WINNERS EDGE
SF Giants - 125 , 2 units
Giant/Braves under 7 -120 , 2 units
Texas Rangers + 150 , 1 unit
Beat your Bookie
100 Col
50 LAA
50 Cubs
Oscarxena Sports
Houston +1.81 (3 Unit Play)
There are a lot of services out there that will just release big favorites to their clients but not here and I like the Astros tonight. Houston will have Brian Moehler on the mound tonight and he is off of a great outing against the Cincinnati Reds allowing only two runs in nearly throwing a complete game against them. Moehler has been fairly solid all year for the Astros as he is 6-4 on the year with a 4.23 ERA in 93 2/3 innings of work with a 1.35 WHIP. Moehler in his career against the Cubs have went 1-1 with a 3.48 ERA and is one of those veteran pitchers who just keeps you in the game. The Cubs will respond with Ryan Dempster and it is hard to find any fault in what he has done this year as he has been simply outstanding at home posting a 2.72 ERA in 86 innings of work with a tiny 1.16 WHIP but Dempster has struggled a little bit in his career against the Astros going 4-7 with a 5.40 ERA and that includes his 9-0 victory at Houston earlier this year. The Astros made some trades before the deadline that helped their team and still believe they can make the playoffs and they have won six out of seven games so this price is too tempting for me to pass up and I like the Astros here tonight.
Ross Benjamin
Cleveland @ Tampa Bay
Play: Cleveland +110 (15*)
The Cleveland starter Cliff Lee is a front runner for the American League Cy Young award and getting him as an underdog right now certainly translates to value. In 6 starts versus Tampa since 2005 Lee has posted an excellent 1.58 ERA. Lee is a perfect 11-0 in night games in 2008. Lee is also a profitable 9-3 in his team starts on the road this season posting a 2.69 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in the process. The Tampa starter Garza is 1-8 in his last 9 team starts versus a team with a less than .500 winning percentage. Cleveland is 4-0 versus the Rays in 2008 outscoring them by a cumulative score of 34-8. If the Rays have a chink in their armor it is versus left-handed pitching where they are hitting just .243 as a team on the year and a mere .210 in the last 10 games. Play on the Cleveland Indians as my MLB 15* Top Play Upset Special.
Greg Shaker
Double-Dime Bet
CLE (+118) vs TAM
Play: Indians
Cliff Lee has had great success verses this Ray Squad. He has compiled a 1.57 ERA to win his last three outings against the Rays, including a six inning stint during a 5-0 Cleveland home win on July 11. Garza has not done well verses the Indians, going 0-2 with a 5.85 ERA in four career starts. On July 12 at Cleveland, he gave up seven earned runs and 11 hits, both season highs, in five innings of an 8-4 loss. Facing the lefty, puts Tampa Bay in their worst hitting posture, batting 20 points less this year and just .210 over the last 10 played. As well as the Rays are performing recently, they are over valued here and I will grab the nice odds..
Double-Dime Bet
CHC -1.5 (-105) vs HOU
Play: Cubs -1.5
The Cubs Pitcher has been marvalous at home this year and is 10-1 with a 2.72 ERA in 13 home starts. He has thrown very well his last 2 outings on the road as well and has allowed just 2 earned runs over the last 21 innings. He is throwing well. The Cubs are hitting the ball right now very well, so Dempy should get nice run support. Chicago is an amazing 41-15 here at Wrigley and Houston is not so spiffy as travelers. Therefore, I am laying the 1.5 Runs again for this one.
The Duke's Sports
*Best Bet* Atlanta (-105) 3 Units
Braves/Giants 10:15: Jair Jurrjens has been "lights out" on the road (1 ER over last 29 2/3 IP) and we'll look for him to go deep into this game to avoid much activity from the shaky Braves' bullpen. Moreover, the light hittingGiants have shown a power outage (1 HR over last 10 games) and should continue their struggle manufacturing runs. The Giants are batting a measly .235 vs righties and should struggle vs Jurrjens. On the other hand, the Braves are batting a healthy .302 vs righties and should give Jurrjens some run support against Matt Cain. Cain sports a bloated 6.97 ERA in two starts vs Atlanta. And although Atlanta is clearly not the same time of yesteryear, and even more so without Chipper, Atlanta should deliver in this spot. The Giants sport the worst home record in the majors at 20-34. Atlanta the call.
Minnesota (-125) 2 Units
Twins/Mariners 10:10: Minnesota is 4-0 on the road in this price range and we'll ride that trend. The Twins, which are on a 7-2 overall run, sport a 23-7 run as a favorite, and won 7 of the last 10 in this series. The Twins are also 11-6 in game 1 of a series following a win while the mariners are just 4-10 in game 1 of a series after a win. We'll look for the Twins' lineup to jump on a struggling Miguel Batista who sports a whopping 9.45 ERA at home covering 8 starts. We'll jump on Perkins who should get the needed run support here. And Seattle controls an 11-22 mark vs lefties. Minnesota the call.
Teddy June
Tampa Bay
Yankees/Rangers Under
Yankee Capper
2 Units - Yankees/Rangers Over 9.5
Wayne Root
Chairman- Giants
Millionaire- Royals
KELSO
High Rollers Club 15 units - Indians
Best Bets Club 10 units - Twins
NSA
Boston
Tampa Bay
Minny
Milwaukee
PITT/AZ Under
Yanks/Rangers Ober
Plus10Club
Opposite Action Plays
Pick: CLEVELAND INDIANS
Sunday Selections
Pick: Brewers / Reds OVER 9
LT Profits
Pick: Indians / Devil Rays UNDER 7.5
Mike Lineback
Pick: ARIZONA D'BACKS
Mike Rose
Pick: HOUSTON ASTROS
Alex Smart
Pick: Orioles / Angels OVER 9
Chris James
3* Yankees
3* Oakland/Toronto Under
VEGAS RUNNER
CHC / HOU Over 10 3* BEST BET of the DAY
Wildcat
Kansas City