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[ThePlatinumStandard]

The Standard: 200 units

Yesterday: 2-3, -0.70 units

Currently: -91.15 units
Units remaining: 291.15

July +28.9 units
Much better than June. Let's see how August treats. Need to get hot and finish strong.

8/1/09

$500 Chicago/Florida Over 8.5
This is one of the higher ranked totals for today. The Cubs and Marlins have both been pretty solid offensively of late. They have also hit 9 of 12 overs when playing in Florida heading into this series. The Cubs will have big Z, Carlos Zambrano going for the Cubs while the Marlins send Badenhop to the hill. Zambranos last 6 against Florida have gone over and 8 of his last 10. Badenhop has never faced the Cubs but will give up 3-4 in this one. Look for a minimum of 9 but more like 10-11 in this one.

$300 LA Angels/Minnesota Under 10
An array of totals today, mostly seeing under the totals. The Angels and Minnesota should cruise to an under today. Saunders faces Swarzak. Swarzak faced the Angels already this season allowing just 1 ER over nearly 7 innings. Saunders has had success in LA allowing just 2 ERs in 15 innings over the last 2 seasons. Saunders has struggled lately but will go inning for inning with Swarzak in what looks to be a solid under wager. Look for 5-7 in this one staying under the already lowered total.

$200 Tampa Bay -1.5(-135)
By my calculations the Rays should be able to easily dispose of the slumping Royals. I predict a 6-1 or 6-2 final in this one. The Rays have been just too good of late to start losing home games against weak opponents. They are slowly getting back into the race for another division title. Jeff Niemann will start for Tampa. He is 2-1 in his last 3 with a 2.66 ERA while his opponent, Bruce Chen shows an 0-2 with a 6.23 in his last 3. Chen is 0-5 overall and the Royals have won just one game out of his 6 starts. Niemann is on the bounceback, and has two shutout performances in his last 3 at home.

$200 Seattle/Texas Under 8.5
Both starters slated to go today have really been on fire. Hernandez will face Tommy Hunter in Texas. It has already been documented that the Rangers are the best under team in the league. Seemingly this total is on the move downward so if you are going to play it get it in asap. I dont think the move will matter much as these starters prove they can keep this one at a 3-2 game. Hunter has a 0.95 ERA in his last 3 and shows a 3-1 home mark with a 2.40 ERA. He shut out Seattle over 6 innings in his last meeting with them. Opponents are averaging 2 runs per contest in his outings. Look for the dominant pitching to continue in this one.

$200 Toronto/Oakland Under 9
Brett Cecil will be the story in this one. As we keep an eye on this ace right now, he is showing solid numbers of late going 2-0 in his last 3, with a 0.45 ERA. He leads the league in ERA over his last 3 starts. Oakland should struggle scoring in this one. Cecil has shut down Oakland previously over 8 innings allowing none, just 5 hits and 6 Ks. Cahill will counter Cecil, and he has struggled. He allowed 6 ERs in his last outing but has pitched pretty well at home overall. Jays are without Rolen, and Holliday has been removed. Two big hitters out of these line-ups, with these starters make for a good under play. Cahill allowed just 2 ERs in his previous start vs. Jays. Look for a 4-2 final at best here.

$200 Milwaukee/San Diego Over 8
The oddsmakers must know something is up with this one. Besides for the fact that Richard will make his debut for San Diego, I just dont have any confidence in Burns or what will even be close to a total of 8 runs. Burns and the Brewers have allowed roughly 7 runs per game over his 5 starts. Three of those starts were finals of double digits while 2 were 9 run finals. All of those games would beat an over 8 regardless. Burns has pitched to the over in 4 of his 5. The only under was set at 10.5 runs. Richard will pitch better facing an NL line-up but the Brewers put up 7 runs in his start against them this year. He has pitched 16 innings and 2 ERs allowed in his last 2, but even with that kind of performance it will likely be a lopsided final still going over the total. Look for 10-12 here.

[ThePlatinumStandard]

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July +28.9 units


8/2/09

$500 LAA/Minnesota Under 10
$400 Minnesota +110
This line still continues to drop. The Twins look to defeat the Angels today as they send Perkins to the hill. Perkins has only allowed 1 ER in 17 career innings vs. LA over two starts. Even though Perkins and Weaver, who will counter for LA, have been struggling of late, both starters show decent history. Weaver and the Angels have allowed an average of about 4 runs per outing vs. Minnesota. The total is set high as these team have lit it up offensively this season going over in all but 1 meeting. The line is at a high 10 but is it high based on previous numbers? The way these two pitchers have pitched in the past, I look past the struggles of late and see these two having rather nice outings. Look for 7 runs the most in this one as Minny takes this one by a couple.

$400 Baltimore +150
Baltimore should salvage one game in this series as Clay Bucholz will face off against John Berken. The Orioles have dropped the first two and turn to Berken who has already pitched against this Sox club. Berken has pitched pretty good despite going 1-8 on the season. The reason is the lack of support offensively. The Os have lost 10 of his 12 starts. Boston managed just 4 runs in his last outing while Bucholz has struggled in his previous 2 vs. Baltimore. The Orioles put up 18 runs in his 2 starts last year and look to do the same this afternoon. Should be a close one regardless, take the plus money on the home dog as the Sox continue their rough stretch of inconsistancy.

$400 Cincy +125
After a rough stretch of starts Bronson Arroyo has pretty much gotten back on track pitching 2 shutouts and allowing just 8 ERs in his last 27.2 innings. Marquis has also pitched well but comes his team comes off of 2 losses out of his last 3 starts. The Rockies are looking like they are simmering offensively. Look for the Reds to put more on the board in another close contest. The under may seem like a strong play in this one as Marquis has gone under in his last 5 while Arroyo and the Reds have gone 3-0-1 to the under in his last 4. Look for a 4-3 or 5-4 game.

$400 Chisox +130
When are the Yankees not a favorite? Even on the slide they are on, they still continue to be faves. The Yanks are well overdue for a slide. They have lost 3 in a row, and at times in the past they have been known to lose 5 or 6 straight. We could be witnessing one right here as Sabathia will face the lights out pitching of Mark Buehrle. Buehrle allowed 5 ERs following his perfect game in his last start. He will bounce back today as the Sox look to get back in the playoff hunt. The Sox have not faired well against the Yanks in the past as each starters team W-L record shows bad outcomes for Sox backers. However, the results have been good in this series. Buehrle has dominated at home of late allowing only 4 ERs in his last 3. Look for Chicago to finish the Yanks off in the finale.

$200 Tampa Bay -1.5(-130)
The Rays are hot and the Royals still are not. KC started the year nicely but have vaporized ever since and find themselves as the worst in the AL. Tampa is gaining momentum gaining ground slowly on Boston and the Yanks. Shields has had his way with KC at home in the past. In his last 3 at home, he has allowed 2 ERs in each with KC finishing all 3 games with the 2 runs. I expect similar results today. Bannister, who has struggled at times this year, has come alive of late and has shown improvement. He and KC have lost his last 4 outings with Tampa. He has allowed 15 ERs in his last 3 in Tampa. Rays should easily put up 7+ today just as they did yesterday. Look for similar results to Saturdays contest. Rays by 5 and the runline win.

[ThePlatinumStandard]

The Standard: 200 units

Yesterday: 0-6, -24.10 units

Currently: -118.15 units
Units remaining: 318.15

July +28.9 units

Can't say anything good about yesterday. All 5 sides were hopeful into each game after being down in all of em. Safe to say none turned out the way I wanted. Need to suck it up and post some winners moving forward. A major hill to climb, with no 10 unit plays for a while. Need a 70%+ side run to finish August off and hopefully I can still get to the desired units.
Day by day, one game at a time...

8/3/09

$200 Pittsburgh -145
$500 Wsh/Pit Over 9
Garrett Mock will make another start for the hurting Nats. Their rotation has become one of the weakest in baseball and their bullpen is probably at a minor league level these days. In fact, the Nats make just about any team look great. Mock is 0-4 on the season and has yet to win a start dating back to last year where the Nats went 0-3 in his starts. They are 0-3 in his starts this year as well. Opponents have tallied 24 runs in his 3 starts this year averaging 8 RPG. The Nats were outscored 24-10 in those games. With Charlie Morton pitching the way he has, the Nats will struggle to keep this one close. Morton has never faced Washington, but in his 2 home starts as a Pirate, he has one shutout and has allowed 3 ERs in 12 ings. Morton gets my vote, Pirates roll 8-3.

$500 Baltimore +250
Chris Tillmann will make his sophomore start in the big leagues while Verlander will look to continue his new found dominance. The Tigers are a heavy fave in this one, as the Os have slumped of late. Tillmann was broken in well in his first outing allowing 3 ERs in less than 5 innings. He allowed 7 hits, 3 of them homers. The Os come off a tiring series with the Sox and an 18-10 loss yesterday. Tigers have had struggles recently as well dropping 2 of 3 to the lowly Indians on the road. No one has faith in Baltimore on the road against Verlander. Look for a cataclismic upset tonight as Tillmann will keep Detroit in a rut. At this price with a new faced starter with one start under his belt, anything is possible. Don't judge on one start.

[Murdoch Sez]

Tough break on that Baltimore game , that would have had you sitting pretty. ... One of these days both you and i are going to get hot and when we do , KATIE BAR THE DOOR !!!!!

... Let's get it started TODAY

[wayner]

Tough day all around !! I thinking you're do!!! May the winners be yours!!

[ThePlatinumStandard]

The Standard: 200 units

Yesterday: 1-2, -2.90 units

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July +28.9 units

8/4/09

$500
Minnesota -140
Tampa Bay -120
ChiSox +130
Philly -140
ChC/Cincy Over 9

$300 Atl/SD Over 7
$200 Texas -120

[ThePlatinumStandard]

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July +28.9 units


8/5/09

$300 LAA/ChW UNDER 9.5
$200 Pittsburgh -105
$200 Arz/Pit Over 8
$400 Cincy +175

[CaptainJack]

Nice work yesterday and good luck today

[ThePlatinumStandard]

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Yesterday: 2-2, +5.7 units

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8/6/09

$300
Washington +155
Oakland Even
KC -110
Sea/KC Over 9.5

$400 Pittsburgh +120
$500 Chisox -145

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8/7/09

$300 Boston/NY Yankees Over 9
$200 Houston -120
$200 TB/Seattle Under 7.5
$500 Florida +130
$500 St. Louis -220