Texas San Antonio* +10 -110 vs Houston U
Baltimore Orioles* -169
Tampa Bay Rays* -179
Kansas City Royals* -143
1 unit bet wins 7.05
Texas Rangers/Houston Astros* Under 8? -120
Oakland Athletics/Los Angeles Angels* Under 7 +105
Washington Nationals/Seattle Mariners* Under 6 -120
1 unit bet wins 5.89
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2014 parlay record: 12-66, +22.71 units.....on various mixed sports....(1 unit bet each parlay)
Posted here was the first winning parlay of the year, and it was my biggest. Not long after that I didn't post for a few months (the unpredictable ends of NBA + NHL seasons, plus start of MLB, is the worst time of year for parlays), then had this small winner (only paid 1.58 as one game ppd and one total pushed) and Sunday, July 6 three-teamer, and July 14 four-teamer, July 25 4-teamer, with a push, that became a 3 teamer...then this 4 teamer July 29th...and 2-3 on bunch of smaller parlays I tried July 30th...a 3 teamer Aug 8th, and a 2 teamer Aug 9th...little 2 teamer Aug 12th...this nice 3 teamer Aug 21...
ripped, or otherwise pilfered, cut and pasted from the internets:
SEATTLE -- Lloyd McClendon's habit of shuffling his rotation to match up his best arms with playoff contenders continued Monday.
The Seattle Mariners manager pushed Felix Hernandez's next start back two days -- from Wednesday to Friday.
Rather than throwing Hernandez in Wednesday's series finale against the struggling Texas Rangers, the right-hander will get two extra days of rest -- Seattle has Thursday off -- before taking the mound Friday in the first game of a series against the Washington Nationals.
McClendon has tried to cut back on his ace's innings, and he weighed pitching matchups since before the All-Star break, but his latest move might have the longest-lasting implications. It just so happens that Hernandez's revised five-day rotation would put him in position to be available for the Tuesday after the regular season -- meaning he could pitch the one-game wild-card matchup.
The biggest factor in moving Hernandez back is to provide some kind of in-season maintenance on an arm that has already thrown 191 innings this season. McClendon has been proactive in carefully monitoring Hernandez's pitch counts and giving him extra days of rest on several occasions.
Friday would mark the 14th time this season that Hernandez starts on more than the typical four days of rest. He owns a 6-0 record and 1.83 ERA in 11 starts on five days rest and a 1-0 record and 1.38 ERA in two starts on six days or more of rest.
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Andrew Cashner has been totally dominant against the Los Angeles Dodgers. In Cashner's last four starts against the Dodgers, the under has paid out all four times thanks to his performances.
Cashner has only allowed three runs in his four starts and has only once surrendered more than five hits.
A's/Angels UNDER
I look for tonight's showdown between the A's and Angels to finish well below the mark of 7 runs set for the total. Oakland will be sending out Jon Lester, who has gone 3-1 with a 2.60 ERA over 5 starts since being traded to the A's from Boston. One of those starts included a matchup against the Angels, where he allowed just 1 run on 5 hits over 7 innings of a 1-2 loss.
The Angels counter with their ace Jered Weaver, who has allowed 3 earned runs or less in 10 of his last 13 starts. Weaver did just give up 3 runs on 8 hits in 6 2/3 innings at Oakland, but he's a much better pitcher at home. Weaver has a 3.72 ERA and 1.233 WHIP overall and a 2.89 ERA and 1.097 WHIP at home.
The UNDER is 29-9 in Weaver's last 38 home starts against a division opponent, 4-1 in his last 5 following a quality start and 43-17-3 in his last 63 s tarts at home with a total set at 7 to 8.5 runs. The UNDER is also 20-4-3 in Weaver's last 27 starts against the Athletics and 25-10-3 in the last 38 meetings between these two teams in Los Angeles.
Starting for the Royals is Jason Vargas, who is 10-6 with a 3.17 ERA, the Royals pitching staff has been on fire allowing three or less runs in 18 of their last 30 games. They have won 16 of their last 17 games when allowing three or less runs. The Indians counter with Danny Salazar who is struggling this season going 4-6 with a 4.52 ERA. Salazar is 1-2 with a 5.71 ERA in three career starts against the Royals. Cleveland is 2-6 in Salazars last 8 road starts, while the Royals are 4-1 in Vargas? last 5 home starts. The Indians are 1-6 in the last 7 meetings in Kansas City.
Felix vs Zimmermann hard to expect much in the way of runs here. These guys both own sub 3 ERAs on the season. These guys both own sub 1 WHIPs over their past 3 starts. Opposing teams have scored a combined 5.6 runs per game this season when these two have started. 6 is a short line but we still think it?s a strong play.
CARDINALS TT UNDER 4 -110
This number has value. Hendricks in 8 starts has allowed more than 4 ER a grand total of 0 times ? in fact the Cubs team has not allowed more than 4 runs in any of his starts. The Cubs have allowed an average of just 1.5 runs in Hendricks starts this season. The Cardinals offense also comes in scoring just 2.6 runs per game over their past 5 contests.
on UTSA +11.5
Don't let Houston's 59-28 win over UTSA last season fool you. That was a much closer game than the final score would indicate. Going into the 4th quarter Houston only had a 31-28 advantage. UTSA fell apart and turned it over 5 times in the final period to allow the Cougars to turn this into a blowout.
That loss couldn't have sat well with the Roadrunners and I look for them to come out extremely motivated for revenge. I don't know if they will have enough to win outright, but I'm confident they will keep it within single digits.
One of things I love about UTSA is they are going to be one of the most experienced teams in the country with 20 returning starters (10 offense, 10 defense). Where I'm expecting the biggest improvements is on the defensive side of the ball. Getting back all those starters who are familiar with Houston's offensive attack and the extra preparation they had for this matchup with it being the first game of the season should allow them to keep the Cougars in check.
Baltimore Orioles* -169
Tampa Bay Rays* -179
Kansas City Royals* -143
1 unit bet wins 7.05
Texas Rangers/Houston Astros* Under 8? -120
Oakland Athletics/Los Angeles Angels* Under 7 +105
Washington Nationals/Seattle Mariners* Under 6 -120
1 unit bet wins 5.89
Push your luck. Hard. :00hour :toast: :spotting: :clap: :slomo
2014 parlay record: 12-66, +22.71 units.....on various mixed sports....(1 unit bet each parlay)
Posted here was the first winning parlay of the year, and it was my biggest. Not long after that I didn't post for a few months (the unpredictable ends of NBA + NHL seasons, plus start of MLB, is the worst time of year for parlays), then had this small winner (only paid 1.58 as one game ppd and one total pushed) and Sunday, July 6 three-teamer, and July 14 four-teamer, July 25 4-teamer, with a push, that became a 3 teamer...then this 4 teamer July 29th...and 2-3 on bunch of smaller parlays I tried July 30th...a 3 teamer Aug 8th, and a 2 teamer Aug 9th...little 2 teamer Aug 12th...this nice 3 teamer Aug 21...
ripped, or otherwise pilfered, cut and pasted from the internets:
SEATTLE -- Lloyd McClendon's habit of shuffling his rotation to match up his best arms with playoff contenders continued Monday.
The Seattle Mariners manager pushed Felix Hernandez's next start back two days -- from Wednesday to Friday.
Rather than throwing Hernandez in Wednesday's series finale against the struggling Texas Rangers, the right-hander will get two extra days of rest -- Seattle has Thursday off -- before taking the mound Friday in the first game of a series against the Washington Nationals.
McClendon has tried to cut back on his ace's innings, and he weighed pitching matchups since before the All-Star break, but his latest move might have the longest-lasting implications. It just so happens that Hernandez's revised five-day rotation would put him in position to be available for the Tuesday after the regular season -- meaning he could pitch the one-game wild-card matchup.
The biggest factor in moving Hernandez back is to provide some kind of in-season maintenance on an arm that has already thrown 191 innings this season. McClendon has been proactive in carefully monitoring Hernandez's pitch counts and giving him extra days of rest on several occasions.
Friday would mark the 14th time this season that Hernandez starts on more than the typical four days of rest. He owns a 6-0 record and 1.83 ERA in 11 starts on five days rest and a 1-0 record and 1.38 ERA in two starts on six days or more of rest.
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Andrew Cashner has been totally dominant against the Los Angeles Dodgers. In Cashner's last four starts against the Dodgers, the under has paid out all four times thanks to his performances.
Cashner has only allowed three runs in his four starts and has only once surrendered more than five hits.
A's/Angels UNDER
I look for tonight's showdown between the A's and Angels to finish well below the mark of 7 runs set for the total. Oakland will be sending out Jon Lester, who has gone 3-1 with a 2.60 ERA over 5 starts since being traded to the A's from Boston. One of those starts included a matchup against the Angels, where he allowed just 1 run on 5 hits over 7 innings of a 1-2 loss.
The Angels counter with their ace Jered Weaver, who has allowed 3 earned runs or less in 10 of his last 13 starts. Weaver did just give up 3 runs on 8 hits in 6 2/3 innings at Oakland, but he's a much better pitcher at home. Weaver has a 3.72 ERA and 1.233 WHIP overall and a 2.89 ERA and 1.097 WHIP at home.
The UNDER is 29-9 in Weaver's last 38 home starts against a division opponent, 4-1 in his last 5 following a quality start and 43-17-3 in his last 63 s tarts at home with a total set at 7 to 8.5 runs. The UNDER is also 20-4-3 in Weaver's last 27 starts against the Athletics and 25-10-3 in the last 38 meetings between these two teams in Los Angeles.
Starting for the Royals is Jason Vargas, who is 10-6 with a 3.17 ERA, the Royals pitching staff has been on fire allowing three or less runs in 18 of their last 30 games. They have won 16 of their last 17 games when allowing three or less runs. The Indians counter with Danny Salazar who is struggling this season going 4-6 with a 4.52 ERA. Salazar is 1-2 with a 5.71 ERA in three career starts against the Royals. Cleveland is 2-6 in Salazars last 8 road starts, while the Royals are 4-1 in Vargas? last 5 home starts. The Indians are 1-6 in the last 7 meetings in Kansas City.
Felix vs Zimmermann hard to expect much in the way of runs here. These guys both own sub 3 ERAs on the season. These guys both own sub 1 WHIPs over their past 3 starts. Opposing teams have scored a combined 5.6 runs per game this season when these two have started. 6 is a short line but we still think it?s a strong play.
CARDINALS TT UNDER 4 -110
This number has value. Hendricks in 8 starts has allowed more than 4 ER a grand total of 0 times ? in fact the Cubs team has not allowed more than 4 runs in any of his starts. The Cubs have allowed an average of just 1.5 runs in Hendricks starts this season. The Cardinals offense also comes in scoring just 2.6 runs per game over their past 5 contests.
on UTSA +11.5
Don't let Houston's 59-28 win over UTSA last season fool you. That was a much closer game than the final score would indicate. Going into the 4th quarter Houston only had a 31-28 advantage. UTSA fell apart and turned it over 5 times in the final period to allow the Cougars to turn this into a blowout.
That loss couldn't have sat well with the Roadrunners and I look for them to come out extremely motivated for revenge. I don't know if they will have enough to win outright, but I'm confident they will keep it within single digits.
One of things I love about UTSA is they are going to be one of the most experienced teams in the country with 20 returning starters (10 offense, 10 defense). Where I'm expecting the biggest improvements is on the defensive side of the ball. Getting back all those starters who are familiar with Houston's offensive attack and the extra preparation they had for this matchup with it being the first game of the season should allow them to keep the Cougars in check.
