Service Plays 9/7/07

Michael Cannon Money Train


20 Dime

RUTGERS

Lay the wood with Rutgers tonight when they host Navy.
Both teams boast fantastic running games, with Rutgers Ray Rice and Navy’s triple-option offense.
But make no mistake; Rutgers is going to put up the big plays tonight with their passing game.
That’s right, quarterback Mike Teel, who looked like a deer caught in the headlights at times last season, is going to make the difference here.
Teel completed 16-of-23 passes for 328 yards and two touchdowns in last week’s 38-3 win over Buffalo. Receiver Tiquan Underwood had 10 receptions for a school-record 248 yards.
The threat of a passing game is going to keep the Navy defense, which returns only three starters, guessing the entire game. That will open up huge running lanes for Rice, who ran for 184 yards and three touchdowns in the season opener.
I know Navy coach Paul Johnson has an uncanny ability to keep his team within the number, but going against the 16th-ranked Scarlet Knights in their backyard is going to be too daunting a task.
Rutgers beat the Midshipmen 34-0 last year and held them to 113 yards on 50 rushing attempts.
Rutgers is 5-1 ATS in this series, including 3-0 at home.
Lay the points as Rutgers cruises to the win and cover.


10 Dime

RED SOX (With Lester and Cabrera as listed pitchers)

Take the Red Sox as the road chalk tonight over the Orioles.
Jon Lester will start for the BoSox and I expect him to continue rolling tonight. The left-hander is 2-0 with a 3.93 ERA in his last three starts. He’s 2-0 in two lifetime starts against the Orioles.
Baltimore will send Daniel Cabrera to the mound and to say he’s struggled against the Red Sox in his career would be an understatement.
The right-hander is 1-8 with a 7.88 ERA in 10 career starts against Boston, including 0-2 in two starts this year.
Baltimore is just 2-14 in its last 16 games while Boston is 5-1 in its last six.
Take the Red Sox as the road chalk for the win.


5 Dime

WHITE SOX (With Silva and Vazquez as listed pitchers)

Take the White Sox as the home chalk tonight over the Twins.
Javier Vazquez will start for the White Sox and he’s held the Twins in check this year. In three starts, the right-hander is 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA. He backed Ozzie Guillen after the manager tore into his team over the weekend and called out his fellow players. He talked about picking up the energy the rest of the season, as well as playing with some pride.
I expect a quality outing tonight from the right-hander.
Minnesota will counter with Carlos Silva, who has struggled against the White Sox this year. The right-hander is 0-3 with a 5.06 ERA in three starts this year and 4-9 with a 5.63 ERA lifetime against the Pale Hose.
Take the White Sox as the home chalk as they grab the win.

JIM FEIST

BASEBALL 2007 REGULAR SEASON PACKAGE

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Dr Bob

2 Star Selection
**Navy 23 RUTGERS (-16.5) 30
04:00 PM Pacific, 07-Sep-07

Navy in a 2-Star Best Bet at +14 points or more and for 3-Stars at +17 points or more.

Brandon Lang


15 DIME

Braves -1 1/2 runs - Specify Pitchers - Hanahran vs Smoltz

Dodgers - Specify Pitchers - Billingsley vs Sanchez

Rutgers



5 DIME

A's - Specify Pitchers - Haren vs Volquez

White Sox - Specify Pitchers - Sliva vs Vazquez



Free Pick - Pirates

THE SPORTS ADVISORS

Navy (1-0 SU, 0-1 ATS) at No. 13 Rutgers (1-0 SU and ATS)

The 13th-ranked Scarlet Knights had the offense in overdrive last week and look to keep it going as they host Navy in a nationally televised contest tonight.
Rutgers had 563 total yards and easily covered as a 31 ½-point favorite in the Knights 38-3 victory over Buffalo last week. Rutgers’ RB Ray Rice rushed for 184 yards and three TDs and QB Mike Teel threw for a career-high 328 yards and two TDs.
The Scarlet Knights went on the road to beat the Midshipmen last October, winning 34-0 as three-point underdogs. Rutgers got a big game from Teel as he threw for 215 yards and three TDs. Navy was able to limit Rice to 93 yards and keep him out of the end zone, the only time that happened in 2006.
The Middies opened the season a week ago with a 30-19 win over Temple, failing to cover the number as a 21-point chalk. Navy led Division I-A in rushing yards last season (327 yards per game) and rattled off 361 yards in the season opener, led by RB Shun White’s 122 yards on eight carries.
In last season’s game against Rutgers, the Middies were only able to rush for 113 yards.
The Scarlet Knights have gone 5-1 (4-1 ATS in the lined games) in the last six games against Navy dating back to 2000. Last time these two squared off in New Jersey was 2005 when Rutgers scored a 31-21 win as 6 ½-point favorites.
Navy is 35-17 ATS in its last 52 games overall while Rutgers has gone 8-3-1 ATS in its last 12 on grass.
The under has been the play in the last two head-to-head meetings and was the play in the opener for both schools last week.

ATS ADVANTAGE: RUTGERS




Mike Rose

Rutgers -16.0 (-110)
Fri Sep 7 '07 7:00p

We got to see both of these clubs under the lights last week as Navy took on Buffalo at home, and the Midshipmen traveled to “The Linc” to take on the Temple Owls. I was thoroughly impressed with what I saw from the Scarlet Knights last week. They kept a bulk of their starters in much longer than I expected them to, and that leads me to believe that HC Greg Schiano’s main mission this season is to go BCS Bowling. He wants to destroy the cream puffs on his schedule to make sure his squad is always within the pollster’s thoughts whenever they rank them on a weekly basis. Currently 16th, the Scarlet Knights will jump a few spots once this games in the books.

Ray Rice put forth a Heisman-like performance rushing 25 times for 184 yards and 3 TDs, and QB Mike Teel had himself a whale of an outing. He completed 16-of-23 passes for 328 yards and a pair of TDs to WR Tiquan Underwood. The defense didn’t allow Buffalo to do much of anything offensively as they gave up a measly 235 total yards.

Schiano’s defense pitched a shutout in Annapolis last season, and it was only the second time in HC Paul Johnson’s tenure at the Academy that the Middies were shut out and the first time in five years. Navy did lose its starting QB in that affair, but it was impressive nonetheless.

Navy did win by a 30-19 final margin against Temple last week, but the passing game struggled mightily, and that spells ultimate doom for them in this spot if Rutgers is able to buckle down knowing the option’s coming. Defensively, the Midshipmen only return three starters from last year’s solid squad that only surrendered 20 PPG. However, a Temple offense not known for having recent offensive success was able to pass for a hair under 200 yards and put 19-points on the board.

With Rutgers balanced offensive attack, I don’t foresee this year’s rematch being much different from ‘05’s clash. Save for the shutout, but Rutgers will indeed win this game, and they should do it by 20+ points or so. With a breeze next week at home in their Homecoming game, look for HC Schiano to continue to keep the pedal to the metal and blow the Middies right out of the water.



VEGAS SPORTS PICS


Rutgers Scarlet Knights - 15 over Navy Midshipmen

Running team Navy, returning just two starters on defense, finished last in the nation in passing last season. No.16 Rutgers returned 14 starters including most key offensive players from last seasons 11-2 (9-3 ATS) team which finished ranked 12th in the nation. The Knights rolled at Navy last season winning 34-0.

Larry Ness

Larry Ness' 15* Team Mismatch of the Week (109-38 with 15* plays since Opening Day!)
My 15* play is on the Bos Red Sox at 7:05 ET. The Red Sox won 7-6 last night at Baltimore, as the Orioles lost their 14th game in their last 16 games overall and their 10th in a row at Camden Yards! Baltimore hasn't won at home since a 6-2 victory over Texas on Aug 21. The next night it was swept in a doubleheader by the Rangers (including that record-setting 30-3 loss in the opener) and the rest as they say, is history. Ugly history! The win extended Boston's lead in the East to 6 1/2 games over the idle Yankees. The Red Sox have been in first place for 142 straight games, their longest streak since 1986. Jon Lester (3-0, 5.26 ERA) looks to beat the Orioles for the second consecutive start. The left-hander allowed two runs and six hits in six-plus innings Sunday in a 3-2 victory. It was his first appearance since Aug 21, after spending the previous two weeks in the minors. While he's been far from perfect in seven starts this year (remember this kid beat cancer!), the Red Sox have gone 6-1 with him on the mound in '07. Baltimore's Cabrera (9-14, 5.06) was on the losing side of last Sunday's game and is now 0-5 with an 8.75 ERA in five starts the last two years vs Boston. In 10 career starts vs Boston, he's 1-8 with a 7.88 ERA (team is 2-8). Cabrera's 14 losses this year are a career-high, so one more, against a Boston team that's 29-16 (plus-$1,325) vs right-handers on the road, will come as no surprise. Team Mismatch of the week 15* Bos Red Sox.

Good Luck...Larry

Larry Ness' 15* Bailout of the Week (26-8 since Aug 7 / 109-38 this season!)
My 15* play is on the LA Dodgers at 10:05 ET. The Dodgers lost 13 of 16 games from July 28-August 14 and appeared to be "dead in the water." However, they have rebounded to win 14 of 21 to pull within 2 1/2 games of wild card-leading San Diego, the closest they have been since August 23. LA enters this game with the Giants, having won eight of their last 11 overall and with 11 straight wins at AT&T Park (6-0 in '07)! Chad Billingsley (10-4, 3.30 ERA) goes for LA. He opened the year in the bullpen and didn't make his first start until 6/21. He went 3-0 in his first seven starts (Dodgers were 6-1) but then had a five-start winless stretch. He was 0-4 (team was 0-5), while posting a 4.33 ERA. However, he looks to win his fourth straight start for the Dodgers, tonight. He's been excellent during his three-game streak, limiting opponents to four ERs and 16 hits in 21 innings while walking four and striking out 22 (1.71 ERA). The Giants can only counter with Jonathan Sanchez (1-3, 5.27 ERA), who will make his second start of the season. The second-year left-hander allowed three runs and six hits over 5.1 innings Saturday in a 4-1 loss at Washington. Sanchez made four starts for San Francisco at the end of last year, going 1-1 with a 7.36 ERA. Sanchez is in trouble here against the Dodgers, who have hit lefties well this year, especially on the road (12-6 and plus-$650). Bailout of the Week 15* LA Dodgers.

Good Luck...Larry

Ben Burns

Friday Night Feast: NAVY

Confidential Kickoff

RUTGERS (-16) vs. Navy (Friday Night)-Ray Rice and Scarlet Knight offense is way too much for the rebuilding Navy defense; few teams defend the Middie option as well as Rutgers

Gold Sheet

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

*RUTGERS 33 - Navy 16--We've seen Navy cover enough games for Paul Johnson to never underestimate Mids. And remember that Rutgers took advantage in Annapolis LY after Navy QB Hampton was KO'd in 1st Q. But Greg Schiano's "D" also held Mid option to its lowest rush total of '05 in win at New Brunswick. And emergence of WR Underwood (10 catches in opener) gives Scarlet Knights another weapon to stretch still-suspect Navy "D." CABLE TV--ESPN

(06-Rutgers 34-NAVY 0...R.14-9 R.33/124 N.50/113 R.15/26/1/215 N.4/16/0/48 R.2 N.1)

(06-Rutgers +2' 34-0 05-RUTGERS -6' 31-21 04-NAVY -3' 54-21...SR: Navy 11-10-

Marc Lawrence

RUTGERS over Navy by 8

Here’s a tough nut to crack. Even though the Middies’ 0-34 dismemberment by the Scarlet Knights last year marked their first home shutout since 2002, it will be hard to milk the revenge angle as only nine starters and 26 lettermen sail into New Jersey on Friday. Rutgers has controlled the series lately as evidenced by their 5-1 ATS domination (3-0 home) and the Knights currently own a 10-game SU home winning streak. Here’s the problem: the Midshipmen qualify for the sweetest part of this week’s SMART BOX angle, namely a 16-2 ATS success story that’s hard to ignore. Maybe we can work that revenge thing, after all…

Navy is the pick here

Chuck Franklin

Chuck Franklin Friday Plays:

1500♦ RUTGERS
Rutgers came out swinging in their first game of the season, amassing almost 600 yards of total offense in a 38-3 rout over Buffalo last week. They are out to prove that last year’s success was no fluke, and with the return of so many key players, they should enjoy another year of high powered offense and stingy defense. Rutgers is on such an incredible ride, coming off an 11-2 season last year and having the National Coach of the Year leading these Scarlet Knights into battle, that no way is the score of tonight’s game vs. the Midshipmen of Navy going to get even close to the spread.
Last year Navy got embarrassed in a 34-0 bludgeoning at home by Rutgers, so I know the Midshipmen will be seeking revenge. But do I think this one factor is enough to overcome the overall momentum and surging offense of the Scarlet Knights? No way. Don’t forget this Navy team suffered an ATS loss to the Temple Owls last week, allowing them to score 19 points in the process. And in case you need reminding of how truly bad the Owls are, they have won only four games in their last four seasons. So for the Midshipmen’s defense to allow them 19 points tells me that the many times more talented Scarlet Knights will roll right over them. One final reason to side with Rutgers: The Midshipmen are 1-5 ATS in their last six meetings with the Scarlet Knights.

1500♦ LA DODGERS w/BILLINGSLEY over San Francisco w/Sanchez
Chad Billingsley of the Dodgers is having an incredible season, at 10-4 with an ERA of 3.30. He is in a groove of late, winning each of his last three starts and posting an ERA of 1.71 in those games. Today he will face Jonathan Sanchez of the Giants, who is only 1-3 on the season with a pretty lofty ERA of 5.27. The Giants have lost four of their last five games, while the Dodgers have won 11 of their last 12 games as the listed favorite. Side with the Dodgers in this one.

Big Al

Big Al Baseball Game is on Diamondbacks with Webb.

Greg Shaker

GREG SHAKER

PREMIUM

CONFIRMED

MLB: Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox - WhiteSox (Silva/Vazquez) -120 | Unit Value: 2 DIMES
Game Date: 9/7/2007
Note: This is going to be my only MLB Play for Friday as opportunities get more scarce toward the end of the season. I do think this is a good one with Minnesota now pretty much knowing that they are not going to make the playoffs. That realization coupled with the fact that they are not vey road worthy and neither is their starter for tonight gives us a good opp for this one. Certainly, the Sox Thrower has been the best that they have had this year and even though he has not been up to par lately, he is apt to throw a good game every time he steps onto the mound. While Silva's numbers traveling and verses the WhiteSox are next to horrible, Vazquez' numbers are very good at this Park and he already has one good outing verses the Twins this year. As far as I am concerned we can ignore any other factor tonight and just play this very short favorite in what should be a good situation for us. There is simply no reason to continue telling you why this play is going to win at a much high clip than this line suggests.

Can anyone get Brandon Lovell's 20 star game of the year going tonight? Thanks guys!

Seabastian:

Seabastian:
7* LAD
10* LAA
10* RS
10* NYY under
20* Cubs under

PoA: all 1*'s
FL, Cincy, Minn, Clev

Kelso Friday

5 units Navy +16
5 units Navy/Rutgers Under
5 units Parlay of both




Ben burns

Friday Night Feast: NAVY

Big Al McMordie

LA Dodgers v/s San Francisco 9/7/2007 10:05:00 pm

If the Dodgers don't make the postseason, it certainly cannot be blamed on young righthanded starter Chad Billingsley. Billingsley, who's just turned 24 years old, has done everything right this season with ten wins, a 3.30 ERA, only 106 hits in over 122 innings and 118 strikeouts and has elevated himself to within a notch of the elite starters in the league with those numbers. Even more amazing are his numbers away from the normally pitcher-friendly Dodger Stadium as Billingsley is 7-2 with a 2.71 ERA and only 51 hits in over 66 innings on the road this season. Billingsley seems like a veteran starter compared with the Giants' lefthander Jonathan Sanchez. Although 2 years older than Billingsley, Sanchez has only started five games in his two years of Major League service. But with San Francisco not going to the postseason and roster expansion here, they have obviously decided to see what they've got with Sanchez. And what it appears they have is a southpaw strikeout specialist who needs to gain better control of his pitches (so the Giants can't be faulted for letting him get some additional experience as a starter). Nonetheless, Sanchez deserves to be a huge underdog here. There are few teams (if any) who have been so dominant in an opponent's ballpark than the Dodgers have been at AT&T Park as LA has won its last eleven games played there. Take the Dodgers. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.

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JON REIL SCI - LA Dodgers -130
(Billingsley, Sanchez)

TUL SCI - Braves -1½ -120
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