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Matchup | Selection | W/L |
MLB | Apr 19, 2024 Red Sox vs Pirates |
Red Sox +100 at YouWager |
Won $100 |
Play Type: Premium | ||
Interleague action here on Friday has the Boston Red Sox playing at the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Red Sox are last in the AL East with a 10-10 record and +4 run differential. The Sox coming off a four-game set at home vs Cleveland where they lost three of the four games with the Guardians. Brayan Bello will make his fifth start of the season for the Red Sox. Bello is 2-1 with a 3.92 ERA and 1.210 WHIP. Bello has pitched well in all four starts but hasn't gone past 5 1/3 innings in any of those outings. The bullpen has been ok with a 4.30 ERA. The Pittsburgh Pirates are 11-8 on the season and in third place in the NL Central, one game back of leader Milwaukee. They also have a +11 run differential. The Pirates will start Quinn Priester tonight. Priester makes his first appearance of this season after a 3-3 mark and 7.74 ERA last year. This will be his first big league start for Priester after being recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis to take the spot of Marco Gonzales. Priester was 3-0 in the preseason with a 5.87 ERA and made a bid for the opening day roster spot. He was 1-1 in the minors this year with a 3.95 ERA and holding batters to a .226 batting average. While Priester might be a good future MLB'er tonight I'm sticking with the Red Sox and Bello. Priester just hasn't shown enough success at this level for me. Play Boston. |
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Matchup | Selection | W/L |
MLB | Apr 19, 2024 Brewers vs Cardinals |
Brewers -111 at circa |
Won $100 |
Play Type: Premium | ||
NL Central clash here today has what I like to refer to as the "Penthouse vs the Outhouse" matchup. Or the 1st place Milwaukee Brewers vs the last place St Louis Cardinals. The Brewers are 11-6 on the season with a +25 run differential while the Redbirds are just 9-10 with a -9 run differential. Milwaukee lost two of three games to the Padres in their recent set as they begin this three game series today. Freddy Peralta will get the start with a 2-0 record in his three starts. He also has a nifty 2.55 ERA and 0.679 ERA. He's allowed only 10 total his in his 17 2/3 innings with five runs, 25 KO's and just two walks. The Cardinals coming off their series at Oakland where they took two of three games from the A's. Kyle Gibson will toe the rubber for the Cards. Gibson is 1-2 in his three starts with a lofty 6.16 ERA and 1.211 WHIP. He's allowed 11 runs over his last 12 innings and has six walks to go with just 11 KO's. I'm taking the Brewers with a very solid Peralta on the hill. Play Milwaukee. |
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Matchup | Selection | W/L |
NBA | Apr 19, 2024 Kings vs Pelicans |
Kings -1½ -110 at linepros |
Lost $110.0 |
Play Type: Top Premium | ||
The Pelicans will host the Kings in another Play-In game here on Thursday. This will be an elimination round game so the loser will go home. The winner will take the No 8 seed in the Playoffs and face No 1 Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. The Pelicans won all five of their regular season games vs the Kings. The Pelicans coming off a loss in their first Play-In game vs the Lakers, 106-110, as a 1-point favorite. The big news was the exit of Pelicans star Zion Williamson in the fourth quarter with a hamstring injury and he didn't return. Sacramento cruised to a blowout win over the Golden State Warriors in their elimination round game on Tuesday. While the Pelicans did sweep the season series, if they are without Williamson here on Thursday that will be of utmost concern. The Pelicans have the second fewest home wins of the remaining teams and even if Williamson does go, which doesn't look good right now, how effective will that hamstring let him play. Take Sacramento. |
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Jim Feist is the recognized leader in the sports information and sports gaming industry. For more than 30 years his acclaim has become unparalleled, with numerous wins in prestigious handicapping contests. His other endeavors include websites that provide sports information worldwide. Feist is the principal panelist on PRO LINE, America's premier handicapping television show on the USA Cable Network. Year in, year out, Jim sets the standard for all other handicappers to gauge their own success. Experience, knowledge, and a limitless number of contacts and sources throughout the country make Jim the undisputed champion in sports handicapping. For sports information there's only one person to turn to: Jim Feist. |