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Handicapper: Mike Handzelek Indianapolis Colts vs. Miami Dolphins (NFL) - 8:35 PM EDT Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: 3/102 Miami Dolphins Play Title: $400 Doubleshot MNF Surrender Play
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The Colts are 1-0 & now are in reload mode since key players are either retired, injured or lost in the trade and free-agent markets. WR Anthony Gonzalez is out 8 weeks & SS Bob Sanders is out 3-4 weeks. Tonight, I don't see the Miami offense looking flat with another 4-turnover performance when they play in front of a National TV audience @ Land Shark Stadium. Ronnie Brown & Ricky Williams are back in the backfield and Camarillo hopes to be back in the lineup @ WR. One key player to keep an eye on @ WR & special teams is ready-for-primetime Ted Ginn, Jr. I don't think the Colts can play a three-deep zone effectively as Atlanta did to contain Ginn all game. I think Pennington adjusts his passing lanes in the pocket to eliminate pressure coming from Freeney & Mathis. Coach Sparano has definitely emphasize ball protection this past week in practice so I'm looking for a different Dolphins offense to come out here. Now let's talk about a tougher Miami defense. Their 3-4 alignment has given fits to a normal Colts offense in the past so a makeshift one's in trouble here. Atlnta with 2 good RB's could only muster a total of 68 rushig yards. The secondary held Falcon receivers to under 6 yards a pass. In the nitty-gritty Red Zone, Miami gave up 1 TD in 4 chances. They face a Peyton Manning offense with rookie Collie & Wayne @ WR & Joe Addai in the backfield who rushed for a 2.3 yards per carry last week. Historical trends say the Colts usually win the road opener while Miami loses their home opener, but that ends here. Taylor & Porter head a good LB crew that will make Jim Caldwell's rookie road debut difficult to swallow. This series has saw the UNDERDOG cover in 8 of 9 tries. Our Doubleshot MNF Surrender Play is to take the Miami Dolphins but buy to + 3 1/2 for $400.
Handicapper: Mike Handzelek Indianapolis Colts vs. Miami Dolphins (NFL) - 8:35 PM EDT Premium Pick Pick: Point Spread: 3/102 Miami Dolphins Play Title: $400 Doubleshot MNF Surrender Play
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The Colts are 1-0 & now are in reload mode since key players are either retired, injured or lost in the trade and free-agent markets. WR Anthony Gonzalez is out 8 weeks & SS Bob Sanders is out 3-4 weeks. Tonight, I don't see the Miami offense looking flat with another 4-turnover performance when they play in front of a National TV audience @ Land Shark Stadium. Ronnie Brown & Ricky Williams are back in the backfield and Camarillo hopes to be back in the lineup @ WR. One key player to keep an eye on @ WR & special teams is ready-for-primetime Ted Ginn, Jr. I don't think the Colts can play a three-deep zone effectively as Atlanta did to contain Ginn all game. I think Pennington adjusts his passing lanes in the pocket to eliminate pressure coming from Freeney & Mathis. Coach Sparano has definitely emphasize ball protection this past week in practice so I'm looking for a different Dolphins offense to come out here. Now let's talk about a tougher Miami defense. Their 3-4 alignment has given fits to a normal Colts offense in the past so a makeshift one's in trouble here. Atlnta with 2 good RB's could only muster a total of 68 rushig yards. The secondary held Falcon receivers to under 6 yards a pass. In the nitty-gritty Red Zone, Miami gave up 1 TD in 4 chances. They face a Peyton Manning offense with rookie Collie & Wayne @ WR & Joe Addai in the backfield who rushed for a 2.3 yards per carry last week. Historical trends say the Colts usually win the road opener while Miami loses their home opener, but that ends here. Taylor & Porter head a good LB crew that will make Jim Caldwell's rookie road debut difficult to swallow. This series has saw the UNDERDOG cover in 8 of 9 tries. Our Doubleshot MNF Surrender Play is to take the Miami Dolphins but buy to + 3 1/2 for $400.
Bryan Leonard
American League Super Play
Texas at Oakland
The Rangers are fading fast in the west having lost 6 of their last 7 games. The future doesn't look bright as they have really struggled with division foe Oakland. The A's have won 7 of the last 8 games in this series and Oakland is really playing well right now. They enter play tonight on a current 12-2 run. They are doing it with timely hitting and solid pitching. They haven't allowed more than four runs in any of their last seven games.
Kevin Millwood started the year very strong but he has faded as of late. He only has one quality start in his last five outings. During that time he has allowed 22 earned runs in 26 innings. A sure sign of the veteran tiring is to look at his strikeout to walk ratio of his last six starts. He has posted a 20 to 21 mark, well below his seasonal rate.
The A's will counter with Edgar Gonzalez who has fared extremely well in three of his four starts this season. This is the third time he has faced Texas this year.
The A's are simply not getting enough credit for the way they have been playing. The line is predicated too much on the need of the Rangers. The better team gets the win here and that club right now is the host.
PLAY OAKLAND
American League Super Play
Texas at Oakland
The Rangers are fading fast in the west having lost 6 of their last 7 games. The future doesn't look bright as they have really struggled with division foe Oakland. The A's have won 7 of the last 8 games in this series and Oakland is really playing well right now. They enter play tonight on a current 12-2 run. They are doing it with timely hitting and solid pitching. They haven't allowed more than four runs in any of their last seven games.
Kevin Millwood started the year very strong but he has faded as of late. He only has one quality start in his last five outings. During that time he has allowed 22 earned runs in 26 innings. A sure sign of the veteran tiring is to look at his strikeout to walk ratio of his last six starts. He has posted a 20 to 21 mark, well below his seasonal rate.
The A's will counter with Edgar Gonzalez who has fared extremely well in three of his four starts this season. This is the third time he has faced Texas this year.
The A's are simply not getting enough credit for the way they have been playing. The line is predicated too much on the need of the Rangers. The better team gets the win here and that club right now is the host.
PLAY OAKLAND
Adam myers
[ Monday, September 21 2009 at 08:10
M ]
Minnesota Twins
vs. Chicago White Sox
The Twins are 8-0 in their last 8 road games vs. RHP. They’re playing good baseball now and are 6-1 in their last 7 overall. The CWS are 1-4 in their last 5 games overall. Minnesota is 6-1 in their last 7 games vs. the CWS and they are hitting at a .272 clip against Right-handed pitchers. The play here is the hotter team who is hitting better at this time.
PLAY: Minnesota Twins / -125 / 3 Units
Adam Meyer
[ Monday, September 21 2009 at 08:35M ]
Indianapolis Colts
vs. Miami Dolphins
The Colts aren’t the football dynasty they once were. QB Peyton Manning no longer has Marvin Harrison to count on and valuable WR, Anthony Gonzalez, is out 6-8 weeks with an injury. The Dolphins’ strength is its defensive play against the run-they held Falcons’ RB, Michael Turner, to 65 yards on 22 carries last week. Neither Colt RB ( Addai or Brown) has the speed to get to the outside so they should find tough sledding against the Dolphins’ interior run defense. Miami will cut down on its turnovers this week and get a nice home victory tonight. Look for the Dolphins to win this one, outright. PLAY IS: MIAMI DOLPHINS TO BEAT THE INDY COLTS!
PLAY: Miami Dolphins +3.5 / -110 / 5 Units
[ Monday, September 21 2009 at 08:10
M ] Minnesota Twins
vs. Chicago White Sox
The Twins are 8-0 in their last 8 road games vs. RHP. They’re playing good baseball now and are 6-1 in their last 7 overall. The CWS are 1-4 in their last 5 games overall. Minnesota is 6-1 in their last 7 games vs. the CWS and they are hitting at a .272 clip against Right-handed pitchers. The play here is the hotter team who is hitting better at this time.
PLAY: Minnesota Twins / -125 / 3 Units
Adam Meyer
[ Monday, September 21 2009 at 08:35
M ] Indianapolis Colts
vs. Miami Dolphins
The Colts aren’t the football dynasty they once were. QB Peyton Manning no longer has Marvin Harrison to count on and valuable WR, Anthony Gonzalez, is out 6-8 weeks with an injury. The Dolphins’ strength is its defensive play against the run-they held Falcons’ RB, Michael Turner, to 65 yards on 22 carries last week. Neither Colt RB ( Addai or Brown) has the speed to get to the outside so they should find tough sledding against the Dolphins’ interior run defense. Miami will cut down on its turnovers this week and get a nice home victory tonight. Look for the Dolphins to win this one, outright. PLAY IS: MIAMI DOLPHINS TO BEAT THE INDY COLTS!
PLAY: Miami Dolphins +3.5 / -110 / 5 Units
Sam Cheng
[ Monday, September 21 2009 at 09:40M ]
San Francisco Giants
vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
The pressure of the Wild Card race has gotten to the Giants who have lost 3 of their last 4 games. That spot keeps fading off into the horizon. The Giants are just 2-5 in their last 7 games against lefty starters and the D’backs ‘ Doug Davis has split his last 4 starts with them. He has a 3.88 ERA for his career against San Francisco. Barry Zito has been shaky on the road for the Giants this season (4-7, 4.20 ERA).
PLAY: Arizona / -115 / 3 Units
[ Monday, September 21 2009 at 09:40
M ] San Francisco Giants
vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
The pressure of the Wild Card race has gotten to the Giants who have lost 3 of their last 4 games. That spot keeps fading off into the horizon. The Giants are just 2-5 in their last 7 games against lefty starters and the D’backs ‘ Doug Davis has split his last 4 starts with them. He has a 3.88 ERA for his career against San Francisco. Barry Zito has been shaky on the road for the Giants this season (4-7, 4.20 ERA).
PLAY: Arizona / -115 / 3 Units
The Duke's Sports
San Francisco (+108) 1.5 Units
The Giants are a solid 7-3 in the last 10 meetings vs Arizona. SF is still fighting for a wild card slot while AZ has virtually thrown in the towel. SF controls an 8-3 run with Zito, who sports a 2.36 ERA over the last two months. On the other hand, Doug Davis has fallen off in production with a bloated 5.88 ERA over his last 6 outings. And Davis controls a lofty 6.11 ERA in his last 3 vs SF. AZ remains a sluggish September team on a 5-13 demise while batting .236 with an inflated 5.29 ERA. We'll go with SF which is 8-2 in game 1 of a series.
San Francisco (+108) 1.5 Units
The Giants are a solid 7-3 in the last 10 meetings vs Arizona. SF is still fighting for a wild card slot while AZ has virtually thrown in the towel. SF controls an 8-3 run with Zito, who sports a 2.36 ERA over the last two months. On the other hand, Doug Davis has fallen off in production with a bloated 5.88 ERA over his last 6 outings. And Davis controls a lofty 6.11 ERA in his last 3 vs SF. AZ remains a sluggish September team on a 5-13 demise while batting .236 with an inflated 5.29 ERA. We'll go with SF which is 8-2 in game 1 of a series.
JASON JOHNSON
Colts at Dolphins
Pick: Colts -3
Every part of me wants to believe that Miami can win their Monday night home opener but after watching theie offense last week, I just don't think it's possible. The Wildcat was a nice wrinkle last season but coaches have quickly found a way to shut it down. QB Chad Pennington just doesn't have the arm to make downfield throws so safeties are creeping up toward the line of scrimmage and stopping the run.
On the other side of the ball is Peyton Manning who has an arm that kills cornerbacks. The emergence of Joseph Addai as one of the league's top backs has made Indy's play action game the best in the NFL.
Indianapolis scores too many points for the Dolphins to keep up. 27-17.
Colts at Dolphins
Pick: Colts -3
Every part of me wants to believe that Miami can win their Monday night home opener but after watching theie offense last week, I just don't think it's possible. The Wildcat was a nice wrinkle last season but coaches have quickly found a way to shut it down. QB Chad Pennington just doesn't have the arm to make downfield throws so safeties are creeping up toward the line of scrimmage and stopping the run.
On the other side of the ball is Peyton Manning who has an arm that kills cornerbacks. The emergence of Joseph Addai as one of the league's top backs has made Indy's play action game the best in the NFL.
Indianapolis scores too many points for the Dolphins to keep up. 27-17.
