Friday Service Plays 8/8/08

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Date: Friday, August 08, 2008
$30.00 Guaranteed: I'm coming off a solid win with my NL Game of the Month on the Astros last night and now I get to ROLL OUT my American League Total of the Year. My National League Total of the Year was a winner before the 3rd inning ended and there is a DAMN GOOD CHANCE that will happen again tonight!! 8/8/2008

Seattle/Tampa Bay over 8.5


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The Mariners for some reason have started to play some inspired baseball and they have struggled in the past against Shields, but this is a different team right now as the lefthanded hitters are swinging good bats. Ichiro and Ibanez in particular are in a nice groove right now and Lopez and Reed are also making things happen. I think the Mariners will get to Shields tonight, but I KNOW that Tampa Bay will get to Silva. Silva has been an awful pickup for the Mariners and the Rays speed mixed in with the power of Longoria and Pena will produce runs quickly and often. This is a surprisingly low line in my mind because I would have it as my AL Total of the Month at 9.5, so at 8.5 this is a no-brainer
 

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Det vs. Oak over 4.5 in 1st 5IN

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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Seattle Mariners over 4 in 1st 5IN

San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers over 3.5 in 1st 5IN
 

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NFL PRESEASON

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
The in-state rivalry between the Eagles and Steelers opens the preseason for both teams at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia was 0-2 SU and ATS on the highway last preseason and they are just 1-7 SU (3-5 ATS) on the road the last three summers. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh finished last August 4-1 SU and 3-2 ATS and has gone 5-5 SU and ATS at home the last five preseasons.
The home team is 3-0 SU and ATS in the last three preseason meetings between these two, including last year when the Steelers scored a 27-13 win as three-point favorites in Pittsburgh.
Steelers? fans won?t see much of starting QB Ben Roethlisberger, who will play just the opening series for coach Mike Tomlin. Veteran backup Charlie Batch will follow Roethlisberger for about three series and then rookies Dennis Dixon and Mike Potts will split the rest of the action under center. The Steelers will be without several key players, including safety Troy Polamalu.
Philadelphia?s QB rotation is set with starter Donovan McNabb playing the first quarter, followed by A.J. Feeley, who will play the middle two quarters with Kevin Kolb mopping up the fourth quarter. The Eagles are thin on the defensive side of the ball due to injuries, and among the key players sitting out will be newly acquired cornerback Asante Samuel.
The over is 4-1 in the Eagles? last five preseason games while the under is 8-1 in the Steelers? last two preseasons and 10-3 the last three.

ATS ADVANTAGE: PITTSBURGH



Seattle at Minnesota
Mike Holmgren takes his Seahawks east to Minneapolis for their preseason opener against third-year coach Brad Childress and the Vikings inside the Metrodome.
The Seahawks went 3-1 SU and ATS last summer, and they are 12-8 SU and 11-9 ATS over the last five preseasons. The straight-up winner is 12-0 ATS in their last three preseasons and 19-1 ATS in their last five Augusts.
Minnesota is 4-3-1 SU and 5-3 ATS in Childress? first two preseasons, and the Vikings are 2-2 SU and ATS at home during this span.
These two squared off in Week 3 of the preseason last August with Seattle scoring a 30-13 victory at home as a seven-point favorite.
Seahawks starting QB Matt Hasselbeck will likely only play two series, giving way to tested backup Seneca Wallace for the rest of the half. QB Charlie Frye, acquired from the Browns early last season, is slated to play most of the second half with Dalton Bell possibly getting some mop-up action.
Minnesota starts QB Tavaris Jackson, who will play the first quarter, followed by veteran Gus Frerotte, who was held out of practice early in the week but still should see some playing time. Rookie John David Booty will play most of the second half, with Brooks Bollinger possibly getting some fourth-quarter action.
For Seattle, the over is 8-4 the last three Augusts, while the Vikings have topped the total in seven of 12 games the last three preseasons, including last year?s head-to-head matchup between these two topping the 38-point total.

ATS ADVANTAGE: OVER



San Francisco at Oakland
The Raiders and 49ers kick off their preseasons with their annual August clash for Bay Area bragging rights, with this one taking place at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland.
The Raiders went 2-2 SU and ATS in coach Lane Kiffin?s first preseason in 2007, going 2-0 SU and ATS at home. They are 4-0 SU and ATS in front of the home fans the last two Augusts and 7-3 (6-4 ATS) in Oakland the last five summers.
Meanwhile, San Francisco has been a disaster on the road in the preseason lately, going 1-9 SU and 4-6 ATS dating to 2003, including 0-6 (3-3 ATS) on the road under third-year coach Mike Nolan. Over the last five seasons, the 49ers are 5-7 overall in August, but 8-4 ATS.
The 49ers won last season?s preseason battle 26-21 at home, covering as a three-point chalk. In 2006 in Oakland, the Raiders dominated San Francisco, winning 23-7 as three-point home favorites.
San Francisco?s J.T. O?Sullivan gets the start at QB and will lead the starters through the first quarter. Former starter Alex Smith will play the second quarter and into the third with Shaun Hill finishing the game.
Former No. 1 overall pick JaMarcuss Russell, who missed the entire 2007 preseason in a contract holdout, will start his first under center for Oakland and lead the first-string in the first quarter. Russell will give way to Andrew Walter in the second quarter, with Marques Tuiasosopo and Sam Keller splitting time in second half.
The Raiders have stayed under the total in 10 of their last 13 preseason contests, and the last time these two met in Oakland, the game stayed under the posted price.

ATS ADVANTAGE: OAKLAND and UNDER




NATIONAL LEAGUE

Florida (61-54) at N.Y. Mets (60-54)
The two teams trying to run down the Phillies in the N.L. East race kick off a three-game series at Shea Stadium in New York, where the Marlins send Ricky Nolasco (11-6, 3.91 ERA) to the hill to meet Mets? southpaw Oliver Perez (7-7, 4.12).
Florida trails Philadelphia by 1? games and sits just a half-game ahead of the Mets after both squads scored wins Thursday. New York got a two-run, walk-off homer from David Wright to beat the Padres 5-3, while the Marlins were blanking the Phillies 3-0 in Philadelphia. The Marlins are 6-4 in their last 10 games, while the Mets have stumbled of late, losing six of their last nine overall.
Nolasco has struggled recently, posting a 4.74 ERA in his last three starts, but he is still 6-2 on the road this season with a 3.91 ERA. The Marlins have won nine of his last 11 starts but they are just 2-2 in his last four and he?s allowed three runs or more in three of the four outings. He?s seen the Mets twice this season and beaten them both starts, allowing a combined five runs on 16 hits in 11 innings. For his career he is 2-3 with a 8.13 ERA in eight appearances against New York.
Perez has had an up-and-down season, but lately he?s been on, posting a 2.75 ERA in his last three outings, including a six-inning stint in Florida on July 20 when he gave up one run in six innings of a 4-1 victory. The Mets have won seven of his last 10 starts, and they?ve won all three of his outings against the Marlins this season as he?s given them six innings in each effort. New York is 8-2 in his last 10 versus Florida.
The Marlins are 6-0 in Nolasco?s last six starts as an underdog and 12-5 in their last 17 games as a ?dog overall, while New York is 6-1 in Perez?s last seven home starts and 13-3 in their last 16 home games.
The over is 8-1 in Nolasco?s last nine road outings and 40-20-6 in the Marlins last 66 on the highway. For the Mets, the under is on a 7-0 run when Perez takes the mound, but the over is 8-3 in their last 11 overall. Finally, in this rivalry, the over is on streaks of 36-17-3 overall, 6-0-2 in games at Shea, 4-1 with Perez on the hill at Shea and 5-1 when Nolasco toes the rubber against the Mets.

ATS ADVANTAGE: OVER




AMERICAN LEAGUE

Boston (66-49) at Chicago White Sox (63-49)
The Red Sox shoot for their eighth straight victory over the White Sox when they send lefty Jon Lester (10-3, 3.14) to the mound opposite southpaw Mark Buehrle (8-10, 4.07) to open a three-game weekend set at U.S. Cellular Field.
Boston lost the first matchup with Chicago last season and then proceeded to win seven straight, including a four-game sweep in the Windy City in late August, pounding White Sox pitching for 46 runs in the four games. Most recently, the Red Sox come into this one having won five of six overall, including back-to-back 8-2 wins in Kansas City on Tuesday and Wednesday before taking Thursday off.
Chicago is just 4-4 in its last eight after losing 8-3 at home against Detroit last night.
Lester has been locked in lately, going 3-0 with a 1.69 ERA in his last three starts, and the Red Sox have gone 27-9 the last 36 times he?s taken the ball. On Saturday, he gave up two runs in seven innings of a 12-2 win over the A?s, and he?s allowed two runs or less in eight of his last 10 outings. In his lone start against the White Sox Lester gave up two runs in six innings of a 7-2 win in July 2006.
Buehrle has a whopping 7.02 ERA in his last three games and gave up eight runs on 14 hits in just 4 1/3 innings of action of a 9-7 loss in Kansas City six days ago. The White Sox have dropped four of his last six starts overall and five of his last six against the Red Sox, against whom Buehrle is 4-4 with a 4.46 ERA in 68 2/3 innings.
Boston is on runs of 21-8 against southpaws and 43-21 against teams from the A.L. Central. Meanwhile, the White Sox are 41-18 in their last 59 home games and 13-3 in their past 16 at home against left-handed starters, but just 1-7 in their last eight against A.L. East squads.
The over is 8-2-3 in Boston?s last 13 games following an off day. Meanwhile the over is 7-2 in the Chicago?s last nine at home and 16-4-1 in its last 21 overall. Finally, in this rivalry, the over is on streaks of 7-0 overall, 6-0 in Chicago and 4-1-1 the last six times Buehrle has faced the Red Sox.

ATS ADVANTAGE: BOSTON and OVER
 

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Eagles +1 over Steelers

Andy Reid made it clear that he wants to play his starters for a good quarter and a half. The Steelers will probably match the Eagles starter for starter, but I look to the 2nd half where Pittsburgh will have two young quarterbacks playing against the Eagles A.J. Feely who has been a starter and won big games in this league. The 2nd half of the preseason is very unpredictable, but I like our chances with this matchup.

Major League Baseball
Whitesox -110 over Redsox


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4* Toronto (Purcey)
over Cleveland (Reyes) [7:07pm]

Jays starter Purcey does not have great overall numbers, but a close look shows that he has, as many young pitchers will do, pitched much better at home than he has on the road. He has tossed 10.1 innings at Rogers Centre this year and has allowed less than a hit an inning, posting a 3.48 home ERA. Also, regardless of venue he seems to be settling in, as he was a walk machine in his first two starts but has allowed only three free passes in his last two starts. As for the Tribe, they are sending former Cardinal Anthony Reyes to the mound today. He has not pitched in the bigs since the middle of June, and when he was on the active STL roster he was pitching in relief (more on that later). As such, his longest outing was three innings, so he is not "stretched out" to be a starter. If at most he can go five innings, that would leave things in the hands of the Cleveland bullpen, and that is not a good sign for Tribe fans. We mentioned that Reyes was in the Cardinal pen this season. The reason he was in the pen was that he was a colossal flop as a starter the last two years. He was 2-14 in 2007 and in his two years as a starter the Cards were a dismal 11-26 (.297) in his starts, and that was on a pretty good team, something the Indians are not this year. Finally, a look at the numbers shows that Jays have won four in a row and are 13-4 of late against losing teams while the Indians are 4-11 away vs southpaws this season and 3-9 on all games played on artificial turf. Go with Toronto in this one.
 

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Toronto Over 9

Chicago WS Under 9
 

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HOU vs. CIN
Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: Houston Astros vs. Cincinnati Reds
The Play: Cincinnati Reds -130.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 5* (50 Units)


Writeup: A 2-1 night turned profitable for us on Thursday as we cashed in on the underdog Tigers as well as the quoted under in Philly. Tonight, its just one bigggggg one and that'll do it. It comes to us from Great American Ballpark on the shores of the Ohio River in Cincinnati. The Reds are set to host the Houston Astros and things line up very well for Red's backers here.

Not too much to brag about with either starter here tonight. The Reds elect to put the struggling Johnny Cueto on the mound who comes in from a shelling his last time out. The Red's have been nothing shy of a disaester since releasing Ken Griffey Jr. but things change right here, right now. There are still some powerful bats in this line up, and a young team with heart. Cueto's numbers are par at best so we won't boggle you with those figures, but his opponent's are not much better. Randy Wolf is starting for Houston and Randy comes in at 7-10 on the year himself with an ERA up near 5.00. This isn't going to be a pitchers duel, it should be a slug fest for both.

Enough is enough, without further adue, we'll be laying 50 units for a 5* wager on the Reds tonight. We'll talk about it after it wins, so let's save ourselves some time right now and just get it out there. If it makes you feel better, play the run line for some added value but we'll be laying the chalk on the money line. A write up is what it is... a write up...so get on this one with us and let's make some money starting at 7:10PM EST in Ohio.

TREND OF THE GAME:
- The Reds are 9-3 in their last 12 Friday night games.

Cincinnati 8, Houston 3
 
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