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[CNOTES]

LEADING OFF: Wright rejoins Mets, injured fan in hospital


August 24, 2015


A look at what's happening all around the major leagues today:


HE'S BACK


Mets third baseman David Wright rejoins the team to start a series in Philadelphia. The New York captain has been out of the majors since April 14 because of a back problem, and recently finished up a rehab stint in the minors. Manager Terry Collins says Wright won't be used as an everyday player for the NL East leaders right away in order to keep him healthy.


WAITING FOR AN UPDATE


A woman at Wrigley Field has become the latest fan to get injured at a baseball game this season. She was carried off on a stretcher and taken to a hospital Sunday after being hit by a foul line drive from Cubs rookie Kyle Schwarber. The Cubs said she was conscious, but provided no further details on her condition after a win over Atlanta. A fan in Detroit was released from the hospital over the weekend, a day after she was struck by a foul. Major League Baseball has said it is studying the issue of fan safety.


LET'S SEE SEE


The Yankees will check how CC Sabathia is feeling, a day after he exited a start because of pain in his right knee. The big lefty felt discomfort warming up, then walked off the mound in the third inning vs. Cleveland. General manager Brian Cashman guessed Sabathia was headed to the disabled list. Having fallen behind Toronto in the AL East, New York now hosts West-leading Houston.


WE FINALLY MEET AGAIN


The Royals open a four-game series at home against Baltimore in their first matchup since KC swept the Birds last October in the AL Championship Series. Kris Medlen makes his first start since returning from Tommy John surgery, facing Ubaldo Jimenez and the O's.


EXTRA FRIENDLY CONFINES


Wrigley Field has been particularly kind to the home team of late, and the Cubs will look for more good fortune in Chicago as they host the Indians in the makeup of a rainout originally scheduled for June 15. Chicago homered five times on Sunday - including two from Kris Bryant - after launching four long balls on Saturday vs. Atlanta. Cleveland will counter with Corey Kluber, who allowed four homers and six runs over six innings his last time out against Boston.


BROKEN RED MACHINE


The Reds will try to snap a nine-game losing streak in a makeup game at Detroit. Cincinnati pitchers allowed 22 runs during a three-game sweep by Arizona over the weekend, and rookie Keyvius Sampson (2-2, 4.43 ERA) will try to play stopper. Outfielder Ryan LaMarre, who made his big league debut Saturday, is a Michigan native and grew up a Tigers fan, but said his allegiance has changed. ''I've love to help us beat them on Monday,'' he said recently. ''That would make a lot of folks mad.''

 

[CNOTES]

Cards travel to Arizona


August 24, 2015




ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (78-45) at ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (62-61)


First pitch: 10:10 p.m. ET
Sportsbook.ag Line: St. Louis -130, Arizona +120, Total: 8.5


The top team in baseball, the St. Louis Cardinals, attempts to continue its tremendous season when the Cardinals begin a series against the Diamondbacks on Monday night.


The Cardinals have had no issues dominating the league and they currently have the best record in baseball and own a 3.5-game lead in the NL Central. They have won six of their last seven series heading into this one, but unfortunately are fresh off their first series loss since late July. The team was nearly swept over the weekend against the Padres, but after losing the first two contests by a combined score of 17-3, were able to get a nice 10-3 victory on Sunday behind 11 hits. OF Stephen Piscotty (.324) continued a solid rookie campaign with a two-homer, five-RBI game on Sunday and is 11-for-32 (.344) with two doubles, four home runs, eight RBIs and nine runs scored over his last eight performances.


The Diamondbacks have a ton of talent and have been able to creep over .500 this past week with four consecutive road victories. They are coming off of a 10-game road trip in which they are 6-4 and certainly salvaged it with the four wins against the Reds most recently. The Arizona offense outscored the opponents 26-14 and they capped it all off with a solid 4-0 shutout on Sunday; making the most of their six hits with two balls leaving the park. He didn’t have a hit on Sunday, but 1B Paul Goldschmidt (.330) is amongst the elite in the game and ranks second in the NL in batting average, first in RBIs (93) and sixth in HRs (24).


Getting the call to take the mound for the visiting Cardinals will be RHP Lance Lynn (9-8, 2.94 ERA) as he looks to outduel LHP Robbie Ray (3-9, 3.38 ERA) of the host Diamondbacks. When St. Louis is playing on the road, they are not quite as dominant, going 32-26 (.552) as they take on this Arizona club which is 30-29 (.508) at Chase Field. Since the start of 2013, the Cardinals hold the 11-5 edge in this series and are 3-3 when on the road in that time. They have already met once this year and it was St. Louis who grabbed a sweep at home, outscoring the Diamondbacks 13-9 in the process.


Trends show that the Cardinals are 68-31 (.687) as a favorite of -110 or higher this season while Arizona is 27-14 (.659) when the total is 8.5 to 10 this year. Plenty of offense is missing on the St. Louis side of the ball with OF Matt Holliday (Quad), 1B Matt Adams (Quad), OF Jon Jay (Wrist) and OF Randal Grichuk all on the DL. On the other side of the ball, C Tuffy Gosewisch (Knee) is out for the year.


Lynn has been a huge part of this impressive ballclub since the start of the 2012 campaign as he’s put together three consecutive seasons of at least 29 starts and 15 wins. He is arguably having his best year to date despite the lower number of wins, as he is posting a career-high mark in strikeouts (9.6 K/9) and has kept the homers (0.67 HR/9) to a minimum. Lynn is also leaving 78.0% of runners on base and has kept his walks (3.27 BB/9) at a reasonable rate. He has given up two or fewer runs in seven of his last 10 times on the mound, but has not looked too great in his last two outings with a 7:5 K/BB ratio and nine runs allowed (5 ER) in 7.1 IP.


The trio of 1B Paul Goldschmidt, OF David Peralta and C Wellington Castillo have combined to go 10-for-20 (.500) with two homers and five RBIs against him, but on the other hand, OF Ender Inciarte (1-for-10, 3 K) and 2B Aaron Hill (1-for-8) have struggled against the talented righty. The Cardinals once again have assembled one of the elite bullpens in the league as the unit has gone 22-14 with a 2.37 ERA (1.24 WHIP) and are 50-for-62 (81%) in save chances. Trevor Rosenthal (1.44 ERA, 38 saves) has 63 strikeouts with just 45 hits in 56.1 frames and has not allowed a run with a mere three hits given up in nine August appearances (9 IP).


Ray was a solid prospect for the Nationals over the course of four seasons before being dealt to the Tigers where he saw his first big league experience which was short and unsuccessful. He was then moved to his current team and has been much better over 15 2015 starts; showing increased strikeout ability (7.8 K/9) and a great affinity at keeping the ball in the park (0.61 HR/9). It is not much of a surprise that he has such few wins with this club as they have scored a meager five combined runs in his last four starts. In that time he threw two quality starts and has five such outings in his last 10 times on the mound. He has never had the opportunity of facing any of the batters on St. Louis, but will need to tread lightly when going against 3B Matt Carpenter who has five homers and 11 RBIs despite hitting a mere .254 in 71 August at-bats.


Not doing so well has been 2B Kolten Wong and newly acquired OF Brandon Moss who are a combined 18-for-109 (.165) with 25 strikeouts this month. The relievers for the Diamondbacks have done well, going 21-21 with a 3.31 ERA (1.25 WHIP) and have managed to save 33-of-51 (65%) games. Brad Ziegler (1.52 ERA, 23 saves) has struck out just 5.1 batters per nine innings this year and should be expected to regress with a FIP (Fielder Independent Pitching) mark of 3.57 as batters are hitting .173 BABIP against him.

 

[CNOTES]

Monday's Tip Sheet


August 24, 2015




Houston Astros at New York Yankees | 7:05 p.m. ET (MLB Network)


In this rare MLB Network Monday night showdown, a couple of top American League contenders will collide in the Bronx to kick off a three-game series. The Astros enter this series following an outstanding weekend, as they are coming off an impressive Interleague sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers -- one that even included the first no-hitter in Minute Maid Park history -- while also seeing the rival Angels extend their losing streak to four games, thus dropping out of second-place in the process. They’ll hope this roll continues at Yankee Stadium, and have Scott Feldman (5-5, 4.05 ERA) on the mound to kick things off. The veteran right-hander might be a pretty good ML bet considering his recent success, as in three August starts, Feldman has registered a 1.89 ERA and 1.21 WHIP, his best marks in any month this year. Furthermore, his best work this season has decisively come on the road, where he’s 3-1 in seven starts with a 2.78 ERA and 1.08 WHIP. Even so, Feldman finds himself a +120 road ’dog.


For the Yankees, it will be their team-leader in wins, Nathan Eovaldi (13-2, 4.24 ERA), trying to get them back on track after dropping another series to the underachieving Indians in as many weeks. And just like in that previous set, they were dethroned in the AL East by the back-in-first-place Toronto Blue Jays, who continue to relentlessly apply the pressure. Eovaldi might be a good starter to lean on against this specific opponent, as the Astros possess an offense that more so likes to live-and-die by the longball. Eovaldi, though, hasn’t served up many, as he’s given up just 10 home runs all season in his 24 starts, including only three since the beginning of June. He’s also coming off a solid home win over the Twins in which he registered eight strikeouts for the second time this season. The over/under here is 8.


New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies | 7:05 p.m. ET


After scoring the most runs in franchise history over a three-game series (33) this past weekend in Colorado, the Mets have to be feeling good about their playoff aspirations, with their first-place lead in the NL East now up to five games ahead of the scuffling Washington Nationals. New York has an excellent opportunity coming up this week to maybe extend that margin, as they travel to take on the team that sits in the cellar of the entire National League. That would be the lowly Phillies, whom the Mets have had a pretty easy time against this season, being 8-1 against their division rival in the season series. On paper, it certainly looks like they’ll continue that in the season opener, with NL Cy Young candidate Jacob deGrom (12-6, 1.98 ERA) on the hill this evening. As great as the second-year right-hander has been this season, he’s been even better since the All-Star break, owning a 1.55 ERA and 0.79 WHIP in seven starts over the current span. Furthermore, lineups are hitting just .169 off deGrom in those outings. Thus, it’s no surprise to see him being a heavy -220 road favorite.


Part of the reasoning for that significant chalk has to do with the Phillies’ starting hurler this evening, that being rookie Adam Morgan (4-4, 3.92 ERA). The 25-year-old southpaw has notched ten starts thus far into his big league career, and actually hasn’t been that bad, with eight of those starts seeing Morgan surrendered three runs or less. He’s also currently pitching his best ball of the year since debuting in the second half of June, as he’s recorded three straight quality starts after producing that exact amount in his first seven assignments. Depending on where you look, the over/under is either 7 or 7.5, as bettors will debate whether or not the freshman lefty can keep up with his ‘deGrominant’ counterpart tonight.


Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals | 8:10 p.m. ET


A season ago, these O’s weren’t Royal, as Kansas City took care of the Orioles in the American League Championship Series with ease to reach their first World Series in decades. This season, the Royals look primed for another deep playoff run, especially if they can get a return to vintage form from the newest entrant into their starting rotation, Kris Medlen (1-0, 2.51 ERA), who is making his first start since 2013 when he was still with the Braves. Medlen, of course, missed all of last year due to Tommy John surgery, and was a sneaky pickup this past offseason by the Royals, who have used him exclusively in relief up until this point, yielding solid results. If Medlen can resemble the pitcher he was two years ago -- the one that went 15-12 in 31 starts with a 3.11 ERA -- the Royals have themselves yet another quality arm to lean on down the stretch in trying to solidify home-field advantage in the AL.


The Orioles, meanwhile, are fighting for their playoff lives, and considering they’re currently on a four-game losing streak, probably would rather be anywhere else than the sight of last year’s demise of their magical season. They also might prefer another starting pitcher on the hill, as Ubaldo Jimenez (9-7, 3.97 ERA) continues to be wildly inconsistent after such a great start to the campaign. Jimenez possessed a shiny 2.81 ERA going into the All-Star break, but since then, has compiled a disastrous 7.12 ERA and 1.50 WHIP in seven starts. Nonetheless, the O’s have won his last three outings. They’ll be +115 road ’dogs in this contest, while the over/under has already dropped in a lot of shops from 8 to 7.5.


St. Louis Cardinals at Arizona Diamondbacks | 10:10 p.m. ET (ESPN2)


If the MLB-best Cardinals aren’t careful, they could find themselves ousted from first-place in the NL Central, as unfortunately for them, the two other teams with more than 70 wins in the National League also reside in their division. They’ll have to be especially careful when they open up a four-game set in the desert with the suddenly surging Arizona Diamondbacks, who have won five in a row entering tonight’s ESPN Monday Night Baseball affair to miraculously pull within just five games of the NL West lead. Lance Lynn (9-8, 2.94 ERA) gets the nod for St. Louis in the series opener, looking to turn his own fortunes around. At first glance, it looks like the five-year veteran has enjoyed smooth sailing along throughout 2015, but that’s been far from the case in his past two starts. A couple of weeks ago, Lynn endured his shortest outing of the campaign when he could record only two outs, as the division rival Pirates tagged him for seven runs (three earned) in the first inning. In his last assignment, Lynn made it into the seventh while allowing just two runs, but also walked a season-high five. The linesmakers have the over/under currently set at 8.


Looking to keep up their recent winning ways while continuing to put pressure on the Giants and Dodgers, Robbie Ray (3-9, 3.38 ERA) gets the start for Arizona, although just like his counterpart this evening, the 23-year-old left-hander has been struggling as of late also. While he’s certainly pitched much better than his overall win-loss record on the year, Ray hasn’t been as sharp in his most recent outings, as he’s 0-5 with a 5.18 ERA in his past six starts, a span that also includes four straight losses. While the first-year D-back has allowed three runs or less in 12 of his 15 starts, Arizona is 4-11 when Ray toes the rubber. Even so, they’re getting relatively little value as +115 home dogs against the team with the best record in baseball.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB


Monday, August 24




Mets deGrom looking to continue red-hot run


New York Mets starter Jacob deGrom has been absolutely on fire and has led the Mets to wins in seven consecutive starts.


In those seven starts deGrom is rocking a 1.29 ERA and has given up zero runs three times. He also has struck out 56 batters to just nine walks.


deGrom and the Mets will be huge -210 road faves when they visit Adam Morgan and the Philadelphia Phillies Monday.




Over bets cashing in Tigers' interleague games


Over wagers have gone 6-0 in the last six Detroit Tigers' games when facing teams from the National League. The Tigers visit the Cincinnati Reds in the makeup of a game that was rained out on June 18 Monday.


The Tigers are their opponents have combined to score in the double digits in five of those six games. Most recently, the Tigers and Chicago Cubs cashed over bets in both games of a two-game set last week. There were 41 combined runs scored in the two games.


Buck Farmer is scheduled to get the ball for the Tigers on Monday, with the Reds expected to counter with Keyvius Sampson. The total is presently 9.




Swisher on a hit streak with Braves


Nick Swisher seems to have found his swing.


The Atlanta Braves left fielder homered from the left and right sides in the same game on Saturday and added three hits and two RBIs on Sunday in the Braves' 9-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs.


Acquired from the Cleveland Indians in an Aug. 7 trade, Swisher was batting just .198 at the time.


By Sunday, he had improved to .273 through 12 games with the Braves.


"He got an opportunity last night and did a nice job," said Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez. "Same thing today carried over. He gives you good at-bats from both sides of the plate, gives you good energy. (And) so far in left field he's done OK."


On Saturday, he clubbed a home run as a left-handed batter in the second inning and added another in the fifth as a right-handed batter.


Swisher went 6-for-10 with a double, two home runs, two runs scored and six RBIs in the four-game series with the Cubs.




Sox starter Danks' struggles continue


The road struggles of White Sox starter John Danks continued on Sunday, when the 30-year-old starter got roughed up in unfriendly confines once again.


His trip to Seattle included an eight-hit, seven-run outing that left Danks staring at a 6.38 ERA on the road this season. He is now 2-8 in road games, as compared to a 4-3 record and 3.45 ERA at home.


Danks hasn't won a game on the road since May 31, when he threw a complete-game shutout at Houston. Since then, he has gone 0-5 with a 7.60 ERA away from U.S. Cellular Field.




Rockies cut ties with Betancourt


The Colorado Rockies retooled their overworked bullpen with an eye toward 2016 and cut ties with Rafael Betancourt, 40, who had been a stalwart reliever for them since 2009.


In 14-9 losses to the Mets on both Friday and Saturday, the Rockies' relievers had to pitch 14 1/3 innings and allowed 10 runs. Entering Sunday, the Rockies' bullpen was 0-6 with a 10.26 ERA (40 1/3 innings, 46 earned runs) in their previous 11 games.


With an eye to the future, the Rockies recalled right-hander Jairo Diaz and selected the contract of right-hander Simon Castro from Triple-A Albuquerque. They give the Rockies two more power arms in their bullpen.


To make room for them, reliever Justin Miller was optioned to Albuquerque and Betancourt, 40, was designated for assignment. He returned this season after missing all of 2014 following Tommy John surgery in September 2013.

 

[CNOTES]

Monday, Aug. 24


Cincinnati at Tampa Bay: The season’s unoffical first Monday night game has some appeal. Winston attempts to bounces back from a rocky debut to the Andy Dalton-led offense looking to go 2-for-2 on dominating opening drives. A.J. Green caught a pass, Jeremy Hill broke off a few strong runs and an offense that has the personnel to be imposing looked mighty impressive against the Giants.

 

[CNOTES]

RECAPPING SATURDAY'S & SUNDAY'S ACTION:


MLB: 11 - 13 - 0 ( SAT. 5 - 7 ) ( SUNDAY 6 - 6 )


WNBA: 5 - 3 - 0


CFL: 2 - 2


NFL: 10 - 8 - 0



WNBA JUNE/ JULY RECORD/ AUGUST :


*****...............................21 - 23 - 2
DOUBLE PLAY....................49 - 40 - 1
TRIPLE PLAY......................25 - 17
SLAM DUNK.......................31 - 23


MLB RECORD FOR JUNE/JULY/AUGUST:


*****.............................110 - 131 - 1 .....................,........- 11.67
double play......................173 - 181 - 2 ..............................- 23.20
triple play........................93 - 85 - 2 .................................. - 13.00
grand slam......................99 - 90 - 4.....................,.,............- 26.91
double grand slam.............14 - 14.......................................- 3.20
underdog of the year.........0 - 1...........................................- 8.00




CFL JUNE/JULY/ AUGUST RECORD:


SINGLE PLAY.................................2 - 3
DOUBLE PLAY................................8 - 14
TRIPLE PLAY..................................11 - 4
BLOW OUT.....................................4 - 3


NFL PRESEASON RECORD:


SINGLE PLAY..................................... 12 - 8
DOUBLE PLAY.................................... 9 - 13
TRIPLE PLAY ..................................... 4 - 6 - 1
BLOW OUT......................................... 1 - 1

 

[CNOTES]

2:05 PM EDT


919 CLEVELAND INDIANS (R) Kluber, C 8u20 8u20 / 8u25 8u15 +1.5(-195)
920 CHICAGO CUBS (L) Lester, J -130 -125 / -126 / -128 -129 -1.5(+165)

TV: SportsTime Ohio, DTV: 662 | PARTLY CLOUDY, WIND LEFT TO RIGHT 12-17, GUSTY. GAME TEMP 73, RH 41% HEAT INDEX 73

 

[CNOTES]

MLB Consensus Picks


SIDES (ATS)


2:05 PM Cleveland +118 275 31.25% Chi. Cubs -128 605 68.75%


TOTALS (OVER/UNDER)


2:05 PM Cleveland 7.5 72 50.70% Chi. Cubs 7.5 70 49.30%

 

[CNOTES]

MONDAY, AUGUST 24

Game Score Status Pick Amount


Cleveland - 2:05 PM ET Cleveland +118 500 DOUBLE PLAY


Chi. Cubs - Over 7.5 500 TRIPLE PLAY

 

[CNOTES]

MLB


Monday, August 24




No case of the Mondays for Lynn, Cardinals


Monday, the most universally disliked day of the week, has been kind to St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Lance Lynn as of late.


In Lynn's last 12 Monday starts, the Cards are 11-1. He's slated to get the ball tonight versus Robbie Ray and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the desert.


St. Louis is presently in the -120 ballpark at sportsbooks.

 

[CNOTES]

Monday's NFL Week 2 preseason betting primer


Aug 24, 2015


The second week of the NFL preseason comes to a close with Cincinnati Bengals visiting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the only game on the schedule on Monday.


Cincinnati Bengals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-2.5, 40)


* According to ESPN, we can probably expect to see Bengals' starting quarterback Andy Dalton in the game for the first quarter. Probable to enter the game next will be AJ McCarron. McCarron was the 2013 Heisman Trophy runner up to Bucs' QB Jameis Winston.


* According to Scott Smith of Buccaneers.com, expect a faster start from rookie quarterback Jameis Winston and the Tampa Bay offense Monday. "That's what we want to do," said Lovie Smith. "We have to as a team. Of course Jameis is a part of that. Last time we played Cincinnati [during the 2014 regular season] it was a fast start. Defensively we got a takeaway on the first play of the game. Yes, as a football team, we need to start faster.

 

[CNOTES]

Team Pitcher Open Line Movements Current Runline Scores


7:05 PM EDT


901 NEW YORK METS (R) Degrom, J -200 -230 / -250 / -240 -245 -1.5(-142)
902 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (L) Morgan, A 7o20 7.5o17 / 7.5o20 / 7.5 7.5o15 +1.5(+122)


TV: SNY, DTV: 639 | PARTLY CLOUDY, 30% CHANCE SHOWER/STORMS. WIND OUT TO CENTER 5-10. GAME TEMP 82, RH 56% HEAT INDEX 84


7:10 PM EDT


903 COLORADO ROCKIES (L) De La Rosa, J 7o20 7o23 / 7o25 / 7o20 7o25 +1.5(-230)
904 ATLANTA BRAVES (R) Teheran, J -115 -109 / -108 / -107 -110 -1.5(+190)

TV: ROOT-Rocky Mountain, SportSouth, DTV: 649, 683 | PARTLY CLOUDY, WIND IN FROM LEFT 7-12. GAME TEMP 85, RH 58% HEAT INDEX 89


7:10 PM EDT

905 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (L) Happ, J -140 -150 / -149 / -152 -153 -1.5(+110)
906 MIAMI MARLINS (R) Koehler, T 8 8o20 / 8 / 8u15 8 +1.5(-130)

MIA-RF-Giancarlo Stanton-OUT | TV: FS-Florida, MLB, ROOT-Pittsburgh, DTV: 213, 654, 659 | PARTLY CLOUDY, 30% CHANCE SHOWER/STORMS. WIND IN FROM LEFT CENTER 7-12. GAME TEMP 85, RH 74% HEAT INDEX 94 (MARLINS STADIUM ROOF CLOSES IN WET WEATHER)


10:10 PM EDT


907 ST LOUIS CARDINALS (R) Lynn, L -120 -129 / -128 / -113 -112 -1.5(+145)
908 ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (R) Chacin, J 8 8u20 / 8u25 / 8u20 8 +1.5(-165)


Pitching Change: Arizona - J. Chacin for R. Ray (L) | STL-LF-Matt Holliday-OUT | TV: ESPN, FS-Arizona, FS-Midwest, DTV: 206, 671, 686 | PARTLY CLOUDY, 30% CHANCE SHOWER/STORMS. WIND OUT TO RIGHT 5-10. GAME TEMP 101, RH 24% HEAT INDEX 102 (CHASE FIELD ROOF CLOSES IN WET WEATHER)


7:05 PM EDT


909 HOUSTON ASTROS (R) Feldman, S 8o20 8o20 / 8o15 / 8o20 8o25 +1.5(-165)
910 NEW YORK YANKEES (R) Eovaldi, N -140 -143 / -145 / -148 -146 -1.5(+145)


NYY-1B-Mark Teixeira-Doubtful | TV: MLB, ROOT-Southwest, DTV: 213, 674 | PARTLY CLOUDY, 30% CHANCE SHOWER/STORMS. WIND RIGHT TO LEFT 6-11. GAME TEMP 81, RH 56% HEAT INDEX 83


8:10 PM EDT


911 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (R) Jimenez, U 8 8u25 / 8u28 / 7.5 7.5u15 +1.5(-175)
912 KANSAS CITY ROYALS (R) Medlen, K -130 -132 / -133 / -134 -140 -1.5(+155)

TV: FS-Kansas City, MASN, DTV: 640, 672 | FAIR, WIND OUT TO RIGHT CENTER 4-9. GAME TEMP 74, RH 38% HEAT INDEX 74


8:10 PM EDT


913 BOSTON RED SOX (R) Kelly, J 8.5u20 8.5u12 / 8.5u15 / 8.5 8.5o20 +1.5(-190)
914 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (R) Samardzija, J -135 -126 / -125 / -126 -129 -1.5(+160)


TV: NESN, DTV: 628 | PARTLY CLOUDY, WIND OUT TO CENTER 9-14. GAME TEMP 71, RH 40%


10:10 PM EDT


915 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (L) Doubront, F 7u15 7u15 / 7u20 / 7u25 7u20 +1.5(-155)


916 SEATTLE MARINERS (R) Iwakuma, H -160 -184 / -182 / -164 -162 -1.5(+135)
TV: CSN-California, ROOT-Northwest, DTV: 687, 698 | MOSTLY FAIR, WIND OUT TO RIGHT 4-9. GAME TEMP 71, RH 43%


7:10 PM EDT


917 DETROIT TIGERS (R) Farmer, B 9 9u25 / 9u29 / 8.5o20 9u20 +1.5(-200)
918 CINCINNATI REDS (R) Sampson, K -130 -112 / -115 / -114 -113 -1.5(+170)

 

[CNOTES]

MLB Consensus Picks




SIDES (ATS)


Time Away Line Picks Pct Home Line Picks Pct Detail Odds


10:10 PM Oakland +150 273 25.54% Seattle -163 796 74.46% View View


8:10 PM Baltimore +121 337 28.30% Kansas City -131 854 71.70% View View


7:10 PM Colorado +102 340 31.11% Atlanta -110 753 68.89% View View


8:10 PM Boston +115 342 31.99% Chi. White Sox -125 727 68.01% View View


2:05 PM Cleveland +120 319 32.09% Chi. Cubs -130 675 67.91% View View


7:05 PM Houston +132 406 35.12% NY Yankees -143 750 64.88% View View


7:10 PM Detroit +106 510 50.00% Cincinnati -115 510 50.00% View View


10:10 PM St. Louis -115 762 66.67% Arizona +106 381 33.33% View View


7:05 PM NY Mets -237 807 71.54% Philadelphia +216 321 28.46% View View


7:10 PM Pittsburgh -148 823 71.63% Miami +136 326 28.37% View View






TOTALS (OVER/UNDER)


Time Away Total Over Pct Home Total Under Pct Detail Odds


10:10 PM Oakland 7 264 42.24% Seattle 7 361 57.76% View View


7:05 PM Houston 8 288 43.37% NY Yankees 8 376 56.63% View View


7:10 PM Pittsburgh 8 321 49.61% Miami 8 326 50.39% View View


2:05 PM Cleveland 7.5 127 53.81% Chi. Cubs 7.5 109 46.19% View View


7:05 PM NY Mets 7.5 355 54.36% Philadelphia 7.5 298 45.64% View View


8:10 PM Baltimore 7.5 349 54.62% Kansas City 7.5 290 45.38% View View


10:10 PM St. Louis 8 354 54.88% Arizona 8 291 45.12% View View


7:10 PM Detroit 8.5 433 64.82% Cincinnati 8.5 235 35.18% View View


7:10 PM Colorado 7.5 417 64.85% Atlanta 7.5 226 35.15% View View


8:10 PM Boston 8.5 482 67.60% Chi. White Sox 8.5 231 32.40% View View

 

[CNOTES]

Team Open Line Movements Current Moneyline Halftime Scores


8:00 PM EDT


431 CINCINNATI BENGALS 40 40 / 39.5 / 40 39.5 +115
432 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS -2 -2.5 -15 / -3 EVEN / -3 +05 -2.5 -135

TV: ESPN, DTV: 206 | PARTLY CLOUDY, 30% CHANCE SHOWER/STORMS. WEST WIND 5-10. GAME TEMP 86, RH 72% HEAT INDEX 96


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NFL Consensus Picks




SIDES (ATS)


Time Away Line Picks Pct Home Line Picks Pct Detail Odds


8:00 PM Cincinnati +2.5 906 57.41% Tampa Bay -2.5 672 42.59% View View




TOTALS (OVER/UNDER)


Time Away Total Over Pct Home Total Under Pct Detail Odds


8:00 PM Cincinnati 40 572 43.76% Tampa Bay 40 735 56.24% View View

 

[CNOTES]

MONDAY, AUGUST 24


Game Score Status Pick Amount


Cincinnati - 8:00 PM ET Cincinnati +2.5 500 DOUBLE PLAY


Tampa Bay - Under 40 500 DOUBLE PLAY

 

[CNOTES]

MONDAY, AUGUST 24


Game Score Status Pick Amount


Houston - 7:05 PM ET NY Yankees -143 500 *****
NY Yankees - Under 8 500 DOUBLE PLAY


NY Mets - 7:05 PM ET NY Mets -237 500 DOUBLE GRAND SLAM
Philadelphia - Under 7.5 500


Colorado - 7:10 PM ET Atlanta -110 500
Atlanta - Over 7.5 500


Pittsburgh - 7:10 PM ET Miami +136 500 *****
Miami - Under 8 500


Detroit - 7:10 PM ET Detroit +106 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Cincinnati - Over 8.5 500


Baltimore - 8:10 PM ET Kansas City -131 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Kansas City - Under 7.5 500


Boston - 8:10 PM ET Chi. White Sox -125 500 *****
Chi. White Sox - Over 8.5 500


Oakland - 10:10 PM ET Seattle -163 500 GRAND SLAM
Seattle - Over 7 500

 

[CNOTES]

Mets lights out versus weaker competition


The New York Mets are dominating weaker competition, owning an 18-4 record in their last 22 games against teams with losing records.


New York takes on Philadelphia (50-74) Tuesday in the City of Brotherly Love. Noah Syndergaard and Jerome Williams are the probable starters for the Mets and Phillies, respectively.


The Mets are currently -190 moneyline favorites at online sportsbook Pinnacle Sports.

 

[CNOTES]

Keuchel, Astros struggling mightily on the road


Houston Astros ace Dallas Keuchel has been money at home lately, but it's been a different story on the road.


The 'Stros are a measley 1-6 in Keuchel's previous seven outings away from Minute Maid Park. He'll be on the bump at Yankees Stadium Tuesday against Ivan Nova and the Bronx Bombers.


As of this writing, the line for the game was off the board.

 

[CNOTES]

Hoyer named Texans starting quarterack


Brian Hoyer has been named the Houston Texans starting quarterback, according to multiple reports.


Hoyer had been competing with Ryan Mallet for the starters job this training camp and apparently the safer option won out.


The Texans are currently 30/1 to win the Super Bowl and are currently 1.5-point favorites in their Week 1 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.