service plays 26/08/07

Scott Spreitzer's NFL Sunday Night Dynamite! **Won GOY w/Seattle!**
I'm laying the number with the Steelers. New Steeler HC Mike Tomlin wants to see the first team offense produce and wants to see it done now, accoring to published reports. One of the ways to keep the first & second stringers on their toes is by telling his offensive line that starting spots are up for grabs and will be heavily influenced on this game's performance. Pittsburgh has been sluggish on the offensive end so far, but I expect a bust-out performance with the starters on the field into the third quarter. Philly's defense is young and short on experience and will struggle against the Steeler's top unit in my opinion. Look for Pittsburgh to finally drop the clutch. We'll lay it with the Steelers on Sunday. Thanks! GL! Scott.


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Ben Burns

Game: Philadelphia Eagles vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Game Time: 8/26/2007 8:00:00 PM Prediction: Pittsburgh Steelers Reason: I'm laying the points with the PITTSBURGH STEELERS. I feel that Tomlin and the Steelers have more to prove than do Reid and the Eagles. For starters, Tomlin is a new coach under the microscope while Reid is a veteran with about as much job security as any coach in the NFC. I also feel that the Steelers are in a better "state of mind" than the Eagles. Recent comments from the two teams support this statement. Tomlin was quoted as saying: "Things are a little different this week. We've broken camp, we've got a simulated game week here where we are game-planning for an opponent to a degree." On the other hand, the Eagles are still trying to adjust to the sudden and surprise release of their longtime defensive star, Jeremiah Trotter. Many of the Eagles' players weren't pleased with the decision and are still scratching their heads. Westbrook and others commented publicly that he was still playing at a high level while McNabb went so far as to say: "...this will probably take days for us to get over, days or weeks." Regardless of the team's mindset, the Eagles have never fared well on the road in the preseason under Reid. They lost this season's previous road game by a score of 29-3 and are a poor 6-22 SU their past 28 preseason road games overall. That includes a 2-9 SU (3-6-2 ATS) mark as road underdogs of three points or less. During the same stretch, the Steelers are a solid 5-3 SU/ATS as home favorites of three points or less. The home team has won and covered in this preseason series the last two seasons. Last year, the Eagles won 16-7 at Phiadelphia. However, the previous season, the Steelers won 38-31 here at Pittsburgh. I'm expecting another win and cover for the home team this evening. *Sunday Night Game of the Month


Good Luck guys !

Brandon Lang

Sunday Action

5 DIME



Nationals - Specify Pitchers - Hanrahan vs Dessens

White Sox - Specify Pitchers - Tavares vs Vazquez

Eagles/Steelers OVER



free pick - Mariners - (For analysis see daily video)



Note:

I don't ask God for much when it comes to being a handicapper.



But right here, right now, in front of my longterm clients, the people who matter the most to me with exception to my mom, wife, soon to be born child and my immediate family, I am going to ask god for something right now.



Will he please let Rex Grossman play just one error free game when I use the Bears as a top play before I die? Just once. Is that too much to ask? I don't think it is.



Last night he throws a lame duck along the sideline that gets returned for a touchdown and instead of 31-7 at the half, it's 31-13.



I mean, seriously, it should have been 31-0 but some other moron named Drisan James, a rookie out of Boise State, tries to be a hero and field a punt inside his own 10 and the Niners recover at the 6 setting up their first score.



As you have heard me say a million times before, although I will never accept losing, I can handle losing if I am on the wrong side but losses like the Bears last night are a little harder to stomach.



I swear Rex Grossman or somebody on the Bears must come to the website and find out if I am using the Bears as a top play of any sort and if I am, they will figure out a way to win but not cover.



Seriously though folks, right side of the game with the Bears and that is the important thing. I keep getting us on the righst side of football games more than the wrong side and we will win a lot more of these games than we lose.



But I do feel a bit snake bit with this Bears team when I use them as a top play and Rex plays horribe EVERY SINGLE TIME.



Anyways, today is about making sure I apply money management and discipline, getting a winning week.



Could this week have been for so much more, you had better believe it could have starting with the 42 dime swing last night.



However, I will take the momentum from this past week being a winning week regardless of what happens today.



Bottom line is you make a longterm committment to me and I assure you, it will all work out great when all is said and done at the end of this football season.



First things first, let's get a winning Sunday today.





NATIONALS

Ok, coming to Colorado has taken a bit of steam off the Nationals hot streak but Hanrahan will get them back on track today.



He comes off 5 innings of 3 run ball in beating the Astros down in Houston to bring his road record to 2-0 this year.



He also went 5 innings of 1 run ball in beating the Giants and 7 innings of 1 run ball in a no decision against the D'backs in Arizona facing Brandon Webb.



This kid has stepped up and answered the bell for the most part every start this year.



Overall, 3-1 with a 3.42 ERA.



Dessens has a pair of no decisions in his two starts, going 5 innings of 2 run ball against the Pirates and 5 earned over 5 innings at San Diego.



Great spot for the Nationals and a great price as well. Washington is the play.





WHITE SOX

Over his last 11 home starts, Vazquez is 8-1.



He has been the White Sox most consisent pitcher this year going 8-1 over his last 11 starts.



His last 2 home starts were wins over the Mariners with 3 run ball over 7 innings and the Royals with 1 run ball over 6 innings.



His last 2 starts versus the Red Sox have been stellar.



He beat them with 6 innings of 2 run ball at Fenway and prior to that, he held them to 1 run over 8 innings at Fenway as well.



This is a great spot for Vazquez and the price is very right as well.



Tavarez is 0-2 his last 2 starts and on the road this year he is 3-4 with a 5.31 ERA. He is also just 5-9 for the year an ERA over 5 there as well.



I am riding Vazquez at home today.





PHILLY/PITTSBURGH OVER

As you are seeing in this year's week 3 of preseason, games are flying over the total.



Yesterday, 6 of the 8 games went OVER the total. I am talking about 6 of 8.



Now I love what Philly is doing on the offensive end and that goes for the Steelers as well.



Quite frankly, I see both teams getting at least 17 points apiece and that my friends gets us OVER the total tonight.



Big Ben versus D.McNabb.



Let the fun begin as this game flys over the total and I mean fly.



OVER in Philly/Pittsburgh tonight

Ben Burns

NL Central Game of the Month

Houston Astros

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros Game Time: 8/26/2007 2:05:00 PM Prediction: Houston Astros Reason: I'm laying the price with Houston. The Astros lost the first two games of this series but I expect them to bounce back in a big way this afternoon. Despite a sub-par outing in his last start here, Rodriguez remains 6-3 (Astros are 9-4) with an an outstanding 2.28 ERA and 1.000 WHIP in 13 home starts this season. Meanwnhile, his opponent Tony Armas is 1-3 (team is 1-4) with an awful 11.05 and 2.182 WHIP in five road starts. Most recently, Armas gave up seven runs in just 4 1/3 innings and in his previous start he lasted only 2 2/3 innings, allowing five runs. While opposing hitters are batting a mere .205 against Rodriguez at Houston, opposing hitters are batting a whopping .331 vs. Armas on the road. The Pirates have always struggled as road underdogs of this size. This season, they are 8-16 (-4.6) as road underdogs in the +125 to +150 range. Looking back further and we find them at 23-42 (-9.5) in that role the past three seasons. Looking back still further and we find the Pirates at 98-163 (-26.1) in that role the past decade. Look for Rodriguez to outpitch Armas as the Astros bounce back and avoid the sweep.

*NL Central Game of the Month
Houston Astros



Ben Burns

Afternoon "TOTAL" Annihilator

UNDER Cleveland/KC

Game: Cleveland Indians vs. Kansas City Royals Game Time: 8/26/2007 2:10:00 PM Prediction: under Reason: I'm playing on the Royals and Indians to finish UNDER the total. Yesterday's game was high-scoring. However, I'm expecting a "pitchers duel" this afternoon. Meche has been better in the afternoon than he has during the evening, as opposing hitters are batting .227 in the day instead of .282 during the night. Meche has allowed two earned runs in each of his last three starts (3.18 ERA), averaging just slightly less than six innings. All three of those games finished UNDER the total and the UNDER is a profitable 9-4 in his 13 home starts. Carmona has also seen each of his last three starts fall below the total, posting a stellar 2.74 ERA and a miniscule 0.783 WHIP, most recently a 2-1 loss at Detroit. That brought the UNDER to 7-3-2 in his 12 road starts and 15-8-2 overall. Note that in his last two starts he has allowed only seven hits in 16 innings while recording 15 K's to just two walks. Carmona has also pitched well vs. the Royals, going 2-0 while recording a 2.70 ERA in three starts, two of which fell below the total. Additionally, Carmona is 8-1 with a superb 1.91 ERA in 10 daytime starts. The Indians have seen the UNDER go 14-3-2 on Sundays this season and 45-22-5 the past three seasons. Look for those numbers to improve this afternoon as the combined score of this well pitched affair stays beneath the number.
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1 STAR: (968) DETROIT (+$133) over NY Yankees
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1 STAR: (973) CLEVELAND (-$139) over Kansas City
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1 STAR: (957) PITTSBURGH (+$141) over Houston
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BIG AL'S 100% ATS MONDAY NIGHT GAME OF THE YEAR

At 8 pm, on Monday, our Preseason Monday Night Football Game of the Year is on the Cincy Bengals minus the points over Atlanta. Last week, Marvin Lewis' squad fell to 0-2 with a 27-19 loss at home to the Saints, while Atlanta moved to 1-1 with an upset on the road, 13-10, over Buffalo. This will be a great spot for Cincinnati, as 0-2 teams off a loss as a favorite are a perfect 9-0 ATS since 1983 in the preseason on the road, if they're matched up against a home team off an upset win. Take Cincy. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

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Seattle Mariners


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Phillies -143
Giants -141
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Oakland Athletics

Game: Oakland Athletics vs. Tampa Bay Devil Rays Game Time: 8/26/2007 1:40:00 PM Prediction: Oakland Athletics Reason: I'm laying the price with OAKLAND. I won with the Devil Rays each of the past two days but this should be a great spot for the A's to exact some revenge. Haren has owned Tampa over his career going 4-1 (team is 5-1) with a stellar 2.49 ERA and 0.831 WHIP. Haren pitched very well in both games against Tampa this season (16 K's to 0 walks!) and the A's won those games by a combined score of 17-7. For the season, Haren is 14-4 with a 2.66 ERA and 1.121 WHIP. That includes a 6-3 mark with a 2.77 ERA on the road. On the other hand, Sonnastine is 0-5 at home (team is 1-6) with an ugly 6.86 ERA in seven starts. Overall, he is 2-9 (team is 3-12!) with a 6.53 ERA. While Sonnastine was giving up seven runs in five innings last time out, Haren snapped out of a mini "slump" by earning his first victory of August in his last start. For the season, he is 6-1 with an excellent 2.31 in 10 afternoon starts. Despite yesterday's humbling loss, the A's remain a highly profitable 53-26 (+19.2) in August the past few years, including a 15-9 mark this season. Look for those numbers to improve as Haren outpitches Sonnastine and the visitors salvage the split.

Michael Cannon

Sunday's Plays

20 Dime

NEW YORK METS -1 ½ RUN LINE (With Wells and Maine as listed pitchers)
Take the Mets on the run line tonight at home over the Dodgers.
David Wells makes his Dodgers debut tonight, and the Mets should have a field day against the 44-year-old left-hander.
Despite the motivation Wells feels after being cut by the Padres, it won’t matter much tonight against a potent Mets lineup. Wells was 0-3 with a 14.33 ERA in his last four outings with San Diego, and hasn’t started since August 6, when he was tagged for seven runs and 11 hits over four innings of a 10-5 loss in St. Louis.
Wells is washed up, to put it mildly, and no amount of determination is going to get him through tonight’s game.
The Mets will counter with John Maine, and I expect the right-hander to receive the necessary run support to get the win by at least two runs tonight.
New York is playing well right now, having won nine of its last 12 to open up a seven-game division lead over the Phillies and Braves.
Take the Mets on the run line as they pound Wells tonight and grab the win.


5 Dime –

DIAMONDBACKS (With Marquis and Petit as listed pitchers)
Take the Diamondbacks as a small home dog today over the Cubs.
At first glance this would appear to be a strong bet for Cubs backers, but I’m not convinced they can get it done against the D-Backs in the desert.
Jason Marquis will start for the Cubs and he’s pitched well, but he has been the victim of poor run support.
I expect that trend to continue today against Arizona.
The Diamondbacks will start Yusmeiro Petit, and the right-hander has been knocked around in his last three outings but that won’t deter me from siding with him today.
That’s because he pitched his best game of the year at Chicago on July 22. In that game Petit pitched six scoreless innings, allowing only three hits and striking out five and walking none in the Diamondbacks 3-0 win.
Take the Diamondbacks for the home win today over the Cubs.

STEELERS
Lay the points with the Steelers tonight when they host the Eagles.
Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin revealed that they treated this last week of practice like they were preparing for a regular season game, including game-planning for the Eagles, something that is unheard of in exhibition play.
The reason for that was to get his players acclimated to what their weeks will be like once the regular season begins.
I believe that will give the Steelers a huge advantage tonight.
The way their defense has played so far this preseason, it should spell trouble for Donovan McNabb and the Eagles.
Pittsburgh has allowed just 30 points in three preseason games, and that was with a vanilla look. With some game planning under their belts, look for the Steelers to come out even better tonight.
Philadelphia is just 3-8 SU in its last 12 preseason road games (4-7 ATS).
Lay the points with the Steelers as they grab the home win and cover.

Scott Spreitzer

LA DODGERS

I'm taking the price with the Dodgers on Sunday night. David Wells makes his first start with his new squad. While he struggled in his last few starts for the Friars, the one thing that held true was his dominance against the Mets. Wells shut the Mets down in his final strong outing. The veteran lefty has dominated the Mets throughout his career. He's 5-1 in eight career starts with a 2.61 ERA & 1.09 WHIP. In five starts at Shea, Wells owns a 2.29 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, and .203 BAA. Factor in the Mets anemic numbers in this situation and we have plenty of value riding with the pup. New York scores an average of only 3.9 RPG in home night games against southpaws. Look for Los Angeles to shock the Mets. The Dodgers grab the big money win. Thanks! GL! Scott.

Chris Jordan
Easy winner ...

300♦ STEELERS - Analysis by 1 p.m. eastern



100♦ MARINERS -

Jimmy Broadway
Saturday

1000 Stars Cleveland Indians -1 1/2 Run Line

I'm gonna lay the chalk with the Indians tonight as I love the Indians with Carmona. Although he is 1-4 in his last 5 starts. Listen to these numbers He has gone at least 7 innings in his last 5 starts. In those games hes given up 2, 1, 4, 1, 2 runs in those games. Thats insane. Hes just not getting the run support.

I look for this to change with the Royals throwing Gil Meche. Meche is 0-4 in his last 5 starts going seven innings only once in that time. I see the Cleveland bats heating up and watch them roll big tonight.

300 Stars Mariners

MICHAEL CANNON

I know it's a big number, but lay it with the Astros today over the Pirates.
The Bucs have been good to me over the past four days, but I've got to go against them with Tony Armas taking the mound.
Armas would be out of the rotation if the Bucs had another capable arm ready, but he's still there by default and I expect the Astros to take advantage of it in front of the home crowd.
Houston also has a big advantage with Wandy Rodriguez starting at home, where it seems like he never loses.
Take the Astros as the big home chalk as they grab the win.

2♦ HOUSTON

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GL 2 all!!!!!:toast:

Frank Rosenthal

Sunday, August 26, 2007
Major League Baseball
952 Mets-160 Sb
Over 9 Sb+
955 Padres+135 Sb
958 Astros-150 Sb
964 Giants-140 Sb
971 A's-150 Sb+
973 Tribe-140 Sb
Under 8.5 Sb


Nfl Preseason
290 Steelers-2.5 Sb+
Over 35 Sb

Wayne Root
No Limit: Chicago White Sox

Billy Coleman

5* Cleveland w/ Carmona
3 * Washington w/ Hanrahan

3 1/2 * WNBA Over NY/Detroit 144x

Dman, any Straley yet?

Thanks,
Vegas83