Yankees-Orioles Preview

The New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles will meet on the field at Camden Yards on Sunday in a battle of division rivals.
The Yankees will give the ball to starter Darrell Rasner in this one. Righthander Rasner is 5-9 this season with a 4.87 ERA.
Meanwhile, it’ll be Daniel Cabrera who starts for the Orioles. Righthander Cabrera is 8-8 with a 5.07 ERA so far this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Yankees were out-hit on Saturday, but came away with a 5-3 victory over the Orioles as +130 underdogs. The combined eight runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (10.5).
Jason Giambi went 2-for-4 at the plate with a two-run homer and three RBIs for the Yankees. Carl Pavano notched his first win with the Yankees this season, and Mariano Rivera preserved the victory with his 30th save.
Nick Markakis had two hits with one RBI in a losing effort. Jeremy Guthrie surrendered five runs off seven hits over 6 2-3 innings for the Orioles, who were favored at -140 in that game.
Current streak:
New York has won 2 straight games.
Baltimore has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
New York: 69-60 SU
Baltimore: 61-67 SU
New York most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 2-8
Before playing Boston are 7-3
After playing Baltimore are 7-3
After a win are 4-6

Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After playing NY Yankees are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees’s last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees’s last 8 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
NY Yankees are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games
NY Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore’s last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore’s last 8 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Baltimore is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
Baltimore is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Next up:
NY Yankees home to Boston, Tuesday, August 26
Baltimore home to Chi White Sox, Monday, August 25

 

Astros-Mets Pointers

The fans at Shea Stadium will be treated to a game between the Houston Astros and the New York Mets when they take their seats on Sunday.
Lefthander Randy Wolf will take the mound for the Astros to start this game. Wolf is 8-11 this season with a 4.81 ERA.
The Mets will counter Wolf with Oliver Perez. Lefthander Perez has a 3.93 ERA to go along with a 9-7 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 250-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Lance Berkman belted a three-run homer as the Astros toppled the Mets 8-3 as a +210 underdog on Saturday. That game’s 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).
Berkman finished 3-for-5 at the plate with four RBIs for the Astros. Brandon Backe allowed three runs over seven innings with four strikeouts in the win.
Brian Schneider smacked a two-run dinger in a losing effort for the Mets, who were favored at -250. John Maine was rocked for eight runs off 10 hits over 5 2-3 innings of work.
Team records:
Houston: 65-64 SU
New York: 72-58 SU
Houston most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing NY Mets are 3-7
After playing NY Mets are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

New York most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Houston are 5-5
After playing Houston are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston’s last 13 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Houston is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
Houston is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
NY Mets are 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets’s last 8 games at home
Next up:
NY Mets home to Houston, Monday, August 25

 

Red Sox-Blue Jays Preview

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays meet at Rogers Centre.
The Red Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Daisuke Matsuzaka in this game. Matsuzaka has a 15-2 record and a 2.77 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Blue Jays will be AJ Burnett. The righthander has a 4.43 ERA to go along with a 16-8 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Vernon Wells smacked two home runs and Jesse Litsch tossed a combined four-hit shutout, as the Blue Jays defeated the Red Sox 11-0 on Saturday. The Blue Jays won that game as +150 underdogs, while the 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).
Wells finished 4-for-6 at the plate with three RBIs, and Lyle Overbay also drove in three runs for the Blue Jays. Litsch improved to 9-7 with the win.
Jon Lester lasted just 2 1-3 innings after giving up seven runs off eight hits in the loss.
Oddsmakers had the Red Sox favored at -170.
Team records:
Boston: 74-55 SU
Toronto: 67-62 SU
Boston most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5
After playing Toronto are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3

Toronto most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 8-2
Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After playing Boston are 8-2
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston’s last 6 games
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Boston
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto’s last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Toronto’s last 16 games at home
Next up:
Boston at NY Yankees, Tuesday, August 26
Toronto at Tampa Bay, Tuesday, August 26

 

 

Sunday Betting

Two big winners will take the mound on Sunday afternoon when the Red Sox and Jays play the finale of their weekend series in Toronto. Here’s your Daily Sports Roundup . . .

Political betting odds…

Brian Gould of ScoresOddsPicks.com says that Americans “Vote for Batman, not Robin.” However, Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy believes that Barack Obama’s choice of Joe Biden will hurt him indirectly, but greatly.

Will Joe Biden’s insistence on putting John McCain on the defensive for the wealth of his wife Cindy McCain come back to haunt them? After all, Obama declared his wife out of bounds when Michele Obama made provocative comments at a prepared speech. The political betting odds have not changed since the running mate announcement.

Event of the day . . .

Daisuke Matsuzaka and A.J. Burnett both have a chance to win 20 games this season, but only one of them will be able to add to their impressive victory total when the Red Sox and Blue Jays meet at 1:07pm ET at Rogers Centre on Sunday afternoon.

Matsuzaka (15-2, 2.77 ERA) has managed to pick up seven wins in his past 10 starts, and the Red Sox are 8-2 over that span. The righthander is coming off a solid but short outing against the Orioles on August 19 in which he surrendered two earned runs on six hits over five innings of work. Dice-K walked five in that game, and fanned six.

Burnett (16-9, 4.51 ERA) is coming off a stellar start against the Yankees on August 19 in which he gave up just one earned run on five hits over eight innings of work and fanned 13 batters (walking just one). The righthander has earned the victory in each of his last six starts, and Toronto is 8-2 in his past 10 trips to the mound as well.

Entertainment betting…

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Non-event of the day . . .

The two biggest storylines surrounding the Bills/Colts NFL preseason game on Sunday night will be the health of Peyton Manning and the debut of Indy’s new facility (Lucas Oil Stadium). The actual play on the field won’t hold much interest, especially since Bills starting QB Trent Edwards (quadriceps injury) will be on the sidelines as well. The oddsmakers have Indy as a 5.5-point favorite with a total of 38 points on Sunday.

Betting event of the day…

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Also on the schedule . . .

It’ll be Kevin Slowey (10-8, 3.78 ERA) vs. Ervin Santana (13-5, 3.39 ERA) when the Twins play in Los Angeles against the Angels on Sunday afternoon. Also on the day’s American League schedule: the Yankees at Baltimore, Tampa Bay at the White Sox, Detroit at Kansas City, Oakland at Seattle, and Cleveland at Texas.

Rich Harden (3-1, 1.50 ERA in the NL) will be looking to keep that ERA low when the Cubs play host to Jason Bergmann (2-9, 4.50 ERA) and the Nationals on Sunday afternoon. The rest of the National League slate: Houston at the Mets, Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, Atlanta at St. Louis, Cincinnati at Colorado, San Diego at San Francisco, Florida at Arizona, and the Dodgers at Philadelphia (in the 8:00pm ET game).

Finally, the drivers of Formula One will return to the track on Sunday at Valencia Street Circuit in Spain for the European Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton holds a 62-57 lead on Kimi Raikkonen in the drivers championship heading into this race, while Felipe Massa is eight points behind the leader. Team Ferrari has a 111-100 lead on rival McLaren-Mercedes in the constructors championship, with BMW Sauber third at 90.

News from the wire . . .

The Mets activated outfielder Ryan Church from the disabled list on Friday, but he might only have a part-time role in the weeks ahead . . . Third baseman Hank Blalock is back with the Rangers after he was also activated from the DL on Friday . . . Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson returned to action in the team’s preseason loss to the Cowboys over the weekend – he didn’t have a catch in the game, but also had no setbacks.

Peek at the future . . .

The Dodgers and Phillies will close out their four-game weekend series on Monday night, with Chad Billingsley (12-9, 3.10 ERA) expected to take on Brett Myers (6-10, 4.71 ERA) . . . the Seahawks and Chargers will play at Qualcomm Stadium at 8:00pm ET in the final preseason Monday nighter . . . the last week of the NFL’s exhibition schedule begins on Thursday night, with 13 games on the schedule for that day.

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College Football Betting ATS Info

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Thursday

Buffalo-UTEP

The Bulls are 4-12 in non-conference games and have gone under 11-of-13 outside the conference.

Vanderbilt-Miami Ohio

Commodores are 10-4 the last 14 road games. Miami is 3-9 at home. Vanderbilt has gone under 10-2 at home.

Troy-Middle Tennessee State

The Trojans are 8-2 on the road their last 10 and have covered 7-of-9 within the conference.

NC State-South Carolina

Wolfpack are 1-5 in the conference. The Gamecocks have gone over 23-9 their last 32.

Wake Forest-Baylor

The Demon Deacons are on a 7-1 run. Baylor is 4-13 their last 17 against the spread. Wake Forest has gone under 15-4 their last 19.

Oregon State-Stanford

The Beavers are 6-1 the last seven in the conference and they are 9-2 in the series. The Cardinal have failed on 10-of-13 home games. Stanford has gone under 45-16 the last 61.

Friday

Temple-Army

Temple is 6-2 their last eight against Independents. Army is 3-8 on fake surfaces and the Black Knights have gone over 8-2 on turf.

SMU-Rice

SMU is 4-9 their last 13 overall. Rice has won 11-of-14 conference games and the Owls have exceeded the total at a staggering 40-11 rate.

Week 1 CFB Betting Trends

Here are computer trends and angles for college football
betting Week 1 compiled by the staff of OffshoreInsiders.com.
All quoted records are against the spread unless we specify totals.

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the StatFox matchups, and the Chalk Gaming
version.

Thursday

Buffalo-UTEP

The Bulls are 4-12 in non-conference games and have gone
under 11-of-13 outside the conference.

Vanderbilt-Miami Ohio

Commodores are 10-4 the last 14 road games. Miami
is 3-9 at home. Vanderbilt has gone under 10-2 at home.

Troy-Middle Tennessee State

The Trojans are 8-2 on the road their last 10 and have
covered 7-of-9 within the conference.

NC State-South Carolina

Wolfpack are 1-5 in the conference. The Gamecocks have
gone over 23-9 their last 32.

Wake Forest-Baylor

The Demon Deacons are on a 7-1 run. Baylor is 4-13 their
last 17 against the spread. Wake Forest
has gone under 15-4 their last 19.

Oregon State-Stanford

The Beavers are 6-1 the last seven in the conference and
they are 9-2 in the series. The Cardinal have failed
on 10-of-13 home games. Stanford has gone under 45-16 the last 61.

Friday

Temple-Army

Temple is 6-2 their
last eight against Independents. Army is 3-8 on fake surfaces and the Black
Knights have gone over 8-2 on turf.

SMU-Rice

SMU is 4-9 their last 13
overall. Rice has won 11-of-14 conference games and the Owls have exceeded the
total at a staggering 40-11 rate.


Biden His Tongue: Obama’s Choice Makes McCain the New Favorite for POTUS 2008




John McCain should be the heavy favorite to be next
President of the United States.
I’ve never said that before. If “Barack America
chose Hillary Clinton as his running mate, Obama would and should remain as the
favorite for the White House. In fact, the political betting
odds
would likely have gone up.

Am I oblivious to history which states emphatically that
voters chose between presidential candidates and not the entire ticket? No.

The American public is not going to vote for or against
Biden or the eventual McCain running mate choice. But Biden is on record
forcefully questioning Obama’s qualifications for president and praising
McCain’s. Barack Obama’s highly
questionable VP decision gives those soon-to-be-fatal comments a stronger
voice.

When asked by George Stephanopoulos on the ABC program This Week about questioning Obama’s lack
of experience, the verbose Biden gave a terse, “I stand by my statement.”

The American public is fair. They generally distinguish
when a candidate is distorting his opponent’s words. One look at Biden’s
criticism of Obama and praise of McCain will make it virtually impossible for
Biden to claim he was taken out of context. Biden left nothing to misinterpretation
or misrepresentation.

While Barack America
still has the ability to win over the Hillary Clinton base that he
disenfranchised, the fact he bypassed the person the polls and primary
electorate clearly preferred as veep opens the door for a powerful question.

A big selling point by Obama was that he was willing to
meet face-to-face with the vilest enemies of the country his wishes to
represent. Yet the undecided may ask why he is so eager to find common ground
with sworn enemies of the United States,
yet he couldn’t even achieve accord with Hillary Clinton?

Just as Obama started to put the Jeremiah Wright
controversy behind him, Barack’s choice was another gift horse.

Surely Republican partisans are looking to piggy back
Wright’s racist and anti-American comments, Michael Pfleger’s inflammatory
bigoted ranks and perhaps Michele Obama’s ill-fated “first time in my adult
life I’m proud to be an American” with Biden’s shocking “In Delaware, the
largest growth of population is Indian Americans, moving from India. You cannot
go to a 7/11 or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent.”
Perhaps the most devastating words followed, “I’m not joking.”

Hurry bet John McCain now as the big underdog (political betting
odds
) at one of the sportsbooks
that have not adjusted to the fact the Joe Biden makes McCain the “Wright”
favorite.

The author, Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy is not
only the top sports betting expert in the world, but a widely accepted
authority in political handicapping. He can be reached at joeduffy@joeduffy.net


Strange Choice of Joe Biden Makes John McCain the Vegas Betting Favorite For the First Time

John McCain should be the heavy favorite to be next President of the United States. I’ve never said that before. If “Barack America” chose Hillary Clinton as his running mate, Obama would and should remain as the favorite for the White House. In fact, the political betting odds would likely have gone up.

Am I oblivious to history which states emphatically that voters chose between presidential candidates and not the entire ticket? No.

The American public is not going to vote for or against Biden or the eventual McCain running mate choice. But Biden is on record forcefully questioning Obama’s qualifications for president and praising McCain’s.  Barack Obama’s highly questionable VP decision gives those soon-to-be-fatal comments a stronger voice.

When asked by George Stephanopoulos on the ABC program This Week about questioning Obama’s lack of experience, the verbose Biden gave a terse, “I stand by my statement.”

The American public is fair. They generally distinguish when a candidate is distorting his opponent’s words. One look at Biden’s criticism of Obama and praise of McCain will make it virtually impossible for Biden to claim he was taken out of context. Biden left nothing to misinterpretation or misrepresentation.

While Barack America still has the ability to win over the Hillary Clinton base that he disenfranchised, the fact he bypassed the person the polls and primary electorate clearly preferred as veep opens the door for a powerful question.

A big selling point by Obama was that he was willing to meet face-to-face with the vilest enemies of the country his wishes to represent. Yet the undecided may ask why he is so eager to find common ground with sworn enemies of the United States, yet he couldn’t even achieve accord with Hillary Clinton?

Just as Obama started to put the Jeremiah Wright controversy behind him, Barack’s choice was another gift horse.

Surely Republican partisans are looking to piggy back Wright’s racist and anti-American comments, Michael Pfleger’s inflammatory bigoted ranks and perhaps Michele Obama’s ill-fated “first time in my adult life I’m proud to be an American” with Biden’s shocking “In Delaware, the largest growth of population is Indian Americans, moving from India. You cannot go to a 7/11 or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent.” Perhaps the most devastating words followed, “I’m not joking.”

Hurry bet John McCain now as the big underdog (political betting odds) at one of the sportsbooks that have not adjusted to the fact the Joe Biden makes McCain the “Wright” favorite. 

The author, Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy is not only the top sports betting expert in the world, but a widely accepted authority in political handicapping. He can be reached at joeduffy@joeduffy.net

Joe Apricena SportsForumPicks

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We have gotten a few emails at the MasterLockLine.com regarding Joe “The Factsman” Apricena. According to Cy McCormick, Apricena highest finish ever in any sport was in 2002 when he ranked 97th out of 620 sports handicappers in college football. That year was also his highest overall finish in all sports when he came in at 202 out of 620.

SportsForumPicks.com and Bookmaker teamed up for a sensational publicity stunt when they claimed Apricena risked $1,000,000 in a bet. “The worst publicity is no publicity,” said OffshoreInsiders.com CEO Joe Duffy admitting, “I wish I thought of the stunt first.”

As radio touts Sebastian, Larry Dukehart “The Duke” on Sporting News Radio and Jonathan Stone, as well as John Morrison, Sports Betting Champ show, marketing is imperative. The sportsbooks and sports handicappers are often involved in synergy promotions and the previously unknown Apricena and Bookmaker have pulled off the best publicity stunt since Lou Diamond’s HBO gift horse.

Perhaps one of the sportsbooks can say they found Bigfoot or has that idea already been taken?

Joe “The Factsman” Apricena



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We have gotten a few emails at the MasterLockLine.com
regarding Joe “The Factsman” Apricena. According to Cy McCormick,
Apricena highest finish ever in any sport was in 2002 when he ranked 97th
out of 620 sports handicappers in
college football. That year was also his highest overall finish in all sports
when he came in at 202 out of 620.

SportsForumPicks.com and Bookmaker teamed up for a
sensational publicity stunt when they claimed Apricena risked $1,000,000 in a
bet. “The worst publicity is no publicity,” said OffshoreInsiders.com
CEO Joe Duffy admitting, “I wish I thought of the stunt first.”

As radio touts Sebastian, Larry Dukehart
“The Duke” on Sporting News Radio and Jonathan Stone, as well as John Morrison, Sports
Betting Champ
show, marketing is imperative. The sportsbooks and sports handicappers are often
involved in synergy promotions and the previously unknown Apricena and Bookmaker have pulled off
the best publicity stunt since Lou Diamond’s HBO gift horse.

Perhaps one of the sportsbooks can say they found Bigfoot
or has that idea already been taken?


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