8-31-14

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205 Utah State +6.5

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8/31/2014 Sunday 7:00 PM

The second year of the Butch Jones era at Tennessee begins on Sunday as they will host the Utah State Aggies in the 2014 opener for both teams. The Vols are coming off a tough 5-7 season but much of that struggle was expected as they were one of the younger teams in Division I for Jones’ first season after coming from Cincinnati. Utah State had very high hopes for last season that were dashed in their battle with BYU when dual-threat QB Chuckie Keeton went down with a season-ending knee injury. Keeton is back this year for the Aggies, who return eight starters, but just three on offense. Their big loss was RB Joey DeMartino, who gained almost 1300 yards for the Aggies last year. In addition to Keeton, they will also get RB Joe Hill back and we expect him to come back strong from his season-ending knee injury. Another major concern with this Aggie team will be their lack of experience on the offensive line, which we believe will show up when playing against a big, physical SEC-defensive front. The Vols offense will once again be led by Justin Worley, who showed flashes of solid play during his junior year. Tennessee returns 10 starters, five on both offense and defense, and has some elite players at the skill positions. The Vols have won 19 straight home openers while the Aggies have dropped 16 straight road openers. The Sharps are bullish on the Tennessee Volunteers being a much better football team this season in Jones second year and think that Utah State will be completely outmatched both physically as well as the speed angle. We are going to jump in now as we currently have this number at Vols -6.5 and like them to win by double-digits. The Sharps say…

3 UNITS TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS -6.5

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10* Utah ST.+6.5 -110

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NCAA College Football News and Notes - Week #1
•Texas Tech Extends Kingsbury's Contract: Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury received a three-year contract extension through 2020, the university announced Friday. Kingsbury's original deal was for five years when he was hired in December 2012. According to Fox Sports, the new contract is worth $24.2 million, an average of $3.5 million per season, and was signed Friday. The new contract would make him the fourth highest-paid coach in the Big 12 behind Oklahoma's Bob Stoops, Baylor's Art Briles and Texas' Charlie Strong. Texas Tech also announced plans to upgrade the football stadium and training facilities.

Kingsbury led the Red Raiders to a 8-5 record in his first season as head coach. "This is where I want to be and I couldn't be happier," Kingsbury said in a statement. "I can't wait to take this thing to the next level." Texas Tech opened the season Saturday against Central Arkansas. "There has never been a more exciting time within our football program than now," Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt said. "I am very proud of the program Coach Kingsbury is building and I know our fans are as well. We can't wait to kick off the season tomorrow night at Jones AT&T Stadium and are looking forward to a bright future."

•Aggies' Win Pays Off For Furniture Store: Texas A&M's 52-28 win over South Carolina on Thursday night delivered more than $1 million worth of free furniture for Aggies fans. The Ashley Furniture branch in College Station offered all furniture purchased from Aug. 16-27 for free if Texas A&M beat South Carolina by at least 10 points. Store owner Mark Wilks told ESPN.com on Thursday night that more than 600 people bought items during that span, which totaled more than $1 million in sales. One customer bought $20,000 worth of furniture. "We've wanted to do this for three or four years now," said Wilks, whose store is an official sponsor of Aggies athletics. "This was really good for us."

Wilks said that because of the promotion, his store had its best month of sales since opening eight years ago. Wilks said he was able to get insurance relatively cheap because Texas A&M was a 10 1/2-point underdog. He added that he will pay the insurance company about 15 percent of the total the store is reimbursing to customers. "We're going to have a big check-writing party at the store," he said. Jordan's Furniture of Massachusetts and Houston-based Gallery Furniture had similar promotions in the past. Jordan's gave away more than $30 million worth of furniture when the Boston Red Sox won the World Series in 2007. Gallery gave away $7 million in furniture when the Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl in February. Jordan's had insurance on its promotion but Gallery Furniture said it did not.

•Bo Pelini Calls Marijuana 'Out Of Control' In Society: Bo Pelini veered off topic on Friday morning at the Big Red Breakfast and took a strong stance against marijuana, telling a crowd of about 250 that it’s a “real problem out there.” Pelini called it not only an issue in high schools, middle schools and even grade schools, but society in general, saying, “It is out of control.” “Let’s face it, it’s not OK,” Pelini said. “I think everybody that’s our age, my age, hopefully understands that it’s not OK. It’s not good. It’s not good for you. And these kids do it on a daily basis and a yearly basis... and it’s a real problem out there.

“Fortunately for us it is not (an issue) in our program. But I can tell you around college football and college athletics... serious in college. I guarantee you walk into dorms nowadays and it is a horrible problem.” Earlier in his talk, Pelini was discussing the modern challenges that coaches face and what they see with players, families and backgrounds. His comments about marijuana followed when he was asked to expound. “I think it’s something in society we need to get fixed,” he said, “but unfortunately they get bad information.”

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Sunday, 8/31/14

#205 UTAH ST @ #206 TENNESSEE
TIME: 7:00 PM EST, SEC Network
Line: Tennessee -4.5, Total: 51

Tennessee will try for its 20th consecutive victory in a home opener when it meets Utah State on Sunday evening. The rebuilding Volunteers, who feature 28 underclassmen on their season-opening depth chart, are 15-1 against Mountain West Conference teams - 7-0 in season openers - with the loss to Wyoming 13-7 in 2008. The Aggies, who won the MWC Mountain Division last season over Boise State, opens on the road for the fifth time in the last six seasons.

Don't expect Utah State to be intimidated even though they are playing an SEC team on the road in front of the largest crowd in school history (Neyland Stadium holds 102,455). Star quarterback Chuckie Keeton, the preseason MWC Offensive Player of the Year, said he is 100 percent after missing the final half of the 2013 season with a knee injury. Keeton nearly engineered an upset at defending national champion Auburn in his first college start in 2011 when the Tigers needed two touchdowns and an onside kick recovery in the final 2:07 to pull out a 42-38 victory.

•ABOUT UTAH STATE (2013: 9-5): The Aggies return 11 of 22 starters, including six that earned all-Mountain West honors a year ago. Junior linebacker Kyler Fackrell, senior defensive end B.J. Larsen and senior linebacker Zach Virgil were all-second team picks and anchor a defense that held five of its last seven opponents to 14 points or less and surrendered 106.7 rushing yards per game - eighth in the nation. Keeton, being promoted for the Heisman Trophy by the school, was second in the nation with 17 touchdown passes through five games as a junior before tearing both his ACL and MCL on Oct. 4 against Brigham Young.

•ABOUT TENNESSEE (2013: 5-7): The Volunteers return only 10 returning starters from a squad that lost four of its final five games in their first season under coach Butch Jones. Tennessee is the only team in FBS football that doesn't return a starter on neither line, which has Jones concerned heading into the opener. "I'm worried about the shock value of our team," Jones told reporters.

•PREGAME NOTES: Senior Justin Worley, who went 4-3 as a starter in 2013 before breaking his thumb in the first half of a 45-10 loss at Alabama, was named the starting quarterback for Tennessee.... Volunteers LB A.J. Johnson, a preseason All-American, has 324 career tackles - nine per game.... Utah State has won 15 straight games when it has a 100-yard rusher.

•KEY STATS
--UTAH ST is 20-6 ATS (+13.4 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
The average score was UTAH ST 33.3, OPPONENT 16.0.

--TENNESSEE is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in a home game where the total is between 49.5 and 52 since 1992.
The average score was TENNESSEE 19.6, OPPONENT 27.3.

--TENNESSEE is 8-1 OVER (+6.9 Units) in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
The average score was TENNESSEE 34.8, OPPONENT 29.8.

--TENNESSEE is 7-0 OVER (+7.0 Units) the 1rst half total in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
The average score was TENNESSEE 26.0, OPPONENT 16.9.

•HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY
All games in this series since 1992. Note: There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

•RECENT TRENDS
--USU is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. SEC.
--USU is 13-3 ATS in their last 16 non-conference games.
--Under is 5-1 in USU last 6 road games.

--TENN is 4-10 ATS in their last 14 home games.
--TENN is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 non-conference games.
--Over is 13-4 in TENN last 17 non-conference games.

StatSystems Sports has searched its database for all past games where the posted line or total were similar to this game's and where the final game statistics were comparable to the estimator's projections. (Yards/Play and turnovers) Here are the results against the spread, against the total, and straight up:

--In past games, the underdog covered the spread 56 times, while the favorite covered the spread 20 times. *EDGE against the spread =UTAH ST. In past games, the underdog won the game straight up 47 times, while the favorite won the game straight up 34 times. 66 games went under the total, while 19 games went over the total. *EDGE against the total =UNDER.

--In past games, the underdog covered first half line 47 times, while the favorite covered first half line 27 times. *No EDGE. 63 games went under first half total, while 21 games went over first half total. *EDGE against first half total =UNDER.

•SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS: Play Against - A home team (TENNESSEE) - first month of the season, after closing out last season with 4 or more losses in last 5 games, with 5 offensive starters returning, in the first month of the season.
(35-10 over the last 10 seasons.) (77.8%, +24.7 units. Rating = 3*)

The straight up record of the team this system pertains to is : (27-20 over the last 10 seasons.)
The average line posted in these games was: Opponent favored by 6.1
The average score in these games was: Team 27.7, Opponent 26.6 (Average point differential = +1)
The number of games in which this system covered the spread by 7 or more points was 24 (51.1% of all games.)

The situation's record this season is: (0-1).
Over the last 3 seasons the situation's record is: (13-1).
Over the last 5 seasons the situation's record is: (19-7).
Since 1992 the situation's record is: (65-29).
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#207 SMU @ #208 BAYLOR
TV: 7:30 PM EST, Fox Sports 1
Line: Baylor -33, Total: 74.5

Tenth-ranked Baylor feels like it still has something to prove when it opens its new $266 million on-campus McLane Stadium on Sunday against visiting Southern Methodist. The reigning Big 12 champion set an NCAA record by scoring 52.4 points per game and led the nation with 618.8 yards in 2013 but finished 2-2 - including a 52-42 loss to Central Florida in the Fiesta Bowl. The Bears' high-flying offense has to replace two running backs and a key lineman but senior quarterback Bryce Petty has lots of targets returning.

"Our offense is going to be unbelievable - faster, stronger and more physical," the Heisman hopeful told the media earlier this month. "We have more athletes than we've had in a long time." Sophomore Neal Burcham won the job to replace SMU quarterback Garrett Gilbert and the Mustangs need an improved defense to aid the transition. SMU's June Jones has never had back-to-back losing seasons in his 15 years as a coach.

•ABOUT SOUTHERN METHODIST (2013: 5-7): Burcham started the final two games in place of injured Gilbert and finished the year completing 58.7 percent of his passes for 556 yards and two touchdowns. Junior receiver Darius Joseph (808 yards, five touchdowns) was ranked second in the American Athletic Conference last year with 103 catches and linebacker-turned-running back Kevin Pope will give the Mustangs depth in the backfield. SMU has three defensive line starters and linebacker Stephon Sanders (86 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss) returning to a defense that allowed 412.6 yards and 33.3 points last year.

•ABOUT BAYLOR (2013: 11-2): Petty (62 percent completions for 4,200 yards, 32 touchdowns, three interceptions) and the Bears have five of their top six receivers back, including Antwan Goodley (71 catches, 1,339 yards, 13 scores) and Levi Norwood (47, 733, eight), who is on a 27-game reception streak. Shock Linwood will be the primary back after rushing for 881 yards and eight touchdowns last year behind departed 1,000-yard rusher Lache Seastrunk. Linebacker Bryce Hager (71 tackles in nine games before a season-ending injury) and safety Terrell Burt (61 tackles, two interceptions) return to lead a young defense.

•PREGAME NOTES: Baylor led the FBS in touchdown drives in one minute or less (29) and scoring drives of three plays or fewer (21) in 2013.... The series between old Southwest Conference rivals is tied at 36-36-7, but Baylor has won 10 straight meetings.... SMU is the first FBS team to have a Kevlar-fortified liner from Unequal Technologies - expected to reduce the risk of concussions - added to the inside of every football helmet.

•KEY STATS
--SMU is 28-46 ATS (-22.6 Units) in the first month of the season since 1992.
The average score was SMU 19.0, OPPONENT 29.4.

--SMU is 49-22 UNDER (+24.8 Units) the 1rst half total as an underdog versus the 1rst half line since 1992.
The average score was SMU 8.6, OPPONENT 15.6.

--BAYLOR is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 63 over the last 2 seasons.
The average score was BAYLOR 60.6, OPPONENT 13.4.

--BAYLOR is 8-1 OVER (+6.9 Units) in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
The average score was BAYLOR 55.5, OPPONENT 29.8.

•COACHING TRENDS
--JUNE JONES is 0-9 against the 1rst half line (-9.9 Units) in a road game where the first half total is 31.5 or higher as the coach of SMU.
The average score was SMU 5.0, OPPONENT 21.9.

--JUNE JONES is 16-4 UNDER (+11.6 Units) the 1rst half total in road games in games played on turf as the coach of SMU.
The average score was SMU 10.7, OPPONENT 14.3.

--ART BRILES is 9-0 ATS (+9.0 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 70 as the coach of BAYLOR.
The average score was BAYLOR 48.9, OPPONENT 19.0.

--ART BRILES is 13-4 OVER (+8.6 Units) in home games in non-conference games in all games he has coached since 1992.
The average score was BRILES 43.3, OPPONENT 20.2.

--ART BRILES is 16-4 against the 1rst half line (+11.6 Units) in home games in non-conference games in all games he has coached since 1992.
The average score was BRILES 25.2, OPPONENT 11.9.

•HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY
--BAYLOR is 7-0 against the spread versus SMU since 1992.
--BAYLOR is 7-0 straight up against SMU since 1992.
--1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1992.

--BAYLOR is 4-2 versus the first half line when playing against SMU since 1992.
--2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE FIRST HALF TOTAL since 1992.

--Favorite is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 meetings.

•RECENT TRENDS
--SMU is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games in August.
--SMU is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 non-conference games.
--Over is 5-1 in SMU last 6 versus Big 12.

--BAY is 20-6 ATS in their last 26 home games.
--BAY is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 non-conference games.
--Over is 4-0 in BAY last 4 non-conference games.

StatSystems Sports has searched its database for all past games where the posted line or total were similar to this game's and where the final game statistics were comparable to the estimator's projections. (Yards/Play and turnovers) Here are the results against the spread, against the total, and straight up:

--In past games, the favorite covered the spread 2 times, while the underdog covered the spread 2 times. *No EDGE. In past games, the favorite won the game straight up 4 times, while the underdog won straight up 0 times. 2 games went under the total, while 1 games went over the total. *No EDGE.

--In past games, the favorite covered first half line 2 times, while the underdog covered first half line 2 times. *No EDGE. 2 games went over first half total, while 1 games went under first half total. *No EDGE.

•SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS: Play On - Home favorites (BAYLOR) - incredible offense from last season - averaged 450 or more total yards/game, with an experienced QB versus opponent with inexperienced QB, in the first month of the season.
(31-8 over the last 5 seasons.) (79.5%, +22.2 units. Rating = 3*)

The straight up record of the team this system pertains to is : (40-0 over the last 5 seasons.)
The average line posted in these games was: Team favored by 33
The average score in these games was: Team 52.3, Opponent 11.9 (Average point differential = +40.4)
The number of games in which this system covered the spread by 7 or more points was 24 (60% of all games.)

The situation's record this season is: (0-0).
Over the last 3 seasons the situation's record is: (21-4).
Over the last 10 seasons the situation's record is: (42-14).
Since 1992 the situation's record is: (46-19).
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Monday, 9/1/2014

#209 MIAMI @ #210 LOUISVILLE
TV: 8:00 PM EST, ESPN
Line: Louisville -3.5, Total: 53.5

Louisville begins the second Bobby Petrino era - and its inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference - when Miami (Fla.) pays a visit on Monday night in a rematch of last season's Russell Athletic Bowl. Petrino, who coached the Cardinals from 2003-06, returned to Louisville after Charlie Strong became the head coach at Texas. However, the excitement surrounding Petrino's return was tempered somewhat by the loss of star wideout DeVante Parker, who broke his foot in practice Aug. 22 and will miss up to eight weeks.

"We're fortunate that we have a lot of experienced players," Petrino said after losing Parker, who had 55 catches for 885 yards and a school-record 12 touchdowns last season. "You're never going to replace a guy like DeVante with just one guy. You've got to do it collectively with all the weapons that we have, stepping up and making more plays." Perhaps nobody will be more affected by the Parker injury than sophomore quarterback Will Gardner, who was just named Louisville's starter last week. Miami has a challenging quarterback situation of its own as freshman Brad Kaaya takes over behind center with starter Ryan Williams sidelined with a torn ACL.

•ABOUT MIAMI (2013: 9-4): While all eyes will be on Kaaya, the bulk of Hurricanes' heavy lifting on offense will likely be handled by junior running back Duke Johnson, who ranked third in the nation in all-purpose yards per game (174.1) before breaking his ankle in early November. “We have the potential to be great," Johnson said, “but what I’m hoping for is to finally win the Coastal Division and the Atlantic Coast Conference championship. If I need to carry the load then I will, no problem. But I believe I have enough weapons around me to where I don’t have to." Among the weapons that surround Johnson is wideout Stacy Coley, who led the team with seven receiving touchdowns as a freshman in 2013.

•ABOUT LOUISVILLE (2013: 12-1): The Cardinals, who are beginning play in their third conference in as many years, are coming off a season in which they only suffered one defeat - a three-point loss to Central Florida in mid-October - and closed the campaign by routing the Hurricanes, 36-9. Star quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is now with the Minnesota Vikings, leaving Petrino to put his faith in Gardner, who was impressive in limited action last season (8-of-12, 112 yards, two touchdowns, zero interceptions). On defense, Louisville has to replace seven starters but does return its two starting cornerbacks in upperclassmen Charles Gaines and Terell Floyd.

•PREGAME NOTES: Miami went 0-for-11 on third down in the Russell Athletic Bowl.... The Hurricanes lead the all-time series 9-2-1, although the Cardinals have won the last two meetings.... Not only does Louisville need to replace Bridgewater, but the team also lost two other first-round picks in defensive end Marcus Smith and safety Calvin Pryor. Miami had only three players drafted and none in the first two rounds.

•KEY STATS
--MIAMI is 35-15 UNDER (+18.5 Units) when the total is between 49.5 and 56 since 1992.
The average score was MIAMI 26.9, OPPONENT 20.7.

--MIAMI is 9-1 OVER (+7.9 Units) the 1rst half total versus the 1rst half line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
The average score was MIAMI 21.1, OPPONENT 18.0.

--LOUISVILLE is 15-4 UNDER (+10.6 Units) as a home favorite of 7 points or less since 1992.
The average score was LOUISVILLE 22.8, OPPONENT 21.5.

--LOUISVILLE is 11-1 UNDER (+9.9 Units) the 1rst half total versus the first half line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
The average score was LOUISVILLE 19.6, OPPONENT 3.7.

--LOUISVILLE is 11-1 UNDER (+9.9 Units) the 1rst half total as a favorite versus the 1rst half line over the last 2 seasons.
The average score was LOUISVILLE 19.6, OPPONENT 3.7.

--LOUISVILLE is 8-0 UNDER (+8.0 Units) the 1rst half total against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
The average score was LOUISVILLE 16.3, OPPONENT 5.4.

•COACHING TRENDS
--AL GOLDEN is 34-19 ATS (+13.1 Units) as an underdog in all games he has coached since 1992.
The average score was GOLDEN 18.3, OPPONENT 30.1.

--AL GOLDEN is 11-2 OVER (+8.8 Units) the 1rst half total in road games in September games in all games he has coached since 1992.
The average score was GOLDEN 12.5, OPPONENT 20.6.

--BOB PETRINO is 15-3 ATS (+11.7 Units) in a home game where the total is between 49.5 and 56 in all games he has coached since 1992.
The average score was PETRINO 37.8, OPPONENT 19.2.

--BOB PETRINO is 31-12 against the 1rst half line (+17.8 Units) as a home favorite versus the 1rst half line in all games he has coached since 1992.
The average score was PETRINO 23.3, OPPONENT 9.3.

•HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY
--LOUISVILLE is 3-0 against the spread versus MIAMI since 1992.
--LOUISVILLE is 2-1 straight up against MIAMI since 1992.
--2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1992.

--LOUISVILLE is 3-0 versus the first half line when playing against MIAMI since 1992.
--2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE FIRST HALF TOTAL since 1992.

•RECENT TRENDS
--MIA is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 conference games.
--MIA is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games in September.
--Over is 7-1 in MIA last 8 games in September.

--LOU is 13-3 ATS in their last 16 conference games.
--Under is 4-1 in LOU last 5 home games.
--Under is 5-1 in LOU last 6 games in September.

StatSystems Sports has searched its database for all past games where the posted line or total were similar to this game's and where the final game statistics were comparable to the estimator's projections. (Yards/Play and turnovers) Here are the results against the spread, against the total, and straight up:

--In past games, the favorite covered the spread 32 times, while the underdog covered the spread 14 times. *No EDGE. In past games, the favorite won the game straight up 35 times, while the underdog won straight up 11 times. 38 games went over the total, while 7 games went under the total. *No EDGE.

--In past games, the favorite covered first half line 27 times, while the underdog covered first half line 13 times. *No EDGE. 29 games went over first half total, while 16 games went under first half total. *No EDGE.

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Pointwise Phones

3* Utah St., Baylor.

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BAYLOR

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5* Utah State +5.5

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5* Baylor
3* Utah State

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Game of the Day: SMU at Baylor

Southern Methodist Mustangs at Baylor Bears (-33, 74.5)

Tenth-ranked Baylor feels like it still has something to prove when it opens its new $266 million on-campus McLane Stadium on Sunday against visiting Southern Methodist. The reigning Big 12 champion set an NCAA record by scoring 52.4 points per game and led the nation with 618.8 yards in 2013 but finished 2-2 - including a 52-42 loss to Central Florida in the Fiesta Bowl. The Bears' high-flying offense has to replace two running backs and a key lineman but senior quarterback Bryce Petty has lots of targets returning.

"Our offense is going to be unbelievable - faster, stronger and more physical," the Heisman hopeful told the media earlier this month. "We have more athletes than we've had in a long time." Sophomore Neal Burcham won the job to replace SMU quarterback Garrett Gilbert and the Mustangs need an improved defense to aid the transition. SMU's June Jones has never had back-to-back losing seasons in his 15 years as a coach.

TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1.

LINE HISTORY: A large portion of offshores opened the Bears as 31.5-point home faves, but that line is now Baylor -33. The total is currently 74.5.

INJURY REPORT: Mustangs - DB J.R. Richardson (Questionable, illness). Bears - WR Corey Coleman (Questionable, hamstring), WR Clay Fuller (Out indefinitely, collarbone).

WEATHER REPORT: Forecasts are calling for temperatures in the low-90s with wind blowing from the south at 13 mph.

WHAT CAPPERS SAY: "The Bears were the highest scoring team in college football in 2013, and Bryce Petty should keep the offense clicking again this season. They only return four starters on defense though, and the secondary looks like a big question mark." Covers Expert Jesse Schule.

ABOUT SOUTHERN METHODIST (2013: 5-7 SU, 6-6 ATS): Burcham started the final two games in place of injured Gilbert and finished the year completing 58.7 percent of his passes for 556 yards and two touchdowns. Junior receiver Darius Joseph (808 yards, five touchdowns) was ranked second in the American Athletic Conference last year with 103 catches and linebacker-turned-running back Kevin Pope will give the Mustangs depth in the backfield. SMU has three defensive line starters and linebacker Stephon Sanders (86 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss) returning to a defense that allowed 412.6 yards and 33.3 points last year.

ABOUT BAYLOR (2013: 11-2 SU, 9-4 ATS): Petty (62 percent completions for 4,200 yards, 32 touchdowns, three interceptions) and the Bears have five of their top six receivers back, including Antwan Goodley (71 catches, 1,339 yards, 13 scores) and Levi Norwood (47, 733, eight), who is on a 27-game reception streak. Shock Linwood will be the primary back after rushing for 881 yards and eight touchdowns last year behind departed 1,000-yard rusher Lache Seastrunk. Linebacker Bryce Hager (71 tackles in nine games before a season-ending injury) and safety Terrell Burt (61 tackles, two interceptions) return to lead a young defense.

TRENDS:

* Favorite is 4-0 ATS in their last four meetings.
* Mustangs are 0-4 ATS in their last four non-conference games.
* Over is 4-0 in Bears last four non-conference games.
* Over is 21-5-1 in Bears last 27 home games.

COVERS CONSENSUS: Sixty-five percent of Covers Consensus bets are backing Baylor.

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CFL Betting Recap - Week 9
By Joe Williams

League Betting Notes

Favorites went 3-1 straight up in Week 9
Favorites went 3-1 ATS in Week 9
Home/road teams posted a 2-2 SU record in Week 9
Home/road teams posted a 2-2 ATS record in Week 9
The 'under' went 3-1 in Week 9

Team Betting Notes

Calgary (7-1) annihilated expansion Ottawa (1-7), as the West continues to dominate the East. First-place Calgary has won three straight, and covered each contest.

Edmonton (7-1) kept pace with their provincial rivals by hammering Toronto (3-6) by a 41-27 score. The Esks have won three in a row since losing to Calgary July 24. While they have an impressive straight-up record, they're still just 2-2 ATS over the past four, and 5-2 ATS overall. A rematch with Calgary looms Sept. 1 on the road, with the second game of a home-and-home Sept. 6 in Edmonton.

Montreal (1-7) continues to fight hard, but they suffered another loss Friday in Winnipeg (6-3). The Alouettes have improved since a couple of lopsided losses July 19-Aug. 1 when they lost by an average of 31.0 points per game. Over their past three losses, they have fallen by an average of just 7.8 points per game. Still, a loss is a loss. They're also 1-5 ATS over the past six.

The Blue Bombers put the skids on a two-game SU/ATS losing streak, and they're now 6-3 ATS overall. They 'over' and 'under' has alternated over each of their past five, so no helpful trend there. Next up is a key home-and-home series with Saskatchewan (6-2).

The Roughriders lost QB Darian Durant (finger) to a finger injury at halftime, so former Pitt QB Tino Sunseri was forced into action. He actually rallied the defending champs to a win at BCLions (5-4). Saskatchewan has won five straight games, and they're 4-1 ATS during the span.

Saskatchewan has also had the 'under' cash in five of the past six games. In their previous meeting with Winnipeg, the under hit back on Aug. 7.

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CFL Betting Notes - Week 10
By David Schwab

The CFL will close the first-half of its 2014 regular season this upcoming Labor Day Holiday Weekend and all indications continue to point to a league of “haves” (the West Division) and “have nots” (the East Division).

Winnipeg got things going for the West last week with a 24-16 victory over Montreal as a 7½-point home favorite on Friday night. The total stayed UNDER the closing 49½-point line.

Saturday’s CFL double-header kicked things off with Edmonton almost doubling-up Toronto 41-27 as a seven-point favorite at home. This time the total went well OVER the 49½-point line. Calgary rolled over Ottawa 32-7 in the nightcap to easily cover as an 8½-point road favorite with the total staying UNDER the 48-point line.

This past Sunday in the only divisional matchup on the slate, Saskatchewan outlasted British Columbia 20-16 as a 2 ½-point road underdog. The total in that game stayed UNDER the 50 ½-point closing line.

Sunday, Aug. 31

Winnipeg (6-3 SU, 6-3 ATS) at Saskatchewan (6-2 SU, 5-3 ATS)

Point-spread: Saskatchewan -5½
Total: 47

Game Overview

The Blue Bombers snapped a two-game skid both SU and ATS with last week’s win. Drew Willy struggled at quarterback by going 14-for-23 for 200 yards and an interception, but he still got the job done with a 16-point fourth quarter rally to steal the win. Nic Grigsby turned in a solid performance running the ball with 73 yards on 10 carries.

Saskatchewan has now gone 5-0 SU (4-1 ATS) since stumbling out of the gate with a 1-2 start both SU and ATS. Quarterback Darian Durant’s numbers are nothing to write home about with a 60.1 percent completion rate and five interceptions vs. seven touchdown throws, but the Roughriders’ defense has held firm; allowing an average of 18.9 PPG. Durant missed the second half of Sunday’s game against BC with a finger injury and so far his status for this Sunday is unknown.

Betting Trends

The Roughriders won the first meeting this season 23-17 as three-point road favorites and they hold a 6-1 SU edge (5-2 ATS) in the last seven meetings. The total in this series has stayed UNDER in three of the last four games.

Monday, Sept. 1

Toronto (3-6 SU, 3-6 ATS) at Hamilton (1-6 SU, 3-4 ATS)

Point-spread: Toronto -1
Total: 50½

Game Overview

Toronto has just three SU victories on the year, but it can open-up a three-game lead in the East Division with a win next Monday. Quarterback Ricky Ray continues to lead the CFL in total passing yards with 2,442 and he has a league-high 15 touchdown throws, but the Argonauts’ downfall has been a defense that is giving-up 27.7 PPG.

The Tiger-Cats have been able to keep the majority of their games relatively close, but they have not played with the consistency needed to turn these losses into wins partially due to multiple injuries at the quarterback position. They will try and snap a three-game skid both SU and ATS which includes a 10-point loss to Calgary at home as 2½-point underdogs before last week’s bye.

Betting Trends

The Tiger-Cats have won the last three meetings both SU and ATS after dropping their previous four games to Toronto both ways dating back to the 2012 regular season. The total in this series has gone OVER in six of the last eight meetings.

Edmonton (7-1 SU, 5-3 ATS) at Calgary (7-1 SU, 6-2 ATS)

Point-spread: Calgary -4½
Total: 50½

Game Overview

The surprising Eskimos continue to keep pace with Calgary in the West Division title race with a three-game SU winning streak (2-1 ATS). They have scored 26 points or more in seven of their eight games this year and their defense is holding teams to an average of 17.8 PPG. Slotback Adarius Bowman is leading the CFL in receiving yards with 619.

Calgary’s numbers are even more impressive with an offense that is averaging 27.9 PPG complementing a defense that is allowing an average of 15.1 points, which is tops in the CFL. Bo Levi Mitchell has done a good job leading the offense at quarterback. He has thrown for 1,958 yards and 12 touchdowns against just four interceptions.

Betting Trends

The Stampeders grinded-out the early edge in this season’s series with a 26-22 victory in late July as 1½-point road favorites. The total stayed UNDER the 49½-point closing line and it has now stayed UNDER in the last three meetings. Calgary is 9-1 SU in the last 10 meetings with a 7-3 edge ATS.

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CFL Week 10 Betting Preview and Trends
By Mike Pickett

East meets East and West meets West on the CFL betting schedule for Week 10, with the Ottawa RedBlacks and Montreal Alouettes opening up the week at Molson Stadium on Friday night and a pair of holiday Monday matchups rounding out the week's slate.

Sun Aug 31 - Winnipeg at Saskatchewan

Last 10 Meetings: Saskatchewan 8-2 SU, 6-4 ATS | OU 5-5

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are 6-1 SU and 5-2 ATS in their last seven games against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers heading into their Sunday afternoon matchup in Week 10, with the Riders getting past the Blue Bombers 23-17 as a 3-point road favorite in the first meeting of the season between the two teams on August 7. That was the second straight UNDER result for totals bettors in games between the two teams.

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Team to Watch - Utah State
By Bruce Marshall

It was fair to expect some drop-off last year at Utah State (2013 SU 9-5, ATS 9-5) after program reconstruction wizard Gary Andersen left Logan to succeed Bret Bielema at Wisconsin. After all, 11-2 football seasons happened about as often in the Cache Valley as Jay-Z and Beyonce' stop by for a visit. And the Aggies were going to be upgrading their conference affiliation as they joined the Mountain West after a decade-long stint in the disintegrating WAC.

But no one expected the floor to collapse beneath the Utags, either, as there was some continuity between the regimes of 2012 & '13 thanks to new HC Matt Wells, promoted from offensive coordinator. Some of the Andersen staff, and almost all of the terminology, also remained from 2012. And the roster returned 15 starters from a Potato Bowl-winning side.

What no one, including new HC Wells, was expecting was for star QB Chuckie Keeton, who had generated some fringe Heisman Trophy chatter entering last season, to go down with a knee injury in early October, or for USU to start three different QBs during the season. So when the smoke finally cleared and the Utags had pipped favored Boise State to win the Mountain half of the loop and then upset one-time BCS contender Northern Illinois in the Poinsettia Bowl, there was not much discussion about what sort of hands the program was in, post-Andersen. Utag AD Scott Barnes (once upon a time a hoops PF for some of Boyd Grant's better Fresno State teams in the early '80s) was impressed enough with Wells' work to offer his coach a contract extension after the season.

Now, it's time to talk about an encore in 2014. Only this time Wells will have to proceed with less than half as many returning starters (just seven) as he had a year ago. Fortunately for Wells, the electric Keeton is back in the fold. Better yet, just in case Keeton goes down again, Wells has an experienced pilot in reserve in soph Darrell Garretson, who eventually took over the QB chores last season and helped the offense to five single season school records while winning 6 of 7 starts, saving a campaign that was teetering at 3-4 in mid-October.

Which also begs the question how Utah State could nab two such ringers at QB, when other schools west of the Rockies, including several in the higher-profile Pac-12, can't seem to find one capable QB.

But as long as Keeton is fully recovered from his knee injury (which also kept him out of spring drills), he remains the focal point on the attack end. As he should; prior to the knee injury vs. BYU, Chuckie had completed 136 of 198 throws for 1388 YP and 18 TDs, to go along with just two interceptions, after passing for 3373 yards and 27 TDs last and adding another 619 yards and 8 rush TDs during a full season of work in 2012. Just in case Keeton isn't ready, or goes down again, Garretson is available in the bullpen after passing for 1444 yards and 10 TDs in half-a-season's worth of work in 2013.

The offensive returning starter number (three) deceives further when realizing it also doesn't include RB Joe Hill, who was playing with the first string and had gained 252 yards and almost 5 ypc before going down with his own knee injury last September. Hill will be ready in the fall, although Wells and co-o.c.'s Kevin McGiven and Luke Wells are legitimately concerned about Hill's durability, as his 5'11, 190-lb. frame is not designed for heavy-duty work as have been some other recent featured Aggie runners, including muscle-bound Robert Turbin, now a member of the Super Bowl champ Seahawks. Wells also moved some of this better athletes to WR positions in spring, hoping to find a complement for highlight-reel JoJo Nelson, a 5'7, 151-lb. electron who caught 59 passes a year ago and was the only player in the country last season to record multiple TDs via rushing (three), receiving (two), and returns (two punt returns). The kicking game appears in good hands (or feet, we suppose) with sr. PK Nick Diaz, who nailed 17 of 23 FG attempts a year ago.

Where the returning starter angle might cause concern is along the OL, as only one regular (the deceivingly-named LT Kevin Whimpey) returns from 2013. Wells, however, was encouraged with what he saw in spring work. "Our guys are talented," said Wells of his new-look OL. "They're just youthful and inexperienced." Still, MW sources indicate that replacing key C Tyler Larsen (in the Miami Dolphins' camp this summer) could be a tall order.

The real legacy left behind in Logan by Andersen was a defensive monster that was his creation and passed on to new d.c. Todd Orlando a year ago. The Orlando version of the 3-4 "D" posted similar impressive numbers, including top ten national rankings in scoring (7th at 17.1 ppg) and rushing (8th at 107 ypg). The returning starter number (four) for this platoon deceives as well, with several holdovers having rotated in and out of the lineup a year ago.

Still, there are some potential areas of concern, including up front, where DE B.J. Larsen is the only returning starter on the line, and the secondary, which graduated four starters. The D-backs still have an upper-class look about them however, with three seniors in the projected starter mix, with FS Brian Suite the most familiar with live action. The strength of the platoon again figures to be an active LB corps featuring a pair of All-MW selections, OLB Kyler Fackwell and ILB Zach Vigil.

For our purposes, especially noteworthy about the Ags has been their pointspread prowess, with both Andersen and Wells, covering 20 of 27 chances the past two seasons. Being hidden in Cache County is apparently preventing the oddsmakers from placing too much of a premium on this notorious overachiever vs. the number.

The 2014 schedule is fairly intriguing, with an opening game at Tennessee, a rare visit to Logan by an ACC school (Wake Forest), and trips to Arkansas State and BYU. The Utags also trek to Colorado State and Boise in MW Mountain showdowns, but miss what figures to be the top three teams (Fresno, Nevada, and San Diego State) from the Western half of the loop. Anything less than another bowl bid would be a major letdown, and a repeat of last fall's Mountain Division title (which the Utags won in 2013, essentially without Keeton) would come as no surprise.

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Week 3 Premier League betting preview: Spurs have found their mojo
By SOCCER AUTHORITY

Resident footy expert Soccer Authority takes a look at the fixture list for the third week of the Premier League season, where Manchester United will look to reverse a dismal start and table-toppers Tottenham Hotspur look to continue its excellent form.

Devil of a start

It’s game week three in the Premier League and there is one thing we can say for sure, ‘United will win’! A bold statement but you only have to think about what the reaction would be if Man United were held or beaten away to Burnley.

Having already lost to Swansea, they drew with Sunderland and were embarrassed by MK Dons in the League Cup. This painful situation for United will force all eyes on Turf Moor this weekend with the old cliché of ‘a must-win game’ serving more purpose than ever before.

There will be goals!

A couple of other games will draw a wide audience hoping to see goals. Champions Manchester City host Stoke and with their recent goal-scoring form and win over Liverpool, you can be sure that City will want to put on another show. Stevan Jovetic will want the goalrush to continue and Aguero will no doubt add more misery to a very lack luster Stoke.

Everton take on Chelsea this week in Goodison Park. Although the Toffees have not put many points on the board, they have played very well in their two previous games. They have an excellent way of opening other teams up and are also very effective on the break. Their defense is their weakness and this can be exploited by Chelsea. Chelsea have enough firepower to cause havoc here and will want to keep up their impressive form.

There will also be goals due in London this week with Liverpool traveling down to take on Tottenham. The Reds will be hurting from their defeat to City last week and will certainly have the ability to put a few goals past Spurs. Nevertheless, Spurs have found their mojo recently and with the home crowd behind them, they could make this a real contest.

Injury watch

- It is looking like Chelsea’s Diego Costa could face a number of weeks on the sideline with a hamstring injury. This is a real shame as the Premier League fans were really enjoying Costa’s link up play with Cesc Fabregas. A blow for Chelsea but they have so much in reserve that they should be able to maintain their form for the next few weeks.

- Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud has broken his tibia and has been ruled out for up to three to four months. This could be dangerous for Arsenal. They might be forced to move Alexis Sanchez into a more central role. Manager Arsene Wenger doesn’t have any plans to sign more players.

Swansea to continue their form

Swansea have really proven that they have grown as a Premier League club and they are here to stay! This week they host West Brom and should pick up maximum points on their home patch. Watch out for Wilfried Bony as this could be the perfect opportunity for him to get on the score sheet and show that last season was no fluke.

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EPL Best Bets - Week 3
By Toby Maxtone-Smith


The big game last weekend saw Manchester City put in a menacingly good performance as they dispatched Liverpool 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium. This was City at their rampant, attacking best. Every time they came forward you feared for Liverpool's defence, and the scoreline could have been higher. At present, City and Chelsea look comfortably the front-runners in the title race at this early stage.


The early leaders are, however, Tottenham. They beat QPR 4-0 in a fine display at White Hart Lane. Spurs were awful last season, but scraped sixth place and there is a new found optimism under Mauricio Pochettino. Otherwise there were wins for Chelsea, West Ham and Swansea.


Let's handicap Week 3.


The Banker: Newcastle United to beat Crystal Palace at 67/100


Newcastle have had a slightly underwhelming start to the season - they haven't scored yet and have only one point to their name, but they should get their campaign up and running with a home match against a Crystal Palace side in turmoil. Palace have just re-appointed Neil Warnock as their manager following Tony Pulis's shock departure on the eve of the new season. As much as he is a likeable and charismatic man, Warnock's Premier League record is poor.


If you take away the defensive solidity that Pulis gave them, the Palace side just looks Championship-standard. With off-field issues dominating events in South London, there has been little clear strategy in the transfer market. This disjointedness showed in the 3-1 home defeat to West Ham last weekend.


Newcastle's transfer business looks very good, with Remy Cabella, Siem de Jong and Daryl Janmaat all adding quality at reasonable prices.


The Solid Bet: Sunderland to beat Queens Park Rangers at 37/20


QPR have been pretty awful so far this season. They opened the season with an uninspiring 1-0 home defeat to Hull City, followed by a 4-0 thumping at Tottenham. And on Tuesday the West Londoners were knocked out of the League Cup by League 2 Burton Albion, 1-0. Three games, three defeats, no goals.


The most alarming thing about the loss at Tottenham was that they opted for a three-at-the-back formation. All three defenders, Richard Dunne, Steven Caulker and Rio Ferdinand, are very slow players and they were just carved apart by Pochettino's rampant Spurs. Harry Redknapp has never been the best at assembling defences, using the 'score more than the opposition' mantra. However his attack at QPR, the surely-departing Loic Remy aside, looks very ordinary. There is a sluggishness to the team, and even after a two year spell a few years ago, QPR still don't really look ready.


Sunderland were unlucky not to beat Manchester United at the weekend, and were excellent in a 3-0 win at Birmingham City in the League Cup. Their away form was decent under Gus Poyet and, on their day, they are a dangerous team going forward.


The Outsider: Burnley to beat Manchester United at 4/1


Manchester United's post-Ferguson nightmare got even worse on Tuesday as League 1 (English football's third tier) side MK Dons hammered United 4-0. United were a disgrace. It seems unbelievable that just 15 months ago they won their twentieth league title. Even with the additions of Angel Di Maria, Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera, there has still not been anywhere near enough rebuilding at the club. Painfully average players, such as Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Anderson, Nani, Ashley Young and Antonio Valencia are still somehow at the club. Van Gaal's 3-5-2 experiment has been a disaster so far, and yet there seems no prospect of him dropping it soon.


Burnley are still pointless, but they have had a tough start and there have been encouraging signs among the losses. They gave Chelsea a good game first up, and troubled the Blues in the wide areas. Right-back Kieran Trippier and striker Danny Ings are their best players, and Turf Moor was something of a fortress last season. The Clarets lost only once there, and that was against league winners Leicester City, without their two best forwards.


The First Goalscorer: Mauro Zarate for West Ham United vs Southampton at 7/1


This match looks one of the hardest to call this weekend, but there is surely some value in Mauro Zarate, West Ham's new Argentinian striker, carrying on his good form from the Irons' 3-1 win over Palace last weekend. Zarate scored a lovely half-volley in that match and already looks like a great acquisition for the East Londoners.


He scored 18 in 28 for Buenos Aires-based Velez Sarsfield last year and knows English football a bit, having had a spell at Birmingham City in 200708. He has the pace to trouble a new-look Saints back-line and is worth a punt at the price.

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Oral-B USA 500 Preview
By Micah Roberts

It feels like forever since we’ve had a NASCAR Sprint Cup race on a 1.5-mile track, but the last time was only June 28 at Kentucky which was the fifth of 11 that will run on the season.

Only two races remain before the 10-race Chase starts and while there are some great races going on to see who will be among the final 16 drivers making it, the only thing that matters right now is who is going to win Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

To get back into the mind frame of 1.5-mile racing, let’s check up on how the first five races on them went this season. The scoreboard so far reads: Penske Racing 3, everyone else 2. Brad Keselowski won at Las Vegas and Kentucky while Joey Logano won at Texas. Jeff Gordon won at Kansas and Jimmie Johnson took the checkers at Charlotte. Of those five tracks, Atlanta resembles its sister-track Texas the most.

Those four drivers, each with three wins a piece on the season, have been the big dogs all year. Dale Earnhardt Jr., also with three wins, is in that category as well with three top-5 finishes on the 1.5s this season. Kevin Harvick, with two wins on the season, finished second at both Kansas and Charlotte.

Last season at this time, we knew Joe Gibbs Racing drivers had the edge coming in as they had won four of the five previous 1.5-mile races prior to Atlanta. On race day, Kyle Busch continued that JGR run by winning at Atlanta. Chances are that we will see a similar scenario this week with the Penkse drivers being the two to beat

Last season, Logano finished second in this race. He comes in fresh off his Saturday night win at Bristol and should be primed to get his fourth win of the season this week.

Gordon is a five-time winner at Atlanta, the last coming in 2011. The first Cup start of his career came in 1992 at Atlanta, which ironically was the final race of Richard Petty’s great career. It was kind of like a NASCAR royalty torch being passed on.

In 2001, when Gordon only had three ATL wins, he finished 0.006 second behind rookie Kevin Harvick in the closest margin of victory in track history. That was a tumultuous time in NASCAR. Dale Earnhardt had just passed away and it was Harvick’s third career Cup start and he was taking over Earnhardt’s RCR ride.

Dale Earnhardt Inc. cars driven by Michael Waltrip and Steve Park won the first two Cup races of the season. Harvick won the fourth race at Atlanta and mixed between the odd supernational vibe is Gordon winning at Las Vegas in the third race of the season. Later on, Dale Jr. would win at Daytona in the ultimate tribute to his father. And then a few months later, Gordon would win his fourth and final season championship.

Adding to the lore of that era when Harvick began his career with such a splash is that he has not won at Atlanta since. He’s been ninth or better in six of his last seven Atlanta starts, but surprisingly no wins since 2001. Expect Harvick will be very good this week.

Top-5 Finish Prediction:

1) #22 Joey Logano (8/1)
2) #24 Jeff Gordon (8/1)
3) #2 Brad Keselowski (8/1)
4) #4 Kevin Harvick (7/1)
5) #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8/1)

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Bettors split between Liverpool-Tottenham
By JUSTIN HARTLING

Though it is early in the Premier League season, Liverpool and Tottenham will go head-to-head in a huge match Sunday. Tottenham, who is currently second in this young season, are 2-0-0 and have yet to allow a single goal against. Liverpool will be looking to get on the right side of things with a 1-0-1 record.

With the game looking so tight, bettors have been divided. In spread betting Liverpool is seeing an ever so slight 51 percent backing advantage according to a Spokesperson from Pinnacle Sports. 1X2 betting has seen bettors are taking a slight lean towards Liverpool with the team seeing 37 percent of backing, Tottenham 24 percent and the draw seeing 39 percent.

Total betting is much more one-sided with the over seeing 78 percent.

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Utah State solid ATS vs. SEC competition
Stephen Campbell


The Utah State Aggies have had no problem covering for bettors against SEC competition recently, going 4-1 ATS in their last five games versus the conference.


The Aggies open their season against another SEC school - the Tennessee Volunteers - in Knoxville Sunday. Tennessee is currently a -5.5 fave with an Over/Under of 51.5.

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Indians, Royals clash

Cleveland (69-64) at Oakland (74-60)

First pitch: Sunday, 8:05 p.m. ET

Line and Total: Kansas City -160 Cleveland +140, Total: 9

The Cleveland Indians look to inch back into the race for the final Wild Card spot in the American League as the Royals try to continue a bid at winning the AL Central division for the first time since 1985.

Cleveland has not really been able to find their groove this year and still sit four games out of the final Wild Card spot coming into this series. They have been turning it around of late, though, with victories in eight of their last 12 contests while winning or tying each of their last six series. To start the week, they defeated the White Sox over a three-game set, capping it off with a 3-2 win in Thursday’s rubber-match. OF Michael Bourn (.272) was a huge asset in the game, going 3-for-5 with two triples and a run while coming into Friday with a five game hitting streak in which he is 9-for-22 (.409) with three extra-base hits, two RBI and three runs.

Kansas City has taken the league by storm and with a record of 26-9 (.743) since July 22nd, have grabbed a 1.5-game lead over the Tigers coming into the series. They were able to take 2-of-3 against the Twins earlier this week, allowing just two runs over the first couple of games, but failed to get the sweep after a big 11-5 loss in 10 innings on Thursday. OF Alex Gordon (.282) did have a homer in the contest and has four long balls in his last eight games.

Two young guns will be on the bump for this matchup as 24-year old LHP T.J. House (2-3, 4.18 ERA) goes head-to-head with 25-year old LHP Danny Duffy (8-11, 2.47 ERA) of the host Royals. The road has not been kind to the Indians as they are a woeful 29-39 (.426) after Thursday while Kansas City is a solid 35-30 (.538) in front of their fans.

Overall in the past three seasons, the Royals hold a 26-24 edge against their division rivals and have pulled out five victories in six tries against them at home this year. Amazingly, 32 of their 47 games in the past three years have gone over the total; including 8-of-13 in 2014. In their last series, the teams combined for 11 homers in four contests as Kansas City won three times.

T.J. House has been a solid option for the big league club this year as they search for consistent starters. He has never been a top prospect in the minors, but has always showed consistency. In his 14 games (13 starts) with the Indians, House has been unlucky with batters hitting .344 BABIP as he has allowed 1.01 homers per nine innings. His 6.7 K/9 are decent, but he can by no means be considered a strikeout pitcher. Cleveland is 7-3 in House’s last 10 starts, but he has been able to go six plus innings just three times over those outings. He wasn’t able to get out of the fifth inning against the White Sox in his last start (August 26th) as he gave up five runs on seven hits while striking out four batters (1 walk).

He earned a win against the Royals in his only time facing them while allowing three runs on nine hits with three strikeouts (0 walks). DH Billy Butler is the only player on Kansas City who has multiple hits against House (2-for-3) while OF Lorenzo Cain is the only person with an extra-base hit (1-for-3, 1 double). Meanwhile, SS Alcides Escobar was 0-for-3 in the matchup with a strikeout.

Cleveland’s bullpen has been phenomenal and is 30-17 (.638) with a 2.79 ERA (1.18 WHIP) while successfully converting 32-of-48 (67%) saves coming into this series. Cody Allen (1.71 ERA, 18 saves) has been phenomenal in the closers role and has struck out 12.0 batters per nine innings while going 18-for-19 (95%) in his save chances.

Danny Duffy is finally living up to his potential and ranks third in the AL with his 2.47 ERA while putting up a tremendous 1.07 WHIP (6th in AL). The youngster has lost some of his strikeout ability (6.8 K/9 in 2014) as he attempts to harness his control but has seen his walk rate (3.1 BB/9) drop more than two walks per nine since last year. He has been very lucky, though, as batters are hitting an extremely low .231 BABIP on the season, but he has given up a mere 10 homers in 134.2 innings (0.67 HR/9). The Royals have come away victors in six of Duffy’s last seven starts as he has given up one or fewer runs in five of those games.

He’s faced the Indians five times (4 starts) in his career while going 1-1 with a 3.55 ERA (1.38 WHIP) and has had 28 strikeouts in 25.1 IP. OF Michael Brantley (4-for-10, 1 RBI) and 1B Carlos Santana (5-for-13, 1 HR, 2 RBI) have seen the ball well out of Duffy’s hands while 3B Lonnie Chisenhall and OF David Murphy are hitless between them in eight at-bats with four strikeouts.

Coming into this series, the Royals’ bullpen is 24-13 (.649) with a 3.50 ERA (1.27 WHIP) and are an amazing 42-for-51 (82%) in saves. They have not done as well at home, though, with a bloated 4.33 ERA (1.38 WHIP). Greg Holland (1.72 ERA, 40 saves) is one of the elite closers in baseball and has blown a meager two saves on the year while striking out 12.6 batters per nine innings.

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Phillies, Burnett not coming through for backers
Stephen Campbell

It's been a tough year for the Philadelphia Phillies, but wins have been especially hard to come by with A.J. Burnett on the mound.

The Phils are an ugly 1-7 in Burnett's last eight outings, and he'll get the nod again Sunday when the Phillies face off against the New York Mets at Citi Field. Dillon Gee will start for New York.

The Mets are currently -127 faves with a total of seven.

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Under trending in Twins-Orioles recent matchups
Stephen Campbell

When the Baltimore Orioles and the Minnesota Twins have gotten together recently, low totals have been the story. The Under is 4-1 in the last five meetings between the two clubs through Saturday.

They'll renew acquaintances in Maryland Sunday. The O's are presently -170 faves with an O/U of 8.5.

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Blue Jays struggling behind Happ
Stephen Campbell

The Toronto Blue Jays have been ice cold with J.A. Happ on the mound, dropping all five of his last starts.

He'll get the ball once again when the Jays host the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre Sunday. Brandon McCarthy counters on the bump for the Yanks.

Sportsbooks currently have the Yankees as -120 road faves with a total of 8.5 for the AL East matchup.

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MLB

National League
Reds-Pirates
Cueto is 0-2, 6.35 in his last two starts.
Liriano is 0-3, 5.09 in his last four starts.

Cincinnati lost their last seven road games.
Pirates won seven of their last nine games.

Over is 5-2 in last seven Cincinnati road games.

Phillies-Mets
Burnett is 1-5, 7.29 in his last six starts.
Gee is 1-2, 4.66 in his last three starts.

Phillies won seven of their last nine games.
Mets lost eight of their last twelve games.

Under is 3-1-1 in last five New York games.

Marlins-Braves
Eovaldi is 0-3, 9.42 in his last three starts.
Wood is 3-0, 1.76 in his last four starts.

Marlins lost five of their last seven games.
Atlanta won five of its last seven home games.

Under is 5-1-2 in last eight Atlanta games.

Cubs-Cardinals
Wood is 1-2, 3.09 in his last four starts.
Lackey is 1-0, 3.15 in his last three starts.

Cubs won nine of their last fourteen games.
St Louis lost five of its last seven games.

Five of last seven St Louis games stayed under the total.

Rockies-Diamondbacks
de la Rosa is 2-1, 3.15 in his last three starts.
Anderson is 0-2, 9.69 in his last three starts.

Rockies lost four of their last five games.
Arizona lost ten of its last thirteen games.

Seven of last eight Colorado games stayed under total.

Dodgers-Padres
Ryu was 4-1, 2.33 in his last six starts before going on DL.
Stults is 3-1, 2.70 in his last five starts.

Dodgers lost three of their last five games.
San Diego won five of its last six games.

Last four San Diego games stayed under total.

Brewers-Giants
Lohse is 1-3, 6.12 in his last five starts.
Bumgarner is 3-1, 1.80 in his last five starts.

Milwaukee lost seven of its last nine games.
Giants won their last five games, allowing nine runs.

Five of last six San Francisco games stayed under total.

American League
Twins-Orioles
Nolasco is 0-3, 6.23 in his last four starts.
Chen is 1-0, 2.79 in his last three starts.

Minnesota lost ten of its last fourteen games.
Orioles won seven of their last eight home games.

Six of last nine Minnesota games went over total.

Bronx-Blue Jays
McCarthy is 1-3, 3.54 in his last four starts; Bronx scored five runs in those four games.
Happ is 0-4, 4.45 in his last five starts.

Bronx won seven of its last ten games.
Blue Jays lost four of their last six games.

Under is 10-4-1 in last fifteen Bronx games.

Red Sox-Rays
Buchholz is 0-3, 6.55 in his last seven starts.
Cobb is 7-0, 1.74 in his last eleven starts.

Red Sox lost ten of their last thirteen games.
Tampa Bay lost nine of its last fourteen games.

Six of last eight Tampa Bay home games stayed under total.

Rangers-Astros
Martinez iz 2-4, 6.61 in his last six starts.
Keuchel is 0-2, 4.18 in his last four starts.

Texas is 7-6 in its last thirteen road games.
Astros lost six of their last ten home games.

Five of last seven Texas games stayed under total.

Tigers-White Sox
Porcello is 2-0, 1.06 in his last couple starts.
Quintana is 0-3, 6.94 in his last four starts.

Detroit won six of its last eight games.
White Sox lost ten of their last twelve games.

Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Porcello starts.

Indians-Royals
House is 2-1, 3.33 in his last five starts.
Duffy is 4-1, 2.91 in his last seven starts.

Cleveland won 13 of its last 18 games.
Royals lost five of their last seven games.

14 of last 17 Cleveland games stayed under total.

A's-Angels
Kazmir is 2-3, 6.28 in his last five starts.
Shoemaker is 5-1, 1.64 in his last six starts.

Oakland lost 11 of its last 14 road games.
Angels won 14 of their last 18 games.

Under is 13-4 in last seventeen Angel games.

Interleague games
Nationals-Mariners
Roark is 1-1, 2.10 in his last four starts.
Iwakuma is 3-0, 2.25 in his last four starts.

Nationals won 14 of their last 18 games.
Seattle lost four of its last five home games.

Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Washington games.

Teams' record when this starting pitcher starts:
-- Burnett 11-17; Gee 7-10
-- Cueto 17-11; Liriano 10-13
-- Wood 14-13; Lackey 12-9/4-1
-- Lohse 17-9; Bumgarner 16-12
-- Ryu 14-9; Stults 10-16
-- de la Rosa 15-11; Anderson 9-8
-- Eovaldi 10-17; Wood 8-11

-- McCarthy 4-14/6-3; Happ 10-10
-- Nolasco 10-15; Chen 16-9
-- Buchholz 8-14; Cobb 10-11
-- House 8-5; Duffy 11-10
-- Porcello 16-9; Quintana 9-18 (0-5 last 5)
-- Martinez 6-12; Keuchel 13-12
-- Kazmir 18-8; Shoemaker 12-4

-- Roark 15-11; Iwakuma 14-8

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Burnett 9-28; Gee 4-17
-- Cueto 6-28 (4 of last 6); Liriano 7-23
-- Wood 7-27; Lackey 6-26
-- Lohse 10-26; Bumgarner 7-28
-- Ryu 2-23; Stults 10-26
-- de la Rosa 9-26; Anderson 4-16
-- Eovaldi 11-28; Wood 6-19

-- McCarthy 6-27; Happ 3-20
-- Nolasco 10-25; Chen 9-25 (3 of last 4)
-- Buchholz 8-22; Cobb 4-21
-- House 5-13; Duffy 4-21
-- Porcello 9-25; Quintana 6-27
-- Martinez 7-18; Keuchel 6-25
-- Kazmir 4-26; Shoemaker 1-16

-- Roark 4-26; Iwakuma 5-22

Umpires
-- Chi-StL-- Over is 14-1-1 in last sixteen Morales games.
-- Cin-Pitt-- Last ten Reynolds games stayed under.
-- Mia-Atl-- Four of last five HGibson games went over.
-- Phil-NY-- Favorites won last seven Kulpa games.
-- Col-Az-- Under is 10-4-1 in Marquez games this season.
-- LA-SD-- Seven of last ten Fagan games went over total.
-- Mil-SF-- Nine of last twelve Hamari games went over.

-- NY-Tor-- Favorites won last five Fairchild games.
-- Det-Chi-- Seven of last ten Diaz games went over.
-- Min-Balt-- Last six Muchlinski games stayed under.
-- Bos-TB-- Over is 6-3-1 in last ten Estabrook games.
-- Cle-KC-- Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Emmel games.
-- Tex-Hst-- Under is 12-3-1 in Randazzo games this year.
-- A's-LA-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five Davis games.

-- Wsh-Sea-- Home side won last five Joyce games.

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STATSYSTEMS SPORTS MLB REPORT

***** Sunday, 8/31/14 MLB Information *****
(ALL RESULTS VS. ML) - Against The Money-Line - and most recent, unless noted otherwise. Each and every day during the 2014 Major League Baseball season we will analyze all of your daily baseball action, featuring on hot and cold pitchers, hot and cold teams, over/unders and home plate umpire trends. We will also highlight some of our Highly-Rated (Situational & Match-up) Power Trends, along with some of our Situational Analysis (Betting Systems) that pertain to some of that days match-ups.
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MLB Betting News and Notes - Week #22
•Manny Ramirez's Iowa Cubs Tenure Is Over: Manny Ramirez left Des Moines as surprisingly as he came. The controversial slugger's tenure as a player-coach with the Iowa Cubs has come to an end, manager Marty Pevey said before Friday's game at Principal Park. Pevey said that Ramirez, who was placed on the disabled list Aug. 23 with a knee injury, went to Arizona to get an MRI. Pevey added that Ramirez's trip out of town has ended his season with Iowa. The Cubs began Friday with just four regular-season games remaining. "He's been awesome," Pevey said. "Done a great job. Been great in the clubhouse and he's been such a good teammate."

Ramirez, 42, was a dynamic figure on and off the field as one of baseball's most successful right-handed hitters of all time. He tallied a .312 batting average and connected on 555 home runs during parts of 19 big-league seasons. But those accomplishments were overshadowed by Ramirez's wacky behavior and run-ins with Major League Baseball's rules police. Ramirez was suspended twice for violating MLB's drug policy. In May, the Chicago Cubs shocked the baseball world when they announced that they had signed Ramirez to be a player-coach. His job was to help tutor some of Iowa's young prospects.

Ramirez made his long-awaited debut in Des Moines in June. With Ramirez playing behind most of the youngsters, fans saw only a glimpse of the slugger. He appeared in just 24 games, hitting .222 with two doubles and three home runs. Ramirez was a hit with fans, often generating loud ovations during his at-bats and catching ceremonial first pitches before the game. Pevey said Ramirez has plans to play winter ball. But outside of that, his future remains in question. "I'm sure it'll be how his body responds," Pevey said. "And the other thing is, can he find a job because I'm sure he doesn't want to play in triple-A again because the (Pacific Coast League) travel has just killed him."

•Yankees Tanaka Heading Back To New York With Soreness: Not saying this was inevitable, but it's certainly hard to be stunned by the news coming out of Toronto on Friday. After yesterday's 49-pitch simulated game, New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is experiencing some "general soreness" in his right arm and will fly back to New York. The Yankees said there is no doctor's appointment scheduled, and Tanaka said he's going back to New York to do some strengthening exercises in hopes of still returning this season. He said there's no real pain, mostly just soreness in the forearm and, really, throughout the arm.

•White Sox To Target Victor Martinez This Winter: The White Sox after the current season will bid farewell to the retiring Paul Konerko and outgoing free agent Adam Dunn. As such, they figure to have a vacancy at DH. One possible target to fill that role? As one source tells Bruce Levine of CBS Chicago, Victor Martinez, presently of the division-rival Tigers, may be of serious interest to the Sox. Martinez is indeed a seasoned and established bat. In this, his age-35 season he's batting a stellar .328/.395/.553 (158 OPS+) in 522 plate appearances, and he has 26 homers and 54 walks against just 38 strikeouts.

For his career, V-Mart owns an OPS+ of 124 across parts of 12 big-league seasons. Obviously, though, sudden decline is possible with a player of Martinez's age. He's wrapping up a four-year, $50-million deal with the Tigers. It's left to question whether the White Sox can contend in 2015 (this would be a contender's type of move, to be sure), but there's something to be said for plucking a frontline bat from one of the teams ahead of you in the standings. As with all things offseason put forth in the month of August, consider this to be: developing!

Around The League
--Toronto lefty J.A. Happ looks to reverse an ugly trend Sunday afternoon as the Blue Jays finish up a weekend set with the New York Yankees. The Blue Jays have lost each of Happ's last five assignments, though they haven't done him any favors - they've scored a total of nine runs in those games, resulting in a 1-4 Over/Under mark.

--Athletics right-hand starter Jeff Samardzija has done a "total" reversal since joining Oakland near the trade deadline. Samardzija is 7-3 Over/Under in 10 appearances with the A's going into Saturday's showdown with the host Angels; the 29-year-old was 7-10 Over/Under in 17 outings with the Cubs to open the season.

--Houston left-hander Dallas Keuchel puts a five-game Under streak on the line (2:10 PM EST) Sunday afternoon as the Astros entertain the rival Texas Rangers. Keuchel has allowed three runs or fewer in seven of his last eight starts overall, contributing to a 1-7 Over/Umark mark in that span.

--Right-handed starting pitcher Clay Buchholz versus third baseman Evan Longoria will be a matchup to monitor (1:40 PM EST) Sunday afternoon when Buchholz's Red Sox tangle with Longoria's Rays. Longoria is just 7-for-34 lifetime against Buchholz, with one RBI along with 13 strikeouts.

--The New York Mets have placed second baseman Daniel Murphy on the 15-day disabled list with a right calf strain. New York has struggled in Murphy's absence so far in 2014, going 1-5 straight-up, 2-3-1 Over/Under and -359 units with him out of the lineup.

--The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled infielder Brent Morel from Triple-A Indianapolis and optioned left-handed pitcher Jeff Locke to one of their minor league affiliates. Morel was expected to be available when the Pirates and Cincinnati Reds play Saturday. Morel was hitting .273 with four homers and 52 RBIs at Indianapolis. He appeared in 12 games earlier this season with Pirates and hit .143. Injuries to OF Travis Snider and 3B Pedro Alvarez forced the Pirates to shore up their bench.

--New York center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury was not in the Yankees lineup on Saturday because of a sprained ankle. Left fielder Brett Gardner moved to center while INF Martin Prado got the start in left. Ellsbury, who injured the ankle sliding into home in the ninth inning on Friday, hit a two-run home run in a five-run seventh of the 6-3 New York win. It was the first home run left-hander Aaron Loup had allowed to a left-handed hitter in his career, which spanned a total of 233 at-bats.

--Before the start of the first game of a split doubleheader Saturday, the Chicago White Sox made three roster moves. They purchased the contract of right hander Chris Bassitt from Double-A Birmingham to start the second game. The White Sox optioned right hander Scott Carroll to Triple-A Charlotte and recalled LHP Eric Surkamp from Triple-A to be the 26th man on the roster for the doubleheader. Manager Robin Ventura said Carroll would be recalled soon and probably would remain in the rotation.

--Masahiro Tanaka heading back to New York with arm soreness. Not saying this was inevitable, but it's certainly hard to be stunned by the news coming out of Toronto on Friday. After yesterday's 49-pitch simulated game, New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is experiencing some "general soreness" in his right arm and will fly back to New York. The Yankees said there is no doctor's appointment scheduled, and Tanaka said he's going back to New York to do some strengthening exercises in hopes of still returning this season. He said there's no real pain, mostly just soreness in the forearm and, really, throughout the arm.
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Betting Notes - Sunday

National League
•Phillies-Mets - 1:10 PM
--Burnett is 1-5, 7.29 in his last six starts.
--Gee is 1-2, 4.66 in his last three starts.

--Phillies won seven of their last nine games.
--Mets lost eight of their last twelve games.

--Under is 3-1-1 in last five New York games.

•Reds-Pirates - 1:35 PM
--Cueto is 0-2, 6.35 in his last two starts.
--Liriano is 0-3, 5.09 in his last four starts.

--Cincinnati lost their last seven road games.
--Pirates won seven of their last nine games.

--Over is 5-2 in last seven Cincinnati road games.

•Cubs-Cardinals - 2:15 PM
--Wood is 1-2, 3.09 in his last four starts.
--Lackey is 1-0, 3.15 in his last three starts.

--Cubs won nine of their last fourteen games.
--St Louis lost five of its last seven games.

--Five of last seven St Louis games stayed under the total.

•Brewers-Giants - 4:05 PM
--Lohse is 1-3, 6.12 in his last five starts.
--Bumgarner is 3-1, 1.80 in his last five starts.

--Milwaukee lost seven of its last nine games.
--Giants won their last five games, allowing nine runs.

--Five of last six San Francisco games stayed under total.

•Dodgers-Padres - 4:10 PM
--Ryu was 4-1, 2.33 in his last six starts before going on DL.
--Stults is 3-1, 2.70 in his last five starts.

--Dodgers lost three of their last five games.
--San Diego won five of its last six games.

--Last four San Diego games stayed under total.

•Rockies-Diamondbacks - 4:10 PM
--De La Rosa is 2-1, 3.15 in his last three starts.
--Anderson is 0-2, 9.69 in his last three starts.

--Rockies lost four of their last five games.
--Arizona lost ten of its last thirteen games.

--Seven of last eight Colorado games stayed under total.

•Marlins-Braves - 5:10 PM
--Eovaldi is 0-3, 9.42 in his last three starts.
--Wood is 3-0, 1.76 in his last four starts.

--Marlins lost five of their last seven games.
--Atlanta won five of its last seven home games.

--Under is 5-1-2 in last eight Atlanta games.
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American League
•Yankees-Blue Jays - 1:05 PM
--McCarthy is 1-3, 3.54 in his last four starts; Yanks scored five runs in those four games.
--Happ is 0-4, 4.45 in his last five starts.

--New York won seven of its last ten games.
--Blue Jays lost four of their last six games.

--Under is 10-4-1 in last fifteen Yankees games.

•Twins-Orioles - 1:35 PM
--Nolasco is 0-3, 6.23 in his last four starts.
--Chen is 1-0, 2.79 in his last three starts.

--Minnesota lost ten of its last fourteen games.
--Orioles won seven of their last eight home games.

--Six of last nine Minnesota games went over total.

•Red Sox-Rays - 1:40 PM
--Buchholz is 0-3, 6.55 in his last seven starts.
--Cobb is 7-0, 1.74 in his last eleven starts.

--Red Sox lost ten of their last thirteen games.
--Tampa Bay lost nine of its last fourteen games.

--Six of last eight Tampa Bay home games stayed under total.

•Indians-Royals - 8:05 PM
--House is 2-1, 3.33 in his last five starts.
--Duffy is 4-1, 2.91 in his last seven starts.

--Cleveland won 13 of its last 18 games.
--Royals lost five of their last seven games.

--14 of last 17 Cleveland games stayed under total.

•Tigers-White Sox - 2:10 PM
--Porcello is 2-0, 1.06 in his last couple starts.
--Quintana is 0-3, 6.94 in his last four starts.

--Detroit won six of its last eight games.
--White Sox lost ten of their last twelve games.

--Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Porcello starts.

•Rangers-Astros - 2:10 PM
--Martinez iz 2-4, 6.61 in his last six starts.
--Keuchel is 0-2, 4.18 in his last four starts.

--Texas is 7-6 in its last thirteen road games.
--Astros lost six of their last ten home games.

--Five of last seven Texas games stayed under total.

•Athletics-Angels - 3:35 PM
--Kazmir is 2-3, 6.28 in his last five starts.
--Shoemaker is 5-1, 1.64 in his last six starts.

--Oakland lost 11 of its last 14 road games.
--Angels won 14 of their last 18 games.

--Under is 13-4 in last seventeen Angel games.

Interleague
•Nationals-Mariners - 4:10 PM
--Roark is 1-1, 2.10 in his last four starts.
--Iwakuma is 3-0, 2.25 in his last four starts.

--Nationals won 14 of their last 18 games.
--Seattle lost four of its last five home games.

--Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Washington games.

•Incredible Stat of the Day
Colorado Rockies Jorge De La Rosa is 20-6 in his team starts against the money line (76.9%) versus teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game over the last two seasons. The left-hander has also logged an impressive 13-2 ledger in day games during the same time frame. De La Rosa will try to lead the Rockies to their first back-to-back road wins since a three-game sweep of San Francisco from June 13-15. Their 2-0 victory Saturday was just their fifth in the last 32 road games.

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Free play Sun:Royals w/ Duffy -160

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MLB

'Tigers Claw Pale Hose'

The closing matchup of a four game series between Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox is today’s baseball betting focus. The pitching matchup here is one in which bettors are probably going to rush to the window to make a play on Detroit. Rick Porcello is the starter for Tigers. He has a 3.06 ERA and has been a very steady member of the quality starting rotation posting an 15-8 mark over 25 starts with a 16-9 team start record. The troops from Mo-Town should feel pretty good about their starter in this game. Porcello in fine form tossing 17.0 innings of 2 run ball in a pair of winning efforts heads to the hill with a sparkling 12-2 TSR vs Pale Hose including 6-2 last eight trips to the South Side of Chicago. For White Sox, the starter is Jose Quintana carrying a 6-10 record 3.48 ERA. The southpaw lasting just 5 innings giving up 9 hits 6 runs in a loss vs Cleveland is winless in five trips to the mound giving up 19 runs over the span (0-5 TSR).

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Hondo

Hondo’s laboring

Hondo’s deficit continued to seek its own level Saturday as it grew to 1,550 gilliams as a result of his setback with the Reds in Pittsburgh.

Sunday: Mr. Aitch will chill and grill with McCarthy — 10 units on the Yankees. Also, he will keep it Ryu with a 10-unit play on the Dodgers.

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Today's MLB PicksCleveland at Kansas CityAfter dropping the first two games of their series wit the Indians, the Royals look to bounce back and come into today's contest with a 14-2 record in Danny Duffy's last 16 starts as a favorite. Kansas City is the pick (-165) according to Dunkel, which has the Royals favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (-165). Here are all of today's MLB picks.


SUNDAY, AUGUST 31
Time Posted: 8:30 a.m. EST


Game 951-952: Philadelphia at NY Mets (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Burnett) 14.262; NY Mets (Gee) 15.477
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1; 8
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-125); 7
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-125); Over


Game 953-954: Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (1:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Cueto) 16.155; Pittsburgh (Liriano) 14.679
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1; 6
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-130); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (+110); Under


Game 955-956: Chicago Cubs at St. Louis (2:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Wood) 15.847; St. Louis (Lackey) 14.811
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1; 9
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-170); 8
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (+150); Over


Game 957-958: Milwaukee at San Francisco (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Lohse) 14.310; San Francisco (Bumgarner) 16.257
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 2; 6
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-150); 7
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-150); Under


Game 959-960: LA Dodgers at San Diego (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Ryu) 15.805; San Diego (Stults) 14.133
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-145); 7
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-145); Under


Game 961-962: Colorado at Arizona (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (De La Rosa) 14.739; Arizona (Anderson) 13.832
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Arizona (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+100); Over


Game 963-964: Miami at Atlanta (5:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Miami (Eovaldi) 16.104; Atlanta (Wood) 14.900
Dunkel Line: Miami by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-165); 7
Dunkel Pick: Miami (+145); Over


Game 965-966: NY Yankees at Toronto (1:07 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (McCarthy) 15.893; Toronto (Happ) 14.351
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-120); Under


Game 967-968: Minnesota at Baltimore (1:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Nolasco) 14.765; Baltimore (Chen) 16.014
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1 1/2;
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-175); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (-175); Under


Game 969-970: Boston at Tampa Bay (1:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Buchholz) 15.780; Tampa Bay (Cobb) 14.849
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-160); 7
Dunkel Pick: Boston (+140); Over


Game 971-972: Cleveland at Kansas City (8:07 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (House) 14.734; Kansas City (Duffy) 16.460
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-165); 8
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (-165); Under


Game 973-974: Detroit at Chicago White Sox (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Porcello) 15.100; White Sox (Quintana) 16.015
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 2; 8
Vegas Line: Detroit (-120); 8
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+100); Over


Game 975-976: Texas at Houston (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Martinez) 15.155; Houston (Keuchel) 14.271
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Houston (-160); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (+140); Over


Game 977-978: Oakland at LA Angels (3:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Kazmir) 14.424; LA Angels (Shoemaker) 15.937
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-120); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-120); Under


Game 979-980: Washington at Seattle (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Roark) 16.092; Seattle (Iwakuma) 14.618
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Seattle (-150); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+130); Over

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NCAA Football Game PicksSMU at BaylorThe Bears open up their season against the Mustangs and come into the contest with a 4-0 ATS record in the last 4 meetings between the two teams. Baylor is the pick (-32 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Bears favored by 36. Dunkel Pick: Baylor (-32 1/2). Here are all of this week's games.


SUNDAY, AUGUST 31
Time Posted: 9:00 a.m. EST (8/25)


Game 205-206: Utah State at Tennessee (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Utah State 96.112; Tennessee 89.997
Dunkel Line: Utah State by 6; 47
Vegas Line: Tennessee by 6 1/2; 51
Dunkel Pick: Utah State (+6 1/2); Under


Game 207-208: SMU at Baylor (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: SMU 79.813; Baylor 115.745
Dunkel Line: Baylor by 36; 70
Vegas Line: Baylor by 32 1/2; 75
Dunkel Pick: Baylor (-32 1/2); Under





OTHER GAMES:
Time Posted: 9:00 a.m. EST (8/25)


Alabama A&M vs. North Carolina A&T (11:45 a.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Alabama A&M 40.879; North Carolina A&T 53.542
Dunkel Line: North Carolina A&T by 12 1/2


Texas Southern vs. Prairie View A&M (5:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas Southern 30.216; Prairie View A&M 42.583
Dunkel Line: Prairie View A&M by 12 1/2

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Sean Higgs

4* Utah State
4* Baylor

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Gamblers Data

Free Play Sunday

Marlins/Braves under 7

Phils/Mets over 7

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Totals 4 You "Total Domination" for Sunday, August 31st

August's College Football Primetime Super Total of the Month!!!!!
SMU/Baylor under 74 1/2

NCAA Best Bets
Utah State/Tennessee under 51 1/2

2014 American League East Daytime Dominator of the Year!!!!!
New York/Toronto over 8 1/2

MLB Best Bets
Minnesota/Baltimore over 8 1/2
Boston/Tampa Bay over 7
Cleveland/Kansas City under 8
Detroit/Chicago over 8

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BeatYourBookie

SUNDAY

MLB BASEBALL


10* Play Texas +150 over Houston (MLB TOP PLAY)

Dallas Keuchel is 1-8 when the line posted is between -100 to -150
Dallas Keuchel is 10-26 when pitching in the 2nd half of the season
Dallas Keuchel is 7-13 in day games the last three seasons




10* Play Detroit -115 over Chicago White Sox (MLB TOP PLAY)

Jose Quintana is 4-9 when pitching on a Sunday
Jose Quintana is 14-21 vs. division opponents the last three seasons
Jose Quintana is 9-19 in home games when the total posted is between 7 and 8.5 runs

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5* Play Miami +150 over Atlanta (MLB BONUS PLAY)
5* Play New York Yankees -115 over Toronto (MLB BONUS PLAY)

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XpertPicks

SUNDAY BASEBALL




Play Detroit -115 over Chicago White Sox----Top Play (Risk 5% of your Bankroll)

2:10 PM EST

Jose Quintana has lost 9 of the last 13 games when pitching on a Sunday and he has lost 21 of the last 35 games vs. division opponents. Jose Quintana has lost 19 of the last 28 home games when the total posted is between 7 and 8.5 runs and he is 0-2 over the last three starts with an ERA of 7.13.





Play Texas +150 over Houston---Top Play (Risk 5% of your Bankroll)
2:10 PM EST


Dallas Keuchel has lost 8 of the last 9 games when the line posted is -100 to -150 and he has lost 26 of the last 36 games when pitching in the 2nd half of the season. Dallas Keuchel has lost 13 of the last 20 day games and he has lost 6 of the last 8 games when pitching on a Sunday.

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XpertPicks

SUNDAY

TOP NCAA FOOTBALL PLAYS



Play Tennessee -4.5 over Utah State----Top Play (Risk 10% of your Bankroll)

7:00 PM EST

Tennessee has won 33 of the last 38 games when playing in the 1st two weeks of the season and they have won 37 of the last 49 games when playing as a favorite of 3.5 to 10 points. Tennessee has won 4 of the last 5 games vs. Mountain West Conference Opponents and they have won 114 of the last 148 home games.





Play Baylor -33 over SMU---Top Play (Risk 10% of your Bankroll)
7:30 PM EST


Baylor has covered the spread in 11 of the last 13 home games and they have covered the spread in two consecutive games when playing as a favorite of 31 points or more. Baylor has covered the spread in 17 of the last 24 games when the total posted is greater than 63 points and they averaged 60 points a game on offense at home last season.

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Canadian Football



Play Saskatchewan -7 over Winnipeg----RISK 5% OF YOUR BANKROLL

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Joe Gavazzi

SMU at Baylor (-33) 7:30 ET FS1

Opening night for McLane Stadium! That might not necessarily be a good thing, as they leave Floyd Casey on a run of 10-0 SU with an average win of nearly 40 PPG and average ATS victory by over 20 PPG. That success has clearly been reflected in this impost, which is a full TD higher than where it would have been last season. But, the Bears went 7-0 ATS as -20+ LY and are on a 22-8 ATS run under HC Briles. Closing out the home/road dichotomy is an SMU record of 5-11 ATS as road dog under HC Jones. This includes a 59-24 Baylor home field victory two years ago. But, the Bears are replacing over 50% of their starters from last season. So must trust vet QB Petty, a legitimate Heisman candidate, and the offensive philosophies of Briles to get the margin for us, if we decide to suit up.

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Indian Cowboy

NCAAF

3 Unit Under 52 Utah State Aggies/Tennessee Volunteers

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Cappers Access

Utah St +5
Baylor -33

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Today's CFL PicksWinnipeg at SaskatchewanThe Roughriders (6-2) host Winnipeg (6-3) today and come into the contest with a 6-0-2 ATS record in their last 8 games versus teams with a winning record. Saskatchewan is the pick (-7) according to Dunkel, which has the Roughriders favored by 11. Dunkel Pick: Saskatchewan (-7). Here are all of this week's CFL picks.


SUNDAY, AUGUST 31
Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. EST (8/26)


Game 283-284: Winnipeg at Saskatchewan (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Winnipeg 109.231; Saskatchewan 120.424
Dunkel Line: Saskatchewan by 11; 43
Vegas Line: Saskatchewan by 7; 50
Dunkel Pick: Saskatchewan (-7); Under

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Stevewins
Baylor 1st Half 20.5
4*

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Jimmy Boyd
2014-09-06 (6 days)



NCAA-F Premium Picks



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NCAA-F
Aug 31 ,2014
7:00p
[401] Utah State[402] Tennessee
Utah State +5-105
at bovada (http://www.bovada.lv/)


4* Utah State/Tennessee NCAAF Vegas Insider on Utah State +
Utah State is coming off a surprising finish to last season. The Aggies won the MWC Mountain division over Boise State, despite losing star quarterback Chuckie Keetan to a season-ending knee injury just 6 games into the year. Utah State would come up short against Fresno State in the MWC Championship Game, but would go on to beat Northern Illinois 21-14 in the Poinsettia Bowl for a 9-5 overall record.
With Keetan returning, I look for Utah State to give the Volunteers all they can handle. Tennessee hasn't been able to get anything going over the last few years and I don't see them breaking out in 2014 with just 10 returning starters.
There's a solid system telling us to fade the Volunteer. A home team in the first month of the season, after closing out last season with 4 or more losses in last 5 game s, with 5 offensive starters returning are just 10-35 ATS over the last 10 years. That's a 78% system in favor of the Aggies. Takes Utah State +5!




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MLB Premium Picks



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Date
Time (ET)
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MLB
Aug 31 ,2014
1:10p
[951] Philadelphia Phillies[952] New York Mets
New York Mets -113
at Pinnacle (http://www.pinnaclesports.com/)


3* NL East Main Event on Mets -
The Mets are showing great value as a small home favorite against division rival Philadelphia. I believe New York has a big edge on the mound in this one with Dillon Gee starting against A.J. Burnett. Gee has a solid 3.54 ERA and strong 1.136 WHIP over 10 road starts, while Burnett is just 3-8 with a 5.31 ERA and 1.494 WHIP over 14 road starts this season. Adding to this is the fact that Burnett is just 1-9 in his last 10 road starts after giving up 1 earned run or less in his last outing. The Phillies as a team are also just 9-27 in their last 36 road games played on a Sunday.
There's also a strong system in play on New York. All favorites with a money line of -110 or higher hitting .250 or worse as a team against an average starting pitcher (ERA=4.20 to 5.20) -NL, with an on base percentage of .300 or worse over their last 15 games a re 110-46 over the last 5 seasons. That's a 71% system in favor of the Mets. Take New York!

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FantasySportsGametime

SUNDAY NCAA FOOTBALL

5000* Play Tennessee -4.5 over Utah State (TOP NCAA PLAY)

Utah State has lost 53 of the last 72 games when playing in the 1st month of the season and they have lost 7 consecutive games vs. SEC Conference Opponents.Utah State has lost 90 of the last 117 road games and they have lost 104 of the last 125 games when playing as an underdog.


5000* Play Baylor -33 over SMU (TOP NCAA PLAY)

SMU has lost 19 of the last 21 games vs. Big XII Conference Opponents and they have lost 15 of the last 18 games when the total posted is greater than 63 points.SMU has lost 20 consecutive games when playing as a road underdog of 21.5 points or more and they are allowing an average of 33 points a game on defense last season.

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50* Play Saskatchewan -7 over Winnipeg (BONUS CANADIAN PLAY)

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FantasySportsGametime


MLB Baseball

1000* Play Baltimore -170 over Minnesota (TOP MLB)

Wei-Yin Chen has won 41 of the last 62 games when the total posted is between 7 and 8.5 runs and he has won 26 of the last 42 games when pitching in the 2nd half of the season.Wei-Yin Chen has won 26 of the last 41 home games and he has an ERA of 2.84 over his last three starts.

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50* Play Tampa Bay -150 over Boston (MLB BONUS PLAY)
50* Play Kansas City -140 over Cleveland (MLB BONUS PLAY)

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Doc's Sports

Monday

Miami Florida @ Louisville

4* Louisville -3.5 -110

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CKO

11 UTAH STATE over *Tennessee

Late Score Forecast:

UTAH STATE 28 - *Tennessee 21

Along with our CKO sources, we believe oddsmakers not showing sufficient respect to MW Mountain Divisiondefending champ Utah State, which is a 6½-point underdog at presstime (The Gold Sheet makes UT only 3-pt.
chalk). The Utags, who’re relishing the opportunity to grab attention on the national stage vs. an SEC foe, have
come oh-so-close in tight non-conference road losses at Auburn, Wisconsin, & Southern Cal over the last three
terms (those defeats by combined 9 points!). So, can’t pass up extra value with confident USU, well-equipped to
spring minor upset vs. still-vulnerable Vols (4 straight losing seasons), who’re the only team in America replacing
all starters on both lines. Utags’ now-healthy multi-skilled sr. QB Chuckie Keeton (18 TDs, 2 ints., 241 YR prior to
knee injury in 6th game LY) bedazzles an unproven UT defense (29 ppg LY; fewest sacks in SEC L2Ys) still on a
youth movement, with as many as 13 newcomers likely to see action in opener. Meanwhile, the Vols’ journeyman
sr. QB Justin Worley (10 TDs, 8 ints. LY) hard-pressed to solve a stingy USU defense (17.6 ppg L2Ys), spear-
headed by the all-league trio of DE B.J. Larsen & LBs Kyler Fackrell & Zach Vigil.

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Paul Leiner

100* Detroit Tigers -125

100* Over 7 Philadelphia Phillies/New York Mets

50* Los Angeles Dodgers -140

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Worlds Worst Picker

NCAAF

Under 75.5 SMU Mustangs/Baylor Bears

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Don Best Consensus

SMU Mustangs/Baylor Bears

Baylor Bears

LY Baylor opened at home vs Wofford and led 38-0 at the half. This game is a rematch of the '12 season where Baylor hosted SMU in the opener, a 59-24 Baylor win(24-3 HT). SMU loses 4 year QB Gilbert to the NFL and his replacement is bound to experience growing pains on the road. Bears senior QB Bryce Petty leads the Baylor offense to at least 5 first half TD's.

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Ecks and Bacon


E&B went 2-1 in College Football on Saturday.

(1) Alabama -26/West Virginia (L)

(2)Texas -25/North Texas (W)

(3) Wisconsin -+5.5/LSU (W)

"Mr Chalk" won in Mlb in the American League on Saturday with the Orioles -$175/Twins.

For Sunday in College Football E&B like Utah State +6.5/Tennessee.

For Sunday in MLB in the American League "Mr Chalk" likes the Angels -$120/A's.

Ben lee is 6-3 +$115 for week forty four 201-227-5 -$2782

"Mr Chalk" is 70-51 -$355 for the 2014 MLB season.

All E&B selections will be for $50 unless noted

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Incredible Stat of the Day / Playbook Newsletter Issue No. 2:

Utah State is 12-1 ATS as a non-conference dog of more than two points.

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R&R Totals

TOP MLB Over-Under

[955] Chicago Cubs/[956] St. Louis Cardinals

Over 8 +105

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Johnny Wynn

Utah State Aggies+5 -105

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Rocky Atkinson

Cincinnati Reds +120

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Sports Insurance Adjusters



We just can't seem to be able to get consecutive big winning days. Every time we have had a big day lately we come back with a terrible day.. Not the way we wanted yesterday to go at all!! Today we make it up with an easy 5* winner!!! Let's make this another FUN DAY SUNDAY!!!


MLB


5*****LA Dodgers RL -1.5 +120


Baltimore RL -1.5 +115


Kansas City RL -1.5 +120


Atlanta RL -1.5 +145

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SPORTS WAGERS

England Premier League

LEICESTER CITY +½ +108 over Arsenal

(Risking 1 units - To Win: 1.08)

Sunday, 11:00 AM EST. Asian Handicap. This key fixture will not be taken place at the Emirates, it will be at the King Power stadium in Leicester City and has so far proven to be a strong venue that the Foxes have defended well. Against Everton, Leicester City found itself trailing on two separate occasions and in both instances the crowd and the will of the Foxes propelled them to equalize and force a draw. A much more disparaging result followed when Leicester traveled to Chelsea the following week, but the Blues are virtually unbeatable at Stamford Bridge, losing only twelve games at home in the last 10 years (146-12-36).

A far different statistic accompanies the Gunners. Arsenal is a notoriously tough squad when they roam their home grounds of the Emirates or Highbury as it is known by many who hold endearment toward the North London squad. On the road in the last 10 seasons, Arsenal is 78-50-44, and overall have won less contests in away fixtures than draws or losses combined. This type of narrative can serve to be the imperceptible statistic that is instrumental in a Leicester City win or draw. The Foxes will have home pitch advantage and that’s something that works in their favor. Arsenal has the talent, but Leicester has another intangible at its disposal and it’s for this reason that we’ll play the dog NOT to lose.

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Power Play Wins

Detroit -118

LA Angels -125

Tennessee Vols -4.5

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StatFox Super Situations – FoxSheets

WNBA | PHOENIX at MINNESOTA
Play Under – Road teams where the total is greater than or equal to 140 off 2 consecutive wins against division rivals, top level team, winning 75% or more of their games on the season
62-28 since 1997. ( 68.9% | 31.2 units )
7-3 this year. ( 70.0% | 3.7 units )

WNBA | PHOENIX at MINNESOTA
Play On – Road teams with a money line of +135 to -155 (PHOENIX) off an home win scoring 85 or more points
67-39 since 1997. ( 63.2% | 0.0 units )
6-1 this year. ( 85.7% | 0.0 units )

WNBA | PHOENIX at MINNESOTA
Play Under – Road teams where the first half total is greater than 65.5 after a game where they covered the spread, with a winning record on the season
382-244 since 1997. ( 61.0% | 113.6 units )
12-19 this year. ( 38.7% | -8.9 units )

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StatFox Super Situations– FoxSheets

MLB | TEXAS at HOUSTON
Play Against – Road teams (TEXAS) below average hitting team (AVG <=.265) against an excellent starting pitcher (ERA <=3.20) -AL, with an average bullpen whose ERA is 3.75 to 4.50 on the season
166-69 over the last 5 seasons. ( 70.6% | 60.1 units )
36-23 this year. ( 61.0% | 4.4 units )

StatFox Situational Power Trends – FoxSheets

MLB | MINNESOTA at BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE is 16-5 (+12.7 Units) against the money line after batting .240 or worse over a 15 game span this season.
The average score was: BALTIMORE (5.1) , OPPONENT (2.8)

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StatFox Super Situations– FoxSheets

MLB | TEXAS at HOUSTON
Play Against – Road teams (TEXAS) below average hitting team (AVG <=.265) against an excellent starting pitcher (ERA <=3.20) -AL, with an average bullpen whose ERA is 3.75 to 4.50 on the season
166-69 over the last 5 seasons. ( 70.6% | 60.1 units )
36-23 this year. ( 61.0% | 4.4 units )

StatFox Situational Power Trends – FoxSheets

MLB | MINNESOTA at BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE is 16-5 (+12.7 Units) against the money line after batting .240 or worse over a 15 game span this season.
The average score was: BALTIMORE (5.1) , OPPONENT (2.8)

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PITTVIPER

ROT# 206 - 7:00pm - Tennessee -6 (+100)

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INSIDE THE NUMBER$

ISSUE #1

7:00 PM ET Utah State 0-0 at Tennessee 0-0
INS SELECTION- TENNESSEE -6

7:30 PM ET SMU 0-0 at 10 Baylor 0-0
INS SELECTION- BAYLOR -32.5

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ADVANCED SPORTS INVESTMENTS

PERRY'S SOCCER CLUB (-2.43)

GERMANY - BUNDESLIGA (1130AM)- BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH @ SC FREIBURG - OVER 2.5 -120

HOLLAND - EREDIVISIE (830AM)- AJAX AMSTERDAM @ FC GRONINGEN - OVER 2.5 -145

ITALY - SERIE A (245PM)- SSC NAPOLI @ GENOA CFC - UNDER 2.5 -125

RUSSIA - PREMIER LEAGUE (8AM)- FK UFA @ RUBIN KAZAN - UNDER 2.5 -117

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ADVANCED SPORTS INVESTMENTS

PJ' TENNIS CORNER (+.95)

ATP - US OPEN @ NEW YORK, U.S.A.
1230PM- M CILIC -200 vs K ANDERSON (1230PM)

WTA - US OPEN @ NEW YORK, U.S.A.
11AM- S ERRANI -240 vs M LUCIC

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SOCCER BETTING MASTERS

Argentina » Primera Division » Boca Juniors - Velez Sarsfield
Opinion: Velex Sarsfield, +0.5 (Asian Handicap)

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BOB BALFE

LA DODGERS -140
(Ryu/Stults)

The Padres don’t have much of an offense and even worse when they face left handed pitching. It gets even worst for the Padres when they play in day games. The Dodgers are a better ball club with a better starting pitcher. Take LA.

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Vegas Winning Crew

MLB 50 Dime Plays:

Los Angeles Angels -123
Baltimore Orioles RL +121
Tampa Bay Rays -155

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Greensheet

No ratings, but these are the write-ups:

TENNESSEE (-6½) Utah State (51½) 6:00 PM
While season 1 did not result in a bowl trip for Butch Jones and Tennessee, the Volunteers competed well through a tough schedule and picked up a big upset win over South Carolina, while also taking Georgia to overtime. The schedule is very tough again in 2014 so it will be difficult for the Volunteers to make a big move forward, especially with only 10 starters back in action. Tennessee dramatically improved its defense compared with the 2012 numbers but the offense has not done its part. After losing star QB Chuckie Keeton to injury last season, Utah State still rallied for a 9-5 season, narrowly losing in the MWC title game and taking the Poinsettia Bowl. Keeton is back for his senior season but most of the roster for the Aggies has turned over. Utah State is 15-4 ATS the past five seasons as a road underdog and this is not a program to underestimate with a great recent track record. Tennessee has young lines that could be vulnerable.

TENNESSEE BY 4

BAYLOR (-33) Smu (73) 6:30 PM
The Bears are 26-12 ATS the past three seasons and after posting huge numbers last year Baylor is a candidate to face inflated lines in 2014. The
Bears only have 10 starters back from last season and this was a team that had great turnover fortune last season. The offense should be very tough to stop however and Baylor crushed SMU when these teams met to open the 2012 season. A four-year run of bowl bids ended for the Mustangs with a 5-7 season and the schedule is daunting in 2014. SMU out-gained its foes last season despite a losing record but the Mustangshave even less experience returning on offense compared with Baylor. The Bears went 7-0 ATS at home last season despite being favored by an average of 22 points per game and until signs of weakness emerge this will be a tough team to go against given the high scoring potential and willingness to pour it on. This is the biggest game for Baylor in the first month so focus will be high.

BAYLOR BY 35

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BIG MONEY DOGS

Sams Pick
Milwaukee Brewers +145

Jim’s Pick
Washington Nationals +140

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Burns Personal Fave. 10* Seattle Mariners

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Scott Delaney

Sunday winner...

My 50 Dime Winner for tonight is on the ANGELS at home against Oakland. As I release this game at 8:30 a.m. eastern, I see the line on the game is Angels -120.

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WNBA Basketball PicksPhoenix at MinnesotaThe Lynx look to bounce back from their loss in Game 1 of the series and come into today's game with a 7-3 ATS mark in their last 10 home games versus the Mercury. Minnesota is the pick (-2) according to Dunkel, which has the Lynx favored by 10 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-2). Here are all of today's WNBA picks


SUNDAY, AUGUST 31
Time Posted: 9:30 a.m. EST


Game 605-606: Phoenix at Minnesota (3:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 110.828; Minnesota 121.452
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 10 1/2; 155
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota by 2; 159 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-2); Under

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PREDICTION MACHINE

CFB Totals

Home - Rot - Matchup - Line - Pick - Pick%

206 UTAH ST. @ TENN 51.5 Under 57%

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The Gold Sheet

*TENNESSEE 24 - Utah St. 23

UT’s 2nd-year mentor Butch Jones stillheavily banking mostly on youth to turn it around in Knoxville. And, with the Vols totally retooling both lines, compelled to “take” with USU, which is a sterling 15-4 as an away dog since 2009. Utags’ now-healthy Heisman darkhorse sr. QBChuckie Keeton (18 TDs only 2 ints. prior to knee injury in 6thgame LY) will finda groove vs. TY’s speedier, but still-vulnerable Vol secondary (109thLY). UT’s limited sr. QB Justin Worley (10 TDs, 8 ints. LY), who owns a skillful supporting cast, but is without strong protection, will find no comfort zone vs. the hard-charging USU defense anchored by all-MW DE B.J. Larsen. The Utags’ revamped secondary is bolstered by speedy soph CB Daniel Gray

*BAYLOR 55 - Smu 16

First game at Baylor’s fancy, but relatively cozy McLane Stadium (45,000) on the Brazos River, where you can cruise up in your
boat. Considering that the Bears have gone 19-1 SU and 17-2 vs. the spread the last three seasons at home in their old stadium, maybe they shouldn’t have been so eager to change. BU is replacing more than half of its starters on both offense and defense. But old Southwest Conference rival SMU, which was 117th in rushing and 113th vs. the pass LY, can’t be trusted with soph QB
Burcham to hang in there vs. nearly mistake-free sr. Bear QB Bryce Petty (32TDP, only 3 ints. LY; 14 TDR). Time for Petty to begin building Heisman stats.

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Trev Rogers

OVER 8.5 +105 Texas Rangers/Houston Astros

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Diamond Trends - Sunday
By Vince Akins

SU TREND OF THE DAY:

The Dodgers are 11-0 since June 19, 2013 when they are off two losses in which they never led for a net profit of $1130.

PITCHER TREND OF THE DAY:

When Jorge De La Rosa starts the Rockies are 10-0 since May 08, 2008 within 20 cents of pickem after facing 25 or fewer hitters and they lost in his previous start for a net profit of $1040.

MLB BIBLE ACTIVE TREND:

The Braves are 25-6 since June 19, 2013 at home when they are off a loss in which they never led.

CHOICE TREND:

The Indians are 0-11 since April 24, 2005 as a road 140+ dog after playing as a dog it and is the last game of a three game series when they won the first two for a net profit of $1100 when playing against.

ACTIVE TRENDS:

When Hisashi Iwakuma starts the Mariners are 11-2 since September 02, 2012 vs a team that has won at least their last two games for a net profit of $1162.

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Ben Burns

Burns' 9* National League Personal Favorite *Special!

9* Atlanta Braves

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Vegaslinereader

2 Units Under 7 Boston Red Sox/Tampa Bay Rays

2 Units Utah State Aggies +5

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TJ Masterline

4* Chicago Cubs +167

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Bones best bet

2* smu +34 -105

[golden contender]

Sunday card has Triple Perfect College Football play and 2 Big 5* MLB Power Totals systems, One is the 19-0 ESPN Sunday night game.. NCAAF TOP plays cash Big on Saturday going 4-0. Free N.L. East Power system Play below.


On Sunday the free N.L.East Power system Play is on the NY. Mets. Game 952 at 1:10 eastern. This game has a Solid System that has won 21 of 26 times since 2004 and plays on home favorites like the Mets with a total of 8 or less that lost as a home favorite by 5 or more runs, if they scored 4 or less runs on 5 or more hits and had no errors, vs an opponent off a 5+ run road dog win that had 10 or more hits and 1 or less errors like the Phillies in their 7-2 win here last night. Today the Phils have A.J. Burnett going and he has lost 10 of 14 on the road with a 5.31 era. In his last 3 starts vs a the Mets all losses he has allowed 17 runs in 18 innings. D. Gee goes for the Mets and he was solid vs the Phillies in his last start going 7 innings allowing just a run. Look for the Mets to take the finale of the series here today. On Sunday There are 3 Big Plays up, a Triple Perfect College football play and 2 big 5* MLB Power totals system one goes early the other is the 19-0 Sunday night ESPN Total. College Football Unit Rated TOP Plays go 4-0. Jump on now and end the Week and Month big. For the free play take the NY. Mets. GC

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Betting First Look with Marco D’Angelo

New York Mets ML

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Doc's Sports

MLB SIDE SELECTION WINNER PICK

4* Los Angeles Angels -120 over Oakland A's

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Allen Eastman

MLB SIDE SELECTIONS OF THE DAY

3* Detroit Tigers -108 over Chicago White Sox

2* Los Angeles Angels -120 over Oakland Athletics

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Maddux Sports

MLB

10* Los Angeles Angels -120

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The Diamond Play

Under Cincinnati Reds/Pittsburgh Pirates

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SpOrTs-JuNkiE

08-31-14: MLB: Yankees vs Toronto (1:05 pm est.)
$500 MLB Play: Toronto ML +102 <—— (Pending)

Key TRENDS for this game:

Yankees are 1-4 in their last 5 games as a road favorite.
Blue Jays are 6-1 in their last 7 games as a home underdog.
Blue Jays are 13-6 in their last 19 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
Blue Jays are 5-1 in Happs last 6 starts when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Blue Jays are 4-1 in Happs last 5 starts during game 3 of a series.
Blue Jays are 4-1 in Happs last 5 Sunday starts.
Blue Jays are 5-2 in Happs last 7 starts vs. American League East.
Home team is 5-0 in Fairchilds last 5 games behind home plate.
Home team is 6-1 in Fairchilds last 7 games behind home plate vs. Toronto.
Home team is 13-3 in Fairchilds last 16 games behind home plate vs. New York.
Home team is 4-1 in Fairchilds last 5 Sunday games behind home plate vs. New York.

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LJ Consulting Coach

5* Baylor -34
3* Tennessee/Utah State – Over 51
1* Cincinnati Reds +120
1* Oakland As +105

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RickJ's Handicapping Picks Sunday MLB Play
1/2 Unit
KC U 8-110

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SPORTSWAGERS

MLB

Oakland @ L.A. ANGELS

L.A. ANGELS -120 over Oakland

(Risking 2.4 units - To Win: 2.00)

Cheap price on the Angels, as they have won the first two games of this series while the A’s continue to nosedive. In fact, the Halos have won five in a row and six of seven. They have outscored the opposition over their last five by a count of 24-6 and that’s after facing a slew of strong starters in Henderson Alvarez, Sonny Gray, Jon Lester and Jeff Samardzija. The Angels are a cheap price today because they’ll now face Scott Kazmir and his 14-6 record and 3.08 ERA. Thing is, Kazmir is regressing badly right now and appears to be running on fumes. Kazmir has already logged 158 innings this season. He threw that exact same number of innings last year. Prior to last season Kazmir hadn’t thrown more than 150 innings in a season since 2006. His strikeout rate has dropped dramatically over his past five games in which he’s struck out just 16 batters in 29 frames. Kazmir has been tagged for 33 hits in his last 27 innings and he’s been taken yard in three straight games. He comes in with an xERA of 4.51 over his last five starts in which his actual ERA was 6.28. Everything is trending wrong for Kazmir. His WHIP is 1.53 over his past six starts, his groundball rate is down, his strikeouts are down and his walk rate is up over that same stretch. In his last start, Kazmir walked two and struck out one. He’s now pitching under a lot more pressure too because the A’s are losing daily and their Wild Card lead isn’t so comfortable anymore.

Since August 10, Oakland has lost 14 of 19 games. In the first two games of this series they have failed to score even one run. In 18 innings here over the past two days, Oakland has 7 hits. Over their last 15 games, the A’s are batting .192 and will now face Matt Shoemaker. Shoemaker put up a mediocre 4.15 ERA and 1.33 WHIP before the All-Star break, but his base skills gave much more reason for optimism. He has started to cash in on that upside in the second half: 2.43 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, 8.8 K’s/9, 1 BB/9 and a 46% groundball rate. His excellent command is supported by an 11% swing and miss rate and 63% first pitch strike rate. In fact, Shoemaker’s elite command against both LH and RH bats are due in large part to having one of the best changeups in the game (23% swing and miss rate). Shoemaker figures to have another strong game here against an A’s team that is seeing golf balls.


Washington @ SEATTLE

Washington +135 over SEATTLE

(Risking 2 units - To Win: 2.70)

Hisashi Iwakuma is coming off a 67-pitch hiccup at Fenway (2.1 IP, 6H, 5R on Aug. 24) but the 33-year-old right-hander has been ultra-consistent this season and over the last month owns an xERA (2.94) very near his season ERA (2.83). Prior to Tuesday’s misstep, Iwakuma hadn’t registered a rough outing since June 25. Iwakuma is a solid starter and certainly could pitch well here. However, this one has little to do with fading Iwakuma. Washington offers up too much value here as a dog that is 19-9 in August and just keeps on winning.

The Mariners are struggling with four losses in their past five games including the first two games of this set. Over its past three games, Seattle has been outscored 23-8 and will now face a starter in Tanner Roarke that has thrived on the road the entire season. Roark went 7-1 last year as a starter for the Nats and this year he’s won 12 and lost 8. That’s 19-9 overall since the start of last year with a road mark of 10-4 over that same span with an oppBA of .229. Remarkably, RH bats couldn't even manage ONE hit against Roarke’s slider the 141 times he threw it last year and he’s throwing it even more this year. Roarke pitches deep into games. He rarely goes less than seven innings. The Nats have won seven times in the last nine games he’s started and over that span, Roarke has allowed one run or less in six of those nine games. The bottom line is when he pitches the Nats usually win.

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SHAKER’S SHORTS

#206 Utah State/Tennessee UNDER 26 (1st Half Play)

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Cappers Finest:

Nuggz: Yankes/Jays F5 O 4.5, 2 u
Reds/Pirates U 6.5, 2 u

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Sports Cash System

extra bonus system for today:

Pittsburgh Pirates -132 over the Cincinnati Reds (Bet Level 2) (Money Line Bet) (MLB Baseball) - Game Starts at 1:35 PM EST

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AL DeMarco

10 DIME LINEMAKERS DILEMMA LOCK

Baylor-SMU at 7:30 Eastern

10 DIME Baylor Bears

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EXECUTIVE

is a pass today

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Wunderdog Sports

Free Pick

Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Mets

New York -111

The Mets are 14-6 at home against a team with a losing record, and the foldin' Phillies are in town, a team that has packed it in. Last place Philadelphia can't hit, 22nd in baseball in runs scored, 24th in on base percentage, and 26th in slugging. The Phillies are 2-7 in their last nine road games. 37-year old A.J. Burnett (7-14) is 3-8 on the road with a 5.31 ERA. The Phillies are 1-7 in Burnett's last eight starts. New York starter Dillon Gee has had a fine season with opponents hitting .226 off him. Gee held the Braves to two runs on six hits and two walks over 6.2 innings in Tuesday's 3-2 win. The Mets are 7-2 in Gee's last nine starts as a favorite, including 5-2 when he's a home favorite. The Phillies are 3-9 in the last 12 meetings, so grab the home team. Play the New York Mets.

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Mike Davis

6* Atlanta Braves

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Robert Ferringo

MLB

2* Under 7 Philadelphia Phillies/New York Mets

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LT ATS

Top play KC Royals with Duffy -167

KC -1.5 +125

Reds with Cueto +118

Mariners -150

Yankees -110

Rockies +107 with De la Rosa

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SB Professor 3.0 NCAAF Picks

Utah St. +4.5 (B)

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Mike Neri Sports – Late Service

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
OPINION: 205 Utah State +4.5 7:00 EST
OPINION: 208 Baylor -32.5 7:30 EST

BASEBALL
964 Atlanta w/Wood -159 5:10 EST – Risk 1 Unit to make .62 Units

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SPORTS PICK PREDICTIONS

MLB BASEBALL
Oakland Athletics +113 (2 units)
Cleveland Indians +152 (2 units)

NCAAF
Utah St +4 (2 units)

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VEGAS RUNNER

Early MLB Move = PIRATES -125

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BONES BEST BET ( MLB)

RAYS -1 -113 *4* BEST BET

Alex Cobb has been absolute lights out since the start of July. He has not allowed more than 2 runs in 9 straight starts and have not lost since June 26th! Must ride this guy hard until he disappoints. His counterpart Bucholz has not been so lucky as he owns a 5.77 season ERA with a 1.50 WHIP.

ANGELS ML + ATHLETICS/ANGELS OVER 7.5 +236 *2*

Angels are red hot with wins in 5 straight and 6 of 7. With Shoemaker on the mound, we love the Angels to win this game – however we do expect the Athletics to score a few runs as they are the best offense in the bigs. Kazmir’s last start came against the Angels and it was a disaster giving up 7 ER over 3 innings with 10 hits.

ASTROS ML + RANGERS/ASTROS OVER 8 +203 *2*

Really like Keuchel at home against the Rangers who are just 29-42 on the road this season. Martinez has had his struggles this season, allowing 4+ ER in 6 of his past 9 starts. Over their last 5 games both the Rangers and Astros are seeing 8.4+ runs. Plenty of reasons to think this parlay has a strong chance of hitting!

ORIOLES ML + TWINS/ORIOLES – UNDER 8 +226 *2*

The Minnesota Twins have lost six of their last seven, while the Baltimore Orioles have won five of their last six games and are 22 games above a .500 record. Pitching for the Twins have been the issue, allowing 4 or more runs in 7 of 9, and today doesn’t look any better sending Ricky Nolasco to the hill who is 5-9 with a 5.62 ERA. Meanwhile the Orioles pitching staff has allowed three or less runs in 10 of their last 13 games. Starting today is Wei-Yin Chen, who is 13-4 with a 3.76 ERA, the Orioles are 4-0 in Chens last 4 home starts and 7-2 in Chens last 9 starts overall. The Twins are 0-4 in Nolascos last 4 road starts.

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UNDER Umpire Streakers

#953 UN 6.5 -110 CIN/PIT 1.10u/1.00u
Reynolds 7ov/16un L23gms 69.6%

#967 UN 8.5 -115 MIN/BAL 1.15u/1.00u
Muchlinski 8ov/16un L24gms 66.7%

#975 UN 8.5 -120 TX/HOU 1.20u/1.00u
Randazzo 2ov/13un L15gms 86.7%

#959 UN 7 -115 LAD/SD 1.15u/1.00u
Fagan 10ov/17un L27gms 63.0%

#961 UN 8 -110 CO/AZ 1.10u/1.00u
Marquez 3ov/10un L13gms 76.8%

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Brandon Lang

Sunday Selection ...

My 20 Dime selection is Utah State over Tennessee

The current line on this game is +5 in Vegas and offshore. Be sure to shop around for the best line available.

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Stevewins
Baylor 1st Half -20.5
4*
Utah St +6
4*

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Pat Hawkins

Utah State

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Northcoast

phone comp

SMU over 75

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MLB Odds and Picks
By: Micah Roberts
Sportingnews

Welcome back, Hyun-jin Ryu. The timing for baseball’s road warrior to come off the disabled list couldn’t have been better because the Dodgers are on the verge of being swept at San Diego for the first time since 2010.

After a bullpen session Wednesday, Ryu showed no signs of aggravation from a strained glute muscle that has kept him out of the starting rotation since Aug. 14. While he’s been gone the Dodgers have tried to make the best of things behind the likes of Roberto Hernandez and Kevin Correia, but today they are looking at losing three straight.

Meanwhile, the Giants have won five straight, as they have made easy work of the NL Central-leading Brewers the past two nights. What looked to be a cake-walk for the Dodgers in the NL West is now getting a little dicey, as the Giants trail them by 2.5 games.

The Padres come into this afternoon's game on a four-game win streak (19-7 in last 26 at home) and have won the last three in extra-innings. Prior to taking the first two in this series, the Padres had lost nine of 13 from the bullies up north. They’ve been pitching well, not making mistakes, and while they’re still not hitting, they’ve brought the Dodgers down to their level. With runners in scoring position during the first two games, the Dodgers went 1-for-15. Ouch!

Ryu might not be able to help out the Dodgers' bats, but he can do his best to limit runs. He has a great situation working for him today: In four starts against the Padres, he’s 3-0 with a 0.71 ERA. He’s also going for a major-league best 10th road victory of the season.

Ryu comes in as a -140 favorite over Eric Stults with a total set at 7 runs. Generally, siding with a pitcher coming off the DL is not a good practice, but because Ryu’s injury didn’t involve his arm, there’s less skepticism here.

In addition to siding with the Dodgers, this game has UNDER written all over it. The Dodgers have gone 10-4-1 to the UNDER in their past 15 road games while the Padres have gone 13-4-1 to the UNDER in Stults' last 18 starts.

Shoemaker taking over

I do like the Angels to complete the sweep of the A's behind Matt Shoemaker, who has evolved into the Angels’ best pitcher, but I‘m personally not betting it because that series has busted me up all season, just like the Yankees-Red Sox. Shoemaker's rise into a dominant pitcher couldn’t have come at a better time after the Angels lost Garrett Richards for the season. Just when quite a few talking heads were writing off the Angels’ chances when Richards went down, they have gone 8-3 since the injury and are on the verge of sweeping the A’s. Shoemaker has won his past three starts and hasn’t allowed a run in his past two.

Royal June repeat

Remember when the Royals won 10 straight in June to briefly take over first place in the AL Central, only to lose their next four and seven of nine? Well, we might be seeing something similar as we head toward September. The Royals are currently on a three-game losing streak, which has brought the Tigers back into a first-place tie. After winning 24 of 30, the Royals now have lost five of seven.

The Indians have been doing the damage lately to Kansas City and have won 13 of their past 18 games overall to pull themselves only 3.5-games back behind the Tigers and Royals. Tonight Cleveland goes for a sweep in Kansas City. One team can taste the thrill of victory and has momentum building; the other is just trying not to lose and repeat what happened in June. The Indians roll makes them a live dog tonight at +156.

Sunday selections:

Pirates (Liriano) -120 vs. Reds
Pirates/Reds UNDER 6.5 (-105)
Cubs (Wood) +160 at Cardinals
Dodgers (Ryu) -140 at Padres
Dodgers/Padres UNDER 7 (-105)
Tigers (Porcello) -119 at White Sox
Indians (House) +156 at Royals