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MLB
50* Play LA Dodgers (-135) over Philadelphia
Los Angeles has won 5 consecutive games and they have also won 15 of the last 18 games after batting .240 or worse over the last 10 games. Clayton Kershaw has an ERA of 1.89 in home games this season. Cole Hamels is 0-3 over the last 3 games with an ERA of 7.98.
NHL
50* Play Montreal (-150) over Colorado
25* Play Detroit (-200) over Toronto
MLB
50* Play LA Dodgers (-135) over Philadelphia
Los Angeles has won 5 consecutive games and they have also won 15 of the last 18 games after batting .240 or worse over the last 10 games. Clayton Kershaw has an ERA of 1.89 in home games this season. Cole Hamels is 0-3 over the last 3 games with an ERA of 7.98.
NHL
50* Play Montreal (-150) over Colorado
25* Play Detroit (-200) over Toronto
$400.00 Take #105 Cincinnati (-2) over South Florida (7:45 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 15)
Ace
Tony Pike and the Bearcats are still undervalued in this situation. They have owned South Florida lately, winning three games in a row against the Bulls. South Florida has won and covered two straight games but those were both really good situations. They caught Florida State in a letdown spot and they played terrible Syracuse. Cincy is 15-6-1 ATS against a team with a winning record.
Ace
Tony Pike and the Bearcats are still undervalued in this situation. They have owned South Florida lately, winning three games in a row against the Bulls. South Florida has won and covered two straight games but those were both really good situations. They caught Florida State in a letdown spot and they played terrible Syracuse. Cincy is 15-6-1 ATS against a team with a winning record.
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20 DIME - SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS
Joe Tresey. Bet you can't guess who he is can you? Well, get a load of this.
He was fired by Cincinnati head coach Brian Kelly last year for supposedly interviewing for the Miami-Florida defensive coordinator job but there are other rumors flying around as well.
He put the Bearcats defense together, and after getting fired he was immediately hired by South Florida to run their defense.
So for 2 years he schemed, game planned and went against this Bearcats offense and more importantly, knows Tony Pike better than he knows himself.
You can't discount knowledge in a game like this. You just can't, and it's knowledge I am banking on with this small home dog tonight.
South Florida opened as a 1-point favorite and the public has hammered Cincinnati to a current 2 1/2 point favorite as of this morning.
Does the public have a fascination with the Bearcats? I believe they do and still fresh in their minds is the win at Rutgers to start the year and at Oregon State as well.
This game comes down to the offense of Cincinnati versus the defense of South Florida, and Tresey must feel like he is a mad scientist getting to attack this Bearcats offense with this defense of South Florida, a defense that is loaded.
I feel they have one of the best defensive lines in the country and at home, defense rises up and gets the win. I am rolling with the home dog and going against the public line move and staying with South Florida tonight.
25 DIME - LOS ANGELES DODGERS SERIES WINNER –
Pitching wins championships and in this series match up, the Dodgers have the better pitching and a better manager.
Don't get me wrong, I like Charlie Manuel but let's be honest here, he is not Joe Torre and the Dodgers have answered the bell all year long, with Manny, without Manny, and with Manny again.
Over a 7 game series normally the deepest pitching staffs get the win and the Dodgers have been pretty stable in that regard all year long.
I give the Phillies credit, they did what they had to do against a Rockies team that was filled with holes all over the place. Not so with this Dodgers team.
Los Angeles is a complete team doing everything right and they will get their revenge from last year from this Philly crew. Believe me they will.
It's just to hard to repeat right now in baseball and the Phillies will fall short in this series because of their starting pitching and bullpen.
Dodgers win this series in 6 games.
5 DIME - LOS ANGELES DODGERS - Just don't like what I am seeing in Cole Hamels right now.
Down the stretch he has been terrible. Just terrible and all you need to do is look at his last 3 regular season starts to prove how terrible.
In 16 2/3 innings, he was touched for 13 earned runs on 20 hits and five walks. Just not confidence building number now are they?
Now you really can't fault him for his poor playoff start against the Rockies which saw him give up 5 earned in 5 innings. His wife was in labor so I will give him a pass on that.
But the last 3 regular season starts show me this late in the year he just doesn't seem like the Cole Hamels of last year.
Rookie Clayton Kershaw is a different now than the Phillies have ever seen, and I really believe the Phillies will be quite suprised at the growth of this young kid tonight.
He was masterful in going toe to toe with Wainwright in his first playoff start, and I don't think this stage is too big for him as well.
Over his last 5 home starts he has been as good as it gets. Take a look at the following numbers.
How about 6 2/3 innings of 2 run ball versus the Cards? How about 6 shutout innings of 3 hit ball against the Rockies? How about 6 innings of 2 run ball against the Padres with one of those runs being unearned?
How about 2 earned in 3 2/3 innings against those same Cards preceded by 7 shutout innings of the Braves allowng just 2 hits.
This kid is on his game while Hamels is not and that is why you have Kershaw the favorite in the game. The Dodgers are supposed to win and they will.
This game may be tied late and turned over to the bullpens and if that is the case, advantage Dodgers. In a very big way.
Dodgers are the Game One play.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS (Kershaw over Hamels)
FREE SELECTIONCincinnati-South Florida UNDER
20 DIME - SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS
Joe Tresey. Bet you can't guess who he is can you? Well, get a load of this.
He was fired by Cincinnati head coach Brian Kelly last year for supposedly interviewing for the Miami-Florida defensive coordinator job but there are other rumors flying around as well.
He put the Bearcats defense together, and after getting fired he was immediately hired by South Florida to run their defense.
So for 2 years he schemed, game planned and went against this Bearcats offense and more importantly, knows Tony Pike better than he knows himself.
You can't discount knowledge in a game like this. You just can't, and it's knowledge I am banking on with this small home dog tonight.
South Florida opened as a 1-point favorite and the public has hammered Cincinnati to a current 2 1/2 point favorite as of this morning.
Does the public have a fascination with the Bearcats? I believe they do and still fresh in their minds is the win at Rutgers to start the year and at Oregon State as well.
This game comes down to the offense of Cincinnati versus the defense of South Florida, and Tresey must feel like he is a mad scientist getting to attack this Bearcats offense with this defense of South Florida, a defense that is loaded.
I feel they have one of the best defensive lines in the country and at home, defense rises up and gets the win. I am rolling with the home dog and going against the public line move and staying with South Florida tonight.
25 DIME - LOS ANGELES DODGERS SERIES WINNER –
Pitching wins championships and in this series match up, the Dodgers have the better pitching and a better manager.
Don't get me wrong, I like Charlie Manuel but let's be honest here, he is not Joe Torre and the Dodgers have answered the bell all year long, with Manny, without Manny, and with Manny again.
Over a 7 game series normally the deepest pitching staffs get the win and the Dodgers have been pretty stable in that regard all year long.
I give the Phillies credit, they did what they had to do against a Rockies team that was filled with holes all over the place. Not so with this Dodgers team.
Los Angeles is a complete team doing everything right and they will get their revenge from last year from this Philly crew. Believe me they will.
It's just to hard to repeat right now in baseball and the Phillies will fall short in this series because of their starting pitching and bullpen.
Dodgers win this series in 6 games.
5 DIME - LOS ANGELES DODGERS - Just don't like what I am seeing in Cole Hamels right now.
Down the stretch he has been terrible. Just terrible and all you need to do is look at his last 3 regular season starts to prove how terrible.
In 16 2/3 innings, he was touched for 13 earned runs on 20 hits and five walks. Just not confidence building number now are they?
Now you really can't fault him for his poor playoff start against the Rockies which saw him give up 5 earned in 5 innings. His wife was in labor so I will give him a pass on that.
But the last 3 regular season starts show me this late in the year he just doesn't seem like the Cole Hamels of last year.
Rookie Clayton Kershaw is a different now than the Phillies have ever seen, and I really believe the Phillies will be quite suprised at the growth of this young kid tonight.
He was masterful in going toe to toe with Wainwright in his first playoff start, and I don't think this stage is too big for him as well.
Over his last 5 home starts he has been as good as it gets. Take a look at the following numbers.
How about 6 2/3 innings of 2 run ball versus the Cards? How about 6 shutout innings of 3 hit ball against the Rockies? How about 6 innings of 2 run ball against the Padres with one of those runs being unearned?
How about 2 earned in 3 2/3 innings against those same Cards preceded by 7 shutout innings of the Braves allowng just 2 hits.
This kid is on his game while Hamels is not and that is why you have Kershaw the favorite in the game. The Dodgers are supposed to win and they will.
This game may be tied late and turned over to the bullpens and if that is the case, advantage Dodgers. In a very big way.
Dodgers are the Game One play.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS (Kershaw over Hamels)
FREE SELECTIONCincinnati-South Florida UNDER
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4-2 in the last 6 picks, cashed both Hockey plays last night!
*200 Montreal Canadians -150
Tonight we take a team reversing the line against a team that has been hot. The public has a short memory and will side with Colorado tonight, but I will take Montreal in this spot. Let's look at some trends in our favor. I have Colorado 1-4 in last 5 away on Thursday. Colorado is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games. I have Montreal 7-3 Su on Thursday at home.
*200 Detroit Red Wings Over 6
I am taking the Red Wings and Kings over the total tonight. I have the total going over in 6 of the last 8 games when Kings play Detroit on the Road. I also have the Red Wings as 8-2 Over their last 10 games on Thursday. Take the Over for the win tonight.
*200 Los Angeles Dodgers -135
I am taking the Dodgers in Game 1 vs the Phillies. I think the Dodgers come out strong in the 1st game at home tonight. I have the Dodgers Starter Clayton Kershaw as 10-2 SU since when he starts at home and the line is between -135 and -205. I also have the Phillies as 8-20 SU since 2008 on the road when they lost the last two games their starter started. Finally, we have the Dodgers as 25-14 SU since 2004 as a favorite after a win in which they allowed 6 or fewer hits and it is the first game of a series. Take the Dodgers for the win.
