jeff benton monday
0-3 yesterday MINUS 45 dimes or minus $450. overall, 81-101-3 MINUS 415.
HE CONTINUES HIS REIGN AS THE WORST HANDICAPPER..I DONT HAVE EXACT FIGURES HOWEVER SINCE THE ALL STAR BREAK HE HAS 3 OR 4 WINS AND ROUGHLY 20 LOSSES...AND YA'LL REMEMBER HIS 0-16 LOSING STREAK GOING INTO THE BREAK. ANYWAY, KEEP BETTING OPPOSITE OF HIS SELECTIONS. YOU ARE MAKING A FORTUNE.
Benton
Monday's Winner ... 20 DIME selection on the L.A. ANGELS over the Red Sox in the opener of a three-game series in Soathern California. This game is pretty much a pick-em both here in Vegas and offsheore.
IMPORTANT NOTE: As I noted this morning, there was a chance that the Angels would change pitchers from Joel Pineiro to Dan Haren for this game. That has indeed haprened. So if you already placed your wager with Pineiro listed as the starting pitcher, that wager is voided and I want you to re-bet the Angels and list Haren as the starting pitcher. If you have not placed your wager, go ahead and play the Angels and list Haren. However, if for whatever reason Haren doesn't go, then this play is VOID!
Angels
Tough just-concluded road trip for the Angels, who started off with a 10-2 victory at the Yankees then proceeded to lose four of the next five, including three of four at Texas, the team L.A. is chasing in the A.L. West. However, the Angels got a huge energy boost Sunday when it was announced that they acquired former All-Star Dan Haren from the Diamondbacks – a move that should tell the players that the organization isn’t about to surrender the A.L. West title to the Rangers without a fight.
In fact, the Halos are throwing Haren right to the mound tonight, as he's pitching on his regular rest. And just as I expect the rest of the Angels to have a little extra bounce in their step tonight because of their new teammate on the hill, I expect Haren to be equally raring to go as he's finally been released from the prison of negativity that is the DBacks and now is on a playoff contenter. As it is, Haren has allowed three earned runs or fewer in five of his last six starts, and he's got a solid 3.14 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in seven career starts against Boston.
The fact the Angels are facing the Red Sox should be added motivation. Not only are these teams in the thick of the wild-card race, but the Angels have a big revenge edge here. Normally, I don’t put much stock in revenge situations in baseball, but in this case I think it’s important because back in early May, L.A. went to Fenway Park and got annihilated in a four-game series, losing all four by a combined score of 36-16. And guess who was motivated by revenge in that series? That would be Boston, which lost the A.L. Divisional playoffs to the Angels last October.
It’s important to note that the Red Sox had a fully healthy roster for that four-game sweep back in May. This time, the Sox head to Anaheim with no Dustin Pedroia, no Jacoby Ellsbury and no Jason Varitek – all of whom are on the disabled list. And while Victor Martinez is expected to be activated in time for this game, how rusty is he going to be after having not played since June 27, when he broke his thumb?
The Red Sox are in the midst of a 10-game West Coast road trip, and they’re just 3-4 so far, losing two games each in Oakland and Seattle. Going back to July 4, Boston is in a 6-12 slump, and it has scored three runs or fewer in 10 of those games. In fact, over their last 11 contests, the Sox have plated just 34 runs, and eight of those came in one game in Seattle. Over the last 10 games, they’re batting just .218 as a team. Conversely, the Angels’ team batting average over their last 10 contests is .317 – nearly 100 points higher!
As for Boston starter Clay Buchholz, he came off the disabled list on Wednesday – he hadn’t pitched in the big leagues since June 26 – and struggled at Oakland, allowing five runs in four innings of a 6-4 loss. The right-hander also hasn’t had much success against the Angels, giving up 24 runs (18 earned) in 27 1/3 innings. That includes an 11-3 loss in his only previous start in Anaheim.
Finally, the home team has dominated this rivalry of late, winning 13 of the last 17 matchups.
0-3 yesterday MINUS 45 dimes or minus $450. overall, 81-101-3 MINUS 415.
HE CONTINUES HIS REIGN AS THE WORST HANDICAPPER..I DONT HAVE EXACT FIGURES HOWEVER SINCE THE ALL STAR BREAK HE HAS 3 OR 4 WINS AND ROUGHLY 20 LOSSES...AND YA'LL REMEMBER HIS 0-16 LOSING STREAK GOING INTO THE BREAK. ANYWAY, KEEP BETTING OPPOSITE OF HIS SELECTIONS. YOU ARE MAKING A FORTUNE.
Benton
Monday's Winner ... 20 DIME selection on the L.A. ANGELS over the Red Sox in the opener of a three-game series in Soathern California. This game is pretty much a pick-em both here in Vegas and offsheore.
IMPORTANT NOTE: As I noted this morning, there was a chance that the Angels would change pitchers from Joel Pineiro to Dan Haren for this game. That has indeed haprened. So if you already placed your wager with Pineiro listed as the starting pitcher, that wager is voided and I want you to re-bet the Angels and list Haren as the starting pitcher. If you have not placed your wager, go ahead and play the Angels and list Haren. However, if for whatever reason Haren doesn't go, then this play is VOID!
Angels
Tough just-concluded road trip for the Angels, who started off with a 10-2 victory at the Yankees then proceeded to lose four of the next five, including three of four at Texas, the team L.A. is chasing in the A.L. West. However, the Angels got a huge energy boost Sunday when it was announced that they acquired former All-Star Dan Haren from the Diamondbacks – a move that should tell the players that the organization isn’t about to surrender the A.L. West title to the Rangers without a fight.
In fact, the Halos are throwing Haren right to the mound tonight, as he's pitching on his regular rest. And just as I expect the rest of the Angels to have a little extra bounce in their step tonight because of their new teammate on the hill, I expect Haren to be equally raring to go as he's finally been released from the prison of negativity that is the DBacks and now is on a playoff contenter. As it is, Haren has allowed three earned runs or fewer in five of his last six starts, and he's got a solid 3.14 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in seven career starts against Boston.
The fact the Angels are facing the Red Sox should be added motivation. Not only are these teams in the thick of the wild-card race, but the Angels have a big revenge edge here. Normally, I don’t put much stock in revenge situations in baseball, but in this case I think it’s important because back in early May, L.A. went to Fenway Park and got annihilated in a four-game series, losing all four by a combined score of 36-16. And guess who was motivated by revenge in that series? That would be Boston, which lost the A.L. Divisional playoffs to the Angels last October.
It’s important to note that the Red Sox had a fully healthy roster for that four-game sweep back in May. This time, the Sox head to Anaheim with no Dustin Pedroia, no Jacoby Ellsbury and no Jason Varitek – all of whom are on the disabled list. And while Victor Martinez is expected to be activated in time for this game, how rusty is he going to be after having not played since June 27, when he broke his thumb?
The Red Sox are in the midst of a 10-game West Coast road trip, and they’re just 3-4 so far, losing two games each in Oakland and Seattle. Going back to July 4, Boston is in a 6-12 slump, and it has scored three runs or fewer in 10 of those games. In fact, over their last 11 contests, the Sox have plated just 34 runs, and eight of those came in one game in Seattle. Over the last 10 games, they’re batting just .218 as a team. Conversely, the Angels’ team batting average over their last 10 contests is .317 – nearly 100 points higher!
As for Boston starter Clay Buchholz, he came off the disabled list on Wednesday – he hadn’t pitched in the big leagues since June 26 – and struggled at Oakland, allowing five runs in four innings of a 6-4 loss. The right-hander also hasn’t had much success against the Angels, giving up 24 runs (18 earned) in 27 1/3 innings. That includes an 11-3 loss in his only previous start in Anaheim.
Finally, the home team has dominated this rivalry of late, winning 13 of the last 17 matchups.
SportsVizion
969 | BOSTON RED SOX | +116 | 10:05 est | @ LA Angels
Lots are jumping on Haren and quite frankly we don't see the value here. Mr. Buchholz is poised to make a great start and get 6+ innings after a shaky outing @ Oakland.
We like the numbers here with LA Angels hitting .211 with 1 HR in 71 AB vs. Mr. Buchholz. Look for Boston to strike early and pull this road win out.
Good Luck
969 | BOSTON RED SOX | +116 | 10:05 est | @ LA Angels
Lots are jumping on Haren and quite frankly we don't see the value here. Mr. Buchholz is poised to make a great start and get 6+ innings after a shaky outing @ Oakland.
We like the numbers here with LA Angels hitting .211 with 1 HR in 71 AB vs. Mr. Buchholz. Look for Boston to strike early and pull this road win out.
Good Luck
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