Tuesday 8/31/21 thread for handicapping service plays and expert predictions for NCAAF, MLB & NFL games
Stitches--NY Post. Lost with the Tigers yesterday. Season record now 73-76.
Tuesday's play (10 units) is on the Cardinals.
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Matt Severance
CHI. CUBS @ MINNESOTA | 08/31 | 8:10 PM EDT
MINNESOTA -140
ANALYSIS: I haven't faded my Cubs for a while! Pitcher Zach Davies has not been good this month, going 0-3 with a 7.94 ERA. Chicago is 1-8 in its past nine vs. the American League and 1-8 in its past nine series openers. The Twins actually will finish August with a winning record, their first winning month of the year. They are 6-1 in their past seven at home vs. right-handers. I expect this ML to rise to around -160ish by the morning.
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N.Y. YANKEES @ L.A. ANGELS | 08/31 | 9:38 PM EDT
N.Y. YANKEES -121
ANALYSIS: The Angels just announced that Shohei Ohtani will not pitch Tuesday night (he will be able to DH through a minor injury), so this moneyline is clearly going to rise overnight with Jaime Barria (2-2, 5.56) taking his place. It's Jameson Taillon for the Yanks. He is 7-0 with a 3.05 ERA in his last 13 starts, allowing three earned or fewer in 11 of those.
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YESTERDAY 9:22 PM
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The Prez
4% - SD Padres RL, Action
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Pickswise Sports
MLB 3* Best Bets 161-101 [61.5% Winners]
MLB 3* Best Bets
White Sox -1.5 runs (-157)
Blue Jays - 1.5 runs (-155)
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Master Sports
MLB
3* #911/912 Braves/Dodgers under 8
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Elite Sports Picks
L.A. Dodgers (Buehler) -165 over Atlanta (Morton)
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Insider Sports Report
4* Houston (McCullers) -150 over Seattle (Kikuchi)
Range: -135 to -175
3* Cincinnati (Gray) -145 over St. Louis (Mikolas)
Range: -125 to -165
3* Oakland (Irvin)/Detroit (Skubal) UNDER 9
Range: 9.5 to 8.5
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National Sports Service
4* Philadelphia (Moore) -115 over Washington (Corbin)
3* San Diego (Snell) -160 over Arizona (Gallen)
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Totals 4 You MLB Baseball Report for Tuesday, August 31st
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San Diego/Arizona over 8 1/2
MLB Baseball Bonus Winners
St Louis/Cincinnati under 9
Philadelphia/Washington over 9
Atlanta/LA Dodgers under 8
Colorado/Texas over 8 1/2
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4 Unit --> San Diego (Snell) -160 over Arizona (Gallen)
3 Unit --> Chicago Cubs (Davies) +130 over Minnesota (Gant)
3 Unit --> Milwaukee (Woodruff)/San Francisco (Wood) UNDER 7.5
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Marquee Picks® For 08/31/21
4★ Cincinnati (Gray) -145 over St. Louis (Mikolas)
3★ L.A. Angels (Ohtani) +110 over N.Y. Yankees (Taillon)
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Dave Essler
3* GOM
Tigers +105
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Tokyo Brandon
(921) New York Yankees at (922) Los Angeles Angels
Game: (921) New York Yankees at (922) Los Angeles Angels
Date/Time: Aug 31 2021 9:38 PM EDT
Betting Line Provider: Pinnacle
Play Rating: 1%
Play: New York Yankees -118 Action
This is a great number because Barria has been great at home and Taillon has gotten smashed vs the Angels. Most of that damage has been by Ohtani, but he may rest this one due to a sore wrist. Even if he starts this is a good play because Barria rarely goes past the 4th or 5th inning and the Angels have a dumpster fire for a bullpen. Expect a lot of runs but the bullpen advantage should get the Yankees a win and for this number make a small play on it.
(923) Houston Astros at (924) Seattle Mariners
Game: (923) Houston Astros at (924) Seattle Mariners
Date/Time: Aug 31 2021 10:10 PM EDT
Betting Line Provider: Consensus Line
Play Rating: 1%
Play: Houston Astros -1.5 (+100) L Mccullers Jr (RHP), Y Kikuchi (LHP) Must Start
McCullers pitches well against the Mariners and he actually pitches better on the road than at home. Kikuchi has allowed an alarming 8 home runs vs Astros batters in 125 at bats and has allowed 14 runs in his last 3 starts. He is starting to look like the 2019-2020 Kikuchi. That is not good against a team that bats #1 in MLB vs left-handed pitchers. The Astros bullpen is 9th in MLB which should be good enough since the Astros get 9 at bats as the road team. Take the Astros on the run line.
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