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NYY vs. BOS
Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox
The Play: Boston Red Sox -155.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 3* (30 Units)
Writeup: 1-1 yesterday, a couple 1* losses the day before...nothing to go insane about with the type win streak we've been on all season long. Let's zoom in on Monday's card and its nothing short of a doosy...
Call us crazy, but we're not buying into the whole road sweep thing by these new world beating New York Yankees. Yes, we realize they are THE New York Yankees and this late season run stuff is common, but let's break things down a bit before we jump on that train for the rest of the season.
Some call the faint playoff hopes for the Yankees exactly that...hope, but we're not ruling them out of anything yet. However, an ideal spot has been presented to us Sunday night between these two rivals. The spot is on the Red Sox.
This fierce rivalry is one of the best in sports. Sunday night at 8:05PM, the Yankees play their third game of a series set at Fenway Park in Boston. The BoSox are set to put young stud Jon Lester on the mound to start. Lester is an impressive 8-3 this season, 3-0 his last three games. He's got a WHIP of 1.31 and an ERA right around 3.10. The series between these two teams this year is split right down the middle at 5-5, but Sunday Boston pulls ahead. The big stick of David "Papi" Ortiz is back in the line up and the spark that offense needs starts now. Manny sat Saturday with knee soreness but is expected to also be healthy and in the line up come Monday night. With no other significant injuries, the Red Sox are ready to start playing ball and heading down that post season stretch. Lester threw against this Yankees squad on July 3 and threw an absolute gem and a 7-0 shutout. The Red Sox are stellar at home at 36-11 and the Yanks aren't going to be the ones to keep putting dents in that.
The Yankees aren't putting any slouch out there themselves Monday. The righty Sidney Ponson is 6-1 this season. He's got an ERA over 4.00 and a WHIP of 1.61 but manages to win ball games. In their last ten, the Yankees are 8-2 and playing out of their you know whats. All joyrides come to an end, especially when these two teams clash. New York is a bit more banged up offensively and in the field. Alex Rodriquez injured his elbow in Saturday's game against the Red Sox and is listed as "Doubtful" for Sunday's action. Joining him on the DL is catcher Jorge Posada and Hideki Matsui...both out indefinitely.
Stats are stats, trends are trends but rivalry games like this speak for themselves. As we've preached before...don't let the price scare you. Yes, it is a bit chalkier than we'd like, but hey-that's gambling. Boston wins this one in convincing fashion at Fenway in front of a fired up home crowd, opening up a new week. Play this one for a nice size, 30 unit wager and forget about the juice...
TRENDS OF THE GAME:
- The Red Sox are 40-11 in their last 51 home games.
- The Red Sox are 65-31 in their last 96 games on grass.
- The Red Sox are 21-5 in Lester's last 26 starts on grass.
Boston 8, New York 3
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LAA vs. BAL
Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: Los Angeles Angels vs. Baltimore Orioles
The Play: Under 10.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 1* (10 Units)
Writeup: Our only other selection worthy of a plan on Sunday takes place at Camden Yards in Balitmore. The visiting Anaheim Angels take part of their set and are hosted by the Baltimore Orioles. The Halo's come in well above the .500 mark while the O's are salvaging anything they can the rest of the season and playing more or less for pride.
For Anaheim, Ervin Santana gets the nod and he comes in at a remarkable 11-4 overall, 2-1 his last three appearances. Santana is notorious for keeping totals low this year, doing so 12 of the last 16 times out. He has a solid, respectable ERA of 3.35 and a WHIP of 1.11 in just over 136 total innings pitched.
For Baltimore, their putting their faith in left hander Garret Olson who is 6-5 on the year in just 84 innings pitched. Both teams have an averaged bullpen of around a 3.15 ERA with an estimated 2.60 ERA available for Monday's match up. Meeting four times this season, two games have stayed under the total while the other two have been right on the edge of an over and a push. Anaheim holds the series lead at 3-1.
This is a huge gut check here for both teams, more the Angels than Baltimore. We've got a funny feeling this one is going to be a struggle. With the bats a little tired from last night's shootout, expect a low scoring affair with a few lousy runs here and there. Odds makers setting this total opener at expressed figure has over bettors licking their chops and biting on the bait like public squares...and more times than not, they lose. Simply put, Anaheim wins this one in a low scoring battle in Maryland. 10 units on the UNDER here.
TREND OF THE GAME:
- The UNDER is 25-11-2 in the Angel's last 38 road games.
Anaheim 4, Baltimore 1
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