WEDNESDAY, June 18
Let's ramp it up a tad for what appear to be some really good spots
REDBIRD -128 vs Royal $11
Mighty Nals 18-5 in Game 2s and 12-0 when that game is After a Loss.
Not-As-Mighty Royals in Game 2s are 7-16
Bannister has shown some early season flash, but totes in a 9.00 Road ERA in 30IP
DEVILRAY +115 vs Bear $11
Zambrano a tough customer, but his road numbers rather higher than Home. In Away games this season 3.86 and 1.39whip. And here he comes in versus Rays who hit RHP better and who see the return of Carl Crawford to the lineup following his four game suspension.
Fun Fact
DevilRays this season playing at Home After scoring 3 or less runs are 15-2 with 12 of those wins by 2+ runs. Sonnanstine certainly has shown the ability to shut down teams into the sixth inning. In only three of his past 11 starts has he permitted more than three earned runs.
Fun Fact part2
In the 17 games above, only 5 topped 8.5 runs, thus we're also using the Under 8.5 in a parlay below
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PHIL -120 vs Sox $11
Philly playing at Home After Scoring three or less in previous game is a crispy 9-2 this year. Roll it back into last August and they're 14-3 in same role. Since mid April last season, they're overall 20-8 with 12 of those 28 covering the -1.5
After being baffled by the southpaw Lester, here they get young RH Masterson while the Sox will be hitting to their weaker side in facing RH Kendrick.
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FISH -102 at Seamen $11
Clearly bit off a bit too much Tuesday in trying to beat Hernandez and then adding the alt line of -1.5
But here we get RA Dickey, a RH with nothing notable in his record to inspire fear vs a slugging lineup like Marlins who favor hitting vs RH
Florida counters with another bright young pitching hopeful with Tucker. He was bopped pretty good at TBay in his last outing, but this Seattle lineup and bullpen are far more marginal and oh yeah, Seattle sucks.
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SNAKE -1.5 (+150) vs Athletic $11
HALO -1.5 (+150) vs Metropolitan $11
Zona in stern slide at 7-14 in past 21, but they still can tout an 8-4 record when playing at Home After Scoring 3orless in Home game. Seven of those 12 games covered the -1.5
Looking for Haren to smartly shut down his old mates who seem a decent play to score low following Tuesday's 15 run cum shot across the DBack face.
Meanwhile, further west in Anaheim, are the Mets in dazed and confused state with management upheaval? Can the Angels wrack aging LH chucker Ollie Perez? We bet either one or both answers is a big YesireeBob.
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2TeamParlays
TWIN -141 vs Nat
ROCK -120 vs Tribe
We grabbed over 24 bucks with this combo Tuesday, so we're going to keep the four bucks and change and roll the remaining 20 over
Lay 20
Pays 42.67
NAT/TWIN Over 8.5 (-120)
ASTRO/BIRD Undah 9.5 (-115)
Lay 8
Pays 19.42
PADRE/BOMBER Undah 9 (-115)
BEAR/DRAY Undah 8.5 (-115)
Lay 8
Pays 19.96
Peavy calms the recently spanking Yankee bats enough to combine with Rasner likely stuffing the road-wimpy Padre bats
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Best to us all for a profitable Wednesday
Off to pack a bowl...snooze, work some lawn/garden and then hit the Cubs/DRays live from the upper deck skycam view.
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