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STL vs. FL
Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Florida Marlins
The Play: Florida Marlins -110.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 1* (10 Units)
Writeup:
Its nice to see it took the Tigers 8 innings and two outs to even waltz out of the dug out on Wednesday night-a late rally falls short. Thank God for the rain delay in Detroit because we don't know about you, but it would have been very, very difficult to watch that team play a complete, 9 inning ball game, nonstopped. Its evident that Leyland and his team have virtually given up on this season, and it truly is a shame with the amount of talent and unlimited capability on that roster. One swing of the bat loses that game for us. A day off Wednesday in an attempt to rebound gone bad. We're crawling out of this slump sooner than later-guaranteed, and our season to date records assure us of that. In any sense, live and learn...on to Thursday's card where we'll keep firing...
It really feels like Vegas is up in the air on this one, and unsure of where to place the line. At 7:10PM EST, the Florida Marlins host the St. Louis Cardinals. The fish come in thirsty for a victory here, and their going to get it. Scott Olsen is the scheduled starter for Florida and he comes in at 6-7 overall with an ERA right around 4.00. His opponent's statistics are virtually the same. Scotty has actually pitched well his last three starts, but has little run support to give him victories. He's accumulated just a 3.58 ERA in those last three starts, along with a WHIP of 1.25. The Marlins are 1-2 this season against this Cardinals squad, and we look for them to even things up right here on a very short-posted spread.
St. Louis is putting Todd Wellemeyer on the mound. Todd comes in 9-5 overall with an ERA of 4.01 and a WHIP of 1.28. His numbers are very similar to Scott Olsen's, despite pitching 13 less innings. The Cardinals are 5-5 in their last ten games. Both of these teams need wins at this point in the season, and simply put...Florida at this price at home is a gift.
The Marlins take care of business tonight, and in convincing fashion. The price is right and we'll be laying 10 units on Florida to get the job done at home.
TRENDS OF THE GAME:
- The Cardinals are 1-9 in their last 10 Thursday games.
- The Marlins are 8-1 in their last 9 games following a loss.
Florida 6, St. Louis 2
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CHC vs. ATL
Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves
The Play: Atlanta Braves +140.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 1* (10 Units)
Writeup:
Our next and final selection today comes from Atlanta. The Braves host the red hot Chicago Cubs at 7:10PM EST. There is some big time value on the home doggie in this one, and we're leaning on the Braves for a worthy wager. Atlanta comes in disappointing to say the least. They are ten games shy of the even mark. However, they have been playing "better" baseball as of late. The Cubs on the other hand are America's favorite team, winning games left and right. All the bandwagoners are packed tightly aboard that ship.
The left handed veteran Tom Glavine will start for the Braves. Tom comes in just 2-3 on the season with an ERA of 4.85. We know, you might say "Wow, that's pretty high" and it is. Pitching isn't going to determine the outcome of this one, though. Glavine and the Braves might not be worldbeaters, but this is baseball and any team is capable of going out and putting together a darn good game on any given night. Atlanta is winless against this ball club on the season, but tonight they earn their first victory.
The Cubs will start the lefty Ted Lilly. Ted comes in at a solid 11-6 overall, but his ERA, too is approaching 4.50. He's given up nearly 150 hits in 148 innings. Chicago is pretty sure that their stuff don't stink right now, but a wake up call is coming loud and clear tonight. Good teams lose and bad teams win in this sport. Spotting value and exploiting it is the key to success.
With that being said, give us Atlanta, who is 110% fully capable of winning this game, at a nice size dog for 10 units.
Atlanta 7, Chicago 4