Chris Jordan
The Oakland Athletics stymied the Houston Astros earlier this month, and climbed into the American League West lead with the defending World Series champs. Briefly.
The Astros currently have a 1 1/2-game lead on Houston, and the two come in riding identical 7-3 win streaks. But now Houston has breathed new life into its game and rides a five-game win streak after sweeping the Angels in Anaheim.
Though pitchers are automatically listed when making Run Line wagers, I am insisting you DO NOT worry about who the scheduled starters are. In the event of a scratch, you MUST re-wager the game with the new pitcher(s) who are scheduled. This play will stand no matter who pitches for either team.
I'll bank on offense in this one, rather than the pitchers, as Alex Bregman is batting .283 for the Astros this season, while his .517 slugging percentage is 14th in the American League. Marwin Gonzalez has four home runs and 11 RBIs while slugging .692 over his past 10 games for Houston.
Houston has done a better job of getting men on base, and comes into this one with a collective on-base percentage of .329, led by Jose Altuve's mark of .395. The Astros' OBP ranks seventh in the league, while their .256 batting average ranks sixth.
Play the Astros big.
3* ASTROS RUN LINE
The Oakland Athletics stymied the Houston Astros earlier this month, and climbed into the American League West lead with the defending World Series champs. Briefly.
The Astros currently have a 1 1/2-game lead on Houston, and the two come in riding identical 7-3 win streaks. But now Houston has breathed new life into its game and rides a five-game win streak after sweeping the Angels in Anaheim.
Though pitchers are automatically listed when making Run Line wagers, I am insisting you DO NOT worry about who the scheduled starters are. In the event of a scratch, you MUST re-wager the game with the new pitcher(s) who are scheduled. This play will stand no matter who pitches for either team.
I'll bank on offense in this one, rather than the pitchers, as Alex Bregman is batting .283 for the Astros this season, while his .517 slugging percentage is 14th in the American League. Marwin Gonzalez has four home runs and 11 RBIs while slugging .692 over his past 10 games for Houston.
Houston has done a better job of getting men on base, and comes into this one with a collective on-base percentage of .329, led by Jose Altuve's mark of .395. The Astros' OBP ranks seventh in the league, while their .256 batting average ranks sixth.
Play the Astros big.
3* ASTROS RUN LINE
Tommy Brunson
Monday comp play is the Rockies and the Angels to land Under the total in Anaheim.
Colorado did allow a dozen runs to be scored against them on Sunday, but they have still landed Under the total in 6 of their last 8 contests, and 11 of their last 15 games overall.
As for Los Angeles, they have split their last 10 Over/Under-wise, but they did hold Under the total in both series meetings at Colorado back in the month of May.
Rockies starter Jon Gray has seen each of his last 3 starts land Under the total, while Angels pitcher Odrisamer Despaigne has seen both of his starts in an Angels uniform land Under the total.
Late night Under tonight in Orange County.
Rockies and Angels Under the total.
4* COLORADO-L.A. ANGELS UNDER
Monday comp play is the Rockies and the Angels to land Under the total in Anaheim.
Colorado did allow a dozen runs to be scored against them on Sunday, but they have still landed Under the total in 6 of their last 8 contests, and 11 of their last 15 games overall.
As for Los Angeles, they have split their last 10 Over/Under-wise, but they did hold Under the total in both series meetings at Colorado back in the month of May.
Rockies starter Jon Gray has seen each of his last 3 starts land Under the total, while Angels pitcher Odrisamer Despaigne has seen both of his starts in an Angels uniform land Under the total.
Late night Under tonight in Orange County.
Rockies and Angels Under the total.
4* COLORADO-L.A. ANGELS UNDER
7-Unit Play. Take #903. Over 10 New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs (Monday @ 8:05p.m. est).
Great 7* Selection yesterday as it hit in the 3rd inning, let's hope for another reasy winner today. Note, we are absolutely locked in right now, great 4-1 Football Week and 3-2 last week in Football as part of the standard every week IC-5 Football Card. Make no mistake about it, this is going to be our best ever Football Season (save $200 for signing up for early bird package now before it goes up). Great 9-1 WNBA Playoff Run as well. After scoring exactly 1 run in five straight games, the Cubs have finally found their offense. They've scored 8, 7, 3, 10 and 9 runs in their last five games, all wins and we expect them to continue that trend in this spot against the Mets. Despite the slump the Cubs went through, they still rank 5th in runs per game, 2nd in his per game, 2nd in average, and 1st in OBP. Their opponent, the Mets, will be eager to save some face after yesterday's 15-0 blowout loss to the Nats yesterday. The Cubs will send out Lester to the mound and he has been losing velocity on his pitches, not to mention has been brutal at home over his last two starts, giving up 18 hits and 13 runs in just 8.2 innings. The Mets can show some power when they need to and we expect hit to come to the forefront tonight. On the other hand, the Cubs offense will continue to swing a hot bat against Noah Syndergaard, who has given up 3 runs or more in four of his last 5 starts. The over is 4-1 in the Mets last 5 when their opponents score 5 or more runs in their previous game, while the over is 8-1 in Lester's 9 home starts vs a team with a losing record.
Great 7* Selection yesterday as it hit in the 3rd inning, let's hope for another reasy winner today. Note, we are absolutely locked in right now, great 4-1 Football Week and 3-2 last week in Football as part of the standard every week IC-5 Football Card. Make no mistake about it, this is going to be our best ever Football Season (save $200 for signing up for early bird package now before it goes up). Great 9-1 WNBA Playoff Run as well. After scoring exactly 1 run in five straight games, the Cubs have finally found their offense. They've scored 8, 7, 3, 10 and 9 runs in their last five games, all wins and we expect them to continue that trend in this spot against the Mets. Despite the slump the Cubs went through, they still rank 5th in runs per game, 2nd in his per game, 2nd in average, and 1st in OBP. Their opponent, the Mets, will be eager to save some face after yesterday's 15-0 blowout loss to the Nats yesterday. The Cubs will send out Lester to the mound and he has been losing velocity on his pitches, not to mention has been brutal at home over his last two starts, giving up 18 hits and 13 runs in just 8.2 innings. The Mets can show some power when they need to and we expect hit to come to the forefront tonight. On the other hand, the Cubs offense will continue to swing a hot bat against Noah Syndergaard, who has given up 3 runs or more in four of his last 5 starts. The over is 4-1 in the Mets last 5 when their opponents score 5 or more runs in their previous game, while the over is 8-1 in Lester's 9 home starts vs a team with a losing record.
