Giants minus $1.24 at Brewers The Giants have been piling on the Brewers in this series. I’m going to join the pile. San Francisco has outscored Milwaukee, 23-2, in winning the first three games of this series. That’s the way things were headed even before the series. The Giants are 21-12 since a 6-13 start, […]
White Sox minus $1.34 at Tigers It’s often tempting to go against the Tigers. The question here is it worth it to back the White Sox as road chalk? Yes in this case. The White Sox are 7-2 in their last nine games. Their starter, Lucas Giolito, is showing signs of having a bounce back […]
Tuesday, May 23 A’s plus 1 1/2 runs even money (run line) at Mariners Of course I’ll need 1 1/2 runs, but I’m willing to toss out a peanut on the visiting A’s against the Mariners. Yes, I realize the A’s are the worst team in baseball at 10-39. But please hear me out. The Mariners […]
The record shows a surprising 24-21 mark. But reality is creeping up fast on the Pirates. Pittsburgh is 4-13 in its last 17 games. I don’t see the Pirates stopping that downward cycle in a pitching matchup of righties Merrill Kelly versus Roansy Contreras. Kelly is a quality starter. Contreras is not. Kelly is in excellent form, […]
By Stephen Nover Cardinals plus $1.37 hosting Dodgers Situational handicapping doesn’t play out nearly that well in baseball as it does in some other sports. But this spot does set up well for the home underdog Cardinals. The Dodgers have been home for the last week. They just concluded a tough series against the Twins. […]
By Stephen Nover Justice can be a joke. That is proven again with former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III. A drunk Ruggs was driving his Chevrolet Corvette Stingray at 156 mph on Rainbow Boulevard and Spring Valley Parkway, a residential street in Las Vegas, in the early hours of Nov. 2, 2021 when he […]
