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Marcus Mariota and DeMarco Murray both made the most of their brief time together last week. They need more time together as the Titans are going to the run for 60%+ plays this season. This should help Mariota as he can also run and should have an easier time to set up his passing with the run game. Then enter Derick Henry. This rookie is very good and will add to the running game. Tonight, he should have a huge game against the Panthers second team. I like the Titans backup QB, Matt Cassel. He is a very capable relief of Mariota and will keep the team moving. This Titan team plays to win these preseason games for their fans. Look for them to continue with the momentum they grabbed last week against San Diego and get another easy win.
100 DIME play on Denver at home against San Francisco. The Broncos are -5 1/2 here in Vegas as of 3:55 A.M. This line is only going to go up. You know it; I know it. Should it reach -7, then I would tell you to buy down the half-point on Denver. Same goes for 7 1/2, but I don't anticipate that big of a move. But since it's among the two latest games on the board, don't be surprised at a surge in this price. Bet this chalk as soon as you can. It's the right move.
SATURDAY MLB analysis (3 plays):
Rickenbach MLB Game #951 - Afternoon Smash - 8* New York Mets Money Line +140 @ San Francisco
Giants @ 4:05 ET Saturday - The Mets were tied with the Giants late in yesterday's game and then things
just fell apart. That was not to be expected as New York's bullpen has performed better on the road this
season than San Francisco's pen at home. The Mets are now healthier as they've gotten a bunch of key
players back into their lineup. Even though Jay Bruce may miss this game that is not a big deal as he is a
left-handed bat and the Giants are throwing a lefty this afternoon. Matt Moore gets the start for SF and
he's still trying to settle in with his new team. He has walked 18 in the 24 and 2/3 innings spanning his
last 4 stars and Moore's inability to have good command of his pitches is certainly a concern. He'll be
opposed by Bartolo Colon who is off of a rare, rough road start. The veteran right-hander had previously
allowed just 1 earned run or less in 6 of his last 7 road starts! Colon has not had back to back bad outings
since mid-May so look for him to bounce back strong here. The Mets are 5-3 (+4.0 net units!) as a road
dog of +125 to +150 this season. In day games, New York is 85-55 (+28.0 net units!) the past three
seasons combined. The Giants entered this series with the Mets having a 5-10 record so far on the
month. I look for their losing ways to resume this afternoon and see great value with the road dog. 8*
NEW YORK METS Saturday.
Rickenbach MLB Game #956/966 - Total Crusher - 8* OVER 8 in Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers @
6:10 ET Saturday - With yesterday's game going over the total, the over is now 11-2 in the Rays last 13
games. With A.J. Griffin on the mound for the Rangers, that strong trending toward overs should
continue here. The Texas right-hander has a 7.41 ERA in his last three starts and has been rocked for an
amazing 7 homers in those 3 starts. The Rays will have Jake Odorizzi on the mound and he'll be facing a
Rangers lineup that has exploded for 22 runs during their 4 game winning streak. Overall, Texas has
scored at least 5 runs in 8 of their last 10 games. Odorizzi has given up 7 earned runs in his last two
starts and was also prone to the home run ball with 3 homers allowed in those two starts. The over is 3-
0 in Odorizzi's last three starts and he'll be supported by a Rays offense that has averaged 7.8 runs per
game in the last 5 games - a 4-1 stretch for Tampa Bay. Look for the over to improve to 7-2 the last 9
times that Texas has played in a dome. 8* OVER 8 in Tampa Bay Saturday.
Rickenbach MLB Game #975/976 - Total Annihilation - 10* Top Play OVER 8.5 or 9 in Kansas City Royals
vs Minnesota Twins @ 7:15 ET Saturday - Yesterday's game was 4-4 by the top of the fifth but amazingly
it did not go over the total. Both bullpens put in a lot of work as neither starter completed 5 innings in
the eventual 5-4 win in the 11th inning for the Royals. Kansas City is surging with confidence right now
as they have won 6 straight and 11 of their last 13 games. The Royals have averaged 6.2 runs per game during their current winning streak and they certainly should have no trouble with the offerings of
Hector Santiago. The Twins southpaw is 0-3 with an awful 9.42 ERA in his last three starts. As you would
expect with those types of numbers, each of Santiago's last 3 starts have gone over the total. The Royals
will have Ian Kennedy on the mound. Though he has pitched better of late, Kennedy only lasted 3 and
1/3 innings in his most recent start against the Twins and Minny comes into this game hot at the plate.
The Twins have averaged 9.5 hits per game in their last 12 games and have scored at least 4 runs in 8 of
their last 12 games. The Royals have scored at least 4 runs in 9 of their last 13 games. Keep in mind that
each team getting to at least 4 runs here guarantees over players no worse than a push as the game
would have to finish at least 5-4. I look for plenty of runs here as Minnesota is 14-6 to the over as a road
dog of +125 to +150 and the over is 48-23 in their night games this season. 10* OVER in Kansas City
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