Root
Chairman- Steelers
Millionaire- White Sox
Perfect Play- Dodgers
Brandon Lang
15 Dime Eagles
15 Dime Vikings
15 Dime Raiders
5 Dime Braves
5 Dime Dodgers
Charlies Sports
500* Vikings -3
30* 49ers +3
20* 49ers / Raiders Under 34
20* Seahawks / Vikings Over 34
10* Eagles / Steelers Over 33
10* Steelers -1 (free play)
Erin Rynning
MLB Pittsburgh
MLB Playmaker: FLA / NY Mets Under 8.5
MLB Cleveland / Toronto Over 9
MLB Boston / Chicago WS Under 9
Triple Threat Sports Guaranteed Selections
4* Toronto over Cleveland
Jays starter Purcey does not have great overall numbers, but a close look shows that he has, as many young pitchers will do, pitched much better at home than he has on the road. He has tossed 10.1 innings at Rogers Centre this year and has allowed less than a hit an inning, posting a 3.48 home ERA. Also, regardless of venue he seems to be settling in, as he was a walk machine in his first two starts but has allowed only three free passes in his last two starts. As for the Tribe, they are sending former Cardinal Anthony Reyes to the mound today. He has not pitched in the bigs since the middle of June, and when he was on the active STL roster he was pitching in relief (more on that later). As such, his longest outing was three innings, so he is not "stretched out" to be a starter. If at most he can go five innings, that would leave things in the hands of the Cleveland bullpen, and that is not a good sign for Tribe fans. We mentioned that Reyes was in the Cardinal pen this season. The reason he was in the pen was that he was a colossal flop as a starter the last two years. He was 2-14 in 2007 and in his two years as a starter the Cards were a dismal 11-26 (.297) in his starts, and that was on a pretty good team, something the Indians are not this year. Finally, a look at the numbers shows that Jays have won four in a row and are 13-4 of late against losing teams while the Indians are 4-11 away vs southpaws this season and 3-9 on all games played on artificial turf. Go with Toronto in this one.
Players of America
Houston Astros vs. Cincinnati Reds
The Play: Cincinnati Reds -130.0
Star Value: 5* (50 Units)
A 2-1 night turned profitable for us on Thursday as we cashed in on the underdog Tigers as well as the quoted under in Philly. Tonight, its just one bigggggg one and that'll do it. It comes to us from Great American Ballpark on the shores of the Ohio River in Cincinnati. The Reds are set to host the Houston Astros and things line up very well for Red's backers here.
Not too much to brag about with either starter here tonight. The Reds elect to put the struggling Johnny Cueto on the mound who comes in from a shelling his last time out. The Red's have been nothing shy of a disaester since releasing Ken Griffey Jr. but things change right here, right now. There are still some powerful bats in this line up, and a young team with heart. Cueto's numbers are par at best so we won't boggle you with those figures, but his opponent's are not much better. Randy Wolf is starting for Houston and Randy comes in at 7-10 on the year himself with an ERA up near 5.00. This isn't going to be a pitchers duel, it should be a slug fest for both.
Enough is enough, without further adue, we'll be laying 50 units for a 5* wager on the Reds tonight. We'll talk about it after it wins, so let's save ourselves some time right now and just get it out there. If it makes you feel better, play the run line for some added value but we'll be laying the chalk on the money line. A write up is what it is... a write up...so get on this one with us and let's make some money starting at 7:10PM EST in Ohio.
TREND OF THE GAME:
- The Reds are 9-3 in their last 12 Friday night games.
Cincinnati 8, Houston 3
Oscarxena Sports
Philadelphia/Pittsburgh Under 33 1/2 (2.5 Unit Play)
The Eagles are excited as they expect to contend in their division this year and coach Andy Reid has announced his rotation for the game which will be the starters for 1 1/2 quarters, the second stringers for 1 1/2 quarters and the third stringers will be playing the fourth quarter. Donovan McNabb will be playing the first quarter likely with Kevin Kolb taking over and playing through the third quarter with AJ Feeley mopping up but Reid has announced already that the playbook will be dummied down for this game and big play WR Reggie Brown is likely out for this contest. The Steelers may or may not have Ben Roethlisberger start this game and even if he does it will probably be only one series and then Charlie Batch will take over and go through the half with Dennis Dixon taking Over in the third quarter and being relieved by Mike Potts in the fourth quarter. This game has Under written all over it as both teams are scheduled to play each other in Week 3 this year so will not want to show much in this one. Take this game to go Under tonight.
Matty O'Shea
970 DET -1.5 (+135) vs OAK
The Tigers are hitting .318 against lefties at home this season and will be facing a southpaw in Oakland's Dallas Braden who has lost each of his last two starts by at least two runs. In fact, the last four losses for the A's with Braden on the mound have been decided by a combined 23 runs. Detroit's Kenny Rogers also owns a 21-7 career mark against his former team, so bet the Tigers on the runline here as my Single Dime AL Value Play O' the Day.
WAS (+260) vs MIL
The Nationals have won four of the last six meetings with Milwaukee and six of seven overall, so why not take a shot here against hefty lefty C.C. Sabathia? Washington is hitting .273 against southpaws this season, and Milwaukee is hitting only .225 against righties in the last 10 games. The Brew Crew is also just 1-6 in seven home games since the All-Star break, so bet the Nats as my Single Dime NL Underdog Play O' the Day.
SFX (+125) vs OAK
The 49ers are playing their first game with new offensive coordinator Mike Martz and have a better QB rotation with three solid players battling for the starting spot in J.T. O'Sullivan, Alex Smith and Shaun Hill. Martz will be judging all three QBs on touchdown drives, and the entire San Francisco offense should enjoy playing in his wide-open offense. It's also been reported that an illness is running through the Raiders, which could affect them late in the game. That's when I expect the 49ers to steal a win as my Single Dime NFL Preseason Underdog Play O' the Day.
Greg Shaker
BOS (-110) vs CWS
The RedSox love to play the Whitesox and they will look for their 8th straight win verses them tonight. Lester has been looking good lately, going 3-0 with a 1.69 ERA in his last three starts, and the Red Sox have won at a 27-9 pace the last 36 times he has stepped onto the hill. He has allowed 2 or fewer runs the last 10 times he has thrown and if he does that tonight, we will swim through this game. Buehrle has a whopping 7.02 ERA in his last three games and gave up eight runs on 14 hits in just 4 1/3 innings of action of a 9-7 loss in Kansas City six days ago. Boston loves to hit lefties, and are 21-8 doing so the last 29 faced. NO BRAINER!
HOU (+123) vs CIN
The Reds are really struggling and they are looking toward the future with the Griffey trade. Houston has always played well at Cincy and are 22-8 last 30 meetings here. Wolf has thrown well verses this team as well. Johnny Cueto is 0-3 with a 6.30 ERA in his last five starts and he has not looked comfortable on the mound. Houston is simply playing up to their capability and the Reds are not..
Sebastian
200* CFL Winnepeg +3
10* Seat
10* SF/OAK Over