The Cardinals blew one last night, but I expect them to pick it up tonight.  They have a huge advantage on the mound with Carlos Martinez who I trust a lot more than Chacin.  Chacin was roughed up by the Padres who aren't exactly world beaters on offense.  Cardinals boune back and win here tonight

I will take my chances here on the under.  Yesterday they went over and was hoping for 8 here, but the Giants are struggling big time only scoring 6 total runs so far all year.  Felix has owned them in his career going 3-0 with a 1.86 ERA.  Cueto and Felix are both coming off their first games giving up 0 runs.  I think we have a pitching duel here

The Blue Jays blew the White Sox out yesterday and look for a similar result tonight. Blue Jays bats are now hot and they have won 4 straight after dropping their first two games of the season.  I look for Sanchez to bounce back from a rough first outing. 

Verlander isn't getting enough credit here taking the mound tonight against Rich Hill.  I'm very surprised by this move throwing back to back lefties as I think the Astros can pick up on that and actually score some runs tonight.  With that Verlander has just been lights out and I am not willing to go against him here as he has yet to lose in a Astros unirform

Not choice but not to back the Dodgers here with their ace in Kershaw on the mound.  He pitched two great game against a high powered Cubs offense.  I think it's key to point out also that the Astros lost every game @ the Yankees last series showing their struggles on the road.  

Let's take the Astros here tonight as I expect them to respond in a big time fashion after losing 3 straight on the road to the Yankees.  Verlander has simply been on fire since joining this team.  I know the Astros bats have been cold, but I expect them to come back to live tonight in this situation.  

Let's take the Cubs here in a do or die situation with their best pitcher on the mound.  Hendricks has a 3.05 for the season and has pitched extremely well against the Dodgers for his career with a 2.20 ERA.  This Cubs team may be young, but they know what is at stake here tonight and they will rise to the occasion. 

So the Yankees make a great comeback and win 3 straight against the Indians to move on here.  Well, they are about to run into the buzz saw known as the Astros.  To me the Astros have the best lineup in baseball.  Not, only do they have the advantage there but Dallas Keuchel is just on fire with a 7-3 home record and 2.21 ERA this season.  Tanaka has regressed and is just now an average pitcher with a 4.56 ERA on the year.  He was awful on the road with a 6.48 ERA this season.

I think the bettors have this one totally wrong.  I know the Nationals return home but last nigh'ts game simply came down to one pitch and the guy hit a grand slam.  The Cubs will now send out their most consistent starter in Hendricks who owns a 2.55 ERA on the road and a crazy good .50 ERA his last 3 starts.  He went 7 scoreless the first time around and I see him being the big difference maker again

The Yankees made a great series out of this taking it to game 5.  Well, it all comes to an end here tonight as the Indians send out their CY Young candidate in  Corey Kluber.  

Kluber is having a unbelievable season with a 18-4 record this season with a 2.49 ERA.  He is almost untouchable at home as well with a 10-2 record and 2.22 ERA.  It's also worth noting that he clearly loves pitching against the Indians with a 5-1 record and 2.90 career record. 

I know a lot of people will now think the Nationals have all the momentum but the Cubs did what they had to in getting one on the road.  My take for this game is all about Schrezer and his health.  I don't think he is 100% by any means or else he would have pitched game 1.  The Cubs bats will take advantage of him if he does show any weakness 

Gotta like the under here in this matchup with two very very good pitchers.  Strasburg is just a machine with a 15-4 record and 7-2 home record.  He comes in this game with great form with a 1.93 ERA his last 3 starts.  

Hendricks is one of the most underrated pitchers still as he has the ability the shut offenses down.  I think he does that here tonight as well as he has a 2.83 ERA on the road and even better as of late with a .96 ERA his last 3 starts.  

Love the Astros here today as they will have something to prove against the Red Sox.  Yes, the Red Sox have all the big names including Chris Sale, but what Verlander has done since joining the Astros has been amazing especially compared to how he looked in Detroit earlier this season.  I think the Astros made a statement ending the season @ Boston in taking 3 of 4 and that will carry over here to game 1

Like the D Backs here tonight on the RL as they will send out their high priced ace in Greinke who was a dominant pitcher at home recording a 13-1 record and 2.87 ERA.  He will get plenty of run support as the D Backs offense were just machines at home this season. 

Gray for the Rockies had a decent year but did struggle on the road with a 4.06 ERA.  He has also struggled against the D Backs with a 4.97 career ERA

The twins are a good story this year no doubt about it.  I just think we have a special Yankees team on our hands this postseaso.  Severino will take the mound for the Yankees as he is 14-6 with a 2.98 ERA on the year.  The Yankees were 4-2 against the Twins this season but were 3-0 against them in a recent sweep at home against them. The Twins will reallly have problems as I think the depth of the Yankees bullpen will keep them in check

Going to back the Brewers here in another must win game as they are only 1.5 behind the Rockies.  Woodruff is just so much better than Bailey.  Bailey on the season brings in a 6.96 ERA.  He also owns a 5.74 ERA his last 3 starts.  

Woodruff in 7 games has a respectable 3.76 ERA.  The Brewers are simply a team on a mission to make the playoffs and can afford any slip ups especially against a lower level team.

The Twins bats are just red hot right now.  They have scored a total of 47 the last 5 games.  I see no reason why they cant tag Salazar here who comes in with a 12.36 ERA his last three starts.  Mejia brings in a 5.90 ERA his last 3 starts.  They scored a combined total of 14 runs yesterday 

This total is simply way to high as both these teams combined for just 9 runs yesterday.  Urena has been very underrated for the Marlins this season with a 14-6 record and an impressive 9-1 road record.  He also enters in great form with a 2.37 ERA his last 3 starts.  Tyler Anderson is coming off back to back promising starts which I believe carries over here.  

This is just way too many runs here as the total went over yesterday which is giving us a good line here.  Hamels has been just unreal at home with a 7-0 record and 3.50 ERA.  He has also pitched very well against the Astros with a 7-3 record and 3.78 ERA.  

Keuchel to no surprise has been rock solid with a 2.95 ERA for the years putting himself in contention for the Cy Young.  He also has been great on the road with a 7-2 record and 3.71 ERA.  

Let's grab this line here as I expect it to go up big time.  Weaver has been nothing short of sensational for the Cardinals and quite frankly the Cards are playing for their playoff lives in this series.  They can't afford to slip up game 1.  They have the huge advantage on the mound with Weaver who has a 7-1 record on the season.  He is also 3-1 at home in 4 starts.

Let's take the Red Sox here as they are looking to win the division here outright over the Yankees.  So, while they have clinched a playoff spot there is still some motivation for them here.  Pomeranz has been great for Boston with a 16-5 record and 3.19 ERA.  He is 9-2 at home with a 3.11 on the season.  Anderson comes in with a terrible 9.26 ERA his last 3 starts. 

The Rangers have been hot lately but so have the A's quietly enough.  The A's give the ball to the better pitcher here in Graveman who is 4-0 with a 2.98 ERA at home this season.   Martinez is one of the worst starters for the Rangers.  He brings in a 5.48 ERA for the season is just 2-5 on the road with a 5.70 ERA.  

We will go back to the Cubs again here tonight even though I'm not a huge fan of Lackey he does bring a 1.98 ERA in his last 3 starts.  The Cubs won in dramatic fashion now giving themselves a 4.5 game lead and I think they will want to end here soon.  The loss last night will be hard for the Brewers to bounce back from 

The Orioles are done for and they bring out Jimenez who has really struggled this season with a 6.93 ERA on the year.  He has been even worse on the road with a 7.28 ERA.  Cobb is a very underrated starter who is in goof form with a 2.81 ERA his last 3 starts.  

I'm going to go with the experience here in the Cubs to prevail tonight.  They know this is a huge series as the Brewers still have a chance to make the playoffs and even win the division as they are only 3.5 games back.  Cubs will send out Arriets who I trust a lot more than Davies in this situation.  Arriets has owned the Brewers with a 8-4 record and 2.79 career ERA.   

I dont think the Indians will sweep the Angels here today.  Bridwell has been one of if not the most underrated pitcher in all of baseball.  He comes in with a 8-2 overall record and 3.84 ERA on the season.  While the Indians are red hot and not taking anything away from them, Salazar has been nothing special as he bring in a 8.02 ERA his last 3 starts. 

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I think the D Backs respond here and avoid getting swept by the Padres.  While yes they are in a comfortable spot here in the wild card I do think they will want to lock it up for sure.  They send out one of the most underrated starters in baseball this season.  Ray is 8-1 on the road this season with a 1.33 ERA.  

Cardinals send out one of their promising young studs in Weaver who has just been lights out.  Weaver is 6-1 with a 2.11 ERA.  He is 3-0 on the road with a 2.84 ERA.  He last 3 starts has been super impressive with a .96 ERA.  Reds counter with Davis who brings in a 7.58 ERA on the season and a 8.25 ERA his last 3 starts.

With the Angels now favored here I think we are seeing some big sharp money here and Vegas is tilting their hand.  Their is no motivation any more for the Indians as they have already clinched their playoff spot and it will be hard as they are coming off a very high winning streak as we are all aware of

Like the ace of the Rays here tonight in Archer against Montgomery.  Yes, the Cubs have been playing well but all those games were at home.  I think we are getting a discount here because of that fact.  Montgomery also worries me here coming off a couple pretty bad starts.  The Rays also haven't gave up evidence in the last game as they avoided getting swept by the Red Sox 

Yes, the Twins have everything to play for and have been playing well, but in no way would I take Colon over Happ.  Happ despite his 8-10 record he has a good ERA on the season at 3.73.  He is in great form with a 1.53 ERA his last 3 starts as well. 

I think the wrong team is favored as the Mariners just won 3 straight over the Rangers and re in the hunt for the wild card.  Paxton is by far their ace and isn't getting respect as he owns a 12-3 record with a 2.78 ERA on the year.  The Astros have no motivation here as the season winds down and they are just 2-5 their last 7

With these teams combining for 13 runs last night I think they are setting the bar way to high here in this match up between 2 pitchers who are really coming into form.  Leake enters the game with a 3.60 ERA his last 3 starts.  He is also 8-3 favoring the under on the road this year.  Perez enters the game with a 3.37 ERA his last 3 starts.  

They have both had success against each other's team as well.  Perez has a career 3.54 ERA against the Mariners and Leake has a career 2.33 ERA against the Rangers.

I backed the Red Sox last night and will back them again here as they took control and won 11-1 in the opener of the series.  Doug Fister takes the mound here and enters the game in great form with a 1.71 ERA his last 3 starts.  He also owns a very good career ERA against the A's with a 2.95. 

The A's will counter with Cotton who is a nice promising player, but he has fallen off as of late.  He enters the game with a 7.20 ERA his last 3 starts.  

Really like the Cubs here to bounce back after getting swept by the Brewers over the weekend.  They had the day off yesterday which can only help them.  Quintana is coming off his best start in a while going 6 innings giving up 0 runs.  Gsellman is in better form here but on the road he has been awful with a 8.53 ERA.

I think the A's are due for a major letdown here after sweeping the Astros in a 4 game series.  The Red Sox also can't afford any mishaps down the stretch against the bottom feeders as the Yankees are still in their rear view mirror.  Manaea owns a career ERA over 11 against the Red Sox 

The Orioles skid comes to a hault here tonight against the Blue Jays.  Dylan Bundy will be taking the mound tonight and he is in good form with a 3.59 ERA his last 3 starts.  He is also 6-4 on the road this season.  Biagini just pitched very well against the Orioles, but I think they get the best of him tonight as he is just 1-6 at home this season 

Cardinals are now 2nd place in the division right now and this price is to good to pass up as I expect them to sweep the Padres here.  Lynn has had a very good season for the Cardinals with a 10-6 record and a 2.99 ERA on the year.  Richard for the Padres is just 6-13 on the year with a 4.94 ERA.  

The due factor is now out for the Dodgers.  They should be extremely motivated here to avoid getting swept twice now in the past 2 weeks.  Maeda has been rock solid at home this season witha 8-1 record and 3.12 ERA.  

The Pirates have taken the first two from the Cubs here but I think Quintana can shut them down as they don't hit lefties very well.  This is also a huge discount we are getting with him considering the last time he faces them the line was -200.  Cubs will be hungry after a bullpen melt down last night 

There is no doubt the betting public will be all over the D Backs who are red hot right now and their ace is taking the mound.  However, when you look at it he isn't favored here for a reason.  His numbers on the road with a 3-5 record and 4.28 ERA.  

I don't trust CC on the road here against the Orioles as the last time he faced he was rocked, giving up 7 runs in 5 and two thirds.  The Orioles have played themselves back into the playoff picture and they simply cant afford another loss here as they are trying to catch the Yankees.  Hellickson has had good luck in his career vs the Yanks with a 3.07 ERA.

The Rockies took care of business yesterday and I believe they do so easily tonight with Chatwood on the mound.  There is no doubt he has struggled but one thing is for sure and that he loves pitching against the Giants as he owns a career 7-3 record with a 2.38 ERA.

I will take my chances with the Cubs on the RL here today.  Arrieta has just been on fire lately with a .5 ERA his last 3 starts.  The Cubs dropped yesterday's game to the Braves but prior to that they had won 6 straight.  The Pirates will counter with Kuhl who has never beat the Cubs and owns a career 11.07 ERA against them!

Let's back the red ht Orioles here in a game they need over division rival.  Montgomery is struggling as of late with a 5.02 ERA his last 3 starts.  Bundy is coming off a complete game shutout and I think that carries over here.  He owns a 2.57 ERA his last 3 starts.  In 13 innings against the Yankees this year he has only gave up 4 earned runs

We know the betting public will be all over the red hot D Backs here, but I think this is a flat spot for them coming off a sweep over the Dodgers.  The Rockies send out lefty Freeland who was very impressive in his only start against the D Backs this year going 6 innings only giving up 1 run.  He also brings his best stuff at home with a 3.30 ERA.  

The Royals snapped their losing streak yesterday and I expect that to carry over here tonight.  Vargas is 7-4 at home with a 3.57 ERA.  I will forgive him on his last couple starts while they weren't awful they were against the Indians both starts.  Odorizzi comes into this game in terrible form with a 8.10 ERA his last three  starts.

I will back the Twins on the RL here as they have a huge advantage on the mound with their youngster in Berrios.  He is 7-1 at home with a 2.87 ERA.  He also just lost to the White Sox last time out so I think he bounces back here.  Holland has just been awful with a 7.82 ERA on the road and is even in worse form with a 12.65 ERA his last 3 starts.  

I was wrong with the Pirates last night and going to fade them here today as quite simply the Reds have owned the Pirates this season going 9-2 against them. Castillo has pitched very well for Cincy with a 2.81 ERA his last 3 starts.  While Cole is a big name he simply hasn't lived up to expectations this year and in fact has never beat the Reds in 9 starts. 

After getting embarrassed last night the Red Sox will bounce back facing Gausman.  He has a 5.51 ERA on the road this season and is in worse form with a 6.06 ERA his last 3 starts.  Rodriguez is simply being undervalued here as he has pitched well at home with a 3.79 ERA.  

I like the Angels to get the job done tonight.  Bridwell has just been sensational for them with a 7-1 record and 3.07 ERA.  His recent form is even better with a 2.00 ERA his last 3 starts.  The Angels will have plenty of motivation here as they still have the wild card to play for.  I don't trust McHugh here on the road as he has yet to win a game in 4 road starts.  His ERA is 5.81 in those 4 starts. 

I see this line going up here with Nova on the mound.  I'm not gonna put much blame on the Pirates here for losing 3 of 4 to the best team in baseball in the Dodgers.  The Reds were very lucky to escape with a win last night over the Cubs after their bullpen blew it.  Nova has a 3.81 ERA on the season and his last two starts have been good enough to back him here.  

The Cubs are red hot right now winning 5 straight and 6 of their last 7.  Will back them on the RL again here tonight as their bats are on fire.  They have scored 13 and 9 runs to open this series.  They will send Arrieta to the mound who has been great the 2nd half of the season.  He enters the game in great form with a 1.93 ERA his last 3 starts and his a perfect 3-0.  He owns the Reds as well with a 7-2 career record and 3.32 ERA.

I just think Edwin Jackson here is due for a major let down.  He has been pitching well, but this isn't the guy we all know.  I think the Astros bounce back here from yesterday's loss in a big way.  The Nationals offense is really struggling despite winning a few games as they have only had one game since August 13th recording 10 hits or more.  Fiers brings his best stuff at home with a 3.79 ERA on the year

Yankees bats caught fire last night and I see that carrying over into tonight's game against Zimmermann.  He owns a 5.87 ERA on the year, a 6.00 ERA at home and a terrible 9.77 ERA his last 3 starts.  Severino has been a bright spot with a 10-5 record and a 3.18 ERA on the season.  He is also 5-1 on the road with a 2.40 ERA.  

I think the Royals know how important this series is right now as they have a road series with the Indians on deck and that is away.  Jon Gray comes into this game in good form, but let's look at the teams he has faced in the Braves Marlins and Phillies.  Those are some of the worst offenses in the game.  Duffy should be able to control them as e has a respectable 3.82 ERA on the year and an even better 3.14 ERA at home.  

I think the Cardinals handle the Padres here pretty easily tonight.  The Padres offense has gone ice cold as they have scored a combined just 6 runs the last 4 games.  That is pretty ugly baseball right there.  Richard is nothing special on the road with a 1-5 record and 4.70 ERA.  Lance Lynn is having himself a season with a 10-6 record and 3.05 ERA on the year.  He has been even better at home with a 2.62 ERA.

The line has completely flipped here and I believe because of good reason.  The Mariners couldn't pull off the sweep yesterday, but have managed to win 4 of their last 5.  Albers has made one start this season and went 5 innings only giving up 1 run against the Orioles.  Folty has really cooled off here as he enters the game with a 10.95 ERA his last 3 starts.  

The D Backs were just swept by the Twins and I expect them to bounce back here in a big way against a Mets team who has clearly thrown in the towel for the season.  Gsellman has done nothing impressive so far with a 6.63 ERA on the year in 15 starts.  His form his terrible also with a 8.53 ERA his last 3 starts.  Walker has pitched his best on the road this season with a 3.30 ERA.  

Gonna take the under here tonight as last night was kind of a fluke for these teams.  The under actually looked good until Twins hit a couple homers in the 7th innings.  I don't that happens here tonight with the D Backs ace on the mound in Greinke who is 14-5 with a 3.01 ERA on the year.  Jose Berrios has struggled recently, but there is no doubt he shows up at home with a 6-1 record and a 3.30 ERA.  

Hard to pass up on this price with the Royals.  They were destroyed last night, but I see them bouncing back here with Vargas on the mound, who had been struggling but his last outing was a good one.  He has had hit best stuff at home with a 7-3 record and 3.30 ERA on the year.  I believe Bauer is due for a let down here as well and when you look at his road numbers he has been pretty bad with an ERA over 6!  Vargas 8-3 lifetime vs Indians with a 3.84 ERA.

Missed a good opening line here but it's still worth playing in my opinion.  Returning home will do the Pirates wonders I believe with the youngster Taillon taking the mound.  The Pirates are just 3 games back of the Cardinals so this is obviously a very important series for them to jump back in the race.  I also want not part of Wainwright who has struggled on the road with a 7.00 ERA. 

The Rockies will bounce back here tonight against the Braves after letting one slip away last night.  Folty is having a decent season but his has really fallen off here recently.  He enter the game with a 8.31 ERA his last 3 starts.  Jon Gray has been very solid at home with a 3-0 record and a 3.00 ERA.  In Gray's two career starts against the Braves last year he only gave up one run total.  

Like the Cubs here also to bounce back tonight against the Reds.  They simply cant afford to split this series with one game remaining tomorrow.  Homer Bailey brings in a 8.16 ERA his last three starts and has a 8.31 ERA for the season.  Lackey is 3-0 his last three with a 3.86 ERA.  

I realize Castillo has been pretty rock solid for the Reds but this will be his first time facing the Cubs and now their bats are coming alive as we all saw what happened last night.  Hendricks takes the mound here despite is 4-4 record he still has a 3.70 ERA and is in very good form right now with a 2.70 ERA his last 3 starts.  He also owns a 4-1 career record against the Reds.  

I will lay the juice here with Gray on the mound for the Yankees here as he makes his home debut for them since the trade.  The Mets are a team going no where again and a large part is because of injuries.  Gray won't have a problem with their offense by any means.  The Yankees also need to get hot here in this 4 games series and they have another with the Red Sox coming up

The Red Sox have been red hot including  taking 2 of 3 from their rivals over the weekend in the Yankees.  Odds makers are clearly showing their hand here by making the Indians the favorite on the road.  Bauer is in great form right now with a 1.23 ERA his last three starts.  Fister in sixe starts has a 5.73 ERA on the year.  Indians take game 1 tonight 

What a great price to back the Cardinals here tonight after they have had no problem winning 10-3 and 11-3 in two games at the Royals.  They should have no problem taking care of business with Leake with a 3.20 ERA at home and a 3.00 ERA his last three starts.  Cahill is 0-3 on the road with a 6.30 ERA.  He also owns a 8.75 ERA his last three starts.  

I think the Angels stop the bleeding tonight after losing 3 straight games.  This team is still in the wild card race and need a couple wins here before going back on the road.  

Bridwell should provide them with enough to get the job tonight as he is 5-1 with a 3.42 ERA on the season and has a 3.26 ERA his last three starts.  The Angels have also won his last 3 and they are 8-1 in the 9 games he has pitched so far.  

This is just great value here for a total tonight between two rivals.  Yes we all know both teams can light up the scoreboard, but I don't think that will be the case tonight.  Both pitchers have been rock solid and I don't see that changing here.

Maeda is 10-4 on the year with a 3.90 ERA.  His last 3 starts has been near flawless with a 1.06 ERA.  Godley for the D Backs has been a great surprise for them all year long with a 2.86 ERA on the season.  He also comes in this with great form at a 1.93 ERA his last three.  I expect some sharp money coming in on this side grab this price while you can

I think the Cubs know this is a very important road trip right now after dropping 4 of their last 5 games.  They will want to start it off right tonight I believe they will behind Arrieta.  He is really starting to come into form right now with a 2.29 his last three starts.  He has also owned the Giants in 7 career starts with a 1.97 ERA.  

Despite the difference in records this actually doesn't come as a surprise that the Giants are favored.  The fact that they are really shows who the books like in this match up.  I will ride here with Samardzija who has had two very good outings going deep into the ball games as well.  

Corbin has really struggled on the road for the D Backs with a 7.24 ERA and isn't in good form either with a 5.51 ERA his last three starts.  

The Phillies are coming off getting swept by the Angels.  This team is done for the year there is no reason to back or even think about it going forward.  The Rockies on the other hand are fighting for the playoffs and will be looking to care of business here before heading on the road.

Freeland the lefty has been good with a 11-7 record and 3.73 ERA.  He is 3-0 his last three starts with a 2.33 ERA.  He should be able to handle this Phillies offense that is really struggling 

I believe a lot of people are sleeping on this Rays team right now.   They are playing with a ton of confidence sweeping the Astros.  Faria has been a bright spot for them this season with a 5-1 record and 2.93 ERA. He is also a perfect 3-0 at home in 4 starts with a 2.81 ERA.  

So we get the best team in baseball and yes I know they do have some key injuries to great players but getting this much value on the RL is huge.  I mean when is the last time the Astros lost 3 in a row?  McHugh will be making his third start as his first two came on the road and he bounced back very nicely in his second start going 6 innings and only giving up 1 run.  Snell has yet to win a game this season going 0-6 with a 5.00 ERA.

I had a free pick winner with the Orioles yesterday.  I think this is solid value with them again sending Tillman to the mound who I believe will bounce back from a terrible outing vs the Rangers.  Tillman is a perfect 7-0 against the Tigers for his career in 10 starts.  The Orioles have a lot of momentum going right now and I expect them to lift Tillman here tonight 

Really like the Cubs here tonight to get the job done.  Last night's performance is what most had expected all year from them.  Well now since All Star break they are surging at the right time.  Arriesta was also cold to start the season but has now rounded back into very good form with a 2.33 ERA his last three starts.  

The D Backs are a very good team but they have thrived at home all season long.  Godley takes the mound here tonight and even though he is coming off a shutout against the Cardinals he is facing a much different and confident team here tonight.  His ERA his last three starts is 4.82.  The D Backs have lost 3 straight and 4 of 5.