MTi Sports
Stl +136
Oak +177
Michael Cannon
20 Dime San Diego Padres
Kelso
15 Units Oakland/Texas Under 8.5
Big Daddy
10* Texas -1.5
NSA
20* Braves -135
20* Yanks -150
20* Giants-145
ASA
Texas Under
Bob Balfe
Kansas City Royals -127
The Royals got absolutely crushed in their series against Minnesota and are back home ready to beat up on somebody. Who better to do so than the Orioles, who are 13-37 on the road this season. Look for K.C. to take out all their aggression tonight. Take the Royals.
Judd Hall
Mariners at White Sox
Pick: White Sox -1.5
The White Sox have shown a lot of power in their bats during this series with Seattle. That will give Freddy Garcia some confidence coming off of a pretty lousy performance at Oakland. Meanwhile, the Mariners are sending David Pauley out for his first road start of the year. Not sure how you can keep away from the Pale Hose to cover the run line.
Street Rosenthal
*200 San Francisco -153
King Creole
2* Mariners White Sox Under 9
JERRY LAYNE gets the call tonight in the Windy City as your home plate Umpire... and he's been 'trending UNDER" on a big-time basis as of late. Layne comes in on a 1-3 O/U run in his last 4 games with an average of only 6.7 combined runs per game. And in his last 10 games dating back to late May, Layne has gone 2-8 O/U overall. He just worked the Cincy / Houston game on Sunday in which the OU line was 8.5 runs. Total runs scored in that one was only FOUR.... and he also had a solid K/BB ratio of 16 to 5. Last year, Layne had similar low-scoring results with an overall record of 19-30-4 O/U. He's also had great results in regards to each of tonight's two opponents.
In Seattle Mariner games, LAYNE has gone a PERFECT 0-5 O/U in the last 4 seasons... with an average of only 5.8 combined runs per game. And in Chicago White Sox games, LAYNE has gone 3-9-1 O/U in the same time span. That includes 1-3 O/U "in THIS park". We also note that in Thursday 'Getaway Day' games, Layne has gone a PERFECT 0-7 O/U!
David Pauley of the Mariners has looked very god since the call-up from Tacoma. he's worked three STRAIGHT Quality Starts in a row... with an ERA of only 2.70 and a 10-3 K/BB ratio. And the three teams that he has faced are not slouches either (Red Sox / Yankees / White Sox). His Seattle teammates are 4-10 O/U in Game Four of a series... 2-8 O/U after allowing 5+ runs... and 2-7 O/U as an Underdog of +150 or higher.
Freddy Garcia of the White Sox plays into his STRENGTHS tonight. He's a much more effective pitcher at HOME, where his ERA is only 2.33 in his last 4 games (1-3 O/U). He's also a much better pitcher at NIGHT, where his YTD ERA is a full two runs LESS than in daytime starts. Garcia is 1-7 O/U when pitching on THURSDAYS and 1-5 O/U at home against sub-.500 opponents.
Tony George
SD Padres -145
Going to ride them again tonight after winning big on them yesterday at -105, the number is near my limit for moneyline wagers, but I like them a ton tonight, with Matt Latos on the hill for them at 11-4 on the year and under a 1 ERA his last 3 games. Padillia toes the rubber for LA and had looked good as of late, but I like the Pads at home who have the hotter bats in the rubber match at home tonight. Pads are money at home, 7-1 their last 8 games and off a 6-1 win last night against LA. Play 1 Unit on on the Padres again!
Larry Ness
10* Perfect Storm - SD Padres -150
The Padres bounced back from a 2-0 loss to the Dodgers on Tuesday with a 6-1 win last night. The Padres, who finished 20 games back of the Dodgers last year (21 games back in '08), lead the West with an NL-best 59-40 record in 2010. The Dodgers are six games back with the Giants between the two teams, 2 1/2 back of the Padres. San Diego's been led by its pitching staff and no starter has been better than Mat Latos. He made 10 starts last year (4-5 with a 4.62 ERA), which hardly gave anyone a clue to expect what hes done in 2010. He's 11-4 with a 2.48 ERA this season in 18 starts (team is 13-5!). Latos was placed on the DL around the All Star break after suffering a left oblique strain (supposedly while holding back a sneeze?). He returned to action last Saturday and the 15 days between starts didn’t seem to bother him at all, holding Pittsburgh to two ERs over six innings in a 9-2 win. He's now gone 6-0 with a 1.36 ERA in his last seven starts (all SD wins), striking out 50 batters in 46.1 innings. His 0.80 ERA since June 22 is a ML-best. Vincente Padilla goes for LA and he's been no slouch lately, either. LA 'rescued' him from the Rangers late last summer and he did an excellent job for the Dodgers down the stretch. He was actually LA's Opening Day starter in 2001 but was awful in four April starts (with a 6.65 ERA (1-1 / team was 1-3). His sore right forearm put him on the DL for almost two months and he didn't get back in the rotation until June 19. His first start didn't go very well (5.1 IP / 5 hits / 4 ERs) but in his six starts since, he's allowed just six ERs (1.30 ERA). Now here's the rub. He's just 3-2 in those games (LA is 3-3) because the Dodgers can't score. They are 4-9 since the break, scoring only 28 runs in those contests, an average of just 2.15 RPG. LA has scored one or zero runs 23 times in 2010. Padilla owns a 2.02 ERA in Dodger Stadium but in six road starts this season, has a 4.91 ERA with LA going 1-5. With LA not hitting at all, it's Latos and San Diego which rules the day.
Kelso
15 Units Oakland/Texas Under 8.5
25 Units Chicago White Sox -170
10 Units Philadelphia Phillies -155
The Duke's Sports
LA Dodgers Over (6) for 2 Units
Both of these starters have been outstanding recently: Padilla has been brilliant since late June while Latos hasn't thrown a bad game since late April at Florida. Nevertheless, we'll look for runs to exceed the 'total' tonight. The Dodgers are 10-1-1 O/U when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in previous game. Padilla is 5-0-1 O/U in his last 6 vs the NLW and 5-1-1 O/U on the road. The Padres are 20-7-2 O/U in their last 29 at home when the 'total' is 6' or lower. SD is also 5-0 O/U after allowing 2 runs or less in previous game and 9-1 O/U as a favorite. Latos, who was wild in his last start vs Los Angeles back in September of last year at Chavez Ravine, is overdue for a bad outing. And the Dodgers' bullpen has not gotten it done recently (5.75 ERA this month). "Over" it is.
Executive
250% Baltimore