We took the Boat out on the BIG River late yesterday and I must say that we had a great time. I am not sure why we don't do that more often. Mrs Shaker is officially Off Jury Duty and she only had to sit on one trial. It was a Fleeing from Authorities Case as some guy outran the Police on a hour chase all over Tennessee. Hung Jury 11-1 NOT GUILTY and the state has now decided to drop the charges. No doubt the guy did it, but they don't have a clear enough picture on the Car Cam. Oh well..
Today's Edition of the BATTLE OF THE TRENDS is in Houston tonight for the O's/Stros. Tyler Wilson has opened his career on the OVER Train as his 1st 10 games have gone OVER at 8-2. However the last 10 times Baltimore has played in Houston the OVER is 2-8. Early Bettors apparently like the 1st Trend. They usually do..
It's ROAD WARRIOR WEDNESDAY with the Cubs Arrietta and the Mets Matz pitching today. Big A is a Perfect 5-0 on the Highway this season with a .97 ERA and a .67 WHIP. Matz is 5-0 in his 7 Career starts with a 2.18 ERA. He's also Perfect in Day Games with ZERO RUNS in 14.2 Innings worked. BIG Money being laid on the Mets today FWIW.
Weather at the Parks is pretty good today. Nice Hitting Conditions in San Fran and Boston. Pitching gets a Boost in Minnesota. We might see a rain delay in St Louis with an 80% Chance of Rain at Game time, Lessor Probabilities in Minnesota and Chicago for the WS Game.
Today's CONSENSUS MLB TOTAL is Oakland/Seattle OVER. Consensus Plays are derived from Polling some of the people I know in the Business either well or not so well, + other Info Sources. Neal gets the start for the A's who need some help for sure. He was 5-1 at AAA Nashville 2.53 ERA. Iwakuma having control issues this season. His games are 6-3 OVER this season, his Career games verses Oakland are 9-2 OVER. Oakland is scoring 5 Runs Per 9 Verses Right Handed Pitching last 10 games, Seattle 6.25 during the same time-frame. That's 11.25 Runs!! Oakland is 14-4 OVER this season on the Road. Bettors have jumped this one up from 7.5 to the Current 8 at all books..
I have an NBA Total set for tonight that I like a lot and it's ready to go at GregShaker.com
You Guys have fun today and I hope all of your Bets are Winners..