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MLB(Bob Balfe)
4:05 PM EST
Rotation #901
Mets -110 over Phillies
Megill/Suarez
The NL East is pretty competitive and should come down to the wire. Both starting pitchers today are young guys that have decent numbers, but don’t really have the ability to stretch their starts into long outings. The Phillies bullpen is weak so whenever you can get to them early it is a plus. The Mets are a little better at hitting left handed pitching and should be able to get to Suarez early. Take the Mets.
Saturday card is up and is led by the 100% Divisional Game Of The Year, an Executive Level TIER 1 Move. We also have a Powerful Soccer Platinum Supreme move and the Late Canadian Football League Play. MLB Comp play below.
The MLB Comp Play for Saturday is on San Diego on the Run line at 8:40 eastern. The Padres have a plethora of advantages here including a big pitching edge with Darvish who has won 6 of 7 vs Arizona. The Padres have won 6 of 9 here in the series and 28 of the last 40 at home. Arizona is a dismal 3-31 as a road dog of 120 or more and 11-43 vs a Pitcher with a WHIP of 1.15 or less. Arizona has also dropped 21 of 27 on Saturdays and with Widener and his 5 Era here we will back the Padres to come away with a multiple run win. On Saturday we start the day with an Executive LEVEL TIER 1 MLB Move then the Divisional Game of the Year later on and a Platinum Supreme Soccer Move. There is also the Canadian Football League Play going later on. See us on facebook to Jump on now as we are poised to have a big day. For the MLB Comp play. Go with San Diego on the Run line. Rob V- Golden Contender Sports
Marty's?? On a cautionary note, Powers Sports (who have been on fire) like Mets/Phillies UNDER 9 and the Yankees on the RUN LINE vs Seattle. Good luck.
Derrick Lewis (+310) vs. Ciryl Gane (-380): Gane by decision
I don't see Lewis winning this fight any way other than by knockout. Gane is a much better overall striker, and he is going to double up Lewis on strikes. He is also better on the ground and has better cardio. Lewis has huge power and it only takes one punch for him to end a fight. I am going to say he doesn't get the KO and either gets knocked out himself or gets picked apart all five rounds.
Jose Aldo (-130) vs. Pedro Munhoz (+110): Munhoz by decision
Aldo is the better and more technical striker, but Munhoz is proficient as well and he is the guy that should be leading in volume. I think Aldo has a better chance at a finish, but I would slightly favor Munhoz in a decision. I am going to take the underdog to win two rounds on the scorecards.
Michael Chiesa (+110) vs. Vicente Luque (-130): Luque by submission
Chiesa has to get this fight to the mat and he needs a submission, or he has to win two rounds with top control. Luque should dominate this fight on the feet, and he is a good grappler as well, so it won't be easy for Chiesa to work his game. I am going to pick Luque because he has more ways to win, but Chiesa is a tough guy to prepare for. If he wins this fight, he might look like he should have been a big favorite.
Tecia Torres (-135) vs. Angela Hill (+115): Torres by decision
Hill has the much better hands and, in a 15-minute striking match, I would favor her because of her boxing and higher volume. Torres has the better kicks and movement on the feet, but her big advantage will be on the mat. These two fought six years ago and Torres had 9 minutes of control time off two takedowns. Hill has improved a ton since, but I still slightly favor Torres because her advantage on the ground is the biggest edge.
Song Yadong (-110) vs. Casey Kenney (-110): Kenney by decision
This should be a high-paced and high-level fight, and I expect it to be close. Yadong is the better boxer, faster, and he has good offensive wrestling. Kenney is the better kicker, might be higher-paced and is the better grappler. I will lean with Kenney as my pick because I think he is the one that is more likely to get takedowns and spend time in top control.
Rafael Fiziev (-345) vs. Bobby Green (+285): Fiziev by TKO
I really like Fiziev in this fight. He is one of the best strikers in the division and he is going to be a level above Green on the feet, faster and more powerful. Green should look to mix in takedowns each round, but I don't see him having success with that and I think he gets knocked out at some point.
Vince Morales (+100) vs. Drako Rodriguez (-120): Morales by decision
Morales needs a win to keep his spot on the UFC roster. He is 1-4 in the UFC and his lone win is against the guy who just knocked out Rodriguez in his last fight. I think Morales has the edge on the feet with his boxing-brawling style. I think he is the higher-output striker and is more likely to get a knockout as well. Rodriguez should have the edge on the ground, but I am not confident he can get it there consistently.
Alonzo Menifield (-240) vs. Ed Herman (+200): Menifield by TKO
Menifield is going to have a big power advantage and he should also be the faster striker and better wrestler. The longer this fight goes, the more it will shift into Herman's favor, but he needs to weather an early storm and gas Menifield out to get a win. I think Menifield will be too much for him early.
Manel Kape (-200) vs. Ode Osbourne (+170): Osbourne by decision
Kape should have the striking edge, mainly with his hands and power. Osbourne might have better kicks and he is quick and maybe more active than Kape on the feet. His edge should be on the mat and he is dangerous from the bottom. I think Osbourne can hang on the feet if Kape isn't throwing volume and Osbourne could lock up a submission if this fight hits the mat.
Miles Johns (-200) vs. Anderson Dos Santos (+175) : Dos Santos by stoppage
Dos Santos is dangerous, and he can finish this fight anywhere. Johns will have a wrestling edge and the cardio edge as well. He doesn't wrestle much and he isn't a high-enough paced striker to slow Dos Santos down unless he takes an early beating from him and Dos Santos gasses.
Melissa Gatto (-130) vs. Victoria Leonardo (+110): Gatto by submission
It's hard to know what we are going to get from Gatto in her UFC debut because of limited film and she is only 25. But she looks pretty decent on the mat with her submission game. Her striking doesn't look very good and she can spend too much time on her back. Leonardo isn't a big test, but she could win the striking and she can also land takedowns and spend time in top control. I would favor Leonardo in a decision, but I am going to take Gatto to get a submission.
Johnny Munoz (-230) vs. Jamey Simmons (+195): Munoz by submission
Simmons is a wrestler with a strong overhand right. I don't think he is ready for the UFC level, and he is going up against a better wrestler and grappler. I think Munoz dominates on the mat and works his way to a submission
BOSTON @ TORONTO | 08/07 | 3:07 PM EDT
BOSTON +147
ANALYSIS: The Red Sox have looked brutal lately but they are still one of the best teams in the league and should split the doubleheader. This is basically a play on this doubleheader being split, if the Red Sox win the first game we’ll stay off the second, but if they lose the first game we’ll play the second and try to come out positive with plus money on both. Neither pitcher has been especially good against the other team this season so I think this game should be closer to even. Take the value in the Red Sox.
+978 23-16 IN LAST 39 MLB ML PICKS
+143 14-10 IN LAST 24 TOR ML PICKS
+130 3-2 IN LAST 5 BOS ML PICKS
10:43 AM
SEATTLE @ N.Y. YANKEES | 08/07 | 1:05 PM EDT
SEATTLE +170
ANALYSIS: The Mariners have played the Yankees tough the first two games of this series and they coulda gone either way. The Mariners have been hitting lefties well lately and they face a familiar foe in Andrew Heaney who was just traded to the Yankees. He has faced the Mariners twice this season and been hit hard both times. Chris Flexen has struggled on the road this season but he is coming off a quality start in Tampa Bay. Take the value in the Mariners.
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+429 31-22 IN LAST 53 SEA ML PICKS
10:41 AM
SEATTLE @ N.Y. YANKEES | 08/07 | 1:05 PM EDT
N.Y. YANKEES -203
ANALYSIS: This is a 10 a.m. West Coast start for Seattle, and with the quick turnaround after a rough loss, I expect the Mariners to not be quite into this game. New York won last night’s game in a walk-off in 11 innings, 3-2. The Yankees are 8-0 since September 2019 past the first game of a series coming off a walk-off win. All three of New York’s runs came late off the Seattle bullpen. The Yankees are 11-0 since May 2021 past the first game of a series at home after they scored more runs off the bullpen than the opposing starter last game.
+530 7-2 IN LAST 9 MLB ML PICKS
+100 2-1 IN LAST 3 NYY ML PICKS
11:16 AM
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