YTD Record: 37-34 for +5.25 units
A very meager season thus far to go along with a considerably reduced amount of lined games in the second half of the regular season. Conference tournaments this week and weekend, and it is much the same as the conf. tournaments in basketball, some schools who are comfortable in their post-season stature will only put forth an average effort, while middle of the road clubs are fighting like heck to improve their seeding.
NC State +380 (vs. FSU) for ? unit ? Seminoles have a lot to play for as they are in the mix for a national seed, but they are throwing a Soph with just two starts on the season (& 16 relief outings) vs. the Wolfpack?s Ace, Junior Corey Mazzoni. Mazzoni on the year has a 3.61 ERA; 1.10 WHIP; .221 OBA and 116 K?s in 99.2 IP. FSU is saving their ace Sean Gilmartin and other decent pitcher Mike McGee for their games against higher rated Clemson and GaTech. Mazzoni pitched well in his outing earlier this year vs. FSU, giving up 1 ER, 6 H?s, and 2 BB?s with 8 K?s in 6 IP. Unfortunately he didn?t get the W, as the Wolfpack pen blew it for him. FSU has the better offense and can put up some runs, but the big edge in starting pitchers give NC State a real good shot at a big upset.
A&M -300 (vs. TX Tech) for 1 unit ? Aggies throwing their ace John Stilson against a spot starter/reliever from Texas Tech. I like the Aggies to win the Big XII tourney and think their first game won?t be much of an issue. Stilson has been one of the best ?under the radar? pitchers in college this year. He has compiled a 1.68 ERA; 1.14 WHIP; .229 OBA and 92 K?s in 91.1 IP. Also he has only given up 1 dinger on the year.
Tourney Futures:
Vandy +500 for ? unit to win SEC ? yeah they have the defending champ in their pool, and a national seed (top 8 overall) is likely secured, but they stumbled a bit down the stretch and I believe they will be intent as anyone to win the conference title. They (alongside UVa and Florida) are one of the few complete teams in the nation.
Florida +175 for 1 unit to win Bracket 1 ? Arky is in this bracket and is their biggest threat. Despite losing 2 of 3 at Arky in the regular season, I think the Gators can handle them on a neutral field.
UVa +150 for 1 unit to win Pool A ? Hey, if I have a future bet on the other 2 of my top 3 teams in the country, might as well round out the three-some. Despite getting swept by UNC to close the regular season, the Cav?s are the cream of the conference and should make it to the championship round.
A&M +100 for 1 unit to win Division 2 ? as said earlier, I like them to win the tourney, but they have been snake-bitten vs. the Longhorns recently, so I?ll take the +100 for the division vs. +175 for the whole tourney.
gl guys
A very meager season thus far to go along with a considerably reduced amount of lined games in the second half of the regular season. Conference tournaments this week and weekend, and it is much the same as the conf. tournaments in basketball, some schools who are comfortable in their post-season stature will only put forth an average effort, while middle of the road clubs are fighting like heck to improve their seeding.
NC State +380 (vs. FSU) for ? unit ? Seminoles have a lot to play for as they are in the mix for a national seed, but they are throwing a Soph with just two starts on the season (& 16 relief outings) vs. the Wolfpack?s Ace, Junior Corey Mazzoni. Mazzoni on the year has a 3.61 ERA; 1.10 WHIP; .221 OBA and 116 K?s in 99.2 IP. FSU is saving their ace Sean Gilmartin and other decent pitcher Mike McGee for their games against higher rated Clemson and GaTech. Mazzoni pitched well in his outing earlier this year vs. FSU, giving up 1 ER, 6 H?s, and 2 BB?s with 8 K?s in 6 IP. Unfortunately he didn?t get the W, as the Wolfpack pen blew it for him. FSU has the better offense and can put up some runs, but the big edge in starting pitchers give NC State a real good shot at a big upset.
A&M -300 (vs. TX Tech) for 1 unit ? Aggies throwing their ace John Stilson against a spot starter/reliever from Texas Tech. I like the Aggies to win the Big XII tourney and think their first game won?t be much of an issue. Stilson has been one of the best ?under the radar? pitchers in college this year. He has compiled a 1.68 ERA; 1.14 WHIP; .229 OBA and 92 K?s in 91.1 IP. Also he has only given up 1 dinger on the year.
Tourney Futures:
Vandy +500 for ? unit to win SEC ? yeah they have the defending champ in their pool, and a national seed (top 8 overall) is likely secured, but they stumbled a bit down the stretch and I believe they will be intent as anyone to win the conference title. They (alongside UVa and Florida) are one of the few complete teams in the nation.
Florida +175 for 1 unit to win Bracket 1 ? Arky is in this bracket and is their biggest threat. Despite losing 2 of 3 at Arky in the regular season, I think the Gators can handle them on a neutral field.
UVa +150 for 1 unit to win Pool A ? Hey, if I have a future bet on the other 2 of my top 3 teams in the country, might as well round out the three-some. Despite getting swept by UNC to close the regular season, the Cav?s are the cream of the conference and should make it to the championship round.
A&M +100 for 1 unit to win Division 2 ? as said earlier, I like them to win the tourney, but they have been snake-bitten vs. the Longhorns recently, so I?ll take the +100 for the division vs. +175 for the whole tourney.
gl guys
