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3Daily Winners (13-6 run)
Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles (MLB)
Play: Money Line: 109 Baltimore Orioles
To say Baltimore is hitting the ball is like saying Michael Phelps is a good swimmer. The Orioles are averaging 8.5 runs per game in last 10 outings. They have banged out 136 hits in this timeframe and are 23-9 against the money line in home games after two or more consecutive road games. Boston lost last two games at home and are just 6-15 in road games against division opponents this season. Even though John Lester has been pitching well for the Red Sox, so has Jeremy Guthrie for the O's, fashioning a 1.17 ERA in last three starts. Great spot for hot hitting underdog to win series opener
Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles (MLB)
Play: Money Line: 109 Baltimore Orioles
To say Baltimore is hitting the ball is like saying Michael Phelps is a good swimmer. The Orioles are averaging 8.5 runs per game in last 10 outings. They have banged out 136 hits in this timeframe and are 23-9 against the money line in home games after two or more consecutive road games. Boston lost last two games at home and are just 6-15 in road games against division opponents this season. Even though John Lester has been pitching well for the Red Sox, so has Jeremy Guthrie for the O's, fashioning a 1.17 ERA in last three starts. Great spot for hot hitting underdog to win series opener
THE SPORTS ADVISORS
NFL Preseason
Cleveland (0-1 SU and ATS) at N.Y. Giants (0-1 SU, 0-0-1 ATS)
The Super Bowl champion Giants take the field in front of their home fans at Giants Stadium in New Jersey when they host the Browns in this nationally televised preseason contest.
New York opened the preseason with a 13-10 loss in Detroit back on Aug. 7, pushing as a three-point ?dog. Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning completed just two passes in six attempts for 19 yards while his backups performed better with David Carr going 10-for-13 for 104 yards and a touchdown and Anthony Wright completing 9-of-13 for 116 yards.
Cleveland also opened the exhibition campaign on Aug. 7, falling 24-20 to the Jets as a five-point home favorite. The Browns put up 14 points in the first half and starting QB Derek Anderson finished 4-of-5 for 20 yards and a touchdown in limited action. Brady Quinn followed Anderson and was an impressive 13-of-17 for 133 yards with an INT and Ken Dorsey finished up with 139 passing yards and two INTs.
Expect to see a little more from Manning and the starters tonight as coach Tom Coughlin has said they will get about 25 snaps or go into the second quarter. Wright will follow Manning with rookie Andre Woodson and Carr splitting time in the second half.
Browns? coach Romeo Crennel said his starters will go into the second quarter tonight and has quieted any concerns about any quarterback controversy, giving Anderson all the snaps with the first unit the entire preseason. Quinn will come in midway through the second quarter and take it to the fourth quarter, with Dorsey mopping up from there.
New York is 4-2 SU and ATS in true home games at Giants Stadium (the annual game against Jets it is considered a neutral-site contest) and 9-7-1 SU and ATS in preseason games overall since Coughlin took over in 2004. The Giants have also cashed in three straight as a preseason chalk.
The Browns are 8-5 SU and 9-4 ATS since Crennel took over in 2005, including 5-1 SU and ATS on the road and 7-1 ATS as an underdog. Also, going back to 2004, the Browns are 4-0 ATS in the preseason following a straight-up defeat.
The last time these two teams met in the exhibition campaign was 2005 when Cleveland scored a 17-14 win at home as a three-point underdog.
The over is 3-1 in the Giants? last four true home exhibition games but the under is 9-4 overall in the last three-plus preseasons for New York. For the Browns, the under is 5-1 in their last six preseason road games and 8-5 in their last three Augusts overall.
ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER
AMERICAN LEAGUE
L.A. Angels (76-46) at Tampa Bay (75-48)
The top two teams in the American League square off in the opener of a three-game series at Tropicana Field as the Angels send Jon Garland (11-7, 4.26 ERA) to the mound to face the Rays? Andy Sonnanstine (12-6, 4.35).
Los Angeles comes into this one with the best road record in baseball at 39-23 despite losing in Cleveland 4-3 on Sunday. The Angels have won six of their last nine overall and 10 of their last 15 on the highway.
Tampa Bay wrapped up a 10-game road trip with Sunday?s 7-4 win at Texas, improving to 14-4 in their last 18 games. Now the Rays return to Tropicana Field, where they have won 41 of their last 51 games. They?re also 7-2 in their last nine games against the A.L. West.
The Rays lead the season series 4-2, including sweeping three straight from the Angels at Tropicana Field in early May. Tampa has gone 6-3 against Los Angeles in Florida the last three seasons, but the Angels sill have a commanding 48-20 lead in the last 68 clashes between these squads.
The Angels have won four of Garland?s last five outings, including two straight on the road where the right-hander is 7-2 with a 4.57 ERA 10 starts. He gave up three runs in seven innings of a 7-3 home win over the Mariners in his most recent outing on Tuesday. Also, in 10 career starts against Tampa Bay, Garland is 5-1 with a 3.03 ERA in 68 1/3 innings of work.
Sonnanstine is 2-0 with a 2.33 ERA in his last three starts, including a 3-2 victory in Oakland on Wednesday, as he gave up both runs in six innings of work. At home, the right-hander is 6-3 with a 4.46 ERA in 12 starts, eight of which the Rays have won. That includes an 8-5 victory over Los Angeles on May 11, even though Sonnanstine got hit hard (five runs allowed in five innings). He?s 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA in two career starts versus the Angels.
The Angels are 5-1 in Garland?s last six road starts and 6-1 in his last seven when facing A.L. East teams. Meanwhile, the Rays are 15-6 in Sonnanstine?s last 21 starts overall and 10-2 in his last 12 against winning teams.
The under is 11-5-2 in Garland?s last 18 starts and 8-2 in his last 10 against the A.L. East. For Tampa, the under is 10-1 in their last 11 series openers and 12-5 in their last 17 versus a right-handed starter. Finally, the under is 6-2 in the last eight Rays-Angels battles and 4-1 in the last five clashes at Tropicana Field.
ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER
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NFL Preseason
Cleveland (0-1 SU and ATS) at N.Y. Giants (0-1 SU, 0-0-1 ATS)
The Super Bowl champion Giants take the field in front of their home fans at Giants Stadium in New Jersey when they host the Browns in this nationally televised preseason contest.
New York opened the preseason with a 13-10 loss in Detroit back on Aug. 7, pushing as a three-point ?dog. Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning completed just two passes in six attempts for 19 yards while his backups performed better with David Carr going 10-for-13 for 104 yards and a touchdown and Anthony Wright completing 9-of-13 for 116 yards.
Cleveland also opened the exhibition campaign on Aug. 7, falling 24-20 to the Jets as a five-point home favorite. The Browns put up 14 points in the first half and starting QB Derek Anderson finished 4-of-5 for 20 yards and a touchdown in limited action. Brady Quinn followed Anderson and was an impressive 13-of-17 for 133 yards with an INT and Ken Dorsey finished up with 139 passing yards and two INTs.
Expect to see a little more from Manning and the starters tonight as coach Tom Coughlin has said they will get about 25 snaps or go into the second quarter. Wright will follow Manning with rookie Andre Woodson and Carr splitting time in the second half.
Browns? coach Romeo Crennel said his starters will go into the second quarter tonight and has quieted any concerns about any quarterback controversy, giving Anderson all the snaps with the first unit the entire preseason. Quinn will come in midway through the second quarter and take it to the fourth quarter, with Dorsey mopping up from there.
New York is 4-2 SU and ATS in true home games at Giants Stadium (the annual game against Jets it is considered a neutral-site contest) and 9-7-1 SU and ATS in preseason games overall since Coughlin took over in 2004. The Giants have also cashed in three straight as a preseason chalk.
The Browns are 8-5 SU and 9-4 ATS since Crennel took over in 2005, including 5-1 SU and ATS on the road and 7-1 ATS as an underdog. Also, going back to 2004, the Browns are 4-0 ATS in the preseason following a straight-up defeat.
The last time these two teams met in the exhibition campaign was 2005 when Cleveland scored a 17-14 win at home as a three-point underdog.
The over is 3-1 in the Giants? last four true home exhibition games but the under is 9-4 overall in the last three-plus preseasons for New York. For the Browns, the under is 5-1 in their last six preseason road games and 8-5 in their last three Augusts overall.
ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER
AMERICAN LEAGUE
L.A. Angels (76-46) at Tampa Bay (75-48)
The top two teams in the American League square off in the opener of a three-game series at Tropicana Field as the Angels send Jon Garland (11-7, 4.26 ERA) to the mound to face the Rays? Andy Sonnanstine (12-6, 4.35).
Los Angeles comes into this one with the best road record in baseball at 39-23 despite losing in Cleveland 4-3 on Sunday. The Angels have won six of their last nine overall and 10 of their last 15 on the highway.
Tampa Bay wrapped up a 10-game road trip with Sunday?s 7-4 win at Texas, improving to 14-4 in their last 18 games. Now the Rays return to Tropicana Field, where they have won 41 of their last 51 games. They?re also 7-2 in their last nine games against the A.L. West.
The Rays lead the season series 4-2, including sweeping three straight from the Angels at Tropicana Field in early May. Tampa has gone 6-3 against Los Angeles in Florida the last three seasons, but the Angels sill have a commanding 48-20 lead in the last 68 clashes between these squads.
The Angels have won four of Garland?s last five outings, including two straight on the road where the right-hander is 7-2 with a 4.57 ERA 10 starts. He gave up three runs in seven innings of a 7-3 home win over the Mariners in his most recent outing on Tuesday. Also, in 10 career starts against Tampa Bay, Garland is 5-1 with a 3.03 ERA in 68 1/3 innings of work.
Sonnanstine is 2-0 with a 2.33 ERA in his last three starts, including a 3-2 victory in Oakland on Wednesday, as he gave up both runs in six innings of work. At home, the right-hander is 6-3 with a 4.46 ERA in 12 starts, eight of which the Rays have won. That includes an 8-5 victory over Los Angeles on May 11, even though Sonnanstine got hit hard (five runs allowed in five innings). He?s 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA in two career starts versus the Angels.
The Angels are 5-1 in Garland?s last six road starts and 6-1 in his last seven when facing A.L. East teams. Meanwhile, the Rays are 15-6 in Sonnanstine?s last 21 starts overall and 10-2 in his last 12 against winning teams.
The under is 11-5-2 in Garland?s last 18 starts and 8-2 in his last 10 against the A.L. East. For Tampa, the under is 10-1 in their last 11 series openers and 12-5 in their last 17 versus a right-handed starter. Finally, the under is 6-2 in the last eight Rays-Angels battles and 4-1 in the last five clashes at Tropicana Field.
ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER
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Tommy Rider | NFL Total Double-Dime Bet
432 NYG / 431 CLE Under 35.5 Bodog
Analysis:
I'm taking this game to go UNDER the total tonight. Playing unders in the preseason can be dicey because of crazy fourth quarters but I can't see either offense doing much tonight.
First off all, both teams are decimated at the receiver position. Amani Toomer, Plaxico Burress, David Tyree, Mario Manningham and Steve Smith are all out for New York tonight. That leaves Domenik Hixon and Sinorice Moss as the Giants starters, with camp fodder Michael Jennings, Brandon London, D.J. Hall and Craphonso Thorpe as the only other receivers on the roster.
For the Browns, Braylon Edwards is out, allowing little-used Travis Wilson to get the start. Wilson has looked good in camp but he's far from a No. 2 NFL receiver. The Browns are also battling through numerous injuries along their offensive line. That's not good when facing the Giants deep, talented physical front.
Eli Manning and Derek Anderson will each play into the second quarter. However, the Giants are expected to feature rookie QB Andre Woodson for a large portion of the second half. From what I've been told, Woodson has been very inconsistent in camp and he'll be playing with receivers who won't even be on an NFL roster in a couple of weeks. The G-Men also step up their defensive effort in Week 2 of the preseason, allowing a total of 12 points in this spot the last two years.
My final reason for taking the UNDER tonight is the fact that these two teams play each other in the regular season on Oct. 13. That means neither squad will want to show anything on offense, so I expect to see a lot of running and basic offensive sets. If you like boring football, tonight's game is for you. I would be surprised if this game reaches 25 points much less 35.5. Everything points to an easy UNDER tonight.
432 NYG / 431 CLE Under 35.5 Bodog
Analysis:
I'm taking this game to go UNDER the total tonight. Playing unders in the preseason can be dicey because of crazy fourth quarters but I can't see either offense doing much tonight.
First off all, both teams are decimated at the receiver position. Amani Toomer, Plaxico Burress, David Tyree, Mario Manningham and Steve Smith are all out for New York tonight. That leaves Domenik Hixon and Sinorice Moss as the Giants starters, with camp fodder Michael Jennings, Brandon London, D.J. Hall and Craphonso Thorpe as the only other receivers on the roster.
For the Browns, Braylon Edwards is out, allowing little-used Travis Wilson to get the start. Wilson has looked good in camp but he's far from a No. 2 NFL receiver. The Browns are also battling through numerous injuries along their offensive line. That's not good when facing the Giants deep, talented physical front.
Eli Manning and Derek Anderson will each play into the second quarter. However, the Giants are expected to feature rookie QB Andre Woodson for a large portion of the second half. From what I've been told, Woodson has been very inconsistent in camp and he'll be playing with receivers who won't even be on an NFL roster in a couple of weeks. The G-Men also step up their defensive effort in Week 2 of the preseason, allowing a total of 12 points in this spot the last two years.
My final reason for taking the UNDER tonight is the fact that these two teams play each other in the regular season on Oct. 13. That means neither squad will want to show anything on offense, so I expect to see a lot of running and basic offensive sets. If you like boring football, tonight's game is for you. I would be surprised if this game reaches 25 points much less 35.5. Everything points to an easy UNDER tonight.
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Game: Houston Astros at Milwaukee Brewers Aug 18 2008 8:05PM
Prediction: over
Reason: Houston has played the over in 4 of their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record. The over is 5-1 in their last 6 road games. The over is 5-1 in their last 6 vs. NL Central opponents. The Astros have played the over in 4 of their last 6. The over is 5-0 in Milwaukee's last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning record. In their last 8 home games vs. a left-handed starter the over is 7-1. The over is 7-2-1 in their last 10 home games. The team's have played over the total in 4 of their last 5 meetings. Play the over.
Game: Houston Astros at Milwaukee Brewers Aug 18 2008 8:05PM
Prediction: over
Reason: Houston has played the over in 4 of their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record. The over is 5-1 in their last 6 road games. The over is 5-1 in their last 6 vs. NL Central opponents. The Astros have played the over in 4 of their last 6. The over is 5-0 in Milwaukee's last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning record. In their last 8 home games vs. a left-handed starter the over is 7-1. The over is 7-2-1 in their last 10 home games. The team's have played over the total in 4 of their last 5 meetings. Play the over.
