Atlanta (Santana) @ Pittsburgh 7:05 PM ET
Game# 903-904
Play On: Pittsburgh -108 (10*)

The Braves have the unenviable task of playing on a Monday following a Sunday night ESPN national telecast appearance. That's been a kiss of death for the majority of teams this season who've had to endure that assignment. The last time Atlanta embarked on a road trip like they will be setting out to do tonight, they went a miserable 0-8 on that swing. . The Braves Ervin Santana has been in good form of late, but has gone just 4-7 against the money on the road this season.

This is a Pittsburgh team that's dropped 5 in a row, but returns to PNC Park tonight where they've been an excellent 39-24 (.619) this season, and that includes 19-6 in the last 25 at home. The Pirates starter Vance Worley has been a rejuvenated pitcher since being recalled from the minors, and is starting to resemble the good looking prospect that won 15-games in his rookie season with the Phillies. Worley has posted a stellar 2.32 ERA in 10-starts overall this year, and that's not good news for the Braves. Atlanta has gone 0-13 the last 2-seasons when facing a National League starting pitcher with an ERA of 2.70 or less.

Any home team that's -100 to -150 on the money line, following 2 straight games in which their bullpen blew a save, versus an opponent who saw their bullpen all no earned runs in their previous game, has gone 68-26 (72.3%) over the last 18-seasons. Play on the Pittsburgh Pirates as a 10* Top Play selection.

Oakland (Lester) @ Atlanta (Minor) 8:05 PM ET
Game# 979-980
Play On: Oakland -150 (10*)

This is a pitching mismatch this evening. The Oakland starter John Lester has been on fire in going 10-1 in his last 11 against the money with an excellent 1.46 ERA and better than 5:1 strikeout to walk ratio. The Braves Mike Minor has been horrible over his last 5-starts posting a large 7.57 ERA and 1.94 WHIP.

The Braves will be looking for their 3rd straight win tonight, and they've accomplished that feat just once since July 18th. The A's have lost 4-games in a row for just the 2nd time this season, the first occurrence of such came in late May, and they haven't had a 5-game losing streak all season long.

Any American League team that's hitting .265 or less on the year, and they have a bullpen ERA of 3.75 or less, versus a National League opponent with a starting pitcher that has an ERA of 5.20 to 5.70 on the season, has gone 47-17 (73.4%) against the money over the last 18-seasons. Play on the Oakland A's as a 10* Top Play selection.

Yankees (Greene) @ Rays (Smyly) 7:10 PM ET
Game# 915-916
Play On: Under 7.0 (10*)

The Yankees starter Greene has seen 4 of his last 5-starts go under the total while posting a stellar 2.92 ERA and 1.14 WHIP. The Yankees have seen just 2 of their last 10-games go over the total. They've been anemic offensively over their last 5-games scoring a total of 7-runs, or 1.4 runs per game.

The Rays starter Smyly has seen 4 of his last 5-starts go under the total while posting a very good 2.93 ERA. The Rays have gone over the total in just 1 of their last 7-games. The Tampa pitching has been outstanding of late allowing a total of 10-runs over their last 7-games, or just 1.4 runs per game.

Today's home plate umpire will be Kerwin Danley, and that's significant from a handicapping perspective. Danley has seen 18 of his 22-games (81.9%) this seen go under the total when he's calling balls and strikes, in addition to 55 of 75 (73.3%) going under during the last 3-years when he's behind the dish.

Play on this game to go under as my "10* Top Play Total of the Week".

Brewers (Nelson) @ Dodgers (Grienke) 10:10 PM ET
Game#961-962
Play On: Milwaukee +160 (10*)

The Brewers have gone a remarkable 5-0 this season as a money line road underdog of +150 or more. The Milwaukee starter Jimmy Nelson has displayed very good form over his last 3-starts with a 3.15 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. His lone start (5/25) on the road came in his 2014 debut at Miami, when he tossed 5 2/3 of scoreless baseball during a 7-1 Brewers win. He was brilliant the Brewers AAA affiliate in Nashville this season, where he was 10-2 with an excellent 1.46 ERA, and a 0.92 WHIP.

The Dodgers starter Zack Greinke hasn’t fared well in 2 career starts versus the Brewers, going 0-2 against the money, with a large 8.10 ERA and 2.10 WHIP. Both of those outings took place since the start of the 2013 season. The Dodgers actually been much better on the road (40-26) than at home (30-27) in 2014.

Play on the Milwaukee Brewers as a 10* Top Play money line underdog.

Cincinnati (Simon) @ Colorado (De La Rosa) 8:40 PM ET
Game# 911-912
Play On: Colorado -116 (10*)

The Colorado starter Jorge De La Rosa has gone a very profitable 8-2 against the money at home this season while posting a solid 3.39 ERA. The Rockies hurler has been stellar in his last 3 at Coors Field going 3-0 versus the money with an excellent 1.86 ERA. Finally the Colorado southpaw has gone an incredible 17-2 against the money the last 2-seasons at home when the total is 8.5 to 10.0.

The Reds starter Alfredo Simon was off to a terrific start to the season, and then has been on a steady downward spiral of late. The Reds right-hander has gone 0-5 in his last 5 versus the money with a lofty 4.79 ERA and 1.60 WHIP. Simon faced the Rockies once this season and only last 3.0 innings, allowing 5 earned runs, on 8-hits, in addition to surrendering 3 home runs.

Any National League money line favorite of -110 to -160 with a starting pitcher that has an ERA of 4.20 to 4.70 on the year, versus a National League opponent that's hitting .255 or less for the season, and that opponents starting pitcher has a WHIP of 1.15 or less, has gone 60-21 (74.1%) over the last 17-seasons. Play on the Colorado Rockies as a 10* Best Bet selection.

St. Louis (Masterson) @ Miami (Eovaldi) 7:10 PM ET
Game# 955-956
Play On: Miami -121 (10*)

The Cardinals Justin Masterson has been pathetic in his last 5-starts as evidenced by a monster 12.18 ERA and 2.29 WHIP in those outings. In 11 starts on the road Masterson has posted a large 7.43 ERA and 1.93 WHIP. The change of scenery from Cleveland to St. Louis has done nothing to cure his recent ineptness. The Cardinals enter tonight having lost 4 of their last 5.

The Marlins enter tonight having won 4 of their last 5-games and are just 4.5 games out of the final wild card spot in the National League, and are also just 6.0 games behind the 1st place Washington Nationals in the NL East race. Somehow they've managed to do so despite losing their top two starting pitchers to injuries. The Marlins starter tonight is Nathan Eovaldi who's been extremely sharp in his last 2-starts. This is a Miami team which has hit far better at home this season than on the road.

Any home team which is +125 to -125 on the money line, averages 4.1 or less runs per game, and has a bullpen ERA of 3.75 or less, versus a National League opponent with a starting pitcher who has an ERA of 5.70 or more, has gone 40-16 (71.4%) during the past 17-seasons. Play on the Miami Marlins as a 10* Top Play selection.

White Sox (Quintana) @ Giants (Peavy) 3:45 PM ET
Game# 973-974
Play On: White Sox +129 (10*)

There's a plethora reasons to fade the money line favorite Giants in this spot. The Giants starter Jake Peavy has gone an embarrassing 0-12 against the money in his last 12-starts for both the Giants and Red Sox. The Giants enter today having dropped 5 in a row and have averaged just 1.8 runs per game over that span. The White Sox starter Jose Quintana has pitched much better than his 2014 record indicates. Quintana has posted a stellar 1.90 ERA over his last 4-starts, and has a very good 2.32 ERA in 10-starts during the day in 2014.

Any American League money line underdog of +100 to +150 that's hitting .240 or less over their last 10-games, and is facing a National League starting pitcher with an ERA of 4.20 to 5.20, has gone 29-13 (69%) during the past 17-seasons. Play on the Chicago White Sox as a 10* Top Play selection.

Brewers (Peralta) @ Cubs (Hendricks) 8:05 PM ET
Game# 907-908
Play On: Cubs +109 (10*)

The Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks has pitched extremely well over his last 4-starts after having a shaky 2014 debut. In those 4-outings he's posted an excellent 0.95 ERA. The Cubbies have gone 5-0 in their last 5-games after scoring 2-runs or less in their previous contest.

The Brewers starter Wily Peralta has pitched very well of late. However, he's 0-2 against the money line versus the Cubs this season with a very lofty 6.39 ERA. Milwaukee has gone 0-5 in their last 5-games versus an opponent that scored 2-runs or less in their previous outing.

Play on the Chicago Cubs as a 10* Best Bet selection.

Washington (Gonzalez) @ Atlanta (Wood) 8:05 PM ET
Game# 905-906
Play On: Atlanta -120 (10*)

The Washington starter Gio Gonzalez has been shaky in his last 5-starts going 1-4 against the money with a lofty 5.74 ERA. The Washington southpaw is a dismal 0-7 against the money in his last 7 versus the Braves with a 5.48 ERA and 1.51 WHIP.

Despite their loss on Saturday, the Braves have gone an outstanding 33-14 (.702) at home the last 2-seasons versus an opponent with a winning record. They've also defeated the Nationals in 8 of 12-meetings in 2014, and it includes 4 of the 5 played at Turner Field. The Braves starter Alex Wood has faced the Nationals 4-times in his career and each of those starts have come since 2013. In those 4-outings the Braves hurler has posted an excellent 1.57 ERA and compiled an almost 5:1 strikeout to walk ratio.

Play on the Atlanta Braves as a 10* Top Play selection.

NY Mets (Gee) @ Philadelphia (Hamels) 7:05 PM ET
Game#953-954
Play On: Philadelphia -1.5 (+130) (10*)

The Phillies Cole Hamels has been virtually untouchable over his last 4-starts with a microscopic 0.60 ERA and a better than 16:1 strikeout to walk ratio. In his last 3-starts versus the Mets this season the veteran southpaw has compiled an excellent 0.82 ERA. He will be facing a Mets team today that's gone 0-11 this season on the road when facing a National League starting pitcher who has an ERA of 3.00 or less on the year.

The Mets Dillon Gee has gone 0-4 against the money in his last 4-starts with a very lofty 6.81 ERA, and he allowed 5 home runs in just 22 1/3 innings of work. Since the start of the 2013 season, the Mets right-hander is 1-5 against the money versus the Phillies with a large 7.71 ERA. He allowed 10 home runs in just 32 2/3 innings during those 6-starts.

Play on the Philadelphia Phillies -1.5 on the run-line as a 10* Best Bet selection.

St. Louis (Lackey) @ Baltimore (Jimenez) 4:05 PM ET
Game# 977-978
Play On: Over 8.5 (10*)

The St. Louis starter John Lackey has faced the Orioles 3-times this season as a former member of the Boston Red Sox. He didn't do well in those outings posting a large 7.02 ERA and 1.74 WHIP. He will be facing an Orioles team that's seen 22 of their 31-games go over the total in the last 2-seasons when facing a National League opponent. The Orioles starter Ubaldo Jimenez is coming off the DL and this will be his first start since July 5th. Jimenez is 6-12 against the money in 2014 with a lofty 4.52 ERA and 1.54 WHIP. The Orioles hurler has 10-starts in day games this season and posted a pathetic 10.55 ERA and 2.34 WHIP in those outings. This one has all the ear marks of a high scoring affair. Play on the game to go over the total as a 10* Top Play selection.

Mets (Colon) @ Phillies (Burnett) 7:05 PM ET
Game# 903-904
Play On: Mets -104 (10*)

The Mets Bartolo Colon has gone 2-0 against the money versus the Phillies this season with an excellent 1.84 ERA. Colon has gone a superb 10-1 against the money when facing a division opponent the last 2-seasons. The Phillies A.J. Burnett has gone 0-2 against the money versus the Mets in 2014 with a horrible 9.00 ERA. Burnett has gone 0-4 against the money in his last 4 overall with a lofty 6.41 ERA and 1.73 WHIP. The Mets have defeated the Phillies in 8 of their 12-meetings this season including 5 of the 6 played in Philadelphia. As a matter of fact, The Mets have gone at terrific 18-6 the last 3-seasons at First Citizens Park in the "City of Brotherly Love". Play on the Mets as a 10* Top Play selection.

Dodgers (Ryu) @ Angels (Wilson) 10:05 PM ET
Game# 975-976
Play On: Dodgers +102 (10*)

The Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu has been rock solid on the road this season going 8-3 against the money with a stellar 2.89 ERA. He enters tonight in stellar form over his last 4-starts going a perfect 4-0 against the money with a 2.42 ERA, a 0.96 WHIP, and a better than 9:1 strikeout to walk ratio.

The Angels starter C.J. Wilson has been in awful form over his last 5-starts posting a large 9.38 ERA, a mammoth 2.61 WHIP, and allowed a staggering 6 home runs while last just a total of 18.0 innings in those appearances.

Play against any home team with a pitcher that's posted a 2.00 or more WHIP in his last 3-starts, and they have an 0n-base-percentage of .260 or less in their last 3-games. By following this MLB betting system you would be 43-13 (76.8%) against the money line over the past 5-seasons. Play on the Dodgers as a 10* Top Play selection.

Baltimore (Gonzalez) @ Toronto (Happ) 7:05 PM ET
Game# 961-962
Play On: Under 9.0 (10*)

The Baltimore starter Miguel Gonzalez has seen 4 of his last 5-starts go under the total while posting a very good 2.60 ERA in the process. Since the start of the 2013 season Gonzalez has started against the Blue Jays 6-times and has posted a stellar 2.43 ERA and 0.97 WHIP. The Orioles have gone under the total in 44 of 69-games (63.8%) when the total is 8.5 to 10.0. Baltimore has also gone under the total in 12 of 15-games (80%) this season after scoring 1-run or less in their previous game.

The Toronto starter J.A. Happ enters tonight in superb form over his last 3-starts with a 1.96 ERA and 1.04 WHIP. Happ has seen 10 of his 12-starts (83.3%) go under the last 2-years when the total is 8.5 to 10.0. The Blue Hays hurlers has stated once each in 2013 and 2014 versus the Orioles and has compiled a microscopic 0.60 ERA in those outings.

Play on this game to go under the total as a 10* Top Play selection.

Cubs (Hendricks) @ Colorado (Flande) 3:10 PM ET
Game# 955-956
Play On: Cubs -107 (10*)

The Cubs starter Hendricks enters today in terrific form over his last 3-starts having posted a 0.89 ERA during that stretch.The Cubs are hitting a stellar .280 as a team over their last 7-games, and despite yesterday's loss have won 6 of the last 9 overall.

The Rockies starter Flande has gone 0-5 against the money this season with a lofty 6.08 ERA. The Rockies have gone a dismal 10-35 over the last 2-seasons when facing a pitcher who averages 6.5 or more innings per start.

Any team (Cubs) that's hitting .250 or less on the year, and their pitcher has walked 1 or less in each of his past 2-starts, versus an opponent with a starting pitcher who has a 5.70 or more ERA, has gone 36-16 against the money line over the past 17-seasons. Play on the Chicago Cubs as a 10* Best Bet selection.