Jim Feist
Comp NBA Pick for Tuesnday, October 7, 2014: 7:35 PM EST
(655) CHICAGO BULLS VS (656) DETROIT PISTONS
Take: (656) DETROIT PISTONS.
Reason: Your Bonus Play for Tuesday, October 7, 2014 is in the NBA preseason game between the Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons on NBA TV. The NBA preseason is here and in the last few seasons we've seen a lot more preseason betting with most offshore and Vegas books taking action on these games. So we'll start early and look at this contest here on Tuesday. Not a lot to look at, but one thing sticks out for me and that is Chicago playing back-to-back. The starters will play very little early on and even less in the second of back-to-back spot. Derrick Rose has been playing for Team USA so he's got some game action under his belt, but he puts the Bulls uniform on for the first time in almost a year. The bloom was off the Rose during his Team USA summer, hitting just one three-pointer the entire season and missing fifty shots overall. "This is probably the worst you'll ever see me shoot, that was the worst you'll probably ever see me shoot. I can only go up, so that's the only thing I could care about," said Rose about his summer. The starters typically play in short shifts during the early preseason and with the Bulls playing last night we might not even see Rose in this one. My feeling here is that even with Chicago having one game played and Detroit playing its first game, the situation favors the Pistons. I'll take the home club here and get to watch them on the NBA-TV channel to boot. Take the Pistons as your Bonus Play on Tuesday.
Comp NBA Pick for Tuesnday, October 7, 2014: 7:35 PM EST
(655) CHICAGO BULLS VS (656) DETROIT PISTONS
Take: (656) DETROIT PISTONS.
Reason: Your Bonus Play for Tuesday, October 7, 2014 is in the NBA preseason game between the Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons on NBA TV. The NBA preseason is here and in the last few seasons we've seen a lot more preseason betting with most offshore and Vegas books taking action on these games. So we'll start early and look at this contest here on Tuesday. Not a lot to look at, but one thing sticks out for me and that is Chicago playing back-to-back. The starters will play very little early on and even less in the second of back-to-back spot. Derrick Rose has been playing for Team USA so he's got some game action under his belt, but he puts the Bulls uniform on for the first time in almost a year. The bloom was off the Rose during his Team USA summer, hitting just one three-pointer the entire season and missing fifty shots overall. "This is probably the worst you'll ever see me shoot, that was the worst you'll probably ever see me shoot. I can only go up, so that's the only thing I could care about," said Rose about his summer. The starters typically play in short shifts during the early preseason and with the Bulls playing last night we might not even see Rose in this one. My feeling here is that even with Chicago having one game played and Detroit playing its first game, the situation favors the Pistons. I'll take the home club here and get to watch them on the NBA-TV channel to boot. Take the Pistons as your Bonus Play on Tuesday.
MLB
Long Sheet
Tuesday, October 7
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LA DODGERS (95 - 70) at ST LOUIS (92 - 73) - 5:05 PM
CLAYTON KERSHAW (L) vs. SHELBY MILLER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 198-146 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 112-60 (+24.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 69-44 (+17.3 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 112-60 (+24.5 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 42-31 (+8.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 23-14 (+10.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
LA DODGERS are 47-33 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
LA DODGERS are 49-33 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
LA DODGERS are 70-50 (+20.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 47-22 (+19.6 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
KERSHAW is 23-5 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
KERSHAW is 45-17 (+22.6 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)
KERSHAW is 23-5 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 45-45 (-8.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 5-5 (+1.2 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.8 Units)
CLAYTON KERSHAW vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
KERSHAW is 5-8 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.11 and a WHIP of 1.298.
His team's record is 8-10 (-5.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-9. (-2.0 units)
SHELBY MILLER vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
MILLER is 0-1 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 7.84 and a WHIP of 1.839.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.4 units)
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WASHINGTON (97 - 68) at SAN FRANCISCO (91 - 75) - 9:05 PM
GIO GONZALEZ (L) vs. RYAN VOGELSONG (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 91-75 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 91-75 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
VOGELSONG is 26-18 (+12.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
WASHINGTON is 97-68 (+7.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 97-68 (+7.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
GONZALEZ is 60-33 (+19.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 60-33 (+19.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 40-19 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 56-59 (-19.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 20-31 (-14.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 46-51 (-18.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 4-6 (-0.7 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)
GIO GONZALEZ vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
GONZALEZ is 2-2 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.59 and a WHIP of 1.320.
His team's record is 4-3 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-4. (-1.5 units)
RYAN VOGELSONG vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
VOGELSONG is 1-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 7.94 and a WHIP of 1.897.
His team's record is 2-3 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-3. (-2.3 units)
Long Sheet
Tuesday, October 7
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LA DODGERS (95 - 70) at ST LOUIS (92 - 73) - 5:05 PM
CLAYTON KERSHAW (L) vs. SHELBY MILLER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 198-146 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 112-60 (+24.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 69-44 (+17.3 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 112-60 (+24.5 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 42-31 (+8.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 23-14 (+10.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
LA DODGERS are 47-33 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
LA DODGERS are 49-33 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
LA DODGERS are 70-50 (+20.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 47-22 (+19.6 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
KERSHAW is 23-5 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
KERSHAW is 45-17 (+22.6 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)
KERSHAW is 23-5 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 45-45 (-8.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 5-5 (+1.2 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.8 Units)
CLAYTON KERSHAW vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
KERSHAW is 5-8 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.11 and a WHIP of 1.298.
His team's record is 8-10 (-5.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-9. (-2.0 units)
SHELBY MILLER vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
MILLER is 0-1 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 7.84 and a WHIP of 1.839.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.4 units)
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WASHINGTON (97 - 68) at SAN FRANCISCO (91 - 75) - 9:05 PM
GIO GONZALEZ (L) vs. RYAN VOGELSONG (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 91-75 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 91-75 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
VOGELSONG is 26-18 (+12.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
WASHINGTON is 97-68 (+7.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 97-68 (+7.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
GONZALEZ is 60-33 (+19.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 60-33 (+19.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 40-19 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 56-59 (-19.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 20-31 (-14.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 46-51 (-18.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 4-6 (-0.7 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)
GIO GONZALEZ vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
GONZALEZ is 2-2 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.59 and a WHIP of 1.320.
His team's record is 4-3 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-4. (-1.5 units)
RYAN VOGELSONG vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
VOGELSONG is 1-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 7.94 and a WHIP of 1.897.
His team's record is 2-3 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-3. (-2.3 units)
MLB
Tuesday, October 7
Trend Report
5:07 PM
LA DODGERS vs. ST. LOUIS
LA Dodgers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
9:07 PM
WASHINGTON vs. SAN FRANCISCO
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 9 games on the road
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home
San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
Tuesday, October 7
Trend Report
5:07 PM
LA DODGERS vs. ST. LOUIS
LA Dodgers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
9:07 PM
WASHINGTON vs. SAN FRANCISCO
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 9 games on the road
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home
San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
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Letdown spot
The NHL season drops the puck Wednesday night, with the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings hosting California rivals, the San Jose Sharks. What will surely be a night for celebration, as the Kings lift their second Stanley Cup banner to the rafters of the Staples Center, could turn sour quickly if L.A. follows the path of those Cup winners before it.
During the post-lockout NHL, defending Stanley Cup champs have fallen flat in their first game of the season, producing a 2-6 SU record in those openers, with an average of 5.9 goals per game in that stretch. Only the 2013-14 Chicago Blackhawks and 2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins were victorious in their first defense of the new season. The Kings, who won their first title back in 2011-12, lost 5-2 to the Blackhawks in their first game of the 2012-13 campaign.
Lookahead spot
With a slew of crazy upsets knocking off many of the NCAA College Football Playoff contenders this past weekend, two programs are on a collision course for a game that could make or break national title hopes. The defending national champion Florida State Seminoles take on No. 5 Notre Dame – both undefeated – in a massive showdown in two weeks.
But before FSU and the Fighting Irish butt heads, the Seminoles must travel to Syracuse for an ACC matchup in the Carrier Dome. Florida State is a terrible bet to start the season at 1-4 ATS, including a 0-2 ATS record on the road. This Noles team seems disinterested at times and often cruises against big pointspreads, much like the 22.5 point Florida State is giving to the Orangemen. With Notre Dame waiting in the wings, expect another barely-there performance from the Seminoles.
Schedule spot
The Washington Redskins make a cross-country trip to the desert to play the Arizona Cardinals in Week 6. The Redskins are on a short week, coming off a physical affair against the defending Super Bowl winning Seattle Seahawks and their bruising defense Monday, and now face another daunting NFC West stop unit on the road.
Washington has lost both road games this season, splitting those results ATS, and was just 1-7 SU and 2-6 ATS away from D.C. last season. The Redskins are just 3-5 SU and 2-6 ATS in their last eight clashes with the NFC West and could not only be suffering from aches pain on a short week but also some jet lag as well.
Letdown spot
The NHL season drops the puck Wednesday night, with the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings hosting California rivals, the San Jose Sharks. What will surely be a night for celebration, as the Kings lift their second Stanley Cup banner to the rafters of the Staples Center, could turn sour quickly if L.A. follows the path of those Cup winners before it.
During the post-lockout NHL, defending Stanley Cup champs have fallen flat in their first game of the season, producing a 2-6 SU record in those openers, with an average of 5.9 goals per game in that stretch. Only the 2013-14 Chicago Blackhawks and 2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins were victorious in their first defense of the new season. The Kings, who won their first title back in 2011-12, lost 5-2 to the Blackhawks in their first game of the 2012-13 campaign.
Lookahead spot
With a slew of crazy upsets knocking off many of the NCAA College Football Playoff contenders this past weekend, two programs are on a collision course for a game that could make or break national title hopes. The defending national champion Florida State Seminoles take on No. 5 Notre Dame – both undefeated – in a massive showdown in two weeks.
But before FSU and the Fighting Irish butt heads, the Seminoles must travel to Syracuse for an ACC matchup in the Carrier Dome. Florida State is a terrible bet to start the season at 1-4 ATS, including a 0-2 ATS record on the road. This Noles team seems disinterested at times and often cruises against big pointspreads, much like the 22.5 point Florida State is giving to the Orangemen. With Notre Dame waiting in the wings, expect another barely-there performance from the Seminoles.
Schedule spot
The Washington Redskins make a cross-country trip to the desert to play the Arizona Cardinals in Week 6. The Redskins are on a short week, coming off a physical affair against the defending Super Bowl winning Seattle Seahawks and their bruising defense Monday, and now face another daunting NFC West stop unit on the road.
Washington has lost both road games this season, splitting those results ATS, and was just 1-7 SU and 2-6 ATS away from D.C. last season. The Redskins are just 3-5 SU and 2-6 ATS in their last eight clashes with the NFC West and could not only be suffering from aches pain on a short week but also some jet lag as well.
