Rocketman Sports
LA Angels -115
LA Angels are 28-11 this year in day games. LA Angels bullpen has a 3.65 ERA overall this year and a 3.63 ERA on the road this season. Oakland is scoring only 4 runs per game overall this year, 4 runs per game at home and 3.5 runs per game against left handed starters this season. Saunders is 15-7 with a 3.65 ERA overall this year, 9-3 with a 2.74 ERA on the road and 1-0 with a 3.48 ERA his last 3 starts. Saunders has won 4 of 6 against Oakland since 1997. I can't see the Angels getting swept by Oakland in this series. We'll recommend a small play on the LA Angels today!
Bryan Leonard
St Louis Cardinals +121
Edinson Volquez seems to have hit a wall as of late as his last five starts have been unimpressive. He has allowed 19 earned runs in his last 30 innings. What has made his numbers stay under the radar is that he has allowed just two home runs in his last eight starts. Kyle Lohse on the other hand has been solid in his last five starts allowing just 11 earned runs in 31.1 innings of work. He has been a steady force this year on a St Louis pitching staff that has been battered by injuries. The Reds haven't hit left-handed pitchers well this season so we don't see them coming to life against Lohse. They have averaged just 4.10 runs per game this season vs righties, well below the 4.94 rpg they produce against southpaws. St Louis is one of the best teams in the league away from home with a 38-39 mark for the season. They are worthy of backing here in the underdog role.
LT Profits
Pittsburgh Pirates +115
The Pittsburgh Pirates erupted for 15 runs while shocking the Los Angeles Dodgers last night, and we look for a second straight upset today with Paul Maholm on the mound. Maholm has been the best pitcher on the Pittsburgh staff and he has been great here at home, where he is 7-2 with a 3.32 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. This while pitching for a team that is 24 games under .500 overall. Remarkably, Maholm has allowed two runs or less in six of his last seven starts overall and eight of his last 10. Clayton Kershaw has not pitched that great on the road for Los Angeles, as he is just 2-3 with a 5.93 ERA and a horrendous 1.80 WHIP in nine starts away from Dodgers Stadium. He is facing a Pittsburgh lineup that is batting a commendable .295 vs. left-handed pitching over the last 10 games. Look for Maholm to key the upset here.
Ted Sevransky
Chicago White Sox @ New York Yankees Under 8.5
The Yankees are trending heavily to the Under right now, cashing six Under tickets in their last eight ballgames. It’s no surprise, really – this is a team that is used to tuning up for the postseason right about now, not a team that is used to playing out the string of a disappointing season. And there’s little reason to think that this run of Unders ends tonight against the White Sox, after the first three games in the series have all stayed Under the total. Javier Vasquez has been dominant of late. He threw 7.2 innings of three hit, shutout ball against the Tigers in his last outing, his third consecutive quality start. Mike Mussina has been the Yankees staff ace all season long. He held Chicago to four hits and two runs in seven innings of work in his lone appearance against them this year. Both bullpens are in good shape behind the starters, and the wind is expected to blow in from left field tonight, bad news for the hitters against a pair of right handed starters. Take the Under.
Mr A
Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees
Chicago's Javier Vazquez (12-13, 4.13) is 2-1 with a 1.83 ERA in his last three starts. The right-hander is 1-4 with a 6.14 ERA in five career starts against the Yankees.
New York's Mike Mussina (17-9, 3.63 ERA) is 1-2 with a 5.82 ERA in his last three starts. The right-hander is 17-16 with a 4.57 ERA in 38 career starts against the White Sox.
The White Sox have lost seven of their last 10 road games and nine of its last 12 versus the Yankees.
Take the Yankees in the Big Apple. The Yankees are 7-2 in Mussina's last 9 starts, 6-2 in his last 8 at home. The right-hander has won five straight starts against the White Sox at home.
New York Yankees -130
West Virginia at Colorado
Look for the Mountaineer's to get back on track with a ground assault against the Buffaloes. West Virginia is16-3 in their last 19 road games.
West Virginia Mountaineers -3
Gina
Houston Astros at Florida Marlins
The hot Florida Marlins have won their last seven games overall and the last four against the Houston Astros at home, including Wednesday's 14-2 pounding of Houston.
Go with the surging Marlins at Dolphin Stadium for a three-game sweep of Houston. Florida's southpaw Scott Olsen is 2-0 with a 4.26 ERA in two career starts against the Astros.
Florida Marlins -150
Thanks a lot for the service plays..Doc's Sports College Game of the Year goes Saturday,hope we can get piece of that:) ;D
Thanks a lot for the service plays..Doc's Sports College Game of the Year goes Saturday,hope we can get piece of that:) ;D
Shouldn't be a problem getting it and your welcome.
Black Widow Sports
1* on Florida Marlins -150
The Florida Marlins are catching fire at the end of the season, so we’ll back them at home tonight as our free play. Florida has reeled off 7 straight wins to make one final push for the postseason. Houston is reeling, losers of four straight games including two to the Marlins. Scott Olsen has been solid all season when pitching at home. His 3.23 ERA at home this season in 17 starts shows his consistency. Houston is 1-11 (-10.7 Units) against the money line in road games after batting .240 or worse over a 15 game span over the last 2 seasons. Florida is 11-1 (+13.2 Units) against the money line with a well rested bullpen - threw <= 2 innings in each of the last 3 games over the last 3 seasons. Olsen is 16-6 (+11.6 Units) against the money line against NL Central opponents over the last 3 seasons. Take Florida on the Money Line.
Tom Freese
San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks
Prediction: San Francisco Giants
San Francisco is 6-1 vs. an opponent that allowed 5 or more runs in their last game and they are 6-1 after scoring 5 or more runs in their last game. The Giants are 6-0 with Tom Lincecum if he has exactly 4 days of rest and they are 7-3 in his last 10 road starts vs. losing teams. Arizona is 7-15 their last 22 games and they are 6-13 their last 19 games vs. righty starters. The Diamondbacks are 2-6 off a win and they are 4-11 their last 15 games vs. NL West teams. PLAY ON SAN FRANCISCO
Thanks a lot for the service plays..Doc's Sports College Game of the Year goes Saturday,hope we can get piece of that:) ;D
Shouldn't be a problem getting it and your welcome.
Thanks,you are doing magnificent work,i am applauding you every single day 😀
Tony George
West Virginia vs. Colorado
Play: Colorado
I saw a forum thread...and almost 70% of the public was on West Virginia..like to see the line jump to 3, a fall number..(it has on my sites menu program)..Colorado's biggest game in Boulder on a national stage in quite sometime....Hmmm.... Too close to call for me and I am passing with an official play tonight...and concentrating on a Saturday card today....but if I had my druthers, I would lean towards Colorado +2.5 to 3 if I could get it.
I like going against the public as well....last I checked, Vegas rarely gives games away to lose money and with no line move they are letting the public pound WV....and not moving the line as of yet in many places. West Virginia's pass secondary is suspect and Hawkins at QB for Colorado is capable of making some big plays against them.
Colorado is a young team with little exposure to this kind of stage on ESPN.....which keeps me from making it a play I will wager, and if I do not think it is a good call for my bankroll, I surely would not make it a premium play and have clients risk their's either...others have varied opinions who have a good feel for it, I simply do not...there are far better ones on Saturday.
Small lean towards Colorado..very small.
Plus Line Sports is beginning to release football picks. I know we get the baseball ones, but will you have access to the football as well??
John Ryan
Game: Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves
Prediction: Atlanta Braves
Ai Simulator 3* graded play on the Braves - Supporting this graded play is a system that has produced a mark of 188-142 making 70.5 units since 1997. Play on home teams with an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game and with a cold starting pitcher sporting an ERA >= 6.50 over his last 10 starts. The average play here has been a +138 DOG. Essentially this is analogous to playing Black Jack and getting 1.37 in return for every 1 wagered on winning hands. The big difference adn the dominant reason the casinos win is that they force you to play every hand. In the case of the system play, the conditions must be met before a wager would be made. Still, when those conditions are satisfied and we have the CONTROL over when we play a hand the financial reward is great. of note: Despite the fact that his .346 (45-for-130) batting average against left-handed pitchers ranks second among all National League left-handed hitters (minimum 120 at-bats), Johnson has platooned at second base with Martin Prado most of the past month and been on the bench when the opposing team starts a left-hander. he is on a 15-game hitting streak, and given that Yunel Escobar is still unable to play because of a strained right hamstring that he suffered on Saturday, Johnson might once again be in Thursday night's lineup. The Braves have lost all 8 games played at home this season to Philadelphia and the players will certainly not want a complete 9 game sweep. Look for a big effort adn also the role of spoiler should fit the Braves well.
Plus Line Sports is beginning to release football picks. I know we get the baseball ones, but will you have access to the football as well??
I have never seen before but if I do I will post them.