Dom Chambers
30 Dime White Sox / Tigers Over
Jeff Benton
30 Dime Twins
Bob Balfe
Red Sox / Blue Jays Over 10.5
The Red Sox are rapidly fading into a position to miss the playoffs altogether. One thing that is certain is both teams put up a lot of runs when they face each other and the pitchers in this matchup have struggled big time over the last few weeks. Look for both teams to slug it out with this game going over the total.
O.C. Dooley
2 Units Twins / Royals Over 9
This is one of those wagers where the oddsmakers have made a rather loud statement by posting a relatively high total even though both offenses involved are struggling. Minnesota in the midst of an ugly 1-8 slide where the offense collectively has averaged just 2.2 runs per contest (.180 collective batting average). In the past five games combined the Kansas City offense has crossed the plate only a combined 10 times so it should come as no shock that four on those contests stayed below the posted number. Another reason why one has to question tonight’s high posted total is that we have a scheduled matchup between a pair of veteran starring pitchers which actually is rare at this late stage of the season where September “call ups” from the minors get an opportunity to impress management. Last time on the mound for Minnesota Carl Pavano (5.1 innings pitched) allowed a season-high 10 hits which in itself is a red flag. One of the Royals middle-of-the-order sticks Billy Butler has roughed up Pavano in his career to the tune of a .452 batting average. For those who get to watch tonight’s contest keep an eye on Kansas City outfielder Alex Gordon who has driven in 10 runners on base in the past 10 outings. On the mound for the Royals is the same Bruce Chen who has struggled through the years (6.59 ERA) holding down the Twins attack. For whatever the reason my research indicates that Chen in his career is an incredible 17-5 OVER the total when taking the mound on a TUESDAY, while Kansas City as a team is 15-5 OVER/HOME long term also when taking the field on a Tuesday. For the entire season to date Kansas City is 15-6 OVER the mark when off a very low scoring affair where 4-or-less combined runs crossed the plate. Good news for Minnesota’s injury-ravaged lineup as starters Micheal Cuddyer (wrist) and Jason Kubel (foot) are slated to return following extended stints watching from the bench
Marc Lawrence
Arizona Diamondbacks
he Diamondbacks battle the Dodgers in Los Angeles in Game Two of this three-game series when Ian Kennedy matches serves with Chad Billingsley. Kennedy takes the mound in great KW form with two walks and 24 strikeouts in his last three starts knowing he is 3-1 in his career team starts against the Dodgers, including 3-0 this season He's also 11-3 away with a 3.00 ERA in his team starts this season. With Billingsley in lousy current form and just 3-7 in his last 10 team starts in September, we'll back the Diamondbacks here tonight. We recommend a 3-unit play on Arizona.
Jen Barry
30* Minnesota +130
Lines2Win
Dbacks -140 (3 Units). Its getting up in terms of juice, we paying this much but with Kennedy going for his 20th win it seems like a no brainer. Dbacks have scored 20 more runs than the Dodgers in the last 7 days and are hitting .280 in that same stretch. Sept is 21-11 (+21.66 Units) lets keep it going.