September 12, 2013 Sports Picks

I had a very good day yesterday going 6-3 for +924.  My picks for today are:

Nationals -1.5 +110 $150 to win $165
- A lot of Washington hitters have been hot lately (Span, Werth, Desmond, Ramos, Zimmerman) and Roark is 5-0 with a 0.94 ERA.  The Mets aren't playing well and Harang is not good.  He has given up 7 earned runs in three of his last five starts.

Pirates -1.5 +120 $150 to win $180
- This is more about the Pirates offense than the pitching matchup.  The Pirates have a very good offensive team and should be able to put up runs against Rusin and the Cubs.  Locke hasn't pitched all that well but I visualize a good game for him tonight.

Cardinals -170 $510 to win $300
- Big bet on the Cards tonight.  Joe Kelly has been outstanding going 5-0 over his last five starts.  He has given up just 5 earned runs in those five starts.  The Brewers are hit or miss and tonight they will miss.  Thornburg is decent but the Cardinals should be able to score some runs off of him at home.

Dodgers -180 $270 to win $150
- Greinke has been outstanding this year and hasn't given up more than 2 runs over his last 8 starts.  Matt Cain is capable but has really struggled this year.  LA is coming off a loss and they will be motivated to get back on the winning track tonight.

A's -164 $164 to win $100
- Oakland went crazy offensively last night and I think that carries over to today.  A.J. Griffin is really good and should be able to limit Minnesota's offense.  Scott Diamond is coming back up from AAA and is sporting a 5.52 ERA.  I'm a fan of Diamond but the A's will most likely hit him hard today.

Red Sox -120 $240 to win $200
-Boston is hot and Tampa is cold.  Jake Peavy has been really good lately and Hellickson has been pretty bad this year.  Over his last seven starts he has give up more than 3 earned runs in five of those starts.  

NFL & NCAA:

Patriots -550 $1,100 to win $200
- New England almost lost to Buffalo last week but this week they are home against the Jets.  This seems to be a lock and I'm betting big.

Patriots vs. Jets over 43 -110 $220 to win $200
- Both teams seem to be able to put up points so I'm going on the over tonight.  The Patriots won't be running as much so that means more passes and more quick scores.  The Jets will be playing from behind so they will have to throw or have the QB run. 

TX Tech +3.5 -110 $220 to win $200
L Tech / Ark St Parlay $200 to win $154

Jonny