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Play of the Day:
Redskins + Ravens UNDER 34
Play of the Day:
Redskins + Ravens UNDER 34
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Today's MLB Picks
Arizona at Washington
The Nationals look to take advantage of an Arizona team that is 1-7 in its last 8 games as a road underdog. Washington is the pick (-135) according to Dunkel, which has the Nationals favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Washington (-135). Here are all of today's picks.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25
Time Posted: 7:30 a.m. ESTGame 901-902: Atlanta at Chicago Cubs (2:20 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Beachy) 15.427; Cubs (Garza) 14.792
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-115); No Run Total
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-115); N/AGame 903-904: Arizona at Washington (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Miley) 14.049; Washington (Lannan) 15.621
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Washington (-135); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-135); UnderGame 907-908: Pittsburgh at St. Louis (8:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Morton) 15.134; St. Louis (Jackson) 14.550
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-160); 8
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+140); UnderGame 909-910: Houston at San Francisco (10:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Sosa) 14.299; San Francisco (Vogelsong) 15.343
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-230); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-230); OverGame 911-912: Oakland at NY Yankees (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Harden) 15.044; NY Yankees (Hughes) 16.726
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1 1/2; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-200); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-200); OverGame 913-914: Detroit at Tampa Bay (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Fister) 17.255; Tampa Bay (Hellickson) 16.142
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-145); 8
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+125); UnderGame 915-916: Baltimore at Minnesota (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Reyes) 15.302; Minnesota (Liriano) 12.885
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 2 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-160); 9
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (+140); UnderGame 917-918: Kansas City at Toronto (7:07 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Francis) 14.578; Toronto (Cecil) 15.164
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Toronto (-175); 9
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-175); OverGame 919-920: Boston at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Miller) 15.590; Texas (Ogando) 15.900
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1/2; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Texas (-165); 10
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-165); OverComment
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Today's NFL Picks
Washington at Baltimore
The Redskins look to build on their two preseason wins as they visit Baltimore tonight. Washington is the pick (+5 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Ravens favored by only 3 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Washington (+5 1/2). Here are all of today's picks.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25
Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. ESTGame 251-252: Carolina at Cincinnati (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Carolina 118.839; Cincinnati 116.398
Dunkel Line: Carolina by 2 1/2; 31
Vegas Line: Cincinnati by 2 1/2; 34
Dunkel Pick: Carolina (+2 1/2); UnderGame 253-254: Cleveland at Philadelphia (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland 117.278; Philadelphia 127.373
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 10; 44
Vegas Line: Philadelphia by 7; 40
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-7); OverGame 255-256: Washington at Baltimore (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 121.113; Baltimore 124.493
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 3 1/2; 35
Vegas Line: Baltimore by 5 1/2; 33 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+5 1/2); OverComment
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WNBA Basketball Picks
Tulsa at Seattle
The Shock look to take advantage of a Seattle team that is coming off a 63-55 win over San Antonio and is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games following an ATS win. Tulsa is the pick (+14) according to Dunkel, which has the Storm favored by only 10 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Tulsa (+14). Here are all of today's picks.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25
Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. ESTGame 601-602: Tulsa at Seattle (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tulsa 98.406; Seattle 109.070
Dunkel Line & Total: Seattle by 10 1/2; 145
Vegas Line & Total: Seattle by 14; 140 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tulsa (+14); OverComment
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FantasySportsGametime
MLB Baseball Thursday
Play San Francisco (-220) over Houston (Top Play of the Day)
Starts at 10:00 PM EST
Houston has lost 21 of the last 25 games as an underdog of +175 to +250 and they have also lost 67 of the last 92 games vs. right-handed starting pitchers. San Francisco pitcher, Ryan Vogelsong has an ERA of 1.89 vs. Houston over his career and he has an ERA of 1.90 in home games this season.
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Play New York Yankees (-210) over Oakland (Bonus)
Play Toronto (-170) over Kansas City (Bonus)Comment
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MLB
Write-Up
Thursday, August 25
Hot pitchers
-- Garza is 2-0, 2.52 in his last four starts. Beachy is 1-0, 2.50 in his last three starts.
-- Morton is 1-0, 0.95 in his last four starts. Jackson is 2-0, 2.95 in his three home starts for St Louis.
-- Hughes is 3-0, 1.37 in his last three starts. Harden is 2-0, 2.50 in his last three outings.
-- Hellickson is 2-1, 2.02 in his last four starts.
-- Liriano is 1-0, 2.77 in his last couple home starts.
Cold pitchers
-- Lannan is 1-3, 6.84 in his last five starts. Miley allowed five runs in four IP in his first MLB start.
-- Sosa is 0-2, 6.35 in three starts for the Astros. Vogelsong is 1-2, 5.49 in his last three starts.
-- Fister is 1-1, 6.75 in his last three starts.
-- Reyes is 1-2, 6.00 in three starts for the Orioles.
-- Francis is 0-3, 7.89 in his last four starts. Cecilis 0-2, 3.67 in his last four starts.
-- Ogando is 2-2, 5.19 in his last six starts. Miller has a 6.75 RA in his last three starts.
Totals
-- Three of last four Beachy starts went over the total. Three of Garza's last four starts stayed under.
-- Six of last eight Washington home games stayed under the total.
-- Six of last eight St Louis home games stayed under the total.
-- Five of Giants' last seven home games stayed under total.
-- Over is 7-1-1 in Oakland's last nine road games.
-- Under is 7-2-1 in last ten games at Tropicana Field.
-- Under is 10-4-2 in Minnesota's last 16 home games.
-- Five of last seven Toronto home games went over the total.
-- Over is 10-3 in Rangers' last thirteen games.
Hot Teams
-- Braves won 15 of their last 20 games.
-- Tampa Bay won 11 of its last 15 games. Detroit won five of six.
-- Blue Jays won three of their last four home games.
-- Oakland won five of its last seven games.
-- Orioles won their last three games, allowing three runs.
-- Red Sox won 10 of their last 15 road games.
Cold Teams
-- Arizona lost six of its last eight games. Washington is 2-3 in its last five games, scoring 11 runs.
-- Cubs lost three of their last four games.
-- Cardinals lost seven of their last nine games. Pirates lost 14 of their last 21 home games.
-- Astros lost 21 of their last 24 road games. Giants lost six of their last nine games.
-- Royals lost 12 of their last 16 games.
-- Bronx Bombers lost three of last four games.
-- Twins lost 14 of their last 17 home games.
-- Rangers lost four of their last five games.Comment
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Tus 1 - 0
Wed 1 -0
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are running out of time to once again become relevant within the NL Central, but it can do so by getting off to a good start in Game 1 of their four-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night; first pitch from Busch Stadium will air live on the MLB Network at 8:15 ET.
If you take a look at the standings all the way back on July 18th of 2011, you’d find manager Clint Hurdle’s Buccos atop the NL Central by half a game over both the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals. Pittsburgh was 50-44 on that day and up a boatload of money for its wagering supporters. Fast forward to the current time and you’ll find the Pirates sitting at 60-68 for the season and a whopping 16.5-games in back of the Brew Crew for the top spot in the division. PIT’s pitching was only able to take it so far, as the hitting has been poor all season long evidenced by its 3.84 RPG average (#27) and .245 team batting average (#25).
St. Louis is more than likely fighting an uphill battle it will just never get the best of, but that hasn’t stopped the Redbirds from ripping the cover off the ball. The trio of Albert Pujols, Matt Holiday and Lance Berkman have slugged their way to earning the Cards top 5 ranks in both batting average (.270) and OPS (.759). Their 4.65 RPG average is good for the 6th best mark in the league and the 130 HRs launched is good for #11. Unfortunately, the sticking spot for the Cardinals has been the pitching as they rank middle of the road in both ERA (3.87) & WHIP (1.32) and have only managed 66 overall quality starts (#20).
These teams most recently locked horns at beautiful PNC Park at the beginning of last week with the Buccos taking two of the three contests; the ‘over’ just came up short of cashing in all three games (2-1). For the year, Pittsburgh holds a 5-4 overall advantage with the ‘under’ holding a slim 5-4 tally; all three of the teams 2011 Busch meetings combined to go ‘under’ the closing number. St. Louis has taken nine of the L/12 meetings between these division rivals in the Show Me State but dropped two of three in early April.
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