Serious Streak Survivor Strategies

Found ths write-up.  Not real clear if Parker is in or out.

 

Sun-Sparks Preview

 

By MATT BECKER
Posted Aug 02 2011 3:41PM

The Los Angeles Sparks are likely happy to return home following another disappointing road trip.

The Sparks probably aren't too thrilled, however, about kicking off a season-high six-game homestand Wednesday against Tina Charles and the surging Connecticut Sun.

Los Angeles (7-11) is coming off a 1-3 trip and has played 11 of its previous 13 away from Staples Center. The Sparks are three games out of the postseason cutoff in the Western Conference but hope to take advantage of playing 11 of their final 16 at home.

Los Angeles is 4-2 on its own court - the fewest amount of home games played in the league - but all of those wins came with Candace Parker in the lineup and the losses occurred after her right knee injury.

The Sparks have dropped eight of 11 since Parker went down, a stretch that started with a 79-76 loss to the Sun on June 28. Los Angeles played Connecticut tough in a game featuring 10 lead changes, but in the end it had no answer for stopping Charles.

The 6-foot-4 Charles finished with 22 points and tied a career high with 23 rebounds, one behind Chamique Holdsclaw's league record of 24 set May 23, 2003.

That wasn't the first time the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year completely dominated the Sparks.

In a 78-75 win at Staples Center on June 18, 2010, Charles finished with 26 points on 13-of-15 shooting and grabbed 19 rebounds - seven fewer than the entire Los Angeles team.

Charles notched her 11th double-double of the season in Sunday's 99-92 win over Atlanta, finishing with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Renee Montgomery led the way with 19 points and Asjha Jones added 17, including eight in the final 3:50 to help the Sun finish the game on a 16-8 run.

Connecticut (11-6), which trailed by 10 points in the third quarter, forced 20 turnovers and made 20 of 29 foul shots in winning for the fifth time in six games.

"I thought we forced turnovers, we got to the free-throw line, and we hung in the game when it looked pretty bleak," coach Mike Thibault said.

While Thibault thought things looked bad for his team, that's nothing compared to what Los Angeles endured in Sunday's 98-63 loss to Indiana, as it fell behind by as many as 41 points.

Ebony Hoffman, who spent the previous seven seasons with the Fever, had a team-high 23 points for the Sparks, whose starting five was outscored 57-34 by Indiana's reserves.

"I know how Indy plays, and I don't think our team was ready for it," Hoffman said.

Los Angeles now tries to prepare for facing a Connecticut team that will likely try to feed the ball down low to Charles.

Kristi Toliver led the Sparks with 19 points in the first meeting, while Tina Thompson struggled to find her shot, finishing with seven points and shooting 3 of 12 from the floor.

"Dirty Mike and the boys turned my Prius into a nightmare"......lmfao

One Man's red is another man's green...................

It's too close to call, in my opinion. Beaver Ball is a known Streak killer. I am still pissed about my last Beaver Ball pick when the Minnesota Lynx failed to cover the -3.5 point spread and only won by one point. I really hoped they would lose if they failed to cover.

Well, once again my pick has been taken off the board before I got around to write about it!

In my bid to go to 3-0 this month, I have taken Cincinnati -120. The line now sits at -131 for the Reds! Sharps and square money alike is backing the Reds against the winless Jordan Lyles and  dimantled rockets .

All aboard! All aboard! All aboard the D Train! I fully expect Dontrelle Willis to earn his first victory tonight against the Astronauts. He is looking better in each start as he is rounding back into form. D Train for the Money Train! Make mine Cincy!

       CINCINNATI REDS -120

*winless Jordan Lyles and his dismantled rockets.*

MLB Write-Up for Wednesday 8/3

Hot pitchers
-- Jackson is 3-0, 1.23 in his last three starts. Wolf has a 2.66 RA in his last three starts.
-- Denver native Halladay is 4-1, 2.34 in his last seven starts.
-- Vogelsong is 2-0, 2.55 in his last four starts.
-- Hensley is 1-1, 2.65 in three starts for the Marlins.

-- Texas won last five Harrison starts (4-0, 2.04).
-- Guthrie is 2-1, 2.57 in his last three starts. Hochevar is 2-0, 3.26 in his last three starts.
-- Floyd is 3-0, 1.21 in his last three starts.
-- Baker is 3-1, 1.11 in his last four starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Braves lost Beachy's last three road starts (0-1, 5.94). Wang gave up six runs in four IP in his first 2011 start.
-- Hammel is 2-3, 8.00 in his last five starts.
-- Marquis is 1-3, 6.15 in his last five starts.
-- Garza is 0-2, 8.34 in his last five road starts. Morton is 1-3, 7.90 in his last six outings.
-- Gee is 2-2, 5.17 in his last five starts.
-- Houston lost last ten Lyles starts (0-6, 5.07). Willis is 0-1, 3.52 in four starts for the Reds.
-- Lilly is 1-1, 7.02 in his last three starts. Stauffer is 1-3, 4.01 in his last four starts.

-- Gonzalez is 1-3, 7.71 in his last four starts. Furbush was 0-2, 12.97 in two starts for the Tigers.
-- Fister was 0-3, 5.06 in his last four starts for Seattle.
-- Carrasco is 0-5, 9.13 in his last five starts. Wakefield has a 7.43 RA in his last six starts.
-- Shields is 1-2, 8.66 in his last three starts. Villanueva is 1-1, 6.48 in his last three outings.
-- Burnett is 0-3, 5.12 in his last five starts.
-- Pineiro is 0-2, 17.00 in his last three starts.

Totals
-- Eight of last ten Atlanta road games went over the total.
-- Over is 4-1-2 in last seven St Louis road games.
-- Over is 8-3 in Philly's last eleven road games.
-- Giants' last four games all went over the total.
-- Four of last five Pirate home games went over the total.
-- Five of last six Florida road games stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five Houston home games stayed under total.
-- Over is 9-2-1 in last dozen games at Petco Park.

-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six games at Safeco Field.
-- Under is 9-3-1 in last thirteen Texas road games.
-- Over is 7-3-1 in last eleven Cleveland road games.
-- Four of last five Toronto road games stayed under total.
-- Under is 6-2 in last eight Kansas City home games.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Bronx road games.
-- Under is 8-3 in Angels' last eleven home games.

Hot Teams
-- Washington won its last four games, outscoring foes 20-8.
-- Florida won 11 of its last 14 road games.
-- Cubs won their last three games, scoring 22 runs.
-- Brewers won 10 of their last 12 home games. Cardinals won eight of their last twelve games overall.
-- Phillies won 11 of their last 14 games.
-- Dodgers won their last three road games, allowing two runs.
-- Arizona won eight of its last ten games.

-- Detroit won three of its last four games.
-- Red Sox won 12 of their last 17 games.
-- Bronx won 13 of its last 18 games.
-- Blue Jays won five of their last six games.
-- Royals are 8-5 in their last thirteen games.
-- Angels won nine of their last thirteen games.
-- Mariners won three of their last four games.

Cold Teams
-- Braves lost their last four road games, allowing 29 runs.
-- Mets lost their last four games, scoring eight runs.
-- Pittsburgh lost seven of its last eight games.
-- Astros lost nine of their last twelve games. Cincinnati is 5-9 in its last fourteen road games.
-- Colorado lost seven of its last ten games.
-- San Diego lost 17 of its last 24 games.
-- Giants lost their last five games, outscored 31-8. .

-- Rangers lost five of their last six road games.
-- Indians lost nine of their last twelve games.
-- Rays lost five of their last seven home games.
-- White Sox lost 10 of their last 14 home games.
-- Orioles lost five of their last seven games.
-- Minnesota lost four of its last five games.
-- Oakland lost 10 of its last 12 road games.

Umpires
-- Chi-Pitt-- Under is 10-3 in last thirteen Davidson games.
-- Atl-Wsh-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Carapazza games.
-- Fla-NY-- Underdogs are 6-5 in last eleven Fletcher games.
-- Cin-Hst-- Seven of last nine Campos games stayed under.
-- StL-Mil-- Under is 14-5 in last 19 Darling games; road team won 10 of his last 12 games behind the plate.
-- Phil-Col-- Under is 7-0-2 in last nine Meals games.
-- LA-SD-- Last seven Conroy games went over the total.
-- Az-SF-- Five of last six Hoye games went over the total.

-- A's-Sea-- Underdogs are 12-7 in last 19 Everitt games, with last three going over the total.
-- Cle-Bos-- Over is 14-2-2 in last 18 Davis games.
-- Tex-Det-- Under is 4-1-2 in last seven Tumpane games.
-- Tor-TB-- Road team won seven of last nine Johnson games.
-- Balt-KC-- Under is 11-3 in last fourteen Timmons games.
-- NY-Chi-- Four of last five Runge games stayed under the total.
-- Min-LA-- Eight of last ten Hickox games went over the total.

MLB MatchupTrends for Wednesday 8/3

ATLANTA vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 10 games when playing Washington
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 10 games when playing Atlanta
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

ST. LOUIS vs. MILWAUKEE
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 9 games at home
Milwaukee is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home

PHILADELPHIA vs. COLORADO
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games

OAKLAND vs. SEATTLE
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Seattle
Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Seattle's last 20 games at home
Seattle is 4-19 SU in its last 23 games

ARIZONA vs. SAN FRANCISCO
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
San Francisco is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Arizona

TEXAS vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Texas's last 13 games on the road
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing at home against Texas
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas

CHI CUBS vs. PITTSBURGH
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

CLEVELAND vs. BOSTON
Cleveland is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games
Cleveland is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Boston is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games

TORONTO vs. TAMPA BAY
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games at home
Tampa Bay is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Toronto

FLORIDA vs. NY METS
Florida is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games at home
NY Mets are 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

CINCINNATI vs. HOUSTON
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing Houston
Houston is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games at home
Houston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cincinnati

BALTIMORE vs. KANSAS CITY
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 9 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games
Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Baltimore

NY YANKEES vs. CHI WHITE SOX
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home

MINNESOTA vs. LA ANGELS
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 13 of LA Angels's last 18 games when playing Minnesota

LA DODGERS vs. SAN DIEGO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

More MLB Matchup Trends for Wednesday 8/3

National League


ATLANTA at WASHINGTON
BEACHY: ATL 1-8 off 3 straight division losses
WANG: WASH 20-7 at home off win

ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE
JACKSON: 9-1 TSR Away off team win
WOLF: 13-5 Under if total is 7 to 8.5

PHILADELPHIA at COLORADO
HALLADAY: 18-2 TSR as favorite of -150 or more
HAMMEL: COL 2-8 at home vs. Philadelphia

ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO
MARQUIS: 13-7 TSR in all starts
VOGELSONG: 8-1 Under in home games

CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH
GARZA: CUBS 2-12 off win by 4+ runs
MORTON: 7-1 TSR vs. divsion

FLORIDA at NY METS
HENSLEY: 11-1 Under Away off team win
GEE: 13-4 TSR in all starts

CINCINNATI at HOUSTON
WILLIS: 29-10 TSR as road favorite
LYLES: 0-9 TSR off team loss

LA DODGERS at SAN DIEGO
LILLY: 27-11 Under vs. division
STAUFFER: SD 8-0 at home off shutout loss to division opp

American League


OAKLAND at SEATTLE
GONZALEZ: 23-6 TSR as favorite
FURBUSH: SEA 6-20 vs. lefties

TEXAS at DETROIT
HARRISON: TEX 15-5 off BB losses
FISTER: 2-12 TSR in night games

CLEVELAND at BOSTON
CARRASCO: CLE 4-19 if bullpen blew save last game
WAKEFIELD: BOS 40-14 at home if total is 10 or higher

TORONTO at TAMPA BAY
VILLANUEVA: 10-1 Over in night games
SHIELDS: 7-11 TSR as a home favorite of -150 to -200

BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY
GUTHRIE: 19-42 TSR in night games
HOCHEVAR: 13-6 TSR when the total is 9 to 9.5

NY YANKEES at CHI WHITE SOX
BURNETT: 11-18 TSR off team win
FLOYD: 3-0 TSR, 0.81 ERA L3 starts

MINNESOTA at LA ANGELS
BAKER: 21-31 TSR when the money line is +125 to -125
PINEIRO: 19-6 TSR in home night games

Diamond Trends - Wednesday
By Vince Akins 

SU TREND OF THE DAY:

The Nationals are 0-14 since April 20, 2010 as a 140+ dog vs a team that has lost at least their last two games and it is not the first game of a series for a net profit of $1400 when playing against.
   
OU TREND OF THE DAY:

The Angels are 0-10-2 OU since July 02, 2010 as a home favorite after a win in which they had fewer team-left-on-base than their opponent as a favorite for a net profit of $1000 when playing the under.

STARTER TREND OF THE DAY:

The Royals are 0-10 since August 01, 2008 when Luke Hochevar starts in August for a net profit of $1010 when playing against.

MLB BIBLE TREND OF THE DAY:

The Tigers are1-18 (-3.4 rpg) since 2004 as a 110-plus underdog in the second game of a series when they are off a win in which they scored more than five runs in at least four separate innings.

TODAY’S TRENDS:

The Diamondbacks are 0-7 since April 13, 2010 as a road dog after a win in which they left fewer than 10 men on base for a net profit of $700 when playing against.
The Orioles are 7-0 since September 06, 2010 as a dog after a win in which they drew 5+ walks for a net profit of $1138.
The Braves are 7-0 OU since April 22, 2010 after a loss in which they drew 1 or fewer walks and it is the last game of a series for a net profit of $700 when playing the over.

                                         Best of luck!

I really love the Spain win and Barcelona win by 2+ picks. I really hope they come through since my 2 most confident picks from yesterday (Panathinaikos and Giants) both lost.

Only the NFL would have week 1 spreads and totals out and still dont have most week 1 preseason on the board

GOOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL 

keep thinking football tomorrow.....1 more week lol

The late night bug strikes again. This is what I get for going against the hometown Timbers. I'm going to have to start going to these games. These guys are having way too much fun. I wont go against them anymore. As a matter of fact I think I will become a full fledge Timber fan now. I will start another streak tomorrow on SFTC. 

A game on SFTC but not sportsparlor with home team favored and majority on SFTC on the away dog

tonights play   FLORIDA MARLINS

this angle is 3-0 with the reds winning 7-2 over SF and WAS twice winning

3-2 over Mets and 9-3 over ATL

 

the tie option in golf on SFTC has won 6 straight going into today with 2 on todays board......will post the result

games on SFTC but not on sportsparlor and the home team is favored the total has gone over in 8 straight and is 11-3 overall with the 3 unders on Sunday afternoon

Guadalajara 4 Barcelona 1
Win by 2+? Barcelona lost by 2+
SFTC Where it's impossible to win 10 in a row but somehow other people do it and I don't know why.......