MLB Wednesday 10* Top Play OVER 12 in Colorado Rockies vs  Los Angeles Dodgers @ 8:40 ET - Sheehan has been quite impressive at times  for the Dodgers but also has been a bit "hit and miss" per se so he is not yet a model of consistency and Coors Field is a tough place to pitch. That said, I am expecting the Rockies to get to him here on a hitter-friendly evening as the weather is good and the ball will be carrying very well as usual at Coors Field. The Rockies are expected to start Davis and he will struggle here against a potent Dodgers team. LA is very relaxed at the plate right now because they are essentially locked into the #2 seed for the post-season. They won't catch the Braves but also the Brewers will not catch them so LA can continue to be very relaxed at the plate. Yesterday Game 2 of the double header was an 11-2 Dodgers win and the first game saw each team just miss the double digit mark in hits though the game stayed well under as Colorado got a surprising win in that opener. The Rockies entered this series having scored an average of 6.6 runs per game in their last 10 games at home and each team used some extra bullpen yesterday. The Dodgers have won 13 of 19 games and scored an average of 6 runs per game during this stretch. They can explode again at Coors Field like they did in yesterday's nightcap but the Rockies should join the hit parade party in this one as well. 10* OVER 12 in Colorado 

MLB Wednesday 10* Top Play Pittsburgh Pirates +110 @ Philadelphia Phillies @ 6:40 ET - I  do not think the Phillies are too concerned with the Pirates right now! They were yesterday but for sure but that 3-2 win in the 10th inning was the first walk-off playoff-clinching home win since 1920 and it came in extra innings after they blew a 2-0 lead. The celebrations at home were huge for Philly last night and I expect a rather disinterested bunch for this one! Conversely, the Pirates are a scrappy group as they showed again yesterday and also Johan Oviedo has been pitching very well. So, even though Ranger Suarez has also been pitching well for the Phillies, I think he could be supported by a different lineup than usual as Philadelphia may rest some guys. Also, any Phillie that does play may not be 100% after last night's post-game festivities. Look for the road dog to take advantage as Oviedo and the Pirates will be the more focused group. 10* PITTSBURGH +110

Rotation #200661: EFL Cup | Third Round: Wednesday 10* Top Play OVER 2.5 -135 in Newcastle United vs Manchester City @ 3 ET - This total opened at a 3 and has dropped to a 2.5 in most spots and I am well aware some of the stars may play less here or may not play at all. That's because the EFL Cup truly does not take precedence over the current task at hand which is the English Premier League season. However, even with consideration to this, I feel this total is absolutely a bargain. I do not foresee either club being shutout nor do I foresee either club settling for a draw. So you should be looking at least a 2-1 final here. Keep in mind, I just got burned by Manchester City when I had the over this past week and it was 2-0 after 14 minutes but never got a 3rd goal. A key issue there was a red card right away in the 2nd half for Man City and that completely changed the complexion of the match. I look for City to now be relentless here no matter which personnel are on the pitch. Also note that Newcastle United is coming off an 8-0 thrashing in EPL action and 8 different players scored! Again, this is another reason to like the over here no matter who is on the pitch as the hosts are rolling with confidence after all those guys found the back of the net over the weekend while, of course, the juggernaut that is Man City certainly will play with plenty of attack in them as well for this one. The last two meetings here at St James' Park have totaled 4 and 5 goals, respectively. More of the same on tap here! 10* OVER 2.5 -135 in Newcastle United

Rotation #201205: Italian Serie A: Wednesday 10* Top Play OVER 2.5 +105 in Cagliari vs AC Milan @ 12:30 ET - The money line on this match looks funny to me as AC Milan is a smaller favorite than expected. I feel this is telling though. The fact is Cagliari has scored only 1 goal in its first five matches this season but they are at home and I feel the odds makers are telling us a little something with this money line! That said, I like the over here. Cagliari is going to put more emphasis on the attack here and they should find the back of the net at least once as they draw a little added confidence from being on their home pitch. Perhaps AC Milan will underestimate them too on their travels as they are allowing 2 goals per match away from home this season. However, AC Milan is also scoring an average of 2 goals per match overall this season in league matches. That said, I am looking for AC Milan to come storming back even if they do get down and, either way, looking for at least a 2-1 final here. Cagliari is known for low-scoring matches but they know they need to get their attack going as they are languishing near the bottom of the table. They are a newly promoted club and I look for AC Milan to look to flex their muscles a bit against them in this one and they may pile up some big scoring opportunities. Look for them to cash in on a few of them along the way! 10* OVER 2.5 +105 in Cagliari

CFB Thursday 10* Top Play Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (-) vs Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders @ 7:30 ET - The dominant line here as of early game day morning is 6.5 but there is some 6 out there and I am laying it. I am going to start here by talking about Colorado State which may surprise you but it is with good reason. What does Colorado State have to do with this game? Plenty! The Rams had the memorable devastating double-OT loss to Colorado two weeks ago. They never should have blown the big lead and lost that game and it was heartbreaking. Following the gut-wrenching loss they were going on the road to Middle Tennessee State. Situations from the scheduling gods don't get much better than that for the Blue Raiders. They were catching a team playing B2B games away from home and they were catching them off a soul-crushing loss. How did MTSU handle it? Like the very weak team they are. The Blue Raiders lost outright even though they were favored in that one. Now they face a Western Kentucky team that has dominated them in recent meetings and also comes in angry off B2B losses. The Hilltoppers are going to roll here at home. Not only have they won big in the last two meetings, they are also on a 6-0 ATS run in weeknight home games. You know the Toppers are fired up with this primetime weeknight opportunity on their home field and they will pull away as this one goes along! WKU improves to 7-0 ATS in this spot! 10* WESTERN KENTUCKY (-)

MLB Thursday 10* Top Play Baltimore Orioles -120 vs Boston Red Sox @ 6:35 ET - I know Chris Sale has been pitching very well for the Red Sox and piling up strikeouts. However, there has been one exception recently and it is nothing new actually this season. Not only did Sale get rocked by the Orioles earlier this month, he also has been hammered by them in all 3 match-ups with them this entire season! In other words, the odds favor another rough outing for him here at Baltimore. As for the Orioles, they are trying to lock up the AL East division and Dean Kremer has solid numbers this season. That said, I am looking for the host to get the win here and I am taking advantage of the line value being afforded by Chris Sale being on the mound for the Red Sox. Note that he has allowed 18 earned runs in 12 innings against them this season and was rocked in all 3 starts. In other words, it is not a fluke and I look for more of the same here. 10* BALTIMORE -120

MLB Thursday 7* Toronto Blue Jays -175 or -180 vs New York Yankees @ 7:07 ET - Generally speaking I do not like to lay bigger money line prices but it already helped us out recently on a couple of 1-run wins that we would have lost had we played the run line at -1.5 runs. That said, this one is in an price range that makes it worth a 7* money line play rather than a 10* run line play and I like this spot for a Blue Jays win. Toronto has lost B2B games at home to the Yankees and each loss was via a shutout! But today they go from facing Gerrit Cole to facing Luke Weaver. I know the latter is off a rare solid outing, though short, but he is no Cole. Overall he has struggled this season and the Blue Jays should pound him. I also look for Chris Bassitt, having a solid season, to come up big here as Toronto still has work to do to lock up a post-season spot! The Yankees would like to prevent that of course but, prior to this 3-game win streak for New York, they had been struggling badly. Those struggles resume here as this one is a much different situation and the pitching favors the host. Off RARE B2B home losses, I am sure of the focus the Blue Jays will bring to the ball park for this one! 7* TORONTO -175 or -180

Rotation #201849: Spanish La Liga: Thursday 10* Top Play OVER 2.5 in Granada vs Real Betis @ 1 ET - I like spots like this where the home club is the lesser team. Generally speaking they will put up a fight on their home pitch but also struggle to stop the opposition. This looks like another one of those situations. Granada is near the very bottom of the La Liga table but is scoring an average of 1.5 goals per match. The issue for them is they are also allowing 3 goals per match. Real Betis is a solid club but has allowed 10 goals in 3 road matches this season. Neither club is happy with their overall performance so far this season and so both will be pushing hard for solid results this week. I expect each club to find the back of the net and note that Granada has not had a draw in any of its 6 matches this season and Real Betis has not had a draw in any of its 3 road matches this season. We should see at least a 2-1 final here the way I forecast this one to play out. 10* OVER 2.5 in Granada

Rotation #201229: Italian Serie A: Thursday 10* Top Play OVER 2.5 in Frosinone vs Fiorentina @ 12:30 ET - Frosinone on home pitch and the average score of their 3 home matches in league action thus far is 2-2 and there is certainly nothing average about that. They will put up fight here as a host in this one but they will not be able to stop Fiorentina either. Home and away it has not mattered for Fiorentina as they are both scoring an average of 2 goals per match plus conceding 2 goals per match. In 3 matches away, Fiorentina does not yet have a draw and in 3 matches at home Frosinone does not have a draw so there is an extra comfort level here that we see at least a 2-1 final here. Odds are both clubs score - and you can see why per the above - and odds are there is no draw so these factors lend themselves to a 2-1 final at the very least here. 10* OVER 2.5 in Frosinone