Saturday, 08/03/2019 (927) MIAMI vs. (928) TAMPA BAY
Favoring: MIAMI on the money line.
Play Against - All favorites with a money line of -150 or more (TAMPA BAY) - with a team batting average of .260 or worse on the season (AL), hot hitting team - batting .315 or better over their last 5 games
(38-24 over the last 5 seasons.) (61.3%, +40.1 units. Rating=4*)
The situation's record this season is: (3-3 +1.5 units).

Saturday, 08/03/2019 (927) MIAMI vs. (928) TAMPA BAY
Favoring: MIAMI on the money line.
Play Against - Home favorites with a money line of -150 or more (TAMPA BAY) - with a team batting average of .260 or worse on the season (AL), hot hitting team - batting .315 or better over their last 5 games
(31-18 over the last 5 seasons.) (63.3%, +35 units. Rating=4*)
The situation's record this season is: (2-3 +0.1 units).

Saturday, 08/03/2019 (927) MIAMI vs. (928) TAMPA BAY
Favoring: MIAMI on the run line.
Play On - Any team against a 1.5 run line (MIAMI) - NL team with a poor SLG (<=.400) against a very good AL starting pitcher (WHIP<=1.300), cold hitting team - batting .200 or worse over their last 3 games
(34-9 over the last 5 seasons.) (79.1%, +27.1 units. Rating=4*)
The situation's record this season is: (0-0 0 units).

Saturday, 08/03/2019 (901) MILWAUKEE vs. (902) CHICAGO CUBS
Favoring: MILWAUKEE on the run line.
Play On - Road teams against a run line. (+1.5, -130) to (-1.5, +160) (MILWAUKEE) - below average hitting team (AVG <=.255) against a good starting pitcher (ERA <=3.70) -NL, with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.50 or worse on the season
(42-11 over the last 5 seasons.) (79.2%, +30.3 units. Rating=4*)
The situation's record this season is: (8-6 +1.6 units).

Saturday, 08/03/2019 (931) ST LOUIS vs. (932) OAKLAND
Favoring: Under on the total.
Play Under - All teams where the total is 9 to 9.5 (ST LOUIS) - revenging a loss where the team scored 1 run or less, with a winning record on the season playing another winning team
(101-44 over the last 5 seasons.) (69.7%, +52.6 units. Rating=4*)
The situation's record this season is: (15-10 +3.8 units).

Saturday, 08/03/2019 (921) SEATTLE vs. (922) HOUSTON
Favoring: Under on the total.
Play Under - All teams where the total is 8.5 to 10 (SEATTLE) - with a starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.300 to 1.400 on the season-AL against opponent with a starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.600 to 1.700 on the season-AL
(33-9 over the last 5 seasons.) (78.6%, +23.4 units. Rating=3*)
The situation's record this season is: (1-0 +1 units).

Saturday, 08/03/2019 (925) DETROIT vs. (926) TEXAS
Favoring: Over on the total.
Play Over - Road teams (DETROIT) - cold hitting team - batting .230 or worse over their last 15 games against opponent with a cold starting pitcher- ERA >= 7.00 over his last 5 starts
(66-27 over the last 5 seasons.) (71.0%, +36.5 units. Rating=3*)
The situation's record this season is: (7-2 +4.7 units).

Saturday, 08/03/2019 (909) SAN FRANCISCO vs. (910) COLORADO
Favoring: Over on the total.
Play Over - Road teams (SAN FRANCISCO) - with a team on base percentage .300 or worse on the season (NL), in August games
(72-32 over the last 5 seasons.) (69.2%, +38.5 units. Rating=3*)
The situation's record this season is: (1-0 +1 units).

Brewers (57-54) @ Cubs (58-51)
Gonzalez is 0-0, 5.40 in his last three starts; he is 4-3, 2.81 in 12 starts vs Chicago. Team in his starts: 6-2
5-inning record: 3-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-8 Over/under: 2-6

Hamels is making his first start since June 28. He is 2-1, 1.50 in his last five starts, and is 8-3, 3.42 in 17 starts vs Milwaukee. Team in his starts: 11-6
5-inning record: 10-6-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-17 Over/under: under 5-0-1 last six

Milwaukee lost four of last five games; under is 7-1 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-2 last seven games.

Cubs won nine of last 11 home games; under is 7-1 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-2 last seven games.

Mets (53-56) @ Pirates (48-61)
Stroman makes his NYM debut; he was 2-2, 2.10 in his last five starts for Toronto. Toronto in his starts: 8-13
5-inning record: 7-11-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-21 Over/under: 8-11-2

Archer is 0-2, 5.79 in his last five starts; he is 0-1, 6.55 in two starts vs NY. Team in his starts: 7-12
5-inning record: 7-9-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-19 Over/under: 11-7-1

Mets won seven of their last eight games; under is 4-2 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-2 last six games.

Pittsburgh lost 16 of last 20 games; over is 4-1 in their last five games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 7-2 last nine games.

Blue Jays (45-67) @ Orioles (36-73)
Pannone is 0-3, 10.07 in five games; sometimes they use an opener. He is 1-1, 4.11 in four games (2 starts) vs Baltimore. Team in his games: 2-3
5-inning record: 1-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-3 Over/under: 2-1

Bundy is 1-1, 9.75 in his last three starts; he is 4-3, 3.23 in 12 games (8 starts) vs Toronto. Team in his starts: 6-14
5-inning record: 9-9-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-20 Over/under: 9-11

Toronto won its last five games; over is 4-2-1 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 8-1-1 last ten road games.

Orioles are 8-7 in last 15 games; over is 6-2 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-2-1 last seven games.

Red Sox (59-52) @ New York (69-39)
Sale is 2-1, 4.15 in his last three starts; he is 0-3, 7.72 in three starts vs NY this season. Team in his starts: 17-5
5-inning record: 15-6-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-22 Over/under: 18-4

Johnson is 0-0, 2.25 in two starts (8 IP). Team in his starts: 0-2
5-inning record: 2-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 1-0-1

German is 4-0, 4.67 in his last five starts; he is 1-0, 6.00 in two starts vs Boston this year. Team in his starts: 14-3
5-inning record: 12-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-17 Over/under: 7-9-1

Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0

Red Sox lost their last five games; over is 15-5 in their last 20 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 8-1-2 last 11 games.

Angels (56-55) @ Indians (64-45)
Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0

Plutko is 0-1, 4.50 in his last five starts. Team in his starts: 7-2
5-inning record: 4-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-9 Over/under: 4-4-1

Angels lost six of last eight games; under is 3-1-1 in their last five games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-3-1 last ten games.

Cleveland lost three of its last five games; under is 4-2 in their last six home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-3 last ten games.

Mariners (47-65) @ Astros (71-40)
Gonzales is 3-1, 3.54 in his last four starts; he is 0-1, 4.36 in two starts vs Houston this season. Team in his starts: 13-10
5-inning record: 12-8-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-23 Over/under: 12-8-3

Sanchez makes his Houston debut; he was 0-13, 7.71 in his last 17 starts for Toronto, is 2-0, 1.31 in six games (3 starts) vs Seattle. Toronto in his starts: 6-17
5-inning record: 6-17 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-23 Over/under: 11-12
His last win was April 27.

Mariners won six of last eight games; over is 7-1 in their last eight road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 3-2-1 last six games.

Houston won 12 of last 15 games; under is 10-4 in their last 14 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-5-1 last 13 games.

Royals (40-71) @ Twins (67-42)
Duffy is 2-0, 3.50 in his last three starts; he is 6-2, 2.64 in 22 games (18 starts) vs Minnesota. Team in his starts: 9-8
5-inning record: 8-6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-17 Over/under: over 3-0-1 last four

Gibson is 2-0, 4.50 in his last three starts; he is 1-0, 4.26 in two starts vs KC this season. Team in his starts: 10-8
5-inning record: 11-6-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-18 Over/under: over 9-2 last 11

Royals lost seven of their last eight games; over is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 10-2 last 12 games.

Minnesota won six of last eight games; over is 4-1 in their last five games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 10-2 last 12 games.

White Sox (47-60) @ Phillies (57-52)
Detwiler is 1-1, 7.43 in three starts; he is vs Philly. Team in his starts: 2-1
5-inning record: 1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3 Over/under: 1-0-2

Nola is 3-0, 2.97 in his last six starts. Team in his starts: 15-8
5-inning record: 13-4-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-23 Over/under: 15-8

White Sox lost eight of last ten games; under is 6-1 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-1 last six games.

Phillies won three of last five games; over is 7-4 in their last 11 home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-4-1 last 11 home games.

Marlins (42-65) @ Rays (63-48)
Hernandez is 1-3, 4.11 in six starts. Team in his starts: 3-3
5-inning record: 2-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-6 Over/under: 2-3-1

Chirinos is 0-1, 8.59 in his last three starts. Team in his starts: 7-9
5-inning record: 5-10-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-16 Over/under: 7-9

Marlins won six of last nine games; they’re 6-10 in road series openers- over is 4-2 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-2 last six games.

Tampa Bay won six of last seven games; they’re 8-9 in home series openers- over is 5-0 in their last five games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 8-1 last nine games.

Cardinals (58-50) @ A’s (62-48)
Hudson is 4-1, 5.47 in his last five starts. Team in his starts: 14-7
5-inning record: 10-8-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-21 Over/under: 9-10-2

Fiers is 1-0, 2.41 in his last five starts; he starts vs StL. Team in his starts: 13-9
5-inning record: 12-7-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-22 Over/under: under 8-1 last nine

Cardinals are 3-4 in their last seven games; they’re 8-9 in road series openers- under is 5-1 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-1 last six games.

A’s won four of last five games; they’re 13-5 in home series openers- under is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-0 last five games.

Reds (51-57) @ Braves (64-46)
Bauer makes his Reds’ debut; he was 2-2, 4.26 in his last five starts. Indians in his starts: 13-11
5-inning record: 10-11-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-24 Over/under: 13-11

Keuchel is 0-1, 5.82 in his last three starts; he is 0-0, 2.57 in one start vs Cincy. Team in his starts: 3-5
5-inning record: 3-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-8 Over/under: 0-7-1

Cincy won seven of last 11 games; under is 8-4 in their last 12 road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-4 last ten games.

Braves won five of their last eight games; four of their last seven games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 8-4-1 last 13 games.

Giants (55-55) @ Rockies (51-59)
Bumgarner is 3-0, 2.72 in his last seven starts; he is 3-0, 3.32 vs Colorado this year. Team in his starts: 13-10
5-inning record: 11-8-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 10-23 Over/under: over 7-2 last nine

Gray is 1-1, 3.70 in his last four starts; he is 1-4, 5.08 in nine starts vs SF. Team in his starts: 13-9
5-inning record: 8-7-7 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-22 Over/under: under 6-1 last seven

Giants are 3-5 in their last eight games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-2 last seven games.

Colorado lost lost four of last six games; under is 5-1 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-1 last six games.

Nationals (58-51) @ Diamondbacks (54-56)
Strasburg is 7-0, 2.22 in his last seven starts; he is 5-4, 3.89 in 12 starts vs Arizona. Team in his starts: 15-7
5-inning record: 10-9-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-22 Over/under: 12-10

Ray is 4-1, 3.56 in his last five starts; he is 0-5, 6.52 in six starts vs Washington. Team in his starts: 13-10
5-inning record: 9-10-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-23 Over/under: 11-11-1

Nationals lost four of last seven games; under is 9-2 in their last 11 road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 23-3-1 last 27 games.

Arizona lost lost five of last seven games; over is 6-5-2 in their last 13 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-3 last seven home games.

Padres (51-58) @ Dodgers (72-40)
Quantrill is 2-0, 0.53 in his last three games (17 IP); sometimes they use an opener. Team in his starts: 3-6
5-inning record: 5-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-9 Over/under: 6-3

Buehler is 1-1, 6.68 in his last five starts; he is 2-0, 0.69 in two starts vs SD. Team in his starts: 13-7
5-inning record: 12-6-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-20 Over/under: last five over

San Diego lost nine of last 14 games; four of their last five games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 3-2 last five games.

Dodgers are 8-5 in their last 13 games; under is 8-3 last 11 home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 8-1-1 last ten games.

Mil-Chi: Home side won 9 of last 12 Barksdale games.
NY-Pitt: Six of last nine Welke games stayed under.
Cin-Atl: Seven of last eight Holbrook games went over.
Wsh-Az: Over is 6-3-1 in last 11 Eddings games.
SF-Colo: Under is 8-2-1 in last 11 Hamari games.
SD-LA: Four of last five Morales games stayed under.

Bos-NY: Home side won nine of last 11 Estabrook games. Underdogs are 6-5 in last 11 Dreckman games.
Tor-Balt: Seven of last eight Guccione games stayed under.
LA-Clev: Under is 8-4 in last dozen Blakley games.
Sea-Hst: Favorites won 10 of last 12 Wolf games.
KC-Minn: Underdogs are 6-4 in last ten Fletcher games (under 4-1 last five)
Det-Tex: Under is 7-3-2 in last dozen Cooper games.

Chi-Phil: Underdogs won six of last eight Timmons games.

Saturday, 08/03/2019 (931) ST LOUIS vs. (932) OAKLAND
Favoring: OAKLAND on the money line.
ST LOUIS is 0-11 (-13.7 Units) against the money line after a 5 game span where the bullpen ERA was 2.00 or better this season.
The average score was ST LOUIS 2.4, OPPONENT 5.9 - (Rating = 5*)

Saturday, 08/03/2019 (915) TORONTO vs. (916) BALTIMORE
Favoring: BALTIMORE on the money line.
TORONTO is 9-37 (-28.4 Units) against the money line after a 2 game span where the bullpen threw 9 total innings or more this season.
The average score was TORONTO 3.9, OPPONENT 6.1 - (Rating = 4*)

Saturday, 08/03/2019 (909) SAN FRANCISCO vs. (910) COLORADO
Favoring: SAN FRANCISCO on the money line.
SAN FRANCISCO is 16-5 (+16.2 Units) against the money line vs. an NL team with an slugging percentage of .430 or better in the second half of the season this season.
The average score was SAN FRANCISCO 6.4, OPPONENT 3.7 - (Rating = 4*)

Saturday, 08/03/2019 (929) CHI WHITE SOX vs. (930) PHILADELPHIA
Favoring: CHI WHITE SOX on the money line.
CHI WHITE SOX are 12-3 (+14.8 Units) against the money line in road games in August games over the last 2 seasons.
The average score was CHI WHITE SOX 5.1, OPPONENT 3.7 - (Rating = 4*)

Saturday, 08/03/2019 (917) BOSTON vs. (918) NY YANKEES
Favoring: NY YANKEES against the spread.
NY YANKEES are 18-4 (+21.1 Units) against the run line as a home favorite when the run line price is +115 to +160 this season.
The average score was NY YANKEES 5.5, OPPONENT 3 - (Rating = 7*)

Saturday, 08/03/2019 (917) BOSTON vs. (918) NY YANKEES
Favoring: NY YANKEES against the spread.
NY YANKEES are 15-3 (+19.7 Units) against the run line at home when the run line is (+1.5, -155) to (-1.5, +135) this season.
The average score was NY YANKEES 5.9, OPPONENT 3.4 - (Rating = 7*)