Sunday's Betting Tips
By Covers.com
Weather to watch
Kentucky Wildcats at Louisville Cardinals: Forecasts are calling for thunderstorms with a 95 percent chance of precipitation at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. Winds will be blowing out of the south at 11 mph.
Who’s hot?
Rookie phenom Bryce Harper has collected three homers, eight RBIs and six runs scored during his stretch of four multi-hit games for the Nationals.
Who’s not?
After getting pounded 20-2 by the A’s on Friday, the Red Sox committed a pair of errors and looked sloppy in a 7-1 loss on Saturday. Boston has lost five consecutive games.
Key stat
Diamondbacks starter Wade Miley remains in the discussion for NL Rookie of the Year. The lefty has allowed three runs or fewer in 18 of his 23 starts this
season and has a 1.71 ERA over his last three outings. He toes the rubber in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Game of the day
Kentucky Wildcats at Louisville Cardinals (-13, 42)
Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked
Alex Rodriguez could return to the Yankees as early as Monday, when the club begins a series against Tampa Bay. Rodriguez has been sidelined since July 24 with a broken hand.
Notable quotable
“Words cannot express the love that I have for Orlando. With your support we have done great things in this city from hanging banners to impacting our youth.” Dwight Howard in a full-page advertisement he placed in Sunday’s edition of the Orlando Sentinel.
Betting news and notes
Baylor enters Sunday’s game with SMU on a six-game winning streak, the third-longest active run in the nation. The Mustangs have not opened a season with a win on the road since 1986.
The Rays' active roster is a collective 28-for-147 (.190) against Toronto starter Ricky Romero.
The Cubs are 11-3 against NL West teams at Wrigley Field, but 0-13 on the road. They host the Giants on Sunday.