Speculating sports
We went 3-1 yesterday, making up for our poor performance on Saturday. Tonight we have 3 plays, including a couple of 3 unit selections. Enjoy.
LA Dodgers at St. Louis 7:05pm EST
Selection: LA DODGERS +1.5 -140
Profile: The total in this game is currently set at 7.5, so taking the plus run line here has a great deal of value, especially the Cardinals and Chris Carpenter being overpriced. The Dodgers starting pitcher, lefty Randy Wolf, has actually pitched just as well as Carpenter recently. He has allowed an average of only one base runner per inning and an ERA of 3.20 in his last three starts. Meanwhile, he has lasted twenty innings total, while giving up only sixteen hits in those three starts. St. Louis has really struggled against lefties this season, hitting .232 as a team at home and only .211 over their last ten games. The Dodgers don't even have to win this game to win the bet, and there is great value here with taking the plus run line with the best team in the National League. The Cardinals do have Matt Holliday now, but I don't feel that his addition is going to significantly change the outcome of this game. Manny Ramirez took Sunday's game off, so he should be able to play in this game. However, Juan Pierre is a more than able to fill in for him. The Dodgers also have a better road record than St. Louis' home record, and St. Louis' bullpen has been horrendous lately, leaving the Dodgers with an opportunity to get a few late inning runs to get within one run. Take Los Angeles on the +1.5 run line.
3 UNIT SELECTION
Detroit at Texas 8:05pm EST
Selection: UNDER 10 RUNS
Profile: These two teams are still being viewed as high scoring with horrible bullpens. However, both teams bullpens have dramatically improved this year, giving the under play great value. In addition, both pens have pitched even better since the All-Star break. Meanwhile, both starting pitchers are in great form heading into this game. Armando Galarraga has a 2.66 ERA and 1.08 WHIP ratio in his last three starts, and he has pitched well on the road and against Texas. Meanwhile, Tommy Hunter has pitched even better, posting a 1.04 ERA and 1.04 WHIP ratio in his last three starts. Texas' line-up has really struggled to hit the ball lately, and they got shutout on Sunday by lowly Sidney Ponson, despite scoring runs late in the game. Detroit's bats haven't been very good lately either. Look for this game to be low scoring.
***SHOP AROUND TO GET THE TOTAL AT 10, TAKE THE PLAY FOR 1 UNIT IF YOU CAN ONLY FIND IT AT 9.5.***
2 UNIT SELECTION
Philadelphia at Arizona 9:40pm EST
Selection: ARIZONA +108
Profile: This game is a perfect situation to get great value here and go against the public. Philadelphia is red hot right now and is coming off of a very successful home stand. However, this game will be their first one on a seven game road trip. I look for them to be sluggish in this game after becoming too overconfident because of their recent success. Meanwhile, Arizona has quietly been hitting very well since the All-Star break, including a blowout of Pittsburgh on Sunday. The Diamondbacks play very well at home, and the Phillies players haven't faced Arizona starter Jon Garland before. Arizona hits lefties very well, especially at home and recently. They should have no problem hammering the aging Jamie Moyer, who has been inconsistent all year. Better line-ups have been able to him hard. Look for Arizona to get the win.
3 UNIT SELECTION