BONES BEST BET
ATHLETICS @ ROYALS – UNDER 7 +100 *4* BEST BET
These teams have went under in 4 of 6 meetings. The As have went under in 6 of 10 overall and the Royals in 7 of 10 overall. Samardzija has been lights out since joining the As and has pitched to a 3.08 ERA and an even better 0.91 WHIP. Shields has been solid too giving up only 9 runs in his last 7 starts and 6 of those starts have went under.
PADRES ML +152 *1*
PADRES – TT OVER 3 -120 *1*
While the Padres have struggled on the road this season, they seem to have turned a corner and there is plenty of value here with the way Lackey has been pitching. Lackey has NOT been good of late. Over his past 8 starts he owns a 6.36 ERA. The Padres have wins in 11 of their past 14 games – including a 3-2 record on the road and a 2-1 series in San Diego against these same Cardinals. Stults meanwhile has been putting some solid starts together allowing more than 3 runs just once in his past 9 outings. For the team total, San Diego has scored more than 3 runs in each of their past 4 games and are averaging 5.25 in that span. Meanwhile just twice in Lackey’s last 8 starts has the opposing team scored less than 3 runs.
RAYS ML -135 *2*
RAYS F5 ML -134 *2*
With Robbie Ross on the mound for the Rangers, we expect a similar offensive output as what we saw yesterday against Mikolas. Ross owns a 1.66 WHIP and a 5.61 ERA on the season and the Rangers are just 2-7 in his starts. Tampa is on fire with wins in 5 of 7 outscoring their opponents 36-13 in that span.
ATHLETICS @ ROYALS – UNDER 7 +100 *4* BEST BET
These teams have went under in 4 of 6 meetings. The As have went under in 6 of 10 overall and the Royals in 7 of 10 overall. Samardzija has been lights out since joining the As and has pitched to a 3.08 ERA and an even better 0.91 WHIP. Shields has been solid too giving up only 9 runs in his last 7 starts and 6 of those starts have went under.
PADRES ML +152 *1*
PADRES – TT OVER 3 -120 *1*
While the Padres have struggled on the road this season, they seem to have turned a corner and there is plenty of value here with the way Lackey has been pitching. Lackey has NOT been good of late. Over his past 8 starts he owns a 6.36 ERA. The Padres have wins in 11 of their past 14 games – including a 3-2 record on the road and a 2-1 series in San Diego against these same Cardinals. Stults meanwhile has been putting some solid starts together allowing more than 3 runs just once in his past 9 outings. For the team total, San Diego has scored more than 3 runs in each of their past 4 games and are averaging 5.25 in that span. Meanwhile just twice in Lackey’s last 8 starts has the opposing team scored less than 3 runs.
RAYS ML -135 *2*
RAYS F5 ML -134 *2*
With Robbie Ross on the mound for the Rangers, we expect a similar offensive output as what we saw yesterday against Mikolas. Ross owns a 1.66 WHIP and a 5.61 ERA on the season and the Rangers are just 2-7 in his starts. Tampa is on fire with wins in 5 of 7 outscoring their opponents 36-13 in that span.
Topshelfpicks
Carson K
2* Rockies
1* Diamondbacks
I have made a few dollars betting against Simon the last couple of weeks. He's like my own little ATM machine. Now he gets to face the Rockies tonight, this should be fun. He couldn't beat them when he was pitching well in his own park. What's he gonna do in Colorado now that he's falling apart? The last time they faced(@Cincy) he went 3in, 8h, 5r & gave up 3 home runs. Now the Rockies will see him at home were they are batting .317 & hit 80 HRs. (Road .236 & 54HRs)
The Rockies send out De la Rosa. At 1st glance you my say, "he isn't much better, just look at his last 3 starts". Well, they were all on the road and the run support wasn't the greatest. But he still managed to only walk 2 & strike out 15 in those starts, so there was an up side. At home this year he is 7-2 with a 3.23era & .239oppBA.
Carson K
2* Rockies
1* Diamondbacks
I have made a few dollars betting against Simon the last couple of weeks. He's like my own little ATM machine. Now he gets to face the Rockies tonight, this should be fun. He couldn't beat them when he was pitching well in his own park. What's he gonna do in Colorado now that he's falling apart? The last time they faced(@Cincy) he went 3in, 8h, 5r & gave up 3 home runs. Now the Rockies will see him at home were they are batting .317 & hit 80 HRs. (Road .236 & 54HRs)
The Rockies send out De la Rosa. At 1st glance you my say, "he isn't much better, just look at his last 3 starts". Well, they were all on the road and the run support wasn't the greatest. But he still managed to only walk 2 & strike out 15 in those starts, so there was an up side. At home this year he is 7-2 with a 3.23era & .239oppBA.
Against the Number
402 Chicago Bears -3
Yes this is the chalky popular side. That doesn’t mean it’s not the right side. The Bears are coming of a shootout win over the Eagles that involved the entire offensive roster from top to bottom. While the defense didn’t have many highlights, there is some expectation that a Chip Kelly offense will give you some trouble when you’re playing a lot of rookies and 3rd stringers. The Jags don’t have Chip Kelly in case you hadn’t noticed. The Jags did squeak by another disappointing team from Florida in the Bucs in week one but there was nothing pretty about that game. Bortles showed that he may have some promise in the future but with so few weapons around him it may be awhile. Henne is supposed to play most if not all of the first half, and while he is experienced, he is far from effective. The entire Jags roster is scattered with rookies and first year starters, and while the Bears defense is far from being a veteran unit one you get past the 1st string, their offense is pretty deep and should have no trouble moving the ball again tonight. I know it’s preseason and all sorts of weird things happen but I am looking at a Bears win going away here. Lets look for 27-13 Chicago and cash that ticket.
402 Chicago Bears -3
Yes this is the chalky popular side. That doesn’t mean it’s not the right side. The Bears are coming of a shootout win over the Eagles that involved the entire offensive roster from top to bottom. While the defense didn’t have many highlights, there is some expectation that a Chip Kelly offense will give you some trouble when you’re playing a lot of rookies and 3rd stringers. The Jags don’t have Chip Kelly in case you hadn’t noticed. The Jags did squeak by another disappointing team from Florida in the Bucs in week one but there was nothing pretty about that game. Bortles showed that he may have some promise in the future but with so few weapons around him it may be awhile. Henne is supposed to play most if not all of the first half, and while he is experienced, he is far from effective. The entire Jags roster is scattered with rookies and first year starters, and while the Bears defense is far from being a veteran unit one you get past the 1st string, their offense is pretty deep and should have no trouble moving the ball again tonight. I know it’s preseason and all sorts of weird things happen but I am looking at a Bears win going away here. Lets look for 27-13 Chicago and cash that ticket.
NonStopSportsPicks
1* Jaguars
One small play in football tonight. Think the Bears will come out and score with Cutler likely, but from there, it’s a full-blown QB battle in Jacksonville. BOTH QBs will be looking to move the ball. Henne playing with starters for the 1H & Bortles 2H. Taking the points with the Jags here.
1* Jaguars
One small play in football tonight. Think the Bears will come out and score with Cutler likely, but from there, it’s a full-blown QB battle in Jacksonville. BOTH QBs will be looking to move the ball. Henne playing with starters for the 1H & Bortles 2H. Taking the points with the Jags here.
SPORTS INSURANCE ADJUSTERS: 400-347-12 YTD
Bonus Play: Cincinnati +105 vs Colorado
Thursday 8/14 Service Play's
So close to the big night yesterday. We had the right side on 4 of our 5 play's but just couldn't cover the RL. That is the risk we take when taking our play's but we feel like the value on the RL will always pay off more in the long run. We are right back at it with 5 play's today!! Let's cash in some big $$$ today!!!
MLB
Tampa Bay RL -1.5 +120
Detroit RL -1.5 +110
Milwaukee RL -1.5 +125
St. Louis RL -1.5 +135
Boston RL -1.5 +140
Bonus Play: Cincinnati +105 vs Colorado
Thursday 8/14 Service Play's
So close to the big night yesterday. We had the right side on 4 of our 5 play's but just couldn't cover the RL. That is the risk we take when taking our play's but we feel like the value on the RL will always pay off more in the long run. We are right back at it with 5 play's today!! Let's cash in some big $$$ today!!!
MLB
Tampa Bay RL -1.5 +120
Detroit RL -1.5 +110
Milwaukee RL -1.5 +125
St. Louis RL -1.5 +135
Boston RL -1.5 +140
HARRY BONDI
NFL Preseason Free Pick
JACKSONVILLE (+3.5) over Chicago
8 p.m. ET — ESPN
The Bears looked great last week in a 34-28 victory over Philadelphia, but the results of that game have this week’s pointspread a little inflated. After such a good showing, don’t expect the Chicago coaching staff to game plan too much on offense this week. The team has already suffered a decent amount of injuries and will be looking to simply survive tonight and escape without any more unnecessary bumps and bruises. Jay Cutler will get limited snaps and then the majority of playing time at QB will go to Jimmy Clausen and Jordan Palmer. The Jags, meanwhile, didn’t look great on offense last week in a 16-10 yawner over Tampa Bay. Look for QB Chad Henne to get more reps with the first-team offense in the first half and then turn the offense over to rookie Blake Bortles in the second half. Let’s take the generous points with the team that has more to prove and will play its starters and second-stringers much longer.
NFL Preseason Free Pick
JACKSONVILLE (+3.5) over Chicago
8 p.m. ET — ESPN
The Bears looked great last week in a 34-28 victory over Philadelphia, but the results of that game have this week’s pointspread a little inflated. After such a good showing, don’t expect the Chicago coaching staff to game plan too much on offense this week. The team has already suffered a decent amount of injuries and will be looking to simply survive tonight and escape without any more unnecessary bumps and bruises. Jay Cutler will get limited snaps and then the majority of playing time at QB will go to Jimmy Clausen and Jordan Palmer. The Jags, meanwhile, didn’t look great on offense last week in a 16-10 yawner over Tampa Bay. Look for QB Chad Henne to get more reps with the first-team offense in the first half and then turn the offense over to rookie Blake Bortles in the second half. Let’s take the generous points with the team that has more to prove and will play its starters and second-stringers much longer.
RIVER CITY SHARPS
Lots of reasons to like the UNDER 7.5 here tonight in St. Louis. We are going to trust that the Cardinals are going to get a solid home performance from Lackey and the Padres continue to struggle to score runs on the road. With that said, the Cardinals do struggle to consistently hit left-handed pitching and the Padres will give the ball to lefty Eric Stults, who has lots of positive trend lines working in our favor. How about the fact that in Stults last 23 games as a road dog between +110 and +150, the UNDER is 17-4-2 in those contests, while the UNDER is 18-7-1 in the Cardinals last 26 home games vs. a left-handed starter. There are lots more trend lines pointing towards a low scoring affair, so we’re going to fire on this one. The Sharps say…
3 UNITS – STL/SD – UNDER 7.5 (-110)
Lots of reasons to like the UNDER 7.5 here tonight in St. Louis. We are going to trust that the Cardinals are going to get a solid home performance from Lackey and the Padres continue to struggle to score runs on the road. With that said, the Cardinals do struggle to consistently hit left-handed pitching and the Padres will give the ball to lefty Eric Stults, who has lots of positive trend lines working in our favor. How about the fact that in Stults last 23 games as a road dog between +110 and +150, the UNDER is 17-4-2 in those contests, while the UNDER is 18-7-1 in the Cardinals last 26 home games vs. a left-handed starter. There are lots more trend lines pointing towards a low scoring affair, so we’re going to fire on this one. The Sharps say…
3 UNITS – STL/SD – UNDER 7.5 (-110)
