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5* Denver Broncos -3
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5* Chicago White Sox ML -115
5* Denver Broncos -3
Play of the Day
5* Chicago White Sox ML -115
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1-2 Yesterday (-2.28 Units) Tonight Pats/Dolphins Over 46 (3 Units). The line has moved up a bit over the past week but Miami is going with a more pass oriented offense and these two teams tend to keep it close. 46 points is alot in the NFL, but we think this game will exceed the total easily.
In MLB - Tigers -105 (3 Units) - Tigers are hitting .324 and have scored 53 Runs over their last 7 games. Couple that with the fact that They have won 9 in row and have won the last 4 Porcello starts means doom for the Whitesox.Comment
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OC DOOLEY
TONIGHT’S “3 UNIT” REDZONE BASEBALL UNDERDOG BEST BET (Astros +175 at home versus Phillies in an 8:05 eastern start------Oswalt versus Myers): Yesterday Houston lost at Washington against phenom Stephen Strasburg and in the process tied an all-time franchise record for most setbacks (97) in a single campaign. Tonight the Astros attempt to avoid hitting an all-time low as they have a chance to delay the inevitable for one more night and ruin the hopes of their opponent. Statistically this evening Philadelphia (20-6 tear on the road) has a chance to officially clinch a playoff spot and also stay undefeated in the season series versus the National League’s bottom-feeder. One of the best ways of cashing a winning underdog ticket in baseball is to have a starting pitcher capable of keeping his inferior team in the game until the late innings when anything can happen. That is the situation we have this evening with veteran Brett Myers who spent eight long seasons wearing a Philadelphia uniform. The last pair of times that tonight’s Houston starter has faced the mighty Phillies lineup he has held them down to the tune of a 1.93 ERA. For those reading this analysis that are diehard baseball fans you will remember when Myers was called up to the majors in the same season as Mark Prior and both were top-notch prospects that were expected to dominate. Due to a myriad of injuries the career of Prior came quickly to a relative end, but Myers has at the very least proved to be serviceable and in 2010 he actually led the National League in most complete games pitched. The big news regarding tonight’s contest is actually the return of a pair of players who used to star in Houston until getting dealt by the Astros in separate deals. Outfielder Hunter Pence was among the house cleaning that Houston performed at this year’s trade deadline, while veteran pitcher Roy Oswalt (7-8) was sent packing to the Phillies back in 2010. Even though it comes as a relative shock due to Vance Worley’s shocking dominance (Phillies 14-1 tear with the rookie), Oswalt just happens to be the weakest link in the vaunted Philadelphia starting rotation which sets us up for an upset. The visiting Phillies are NOT healthy up the middle as secondbaseman Chase Utley (concussion) is sidelined while shortstop Jimmy Rollins (hamstring) rushed back from the disabled list and essentially is not ready to reassume a starting role. Turning to the database here is a 60-PERCENT SYSTEM (68-44 past five years) which plays AGAINST road favorites like Philadelphia who are on a solid fielding streak of 15+ games with one-or-less errors, when off consecutive contest where the bullpen permitted no earned runs. That system favors Houston who have WON 8 of the past 11 games at HOME and are a .500 club at Minute Maid Park (12-12) since the All Star break. I will wrap this up with a shocking UNDEFEATED database angle that takes advantage of Houston’s Brett Myers (4-13) having a rough season. In the past three years mighty Philadelphia is actually “0-6” when facing an opposing starting pitcher who has won less than 30% of his outingsComment
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