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Razor Sharp
TEXAS/MINNESOTA UNDER the total of 8
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COLORADO -110
BIG AL MCMORDIE
Pittsburh Pirates (Snell)
Baltimore (Guthrie)
Colorado Rockies/Los Angeles Dodgers over
JIM FEIST
Indians and Tigers battling it out for first place in the division. The Indians won two straight heading into Saturday's contest after losing four straight games. C.C. Sabathia will try to regain his early season form. Sabathia has struggled of late as the Tribe has lost four of his last five starts. However, the left-hander still sports a nifty 14-6 overall record with 3.48 era. Moreover, Sabathia has allowed just four earned runs to the Devil Rays this season in 14 innings and has struck out 16 batters while walking just one. James Shields starts for the Rays and he's the number two starter for Tampa. Shields is 9-8 this year with a respectable 4.22 era. The problem for Shields is getting run support and of course a very bad bull pen. The Indians can't take any games for granted heading into the latter part of the season, so look for all their attention to be on the Rays today. Take Cleveland
Winning Angle Sports
Baltimore Orioles/J Guthrie R at Toronto Blue Jays/R Halladay R
Toronto Blue Jays
The Sports Consensus
Oakland -150
Discount Sports Picks
Reds -110
Insider Sports Report
Nationals under 8
Red River Sports
Florida -125
C-Stars Sports Picks
Atlanta -190
Elite Sports Picks
Devil Rays under 9
Chicago Sports Group
Mets -130
Red Hot Sports Picks
Cubs over 9
Razor Sharp
TEXAS/MINNESOTA UNDER the total of 8
<hr class="hrcolor" size="1" width="100%"> TV HOTLINE
COLORADO -110
BIG AL MCMORDIE
Pittsburh Pirates (Snell)
Baltimore (Guthrie)
Colorado Rockies/Los Angeles Dodgers over
JIM FEIST
Indians and Tigers battling it out for first place in the division. The Indians won two straight heading into Saturday's contest after losing four straight games. C.C. Sabathia will try to regain his early season form. Sabathia has struggled of late as the Tribe has lost four of his last five starts. However, the left-hander still sports a nifty 14-6 overall record with 3.48 era. Moreover, Sabathia has allowed just four earned runs to the Devil Rays this season in 14 innings and has struck out 16 batters while walking just one. James Shields starts for the Rays and he's the number two starter for Tampa. Shields is 9-8 this year with a respectable 4.22 era. The problem for Shields is getting run support and of course a very bad bull pen. The Indians can't take any games for granted heading into the latter part of the season, so look for all their attention to be on the Rays today. Take Cleveland
Winning Angle Sports
Baltimore Orioles/J Guthrie R at Toronto Blue Jays/R Halladay R
Toronto Blue Jays
The Sports Consensus
Oakland -150
Discount Sports Picks
Reds -110
Insider Sports Report
Nationals under 8
Red River Sports
Florida -125
C-Stars Sports Picks
Atlanta -190
Elite Sports Picks
Devil Rays under 9
Chicago Sports Group
Mets -130
Red Hot Sports Picks
Cubs over 9
Ben Burns Sunday Night OVER/UNDER Wipeout-11-2 L13 $35.00
Renowned "Totals Guru" Ben Burns DID IT AGAIN yesterday, delivering a double-digit winner on the Bucs and Jaguars to finish OVER the total. That brought this Documented Football Champion to a POWERFUL 5-1 with his preseason totals this season AND an ABSOLUTELY AWESOME 11-2 his L13 NFL/NFLX totals dating back to last year!
MLB
Ben Burns' Divisional Total of the Year *12-1 L13! $40.00
BIG GAME DOMINANCE! Ben Burns stepped out with a pair of massive NFLX plays yesterday, his NFC G.O.Y. (Packers) AND his Non-Conference T.O.Y. on the Jaguars "Over" the total. Both tickets resulted in EASY WINNERS bringing Ben to an AMAZING 12-1 his L13 "GOY" releases. He puts that 92% GOY RECORD on the line EARLY today!
Larry Ness' Weekend Wipeout Winner (23-7 run since May 6!)
My Weekend Wipeout Winner is on the Oak A's at 4:05 ET. The A's entered their weekend series with the Royals on a four-game winning streak but have lost the first two games of the three-game set. Only the Devil Rays own a worse road record than the Royals this decade but Kansas City improved to 9-2 in its last 11 visits to Oakland on Saturday with their 55th win, a total the Royals didn't reach last season until Sept. 12. Completing the sweep however, will be no easy task. Oakland pitcher Lenny DiNardo has had a very good season for the A's. He pitched exclusively out of the bullpen until late May but 14 of his last 15 appearances have been in the role of a starter. He's allowed three ERs or less in 11 of those 14 starts and since the break (save one start), has been extremely effective. He's allowed three ERs or less in six of seven post-break starts and is 4-0 over his last six (team is 5-1). In those five team wins, DiNardo's ERA is 2.64. Oakland hasn't hit well as a team (.251) and is not 100% healthy but scoring off Kyle Davies should be no problem. Davies went 7-6 in 21 appearances (14 starts) for the Braves in 2005 and then in 14 starts last year, was 3-7 with an 8.38 ERA. He's spent most of this year with the Braves, with only his last three starts coming as a Royal. In 20 starts in '07, he's 5-9 with a 5.72 ERA (teams are 8-12). In 11 away starts, his ERA is a bloated 7.32 (10.13 in two road starts for KC), as his two teams have gone a combined 3-8! Weekend Wipeout Winner on the Oak A's. Good Luck...Larry
Larry Ness' 15* Situational Game of the Week (14-1 run since Aug 7 / now 97-31 with 15* TY!)
My 15* play is on the SD Padres at 4:05 ET. The Astros won 3-2 last night to take the first two games of this three-game series in San Diego. Meanwhile, the Padres have dropped three of four to fall a season-high five games behind NL West-leading Arizona. San Diego has scored three runs in its last three losses and its 529 runs this season are the third fewest in the NL. The team's .244 batting average, is a ML-low! So is it a Houston sweep? No way.Despite the wins Friday and Saturday, the Astros are still only 24-40 on the road and their minus-$1,189 moneyline record ranks as the second-worst figure in all of MLB in away games. The Astros will be facing veteran right-hander Greg Maddux and on the season, they are only 17-28 vs righties away from home. Delve deeper and you'll find that the team is 3-11 (minus-$915) vs righties in day games on the road! Matt Albers gets the start for Houston and he's the kind of pitcher the light-hitting Padres can get to. A three-start stint in late May, in which he went 0-3 with an 11.68 ERA, got him demoted to the minors. He's spent most of his time in the bullpen, since returning to Houston in late June). He's made three post-break starts and in 10 overall starts in '07, owns a 5.76 ERA. Greg Maddux goes for the Padres and he pitched fairly well for most of the first half, before struggling around the break (three-start stretch with an 8.80 ERA). He has however, been just fine lately, allowing a total of 10 ERs in his last six starts (2.57 ERA), despite a 1-2 mark (team is 3-3). Houston hasn't swept a three-game series in San Diego since Aug. 9-11, 1982 and the Astros are NOT about to do it here! Situational Game of the Week 15* SD Padres. Good Luck...Larry
My Weekend Wipeout Winner is on the Oak A's at 4:05 ET. The A's entered their weekend series with the Royals on a four-game winning streak but have lost the first two games of the three-game set. Only the Devil Rays own a worse road record than the Royals this decade but Kansas City improved to 9-2 in its last 11 visits to Oakland on Saturday with their 55th win, a total the Royals didn't reach last season until Sept. 12. Completing the sweep however, will be no easy task. Oakland pitcher Lenny DiNardo has had a very good season for the A's. He pitched exclusively out of the bullpen until late May but 14 of his last 15 appearances have been in the role of a starter. He's allowed three ERs or less in 11 of those 14 starts and since the break (save one start), has been extremely effective. He's allowed three ERs or less in six of seven post-break starts and is 4-0 over his last six (team is 5-1). In those five team wins, DiNardo's ERA is 2.64. Oakland hasn't hit well as a team (.251) and is not 100% healthy but scoring off Kyle Davies should be no problem. Davies went 7-6 in 21 appearances (14 starts) for the Braves in 2005 and then in 14 starts last year, was 3-7 with an 8.38 ERA. He's spent most of this year with the Braves, with only his last three starts coming as a Royal. In 20 starts in '07, he's 5-9 with a 5.72 ERA (teams are 8-12). In 11 away starts, his ERA is a bloated 7.32 (10.13 in two road starts for KC), as his two teams have gone a combined 3-8! Weekend Wipeout Winner on the Oak A's. Good Luck...Larry
Larry Ness' 15* Situational Game of the Week (14-1 run since Aug 7 / now 97-31 with 15* TY!)
My 15* play is on the SD Padres at 4:05 ET. The Astros won 3-2 last night to take the first two games of this three-game series in San Diego. Meanwhile, the Padres have dropped three of four to fall a season-high five games behind NL West-leading Arizona. San Diego has scored three runs in its last three losses and its 529 runs this season are the third fewest in the NL. The team's .244 batting average, is a ML-low! So is it a Houston sweep? No way.Despite the wins Friday and Saturday, the Astros are still only 24-40 on the road and their minus-$1,189 moneyline record ranks as the second-worst figure in all of MLB in away games. The Astros will be facing veteran right-hander Greg Maddux and on the season, they are only 17-28 vs righties away from home. Delve deeper and you'll find that the team is 3-11 (minus-$915) vs righties in day games on the road! Matt Albers gets the start for Houston and he's the kind of pitcher the light-hitting Padres can get to. A three-start stint in late May, in which he went 0-3 with an 11.68 ERA, got him demoted to the minors. He's spent most of his time in the bullpen, since returning to Houston in late June). He's made three post-break starts and in 10 overall starts in '07, owns a 5.76 ERA. Greg Maddux goes for the Padres and he pitched fairly well for most of the first half, before struggling around the break (three-start stretch with an 8.80 ERA). He has however, been just fine lately, allowing a total of 10 ERs in his last six starts (2.57 ERA), despite a 1-2 mark (team is 3-3). Houston hasn't swept a three-game series in San Diego since Aug. 9-11, 1982 and the Astros are NOT about to do it here! Situational Game of the Week 15* SD Padres. Good Luck...Larry
*BLOWOUT ALERT** Ben Burns' PERSONAL FAVORITE! $35.00
Ben Burns had a winning day overall yesterday, including a 48-13 POUNDING with the Packers, his Conference Game of the Year. Ben lost his "Personal Favorite" on Toronto though. Despite that loss, Ben's "PF's" have been a CASH COW all year. Ben has enjoyed some EPIC winning streaks this year and today he starts a new one. Hop on board!
Ben Burns Personal Favorite
PADRES
Game: Houston Astros vs. San Diego Padres Game Time: 8/19/2007 4:05:00 PM Prediction: San Diego Padres Reason: I'm laying the price with SAN DIEGO. The Astros got five solid innings from Oswalt yesterday, followed by a strong performance by the bullpen. That was rare, however, as the Astros' relievers had entered that game with an ugly 5.20 ERA and 1.500 on the road for the season. Houston, now 24-40 on the road, isn't likely to be so fortunate this afternoon. Albers got rocked for eight hits, three walks and five runs (9.00 ERA, 2.200 WHIP) the only time he started against the Padres. That was here at Petco last August. Albers comes off a rare win at LA in his last start, giving up seven hits and three runs. However, he got hammered at Florida in his previous outing and he's still 3-5 (2-5 as a starter) with a terrible 5.99 ERA and 1.610 WHIP for the season. Maddux, on the other hand, has been sharp at home all season, going 6-4 (Padres are 8-4) with a 3.42 ERA and 1.168 WHIP. He's been looking like his old self lately. In his most recent start he tossed 5 2/3 shutout innings, his sixth straight start in which he allowed three earned runs or less. Its also worth noting that the future hall-of-famer has gone three straight starts without walking a batter. The afternoon starting time also favors the home team and not just because Albers has a 6.30 ERA during the day. The Astros are a terrible 12-22 (-11.7) when playing during the day this season. The Padres, on the other hand, are a healthy 19-13 (+4.1) when playing during the afternoon. They've got the better starting pitcher, the better bullpen and they're playing at home. They can't afford to keep falling further behind Arizona and I expect them to bounce back with a victory this afternoon. *Personal Favorite
Ben Burns had a winning day overall yesterday, including a 48-13 POUNDING with the Packers, his Conference Game of the Year. Ben lost his "Personal Favorite" on Toronto though. Despite that loss, Ben's "PF's" have been a CASH COW all year. Ben has enjoyed some EPIC winning streaks this year and today he starts a new one. Hop on board!
Ben Burns Personal Favorite
PADRES
Game: Houston Astros vs. San Diego Padres Game Time: 8/19/2007 4:05:00 PM Prediction: San Diego Padres Reason: I'm laying the price with SAN DIEGO. The Astros got five solid innings from Oswalt yesterday, followed by a strong performance by the bullpen. That was rare, however, as the Astros' relievers had entered that game with an ugly 5.20 ERA and 1.500 on the road for the season. Houston, now 24-40 on the road, isn't likely to be so fortunate this afternoon. Albers got rocked for eight hits, three walks and five runs (9.00 ERA, 2.200 WHIP) the only time he started against the Padres. That was here at Petco last August. Albers comes off a rare win at LA in his last start, giving up seven hits and three runs. However, he got hammered at Florida in his previous outing and he's still 3-5 (2-5 as a starter) with a terrible 5.99 ERA and 1.610 WHIP for the season. Maddux, on the other hand, has been sharp at home all season, going 6-4 (Padres are 8-4) with a 3.42 ERA and 1.168 WHIP. He's been looking like his old self lately. In his most recent start he tossed 5 2/3 shutout innings, his sixth straight start in which he allowed three earned runs or less. Its also worth noting that the future hall-of-famer has gone three straight starts without walking a batter. The afternoon starting time also favors the home team and not just because Albers has a 6.30 ERA during the day. The Astros are a terrible 12-22 (-11.7) when playing during the day this season. The Padres, on the other hand, are a healthy 19-13 (+4.1) when playing during the afternoon. They've got the better starting pitcher, the better bullpen and they're playing at home. They can't afford to keep falling further behind Arizona and I expect them to bounce back with a victory this afternoon. *Personal Favorite
Ben Burns' Senior Circuit BLOWOUT - EARLY START! $35.00
Ben Burns began the month with a win on the Marlins, his #1 NL Game of the Month. Earlier this week, he won his #1 NL GOW on the Dodgers. He also cashed yesterday's National League selection with relative ease, as the Brewers won by a score of 8-4. Burns returns to the "Senior Circuit" EARLY this afternoon with a game destined to result in a ROUT!
Ben Burns' Senior Circuit BLOWOUT - EARLY START!
MARLINS
Game: San Francisco Giants vs. Florida Marlins Game Time: 8/19/2007 1:05:00 PM Prediction: Florida Marlins Reason: I'm laying the price with FLORIDA. While it's been a tough year, Willis has been significantly better lately. In his last start, he tossed seven complete innings and held the top team in the National League (Arizona) to three runs. Note that he had 11 K's and 0 walks. Willis' team rewarded him by scoring 14 runs, en route to an easy 14-5 win. After earning his first victory in several weeks, I expect Willis to build some momentum and for him to step up with another quality effort. Willis, who has a superb 1.69 ERA in three daytime starts this season, will be supported by a Marlins lineup which has fared well against left-handed starters, averaging 5.2 runs per game while hitting .276. Lowry has admittedly been pitching well. However, he's not nearly as strong on the road and he isn't likely to get much run support as the Giants are hitting only .246 vs. southpaws while averaging only 4.2 runs. The Giants have also been horrible during the afternoon, going 12-25 (-15.2) when playing during the day this season. Conversely, the Marlins have been solid when they've played during the afternoon, going 15-13 (+3.7). The last time that Lowry pitched here (4/30/06) he allowed four runs in six innings, en route to a 5-3 loss. The last time that Willis faced the Giants here (8/12/05) he allowed only one run through eight complete innings. The Marlins are 4-0 their last four home games played on a Sunday and 13-7 their last 20. The Giants are 0-5 their last five road Sunday games and 7-13 their last 20. With the early start time favoring Willis and the home team, I'm expecting more of the same this afternoon.
Ben Burns began the month with a win on the Marlins, his #1 NL Game of the Month. Earlier this week, he won his #1 NL GOW on the Dodgers. He also cashed yesterday's National League selection with relative ease, as the Brewers won by a score of 8-4. Burns returns to the "Senior Circuit" EARLY this afternoon with a game destined to result in a ROUT!
Ben Burns' Senior Circuit BLOWOUT - EARLY START!
MARLINS
Game: San Francisco Giants vs. Florida Marlins Game Time: 8/19/2007 1:05:00 PM Prediction: Florida Marlins Reason: I'm laying the price with FLORIDA. While it's been a tough year, Willis has been significantly better lately. In his last start, he tossed seven complete innings and held the top team in the National League (Arizona) to three runs. Note that he had 11 K's and 0 walks. Willis' team rewarded him by scoring 14 runs, en route to an easy 14-5 win. After earning his first victory in several weeks, I expect Willis to build some momentum and for him to step up with another quality effort. Willis, who has a superb 1.69 ERA in three daytime starts this season, will be supported by a Marlins lineup which has fared well against left-handed starters, averaging 5.2 runs per game while hitting .276. Lowry has admittedly been pitching well. However, he's not nearly as strong on the road and he isn't likely to get much run support as the Giants are hitting only .246 vs. southpaws while averaging only 4.2 runs. The Giants have also been horrible during the afternoon, going 12-25 (-15.2) when playing during the day this season. Conversely, the Marlins have been solid when they've played during the afternoon, going 15-13 (+3.7). The last time that Lowry pitched here (4/30/06) he allowed four runs in six innings, en route to a 5-3 loss. The last time that Willis faced the Giants here (8/12/05) he allowed only one run through eight complete innings. The Marlins are 4-0 their last four home games played on a Sunday and 13-7 their last 20. The Giants are 0-5 their last five road Sunday games and 7-13 their last 20. With the early start time favoring Willis and the home team, I'm expecting more of the same this afternoon.
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3 STAR PARLAY: (926) MINNESOTA (-$225) & (912) SAN DIEGO (-$159)
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1 STAR: (919) DETROIT (+$172) over NY Yankees
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1 STAR: (917) BALTIMORE (+$170) over Toronto
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1 STAR: (915) ST. LOUIS (+$146) over Chicago
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3 STAR PARLAY: (926) MINNESOTA (-$225) & (912) SAN DIEGO (-$159)
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1 STAR: (919) DETROIT (+$172) over NY Yankees
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1 STAR: (917) BALTIMORE (+$170) over Toronto
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1 STAR: (915) ST. LOUIS (+$146) over Chicago
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Lenny Del Genio's Daily Dominator (16-3 run in MLB since Aug 8!)
Play on the Dodgers at 4:10 ET. Francis (Col) and Penny (LAD) are two of MLB's biggest moneymakers this year. LA is 19-6 in Penny's starts (plus-$1,114) and Colorado is 17-8 in Francis' starts (plus-$1,043). Brad Penny will move up in the Dodgers' rotation and working on three days' rest, Penny looks to continue his dominance of the Colorado Rockies. Penny (14-3, 2.61 ERA) will start instead of Brett Tomko. After throwing a bullpen session Friday, the right-hander now will try to help LA win its first series since July 16-18, when it took two of three from Philadelphia. Penny was victorious in his only career start when going on less than four days rest. He's won both of his starts against the Rockies this season, improving to 12-2 with a 2.69 ERA in 18 career starts against them. The Rockies will counter with their ace in Jeff Francis (13-6, 4.43 ERA). However, the left-hander is coming off the shortest start of his career, lasting just 3 1-3 innings in an 8-0 loss to San Diego on Tuesday. After going 8-0 in his previous 11 starts, Francis gave up a season-high eight runs and tied his career high with six walks against the Padres. Considering the Dodgers are 10-2 (plus-$775) versus left-hander starters in day games (averaging 5.8 rpg), Penny and LA will be my Daily Dominator.
Play on the Dodgers at 4:10 ET. Francis (Col) and Penny (LAD) are two of MLB's biggest moneymakers this year. LA is 19-6 in Penny's starts (plus-$1,114) and Colorado is 17-8 in Francis' starts (plus-$1,043). Brad Penny will move up in the Dodgers' rotation and working on three days' rest, Penny looks to continue his dominance of the Colorado Rockies. Penny (14-3, 2.61 ERA) will start instead of Brett Tomko. After throwing a bullpen session Friday, the right-hander now will try to help LA win its first series since July 16-18, when it took two of three from Philadelphia. Penny was victorious in his only career start when going on less than four days rest. He's won both of his starts against the Rockies this season, improving to 12-2 with a 2.69 ERA in 18 career starts against them. The Rockies will counter with their ace in Jeff Francis (13-6, 4.43 ERA). However, the left-hander is coming off the shortest start of his career, lasting just 3 1-3 innings in an 8-0 loss to San Diego on Tuesday. After going 8-0 in his previous 11 starts, Francis gave up a season-high eight runs and tied his career high with six walks against the Padres. Considering the Dodgers are 10-2 (plus-$775) versus left-hander starters in day games (averaging 5.8 rpg), Penny and LA will be my Daily Dominator.
SCOTT SPREITZER'S SUNDAY NITE BAILOUT GOW! 1-0!
Scott's 1-0 with his NFL PRESEASON BAILOUT GOWs and he's on a 12-5, 71% ATS run with his last 17 football releases, overall. Scott easily cashed his GAME OF THE MONTH last night (Saints) and expects another comfortable win on Sunday. Grab the Bailout Game of the Week and cash again!
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Scott's 1-0 with his NFL PRESEASON BAILOUT GOWs and he's on a 12-5, 71% ATS run with his last 17 football releases, overall. Scott easily cashed his GAME OF THE MONTH last night (Saints) and expects another comfortable win on Sunday. Grab the Bailout Game of the Week and cash again!
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