End date/deadline: 8/31/09
The Standard: 200 units by the deadline
Current standing: 1.45 units
Units remaining: 198.55
First 4 plays:
Angels/Jays under 9 PUSH
Red Sox -125 Win 10 units
Indians/Twins under 9.5 Loss -3.3 units
LA Dodgers -105 Loss -5.25 units
June 5th
$1000 Detroit -170
LA took 2 of 3 this season at home from Detroit. Look for the Tigers to return the favor. LA has not had an easy time putting win streaks together this season. Streaks of 3 or more games have not happened in about a month, and they have failed on their previous 3 chances. Tigers were embarrassed yesterday pulling Willis early, and will bounce back today despite heavy juice. Ervin Santana has struggled most recently allowing 15 ERs in his last 2 games. He has struggled with Detroit in the past and mind frame wise it may not be a good situation for him tonight. Verlander will counter and he too has struggled at times vs. Angels, but has put together one solid outing after another and looks like the old Verlander from a couple years ago. Need to stay away from Santana right now and I feel this is a great spot for Detroit to get the W.
$1000 Toronto +135
Greinke may just be up for a little letdown after coming off of his worst outing of this season. Greinke only has one loss on the year but his club has lost 3 of the last 5 outings. The Royals are not a good team to bet as they just keep losing. Although Greinke has earned backers decent money there should be no reason to lay money on the road with a team that is struggling. He most likely will not get run support tonight and cost backers more money, even if he pitches well. Romero will oppose Greinke and has struggled against AL east opponents. Outside the division, no problem as he has allowed 4 ERs in 21 innings. Take the Jays as they were once on this downward spiral and have an easier task than they've had of late.
$500 NY Mets +105
Tim Redding is looking at a match-up with his old team tonight. He may just get his chance to have his old team make him look like a superstar when the Nats host the Mets Friday night. Now the Nats are the decade's worst, no doubt, and if you look at their track record as faves and in series game 1's you would steer clear of them regardless what the match-up shows. Nats are 3-7 as faves this season, all home games. The three wins were actually -123 and higher. For the ones in the -110 to -120 range, they are 0-4 as faves. In opening series games this year they are a miserable 4-14. The Mets are 7-1 vs. Wsh in the last 8 meetings, and have won 25 of the last 32 on the road there. Even with a banged up line-up Redding should have enough motivation to defeat Martis, who gave up 6 ERs in his lone meeting with NY, last season. He lasted just 3 inngs. He has allowed 17 ERs in his last 3 starts and 10 ERs in his last 2 at home.
$500 Arizona +105
Look for the motivational edge for Davis as he pitched brilliantly in his last meeting with Gaudin and the Pads. He allowed just 2 ERs but his team lost a 9-7 game at home. Now they are in SD with revenge on their minds with these two starters rematching. Last season Davis shutout SD over 8+ innings. he pitches pretty good in Petco Park. Zona can hit Chad Gaudin. Gaudin has not had two solid outings in a row yet, and looks shaky at times, especially after a good outing. This season after shutting out Colorado over 5 innings he followed up with a 6 ER performance in LA. After a solid home outing vs. SF, he allowed 7 ERs to this same Arizona team. Davis will get the win tonight along with his team as they avenge the previous loss at home, winning in SD tonight.
$500 Orioles/A's Under 8.5
Look for Guthrie and Braden to keep this one under the total of 8.5 runs. The O's are on a downswing after winning 9 in a row. They have lost 4 of their last 5. This losing sstreak will continue tonight but more importantly this one will stay under. Guthrie is 4-4 with a 4.86 ERA while Braden is 4-5 with a 3.63 ERA. Over the last 2 seasons, Guthrie has done well against the A's. He allowed just 5 ERs in 3 previous starts against them. On the road, in Oakland he has averaged 1 ER per 3 innings. Braden has also previously faced the O's, 3 times over the last 2 seasons. They were all 1 ER performances, averaging 6 innings pitched per game. The O's have scored just 2 runs in all those 3 games. Look for a 5 run final here.
$300 Texas +125
Kevin Millwood has a shockingly low ERA as a Rangers starter. A 3.23 to be exact. That's pretty damn good when you think about how many runs Texas and opponents put up especially at home. Penny is 5-1 for the Sox and although his ERA is at a 5.63 he has the best record of any Sox starter right now. The ERA sells the struggle for Penny and it proves the Sox are scoring runs even when everyone thinks they aren't putting up enough. Millwood has been stellar away from home this year as far as innings pitched is concerned. He has gone 7 or more in all of his recent road starts. Look for a home letdown for Boston as the public is riding them. They will likely drop the first of the series. Penny is well overdue for a bad outing as he has not pitched bad in his last 3.
$200 Phills/Dodgers Over 9.5
Moyer will look to get rid of whatever the Dodgers hold over him tonight. Moyer has a 6.75 ERA in 2009 as he watches his career come to an end. He has allowed 15 ERs in his last 4 road starts in just 20 innings. He also has allowed 16 ERs in his last 2 in LA, and 23 ERs in his last 3 vs. LA. Milton comes back with a vengeance after missing the bigs in all of 2008, with 3 strong outings in 09. This will be his first home start for his new club. He has only allowed 5 ERs in 3 starts this year and should pitch as good if not better at home. Milton should continue his dominance, and after getting shut down last night look for the LAD to explode for runs tonight.
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