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THE SPORTS ADVISORS

MONDAY, AUGUST 24


NFL PRESEASON


N.Y. Jets (0-1 SU and ATS) at Baltimore (1-0 SU and ATS)

Mark Sanchez is set to make his first NFL start and he’ll do so against one of the best defenses in the league as the Jets visit M&T Bank stadium for a preseason clash with the Ravens.

Sanchez came off the bench in last week’s 23-20 home loss to the Rams as a three-point favorite, going 3-for-4 for 88 yards and leading the Jets to a touchdown in his only series. The rookie, who is battling Kellen Clemens for the starting job, gets the start tonight and will get the majority of first-half reps, according to new coach Rex Ryan. Ryan, the former longtime Ravens defensive coordinator, said Clemens will also play in the first half, with rookie Erik Ainge once again getting most of the second-half action. No. 4 QB Chris Pizzotti, re-signed this week, will get one series in the fourth quarter.

The Ravens had possibly the most impressive Week 1 performance, blanking the Redskins 23-0 as a three-point home favorite, outgaining Washington 500-196, including 399-140 through the air. Coach Jim Harbaugh said QB Joe Flacco (9-for-15, 103 yards last week) will start tonight and play into the middle of the second quarter and maybe the entire first half, depending on the number of snaps. Troy Smith will replace Flacco, with John Beck and/or rookie Drew Willy finishing up.

Despite last week’s loss, New York is still 7-3 SU and (5-4-1 ATS) in preseason play since the final game of 2006. That includes three consecutive SU and ATS victories in true road games, all as an underdog. Additionally, the Jets are 4-1-1 ATS since 2004 when coming off a SU loss in exhibition play, but they’ve lost back-to-back Week 2 preseason contests (0-2 ATS).

Baltimore ended a three-game SU and ATS preseason losing skid with last week’s win, but is still just 3-5 SU and ATS in August since 2007, including 2-3 SU and ATS at home and 2-4 ATS as a favorite. Like New York, the Ravens have also dropped consecutive Week 2 preseason games both SU and ATS, both at home.

The under is 12-4 in Baltimore’s last 16 exhibition contests, including 4-1 under Harbaugh.

ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER


NATIONAL LEAGUE

San Francisco (67-57) at Colorado (70-54)


The top two teams in the race for the National League wild card conclude a four-game set at Coors Field when the Giants’ send left-hander Barry Zito (8-11, 4.26 ERA) to the mound opposite Rockies right-hander Jason Marquis (14-8, 3.58).

Colorado rallied to win Sunday’s contest 4-2 and has won two of the first three in this series to move three games ahead of San Francisco in the chase for the wild card. Colorado has won 13 of the last 18 meetings with the Giants dating back to last season.

San Francisco is 4-2 in its last six games against right-handed starters, but just 3-8 in its last 11 road games against winning teams. Meanwhile, the Rockies are impressive runs of 50-23 overall, 9-3 at home and 7-0 when wrapping up a four-game series.

Zito has a 2.65 ERA in his last three starts and blanked the Reds on Wednesday on two hits over six innings, getting a no-decision in the Giants’ 1-0 win. San Francisco is 5-1 in Zito’s last six starts, and he’s held the opposition to two earned runs or less in six of his last seven outings.

Zito shut out the Rockies for seven innings on May 3, allowing just two hits in the 1-0 victory. Going back to 2006, the Rockies are just 2-6 when facing Zito. However, the former Cy Young winner is just 4-7 with a 4.52 ERA in 13 road outings this season.

Marquis allowed three runs on nine hits in six innings of a 5-4 win in Washington on Wednesday as the Rockies improved to 16-8 behind the veteran pitcher this season, including 6-3 in his last nine starts. Marquis has faced the Giants twice this season, giving up just one run in a complete-game 5-1 win on May 2, but getting hit hard five days later in Colorado, allowing seven runs (five earned) in six innings of an 8-3 loss.

With Marquis on the hill, the Rockies are on runs of 12-5 overall, 5-2 at home and 5-1 against the N.L. West. He’s 6-4 with a 3.86 ERA at Coors Field.

With Zito starting, the Giants are on “under” runs of 6-1 overall, 5-0 on the road and 5-2 on four days of rest, and as a team they have stayed below the total in nine of 12 against right-handers. When Marquis pitches, Colorado is on “under” streaks of 11-5-1 overall, 4-0 on Mondays and 4-1 against the N.L. West, but as a team, the Rockies have topped the total in nine of 16 overall and eight of 10 against winning teams.

Finally, the under is 5-1-1 in Zito’s seven career starts against Colorado.

ATS ADVANTAGE: NONE


AMERICAN LEAGUE

Detroit (65-58) at L.A. Angels (74-48)

Division leaders square off in the first of a three-game set in Southern California when Tigers’ ace Justin Verlander (13-7, 3.29 ERA) opposes the Angels’ Jered Weaver (13-4, 3.83) at Angel Stadium.

Detroit dropped two of three in Oakland over the weekend, including Sunday’s 9-4 loss when the A’s sealed the game with a four-run eighth inning. Detroit is on slides of 8-22 on the road and 8-20 on Mondays, but it has won five of its last six series openers.

Los Angeles just wrapped up a 10-game road trip with Sunday’s 8-3 loss at Toronto, going 6-4 on the trip, but just 1-3 in the last four. Despite the mini slump, the Angels remain on a plethora of positive streaks, including 38-16 overall, 68-33 at home against winning teams, 14-5 against the A.L. Central and 4-1 on Mondays.

Against Detroit, the Angels have won 46 of 65 overall and 27 of 35 in Southern California, though the clubs have split six meetings this year, with the host going 4-2.

The Tigers have won five of Verlander’s last seven outings, but dropped a 3-1 decision to the Mariners on Wednesday, yielding all three runs on six hits in eight innings. He was magnificent in his last roadie, blanking the Red Sox on four hits over eight innings of a 2-0 win. However, he’s just 6-5 with a 4.27 ERA in 14 road outings this season.

Verlander faced these Angels on June 5 and blanked them over eight innings on four hits but didn’t get any support, losing 2-1. Six weeks earlier, he made his only career start at Angel Stadium and got destroyed, allowing seven runs on nine hits over five innings, but Detroit rallied for a 12-10 win. It’s the Tigers’ only win in Verlander’s five career starts against Los Angeles.

The Angels have won eight of Weaver’s last nine outings and the young hurler is 8-1 at home this season with a 2.66 ERA. On Wednesday he threw a complete-game shutout at Cleveland, winning 3-0. Back on April 21 he gave up three runs on seven hits in seven innings of a 4-3 home win over the Tigers. With Weaver on the hill, Los Angeles is on runs of 26-9 at home, 6-0 against the A.L. Central and 5-1 in series openers.

With Verlander on the bump, Detroit has topped the total in 10 of 11 Monday starts and 17 of 25 series openers. But as a team, the Tigers are on “under” runs of 4-2-1 overall, 15-8-1 on the road and 14-5-2 against right-handed starters.

It’s been all “overs” lately for the Angels and Weaver, including 10-2 in his last 12 starts, 5-1 when he pitches at home and 4-0 in his last four series openers. Also, the Angels have gone over the posted number in 38 of 55 overall, 24 of 33 at home and 14 of 18 at home against teams with losing road records. Conversely, the under is 10-5 in the last 15 meetings between these clubs (3-3 this year).

ATS ADVANTAGE: L.A. ANGELS

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The Gold Medal Club 24k (1-0) 18K 3-6) 14K (2-2)

431 Jets @ 432 Ravens 8:00 pm

PLAY OVER 32.5 18K

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nice write ups mp and gl.....

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bettingjesus

Ravens ml -135 first 1/2 double play

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charlie

mlb. milwaukee @ washington under 8' runs, phillies @ mets under 8 runs & san francisco @ colorado over 9' runs (500* 3 team rd robin).
nfl x. baltimore-3 (30*)
nfl x. jets @ baltimore under 32' (20*)
mlb. toronto-140 (20*)
mlb. tampa bay @ toronto under 7 runs (10*)
mlb. seattle-120 (10*) free play

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Indian Cowboy
6 Unit Play. #961. Take Cleveland Indians -105 over Kansas City Royals (Monday @ 8:10pm est). Sowers has done very well of late as the lefty has put together 4 of 5 quality starts. Although he has not been able to improve in the "W" column much, his starts have been of quality. He has fallen short to the Rangers 1-4 and to the Angels 0-3 as they were tough luck losses. He has yet to face the Royals and I believe that will give an edge in the early going against the Royals. Bear in mind that the young man went to Chicago recently and pitched 7 innings and defeated the Whitesox 6-2 and also went to Seattle and went 7 innings and pitched a shutout there as well picking up two easy victories for the Indians. Meche has won his last 2 games but has struggled a bit as he has gone a total of 10 innings and given up 15 hits on 8 runs. This is also a bit of a revenge game for Cleveland as well as Meche went 7 innings and didn't yield a run to Cleveland in his last start on June 10th. I don't expect Cleveland to be blanked like that in this start. The Indians are 12-5 when they face a pitcher with a WHIP greater than 1.15 and the Royals are 1-7 in Meche's last 8 home starts.

Good luck,

IC

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Wunderdog MLB 08/24

Game: San Francisco at Colorado (8:40 PM Eastern)
Pick: 5 units on Colorado -170 (moneyline) (risk 5 to win 2.9)

Game: San Francisco at Colorado (8:45 PM Eastern)
Pick: 3 units on Colorado -1.5 runs +120 (runline) (risk 3 to win 3.6)

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Chris Jordan

Monday night sweep ...
200♦ MINNESOTA TWINS RUN LINE - Analysis by 4 p.m. eastern

100♦ BALTIMORE RAVENS -

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guaranteedwinner

Philadelphia Philies vs New York Mets
PICK: PHILI RL -1.5 -150

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I will post all of the service plays that I get on this thread, so its easier to see who is on who. Please feel free to add any service plays that anyone else gets on this thread also.

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i guess the one play i like right now is seattle,they are6-1 in seattle vs oakland and they are 9-3 in series

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Highrollers Baseball

Monday, August 24, 2009
15 UnitsGiants {B.Zito** (+160) over Rockies {J.Marquis**
8:40 PM -- Coors Field
San Francisco Giants (67-57) +160 over COLORADO ROCKIES (70-54) Pitching for San Francisco: LH Barry Zito (8-11, 4.26) Pitching for Colorado: RH Jason Marquis (14-8, 3.58) Giants Trend Profile: Last 10: 5-5, Streak: Lost 2, Road Record: 28-37, Against RHP: 49-43. Rockies Trend Profile: Last 10: 7-3, Streak: Won 2, Home Record: 34-24, Against LHP: 20-19. Starting Time: 8:40 TV: Comcast Sports Network San Francisco Bay Area, Fox Sports Rocky Mountains Comments: It has been lost on most that Giants lefty Barry Zito has an E.R.A. of 2.36 since the All-Star break, which is better than the team’s two aces—Tim Lincecum (2.65) and Matt Cain 2.53). The figures say Zito is at the top of his form and is ready to pitch his best game of the season and that should be enough for the Giants to get the job done in the pitchers’ duel of the day.
Partly cloudy with a 40-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to center field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 70.

CONFIRMED

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C-Stars Sports

1000 Units Oakland/Seattle under the total
1000 Units LA Angles Over Detroit
1000 Units Tampa Bay/Toronto over the total

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sportsbetsnow
65% L30D

MLB
1 unit - Tampa/Toronto UNDER 7.5

NFL
1 unit - Jets +3

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ATS Lock Club

5 Ravens

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Kelso

5 units Ravens

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Doc's Sports

4-Unit Play Take #966 Los Angeles Angels -120 over Detroit Tigers (10:05p.m.)

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Allen Eastman

2.5-Unit Play. Take ‘Under’ 8.5 Philadelphia at New York Mets

After a weird game yesterday that saw 16 runs I think that both teams come back down for a slow rubber match. Cliff Lee has just been dominating the National League and gives the Phillies a huge advantage. Against this weak Mets lineup I don't see him giving up more than a run or two. Philly hasn't been scoring a lot away from home and I think that they just take care of business today with a solid 5-1 win.


2-Unit Play. Take Oakland (+105) over Seattle

I like how Oakland looked over the weekend and I think that they jump all over Seattle today. The Mariners are back from their road trip and Oakland did not have to travel very far to this one. Ian Snell has not been good since coming to the American League and the A's should jump all over him early today. Seattle is fading fast and the A's are playing as well as they have all season.

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Jeff Alexander
Oakland Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners Seattle Mariners -112
1 Unit on Seattle Mariners -112

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Lenny Del Genio Game: Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays

Prediction: Toronto Blue Jays

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Please make sure you're telling these guys what plays are Free Plays (fp).

Your last 2 posts are free plays.

Thank you and Good Luck!!

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RUSS LARIBEE Tigers at Angels Pick: Tigers +116

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Insider Sports Report

MLB

4 Star Cleveland Indians


XNFL

3 Star Baltimore Ravens -3

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Street Rosenthal

*200 Toronto Blue Jays -131

I am taking the Blue Jays for the Home Win tonight. I have a nice starter trend on Roy Halladay that says he is 12-2 SU when at home and line less than -150 and his opponent scored less than 6 runs in their previous game. I also have the Blue Jays as 26-7 SU, since 2006 as a home favorite after a win in which they left 18+ men on base. Finally, I have the Rays as 22-62 SU since 2006 on the road after a loss in which they had a higher team left on base than their opponent. Take the Blue Jays for the Win.

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Street Rosenthal

*200 Ceveland Indians -110



I am taking the Indians for the win tonight. I have several trends in favor of a SU Indians win that total 40-8 and several trends against the Royals that total 9-54 SU. I also have the Indians as 12-2 SU since 2007 vs a team that has lost at least their last three games and it isthe first game of a series. Finally, I have the Royals as 1-13 SU since 2007 at home after a loss in which they did not draw a walk. Take the Indians for the win.

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Kelso

5 units Ravens

definetly like that

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Street Rosenthal

*300 Los Angeles Angels -127

I am going with the Angels to get the Win tonight. I have a nice starter trend against the Tigers starter Justin Verlander that says he is 0-8 SU when he is a dog less than 135 and in his last start he pitches less than 3 innings. I also have the Angels as 12-0 SU Since 2006 as a favorite after a loss in which they had 12+ hits. Take the Angels for the Win.

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Street Rosenthal

*200 New York Jets +3

Sanchez will open as the Jets QB against the Ravens tonight. Clemens is still battling for the starting position as well. Expect to see more of Sanchez and Clemens with the starting job effectively on the line Monday night. The Jets also got a strong performance from third-stringer Erik Ainge in their loss to the Rams. Ainge was 10-of-17 for 148 yards with a TD. Sanchez came into the 23-20 loss with 28 seconds left in the first quarter, and threw a 48-yard pass to David Clowney on his opening play. He completed three of four passes for 88 yards in one series. Clemens, entering his fourth season, was 4 of 4 for 24 yards. This is a strong QB battle with an impressive 3rd stringer for a QB. The Ravens won easily in their first outing and have acquired a number of injuries.

The majority of the wagers coming in on this game are for the Ravens, 68% of them. The line has remained flat, however the juice tell us a diferent story. The books are asking for money on the Ravens tonight. We will fade the public and take the side of vegas in this one. Place your wager on the Jets and feel comfortable with it.

Good Luck!!

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Al DeMarco

Monday's Play
5 Dime - Colorado (Marquis) - 1 1/2 Runs over San Francisco(Zito)



The Chicago Cubs practically gave away Jason Marquis during the offseason. Tonight the righthander takes the mound at Coors Field seeking to become the National League's first 15-game winner as the Rockies attempt to open a four-game lead over visiting San Francisco in the wild-card race.



Marquis, who has won his last two outings to improve to 14-8 on the season with a 3.58 ERA, has a 2.30 earned run average in eight career starts versus San Francisco. He's also pitched well at home this season with a 3.86 ERA in 11 outings, and the Rockies have won 16 of his 24 starts overall.



Colorado is coming off consecutive comeback wins against the Giants, following Saturday's 14-11 triumph by rallying for two runs in the seventh for a 4-2 triumph on Sunday against San Francisco ace Tim Lincecum. The Rockies have won six of their last seven games with the lone loss coming in Friday's series opener and they're 16 games over .500 on the season, including 10 games over the break-even mark at home where they've won 25 of their last 35 games. By comparison, following back-to-back losses at Coors, the Giants are now 28-37 on the highway.



San Francisco sends Barry Zito to the mound and although he's pitched well most of the season, the lefthander has been continually victimized by a lack of offensive support as the Giants have averaged a league-low 2.9 runs in his starts. Zito carries a 4.52 road ERA into this start, a number that is not surprising considering he's allowed 102 baserunners in 73.2 highway innings. And tonight, Zito faces a Colorado club that is 13-7 at home versus southpaws, winning 10 of its last 11 against lefties.



With San Francisco losing three of its last four, and the Giants repeatedly failing to support Zito at the plate, it's worth the investment laying the 1 1/2 runs with Colorado to make Marquis and the Rockies a slight home dog.

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Wayne Root

Chairman Ravens
Mill Bluejays

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Jim Feist

5* AL Game of the Week

MLB (957) TAMPA BAY RAYS at (958) TORONTO BLUE JAYS

Take: (958) TORONTO BLUE JAYS (5* AL Game of the Week)

Reason: Tampa Bay in desperate need of wins so the Rays can keep pace with Boston for the AL Wild Card. The Rays have some heavy hitters as they are second in the AL in runs/game (5.20) and third in home runs (159). The Jays are pretty much done for the season as they are double digits back in the Wild Card race and eight games below .500. The Jays do get their Ace on the mound today in Roy Halladay. Hallady is the one bright spot this season for Toronto with a 13-6 record and 2.78 ERA. Halladay also has a lifetime 12-9 record and 3.51 ERA against the Rays. Jeff Neimann will start for the Rays and he's also having a fine season with a 11-5 mark and 3.71 ERA. Despite their bad season, the Jays with their Ace on the hill at this price is just too much to pass on. Take the Jays as your AL Game of the Week.

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Bryan Leonard

Extreme Value Release

Tampa Bay at Toronto

Cheap price for possibly the best starter in baseball and we get him pitching at home. Halladay is off a bad start in which he allowed 4 earned runs in 5 innings to the Red Sox. But the big man has a habit of bouncing back after a poor performance. This year he has allowed four earned runs or more just six times. In the games following those performances he permitted just 9 earned runs in 38 innings of work covering five starts. The Blue Jays won 4 of those 5 games. Halladay has produced seven straight quality starts against Tampa Bay and he owns a 2.89 ERA overall pitching in Toronto this season. The Rays counter with Jeff Niemann who has been a pleasant surprise this season. If you remember back to the beginning of the year he was considered the odd man out with David Price on the rise. Niemann has just 20% of his road starts being quality ones. Most of his damage has been done at home. In his last three starts away from home he permitted 13 earned runs in just 19.1 innings of work. The last time he faced the Jays Toronto pounded out 5 earned runs in 6.2 innings of work. The host in this series has won 7 of the last 10 meetings and we expect another home grown victory.
PLAY TORONTO

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KBHoops

5* Boston OVER 10 **POD**
4* Angels -127
4* Indians -110
3* Blue Jays -131
3* Giants +154

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Mike Neri Sports

3* NY Jets

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Stan Sharp | MLB Money Line Mon, 08/24/09 - 10:10 PM B|

double-dime bet 967 OAK (+110) BetUS vs 968 SEA Analysis: Stan is Betting OAKLAND today. Stan notes that the Seattle Bats once again have let them down the last 2 games scoring just 4 runs total. Traveling across country from the East Coast to West coast bad spot for Seattle and Ian Snell has not been anything speci?al since the trade from Pittsburgh. Mazzaro in nice form giving up 3, 2 and just one run in his last outing. Oakland is a very live dog here. TAKE OAKLAND as STAN SHARP'S MONDAY BIG BET and make them a DOUBLE DIME PLAY.