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The Stat Report

Sat Aug 19th, 2017 10:00pm EDT

8 Unit Side Play · [421] Denver Broncos

Expert Preview: Saturday NFL 8-Baller
Expert Analysis: Almost a do or die situation at QB for the Broncos who will be looking to establish their regular season starter sooner than later in this exhibition matchup as both Simien and Lynch expected to play almost a half each tonight. Denver has won 2 previous preseason games in San Francisco will the visitor overall is 4-1 outright and vs. the line in this preseason series

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Wayne Root


Perfect Play - Panthers

No Limit - Patriots

Millionaire - Bengals

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MVP LOCK CLUB

MLB: Houston Astros -165

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Vernon Croy

**4 UNIT MLB SATURDAY!

Take #956 Atlanta -140 over Cincinnati (Saturday, August 19 at 7:10 PM ET)

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MLB Daily Line Drive: Saturday's picks, betting odds and analysis


Double-Play Picks

Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves (-140, 10)

A pair of rebuilding National League teams do battle as the Reds and Braves will continue their three-game weekend set Saturday in Atlanta.

The Reds, who are in the basement of the NL Central at 52-71, struck first in this series, taking the opener over the Braves 5-3. Atlanta actually happens to be in third place in the NL East at 54-66. The Braves will look to even up the series when they send Julio Teheran to the bump to take on the Reds’ Robert Stephenson.

Unfortunately for the Braves, Teheran hasn’t overly enjoyed his team’s new digs at SunTrust Park. The young right-hander is just 1-8 with a whopping 7.07 ERA and a 1.588 WHIP in 12 starts at home this season.

Teheran face a Reds’ lineup that can be inconsistent, but is plenty powerful. Led by Joey Vott, who is just raking this season, the Reds rank eighth in home runs and OPS and over the last 13 games they have averaged 6.9 runs per game, resulting in the Over going 11-2.

On the other side is Stephenson, who falls under the category of another Reds struggling starter. It is well documented that the Reds have the worst starter ERA in the MLB and Stephenson has contributed to that.

Stephenson started off as a reliever for the Reds pitching to a 7.43 ERA, but makes his fourth start of the season Saturday. In his first three-stars he 24-year-old rookie right-hander went 0-2 with a 5.28 ERA and a WHIP of 1.630.

The Braves aren’t a thumping team like the Reds, but they can hit for average. Expect plenty of runs to be scored Saturday.

Oh and as a side note, the Over is 12-3-3 in umpire Jim Reynolds' last 18 games behind home plate.

Pick: Over 10

Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals (+125, 9.5)

The Indians faced a crucial test when they embarked on 11-game road trip back on August 10th, which included stops in Boston and Minnesota and finishes off in Kansas City and they are passing with flying colors.

Cleveland is 7-2 on the road trip, outscoring 49-19 and has extended its lead over Twins and Royals in the AL Central to 6.0 and 6.5-games respectively. Edwin Encarnacion is having a one of his trademark hot streaks, going yard six times during the road trip.

The “Ed-wing” led Cleveland offense faces off against Royals lefty Jason Vargas, who has come back down to earth after a red-hot start to the season. Vargas is 14-6 on the season with a 3.45 ERA and a WHIP of 1.275. But since the start of July, he is just 2-3 with a 7.08 ERA and a 1.748 WHIP.

To make matters worse, Cleveland crushes lefties, scoring an MLB best 190 runs of south paws this season, including 48 dingers.

Meanwhile Trevor Bauer takes the mound for the Indians. The right-hander is 4-5 with a 6.23 ERA and a 1.573 WHIP away from home this season. He faces a Royals lineup that has also has an offensive surge of late, plating 5.9 runs per game in the last 13 games, with the Over going 10-2-1 in the process.

Expect another game with plenty of runs scored.

Pick: Over 9.5

Yesterday's Picks: 1-1
Season To Date: 117-109-13


Streaking and Slumping Starting Pitchers

Streaking: Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox gave up a king’s ransom to acquire Chris Sale in the offseason from the Chicago White Sox and so far, it has worked out just fine. The 6’6’ southpaw has been an absolute monster all season long sporting a 14-4 record (18-6, TW-TL), 2.51 ERA and a .88 WHIP.

Sale’s last two starts have been on the road against division rivals from Tampa Bay and the Bronx. The Red Sox have won both games and he gave up one run in 15 innings (.60 ERA), struck out 25 and only walked three.

Sale returns to Fenway tonight and the Red Sox are big -240 chalk against CC Sabathia and the Yankees.

Slumping: Michael Fulmer, Detroit Tigers

Michael Fulmer won the American League Rookie of the Year award in 2016 and his performance in the first half of this season earned him his first All-Star spot. Since like most things with the Detroit Tigers have fallen apart.

Fulmer has been battling inflammation around his ulnar nerve (elbow on his pitching arm) and if the results are any indication it is bothering him. In his last two starts, he has a 9.00 ERA, 1.82 WHIP, striking out seven and walking six.

Things don’t get any easier today with the juggernaut Dodgers visiting Tiger Stadium. Fulmer and the Tigers are +143 dogs.

Saturday's Top Trends

* Over is 11-1 in Cardinals last 12 overall. O/U: 9 @ Pirates.
* Under is 14-3 in Rafael Montero's last 17 starts overall. O/U: 9.5 vs. Marlins.
* Red Sox are 9-1 in their last 10 home games. -250 vs. Yankees.
* Astros are 6-0 in Colin McHugh's last six starts vs. Athletics. Astros -172 vs. A's.
* Nationals are 6-0 in Steven Strasburg's last six starts vs. Padres. Nationals -180 @ Padres.

Weather To Keep An Eye On

Saturday should be a decent day for baseball around the Majors. There is a slight chance of rain and thunderstorms at PNC Park in Pittsburgh where the Cardinals are in town to play the Pirates, but the forecast says that any storms will be early in the day and they should be able to get the game in.

The most notable wind is at AT&T Park in San Francisco, where the Giants and a 12-15 mile per hour hitters wind blowing out to left is going to greet the Phillies.

Ump Of The Day

Angel Hernandez: Ian Kinsler’s favourite umpire is back behind the plate today continuing his quest to ruin baseball games. Angel Hernandez is calling balls and strikes today in Minnesota and in his last eight games the over has failed to cash.

Hernandez strike zone has been very forgiving to pitchers in the last few weeks, something Kinsler pointed out in his rant earlier this week while suggesting that the 23-year veteran find another form of employment.

Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke and Twins rookie Jose Berrios will get the benefit of Hernandez’s strike zone tonight with the total currently sitting at 9.

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Pennywise

Aug 19th

NE/HOU o 41 -110

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Wise Guy Insider

NFL: Dallas Cowboys -5.5

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Marco 5% Brewers +138

Sports Unlimited/Marco D'Angelo

3 Bears

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Here we go everybody

Indian Cowboy

3-Unit Play. #422. NFL Pre-Season GOTY. Take San Francisco 49ers -2.5 over Denver Broncos (Saturday @ 10pm est)
Some games just mean more for some teams than others and the Niners want to win this game badly as people continue to dog this team for their lack of talent. This team comes off a big morale win in their first game 27-17 over the Chiefs and got solid quarterback play from Barkley and Hoyer. This team faces a Broncos team that looked better than they are as they beat the Bears with the help of the horrendous performance from Mike Glennon. Look for the Niners quarterbacks to be much sharper than the Bears quarterbacks as a whole as the Niners once again will impress as they would love nothing more to send a message to the NFL World than to win another pre-season game against a quality opponent and former Super Bowl Champ not too long ago. We want to point out that this team took Barthard of Iowa in the 3rd round of this year's draft and he is an absolute steal and went 7/11 for 101 yards for 2 touchdowns in his last game. Plus, Barkley posted 168 yards on 10/17 passing and Hoyer went 1/4 and he looks to be a bit better this time around too. The Niners threw the ball plenty with 15 players receiving targets and 3 players that rushed more than 40 yards including one that rushed for 89 yards in Mostert on 15 carries. The Niners are here to play and the Broncos once again will not face the terrible quarterback play they saw against Chicago.


2-Unit Play. #418. Take Washington Redskins -3.5 over Green Bay Packers (Saturday @ 7:30pm est)
We roll with Washington here as they simply could not have done worse in their last game against the Ravens. But, there is a reason why the Ravens did so good and that was primarily because they needed a big win for the mojo of a team that has Coach Harbaugh on the hot seat. Washington's quarterbacks went 5/12 for 68 yards (Sudfeld), McCoy went 6/13 for 40 yards and Cousins went 1/2 for 5 yards and this team scored just 3 points. The offense looked terrible and sure it is the pre-season but people notice these things. This team's leading rusher had 15 yards in thier last game and the longest passing play was 31 yards. We like Washington to play much better against a Packer team that could care less about this game and who will be starting the likes of Callahan, Hundley and Hill.


2-Unit Play. #423. Take Over 39.5 LA Rams vs. Oakland Raiders (Saturday @ 10pm est)
It matters to both these teams to do well in this game and we like the fact the Raiders come off a 10-20 loss in their last game where they scored just 10 points and we like that the Rams beat Dallas 13-10 as they build mojo going into this season. Thetotal is relatively high for a reason as the Rams should see plenty of Orlovsky who has experience with the Lions and Mannion will also get a chance to showcase here and we like that both these two teams have scored 10 and 13 points in their last two games as not much offense was displayed. With Manuel, Cook and Edwards all on the roster, we like the Raiders to put more points this week as well as this game likely goes over as both these teams want to prove something ever so small to the other.

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Thanks for all the posts today!!!

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OK good luck everyone . We will have some big play posted tonight for tomorrow

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JR Tipps

10,000,000*- DALLAS-5
10,000,000*- OVER 41 NE/Hou

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Here we go everybody

Indian Cowboy

3-Unit Play. #422. NFL Pre-Season GOTY. Take San Francisco 49ers -2.5 over Denver Broncos (Saturday @ 10pm est)
Some games just mean more for some teams than others and the Niners want to win this game badly as people continue to dog this team for their lack of talent. This team comes off a big morale win in their first game 27-17 over the Chiefs and got solid quarterback play from Barkley and Hoyer. This team faces a Broncos team that looked better than they are as they beat the Bears with the help of the horrendous performance from Mike Glennon. Look for the Niners quarterbacks to be much sharper than the Bears quarterbacks as a whole as the Niners once again will impress as they would love nothing more to send a message to the NFL World than to win another pre-season game against a quality opponent and former Super Bowl Champ not too long ago. We want to point out that this team took Barthard of Iowa in the 3rd round of this year's draft and he is an absolute steal and went 7/11 for 101 yards for 2 touchdowns in his last game. Plus, Barkley posted 168 yards on 10/17 passing and Hoyer went 1/4 and he looks to be a bit better this time around too. The Niners threw the ball plenty with 15 players receiving targets and 3 players that rushed more than 40 yards including one that rushed for 89 yards in Mostert on 15 carries. The Niners are here to play and the Broncos once again will not face the terrible quarterback play they saw against Chicago.


2-Unit Play. #418. Take Washington Redskins -3.5 over Green Bay Packers (Saturday @ 7:30pm est)
We roll with Washington here as they simply could not have done worse in their last game against the Ravens. But, there is a reason why the Ravens did so good and that was primarily because they needed a big win for the mojo of a team that has Coach Harbaugh on the hot seat. Washington's quarterbacks went 5/12 for 68 yards (Sudfeld), McCoy went 6/13 for 40 yards and Cousins went 1/2 for 5 yards and this team scored just 3 points. The offense looked terrible and sure it is the pre-season but people notice these things. This team's leading rusher had 15 yards in thier last game and the longest passing play was 31 yards. We like Washington to play much better against a Packer team that could care less about this game and who will be starting the likes of Callahan, Hundley and Hill.


2-Unit Play. #423. Take Over 39.5 LA Rams vs. Oakland Raiders (Saturday @ 10pm est)
It matters to both these teams to do well in this game and we like the fact the Raiders come off a 10-20 loss in their last game where they scored just 10 points and we like that the Rams beat Dallas 13-10 as they build mojo going into this season. Thetotal is relatively high for a reason as the Rams should see plenty of Orlovsky who has experience with the Lions and Mannion will also get a chance to showcase here and we like that both these two teams have scored 10 and 13 points in their last two games as not much offense was displayed. With Manuel, Cook and Edwards all on the roster, we like the Raiders to put more points this week as well as this game likely goes over as both these teams want to prove something ever so small to the other.

Those rankings dont make sense. Bis GOY should be 8 units

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Charlie Sports

500
colts +5
sf-2,5
sf over 39