Here are some of the best sports plays for all you gamblers out there.
The Game: New York Yankees @ Baltimore Orioles
The Reason: After the Yankees put up more than twice this line yesterday (22 runs), you have to believe there will be some sort of a coming down back to earth in this one. While the Yankees have seen the over in four of their last five games and A.J. Burnett’s last four starts have seen 10 or more runs…
I guarantee the New York Yankees did something yesterday that you, your dad and your grandpa have never seen before in a MLB game. The New York Yankees made history in their rout over the Oakland A’s by slugging not one, not two, but three grand slams. The Yankees, who trailed by six runs at [...]
Here are some of the best sports plays for all you gamblers out there.
The Game: Boston Red Sox @ Texas Rangers
The Reason: Another game in which the lineups, stadium and the sight of Andrew Miller might coerce you into picking the over, but I’m telling you that this one will be under. Andrew Miller has actually been fairly good in his last four starts, putting up a 3.86 ERA in them.
This is not your typical state line of the night. Detroit Tigers’ catcher Alex Avila was only 1-4 last night. So, you’re probably wondering, why does he belong here? It’s because he’s a catcher and his one hit went approximately 420 feet from home plate into the seats (after traveling to the moon). Further, while [...]
Here are some of the best sports plays for all you gamblers out there.
The Game: Detroit Tigers @ Tampa Bay Rays
The Reason: After last night’s 2-1 pitching duel, I have a feeling these teams are going to explode for an over game tonight. Max Scherzer is pitching for the Tigers, who has seen a split between over/under games during his outings this month. Wade Davis goes for the Rays, who has an ERA north of four and has seen just two under games in his last eight outings.
The Oakland Athletics’ recently acquired first baseman Brandon Allen averaged about 20 home runs during his minor league days and he hit two tape-measure home runs last night at Yankee Stadium that have A’s fans excited about the 25-year-old’s potential. Allen’s two moon shots were epic. His first home run made it up into the [...]
Here are some of the best sports plays for all you gamblers out there.
The Game: Boston Red Sox @ Texas Rangers
The Reason: I understand Texas plays in a sandbox and both offenses are loaded, but over 10 runs is a little much for a pitching matchup of John Lackey vs. Colby Lewis. Now, Lackey hasn’t been very good in August (5.33 ERA over four starts), but Lewis has been (2.92).
Cliff Lee is quietly putting together a season better than the one he had in 2008 when he won the Cy Young Award. The only reason it’s relatively quiet is because he’s pitching on a staff full of Cy Young candidates, who are arguably having better seasons than Lee. Yes, the Philadelphia Phillies’ staff is [...]
Here are some of the best sports plays for all you gamblers out there.
The Game: Cleveland Indians @ Detroit Tigers
The Reason: The Tigers have played in the over for the last six games, but with a Division title on the line, look for this series to be tightly played. The Indians have played the under in five of their last six games and have Josh Tomlin pitching, who has a 2.03 ERA over his last two starts.
You may not have noticed, but Ricky Romero is making a very good case to be inserted into the Cy Young discussions. While Justin Verlander is the clear leader right now, Romero is quietly putting together an amazing August that should have him in serious contention if he keeps it up. Last night against the [...]
Here are some of the best sports plays for all you gamblers out there.
The Game: Los Angeles Dodgers @ Milwaukee Brewers
The Reason: The Dodgers haven’t played in a game over seven runs since August 10, but they will this afternoon in Milwaukee. Even with Clayton Kershaw on the bump, the Dodgers are due to whip out the bats after scoring just two runs in the first three games against the Brewers, and the Brewers will score off Kershaw, too.
Despite being 10 games above .500, the Rays entered Wednesday’s game with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park trailing the Red Sox and Yankees for the East title and Wild Card spot by 9.5 games. Most baseball pundits would say that the Rays are dead in the water, with no shot at either playoff [...]
Bethanie Lynn Mattek-Sands is flattered, ball boy, but you’re probably a little young. Anyone else think that ball boy looks like Jonathan Toews? I think so, too. Youthful cleavage checkers like this ball boy should not be blamed for their not-so-subtle staring, because Mattek-Sands is rocking barely any cloth. While it’s usually the older, creepy [...]
Here are some of the best sports plays for all you gamblers out there.
The Game: New York Yankes @ Kansas City Royals
The Reason: The first two games of the Yankees/Royals series brought in a total of 27 runs, but I don’t see that continuing for Game 3 of the series on Wednesday. Pitching for the Yankees, Bartolo Colon has only allowed two earned runs in each of his last three starts and has been strong all season. Plus, the Royals have not faced the renaissanced Colon yet this season. Meanwhile, the Royals have seen the under in five of their last eight games and will send Bruce Chen out to the mound.
Yesterday, it was Jim Thome gracing ‘The Stat Line Of The Night.’ Today, it’s one of his favorite pitchers, Justin Verlander (Thome has seven home runs off of Verlander in his career, the third most he’s hit off of any pitcher). Verlander bolstered his Cy Young resume last night against Thome’s squad by throwing 7.2 [...]
