Jimmy The Moose
Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners
Prediction: Oakland Athletics
Two team's that can't for the season to end meet up in Seattle tonight. The A's have been the better team of late. Oakland has won 8 of their last 11 games. In their last 14 games opening a series the A's are 11-3. Oakland has won 8 of their last 9 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Mariners are 20-42 in their last 62 games. They are 22-46 in their last 68 games vs. a team with a losing record. In their last 38 divisional games (not including last night's game) the Mariners are 10-28. Oakland has won 4 of the last 5 meetings and will take another one tonight. Play on the Oakland A's -.
Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners
Prediction: Oakland Athletics
Two team's that can't for the season to end meet up in Seattle tonight. The A's have been the better team of late. Oakland has won 8 of their last 11 games. In their last 14 games opening a series the A's are 11-3. Oakland has won 8 of their last 9 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Mariners are 20-42 in their last 62 games. They are 22-46 in their last 68 games vs. a team with a losing record. In their last 38 divisional games (not including last night's game) the Mariners are 10-28. Oakland has won 4 of the last 5 meetings and will take another one tonight. Play on the Oakland A's -.
Mr A's
Friday, September 26, 2008 8:00 p.m. est.
Connecticut (4-0) at Louisville (2-1)
Connecticut's one-dimensional offense will have a difficult time against the Cardinals’ defense, ranked No. 2 nationally against the run. Expect a close defensive battle at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. Louisville is 22-3 in their last 25 home games.
Louisville Cardinals -3½
Friday, September 26, 2008 8:00 p.m. est.
Connecticut (4-0) at Louisville (2-1)
Connecticut's one-dimensional offense will have a difficult time against the Cardinals’ defense, ranked No. 2 nationally against the run. Expect a close defensive battle at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. Louisville is 22-3 in their last 25 home games.
Louisville Cardinals -3½
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Sport: MLB Game: 7:05PM, New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox
Prediction: Boston Red Sox
Current Line: -180 Over/Under: 9 Reason: Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Friday when the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox meet at Fenway Park. The Yankees will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Alfredo Aceves in this game. Aceves has a 1-0 record and a 1.42 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Red Sox will be Daisuke Matsuzaka. The righthander has a 2.80 ERA to go along with a 18-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total is sitting at 9. The Yankees lost 8-2 to the Blue Jays last time out, as +170 road underdogs. The 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8). Carl Pavano allowed five runs off eight hits over 3 2-3 innings in the loss. The Red Sox kept their slim division title hopes alive with a 6-1 win over the Indians on Thursday, as -185 favorites. The seven runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9). Kevin Youkilis hit a solo home run and drove in two runs for the Red Sox. Jon Lester allowed just one run and two hits over six innings to earn the victory.
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Sport: MLB Game: 7:05PM, New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox
Prediction: Boston Red Sox
Current Line: -180 Over/Under: 9 Reason: Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Friday when the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox meet at Fenway Park. The Yankees will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Alfredo Aceves in this game. Aceves has a 1-0 record and a 1.42 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Red Sox will be Daisuke Matsuzaka. The righthander has a 2.80 ERA to go along with a 18-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total is sitting at 9. The Yankees lost 8-2 to the Blue Jays last time out, as +170 road underdogs. The 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8). Carl Pavano allowed five runs off eight hits over 3 2-3 innings in the loss. The Red Sox kept their slim division title hopes alive with a 6-1 win over the Indians on Thursday, as -185 favorites. The seven runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9). Kevin Youkilis hit a solo home run and drove in two runs for the Red Sox. Jon Lester allowed just one run and two hits over six innings to earn the victory.
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SPORTS ADVISORS
Connecticut (4-0, 1-2 ATS) at Louisville (2-1, 1-1 ATS)
Connecticut will try to stay perfect on the season when it visits Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium in Louisville to take on the Cardinals in the Big East opener for both squads.
The Huskies needed a late score to get past Baylor last Friday 31-28, but failed to cover as a 13-point home favorite. UConn’s only road game so far came at Temple three weeks ago, a 12-9 overtime win as a seven-point road chalk. RB Donald Brown has carried the Huskies’ offense, rushing for 716 yards and 10 TDs, while QB Tyler Lorenzen has struggled with just one TD pass against six INTs.
The Cardinals suffered an ugly 27-2 loss to instate rival Kentucky in their opener, but their confidence has grown in the last two games, a 51-10 rout of Division I-AA Tennessee Tech followed by last week’s 38-29 win over Kansas State as 5½-point home ‘dogs. Louisville RB Victor Anderson, a redshirt freshman, rushed for 176 yards and three TDs against Kansas State, while QB Hunter Cantwell passed for 274 yards and two TDs with no INTs.
UConn rallied from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Cardinals 21-17 last season, getting the cash as a three-point home ‘dog. While Louisville is 3-1 SU in four matchups with the Huskies since 2000, UConn is 3-1 ATS and has been an underdog in all four clashes.
The Huskies are just 1-4 ATS in their last five games overall and 0-4 ATS in their last four on the highway, but they are on positive pointspread runs of 5-2 in Big East contests and 6-1 following a non-cover.
Louisville is 2-5 ATS in its last seven at home and 1-4 ATS in its last five Friday night contests, but 7-3 ATS in its last 10 against teams with a winning record.
The under is 5-1 in UConn’s last five road games and 4-1 in its last five Friday contests, but the over is 4-1 in its last five September kickoffs. For the Cardinals, the under is 18-8 in their last 26 September games, but otherwise the over is on runs of 4-1 overall, 5-2 at home, 8-3 following a straight-up win and 4-0 against teams with a winning record.
ATS ADVANTAGE: NONE
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Florida (82-76) at N.Y. Mets (88-71)
A day after rallying for their biggest victory of the season, the Mets and Michael Pelfrey (13-10, 3.70 ERA) host Florida and starter Chris Volstad (5-4, 3.10) in the opener of a season-ending, three-game series at Shea Stadium.
New York scored four runs in the final three innings to come from behind and beat the Cubs 7-6 and stay just a game behind the Phillies in the N.L. East race and stay in a deadlock with the Brewers atop the wild-card standings. The Mets are just 2-4 in their last six games, but they have gone 9-6 against Florida this season, including 4-2 at Shea. Also, New York is on runs of 17-7 at home against teams with a losing record and 5-1 on Fridays.
The Marlins have lost four of their last five and had Thursday’s game in Washington rained out. Florida is 10-3 in its last 13 games against right-handed pitching and 7-3 in its last 10 against division rivals.
The Mets are 9-2 in Pelfrey’s last 11 home starts and 6-1 when he pitches a series opener, but they are just 2-11 in his last 13 against N.L. East rivals and 1-4 in his last five overall. He’s got a 2.94 ERA in 17 home outings in 2008, but was shaky in his last two at Shea, giving up a combined eight runs (seven earned) in a 3-0 loss to the Phillies and 13-10 win over the Nationals.
Pelfrey is 1-4 with a 6.38 ERA in seven career starts against the Marlins, and the Mets have lost his last six starts against Florida, including all four this season.
Volstad is 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA in his last three outings, and the rookie has gone 3-1 on the road with a 2.32 ERA. The Marlins have won three of his last four starts, the one defeat coming in his most recent outing as he gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits in five innings of a 5-2 home setback to the Phillies. In his lone career start against the Mets back on Aug. 29, Volstad allowed one run on five hits in 6 1/3 innings, but Florida fell, 5-4.
With Volstad on the hill, the under is on runs of 10-2-1 overall and 4-1 on the road, but as a team, the Marlins are on over runs of 6-2 overall, 6-0 on the road and 6-1 against right-handed starters. With Pelfrey pitching, the over is on runs of 7-3 for the Mets against N.L. East squads, 5-1 at Shea and 9-2-2 against teams with a winning record. As a team, New York is on over streaks of 5-0 overall, 20-7-1 at home and 25-9-3 against right-handed starters.
Finally, the over is 16-5-3 in the last 24 meetings in this rivalry, including 8-1-2 in the last 11 clashes at Shea and 5-2 when Pelfrey takes the mound.
ATS ADVANTAGE: OVER
Chicago Cubs (96-62) at Milwaukee (88-71)
The Brewers are gunning for their fifth straight win and hoping to keep pace in the N.L. wild-card race as they send veteran Jeff Suppan (10-10, 5.06) to the mound at home against the Cubs’ Ryan Dempster (17-6, 2.99) in the opener of a season-ending three-game set at Miller Park.
Milwaukee got a dramatic 10th-inning grand slam from Ryan Braun on Thursday to finish a sweep of the Pirates with a 5-1 victory. The win keeps the Brewers in a deadlock with the Mets in the N.L. wild-card race with three games remaining for each club.
The Cubs punched their playoff ticket by clinching the N.L. Central almost a week ago, and they’ve also wrapped up home-field advantage through the N.L. playoffs. They come into this series after splitting a four-game set in New York, including Thursday’s 7-6 loss. Lou Pineilla’s club has dominated the Brewers lately, winning six of seven, including four straight in Milwaukee in late July when the Cubs outscored the Brewers 31-11.
Chicago is 11-5 in Dempster’s last 16 starts against N.L. Central foes and is on additional runs of 36-18 overall, 20-7 on the road and 12-5 on the road against right-handers. The Brewers are 21-8 in Suppan’s last 29 starts against division rivals, but just 2-5 in his last seven at home. As a team, Milwaukee is just 6-11 in its last 17 overall and 1-6 in its last seven series openers.
Dempster has won two of his last three starts, including holding the Cardinals to one run in five innings in Sunday’s 5-1 home win. The Cubs are 6-2 in his last eight overall and they are 4-0 in his four outings against the Brewers this season. Dempster is 8-2 with a 2.48 ERA and 10 saves in his 34 career appearances against Milwaukee.
Suppan got roughed up in is last two outings, giving up a combined 11 runs in just 5 2/3 innings in road losses at Philadelphia and Cincinnati. Milwaukee has lost his last four outings as the veteran hurler has allowed 20 runs, and the last time he saw the Cubs he got rocked for 11 runs (eight earned) in 3 2/3 innings of a 19-5 loss at Wrigley Field. In 18 lifetime starts against Chicago, Suppan is 6-6 with a 3.68 ERA.
For the Cubs, the over is on runs of 7-2-1 overall, 19-8 on the road and 7-3 in series openers, but the under is 8-3-1 in their last 12 against N.L. Central rivals. Milwaukee is on over runs of 8-3-5 overall, 5-0 in series openers and 7-2-4 against right-handed starters, but the under is 13-6 in Suppan’s last 19 outings versus teams with a winning record.
The over is 22-8-4 in the last 34 Cubs-Brewers clashes and 11-1-2 in the last 14 meetings in Milwaukee.
ATS ADVANTAGE: CHICAGO CUBS and OVER
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Connecticut (4-0, 1-2 ATS) at Louisville (2-1, 1-1 ATS)
Connecticut will try to stay perfect on the season when it visits Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium in Louisville to take on the Cardinals in the Big East opener for both squads.
The Huskies needed a late score to get past Baylor last Friday 31-28, but failed to cover as a 13-point home favorite. UConn’s only road game so far came at Temple three weeks ago, a 12-9 overtime win as a seven-point road chalk. RB Donald Brown has carried the Huskies’ offense, rushing for 716 yards and 10 TDs, while QB Tyler Lorenzen has struggled with just one TD pass against six INTs.
The Cardinals suffered an ugly 27-2 loss to instate rival Kentucky in their opener, but their confidence has grown in the last two games, a 51-10 rout of Division I-AA Tennessee Tech followed by last week’s 38-29 win over Kansas State as 5½-point home ‘dogs. Louisville RB Victor Anderson, a redshirt freshman, rushed for 176 yards and three TDs against Kansas State, while QB Hunter Cantwell passed for 274 yards and two TDs with no INTs.
UConn rallied from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Cardinals 21-17 last season, getting the cash as a three-point home ‘dog. While Louisville is 3-1 SU in four matchups with the Huskies since 2000, UConn is 3-1 ATS and has been an underdog in all four clashes.
The Huskies are just 1-4 ATS in their last five games overall and 0-4 ATS in their last four on the highway, but they are on positive pointspread runs of 5-2 in Big East contests and 6-1 following a non-cover.
Louisville is 2-5 ATS in its last seven at home and 1-4 ATS in its last five Friday night contests, but 7-3 ATS in its last 10 against teams with a winning record.
The under is 5-1 in UConn’s last five road games and 4-1 in its last five Friday contests, but the over is 4-1 in its last five September kickoffs. For the Cardinals, the under is 18-8 in their last 26 September games, but otherwise the over is on runs of 4-1 overall, 5-2 at home, 8-3 following a straight-up win and 4-0 against teams with a winning record.
ATS ADVANTAGE: NONE
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Florida (82-76) at N.Y. Mets (88-71)
A day after rallying for their biggest victory of the season, the Mets and Michael Pelfrey (13-10, 3.70 ERA) host Florida and starter Chris Volstad (5-4, 3.10) in the opener of a season-ending, three-game series at Shea Stadium.
New York scored four runs in the final three innings to come from behind and beat the Cubs 7-6 and stay just a game behind the Phillies in the N.L. East race and stay in a deadlock with the Brewers atop the wild-card standings. The Mets are just 2-4 in their last six games, but they have gone 9-6 against Florida this season, including 4-2 at Shea. Also, New York is on runs of 17-7 at home against teams with a losing record and 5-1 on Fridays.
The Marlins have lost four of their last five and had Thursday’s game in Washington rained out. Florida is 10-3 in its last 13 games against right-handed pitching and 7-3 in its last 10 against division rivals.
The Mets are 9-2 in Pelfrey’s last 11 home starts and 6-1 when he pitches a series opener, but they are just 2-11 in his last 13 against N.L. East rivals and 1-4 in his last five overall. He’s got a 2.94 ERA in 17 home outings in 2008, but was shaky in his last two at Shea, giving up a combined eight runs (seven earned) in a 3-0 loss to the Phillies and 13-10 win over the Nationals.
Pelfrey is 1-4 with a 6.38 ERA in seven career starts against the Marlins, and the Mets have lost his last six starts against Florida, including all four this season.
Volstad is 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA in his last three outings, and the rookie has gone 3-1 on the road with a 2.32 ERA. The Marlins have won three of his last four starts, the one defeat coming in his most recent outing as he gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits in five innings of a 5-2 home setback to the Phillies. In his lone career start against the Mets back on Aug. 29, Volstad allowed one run on five hits in 6 1/3 innings, but Florida fell, 5-4.
With Volstad on the hill, the under is on runs of 10-2-1 overall and 4-1 on the road, but as a team, the Marlins are on over runs of 6-2 overall, 6-0 on the road and 6-1 against right-handed starters. With Pelfrey pitching, the over is on runs of 7-3 for the Mets against N.L. East squads, 5-1 at Shea and 9-2-2 against teams with a winning record. As a team, New York is on over streaks of 5-0 overall, 20-7-1 at home and 25-9-3 against right-handed starters.
Finally, the over is 16-5-3 in the last 24 meetings in this rivalry, including 8-1-2 in the last 11 clashes at Shea and 5-2 when Pelfrey takes the mound.
ATS ADVANTAGE: OVER
Chicago Cubs (96-62) at Milwaukee (88-71)
The Brewers are gunning for their fifth straight win and hoping to keep pace in the N.L. wild-card race as they send veteran Jeff Suppan (10-10, 5.06) to the mound at home against the Cubs’ Ryan Dempster (17-6, 2.99) in the opener of a season-ending three-game set at Miller Park.
Milwaukee got a dramatic 10th-inning grand slam from Ryan Braun on Thursday to finish a sweep of the Pirates with a 5-1 victory. The win keeps the Brewers in a deadlock with the Mets in the N.L. wild-card race with three games remaining for each club.
The Cubs punched their playoff ticket by clinching the N.L. Central almost a week ago, and they’ve also wrapped up home-field advantage through the N.L. playoffs. They come into this series after splitting a four-game set in New York, including Thursday’s 7-6 loss. Lou Pineilla’s club has dominated the Brewers lately, winning six of seven, including four straight in Milwaukee in late July when the Cubs outscored the Brewers 31-11.
Chicago is 11-5 in Dempster’s last 16 starts against N.L. Central foes and is on additional runs of 36-18 overall, 20-7 on the road and 12-5 on the road against right-handers. The Brewers are 21-8 in Suppan’s last 29 starts against division rivals, but just 2-5 in his last seven at home. As a team, Milwaukee is just 6-11 in its last 17 overall and 1-6 in its last seven series openers.
Dempster has won two of his last three starts, including holding the Cardinals to one run in five innings in Sunday’s 5-1 home win. The Cubs are 6-2 in his last eight overall and they are 4-0 in his four outings against the Brewers this season. Dempster is 8-2 with a 2.48 ERA and 10 saves in his 34 career appearances against Milwaukee.
Suppan got roughed up in is last two outings, giving up a combined 11 runs in just 5 2/3 innings in road losses at Philadelphia and Cincinnati. Milwaukee has lost his last four outings as the veteran hurler has allowed 20 runs, and the last time he saw the Cubs he got rocked for 11 runs (eight earned) in 3 2/3 innings of a 19-5 loss at Wrigley Field. In 18 lifetime starts against Chicago, Suppan is 6-6 with a 3.68 ERA.
For the Cubs, the over is on runs of 7-2-1 overall, 19-8 on the road and 7-3 in series openers, but the under is 8-3-1 in their last 12 against N.L. Central rivals. Milwaukee is on over runs of 8-3-5 overall, 5-0 in series openers and 7-2-4 against right-handed starters, but the under is 13-6 in Suppan’s last 19 outings versus teams with a winning record.
The over is 22-8-4 in the last 34 Cubs-Brewers clashes and 11-1-2 in the last 14 meetings in Milwaukee.
ATS ADVANTAGE: CHICAGO CUBS and OVER
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Johnny Guild
Friday, September 26th 8:00 PM EST
Connecticut Huskies (4-0) at Louisville Cardinals (2-1)
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium - Louisville, Kentucky.
The Huskies are winning with their potent ground assault, ranked # 6 nationally in rushing, but will be facing a tough opponent. The Cardinals run defense is ranked second nationally, allowing just 42 rushing yards per game. Take Louisville at home.
Louisville Cardinals - 3.5
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Friday, September 26th 8:00 PM EST
Connecticut Huskies (4-0) at Louisville Cardinals (2-1)
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium - Louisville, Kentucky.
The Huskies are winning with their potent ground assault, ranked # 6 nationally in rushing, but will be facing a tough opponent. The Cardinals run defense is ranked second nationally, allowing just 42 rushing yards per game. Take Louisville at home.
Louisville Cardinals - 3.5
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