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7:00 PM EST
Rotation # 311-312
Syracuse +3.5 over Pitt
Syracuse/Pitt Over 52
Pitt has not looked bad on the road this year as they took Penn State to the wire and held off Duke a few weeks back. The problem with the Panthers is their inability to run the football. This team is founded on running and are in the mist of changing their system to pass a lot because they just don’t have the running back talent as in years past. This is an unbalanced offense playing on the road in a dome. This team because they can’t run the ball needs to win by large margins or they risk the chance of teams clawing their way back in the game because they can’t run the football. Syracuse has their issues this year on offense as they are breaking in a new QB, but at least they have a running game. This is a team that can score a lot of points in their home building. The Carrier Dome is a tough place for opponents to play because of the crowd noise and the tempo of the game is always one peg higher in buildings like this. Pitt has a decent defense on paper this year, but they do have a lot of fresh faces that have not played on a surface like this. The Syracuse Defense has been downright bad this year so I expect a lot of points. I like the over in this game because of the way Pitt plays now. In a shootout I favor the home team just a little bit more. Take Syracuse and the Over.
MLB
7:08 PM EST
Rotation # 921-922
Astros -140 over Yankees
Verlander/Paxton
CC Sabathia walking off the mound in tears is a perfect analogy for this series. It’s over.Let’s take a second to acknowledge how great Sabathia has been in his career as his took his last pitch last night.The Yankees are actually out hitting the Astros in this series, but when it comes down to knocking runners in they have been awful and the Astros have been true professionals in doing so.The ultimate bottom line here is there is no way I am going against Justin Verlander in a close out game.Verlander has been one of the best postseason pitchers in MLB Postseason history.Take Houston.
7:00 PM EST
Rotation # 311-312
Syracuse +3.5 over Pitt
Syracuse/Pitt Over 52
Pitt has not looked bad on the road this year as they took Penn State to the wire and held off Duke a few weeks back. The problem with the Panthers is their inability to run the football. This team is founded on running and are in the mist of changing their system to pass a lot because they just don’t have the running back talent as in years past. This is an unbalanced offense playing on the road in a dome. This team because they can’t run the ball needs to win by large margins or they risk the chance of teams clawing their way back in the game because they can’t run the football. Syracuse has their issues this year on offense as they are breaking in a new QB, but at least they have a running game. This is a team that can score a lot of points in their home building. The Carrier Dome is a tough place for opponents to play because of the crowd noise and the tempo of the game is always one peg higher in buildings like this. Pitt has a decent defense on paper this year, but they do have a lot of fresh faces that have not played on a surface like this. The Syracuse Defense has been downright bad this year so I expect a lot of points. I like the over in this game because of the way Pitt plays now. In a shootout I favor the home team just a little bit more. Take Syracuse and the Over.
MLB
7:08 PM EST
Rotation # 921-922
Astros -140 over Yankees
Verlander/Paxton
CC Sabathia walking off the mound in tears is a perfect analogy for this series. It’s over.Let’s take a second to acknowledge how great Sabathia has been in his career as his took his last pitch last night.The Yankees are actually out hitting the Astros in this series, but when it comes down to knocking runners in they have been awful and the Astros have been true professionals in doing so.The ultimate bottom line here is there is no way I am going against Justin Verlander in a close out game.Verlander has been one of the best postseason pitchers in MLB Postseason history.Take Houston.
Jack Winningham
October 18, 2019
MLB
The Yankees crapped the proverbial bed last night, squandering their best (and likely last) chance to get back into this ALCS. With poor play, both offensively and especially defensively, they let a game slip away that the HAD to have. Starting with squandering a great opportunity to knock Greinke out in the 1st inning. They are not getting that opportunity again. Houston has their foot on the Yankees throat tonight, and with Verlander squaring off against Paxton, the pitching matchup swings back to their favor. AND - we have what we look for in these series, a 3-1 lead. We're right back in that statistical wheelhouse we seek. Teams this good RARELY squander series leads this large. If the Yankees win 3 in a row - 2 of them in Houston - I'll bite the bullet. So as we talked about earlier in the week with St. Louis - CHECK YOUR BANKROLL and MANAGE YOUR MONEY. You've got a great shot to win some quick cash on Houston. But project out the possible 3 straight losses - then set a win goal based on that. If you need a refresher - go back and read our winner from earlier in the week when the Cards were up 3-0 in their series. But the play tonight is HOUSTON -137 (odds from BetOnline.ag).
NHL
Tonight we have a couple of good-looking plays in the NHL. We’re starting to get some more data, so expect more NHL plays going forward.
Pittsburgh is home riding a 4 game winning streak against a terrible Dallas team who is riding a 4 game losing streak. It’s a meeting of trends you should hop on. Lay the wood and take Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH -138
Edmonton is simply one of my favorite teams for this season. They are at home, taking on a Red Wing team that is in the middle of a West Coast trip. Not only are they not scoring goals, but the schedule maker did them no favors scheduling them on back to back nights. They got their clocks cleaned last night vs Calgary. Expect it to happen again. Edmonton is a large favorite – for a reason. Check your bankroll and make a play on Edmonton -189.
EDMONTON -189
BOL
Jack
October 18, 2019
MLB
The Yankees crapped the proverbial bed last night, squandering their best (and likely last) chance to get back into this ALCS. With poor play, both offensively and especially defensively, they let a game slip away that the HAD to have. Starting with squandering a great opportunity to knock Greinke out in the 1st inning. They are not getting that opportunity again. Houston has their foot on the Yankees throat tonight, and with Verlander squaring off against Paxton, the pitching matchup swings back to their favor. AND - we have what we look for in these series, a 3-1 lead. We're right back in that statistical wheelhouse we seek. Teams this good RARELY squander series leads this large. If the Yankees win 3 in a row - 2 of them in Houston - I'll bite the bullet. So as we talked about earlier in the week with St. Louis - CHECK YOUR BANKROLL and MANAGE YOUR MONEY. You've got a great shot to win some quick cash on Houston. But project out the possible 3 straight losses - then set a win goal based on that. If you need a refresher - go back and read our winner from earlier in the week when the Cards were up 3-0 in their series. But the play tonight is HOUSTON -137 (odds from BetOnline.ag).
NHL
Tonight we have a couple of good-looking plays in the NHL. We’re starting to get some more data, so expect more NHL plays going forward.
Pittsburgh is home riding a 4 game winning streak against a terrible Dallas team who is riding a 4 game losing streak. It’s a meeting of trends you should hop on. Lay the wood and take Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH -138
Edmonton is simply one of my favorite teams for this season. They are at home, taking on a Red Wing team that is in the middle of a West Coast trip. Not only are they not scoring goals, but the schedule maker did them no favors scheduling them on back to back nights. They got their clocks cleaned last night vs Calgary. Expect it to happen again. Edmonton is a large favorite – for a reason. Check your bankroll and make a play on Edmonton -189.
EDMONTON -189
BOL
Jack
