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Brad Diamond Sports #1 NFL Super Play - Monday Night 85% |
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Brad Diamond
Play on: Cleveland+ over New York Giants
*at least 2 based on overnight line
The Super Bowl Champs should continue their hangover (lost last week)from their chaotic 2007 season with another loss in preseason. The Browns are coming on and look to continue improving their running game which should cause real problems for the Giants over energetic front defense. Plus I like the QB rotation outlined for the Browns and the fact, SBC are 1-15 ATS as a chalk in game #2 of the preseason. Also, note that Cleveland is 5-1 ATS on the road in exhibition play L6 on the board. |
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2008-08-18 19:55:00
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Jorge Gonzalez’s 19-2 90% 25* Early Bird Winner! |
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SAN FRANCISCO (51 - 71) at ATLANTA (56 - 67)
Monday, 8/18/2008 4:35 PM
BARRY ZITO (L) vs. JORGE CAMPILLO (R)
When the Braves take on the Giants in the fourth game of their series, there will be plenty of runs scored. Over the last seven games, The Giants are allowing 6.3 runs per game while the Braves are surrendering seven runs per contest. Both bullpens are struggling as well. Over the last 10 games the Giants bullpen has an ERA of 9.70 and the Braves have an Era of 7.00. Barry Zito (6-15, 5.72 ERA) will take the mound for the Giants to take on Jorge Campillo (7-5, 3.05) from the Braves. Both pitchers have struggled over their last three starts; Zito has an ERA of 5.30 while Campillo have an ERA of 4.91. When the Giants are playing the last game of a four game series they have seen the over go 6-1. The last five opponents from the National League east have gone over when facing Barry Zito. The Braves have seen the over go 8-1 against southpaws. Take the Over. |
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2008-08-18 16:35:00
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Greg Daraban's ** Monday Night Blowout ** (Won Last 2 Days) |
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251 Cleveland at 252 NY Giants TV ESPN Last week Detroit beat the Giants 13-10. The Jets beat the Browns 24-20. The Browns have a a couple of QB's fighting it out in Anderson and Quinn. The Giants are the Super Bowl Champs. Cleveland always gives a good account of themselves. In fact the Browns are 14-8-1 as dog most of that is under HC Crennel. The Browns won 10 games last year in the tough AFC. The Giants have some bigger games ahead with the NY Jets and Pats. The Browns win tonight. Take Cleveland |
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2008-08-18 20:00:00
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Greg Daraban's ** 25 Star Grand Slam Winner for Monday ** |
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957 Boston at 958 Baltimore Lester vs Guthrie Opening game of a 3 game set at Camden Yard. The Sox have lost 2 in a row. The Orioles have quitely played good ball of late. They are just 3 games under .500 on the year. The Orioles are quite capable of finishing strong. Guthrie is 10-8 and the O's are 31-24 in this park. Take 958 Baltimore |
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2008-08-18 19:05:00
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Marc Lawrence Red Hot Double Perfect NFLX Super Pick Super Play! |
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Play On: Cleveland Browns
Note: The Browns battle the defending Super Bowl champion Giants under the Monday Night lights in Week Two action tonight. According to our powerful database, defending Super Bowl champions are 1-15 ATS as favorites in Game Two of the preseason since 1990. When they are taking on a team that is also playing their 2nd preseason game they dip to 0-13 ATS in this role. Additionally, Cleveland head coach Romeo Crennel has never lost back-to-back preseason games, going 3-0 SU and ATS in games off a preseason defeat in his NFL career. Look for both streaks to say in tact here tonight. Grab the points. |
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2008-08-18 20:00:00
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Great Lakes Sports Has A Monday Night 4* Major League Baseball Winner !! |
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Great Lakes Sports Rates their selections 3*,4*, & 5* with 5* being our highest rated selection.
Major League Baseball Selection:
Boston at Baltimore 7:05PM EST Play on: 4* Boston Red Sox with Lester
The Boston Red Sox have owned the Baltimore Orioles going 34-15 vs Baltimore the last three years include going 16-8 when playing at Baltimore the last three years. The Boston Red Sox is also 39-14 when playing teams with a losing record this year, and Boston's starting pitcher Lester is a perfect 4-0 with a 3.25era vs the Baltimore Orioles since 1997. We look for the Boston Red Sox to beat the Baltimore Orioles in this divisional showdown for the road win tonight. |
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2008-08-18 19:05:00
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Bryan Leonard's Early Action Diamond Gem |
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Pittsburgh over New York
John Maine takes the hill early today for the Mets, and while he has looked better in his last two starts he continues to struggle on the mound. Maine simply doesn't have an out pitch right now which is causing him to throw way too many pitches per start. Because of that he rarely lasts longer than five innings an outing. In his last seven starts he lasted more than 5.2 innings just once. His short outings put a great deal of pressure on a Mets bullpen which is struggling mightily right now. The bullpen has a 5.00 ERA the last 10 outings and continues to falter with the game on the line. That's not the kind of pitching we want to back in a road favorite role.
Paul Maholm takes the hill for the Bucs and he has been one of the most underrated hurlers in baseball this year. He enters this game with eight quality starts in his last 10 appearances. The Pirates are 9-3 when he takes the mound at PNC Park. In his early career the young lefty was money on the road but for some reason he struggled at home. But that's not the case this year as Maholm gives quality innings regardless of where he toes the rubber.
The Pirates have hit right-handed starters better at home than the Mets have hit lefties on the road. Here we take advantage of a sub par Met pitching staff as the Pirates salvage the final game of the series.
PLAY PITTSBURGH
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2008-08-18 12:35:00
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Tom Freese Blue Line Club 12-0 MLB RUN! 10* Super System GOM! |
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Tom Freese Blue Line Club- Monday, August 18
Detroit at Texas (8:05pm)
Texas is in a 35-11 Super System that says to Play On all teams when the line is -$125 to +$125 if the have a batting average between .265 and .279 if the pitcher they are facing has an ERA between 4.70 and 5.70. Detroit is 16-35 their last 51 games vs. righty starters and they are 0-7 when playing Game 1 of a series. The Tigers are 3-8 after allowing 5 or more runs in their last game and they are 3-7 in the last 10 road starts made by Kenny Rogers. 10* SUPER SYSTEM GAME OF THE MONTH! PLAY ON TEXAS vs. Rogers
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2008-08-18 20:05:00
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Smart Money NFL Monday Night Totals Smash |
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431 Cleveland Browns vs.432 New York Giants (NFL) - 8:00 PM EDT Premium Play
Prediction:Under
The New York Giants and the Cleveland Browns go head to head, on ESPNs Monday night football in a tilt that I predict will be a low scoring grinding affair. The Cleveland Browns last season finished 30th in league defense, and spent the off season, tweaking things, under new defensive coordinator Mel Tucker. He is focusing on just a handful of packages that he wants his defense to master. Something he thinks will make the D more efficient. The front 7 is going to be bigger and better, with the Browns acquiring defensive tackle Shaun Rogers and defensive end Corey Williams. Also new comers in the secondary should continue to prove themselves very under rated. Its all about defense, and controlled play as the starters are expected to play a good portion of this exhibition tilt. It must be noted that key weapons on offense, WRs Braylon Edwards, and Joe Jurevicius and offensive lineman , Ryan Tucker are out with injuries. The QB rotation is expected to see Derek Anderson play the first quarter, with Brady Quinn and Ken Dorsey getting the majority of snaps, which will in my opinion slow down a over hyped offense. The New York Giants, the defending super bowl champs, are just trying to stay healthy, as numerous nagging injuries have plagued their camp. Tonight Eli Manning is expected to stay in for just 25 plays, with Andre Woodson, Anthony Wright and David Carr getting the rest of the time under center. I think the offense, will not put out a full dress rehearsal until their next game, making for a stunted offensive effort in this spot. Look for a lot of running plays from the Giants, which in turn will eat up clock time. HC Coughlin said there would be 10 key starters sitting out this game. Im expecting a low scoring , sleepy Monday nighter. Final notes & Key Trends: The Giants have gone under in 4 of their L/5 , preseason games with a total of 35 or less. Cleveland has gone under in 3 of their L/4 exhibition road games. Play UNDER
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2008-08-18 20:00:00
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Tom Freese Blue Line Club 75% in NFL Pre-Season 10* Double System Side Winner! |
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Tom Freese Blue Line Club- Monday, August 18
Cleveland at New York (8:00pm)
Cleveland is in a 42-18 ATS System that says to Play On all teams who are a pick or an underdog if they are off a loss as a favorite in their last game if they are winless in the Pre-Season. The Giants are 4-13 ATS their last 17 Pre-Season games as home favorites of 7 or less points. New York did win perhaps the most incredible Super Bowl ever last year. That won't help them here as the defending Super Bowl Winner are just 1-15 ATS as favorites in Week Two of the Pre-Season. 10* PLAY ON CLEVELAND +
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2008-08-18 20:00:00
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Scott Rickenbach's *TOP PLAY* Slugfest: 7-2 (78%) run! |
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Scott Rickenbach MLB 2* (Top Play) OVER the total in Milwaukee vs Houston @ 8:05 ET - Sabathia vs Wolf - After opening up at an 8, this line is now down to a 7.5 and this is a fantastic value for 'over' players. The Over is also currently available at low juice making it an even stronger value! With C.C. Sabathia on the mound for the Brewers we knew were going to get a very generous number to work with on this total and we’re grabbing it! The fact is that Sabathia has been rock solid since coming to the Brewers from the Indians and we’re certainly not denying that. However, did you realize that he allowed nine hits in seven innings to the light-hitting Padres in his most recent start? Also, prior to his last home outing (a shutout versus the light-hitting Nationals) his first three starts at hitter-friendly Miller Park were not so sharp! Sabathia allowed 7 earned runs on 22 hits in 21.2 innings of work. Sure, those are solid numbers but note that this is an awful low number posted on this game and, believe it or not, the Astros have scored more runs than any other team in the league over their last 11 games as they’ve scored 70 during this red hot stretch. Even though they have been without Carlos Lee they still have plenty of potency in their lineup and they also have the benefit of having a number of hitters in their lineup who have experience against Sabathia. Look for the Astros to enjoy success tonight at a hitter-friendly park because the Astros do step into the batter’s box with plenty of confidence thanks to a 17-6 run that has catapulted them back into the wild card race!The Brewers should score their fair share of runs too. Randy Wolf of the Astros was pummeled by Milwaukee the last time he faced them at Miller Park. That outing came back in late July so this truly is a quick ‘second look’ for the Brewers bats. Even though the Milwaukee sticks were quieter than usual recently, this had a lot to do with a West Coast road trip! It’s much tougher to hit on the West Coast in comparison with at home where the Brewers bats thrive. Note that Wolf is 1-6 with a 6.54 ERA on the road this season where teams are hitting .304 against him. Also, the Astros bullpen has received a lot of extra work recently as, prior to yesterday’s shutout win over the Diamondbacks, the Astros had given up 23 runs in their last two games. With Houston’s offense also thriving at the plate they’ve been involved in a lot of high scoring games recently! Ten of the Astros last dozen games have seen at least eight runs cross the plate and eight runs is a winning ticket tonight. We would not be surprised if the Brewers score eight runs by themselves tonight but also look for the NL’s hottest offense to surprise some people by scoring quite well against Sabathia too! Play OVER the total in Milwaukee as a Top Play selection. Thanks and best of luck - Scott Rickenbach |
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2008-08-18 20:05:00
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Scott Rickenbach: THE AL Over Easy GAME OF THE WEEK! 52-26 (67%) run! |
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Scott Rickenbach MLB 1* (regular play) OVER the total in Tampa Bay vs LA Angels @ 7:10 ET - Sonnanstine vs Garland - After opening up at a 9.5, this line is now down to a 9 and this is a fantastic value for 'over' players. The Over is also currently available at -110 juice making it an even stronger value! The Angels are coming off of a three game set with the Indians where all three games stayed under the total. However, the last two games were certainly not without their chances and, with now facing Andy Sonnanstine of the Rays, the powerful bats of Los Angeles will be on display tonight! The Angels have hit Sonnanstine quite well in both opportunities against him and this included a game earlier this season. In that match-up, the Angels exploded for five runs on eight hits in just five innings and that Sonnanstine start was at Tropicana Field. Sonnanstine is 12-6 with a 4.35 ERA this season but, as we’ve stated previously, we feel strongly that he is over-rated. Most of his best performances have come against weaker hitting teams and tonight he’s dealing with one of the most dangerous lineups in baseball. Note that Sonnanstine has been hit at a .286 clip this season and his numbers at home are even worse than his numbers on the road! The Angels aren’t known for scoring a lot of runs but much of that has to do with their home ball park. Despite not scoring well in Cleveland, their offense has been rejuvenated with the acquisition of Mark Texeira. Los Angeles had averaged eight runs per game in their last six games before getting stifled at Cleveland.The Rays should certainly be able to answer the Angels run for run tonight. That’s because Jon Garland has been struggling recently. We are well aware of the fact that Garland has a history of success against the Rays but, keep in mind, many of the past seasons’ Rays teams were awful. That certainly is not the case this season! Note that Garland has allowed 23 earned runs on 48 hits in his last 34.2 innings of work. Even though he’s 7-2 on the road this season he’s certainly been the beneficiary of some favorable run support as he’s compiled a 4.57 ERA away from home and teams have hit .302 against him on the road! The Rays have averaged nearly 6 runs per game in their last 15 games and their offense has performed quite well considering it’s been without Carl Crawford and Evan Longoria. We look for their hot streak to continue on Monday as the Rays have also thrived at home all season long. With this total also falling to a “key number” of 9 it easily made our play list today. We just need four runs from each team and we’re guaranteed of no worse than a push because a 4-4 game at any point means no worse than a total of nine runs! Play OVER the total in Tampa Bay as a regular selection. Thanks and best of luck - Scott Rickenbach |
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2008-08-18 19:10:00
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It's a 5* 'Solid Gold' MLB play from Sammy Jankus, The Reverse Barometer! |
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I rate my plays 3, 4 & 5 stars. Always play the OTHER SIDE of my game writeup.
Boston at Baltimore 7:05 PM ET
5* Red Sox-Orioles to go 'UNDER' the total of 8.5 runs (+115)
Folks, I am EMPTYING THE VAULT to load up on this bonafide gift horse as tonight's contest could be the EASIEST 'Over' of the MLB season! The Orioles are in an OFFENSIVE ZONE right now, blasting out an incredible 41 total runs in their last 4 games and show no signs of slowing down. Meanwhile, the Red Sox tallied 37 runs in a 3-game series with Texas before being shut down in consecutive losses to Toronto. With Boston looking to gain ground on the AL East-leading Rays, the Sox should shake off their weak effort against the Jays and bring the BIG BATS to Camden Yards this evening. I look for a combined run total of AT LEAST 12-13 runs in this shootout – so your play (and I feel lower than dirt for doing this to you) is on UNDER THE TOTAL. |
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2008-08-18 19:10:00
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Jorge Gonzalez’s AL 44-0 100% Blowout of the Week! |
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OAKLAND (56 - 67) at MINNESOTA (70 - 53)
Monday, 8/18/2008 8:10 PM
JUSTIN DUCHSCHERER (R) vs. NICK BLACKBURN (R)
Twins for 5 units
The Minnesota Twins are coming off of a sweep of the lowly Seattle Mariners. The Twins have ripped off four straight wins and eight of their last 10. The A’s will be sending Justin Duchscherer (10-8, 2.59), to face Nick Blackburn (9-6, 3.73 ERA)of the Twins. The A’s have lost the last six starts that Duchscherer has taken the mound. Over his last three starts Duchscherer has gone 0-3 with an ERA of 5.34. Duchscherer has allowed 16 runs over his last four starts and hasn't pitched past the seventh inning since the All-Star break. Now he must face a Twins team that has been a coffin for opposing teams going 28-8 since June 1st. The Twins are a perfect 8-0 when they have hit for .333 or better over the last three games. The Twins are also 13-0 when they have had an on base percentage of .393 or higher over the same span of games. The A’s have lost their 5 games on a field turf. The Twins are 4-0 after they allowed five or more runs; play against the American League West and when their opponents are coming off a game where they allow 5 or more runs. The Twins are tied with the White Sox for the Central Division in the American League and will be playing with baseball playoff intensity. Take the Twins. |
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2008-08-18 20:10:00
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BROWNS/ GIANTS Monday night football 2** OVER / UNDER Winner from King Creole Sports: |
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King pre-season plays are rated 1*, 2*, and 3* each
2** OVER THE TOTAL / CLEVELAND BROWNS @ NEW YORK GIANTS / 8:00pm ET
If you have read the NFL pre-season issue of the PLAYBOOK football newsletter (issue #1), I wrote an article on page 12 in regards to some interesting OU tendencies that have occurred over the last few seasons. Tonight's game qualifies in the section that is called "
Play a pre-season game OVER the Total when the OU line is 34.5 to 36 points".
As of this writing, tonight's OU line in the Cleveland / NY Giants game is at 35 or 35.5 points depending on your sports book. That's a very appealing number for high-scoring results. In the last 3 years of NFL 'X" play, when the OU line is 34.5 to 36 points... the results are an OVER-whelming 27-8-1 O/U overall (77%). NON-CONFERENCE games in this OU line range have gone 15-3 O/U. We can also break things down a little further if you are interested. NFL 'X" game with an OU line of 35 to 35.5 points are 12-2 o/U in the last 3 years in games 1, 2, or 3. And if the OU line in tonight's game closes right at 35.5 points, we note that the results are a PERFECT 9-0 O/U in the last 3 years.... and these games have already gone 5-0 O/U so far in the 2008 season.
Now let's hit some other pertinent and applicable areas. First, we'll check tonight's 'short' point spread... in which the Giants are only favored by -2 to -2.5 points. Since the 2004 season, GAME TWO home favs of less than 3 points (-1, -1.5, -2, -2.5) have gone 16-7 O/U.... and they have also gone 4-1 O/U so far this weekend.
The Giants lost last week 13-10 to the Lions. Since 2003, GAME TWO home teams are 9-2 O/U after scoring AND allowing 13 < points in their first pre-season game (GIANTS).
The Browns led a big lead slip away lost week and lost 24-20 to the Jets. In the last 2 years, GAME TWO teams who scored AND allowed 20 > points in their first pre-season game (BROWNS) are 8-2 O/U.
Since both teams lost their first game last week, that's also worthy of a query. In the last 3 years, all GAME TWO home teams are 8-2 O/U if BOTH teams are playing off a Game One loss (GIANTS + BROWNS). This has also gone 5-1 O/U in the last 2 years.
Since the 2002 season, GAME TWO road teams playing off a SU FAVORITE loss (BROWNS) are 18-6 O/U.... and 8-1 O/U In the last 3 years. The Browns were favored by -4.5 in last week's oss to the Jets, so they do indeed qualify in this one.
No game would be complete without a "Day of the Week" query:
Since the 2002 season, MONDAY NIGHT games are 9-3-2 O/U in weeks 2, 3, or 4..... and an almost-PERFECT 4-0-1 O/U since the 2005 season.
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2008-08-18 20:05:00
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Big Game James Patrick's ESPN NFLx |
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Cleveland @ NY GIANTS 8:05 EST
Play on: #431) Cleveland
Browns took one on the chin in their NFLx pre-season opener against the Jets and so too did the G-Men fall short vs. the Lions...NYG 12-24 ATS in preseason battles when playing with pre-season revenge including 3-13 ATS as Favs...Browns 8-4 ATS in the exhibition season when playing off a SU loss - Browns battle till the end of this one tonight to bring home the bacon |
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2008-08-18 20:05:00
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