9-11-11

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Dr. Bob
2* Bears
Opinion: Dolphins
Lean: Bucs
Lean: Ravens
Lean: Bills
Lean: Texans

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Dr. Bob (added leans)

Lean: Eagles Lean: Eagles/Rams (UNDER)
Lean: Ravens
Lean: Browns
Lean: Browns/Bengals (UNDER)

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BIG AL's 100% (15-0 ATS) ELITE INFO; 5-0 THIS YEAR [ NFL ]

At 1 pm, our selection is on the Houston Texans minus the points over Indianapolis. Last season, the Colts had another great year, and rolled to a 10-6 record before falling in the Playoffs. But for Game 1 of the 2011 season, they've been installed as a big road underdog, due mainly to the absence of Peyton Manning. And over the years, teams off 10-win seasons have struggled mightily in Game 1 the following year when they've been installed as road dogs of +3 or more points vs. foes which did not win 10 games the previous season. Indeed, our road dogs in such situations have failed to cover the spread in all 15 games dating back to 1994! That's not good news for Kerry Collins & Co. here. Admittedly, Houston has its own injury problems with Arian Foster likely out of this game. But at least the Texans can turn toward Ben Tate and Derrick Ward to pick up the slack. And the Texans also have adequate weapons in WR Andre Johnson and QB Matt Schaub. No head coach is under more pressure this season than Gary Kubiak, and I believe his troops -- now the favorites to win the AFC South -- will open this season with a resounding win. Lay the points. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.



BIG AL's RED-HOT BASEBALL 3-PACK (40-16 RUN)! [ MLB ]

Our 3 selections include the Rockies/Reds 'under', the White Sox/Indians 'under' and the Detroit Tigers. At 1:05 pm, our selection is on the Detroit Tigers over the Minnesota Twins. Since joining the Tigers at the end of July, righthander Doug Fister has not only become a more successful starter - going from a 3-12 record with the Mariners to his current 4-1 mark with his new team, but he's also become a different pitcher. In his two-and-half seasons in Seattle, Fister was always a contact pitcher, getting most of his outs via ground balls or fly balls and not relying much on strikeouts to retire hitters. Prior to the move to the Motor City, Fister had a strikeout ratio of around 5 1/2 K's per nine innings and a strikeouts-to-walks ratio just under three. Since he's changed teams, Fister's K rate has risen to 7.3 per nine innings and his K-to-BB ratio has skyrocketed to 12. And with a much better offense around him, it's no wonder his record has reversed itself as well. This afternoon Fister will get his eighth start with the Tigers and it's another great match-up at home against the struggling Twins and rookie lefthander Scott Diamond who Minnesota called up in late July. Diamond has been just so-so in his first MLB campaign, going 1-3 with a 4.56 ERA. Diamond's worst start so far was against this Tigers squad when he gave up 10 hits and five runs (four earned) at home on August 26 for the second loss of his career. Take Detroit. At 2:10 pm, our selection is on the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox 'under' the total. Ultimately, righthander Ubaldo Jimenez will probably not be judged by his record or ERA when being evaluated for his performance since moving over to the American League at the trade deadline. Jimenez is just 2-2 with a 5.27 ERA since arriving in Cleveland at the end of July, but if you delve deeper you will find that he also has increased his strikeout rate from around eight-and-a-half K's per nine innings to over 10 since joining the Tribe. JImenez has been much more effective in his last three starts, going 1-1 with an ERA of 3.15 and WHIP of 1.05 and the Indians have won two of those three. Chicago righthander Zach Stewart is also 2-2 and he has an ERA very similar to that of Jimenez (4.42) but like the Indians' ace, Stewart has often pitched much better than those numbers indicate, and Stewart's last start is a perfect example as he came one pitch from perfection, throwing a complete-game, one-hitter against the Tigers last Monday. Stewart is not likely to get much run support from his hitters the rest of the season, but then again, neither is Jimenez. Take the 'under.' At 3:10 pm, our selection is on the Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies 'under' the total. One of the reasons that the Rockies were willing to part with their ace pitcher, Ubaldo Jimenez - probably THE main reason - is a 22-year-old lefthander named Drew Pomeranz, who the Indians had selected fifth overall in the 2010 amateur draft. Pomeranz makes his Major League debut this afternoon, and like the classic Sinatra song about the Big Apple states, "if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere" which means that if Pomeranz can pull off a successful first start in the league's toughest park, then he may very well have a bright future in the big leagues. Righthander Edinson Volquez is far from making his MLB debut today, but he will be pitching for the Reds for the first time since July 5 as the hard-thrower was sent down to the minors to work on his control and if his results down on the farm are any indication, Volquez is set to make a successful return to the bigs today as he went 4-2 with a 2.37 ERA and 83 strikeouts in just over 87 innings while in Louisville. Take the 'under.' As always, good luck...Al McMordie.

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Root:

Perfect Play Houston
Millionaire Chicago
Insider Buffalo
Billionaire San Fran
No Limit Dallas
Pinnacle St Louis

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BRANDON LANG

40 Dime AFC Oddsmaker Error Game Of The Year
PITTSBURGH

BONUS PLAY
20 Dime NFL Winner # 7 of 9
DETROIT

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Big Al

3 U Whitesox
3 U Rockies
3 Tigers

3 Texans

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Larry Ness

8* Vegas inside is on Tampa Bay Bucs