Indian Cowboy
<TABLE class=contentpane style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=sectiontableentry1><TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 4px; PADDING-LEFT: 4px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; PADDING-TOP: 4px" vAlign=top>Handicapper: IndianCowboy
Sport: MLB Baseball
Game: Los Angeles Dodger @ Colorado Rockies - Tuesday September 18, 2007 1:05 pm
Pick: 1 unit(s) MONEYLINE: Colorado Rockies -188 (Play of the Day)
Jeff Francis is on a bounce-back and I want to make sure I am on that early bandwagon today. The Dodgers overall have a very weak offense and it has shown time and time again and I am glad they come off a win, as I do not see them getting the win as they hit Coors today. Francis is likely irritated from hsi 20+ ERA performance in his last start, has a 2.7, 2.35 and 3 ERA against the Dodgers as that is all the LA team is capable of doing against his over-powering pitching. Francis returns home where he has a 4.28 ERA and the line reflects a lot of reflect for Billingsley - which is deserved - but Billingsley has faced San Fran,San Diego and San Fran in his last 3 starts, please, those are JV offenses. Let him go on the road and face the Rockies at Coors where he had a 8.31 ERA last time, heck even at L.A. he had 6.77 and 5.40 ERA when he faced the Rockies. Billingsley gets rocked, Francis puts out ace caliber stuff today, the Rockies are 6-0 following a team loss in the previous game, the Dodgers are 1-5 when Billingsley starts with 5 days rest and the Rockies are 22-7 in Francis's last 29 home starts.
Handicapper: IndianCowboy
Sport: MLB Baseball
Game: Florida Marlins @ Atlanta Braves - Tuesday September 18, 2007 7:35 pm
Pick: 3 unit(s) TOTAL: Over 11 (-104) (Normal)
If Smoltz/Kim can go over, and well over at nearly 20 runs, then why can Seddon/Reyes not go over. Braves and Marlins have gotten together for games with plenty of runs and fireworks scored and I don't trust Reyes in putting together back to back quality starts and Seddon gave up 7 runs in just a few innings against the Nats, well, have fun with the Braves today. Reyes is a 6 ERA type of pitcher and look for the Marlins to be a bit irritated from yesterday's loss despite hitting Smoltz fairly well and to come out and put some runs here. Over is 5-0 in the Marlins last 5 as a dog, over is 12-3 when the Marlins face a pitcher with a WHIP of 1.30 or higher and the over is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings between these 2 teams.
Handicapper: IndianCowboy
Sport: MLB Baseball
Game: Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs - Tuesday September 18, 2007 8:05 pm
Pick: 3 unit(s) TOTAL: Over 11 (-111) (Normal)
Keep an eye out for it. Harang is horrible against the Cubs, Zambrano does not have a good track record against the Reds, the Reds come off an irritating loss yesterday and these bullpens are highly questionable. All that figures in with the public giving both these pitchers too much respect,and watch this game soar over in the middle of the 5th inning likely and quite possibly sooner. Harang has given up 12 runs in his last 12 innings against the Cubs and Carlos has given up 19 hits, 12 runs in 11 innings at home at Wrigley against the Reds. Saddle-up, the over is 11-2 in the last 13 games for the Reds against a winning team on the road, as it has been one of the best trends in baseball for some time, the over is 6-0 when Harang starts as a dog and the over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Chicago. </TD></TR><TR><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>