SPORTS ADVISORS
L.A. Dodgers (64-40) at Atlanta (53-51)
The Dodgers send right-hander Chad Billingsley (10-6, 3.96 ERA) to the mound opposite Braves righty Jair Jurrjens (9-7, 2.69) in the rubber match of a three-game set at Turner Field.
After losing 5-0 on Friday night, the Braves rallied to beat Los Angeles 4-3 on Saturday afternoon behind the stellar pitching of former Dodger Derek Lowe. Atlanta has won five of the last six meetings with the Dodgers in Atlanta and seven of the last 10 clashes overall.
Los Angeles is on positive streaks of 23-9 in the third game of a series, 5-2 on Sundays and 13-7 against N.L. East foes, but the Dodgers are just 3-5 in Billingsley’s last eight trips to the mound. Atlanta is on runs of 11-3 at home, 8-3 as a favorite, 7-1 against right-handed starters, 5-1 in the third game of a series and 5-0 when Jurrjens faces N.L. West opponents.
Billingsley has been a disaster lately, going 1-2 with a 9.45 ERA in his last three outings. On Tuesday in St. Louis, he allowed six runs in 5 2/3 innings of a 10-0 loss to the Cardinals, and over his last four starts he’s given up 19 runs in just 18 1/3 innings as the Dodgers have gone 2-2. Billingsley has only faced the Braves twice in his career – both last season – and he lost both contests, yielding a combined 10 runs (nine earned) on 12 hits in 10 1/3 innings.
Jurrjens has been magnificent in his three starts since the All-Star break, going 2-0 with a 1.37 ERA, giving up a total of three runs over 19 2/3 innings. In his last three at home, Jurrjens has surrendered a grand total of one earned run as the Braves went 3-0. Jurrjens beat the Dodgers twice last year, allowing a combined two runs on eight hits in 13 innings, prevailing 9-3 on the road (against Billingsley) and 6-1 at home.
With Billingsley on the mound, Los Angeles is on “over” streaks of 4-0-1 overall, 5-0 on the road, 5-1 on Sundays, 4-1-1 as a ‘dog and 4-1 against teams with winning records. As a team, the Dodgers have also topped the total in 11 of 15 Sunday games, but overall they are on “under” runs of 5-1 on the road, 5-1 against right-handed starters and 5-1 against teams with a winning record.
When Jurrjens throws for Atlanta, the under is on streaks of 4-1 overall and 5-2-1 as a home favorite. Like L.A., the Braves have gone over the number in 11 of 15 Sunday contests, but they’re otherwise on “under” streaks of 15-6-2 at home, 21-7-5 against right-handers, 13-4-2 as a home chalk and 7-2 in the third game of a series. Finally, the under is 7-1 in the last eight series clashes between these squads, including 5-0 in Atlanta.
ATS ADVANTAGE: ATLANTA and UNDER
N.Y. Yankees (62-42) at Chicago White Sox (54-51)
The White Sox send red-hot southpaw Mark Buehrle (11-4, 3.45 ERA) to the hill at U.S. Cellular Field looking to complete a four-game sweep of the Yankees and ace left-hander C.C. Sabathia (10-7, 3.83).
Chicago crushed New York 14-4 on Saturday afternoon, using a pair of six-run innings to do the damage, after beating the Yankees 10-5 on Friday night. New York, which had entered this series on a 10-4 overall run against the White Sox, has now lost four straight in the Windy City.
The Yankees are on positive streaks of 24-10 overall, 8-1 in the fourth game of a series, 7-2 on the road against southpaws, 35-17 against the A.L. Central, 41-21 as a favorite and 37-18 on Sundays, but they are just 2-7 in their last nine roadies and they’ve lost seven in a row as road favorites. The White Sox are on runs of 5-0 at home, 11-3 against left-handed starters, 6-1 as a home ‘dog and 5-0 against the A.L. East.
Sabathia got beaten up in Tampa on Tuesday, allowing six runs (five earned) on nine hits in 5 2/3 innings of a 6-2 loss. The Yankees have split his last 10 outings and are just 2-4 in his last six on the highway. He faced the White Sox three times last season as a starter for Cleveland, giving up 11 runs on 19 hits in 20 1/3 innings (4.87 ERA) as the Indians went 1-2. During his career with Cleveland, though, Sabathia was 14-4 with a 3.65 ERA in 26 starts versus the Pale Hose.
After throwing his perfect game against the Rays on July 23, Buehrle went to the Metrodome Tuesday and retired the first 17 Twins hitters he faced before eventually allowing five runs in 6 1/3 innings of a 5-3 loss. Including the perfect game against Tampa Bay, Buehrle is 7-1 in front x with a 2.50 ERA in 12 starts in front of the home fans.
With Buehrle on the hill, Chicago is on runs of 7-2 overall, 10-3 on Sundays, 49-20 at home, 4-0 as a home ‘dog, 4-0 against the A.L. East and 9-1 at home against winning clubs. Also, Buehrle saw the Yankees just once last season and allowed two runs on six hits in six innings of a 4-2 loss, dropping to 1-5 with a 6.11 ERA in eight career starts against New York.
With Sabathia on the hill, the Yankees have topped the total in five of eight overall, four of five on the road and five of eight as a favorite. As a team, though, they are on “under” runs of 10-5-1 overall, 9-4-1 as a favorite and 4-2 against the A.L. Central. Meanwhile, with Buehrle pitching, the White Sox carry “under” streaks of 17-7 overall, 9-4 at home and 10-4 as a home underdog. As a team, the Sox are on “under” streaks of 13-4 overall, 38-18 at home, 23-10-2 as underdogs, 5-2 against the A.L. East and 5-0 against southpaws.
Finally, six of the last seven New York-Chicago meetings in the Windy City have topped the total, and the over is 5-3 in Buehrle’s eight lifetime starts against the Yanks.
ATS ADVANTAGE: CHICAGO WHITE SOX
DUNKEL
NY Yankees at Chicago White Sox
The Yankees look to bounce back from yesterday's blowout loss and take advantage of a Chicago team that is just 1-6 in its last 7 games with the total set between 7 and 8 1/2. New York is the pick (-135) according to Dunkel, which has the Yankees favored by 1/2 a run. Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-135).
Game 951-952: Arizona at NY Mets
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Garland) 15.960; NY Mets (Pelfrey) 16.506
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-110); 8
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-110); Over
Game 953-954: Colorado at Cincinnati
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Marquis) 15.481; Cincinnati (Arroyo) 12.513
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 3; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Colorado (-150); 9
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-150); Under
Game 955-956: LA Dodgers at Atlanta
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Billingsley) 15.502; Atlanta (Jurrjens) 14.961
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-125); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (+115); Under
Game 957-958: Washington at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Balester) 13.129; Pittsburgh (Maholm) 14.346
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-125); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-125); Over
Game 959-960: Houston at St. Louis
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Norris) 14.233; St. Louis (Wainwright) 15.627
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-275); 8
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-275); Over
Game 961-962: Philadelphia at San Francisco
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Hamels) 16.650; San Francisco (Zito) 15.522
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1; 5 1/2
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-180); 8
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-180); Under
Game 963-964: Milwaukee at San Diego
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Villanueva) 13.596; San Diego (Correia) 14.780
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: San Diego (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (-120); Over
Game 965-966: Chicago Cubs at Florida
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Dempster) 16.131; Florida (Nolasco) 17.195
Dunkel Line: Florida by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Florida (-110); 8
Dunkel Pick: Florida (-110); Over
Game 967-968: Detroit at Cleveland
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Galarraga) 15.521; Cleveland (Pavano) 16.598
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Detroit (-115); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (+105); Over
Game 969-970: Kansas City at Tampa Bay
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Bannister) 14.214; Tampa Bay (Shields) 14.151
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-270); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (+240); Over
Game 971-972: Boston at Baltimore
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Buchholz) 15.008; Baltimore (Berken) 15.739
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Boston (-170); 10
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (+160); Under
Game 973-974: NY Yankees at Chicago White Sox
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Sabathia) 16.025; White Sox (Buehrle) 15.725
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1/2; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-135); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-135); Over
Game 975-976: LA Angels at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Weaver) 16.456; Minnesota (Perkins) 16.691
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1/2; 11
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-130); 10
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+120); Over
Game 977-978: Toronto at Oakland
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Romero) 14.958; Oakland (Mazzaro) 16.164
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Toronto (-140); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (+130); Over
Game 979-980: Seattle at Texas
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Snell) 14.890; Texas (Feldman) 14.610
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1/2; 11
Vegas Line: Texas (-185); 10
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+175); Over
WNBA
Indiana at Washington
The Mystics look to build on their 7-2 ATS record in their last 9 games against teams with a winning record. Washington is the pick (+1 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Mystics favored by 2. Dunkel Pick: Washington (+1 1/2).
Game 651-652: Indiana at Washington
Dunkel Ratings: Indiana 112.714; Washington 114.761
Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 2; 146 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Indiana by 1 1/2; 150
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+1 1/2); Under
Game 653-654: Connecticut at Detroit
Dunkel Ratings: Connecticut 108.157; Detroit 114.162
Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 6; 160
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit by 3 1/2; 149 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-3 1/2); Over
Cajun Sports
Chicago Cubs vs. Florida Marlins
Play: Florida Marlins
The Cubs were able to even the series on Saturday at a game apiece with a 9 to 8 win over the Marlins. They needed seven pitchers including starter Carlos Zambrano who went 3 innings giving up 2 runs on 3 hits, 2 strikeouts and 3 walks to capture the win. The Fish struggled on the mound as well using six pitchers with their starter Burke Badenhop going 1.2 innings giving up 5 runs on 5 hits with 4 walks and only 1 strikeout in the loss. The Marlins have been installed as a -115 favorite on Sunday behind Ricky Nolasco. The Cubs are 2-17 SU (-14.8) as an underdog of +100 or higher and 1-9 (-9.2) when Ryan Dempster gets the start on the highway this season. The Marlins are 11-2 (+11.2) behind Ricky Nolasco after he allowed two or fewer runs in his last two outings. We will lay the short price with the host as the Marlins take the series with a win on Sunday.
Graded Selection: 2* Florida Marlins 3 Chicago Cubs 2
Craig Trapp
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Houston Astros vs. St Louis Cardinals
Play: St Louis Cardinals -1.5
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HOU has really struggled lately losing 7 of last eight games and the first two games to STL. The Cards acquisitions of DeRosa and Holiday have really helped a lineup that had trouble scoring runs. This is not even a question today as Holiday, Pujhols, and company will score early and often verse the young starter Norris. On the other side STL turns to Wainright on the mound. He has been stellar in his last two starts only allowing 1 run in 14 innings. This HOU team is struggling at the plate without there best hitter Berkman. Enjoy this easy Winner. SCORE STL 8 - HOU 2
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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The Pittsburgh Pirates basically traded away their entire starting lineup before the trading deadline, yet they have still managed to take the first two games of this series vs. the pitiful Washington Nationals (and as home underdogs, no less), and we look for the Pirates to complete the sweep today.
It is not often that Pittsburgh is favored, and given their current roster, the Nationals are probably the only team in baseball that they would be favored against. Still, the Bucs are actually 28-19 at home this season, and their starter Paul Maholm has a winning 6-5 record overall and a sparkling 3.39 home ERA. Maholm also held Washington to one run and only four hits in six innings the first time he faced them this season.
Colin Balester gets the start for the Nationals, and he will be making his third start since re-entering the rotation. Balester was decent in his first two starts back, but do not forget that the reason he was not in the rotation to begin with is that he was ineffective when given the chance last season, and it is certainly a scary thought to turn this game over to the Washington bullpen fairly early.
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The Pirates may be a tad undervalued right now, as evidenced by the fact that they were underdogs at home to the team with by far the worst record in baseball the last two nights, and after putting up 11 runs last night, we look for them to give Maholm enough support to complete the sweep.
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Pick: Pirates -120
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New York at Chicago
Play Chicago White Sox
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Mark Buehrle has produced a 15-6 record for the White Sox when he starts and has an ERA of 2.38 in his last 3 starts. CC Sabathia's team record is just 11-11 when he starts for the Yankees. The Sox are 38-17 in their last 55 home games. Look for the White Sox to win at +120 underdogs.
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Chicago Cubs at Florida Marlins
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Arizona starter Max Scherzer has a better than 4-1 strikeout to walk ratio in his last 3 starts. Arizona is 7-1 vs. teams with a losing record. The Diamondbacks are 4-0 their last 4 Saturday games and they are 4-0 their last 4 games as road favorites. New York is 3-7 their last 10 games as home underdogs and they are 6-13 vs. a starter with a WHIP of over 1.30. The Mets are 5-12 in Game 2 of a series and they are 3-8 in the last 11 starts made by Oliver Perez.
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Alex Grosse
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Chicago Cubs vs. Florida Marlins
Play: Florida Marlins
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The Cubs barely managed to win the second game of the series after surrendering an early 6 run lead. The Marlins are one of the hottest teams in the majors winning 8 of their past 11 contests. They send Ricky Nolasco (7-7, 5.24) to the mound. Nolasco has stepped his play up as of late with an ERA of 1.75 in his past 4 contests. He will be facing Ryan Dempster (5-5, 4.31) who has been struggling with an ERA of 7.02 in his last 3. The Marlins will easily take this one because they have solid pitching advantage and because the Cubs are a poor road team. Chicago is 1-6 in its past 7 road contests versus teams with a winning record and 1-11 in Dempster's last 12 road starts.
Sports Gambling Hotline
Arizona at NY METS -110
We are on an 8-2-1 free play run our last 11 comp play releases!
For Sunday, we like the NY Mets to handle the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Arizona hurler Jon Garland continues to get no support, and his season mark is now 5-10 with an over 4 ERA.
His counterpart Mike Pelfrey got some traction going his last time out, working 6 scoreless in a home win over the Colorado Rockies.
New York's win yesterday makes it 6 of 8 in the win column, and we don't see why the Mets won't come through with another win in today's spot.
Arizona has dropped 3 of their last 5, and they are just 21-26 on the road this season.
We look for the Mets to continue their winning ways, as New York handles Arizona for their 7th win in their last 9 outings.
Play on the Metropolitans.
1♦ NY METS
Dominic Fazzini
Arizona -105 at N.Y. METS
Arizona starter Jon Garland is 0-3 in his last three outings. So why do I like him today?
Well, for starters, his ERA is just 3.79 in those starts, which tells me that he hasn't received much run support when on the mound. In fact, Garland has pitched six consecutive quality starts, including allowing three runs and five hits in six innings Monday against the Phillies.
Not only did Garland turn in a quality outing against Philadelphia, but his three previous quality performances before that were against Colorado, St. Louis and Florida, which all have offenses that can rake. So going against the Mets today shouldn't worry Garland too much.
Garland has been sharp in 10 road starts this season, despite his 2-5 record, with a 2.67 ERA. He allowed three runs (two earned) and six hits in six innings in his only career start vs. New York on June 18, 2008.
Mets starter MIke Pelfrey (8-6, 4.72) beat Colorado on Tuesday, allowing seven hits in 6 1/3 scoreless innings, but that was just his fourth victory in his last 15 outings.
The right-hander is 0-2 with a 4.42 ERA in three career starts vs. Arizona.
I expect Garland to turn in another solid start today in a winning effort for Arizona. Take the Diamondbacks in this one.
2♦ ARIZONA
Jeff Benton
Kansas City +235 at TAMPA BAY
I at least got back to my winning ways with the freebies Saturday, not only scoring an easy 5♦ winner on the Cardinals-Astros UNDER the total, but pegging the 3-1 final score. I’m now on a 17-8 free-play roll, and for Sunday, I’m going take a shot with the struggling Royals as a big road underdog at Tampa Bay.
Obviously, this has been a lost season for Kansas City, which got off to a solid 18-11 start to the season only to plummet drastically from there. Among other slumps, the Royals have lost 52 of their last 74 games overall, 26 of their last 36 on the road and 21 of their last 27 games against the Rays (including five in a row over the past two weeks).
So I understand that backing the Royals in any situation doesn’t come without risk. But in this instance today, the potential reward (i.e. the very generous plus price) makes the risk worth taking. And it’s all about the starting pitching matchup. Because if you believe, like I do, that starting pitching is 75 percent of the equation when handicapping baseball, well, the Royals offer a lot of value today. After all, Kansas City’s Brian Bannister has 6-7 record, a 3.80 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP in 19 starts. Tampa Bay starter has a 6-7 record, a 3.87 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP in 22 starts.
It doesn’t take a brainiac to conclude that nothing separates these two starters. In fact, when you consider that Shields has been favored in the majority of his games (and the Rays are just 10-12 when he pitches), while Bannister is usually an underdog (Kansas City is 9-10 in his 19 starts), it’s clear who the better “money” pitcher (i.e. more profitable) has been: Bannister. And if you check recent form, you’ll see that Bannister has pitched at least six innings in eight of his last nine starts and allowed two earned runs or fewer in seven of his last 10 outings, while Shields has a 6.47 ERA in his last four starts, with the Rays going 1-3 (0-2 at home).
Yes, that one victory behind Shields came in Kansas City on July 17, when the Rays rallied for an 8-7 victory. However, Shields gave up seven runs on 11 hits in 5 1/3 innings that day. Shields’ counterpart just happened to be Bannister, who allowed two earned runs in five innings – but was a victim of his bullpen, which blew leads of 6-2 and 7-4. Could that bullpen implode again? Of course. But it’s just as likely that Bannister will outpitch Shields again, and if he does, then I love my chances with Kansas City – especially at this massive underdog price.
2♦ KANSAS CITY
Bobby Maxwell
L.A. Angels at MINNESOTA +115
Today's FREE winner comes with the Twins as they conclude a weekend series with the Angels.
I'm Jumping all over the Twins today at this price as they are a damn good home team and the Angels' Jered Weaver has not been the same since the All-Star break.
Weaver (10-3, 3.64 ERA) has been ugly since the break, giving up 13 runs in 15.2 innings of work. Luckily for him, his offense has bailed him out each and every time. Look at his numbers since the calendar read June 20 and you'll find he's allowed 37 runs in 45.1 innings. In fact, these Twins got him for four runs on six hits but lost back on July 23, 6-5.
In Weaver's two career starts in Minnesota, he's lost them both, allowing five runs in 13.1 innings.
Lefty Glen Perkins (6-6, 5.42 ERA) is on the mound for the Twins and he's been spectacular in his two career outings against the Angels, including an April 19 start at home when he gave up one run on four hits in eight innigns of a 3-1 victory. In his two combined outings, he's allowed one run on nine hits in 16 innings.
Look for Minnesota to put some runs on the board against Weaver early and often. Play the Twins.
2♦ MINNESOTA
Drew Gordon
Chi. Cubs at FLORIDA -115
Now on a 34-23 roll with the plays I'm giving away! For today's complimentary play, we're looking at the Chi. Cubs/Florida match up...
Nice bounce back spot for the Fish, as both teams are surging, but only one gets the "W," and here's why:
First, I was hardly impressed with Ryan Dempster's first start back from his toe injury. He was clearly rusty, allowing 5 earned on 9 hits over 5 innings vs the Astros Tuesday. I know critics of this play will argue that Dempster went 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA in 2 starts against his former club last season, but if you saw Dempster pitch Tuesday, then you know he's nowhere near his 2008 level right now, period.
On the other hand, the Marlins Ricky Nolasco has really come into focus over the last month or so. Besides one bad start at Arizona, he's been remiscent of the stud that went 15-8 with a 3.52 ERA in '08, and not only that, but he's 1-0 with a 2.79 ERA over his L3 starts! His career numbers against the Cubbies are noteworthy, going 2-1 with a 3.60 ERA in 3 career starts... And yes, I know he lost to them back in May, but Nolasco is pitching MUCH better at this point.
Both teams suffered injuries to key players yesterday, as both Ramirez's, Hanley and Aramis, got nicked up. Both are optimistic that they can play today, but overall I give the edge to the Marlins at home, moreso because the Cubs offense has been inconsistent on the road, averaging just 4.1 runs per game against righties away, batting .243 in the process. On the flip side, the Fish bat more than 20 points higher against righties at home, bringing in 4.4 runs per game. In the end, Dempster is vulnerable, while Nolasco appears to be hitting his stride, and that makes all the difference in this contest!
Take Florida behind Nolasco over the Chi. Cubs and Dempster in this MLB match up.
2♦ FLORIDA
Karl Garrett
Seattle +160 at TEXAS
The G-Man is on a 10-3 comp play run my last 13 free play selections.
Going out tonight on the diamond, I am going to take a shot with the underdog Mariners to come through with the win at Texas.
Seattle got another strong outing from Felix Hernandez last night in a 7-2 win over the Rangers, and while Ian Snell's numbers with Pittsburgh this season leave a lot to be desired, Snell does own an interleague complete game shutout win over Texas from back in 2007.
The G-Man expects Snell to come through with a solid showing in this spot, as Texas has not seen the righty in quite some time which will work to the benefit of the M's hurler.
Scott Feldman has allowed 9 runs in his last 8 innings of work at home for an 0-2 ledger, and I expect that mark to be dropped to 0-3 his last 3 at home when the Mariners tag him for a few this evening.
G-Man riding the big dog M's to pull off the win.
2♦ SEATTLE
Chris Jordan
Los Angeles at ATLANTA -120
I figured since this one is on television, and it’s the trendy topic for most handicappers – “let’s give the game out that’s being televised and try to get some sales” – I’ll give you the obvious choice for free so you can have some token action on the game.
It’s certainly not the best value on the board, as you can see by what I have available right now, while aiming for my 12th winning day the last 14. Went 2-1 yesterday and upped the season numbers to more than 7,500♦ of net profit for the MLB season. Want to play three winners, my package expires at 4:05 p.m. eastern and is ready right now.
Want the game on TV, no problem, everything points to the Braves.
Atlanta has won five of the last six meetings with the Dodgers in Atlanta and seven of the last 10 overall with their old-school rivals. The winning should continue today, as Jair Jurrjens has been pitching tremendous since the All-Star break, going 2-0 with a 1.37 ERA in three starts. He’s given up a total of three runs over 19-2/3 innings, and in his last three at home, he’s yielded just one earned run while the Braves have gone 3-0.
He’s been doing much better then Chad Billingsley, that’s for certain. The right-hander is 1-2 with a 9.45 ERA in his last three outings and comes in after being tattered by the Cardinals for six runs in 5-2/3 innings of a 10-0 loss. Going back to his last four starts, he’s given up 19 runs in 18-1/3 innings.
Take the Braves tonight, it's the cleaer choice.
1♦ BRAVES