Good morning Pregame! I took the day off yesterday, and I am back for more baseball today. I do have a big card up today on the website. It is looking like an underdog kind of day. The lines are getting tougher and tougher on the best teams, really to the point that it offers no value to bet on them. For example, look at Oakland at Houston. Oakland is the only way I would bet this game, but at -215? Or even -135 on the RL? I cannot even come close to getting plus money or even money on the RL with Oakland? Forget that, I want no part of it! There are some value points in today's card, in fact I see lots of them. You just have to dig a little deeper. I will start off the day with a couple of free plays:
Colorado/Chicago Cubs Under I have not seen the actual number here yet, but I am guessing it will come out at 8.5. Edwin Jackson for the Cubs is normally a gas can throwing more gas on the fire, but Colorado's high powered offense is more like a pee wee offense on the road. Throw in some key injuries for the Rockies and I think it will be hard for the Rocks to muster much offense. And Jorge DeLaRosa (11-6, 4.19 ERA) goes for the Rockies and he has been one of the few bright spots for the Rocks this season. Put that up against the low powered Cubs offense, and I see a 4-3 kind of game. I think this will be one very ugly game, with just enough futile offense to drive a purist batty. I definitely do not see a total that comes out at 7 or lower (which is where I think this game ends up), so the Under is the safe play here.
Leans
New York Yankees ML (-155) at Texas
Philadelphia/New York Mets Under 7
All lines from 5 Dimes
BOL today everyone!