Gina
New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels
New York Yankees have lost 8 of the last 11 games at Angel Staidum and five of Kennedy's last 6 starts, 0-4 in his last four on the road. Meanwhile, the Angels have won eight of their their last 10 games at home and five of Weaver's last 7 home starts. The right-hander is 2-1 with a 5.63 ERA in three career starts against the Yankees. Go with the Los Angeles Angels versus the Bronx Bombers in Anaheim.
Los Angeles Angels -130
Dave Malinsky
Houston Astros @ Cincinnati Reds
PICK: Over 4*
When the early markets started dropping this Total we thought we would wait a bit to see if any 9’s emerged, but it looks like the movement has stalled. That means time to play, and the lower juice offered on 9.5’s right now (+105 can be had) off ample value.
We have told the Randy Wolf story over and over this season - he was solid in Petco Park, which is not all that difficult to do, but on the road it has been another matter entirely - how about a 1-6/6.60? And in truth he is even worse than that. There are 133 pitchers that have worked at least 80 innings so far this season, and his difficulty of batters faced checks in at #126. When you factor those advantages with the number of innings he threw in Petco his overall 7-10/4.60 makes him look better than he really is, and therefore a most over-rated item in this setting, particularly with the perceived “form” he showed in working five shutout innings vs. the Mets in his last outing. Yes, he threw five zeroes, but no, he was nothing special - he allowed six hits and three walks, with nine of the 14 batters he faced reaching base.
Meanwhile Johnny Cueto has not only been a disappointment at 7-11/5.00, but now runs the risk of hitting “the wall”, which can happen to a pitcher that is not a big physical specimen (5-11/185), and is now at 135 innings. Cueto has shown signs of just that in working to a 6.56 tune since the All Star break, despite the fact that 12 of those 23.1 innings came vs. the Padres and Nationals. And in losing twice to these Astros already he has been rocked for 10 runs on 16 hits, including a pair of home runs, over 13 innings. His current form hardly dictates that the third time around becomes the charm.
These two played to an 11 last night, but the count could have been much higher - 23 runners reached base via a hit or a walk without scoring. We look for more of the same here, with both bullpens getting plenty of work after Wolf and Cueto struggle early.
Investment Playmakers Guaranteed Selections
20* Arizona Diamondbacks
American League Huge Total
Yankees vs Angels Over 9.5
Info Plays
3* on Red Sox/White Sox OVER 9
Play Over - Road teams against the total (BOSTON) - with a starting pitcher whose winning percentage is better than 70%, with a hot starting pitcher- ERA less than 2.00 over his last 3 starts. This is a 68-28 OVER System hitting 70.8% and gaining 38.0 Units over the last 5 seasons. The Red Sox are hitting .294 and scoring 5.7 runs per game their last 7 games. The White Sox are scoring 5.4 runs and hitting .270 their last 7 games. With both teams hot at the plate, bet the OVER 9 runs Friday.
Brian Graves Guaranteed Selections
Seattle/Tampa Bay over 8.5
The Mariners for some reason have started to play some inspired baseball and they have struggled in the past against Shields, but this is a different team right now as the lefthanded hitters are swinging good bats. Ichiro and Ibanez in particular are in a nice groove right now and Lopez and Reed are also making things happen. I think the Mariners will get to Shields tonight, but I KNOW that Tampa Bay will get to Silva. Silva has been an awful pickup for the Mariners and the Rays speed mixed in with the power of Longoria and Pena will produce runs quickly and often. This is a surprisingly low line in my mind because I would have it as my AL Total of the Month at 9.5, so at 8.5 this is a no-brainer
Plus10Club
Ethan Law
Pick: WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Opposite Action Plays
Pick: Eagles / Steelers OVER 33.5
Sunday Selections
Pick: PHILADELPHIA EAGLES +1
LT Profits
Pick: CINCINNATI REDS
Mike Lineback
Today's Pick: ARIZONA D'BACKS
Mike Rose
Pick: 49ers / Raiders OVER 34
Rocketman Sports
Pick: SAN FRANCISCO 49ers +3
Alex Smart
Pick: SEATTLE SEAHAWKS +3
Chris James Sports
Pittsburgh Steelers
Anyone who knows Philadelphia football and Andy Reid knows that he doesn't play preseason football games to win them. He plays them to take a long hard look at his reserves and see how well they perform to see who makes the team and who doesn't, which means the reserves will play most of this game. But that is true with all preseason games isn't it? Yes, very true. But certain teams still keep that competitive nature about them while doing so, but the Philadelphia Eagles aren't one of those teams. The starters are expected to play about 1 1/2 quarters of football tonight with the second string playing 1 1/2 quarters and the third string finishing off the final quarter. Will Brian Westbrook play tonight? Is Sean Andrews going to make it back from his depression? Will Lito Shepard play his hardest as the third DB on the roster? The Eagles still have alot of unanswered distractions tonight and put that with a coach who doesn't mind losing NFL Preseason games the Steelers look pretty good tonight!
Black Widow Sports
1* on Minnesota Twins -134
Minnesota faces a team they have completely owned this season. The Twins are 7-2 against the Royals this year, including 5-1 in games played at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. Kevin Slowey has been one of their most consistent pitchers this season with a 4.21 ERA. Slowey is 1-0 with a 1.00 ERA against the Royals this year, allowing just 6 hits and 1 earned run in a complete game 5-1 win over K.C. back on May 29th. The Royals are only 1-8 (-8.4 Units) against the money line in home games revenging a loss where the team scored 1 run or less this season. Take the Twins on the Money Line.
Ron Raymond
5* MLB BEST BET WINNER
Minnesota Twins / Kansas City Royals Under 9.0
5* NFL-X BEST BET WINNER
Pittsburgh Steelers + 1
5* CFL GAME OF THE WEEK
Edmonton / British Columbia Under 55
Bob Akmen
20* TORONTO -117 vs Cleveland
WINNERS EDGE
Washington Nationals RL (+1.5) + 120 , 2 units
SF Giants + 110 , 1 unit
Texas Rangers + 155 , 1 unit
Bob Balfe
NFL Preseason Football
Eagles +1 over Steelers
Andy Reid made it clear that he wants to play his starters for a good quarter and a half. The Steelers will probably match the Eagles starter for starter, but I look to the 2nd half where Pittsburgh will have two young quarterbacks playing against the Eagles A.J. Feely who has been a starter and won big games in this league. The 2nd half of the preseason is very unpredictable, but I like our chances with this matchup.
Major League Baseball
Whitesox -110 over Redsox
Savannah Sports
3 units on NYY/LAA Under 9.5
SportsKingz
L.A. ANGELS -130
BOSTON -110
Ethan Law
1* UNIT (2%) ON SEATTLE +$155
BEN BURNS
Montreal Alouettes vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Prediction: Winnipeg Blue Bombers
I played against the Alouettes last week, stating that I felt they were over-valued and that the line was too high. While the Als won the game, they failed to cover. That game was at home. Now they take to the road to face an even stronger opponent. Once again, I feel that they are over-valued and that the value lies with the underdog. Last week's win brought the Als to 2-1 at home. However, they're just 1-2 on the road with the lone victory coming at Hamilton way back in Week 1. Looking back further and we find them at an ugly 6-14 their last 20 games away from Montreal. Note that three of those six victories came by four points or less. Additionally, note that the Als are 0-2 ATS the last two times they were favored, 2-5 ATS the last seven and a money-burning 7-13 ATS the last 20 in that role. Of course, the Blue Bombers have gotten off to a very disappointing start. However, I still believe that they're a much better team than their record indicates. Note that the Bombers beat a good Calgary team in their last game here at home. Looking back further and we find them at a healthy 10-4 their last 14 games here at Winnipeg. This is a very talented team and their offense got longtime receiving star Milt Stegall back last week. While Stegall only had three catches, he should be more of a factor now that he's back home and has a game under his belt. Regardless of whether that proves to be the case or not, the Bombers have plenty of other weapons, including Charles Roberts, one of the best running backs in the Canadian game. While Roberts has underachieved thus far, I expect him to enjoy some success vs. a Montreal run defense which ranks seventh, out of eight teams, allowing 134 yards per game. Looking at the history between these teams and we find that the Als beat the Bombers by a score of
38-24 five weeks ago. That was at Montreal though and the Bombers did manage to outscore the Als 17-7 in the second half, after falling behind early. Prior to that, the Bombers had won four straight series meetings and five of the last six. Note that the lone Montreal victory during that stretch came by just a single field goal. While I'll take the points, I expect the Bombers to score the upset here, improving to 4-0 the last four times that the teams faced each other here at Winnipeg.