3G-Sports
AMERICAN LEAGUE -142
Tony Clark Sports
NATIONAL LEAGUE +132
Nostradamus
MLB-NL/AL Over 10 -110
WNBA-Connecticut -6.5
JB's Computer Plays
American League -150
Sammy Jankus
The Reverse Barometer! Always play the OTHER SIDE of my game writeup. ;D
National League vs American League
Play NATIONAL LEAGUE +132
First of all, let me say that I'm NOT GOING TO WATCH tonight's game because I'm boycotting the broadcast. Why? Because the MLB hierarchy has decided that the winner of this game gets home field advantage in the World Series. What an ABSOLUTE BUNCH OF GARBAGE! The team with the BEST REGULAR SEASON RECORD should be awarded HFA for the championship of ANY SPORT – it's as simple as that! If you're going to pursue some other hare-brained notion about how to decide HFA, why not give it to the circuit that came out on top in the year's INTERLEAGUE PLAY? That decision would go to the American League, who took no prisoners when facing off with its NL opponents, rolling to an impressive 130-76 record! But to base such a valuable commodity on the outcome of a single game – especially one that isn't much more than a fan popularity contest – is LUDICROUS! Okay, that's enough ranting for now... I'm siding with the American League because of their TOTAL DOMINANCE in 2008 Interleague competition – so that means your play is on THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Robert Ferringo
Take 'Under' 10.0 National League at American League
Everything in the first half of the year stayed 'under' so why not the All-Star Game! We have a lot of first-timers on both rosters and I think nerves can be an issue. Things definitely tighten up late as well and I think both bullpens (with the exception of Carlos Marmol) are pretty tight. It's easy to think that balls will be flying out after watching The Derby last night, but I expect another slow-paced, low-scoring affair.
1-Unit Play. Take American League (-140) over National League
Don't play this game at more than -145. The A.L. has dominated Interleague Play, dominated the World Series, and, recently, dominated the All-Star Game. I don't see any weaknesses in this lineup that would make me think that they would stop tonight. I definitely like the N.L. roster much better, as far as position players go. But there are definitely more youngsters and first-timers on the N.L. who may not be able to focus as well in this environment. The crowd will be behind the A.L., which is no small matter in New York, and I think that the American's bullpen is tighter. Guys like Aaron Cook, Brian Wilson, Carlos Marmol, and Brad Lidge can be shaky. That's where I think we get this one.
Brandon Lang
5 DIME - American League
Rob Veno
National League
I like the National League tonight +1.35. The difference in rest for the pitching staffs is huge. It begins with the starters where Ben Sheets is working on a full five days of rest as opposed to Cliff Lee who has just three. In all, the NL has three starters (Sheets, Dan Haren, Carlos Zambrano) who have at least four full days of rest while the AL has only Joe Saunders. Like Lee, Roy Halladay threw on Friday. Here's a look at how the starters look for tonight:
NL - Sheets 5 days rest / Zambrano 5 /Haren 4 / Cook 3
AL - Lee 3 days rest / Halladay 3 / Saunders 6
The deal with Saunders is his wife had their first baby on Saturday night and he basically stayed awake around the clock and couldn't start for the Angels on Sunday. Then a cross country flight with west to east time change that generally works against body clocks. New baby & fatigue definitely are ? marks about his effectiveness tonight.
AL Unrested - Duchscherer (98 pitches Sunday), Kazmir (104) have one day of rest while Santana (111) has two
NL Unrested - Lincecum (116), Webb (108), Dempster 118 all have just one day of rest while Volquez (114) has two.
AL has 6 closers on the roster but we know they have a distinct mentality of needing to be in with the game on the line in the 9th. These guys may begin entering in the 5th. The effectiveness of Frankie Rodriguez (102 pitches last week) & Joakim Soria off his worst week of the season (1 blown save and 2 losses last week) could be a concern here.
AL Available & Rested - Papelbon, Nathan, Sherill & Rivera
NL has 5 relievers on their roster and only Carlos Marmol who's been very shaky the past three weeks is of concern.
NL Available & Rested - Wood, Lidge, Wagner, Wilson
The starting lineups seem to give a huge edge in quick strike potency to the NL. Power from top to bottom and .300+ hitters galore finally give an "on paper" edge to the NL which has been scarce the last dozen years. The benches are very equal offensively in my estimation as there are legitimate power sources and solid hitters on each side.
In the end, I'll take the +1.35 with the NL's deeper and more rested starting staff and their superior starting lineup. I figure the NL relief corps is strong enough to handle the late innings and the fact that Manager Clint Hurdle is taking a very serious approach to winning this game helps too. Recommendation: National League
VIC MONTE ALL STAR PACKAGE
30* Home Run Derby Winner - (Chase Utley +475)- LOSS
20* Home Run Derby Winner - (Justin Morneau +450)-WIN
30* All Star Game Side Selection - (American League)
20* All Star Game Total Selection - (UNDER 10)
30* All Star Game Prop - Derek Jeter to Win MVP +800
20* All Star Game Prop - Manny Ramirez to Win MVP +800
VEGAS RUNNER
AL / NL Over 10 2* MLB ALL-STAR GAME TOTAL
"HEAVY HITTERS" WNBA for TUESDAY
1.) SAN ANTONIO +4 (-120) (1*)
This Number should get to 4 on its own in this one, but at this time the concensus is still using 3.5 and in that case, we would go ahead and buy the 1/2 Pt...
2.) CONNECTICUT -1 & SAN ANTONIO +9 (1*) "TEASER PLAY of the DAY"
KELSO
5 unit AL
3 unit Under
1 unit props on no score first inning, ALhaving more extra base hits and AL to hit first hr.
O.C. Dooley
"1 UNIT" Proposition: Total number of pitchers used OVER 16'