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The Cleveland Indians’ starting rotation is in dire straits right now, and that’s terrible news with a trip to visit the major league-leading Houston Astros on tap for Friday. Sportsbooks opened the Tribe as +134 road underdogs with a total of 8.5. The Indians are 1-7 ATS in their last eight games against the Astros. The total has gone UNDER in 21 of the Indians' last 28 games against the Astros. The total has gone OVER in four of the Astros' last five games at home. Cleveland will send right-hander Trevor Bauer to the mound, while the Astros are expected to counter with Charlie Morton. Bauer (3-4, 6.92 ERA) may be in the midst of a rocky season and his ERA shows it. However, he boasts a fantastic 6-0 mark with a 2.61 ERA in six career starts vs Houston. The Indians’ starting rotation has posted a collective 9.14 ERA over the past five games and ranks 29th in the majors with a 5.15 mark. Morton (5-2, 3.97) has been a major boon for the Astros’ staff after he was limited to only four starts in 2016 due to surgery to repair a torn hamstring. He took the loss in his lone career start vs the Indians with six innings of three-run ball. The hurler struck out 10 over 5 2/3 innings in his last outing vs the New York Yankees. Signs are pointing to the ’Stros in this one. Houston is 23-7 this season when facing a right-handed starter, has a league-best .284 AVG vs right-handers to go along with a third-best 482 total bases and 42 home runs. and is one of the best runline teams in MLB. On the other hand, Cleveland is the worst.Astros ML |
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The St. Louis Cardinals have been playing some pretty solid baseball this season but will be looking to avoid their first three-game losing streak since mid-April when they welcome the San Francisco Giants to town in Friday’s slate of MLB action. Oddsmakers initially set the Cards as -145 home chalk with a total of 7.5. The total has gone OVER in 13 of the Cardinals' last 17 games against right-handed starting pitchers. The Cardinals are 6-2 SU in their last eight games after a loss. The Cardinals (2.85) are the only team in the majors with a sub-3.00 ERA this month. They posted a 4.08 team ERA in April. This 1.23 ERA improvement from April to May is the best in the majors. The total has gone OVER in seven of the Giants' last 10 games on the road against teams with winning records. Matt Moore and Michael Wacha are expected to get the nod for the Giants and Cardinals, respectively. Moore (2-4, 5.67 ERA) threw 7 1/3 innings of one-run ball to beat Cincinnati in his last appearance to lower his ERA to 2.57 at AT&T Park, but he’s been hammered to the tune of an 0-3 record and 10.50 ERA in four starts away from home. Wacha (2-1, 3.19) has pitched at least six innings in each of his last six starts while recording five quality starts in that span. Wacha has dominated the Giants of late, posting a 1-0 record with a 1.88 ERA and .231 batting average against San Fran in his last four starts against them. Favored teams are cashing when these teams collide, as faves are 13-4 SU in the last 17 games between the squads. Cardinals ML |
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The St. Louis Cardinals will send pitcher Lance Lynn to the bump when they open a short two-game set with the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday. The Cards have won each of Lynn’s past five starts with the righty posting a 1.86 ERA while allowing opposing batters to hit just .206. St. Louis is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games. Yadier Molina is 8-for-25 with 5 runs during his current 6-game hitting streak. The total has gone OVER in 12 of the Cardinals' last 14 games as favorite. Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games. The visiting team is 1-3 SU in the last 4 games between the Cardinals and Red Sox. The Red Sox will counter with a red-hot Eduardo Rodriguez, who has registered a quality start in each of his past four games. Rodriguez has recorded a 1.88 ERA and has only surrendered 16 hits in his last 24.0 innings pitched. Rodriguez will face a big challenge in a mashing Cardinals lineup that has averaged 6.1 runs per game in its past eight contests. The BoSox might be sitting near the top of the league in batting average and on-base percentage but they consistently strand their runners. Boston is 26th in the MLB in runners left on base per game and they ground into more double plays than all but two teams. To make matters worse, Lynn is holding opponents to just a .133 average with runners in scoring position.Cardinals ML |
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The Minnesota Twins have gone 6-1 this season when they send Phil Hughes to the mound. Though Hughes has posted an underwhelming 4.74 ERA on the year, the Twins have given him an average of 5.6 runs of support.Can the Twins continue to carry Hughes to wins when they kick off a three-game set with the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday? Nolan Arenado is batting .323 with a 1.039 OPS on the road this season. The Rockies are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road against the Twins. Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 10 of the Twins' last 14 games. Either Hughes needs to step up or the Twins’ bats need to get after a rock-solid Kyle Freeland. The left-hander has a stellar 1.65 ERA when not pitching in the thin air of Coors Field this season. Freeland has been dealing during the month of May, as the youngster has only surrendered seven hits and four earned runs in 12.1 innings of work. Shutting down Miguel Sano is going to be key for the Rockies in this series, as the Twins 3B paces the team in batting average, on-base percentage, hits, home runs and RBIs. The Rockies sit near the top of the league in offense overall but those numbers drop exponentially away from Colorado, which isn’t a shock. The Rockies are slashing .233/.296/.375 on the road this season compared to .280/.332/.479 at home.Twins' ML |
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LEONARD-LESS SPURS ARE RARE MASSIVE UNDERDOGS IN GAME 2 VS WARRIORS. Through two and a half quarters of Game 1 of their conference final series with the Golden State Warriors, the San Antonio Spurs were well on their way to shocking the basketball world. But when superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard was forced to leave the game with an ankle injury, things took a turn for the worse and the Spurs couldn’t recover. With Game 2 set for Tuesday, sportsbooks opened the Spurs as 13.5-point road favorites with a total of 209.5 The total has gone OVER in three of the Spurs' last four games against the Warriors. The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 7 games The Warriors are 5-1 ATS in their last six games after an ATS loss. The Spurs are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games in the playoffs as road underdogs. San Antonio led by as many as 25 and were up 23 when Leonard landed on Dubs center Zaza Pachulia’s foot after attempting a jump shot in the third quarter, after which the Warriors went on a ridiculous 18-0 run and outscored San Antonio 58-33 the rest of the game. Leonard has already been ruled out for Game 2. Leonard didn’t play in the Spurs’ clinching game over the Houston Rockets in Game 6, where San Antonio hammered James Harden and company 114-75. LaMarcus Aldridge tried to pick up the slack in the conference final series opener and did his part by scoring 28 points, but missed a tying 3-point attempt in the final seconds. Without Leonard around, Stephen Curry scored 26 of his 40 points in the second half while Kevin Durant, who was harassed by Leonard for the first 28 minutes of the tilt, went off in the final two quarters. The perennially contending Spurs are in unfamiliar waters right now in the sports betting sphere. The last time San Antonio closed as more than a 13-point underdog was 2005. The OVER, which easily cashed in Game 1, is trending when San Antonio hits the road. In the Spurs’ last 10 away from AT&T Center, the OVER is 8-2.OVER 209.5 |
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It doesn’t take an in-depth knowledge of baseball to know that the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Indians have been on opposite ends of the competence spectrum in recent history. So, it shouldn’t be a shock that the Indians have won 10 of the past 11 meetings with the Rays, which includes the Tribe going 5-1 against the Rays last season. The Rays are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games after a win. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland. Evan Longoria is batting .313 with 5 doubles and 5 RBIs during the month of May. Cleveland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games. The total has gone UNDER in 10 of the Indians' last 12 games. Carlos Carrasco, who gets the start for the Indians in the series opener Monday, has been the lone bright spot in a struggling Cleveland rotation. The righty has the fourth-best ERA in the MLB (1.86), is tied for the league lead in WHIP (0.77) and has a K/BB ratio of 48/8 through his first seven starts. In Carrasco’s last four starts, he has tallied 27 strikeouts to just one walk.is 3-3 with a 2.47 ERA in seven career appearances, six starts, against Tampa Bay, Outside of one rough outing, Chris Archer has bounced back in a big way after a down season last year. The right-hander has allowed two or fewer runs in five of his eight starts and has pitched into the seventh inning or later on five occasions. has a 1.69 ERA in his last three starts. In 21 1/3 innings, he has allowed 13 hits, with 27 strikeouts, three walks, and an opponents' batting average of .215.Archer has struggled against the Tribe, though, going 0-5 with a 5.14 ERA in five career starts against Cleveland.UNDER 7.5 |
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NO MATTER THE RECORD, DODGERS & GIANTS PLAY TIGHT GAMES.The rivalry between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants has been the most active in the MLB this season with the two clubs already meeting seven times. Throw the records out, as four of those games were ultimately decided by just one run, including three of the four played in San Francisco. The Dodgers and Giants kick off another three-game set at AT&T Park on Monday. The Dodgers are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games on the road against the Giants The Dodgers are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games after a loss. The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games on the road San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Buster Posey is batting .395 with 7 RBIs during the month of May. Brandon McCarthy will be making his first start since going on the DL with a dislocated shoulder. McCarthy and his 3.10 ERA will be a welcome return to a Dodgers rotation that has already started seven different pitchers on the season. The 11-year veteran has struggled against the Giants lineup, however, as the current San Fran roster has a collective career .357 batting average against the righty.is 1-2 with a 7.36 ERA in four career starts and one relief appearance against San Francisco. Matt Cain will be hoping that another game against the Dodgers can get his season back on track. Cain threw six scoreless innings against the Dodgers on April 24 but has since allowed 20 hits and 13 runs in just three starts.In his career, he is 6-11 with a 3.42 ERA in 33 games, 32 of them starts, versus the Dodgers. OVER 7.5 |
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moho mi pana suerte Though the meetings are not terribly frequent, the Pittsburgh Pirates have traditionally made quick work of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Bucs have gone 10-2 SU in their past 12 games against the D-Backs, including 5-1 last season. The two squa ds kick off a four-game set in the desert Thursday. The total has gone UNDER in 6 of the Diamondbacks' last 7 games. Paul Goldschmidt is 1-for-11 with three strikeouts in his career against Gerrit Cole. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games Pittsburgh has been limited to two runs or fewer on 15 occasions in 2017. The Pirates are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games on the road with Gerrit Cole as the starting pitcher. The slumping Pirates will hope that ace Gerrit Cole can help lift them to a win. Cole got off to a shaky start when he allowed five runs on Opening Day but he has since posted a solid 2.37 ERA in six outings. The issue has been the Pirates stagnant offense that is only giving Cole 2.71 runs of support per game. The D-Backs will send surging Zack Greinke to the mound Thursday. Greinke has posted a 2.33 ERA in his past three starts while notching 33 strikeouts to just three walks. Arizona’s bats have been going silent lately with the club averaging just 3.5 runs per game during the month of May, which is a significant drop off from the 5.2 they were averaging prior to that.?Under 8.5 |
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Are the Capitals finally going to get by the Penguins and advance past the second round of the playoffs in the Alex Ovechkin era? With a Game 7 on the docket against a Pittsburgh club that looks like it’s all but given up, it certainly looks that way. Bookmakers are bullish on the cardiac Caps tonight and opened them as the -175 home faves. The Capitals have outshot the Penguins by an average of 9.67 per game in 5-on-5 play this series. The Capitals have a 1-7-1 OVER/UNDER record in their 9 Game 7s since the 2005 lockout. Marc-Andre Fleury has allowed 9 total goals the last 2 games on 58 shots against. Washington has come all the way back from the brink and can finally exorcise its postseason demons tonight with a Game 7 victory over the pesky Penguins. The distinct advantage they hold over the Pens in this one is their secret weapon – Justin Williams. The second-year Capital is 7-0 in Game 7s over the course of his impressive career, amassing an incredible 14 points in those contests. Beyond that, the Caps are just the much better team here. They’ve dominated 5-on-5 play all series and are coming off a performance in Game 6 that saw the Pens concede the first five goals. Marc-Andre Fleury was the only thing keeping the Pens in this series but the dam has finally burst and I doubt he provides much resistance tonight. I’ll personally be backing Ovi and the Caps on the -1.5-goal puckline in this seventh and deciding game as I don’t see the Pens generating enough chances to score more than one or two on Braden Holtby. Given the Caps’ trends in Game 7s and their defensive prowess at the Verizon Center, I may also be looking at the UNDER 5.5. |
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have typically faltered against the Pittsburgh Pirates, going just 3-12 in their previous 15 matchups before their current series. However, the Dodgers won the first two games against the Bucs and look for a series sweep in LA on Wednesday. The Dodgers are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games at home. The total has gone OVER in 3 of the Pirates' last 4 games against the Dodgers. The Dodgers are averaging 8.5 runs per game during their current 4-game winning streak. After an awful start to the season, Kenta Maeda will look to continue his turnaround on the mound Wednesday. Maeda posted an abysmal 8.05 ERA in his first four starts compared to 2.25 in his last two. The biggest change has come from his fly-ball percentage, as he was inducing a fly ball in 53.4% of balls in play through his first four compared to 26.9% in his two most recent contests. Chad Kuhl will be looking to actually get a chance to pitch when he takes the bump for the Pirates. Each of the right-hander's past two starts were cut short, one due to rain and another due to getting hit by a comebacker. However, his start prior to those was not exactly anything to write home about, as Kuhl lasted just 1.2 innings while giving up eight hits and nine runs while walking four.DODGERS REVERSING HISTORY, LOOKING TO SWEEP PIRATES?,Dodgers -1.5 |
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CAN THE OILERS CONTINUE THEIR MOMENTUM IN GAME 7 IN ANAHEIM? It’s Ryan Getzlaf’s birthday today and he’d love nothing more than a Game 7 victory over the Oilers. He and the Ducks had a chance to finish off the series on Sunday but were instead given a large dose of medicine in a 7-1 drubbing by Leon Draisaitl and the rest of the Oil kids. The German magician had five points in the contest to help keep his team alive and now has an astounding total of 13 points in this best-of-seven. The Ducks are 0-4 SU in Game 7s since the 2012-2013 season. The OVER has cashed in 5 of the 6 games this series and average goal total is 7. John Gibson has an .885 save percentage and 3.25 goals-against average this series. This series has been nearly impossible to predict game-to-game. You just never know which team is going to show up but with a berth to the Western Conference Finals on the line, you’d expect both to be in attendance this evening. Because of that, I don’t think betting a side here is wise – unless you have a better insight than me – and I’ll be sticking to a totals wager in this Game 7. So, on what side of the 5.5 total do I land?,it’s probably clear that I like this contest to have plenty of goals. The Oilers have scored three or more in all but one game in this best-of-seven and neither goalie has been especially terrific. I don’t see any reason for the speed in this high-flying series to slow this evening and am projecting that it ends 4-3 either way. The OVER 5.5 is being offered in the range of +120 for some reason so I’d take advantage of it and just sit back and enjoy tonight’s action. |
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Once again on the brink of elimination, the Blues will look to force their series to a decisive Game 7 this afternoon with their first win in Nashville in well over a calendar year. St. Louis was asleep at the wheel earlier in this best-of-seven but with a dominant one-goal win in Game 5, the Notes now look like a team that could actually pull off the comeback. The Blues are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games as underdogs of +145 or more. The Predators are 5-0 SU and have outscored the Blues 19-6 in their last 5 games in Nashville. The Blues have outshot the Predators 51-37 in 5-on-5 play the last 2 games. I don’t know whether it’s the Preds running out of steam or if it was just a lull but they did not look good in St. Lou and if it weren’t for Pekka Rinne, the Blues would’ve run away with Game 5. The Finnish netminder made several miraculous saves and gave his club a chance to close out the series on hostile ice. With the Blues’ offense rediscovering their form, he’ll have to be good again this afternoon if the Preds want to avoid another trip back to Missouri. That said, Jake Allen hasn’t been so bad himself. He stopped 21 of the Preds’ 22 shots last contest and increased his postseason save percentage to .937. He has, however, earned just one career win at Bridgestone Arena and the Preds are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games there. I had given up faith in the Notes after their Game 4 loss in Smashville but I’ve been reinspired by their play – and their value. They’ll be massive underdogs in Game 6 and that’s good enough for me to roll the dice...BLUES HAVE BEEN MAKING UNDERDOG BETTORS RICH.Blues ML |
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Will Sidney Crosby play tonight? How effective will he be if he does suit up? These are important questions heading into Game 5 between the Capitals and Penguins and it makes the contest incredibly tough to handicap. There’s a lot of half-truths and rumors floating around about the superstar’s status but even if he does play, the Caps are desperate and have been the better team for the large majority of the series – they’re big favorites in this spot for a reason. The Capitals have outshot the Penguins 111-65 in 5-on-5 play this series. Marc-Andre Fleury has a .992 low-danger shot save percentage this postseason. The Capitals are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games with 2 days off between games. If it hadn’t been for Marc-Andre Fleury performing miracles the last four games, it’s conceivable to think that the Capitals could have swept the Penguins and already been on to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Flower has, however, done exactly that and kept the Caps frustrated all series. Washington has vastly outshot and out-chanced Pittsburgh in every game so far and I still refuse to believe Fleury can keep this up. A big factor in this game will be the adjustments made by Barry Trotz, one of which includes Alex Ovechkin at least starting on the third line with Tom Wilson and Lars Eller. Ovi has been basically invisible this entire series and it’s likely the bench boss is trying to motivate the sniper. It may be too little too late at this point but it’s clear that something needed to change in order for the Caps to open up the floodgates. The moneyline value on the Penguins is hard to ignore here with how good Pittsburgh has been to backers in this best-of-seven so I wouldn’t blame you for grabbing the Pens at +150 or better. That said, Washington will throw everything they have at Fleury today and if Crosby does sit – like he should – the Caps are forcing Game 6.Caps ML |
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