Chucky - thanks for the kind words. Been an interesting year with the new bats that has factored into the wagering aspect of college ball. As I have previously said, harder for an underdog to pop up the big innings that can propel upsets. Also power pitchers (especially on dogs) use to be the way to go. Now that isn't necessarily the case, the UVa/USC game is a good example, how USC got out of bases-loaded jams 3 times in extra to survive.
That Vandy game on Friday was something else, not as exciting as the night-cap but an interesting game. Just wish it was a 'clean' one and not sloppy as the Under would have at least come in then.
Anyway, 1-3 last time out. Here it goes with some final hacks, just can't seem to stay away from going against the Gamecocks, despite it burning me multiple times:
Florida -140 (vs. USC) for 2 units - USC is eerily similar to the Oregon St. repeat, so this is tough for me to pull the trigger but have to go with it for a couple of factors. First is that Florida is going with their ace Hudson Randall while USC is going with Forrest Koumas since their #1 went on Friday and is unavailable. Koumas is a decent pitcher (3.07 ERA; 59 K's in 67.1 IP), however lacks a bit of control as he has walked 28 and plunked 14 batters this year. Add in that he hasn't pitched since June 5th in the regionals, likely some rust there that could come out. In addition to USC not having their #1, their coach has said their stud closer/reliever Price is unlikely due to him throwing almost a 100 pitches in relief on Friday. Now USC does have a good pen with others available, but not having that lock-down guy at the end could prove costly. Speaking of pens, Gators will need theirs to look much better than it did against Vandy.
Tempted by the Under but will stay away with a slight breeze going out and the fact that defense hasn't been spectacular the last few games. The Vandy/Fla contest showed how a low scoring tilt can go Over in no time.
Gl guys
