Month: August 2013
Saturday
2-2 yesterday though not without some drama as the Yankees and Rivera blew a save in the 9th on a Miguel Cabrera home run but ended up winning in 10. Seattle-Milwaukee over did end up as a play but I did not get it posted here other than for the picks contest being out & about last night. Yankees-Tigers Over 8.5 for the contest today and while it’s very close I will pass on it for a play and there are no other totals of note.
One play however in MLB:
Pittsburgh (Burnett) @ Colorado (Nicasio) +125
Also one MLS play today:
Seattle (Dempsey) @ Toronto (No one good) Even and +0.5 -104
Friday
Good job passing on some plays yesterday as they both the Cardinals and the Mets over turned out to be losers. Our picks contest play won however, and is up to 5 in a row for the 4th time this season. Have yet to make 6 though, so take the under on Mariners/Brewers if you’re subscribing to the pattern. The Over 7.5 is a close play there but needs lineups that haven’t been released. Two actual plays today though:
Phillies (Lannan) @ Natinals (Haren) Over 7.5 -115
Tigers (Porcello) @ Yankees (Nova) -101
Any late updates to be posted per usual.
Thursday
Light schedule today in MLB. 2-2 yesterday which was close to the expected outcome with three one-run games and a bullpen blowup by the Padres turning a close game into a rout. Not much available today. Cubs/Phillies over 9 is close and I have it in the picks contest but not as a play. Rockies/Mets Over 7.5 is another close one but the lineups for both sides are too poor despite every other variable showing as an over. The only actual play if it happens today will be the Cardinals hosting the Dodgers. Carlos Martinez is called up to make the start today against Ryu after Shelby Miller had to leave in the first inning and Jake Westbrook was shelled in a long relief outing yesterday.
6-5 +1.04 for August, 57-47-1 +14.69 season
Wednesday
2-1 last night as the White Sox and Baltimore were low scoring winners, but Houston lost 15-10 after scoring seven through four. With the Astros pitching, no lead is ever safe. The Yankees-White Sox series is turning out to be a perfect storm of gambling as not only is the public line heavy on the Yankees, Chicago currently has four lefties in their rotation and the Yankees are somewhere in the bottom 4-5 teams against left handed pitching. Taking Chicago again today along with three other games. No totals today but there should be enough action with this group:
Yankees (Sabathia) @ White Sox (Santiago) -110
Baltimore (Gonzalez) @ San Diego (Stults) +110
Detroit (Fister) @ Cleveland (Salazar) EVEN
Tampa (Archer) @ Arizona (Delgado) +111
Tuesday
Back on track yesterday with a couple of easy wins. Cleveland took a 2-0 lead into the 9th and promptly set the game on fire, losing 4-2. Any small chance the Indians have of competing for the division into September will be gone completely if they can’t win tonight and probably tomorrow as well. The White Sox smushed the Yankees with Andy Pettitte looking very much finito. One play so far today and it’s on the west coast where we have Under 7.5 -110, Orioles (Norris) @ Padres (Volquez). Several options on sides so there should be an update here in a few hours.
UPDATE:
Boston (Wright) @ Houston (Lyles) +157
Yankees (Kuroda) @ White Sox (Sale) -119
Monday
Still 0-fer August as the Cubs were unlucky losers at home to the Dodgers going down 1-0. We’ll take two more efforts at getting some winners today. The White Sox have lost 10 in a row, so of course we’ll bet them today, as well as the Under on a game involving two of the better offenses in baseball.
Yankees (Pettitte) @ White Sox (Quintana) -110
Tigers (Sanchez) @ Indians (Kluber) Under 7.5 -101
Only 9 games today and nothing else is close to a play.
Saturday
No plays yesterday, though the two that were close were both winners (SD and MIA). Finally have a play today which is:
Kansas City (Chen) @ Mets (Hefner) Over 7.5 -105
That’s going to be it for baseball today. Two MLS plays today as well:
Salt Lake @ Colorado +122
Montreal @ DC Under 2.5 -114
EPL is back in two weeks.
Friday
Had a server error today while I was posting so I’m re-writing now. No plays yesterday and it’s certainly looking like none again today. Will update with any plays on a slow start to August.
Thursday
2-0 on official plays yesterday with a pair of one-run wins and a mini lesson on why not to bet large favorites in baseball as Wade Miley held Tampa to three hits last night as Arizona smushed the Rays 7-0. Dodgers over was a loss and so I finished one win short of winning Bookmaker’s monthly contest. July ended 19-12 +7.61 which is excellent. For the season, we are 53-42-1 +13.65.
Already missed the batch of Thursday day games and there’s only one side and zero totals that look remotely appealing for the night session. Will update if anything turns into a play per usual.
