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Date | Match Up | Rating | Score | Result | Profit | Lead Time | Analysis |
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07-24-15 | Cincinnati Reds v. Colorado Rockies OVER 11 | Top | 5-6 | Push | 0 | 13 h 58 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 11 runs in Colorado vs Cincinnati @ 8:40 ET - Both of these clubs had yesterday off. The Reds enter this series having gone over the total in 7 of their last 9 games. The Rockies have gone over the total in 4 of their last 6 games. On a warm summer evening in Denver tonight the ball will be carrying very well and, couple that with a match-up of two struggling hurlers, you have the perfect recipe for a "slugfest" to erupt at Coors Field this evening. Anthony Desclafani gets the start for the Reds and he's given up 4 homers in his last 3 starts. In these 3 outings the Reds right-hander has compiled an ugly 7.27 ERA and 1.73 WHIP. Now he must contend with a Rockies team in his first-ever start at hitter-friendly Coors Field where the Rockies are hitting over .300 this season. Colorado hurler Eddie Butler will be facing the Reds for the first time as a host and, that said, if his start at Cincinnati in May is any indication it should be a rough night for Butler. He gave up four earned runs on 9 hits including two homers when he faced Cincy back in May. Now Butler must face them in hitter-friendly mile-high air and he comes into this start with a 1-3 record and 6.41 ERA with ridiculous 2.09 WHIP in his four home starts this season. His most recent MLB start was at home on June 5th and he gave up 6 earned runs on 11 hits in 5 and 1/3 innings of work. Butler did make a start on Sunday (after returning to the big leagues for the first time since early June) but the game got rained out and erased his 4-inning stint from the record books. Even in AAA this season Butler has been hit hard with a 6.27 ERA and hitters knocking him around at a .289 clip! The over is 10-5 in Reds games this season when they had the prior day off. The over is 31-21 in Rockies games this season when they are off of a loss. Play OVER 11 runs in Colorado as a *10* Top Play Friday. |
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07-24-15 | Detroit Tigers v. Boston Red Sox OVER 9 | 1-2 | Loss | -115 | 11 h 27 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 9 runs in Boston vs Detroit @ 7:10 ET - A rare under for the Tigers yesterday, the over is still 25-5 in Detroit's last 30 games. With the pitching match-up for tonight's series opener at Boston, there is every reason to believe that the hot "over" trend quickly resumes for Detroit. The Red Sox are off of a 5-4 loss at Houston yesterday that went over the total. The over is now 4-1 in Boston's last five games. Rick Porcello is expected to get the start tonight for the Red Sox and he's 1-2 with a 7.62 ERA and a 1.77 WHIP in his last 3 starts. Included in this ugly stretch for Porcello is 5 homers in just 11 innings of work! Now he must deal with a powerful Tigers lineup ready to bounce back from a 3-2 home loss yesterday. Detroit will have some pitching issues of their own in this one as Justin Verlander is expected to get the start tonight for the Tigers. He's made six starts so far this season and he remains winless and the over is 6-0, 100% this season in Verlander's starts! He has a 1.50 WHIP on the season and an ugly 8.26 ERA in his last three starts. The over is 9-5 this season in Boston's home games with a posted total of 9 or 9.5 runs. The over is 11-6 this season in Red Sox home games when they are priced at a money line of -100 to -125. Play OVER 9 runs in Boston as an *8* selection Friday. |
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07-23-15 | Milwaukee Brewers v. Arizona Diamondbacks OVER 8.5 | Top | 3-8 | Win | 100 | 15 h 31 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 8.5 runs in Arizona vs Milwaukee @ 9:40 ET - The Diamondbacks are starting Zach Godley in this one and it's hard to imagine what they're thinking. He's only made 3 starts above the single A minors in his entire career. So not only is he jumping up all the way from AA ball to make this start, he's only made 3 starts at the AA level and looking at those outings he certainly wasn't dominant. Now Godley will have to face major league hitters and he'll be facing a Brewers lineup that has produced an average of 6 runs per game in their last 7 games. Milwaukee lost 7-5 yesterday and the resulting "over" was the third in the last four Brewers games. Arizona's 5-3 loss to Miami yesterday also resulted in an over and the over is 24-15 in Diamondbacks games with a posted total of 8 or 8.5 runs so far this season. Arizona does tend to produce better at home and they over is now 27-18 in Dbacks home game this season. As for the Brewers, the over is 20-11 this season in their games against teams with a losing record on the season. Michael Fiers has been pitching well for Milwaukee but his most recent start against Arizona is not a good sign of what to expect here. He was pounded for 6 earned runs on 9 hits in just five innings of work. Look for the Dbacks to again get to him early and often. Fiers, as well as he has pitched, has given up 3 long balls in his last two starts and the ball does carry well at Chase Field. Play OVER 8.5 runs in Arizona as a *10* Top Play Thursday! |
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07-23-15 | Chicago White Sox v. Cleveland Indians OVER 7.5 | 8-1 | Win | 100 | 12 h 18 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 7.5 runs in Cleveland vs Chicago White Sox @ 7:10 ET - Cleveland won 7-5 at Milwaukee in interleague action yesterday. The over is now 4-0 in the Indians last four games as their offense continues to heat up just like the July weather. Even the White Sox offense, one of the worst in the league so far this season, has begun to show signs of life in recent games as Chicago has 45 hits in their last 5 games. After yesterday's 3-2 home loss to the Cardinals in interleague action, look for the ChiSox lineup to bounce back against the Indians Trevor Bauer this evening. The right-hander was pounded for 5 earned runs in just 4 innings of work against the Reds in his most recent start. This is also the 4th time this season that the White Sox are getting a shot at Bauer and, after struggling in the early season match-ups, their sticks are much hotter now and they certainly have seen plenty of Bauer already this year. Bauer has been weaker at home than on the road this season as he has a 5.82 ERA in home outings this season. As for the ChiSox starter tonight it's Jeff Samardzija who gets the call. In his 10 road starts this season the over has gone 7-2-1 as Samardzija has a 5.29 ERA away from home this season. The Tribe lineup will take advantage of a hurler who took the loss and gave up two homers against Kansas City in his most recent start. That start was at home and it's on the road where the White Sox right-hander has really struggled with the long ball with 9 allowed in his 10 starts away from home. This series has been all about the under so far this year but both the offense are clicking much better now then they were earlier this season and I'll take advantage of the low total posted here. Play OVER 7.5 runs in Cleveland as an *8* selection Thursday. |
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07-22-15 | Baltimore Orioles v. New York Yankees OVER 8.5 | Top | 3-4 | Loss | -102 | 12 h 42 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 8.5 runs in NY Yankees vs Baltimore @ 7:05 ET - The Yankees Ivan Nova is 0-3 in his last 3 starts and he's compiled a 4.76 ERA and an ugly 1.59 WHIP in those starts. Too many hits in all 3 outings. Not enough strikeouts in the last two outings. Nova has been pitching to contact and the Orioles have the potent lineup to take advantage. In fact, Nova has been crushed for 11 earned runs on 16 hits in his last 9 and 2/3 innings of work against Baltimore. The over is 11-6 this season in Yankees games where the Yanks money line ranges from -100 to -125. Kevin Gausman gets the start for the Orioles after he was sent down to AAA Norfolk before the MLB All Star Break. Gausman got crushed at Minnesota in his most recent start (July 7th) and he's compiled an ugly 9.40 ERA in road outings this season. His only career start at the Bronx (last September) resulted in an over and another one can be expected here after a surprisingly low-scoring game opened up this series yesterday. There were 18 hits in yesterday's game but only 5 runs scored. I'll take advantage of that dichotomy by grabbing the line value it offers today. In other words, the 3-2 final yesterday wasn't truly reflective of the way the hitters were swinging the bats yesterday. Additionally, the Orioles came into this series having at least 10 hits in 4 of their last 5 games. The Yankees have pounded out 78 hits in their last 9 games. Take advantage of the low posted total here as two unproven hurlers square off in the Bronx. Play OVER 8.5 runs in the NY Yankees game as a *10* Top Play Wednesday. |
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07-22-15 | Texas Rangers v. Colorado Rockies OVER 10.5 | 10-8 | Win | 100 | 8 h 48 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 10.5 in Colorado vs Texas @ 3:10 ET - The Rockies were shut out on their home field yesterday and that is certainly not something you will see often. Though the game ended up with 25 hits, it stayed under the total. Look for Colorado to respond with an offensive onslaught after that ridiculous result yesterday. The Rockies are hitting better than .300 at home this season and they will be "teeing off" this afternoon against a pitcher who is only a year removed from Tommy John elbow surgery. Though Rangers starter Martin Perez only allowed 3 earned runs in his 5-inning stint last week that marked his return from a 14 month absence, the southpaw did give up 9 hits and 2 walks in those 5 innings. Perez was fortunate the damage was not worse. It will be today! Perez has made one career appearance against Colorado and he was rocked for 5 earned runs in 5 innings of work in that outing last May. The Rockies also are sending a southpaw to the mound as Jorge De La Rosa gets the start this afternoon. He's struggled at home this season with a 6.29 ERA and a 1.69 WHIP. De La Rosa has allowed 5 homers in his last 3 starts and Perez gave up 2 homers in his lone career start at Coors Field. On a warm afternoon in Colorado the ball will be carrying extremely well today. The Rangers have erupted for 7 or more runs in 3 of their last 4 games and De La Rosa continues to be bothered by a cut on his pitching hand. Play OVER 10.5 runs in Colorado as an *8* selection Wednesday. |
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07-21-15 | Texas Rangers v. Colorado Rockies OVER 11 | Top | 9-0 | Loss | -100 | 14 h 1 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 10.5 or 11 runs in Colorado vs Texas @ 8:40 ET - The Rangers hand the ball to southpaw Matt Harrison tonight. Though he is 2-0 in his two career appearances against the Rockies (and did not allow a run in either start) neither one of those starts occurred at Coors Field. This will be his first ever appearance in the thin air of the Mile High city and Harrison is not likely to fare well at all. Most first-time starters at Coors Field do struggle and the problem for the Texas southpaw is that's not the only strike against him in this one. The other concern is that he's struggling to return to form after back surgery. This is just his 2nd start since returning the bigs but the fact he allowed 6 earned runs in just 4 innings against Arizona in his first start back is certainly concerning for Rangers fans. The only good news for Texas today is the lineup should be able to "tee off" against the Rockies Kyle Kendrick. The right-hander must be questioning his decision to come to Colorado as he's 1-4 with a 6.54 ERA in his 8 home starts this season. He's been ripped for 17 hits in his last 12 and 1/3 innings on the mound. Kendrick also has given up 13 homers in just 42 and 2/3 innings at Coors Field this season. Without a win since June 23rd, Kendrick's best chance at a victory tonight is if the Rockies win an absolute slugfest. Last night's game went over the total in the top of the 5th inning. With two struggling hurlers taking the mound at Coors Field, it could be a repeat tonight. Play OVER 10.5 or 11 runs in Texas as a *10* Top Play Tuesday. |
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07-21-15 | Seattle Mariners v. Detroit Tigers OVER 9 | 11-9 | Win | 100 | 12 h 26 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 9 runs in Detroit vs Seattle @ 7:05 ET - I had this play yesterday as well as I continue to ride the hot streak of overs involving Tigers games. Though yesterday's game was only a push for those who played it early, the overall trending is still a strong one. There were three homers hit in yesterday's game and it will be another beautiful evening for baseball in Detroit with the ball once again carrying very well. The last time the Mariners Taijuan Walker faced the Tigers was just two weeks ago and he allowed 3 homers in that game even though it was played in pitcher-friendly Seattle. As for the Tigers Shane Greene, he's allowed 3 homers in his last two starts combined. Overall, Greene has been awful recently as he's allowed at least 4 earned runs in each of his last five starts. In his most recent 3 starts, he's produced a 12.00 ERA and has compiled an ugly 2.33 WHIP. Even his recent time at Triple A Toledo has not seemed to help as he came back up to the bigs after the All Star Break and he promptly got rocked by the Twins. The Mariners Walker also comes into this outing struggling as he's allowed 11 earned runs in his last 11 innings of work. The fact that the Tigers just saw him two weeks ago in Seattle is also a big advantage. Even with yesterday's game failing to go over the total, the over is still on a 23-4 run in the Tigers last 27 games and the home run ball will be flying tonight at Comerica Park. Play OVER 9 runs in Detroit as an *8* selection Tuesday. |
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07-20-15 | Texas Rangers v. Colorado Rockies OVER 11 | Top | 7-8 | Win | 100 | 14 h 53 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 11 runs in Colorado vs Texas @ 8:40 ET - The Rangers Nick Martinez will be making his first MLB appearance in nearly 3 weeks. He was last in action on July 1st and that wrapped up a stretch of 3 starts where the right-hander went 0-3 with a 6.27 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP. Those are ugly numbers and, in his first start after being recalled from AAA Round Rock he gets a tough assignment. Facing the Rockies in Colorado is a start that no hurler looks forward to. For Martinez, this will be his first appearance there and those "rookie outings" at Coors Field tend to be the toughest of them all for pitchers. Colorado is hitting an incredible .305 at home with a stellar .484 slugging percentage at Coors Field. The Rockies will get to Martinez early and often in this one but certainly Colorado is likely to have some pitching issues of their own in this one. Chris Rusin gets the start and the southpaw has not made a start since July 8th. Now he deals with a tough assignment as the Rangers have been strong at the plate recently with an average of 12 hits per game in their last 7 games. Rusin has a 2.45 ERA in his last 3 starts but that's a bit deceiving as he's allowed 21 hits (including 4 homers) in 18 and 1/3 innings of work. As you can see, based on those numbers, he's been fortunate to escape without more damage done in those starts. Rusin hasn't recorded a win since June 21st and he faces a red hot Texas lineup in this one. The over is 7-2 in Rockies games on Mondays this season. The over is 7-3 in Rangers games where they are priced in the +100 to +125 money line range. Play OVER 11 runs in Colorado as a *10* Top Play Monday. |
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07-20-15 | Seattle Mariners v. Detroit Tigers OVER 9 | 4-5 | Push | 0 | 13 h 30 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 9 runs in Detroit vs Seattle @ 7:05 ET - With their 9-3 loss to Baltimore easily flying over the total yesterday, Detroit has now produced an incredible 23-3 run to the over in their last 26 games. With the pitching match-up slated for Monday evening, there is no reason to jump off of this strong trend. Alfredo Simon gets the start for the Tigers and he's been so bad lately that he's produced this unenviable statistic: Simon is the only starting pitcher in MLB this year that has allowed 5 earned runs or more in 5 straight appearances! The Tigers right-hander brings that trend into this match-up with the Mariners. Simon has given up 28 earned runs in his last 5 starts spanning just 22 and 2/3 innings. In his last 3 starts, Simon has given up 33 hits in just 13 and 2/3 innings of work. The hit barrage continues today against Simon. The good news for Tigers fans though is the fact that Detroit has one of the best offenses in the league and they should match Seattle run for run in this one. This is especially true because the Mariners are sending a struggling J.A. Happ to the mound. The Seattle southpaw has a 5.82 ERA in his last 3 starts and a 5.59 ERA on the road this season. The over is 6-3 for the Mariners in Happ's road starts this season. The most recent start for Happ was July 8th and that did come against the Tigers. Even though that particular outing was in pitcher-friendly Seattle, Happ was rocked for 4 earned runs on 7 hits in just 4 innings of work. More of the same this evening in Detroit. The over is 7-0 in Simon's last 7 starts! Play OVER 9 runs in Detroit as an *8* selection Monday. |
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07-19-15 | Minnesota Twins v. Oakland A's OVER 8 | 1-14 | Win | 114 | 11 h 47 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 7.5 or 8 runs in Oakland vs Minnesota @ 4:05 ET - The Twins Tom Milone has been pitching surprisingly well in recent starts. Even in day games he's enjoyed success this season. The reason I say "even in day games" is because historically that's been a struggle for him and I am not going to let some succcess in a few day game outings this season totally wipe out what I have seen from Mione under the sun in much of his career. From 2012 to 2014, Milone went 8-11 with a 4.71 ERA and was hit at a .276 clip in day games. Also, over that same three year period he was hit at a .287 clip away from home. Milone was much stronger at home and in night games than he was on the road or in day games. Look for him to get hit hard by an Athletics team that hits the ball quite well at home with a .265 batting average so far this season in home games. As for the Twins, they will be teeing off against a struggling A's hurler this afternoon. Oakland sends Jesse Chavez to the mound and he's 0-3 with a 5.82 ERA in his last 3 starts. His last two outings have been particularly ugly with 8 earned runs on 16 hits (including 3 homers) in just 9 and 1/3 innings of work. With each of the first two games in this series totaling just 5 runs apiece, look for an offensive explosion this afternoon! Play OVER 7.5 or 8 runs in Oakland as an *8* selection Sunday. |
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07-19-15 | Baltimore Orioles v. Detroit Tigers OVER 8.5 | 9-3 | Win | 100 | 8 h 48 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8.5 runs in Detroit vs Baltimore @ 1:05 ET - The Tigers got shutout yesterday. Prior to that shocking result on their home field yesterday, Detroit has been one of the hottest offenses in the league for the past month. Of course this is a big part of the reason the over is 22-3 in their last 25 games. The Tigers powerful offense will bounce right back after being shutout Saturday afternoon. Facing the Orioles Miguel Gonzalez will surely help the cause. He's gone 1-2 with a 7.63 ERA and a 1.76 WHIP in his last 3 starts. All 3 starts went over the total. As for the Tigers starting pitcher this afternoon, Justin Verlander gets the call. In his five starts this season, the over is 5-0, 100% perfect this season. The Tigers right-hander has particularly struggled at home where he's compiled a 6.19 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP in his 3 home starts this season. Verlander has allowed 8 earned runs in just 11 innings of work in his last two starts against the Orioles. Gonzales is 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA and a 2.07 WHIP in his three career outings against the Tigers. This one is flying over as the over stays PERFECT in Verlander's starts this season! Play OVER 8.5 runs in Detroit as an *8* selection Sunday. |
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07-18-15 | Boston Red Sox v. Los Angeles Angels OVER 7.5 | 0-3 | Loss | -103 | 14 h 57 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 7.5 runs in LA Angels vs Boston @ 9:05 ET - I love coming in strong with an over in a series where the first game is a 1-0 pitchers' duel. Yesterday's game didn't even get 8 hits, let alone 8 runs! That said, no one will expect the bats to come to life today but there is every reason to believe that it is exactly that which will occur. Red Sox starter Rick Porcello has an ugly 7.71 ERA and 1.86 ERA in his last 3 starts. Also, on the season, the Boston right-hander has gone 1-5 on the road with an ugly 7.16 ERA. Porcello faced the Angels once already this season and that did not go well at all as he allowed 7 earned runs in less than 5 innings of work in Boston. Before yesterday's 1-0 win, the Angels were on a 7-2 run and had scored 65 runs in those 9 games. That's an average of 7 runs per game and the Halos should have no trouble with the offerings of Porcello tonight. The Angels starter tonight is Garrett Richards and he got crushed for 12 hits in less than 6 innings of work in his final start before the All Star Break. Facing the Red Sox is unlikely to spark a turn-around for the right-hander. He's given up 7 earned runs on 14 hits in less than 8 innings of work in his last two appearances against the BoSox. Overall, Richards has a 5.14 ERA against the Red Sox in his career and Porcello has a 7.07 ERA against the Angels in his career. The over was 7-2 in the Angels last 9 games before yesterday's 1-0 win and the over is 5-1 in Angels games this season when they are off of a shutout win. Play OVER 7.5 runs in the LA Angels game as a *10* Top Play Saturday. |
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07-18-15 | Texas Rangers v. Houston Astros OVER 7.5 | 7-6 | Win | 100 | 12 h 3 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 7.5 runs in Houston vs Texas @ 7:10 ET - These teams combined for 24 hits in yesterday's match-up but, amazingly, only 5 runs were scored. That's a big part of the reason I have no problem coming right back with the same play in Game 2 of this series. The Rangers are sending Colby Lewis to the mound in this one. The over is 12-5 in the right-handers starts this season. Since May 1st, the over is 11-2-1 in Lewis' starts. Lewis has an 8.47 ERA and a 1.59 WHIP in his last three starts. The Astros will be getting their third look at him this season and they did get to him for 4 earned runs when they saw him for the first time this season back in April. As for the Houston starter tonight, Scott Feldman takes the mound. He got crushed for 6 earned runs on 9 hits in just 3 innings of work in his most recent start against the Rangers - back on May 5th. Feldman is coming off of a strong start at Baltimore in his most recent outing but, prior to that, the Astros right-hander had compiled a 5.70 ERA in his last 8 starts dating all way back to mid-April. Lewis has allowed 5 homers in his last 3 starts and there will be some big extra base hits coming today after yesterday's game had no business staying under the total - 24 hits in the game! Play OVER 7.5 runs in Houston as an *8* selection Saturday. |
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07-18-15 | Baltimore Orioles v. Detroit Tigers OVER 8 | 3-0 | Loss | -122 | 12 h 59 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8 runs in Detroit vs Baltimore @ 7:05 ET - These teams combined to go over the total in the 5th inning yesterday as the Tigers amazing run of high-scoring games continues. Not even the All Star Break could stand in the way of that. The over is now 22-2 in Detroit's last 24 games. Even with David Price on the hill for the Tigers, the trend of high-scoring games should continue today. Price did not allow an earned run in 8 innings in his most recent start (at Minnesota on July 9th). However, prior to this outing Price had given up 23 hits in his 3 prior starts spanning 19 and 2/3 innings. The southpaw is facing an Orioles lineup that has produced a .261 batting average and .405 slugging percentage against left-handed pitching this season. Both of those marks rank Baltimore among the tops in the league in each category. The Orioles will be sending Chris Tillman to the mound tonight. Though he's allowed just two earned runs in each of his last two starts, Tillman has given up 18 hits in just 10 and 2/3 innings as he was hit quite hard in each outing. The O's right-hander faces a Tigers team that has produced an incredible .290 batting average in home games this season. Play OVER 8 runs in Detroit as an *8* selection Saturday. |
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07-17-15 | Texas Rangers v. Houston Astros OVER 8 | Top | 2-3 | Loss | -101 | 13 h 8 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 8 runs in Houston vs Texas @ 8:10 ET - Martin Perez gets the start for the Rangers and this is the first MLB start for the southpaw in 14 months. He has been on the shelf after having Tommy John surgery. Perez did not impress in his rehab starts in the minors and this included getting hit quite hard at Round Rock in his AAA outings. Now he must face MLB hitting and, in his last 3 starts at the MLB level, Perez got rocked for 19 earned runs in 13 and 1/3 innings. Based on all of the above, I do not expect the left-hander to return to the MLB level and be mowing down hitters tonight. As for his counterpart tonight, Colin McHugh gets the start for the Astros. The right-hander lost each of his last two starts before the All Star Break. Those both came on the road but McHugh hasn't exactly dominated at home this season. In fact, he's compiled an ugly 4.89 ERA in his home outings this season. This will be the 3rd time in the past 11 months that Texas has seen McHugh and this will be the 4th time in the past 2 years that the Astros are seeing Perez. The familiarity helps as does the fact that neither starting pitcher is "on top of their game" right now. Couple that with the fact that this total dropped from an opener of 8.5 down to an 8 and it's "go time" with this one. Play OVER 8 runs in Houston as a *10* Top Play Friday. |
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07-17-15 | Baltimore Orioles v. Detroit Tigers OVER 8 | 3-7 | Win | 100 | 12 h 3 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8 runs in Detroit vs Baltimore @ 7:05 ET - The Tigers finished up the first half of the season with an incredible run of overs. The over is 21-2 in Detroit's last 23 games. I will gladly jump right back on board this strong trend as the second half resumes. Ubaldo Jimenez gets the start for the Orioles this evening. It will be a warm, muggy, breezy evening in Detroit and the ball will be carrying very well. Although Jimenez managed to pitch 5 innings of shut-out ball in his final outing before the All Star break, he did allow 7 hits and 3 walks for 10 baserunners in those 5 innings of work. A potent lineup like the Tigers have will take advantage of getting "ducks on the pond" and have the power to clear the bases early and often. Jimenez is 5-9 with a 5.21 ERA in his career starts against the Tigers. The Orioles are just 3-7 in his road starts this season as he has not been as strong on the road as he has been at home. As for the Tigers starter tonight it's Anibal Sanchez who gets the ball. He's allowed 4 homers in his last 3 starts and that included an outing at home where he gave up 3 longballs in that start. Sanchez has had some issues with command of his pitches recently as he's walked 8 in his last 2 starts. Overall, in his last 4 starts, he's posted a mediocre 4.55 ERA. The powerful Orioles lineup can take advantage and has a lot of pop against right-handed pitchers. Two powerful lineups and two starting pitchers who haven't been at their sharpest of late will square off on a muggy evening in Michigan tonight. A lot of offense can be expected and I'll take advantage of the low total here. Play OVER 8 runs in Detroit as an *8* selection Friday. |
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07-12-15 | St. Louis Cardinals v. Pittsburgh Pirates OVER 7 | Top | 5-6 | Win | 112 | 10 h 39 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 6.5 or 7 runs in Pittsburgh vs St Louis @ 8:05 ET - The Pirates 6-5 win over the Cardinals yesterday went 14 innings. Of course that did no favors for either team's bullpen and that means an early exit for either starting pitcher tonight could be very taxing to the Bucs or Cards bullpen. With a low total posted on this game, it's easy to step in large with confidence on this match-up. It's a battle of southpaws tonight in Pittsburgh and the Pirates Francisco Liriano has made 5 starts so far this season where he was opposed by a fellow left-hander. The over is 4-1, 80% in those five starts. As for the Cardinals Tim Cooney, he has made 3 starts so far this season and the over is 3-0, 100% perfect in those three starts. Though Cooney has some decent numbers in his limited action so far this season, he's faced some weaker hitting teams. On the road and facing a solid Pirates lineup on national TV will be the biggest challenge Cooney has faced yet this season when you consider that his first three starts have come against the Phillies, Padres, and Cubs. Those 3 clubs have team batting averages that rank them near the bottom of the majors. Even with facing that weaker opposition not the Cooney did allow 3 homers in just 8 and 1/3 innings of work spanning his first two starts this season. There were 4 homers hit in last night's game and the ball should continue to carry well tonight in Pittsburgh. The Pirates Liriano gave up 5 earned runs in 6 and 1/3 innings of work the last time he faced the Cardinals and that included allowing 2 long balls. The over is 5-1 in the Cards last six games overall. The Pirates last game against a lefty saw them pile up 8 runs in a game that flew over the total. More of that tonight! Play OVER 6.5 or 7 runs in Pittsburgh as a *10* Top Play Sunday night. |
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07-12-15 | Milwaukee Brewers v. Los Angeles Dodgers OVER 7.5 | 3-4 | Loss | -105 | 7 h 56 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *7* OVER 7.5 runs -105 in LA Dodgers vs Milwaukee @ 4:10 ET - The Brewers Kyle Lohse is about as "hittable" of a pitcher as you'll ever see at the MLB level. In his last nine starts he's given up 39 earned runs on 70 hits in 49 and 1/3 innings of work. Lohse has given up 20 homers in his 18 starts this season and he now faces a Dodgers lineup that has been especially dangerous with the long ball in home games this season. Of course LA is known to be kinder to the pitchers than the hitters but the ball does carry better in afternoon games here in comparison with the sometimes chilly evening air of LA summers. Lohse will get pounded (again) here as his 6.29 ERA this season shows you just how consistently hittable he's been this season. The Dodgers send Brett Anderson to the mound this afternoon. He got hit hard by the Phillies in his most recent home start and, in fact, the over is now 6-3 in Anderson's 9 home starts this season. With yesterday's game going over the total, the over is now 7-2-1 in the Brewers last 10 road games. As for LA, the over is 31-17 in Dodgers home games this season. Play OVER 7.5 runs in the LA Dodgers game as a *7* selection Sunday. |
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07-12-15 | Atlanta Braves v. Colorado Rockies OVER 10 | Top | 3-11 | Win | 100 | 7 h 56 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* OVER 10 runs -115 in Colorado vs Atlanta @ 4:10 ET - The Braves Alex Wood will be making his first ever start at Coors Field. If he's once again struggling to have proper command of his curveball it's going to be an ugly outing for the young southpaw. Wood tried to start the first game of this series but was only able to throw two pitches in the bottom of the first inning before a lengthy rain delay then pushed him back to this start on Sunday. As for the Rockies, they start Chad Bettis in this one. He's been struggling mightily of late. Bettis has compiled an ugly 10.29 ERA with a 2.00 WHIP in his last three starts. His most recent start was a nightmare here at Coors Field as he allowed 4 homers in less than 3 innings of work. Bettis only career start against the Braves was also a nightmare as he allowed 5 earned runs in 5 innings and he gave up two long balls in that one. The first three games of this series have all stayed under the total but the teams have combined for 62 hits. On a very warm afternoon in the mile high air of Denver, the ball will be carrying very well. Look for an absolute slugfest to erupt this afternoon. Play OVER 10 runs in Colorado as a *10* Top Play Sunday. |
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07-12-15 | Toronto Blue Jays v. Kansas City Royals OVER 8.5 | 10-11 | Win | 100 | 5 h 57 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8.5 runs -105 in Kansas City vs Toronto @ 2:10 ET - Excessive heat in Kansas City on Sunday afternoon and the pitchers could easily wear down early in this one. Note that southpaw Felix Doubront of the Blue Jays is making just his second start of the season. He had a great first start but that was against the punch-less White Sox lineup. He faces a much more powerful lineup this afternoon and he's compiled an ugly 5.87 ERA with a putrid 1.83 WHIP in his 3 career starts against the Royals. Kansas City is likely to have some pitching issues of their own here as well. Although Edinson Volquez has produced strong numbers this season he's not happy about seeing Blue Jays uniforms stepping into the batters box today. Volquez is an ugly 0-3 with an 8.85 ERA and 1.91 WHIP in his four career starts against Toronto. The over is 8-4 in Jays Sunday games this season. The over is 10-6 this season in Royals home games this season where they have a money line in the range of -100 up to -125. This line is right around a "pick'em" today and the reason this game is forecast to be "anybody's game" is because neither pitcher is going to enjoy success on the mound. That is what the odds makers are telling you with this line coupled with the career stats these two pitchers have against their respective opponents that they are facing today. Play OVER 8.5 runs in Kansas City as an *8* selection Sunday. |
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07-12-15 | New York Yankees v. Boston Red Sox OVER 9 | 8-6 | Win | 100 | 4 h 23 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 9 runs -101 in Boston vs NY Yankees @ 1:35 ET - This match-up barely stayed under the total yesterday and that won't be repeated today. Not with this pitching match-up. Nathan Eovaldi gets the start for the Yankees and he's compiled a 5.17 ERA with a 1.70 WHIP in his 9 road starts this season. The Red Sox are also seeing him for the 3rd time already this season and the BoSox already produced 15 hits in the first 12 innings against him. As for Boston's starter today, Wade Miley gets the ball. The southpaw is giving the Yankees a third look at him this season and he comes into this outing with some significant struggles in his last two outings. Miley has given up 14 hits and 9 walks in his last 11 and 2/3 innings of work. That's about 2 base-runners per inning folks and the Bronx Bombers will take advantage of having "ducks on the pond" by clearing the bases a few times on this very hot afternoon Sunday in Boston. The weather is right and the pitching match-up is right for expecting plenty of fireworks on this warm July day game Sunday at Fenway Park. The over is 23-15 in Yankees games when they are off of a loss this season. The over is 9-3 in Red Sox Sunday games this season. Play OVER 9 runs in Boston as an *8* selection Sunday. |
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07-12-15 | Houston Astros v. Tampa Bay Rays OVER 7 | 3-4 | Push | 0 | 4 h 58 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 7 runs +106 in Tampa Bay vs Houston @ 1:10 ET - The Astros are already concerned about the workload of young southpaw Lance McCullers workload so his start today was the result of being pushed back a little in the rotation. Don't be surprised if this throws his rhythm off a bit. As for the Rays, they are starting Matt Moore who is trying to return to form after Tommy John surgery. However, in his first two starts since coming back he's been unable to make it out of the fifth inning! Moore has compiled an ERA of 8.00 with an ugly 2.11 WHIP in his first two starts this season. The Astros lineup is hungry to bounce back after doing very little in the first two games of this series. That said, a struggling Moore will be the perfect remedy for the Houston sticks. McCullers has produced just one win in his five road starts this season and he allowed 7 hits in just 5 innings at Boston in his most recent start. The over is 8-4 in Astros road games with a posted total of 7 runs or less this season. The over is 16-7 in Rays home games with a posted total of 7 runs or less this season. The over was 10-1-1 in Tampa Bay's 12 games prior to this series. The first two games easily stayed under but that is simply giving more line value for a huge Rays over today on Sunday with this pitching match-up being a key component to plenty of offense. Play OVER 7 runs in Tampa Bay as an *8* selection Sunday. |
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07-11-15 | San Diego Padres v. Texas Rangers OVER 8.5 | Top | 6-5 | Win | 100 | 14 h 7 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* OVER 8.5 runs in Texas vs San Diego @ 9:05 ET - The Padres James Shields hasn't notched a winning decision in any of his past six starts and now faces a Rangers lineup that is always dangerous at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Colby Lewis gets the start for Texas and he was rocked for 10 earned runs in just 4 innings in his most recent start. In his start prior to that disaster, Lewis allowed 3 homers and 5 runs (3 earned) in just 6 innings of work. Lewis has made 7 home starts this season and ALL SEVEN have resulted in overs. The over is a perfect 7-0 in home outings for Lewis this season. As for Shields, he has pitched well in pitcher-friendly Petco Park in San Diego but he's struggled some on the road this season. Shields has a 4.85 ERA on the road this season and Lewis has a 5.11 ERA in home games this season. The over is 12-5 in Shields starts this season! The over was 4-1 in the Rangers last 5 games before yesterday's game stayed just under the total. The over is 17-10 in Padres games against teams with a losing record this season. The over is also 6-3 in San Diego's games with a posted total of 8 or 8.5 runs this season. Seeing this total at an 8.5 is a great value considering neither one of these starters is likely to dominate. Also, the later start time reduces any concern of shadows on a hot summer evening in Arlington where it will be perfect conditions for more big extra-base hits just like yesterday's game where there were 6 of them including 3 homers. Look for even more fireworks from the lineups in this one tonight. Play OVER 8.5 runs in Texas as Rickenbach's *10* TOP PLAY INTERLEAGUE *GAME OF THE YEAR* Saturday. |
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07-11-15 | New York Yankees v. Boston Red Sox OVER 9 | 3-5 | Loss | -100 | 12 h 17 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8.5 or 9 runs in Boston vs NY Yankees @ 7:15 ET - Red Sox southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez gets the start against the Bronx Bombers today and it's unlikely to go well for him. The left-hander is making his first ever start against the Yankees but other starts against AL East foes (known for their strong lineups) have not gone well. Rodriguez is 1-2 with a 7.08 ERA in his career outings against AL East opposition. The Yankees won yesterday's game 5 to 1 and it was their third straight win and they've scored at least five runs in each victory. They will take advantage of Rodriguez who has a 7.52 ERA at Fenway Park this season. In fact, all 4 of his home starts this season have resulted in overs. As for the Yankees, they send Ivan Nova to the mound. Nova is trying to come back from Tommy John surgery and he's struggling to get back on track. His first start was solid but that was against the pathetic Phillies. In his next two starts he gave up a combined 14 hits and 5 walks in 10 and 1/3 innings of work. His low ERA so far in his three outings this season is deceiving. Nova has struggled and today those struggles lead to plenty of runs for the Red Sox. In Boston's six games prior to yesterday's loss they had gone 5-1 and averaged 7 runs per game. Their offense gets right back on track on a warm evening in Boston tonight. The over is 10-6 in Red Sox games this season where they are small home favorite (up to -125). The over is 9-3 in Yankees' Saturday games this season. Play OVER 8.5 or 9 runs in Boston as an *8* TOTAL SLUGFEST selection Saturday. |
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07-11-15 | Atlanta Braves v. Colorado Rockies OVER 10 | 2-3 | Loss | -110 | 9 h 13 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 10 runs in Colorado vs Atlanta @ 4:10 ET - Matt Wisler gets the start for the Braves. He gets a lot of his outs through the air and that's bad news when pitching in the thin air of Colorado. The ball carries well here and this will be especially true in a warm afternoon game setting like today is offering. Wisler will struggle to keep the ball down and the Rockies powerful lineup will take advantage. If he struggles with command of his slider again today, things will be especially troublesome for the young right-hander. So far the 22 year-old rookie has pitched well in home starts but he's been rocked in both of his road outings including his only day game start so far this season. Wisler is likely to get pounded, as many rookie pitchers do, when making a first ever appearance at Coors Field. As for the Rockies starter this afternoon, Jorge De La Rosa has been hit at a .301 clip in his home starts this season. In eight outings at Coors Field, the Rockies southpaw has compiled an ugly 6.81 ERA and he also has an ugly 8.04 ERA and 1.85 WHIP in career outings against the Braves. The over is 11-2 in Atlanta's Saturday games this season. Yesterday's game stayed under the total but today's goes "Over Easy". Play OVER 10 runs in Colorado as an *8* OVER EASY selection from Rickenbach on Saturday. |
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07-10-15 | Toronto Blue Jays v. Kansas City Royals OVER 8.5 | 0-3 | Loss | -100 | 15 h 8 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8 or 8.5 runs in Kansas City vs Toronto - Marco Estrada gets the start for the Blue Jays and he's only lasted 7 and 1/3 innings in his last two starts. The Toronto right-hander has walked 5 plus given up 8 hits (including 2 homers) in his last 7 innings on the mound. Now Estrada must face a Royals team that is surging with 5 straight wins. Kansas City has averaged 7.2 runs per game during this hot streak at the plate and each of the last 4 victories has flown over the total. The Blue Jays will also do plenty of damage at the plate tonight too. The Jays were shutout yesterday but were averaging 6 runs per game in their 8 prior games. The offense will be bounce back tonight as Toronto will be "teeing off" against the mediocre offerings of Danny Duffy. The Royals southpaw is 0-2 with an 11.42 ERA in three career games against the Blue Jays. He also comes into this game struggling a bit as he's allowed six earned runs in his last 13 innings and Duffy only registered one strikeout in his most recent start. The over is 10-3 in Blue Jays Friday games this season. As a road dog of +100 up to +125 the over is 14-6 in Toronto's games this season. In Blue Jays games on grass fields this season the over is 22-13. Play OVER 8 or 8.5 runs in Kansas City as an *8* selection Friday. |
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07-10-15 | San Diego Padres v. Texas Rangers OVER 9 | 3-4 | Loss | -120 | 13 h 7 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 9 runs in Texas vs San Diego @ 8:05 ET - Wandy Rodriguez is winless in his six home starts this season and he's compiled an ugly 7.42 ERA in Arlington. The Rangers southpaw is facing a Padres team that has struggled to score runs of late. However, Rodriguez has allowed a ridiculous 28 hits and 8 walks in his last 14 innings of work. San Diego will take advantage of facing a struggling left-hander who has produced an awful 2.57 WHIP in his last 3 starts! As for the Padres starter tonight, Ian Kennedy gets the nod and he's been roughed up away from pitcher-friendly San Diego this season. In his road outings this season, Kennedy has been hit at a .282 clip. Tonight he must contend with a Rangers team that had a day off yesterday to think about their current (and very unusual) 5 game home losing streak. Texas is 6-3 to the over this season when they enter a game on a losing streak of 3 games or more. The over is 12-6 this season in San Diego's games as a road dog of +100 to +125. The over is 5-2 in Padres games this season when they are coming off of a day off. The over is also 13-7 this season in San Diego's games against left-handed starters. Last, but certainly not least, the over is an impressive 17-9 this season in their games against teams with a losing record. Play OVER 9 runs in Texas as an *8* selection Friday. |
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07-10-15 | Oakland A's v. Cleveland Indians OVER 7.5 | 1-5 | Loss | -100 | 12 h 12 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 7.5 runs in Cleveland vs Oakland @ 7:10 ET - Indians starter Danny Salazar hasn't even made it out of the 5th inning in 3 of his last 4 starts heading into this outing against the A's. The longball has been a problem for Salazar this season and the A's rank in the top third of the league for home runs hit in road games. Getting away from pitcher-friendly Oakland, the Athletics have had plenty of pop in their bats this season. Kendall Graveman has pitched quite well this season for the A's but the Indians lineup has plenty of confidence at the plate right now as they have surged with 8 wins in their last 11 games. Cleveland has averaged scoring 5 runs per game in those 8 victories. The over is 9-5 this season in Indians games this season where they are a home favorite of -125 up to -150. The over is 32-17 in A's night games this season and, though I am not big on day of the week trends, the over is 9-2 in Oakland's Friday games this season. Looking forward to the weekend, the A's sticks come to the party again tonight! Play OVER 7.5 runs in Cleveland as an *8* selection Friday. |
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07-09-15 | Atlanta Braves v. Colorado Rockies OVER 10.5 | Top | 3-5 | Loss | -100 | 14 h 50 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* OVER 10.5 runs in Colorado vs Atlanta @ 8:40 ET - The Braves lost 6-5 at Milwaukee yesterday but showed some pop at the plate and have now averaged 10 hits per game in their last 10 games. Atlanta is finally back on a bit of an offensive surge and there is every reason in the world to believe that it continues tonight. The Braves will be "teeing off" against struggling Colorado hurler Kyle Kendrick. The right-hander has quickly found out why so many pitchers avoid coming to the Rockies! Pitching at Coors Field is a nightmare. Kendrick is 1-4 with a 6.70 ERA in home starts this season. Also, even though two of his last three starts have been on the road, things have been awful for Kendrick of late. The veteran righty has compiled a 6.23 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP in his last 3 starts. The Braves have seen plenty of him in his career as he previously spent many seasons with the division rival Phillies. Atlanta has rocked the former Philadelphia hurler two of the last three times they have seen him. As for Braves hurler tonight, it's Alex Wood whom gets the start. The southpaw has been rocked for 10 hits in 2 of his last 3 starts and he's making his first ever career start at hitter-friendly Coors Field. Many first starts at Coors Field end up being nightmares. Note that the Rockies are hitting a ridiculous .298 as a team in home games this season. Yes, that includes pitcher at-bats too! That's an insanely strong hitting performance for the Rockies at home this season and the over is 5-2 in Kendrick's home starts this year. Play OVER 10.5 runs in Colorado as a *10* Top Play Thursday. |
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07-09-15 | Detroit Tigers v. Minnesota Twins OVER 8 | 4-2 | Loss | -100 | 13 h 22 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8 runs in Minnesota vs Detroit @ 8:10 ET - Yesterday, Detroit's game at Seattle went over the total in the 4th inning as their amazing run of overs continues. It's now a 19-0 run to the over for the Tigers in their last 19 games. There is no reason to not expect the streak to continue tonight. Detroit is now in Minnesota and the Twins are sending a struggling Mike Pelfrey to the mound. He's compiled a horrific 9.94 ERA with a ridiculously bad 2.76 WHIP in his last 3 starts. In Pelfrey's most recent start against the Tigers he was rocked for 5 runs (4 earned) on 10 hits in an outing in which he didn't even complete 5 innings! As for Detroit, they do send a big name pitcher to the mound tonight as David Price gets the start. However, the big southpaw has been quite hittable of late. Price has given up 23 hits in his last 19 and 2/3 innings of work. Each of Price's last four starts have gone over the total. The left-hander's last start at Minnesota saw him allow 3 runs on 6 hits in 6 and 1/3 innings so it's not like he was unhittable. In fact, the Twins have scored 122 runs against left-handed pitching this season and that ranks them 2nd in the majors for runs scored against southpaws. Look for the Tigers run of overs to reach 20 straight with another slugfest tonight. Play OVER 8 runs in Minnesota as an *8* selection. |
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07-08-15 | Miami Marlins v. Boston Red Sox OVER 9 | Top | 3-6 | Push | 0 | 13 h 32 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 9 runs in Boston vs Miami @ 7:10 ET - Prior to yesterday's under the Marlins had gone over the total in 4 of their last 6 games and the Red Sox had gone over the total in 5 of their last 7 games. The high-scoring action resumes tonight. There will be some storms rolling through the Boston area late this afternoon but all should be out of the area by this evening and it should end up being a beautiful night for plenty of "fireworks" in Boston tonight. With the two hurlers involved in this pitching match-up the big hits should come early and often. Boston's Rick Porcello is simply having a nightmare of a time recently. He's compiled an 11.08 ERA and a 2.08 WHIP in his last 3 starts. In his last 8 starts, Porcello has given up 40 earned runs in 44 innings of work. That equates to an 8.18 ERA and he's been hit particularly hard in recent outings. Conversely, Miami's Tom Koehler has pitched decently of late but his year-to-date stats on the road tell the real story. Away from home so far this seaosn, Koehler has compiled a 5.77 ERA in 8 starts and only 2 of those 8 outings resulted in unders! Now he faces a strong American League lineup. In fact, Boston's .277 batting average at home ranks 4th in the majors so far this season. The Red Sox also have extra confidence at the plate because they've won 7 of their last 9 games and have averaged 5.4 runs per game in the process. Their surge on offense continues tonight but their pitching won't match that success as Porcello's struggles continue on the mound. That said, this one is all about the offense tonight! Play OVER 9 runs in Boston as a *10* Top Play Wednesday. |
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07-08-15 | Detroit Tigers v. Seattle Mariners OVER 7.5 | 5-4 | Win | 100 | 9 h 4 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 7.5 runs in Seattle vs Detroit @ 3:40 ET - With yesterday's 7-6 loss at Seattle, the Tigers are now on an absolutely incredible 18-0 run to the over. It simply won't stop! No matter who has been on the mound, Detroit continues to get involved in high-scoring games each and every day. Look for more of the same on Wednesday afternoon. It will be another unusually warm afternoon in Seattle and that will help the ball carry even better than it usually does at Safeco Field. JA Happ gets the ball for the Mariners and he gave up 8 hits in 6 innings in his most recent start. As for his most recent home start, Happ allowed 7 hits in just 5 innings of work. Now the Seattle southpaw must contend with one of the hottest lineups in baseball and he won't slow down this Tigers offense. Detroit got to him for 7 hits in 6 and 1/3 innings the last time they saw him and he wasn't fooling many hitters as Happ registered just two strikeouts in that game. Amazingly there were 7 homers hit at "pitcher-friendly" Safeco Field last night. The fact the game went 11 innings also required a lot of exta bullpen work and this was especially true for the Tigers. That could present a problem too because Detroit sends Anibal Sanchez to the mound this afternoon and, although he's off a successful outing, he allowed 5 homers in his prior two starts! If the long balls are flying again at Seattle this afternoon (quite likely) it could be a short stint for Sanchez which would require the Tigers fatigued bullpen to get involved early in this one. No matter how you look at it, an 18-0 run to the over coupled with the key variables noted above is a play that demands being made. Play OVER 7.5 runs in Seattle as an *8* selection Wednesday. |
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07-07-15 | Detroit Tigers v. Seattle Mariners OVER 7.5 | Top | 6-7 | Win | 107 | 15 h 18 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 7.5 runs +107 in Seattle vs Detroit @ 10:10 ET - Detroit's insane run of overs continues. It's now 17 IN A ROW with last night's 12-5 win at Seattle making overs 17-0 in the Tigers last 17 games. It has not mattered who is pitching or what the weather conditions are like or who is umpiring. Detroit just continues to get involved in high-scoring games night after night after night. Riding this streak once again tonight with a big top play on the Tigers game OVER the total. Detroit hands the ball to southpaw Kyle Ryan for the start tonight. The left-hander is making just his fifth start of the season and he's struggling with command issues. He's walked 7 while striking out just 4 in his last two starts. Ryan is only averaging 5 innings per start and, in his last two outings has not made it out of the fifth inning in either one. I am not big on "day of the week" trends but the over is 8-4 this season in Tuesday games for the Mariners this season and it will be another very warm day in Seattle Tuesday with high temperatures running about 10 degrees above average leading to a very mild evening in the Pacific Northwest for this game. The Mariners send Taijuan Walker to the mound tonight. He's pitched very well of late but no pitcher in the entire majors wants to be facing the red hot Tigers lineup right now. Detroit has averaged 6.1 runs per game in their last 10 games and their lineup is showing no signs of slowing down after exploding for 12 runs in last night's game. Since their big slugger, Miguel Cabrera, went on the DL on July 3rd the Tigers have scored 33 runs in 4 games! Play OVER 7.5 runs in Seattle as a *10* Top Play Tuesday. |
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07-06-15 | Detroit Tigers v. Seattle Mariners OVER 7 | Top | 12-5 | Win | 100 | 15 h 22 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 7 runs in Seattle vs Detroit @ 10:10 ET - One simply can not - and should not - ignore the type of trend that the Tigers are on right now. With their 10-5 loss yesterday the over is now an incredible 16-0 in their last 16 games! This has been an insane run of overs and I am "on board" looking for another one tonight. The good news is that, even though Seattle is known for being involved in low-scoring games - particularly when they are the host - the weather is very warm in the Pacific Northwest right now and that will help the ball carry better than usual here. Additionally, the pitching match-up for tonight's game is absolutely conducive to producing an over. Alfredo Simon gets the start for the Tigers and he's been getting crushed of late. Simon has compiled a horrific 11.04 ERA and produced an ugly 2.39 WHIP in his last 3 starts. Each of his last 5 starts have resuled in overs. As for Seattle, they send Hisashi Iwakuma to the mound tonight and he's returning from a 10-week stint on the disabled list. His only 3 starts this season were back in April and all 3 of his outings produced overs. Iwakuma's Mariners went 0-3 in his starts and he compiled a 6.61 ERA and allowed 5 homers in just 16 and 1/3 innings of work. No one should expect Iwakuma to just come up and start mowing hitters down...especially when facing a powerful lineup like the Tigers have. Look for the over streak to reach 17 in a row tonight for Detroit. Play OVER 7 runs in Seattle as a *10* Top Play Monday. |
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07-06-15 | Cincinnati Reds v. Washington Nationals OVER 7.5 | 3-2 | Loss | -105 | 12 h 20 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 7.5 runs in Washington vs Cincinnati @ 7:05 ET - Both of these teams were involved in low-scoring games that stayed under the total yesterday. The pitching match-up tonight will result in offense quickly becoming the story in this one Monday. Anthony Desclafani gets the ball for the Reds tonight. He's been hit hard of late with a 5.09 ERA and 1.59 WHIP in his last 3 starts. Descalfani's most recent start was particularly poor as he allowed 6 earned runs on 11 hits in less than 7 innings of work. Doug Fister gets the start for the Nationals and he's also struggled of late. He's allowed at least 4 earned runs in 2 of his 3 starts since his return to the team in mid-June. The over is 4-1 in Fister's five home starts this season. The over is 4-2 in Descalfani's last six starts overall. The over was 5-1 in the Reds last six games before their 6-1 loss Sunday stayed just under the total of 7.5 runs. Again a 7.5 is posted on Cincinnati's game today and this one should easily eclipse that total. The over is 30-21 in Reds night games this season. Washington has a .328 OBP in night  games which ranks them 3rd in the majors in that category. They'll have plenty of base runners tonight and only two of the last seven meetings between these teams in Washington have stayed under the total. The over is 22-14 in Nationals games against teams with a losing record so far this season. Play OVER 7.5 runs in Washington as an *8* selection Monday. |
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07-05-15 | Los Angeles Angels v. Texas Rangers OVER 8.5 | Top | 12-6 | Win | 100 | 12 h 45 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 8.5 runs -120 in Texas vs LA Angels @ 7:05 ET - After getting drilled 13-0 yesterday, you can bet that the Rangers lineup will bounce back and score plenty of runs today. However, Colby Lewis and Company aren't going to stop the rejuvenated Angels lineup and that's why the play here is the over. The Angels have exploded for 21 runs in the first two games of this 3-game set. They now face Lewis who is 5-9 with a 5.44 ERA in his career outings against the Angels. Â He comes into this start with a 4.50 ERA in his last two starts and Lewis allowed 3 homers in his most recent outing. He's made 7 home starts this season and not a single one has stayed under the total as it's been 6 overs and 1 push in 7 outings in Texas for Lewis this season. CJ Wilson gets the start for the Angels and he's given up 21 hits in his last 17 and 1/3 innings on the mound. Wilson has also walked 5 batters in his last 9 and 1/3 innings on the hill. Wilson has an ugly 6.59 ERA and 1.94 WHIP in his career outings against the Rangers, his former team. Earlier this season the southpaw held them to 1 earned run in 5 and 2/3 innings of work but he was somewhat fortunate as Wilson did allow 7 hits in that outing. The last five home games for the Rangers have resulted in 4 overs and 1 push and they will bounce back huge at the plate after being shutout yesterday while the Angels sticks also continue to enjoy pounding the ball in Arlington. The over is 41-24 the last 3 seasons in Angels road games with a posted total of 8 or 8.5 runs. Play OVER 8.5 runs in Texas as a *10* Top Play Sunday. |
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07-05-15 | Seattle Mariners v. Oakland A's OVER 7.5 | Top | 2-1 | Loss | -100 | 7 h 54 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 7.5 runs in Oakland vs Seattle @ 4:05 ET - The Mariners were dealt a shutout loss yesterday in the 2-0 defeat at Oakland. As you may recall, they also were dealt a shutout loss in Game 1 of this series on Thursday. Their response? They exploded for 13 hits in a 9-5 in Game 2. Look for a similar offensive explosion today as the Mariners take advantage of facing unproven Chris Bassitt. The A's right-hander had a respectable outing in his first start of this season as he held the Rockies to 1 earned run in 5 innings of work. However, the Mariners are loaded with left-handed bats in their lineup and his WHIP is 1.57 against left-handed hitters this season and it was an ugly 1.87 WHIP compiled last season as they pounded him to the tune of a .317 clip. I am "not sold yet" on Bassitt at the major league level and look for the Mariners to get to him early and often in this match-up today after being shutout yesterday. Looking at Bassitt's counterpart today, Mike Montgomery is getting the ball for the Mariners. The southpaw has been pitching very well this season. However, the rookie left-hander has thrown a total of 218 pitches in his last two outings and I would not be surprised to see him show some signs of fatigue in this one after back to back complete game victories. The over is 22-13 this season in A's games against teams with a losing record. Also, the over is 7-3 in Oakland's Sunday games this season and the over is 27-14 in A's games against divisional opponents this season. The over is 7-4 in Seattle's Sunday games this season. Play OVER 7.5 runs in Oakland as a *10* Top Play Sunday. |
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07-05-15 | Minnesota Twins v. Kansas City Royals OVER 8 | 2-3 | Loss | -100 | 7 h 51 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8 runs +100 in Kansas City vs Minnesota @ 2:10 ET - Ervin Santana gets his first start of the season for the Twins after serving his 80 game suspension to start the season. The Minnesota right-hander pitched well in his rehab outings at the AAA level but he faces a tall order in his first start back in the bigs. The Royals are one of the top hitting teams in the league when on their home field. Santana has allowed 15 earned runs in 18 2/3 spanning his last 3 starts against Kansas City. In those outings Santana gave up 2 homers in ALL 3 starts! He also walked 11 batters in those 3 starts. It won't get any easier today. The only good news for Santana is that he should receive plenty of run support from his teammates. The Twins are 18-10 in their games against left-handed starters this season as their offense has produced well against southpaws. The Royals Danny Duffy has an ugly 6.26 ERA and 1.74 WHIP in his home outings this season! In road games with a posted total of 8 or 8.5 runs this season, the over is 10-5 in Minnesota's games. In games against left-handed starters, the over is 16-10 in Twins games this season. After seeing a total of 22 hits in yesterday's game still fail to result in an over, look for an EASY OVER today on Sunday as the bats stay hot and, this time, the runs properly correlate with all the hitting! Play OVER 8 runs in Kansas City as an *8* selection Sunday. |
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07-05-15 | Cleveland Indians v. Pittsburgh Pirates OVER 6.5 | 3-5 | Win | 100 | 6 h 17 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 6.5 runs -110 in Pittsburgh vs Cleveland @ 1:35 ET - No one will want the over here. The perfect situation I like to cash in on. Yesterday's game was a 1-0 Pirates win. The sticks were quiet. Now you've got a couple of pitchers with solid numbers on the hill today and, as a result, this total has dropped down to a 6.5 across the board. You know what that means. Time for a contrarian play. The Pirates Gerrit Cole may have impressive numbers on the season but, the fact is, he's not "right" at this point in time. Cole has given up 7 earned runs on 17 hits in his last 11 and 1/3 innings of work spanning his last two starts. He also walked three batters in less than five innings of work in his most recent home start. As for the Indians Danny Salazar, he also has compiled impressive numbers on the season. But prior to a solid effort in his most recent start, Salazar was roughed up for 8 earned runs on 12 hits and 4 walks in his two prior starts and those two outings only lasted a combined 9 innings! Both of these teams were on strong runs to the over before each of the first two games in this 3-game series stayed under the total. That said, the hitting resumes today. The over is 7-3 in Indians road games with a posted total of 7 runs or less this season. Play OVER 6.5 runs in Pittsburgh as an *8* selection Sunday. |
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07-05-15 | Toronto Blue Jays v. Detroit Tigers OVER 9 | 10-5 | Win | 110 | 6 h 47 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 9 runs +110 in Detroit vs Toronto @ 1:05 ET - The insane run of overs for the Tigers continues. It's now 15 in a row after yesterday's 8-3 win over the Blue Jays. The over is also a perfect 6-0 in Toronto road games with a posted total of 9 or 9.5 runs this season. Additionally, the over is 6-1 in Detroit games this season where they are a home dog of even money up to a +125 price. Of course the biggest trend of all is the 15 straight overs that have been cashed in Detroit games and the Tigers and Blue Jays combine for two of the most potent lineups in baseball, even though Detroit's Miguel Cabrera is hurt. Marco Estrada gets the ball for the Blue Jays this afternoon and he got rocked in his most recent start and couldn't even get out of the third inning. Justin Verlander gets the ball for the Tigers this afternoon and he's allowed 8 earned runs on 16 hits and 6 walks in his last 12 and 2/3 innings of work. The Blue Jays crushed him for 5 earned runs in their most recent match-up with Verlander. More of the same this afternoon. Play OVER 9 runs in Detroit as an *8* selection Sunday. |
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07-04-15 | Colorado Rockies v. Arizona Diamondbacks OVER 9.5 | Top | 3-7 | Win | 105 | 14 h 37 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 9 or 9.5 runs in Arizona vs Colorado @ 10:10 ET - These teams combined to score 5 runs in the first inning last night but amazingly the game stayed under the total. While the former may be true again tonight the latter will prove false! Look for runs early again AND often tonight instead of just early which is what happend last night. The Diamondbacks are starting Pat Corbin tonight and he's making his first MLB appearance since 2013 after blowing out his elbow in the spring of 2014 and ending up needing Tommy John surgery. The southpaw is not just going to come out and start mowing hitters down. Of this I am convinced. That said, the Rockies did pound Corbin the last time they saw him in September of 2013 and they will do so again tonight. The Dbacks also should enjoy plenty of success at the plate tonight. Arizona wasted many opportunities last night as they had 13 hits but only managed 4 runs. The Diamondbacks will cash in more of their opportunities tonight as they face a struggling David Hale tonight. The Rockies right-hander has compiled an 8.10 ERA and a 1.86 WHIP in his last 3 outings. In his last 6 starts only one under has resulted! Hale has allowed at least 4 earned runs in 5 of his last 6 starts. One of those recent starts was against the Diamondbacks and they pounded him for 5 earned runs on 8 hits and 3 walks in less than 5 innings of work. The final score in that game was 8-7 and a similar result tonight would not surprise at all. Play OVER 9 or 9.5 runs in Arizona as a *10* Top Play Saturday. |
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07-04-15 | Minnesota Twins v. Kansas City Royals OVER 8.5 | 5-3 | Loss | -100 | 11 h 20 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8 or 8.5 runs in Kansas City vs Minnesota @ 7:15 ET - Both these pitchers were pitching "over their heads" and have recently come back down to earth as expected. Mike Pelfrey and Joe Blanton will both get rocked again here as they quickly return to normalcy after very unusual starts to their seasons. The Royals Blanton began with a pair of solid outings against Milwaukee and at Seattle but then he got rocked at Houston in his most recent start. The veteran right-hander gave up 5 earned runs on 5 hits and 4 walks and was knocked out of the game in the 3rd inning. Look for more of the same here. As for the Twins Pelfrey, he's been struggling in recent outings after unexpected success early this season. The veteran right-hander has allowed 20 earned runs on 34 hits and 10 walks in his last 4 starts which have spanned only 20 innings of work. As you can, these are dreadful numbers and he now must deal with a Royals team that is hitting .273 in home games this season. Yesterday's game stayed well under the total but the over is 7-3 this season in Twins road games where they are priced between +150 and +175 so far this season. As a big dog, the runs will pile up on the scoreboard again tonight. The over is also 10-5 in Twins road games with a posted total of 8 or 8.5 runs this season. Play OVER 8 or 8.5 runs in Kansas City as an *8* selection Saturday. |
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07-04-15 | Cleveland Indians v. Pittsburgh Pirates OVER 7.5 | Top | 0-1 | Loss | -100 | 8 h 11 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 7.5 runs +110 in Pittsburgh vs Cleveland @ 4:05 ET - Cody Anderson has been stellar for the Indians in his first two starts. But they both came against the light-hitting Rays. Now Anderson faces a Pirates team whose .271 batting average in day games ranks them as the #1 hitting team in the NL in day games. Pittsburgh managed just 3 hits in yesterday's game but don't let that fool you. The Pirates had averaged 11.4 hits per game in their 10 prior games. As you would expect with those kind of numbers, the over was 8-2 in those 10 games. Cleveland had gone over the total in 4 straight games before yesterday's low-scoring 5-2 win in the opener of this series. The Indians have averaged 6.2 runs per game in their last 5 games and they should have no trouble with the offerings of Jeff Locke. Cleveland's 124 runs against left-handed pitchers ranks #1 in the majors. Locke has given up 14 hits and walked 5 in his last 9 innings of work. That means plenty of base runners for a dangerous Indians offense that has been surging of late. The over is 25-16 in Cleveland's games against teams with a winning record this season. Play OVER 7.5 runs in Pittsburgh as a *10* Top Play. |
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07-04-15 | Toronto Blue Jays v. Detroit Tigers OVER 8 | 3-8 | Win | 100 | 5 h 12 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8 runs -109 in Detroit vs Toronto @ 1:05 ET - The over is now 14-0 in the Tigers last 14 games! This has been a crazy run and it's continued no matter who is on the mound so I am back with the same play again today. Even though David Price gets the start for the Tigers, the play here is still the over. Price is a solid hurler no doubt but the southpaw has been quite hittable of late and the Blue Jays feast on left-handed pitching. Toronto is the top slugging team in the majors against left-handers with an amazing .501 slugging percentage versus southpaws. The Blue Jays will get to Price early and often as he allowed 4 earned runs in 6 innings in his most recent start and he's now given up 15 hits in 12 and 2/3 innings spanning his last two starts. 11 of the last 13 meetings between these clubs have resulted in overs and the Tigers should get to R.A. Dickey early and often as well. The knuckleballer has walked 11 batters in his last 3 starts and he's given up 14 hits in his last two starts which have spanned 13 innings. He now must face a Tigers lineup that has a .289 batting average at home this season which is tops in the American League. Look for the Tigers to cash their 15th over in a row! Play OVER 8 runs in Detroit as an *8* selection. |
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07-04-15 | San Francisco Giants v. Washington Nationals OVER 6.5 | 3-9 | Win | 100 | 3 h 13 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 6.5 runs -119 in Washington vs San Francisco @ 11:05 AM ET - The Giants sticks were held quiet yesterday but they are the top road hitting team in the majors by far. San Francisco's .281 batting average away from home this season is a full 15 points higher than any other team in the majors. Although the Nationals Stephen Strasburg has pitched well since coming off of the disabled list, the Giants will present a much tougher challenge than the Braves or Phillies did. Strasburg now faces a team that has got to him for 6 earned runs on 16 hits in just 9 innings of work in his last two home starts against them. As for Madison Bumgarner of the Giants, he certainly has pitched extremely well of late. However, he's had some rough times in Washington in recent visits. Over the prior 3 seasons Bumgarner has pitched at Nationals Park twice and he's gone 0-1 with an 8.00 ERA and the Nats have tagged him at a .341 clip! With the low posted total on this game, and both starting pitchers easily having some question marks about their potential ability to dominate in this game, this over must be played. The over was a perfect 7-0 in Giants games prior to the 2-1 Nationals win yesterday. Overall, the over is still 26-12 in Giants road games this season. The over is 9-5 in Giants road games with a posted total of 7 runs or less this season. The over is also 16-10 this season in San Francisco's day games. The over is 19-12 in Nationals' day games this season. Play OVER 6.5 runs in Washington as an *8* selection. |
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07-03-15 | Colorado Rockies v. Arizona Diamondbacks OVER 9 | Top | 3-4 | Loss | -103 | 16 h 59 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 9 runs in Arizona vs Colorado @ 9:40 ET - There is every reason to believe that this play will truly live up to it's moniker as a "SLUGFEST" on Friday night. The Rockies send Kyle Kendrick to the mound and the right-hander has allowed an incredible 7 homers in his last 3 starts! He's compiled a 7.02 ERA during this stretch and he's lucky the damage hasn't been worse because of all the long ball he's allowed. The Diamondbacks put up some crooked numbers in a few frames in last night's 8-1 win and they will again enjoy plenty of success at the plate tonight. They can pound the long ball against Kendrick tonight but don't be surprised if the Rockies return the favor after scoring just 1 run last night. The Colorado lineup will be "teeing off" against Arizona right-hander Chase Anderson and he's allowed 6 homers in his last two starts! Overall, Anderson has compiled an ugly 7.13 ERA in his last 3 starts. Arizona is on an 8-3-1 run to the over. The over is also a perfect 3-0 in Kendrick's last 3 starts for the Rockies and Colorado is on an overall run of 6-3-2 to the over. When on the road with a posted total of 9 or 9.5 runs this season, the over is a perfect 3-0 in Colorado games. In all games this season with an over of 9 or 9.5 runs, the over is 9-3 in Rockies games. These hurlers matched up less than two weeks ago in Colorado and the result was a 10-5 final score. A similar result tonight would not surprise in the least. Play OVER 9 runs in Arizona as a *10* Top Play Friday. |
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07-03-15 | Toronto Blue Jays v. Detroit Tigers OVER 8.5 | 6-8 | Win | 110 | 14 h 35 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8 or 8.5 runs in Detroit vs Toronto @ 7:05 ET - The over is now a PERFECT 13-0 in Detroit's last 13 games after yesterday's 8-4 loss to Pittsburgh. This is the kind of streak one simply can not ignore and today's pitching match-up only adds even more value to staying on-board this streak. The Blue Jays send Drew Hutchison to the mound tonight. The Toronto right-hander has compiled an 8.92 ERA and 1.93 WHIP on the road this season. The over is 7-1 this season in his road starts. The way the Tigers are swinging the bats Hutchison has little chance of changing any of this season to date trends. Additionally, looking at the last 3 years of match-ups between these clubs, the over has gone a fantastic 10-2-1 in the 13 meetings between the Blue Jays and Tigers. Detroit sends Anibal Sanchez to the mound tonight. He's allowed 5 homers in his last two starts and he now must deal with a very potent Blue Jays lineup that has plenty of power at the plate. The last time Sanchez faced Toronto he gave up 4 earned runs on 10 hits and didn't even make it out of the 5th inning of that start! The Blue Jays are off of a 12-6 loss yesterday and the big runs should continue to be piled up tonight. The over is 13-5 in games this season where Toronto is priced between a money line of even money up to +125. Also, in Friday games this season, the over has gone 9-3 in Blue Jays games. Play OVER 8 or 8.5 runs in Detroit as an *8* selection Friday. |
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07-02-15 | Milwaukee Brewers v. Philadelphia Phillies OVER 8 | Top | 8-7 | Win | 100 | 12 h 44 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 8 runs in Philadelphia vs Milwaukee @ 6:35 ET - With yesterday's 9-5 loss to the Brewers, the over is now 12-2-1 in the Phillies last 15 games. There is no reason to expect the high-scoring trend to stop tonight. Philadelphia sends Chad Billingsley to the mound this evening and he's been on the disabled list with a strained right shoulder. Prior to this, over the past two years, Billingsley has been trying to recover from right elbow surgeries. It's no wonder the veteran right-hander is 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA and a 1.63 WHIP so far this season. The Brewers have been swinging the bats well the last two weeks and it's unlikely that Billingsley is going to slow them down. But one can also look for the Phillies to enjoy plenty of success at the plate tonight as well. The Phils will be "teeing off" against a struggling Matt Garza of the Brewers. The Milwaukee right-hander is 0-3 in his last 3 starts with an 8.50 ERA and a 1.89 WHIP compiled in these outings. The over is 5-1-1 in Garza's 7 road starts this season. Overall, in the series between the Brewers and Phillies, the over is 7-1-1 in their 9 meetings the last 3 seasons combined. Look for meeting #10 to also fly over the total. Garza already has 10 losses this season and he's allowed 31 hits in his last 18 innings of work. The over is 9-5 in Phillies home games this season with a posted total of 8 or 8.5 runs. The over is 15-8 this season in Brewers games against teams with a losing record. Play OVER 8 runs in Philadelphia as a *10* Top Play selection Thursday. |
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07-02-15 | Pittsburgh Pirates v. Detroit Tigers OVER 8 | 8-4 | Win | 100 | 6 h 14 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8 runs in Detroit vs Pittsburgh @ 1:05 ET - The run on overs in Tigers games is now a PERFECT 12-0 RUN after yesterday's 9-3 loss to the Pirates easily flew over the total. The OVER in Pittsburgh games is also on a 7-2 run their last 9 games. Both the Bucs and Detroit are swinging the bats very well right now. Although Francisco Liriano commands respect as a solid hurler for the Pirates, note that he did give up 5 earned runs in less than 6 innings of work in his most recent road start. Also, the southpaw is 5-10 with a 4.79 ERA in his career outings against Detroit. The Tigers send left-hander Kyle Ryan to the mound for this one. His most recent outing was out of the bullpen over a week ago. In fact, Ryan hasn't made a start since June 22nd and he's been crushed in his last two starts with a 6.30 ERA. The Detroit southpaw also allowed 3 homers in his most recent start at home. Ryan's most recent start, at Cleveland, did not go well at all with 6 hits and 2 walks allowed in an outing in which he couldn't make it out of the fourth inning! The over is 21-11 in Detroit's day games this season. Look for the over to also move to a perfect 13-0 in the Tigers last 13 games overall. Play OVER 8 runs in Detroit as an *8* selection Thursday. |
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07-01-15 | Pittsburgh Pirates v. Detroit Tigers OVER 8 | Top | 9-3 | Win | 100 | 12 h 35 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* OVER 8 runs in Detroit vs Pittsburgh @ 7:05 ET - The over is 11-0 in Detroit's last 11 games after last night's 5-4 Pirates victory added to the streak. Making the likelihood higher that the the streak goes to 12-0 tonight, last night's game went 14 innings which used up extra bullpen. That means these starters will be asked to go deep in the game if possible but both AJ Burnett of the Pirates and Alfredo Simon of the Tigers are likely to struggle. Note that Burnett has a 6.26 ERA in his career outings at Comerica Park. As for Simon, he's allowed 12 runs in his last two outings and has been giving up the long ball with 3 homers surrendered in those two starts. The Detroit right-hander also has walked 6 batters in his last 9 innings of work. As for Burnett, he's allowed an amazing 22 hits in his last 12 and 2/3 innings of work and the damage against him easily could have been worse than the 6 runs (4 earned) that he allowed. That is helping to provide line value here as the posted total truly should be higher than it is based on how these two pitchers are throwing the ball right now. The over is 6-2 in the Pirates last 8 games and the Tigers over moves to a 12-0 run tonight. Play OVER 8 runs in Detroit as a *10* Top Play Wednesday. |
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07-01-15 | Boston Red Sox v. Toronto Blue Jays OVER 8.5 | 2-11 | Win | 100 | 5 h 29 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8.5 runs in Toronto vs Boston @ 1:05 ET - Boston's Rick Porcello has lost six straight decisions. He's 3-5 with a 4.24 ERA in his career against Toronto so things are unlikely to improve for the Red Sox right-hander this afternoon. The Blue Jays Mark Buehrle has pitched well recently but one can't ignore the fact that he's 7-1 in night starts but just 1-3 in day games. Buehrle has been hit at a .292 clip this season in day games. Last season Buehrle allowed 25 hits in 19 innings of work against the Red Sox. Boston has won 8 of their last 12 games and they've averaged 5 runs per game during this stretch so they bring plenty of confidence to the ballpark this afternoon. But they will need all the offense they can get as Porcello's struggles are very likely to continue. He's allowed 23 hits in his last 17 and 1/3 innings of work and is the perfect remedy for the Blue Jays to snap their unusual recent funk at the plate. Seeing this total drop from a 9 to an 8.5 is giving additional value to the over in this one and "go time" is now. Play OVER 8.5 runs in Toronto as an *8* selection Wednesday. |
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06-30-15 | Boston Red Sox v. Toronto Blue Jays OVER 9 | 4-3 | Loss | -100 | 12 h 20 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 9 runs in Toronto vs Boston @ 7:05 ET - The Blue Jays Marco Estrada is off of back to back stellar outings but in the process he threw 247 pitches. That is going to catch up with him here. Additionally, in his outing prior to these strong starts he was rocked by the Red Sox, the same opponent he must now deal with tonight, tired arm and all. As for Boston, they send Eduardo Rodriguez to the mound and he allowed 6 earned runs in less than 4 innings of work. He also must contend with a Blue Jays lineup that is among the best hitting teams in the league at home. These two hurlers just squared off two weeks ago and the result was a 13-5 final. After last night's surprisingly low-scoring final, a 3-1 Red Sox win, look for the fireworks on offense to resume. Play OVER 9 runs in Toronto as an *8* selection. |
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06-30-15 | Texas Rangers v. Baltimore Orioles OVER 8.5 | 8-6 | Win | 100 | 12 h 20 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8.5 runs in Baltimore vs Texas @ 7:05 ET - Texas erupted for 8 runs in last night's win but the Orioles, after scoring 8 runs in their prior game, managed just 1 run last night. Tonight, both teams pound the ball as this pitching match-up is conducive to plenty of heavy hitting. The Orioles Miguel Gonzalez was very fortunate in his first start off of the disabled list as the damage could have been worse. He gave up 4 earned runs on 8 hits in just 5 innings of work. Now the right-hander faces a Rangers lineup that had 14 hits last night and is averaging 10 hits per game in their last 8 games. The Orioles pounded out 9 hits last night but had just 1 run to show for it. Tonight they face a hurler against whom they've enjoyed plenty of success. Colby Lews is just 1-3 in his 6 career starts against Baltimore and he's compiled an ugly 5.97 ERA in those outings. In his last start at Baltimore, Lewis allowed 5 homers! Overall, Lewis has given up 8 homers in his last 3 starts against the Orioles. The over is 9-5-1 in Lewis' 15 starts for the Rangers this season and another one flies over tonight. Play OVER 8.5 runs in Baltimore as an *8* selection Tuesday. |
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06-30-15 | Pittsburgh Pirates v. Detroit Tigers OVER 7.5 | 5-4 | Win | 100 | 12 h 19 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 7.5 runs in Detroit vs Pittsburgh @ 7:05 ET - Justin Verlander missed his last start with a stiff back and has been pronounced as ready to go for tonight. But just how "ready" is the Tigers hurler really? The fact is that he's labored in each of his two starts since returning to action this month and now he comes off of a skipped start due to a bad back. The Pirates lineup takes advantage. Pittsburgh though will have some issues of their own on the mound tonight. Gerrit Cole has been guilty of some mechanical flaws of late. He's dropping his shoulder down and throwing the ball across his body. The result has been flatter pitches that are getting flattened by hitters! The Pirates right-hander gave up 5 earned runs in less than 5 innings of work in his most recent start. If that's not enticing enough to have you excited about playing this over, maybe this will be: Pittsburgh was on a 5-1 run to the over before their 2-1 loss Sunday. As for the Tigers, the over is an AMAZING 10-0 in their last 10 games! Play OVRE 7.5 runs in Detroit as an *8* selection Tuesday. |
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06-29-15 | Texas Rangers v. Baltimore Orioles OVER 8.5 | 8-1 | Win | 100 | 12 h 32 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8.5 runs in Baltimore vs Texas @ 7:05 ET - The Rangers Wandy Rodriguez has been crushed for 20 hits in his last two starts spanning just 9 and 1/3 innings of work. This stretch has seen the southpaw allow 3 homers and he's given up 11 earned runs in these two outings. Things won't improve for Rodriguez against Baltimore as he couldn't even get out of the 2nd inning against the Orioles in his most recent start against them last season. Also, the Orioles sticks come in with plenty of confidence as the O's are 7-1 in their last 8 games and their lineup has produced an average of 6 runs per game during this stretch! Although the Rangers haven't been scoring a lot of runs they have been swinging the bats quite well. 65 hits in their last 7 games and Texas should have no trouble with the offerings of Bud Norris of the Orioles. The Baltimore right-hander was crushed in his most recent start against Texas last June. Also, he comes into this outing with a 7.96 ERA in home starts this season! Play OVER 8.5 runs in Baltimore as an *8* selection Monday. |
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06-29-15 | Boston Red Sox v. Toronto Blue Jays OVER 8.5 | 3-1 | Loss | -103 | 12 h 31 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8.5 runs in Toronto vs Boston @ 7:05 ET - These AL East rivals see each other often and these pitchers have been seen many times by these lineups already this year. R.A. Dickey will be facing the Red Sox for the 4th time in the past two months. Clay Buchholz will be facing the Blue Jays for the 4th time in the past two months. Buchholz has given up 21 hits in 15 innings against Toronto this season. Dickey has given up 13 earned runs on 22 hits (including 4 homers) in 19 innings against Boston this season. Neither hurler will be missing many bats tonight either! Dickey has walked 8 batters in his last two starts and he's been fortunate to escape with little damage done. It catches up with him here. Buchholz has given up 22 hits in the 20 innings that have spanned his last 3 starts. That included the roughest outing in the stretch being against the Blue Jays whom he now must deal with once again tonight. Good match-up for the hitters tonight with their familiarity with these pitchers already this season. The Red Sox game went over the total in yesterday's game on the road and, this season, the over is 10-5 in Boston road games with a posted total of 8 or 8.5 runs. Play OVER 8.5 runs in Toronto as an *8* selection Monday. |
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06-28-15 | Cleveland Indians v. Baltimore Orioles OVER 8.5 | 0-4 | Loss | -105 | 9 h 44 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8.5 runs in Baltimore vs Cleveland (Game 1) @ 1:35 ET - The Indians are expected to start Trevor Bauer in Game 1 of the double header and he's progressively gotten worse each month this season. He had a 1.80 ERA in April, a 3.72 ERA in May, and so far in June he has a 6.64 ERA. As you can see, his great start truly may have been a "flash in the pan" and the Orioles are a solid hitting team at home with a .473 slugging percentage in home games that is among the best in the majors! The Orioles however will have pitching issues of their own in Game 1 of this double header. Baltimore is expected to send Ubaldo Jimenez to the mound for this one and he's been hit hard with 20 hits allowed in his last 16 and 2/3 innings of work. Overall, after a great April, Jimenez has truly struggled this season. He's given up a .303 batting average in May and a .275 batting average in June. Cleveland has a .346 on base percentage in day games this season and that's good enough for 3rd in the majors. There will be "ducks on the pond" throughout this game and both teams will cash in plenty of opportunities against two over-rated hurlers. Play OVER 8.5 runs in Game 1 of the double-header Sunday. |
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06-28-15 | Cleveland Indians - Game #2 v. Baltimore Orioles - Game #2 OVER 9 | 0-8 | Loss | -100 | 8 h 4 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8.5 or 9 runs in Baltimore vs Cleveland (Game 2) @ 7:05 ET - Toru Murata was called up from Triple A Columbus to make this start for the Indians. He has compiled some solid numbers with Columbus this season but in the minors the prior two seasons he's pitched a total of 285 innings and opponents have hit .285 against him. In other words, let's not get too exicted that Murata has suddenly "found it" and he's going to come up to the big league level and dominate. In fact, his start today is likely to be anything but domination as he was simply called up to make the start in the 2nd game of this double header. He faces an Orioles lineup that is one of the strongest home hitting clubs in the majors. His only hope today is to get plenty of run support and, actually, he's got a good shot at that. I say that because the Indians lineup should be able to "tee off" against Chris Tillman of the Orioles. The Baltimore right-hander has compiled an ERA of 9.00 in his last three starts. The O's are 6-2 to the over in his home starts this season. Tillman has struggles with command at times and, prior to his ugly 1 and 1/3 inning start where he walked no one last Sunday, he had walked at least 3 batters in 9 of his first 13 starts this month. The Indians will be patient at the plate and will force him to throw strikes and he's been serving up big hits lately with 3 homers allowed in his last 7 and 1/3 innings of work. The over is 21-13 in Indians games against teams with a winning record this season. The over is 7-3 in Cleveland's Sunday games this season. When the posted total is 9 or 9.5 runs in Indians games this season, there have been just 3 unders in 10 games! Play OVER 8.5 or 9 runs in Baltimore in Game 2 of the double header as an *8* selection Sunday. |
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06-28-15 | Kansas City Royals v. Oakland A's OVER 7.5 | 5-3 | Win | 100 | 6 h 28 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 7.5 runs in Oakland vs Kansas City @ 4:05 ET - The Royals send a struggling Jeremy Guthrie to the mound this afternoon. Guthrie has given up 26 hits in his last 16 innings of work spanning his 3 most recent starts this month. This tough June stretch is no fluke either because May wasn't any better. Last month Guthrie compiled a 7.46 ERA and opponents hit .355 against him. He particularly struggles with left-handed batters and the A's have some dangerous hitters stepping in on that side of the box this afternoon. Oakland will send Jesse Chavez to the mound this afternoon and he was hit hard in his most recent start with 5 of the 8 hits going for extra bases against the Rangers on Tuesday. He's 1-4 with a 3.73 ERA in day games this season and he's been very hittable in June with opponents hitting .295 against him this month. Play OVER 7.5 runs in Oakland as an *8* selection Sunday. |
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06-28-15 | Seattle Mariners v. Los Angeles Angels OVER 7 | 2-3 | Loss | -100 | 5 h 45 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 6.5 or 7 runs in LA Angels vs Seattle @ 3:35 ET - Something is not right with Felix Hernandez but we're not asking questions...we're just going to take advantage. He's been roughed up in 2 of his last 3 starts and overall, June has not been his month. Hernandez has compiled a 7.20 ERA in his last 3 starts and he's got an overall 3.86 ERA away from home this season. The Angels send Hector Santiago to the mound this afternoon. Although he's got some decent overall numbers on the season he was struggling before his most recent start. Prior to his solid outing against Houston on Monday, Santiago allowed 10 earned runs on 19 hits in his last 15 and 2/3 innings of work. The over is 3-1 in his day game starts and 4-2 in his starts against AL West opponents this season. The over is 9-5 in Angels games with a posted total of 7 runs or less this season. The over is 7-3 in Sunday games for the Mariners this season. This is a bit of a contrarian play because of fading the Mariners ace hurler but, as noted above, something is not right with Hernandez right now. Play OVER 6.5 or 7 runs in Seattle as an *8* selection Sunday. |
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06-28-15 | Boston Red Sox v. Tampa Bay Rays OVER 6.5 | 5-3 | Win | 100 | 4 h 34 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 6.5 runs in Tampa Bay vs Boston @ 1:10 ET - Look for the Red Sox Justin Masterson to struggle in his first start back from six weeks on the disabled list with shoulder tendinitis. He's compiled an ugly 6.37 ERA this season and that includes one of his worst starts of the season coming against Tampa Bay on May 6th. The Rays will crush him again this afternoon. Tampa Bay sends Chris Archer to the mound today and, as strong as he's been this season, it is certainly noteworthy that he is just 3-4 at home this season compared to his 6-0 mark on the road. Boston has hit well against Archer in recent seasons and I look for that to continue this afternoon and gladly take advantage of the low posted total on this game. Play OVER 6.5 runs in Tampa Bay as an *8* selection Sunday. |
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06-28-15 | Texas Rangers v. Toronto Blue Jays OVER 9 | 2-3 | Loss | -100 | 3 h 37 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8.5 or 9 runs in Toronto vs Texas @ 1:05 ET - After being shutout in yesterday's game look for the Blue Jays sticks to respond in a big way this afternoon. Toronto has a .486 slugging percentage in home games this season and they are ranked #1 overall in slugging percentage in the majors this season. Chi Chi Gonzalez is off a tough outing against the A's and the consensus opinion is that he may finally be coming back down to earth after some phenomenal success in his first few starts in the majors. Gonzalez has now given up 8 hits in 2 of his last 3 starts and he allowed 6 earned runs in his most recent start. The young right-hander now must deal with one of the top lineups in the league. The good news for Rangers fans though is they're losing streak is over and their power game seems to be returning to the offense. They pounded 3 homers yesterday and should have no trouble with the offerings of Drew Hutchison today. The Blue Jays right-hander continues to get rocked and has been hit at a .341 clip in the month of June. Don't be fooled by his 7-1 record on the season. His overall 5.33 ERA on the year tells the full story. Play OVER 8.5 or 9 runs in Toronto as an *8* selection Sunday. |
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06-27-15 | Seattle Mariners v. Los Angeles Angels OVER 7 | Top | 2-4 | Loss | -120 | 10 h 12 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 7 runs -120 in LA Angels vs Seattle @ 7:15 ET - Each team had 9 hits in yesterday's game but amazingly a total of just 4 runs were scored. Do not look for a repeat of that today. The Mariners J.A. Happ is facing a nemesis today. Happ is 0-3 with a 9.83 ERA and a 2.37 WHIP in his career outings against the Angels. That's bad news for a southpaw who comes into this match-up struggling badly. Happ is 0-3 with a 6.08 ERA and a 1.95 WHIP in his last 3 starts. Garrett Richards gets the ball for the Angels and although he's put together some solid numbers this season as well as in his career against the Mariners, there was cause for concern in his most recent start. Richards allowed just 3 earned runs but 8 hits in only 6 innings of work and, for the second straight start, his strikeout numbers were down. Richards logged 105 pitches in that outing and the last two times he's thrown 104 or more pitches this season he's allowed 5 runs in his next start each time. Those two outings saw him allow a total of 10 runs (8 earned) in 12.2 innings of work. More struggles coming today after he labored at Oakland in his most recent start. The Angels are 5-2 to the over this season in home games with a posted total of 7 runs or less. The Mariners are 19-13 to the over this season when off of a win. Play OVER 7 runs in the LA Angels game as a *10* Top Play Saturday. |
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06-27-15 | New York Yankees v. Houston Astros OVER 7.5 | 9-6 | Win | 100 | 8 h 37 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 7.5 runs -105 in Houston vs New York Yankees @ 4:10 ET - With yesterday's tight, low-scoring win, the Yankees have now seen unders in each of their last two games but their games had previously resulted in 7 straight overs. For the Astros, after falling short in yesterday's 3-2 loss to the Yanks, it's been three straight unders but that followed a 10-1-1 run of overs! Both teams get back on track with plenty of offense today. The Yankees Masahiro Tanaka has been rocked for 9 runs (7 earned) in his last two starts on 19 hits in just 12 innings of work! He's given up 5 homers in his last 3 starts and the Astros are one of the top slugging teams in the majors this season. As for the Houston starter this afternoon, Brett Oberholtzer certainly has some impressive numbers on the season but he's faded recently too. Note that the southpaw walked four in his most recent start and couldn't make it out of the 6th inning. In his prior start he was rocked for 8 hits in 6 innings of work. The Yankees, like the Astros, are one of the top slugging teams in the league and they've seen him 3 times in the past 2 years and Oberholtzer is 0-2 in those 3 outings with a 5.73 ERA in the last two starts. Play OVER 7.5 runs in Houston as an *8* selection. |
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06-27-15 | Boston Red Sox v. Tampa Bay Rays OVER 7.5 | 1-4 | Loss | -100 | 7 h 18 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 7.5 runs +107 in Tampa Bay vs Boston @ 4:10 ET - 22 hits in yesterday's game but amazingly it did not go over the total of 7 runs as it ended up being a push. With both teams swinging the bats well we can take advantage and come right back with the over in their match-up this afternoon. Wade Miley gets the start for the Red Sox and the southpaw has seen each of his last 3 starts result in overs. The Boston left-hander has a 4.95 ERA and 1.65 WHIP on the road this season and that's even after a rare strong outing at Kansas City in his most recent start. Miley did have more walks than strikeouts in that outing and his struggles quickly resume here. The Rays send Matt Andriese to the mound and he hasn't sseemed right since returning from a recent injury. He's been hit hard and got absolutely clobbered by the Blue Jays with 3 homers allowed on Monday. Andriese was lucky his ERA didn't balloon even higher after that start as the damage could have been worse. Now he faces a Red Sox team that is starting to gain confidence with a 6-4 run their last 10 games and Boston has averaged a solid 5.9 runs per game during this stretch. Play OVER 7.5 runs in Tampa Bay as an *8* selection Saturday. |
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06-27-15 | Texas Rangers v. Toronto Blue Jays -125 | 4-0 | Loss | -125 | 5 h 17 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* Toronto Blue Jays Money Line -125 vs Texas @ 1:05 ET - The Rangers have now lost six straight after getting pummeled in last night's game. It won't get any easier today. Texas has struggled at the plate on the road this season as well as against southpaws and now they must contend with left-hander Matt Boyd who is being called up from the minors to make this start. The 24 year old had posted a 1.10 in AA ball this season and had already made two strong starts at the AAA level before getting the call up for this game. With the Rangers having been held to 3 runs or less in 9 of their last 12 games, this is the perfect spot for Boyd to excel. Meanwhile, backing him is one of the top offenses in the league and the Blue Jays should enjoy plenty of success against Yovani Gallardo. Though his overall stats look good in recent starts, his most recent outing caused reason for concern. He faced the light-hitting White Sox and yet it took him nearly 100 pitches to complete 5 innings of work. Gallardo was fortunate to escape with little damage in that outing as there were a number of line drive outs. The Rangers right-hander wasn't fooling many hitters and now he faces the potent Blue Jays lineup in this one. Great value with the low price available on the hotter, stronger team on their home field. Play Toronto on the money line as an *8* selection Saturday. |
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06-26-15 | Minnesota Twins v. Milwaukee Brewers OVER 7.5 | 4-10 | Win | 100 | 11 h 42 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *7* OVER 7.5 runs in Milwaukee vs Minnesota @ 8:10 ET - The Brewers Kyle Lohse faces his former team for the third time since leaving Minnesota. Expect results just like the first two times. Lohse has been rocked by the Twins for 11 earned runs in less than 11 innings of work spanning those two starts. He's given up 5 long balls in those 2 outings. The right-hander comes into this match-up struggling this season. He's 2-5 with an 8.48 ERA in home outings this season. Not surprisingly, the over is 6-1 in Lohse's 7 starts in Milwaukee. His counterpart tonight, Trevor May of the Twins, has been putting up some great numbers this season. But certainly, looking at his last 3 starts, it's not like he's been unhittable. In fact, May has allowed 19 hits and 6 walks in his last 17 innings of work. That's a 1.47 WHIP in May's last 3 starts and that's certainly "nothing to write home about". May is facing a Brewers team that is off of a shutout loss but is 5-3 to the over this season after being shutout. Milwaukee also is 8-2 to the over on Fridays. Overall, the over is 23-14 in Brewers home games this season. The over is 9-4 in Twins games with a posted total of 8 or 8.5 runs this season and now this total has dropped all the way to 7.5 runs as of Friday morning This is offering fantastic line value. Play OVER 7.5 runs in Milwaukee as a *7* selection Friday. |
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06-26-15 | New York Yankees v. Houston Astros OVER 8.5 | 3-2 | Loss | -100 | 11 h 41 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *7* OVER 8.5 runs in Houston vs NY Yankees @ 8:10 ET - The over was a perfect 7-0 in Yankees games coming into yesterday's series opener at Houston. The Yanks then promply got blanked in the 4-0 shutout loss. They are fully capable of a big bounce back at the plate tonight and, in fact, are 22-10 to the over this season when off of a loss. Also, the over is an incredible 9-1 this season in Yankees games on Fridays! The Yanks had only been shutout twice before yesterday's loss. Each time it's happened this seaoson the next Yankees game has resulted in an over. The over is 31-21 in Yanks match-ups with right-handed starters this season and the Astros Vincent Velasquez is likely to get crushed here. His only home start this season was a disaster and he continues to have major problems with command of his pitches. Facing the Bronx Bombers only puts added pressure on the hurler as he continues to struggle to locate his pitches. Each of Velasquez last two starts have gone over the total and, for Yankees starter Nathan Eovaldi it's been 7 straight overs in his starts! On the road this season, Eovaldi has a 6.31 ERA with a ridiculous 1.82 WHIP. Both of these teams can pound the long ball and both pitchers are struggling to locate pitches of late. You know what that means! A slugfest erupts down in Texas tonight. The over is 25-15 this season in Astros games against right-handed starters. Also, the over is 8-4 in Astros games the last 3 seasons when they are off of a shutout win. After last night's shutout victory it will be both teams scoring plenty of runs tonight. Play OVER 8.5 runs in Houston as a *7* selection Friday. |
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06-26-15 | Cleveland Indians v. Baltimore Orioles OVER 7 | 3-4 | Push | 0 | 10 h 38 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *7* OVER 7 runs in Baltimore vs Cleveland @ 7:05 ET - For roster reasons Orioles pitcher Wei-Yin Chen was recently demoted to the minors but then brought back up to make this start. Psyche is important to the confidence of a pitcher and this won't help Chen. The other factor that won't help him is too much rest as this will be his first start since the 15th of June. A span of a week and a half has gone by and the Indians sticks will take advantage. Cleveland has erupted for 16 runs on 34 hits in their last 3 games and all 3 contests went over the total. The over is 21-12 this season in Indians games against teams with a winning record. The over is 9-5 in the Orioles last 14 games and they've scored an average of 7 runs per game in their last 13 games! Baltimore has avereaged 12 hits per game in their last 5 games and they will stay hot at the plate tonight against the Indians Corey Kluber. Though the right-hander has some impressive stats this season one can't ignore the fact that Cleveland is 1-7 in his road starts this season. Kluber has also had some issues with command of his pitches in recent starts and the Indians have lost his last four starts. Play OVER 7 runs in Baltimore as a *7* selection Friday. |
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06-26-15 | Atlanta Braves v. Pittsburgh Pirates OVER 6.5 | 2-3 | Loss | -115 | 10 h 37 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *7* OVER 6.5 runs in Pittsburgh vs Atlanta @ 7:05 ET - Williams Perez of the Braves has some phenomenal numbers this season but it's also a bit of a fluke. Certainly he deserves some credit for inducing ground ball outs and getting out of tough situations but he's been hit much harder than his 4-0 record and 2.14 ERA would lead you to believe. Hence some line value in going with the over in today's match-up at Pittsburgh as this total is all the way down to a 6.5 this morning. One of the worst starts that Perez did have this season came against the Pirates when he allowed 4 earned runs against him 3 weeks ago on 5 hits and 5 walks in just 5 innings of work. Look for Pittsburgh to do some damage against Perez once again tonight. The problem for the Pirates lately is their pitching has been getting hammered. The over is 4-0 in Pittsburgh's last 4 games as they've allowed an average of 14 hits per game in those 4 contests. Though they hand the ball to a strong hurler tonight note that Francisco Liriano is off of a rough outing himself. He allowed 5 earned runs in less than 6 innings of work in his most recent start. The southpaw faces a Braves team that has produced a record of 9-1 to the over in games against left-handed starters this season. The over is also 22-13 this season in Atlanta games where the posted total is 7 runs or less. In Braves games against teams with a winning record this season, the over is 17-10. Play OVER 6.5 runs in Pittsburgh as a *7* selection Friday. |
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06-26-15 | Texas Rangers v. Toronto Blue Jays OVER 9 | 2-12 | Win | 105 | 10 h 36 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *7* OVER 9 runs in Toronto vs Texas @ 7:05 ET - The Blue Jays Mark Buehrle has been pitching very well in the month of June but the last time he faced the Rangers he gave up 5 earned runs on 8 hits and 3 walks in just 6 innings of work. Texas hasn't been scoring a lot of runs lately but they've had plenty of opportunities with 38 hits in their last 4 games. They will cash in a few more of those tonight and Texas has done well as a big road dog this season. The Rangers are 9-4 in games this season where they are an underdog of +150 to +175. The problem for them tonight though is their own pitching and that is why the play here is the over. The Rangers will do some damage against Buehrle but look for Texas' Nick Martinez to get rocked. The Blue Jays have absolutely crushed the ball this season in home games and the strikeout numbers for Martinez are down in his recent road starts. Overall, Martinez has been hit quite hard in each of his last two starts but he's managed to escape without a lot of damage. That catches up with him here. The over is 4-1-1 in Rangers games this season when they are on a losing streak of 3 games or more. For Toronto, the over is 8-3 in Friday games this season. It's another weekend kick-starter high-scoring game for the Blue Jays tonight. Play OVER 9 runs in Toronto as a *7* selection Friday. |
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06-25-15 | New York Yankees v. Houston Astros OVER 7 | Top | 0-4 | Loss | -127 | 12 h 30 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 7 runs in Houston vs NY Yankees @ 8:10 ET - With the Yankees 10-2 win over the Phillies yesterday they have now gone over the total in 7 straight games. The amazing thing about this run is not just the streak itself but how dominating the wins have been. The winning team had enough runs to get the over by themselves in 6 of those 7 games. The Astros are coming off of a 2-1 loss to the Angels in LA yesterday but previously the over was 10-1-1 in Houston's last 12 games. The Astros send Dallas Keuchel to the mound this evening. Though he's had a good season so far for Houston, he's coming off of a very rough outing that could be a sign of things to come. Keuchel allowed 3 homers in his most recent start and that was at Seattle - of all places! In recent outings his walks are up and the southpaw is also giving up some big extra base hits. He'll be facing a red hot Yankees lineup tonight so things are unlikely to improve for the left-hander. Look for the Astros to also do plenty of damage at the plate tonight as they take advantage of facing right-hander Adam Warren. He's off a career-high in innings pitched in his most recent start and it would not be a surprise at all to see him labor some after throwing 110 pitches vs Detroit on Friday. Warren is just 2-3 this season with a 4.91 ERA on the road and the Astros have a solid .435 slugging percentage in home games this season. The Yankees have a strong .416 slugging percentage in road games this season. The over is 25-14 in Astros games against right-handed starters this season. The over is 11-5 this season in Yankees games with a posted total of 7 runs or less. The over is 7-3 this season in Astros games with a posted total of 7 runs or less. The over is 32-19 this season in Yankees night games. Play OVER 7 runs in Houston as a *10* Top Play Thursday. |
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06-24-15 | New York Mets v. Milwaukee Brewers OVER 8 | Top | 1-4 | Loss | -110 | 12 h 15 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 8 runs -110 in Milwaukee vs NY Mets @ 8:10 ET - The Mets Bartolo Colon is having a surprisingly strong season but look for his most recent start - hammered in Toronto - as a sign of things to come. The veteran right-hander gave up 7 runs (6 earned) and was knocked out of the game in the 5th inning. It was the 3rd time in his last 4 road starts that Colon has allowed at least 4 earned runs. Colon has a 1.72 WHIP in his career against the Brewers and only 2 of the 7 starts resulted in unders. He faced Milwaukee last month and was rocked for 5 earned runs in 5 innings of work. Now he must face them at Milwaukee where he's given up 18 hits in his last 14 innings. The over was 8-3 in the Brewers last 11 games before yesterday's under result. As a road dog of +100 to +125 the over is 7-3 in Mets games this season. The over is 14-6 in Brewers home games with a posted total of 8 or 8.5 runs this season. With a struggling Milwaukee starting pitcher taking the mound tonight, this one should easily fly over the low total. The Brewers hand the ball to Jimmy Nelson. He's allowed 10 earned runs on 21 hits and 4 walks in his last 10 innings of work. That equates to a 9.00 ERA and 2.50 WHIP in is last two starts. In 6 home starts this season, Nelson has given up 9 homers! The slugfest continues tonight as Colon gave up 2 homers in his start against the Brewers earlier this season. Play OVER 8 runs in Milwaukee as a *10* Top Play Wednesday. |
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06-24-15 | Atlanta Braves v. Washington Nationals OVER 7 | 1-2 | Loss | -120 | 11 h 1 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 7 runs -120 in Washington vs Atlanta @ 7:05 ET - Both these teams have trended over all season long. After yesterday's game stayed under the total look for a return to "normalcy" tonight. The over is 23-10 in Braves road games this season and also 17-8 this season when Atlanta is facing a team with a winning record. The Braves send Shelby Miller to the mound this evening. Though he has produced impressive stats on the season, Miller has been getting hit harder in recent outings. In his last two starts the Atlanta right-hander has given up 15 hits in 12 innings of work. The over is 4-0-1 in Miller's last 5 starts. The Nationals hand the ball to a struggling Jordan Zimmerman tonight. The Washington right-hander has a 7.63 ERA and a 2.02 WHIP in his last 3 starts. Zimmerman has taken the loss in all 3 of those outings. The Braves will be getting their third look at Zimmerman this season and they've already produced 16 hits in the 13 innings they've seen him thusfar. Now, with the way he's struggling and the fact Atlanta is seeing him for a third time this season, look for runs early and often in this one. Each of Zimmerman's last 3 starts against the Braves have resulted in overs. More of the same tonight. The over was a perfect 6-0 in the season series between these teams before last night's game resulted in an under. As stated above, look for a return to "normalcy" tonight. Play OVER 7 runs in Washington as an *8* selection Wednesday. |
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06-23-15 | Chicago White Sox v. Minnesota Twins OVER 8 | Top | 6-2 | Push | 0 | 12 h 59 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 8 runs in Minnesota vs Chicago White Sox @ 8:10 ET - The White Sox Jeff Samardzija has allowed just 5 earned runs total in his last two starts but those results are very deceiving. He's been very hittable. In his last 3 starts combined Samardzija has given up 26 hits in 21 innings of work. He also has a career 5.84 ERA against the Twins and they are a confident lineup right now after exploding for 13 runs last night. Minnesota had been stuck in a pattern of unders before last night's big game at the plate but it was no fluke. The Twins are hitting better than .270 at home this season and it will be a nice warm night for baseball in Minnesota tonight. Also, the White Sox bullpen has a poor 4.72 ERA and 1.73 WHIP in road games this season. The Twins send Mike Pelfrey to the mound tonight and, although he's put up some impressive numbers this season, the White Sox have his number. The ChiSox hit Pelfrey hard in both meetings with him this season and, in his career, Pelfrey is 0-3 with a 6.62 ERA and 1.82 WHIP against the White Sox. The ChiSox have trended under this season but this one is all about the pitching match-up and the value we are being given with the low total here. There is every reason to beleve both teams will enjoy plenty of success at the plate tonight in this one. Play OVER 8 runs in Minnesota as a *10* Top Play selection. |
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06-23-15 | Toronto Blue Jays v. Tampa Bay Rays OVER 7 | 3-4 | Push | 0 | 11 h 60 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 7 runs in Tampa Bay vs Toronto @ 7:10 ET - We're coming off of Fathers Day weekend and Blue Jays knuckle-baller R.A. Dickey lost his father on the 16th of June. He's returned just in time from bereavement leave to make this start. This certainly could impact his effectiveness tonight. Dickey has struggled on the road this season with an 0-4 mark and a 6.17 ERA in his 6 road starts this season. In his last start at Tropicana Field he did not strike out a single batter and he was rocked for 8 runs (7 earned) on 9 hits (including 2 homers) in a start in which he was unable to get out of the 5th inning. The Rays bats came to life with 15 hits in yesterday's 8-5 loss and they will stay hot tonight. As for the Blue Jays, they continue to be among the top hitting teams in the league as they erupted for 8 runs in last night's game. The Jays have now won 9 of their last 11 games and have scored at least 4 runs in 9 of those 11 games. We've got a low total on tonight's game because Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer is having a great season. However, there is value here because of the potent lineup he's facing as well as the fact that, throughout his career, his numbers are less impressive in night starts in comparison with day games. Archer has been less impressive in his last two starts as well as he's allowed a 4.50 ERA with 13 hits in 12 innings of work so he's been far from unhittable of late. The Jays are seeing him for the 3rd time this season and with how hot Toronto's sticks have been, they will do some damage this time. Play OVER 7 runs in Tampa Bay as an *8* selection Tuesday. |
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06-22-15 | Toronto Blue Jays v. Tampa Bay Rays OVER 7.5 | Top | 8-5 | Win | 100 | 10 h 26 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 7.5 runs in Tampa Bay vs Toronto @ 7:10 ET - Drew Hutchinson's 6-1 record this season is helping to keep this posted total lower than it should be. The Toronto right-hander has a solid overall mark on the year but he's had plenty of run support to get that. The fact is Hutchinson's overall ERA is 5.33 this season and he's particularly struggled away from home. On the road this season Hutchinson has compiled a 9.47 ERA and a 1.89 WHIP. The over is 6-1 in his 7 road starts this season. As for Rays starting pitcher Matt Andriese, he's compiled a 4.26 ERA in home starts this season but also has an ugly 1.82 WHIP in his starts in Tampa. The over is a perfect 3-0 in Andriese's 3 home starts this year. Toronto lost yesterday but had their sticks going in the 13-9 home loss to Baltimore and they should no trouble with the offerings of Andriese as they knocked him out in the fourth inning of his only start against them this season. Hutchinson hasn't faced Tampa yet this year but last season he struggled against the Rays. In fact, his most recent start at Tampa Bay was in July and he got crushed for six earned runs on 6 hits and 5 walks in just 5 and 1/3 innings of work. The over is 19-12-3 in road games for the Blue Jays this season. At home with a money line of -100 to -125, the over is 29-19-4 in Rays games the last 3 years combined. The Rays had scored at least 4 runs in 6 straight games before yesterday's shutout loss. The Blue Jays have averaged 7 runs per game in their last 13 games! Both teams enjoy plenty of success at the plate in this one. Play OVER 7.5 runs in Tampa Bay as a *10* Top Play selection Monday. |
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06-21-15 | San Francisco Giants v. Los Angeles Dodgers OVER 7.5 | 2-10 | Win | 100 | 10 h 11 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *7* OVER 7.5 runs -102 in LA Dodgers vs San Francisco @ 8:05 ET - Amazingly these starting pitchers are matched up for the 4th time already this season. 2 of the 3 prior match-ups went over the total and frequent match-ups generally favors the hitters rather than the pitchers. That said, the Dodgers and Giants lineup have each seen plenty of these hurlers offerings already this season. The Dodgers Brett Anderson has been hit quite hard by San Francisco sticks and has a 6.00 ERA versus the Giants this season. As for SF starter Tim Lincecum, the right-hander pitched well against the Dodgers in San Francisco but in his lone start at Dodger Stadium he gave up 4 earned runs on 8 hits and 3 walks in just 4 innings of work. In his last two overall starts against LA he's walked nearly as many as he's struck out and, once again, Lincecum should struggle at Dodger Stadium tonight. San Francisco is the top road hitting team in the league with a .285 team batting average so far this season. The over is 22-11 in Giants road games this season. The over is 25-13 in Dodgers home games this season as their .448 slugging percentage at home is 2nd only to Colorado in the National League. This is very impressive of course as the Rockies play their home games at hitter-friendly Coors Field while LA plays their home games at pitcher-friendly Dodger Stadium. Both the Giants and Dodgers continue the hot-thitting tonight as neither starting pitcher will be able to fool these hitters tonight. Familiarity leads to success at the plate. Play OVER 7.5 runs in the LA Dodgers game as a *7* selection Sunday. |
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06-21-15 | San Diego Padres v. Arizona Diamondbacks OVER 8.5 | 2-7 | Win | 104 | 7 h 15 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *7* OVER 8.5 runs in Arizona vs San Diego @ 4:10 ET - The over is 10-3 in Padres road games this season where they are a small dog of up to +125. When off of a win this season, the over is 22-10 in San Diego games. The over is 14-7 in Padres games againt teams with a losing record this season. The over is also 14-7 in San Diego day games this season. The over is 20-11 in Diamondbacks games with a posted total of 8 or 8.5 runs this season. The Padres Andrew Cashner has struggled in each of his last 3 starts and they've all resulted in overs. He's compiled a 8.30 ERA and a 1.85 WHIP during this tough stretch and more of the same can be expected Sunday. Cashner has twice as many walks as strikeouts in his last 3 starts. Jeremy Hellickson gets the start for the Dbacks and he's got an unsightly 5.90 ERA in his home starts this season. Cashner gave up 2 homers in his last start against the Diamondbacks. Arizona's Hellickson has struggled throughout his career against the Padres as he's complied an ERA of 8.00 and allowed 5 homers in his 3 starts against them. Play OVER 8.5 runs in Arizona as a *7* selection. |
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06-21-15 | Milwaukee Brewers v. Colorado Rockies OVER 10.5 | 4-10 | Win | 100 | 7 h 15 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *7* OVER 10.5 runs in Colorado vs Milwaukee @ 4:10 ET - The over is 4-1 in Matt Garza's road starts this season and he's been crushed in each of his last two outings. He's faced Colorado twice recently - once last season and once this season - and he's been rocked for 8 runs on 17 hits in less than 12 innings of work. Both of those starts were in Milwaukee. Now the veteran right-hander must face the Rockies in hitter-friendly Colorado. Not a a good situation and the home team will capitalize on it. Colorado had gone over in 5 straight games before yesterday's suprising under. The big hitting returns this afternoon, includiing for Milwaukee as they will tee off against Chris Rusin of the Rockies. The Colorado southpaw has allowed 13 earned runs on 20 hits in less than 10 innings of work in his last two starts. Rusin has given up 2 homers in each of his last two starts and he's also been crushed by the Brewers the last two times he's faced them including allowing 3 Milwaukee homers in less than 8 innings of work combined spanning those two starts. The over is 26-16 in Brewers games off of a loss this season. The over is 12-7 in Milwaukee games against teams with a losing record so far this season. The over is 14-3 in match-ups between these teams the last 3 seasons. The high-scoring ways resume after yesterday's surprising result. Play OVER 10.5 runs in Colorado as a *7* selection. |
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06-21-15 | Houston Astros v. Seattle Mariners OVER 7.5 | 6-2 | Win | 111 | 7 h 14 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *7* OVER 7.5 runs in Seattle vs Houston @ 4:10 ET - With yesterday's 6-3 loss the over is now 8-0-1 in the Astros last 9 games. That's right, today Houston will be going for their 10th straight game without a single under resulting. Seattle is known as an "under team" but they should have no trouble with Vincent Velasquez here. The Astros right-hander has made two starts so far this season and he's compiled a 1.66 WHIP and is fortunate his ERA is not higher. He escaped a lot of damage in his first start of the season but he did get roughed up in the 2nd one to the tune of 5 earned runs in less than 5 innings of work. Velasquez is rattled and now makes a road start against a Mariners team playing with confidence as they've won 3 of their last 4 against the Astros and they've averaged 6.3 runs per game in the 3 victories. The Astros sticks will also have plenty of life today as they face southpaw J.A. Happ of the Mariners. Houston has a .419 sluggling percentage against lefties this season and that's good enough for 4th in the majors. Their 32 homers against southpaws is the best in the majors by far with no other team having more than 24 long balls against lefties. They should pound Happ whom has allowed 13 hits and 4 walks in his last 8.3 innings of work. Happ got crushed at Houston last month and the Astros lineup is already now seeing him for a third time this season. The over is 8-3, 73% in match-ups between these clubs this season. Play OVER 7.5 runs in Seattle as a *7* selection Saturday. |
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06-21-15 | Baltimore Orioles v. Toronto Blue Jays OVER 9 | 13-9 | Win | 100 | 4 h 12 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *7* OVER 9 runs -105 in Toronto vs Baltimore @ 1:05 ET - Chris Tillman is 0-3 in three starts against the Blue Jays this season and he's been rocked for 19 runs (15 earned) in those 3 outings. In the 3 starts, the Orioles Tillman has allowed 20 hits (including 4 homers) and 9 walks in less than 14 innings of work. As you would expect based on these numbers, the over is a perfect 3-0, 100% this year in Tillman's starts against Toronto. The Blue Jays will be ready to respond after yesterday's loss where they wasted a number of opportunities. Toronto sends Scott Copeland to the mound today and this is his first start against an AL foe this season. That spells trouble as the right-hander's second starts was certainly much worse than the first as he gave up 3 earned runs on 8 hits in just 4 innings of work against the Mets. Now after facing the Marlins and Mets in his first two starts he takes a big step up and faces a potent AL lineup in the form of the Orioles. That should lead to runs early and often in this one as both these starters get rocked. Also adding value to this play is that both bullpens have struggled throughout this series and that very nearly got yesterday's game over the total as well. After that one fell just short yesterday, this one will fly over the total easily today. The Orioles have scored at least 5 runs in 7 of their last 11 games and they had gone over the total in 6 of their last 9 before yesterday's stayed just under the total. Play OVER 9 runs in Toronto as a *7* selection Sunday. |
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06-20-15 | San Francisco Giants v. Los Angeles Dodgers OVER 7.5 | 6-2 | Win | 100 | 10 h 50 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 7.5 runs in LA Dodgers vs San Francisco @ 7:15 ET - The over is 3-1 this season in Carlos Frias home starts. He's compiled a 5.34 ERA with a 1.67 WHIP in those outings. The Dodgers right-hander has allowed a ridiculous 30 hits in his last 17 innings at Dodger Stadium. Now he must deal with a Giants lineup loaded with confidence after they erupted for 9 runs in yesterday's game. In fact, San Francisco has now scored 6 runs or more in 3 of their last 4 games. They will remain hot here but the Dodgers offense also should enjoy a big day at the plate. Veteran hurler Tim Hudson gets the start for the Giants and he's been knocked around for 7 earned runs on 16 hits in 10 innings of work in his last two starts. Overall. Hudson has a 5.93 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP in his road outings this season! Yesterday's over was the 3rd time in 4 games this season at Dodger Stadium that the Giants and LA have combined to go over the total. As a road dog of +125 to +150, the over is 6-3 in San Francisco games. The over is 24-13 in Dodgers home games this season and the over is 21-11 in Giants road games this season for a combined 45-24 (65%) season mark. Play OVER 7.5 runs in the LA Dodgers game as an *8* selection Saturday. |
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06-20-15 | Boston Red Sox v. Kansas City Royals OVER 8 | 4-7 | Win | 105 | 10 h 46 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8 runs in Kansas City vs Boston @ 7:10 ET - Rick Porcello of the Red Sox is having an awful season. His ERA is now up to a 5.29 and he's showing no signs of improvement as he's given up 24 runs on 35 hits in his last five starts - all losses! The right-hander now must face one of the top hitting teams in the league and the Royals will be looking to bounce back after scoring just 3 runs yesterday. Note that they had previously won four straight and averaged 7 runs per game. Porcello's most recent start at Kansas City saw him allow four earned runs on 9 hits in less than 4 innings of work. As for Royals starter Edinson Volquez, give him credit for getting out of jams but twice he loaded the bases in his most recent start and he was fortunate to get out of those jams. He's facing a Red Sox team that is starting to swing the bats better and has averaged 5.5 runs per game in their last 9 games. The over is 17-10 this season in Royals games against teams with a losing record. Play OVER 8 runs in Kansas City as an *8* selection Saturday. |
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06-20-15 | Milwaukee Brewers v. Colorado Rockies OVER 10.5 | 1-5 | Loss | -119 | 7 h 47 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 10.5 runs in Colorado vs Milwaukee @ 4:10 ET - With yesterday's Brewers win by a count of 9 to 5 the OVER is now an incredible 14-2 in the L16 meetings between these teams the last 3 seasons. Included in that number is a perfect 6-0 over mark in the last 6 meetings between these teams in Colorado. On a hot, sunny afternoon in Denver, the ball should be carrying very well this afternoon. The Rockies Chad Bettis has allowed 8 earned runs on 13 hits in 10 innings of work spanning his last two starts. The over is 7-2 in the Brewers last 9 games and the over is 12-6 in Milwaukee games against teams with a losing record this season. The over is 25-15 in Rockies games this sesaon when they are off of a loss and they certainly should be able to respond in a big way against Kyle Lohse of the Brewers. The veteran right-hander is 3-8 with a 6.44 ERA on the season and the over is 8-4 in his 12 starts this season. Play OVER 10.5 runs in Colorado as an *8* selection Saturday. |
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06-20-15 | Los Angeles Angels v. Oakland A's OVER 7.5 | 1-4 | Loss | -100 | 7 h 42 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 7.5 runs in Oakland vs LA Angels @ 4:05 ET - With yesterday's 12-7 Angels win, the over is 9-2 this year in this season series. Also, the over is an incredible 19-4 the last 23 meetings in Oakland between these clubs the last 3 seasons. Jered Weaver gets the start for the Angels this afternoon and, as usual, he's struggling more on the road then at home this season. Away from home, Weaver has a 5.57 ERA this season. Also, he gave up 6 earned runs in his lone start at Oakland so far this season. Jesse Hahn gave up 3 earned runs in 5 innings in his only start against the Angels this season. The over is 9-4 in Hahn's starts this season. The Oakland right-hander was rocked by the Rangers for 4 earned runs and was knocked out of the game in the 4th inning in his most recent home start. Five of the A's last six games have resulted in overs. The over is 24-13 in Oakland games this season when they are off of a loss. By the way, after getting crushed like they did yesterday (allowing 12 runs) you may wonder what to expect. Note that, in the last 3 seasons combined, the over is 7-2 in Oakland games when they are off of a game where they allowed 10 runs or more! Play OVER 7.5 runs in Oakland as an *8* selection Saturday. |
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06-20-15 | Chicago Cubs v. Minnesota Twins OVER 8 | 4-1 | Loss | -115 | 4 h 16 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8 runs in Minnesota vs Chicago Cubs @ 2:10 ET - After struggling in his two prior outings, the Cubs Jon Lester had a solid start Sunday. However, that was at home and his two prior starts were on the road. The fact is that the Chicago southpaw has struggled on the road this season and that should continue today at Minnesota. The Twins are hitting a solid .261 against lefties this season and Minnesota also is knocking the cover off of the ball at a .276 clip in home games this year. Lester has a 5.22 ERA on the road this season and the over is 4-1 in his five road starts this year. The Twins send Trevor May to the mound and the over is 4-2 in his six home starts this season. May has an ugly 5.59 ERA in day games this season and he allowed 2 homers to the Cardinals in his most recent start. That was also an interleague outing as the Twins right-hander faced the Cards on Monday. The over is 15-9 in Twins games against left-handed starters this season. In the last three seasons combined, when Minnesota enters a game on a winning streak of 3 games or more, the over has gone 18-11. On the road with a price of even money up to -125, the over is 10-4 in Cubs games this season. Play OVER 8 runs in Minnesota as an *8* selection Saturday. |
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06-20-15 | Baltimore Orioles v. Toronto Blue Jays OVER 8.5 | 5-3 | Loss | -109 | 4 h 47 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8.5 runs in Toronto vs Baltimore @ 1 ET - The Orioles Kevin Gausman was on the disabled list with a shoulder injury. Prior to that he's only pitched out of the bullpen this year. That said, this is Gausman's first start of the season and he's trying to make sure his shoulder his healthy and he has to do it against one of the strongest lineups in the majors. As you can see, this is a good set-up for the Blue Jays to score a pile of runs. Toronto won again yesterday and remain one of the hottest teams in the league. The Jays Mark Buehrle is facing the Orioles for the fourth time this season. Each of his 3 starts against Baltimore have resulted in overs this season. As for Gausman, his only career start at Toronto easily flew over the total as he was rocked in a 12-6 Orioles loss. The Orioles are hitting .270 against left-handed pitching this season and the over improves to 4-0, 100% perfect in Buehrle's four starts against the Orioles this season. Play OVER 8.5 runs in Toronto as an *8* selection. |
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06-19-15 | San Diego Padres v. Arizona Diamondbacks OVER 8.5 | Top | 2-4 | Loss | -122 | 14 h 15 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* OVER 8.5 runs -122 in Arizona vs San Diego @ 9:40 ET - The Padres James Shields made his most recent start against the Diamondbacks in Arizona last month. He was lucky the damage wasn't even worse as the veteran right-hander gave up 4 homers in just six innings of work. Amazingly he only allowed 5 earned runs but look for similar damage tonight as he faces a Dbacks team that is 19-10 to the over this season when the posted total on their game is 8 or 8.5 runs. Overall, the over is 18-12 in Arizona's home games this year. San Diego has trended over all season long with a 43-25 mark to the over on the year. The over is 13-6 in Padres games against teams with a losing record so far this season. The Dbacks send Rubby DeLaRosa to the mound to make this start. He's off a suprisingly strong outing and a return to normalcy should be expected here. Overall, DeLaRosa has a 5.30 ERA in home starts this season and 5 of 6 have gone over the total. Also, the right-hander had allowed 16 earned runs in his last 10 innings of work prior to his strong start against the Giants in San Francisco. Now DeLaRosa is back home where he got crushed and allowed 7 earned runs in 5 innings on 9 hits (including 2 homers) against the Braves in his most recent home outing. The over is 11-3 in all of Shields starts this season and the over is 8-4 in all of DeLaRosa's starts this season. Those trends are no fluke and continue tonight. Play OVER 8.5 runs in Arizona as a *10* Top Play Friday. |
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06-19-15 | Baltimore Orioles v. Toronto Blue Jays OVER 9 | 4-5 | Push | 0 | 12 h 41 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8.5 runs or OVER 9 runs +110 in Toronto vs Baltimore @ 7:05 ET - The Orioles Mike Wright has an 8.36 ERA in his last 3 starts. He's allowed 4 homers in his last 14 innings of work. Those 14 innings have spanned his last 3 starts showing that he certainly has been unable to pitch deep into games. Now he must deal with a Blue Jays lineup that is averaging 5.7 runs in home games this season. Toronto will have pitching issues of their own however. The Jays will hand the ball to Marco Estrada tonight and he got rocked for 5 earned runs in 5 innings in his most recent start. He's allowed homers in each of his last two starts and, overall, has given up 7 homers in 8 starts this season. Estrada gave up 2 homers in just 5 innings of work in his lone career start against the Orioles and that was last month so Baltimore is getting a quick "second look" at Estrada tonight. The O's game stayed under the total last night but previously Baltimore had recorded 5 overs in their last 7 games. The over is 7-3 in Friday games for the Blue Jays so far this season. Play OVER the total in Toronto as an *8* selection Friday. |
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06-18-15 | Milwaukee Brewers v. Kansas City Royals OVER 8 | Top | 2-3 | Loss | -103 | 13 h 17 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 8 runs -103 in Kansas City vs Milwaukee @ 8:10 ET - The Royals erupted for 10 runs in their win yesterday. They have now won all 3 games against the Brewers this week and they've averaged 8.3 runs per game in doing so. Look for Milwaukee's sticks to bounce back today but the Brewers pitching isn't going to be able to hold down a Royals offense that his heating up strong. Kansas City will be teeing off against the Brewers Jimmy Nelson today. He just turned 26 less than 2 weeks ago and this is his first full season in the majors. Nelson is putting a lot of pressure on himself coming into this start as he's talked about his recent inconsistency. Nelson has stated that he's just unacceptable and that he has to be better and he has to be more inconsistent. In other words, Nelson is a young hurler putting a lot of pressure on himself for a key start and he's facing a red hot lineup that is crushing the ball in this series. You know what happens next, right? Sure, the Royals pound the ball once again as Nelson (7.31 ERA in his last 3 starts) continues to struggle. The only good news for Brewers fans though is that they should see their team score plenty today as well. The Royals hand the ball to Jeremy Guthrie for this start and he just hammered to the tune of 10 hits in 5 innings in his most recent start. He was fortunate the Cardinals only got to him for 3 earned runs in that outing. The over is 16-9 in Royals games against teams with a losing record this season. The over is 24-16 in Brewers night games this season. Overall, the over is 6-1 in Milwaukee's last 7 games and both lineups will take advantage of questionable pitching in this one Thursday night. Play OVER 8 runs in Kansas City as a *10* Top Play Thursday. |
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06-18-15 | Houston Astros v. Colorado Rockies OVER 10.5 | 8-4 | Win | 100 | 8 h 18 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 10.5 runs -107 in Colorado vs Houston @ 3:10 ET - With their 8-4 win last night, the over is now 6-0 in the Astros last six games and Houston has averaged nearly 8 runs per game during this streak. This another great match-up for the Astros as they are the top home run hitting team in the majors this season and they get to face a starter ,David Hale, whose given up 6 homers in his last 3 starts! The ball will be carrying well on a warm afternoon at Coors Field but of course this is also going to impact the Astros pitchers as well! Houston hands the ball to Collin McHugh and he's given up 4 homers in his last two starts. Overall, he's compiled a 6.86 ERA in his last 7 starts! The over is 6-1 in Astros day games this season. The over is 19-9 this season in Rockies games against teams with a winning record. With the way each of these hurlers is struggling and with the long ball being a nemesis, an afternoon at Coors Field should undoubtedly lead to more fireworks on offense! Play OVER 10.5 runs in Colorado as an *8* selection Thursday. |
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06-18-15 | Baltimore Orioles v. Philadelphia Phillies OVER 8.5 | 1-2 | Loss | -100 | 6 h 23 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 8.5 runs +106 in Philadelphia vs Baltimore @ 1:05 ET - With last night's game going over the total, the over is now a perfect 7-0 in the Phillies last 7 home games. As bad as Philadelphia has been recently they still can put up runs in hitter-friendly Citizens Bank Park. The Phils have scored at least 4 runs in all 7 of their home games in June. All 7 have gone over the total. The Phillies are loaded with switch-hitters and left-handed sticks and they'll be teeing off against Orioles right-hander Bud Norris. He's been hammered at .362 clip by left-handed batters this season and, throughout his career, Norris has struggled against left-handed sticks. Although Norris had a solid start in his first outing this month after returning from the disabled list, he quickly returned to form by giving up 4 earned runs on 8 hits and not making it out of the 6th inning in his next start. He's struggled for much of this season but the good news for O's fans is that he should receive plenty of run support here. That's because the Orioles lineup will be able to crush the Phillies Sean O'Sullivan. The right-hander has given up 11 earned runs on 24 hits in his last 17 and 2/3 innings of work. The over is 3-1 in his 4 home starts this season and the over is 6-1 in Norris' 7 starts this season. Baltimore has won 9 of their last 10 games and averaged 7 runs per game in doing so. Play OVER 8.5 runs in Philadelphia as an *8* selection. |
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06-17-15 | New York Mets v. Toronto Blue Jays OVER 9 | Top | 0-8 | Loss | -100 | 12 h 8 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* Top Play OVER 8.5 or 9 runs in Toronto vs New York Mets @ 7:05 ET - Drew Hutchinson allowed 8 runs in just 2 1/3 innings of work in his most recent start. The Blue Jays right-hander has seen the over go 9-4 this season in his starts as his 5-1 record on the year is certainly deceiving. Hutchinson has been rocked to the tune of a 5.75 ERA on the year. Southpaw Jon Niese gets the start for the Mets in this one. He's compiled a 4.91 ERA in his 92 innings of work in interleague action. As you can, interleague action has not been kind to the lefty and in his only career start at Toronto, Niese allowed 8 earned runs in just 3 innings of work. The over is 8-2 in his starts this season. After yesterday's under, and with this series now shifting to Toronto, look for plenty of fireworks on offense in tonight's game. The Mets had gove over the total in five straight games before each of the last two stayed under the total. The Blue Jays had recorded just one under in their last eight games before each of their last two games stayed under the total. The over is 10-6 in Toronto's games when facing left-handed starters this season. The Mets have been stronger against right-handed starters while the Blue Jays have crushed left-handed pitching. With the over a combined 17-6 in these starters games this season, look for plenty of runs in Toronto after a rare pitchers duel last night between these clubs. Play OVER the total in Toronto as a *10* Top Play selection Wednesday. |
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06-16-15 | Washington Nationals v. Tampa Bay Rays OVER 7.5 | 16-4 | Win | 107 | 12 h 26 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *6* OVER 7.5 runs +107 in Tampa Bay vs Washington @ 7:10 ET - Despite 19 hits, the game yesterday between Tampa Bay and Washington did not go over the total as it pushed at 7 runs. Tonight the hits will keep coming but this time an over results as bigger hits tell the story Tuesday. Both of the hurlers who get starts in tonight's game have been giving up the long ball of late. The Rays start Alex Colome and he's given up 4 homers in his last 3 starts. Also, on the season he's allowed 5 homers in his 4 home starts. The Nationals start Tanner Roark tonight and he's given up 6 homers in his last 3 starts! The Nats right-hander produced solid numbers out of the bullpen this season but since moving into a starting role he's struggled. Roark has given up 9 earned runs on 15 hits in his last 12 innings as a starter. The over is 3-0 in his last 3 starts while the over is 3-1 this season in Colome's home starts this season. Overall, the over is 4-1-1 in Washington's last 6 games and 3-1-1 in Tampa Bay's last 5 games. As a road dog of +100 to +125 the over is 8-4 this season in Nationals games. The over is 30-18 in Washington's interleague games the last 3 years. As a small home favorite of up to -125, the over is 28-19 in Rays games the last 3 years. With the long ball being a big weapon tonight, some crooked numbers should be put on the scoreboard early and often tonight. Play OVER 7.5 runs +107 in Tampa Bay as a *6* selection Tuesday. |
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06-16-15 | Atlanta Braves v. Boston Red Sox OVER 8.5 | 4-9 | Win | 100 | 9 h 22 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *6* OVER 8.5 runs -105 in Boston vs Atlanta @ 4:05 ET - Despite 19 hits, the game yesterday between Boston and Atlanta stayed under the total. Unders have been rare this season for the Braves as the over is now 40-21-3 in Atlanta games this season. In the month of June, the over is now 10-3 in Braves games. Against left-handed starters, the over is 8-1 in Braves games this season. Today Atlanta is facing southpaw Wade Miley. The Red Sox lefty has lost 2 of his last 3 starts and he's compiled a 1.76 WHIP and 7.05 ERA in doing so. Miley has a 5.16 ERA in his career starts against Atlanta. The Braves send Julio Teheran to the mound tonight. The over is 11-2 in his 13 starts this season including 6-1 on the road where Teheran has compiled a 6.94 ERA and a 1.93 WHIP. He's given up 10 homers in his 7 road starts this season. Teheran has averaged only 5 1/3 innings per start in road outings this season and the Braves bullpen has been awful this season. The over is 5-2 in Red Sox interleague games this season. Play OVER 8.5 runs in Boston as a *6* selection Tuesday. |
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06-15-15 | Toronto Blue Jays v. New York Mets OVER 7.5 | 3-4 | Loss | -100 | 12 h 28 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 7.5 runs +112 in New York Mets vs Toronto @ 7:10 ET - The Blue Jays are the hottest team in baseball with yesterday's 13-5 win marking Toronto's 11th straight win. The Mets also were involved in a game totaling 18 runs Sunday as they beat the Braves 10-8. Look for both of these teams to remain red hot at the plate Monday night in New York. There are some thunderstorms expected in NYC this afternoon that could stretch into the early evening hours. But even if this one gets a bit of a late start, the weather should clear early this evening and allow for the remaining thunder and lightning to be provided by some red hot bats. The over is 12-3 this season in Blue Jays games where they are a road dog of +100 up to +125. The over is an overall 19-10 in Toronto's road games this season. The Jays have averaged an amazing 8 runs of offense per game during this 11 game winning streak! As for the Mets, the over is 15-5-1 in their last 21 games. New York's offense has averaged 6.2 runs per game in their last 5 games. The over is 12-6 this season in Mets games against teams with a winning record. Mark Buehrle gets the start for the Blue Jays and he allowed 8 hits (including 2 homers) in 6 innings in his most recent start. The southpaw has a 4.69 ERA away from home this season and only two of his seven road outings have stayed under the total this season. The Mets are starting Noah Syndergaard tonight and he's given up 11 earned runs on 20 hits in his last two starts and he's averaged just 5 innings per outing. Play OVER the total in the NY Mets game as an *8* selection Monday. |
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06-14-15 | Arizona Diamondbacks v. San Francisco Giants OVER 7.5 | Top | 4-0 | Loss | -100 | 9 h 14 m | Show |
Rickenbach MLB *10* OVER 7 or 7.5 runs in San Francisco vs Arizona @ 4:05 ET - There is a lot of hype right now surrounding Chris Heston since he threw a no-hitter in his last start. That is helping to drive some great line value for the over in this one. Consider that, prior to that start Heston had allowed at least 5 earned runs in 5 of his last 8 starts! The point is, while Heston certainly deserves accolades for his incredible outing the last time he took the mound, one should not overlook the fact that he's been roughed up in many of his outings over the last 7 weeks. Also, Heston did throw 110 pitches in notching his no-hitter on Tuesday. Every time this season that Heston has thrown 97 pitches or more in a start, he's followed it up by allowing at least 5 earned runs in his next start! It's happened 4 times so far this season and all four times he's got rocked in his next start. This will mark #5. As for the Diamondbacks hurler today, it is Rubby De La Rosa who takes the hill. He gave up a pair of 3-run homers in his most recent start which was an outing in which he allowed 9 earned runs in 5 innings of work. Overall, the Dbacks right-hander has a 12.00 ERA and a 2.00 WHIP in his last 3 outings as his struggles continue. After the Giants lineup was surprisingly held in check yesterday, they will explode on offense today. The over is 8-3 in De La Rosa's starts this season while the over was a perfect 6-0 in Heston's last 6 starts before his surprising no-hitter in his most recent outing. He quickly is returned to reality in this one. Play OVER the total in San Francisco as a *10* Top Play Sunday. |
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06-14-15 | Atlanta Braves v. New York Mets OVER 7.5 | 8-10 | Win | 100 | 6 h 21 m | Show | |
Rickenbach MLB *8* OVER 7.5 or 8 runs in NY Mets vs Atlanta @ 1:10 ET - The Mets Dillon Gee is winless in his 6 starts this season and has compiled an unimpressive 4.46 ERA on the year. He's only getting the start today because it's a spot start that the Mets needed filled. The Braves send Mike Foltynewicz to the mound and he allowed 5 earned runs in less than 6 innings of work against the Padres in his most recent start. The Braves right-hander gave up 12 hits in that outing and he's having trouble locating his off-speed pitches. He's got a 5.50 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP in his last 3 outings. The Mets Gee has given up 14 hits and walked 6 batters in his last 9 innings of work! The Braves have 16 hits against Gee in 12 innings so far this season. This will already be the 3rd time they have seen him this season. With yesterday's over, the over is 11-2-1 in the Braves last 14 games. The over is 14-5-1 in the Mets last 20 games! The over is 15-5 in Braves games against teams with a winning record this season and the over is 21-7 in Atlanta's divisional games so far this season. The over is 13-7 in Mets day games this season. Play OVER the total in the NY Mets game as an *8* selection Sunday. |
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