Service Plays Sunday 8/22/21

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Stephen Oh

KANSAS CITY @ CHI. CUBS | 08/22 | 2:20 PM EDT
KANSAS CITY -105
ANALYSIS: The Cubs are in full-blown tank mode. They're 2-14 in their last 16 games. Meanwhile the Royals are playing decent baseball. They've won five of six and just took three of four games against AL West-leading Houston. Kansas City starter Carlos Hernandez has been solid recently, going 2-0 in his last four starts with a 2.28 ERA, all against AL playoff teams (White Sox twice, Yankees and Astros).

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YESTERDAY 11:41 PM

SEATTLE @ HOUSTON | 08/22 | 2:10 PM EDT
HOUSTON -177
ANALYSIS: Seattle, you have a problem. Minute Maid Park is the Mariners' house of horrors; since the start of the 2019 season, they're 2-21 in Houston. Seattle has lost the first two games of this series, 27-4. The Mariners' starter on Sunday, Tyler Anderson, has faced the Astros three times this season, giving up 14 earned runs in 16.2 innings for a 7.56 ERA. And even if Seattle keeps this game close, Houston has all of its key bullpen arms rested and ready. Go 'Stros.

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YESTERDAY 11:29 PM

TEXAS @ BOSTON | 08/22 | 1:10 PM EDT
TEXAS +265
ANALYSIS: I realize the Rangers are one of the worst teams -- if not the worst team -- in baseball. But there's no reason the reeling Red Sox should be this big of a favorite against anyone right now. They've lost four of five and played sloppy ball in a 10-1 loss to Texas on Saturday. The Rangers can play loose with nothing to lose. If this game doesn't get canceled because of the hurricane, I'm taking the nice price with Texas.

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YESTERDAY 11:21 PM

[golden contender]

Sunday card has an MLB PLATINUM Supreme Side and the NFLX Game of the Month headlining. NASCAR Head to Head Play below.


The Sunday Comp play is in Head to head driver NASCAR Action and we will back Kyle Larson over Martin Truex at 3:05 eastern in the Firekeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Larson has 3 wins in 12 races here and has been superb with the 750 Horse Power Package. Martin Truex has not win here in 30 tries. Larson is favored to win and did have the fastest car last week. Look for Larson to finish better than Truex. Rob V- Golden Contender Sports.

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Larry Hartstein

ATLANTA @ BALTIMORE | 08/22 | 1:05 PM EDT
ATLANTA -157
ANALYSIS: The Braves have won eight straight while the Orioles have dropped 17 in a row. John Means isn't the same pitcher he was earlier this season; he's been shellacked in his last two outings, giving up 10 earned runs over 8.1 innings. Atlanta's Touki Toussaint has pitched well in five of his six starts. Lay it.

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12:21 AM

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Jack Winningham
MLB
Atlanta

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Kyle Akins

TEXAS @ BOSTON | 08/22 | 1:10 PM EDT
TEXAS +265
ANALYSIS: Texas' offense has not been great lately, but it has been high variance with both high-scoring and low-scoring games. As a monster underdog such as this, the decent chance of a high-scoring effort in this game makes the Rangers worth the price. This is the final game of a three-game set where the teams have split the first two games. The Red Sox are 0-5 since July 7 when it is the last game of a three-game series and they split the first two games. I predict the Rangers win by two runs.

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9:39 AM

[citybeat]

Aug 22	Ralph Michaels	4%	[MLB] (979) San Francisco Giants at (980) Oakland Athletics Time: 4:07 PM EDT	San Francisco Giants +100 L Webb (RHP), F Montas (RHP) Must Start
Analysis: #979 4% San Francisco +100 Oakland (Webb & Montas) 4:07 PM SF snapped two game losing streak yesterday Giants 13-6 in day games Webb AMAZING run in last 11 starts he’s allowed 11 earned runs Montez with 4.40 home ERA and 1.34 WHIP Oakland avg 6/1 hits per game last 6 games

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Aug 22	Carmine Bianco	5%	[ISAL] (201217) Juventus at (201218) Udinese Time: 12:30 PM EDT	Juventus -1.0 (-130)
Analysis: Italy Serie A - Juventus at Udinese Quick Synopsis: A new season in Serie A and one where for almost a decade Juventus will not enter as defending Champions as that title was taken by Inter Milan. But optimism is high for another run at the title this season and an important part of that was the change in managers as first time manager Andrea Pirlo was let go and he was really up against it last season with no prior experience. They'll be managed by Max Allegri who led this teams to 5 championships and 11 trophies. He's returned the formation to an attacking one that will be led by the trio of Ronaldo, Dybala and Chiesa along with what will be a quicker transition midfield and with a healthy back line this will be a much better version of last seasons side. Udinese made a couple offseason changes and neither seems to be an improvement having to do what many Serie A teams did in selling off players. Historically this hasn't been a good match up for them having lost 7 of the last 8 meetings while being outscored 24-8. The number expectancy has this at -2.43 so we'll make Juventus a top play here to kick off the season with a win and cover.

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Tom Fornelli

Published 8/20

San Francisco 49ers @ Los Angeles Chargers | 8/22 | 7:30 P.M. ET

Chargers +5.5

I have a simple philosophy that has served me well when betting preseason NFL over the years. I bet the underdogs. No, it doesn't work every time, but it works enough. Frankly, in an exhibition game where coaches aren't trying to show opponents anything but are instead trying to figure out what the players they have are capable of, you tend to see much closer games. I think that's going to be the case here, with the Chargers getting so many points. I'm taking the Chargers, and I'm leaning toward the under for all the same reasons I like underdogs in the preseason.

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John Bollman

ATLANTA @ BALTIMORE | 08/22 | 1:05 PM EDT
ATLANTA -157
ANALYSIS: John Means has allowed at least four runs in four of his six starts since returning from the IL, including nine home runs allowed in those six starts. Touki Touissant has had one bad outing but he hasn’t allowed more than two runs in any of his other five starts. The Orioles have now lost 17 straight games while the Braves have won 8 straight games. The Braves also add the DH so they could give one of their main guys a break while keeping him in the lineup. Take the Braves.

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10:21 AM

MIAMI @ CINCINNATI | 08/22 | 1:10 PM EDT
CINCINNATI -140
ANALYSIS: Vladimir Gutierrez has been dominant lately going 3-1 with a 1.78 ERA in August and pitching five straight quality starts overall. Sandy Alcantara is also pitching well lately but he is worse on the road, just like the Marlins are. The Marlins have lost six straight games and the Reds have won seven of their last 10 games. The Reds are tied with the Padres for the second Wild Card spot right now, Jonathan India is sitting but he will probably pinch hit if there is a crucial situation.

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10:21 AM

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Tokyo Brandon

Game: (955) Pittsburgh Pirates at (956) St. Louis Cardinals
Date/Time: Aug 22 2021 2:15 PM EDT
Betting Line Provider: Consensus Line
Play Rating: 1%
Play: St. Louis Cardinals -1.5 (-110) S Brault (LHP), A Wainwright (RHP) Must Start

Wainwright has been great lately and Brault has been pitching way over his head. The Cards are one of the hottest teams in baseball while the Pirates are 30th in the league in form. You can get a nice number on the run line because the Cards are at home so make a small 1% play on the Cardinals -1.5 at home. Hope their bullpen can hold it together.

(979) San Francisco Giants at (980) Oakland Athletics
Game: (979) San Francisco Giants at (980) Oakland Athletics
Date/Time: Aug 22 2021 4:07 PM EDT
Betting Line Provider: William Hill
Play Rating: 1%
Play: 1H Oakland Athletics Total Over 1.5 (-125) Action

This total does not make sense. The A's are the 3rd hottest hitting team in MLB now and thy score at home. Webb is a decent pitcher but the A's get HRs off him, especially Canha. 1.5 seems way too low especially with a game total of 8. Take the A's Over 1.5 1st 5.

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Marty’s mlb

Jays/Tigers over 10.5
Oakland -110

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Sunday's matchup between the Rangers and Red Sox has been postponed due to inclement weather.
Boston announced that the game will be made up on Monday at 1:10 pm.

Minnesota vs NYY also postponed

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Total 4 U

2021 NFL Preseason Super Total of the Year!!!!!
NY Giants/Cleveland under 35 1/2


NFL Football Bonus Winners
San Francisco/LA Chargers over 34

August's AL Sunday Night Baseball Total of the Month!!!!!
LA Angels/Cleveland under 9 1/2

MLB Baseball Bonus Winners
Miami/Cincinnati under 9
Pittsburgh/St Louis under 8 1/2
NY Mets/LA Dodgers under 9
San Francisco/Oakland over 8 1/2

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Mike McClure

NASCAR

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• JM SPORT
• Game: (951) Miami Marlins at (952) Cincinnati Reds
  Date/Time: Aug 22 2021 1:10 PM EDT
  Betting Line Provider: Consensus Line
  Play Rating: 4 units
  Play: Cincinnati Reds -139 S Alcantara (RHP), V Gutierrez (RHP) Must Start
  
  4 unit Cincinnati Reds (-139) over Miami Marlins (Gutierrez/Alcantara) –
  Vladamir Gutierrez has been a pitcher to watch recently, he has a 8-4 record this year with a 3.87 ERA, and in his L3 starts his ERA is under 2.00 (1.96), he is also 7-3 @ NGT, all while going 4-1 with a 3.28 ERA in his 6 starts in the second half of the season. I think it is safe to say that the Red's bats like it when he is out there too, they are 8-3 in his starts with a line < 160, and they have won his last 4 starts in a row vs. a SP with a lower ERA then Gutierrez. This is also the third time that the Reds are going for a 4 game sweep this season, converting on the L2, and in the MLB this year, as a HF w/ a line ≤ -138, that favorite has closed on the sweep in 15 out of 17 tries! The Reds are also 5-2 @ H off 3 straight wins, 14-5 vs. a RHP off 3 straight games of 5+ runs (including 8 in a row), 11-3 w/ a line < -115 vs. a SP w/ an ERA < 3.50 and they are 15-5 @ H vs. a team with an away winning percentage under 35%. It doesn't hurt that Miami has Alcantara on the mound, he has a 5.30 ERA in his L3 starts, and in the L7 his ERA isn't much better at a 4.66, along side the fact that in the L5 times Alcantara pitched the closing game of a series, the Marlins are 1-4. Miami has just been struggling in general as well, they are 27-46 in their L73, including 17-40 on the road, they are 8-17 as a D in the LGS (including 3-11 vs. NDIV opponents ; 2-7 on the road vs. those NDIV). Miami is 7-22 as an AD (including 5-20 when the line is > 110), 2-8 in the L10 @ Cincy (including 6 straight losses, dating back to 2019, with their previous W being in 2018), and they are 2-9 as AD w/ line < 180 after 3 straight games scoring less then 5 runs!