Wednesday's Betting Tips
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Weather watch
Hurricane Isaac has forced Texas A&M and Louisiana Tech to reschedule their season-opening contest in Shreveport, La. Thursday. The game has been pushed to Oct. 13. The Aggies were 7-point road faves.
Who’s hot?
Minnesota Lynx – Since returning from the Olympic break, the WNBA’s top team has gone 5-0 SU and ATS. Minnesota most recently defeated the San Antonio Silver Stars 96-84 in overtime as a 7.5-point home favorite Tuesday. The Lynx are 20-4 SU and 14-10 ATS on the year.
Who’s not?
Washington Nationals – The Nats are stumbling into September with five straight losses heading into Wednesday. Washington lost 9-0 to Miami Tuesday and has be outscored 26-6 during this five-game slide.
Key stat
1 – The Minnesota Twins have just one home run in their last 11 games, coming from first baseman Justin Morneau Saturday. The Twins, which rank 25th in dingers (108), have gone 4-7 over/under in that span.
Game of the day
Chicago White Sox at Baltimore Orioles
Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina was injured in a collision at home plate against the Pirates Tuesday. While X-rays and a SCAT II concussion test showed no serious damage, the All-Star backstop will need time to recover. Tony Cruz is stepping in behind home plate while minor league catcher Bryan Anderson was called up.
Notable quotable
“I’m not worried about it at all because I have good teammates, and they’ll get me ready for going against the defense. As far as conditioning-wise, we have two weeks to the game. I’ve been working out, I’ve been doing really good conditioning, so that’s not really going to be a problem.” – Pittsburgh Steelers WR Mike Wallace on catching up on conditioning after putting an end to his preseason holdout.
Betting news and notes
Los Angeles Dodgers star outfielder Matt Kemp is not expected to play versus the Rockies Wednesday after injuring his jaw and knee while colliding with the outfield wall at Coors Field Tuesday. The Dodgers are -130 road favorites.
Redskins backup pivot Kirk Cousins will start at QB in place of rookie sensation Robert Griffin III versus Tampa Bay in the team’s final preseason game. Though head coach Mike Shanahan won’t say for how long, Cousins said on Monday he’ll be in for about a half. Washington is a 4-point favorite.
The Tigers have won or split their past five series in Kansas City dating to June 4-6, 2010, when the Royals took two of three. Detroit lost the series opener to Kansas City and is a -133 road favorite Wednesday.
Toronto slugger Jose Bautista is done for the season and will undergo wrist surgery next week. The Blue Jays are 12-24 without Bautista in the lineup this season, losing -6.94 units. Toronto is a +224 home pup in Yankee Stadium Wednesday.
Vanderbilt has been pegged as a live dog in its season opener against South Carolina Thursday. However, the Commodores, who are 6.5-point home underdogs, are having trouble filling their 40,000-seat Stadium for Week 1 – even with the South Carolina allotment.