| MLB | Aug 05 St Louis Cardinals vs. New York Mets | St Louis Cardinals -130 at BETUS | 25min. |
| Rough loss for Craig yesterday as FLA gave up a late lead ending Craig's 5 game winning streak. But the good news Craig has two winners today and he has been hot going 5-1 the last 5 days. Not very often does Craig have two 5 star Play on same day but today has an Early Riser 5 star play and his Grand Slam NL 5 star game of week. STL -131: The NYM are heading in the wrong direction in the last 7 games losing 5 of the 7. Yesterday they even lost with there ace Santana on the mound. The Cardinals lineup is healthy and putting up runs at a breakneck rate, yesterday scoring 12 runs. On the mound for STL is Lohse who is making his 5th start since coming back from the Disabled list. Each game he has been much better and last game he went 6 innings only allowing 1 run and 1 walk against the best team in the NL LA Dodgers. Today he will have no problem with the banged up NYM. The Mets don't have any consistent players that can produce on an everyday basis. On the other side the Cards have been great since getting Holiday and Derosa to help out with King Albert. The Mets have starter Niese who has had trouble since coming to start 4 games ago. He has given up 12 runs in 24 innings since coming up to the big leagues. Not good news for Mets fans as STL can really score runs. This one will not be close. SCORE STL 8 - NYM 3 | ||
| MLB | Aug 05 Tex Rangers vs. Oak A`s | Tex Rangers +110 at BODOG | > 10h. |
| Texas starter Vincente Padilla has a better than 4-1 strikeout to walk ratio in his last 3 starts. Texas is 11-5 their last 16 games overall. The Rangers are 25-12 their last 37 games vs. AL West teams and they are 24-8 after allowing 5 or more runs in their last game. Oakland starter Dallas Braden has more walks than strikeouts in his last 3 starts. Oakland is 2-7 off a win. The Athletics are 5-18 after scoring 5 or more runs in their last game and they are 3-7 vs. Vincente Padilla. PLAY ON TEXAS + (Padilla vs. Braden) | ||
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| MLB | Aug 05 Minnesota Twins vs. Cleveland Indians | Minnesota Twins -111 at SPBOOK | > 7h. |
| Take the Minnesota Twins on the Moneyline, This pick falls into one of my top MLB systems and we are getting solid value here Wednesday night with the Twins. The Indians are just 1-6 in their last 7 home games when facing a lefty starter and they are just 1-9 in Aaron Laffey's (4-3, 4.08) last 10 starts as an underdog. The Indians are just 8-17 in their last 25 games after allowing 5 or more runs in their previous game and the Twins are 4-1 in their last 5 games when facing a lefty starter. The Twins are 21-12 against division opponents this season while hitting .283 as a team and the Indians are just 18-25 against division opponents this season. Take the Minnesota Twins as my MLB Free Play for Wednesday night. Vernon Croy was 100% perfect on the bases yesterday and he has released his Huge Wednesday Night MLB SMASH that is backed by a 100% perfect angle so make sure you get on it now. | ||
| MLB | Aug 05 Arizona D-Backs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates -105 at SPBOOK | > 7h. |
| Arizona took Game One of their three-game series versus Pittsburgh 6 to 0 on Tuesday night. The Diamondbacks have struggled on the highway this season posting a record of 47-59 SU for -14.1 Units averaging 4.2 runs per game with a batting average of only .230. Pittsburgh has been decent at home this season going 28-21 SU for +6.8 Units averaging 4.7 runs per game with a batting average of .283. The Diamondbacks will send left-hander Doug Davis to the bump with his 5-10 record and ERA of 3.73 this season. Davis has also found the going tough on the road with a record of 2-4 and an ERA of 4.29. Over his last three outings he has only averaged 4.8 innings per start with 13 bases on balls which is not a particularly good sign when your bullpen has an ERA of 4.55 on the road this season along with a WHIP of 1.562. His lone win over that span came against this Pirates team and their starting pitcher Ross Ohlendorf. Davis pitched 6 innings giving up no earned runs with five hits three walks and eight strikeouts in a 7 to 0 win back on July 25th. In that game Ohlendorf didn’t pitch that poorly himself he went 6 innings giving up two earned runs on six hits two walks and two strikeouts in the loss. Arizona is 5-12 overall when Davis takes the bump their last seventeen and 6-18 when he starts on the road. National League Central opponents have given the Diamondbacks and Davis trouble on the highway since 1997 going 1-11 SU for -9.9 Units. Pittsburgh is 5-0 their last five when facing a left-handed starter and 6-0 when Ohlendorf starts at home. Ohlendorf is 7-2 (team 9-2) with an ERA of 3.34 at PNC Park this season and 2-1 his last three outings with an ERA of 3.12. We expect the Pirates to bounce back from their Game One loss and for Ohlendorf to give us a quality start which should be enough to grab a Game Two victory and even this series at a game apiece. Its possible we could see the line move against us here and the Pirates become the favorites but we will still back the host even if we have to lay a short number. Take the Pirates as they get a win on Wednesday night at PNC Park. Graded Selection: 2* Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Arizona Diamondbacks 3 | ||
| MLB | Aug 05 Baltimore Orioles vs. Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers -1½-105 at BOOKM | > 7h. |
| FREE PLAY 1 Unit Detroit Tigers -1.5 -105 I'll back the Tigers at home in this bounce back spot behind Jackson, who is 4-1 (7-2 against the money line) with a 2.86 ERA at home this season. The Tigers are a perfect 6-0 in Jackson's last 6 home starts. The Tigers are also 4-0 in their last 4 home games vs. a right-handed starter and 17-6 in their last 23 home games overall. The Orioles are just 18-46 in their last 64 road games, 0-4 in their last 4 games vs. a right-handed starter, and 0-5 in their last 5 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game. The Orioles are just 6-13 in Guthrie's last 19 starts and 6-18 in his last 24 starts during game 3 of a series. Bet the Tigers in this bounce back spot. | ||
| MLB | Aug 05 Tex Rangers vs. Oak A`s | Tex Rangers +110 at BODOG | > 10h. |
| At 10:05 pm our complimentary selection is on the Texas Rangers over the Oakland Athletics. Vicente Padilla has been very effective for Texas so far this season, and the only thing slowing down the veteran southpaw lately has been a bout of the swine flu. But Padilla has recovered and is ready to add to his nine quality starts (in 17 outings) he's already had for this team this season. Padilla has a 7-3 record with a 3.69 ERA over his last 12 starts and is 4-1 with a 3.18 ERA in seven starts on the road this season. Texas was cruising on Monday night and looked to shut out this team when Oakland scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth off of replacement closer CJ Wilson to win 3-2. Don't expect a repeat. Look for Padilla to outduel Reineke in Oakland tonight. Take the Rangers. As always, good luck...Al McMordie. Al McMordie had a rare losing day of late, as he went 0-2 on Tuesday, which dropped his current run to 18-8-2 since the All-Star Break. But the best handicappers always bounce back, and today on Wednesday, Big Al's releasing a strong play: It's his MLB Division Game of the Month. Get on it! | ||
| MLB | Aug 05 Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds | Chicago Cubs -1½+100 at BOOKM | |
| Take the Cubs -1.5 +100 2-Dime Free Play (1-5 scale) We continue our free sports pick run now 30-15 in our last 45 releases! Today we go with the Cubs with Harden on the mound on the road! I mentioned in my hot and cold pitching report today how dominant he has been on the road and against the Reds. Harden with a 0.95 ERA in his last three starts against the Reds and he owns a 2.19 ERA on the road this year. He has been throwing the ball hard and was unhittable in his last appearance 1 start ago against the Reds where he went 6IP gave up just 1H and 1ER. I watched this game and had this game marked on my calendar as a game to check out. Harden has a 2.48 ERA over his last 5 starts overall and he'll face the Reds who have lost 8 straight and have a .188 avg in their last 10 vs. RHP. Oh may I add the Reds collectively have a .118 avg and that's counting Jay Bruce who is on the DL take him out of the picture and they have just a .097 average. Cubs will face Justin Lehr a journey man minor leagure who at 32 made his first start last week against the Rockies. Lehr was a reliver in 2006 where he posted a 8.62 ERA. Many thought they would never hear from him again, but he has put up solid numbers in the minors and here he is. Just showing you how large the jump is from AAA to the majors is. He won't be up long as he threw just 52 strikes in 97 pitches walking 6 batters and in 5 IP against the Rockies. He was lucky to escape with 3ER on 4H. Don't expect the same luck here as he'll most likely have a "what can I lose attitude" against the Cubs by throwing the ball over the plate and the Cubs will make him pay! Favorite stat: The Reds have lost 76.6% of their home losses by more than 1 run including 7 of their last 8 on this current home stand. | ||
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