Los Angeles Angels over Houston Astros: Despite the medium amount of juice we will be laying on the road we still get excellent value. Laa were swept at home by Sea to open the year. Houst was taking 2 of 3 from Nyy which has this line lower than it should be. The best thing for Laa right now is to be on the road and get things straightened out.
Washington Nationals over New York Mets: Gonzalez on another team could be a #1 starter. Colon is 40 years old has no velocity and gets by on control and experience. No denying after getting suspended for PED’s he had a turn back the clock year last year with Oak. He parlayed that into a fat 2 year contract with NY. Look for a regression for Colon this year and we will start that off in his first start tonight.
Milwaukee Brewers over Atlanta Braves: Call the offenses worst case even. 23 year old lefty Wood will get the start for Atl. Wood had an excellent spring. Last year he was a spot starter and middle relief. He was expected to battle for the #5 spot however with injuries to Beachy, Medlen and Minor he gets into the 2 hole on the road for his first start of the year.
Seattle Mariners over Los Angeles Angels: It will not be often we will be able to pick up Hernandez even on the road as a dog. King Felix is still one of the best pitchers in the game. Sea offense which has been an issue for years will be improved with the additions of Cano, Hart and Morrison.
St. Louis Cardinals over Los Angeles Dodgers: Cheap price even on the road with Stl and ace Wainwright going. This environment will not affect him. Stl had the disadvantage in the first 2 games on the mound at home and beat both Lad aces. Now they have a chance to put a strangle hold on this series.
Detroit Tigers over Oakland Athletics: Short price even on the road for the powerful Det offense along with the favorite to win the Cy Young Scherzer.
Tampa Bay Rays over Cleveland Indians: Tb has been in elimination mode for almost 1 month. Cobb missed 50 games this season his arm is fresh and he finished very strong. 5-1 a 2.41 ERA in his last 9. Part of the reason this line is low Clev finished on a 10 game win streak. Those wins came against the bottom feeders playing out the string. In fact on the year Clev was a horrible 36-52 against 500+ teams.
Texas Rangers over Tampa Bay Rays: An ability to take Tex at home as a dog for this 1 game playoff is value. Give the edge in starting pitching to last year’s Cy Young winner Price. However the gap is not as big as the posted line. If the better pitcher won every game we would all already be rich.
San Francisco Giants over New York Mets: Sf has won 4 in a row. In their last 10 they are batting 282 vs. RH while NYM are at 198. Cain has had an off year based on his standards but still very good. In his last 9 starts he is 3-3 with a 2.65 ERA.
Cleveland Indians over Chicago White Sox: Clev is in a hot race for a playoff spot while Chic is playing out the string.