THE WINNING ADDICT
GUARANTEED PLAY:
St. Louis Cardinals -138 (Risk 8.28 units to win 6 units) 7:15 P.M. EST
Chris Carpenter has absolutely turned it on lately, and nothing is going to change against Arizona today. The D'Backs have been playing some very god baseball, but they were lucky to hang on Friday night, and they are currently rolling with an extremely taxed bullpen. Carpenter will go deep into this game, as the Cardinals are really desperate for a win today. Daniel Hudson has had a very solid season after an 0-4 start, but today marks a tall task with a very hot-hitting St. Louis club. even though they are riding a 3 game home losing streak, the Cardinals are still scoring runs at a blistering pace, and they won't be slowing down against Hudson's 4.58 road ERA. Carpenter has a solid 2.61 ERA at home this season, and in his last 3 starts, he has pitched 24 innings and given up only 2 earned runs. I am dismissing his first start in Arizona this year, as it was an extremely hot day, his team played horrible defense and gave them extra outs, and he simply was not pitching as well at that point in the season. Carpenter is the stopper the Cardinals need today, and I expect the Cards to be in the Arizona bullpen by the 7th at the latest, which will be big league trouble for the D'Backs.
Win 6 units on the Cardinals. (6% of your bankroll)
PREMIUM PICK #1:
Pittsburgh Pirates -112 (Risk 5.6 units to win 5 units) 7:05 P.M. EST
If you have been watching the Pittsburgh Pirates later, it is hard not to be inspired and excited. This team won starting 4 rookies yesterday and won on an 8th inning homer for a guy's 1st MLB homer. They have so much momentum, they have sold out 6 home games in a row, and overall you couldn't ask for a better story from this club. They are sitting 1 game out of 1st place! Tonight they send their 11 game winner Kevin Correja to the hill in search of his 12th win, and he is trying to be only the 3rd pitcher to 12 wins this season. Ryan Dempster opposes him for the lowly Cubs, a guy who missed his last start because of back trouble and has battled through health problems all year. He is coming off a great start in his last outing in a home game vs San Francisco--but lets face it, the Giants can't hit at all. I actually like the fact that he is coming off a nice outing because he hasn't put 2 good outings in a row in some time. The Pirates have so much momentum, so much energy, and the antithesis of everything positive that the Pirates represent right now--are the Chicago Cubs. Totally apathetic, hapless, and slow, this team should just forfeit their season and fire the whole front office and rebuild from scratch. Betting them has to be the most painful punishment anyone has ever received. Their bullpen is totally incompetent and continues to give games away. Their defense is even worse. Take the Pirates tonight to continue their roll toward first place in the NL Central. Good luck.
Win 5 units (5% of bankroll) on the Pirates.
GUARANTEED PLAY:
St. Louis Cardinals -138 (Risk 8.28 units to win 6 units) 7:15 P.M. EST
Chris Carpenter has absolutely turned it on lately, and nothing is going to change against Arizona today. The D'Backs have been playing some very god baseball, but they were lucky to hang on Friday night, and they are currently rolling with an extremely taxed bullpen. Carpenter will go deep into this game, as the Cardinals are really desperate for a win today. Daniel Hudson has had a very solid season after an 0-4 start, but today marks a tall task with a very hot-hitting St. Louis club. even though they are riding a 3 game home losing streak, the Cardinals are still scoring runs at a blistering pace, and they won't be slowing down against Hudson's 4.58 road ERA. Carpenter has a solid 2.61 ERA at home this season, and in his last 3 starts, he has pitched 24 innings and given up only 2 earned runs. I am dismissing his first start in Arizona this year, as it was an extremely hot day, his team played horrible defense and gave them extra outs, and he simply was not pitching as well at that point in the season. Carpenter is the stopper the Cardinals need today, and I expect the Cards to be in the Arizona bullpen by the 7th at the latest, which will be big league trouble for the D'Backs.
Win 6 units on the Cardinals. (6% of your bankroll)
PREMIUM PICK #1:
Pittsburgh Pirates -112 (Risk 5.6 units to win 5 units) 7:05 P.M. EST
If you have been watching the Pittsburgh Pirates later, it is hard not to be inspired and excited. This team won starting 4 rookies yesterday and won on an 8th inning homer for a guy's 1st MLB homer. They have so much momentum, they have sold out 6 home games in a row, and overall you couldn't ask for a better story from this club. They are sitting 1 game out of 1st place! Tonight they send their 11 game winner Kevin Correja to the hill in search of his 12th win, and he is trying to be only the 3rd pitcher to 12 wins this season. Ryan Dempster opposes him for the lowly Cubs, a guy who missed his last start because of back trouble and has battled through health problems all year. He is coming off a great start in his last outing in a home game vs San Francisco--but lets face it, the Giants can't hit at all. I actually like the fact that he is coming off a nice outing because he hasn't put 2 good outings in a row in some time. The Pirates have so much momentum, so much energy, and the antithesis of everything positive that the Pirates represent right now--are the Chicago Cubs. Totally apathetic, hapless, and slow, this team should just forfeit their season and fire the whole front office and rebuild from scratch. Betting them has to be the most painful punishment anyone has ever received. Their bullpen is totally incompetent and continues to give games away. Their defense is even worse. Take the Pirates tonight to continue their roll toward first place in the NL Central. Good luck.
Win 5 units (5% of bankroll) on the Pirates.
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