MLB BEST BETS FOR AUGUST !
08/15/2025....................6 - 11 - 1............................35.29%.......................- 36.90
08/14/2025......................6 -5 - 0.............................54.54%.......................+ 8.60
08/13/2025..................10 - 10 - 0.............................50.00%.......................+ 4.15
08/11/2025......................4 - 7 - 0.............................36.36%........................- 20.25
08/10/2025......................9 - 10 -1............................47.36%........................- 6.00
08/09/2025......................7 -, 12 - 0..........................36.84%........................- 30.65
08/08/2025.......................9 - 10 - 0..........................47.36%........................+ 1.50
08/07/2025........................5 - 2 - 1...........................71.42%.......................+ 14.00
08/06/2025........................5 - 9 - 0...........................35.71%........................- 23.85
08/05/2025......................13 - 5 - 0...........................72.22%........................+ 37.80
08/04/2025......................11 - 8 - 0...........................57.89%........................+ 18.80
08/03/2025......................10 - 8 - 0...........................55.55%........................+ 5.80
08/02/2025.......................9 - 11 - 0..........................45.00%........................- 9.95
08/01/2025.......................8 - 11 - 0..........................42.10%........................- 21.37
TOTALS.........................112 -119 - 3.........................48.48%..........................- 58.32
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BEST BETS TOTALS BY MONTHS
JULY TOTALS......................195 - 157 - 4...........................55.39%.......................+ 204.80
JUNE TOTALS.......................205 - 229 - 6............................47.23%.......................- 162.04
MAY TOTALS........................207 - 193 - 12..........................51.75%........................- 42.64
APRIL TOTALS.......................246 - 219 - 9............................52.90%....................... + 29.02
08/15/2025....................6 - 11 - 1............................35.29%.......................- 36.90
08/14/2025......................6 -5 - 0.............................54.54%.......................+ 8.60
08/13/2025..................10 - 10 - 0.............................50.00%.......................+ 4.15
08/11/2025......................4 - 7 - 0.............................36.36%........................- 20.25
08/10/2025......................9 - 10 -1............................47.36%........................- 6.00
08/09/2025......................7 -, 12 - 0..........................36.84%........................- 30.65
08/08/2025.......................9 - 10 - 0..........................47.36%........................+ 1.50
08/07/2025........................5 - 2 - 1...........................71.42%.......................+ 14.00
08/06/2025........................5 - 9 - 0...........................35.71%........................- 23.85
08/05/2025......................13 - 5 - 0...........................72.22%........................+ 37.80
08/04/2025......................11 - 8 - 0...........................57.89%........................+ 18.80
08/03/2025......................10 - 8 - 0...........................55.55%........................+ 5.80
08/02/2025.......................9 - 11 - 0..........................45.00%........................- 9.95
08/01/2025.......................8 - 11 - 0..........................42.10%........................- 21.37
TOTALS.........................112 -119 - 3.........................48.48%..........................- 58.32
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BEST BETS TOTALS BY MONTHS
JULY TOTALS......................195 - 157 - 4...........................55.39%.......................+ 204.80
JUNE TOTALS.......................205 - 229 - 6............................47.23%.......................- 162.04
MAY TOTALS........................207 - 193 - 12..........................51.75%........................- 42.64
APRIL TOTALS.......................246 - 219 - 9............................52.90%....................... + 29.02
Saturday’s 6-pack:
— Brewers 10, Reds 8- Cincinnati led 8-1 after two innings.
— Mariners 11, Mets 9- Mets have lost 14 of their last 16 games.
— Orioles 7, Astros 0- Brandon Young allowed one hit in 8 IP.
— Rays 7, Giants 6- San Francisco lost 14 of last 15 home games.
-— A’s 10, Angels 3 Nick Kurtz went 3-for-5, scored 3 runs, had 3 RBI
— Dodgers 3, Padres 2- These two teams are tied for first in NL West
Quote of the Day
“Just with the way that our team is, I knew we weren’t going to get our doors blown off. You know we’re going to find a way to get our way back into that thing. We just got a roomful of fighters and guys who just don’t care what the scoreboard says or anything like that.”
Brewers’ DH Christian Yelich
Saturday’s quiz
Giants’ QB Russell Wilson played college football for which two schools?
Friday’s quiz
Chuck Long is the all-time leader in passing yards for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Thursday’s quiz
Odell Beckham Jr. played his college football at LSU.
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(thru Friday’s games)
— Arizona (60-63)
Arizona is 9-4 in its last 13 games.
Diamondbacks are 14-23 in one-run games.
Arizona scored in first inning in 10 of last 11 home games.
Arizona is 11-26 in last 37 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Braves (54-68)
Braves won six of their last seven games.
Atlanta is 30-30 at home, 24-38 on the road.
Braves are 20-15 vs NL East rivals, 34-53 vs everyone else.
Over is 20-10-2 in their last 32 games.
— Cubs (68-53)
Chicago is 9-15 in its last 24 games.
Cubs are nine games behind Milwaukee in the NL Central.
Under is 11-1-1 in their last thirteen games.
Cubs are 52-35 vs righty starters, 16-18 vs lefties.
— Reds (64-59)
Cincinnati is 12-9 in its last 21 games.
Reds are 47-41 vs righty starters, 17-18 vs lefties.
Under is 22-5-2 in their last 29 games.
Reds scored in first inning in 10 of last 17 home games.
— Rockies (33-89)
Colorado won three of its last four games.
Under is 4-1 in Rockies’ last five games.
Rockies are 5-29 vs lefty starters, 28-60 vs righties.
Colorado hasn’t scored a first inning run in its last 24 road games.
— Dodgers (69-53)
Dodgers are 11-14 since All-Star break.
LA/San Diego are tied for first in NL West.
Dodgers are 51-36 vs righty starters, 18-17 vs lefties.
Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
— Marlins (58-64)
Marlins are 3-8 in their last eleven games.
Miami is 28-31 at home, 30-33 on the road.
Under is 13-6 in Marlins’ last 19 road games.
Last two weeks, Marlins are 0-3 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Brewers (77-44)
Brewers have won 13 in a row, are 28-4 in their last 32 games.
Milwaukee is 42-20 at home, 35-24 on the road.
Over is 11-4 in their last fifteen home games.
Milwaukee leads the Cubs by 9 games in the NL Central.
— Mets (64-58)
Mets have lost 14 of their last 16 games.
Mets are 39-24 at home, 25-34 on the road.
Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
Mets trail Philly by six games in NL East.
Mets leads the Reds by half a game for last NL Wild Card slot.
— Phillies (70-52)
Phillies are 8-4 in their last dozen games.
Phillies are 54-32 vs righty starters, 16-20 vs lefties.
Under is 6-2-2 in their last ten games.
Phillies lead the Mets by six games in NL East.
— Pirates (52-71)
Pirates are 1-5 in their last six games.
Pittsburgh is 34-29 at home, 18-42 on the road.
Under is 9-4-1 in their last 14 home games.
Pirates are 16-9 in last 25 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— St Louis (61-62)
St Louis lost its last three games, scoring 8 runs.
Cardinals are 15-6 in home series openers.
St Louis is 35-28 at home, 26-34 on the road.
Under is 10-3 in their last thirteen home games.
— Padres (69-53)
San Diego won 11 of its last 14 home games.
Padres are 38-20 at home, 31-33 on the road.
Padres are 48-35 vs righty starters, 21-18 vs lefties.
San Diego is 19-14 vs NL West rivals, 50-39 vs everyone else.
— Giants (59-63)
Giants are 7-20 in their last 27 games, 1-14 in last 15 at home.
Giants are 47-42 vs righty pitchers, 12-21 vs lefties.
Over is 12-5-1 in their last 18 road games.
SF lost 8 of last 10 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Washington (49-73)
Nationals are 5-11 in their last sixteen games.
Washington is 8-22 in its last 30 home games.
Over is 3-1-1 in their last five games.
Washington is 21-9 last 30 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Famous birthdays, August 16th:
Julie Newmar, 92
James Donaldson, 68
Angela Bassett, 67
Madonna Louise Ciccone, 67 (Madonna)
Timothy Hutton, 65
Steve Carell, 63
Yu Darvish, 39
Tyler Stephenson, 29
Rashad Vaughn, 29
Dominic Canzone, 28
— Orioles (56-66)
Baltimore won its last three games.
Under is 10-2-1 in their last thirteen games.
Orioles are 30-30 at home, 26-36 on the road.
Orioles are 17-16 vs AL East rivals, 39-50 vs everyone else.
— Red Sox (67-56)
Red Sox won eight of its last nine home games.
Boston is 1-8 in extra-inning road games.
Over is 9-3 in their last 12 games.
Right now, Red Sox hold the 2nd AL Wild Card slot.
— White Sox (44-78)
Chicago lost eight of its last ten games.
White Sox are 26-36 at home, 18-42 on the road.
Over is 6-4-1 in their last eleven games.
Chicago is 31-60 vs righty starters, 13-18 vs lefties.
— Cleveland (63-58)
Cleveland is 23-10 in its last 33 games.
Guardians are 1.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.
Guardians are 48-38 vs righty starters, 15-20 vs lefties.
Over is 12-6 in their last 18 home games.
— Detroit (72-52)
Detroit is 12-6 in its last 18 games.
Tigers are 23-12 vs its AL Central rivals, lead division by 7.5 games.
Detroit is 16-4 in home series openers.
Under is 12-5 in their last 17 road games.
— Houston (68-54)
Astros are 8-12 in their last 20 games overall
Astros are 5-12 in their last 17 home games.
Astros lead Seattle by half a game in AL West.
Over is 10-5 in their last 15 games.
— Royals (61-61)
Royals are 5-3 in their last eight games.
Kansas City is 47-52 vs righty starters, 14-9 vs lefties.
Over is 8-3 in Royals’ last eleven games.
Royals scored in first inning in six of last eight home games.
— Angels (59-63)
Angels lost 10 of their last 13 road games.
Halos are 5six games out of last Wild Card slot.
Angels are 49-51 vs righty starters, 10-12 vs lefties.
Angels are 28-15 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Twins (57-65)
Twins lost four of their last six games.
Minnesota is 32-27 at home, 25-38 on the road.
Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
Twins scored in first inning in six of last eleven games.
— New York (65-57)
New York is 5-3 in its last eight games.
Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
New York is 52-44 vs righty starters, 13-13 vs lefties.
Right now, New York has 1.5-game lead for last Wild Card in AL.
— A’s (55-69)
A’s are 22-19 in their last 41 games.
Under is 9-6 in their last fifteen games.
A’s are 14-17 in one-run games, 6-3 in extra innings.
Last nine weeks, A’s are 7-2 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on..
— Seattle (68-55)
Mariners are 11-3 in their last 14 games overall.
Seattle is 22-8 in its last 30 home games.
Under is 9-2 in their last eleven road games.
Right now, Mariners hold the #1 Wild Card in AL.
— Tampa Bay (60-63)
Tampa Bay is 13-27 in its last 40 games.
Rays are 32-30 at home, 28-33 on the road.
Tampa Bay is 5.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.
Rays are 4-9 in last 13 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (61-62)
Rangers lost seven of their last eight games.
Texas is 51-41 vs righty starters, 10-21 vs lefties
Rangers are 37-26 at home, 24-36 on road.
Texas is 4. .5 games out of the AL’s last Wild Card slot.
— Toronto (72-51)
Blue Jays are 7-3 in their last 10 games overall.
Blue Jays won 16 of their last 20 home games.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
Toronto leads Red Sox by five games in AL East.
— Brewers 10, Reds 8- Cincinnati led 8-1 after two innings.
— Mariners 11, Mets 9- Mets have lost 14 of their last 16 games.
— Orioles 7, Astros 0- Brandon Young allowed one hit in 8 IP.
— Rays 7, Giants 6- San Francisco lost 14 of last 15 home games.
-— A’s 10, Angels 3 Nick Kurtz went 3-for-5, scored 3 runs, had 3 RBI
— Dodgers 3, Padres 2- These two teams are tied for first in NL West
Quote of the Day
“Just with the way that our team is, I knew we weren’t going to get our doors blown off. You know we’re going to find a way to get our way back into that thing. We just got a roomful of fighters and guys who just don’t care what the scoreboard says or anything like that.”
Brewers’ DH Christian Yelich
Saturday’s quiz
Giants’ QB Russell Wilson played college football for which two schools?
Friday’s quiz
Chuck Long is the all-time leader in passing yards for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Thursday’s quiz
Odell Beckham Jr. played his college football at LSU.
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Saturday’s Den: Trends for every major league team……
Trends for major league teams(thru Friday’s games)
— Arizona (60-63)
Arizona is 9-4 in its last 13 games.
Diamondbacks are 14-23 in one-run games.
Arizona scored in first inning in 10 of last 11 home games.
Arizona is 11-26 in last 37 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Braves (54-68)
Braves won six of their last seven games.
Atlanta is 30-30 at home, 24-38 on the road.
Braves are 20-15 vs NL East rivals, 34-53 vs everyone else.
Over is 20-10-2 in their last 32 games.
— Cubs (68-53)
Chicago is 9-15 in its last 24 games.
Cubs are nine games behind Milwaukee in the NL Central.
Under is 11-1-1 in their last thirteen games.
Cubs are 52-35 vs righty starters, 16-18 vs lefties.
— Reds (64-59)
Cincinnati is 12-9 in its last 21 games.
Reds are 47-41 vs righty starters, 17-18 vs lefties.
Under is 22-5-2 in their last 29 games.
Reds scored in first inning in 10 of last 17 home games.
— Rockies (33-89)
Colorado won three of its last four games.
Under is 4-1 in Rockies’ last five games.
Rockies are 5-29 vs lefty starters, 28-60 vs righties.
Colorado hasn’t scored a first inning run in its last 24 road games.
— Dodgers (69-53)
Dodgers are 11-14 since All-Star break.
LA/San Diego are tied for first in NL West.
Dodgers are 51-36 vs righty starters, 18-17 vs lefties.
Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
— Marlins (58-64)
Marlins are 3-8 in their last eleven games.
Miami is 28-31 at home, 30-33 on the road.
Under is 13-6 in Marlins’ last 19 road games.
Last two weeks, Marlins are 0-3 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Brewers (77-44)
Brewers have won 13 in a row, are 28-4 in their last 32 games.
Milwaukee is 42-20 at home, 35-24 on the road.
Over is 11-4 in their last fifteen home games.
Milwaukee leads the Cubs by 9 games in the NL Central.
— Mets (64-58)
Mets have lost 14 of their last 16 games.
Mets are 39-24 at home, 25-34 on the road.
Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
Mets trail Philly by six games in NL East.
Mets leads the Reds by half a game for last NL Wild Card slot.
— Phillies (70-52)
Phillies are 8-4 in their last dozen games.
Phillies are 54-32 vs righty starters, 16-20 vs lefties.
Under is 6-2-2 in their last ten games.
Phillies lead the Mets by six games in NL East.
— Pirates (52-71)
Pirates are 1-5 in their last six games.
Pittsburgh is 34-29 at home, 18-42 on the road.
Under is 9-4-1 in their last 14 home games.
Pirates are 16-9 in last 25 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— St Louis (61-62)
St Louis lost its last three games, scoring 8 runs.
Cardinals are 15-6 in home series openers.
St Louis is 35-28 at home, 26-34 on the road.
Under is 10-3 in their last thirteen home games.
— Padres (69-53)
San Diego won 11 of its last 14 home games.
Padres are 38-20 at home, 31-33 on the road.
Padres are 48-35 vs righty starters, 21-18 vs lefties.
San Diego is 19-14 vs NL West rivals, 50-39 vs everyone else.
— Giants (59-63)
Giants are 7-20 in their last 27 games, 1-14 in last 15 at home.
Giants are 47-42 vs righty pitchers, 12-21 vs lefties.
Over is 12-5-1 in their last 18 road games.
SF lost 8 of last 10 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Washington (49-73)
Nationals are 5-11 in their last sixteen games.
Washington is 8-22 in its last 30 home games.
Over is 3-1-1 in their last five games.
Washington is 21-9 last 30 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Famous birthdays, August 16th:
Julie Newmar, 92
James Donaldson, 68
Angela Bassett, 67
Madonna Louise Ciccone, 67 (Madonna)
Timothy Hutton, 65
Steve Carell, 63
Yu Darvish, 39
Tyler Stephenson, 29
Rashad Vaughn, 29
Dominic Canzone, 28
— Orioles (56-66)
Baltimore won its last three games.
Under is 10-2-1 in their last thirteen games.
Orioles are 30-30 at home, 26-36 on the road.
Orioles are 17-16 vs AL East rivals, 39-50 vs everyone else.
— Red Sox (67-56)
Red Sox won eight of its last nine home games.
Boston is 1-8 in extra-inning road games.
Over is 9-3 in their last 12 games.
Right now, Red Sox hold the 2nd AL Wild Card slot.
— White Sox (44-78)
Chicago lost eight of its last ten games.
White Sox are 26-36 at home, 18-42 on the road.
Over is 6-4-1 in their last eleven games.
Chicago is 31-60 vs righty starters, 13-18 vs lefties.
— Cleveland (63-58)
Cleveland is 23-10 in its last 33 games.
Guardians are 1.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.
Guardians are 48-38 vs righty starters, 15-20 vs lefties.
Over is 12-6 in their last 18 home games.
— Detroit (72-52)
Detroit is 12-6 in its last 18 games.
Tigers are 23-12 vs its AL Central rivals, lead division by 7.5 games.
Detroit is 16-4 in home series openers.
Under is 12-5 in their last 17 road games.
— Houston (68-54)
Astros are 8-12 in their last 20 games overall
Astros are 5-12 in their last 17 home games.
Astros lead Seattle by half a game in AL West.
Over is 10-5 in their last 15 games.
— Royals (61-61)
Royals are 5-3 in their last eight games.
Kansas City is 47-52 vs righty starters, 14-9 vs lefties.
Over is 8-3 in Royals’ last eleven games.
Royals scored in first inning in six of last eight home games.
— Angels (59-63)
Angels lost 10 of their last 13 road games.
Halos are 5six games out of last Wild Card slot.
Angels are 49-51 vs righty starters, 10-12 vs lefties.
Angels are 28-15 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Twins (57-65)
Twins lost four of their last six games.
Minnesota is 32-27 at home, 25-38 on the road.
Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
Twins scored in first inning in six of last eleven games.
— New York (65-57)
New York is 5-3 in its last eight games.
Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
New York is 52-44 vs righty starters, 13-13 vs lefties.
Right now, New York has 1.5-game lead for last Wild Card in AL.
— A’s (55-69)
A’s are 22-19 in their last 41 games.
Under is 9-6 in their last fifteen games.
A’s are 14-17 in one-run games, 6-3 in extra innings.
Last nine weeks, A’s are 7-2 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on..
— Seattle (68-55)
Mariners are 11-3 in their last 14 games overall.
Seattle is 22-8 in its last 30 home games.
Under is 9-2 in their last eleven road games.
Right now, Mariners hold the #1 Wild Card in AL.
— Tampa Bay (60-63)
Tampa Bay is 13-27 in its last 40 games.
Rays are 32-30 at home, 28-33 on the road.
Tampa Bay is 5.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.
Rays are 4-9 in last 13 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (61-62)
Rangers lost seven of their last eight games.
Texas is 51-41 vs righty starters, 10-21 vs lefties
Rangers are 37-26 at home, 24-36 on road.
Texas is 4. .5 games out of the AL’s last Wild Card slot.
— Toronto (72-51)
Blue Jays are 7-3 in their last 10 games overall.
Blue Jays won 16 of their last 20 home games.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
Toronto leads Red Sox by five games in AL East.
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Trend Report
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Pittsburgh VS Chicago
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
Pittsburgh is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games against Chicago Cubs.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chicago Cubs.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago Cubs' last 5 games.
Chicago Cubs is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago Cubs' last 5 games against Pittsburgh.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago Cubs' last 7 games at home.
Texas VS Toronto
Texas is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games.
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Toronto.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Texas' last 15 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Texas' last 9 games when playing on the road against Toronto.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Toronto's last 18 games.
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games against Texas.
Toronto is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games at home.
Philadelphia VS Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games.
Philadelphia is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games.
Philadelphia is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games against Washington.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road.
Washington is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 12 games against Philadelphia.
Washington is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home.
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia.
Miami VS Boston
Miami is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Boston.
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 10 games.
Boston is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games.
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing at home against Miami.
Seattle VS New York
Seattle is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games.
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against NY Mets.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 8 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Mets.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets' last 6 games.
NY Mets is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games.
NY Mets is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets' last 9 games when playing at home against Seattle.
Milwaukee VS Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games.
Milwaukee is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games.
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Cincinnati.
Milwaukee is 8-0 SU in its last 8 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cincinnati's last 13 games.
Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games against Milwaukee.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games at home.
Atlanta VS Cleveland
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Cleveland.
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland.
Cleveland is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games against Atlanta.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Cleveland's last 18 games at home.
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta.
Baltimore VS Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games.
Baltimore is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games against Houston.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 9 games on the road.
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston's last 10 games.
Houston is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games at home.
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston's last 12 games played in August.
Chicago VS Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago White Sox's last 6 games.
Chicago White Sox is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games.
Chicago White Sox is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games against Kansas City.
Chicago White Sox is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kansas City's last 11 games.
Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Kansas City's last 20 games against Chicago White Sox.
Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Detroit VS Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games.
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games.
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit.
New York VS St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games.
NY Yankees is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
NY Yankees is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games against St. Louis.
NY Yankees is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis' last 5 games.
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis' last 9 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis' last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees.
Arizona VS Colorado
Arizona is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games.
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Colorado.
Arizona is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 10 games when playing on the road against Colorado.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games.
Colorado is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games against Arizona.
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Tampa Bay VS San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games.
Tampa Bay is 7-13 SU in its last 20 games.
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against San Francisco.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road.
San Francisco is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games.
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home.
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Francisco's last 11 games against an opponent in the American League East Division division.
San Diego VS Los Angeles
San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games against LA Dodgers.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games on the road.
San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers' last 6 games.
LA Dodgers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers' last 6 games against San Diego.
LA Dodgers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Los Angeles VS Athletics
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels' last 7 games.
LA Angels is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
LA Angels is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games against Athletics.
LA Angels is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Athletics' last 6 games.
Athletics is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Athletics' last 7 games against LA Angels.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Athletics' last 5 games at home.
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Pittsburgh VS Chicago
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
Pittsburgh is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games against Chicago Cubs.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chicago Cubs.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago Cubs' last 5 games.
Chicago Cubs is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago Cubs' last 5 games against Pittsburgh.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago Cubs' last 7 games at home.
Texas VS Toronto
Texas is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games.
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Toronto.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Texas' last 15 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Texas' last 9 games when playing on the road against Toronto.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Toronto's last 18 games.
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games against Texas.
Toronto is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games at home.
Philadelphia VS Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games.
Philadelphia is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games.
Philadelphia is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games against Washington.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road.
Washington is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 12 games against Philadelphia.
Washington is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home.
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia.
Miami VS Boston
Miami is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Boston.
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 10 games.
Boston is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games.
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing at home against Miami.
Seattle VS New York
Seattle is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games.
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against NY Mets.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 8 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Mets.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets' last 6 games.
NY Mets is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games.
NY Mets is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets' last 9 games when playing at home against Seattle.
Milwaukee VS Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games.
Milwaukee is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games.
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Cincinnati.
Milwaukee is 8-0 SU in its last 8 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cincinnati's last 13 games.
Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games against Milwaukee.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games at home.
Atlanta VS Cleveland
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Cleveland.
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland.
Cleveland is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games against Atlanta.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Cleveland's last 18 games at home.
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta.
Baltimore VS Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games.
Baltimore is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games against Houston.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 9 games on the road.
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston's last 10 games.
Houston is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games at home.
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston's last 12 games played in August.
Chicago VS Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago White Sox's last 6 games.
Chicago White Sox is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games.
Chicago White Sox is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games against Kansas City.
Chicago White Sox is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kansas City's last 11 games.
Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Kansas City's last 20 games against Chicago White Sox.
Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Detroit VS Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games.
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games.
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit.
New York VS St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games.
NY Yankees is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
NY Yankees is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games against St. Louis.
NY Yankees is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis' last 5 games.
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis' last 9 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis' last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees.
Arizona VS Colorado
Arizona is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games.
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Colorado.
Arizona is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 10 games when playing on the road against Colorado.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games.
Colorado is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games against Arizona.
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Tampa Bay VS San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games.
Tampa Bay is 7-13 SU in its last 20 games.
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against San Francisco.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road.
San Francisco is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games.
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home.
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Francisco's last 11 games against an opponent in the American League East Division division.
San Diego VS Los Angeles
San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games against LA Dodgers.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games on the road.
San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers' last 6 games.
LA Dodgers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers' last 6 games against San Diego.
LA Dodgers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Los Angeles VS Athletics
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels' last 7 games.
LA Angels is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
LA Angels is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games against Athletics.
LA Angels is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Athletics' last 6 games.
Athletics is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Athletics' last 7 games against LA Angels.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Athletics' last 5 games at home.
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MLB BEST BETS FOR AUGUST !
08/16/2025....................6 - 2 - 0.............................75.00%........................+ 22.00
08/15/2025....................6 - 11 - 1............................35.29%.......................- 36.90
08/14/2025......................6 -5 - 0.............................54.54%.......................+ 8.60
08/13/2025..................10 - 10 - 0.............................50.00%.......................+ 4.15
08/11/2025......................4 - 7 - 0.............................36.36%........................- 20.25
08/10/2025......................9 - 10 -1............................47.36%........................- 6.00
08/09/2025......................7 -, 12 - 0..........................36.84%........................- 30.65
08/08/2025.......................9 - 10 - 0..........................47.36%........................+ 1.50
08/07/2025........................5 - 2 - 1...........................71.42%.......................+ 14.00
08/06/2025........................5 - 9 - 0...........................35.71%........................- 23.85
08/05/2025......................13 - 5 - 0...........................72.22%........................+ 37.80
08/04/2025......................11 - 8 - 0...........................57.89%........................+ 18.80
08/03/2025......................10 - 8 - 0...........................55.55%........................+ 5.80
08/02/2025.......................9 - 11 - 0..........................45.00%........................- 9.95
08/01/2025.......................8 - 11 - 0..........................42.10%........................- 21.37
TOTALS.........................118 -121 - 3.........................49.37%..........................- 36.32
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BEST BETS TOTALS BY MONTHS
JULY TOTALS......................195 - 157 - 4...........................55.39%.......................+ 204.80
JUNE TOTALS.......................205 - 229 - 6............................47.23%.......................- 162.04
MAY TOTALS........................207 - 193 - 12..........................51.75%........................- 42.64
APRIL TOTALS.......................246 - 219 - 9............................52.90%....................... + 29.02
08/16/2025....................6 - 2 - 0.............................75.00%........................+ 22.00
08/15/2025....................6 - 11 - 1............................35.29%.......................- 36.90
08/14/2025......................6 -5 - 0.............................54.54%.......................+ 8.60
08/13/2025..................10 - 10 - 0.............................50.00%.......................+ 4.15
08/11/2025......................4 - 7 - 0.............................36.36%........................- 20.25
08/10/2025......................9 - 10 -1............................47.36%........................- 6.00
08/09/2025......................7 -, 12 - 0..........................36.84%........................- 30.65
08/08/2025.......................9 - 10 - 0..........................47.36%........................+ 1.50
08/07/2025........................5 - 2 - 1...........................71.42%.......................+ 14.00
08/06/2025........................5 - 9 - 0...........................35.71%........................- 23.85
08/05/2025......................13 - 5 - 0...........................72.22%........................+ 37.80
08/04/2025......................11 - 8 - 0...........................57.89%........................+ 18.80
08/03/2025......................10 - 8 - 0...........................55.55%........................+ 5.80
08/02/2025.......................9 - 11 - 0..........................45.00%........................- 9.95
08/01/2025.......................8 - 11 - 0..........................42.10%........................- 21.37
TOTALS.........................118 -121 - 3.........................49.37%..........................- 36.32
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BEST BETS TOTALS BY MONTHS
JULY TOTALS......................195 - 157 - 4...........................55.39%.......................+ 204.80
JUNE TOTALS.......................205 - 229 - 6............................47.23%.......................- 162.04
MAY TOTALS........................207 - 193 - 12..........................51.75%........................- 42.64
APRIL TOTALS.......................246 - 219 - 9............................52.90%....................... + 29.02
Sunday’s 6-pack:
Major league leaders in pitching strikeouts:
195— Zack Wheeler, Phil
190— Tarik Skubal, Det
188— Garrett Crochet, Bos
171— Dylan Cease, SD
168— Logan Webb, SF
166— Paul Skenes, Pitt
Quote of the Day
“We’ve just been giving ourselves every opportunity, and then certainly, when we get extra opportunities, we seem to take advantage every single time. You get your opportunity, it’s time to go in and make a big swing, make a big pitch. When guys are getting their opportunities, we’re not timid, that’s for sure.”
Brewers’ P Quinn Priester
Sunday’s quiz
Which QB holds the Denver Broncos’ all-time record for most passing yards in a game?
Saturday’s quiz
Giants’ QB Russell Wilson played college football for NC State, Wisconsin.
Friday’s quiz
Chuck Long is the all-time leader in passing yards for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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Rookie QB Gabriel was 13-18/143 passing in his NFL debut; he threw a pick-6, which might’ve been the receiver’s fault more than Gabriel’s.
Does it help Gabriel that he played in 64 games for three different schools in his college career?
26 games at Central Florida
24 games at Oklahoma
14 games at Oregon
Lot of college experience, different offenses; it helped Bo Nix last year.
— Giants 31, Jets 12
Russell Wilson had an 80-yard completion in his brief stint in the game.
Rookie Jaxson Dart was 14-16/137 passing; he’s looked good this summer.
— Rams 23, Chargers 22
Stetson Bennett threw an 8-yard TD pass with 0:05 left for the win.
Bennett was 28-40/324 passing, with 3 TD’s. He’s played a lot in Rams’ first two games.
Brennan Presley caught six passes for 102 yards for the Rams.
— 49ers 22, Raiders 19
Jake Moody kicked a 59-yard FG at the gun to give the 49ers the win.
There were six scores in second half of this game, all field goals.
Both starting QB’s played a little bit; Raiders led 13-10 at halftime.
— Dolphins 24, Lions 17
3rd-string QB Quinn Ewers threw two second half TD’s for Miami.
Lions’ backup QB Kyle Allen was 14-17/124 yards and two T’D’s.
Dolphins outgained Detroit, 356-274.
— Buccaneers 17, Steelers 14
Teddy Bridgewater threw two TD passes for Tampa Bay.
Last year, Bridgewater was a high school football coach in Florida.
Neither starting QB played in this game.
— Ravens 31, Cowboys 13
Former Cowboy Cooper Rush threw a TD pass and a pick-6 in this game.
Tyler Loop kicked five FG’s, two of them longer than 50 yards.
John Harbaugh doesn’t often lose exhibition games.
— Famous birthdays, August 17th:
Boog Powell, 84
Robert DeNiro, 82
Sean Penn, 65
Donnie Wahlberg, 56
Christian Laettner, 56
Ernie Conwell, 53
Antwaan Randle El, 46
Dustin Pedroia, 42
Rudy Gay, 39
Victor Caratini, 32
Jesse Winker, 32
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 27
— Brewers 6, Reds 5 (11)
Milwaukee won its 14th game in a row.
Reds led 2-1 after eight innings.
Andrew Monasterio hit a 3-run homer in the 11th inning.
— Astros 5, Orioles 4 (12)
Jackson Holliday’s 2-run HR tied game 4-4 in 8th inning.
Cade Povich struck out 10 guys in 5 IP as a bulk reliever.
Astros lead Seattle by 1.5 games in AL West.
— Dodgers 6, Padres 0
Blake Snell allowed five hits in his six shutout IP.
Dodgers led 5-0 in 2nd inning against Dylan Cease.
Dodgers now lead San Diego by a game in NL West.
— Rays 2, Giants 1
Justin Verlander threw 7 shutout IP, left with a 1-0 lead.
Diaz/Lowe had RBI singles in 8th inning for the Rays.
Giants have lost 15 of their last 16 home games.
— Nationals 2, Phillies 0
Cade Cavalli threw seven IP, got his first MLB win.
James Wood had a 2-run single in the fifth inning.
Phillies’ lead in NL East is now 5 games over the Mets.
— Mets 3, Mariners 1
Rookie P Nolan McLean got 16 outs and a win in his MLB debut.
Pete Alonso got his 100th RBI of the season.
Mets won for only third time in their last 17 games.
— Red Sox 7, Marlins 5
Trevor Story hit a 3-run HR, Boston led 7-0 in 4th inning.
Red Sox are 41-22 at Fenway Park this season.
Marlins have lost seven of their last eight games.
Major league leaders in pitching strikeouts:
195— Zack Wheeler, Phil
190— Tarik Skubal, Det
188— Garrett Crochet, Bos
171— Dylan Cease, SD
168— Logan Webb, SF
166— Paul Skenes, Pitt
Quote of the Day
“We’ve just been giving ourselves every opportunity, and then certainly, when we get extra opportunities, we seem to take advantage every single time. You get your opportunity, it’s time to go in and make a big swing, make a big pitch. When guys are getting their opportunities, we’re not timid, that’s for sure.”
Brewers’ P Quinn Priester
Sunday’s quiz
Which QB holds the Denver Broncos’ all-time record for most passing yards in a game?
Saturday’s quiz
Giants’ QB Russell Wilson played college football for NC State, Wisconsin.
Friday’s quiz
Chuck Long is the all-time leader in passing yards for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…….
— Browns 22, Eagles 13Rookie QB Gabriel was 13-18/143 passing in his NFL debut; he threw a pick-6, which might’ve been the receiver’s fault more than Gabriel’s.
Does it help Gabriel that he played in 64 games for three different schools in his college career?
26 games at Central Florida
24 games at Oklahoma
14 games at Oregon
Lot of college experience, different offenses; it helped Bo Nix last year.
— Giants 31, Jets 12
Russell Wilson had an 80-yard completion in his brief stint in the game.
Rookie Jaxson Dart was 14-16/137 passing; he’s looked good this summer.
— Rams 23, Chargers 22
Stetson Bennett threw an 8-yard TD pass with 0:05 left for the win.
Bennett was 28-40/324 passing, with 3 TD’s. He’s played a lot in Rams’ first two games.
Brennan Presley caught six passes for 102 yards for the Rams.
— 49ers 22, Raiders 19
Jake Moody kicked a 59-yard FG at the gun to give the 49ers the win.
There were six scores in second half of this game, all field goals.
Both starting QB’s played a little bit; Raiders led 13-10 at halftime.
— Dolphins 24, Lions 17
3rd-string QB Quinn Ewers threw two second half TD’s for Miami.
Lions’ backup QB Kyle Allen was 14-17/124 yards and two T’D’s.
Dolphins outgained Detroit, 356-274.
— Buccaneers 17, Steelers 14
Teddy Bridgewater threw two TD passes for Tampa Bay.
Last year, Bridgewater was a high school football coach in Florida.
Neither starting QB played in this game.
— Ravens 31, Cowboys 13
Former Cowboy Cooper Rush threw a TD pass and a pick-6 in this game.
Tyler Loop kicked five FG’s, two of them longer than 50 yards.
John Harbaugh doesn’t often lose exhibition games.
— Famous birthdays, August 17th:
Boog Powell, 84
Robert DeNiro, 82
Sean Penn, 65
Donnie Wahlberg, 56
Christian Laettner, 56
Ernie Conwell, 53
Antwaan Randle El, 46
Dustin Pedroia, 42
Rudy Gay, 39
Victor Caratini, 32
Jesse Winker, 32
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 27
— Brewers 6, Reds 5 (11)
Milwaukee won its 14th game in a row.
Reds led 2-1 after eight innings.
Andrew Monasterio hit a 3-run homer in the 11th inning.
— Astros 5, Orioles 4 (12)
Jackson Holliday’s 2-run HR tied game 4-4 in 8th inning.
Cade Povich struck out 10 guys in 5 IP as a bulk reliever.
Astros lead Seattle by 1.5 games in AL West.
— Dodgers 6, Padres 0
Blake Snell allowed five hits in his six shutout IP.
Dodgers led 5-0 in 2nd inning against Dylan Cease.
Dodgers now lead San Diego by a game in NL West.
— Rays 2, Giants 1
Justin Verlander threw 7 shutout IP, left with a 1-0 lead.
Diaz/Lowe had RBI singles in 8th inning for the Rays.
Giants have lost 15 of their last 16 home games.
— Nationals 2, Phillies 0
Cade Cavalli threw seven IP, got his first MLB win.
James Wood had a 2-run single in the fifth inning.
Phillies’ lead in NL East is now 5 games over the Mets.
— Mets 3, Mariners 1
Rookie P Nolan McLean got 16 outs and a win in his MLB debut.
Pete Alonso got his 100th RBI of the season.
Mets won for only third time in their last 17 games.
— Red Sox 7, Marlins 5
Trevor Story hit a 3-run HR, Boston led 7-0 in 4th inning.
Red Sox are 41-22 at Fenway Park this season.
Marlins have lost seven of their last eight games.
MLB
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Philadelphia VS Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games.
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games against an opponent in the National League.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home.
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against an opponent in the National League.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games against an opponent in the National League East Division division.
Washington is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games played on a Sunday.
Miami VS Boston
Miami is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games.
Miami is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games against Boston.
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
Miami is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Boston.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Boston's last 11 games.
Boston is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games against Miami.
Boston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home.
Texas VS Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas' last 5 games.
Texas is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games.
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games against Toronto.
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Toronto's last 19 games.
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games against Texas.
Toronto is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games at home.
Atlanta VS Cleveland
Atlanta is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games.
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against Cleveland.
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games.
Cleveland is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games against Atlanta.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games at home.
Milwaukee VS Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games.
Milwaukee is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games.
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against Cincinnati.
Milwaukee is 9-0 SU in its last 9 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cincinnati's last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games against Milwaukee.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Cincinnati's last 18 games at home.
Cincinnati is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Milwaukee.
Baltimore VS Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games.
Baltimore is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games against Houston.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 10 games on the road.
Baltimore is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston's last 11 games.
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games at home.
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Baltimore.
Chicago VS Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago White Sox's last 5 games.
Chicago White Sox is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games.
Chicago White Sox is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games against Kansas City.
Chicago White Sox is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kansas City's last 12 games.
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Kansas City's last 20 games against Chicago White Sox.
Kansas City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home.
Detroit VS Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Detroit's last 15 games.
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Detroit is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games against Minnesota.
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games.
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games against Detroit.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home.
New York VS St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 6 games.
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
NY Yankees is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees' last 8 games against an opponent in the National League Central Division division.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis' last 9 games.
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis' last 5 games against NY Yankees.
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home.
Pittsburgh VS Chicago
Pittsburgh is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games against Chicago Cubs.
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago Cubs.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago Cubs' last 6 games.
Chicago Cubs is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago Cubs' last 6 games against Pittsburgh.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago Cubs' last 5 games at home.
Arizona VS Colorado
Arizona is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games.
Arizona is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games against Colorado.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Arizona's last 13 games against an opponent in the National League.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Colorado's last 18 games.
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 9 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona.
Los Angeles VS Athletics
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels' last 8 games.
LA Angels is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games against Athletics.
LA Angels is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels' last 5 games when playing on the road against Athletics.
Athletics is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Athletics' last 8 games against LA Angels.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Athletics' last 13 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Athletics' last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels.
Tampa Bay VS San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games.
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against San Francisco.
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco's last 9 games.
San Francisco is 0-7 SU in its last 7 games.
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home.
San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay.
San Diego VS Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games.
San Diego is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games.
San Diego is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games against LA Dodgers.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers' last 7 games.
LA Dodgers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers' last 5 games against San Diego.
LA Dodgers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Seattle VS New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games.
Seattle is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games.
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against NY Mets.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 9 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets' last 7 games.
NY Mets is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games.
NY Mets is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home.
NY Mets is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against an opponent in the American League.
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Sunday, August 17
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Philadelphia VS Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games.
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games against an opponent in the National League.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home.
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against an opponent in the National League.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games against an opponent in the National League East Division division.
Washington is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games played on a Sunday.
Miami VS Boston
Miami is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games.
Miami is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games against Boston.
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
Miami is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Boston.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Boston's last 11 games.
Boston is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games against Miami.
Boston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home.
Texas VS Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas' last 5 games.
Texas is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games.
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games against Toronto.
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Toronto's last 19 games.
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games against Texas.
Toronto is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games at home.
Atlanta VS Cleveland
Atlanta is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games.
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against Cleveland.
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games.
Cleveland is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games against Atlanta.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games at home.
Milwaukee VS Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games.
Milwaukee is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games.
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against Cincinnati.
Milwaukee is 9-0 SU in its last 9 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cincinnati's last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games against Milwaukee.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Cincinnati's last 18 games at home.
Cincinnati is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Milwaukee.
Baltimore VS Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games.
Baltimore is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games against Houston.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 10 games on the road.
Baltimore is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston's last 11 games.
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games at home.
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Baltimore.
Chicago VS Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago White Sox's last 5 games.
Chicago White Sox is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games.
Chicago White Sox is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games against Kansas City.
Chicago White Sox is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kansas City's last 12 games.
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Kansas City's last 20 games against Chicago White Sox.
Kansas City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home.
Detroit VS Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Detroit's last 15 games.
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Detroit is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games against Minnesota.
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games.
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games against Detroit.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home.
New York VS St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 6 games.
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
NY Yankees is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees' last 8 games against an opponent in the National League Central Division division.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis' last 9 games.
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis' last 5 games against NY Yankees.
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home.
Pittsburgh VS Chicago
Pittsburgh is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games against Chicago Cubs.
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago Cubs.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago Cubs' last 6 games.
Chicago Cubs is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago Cubs' last 6 games against Pittsburgh.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago Cubs' last 5 games at home.
Arizona VS Colorado
Arizona is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games.
Arizona is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games against Colorado.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Arizona's last 13 games against an opponent in the National League.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Colorado's last 18 games.
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 9 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona.
Los Angeles VS Athletics
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels' last 8 games.
LA Angels is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games against Athletics.
LA Angels is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels' last 5 games when playing on the road against Athletics.
Athletics is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Athletics' last 8 games against LA Angels.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Athletics' last 13 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Athletics' last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels.
Tampa Bay VS San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games.
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against San Francisco.
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco's last 9 games.
San Francisco is 0-7 SU in its last 7 games.
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home.
San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay.
San Diego VS Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games.
San Diego is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games.
San Diego is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games against LA Dodgers.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers' last 7 games.
LA Dodgers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers' last 5 games against San Diego.
LA Dodgers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Seattle VS New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games.
Seattle is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games.
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against NY Mets.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 9 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets' last 7 games.
NY Mets is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games.
NY Mets is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home.
NY Mets is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against an opponent in the American League.
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Sunday, August 17
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIA at BOS | 01:35 PM | BOS -240 U 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| TEX at TOR | 01:37 PM | TOR -113 U 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| ATL at CLE | 01:40 PM | CLE -108 O 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| MIL at CIN | 01:40 PM | MIL +108 O 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| DET at MIN | 02:10 PM | DET -124 O 9.5 | +500 +500 |
| BAL at HOU | 02:10 PM | BAL +117 U 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| CHW at KC | 02:10 PM | KC -159 O 9.5 | +500 +500 |
| NYY at STL | 02:15 PM | STL +143 U 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| PIT at CHC | 02:20 PM | PIT +164 O 7.0 | +500 +500 |
| AZ at COL | 03:10 PM | COL +125 U 12.0 | +500 +500 |
| TB at SF | 04:05 PM | SF -122 U 7.0 | +500 +500 |
| LAA at ATH | 04:05 PM | ATH +101 O 10.0 | +500 +500 |
| SD at LAD | 04:10 PM | SD +117 U 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| SEA at NYM | 07:10 PM | SEA -121 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
MLB BEST BETS FOR AUGUST !
08/17/2025....................4 - 15 - 2............................24.05%.......................- 59.80
08/16/2025....................6 - 2 - 0.............................75.00%........................+ 22.00
08/15/2025....................6 - 11 - 1............................35.29%.......................- 36.90
08/14/2025......................6 -5 - 0.............................54.54%.......................+ 8.60
08/13/2025..................10 - 10 - 0.............................50.00%.......................+ 4.15
08/11/2025......................4 - 7 - 0.............................36.36%........................- 20.25
08/10/2025......................9 - 10 -1............................47.36%........................- 6.00
08/09/2025......................7 -, 12 - 0..........................36.84%........................- 30.65
08/08/2025.......................9 - 10 - 0..........................47.36%........................+ 1.50
08/07/2025........................5 - 2 - 1...........................71.42%.......................+ 14.00
08/06/2025........................5 - 9 - 0...........................35.71%........................- 23.85
08/05/2025......................13 - 5 - 0...........................72.22%........................+ 37.80
08/04/2025......................11 - 8 - 0...........................57.89%........................+ 18.80
08/03/2025......................10 - 8 - 0...........................55.55%........................+ 5.80
08/02/2025.......................9 - 11 - 0..........................45.00%........................- 9.95
08/01/2025.......................8 - 11 - 0..........................42.10%........................- 21.37
TOTALS.........................122 -136 - 5..........................47.28%........................- 96.12
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BEST BETS TOTALS BY MONTHS
JULY TOTALS......................195 - 157 - 4...........................55.39%.......................+ 204.80
JUNE TOTALS.......................205 - 229 - 6............................47.23%.......................- 162.04
MAY TOTALS........................207 - 193 - 12..........................51.75%........................- 42.64
APRIL TOTALS.......................246 - 219 - 9............................52.90%....................... + 29.02
08/17/2025....................4 - 15 - 2............................24.05%.......................- 59.80
08/16/2025....................6 - 2 - 0.............................75.00%........................+ 22.00
08/15/2025....................6 - 11 - 1............................35.29%.......................- 36.90
08/14/2025......................6 -5 - 0.............................54.54%.......................+ 8.60
08/13/2025..................10 - 10 - 0.............................50.00%.......................+ 4.15
08/11/2025......................4 - 7 - 0.............................36.36%........................- 20.25
08/10/2025......................9 - 10 -1............................47.36%........................- 6.00
08/09/2025......................7 -, 12 - 0..........................36.84%........................- 30.65
08/08/2025.......................9 - 10 - 0..........................47.36%........................+ 1.50
08/07/2025........................5 - 2 - 1...........................71.42%.......................+ 14.00
08/06/2025........................5 - 9 - 0...........................35.71%........................- 23.85
08/05/2025......................13 - 5 - 0...........................72.22%........................+ 37.80
08/04/2025......................11 - 8 - 0...........................57.89%........................+ 18.80
08/03/2025......................10 - 8 - 0...........................55.55%........................+ 5.80
08/02/2025.......................9 - 11 - 0..........................45.00%........................- 9.95
08/01/2025.......................8 - 11 - 0..........................42.10%........................- 21.37
TOTALS.........................122 -136 - 5..........................47.28%........................- 96.12
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BEST BETS TOTALS BY MONTHS
JULY TOTALS......................195 - 157 - 4...........................55.39%.......................+ 204.80
JUNE TOTALS.......................205 - 229 - 6............................47.23%.......................- 162.04
MAY TOTALS........................207 - 193 - 12..........................51.75%........................- 42.64
APRIL TOTALS.......................246 - 219 - 9............................52.90%....................... + 29.02
Monday’s 6-pack:
Last six years, Washington Commanders’ passing leader:
2024— Jayden Daniels, 3,568 yards
2023— Sam Howell, 3,946
2022— Taylor Heinicke, 1,859
2021— Taylor Heinicke, 3,419
2020— Alex Smith, 1,582
2019— Case Keenum, 1,707
Quote of the Day
“I need to get the football team in here, talk to the players, those types of things. We’re working towards, obviously, Week 1, that’s part of what this week is about, getting our football team ready. So, we’ll make all those type of determinations in the next couple of days.”
Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski
Monday’s quiz
In the football movie The Replacements, what was the name of the team that Gene Hackman coached and Keanu Reeves played QB for?
Sunday’s quiz
Jake Plummer holds the Denver Broncos’ all-time record for most passing yards in a game; he threw for 499 yards in a 2004 loss to Atlanta.
Saturday’s quiz
Giants’ QB Russell Wilson played college football for NC State, Wisconsin.
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Game was scoreless after six innings.
William Contreras put Milwaukee ahead with a 9th inning HR.
Reds tied it in 9th inning; Austin Hays had the walk-off single.
Loss ends Milwaukee’s 14-game win streak; they trailed in 8 of 14 games.
— Mets 7, Mariners 3
Mark Vientos hit a 3-run HR as the Mets won the Little League classic.
Tough night for George Kirby, who gave up 7 runs in 4.2 IP.
Mariners trail Houston by 1.5 games in the AL West
— AL Wild Card race:
Wild Cards: Red Sox, Mariners, New York
3.5 games behind- Cleveland
4- Kansas City
5.5- Texas
6.5- Tampa Bay
7- LA Angels
— NL Wild Card race:
Wild Cards: Cubs, Padres, Mets
1.5 games behind- Cincinnati
5.5- St Louis
6- San Francisco
6.5- Arizona
7- Marlins
— Marlins 5, Red Sox 3
Jakob Marsee hit a 2-run HR in the 9th for the comeback win.
Red Sox led 3-1 after seven innings.
Boston/Seattle are tied for the AL’s top Wild Card slot.
— Washington Nationals DFA’d 1B Nathaniel Lowe, who hit .216 in 119 games for them, and the Red Sox scooped him up to play 1B in Boston. Lowe has hit at least .262 the last four years, helping Texas win a World Series two years ago.
— Dodgers 5, Padres 4
Dodgers sweep San Diego, lead the NL West by two games.
— Famous birthdays, August 18th:
Robert Redford, 89
Greg Pruitt, 74
Bruce Benedict, 70
Denis Leary, 68
Lafayette Lever, 65
Jim Les, 62
Edward Norton, 56
Christian Slater, 56
Jeremy Shockey, 45
Dan Orlovsky, 42
Austin Hedges, 33
Seiya Suzuki, 31
— Bears 38, Bills 0- Chicago played their starters, Buffalo didn’t, but this was one of the worst NFL games I’ve ever seen, totally uncompetitive. I get that this was Caleb Williams’ first game action under Ben Johnson, but the Bills’ subs made backup QB Tyson Bagent look like the second coming of Dan Marino.
Total yardage: 528-180. I’m guessing the Bills won’t have a preseason game on national TV for a few years.
— Jaguars 17, Saints 17- Third tie game this preseason; they don’t play overtime in exhibition games. Jacksonville led this one 17-3 at halftime.
Spencer Rattler was 18-24/199 passing in the second half; it is unclear who the Saints are going to start at QB, Rattler or 26-year old rookie Tyler Shough.
— Indianapolis Colts haven’t won their season opener since 2013; they tied their Week 1 game in 2022 (as a 7-point favorite) but the last ten years, Colts are 2-8 ATS in Week 1.
— Last two years, Pittsburgh Steelers were 10-7/10-7, but didn’t win a playoff game; you’d think they’d get more out of two seasons where their turnover ratios were +16/+10, which are really good. They’ve upgraded at QB to Aaron Rodgers from Russell Wilson/Justin Fields and they play the Jets, Rodgers’ old team, in Week 1, so this should be interesting.
Steelers haven’t won a playoff game since 2017.
— Steelers’ OC Arthur Smith used to be the head coach in Atlanta; he went 7-10 in all three years with the Falcons. Atlanta lost the Super Bowl in 2016, blowing a 28-3 lead; they went 10-6 the next year, and haven’t had a winning season since then.
Maybe it wasn’t Dan Quinn’s fault after all; Atlanta fired Quinn during the 2020 pandemic year; he wound up as head coach in Washington LY and led the Commanders to a 12-5 season, their first winning season in nine years. Pretty good coach.
— In college football, Tennessee Vols named transfer Joey Aguilar their new starting QB; he had transferred from Appalachian State to UCLA, but when Vols’ QB Nico Iamaleava bolted to the Bruins, Aguilar saw the handwriting on the wall, and took Iamaleava’s spot in Knoxville.
— Kent State went 1-23 SU the last two years, going a dismal 4-16-2 ATS as an underdog; the interim coach this year was an All-American I-AA QB at Fordham and was OC at Kent State last year.
— Western Michigan has had three straight losing seasons, despite having a +16 turnover ratio in those years; last two years, Broncos were 6-1 ATS as a home favorite, but 4-9 as an underdog.
— Mid-American Conference has six new football coaches this fall; UMass is new to the league, and Northern Illinois is on its way out, headed to the Mountain West, for football only.
Last six years, Washington Commanders’ passing leader:
2024— Jayden Daniels, 3,568 yards
2023— Sam Howell, 3,946
2022— Taylor Heinicke, 1,859
2021— Taylor Heinicke, 3,419
2020— Alex Smith, 1,582
2019— Case Keenum, 1,707
Quote of the Day
“I need to get the football team in here, talk to the players, those types of things. We’re working towards, obviously, Week 1, that’s part of what this week is about, getting our football team ready. So, we’ll make all those type of determinations in the next couple of days.”
Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski
Monday’s quiz
In the football movie The Replacements, what was the name of the team that Gene Hackman coached and Keanu Reeves played QB for?
Sunday’s quiz
Jake Plummer holds the Denver Broncos’ all-time record for most passing yards in a game; he threw for 499 yards in a 2004 loss to Atlanta.
Saturday’s quiz
Giants’ QB Russell Wilson played college football for NC State, Wisconsin.
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Monday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….
— Reds 3, Brewers 2 (10)Game was scoreless after six innings.
William Contreras put Milwaukee ahead with a 9th inning HR.
Reds tied it in 9th inning; Austin Hays had the walk-off single.
Loss ends Milwaukee’s 14-game win streak; they trailed in 8 of 14 games.
— Mets 7, Mariners 3
Mark Vientos hit a 3-run HR as the Mets won the Little League classic.
Tough night for George Kirby, who gave up 7 runs in 4.2 IP.
Mariners trail Houston by 1.5 games in the AL West
— AL Wild Card race:
Wild Cards: Red Sox, Mariners, New York
3.5 games behind- Cleveland
4- Kansas City
5.5- Texas
6.5- Tampa Bay
7- LA Angels
— NL Wild Card race:
Wild Cards: Cubs, Padres, Mets
1.5 games behind- Cincinnati
5.5- St Louis
6- San Francisco
6.5- Arizona
7- Marlins
— Marlins 5, Red Sox 3
Jakob Marsee hit a 2-run HR in the 9th for the comeback win.
Red Sox led 3-1 after seven innings.
Boston/Seattle are tied for the AL’s top Wild Card slot.
— Washington Nationals DFA’d 1B Nathaniel Lowe, who hit .216 in 119 games for them, and the Red Sox scooped him up to play 1B in Boston. Lowe has hit at least .262 the last four years, helping Texas win a World Series two years ago.
— Dodgers 5, Padres 4
Dodgers sweep San Diego, lead the NL West by two games.
— Famous birthdays, August 18th:
Robert Redford, 89
Greg Pruitt, 74
Bruce Benedict, 70
Denis Leary, 68
Lafayette Lever, 65
Jim Les, 62
Edward Norton, 56
Christian Slater, 56
Jeremy Shockey, 45
Dan Orlovsky, 42
Austin Hedges, 33
Seiya Suzuki, 31
— Bears 38, Bills 0- Chicago played their starters, Buffalo didn’t, but this was one of the worst NFL games I’ve ever seen, totally uncompetitive. I get that this was Caleb Williams’ first game action under Ben Johnson, but the Bills’ subs made backup QB Tyson Bagent look like the second coming of Dan Marino.
Total yardage: 528-180. I’m guessing the Bills won’t have a preseason game on national TV for a few years.
— Jaguars 17, Saints 17- Third tie game this preseason; they don’t play overtime in exhibition games. Jacksonville led this one 17-3 at halftime.
Spencer Rattler was 18-24/199 passing in the second half; it is unclear who the Saints are going to start at QB, Rattler or 26-year old rookie Tyler Shough.
— Indianapolis Colts haven’t won their season opener since 2013; they tied their Week 1 game in 2022 (as a 7-point favorite) but the last ten years, Colts are 2-8 ATS in Week 1.
— Last two years, Pittsburgh Steelers were 10-7/10-7, but didn’t win a playoff game; you’d think they’d get more out of two seasons where their turnover ratios were +16/+10, which are really good. They’ve upgraded at QB to Aaron Rodgers from Russell Wilson/Justin Fields and they play the Jets, Rodgers’ old team, in Week 1, so this should be interesting.
Steelers haven’t won a playoff game since 2017.
— Steelers’ OC Arthur Smith used to be the head coach in Atlanta; he went 7-10 in all three years with the Falcons. Atlanta lost the Super Bowl in 2016, blowing a 28-3 lead; they went 10-6 the next year, and haven’t had a winning season since then.
Maybe it wasn’t Dan Quinn’s fault after all; Atlanta fired Quinn during the 2020 pandemic year; he wound up as head coach in Washington LY and led the Commanders to a 12-5 season, their first winning season in nine years. Pretty good coach.
— In college football, Tennessee Vols named transfer Joey Aguilar their new starting QB; he had transferred from Appalachian State to UCLA, but when Vols’ QB Nico Iamaleava bolted to the Bruins, Aguilar saw the handwriting on the wall, and took Iamaleava’s spot in Knoxville.
— Kent State went 1-23 SU the last two years, going a dismal 4-16-2 ATS as an underdog; the interim coach this year was an All-American I-AA QB at Fordham and was OC at Kent State last year.
— Western Michigan has had three straight losing seasons, despite having a +16 turnover ratio in those years; last two years, Broncos were 6-1 ATS as a home favorite, but 4-9 as an underdog.
— Mid-American Conference has six new football coaches this fall; UMass is new to the league, and Northern Illinois is on its way out, headed to the Mountain West, for football only.
MLB
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Milwaukee VS Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games.
Milwaukee is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games.
Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games against Chicago Cubs.
Milwaukee is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago Cubs' last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago Cubs' last 5 games against Milwaukee.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago Cubs' last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago Cubs' last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee.
Houston VS Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Houston's last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit.
Houston is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games against an opponent in the American League.
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston.
Detroit is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games against an opponent in the American League.
St. Louis VS Miami
St. Louis is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Miami.
St. Louis is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games on the road.
St. Louis is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Miami.
Miami is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games at home.
Miami is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis.
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against an opponent in the National League.
Toronto VS Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Toronto's last 20 games.
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
Toronto is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games against Pittsburgh.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games on the road.
Pittsburgh is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games against Toronto.
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Pittsburgh is 0-7 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Toronto.
Seattle VS Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games.
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 10 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 9 games.
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Philadelphia is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle.
Baltimore VS Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Baltimore's last 11 games.
Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Baltimore is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games against Boston.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Baltimore's last 16 games when playing on the road against Boston.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Boston's last 12 games.
Boston is 13-7 SU in its last 20 games.
Boston is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Boston's last 16 games when playing at home against Baltimore.
Chicago VS Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago White Sox's last 6 games.
Chicago White Sox is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games.
Chicago White Sox is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Atlanta.
Chicago White Sox is 0-7 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games against Chicago White Sox.
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Atlanta is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chicago White Sox.
Texas VS Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas' last 6 games.
Texas is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games.
Texas is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games against Kansas City.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas' last 5 games on the road.
Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games against Texas.
Kansas City is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home.
Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas.
Los Angeles VS Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers' last 8 games.
LA Dodgers is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games against Colorado.
LA Dodgers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
LA Dodgers is 7-0 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Colorado.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games.
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games against LA Dodgers.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 10 games at home.
Cincinnati VS Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Cincinnati's last 15 games.
Cincinnati is 8-0 SU in its last 8 games against LA Angels.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 9 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Angels.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Angels' last 9 games.
LA Angels is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels' last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels' last 7 games when playing at home against Cincinnati.
Cleveland VS Arizona
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games against Arizona.
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 9 games against Cleveland.
Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland.
San Francisco VS San Diego
San Francisco is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games.
San Francisco is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games against San Diego.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Francisco's last 9 games when playing on the road against San Diego.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games.
San Diego is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games against San Francisco.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games at home.
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Milwaukee VS Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games.
Milwaukee is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games.
Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games against Chicago Cubs.
Milwaukee is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago Cubs' last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago Cubs' last 5 games against Milwaukee.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago Cubs' last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago Cubs' last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee.
Houston VS Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Houston's last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit.
Houston is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games against an opponent in the American League.
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston.
Detroit is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games against an opponent in the American League.
St. Louis VS Miami
St. Louis is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Miami.
St. Louis is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games on the road.
St. Louis is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Miami.
Miami is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games at home.
Miami is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis.
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against an opponent in the National League.
Toronto VS Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Toronto's last 20 games.
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
Toronto is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games against Pittsburgh.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games on the road.
Pittsburgh is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games against Toronto.
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Pittsburgh is 0-7 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Toronto.
Seattle VS Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games.
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 10 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 9 games.
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Philadelphia is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle.
Baltimore VS Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Baltimore's last 11 games.
Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Baltimore is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games against Boston.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Baltimore's last 16 games when playing on the road against Boston.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Boston's last 12 games.
Boston is 13-7 SU in its last 20 games.
Boston is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Boston's last 16 games when playing at home against Baltimore.
Chicago VS Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago White Sox's last 6 games.
Chicago White Sox is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games.
Chicago White Sox is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Atlanta.
Chicago White Sox is 0-7 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games against Chicago White Sox.
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Atlanta is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chicago White Sox.
Texas VS Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas' last 6 games.
Texas is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games.
Texas is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games against Kansas City.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas' last 5 games on the road.
Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games against Texas.
Kansas City is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home.
Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas.
Los Angeles VS Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers' last 8 games.
LA Dodgers is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games against Colorado.
LA Dodgers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
LA Dodgers is 7-0 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Colorado.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games.
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games against LA Dodgers.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 10 games at home.
Cincinnati VS Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Cincinnati's last 15 games.
Cincinnati is 8-0 SU in its last 8 games against LA Angels.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 9 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Angels.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Angels' last 9 games.
LA Angels is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels' last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels' last 7 games when playing at home against Cincinnati.
Cleveland VS Arizona
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games against Arizona.
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 9 games against Cleveland.
Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland.
San Francisco VS San Diego
San Francisco is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games.
San Francisco is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games against San Diego.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Francisco's last 9 games when playing on the road against San Diego.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games.
San Diego is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games against San Francisco.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games at home.
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Monday, August 18
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOR at PIT | 06:40 PM | TOR -101 O 7.0 | +500 +500 |
| HOU at DET | 06:40 PM | HOU +131 U 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| STL at MIA | 06:40 PM | MIA -137 O 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| SEA at PHI | 06:45 PM | SEA +103 O 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| BAL at BOS | 07:10 PM | BOS -117 U 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| CHW at ATL | 07:15 PM | ATL -195 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| TEX at KC | 07:40 PM | TEX +116 O 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| MIL at CHC | 08:05 PM | CHC -123 U 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| LAD at COL | 08:40 PM | COL +257 U 11.0 | +500 +500 |
| CIN at LAA | 09:38 PM | CIN -111 O 9.5 | +500 +500 |
| SF at SD | 09:40 PM | SF +129 O 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| CLE at AZ | 09:40 PM | CLE +101 U 8.5 | +500 +500 |
