10* over 10.5

This total dropped due to the possible wind blowing in but both starters have struggled. I think we see 1 runs or more on July 4.

10* Houston -1.5

I think we see Houston win by 2 or more runs.

TOR 3

HOUSTON 5

5* Seattle +179

Nice value on the Mariners who are 21-13 on the road. Veteran King Felix is having a decent season but has pitched well against the Yankees in the past. I expect Seattle to bounce back from a loss on Tuesday. Nice value at +170 or better.

Thanks and good luck........

5* Twins +165

I like the Twins at home as Chris Sale has struggled at times this year. Nice value at close to +165.

10* under 8.5

Both starters have ERA's under 2 in their last three starts. Lester has 8 unders and 4 overs in his last 12 starts vs. the Cardinals.

I think we see a game with just 7 runs so take the under, which is at 8 or 8.5 so shop around.

Thanks and good luck.....

10* AZ -150

We won with Arizona yesterday and they won easily. They are 21-13 at home while Pittsburgh is 2-8 in its last 10. Both pitchers have low ERA's lately but Zack Greinke is a solid starter and should stop the Pirates.

Pitt 3

AZ 5

10* Az -140

Arizona has been a solid home team. Clay Buchholz has been good this year without a lot of wins but has a great ERA. I think we see a 5-3 home win.

Pitt 3

AZ 5

Thanks and good luck...........

5* Miami +166

Take the underdogs as the Giants are a long way from home.

 Chen, Marlins starter, has a 1.06 ERA at home vs. a 10.31 ERA on the road this seaso.  Marlins are 8-1 last nine team starts during June. The Giants are 1-5 in the last six games vs. Miami and Bumgarner, while having a solid career, is 2-5 career team starts in this series. Take the home underdog at close to +166.

10* (#978) Seattle -121

Seattle won 4-3 last night and is 18-12 at home. Chris Archer of Tampa Bay has pitched well lately but has an overall ERA of 4.29 this season. Mariner starter Gonzalez has not allowed a run in 3 starts and the team is 7-4 when he pitches.

I think we see Seattle win at home on Saturday.

5* Boston +188

Nice value on the Red Sox facing Houston after the Astros return home after playing the Yankees.

5* Houston +170

Nice value on the World Series champs as they look to bounce back from a close loss on Tuesday. Keuchel is a former Cy Young winner who has good stuff and nice value in the +155 to +170 range.

10* under 8 runs

The trends point to an under:

Az under 18-7-2 at home and unders are 53-26-7 in the last 86 meetings.

5* Houston +145

It isn't often that you see the reigning World Champions as big underdogs like this. Houston won easily on Thursday and has momentum in this matchup of Keuchel vs. Kluber. Take the underdog with nice value.

10* Washington -1.5 runs

Washington blew out San Diego last night and I think they win big on Tuesday as well.

SD  3

Wash 6

Take the Nationals on the runline.

5* Detroit +242

Nice value on the hot team on the road. Take the Tigers at +242.

10* ST Louis -112

I think the Cards bounce back on Friday night.

St Louis starts Michael Wacha, who is 3-0 with a 2.25 ERA in 5 home starts (5-0 team record). Philadelphia will use Jake Arrieta, who hasn't been  as effective on the road as he has at home. Arrieta has a 2.59 ERA in 7 starts overall, but owns a higher 4.96 ERA  in 3 road starts. 

I think we see a 5-3 home win.

Phil 3

STL 5

Thanks and good luck.......

5* Tigers +155

Tigers are +146 or higher at Seattle. M's are without Cano and Nelson Cruz. Pitching matchup has Detroit starter with 3.21 ERA while Seattle's is over 5. Nice value on the underdog that is playing well.

10* under 8.5

Arizona did have an over last night but unders are 18-6-2 in their last 26 home games and 8-3-1 in their last 12 overall. Milwaukee has 14 overs and 25 unders. Corbin for Az is 4-0 with an ERA of 2.12. Take under 8.5 (-126) on Monday.

10* under 8.5

They played a 3-1 game last night. The ball hasn't traveled well since using a humidor in Arizona home games. After the first round of home games we have seen a run of unders there. Take the under on Saturday.

10* Arizona +185

Nice value on the home underdog facing Max Scherzer on Friday night. Hopefully the home team can push across some runs and win a 3-2 or 4-3 type of game.

5* Boston +185

The Red Sox and Yankees are baseball best rivalry and anything can happen when they meet. Boston has some scrappy hitters who can make a difference and have nice value at +185 or close to that as I have seen +165 at some books.

10* Wash -137

The Nats are getting hot and led by Bryce Harper. I think we see another win by the home team as they are now one game over .500.

Phil 3

Wash 5

5* Arizona +178

Take the home team as the Dodgers are below .500 on the road. Kershaw is one of the best pitchers in the game but there is nice value on the D-backs.

10* NYY +109

Take the Yankees on Sunday night as they have been playing well and have momentum after a blowout on Saturday.

10* Houston -1.5

I think Houston bounces back on Saturday and wins big.

Oak 3

Houston 6

10* NYY -1.5

We won with NYY -1.5 yesterday and they won 7-4. Taking the Yankees again vs. the Twins and hope to see a 6-4 type of score.

NYY -1.5 runs

The Yankees have won the first two games 8-3 and 14-1 and have won 4 in a row. I think we see NY win by another big margin in the range of 7-4.

Minn 4

NYY 7

10* Boston -156

The Red Sox are big favorites as they are playing well, even if they are on the road. Chris Sale is expected to start. Mookie Betts is leading the way for Boston.

Red Sox win 5-2.

10* Red Sox -119

The Red Sox have a solid hitting lineup led by Mookie Betts. They played well in LA vs. the Angles. 

Boston 5

A's 3

10* Seattle

The M's aim for their 5th win in a row. King Felix Hernandez has been up and down but solid at home. The A's starter has good numbers but I like the home team on Sunday.

Seattle wins 6-4.

5* Detroit +162

The Tigers return home after playing at Cleveland (and doing poorly). The Yankees should have a letdown after a wild series vs. the Red Sox. Fiers pitched well earlier. Nice value at +162.

10* Pitt -130

I like the Pirates who are off to a hot start. Miami has played better than expected but still lacks talent.

Pitt wins 5-3.

5* Detroit +179

Nice value on the Tigers with Michael Fulmer on the hill. He has 2 starts and a super low ERA of 0.68 as the Tigers aim to not get sweeped at Cleveland.

10* Marlins +194

The Miami Marlins have played solid baseball so far with some surprising wins. They have nice value at +194 Monday vs. the Mets who are playing a night game.

10* AZ -140

The D-Backs won 8-2 last night. They are 22-7 in the past 29 at home vs. lefthanders. Robie Ray is expected to start for the home team. I expect Lamb and Goldschimdt to play well. Arizona wins 6-3.

10* under 9.5

It is expected to be in the low 40's in Detroit. I expect to see under 9.5 runs scored on Friday.

10* LA -112

The Dodgers are down 3-2 but are at home in front of their crowd. Justin Verlander pitches for the Astros and he has solid stuff but I like Justin Turner, Bellinger and Yasiel Puig as well as Chris Taylor to play well.

10* Houston +140

Nice value on the home underdog. LA won Saturday so the series is 2-2. Kershaw is a great pitcher but has been known to struggle on the road. 

10* under 7

I think Kershaw is hard to hit and Dallas Keuchel pitches like he did in the regular season.

10* Cubs -115

The Cubs are down 2-0 in games and return home. The Yankees won last night after two losses in Houston and home field helped. Take the reigning World Series winners as we hope for Rizzo, Bryant and company to play well at Wrigley.

10* NYY -122

NY is 3-0 at home in the playoffs and outscored the opponents 16-7. They are 9-3 in their last 12 at home. I think we see NY win 4-3.

10* NYY +163

Nice value on the Yankees who have been playing well recently.

10* Arizona +107

The Dodgers have been hot and up 2-0 at home but now they go to Arizona and face Zack Greinke, who has solid stuff. I think we see Paul Goldschmidt and Lamb get some key hits.

10* Boston +127

I like the Red Sox at home at +127. They are down 2-0 to Houston but get to play at Fenway Park. Nice value on Boston at +127.

10* Cubs +154

Chicago won the World Series last year but there is no pressure on them this year. Washington has been dealing with injuries and struggled to win a playoff series in the past. Can Stephen Strasburg pitch well and can the Nationals get key hits?

10* Cleveland -130

NY should have momentum for beating Minnesota at home but now they go on the road to face Cleveland. The Indians look to bounce back from losing to the Cubs in last year's World Series.

NYY 4

Cleveland 5

10* under 8

I expect a game in the 4-2 range that stays under with Severino and Santana facing each other in the wild card game between the Yankees and Twins.

LA Dodgers at Colorado

8pm Saturday

5* Colorado +175

Clayton Kershaw is the reason the Dodgers are big favorites but they lost 9-1 at home the last time he faced the Rockies. Nice value on the home team that won 9-1 on Friday night. Colorado is fighting for a wild card spot and is a good team at home. The Rockies are 17-11 when their started (Marquez) has pitched.

10* Cubs+107

The Cubs are trying to go into the playoffs on a winning note and won easily on Monday. Nice value on Jake Arrieta at +107.

10* Cleveland -137

Take Cleveland with Salazar as they continue to win and are 24 games over .500 on the road.

10* Clevland -108

Indians are 22 games over .500 on the road and won 6-3 last night. Tomlin is 3-0 with low ERA in his last 3 starts while the Angels are 10-20 when Nolansco starts. Take Cleveland as they continue to win.

10* under 8.5

Both teams have combined to play more than 60% unders. The Indians have allowed 4 runs or lessin 24 straight games and Clevenger's ERA is under 1 run in his last 3. I think we see 8 runsor less.

Minnesota at NYY

7pm Monday

5* Minnesota +150

Nice value on the Twins as they are 39-32 on the road. Ervin Santana starts for the Twins and he has a win or no decision in his last 10 starts. Lost a 2-1 decision last year at New York. Twins beat NY 2 of 3 at home earlier.

KC at Cleveland

967/968

7:10pm Thursday

10* under 9

Cleveland has a long winning streak but they have played 55 overs to go with 79 unders. Their last few games have seen 8, 2, 11, 5, 6 and 5 runs scored. The under has prevailed 8-3-1 in the past 12 meetings in Cleveland and unders have gone 9-3-2 in game one of a series with the Indians.

Tomlin is expected to start and has allowed 2, 1, 0 and 4 runs in recent starts while KC plans to pitch Janis who has allowed 2, 3, 1, 1, 4, 2 and 1 run lately. Take the under on Thursday.

LA Dodgers at San Francisco 
Tuesday 
5* SF Giants +240

LA has lost 11 in a row and is 1-15 in their last 16 games. Kershaw starts for the Dodgers but we are playing against LA until they win.

LA at SF 
Monday 
5* SF Giants +170

Playing against the Dodgers until they win again. It does concern me that San Francisco has been on the road and returns to the west coast but they are 4-3 at home vs. LA this year. Stratton is scheduled to pitch and his ERA is 2.81 in his last 3 starts and his last game at home he threw 6 innings and allowed 0 runs. Nice value on the Giants around +170.

10* AZ has won 12 in a row while LA is coasting and lost 10 of 11. AZ has faced the LA starter several times this year and should be familiar while AZ starter Walker is from southern California and should be motivated. Nice value on the underdogs at +161.

10* O's -126

Baltimore has won 15 more at home than they have lost and beat Toronto in extra innings on Sunday. The Yankees are under .500 on the road and just beat Chris Sale and their rival Red Sox on Sunday night at home on national TV and may have a letdown going to Baltimore.

Dylan Bundy pitched a 4-0 shutout last time and is 3-0 with an ERA of 2.57 recently while Yankee starter Montgomery is 0-3 with a 5.04 ERA. The team si just 9-15 in starts while the O's are 16-9 when Bundy throws.

O's win 5-3.

5* Pittsburgh +190

Nice value on the Pirates as they face the Cubs, who will start Jake Arrieta. He won the Cy Young a few years ago but has been average since then. Cubs are 50-50 vs. right handers this year.

10* under 8.5

The trends point to an under in this game. I think we see 8 runs or less on Monday night between the Blue Jays and Red Sox.

10* Detroit -153

I rarely go above -150 in baseball but Verlander is 22-5 against the White Sox and Detroit should be fired up after their battle with the Yankees on Thursday. Verlander is 2-1 with an ERA close to 2.50 in recent starts.

Detroit wins 5-3.

5* Toronto +218

Nice value on Toronto as they face Quintana who has struggled so far with the Cubs and White Sox this year. The Cubs won't be familiar with Tepesch. Nice value on the Blue Jays at over +200 on Saturday.

10* Colorado +1.5

The Rockies are now 15 games over .500 at home and jumped ahead 11-0 on Wednesday. I think we see Colorado win by 2 or more on Thursday.

10* Detroit -116

Verlander is 3-0 with a 0.86 ERA and this play is good if he starts. Texas is set to have Griffin and he is 1-2 with a 6.57 ERA in his past three starts. Texas is at home but Verlander has been tough lately and won for us in his last start, which was a 10-0 win.

10* under 10

94 overs and 126 unders are the combined numbers of each team. Cleveland was in Tampa and travels to Boston for this makeup game. Bauer goes for the Indians and his ERA is below 2 in his last 3 starts while Doug Fister goes for the Red Sox. I hope for 9 runs or less.

10* Texas +132

These two are rivals as both are based in the state of Texas. Houston has wrapped up their division but has some injuries and pitcher Dallas Keuchel has struggled lately.

10* under 8

Archer is tough for the TB Rays and the Indians have played 20 more unders than overs this year. I hope to see 7 runs or less on Saturday.

Cleveland at TB

10* under 8

Cleveland has played 42 overs to go with 62 unders. Tampa Bay has played 6 unders, 1 over and a push in its last 8 and the game on Thursday had 5 runs. The two starters have combined for 13 overs and 19 unders. Take the under 8 on Friday.

10* Detroit -124

Justin Verlander has pitched well lately for the Tigers while Ivan Nova has struggled for the Pirates. I like the home team today.

Pittsburgh 3

Detroit 4

10* KC +113

The Royals are a solid team in interleague play and have a great record in August in the past 3 seasons. Martinez has struggled on the road while Kennedy is one of KC's top starters.

STL 3

KC 4

KC +104

The KC Royals are off a bad loss in Baltimore but start Justin Vargas on Wednesday. The team is 15-5 when he pitches. The Orioles use journeyman Jeremy Hellickson and he could struggle vs. a KC team still in the division race.

KC 5

Orioles 3

10* KC +112

The Royals just won 2 of 3 at Boston and are getting solid play out of Lorenzo Cain, Eric Hosmer and others. The Orioles started hot but are struggling to reach .500.

KC 5

O's 4

10* Atlanta +102

Most places have the Braves at +101 to -105 which is decent value. The Atlanta starter (Mike F.) has pitched well as the team is 12-7 in his starts and his ERA is 3.82. The Phils use Piretta who is 1-2 with a 9.37 ERA in his last 3 starts. Take Atlanta on Monday.

10* under 8

The Indians have played 18 more unders than overs. Kluber has 8 unders and one overs in his last 9 against Chicago and his trends points to low scoring from the White Sox. Take the under on Saturday.

10* NYY -112

Take the Yankees at home vs. Archer, as he started his career doing welll vs. the team in pinstripes but has struggled lately. CC Sabathia starts and has pitched well in two recent starts since the break. 

TB 3

NYY 4

5* Colorado +148

The Rockies are 25-19 on the road. Jeff Hoffman, former ECU Pirate starts for the visitors and he has been solid on the road as opposed to home. The Cardinals won on Tuesday. I think there is nice value on Colorado tonight.

10* under 8.5

Toronto's Marcus Stroman has allowed just 4 earned runs in his last 3 starts. Cleveland has 35 overs and 52 unders and has Danny Salazar on the mound today. I hope for 8 runs or less.

10* Minnesota -133

I like the Twins behind Ervin Santana.

Detroit 2

Minn. 4

10* under 11

Colorado just played in New York vs. the Mets and must travel across country to play at home. The Rockies have played 14 more unders than overs this year.

San Diego has played unders in 9 of its last 10 road games.

Take the under on Monday.

10* Cubs -128

The Cubs make their second half push on the road at Baltimore and easily won Friday nights meeting vs. the Orioles. They should be easily motivated being down to the Brewers in the division.

Cubs 5

Orioles 3

10*Cleveland -130

The Indians are 26-16 on the road and are 11-3 when Carrasco in on the mound. Sonny Gray has pitched well lately allowing just 9 hits in 21 innings but I think we see Cleveland start the second half of the season with a win.

Cleveland wins 5-3.

10* under 9

Since 2005 all the games have been at 9 runs or less. We did see a 6-3 game a few years ago and that would push at 9 runs. I hope to see the pitching stay ahead of the offense on Tuesday and lead to an under.

5* KC +170

Kansas City is 20-8 in their past 28 games and started Ian Kennedy is 5-0 in his last 5 road starts. The LA Dodgers are a good team but there is nice value in taking the Royals who are 4 games over .500 going into Friday's game.

10* under 8

2.50 and 1.83 are the ERA's for the starters on Wednesday for Arizona and LA. Most places have this set at 7.5 so hopefully we see 7 runs or less. A 5-2 or 4-3 score is what we are aiming for. Both pitchers have 2 unders and just one over in last last 3 outings.

Thanks and good luck........

10* under 13

The total is 3 runs higher that any other game on Tuesday. Homer Bailey is expected to start for the Reds. The Rockies have 11 more unders than overs. We could see a 8-4 or 7-5 game that stays under the total. I think we have a solid chance for an under.

10* NYY -120

The Yankees are 24-13 at home and lost badly at Houston on Sunday by the score of 8-1. They didn't score until the 9th and now they return home to face Marcus Stroman, who only lasted 4 innings in his last road game, which was a loss at Texas. He pitched against the Yankees less than a month ago.

I expect Aaron Judge, Brett Gardner and company to play well at home and win on Monday night in front of their fans.

NYY wins 5-3.

10* over 8.5

91 overs and 68 unders are the combined totals for the Yankees and Astros. Severino is a tough pitcher but the Astro's stadium is known for runs. The first two games have easily gone over the total. It does concern me that this game may be over quickly as the Yankees move to another series but I like our chances for a high scoring game.

10* Orioles -122

The Orioles lost in extra innings on Friday but they are 24-14 at home and should bounce back. Dylan Bundy faces Jake Odirrizzi, who is solid at home but has struggled on the road. I look for Adam Jones and Trumbo to step up and Manny Machado to break out of his slump.

Orioles win 4-3.

10* Arizona -142

Colorado has lost 8 in a row and starts Jon Gray, who has been injured. AZ is off a home loss to the Cards but are 30-12 at home. Robie Ray pitches for AZ and they are 11-4 when he is on the mound. I like the D-Backs to win 5-3.

10* Seattle +147

Mariners won last night at home for 5th straight win. McCullers has had back issues for Houston. Take the home underdog on Saturday.

10* Cubs -122

I like the Cubs on Thursday to bounce back from a loss. Jake Arrieta starts for the Cubs on the road in Florida.

Cubs 5

Marlins 3

Cleveland at Baltimore

10* Cleveland -134

The Indians won 12-0 on Monday and are 22-14 on the road and under .500 at home. Baltimore is now right at .500 after a nice start. Chris Tillman is 0-3 with a 12.03 ERA in his last 3 starts. I have doubts about the Orioles bouncing back on Tuesday so take Cleveland.

10* under 9

I like the under with Corey Kluber facing Dylan Bundy. 

10* under 9 runs

The shadows could be a problem tonight in Anaheim. The teams are not going to be used to the young starters going tonight. Take the under on Saturday.

10* KC +160

KC won 8-1 last night and are 3-1 in the road trip and just 5 below .500 while the Giants are 26-40 with one of the worst records in baseball. KC had 15 hits last night and led by Cain and Hosmer. Jonny Cueto goes for the Giants and he used to pitch for KC so there will be motivation. Nice valueon the Royals.

10* Colorado +168

Rockies are nice value as they are 24-10 on the road and face Jake Arrieta, who has an ERA of 4.46 and the team is 6-6 in his starts. Colorado started Senzetela has an ERA of 3.26 in his last 3 and the team is 9-3 in his 12 starts. 

10* Washington -115

Take the Nationals behind Max Scherzer. I think they win 4-2.

Washington 4

LAD     2

10* Oakland -113

Take Oakland at home. This is a play against Toronto after they just won at home vs. the Yankees and travel cross country to face the A's.

10* LA Angels -114

The Twins just lost 4 games and gave up 48 runs to Houston. They have been solid on the road but must face Albert Pujols and the Angels, who are 17-9 at home. Pujols just passed Babe Ruth in hits and is trying for his 600th homer.

Angels win 6-4.