Blue Jays and Indians Look for 2nd Half Push

Indians Have Lost Six of Seven

Friday night the Toronto Blue Jays open a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Both teams are in dissapointing seasons, and tonights starters are a big reason for that classification.

Tonights' two pitchers have struggled a lot in their recent starts. It may be hard to find anyone in MLB struggling more than Estrada and Bauer. Estrada is 4-6 with a 5.33 ERA, and Bauer is 7-8 with a 5.59 ERA.

Estrada's last win came on May 27. In his eight starts since he has gone 2-6 with a 9.50 ERA. Opponents are batting .344 off of him.

Bauer is 0-2 with an 11.13 ERA in his last two tilts. He was hammered in a 7-3 loss at Oakland on Sunday. Bauer matched the shortest outing of his career -- 2/3 inning. Bauer threw 43 pitches. He gave up four runs on three hits and three walks. He was removed after eight batters.

Oddsmakers have Bauer and the Indians listed as -140-moneyline favorites. The total is Holding Steady at 9.5.

West Coast Trip Not Kind to Indians

Cleveland went 1-5 on the trip out west. What has many fans worried is that they played all six-games against last place teams, Oakland and San Francisco. The horrible trip has let the Indians lead in the AL-Central shrink to 1/2-game over the Twins.

The Indians hitting has been spotty and their defense awful. Their vaunted bullpen has struggled as well. Four of their last six losses have been charged to the bullpen. A bounce-back start by Bauer could do a world of good for the Indians tonight.

In his last start against Toronto, on May 8, Bauer was the losing pitcher. He lost 4-2 but Cleveland would love a game that well pitched tonight. Bauer pitched six innings. He gave up four runs on six hits. The hurler had six strikeouts and three walks. In five career appearances against the Blue Jays he is 1-2 with a 6.20 ERA.

Estrada's last start came on Sunday. It was a 6-5 loss to Detroit. Estrada received a no-decision. He threw 94 pitches and made it through just 3 2/3 innings. He gave up four runs on five hits, with five strikeouts and four walks.  Estrada is 0-0 with a 3.75 ERA in two career starts vs. Cleveland.

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Recent Form

Team	record	money	vs LHP	vs RHP	Fave	Dog	O/U	Diff
Toronto	44-51	-$946.00	8-17	36-34	29-31	15-20	45-44-6	-0.76
Cleveland	48-45	-$1,191.00	18-18	30-27	46-42	2-3	34-53-6	0.68

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

M Estrada (4-6) ERA: 5.33

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Jul 16, 2017	DET	L	5-6	O	3.2	-$100.00
Jul 5, 2017	NYY	W	7-6	O	4.2	$165.00
Jun 30, 2017	BOS	L	4-7	O	4.1	-$100.00

T Bauer (7-8) ERA: 5.59

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Jul 16, 2017	OAK	L	3-7	O	0.2	-$100.00
Jul 5, 2017	SD	L	2-6	U	5	-$100.00
Jun 28, 2017	TEX	W	5-3	U	6.1	$75.00

Bullpen

Toronto's relievers have pitched 20.2 innings in the last 3 games.
Cleveland's relievers have pitched 6.2 innings in the last 3 games.

Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent

Toronto Blue Jays - M Estrada

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Oct 19, 2016	3-0	CLE	6	5	3	2	0	7	Loss
Oct 14, 2016	2-0	CLE	8	6	2	2	1	6	Loss
Jul 2, 2016	9-6	TOR	5	5	3	3	0	7	No Decision
Sep 1, 2015	5-3	TOR	7	5	2	2	1	2	No Decision

Cleveland Indians - T Bauer

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
May 8, 2017	4-2	TOR	6	6	4	4	3	6	Loss
Oct 17, 2016	4-2	CLE	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	No Decision
Aug 19, 2016	3-2	CLE	8	5	2	2	2	13	No Decision
Sep 2, 2015	5-1	TOR	1.1	6	5	5	1	2	Loss
May 3, 2015	10-7	CLE	4.1	7	6	6	3	1	No Decision

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.17	25	4.02	3
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.41	18	3.98	4
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.70	14	4.93	19
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.84	12	4.71	17

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	O/U	Away Pitcher	Home Pitcher	Away Hits	Home Hits	Away Walks	Home Walks	Away Strikeouts	Home Strikeouts
May 10, 2017	CLE	7	TOR	8	147	7.5	O	Danny Salazar (R)	Francisco Liriano (L)	11	11	3	6	8	7
May 9, 2017	CLE	6	TOR	0	158	8	U	Carlos Carrasco (R)	Mike Bolsinger (R)	7	4	6	0	8	7
May 8, 2017	CLE	2	TOR	4	-113	8	U	Trevor Bauer (R)	Marcus Stroman (R)	8	6	3	5	5	10
Oct 19, 2016	CLE	3	TOR	0	-165	8.5	U	Ryan Merritt (L)	Marco Estrada (R)	6	6	0	0	10	8
Oct 18, 2016	CLE	1	TOR	5	-115	7.5	U	Corey Kluber (R)	Aaron Sanchez (R)	2	9	2	4	9	8
Oct 17, 2016	CLE	4	TOR	2	-167	8.5	U	Trevor Bauer (R)	Marcus Stroman (R)	7	7	4	3	8	9
Oct 15, 2016	TOR	1	CLE	2	115	8.5	U	J.A. Happ (L)	Josh Tomlin (R)	3	4	2	2	13	6
Oct 14, 2016	TOR	0	CLE	2	-138	7.5	U	Marco Estrada (R)	Corey Kluber (R)	7	6	2	1	12	6
Aug 21, 2016	TOR	2	CLE	3	-158	7.5	U	Marcus Stroman (R)	Corey Kluber (R)	7	9	7	1	13	10
Aug 20, 2016	TOR	6	CLE	5	-113	8.5	O	Aaron Sanchez (R)	Josh Tomlin (R)	14	6	1	1	9	9

MLB Betting Trends

Toronto Blue Jays 44-51
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing Cleveland
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland

Cleveland Indians 48-45
Cleveland is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Cleveland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cleveland's last 13 games at home
Cleveland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 9 games when playing Toronto
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto

Team Vs Division Or Conference

Toronto Blue Jays

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	44-51	22-24	22-27	29-30	16-21	45-44-6	8-17	36-34
Last 10	4-6	1-2	3-4	2-2	2-4	5-4-1	1-2	3-4
vs Div	17-27	8-14	9-13	9-15	9-12	19-24-1	5-11	12-16
vs AL	37-44	19-20	18-24	23-26	15-18	36-40-5	8-16	29-28
vs NL	7-7	3-4	4-3	6-4	1-3	9-4-1	0-1	7-6

Cleveland Indians

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	48-45	21-24	27-21	46-41	4-4	34-53-6	18-18	30-27
Last 10	4-6	3-1	1-5	4-5	0-1	5-4-1	1-2	3-4
vs Div	23-20	8-13	15-7	23-20	1-0	12-28-3	11-9	12-11
vs AL	44-32	19-19	25-13	42-29	3-3	26-45-5	15-14	29-18
vs NL	4-13	2-5	2-8	4-12	1-1	8-8-1	3-4	1-9

Team Last 5 Games

Toronto Blue Jays

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Jul 20, 2017	BOS	8-6	W	101	10.5	F Liriano	1.2	Doug Fister	A
Jul 19, 2017	BOS	1-5	L	123	9.5	A Sanchez	4	D Pomeranz	A
Jul 18, 2017	BOS	4-5	L	-136	10	J Happ	5	Brian Johnson	A
Jul 17, 2017	BOS	4-3	W	-108	9	M Stroman	6.2	Eduardo Rodriguez	A
Jul 16, 2017	DET	5-6	L	110	10	M Estrada	3.2	A Sanchez	A

Cleveland Indians

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Jul 19, 2017	SF	4-5	L	-218	8	C Carrasco	6	M Cain	A
Jul 18, 2017	SF	1-2	L	-139	7.5	Mike Clevinger	6	Ty Blach	A
Jul 17, 2017	SF	5-3	W	-125	8.5	J Tomlin	7.1	M Moore	A
Jul 16, 2017	OAK	3-7	L	-104	8.5	T Bauer	0.2	Sean Manaea	A
Jul 15, 2017	OAK	3-5	L	-225	7.5	C Kluber	7.1	Paul Blackburn	A

Weather in
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Partially cloudy
Humidity is 69%
Wind is North 7 mph
Visibility is 10.004077 mi
Pressure is N/A inHg

Forecast for Cleveland

Free-For-All at 2017 British Open

Spieth and Fowler Favorites at 2017 British Open

The 2017 Open Championship, also called the 2017 British Open, begins Thursday at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. This major has produced nine different winners over the past nine years. Odds for this year’s tournament promises another highly competitive contest. Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler are +1400 co-favorites at press time; Dustin Johnson and Jon Rahm are close behind at +1600, followed by Sergio Garcia at +1800.

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Because the Open is regularly held on links-style courses, golfers with European Tour experience tend to outperform their PGA Tour brethren. Spieth tied for fourth at this event during his magical 2015 season, but has struggled to recapture that glory. Fowler has likewise failed to live up to his breakthrough 2014 campaign, although he is coming off a fifth-place tie at the US Open.

Johnson remains No. 1 on the World Golf Ranking, but his game has been off since he hurt his back just before the Masters in April. With all this chaos, a proven winner like 2010 Open champ Louis Oosthuizen (+5000) may be worth a look further down the odds list; Oosthuizen also finished tied for second in 2015 after losing the playoff to Zach Johnson (+8000).
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Michael Phelps vs. Great White Shark

Shark Huge Fave Over Michael Phelps

This Friday, 23-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps will come out of retirement – to race a great white shark. It’s all part of the latest Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. The exact details of Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White (8 PM ET) have yet to be released, but the shark is a –900 favorite at press time, while Phelps is trailing at +500. The Shark opened as a -1200-moneyline favorite with Phelps at +600.

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If this turns out to be a “fair” race with no handicap applied to the shark, then the shark should prevail, fins down. Phelps, arguably the greatest swimmer of all-time, was measured at a peak velocity of six miles per hour back in 2010. A typical great white has a cruising speed of 20-25 mph. However, the shark won’t know it’s in a race. How will it respond to the starting gun?

That might not be an issue. Great white sharks “breathe” through their gills, so they always have to be in motion to get oxygen in their system. Getting the shark to move toward the finish line is another matter. And will this race be live or on tape? We’ll find out what the Discovery Channel programmers have up their sleeve this Friday.

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2017 Super Millions Poker Open Underway

2017 Super Millions: Two Cards or Four?

he 2017 Super Millions Poker Open is off to a running start at Ignition Casino Poker. The first events on the 105-tournament schedule have already been completed; there are three more tourneys on Thursday’s schedule, with a total of $34,000 in guaranteed prize money waiting to be won.

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Thursday’s action kicks off at 8:03 PM ET with Event #18, the $20,000 Gtd Super Stack, where players start with 5,000 chips in their stacks. Event #19, the $10,000 Gtd at 9:03 PM, starts even deeper at 10,000 chips. No-limit Texas Hold’em is the name of the game for both tournaments. As a general rule, if you’re going to go all-in with a big stack, make sure you’re drawing to the nuts if you don’t already have the best hand.

The night wraps up with a very special tournament: the only fixed-limit Omaha Hi/Lo event on the SMPO schedule. Event #20 at 10:03 PM ET is a $4,000 Gtd Turbo with starting stacks once again set at 10,000 chips. Fixed-limit is the classic betting structure for Omaha Hi/Lo; the Turbo format will keep the action rolling as the blinds go up and more of those giant stacks get pushed into the middle.

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SMPO 2017 Event Schedule at Ignition Casino

2017 Super Millions Poker Open July 15 to August 13
DATE	TIME(ET)	EVENT	TYPE	BUY-IN
Sat, Jul 15	2:03 PM	SMPO Warm-Up Event #1 – $10,000 Gtd (10K Chips)
Sat, Jul 15	4:03 PM	SMPO Kickoff Event #2 – $15,000 Gtd (SS)
Sat, Jul 15	6:03 PM	SMPO Event #3 – $12K Gtd ($25 Knockout 10K Chips)
Sun, Jul 16	3:03 PM	SMPO Event #4 – $30,000 Gtd (SS)
Sun, Jul 16	4:03 PM	SMPO Special $110,000 Gtd (12,000 Chips)
Sun, Jul 16	5:03 PM	SMPO Event #5 – $12,000 Gtd (SS)
Sun, Jul 16	6:03 PM	NoLateReg: SMPO Event #6 – $3,000 Gtd (Heads-Up)
Sun, Jul 16	7:03 PM	SMPO Event #7 – $27,777 Gtd (Lucky Sevens)
Sun, Jul 16	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #8 – $8,888 Gtd (Crazy Eights)
Mon, Jul 17	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #9 – $12,000 Gtd (10,000 Chips)
Mon, Jul 17	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #10 – $35,000 Gtd (10,000 Chips)
Mon, Jul 17	10:03 PM	SMPO Event #11 – $10K Gtd (50K Chips Hyper)	PLO	$55 + $5
Tue, Jul 18	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #12 – $40,000 Gtd (SS)
Tue, Jul 18	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #13 – $7,000 Gtd (50/50 SS)
Tue, Jul 18	10:03 PM	LtdLateReg: SMPO Event #14 – $4,000 Gtd (Shootout)
Wed, Jul 19	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #15 – $40,000 Gtd (SS)
Wed, Jul 19	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #16 – $5K Gtd ($5 Knockout Ante-Up)
Wed, Jul 19	10:03 PM	SMPO Event #17 – $10,000 Gtd (Turbo 10K Chips)
Thur, Jul 20	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #18 – $20,000 Gtd (SS)
Thur, Jul 20	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #19 – $10,000 Gtd (10K Chips)
Thur, Jul 20	10:03 PM	SMPO Event #20 – $4,000 Gtd (Turbo 10K Chips)	FLO H/L	$75 + $7
Fri, Jul 21	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #21 – $4,000 Gtd (Super Knockout SS)	NLHE	$20 + $2
Fri, Jul 21	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #22 – $10,000 Gtd (Escalating Levels SS)	PLO	$100 + $9
Fri, Jul 21	10:03 PM	SMPO Event #23 – $5K Gtd (50K Chips 6-Max Hyper)	NLHE	$55 + $5
Sat, Jul 22	2:03 PM	SMPO Event #24 – $5,000 Gtd (SS)	NLHE	$15 + $1.50
Sat, Jul 22	4:03 PM	SMPO Event #25 – $5,000 Gtd (6-Handed 10K Chips)	PLO H/L	$75 + $7
Sat, Jul 22	6:03 PM	SMPO Event #26 – $12K Gtd ($25 Knockout 6-Handed)
Sun, Jul 23	3:03 PM	SMPO Event #27 – $3,000 Gtd (Thousandaire Maker)
Sun, Jul 23	4:03 PM	SMPO Special $110,000 Gtd (12,000 Chips)
Sun, Jul 23	5:03 PM	SMPO Event #28 – $10,000 Gtd (Thousandaire Maker)
Sun, Jul 23	6:03 PM	LtdLateReg: SMPO #29 – $10K Gtd ($25 KO Shootout)
Sun, Jul 23	7:03 PM	SMPO Event #30 – $10,000 Gtd ($10 Knockout Turbo)
Sun, Jul 23	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #31 – $25,000 Gtd ($50 Knockout Turbo)
Mon, Jul 24	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #32 – $5K Gtd ($5 Knockout 6-Handed)	PLO	$25 + $2.50
Mon, Jul 24	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #33 – $40,000 Gtd (10K Chips)
Mon, Jul 24	10:03 PM	SMPO Event #34 – $10,000 Gtd (Turbo 10K Chips)
Tues, Jul 25	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #35 – $20,000 Gtd (6-Handed SS)
Tues, Jul 25	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #36 – $50,000 Gtd (6-Handed SS)
Tues, Jul 25	10:03 PM	NoLateReg: SMPO Event #37 – $3,000 Gtd (Heads-Up)	PLO	$35 + $3.50
Wed, Jul 26	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #38 – $4,000 Gtd (Turbo Rebuy)
Wed, Jul 26	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #39 – $10K Gtd (10K Chips 10-Min Levels)
Wed, Jul 26	10:03 PM	SMPO Event #40 – $25,000 Gtd (50K Chips Super Turbo)
Thur, Jul 27	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #41 – $30,000 Gtd (Extra Play)
Thur, Jul 27	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #42 – $5,000 Gtd (6-Handed SS)	PLO	$35 + $3.50
Thur, Jul 27	10:03 PM	SMPO Event #43 – $10,000 Gtd (Turbo 10K Chips)
Fri, Jul 28	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #44 – $8,000 Gtd ($5 Knockout SS)
Fri, Jul 28	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #45 – $5K Gtd (10K Chips 10-Min Levels)
Fri, Jul 28	10:03 PM	SMPO Event #46 – $5,000 Gtd (Turbo 10K Chips)	FLHE	$100 + $9
Sat, Jul 29	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #47 – $10,000 Gtd (Super Knockout)	NLHE	$200 + $15
Sat, Jul 29	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #48 – $10,000 Gtd (6-Handed SS)	NLHE	$40 + $4
Sat, Jul 29	10:03 PM	SMPO Event #49 – $10K Gtd (50K Chips Hyper)	PLO H/L	$55 + $5
Sun, Jul 30	3:03 PM	SMPO Event #50 – $25,000 Gtd (Extra Play)
Sun, Jul 30	4:03 PM	SMPO Special $110,000 Gtd (12,000 Chips)
Sun, Jul 30	5:03 PM	SMPO Event #51 – $100,000 Gtd (High Roller)
Sun, Jul 30	6:03 PM	SMPO Event #52 – $5,000 Gtd (SS)	PLO	$10 + $1
Sun, Jul 30	7:03 PM	SMPO Event #53 – $5,000 Gtd (Turbo 6-Handed)
Sun, Jul 30	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #54 – $20,000 Gtd (Turbo 6-Handed)
Mon, Jul 31	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #55 – $15,000 Gtd (6-Handed 10K Chips)
Mon, Jul 31	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #52 – $5,000 Gtd (SS)
Mon, Jul 31	10:03 PM	SMPO Event #57 – $10K Gtd ($25 Knockout SS)	PLO	$125 + $10
Tue, Aug 1	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #58 – $40,000 Gtd (SS)
Tue, Aug 1	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #59 – $5K Gtd ($5 Knockout 10K Chips)
Tue, Aug 1	10:03 PM	SMPO Event #60 – $10K Gtd (Turbo Monster Stack)
Wed, Aug 2	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #61 – $10K Gtd ($25 Knockout 50/50)
Wed, Aug 2	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #62 – $4,000 Gtd (10K Chips)	PLO	$20 + $2
Wed, Aug 2	10:03 PM	NoLateReg: SMPO Event #63 – $9,000 Gtd (Heads-Up)	NLHE	$100 + $9
Thur, Aug 3	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #64 – $7K Gtd (6-Handed 10K Chips)	NLHE	$30 + $3
Thur, Aug 3	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #65 – $3,000 Gtd (SS)	FLO	$55 + $5
Thur, Aug 3	10:03 PM	SMPO Event #66 – $26,000 Gtd (6-Handed Turbo)	NLHE	$150 + $12
Fri, Aug 4	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #67 – $4,000 Gtd (Turbo Rebuy)	PLO	$7 + $0.70
Fri, Aug 4	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #68 – $30K Gtd (10K Chips 10-Min Levels)	NLHE	$150 + $12
Fri, Aug 4	10:03 PM	SMPO Event #69 – $5,000 Gtd (Turbo 10K Chips)	NLHE	$30 + $3
Sat, Aug 5	2:03 PM	SMPO Event #70 – $5,000 Gtd (10,000 Chips)	PLO H/L	$40 + $4
Sat, Aug 5	4:03 PM	SMPO Event #71 – $2,000 Gtd (Hundredaire Maker)
Sat, Aug 5	6:03 PM	SMPO Event #72 – $25,000 Gtd (Monster Stack)
Sun, Aug 6	3:03 PM	SMPO Event #73 – $12,000 Gtd (6-Handed SS)
Sun, Aug 6	4:03 PM	SMPO Special $110,000 Gtd (12,000 Chips)
Sun, Aug 6	5:03 PM	SMPO Event #74 – $40,000 Gtd (6-Handed SS)
Sun, Aug 6	6:03 PM	SMPO Event #75 – $4,000 Gtd ($5 Knockout SS)	PLO H/L	$25 + $2.50
Sun, Aug 6	7:03 PM	SMPO Event #76 – $5,000 Gtd (Turbo 10K Chips)
Sun, Aug 6	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #77 – $25K Gtd (50K Chips Super Turbo)
Mon, Aug 7	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #78 – $30,000 Gtd (Monster Stack)
Mon, Aug 7	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #79 – $50,000 Gtd (High Roller)
Mon, Aug 7	10:03 PM	SMPO Event #80 – $5K Gtd ($5 KO 50K Chips Hyper)
Tue, Aug 8	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #81 – $40,000 Gtd (10K Chips)
Tue, Aug 8	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #82 – $5,000 Gtd (Ante-Up SS)
Tue, Aug 8	10:03 PM	SMPO Event #83 – $5,000 Gtd (Turbo 10K Chips)	PLO	$40 + $4
Wed, Aug 9	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #84 – $5,000 Gtd ($25 Knockout)	PLO	$75 + $7
Wed, Aug 9	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #85 – $5K Gtd (10K Chips 10-Min Levels)
Wed, Aug 9	10:03 PM	SMPO Event #86 – $10K Gtd (50K Chips Hyper)
Thur, Aug 10	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #87 – $10,000 Gtd (10,000 Chips)
Thur, Aug 10	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #88 – $10,000 Gtd (50/50 10K Chips)
Thur, Aug 10	10:03 PM	NoLateReg: SMPO Event #89 – $8,000 Gtd (Heads-Up)	PLO	$100 + $9
Fri, Aug 11	8:03 PM	SMPO Event #90 – $3,000 Gtd (Escalating Levels SS)
Fri, Aug 11	9:03 PM	SMPO Event #91 – $15K Gtd (10K Chips 10-Min Levels)
Fri, Aug 11	10:03 PM	SMPO Event #92 – $10,000 Gtd (Thousandaire Maker)
Sat, Aug 12	2:03 PM	SMPO Event #93 – $10,000 Gtd (Extra Play)
Sat, Aug 12	4:03 PM	SMPO Event #94 – $5,000 Gtd (Thousandaire Maker)	PLO	$50 + $5
Sat, Aug 12	6:03 PM	SMPO Event #95 – $30,000 Gtd (10,000 Chips)
Sun, Aug 13	3:03 PM	SMPO Mini Main Event #96 – $65,000 Guaranteed	NLHE	$75 + $7
Sun, Aug 13	4:03 PM	SMPO Special $110,000 Gtd (12,000 Chips)
Sun, Aug 13	5:03 PM	SMPO Main Event #97 – $300,000 Guaranteed	NLHE	$425 + $25
Sun, Aug 13	6:03 PM	SMPO 2nd Chance Event #98 – $30,000 Gtd (SS)
Sun, Aug 13	7:03 PM	SMPO Event #99 – $20,000 Gtd ($100 Knockout)
Sun, Aug 13	8:03 PM	SMPO Wrap-Up Event #100 – $5,000 Gtd (10K Chips)

 

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Redblacks and Alouettes Battle Wednesday

Redblacks Looking for 1st Win

The Montreal Alouettes and the Ottawa RedBlacks will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday. The two teams will meet in the nation’s capital with plenty on the line in a rare Wednesday night duel. The Kickoff for the game is set for 7:30 PM at TD Place Stadium.

The 2017 CFL season saw the Ottawa Redblacks as favorites to win the East Division. The Montreal Alouettes’ myriad personnel changes had people thinking fof low expectations in their first year under new GM Kavis Reed.

Heading into Week 5 and the Als are tied for the division lead at a respectable 2-2. The Redblacks search for their first win of the 2017 season.

Oddsmakers have listed the Redblacks as 4-point favorites. The total is sitting at 50.

Last time out for Ottawa, they were a 23-21 loser as they battled the Edmonton Eskimos on the road. The RedBlacks covered in the match as a +3-point underdog, while 44 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Four close games for Rick Campbell’s football team has produced one tie and three losses. The Redblacks have been close to victory at various points in all four games. The team hasn’t been able to to get over the hump for their first win of 2017.

In the middle of an 11-day, three-game stretch, the Redblacks are struggling on defense.  Ottawa’s two leading tacklers, Nick Taylor (28) and Khalil Bass (21), are on the injured list. Taylor on the six-game list, and inexperienced Serderius Bryant and Adam Berger will slide into the lineup.  Antoine Pruneau will drop down into a linebacker spot along with Bryant. Berger will take over duties at safety.

Alouettes Look to Keep Offense Rolling Despite Injuries

Montreal won its last outing, a 30-23 result against the Calgary Stampeders on July 14. The Alouettes covered in that game as a +4-point underdog, while the 53 combined points took the game OVER the total. The Alouettes made a statement with Saturday’s win over the heavily-favored Stampeders.

Jacques Chapdelaine’s squad may have to find a way to keep the offense rolling without star running back Tyrell Sutton. He has a CFL-best 295 rush yards. Didier Orméjuste of RDS reports that Sutton will not play in Week 5.  Brandon Rutley will get his first start since 2016 in the Montreal backfield. He could be poised for a breakout game. The San Jose State alum rushed for nearly 500 yards last season. He has averaged just shy of five yards per carry in his four-year CFL career.

 

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Montreal	2-2	2-2	20.50	21.25	-0.75	1-2	1-0	1-3	1-2	0-1
Ottawa	0-3-1	3-1	29.00	30.75	-1.75	1-1	2-0	2-2	1-1	1-1

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
MON	16.79	17.89	-1.1
OTT	14.59	13.44	1.15

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
MON	12.37	10.26	2.11
OTT	11.61	12.24	-0.63

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
MON	5.75	3.51	2.24
OTT	4.47	5.75	-1.28

Team Records

Montreal Alouettes

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	2-2	2-1	0-1	2-2	1-2	1-0	20.50	21.25	-0.75
vs Conf	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Last 3	1-2	1-1	0-1	2-1	1-1	1-0	21.67	23.00	-1.33

Ottawa RedBlacks

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	0-3-1	0-1-1	0-2	3-1	1-1	2-0	29.00	30.75	-1.75
vs Conf	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	25.00	26.00	-1.00
Last 3	0-3	0-1	0-2	2-1	0-1	2-0	28.33	30.67	-2.34

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	20.50	8	30.75	7
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	166.00	9	363.00	7
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	106.00	1	62.50	4
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	29.00	3	21.25	2
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	319.00	3	286.00	6
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	86.50	5	80.00	5

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Montreal	5-5	4-5-1	4-6	22.70	92.00	5.08	32.20	63.04	234.40	338.10	1.60
Ottawa	5-5	5-4-1	4-6	20.80	91.80	4.66	36.90	71.00	318.50	418.00	1.90

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Sep 1, 2016	OTT	MON	19-14	86	278	368	0	90	189	295	2
Aug 19, 2016	MON	OTT	43-19	62	330	444	1	60	291	402	3
Jun 30, 2016	OTT	MON	28-13	153	382	548	1	62	278	340	1
Oct 1, 2015	MON	OTT	17-39	39	205	261	1	70	510	580	1
Aug 7, 2015	MON	OTT	23-26	101	276	404	2	102	319	425	0
Jun 25, 2015	OTT	MON	20-16	114	258	377	3	84	108	197	2
Oct 24, 2014	MON	OTT	23-17	113	216	329	1	89	259	348	5
Sep 26, 2014	MON	OTT	15-7	115	181	296	2	103	258	361	1
Aug 29, 2014	OTT	MON	10-20	60	270	330	1	183	246	429	2
Oct 29, 2005	MON	OTT	43-23	71	315	386	2	81	360	441	4

CFL Betting Trends

Montreal Alouettes 2-2
Montreal is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Montreal is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 8 games
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Montreal is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games on the road
Montreal is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Ottawa
Montreal is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 9 games when playing Ottawa
Montreal is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 7 games when playing on the road against Ottawa

Ottawa RedBlacks 0-3-1
Ottawa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Ottawa is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Ottawa's last 12 games
Ottawa is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Ottawa is 2-4-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ottawa's last 7 games at home
Ottawa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Montreal
Ottawa is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Ottawa's last 9 games when playing Montreal
Ottawa is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Montreal
Ottawa is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 7 games when playing at home against Montreal

Team Last 5 Games

Montreal Alouettes

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Jul 14, 2017	CAL	30-23	W	4/49.5	W/O	143	284	439	28	370	407	1	H
Jul 6, 2017	BC	16-23	L	3/50	L/U	89	245	334	59	283	347	1	H
Jun 30, 2017	EDM	19-23	L	9/54	W/U	106	166	272	80	286	366	-1	A
Jun 22, 2017	SAS	17-16	W	-7/50.5	L/U	99	233	332	103	292	401	-1	H
Nov 5, 2016	HAM	32-25	W	2.5/46	W/O	65	256	322	55	309	390	1	A

Ottawa RedBlacks

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Jul 14, 2017	EDM	21-23	L	3/56.5	W/U	59	277	343	113	265	378	1	A
Jul 8, 2017	TOR	25-26	L	-4/55	L/U	57	338	427	60	350	426	2	H
Jun 29, 2017	CAL	39-43	L	7.5/56.5	W/O	81	397	506	113	282	408	1	A
Jun 23, 2017	CAL	31-31	T	6/57	W/O	116	300	416	65	376	441	1	H
Nov 27, 2016	CAL	39-33	W	9.5/54.5	W/O	73	455	534	69	365	460	-1	H

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Next up:
Montreal at Winnipeg Thursday, July 27
Ottawa at Toronto Monday, July 24

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2017 MLB All-Star Game Preview

Can the National League Stop the AL Winning Streak in MLB All-Star Game?

The 88^th MLB All-Star Game takes place on Tuesday in Miami. The rules have changed and now the winning league won’t get home-field advantage in the World Series. Even so, the National League will still be trying to stop a four-year losing streak to the American League.

Oddsmakers have the National League as a-117-moneyline favorite. The total is now at 8.5.

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The American League will have 18 first-time All-Stars, led by Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees. Robinson Cano of the Seattle Mariners leads the AL with eight All-Star appearances. For the nod of starting pitcher, Cleveland manager Brad Mills will go with Chris Sale of the Boston Red Sox. Sale is 11-4 with a 2.75 ERA, leading the AL in innings and strikeouts.

Sale will have friends and family members at Marlins Park to watch since he is from Florida. He is the first American League pitcher to start two consecutive All-Star Games in 34 years.

If Boston's Craig Kimbrel is on the mound in the last inning there is a good chance the American League will continue its recent dominance. The Former Braves All-Star Closer has 1.19 ERA and is 23-for-25 on save chances.

National League Has Stacked Pitching in MLB All-Star Game

The National League has 10 first-time All-Stars while the Washington Nationals’ Ryan Zimmerman, Daniel Murphy and Bryce Harper are all starters. Yadier Molina of the St. Louis Cardinals has eight All-Star appearances to lead all NL players. Joe Maddon of the Chicago Cubs would like to start Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers, but Kershaw started on Sunday, so that’s a quick turnaround. Maddon could go with Washington’s Max Scherzer, who is 10-5 with a 2.10 ERA. Scherzer leads the NL in innings pitched, strikeouts and ERA.

Clayton Kershaw (14-2, 2.18 ERA) is unavailable since he pitched Sunday for the Dodgers. Chicago Cubs and NL manager Joe Maddon said on Monday that Scherzer would have gotten the nod anyway. Scherzer has been virtually money in the bank from the mound the past two seasons.

The Dodgers' Closer, Kenley Jansen is as good as Kimbrell this season. If he is there at the end there is a strong shot that the National League finally win. Jansen has a 0.93 ERA, 21-for-21 on save chances.

The NL has won just three times and tied once with the AL since 1997.

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Nunes Out of UFC 213: Whitaker vs. Romero Becomes Main Event

Nunes Hospitalized with Sickness has to Pull out of UFC 213

Amanda Nunes will be unable to compete at UFC 213 against Valentina Shevchenko. UFC president Dana White confirmed the news earlier this evening. Nunes, the UFC women's bantamweight champion, Was sent to the hospital for treatment early Saturday. Reports say she was sick on and off all week.  The UFC doctor cleared Nunes to fight, but she still backed out of the Main Event.

This would be only the second time in Nunes' career where she had to withdraw from a fight. She had to pull out with a foot injury back in 2011. Nues was to fight Julie Kedzie in a Strikeforce bout on that night. The main event against Shevchenko on Saturday was a rematch of the two's first meeting a year ago. Nunes won by unanimous decision.  It wasthe only decision fight in her professional MMA career.

Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero will serve as the new main event. This is a battle for the interim middleweight title. Fabricio Werdum vs. Alistair Overeem the new co-main event.

UFC 213 just got a little shakeup. Whittaker-Romero is still a worthy headliner. Overall a bit of the luster has definitely been knocked off this card. UFC 213 was originally expected to feature T.J. Dillashaw against bantmaweight champ Cody Garbrandt in the main event. This is the second major change in the last couple weeks. Donald Cerrone vs. Robbie Lawler was pushed back to UFC 214 after Cerrone was hospitalized with a blood infection.

Whitaker vs. Romero Preview for UFC 213

UFC fight fans finally get to see Yoel Romero battle for UFC gold. It is only an interim belt, but he is worthy of the shot. He faces off with red-hot Robert Whittaker in the main event. The two fighters have a combined 15-fight winning streak. This is among the best active streaks in the company. If Whittaker is able to pressure Romero and keep him from taking the fight to the ground, it will be quite an interesting bout.

Many UFC experts say that whoever wins this fight is the best middleweight in the world. We will get a chance to see them in action tonight.

The Tale of the Tape

Yoel Romero
Record: 13-1
Top Wins: Chris Weidman, Ronaldo Souza), Lyoto Machida, Tim Kennedy
Top Losses: Rafael Cavalcante in Strikeforce
Road to Victory: Romero is one of the greatest athletes to ever compete inside the Octagon. The Olympic silver medalist in wrestling moves is almost 40 years old, but his quickness and his ability to time hard hitting contact and quick takedowns don't show his age.

Romero is really smart. He’s knows his limitations, and he’s willing to give up large portions of the fight so he can recoup energy before exploding again. Doing this allows him to carry his power and explosiveness late into the fight. He outlasts his younger foes as well.

 To defeat Whittaker, Romero will need to be able counter effectively. Whittaker moves a lot. He can't be chasing him around the ring. It is tiring and can drain the gas tank quickly.  Romero is savvy enough to catch Whittaker as he comes in. If he is able to do that he can take advantage of it and win this fight.

Robert Whittaker
Record: 18-4
Top Wins: Ronaldo Souza, Derek Brunson, Uriah Hall, Rafael Natal
Top Losses: Stephen Thompson, Court McGee
Road to Victory: Whittaker is a kickboxer with a background in both boxing and karate. That history translates very well into the cage. Whitaker uses his swift feet well, he has strong kicks, and sharp and quick combinations to blister opponents. At only 26 years of age, he can maintain long periods of time attacking and being on full-tilt. The Aussie throws a lot of punches and they are consistent. He doens't take much of a break between flurries. If he sizes his opponent up he is throwing deadly blows from the opening bell.

UFC 213 Odds -- Courtesy of 5Dimes

UFC Fighting				Money Line	Total Points
UFC 213 - Middleweight 5 rounds - T-Mobile Arena - Las Vegas, Nevada - PPV
Sat 7/8		1001 Robert Whittaker		-120	o1½ -210
11:30PM		1002 Yoel Romero		+100	u1½ +175
UFC 213 - Heavyweight 3 rounds - T-Mobile Arena - Las Vegas, Nevada - PPV
Sat 7/8		1101 Fabricio Werdum		+120	o1½ -175
10:30PM		1102 Alistair Overeem		-140	u1½ +155
UFC 213 - Heavyweight 3 rounds - T-Mobile Arena - Las Vegas, Nevada - PPV
Sat 7/8		1201 Daniel Omielanczuk		+550	o1½ -130
11:00PM		1202 Curtis Blaydes		-800	u1½ +110
UFC 213 - Lightweight 3 rounds - T-Mobile Arena - Las Vegas, Nevada - PPV
Sat 7/8		1301 Jim Miller		+180	o2½ -170
10:00PM		1302 Anthony Pettis		-220	u2½ +150
UFC 213 - Bantamweight 3 rounds - T-Mobile Arena - Las Vegas, Nevada - PPV
Sat 7/8		1401 Douglas Silva de Andrade		+245	o2½ -145
7:30PM		1402 Rob Font		-290	u2½ +125
UFC 213 - Heavyweight 3 rounds - T-Mobile Arena - Las Vegas, Nevada - FS1
Sat 7/8		1501 Oleksiy Oliynyk		+225	o1½ +160
9:30PM		1502 Travis Browne		-265	u1½ -185
UFC 213 - Welterweight 3 rounds - T-Mobile Arena - Las Vegas, Nevada - FS1
Sat 7/8		1601 Brian Camozzi		+500	o2½ -110
9:00PM		1602 Chad Laprise		-700	u2½ -110
UFC 213 - Middleweight 3 rounds - T-Mobile Arena - Las Vegas, Nevada - FS1
Sat 7/8		1701 Thiago Santos		-160	o1½ +158
8:30PM		1702 Gerald Meerschaert		+140	u1½ -180
UFC 213 - Welterweight 3 rounds - T-Mobile Arena - Las Vegas, Nevada - FS1
Sat 7/8		1801 Belal Muhammad		-135	o1½ -245
8:00PM		1802 Jordan Mein		+115	u1½ +205

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