5/27 - Soft Play

Playing it safe, or at least as safe as gambling can get. No such thing as an easy win, but here is to hoping for a little dough in my pocket.

May 27, 2010Less	Combination 1 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (Moneyline)Cincinnati: J Cueto (No Action)-200Open 2 Kansas City at Boston (Moneyline)Boston: B Matsuzak (No Action)-235Open 3 Chicago (A) at Tampa Bay (Moneyline)Tampa Bay: J Niemann (No Action)-190Open	5.00
Bet Type: Combination Bet Price: +226 Valid Selections: 3 Bet Amount: 5.00 Number of Wins: 0 Bet Payout: 16.32 Time Placed: May 27, 2010 10:05 AM

5/26 - Looking to get Lucky

Four leaf clover pick, down and dirty:

May 26, 2010Less	Combination 1 Texas at Kansas City (Over/Under)Over + 9.5-115Open 2 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (Moneyline)Cincinnati: B Arroyo (No Action)-180Open 3 Oakland at Baltimore (Moneyline)Oakland: T Cahill (No Action)+105Open	5.00
Bet Type: Combination Bet Price: +496 Valid Selections: 3 Bet Amount: 5.00 Number of Wins: 0 Bet Payout: 29.81 Time Placed: May 26, 2010 10:23 AM

5/25....Game On

Yesterday there weren't enough games at make it worth it, but I am back on today. My guess is that the Phillies will rock RA Dickey and the Mets, Verlander comes alive, Livan and the Nats can travel out west and make noise or at least not lose by 2 or more runs, and the Rangers can contain a struggling Gil Meche. Here it is down and dirty:

May 25, 2010Less	Combination 1 Washington at San FranciscoWashington: L Hernandez + 1.5-215Open 2 Detroit at Seattle (Moneyline)Detroit: Verlander (No Action)-125Open 3 Texas at Kansas City (Moneyline)Texas: R Harden (No Action)-150Open 4 Philadelphia at New York (N) (Moneyline)Philadelphia: J Moyer (No Action)-140Open	5.00
Bet Type: Combination Bet Price: +653 Valid Selections: 4 Bet Amount: 5.00 Number of Wins: 0 Bet Payout: 37.67 Time Placed: May 25, 2010 10:51 AM

5/23 - Going Bananas

So yesterday's safe play wasn't too safe after all. As expected, Dice-K and Kendrick didn't give up that many runs. Damn assholes. Got a big play in store for today to end the "rivalry inter-league" play. Here it is, down and dirty:

May 23, 2010Less	Combination 1 Tampa Bay at Houston (Moneyline)Tampa Bay: D Price (No Action)-195Open 2 Florida at Chicago (A) (Moneyline)Florida: J Johnson (No Action)-145Open 3 San Diego at Seattle (Moneyline)Seattle: F Hernandez (No Action)-150Open 4 Cincinnati at Cleveland (Moneyline)Cincinnati: H Bailey (No Action)-140Open 5 Milwaukee at Minnesota (Moneyline)Minnesota: C Pavano (No Action)-210Open	5.00
Bet Type: Combination Bet Price: +978 Valid Selections: 5 Bet Amount: 5.00 Number of Wins: 0 Bet Payout: 53.91 Time Placed: May 23, 2010 11:43 AM

5/22...Playing it Safe

Hopefully today will be a safe play. My biggest threat is the over 10.5 in the Red Sox/Phillies game. With Dice-K and Kendrick on the mound, I expect a lot of runs. Now that I've placed some dough on the game, I'm sure both pitchers will choose today to have the games of thier lives.

May 22, 2010Less	Combination 1 Boston at Philadelphia (Over/Under)Over + 10.5-115Open 2 New York (A) at New York (N) (Moneyline)New York (A): P Hughes (No Action)-165Open 3 Atlanta at Pittsburgh (Moneyline)Atlanta: D Lowe (No Action)-160Open	5.00
Bet Type: Combination Bet Price: +388 Valid Selections: 3 Bet Amount: 5.00 Number of Wins: 0 Bet Payout: 24.40 Time Placed: May 22, 2010 10:32 AM

5/21...........Road to Recovery

A win yesterday gave the account some much needed life. I hope to cruise today as inter-league play starts. I don't have much faith in the Mets these days, so I like the Yanks to crush them and having both teams above a total of 9 Runs. Also like the Nats and the Rays today. Here it is, down and dirty:

May 21, 2010Less	Combination 1 New York (A) at New York (N) (Over/Under)Over + 9.0-110Open 2 Tampa Bay at Houston (Moneyline)Tampa Bay: M Garza (No Action)-195Open 3 New York (A) at New York (N) (Moneyline)New York (A): J Vazquez (No Action)-180Open 4 Baltimore at Washington (Moneyline)Washington: S Olsen (No Action)-165Open	3.19
Bet Type: Combination Bet Price: +622 Valid Selections: 4 Bet Amount: 3.19 Number of Wins: 0 Bet Payout: 23.02 Time Placed: May 21, 2010 10:56 AM

And the losing continues..........

Not much to say. I think this is a safe play, but............

May 20, 2010Less	Combination 1 San Diego at Los Angeles (Moneyline)Los Angeles: C Kershaw (No Action)-160Open 2 Colorado at Houston (Moneyline)Colorado: U Jimenez (No Action)-145Open 3 Baltimore at Texas (Moneyline)Texas: S Feldman (No Action)-145Open	5.00
Bet Type: Combination Bet Price: +364 Valid Selections: 3 Bet Amount: 5.00 Number of Wins: 0 Bet Payout: 23.20 Time Placed: May 20, 2010 11:29 AM

5/19/2010...a day of recovery.

I got absolutely crushed yesterday. I can't believe Roy Holliday threw a complete game and still lost to the butt pirates. Makes me believe that there is a God. Feeling a little desperate for a much needed win. Here is what I hope can bounce me back today.

May 19, 2010Less	Combination 1 Kansas City at ClevelandKansas City: G Meche + 1.5-160Open 2 Florida at St Louis (Moneyline)St Louis: J Garcia (No Action)-180Open 3 Milwaukee at Pittsburgh (Moneyline)Milwaukee: R Wolf (No Action)-160Open 4 New York (N) at Washington (Moneyline)Washington: L Hernadez (No Action)-145Open	5.00
Bet Type: Combination Bet Price: +594 Valid Selections: 4 Bet Amount: 5.00 Number of Wins: 0 Bet Payout: 34.70 Time Placed: May 19, 2010 10:07 AM

And we are back......

Sorry for the lay-off as I was moving. I still made bets along the way, but unfortunately I have hit a losing skid. Still managing to stay afloat, but it is getting close. Today's plays:
Philly and Roy will blast the Butt Pirates, I have faith in King Felix and hope that the M's can give him some run support and that same philosophy is the same for the Mets with Santana taking the mound. Florida got shut-out last night, so I hope they were saving thier runs for today. Here it is down and dirty:

May 18, 2010Less	Combination 1 Pittsburgh at PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia: R Halladay - 1.5-160Open 2 Seattle at Oakland (Moneyline)Seattle: F Hernandz (No Action)-135Open 3 New York (N) at Atlanta (Moneyline)New York (N): JO Santana (No Action)-120Open 4 Arizona at Florida (Moneyline)Florida: J Johnson (No Action)-200Open	5.00
Bet Type: Combination Bet Price: +678 Valid Selections: 4 Bet Amount: 5.00 Number of Wins: 0 Bet Payout: 38.89 Time Placed: May 18, 2010 10:38 AM

4/9/10 - Simple Ways - Simple Plays

Went 2 and 2 yesterday for a loss. Both Tampa Bay and the White Sox had a chance to win, but couldn't quite get over the hump.

Today I went with some simple plays. The only play worth noting is the White Sox beating the Twins. I think the Twins are the better team, but the fact that they ended late in the evening on the west coast, and then has to travel 2 time zones to play an early evening game. I think the Twins just won't have enough gas for this one, while the White Sox get to stay home for back-to-back series.

Down and dirty:

Apr 9, 2010Less	Combination 1 Philadelphia at Houston (Moneyline)Philadelphia: J Happ (No Action)-170Open 2 San Diego at Colorado (Moneyline)Colorado: De La Rosa (No Action)-185Open 3 Minnesota at Chicago (A) (Moneyline)Chicago (A): J Danks (No Action)-115Open 4 Boston at Kansas City (Moneyline)Boston: Wakefield (No Action)-165Open	5.00
Bet Type: Combination Bet Price: +635 Valid Selections: 4 Bet Amount: 5.00 Number of Wins: 0 Bet Payout: 36.73 Time Placed: April 9, 2010 10:45 AM

4/8/10 - Hoping to get back

Yesterday I went 5-5. I didn't expect to hit it, but it would have been nice to collect a $500+ payout. Looking to get another win today with:

Dodgers - hope they can get there first win against the lousy Pirates.
Rays - Looking for them to continue to squeak by the O's.
White Sox - Masterson for the Indians has to prove he can win for I take him against the White Sox.
Blue Jays - Taking Ricky Romero and the Jays as an underdawg pick, hopefully this young pitcher can come thru on his first start this season.

Here it is, down and dirty:

Apr 8, 2010Less	Combination 1 Los Angeles at Pittsburgh (Moneyline)Los Angeles: Billingsley (No Action)-170Open 2 Cleveland at Chicago (A) (Moneyline)Chicago (A): G Floyd (No Action)-145Open 3 Baltimore at Tampa Bay (Moneyline)Tampa Bay: J Niemann (No Action)-185Open 4 Toronto at Texas (Moneyline)Toronto: R Romero (No Action)+130Open	5.00
Bet Type: Combination Bet Price: +851 Valid Selections: 4 Bet Amount: 5.00 Number of Wins: 0 Bet Payout: 47.54 Time Placed: April 8, 2010 10:55 AM

4/7/10 - Playing with Fire

So usually after a win, I like to "splurge" and make a big play with the "change" that is left over. "Change" to me is any amount that gets my account back to a multiple of $5. I think that a $5 bet is small enough for me to risk, but big enough to make the win amount worth taking. I think the games that causes the most threats for a loss are:
White Sox and Peavy getting out performed by the Indians
Angels mainly because the Twins are a dangerous team this year
Giants, not a strong team and the Astros (or anyone) can pull a win against SF.

Here is today's play, down and dirty:

Apr 7, 2010Less	Combination 1 San Francisco at Houston (Moneyline)San Francisco: M Cain (No Action)-165Open 2 Philadelphia at Washington (Moneyline)Philadelphia: C Hamels (No Action)-180Open 3 Los Angeles at Pittsburgh (Moneyline)Los Angeles: C Kershaw (No Action)-180Open 4 Minnesota at LA Anaheim (Moneyline)LA Anaheim: E Santana (No Action)-150Open 5 Detroit at Kansas City (Moneyline)Detroit: M Scherzer (No Action)-140Open 6 Cleveland at Chicago (A) (Moneyline)Chicago (A): J Peavy (No Action)-170Open 7 St Louis at Cincinnati (Moneyline)St Louis: Wainwright (No Action)-145Open 8 New York (A) at Boston (Moneyline)Boston: J Lackey (No Action)-150Open 9 Florida at New York (N) (Moneyline)Florida: R Nolasco (No Action)-125Open 10 Baltimore at Tampa Bay (Moneyline)Tampa Bay: M Garza (No Action)-240Open	4.12
Bet Type: Combination Bet Price: +12564 Valid Selections: 10 Bet Amount: 4.12 Number of Wins: 0 Bet Payout: 521.75 Time Placed: April 7, 2010 10:48 AM

4/6/10 - Small Play

Not a lot of games today due to the day off after opening day scenario, but I did manage to find three games to play.
-Colorado is starting a new pitcher today due to an injury to their schedule, so I think the first game jitters are going to get to him and Randy Wolf and the Brewers will pull this one out. I really like Colorado in the long run, but not in this game.
-I also like what Tampa Bay is putting out, and not liking what the O's have to offer. Dominant pitching will take persistence in this one.
-San Diego and Arizona, two teams which I would normally bet against. I'm hesitant taking this game, and this is the game that could do me in for the day, but I like Chris Young a lot better than I like Edwin Jackson and the D-backs line-up. Edwin Jackson is also making his first start for the D-backs.

Here it is, down and dirty:

Apr 6, 2010Less	Combination 1 San Diego at Arizona (Moneyline)San Diego: C Young (No Action)+135Open 2 Colorado at Milwaukee (Moneyline)Milwaukee: R Wolf (No Action)-165Open 3 Baltimore at Tampa Bay (Moneyline)Tampa Bay: J Shields (No Action)-220Open	4.00
Bet Type: Combination Bet Price: +449 Valid Selections: 3 Bet Amount: 4.00 Number of Wins: 0 Bet Payout: 21.96 Time Placed: April 6, 2010 11:18 AM

Opening Day was a Success

The only problem is that I did not get a chance to post my plays. I went to see the Nationals face off the Phillies in the first game of the season. Beautiful day, but my buddy and I missed Obama's first pitch as security to get into the stadium was tight and took awhile to actually get in. Here is my thoughts on yesterday's win.
-As much as I hated doing it, I took the Phillies -1.5 on the Runline. I thought that Roy Halladay was too much for the Nats to handle on the first start of the season, not to mention that the last spring training game of the season, the Nats had to face the Boston Red Sox and Tim Wakefield. How unfair is it that you go all spring preparing yourself against regular pitching, and right before the games really start to count, you have to face a 60mph knuckleball. Fair? I think not, but I did make money.
-With the rest of the 3 games it came down to who had the better pitcher. Seattle almost blew it for me in the late game, but Oakland brought in their closer (Andrew Bailey) in the 8th for a non-save situation. Huge mistake. He ended up costing them the game.

Apr 6, 2010Less	Win Cleveland at Chicago (A) (Moneyline )Chicago (A): M Buehrle (No Action) -175Win Seattle at Oakland (Moneyline )Seattle: F Hernanadez (No Action) -130Win St Louis at Cincinnati (Moneyline )St Louis: Carpenter (No Action) -155Win Philadelphia at WashingtonPhiladelphia: R Halladay -1.5-125Win		$41.17
Bet Type: Combination Bet Price: +723 Valid Selections: 4 Bet Amount: 5.00 Number of Wins: 4 Bet Payout: 41.17 Time Placed: April 3, 2010 7:35 PM

3/21-22/10 - Sunday/Monday Madness, NIT + CBI + NCAA Play

Going big with a 7 team parlay today. The risk is little, but the payout is large (large for me anyway).

Mar 21, 2010Less	Combination 1 Appalachian St at MarshallAppalachian St + 9.5-110Open 2 Coll Charleston at Va CommonwealthColl Charleston + 13.0-110Open 3 Kent State at Illinois (Moneyline)Illinois-430Open 4 Texas A&M v Purdue (Moneyline)Texas A&M-130Open 5 Georgia Tech v Ohio St (Moneyline)Ohio St-310Open 6 California v Duke (Moneyline)Duke-305Open 7 Missouri v West Virginia (Moneyline)West Virginia-270Open	2.50
Bet Type: Combination Bet Price: +1813 Valid Selections: 7 Bet Amount: 2.50 Number of Wins: 0 Bet Payout: 47.82 Time Placed: March 21, 2010 8:18 AM

3/20/10 - NIT + NCAA Saturday Play

Looking for some small value with a small play today. The biggest play at risk is the NCSU +5.5 UAB, but the Over 123 could be the one that puts this ticket in jeopardy. After seeing all the low scores in the NCAA tournament, I many have just taken a sucker bet. However, the game is being played on a college campus and not a big wide open arena, which may be the reason why shooting percentages are low. But, that is just my thoughts and reasoning. Here is my play, down and dirty.

Mar 19, 2010Less	Combination 1 Jacksonville at Texas Tech (Moneyline)Texas Tech-460Open 2 No Carolina St at UAB (Over/Under)Over + 123.0-110Open 3 No Carolina St at UABNo Carolina St + 5.5-110Open 4 North Carolina at Mississippi St (Moneyline)Mississippi St-340Open 5 Northern Iowa v Kansas (Moneyline)Kansas-900Open 6 Wake Forest v Kentucky (Moneyline)Kentucky-550Open 7 Ohio v Tennessee (Moneyline)Tennessee-460Open	2.50
Bet Type: Combination Bet Price: +818 Valid Selections: 7 Bet Amount: 2.50 Number of Wins: 0 Bet Payout: 22.95 Time Placed: March 19, 2010 1:02 PM