.55 ERA. Despite their gaudy numbers, each pitcher is attempting to halt a three-start winless drought.

Losers of five of their last six, the Athletics trail the first-place Los Angeles Angels by 4 1/2 games in the American League West while division rival Seattle is 1 1/2 games back of Detroit for the second wild card. Oakland has some reason to be encouraged, scoring 11 runs in the first two games of the series after mustering only four in a four-game sweep at the hands of the Angels. The Mariners are an AL-best 38-27 away from home entering the third of a seven-game road trip.

TV: 3:35 p.m. ET, ROOT Sports (Seattle), CSN California (Oakland)

LINE HISTORY: Books opened the A's as -125 home favorites. That line has moved to -121. The total has held at 6.5.

INJURY REPORT: Mariners - CF Michael Saunders (Out indefinitely, oblique). A's - CF Coco Crisp (Doubtful, neck), RP Sean Doolittle (15-day DL, oblique).

POWER RANKINGS: Mariners (-172), A's (-198)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mariners RH Felix Hernandez (13-5, 2.23 ERA) vs. Athletics LH Jon Lester (13-9, 2.55)

Hernandez's recent swoon followed a stretch in which he set a major-league record with 16 consecutive starts of at least seven innings pitched and two earned runs or fewer allowed. He is coming off disastrous start, coughing up a career-high four homers among 10 hits in a loss to Washington. Fernandez surrended a season-high 11 hits in Oakland on May 7 but beat the Athletics with eight innings of two-run ball on July 11 to improve to 18-7 lifetime against them.

Lester has pitched better than Hernandez during his dry spell but has nothing to show for it after permitting a total of three earned runs and 11 hits over 13 innings in back-to-back starts against the Los Angeles Angels. Lester, who grew up just outside Seattle, is 4-3 with a 3.99 ERA in 10 career starts versus the Mariners - all with Boston. He's been outstanding in three home starts since joining Oakland, going 2-0 and yielding four runs in three turns.

TRENDS:

* Mariners are 13-3 in Hernandez's last 16 road starts vs. Athletics.
* Mariners are 1-5 in their last six games with Iassogna behind home plate.
* Athletics are 1-5 in their last six overall.
* Under is 3-1-1 in Lester's last five starts overall.

CONSENSUS: Fifty-nine percent of wagers on Consensus are backing the A's.

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Paul Leiner

100* Nationals -130
50* Pirates / Cardinals Over 7.5

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Power Play Wins

LA Angels -140

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Behind The Bets
MLB:
Giants -139
Cubs -101
White Sox/Twins Over 9.5 (+110)

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J.R. Stevens/SMOOTH44

MLB: (901) Philadelphia +160

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SOCCER BETTING MASTERS

Brazil » Copa do Brasil » Atletico-PR - America RN
Opinion: Over 2.5 goals

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ADVANCED SPORTS INVESTMENTS

PERRY'S SOCCER CLUB season record (+.05)

USA MLS
7PM- TORONTO @ PHILADELPHIA - OVER 2.5 -130

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ADVANCED SPORTS INVESTMENTS

PJ'S TENNIS CORNER season record (+5.30)

ATP - US OPEN @ NEW YORK, U.S.A.
3PM- S WAWRINKA -200 vs K NISHIKORI

WTA - US OPEN @ NEW YORK, U.S.A.
1230PM- E MAKAROVA +100 vs V ZARENKA

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Cappers Access

Braves(RL) -1.5(+126)
W. Sox +115

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WNBA

Wednesday, September 3

Chicago has been abysmal in Indiana

The Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever are set to see who takes control fo their Eastern Conference Finals series. Unfortunately for Chicago, the game takes place in Indiana. The Sky are 1-15 straight-up and 3-13 against the spread in their last 16 games in Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

The Sky are 3.5-point dogs Wednesday.

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MLB

Wednesday, September 3

Overs have a hot night on the diamond

There were plenty of runs scored Wednesday night and it resulting in a good night for those betting the over.

The over went 10-5 last night, hitting almost 67 percent of the time. Much better than the season average of just under 49 percent.