YTD Record: 18-16 for -0.35 units
Lost last time out with my ECU play. For today:
Virginia +200 (@ Florida St.) for 2 units ? Premier matchup of the weekend with both clubs in the top 5. FSU is a very good squad posting a 12-0 record so far. Typical offense-happy club for the Noles posting double-digit runs in all but 3 of those games. Virginia is a very good offensive team as well, but not posting the type of numbers FSU is right now. Starting pitching has two good Soph all-american south-paws facing eachother. However, in my mind the pitching edge has to go to UVa and Danny Hultzen and there is no way UVa should be a +200 dog with him on the mound against anyone in the country. Gilmartin is good and has stingy numbers so far this year, but Hultzen is a notch above. These two faced eachother last year and the outcome was heavily in the Cav?s favor as they won 15-2, Hultzen gave up 1 ER in 7 IP while Gilmartin gave up 7 R?s and 4 ER?s in 4 IP.
Texas A&M -185 (vs. Wash. St.) for 2 units ? both teams have raced out to good records so far against below average competition. Offenses are pretty similar but a big advantage in pitching goes to A&M. First their starter is Junior Barret Loux, who is a strikeout pitcher (26 K?s in 17 IP) who has a 1.06 ERA and .156 OBA in three starts this year. The strikeouts could be big as the Cougars were pretty free swinging K?ing over 7 times a game last year, though they have brought that # down so far this year. A&M?s bullpen has done well too so far this season giving up only 4 ER in 47 2/3 IP. Washington St. counters with Junior Chad Arnold who has a 3.79 ERA and .236 OBA.
GL guys
Lost last time out with my ECU play. For today:
Virginia +200 (@ Florida St.) for 2 units ? Premier matchup of the weekend with both clubs in the top 5. FSU is a very good squad posting a 12-0 record so far. Typical offense-happy club for the Noles posting double-digit runs in all but 3 of those games. Virginia is a very good offensive team as well, but not posting the type of numbers FSU is right now. Starting pitching has two good Soph all-american south-paws facing eachother. However, in my mind the pitching edge has to go to UVa and Danny Hultzen and there is no way UVa should be a +200 dog with him on the mound against anyone in the country. Gilmartin is good and has stingy numbers so far this year, but Hultzen is a notch above. These two faced eachother last year and the outcome was heavily in the Cav?s favor as they won 15-2, Hultzen gave up 1 ER in 7 IP while Gilmartin gave up 7 R?s and 4 ER?s in 4 IP.
Texas A&M -185 (vs. Wash. St.) for 2 units ? both teams have raced out to good records so far against below average competition. Offenses are pretty similar but a big advantage in pitching goes to A&M. First their starter is Junior Barret Loux, who is a strikeout pitcher (26 K?s in 17 IP) who has a 1.06 ERA and .156 OBA in three starts this year. The strikeouts could be big as the Cougars were pretty free swinging K?ing over 7 times a game last year, though they have brought that # down so far this year. A&M?s bullpen has done well too so far this season giving up only 4 ER in 47 2/3 IP. Washington St. counters with Junior Chad Arnold who has a 3.79 ERA and .236 OBA.
GL guys