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I have had only two losing season in pro football in my handicapping career. I have the best sources in the business thanks to more than 25 years as a sportswriter, handicapper and analyst. |
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MLB | Aug 15, 2022 A's vs Rangers |
A's +142 at SC Consensus |
Lost $100.0 |
| Play Type: Free | ||
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Both teams are in rebuilt mode. Texas doesn't play well at home. The A's are better on the road. The starting pitching favors Oakland with James Kaprielian versus Glenn Otto. So I'm willing to take this price on the underdog A's. My handicap is based more as a play-against Texas rather than being excited about Oakland. This is a case of bad-on-bad with a nice mid-ranged price going for the underdog. The Rangers are seven games below .500 when playing at home. They have lost 10 of their 14 games at Globe Life Field. Oakland is 24-35 on the road compared to 17-39 at home. Kaprielian is 3-6 with a 4.38 ERA. However, he's going through the best stretch of the season. Kaprielian's fastball is up to nearly 98 mph after being clocked below 95 mph earlier in the season. He has given up five earned runs in his last four starts spanning 21 1/3 innings. Otto shouldn't be in a big league rotation. He's 4-8 with a 5.20 ERA. His home ERA is 6.69. Otto has a career 9.24 ERA against the A's in three career starts. (Editor's note: Stephen Nover is 16-7-2 on his last 25 MLB premium play totals. He has his American League August Total of the Month today. Don't miss it!) |
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MLB | Aug 15, 2022 Orioles vs Blue Jays |
OVER 9 -115 |
Won $100 |
| Play Type: Top Premium | ||
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The Under hasn't won the last seven times the Blue Jays have hosted the Orioles. I don't see that streak ending here in a pitching matchup of Kyle Bradish versus Yusei Kikuchi. Baltimore has some underrated pitchers. Bradish isn't one of them. He has a 6.42 ERA and 1.62 WHIP. The Blue Jays have seen him twice this season getting to him for 14 hits in 9 2/3 innings. Bradish has a 7.45 ERA against them. The Orioles' bullpen got worse during the trade deadline when closer Jorge Lopez was traded. Toronto is due to breakout after being held to only four runs against the Guardians during a three-game series going against Shane Bieber, Triston McKenzie and Cal Quantrill. Bradish is way beneath those starters. The Blue Jays have the second-highest batting average in baseball, rank fifth in runs and seventh in homers. The Orioles get to see Kikuchi for the third time this season. He is 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA in two starts against Baltimore this year, including getting battered for five earned runs in five innings last Monday. The Orioles smacked three homers against him in that 7-4 victory. |
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Sports gaming writer for Las Vegas Review-Journal 1984-1997. Professional handicapper since 1999. Author of three books - Las Vegas Sportsbeat, Sportsgaming Beat, Winning Fantasy Football. Taught sports betting at UNLV. Former co-host of the Sunday Night Stardust Line sports gaming radio show. Was part-time oddsmaker and analyst for Roxy Roxborough. Recognized NFL expert with 21 of 23 winning seasons. |
