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THE SPORTS ADVISORS MONDAY, AUGUST 24 NFL PRESEASON N.Y. Jets (0-1 SU and ATS) at Baltimore (1-0 SU and ATS) Mark Sanchez is set to make his first NFL start and he’ll do so against one of the best defenses in the league as the Jets visit M&T Bank stadium for a preseason clash with the Ravens. Sanchez came off the bench in last week’s 23-20 home loss to the Rams as a three-point favorite, going 3-for-4 for 88 yards and leading the Jets to a touchdown in his only series. The rookie, who is battling Kellen Clemens for the starting job, gets the start tonight and will get the majority of first-half reps, according to new coach Rex Ryan. Ryan, the former longtime Ravens defensive coordinator, said Clemens will also play in the first half, with rookie Erik Ainge once again getting most of the second-half action. No. 4 QB Chris Pizzotti, re-signed this week, will get one series in the fourth quarter. The Ravens had possibly the most impressive Week 1 performance, blanking the Redskins 23-0 as a three-point home favorite, outgaining Washington 500-196, including 399-140 through the air. Coach Jim Harbaugh said QB Joe Flacco (9-for-15, 103 yards last week) will start tonight and play into the middle of the second quarter and maybe the entire first half, depending on the number of snaps. Troy Smith will replace Flacco, with John Beck and/or rookie Drew Willy finishing up. Despite last week’s loss, New York is still 7-3 SU and (5-4-1 ATS) in preseason play since the final game of 2006. That includes three consecutive SU and ATS victories in true road games, all as an underdog. Additionally, the Jets are 4-1-1 ATS since 2004 when coming off a SU loss in exhibition play, but they’ve lost back-to-back Week 2 preseason contests (0-2 ATS). Baltimore ended a three-game SU and ATS preseason losing skid with last week’s win, but is still just 3-5 SU and ATS in August since 2007, including 2-3 SU and ATS at home and 2-4 ATS as a favorite. Like New York, the Ravens have also dropped consecutive Week 2 preseason games both SU and ATS, both at home. The under is 12-4 in Baltimore’s last 16 exhibition contests, including 4-1 under Harbaugh. ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER NATIONAL LEAGUE San Francisco (67-57) at Colorado (70-54) The top two teams in the race for the National League wild card conclude a four-game set at Coors Field when the Giants’ send left-hander Barry Zito (8-11, 4.26 ERA) to the mound opposite Rockies right-hander Jason Marquis (14-8, 3.58). Colorado rallied to win Sunday’s contest 4-2 and has won two of the first three in this series to move three games ahead of San Francisco in the chase for the wild card. Colorado has won 13 of the last 18 meetings with the Giants dating back to last season. San Francisco is 4-2 in its last six games against right-handed starters, but just 3-8 in its last 11 road games against winning teams. Meanwhile, the Rockies are impressive runs of 50-23 overall, 9-3 at home and 7-0 when wrapping up a four-game series. Zito has a 2.65 ERA in his last three starts and blanked the Reds on Wednesday on two hits over six innings, getting a no-decision in the Giants’ 1-0 win. San Francisco is 5-1 in Zito’s last six starts, and he’s held the opposition to two earned runs or less in six of his last seven outings. Zito shut out the Rockies for seven innings on May 3, allowing just two hits in the 1-0 victory. Going back to 2006, the Rockies are just 2-6 when facing Zito. However, the former Cy Young winner is just 4-7 with a 4.52 ERA in 13 road outings this season. Marquis allowed three runs on nine hits in six innings of a 5-4 win in Washington on Wednesday as the Rockies improved to 16-8 behind the veteran pitcher this season, including 6-3 in his last nine starts. Marquis has faced the Giants twice this season, giving up just one run in a complete-game 5-1 win on May 2, but getting hit hard five days later in Colorado, allowing seven runs (five earned) in six innings of an 8-3 loss. With Marquis on the hill, the Rockies are on runs of 12-5 overall, 5-2 at home and 5-1 against the N.L. West. He’s 6-4 with a 3.86 ERA at Coors Field. With Zito starting, the Giants are on “under” runs of 6-1 overall, 5-0 on the road and 5-2 on four days of rest, and as a team they have stayed below the total in nine of 12 against right-handers. When Marquis pitches, Colorado is on “under” streaks of 11-5-1 overall, 4-0 on Mondays and 4-1 against the N.L. West, but as a team, the Rockies have topped the total in nine of 16 overall and eight of 10 against winning teams. Finally, the under is 5-1-1 in Zito’s seven career starts against Colorado. ATS ADVANTAGE: NONE AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit (65-58) at L.A. Angels (74-48) Division leaders square off in the first of a three-game set in Southern California when Tigers’ ace Justin Verlander (13-7, 3.29 ERA) opposes the Angels’ Jered Weaver (13-4, 3.83) at Angel Stadium. Detroit dropped two of three in Oakland over the weekend, including Sunday’s 9-4 loss when the A’s sealed the game with a four-run eighth inning. Detroit is on slides of 8-22 on the road and 8-20 on Mondays, but it has won five of its last six series openers. Los Angeles just wrapped up a 10-game road trip with Sunday’s 8-3 loss at Toronto, going 6-4 on the trip, but just 1-3 in the last four. Despite the mini slump, the Angels remain on a plethora of positive streaks, including 38-16 overall, 68-33 at home against winning teams, 14-5 against the A.L. Central and 4-1 on Mondays. Against Detroit, the Angels have won 46 of 65 overall and 27 of 35 in Southern California, though the clubs have split six meetings this year, with the host going 4-2. The Tigers have won five of Verlander’s last seven outings, but dropped a 3-1 decision to the Mariners on Wednesday, yielding all three runs on six hits in eight innings. He was magnificent in his last roadie, blanking the Red Sox on four hits over eight innings of a 2-0 win. However, he’s just 6-5 with a 4.27 ERA in 14 road outings this season. Verlander faced these Angels on June 5 and blanked them over eight innings on four hits but didn’t get any support, losing 2-1. Six weeks earlier, he made his only career start at Angel Stadium and got destroyed, allowing seven runs on nine hits over five innings, but Detroit rallied for a 12-10 win. It’s the Tigers’ only win in Verlander’s five career starts against Los Angeles. The Angels have won eight of Weaver’s last nine outings and the young hurler is 8-1 at home this season with a 2.66 ERA. On Wednesday he threw a complete-game shutout at Cleveland, winning 3-0. Back on April 21 he gave up three runs on seven hits in seven innings of a 4-3 home win over the Tigers. With Weaver on the hill, Los Angeles is on runs of 26-9 at home, 6-0 against the A.L. Central and 5-1 in series openers. With Verlander on the bump, Detroit has topped the total in 10 of 11 Monday starts and 17 of 25 series openers. But as a team, the Tigers are on “under” runs of 4-2-1 overall, 15-8-1 on the road and 14-5-2 against right-handed starters. It’s been all “overs” lately for the Angels and Weaver, including 10-2 in his last 12 starts, 5-1 when he pitches at home and 4-0 in his last four series openers. Also, the Angels have gone over the posted number in 38 of 55 overall, 24 of 33 at home and 14 of 18 at home against teams with losing road records. Conversely, the under is 10-5 in the last 15 meetings between these clubs (3-3 this year). ATS ADVANTAGE: L.A. ANGELS
Scott Ferrall MLB FREE PICKS FOR MONDAY PICKS ARE IN ALL CAPS AND RANKED IN ORDER OF CONFIDENCE ( ) White Sox (Contreras) BOSTON (BUCHHOLZ) -175 (1) PHILADELPHIA (LEE) -280 (2) Mets (Parnell) DETROIT (VERLANDER) +120 (3) Angels (Weaver) Run Totals Philadelphia / Mets UNDER 8 Detroit / Angels UNDER 8 ½ San Francisco / Colorado UNDER 9 ½ Milwaukee / Washington OVER 8 ½
Mighty Quinn Mighty hit with the Yankees Sunday night. Today it's the Indians. The surplus is 1,410 sirignanos.
Hondo August 24, 2009 Hondo flopped with the Fish yesterday but came back strong with the Yanks last night to leave the debt holding steady at 420 marichals. Tonight, he's going to the 'dogs -- 10 units apiece on Zoolander to pose problems for the Angels and 10 on Zito to stone the Rockies.
MLB DUNKEL Detroit at LA Angels The look to build on their 6-0 record in Jered Weaver's last 6 starts with the total set from 7 to 8 1/2 runs. Los Angeles is the pick (-120) according to Dunkel, which has the Angels favored by 1/2 a run. Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-120). Here are all of today's picks. MONDAY, AUGUST 24 Game 951-952: Philadelphia at NY Mets Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Lee) 15.626; NY Mets (Parnell) 15.796 Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1/2; 8 1/2 Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-280); 8 Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+250); Over Game 953-954: Milwaukee at Washington Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Gallardo) 14.860; Washington (Balester) 13.859 Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1; 8 Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-185); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-185); Under Game 955-956: San Francisco at Colorado Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Zito) 15.344; Colorado (Marquis) 16.295 Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1; 9 Vegas Line: Colorado (-175); 9 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-175); Under Game 957-958: Tampa Bay at Toronto Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Niemann) 15.144; Toronto (Halladay) 14.505 Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1/2; 7 Vegas Line: Toronto (-140); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+130); Under Game 959-960: Chicago White Sox at Boston Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Garcia) 14.789; Boston (Buchholz) 15.916 Dunkel Line: Boston by 1; 9 1/2 Vegas Line: Boston (-175); 10 Dunkel Pick: Boston (-175); Under Game 961-962: Cleveland at Kansas City Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Sowers) 15.041; Kansas City (Meche) 15.232 Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1/2; 8 1/2 Vegas Line: Kansas City (-115); 9 Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (-115); Under Game 963-964: Baltimore at Minnesota Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Tillman) 14.940; Minnesota (Baker) 15.692 Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1; 8 Vegas Line: Minnesota (-220); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-220); Under Game 965-966: Detroit at LA Angels Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Verlander) 14.517; LA Angels (Weaver) 14.855 Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1/2; 8 Vegas Line: LA Angels (-120); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-120); Under Game 967-968: Oakland at Seattle Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Mazzaro) 15.545; Seattle (Snell) 15.250 Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1/2; 9 1/2 Vegas Line: Seattle (-135); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Oakland (+125); Over
MONDAY, AUGUST 24 DUNKEL Game 431-432: NY Jets at Baltimore Dunkel Ratings: NY Jets 120.141; Baltimore 124.631 Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 4 1/2; 28 Vegas Line: Baltimore by 3; 32 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (-3); Under
NFL LONG SHEET Week 2 Monday, August 4 NY JETS (0 - 1) at BALTIMORE (1 - 0) - 8/24/2009, 8:00 PM Top Trends for this game. NY JETS are 24-11 ATS (+11.9 Units) in games where the line is +3 to -3 since 1993. NY JETS are 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in a road game where the total is between 32.5 and 35 points since 1993. Head-to-Head Series History There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
NFL SHORT SHEET Week 2 Monday, 8/24/2009 NY JETS at BALTIMORE, 8:00 PM ET ESPN NY JETS: 11-1 ATS Away if total is 35 or less BALTIMORE: 11-2 Under as a home favorite of 3 points or less
Ray "Fastrain" Toppin 1-3 Yesterday 25-20 MTD Today's Plays MLB Baltimore +200 Cleavland +102 NFL Jets (+3) -110 Added Angels -125
MLB Computer Picks Philadelphia Phillies -290 *** (best bet) ? Colorado Rockies -170 Seattle Mariners -120
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Mr. A's Monday, August 24th, 2009 1:10 PM EST. Philadelphia Phillies (71-50) at New York Mets (57-67) (L) Cliff Lee (4-0) vs. (R) Bobby Parnell (3-5) Oddsmakers: Philadelphia as a -290 road favorite with the total listed at 8 'over'. Philadelphia Phillies -290 Monday, August 24th, 2009 8:10 PM EST. Baltimore Orioles (51-73) at Minnesota Twins (61-63) (R) Chris Tillman (1-1) vs. (R) Scott Baker (11-7) Oddsmakers: Minnesota as a -230 home favorite with the total listed at 9 'over'. Minnesota Twins -230
Gina Monday, August 24th, 2009 7:05 p.m. est. Tampa Bay Rays (67-56) at Toronto Blue Jays (57-65) (R) Jeff Niemann (11-5) vs. (R) Roy Halladay (13-6) Tampa Bay's Jeff Niemann is 1-0 with a 4.26 ERA in his last three starts. The rookie right-hander is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA in two career starts against the Blue Jays. Toronto's Roy Halladay is 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA in his last three starts. The right-hander is 1-2 with a 2.10 ERA in four starts against the Rays this season. Tampa Bay Rays have dropped their last four road games, but have won seven of the last nine meetings versus the Blue Jays and are 9-4 in Niemann’s last 13 road starts. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays are 2-4 in its last 6 games at home and have lost 8 of their ace Roy Halladay last 11 starts. Go with the Rays. Tampa Bay has won nine of 12 meetings against Toronto this season, including four of six at Rogers Centre. Tampa Bay Rays +120
charlie mlb. milwaukee @ washington under 8' runs, phillies @ mets under 8 runs & san francisco @ colorado over 9' runs (500* 3 team rd robin). nfl x. baltimore-3 (30*) nfl x. jets @ baltimore under 32' (20*) mlb. toronto-140 (20*) mlb. tampa bay @ toronto under 7 runs (10*) mlb. seattle-120 (10*) free play
Fantasy Sports Gametime MLB 50* Play Milwaukee (-170) over Washington (MLB PLAY) Washington has lost 5 of the last 6 games and they have also lost 43 of the last 62 games coming off an OVER the total. Washington has lost 74 of the last 92 games when the total posted is between 7 and 8.5 runs and Collin Balester is 0-2 over the last 3 starts with an ERA of 10.98. 50* Play Boston (-180) over Chicago White Sox (MLB PLAY) Boston has won 4 of the last 6 games and they have also won 38 of the last 49 home games when the total posted is 10 runs or higher. Boston has won 40 of the last 56 games vs. AL Central Division Opponents and Clay Buchholz has an ERA of 1.89 over the last 3 starts.
Bob Balfe MLB Baseball Bluejays -140 over Rays Halladay/Niemann NFL Preseason Ravens -3 over Jets Marc Sanchez will make his first NFL start today against a Ravens Defense that was created by his head coach Rex Ryan. If Ryan had a Veteran QB he could really help with picking apart weaknesses in Baltimore's complex defense, but there is no way Sanchez is going to be able to adjust to the Ravens speed especially with his offensive line banged up and not together for tonight's start. The Ravens have the better QB play and have yet to give up a point this preseason. I think they will really break this game open in the second half with Troy Smith under center. Smith is a veteran QB who has improved tremendously this off season. The Jets second and third units were beaten by the Rams last weekend. The Ravens depth is much better than that. Ray Lewis will have his guys fired up at home on Monday Night regardless of this being just a preseason game. Take the Ravens.
Stardust Sports Picks Your TOP NFL Winner for Monday is: Play on New York Jets (+3) over Baltimore 8:00 P.M. EST (10* Top NFL Play) New York has covered the spread in 9 of the last 10 pre-season road games when the total posted is between 32.5 and 35 points and they have also covered the spread in 24 of the last 35 pre-season games when the line is between +3 to -3. Baltimore has lost 5 consecutive pre-season games against the spread in non-conference games and they have also lost 3 consecutive pre-season games against the spread at home when the total posted is between 32.5 and 35 points.
Indian Cowboy 6 Unit Play. #961. Take Cleveland Indians -105 over Kansas City Royals (Monday @ 8:10pm est). Sowers has done very well of late as the lefty has put together 4 of 5 quality starts. Although he has not been able to improve in the "W" column much, his starts have been of quality. He has fallen short to the Rangers 1-4 and to the Angels 0-3 as they were tough luck losses. He has yet to face the Royals and I believe that will give an edge in the early going against the Royals. Bear in mind that the young man went to Chicago recently and pitched 7 innings and defeated the Whitesox 6-2 and also went to Seattle and went 7 innings and pitched a shutout there as well picking up two easy victories for the Indians. Meche has won his last 2 games but has struggled a bit as he has gone a total of 10 innings and given up 15 hits on 8 runs. This is also a bit of a revenge game for Cleveland as well as Meche went 7 innings and didn't yield a run to Cleveland in his last start on June 10th. I don't expect Cleveland to be blanked like that in this start. The Indians are 12-5 when they face a pitcher with a WHIP greater than 1.15 and the Royals are 1-7 in Meche's last 8 home starts. Good luck, IC 1 Unit Play. Take Over 32.5 between the New York Jets @ Baltimore Ravens (Monday @ 8pm est). Although many expect this game to be low scoring, I don't believe so. I think both offenses have the spurt to score here - mainly the Ravens. Remember, the Ravens continue to have success with Flacco as they put up 23 points against the Ravens. Plus, Troy Smith passed for 200 yards in the last game. Similar to the Titans, both quarterbacks having success yields more points. The Jets have some uncertainty with the quarterback rotation as well which I believe the increased competition will yield to more points - primarily between Erik Ainge and Mark Sanchez. I look for the Ravens to put up at least 24 in this effort while the Jets tack on a about two scores. I have this game closing between 37 and 38 points. Good luck, IC
MLB BASEBALL PLAYS 3 Unit Play. #966 Take Los Angeles Angels –125 over Detroit (Monday 8/24 10:05 PM) Jered Weaver is on fire and is pitching the best season of his four-year career. Weaver’s record is an impressive 13-4 with a shutout performance in his last start and tonight we should see the same outing against Detroit at home. Tigers are just 4-10 in Anaheim since the start of the 2006 season. The Angels are 5-1 following a SU loss. Detroit is 8-22 in their last 30 road games. These are all the picks for the MLB today. Good Luck to All – Vegas Informer
Wunderdog MLB 08/24 Game: San Francisco at Colorado (8:40 PM Eastern) Pick: 5 units on Colorado -170 (moneyline) (risk 5 to win 2.9) Game: San Francisco at Colorado (8:45 PM Eastern) Pick: 3 units on Colorado -1.5 runs +120 (runline) (risk 3 to win 3.6)
Chris Jordans 2 picks for today.. Monday night sweep ... 200? MINNESOTA TWINS RUN LINE - Analysis by 4 p.m. eastern 100? BALTIMORE RAVENS -
Benjamin lee Eckstein Ben lee lost on Sunday with his "PURE CHALK" selection on the White Sox -$240/Orioles. For Monday "Mr Chalk" likes the Red Sox -$180/White Sox. "Mr Chalk" went 2-3 -$490 for the week and is 71-50 -$860 for the MLB season.
KELSO's HIGHROLLER MLB PICK for TODAY Highrollers Baseball Monday, August 24, 2009 15 UnitsGiants {B.Zito} (+160) over Rockies {J.Marquis} 8:40 PM -- Coors Field San Francisco Giants (67-57) +160 over COLORADO ROCKIES (70-54) Pitching for San Francisco: LH Barry Zito (8-11, 4.26) Pitching for Colorado: RH Jason Marquis (14-8, 3.58) Giants Trend Profile: Last 10: 5-5, Streak: Lost 2, Road Record: 28-37, Against RHP: 49-43. Rockies Trend Profile: Last 10: 7-3, Streak: Won 2, Home Record: 34-24, Against LHP: 20-19. Starting Time: 8:40 TV: Comcast Sports Network San Francisco Bay Area, Fox Sports Rocky Mountains Comments: It has been lost on most that Giants lefty Barry Zito has an E.R.A. of 2.36 since the All-Star break, which is better than the team’s two aces—Tim Lincecum (2.65) and Matt Cain 2.53). The figures say Zito is at the top of his form and is ready to pitch his best game of the season and that should be enough for the Giants to get the job done in the pitchers’ duel of the day. Partly cloudy with a 40-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to center field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 70. CONFIRMED
C-Stars Sports 1000 Units Oakland/Seattle under the total 1000 Units LA Angles Over Detroit 1000 Units Tampa Bay/Toronto over the total
Vegas Sports Experts 10* Take NY Jets (+3) over Baltimore (NFL Power Play) Baltimore • 0-4 SU & ATS in pre-season coming off an UNDER the total • 0-3 SU & ATS in pre-season home games when the total is between 32.5 and 35 • 2-5 SU & ATS in pre-season when playing as a favorite
We Cover Spreads 1* Jets +3 One of our favorite preseason handicapping angles happens to be teams with position battles, and particularly Quarterback battles. With Mark Sanchez getting the start in this game and following him will be the other candidate Kellen Clemens. Ryan would like to name a starter after this game by Wednesday; so this is a huge game for both QB's. Sanchez edged Clemens in week one but training camp both we're pretty even so this a pivotal game for the two. So we can expect 100% from both guys in this game. Ryan said this will be a physical game with a regular season feel to it and will be more uptempo than your normal preseason game. We can expect the Jets to not back down to his former team in this game He said this is an attitude game because Baltimore is a physical football team. That is the style of play he wants his team to take after and that’s why he believes his team is going to come out and play physical on Monday Night. Rex Ryan said he wants go after the Ravens QB's as much as possible, after Flacco is done we will see former Ohio State QB Troy Smith who passed under 50% last week and John Beck who is nothing more than a 3rd string NFL QB at best after being a 2nd round bust for the Dolphins. So once Flacco is done the Jets should have some success against Smith and Beck. That's where this game should start to take a turn in the Jets favor. They may find themselves trailing at halftime but the second half things should turn around. Not too many coaches in the NFL know Flacco and Smith better then Ryan himself and he will sure have his defense prepared eventhough he said he's done no game planning; Rex is probably down playing that question. Also Regardless of all the media spotlight on Ryans quotes this week verbally sparring with the Ravens,he and Harbaugh remain close friends and we don't see Jim running the score up in the first half of a preseason game against his buddy Rex in his first visit back to Baltimore. Something good for the Jets Quarterbacks is that defensively the Ravens are very similar to what they have been practicing against the past few weeks; since the Ravens are running the same system that Rex ran their last year with minor "tweaks". The Jets had only 2 starting offensive linemen last week and now get a boost with Center Nick Mangold back but still will be without LG and RT Alan Faneca and Damian Woody. The Ravens starters will play most of the first half with veterans like Ed Reed, Ray Lewis, and Trevor Price being on a snap count. We're not sure how sserious Harbaugh takes these preseason games, last year he won his first game against New England and the team went on to lose their final three preseason games both straight up and against the spread. This game means a lot more to one of the best "players coach" in the league with Rex Ryan; and we are sure to see his team motivated to play on Monday Night against their coaches old organization. The Jets will be hungry to get their first win in the Ryan era Monday Night.
RF 1-Unit Play. Take #968 Seattle (-110) over Oakland (10 p.m., Monday, Aug. 24) 1-Unit Play. Take #956 Colorado (-165) over San Francisco (8 p.m., Monday, Aug. 24) Today's Totals 0.5-Unit Play. Take 'Under' 9.5 San Francisco at Colorado (8 p.m., Monday, Aug. 24) 0.5-Unit Play. Take 'Over' 10.0 Chicago White Sox at Boston (7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 24)
Unlocked Sports 1) Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals Pick: Cleveland (3 units) We were able to play the Indians as a +101 underdog late last night but at this point they are considered to be the favorite on most books. Either way, we are very confident in Cleveland coming up with the win tonight. Although the Indians are out of the playoff hunt, they have been playing well since late July winning 18 of their last 30 contests and winning 4 of their last 5 series on the road. The impressive part of this statistic is that each of their last 5 road series were against teams with winning home records. Jeremy Sowers (4-9, 4.82) will square off against Gil Meche (4-9, 4.73). Meche has struggled as of late with an ERA of 9.22 in his last 3. K.C. is 1-7 in his last 8 home starts and 6-24 in their last 30 home games. The Indians are clearly the better team and should win at least 2 out of 3 in this series, getting their first win tonight. Lay 3 units on the Indians. 2) Milwaukee Brewers vs Washington Nationals Pick: OVER 8.5 (3 units) This match will without a doubt be a high scoring affair. We were able to get the total at 8.5 late last night but it is currently at 9 at most books. Either way, we doubt that the ½ point will make a difference. Milwaukee sends Yovani Gallardo (11-10, 3.56) to the mound. Gallardo has struggled on the road as of late with an ERA of 5.74 in his past 5 road starts. He will face Colin Balester (1-3, 6.75). The 23 year old rookie has struggled immensely as of late with an ERA of 10.97 in his last 3 contests. OVER is 8-0-1 in the last 9 meetings. Lay 3 units on the OVER.
RUSS LARIBEE Tigers at Angels Pick: Tigers +116 It looked like Justin Verlander was going to repeat his '08 debacle, when he struggled the entire season, after 4 starts in '09 his ERA was at 9. He has been brilliant since, and has made 22 starts allowing 1 run or less in half of them, and 3 runs or less in 18 of the 22. Jerod Weaver was sailing along with a 2.08 ERA in mid June, but the wheels have fallen off since. Weaver has pitched to a 6.18 ERA in his last 12 starts, and the Angels have been outhitting his mistakes. Tigers are now 40-17 in Verlander's last 57 starts on 4 days rest, and I'll back Detroit in this one.