Washington opened at +150 at some books ...down to around 130-135 and lower. Serious ROM with the public on Philly @ 90%. I'm sitting this one out today.
I take that back. I jumped on the over when it was steamed to 8. Its @ 8.5 now. I'm with you on the other two picks. Was too late to jump on the Tor over. Waited too long b/c I didn't like the ump for the over. But anyway, no one cares what I have to say... Let's do this today Bo!
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Quote Originally Posted by 5t4r5align:
Washington opened at +150 at some books ...down to around 130-135 and lower. Serious ROM with the public on Philly @ 90%. I'm sitting this one out today.
I take that back. I jumped on the over when it was steamed to 8. Its @ 8.5 now. I'm with you on the other two picks. Was too late to jump on the Tor over. Waited too long b/c I didn't like the ump for the over. But anyway, no one cares what I have to say... Let's do this today Bo!
Washington opened at +150 at some books ...down to around 130-135 and lower. Serious ROM with the public on Philly @ 90%. I'm sitting this one out today.
gotcha. Sorry. I saw it go down from -146 to like -140 and didn't think it was anything but the Rollins injury.
Yeah, looks like some sharpies could be on the Nats here. Hopefully Phils pull it out
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Quote Originally Posted by 5t4r5align:
Washington opened at +150 at some books ...down to around 130-135 and lower. Serious ROM with the public on Philly @ 90%. I'm sitting this one out today.
gotcha. Sorry. I saw it go down from -146 to like -140 and didn't think it was anything but the Rollins injury.
Yeah, looks like some sharpies could be on the Nats here. Hopefully Phils pull it out
I take that back. I jumped on the over when it was steamed to 8. Its @ 8.5 now. I'm with you on the other two picks. Was too late to jump on the Tor over. Waited too long b/c I didn't like the ump for the over. But anyway, no one cares what I have to say... Let's do this today Bo!
that Tor Over moved quick eh?
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Quote Originally Posted by 5t4r5align:
I take that back. I jumped on the over when it was steamed to 8. Its @ 8.5 now. I'm with you on the other two picks. Was too late to jump on the Tor over. Waited too long b/c I didn't like the ump for the over. But anyway, no one cares what I have to say... Let's do this today Bo!
This total started flying on me and I couldn't catch it at 8.5 That's what happens when you put away handicapping till later. Lines/totals move. I'm still comfortable taking this one at OVER 9, but the 'hook' is a bit tougher to take. Either way, advanced stats show us that both Tomlin and Drabek are very mediocre pitchers. Tombin has a FIP of 4.42 (#117) and xFIP 3.89 (#91). His extremely lucky BABIP of .197 and E-F of -1.68 (4th highest to the negative) indicate that major regression is in order. He's coming into this one after an outing where he gave up 10 hits and 2 HR's in only 6 innings pitched. Surprisingly, he only gave up 4 ER's, part of it due to NOT walking any batter. Still, he threw 109 pitches in that one, 2nd most in his short career. I expect him to struggle against a Jays lineup that has hit double-digits in hits for 5 straight games. Opposite, Tomlin is Drabek, who is a 'WALK-machine'. Jays' hitters have the 5th best BB/K ratio and I expect them to be very patient today. Drabek has stats which are even worse than Tomlin's, with 4.89 FIP (#137) and 4.82 xFIP (#148). His .283 BABIP (a tad lucky) and -0.72 E-F indicate that regression is in order, especially after an outing in which he threw 121 pitches, the most of his short career. Why not against a Cleveland team that has found it's offensive groove last night with Sizemore back in the lineup? I also want to point out that both of these starting pitchers have tERA's over 5.3, which are some of the worst in the league. I expect both offenses to get to them today. Finally, neither BP is that great and both teams rank in the bottom-half from the standpoint of fielding, based on UZR. With the wind blowing out today, I expect this one to go OVER tonight.
#5: Arizona Diamondbacks -1 RL (-118)
I'll play this one at -1 RL to minimize the juice, but I like the Diamondbacks to get this final game of a 3-game series with the Marlins. Diamondbacks are better in all facets of the game: hitting, relief pitching, and fielding. At the same time, we have a huge discrepancy in starting pitching as well. Hudson with a 2.61 FIp (#12) and 3.39 xFIP (#40), with an unlucky .336 BABIP and very solid 3.37 K/BB ratio is facing off against Vazquez with some of the worst #'s in the league: 5.07 FIP, 5.29 xFIP, .287 BABIP (lucky) and a mediocre 1.11 K/BB ratio. There's also a huge discrepancy in tERA's: 3.1 to 5.2. Hudson is coming off a poor outing and I expect him to rebound here tonight. Keep in mind that Arizona is 12-2 in their last 14 games, and they'll be facing a Ramirez-less Florida squad that is playing their last game of a 9-game roadie. I see a Diamondbacks' rout in this one.
#6: OVER 7 COL/LAD -105
Jimenez is just not the same pitcher he was last year. His advanced stats confirm that, and even though he should improve over his current numbers, his velocity is down this year and his K/BB ratio of 1.50 is the lowest of his career. Something is really off with him, and going up against a Dodgers lineup that is hitting the ball really well lately is not going to be the answer today. Jimenez has an ERA of 5.22 and WHIP of 1.5 against the Dodgers, with the O/U at 11-3 in his starts against LA. Garland is nothing special either, and in his 3 starts against Colorado last year he gave up 19 hits and 7 ER's in 17 innings. He had 16 K's to 6 BB's in those starts. Giving up 7 ER's in those starts was a bit low, but I expect the Rockies hitters to get to him today as they bat over .300 life-time against him. With a mediocre BP behind him, LA should give up some runs. The O/U is 6-2 in COL games where the total is 7 or less and 17-12 in LAD games in the same totals-range. With not much wind in the forecast (5 mph OUT) I like this one to go OVER tonight as my model has this one at 8.7 total runs.
_________________ '10 MLBP: 20 - 8 @ 71% for +$13,130 '10 NFL: 58-44 @ 57% for +$9,600 '10 NFLP: 8-2 @ 80% for +$5,800 '10 CFB: 55-54 @ 51% for -$4,400 '10 CFBP: 4-4 @ 50% for -$400 '10 CBB: 39-18 @ 68% for +$19,200 '10 CBBP: 16-6 @ 73% for +$9,400
-------------------------------------------------------------- 'TOTAL: 200-136 @ 60% for +$52,330
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#4: OVER 9 CLE/TOR -125
This total started flying on me and I couldn't catch it at 8.5 That's what happens when you put away handicapping till later. Lines/totals move. I'm still comfortable taking this one at OVER 9, but the 'hook' is a bit tougher to take. Either way, advanced stats show us that both Tomlin and Drabek are very mediocre pitchers. Tombin has a FIP of 4.42 (#117) and xFIP 3.89 (#91). His extremely lucky BABIP of .197 and E-F of -1.68 (4th highest to the negative) indicate that major regression is in order. He's coming into this one after an outing where he gave up 10 hits and 2 HR's in only 6 innings pitched. Surprisingly, he only gave up 4 ER's, part of it due to NOT walking any batter. Still, he threw 109 pitches in that one, 2nd most in his short career. I expect him to struggle against a Jays lineup that has hit double-digits in hits for 5 straight games. Opposite, Tomlin is Drabek, who is a 'WALK-machine'. Jays' hitters have the 5th best BB/K ratio and I expect them to be very patient today. Drabek has stats which are even worse than Tomlin's, with 4.89 FIP (#137) and 4.82 xFIP (#148). His .283 BABIP (a tad lucky) and -0.72 E-F indicate that regression is in order, especially after an outing in which he threw 121 pitches, the most of his short career. Why not against a Cleveland team that has found it's offensive groove last night with Sizemore back in the lineup? I also want to point out that both of these starting pitchers have tERA's over 5.3, which are some of the worst in the league. I expect both offenses to get to them today. Finally, neither BP is that great and both teams rank in the bottom-half from the standpoint of fielding, based on UZR. With the wind blowing out today, I expect this one to go OVER tonight.
#5: Arizona Diamondbacks -1 RL (-118)
I'll play this one at -1 RL to minimize the juice, but I like the Diamondbacks to get this final game of a 3-game series with the Marlins. Diamondbacks are better in all facets of the game: hitting, relief pitching, and fielding. At the same time, we have a huge discrepancy in starting pitching as well. Hudson with a 2.61 FIp (#12) and 3.39 xFIP (#40), with an unlucky .336 BABIP and very solid 3.37 K/BB ratio is facing off against Vazquez with some of the worst #'s in the league: 5.07 FIP, 5.29 xFIP, .287 BABIP (lucky) and a mediocre 1.11 K/BB ratio. There's also a huge discrepancy in tERA's: 3.1 to 5.2. Hudson is coming off a poor outing and I expect him to rebound here tonight. Keep in mind that Arizona is 12-2 in their last 14 games, and they'll be facing a Ramirez-less Florida squad that is playing their last game of a 9-game roadie. I see a Diamondbacks' rout in this one.
#6: OVER 7 COL/LAD -105
Jimenez is just not the same pitcher he was last year. His advanced stats confirm that, and even though he should improve over his current numbers, his velocity is down this year and his K/BB ratio of 1.50 is the lowest of his career. Something is really off with him, and going up against a Dodgers lineup that is hitting the ball really well lately is not going to be the answer today. Jimenez has an ERA of 5.22 and WHIP of 1.5 against the Dodgers, with the O/U at 11-3 in his starts against LA. Garland is nothing special either, and in his 3 starts against Colorado last year he gave up 19 hits and 7 ER's in 17 innings. He had 16 K's to 6 BB's in those starts. Giving up 7 ER's in those starts was a bit low, but I expect the Rockies hitters to get to him today as they bat over .300 life-time against him. With a mediocre BP behind him, LA should give up some runs. The O/U is 6-2 in COL games where the total is 7 or less and 17-12 in LAD games in the same totals-range. With not much wind in the forecast (5 mph OUT) I like this one to go OVER tonight as my model has this one at 8.7 total runs.
_________________ '10 MLBP: 20 - 8 @ 71% for +$13,130 '10 NFL: 58-44 @ 57% for +$9,600 '10 NFLP: 8-2 @ 80% for +$5,800 '10 CFB: 55-54 @ 51% for -$4,400 '10 CFBP: 4-4 @ 50% for -$400 '10 CBB: 39-18 @ 68% for +$19,200 '10 CBBP: 16-6 @ 73% for +$9,400
-------------------------------------------------------------- 'TOTAL: 200-136 @ 60% for +$52,330
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