By Stephen Nover Mariners plus $1.51 at Brewers Zach Davies is 7-1 with a 3.06 ERA. He is not nearly as good as those numbers show. The regression has started. Davies has a 7.82 ERA in his last three starts. He gave up five runs on nine hits in 2 2/3 innings against the Padres […]
By Stephen Nover A’s plus $1.02 hosting Rays Tampa Bay is a good road team. They Rays also have a solid starter going in Charle Morton. So why go against them? Three reasons: Price, spot and Frankie Montas. The Rays find themselves in a tough situation. They just were swept in New York by the […]
By Stephen Nover Blue Jays plus $1.45 hosting Angels Like a bad penny, Edwin Jackson keeps showing up. The Blue Jays are the record 14th major league team he has been on. Normally I would look to fade Jackson, but this actually is a rare spot to put a peanut on him because of the […]
By Stephen Nover Marlins plus $1.40 hosting Cardinals The last time I got involved with the Marlins they were plus $1.24 home ‘dogs against the Braves two days ago. The Marlins led 5-1 going into the bottom of the ninth inning. Thanks to Sergio Romo blowing that lead in a 6-5 extra inning loss, I […]
By Stephen Nover It was with tremendous sadness that I read Gale Sayers has severe dementia. The 6-footer is down to 130 pounds, hardly talks and can’t write anymore. How good of a football player was Gale Sayers? “His like will never be seen again,” George Halas said of Sayers. That’s true. But I will […]
By Stephen Nover Nationals minus 1 1/2 runs minus $1.25 (run line) hosting White Sox It has taken two months, but the Nationals are finally rounding into form winning seven of their last nine games. A key for the Nationals is a return to health of a number of key batters. The danger with backing […]
