5u 4-1 *** GAME OF THE MONTH ***
On a 7-day winning streak going for... the... 8th.
Monday's MLB card:
200/202 New York Mets +101 *** PICK OF THE DAY ***
1/2 unit Astros/Cubs Under
1/2 unit Astros/Cubs Under 1st 5 Innings
100/117 Chicago White Sox +117
Trend-breaker play of the day: Mets.
Lots of trends working against the Mets today. The Mets suck on the road. The Mets suck against the Nationals. Pelfrey himself has a sub-par record against the Nationals.
The only redeeming factor is that Pelfrey have been getting the W decisions he should -- beating teams with a losing record. Besides the fact that the Nationals are worse off than the Mets in terms of the win-loss ratio.
But if you ask the type of public that listen and watch to ESPN, they'll pick the Mets to win this game.
My mojo readings agree with the ESPN consensus.
And hopefully the Mets saved some bullets.
Astros/Cubs.
Remember the 70% total system that hit yesterday?
TB: Wade Davis C-
BAL: Chris Tillman C-
A pitcher with a green-colored C- rating [generally' means he'll not pitch well but get good run-support.
That game sailed way over the total as the Orioles won 8-7.
These ratings alignments are very rare. I only see 'em about 2-4 times out of the hunders of games played per month.
As luck would have it, another rare ratings alignment cropped up on Monday's baseball slate. This time, a system play for the Under.
A matching aspect for the pitchers in Wrigley Field:
HOU: Wandy Rodríguez B+
CHC: Casey Coleman B+
A pitcher with an orange-colored B+ rating [generally] means that he'll pitch well and not get run-support.
In this case, this calls for a play on the Under.
But because of the weather condition and the fallibility of the Cubs bullpen i'll go extra small on this play. 1/2 unit each on the full game and 1st 5 innings.
So. Why even make the play? The same reason people post their picks on covers.com. To prove something.
The weather have been very kind to Over bettors for games in Wrigley Field these past few days. I'm hoping to see a total as high as 10.5.