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The Oakland Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Camden Yards.
The Athletics will trot Dallas Braden out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Braden has a 3-3 record and a 3.59 ERA this season.
Braden’s opponent in this one will be Chris Waters. The Orioles lefthander has a 5.45 ERA to go along with a 2-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Orioles listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The A’s were defeated 9-6 Thursday night and were swept in the three-game series by the Royals. The A’s were +105 underdogs, while the 15 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).
Ryan Sweeney belted two doubles and finished with two RBIs for the A’s. Dan Meyer gave up eight runs off nine hits over 3 1-3 innings in the loss.
The Orioles lost 5-4 to the Red Sox and were swept in the three-game series on Wednesday, as +280 underdogs. The nine runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (10).
Luke Scott drove in one run and scored once for the Orioles. Jim Miller gave up the winning run and suffered the loss.
Current streak:
Team records:
Baltimore: 63-76 SU Oakland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Baltimore are 8-2 After playing Kansas City are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 Baltimore most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland’s last 6 games when playing Baltimore Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore Oakland is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Baltimore Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore’s last 6 games when playing Oakland The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore’s last 7 games Baltimore is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Oakland Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland Next up:
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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Navy Midshipmen-Ball State Cardinals Pointers
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The Navy Midshipmen and the Ball State Cardinals will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Scheumann Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 7-point favorites versus the Midshipmen, while the game’s total is sitting at 60.
Team records:
Navy: 1-0 SU, 0-0 Navy most recently:
When playing in September are 6-4 When playing on turf are 6-4 After outgaining opponent are 6-4 When playing outside the conference are 6-4 Ball State most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Navy’s last 5 games on the road Navy is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Navy is 15-4 ATS in its last 19 games on the road Navy is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games on the road Ball State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Next up:
Navy at Duke, Saturday, September 13 |
Athletics-Royals Pointspread Pointers
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The Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Kauffman Stadium.
Righthander Dana Eveland will take the mound for the Athletics to start this game. Eveland is 8-8 this season with a 4.21 ERA.
The Royals will counter Eveland with Brian Bannister. Righthander Bannister has a 5.75 ERA to go along with a 7-14 record this season.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Billy Butler went 3-for-4 with a three-run dinger and four runs batted in to lead the Royals over the Athletics 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Ryan Shealy hit a solo homer for the Royals, while winning pitcher Zach Greinke allowed two runs over seven innings for
Daric Barton was 3-for-3 with a big fly and two RBIs for
Current streak:
Team records:
Kansas City: 58-79 SU Oakland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Kansas City are 4-6 After playing Kansas City are 5-5 After a loss are 7-3 Kansas City most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland’s last 5 games when playing Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland’s last 8 games when playing on the road against Kansas City Oakland is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Oakland’s last 19 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City’s last 5 games when playing Oakland The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City’s last 8 games when playing at home against Oakland The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City’s last 7 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City’s last 6 games Next up:
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Angels-Tigers Who Will Cover?
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The Los Angeles Angels and the Detroit Tigers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at
The Angels will give the ball to starter Ervin Santana in this one. Righthander Santana is 14-5 this season with a 3.31 ERA.
Starting this game for the Tigers will be Kenny Rogers. The lefthander has a 5.28 ERA to go along with a 9-12 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Tigers scored four runs in the seventh and eighth innings combined in a 9-6 win over the Angels on Wednesday, as -120 favorites. The 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (10).
Placido Polanco went 3-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs to lead the Tigers. Kyle Farnsworth allowed just three hits in 1 2-3 innings of relief to earn the victory.
Mark Teixeira homered and drove in three runs for the Angels, who were +110 underdogs in that game. Jose Arredondo gave up two runs off three hits over one inning in a losing effort.
Team records:
Detroit: 67-72 SU When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5 After playing After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
LA Angels are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing Detroit LA Angels are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games LA Angels are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games on the road Detroit is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home Detroit is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games Detroit is 3-8 SU in their last 11 games when playing LA Angels Next up:
LA Angels at Chi White Sox, Friday, September 5 |
Pirates-Reds Vegas Betting Odds
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If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds meet at
The Pirates will give the ball to starter Tom Gorzelanny in this one. Lefthander Gorzelanny is 6-9 this season with a 6.61 ERA.
Gorzelanny’s opponent in this one will be Josh Fogg. The Reds righthander has a 7.89 ERA to go along with a 2-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Pirates scored twice in the eighth inning to come back and defeat the Reds 6-5 on Wednesday, as +180 underdogs. The 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).
Ryan Doumit went 2-for-3 with two RBIs to lead the Pirates. Tyler Yates got the win in relief, and Matt Capps closed out the ninth with his 19th save.
Joey Votto homered and finished two hits for the Reds. Jeremy Affeldt surrendered two runs in relief to suffer the loss.
Current streak:
Team records:
Cincinnati: 61-78 SU Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8 Before playing San Francisco are 7-3 After playing Cincinnati are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 Cincinnati most recently: A few trends to consider:
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cincinnati Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road Pittsburgh is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home Cincinnati is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh Cincinnati is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games at home Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh Next up:
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Official Betting Preview Redskins-Giants
The famed Tailgate
Party took a betting view of the South
Carolina-Vanderbilt clash, but let’s assist sports bettors with NFL picks.
The Washington Redskins take on the New York Giants. The betting line (NFL
betting odds)
has the Giants a four-point favorite with a total of 41.
The Giants do have all 11 starters from the Super Bowl
returning on the offensive side of the ball. However, they are minus perhaps
their two best defensive players from last year. Michael Strahan
retired and Osi Umenyiora
is on the injured reserve. However, Stahan’s
replacement Justin Tuck has been very impressive so far says Brian Gould of ScoresOddsPicks.com
The Redskins offense has been totally overhauled as rookie
head coach Jim Zorn takes over for legendary leader Joe Gibbs. Arguably the
biggest acquisition of the offseason was the Redskins adding Jason Taylor to
their defense.
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The Giants have won 10 of the last 15 meetings straight up.
The last five NFL season-opening games have been won by the home team.
Checking spread records (all are against the spread): the
Redskins are 9-19 in the month of September. But they are 28-11 as a road
underdog of 3.5-7. The Giants are on a 6-0 run and are 9-4 to the NFC East.
As far as over/under trends, the Skins have gone under
17-8 to the NFC East. Don’t forget to check out the home page of OffshoreInsiders.com and
see who the top sports services have. They will be listed on the
MasterLockLine.