Rick George Guaranteed Selections
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008
$25.00 Guaranteed: MY MLB GEM OF THE WEEK GOES TONIGHT. After a few days off as the inflated lines make it tougher this time of year. Tonight we jump back in with one GEM which you can get for just $25 pay after you win. 9/18/2008
6* #920 NY Yankees -135 (7:05edt)
Thank you and good luck tonight.
Ben Burns | CFB Total
double-dime bet304 Colorado / 303 West Virginia Under 57.0 Bodog
Analysis: I'm playing on West Virginia and Colorado to finish UNDER the total. With Bill Stewart taking over for Rich Rodriguez, the Mountaineers changed up their offensive philosophy this season. The primary change has been a larger percentage of pass plays, a shift from power to finesse. Normally, a higher percentage of passing plays would lead to higher-scoring games. However, the 'old' Mountaineers already had a very potent attack. In fact, they scored 28 or more points in 11 of their 13 games last season. The current offensive players are still used to the old system though and if their last game is any indication, they haven't adjusted to the new system very well. Indeed, the Mountaineers were unable to control the ball on offense and finished with a mere three points. It was the first time they'd been held without an offensive touchdown since 2001, in Rodriguez's first year as coach. This week, they'll face a Colorado defense which brought back eight starters this season and which has allowed 20.5 points per game through the first two games, seeing the 'under' go 1-0 in their lone lined game. Looking back at the last couple of seasons and we find that the Buffaloes have seen the UNDER go 7-2 in their last nine non-conference games and 11-5 during that time when listed as underdogs. The Colorado offense has put up a reasonable amount of points thus far but both games came against weak defenses. This week, they'll face a Mountaineers' defense which will receive a boost and be fired up by the expected return of Reed Williams, who will be playing for the first time this season. Williams' return is significant, as he led the Mountaineers in tackles last season and was the defensive MVP of the Fiesta Bowl. He'll also bring valuable leadership to the defense and the entire unit should elevate its game. The Mountaineers have seen the UNDER go 7-4 the past two seasons when playing in the road favorite role. I look for those numbers to improve as tonight's game proves lower-scoring than expected. *Blue Chip
Craig Trapp
5 star ESPN game of the YEAR
West Virginia vs. Colorado
Play: Colorado + 132
Enjoy this one take the home dog. WVU was embarrased by ECU and run up down the field. If they think that ECU was good at home wait until they see an even more talented offense in COL. Hawkins at QB for his dad will have a big game tonight. Don't think this one will even be close. SCORE COL 38 - WVU 27
Vegas Runner
TAM (-160) vs MIN MLB 3* BEST BET of the DAY
Stan Sharp
TOR -1.5 (-115) vs BAL
Stan is coming right back with Toronto as he feels that Baltimore will be blown out tonight as Jesse Litsch is 6-2 with a 2.78 ERA at home. Also note that after giving up 8 runs or more Baltimore is just 9-22 this year. TAKE TORONTO(-1.5 RUNS) as STAN'S AL PITCHER MISMATCH OF THE WEEK and make them a DOUBLE DIME PLAY.
Trace Adams
1500* Colorado Buffaloes
500* Cincinnati
Northcoast Marquee
West Virginia -3
Root
Chairman- Yankess
Millionaire- Colorado
Vegas Runner
TAM (-160) vs MIN MLB 3* BEST BET of the DAY
SFG (-105) vs ARI 2* ML WAGER
Colorado / West Virginia Under 57.0 2* TOTAL
2* MLB PARLAY PLAY of the DAY
TM 1: NY METS -205 (Santana vs Redding)
TM 2: PHILLIES -210 (Hamels vs Hampton)
KELSO
High Rollers
10 units - Yankees
Best Bets Baseball
5 units Mets -1.5
4 units Florida
Best Bets Football
3 units Colorado
Jimmy The Moose
AL TOTAL OF THE YEAR
Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays
Prediction: Over
The over is a profitable 36-16-1 in Baltimore's last 53 road games. In their last 60 games vs. a team with a winning record the over is 37-17-6. The over is 24-7-5 in their last 36 divisional games. The over is 14-3 in their last 17 games played on artificial turf. Olsen takes the mound for the Orioles with a 6.84 ERA and Baltimore is a profitable 15 -8 over in his starts this season, 8-2 over in his last 10. Toronto has played over the total in 11 of their last 13 home games. The over is 13-5 in their last 18 games overall. The Jays send Litsch to the mound and the Jays have played the over in 4 of his last 5 starts overall. The over is 4-0-1 in his last 5 home starts. Last night the team's combined for 28 hits and 15 runs. The over is 16-3-1 in the last 20 meetings overall between the clubs. The over is 10-1 in Baltimore's last 11 trips to Toronto. You can expect another high-scoring game tonight. Play the over.
ATS Lock
3 units Colorado +3
The Fat Jack
West Virginia -3
Bobby Esposito
50,000 Dime One and Only
West Virginia -3
O.C. Dooley Guaranteed Selections
TONIGHT'S "4 UNIT" BEST BET Braves +190 at home versus Phillies in a 7:10 eastern start------Hamels versus Hampton): The bottom line is that this is most likely the final home start for Mike Hampton in an Atlanta uniform and he is continuing to try and convince a team to provide him with a job for 2009. After being signed to an enormous contract, Hampton spent almost all of THREE seasons on the disabled list. In his initial start after a long time off, the Braves game him a 9-3 early lead at Philadelphia, before the Phillies bounced back with a miracle victory. Not only is Hampton in revenge this evening, he has provided QUALITY starts for the Braves in 5 of the past 6 appearances. Since 1997 Philadelphia is a shocking 0-9/ROAD after winning 6 consecutive contests! That makes this the National League Statistical Total of the Year