Free NFL Preseason Week 1 Pick- Cleveland Browns at New York Giants

New York Giants Look to Put 2017 In Rear View Mirror

The 2017 NFL Season is thankfully over for the New York Giants and Cleveland Browns. They were the two worst teams in the NFL last season. They face one another in Week 1 of the 2018 preseason on Thursday night.  Cleveland is going on the road to play the New York Giants.

Game time from MetLife Stadium is set for 7 p.m. with the NFL Network carrying the game live. BetAnySports opened the Giants as 2.5-point home favorites with the total set at 34. The line is now Cleveland -1 and the total is at 35.

Cleveland failed to win a game last season at 0-16 straight-up. They were a costly 4-12 record against the spread. This followed a perfect 4-0 record SU and ATS in the preseason. That included a 10-6 victory against the Giants as a two-point underdog at home.

The closing total line in that game was 37.5 points.

Baker Mayfield Era Ready to Start in Cleveland?

It looks like the Browns will go with veteran quarterback Tyrod Taylor as their starter for Week 1 of the regular season. Right now most eyes will be on Baker Mayfield. Especially tonight in NFL Preseason Week 1.

He was the first overall pick in this year’s draft. The former Oklahoma standout should see some substantial playing time in this game.

Another interesting addition through the draft was former Georgia running back Nick Chubb.

New York Giants are Ready to Move On

The Giants won 11 games in 2016 before plummeting to 3-13 SU last season. It was a rapid reversal of fortunes. New York went 7-9 ATS last season. The total stayed UNDER BetAnySports’ closing line in six of its last seven games of the 2017 regular season.

The Giants went 2-2 SU in the 2017 preseason with a 1-3 record ATS. The total was evenly split as well (2-2).

With the second overall pick in this year’s draft, new head coach Pat Shurmur decided to address the offense’s issues in the ground game. He selected former Penn State running back Saquon Barkley.

He should get a chance to show what he can do at the next level tonight. Eli Manning might see some action under center as well. The Giants are probably more interested in watching Davis Webb and Kyle Lauletta run the offense at quarterback.

Each of these teams is looking to quickly put the 2017 season in the rear view mirror. It is going take some time to turn things around. This should keep scoring to a minimum this Thursday night. Take the UNDER 35 on BetAnySports’ total line in this one.

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Mariners vs. Astros MLB Betting Preview for August 9th

Astros Host Mariners in Key 4-Game Series

Seattle Mariners vs. Houston Astros MLB Betting Preview

 Thursday, August 9 at 8:10 PM ET

 Minute Maid Park

 Dome

 The Seattle Mariners open a key four-game series with the Houston Astros. The Mariners are in third place in the American League West. They are eight games behind the Astros and three games behind the Athletics.

Paxton throws seven innings in loss against Blue Jays

James Paxton (9-5, 3.51 ERA, 1.07 WHIP) allowed three earned runs on eight hits (one home run). He also allowed a walk with seven strikeouts across seven innings in a 9-5 loss against the Blue Jays last Saturday.

Paxton induced 17 swinging strikes on 105 pitches. It was only his second start back from the disabled list. He has a 3.84 ERA and one complete game in 11 road starts. 

 The Mariners have scored 479 runs (21st in the majors)so far this seaason. They are putting up 4.72 runs per game (9th), hitting .255 (7th) with 131 home runs (16th).

Seattle ranks 17th with a 4.16 ERA, 11th with a 1.24 WHIP and 17th with 958 strikeouts. Their bullpen ranks 15th with a 3.99 ERA.

Nelson Cruz leads the Mariners with 30 home runs and 72 RBI. Ryon Healy has 21 home runs and 56 RBI and Jean Segura has team-bests with a .305 batting average and 134 hits.

Verlander dominates the Dodgers

Justin Verlander (11-6, 2.19 ERA, 0.88 WHIP) allowed one earned run on four hits (one home run) in his last start. He also allowed a walk with 14 strikeouts across 7 2/3 innings. It came in a 2-1 win against the Dodgers last Friday.

Verlander has allowed two or fewer runs in his last three starts and in five of his last six.

The Astros have scored 569 runs, which is 4th in the majors. They are putting up 4.17 runs per game (22nd), hitting .256 (6th) with 147 home runs (9th).

Houston ranks 1st with a 3.00 ERA, 1st with a 1.07 WHIP and 1st with 1218 strikeouts. Their bullpen ranks 1st with a 3.02 ERA.

Alex Bregman leads the Astros with 22 home runs and 71 RBI. Evan Gattis has 21 home runs and 67 RBI.

Houston will be without Carlos Correa (back), Jose Altuve (knee) and George Springer (sprained thumb) in this game.

MLB Trends:

 The Under is:

 6-1 in Paxton's last seven starts overall

 11-3 in Paxton's last 14 starts following a team loss in their previous game

 6-2 in Paxton's last eight starts during game 1 of a series

 11-4 in Paxton's last 15 starts against a team with a winning record

 8-3 in Paxton's last 11 road starts against a team with a winning record

 7-2-1 in Houston's last 10 against a team with a winning record

 36-16-2 in Houston's last 54 during game 1 of a series

 8-2 in Houston's last 10 starts against a team with a winning record

 With the way James Paxton and Justin Verlander are pitching coming into this game, the Under looks like the play. Paxton is 3-0 with an 0.87 ERA in three starts against the Astros this season. Verlander is 2-0 with a slim 1.82 ERA in his last six starts against the Mariners.

 MLB Picks: Under 6.5 (-105) at Jazz Sportsbook

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Twins Mount Last-Ditch Effort Versus Indians

Twins Looking to Keep Pace Against Indians

As expected, the defending AL Central champs from the Cleveland Indians (63-50, -13.51 betting units) are in very good shape to retain their division title. They’re not quite running away with it.

The Minnesota Twins (53-60, -7.11 units) still have a shot at overtaking the Tribe. Minnesota has to narrow the gap during their current four-game series at The Jake. It wraps up today at 1:10 PM ET.

TV: 1:10 p.m. ET, FS North (Minnesota), SportsTime Ohio (Cleveland).

PITCHING MATCHUP: Twins RH Jose Berrios (11-8, 3.51 ERA) vs. Indians RH Corey Kluber (14-6, 2.63).

ODDS: Indians -210-moneyline favorites. The total is at 7.5 -110.

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Two-time and reigning AL Cy Young winner Corey Kluber will to start for the Tribe.

Kluber registered his first shutout of the season and the seventh of his career on Saturday. He held the Los Angeles Angels to three hits and one walk with seven strikeouts.

The 32-year-old has given up one run over 16 1/3 innings in his last two starts. After going winless in the previous three, this was a needed turnaround. Kluber is 9-6 with a 3.36 ERA in 21 career starts against the Twins.

The Tribe hope to give Kluber some improved bullpen support during this playoff drive. They added relievers Brad Hand (2.92 ERA) and Adam Cimber (3.42 ERA) at last week’s trade deadline. They also added CF Leonys Martin (.748 OPS).

Leonys Martin, who has gone 5-for-15 with two homers since being acquired from Detroit, sat out Wednesday due to illness.

Twins Have to Have Great Pitching Against Indians

Berrios is pitching very well in his second full season in the bigs. The Twins are up 1.63 units behind Barrios on a record of 13-10.

Berrios has posted four quality starts in his last six outings. This includes Saturday's turn in which he limited Kansas City to two runs over seven innings. He earned the victory.

The 24-year-has permitted fewer than three runs in seven of his last 11 outings. He has gone 5-3 with eight quality starts in that stretch. Berrios is 1-0 with a 2.77 ERA in two starts versus Cleveland this year.

Joe Mauer is 16-for-54 with two homers and five doubles versus Kluber.

Logan Forsythe is 9-for-20 with three RBIs during his six-game hitting streak after going 0-for-1 in his team debut on Aug. 1.

Recent Form

Team	record	money	vs LHP	vs RHP	Fave	Dog	O/U	Diff
Minnesota	53-60	-$711.00	14-17	39-43	32-27	21-33	54-56-3	-0.26
Cleveland	63-50	-$1,357.00	18-12	45-38	59-42	4-8	57-52-4	0.99

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Jose Berrios (11-8) ERA: 3.51

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Aug 4, 2018	KC	W	8-2	O	7	$44.00
Jul 29, 2018	BOS	L	0-3	U	4.2	-$100.00
Jul 24, 2018	TOR	W	5-0	U	7	$90.00

C Kluber (14-6) ERA: 2.63

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Aug 4, 2018	LAA	W	3-0	U	9	$33.00
Jul 29, 2018	DET	W	8-1	O	7.1	$43.00
Jul 23, 2018	PIT	L	0-7	U	4	-$100.00

Bullpen

Minnesota's relievers have pitched 11 innings in the last 3 games.
Cleveland's relievers have pitched 7.2 innings in the last 3 games.

Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent

Minnesota Twins - Jose Berrios

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Jun 1, 2018	7-4	MIN	6	5	4	4	1	7	Win
Apr 18, 2018	2-1	MIN	7	3	0	0	0	5	No Decision
May 13, 2017	4-1	MIN	7.2	2	1	1	1	4	Win
Sep 11, 2016	7-1	CLE	2.2	3	5	3	4	1	Loss
Aug 1, 2016	12-5	MIN	6	4	3	3	0	5	Win

Cleveland Indians - C Kluber

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Jun 15, 2018	6-3	MIN	5	4	4	4	1	3	Loss
Apr 17, 2018	6-1	CLE	6.2	5	1	1	2	6	Win
Jun 24, 2017	4-2	MIN	7	3	2	0	2	13	No Decision
Sep 11, 2016	7-1	CLE	7	4	1	0	2	10	Win
Aug 31, 2016	8-4	CLE	8	6	3	3	2	11	Win

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.42	18	4.12	10
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.25	20	4.46	21
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	5.11	3	4.68	21
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	5.71	2	4.91	21

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
Aug 8, 2018	MIN	2	CLE	5	-212	9	U	Jake Odorizzi (R)	Mike Clevinger (R)	8	8	2	3	9	4
Aug 7, 2018	MIN	3	CLE	2	-235	8.5	U	Adalberto Mejia (L)	Carlos Carrasco (R)	11	6	2	2	11	9
Aug 6, 2018	MIN	0	CLE	10	-218	8.5	O	Kyle Gibson (R)	Trevor Bauer (R)	3	11	3	6	13	5
Aug 1, 2018	CLE	2	MIN	0	157	9	U	Carlos Carrasco (R)	Adalberto Mejia (L)	8	5	4	1	5	12
Jul 31, 2018	CLE	6	MIN	2	144	8.5	U	Trevor Bauer (R)	Kyle Gibson (R)	11	6	4	5	8	5
Jul 30, 2018	CLE	4	MIN	5	131	10	U	Shane Bieber (R)	Ervin Santana (R)	9	8	5	3	5	8
Jun 17, 2018	MIN	1	CLE	4	-142	10	U	Jake Odorizzi (R)	Shane Bieber (R)	10	7	3	4	11	11
Jun 16, 2018	MIN	9	CLE	3	-178	9	O	Fernando Romero (R)	Carlos Carrasco (R)	13	10	3	1	5	6
Jun 15, 2018	MIN	6	CLE	3	-215	8	O	Kyle Gibson (R)	Corey Kluber (R)	6	7	1	4	4	5
Jun 3, 2018	CLE	5	MIN	7	102	8.5	O	Mike Clevinger (R)	Kyle Gibson (R)	6	11	4	4	10	4

MLB Betting Odds and Trends

Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Minnesota is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 12 games when playing on the road against Cleveland

Cleveland Indians
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Cleveland is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 12 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Team Vs Division Or Conference

Minnesota Twins

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	53-60	33-24	20-36	32-27	22-33	54-56-3	14-17	39-43
Last 10	5-5	4-2	1-3	3-0	2-5	4-6	1-0	4-5
vs Div	24-21	15-8	9-13	16-14	8-7	19-25-1	6-4	18-17
vs AL	47-48	30-19	17-29	29-22	19-26	43-50-2	14-13	33-35
vs NL	6-12	3-5	3-7	3-5	3-7	11-6-1	0-4	6-8

Cleveland Indians

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	63-50	36-23	27-27	59-41	5-8	57-52-4	18-12	45-38
Last 10	7-3	4-2	3-1	7-3	0-0	3-7	1-1	6-2
vs Div	34-16	20-5	14-11	34-16	0-0	22-27-1	11-3	23-13
vs AL	54-42	31-18	23-24	52-33	3-8	50-43-3	16-11	38-31
vs NL	9-8	5-5	4-3	7-8	2-0	7-9-1	2-1	7-7

Team Last 5 Games

Minnesota Twins

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Aug 8, 2018	CLE	2-5	L	196	9	J Odorizzi	4.2	Mike Clevinger	A
Aug 7, 2018	CLE	3-2	W	216	8.5	Adalberto Mejia	5	C Carrasco	A
Aug 6, 2018	CLE	0-10	L	201	8.5	K Gibson	5	T Bauer	A
Aug 5, 2018	KC	6-5	W	-129	9	E Santana	4.1	D Duffy	H
Aug 4, 2018	KC	8-2	W	-225	9	Jose Berrios	7	B Smith	H

Cleveland Indians

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Aug 8, 2018	MIN	5-2	W	-212	9	Mike Clevinger	7	J Odorizzi	H
Aug 7, 2018	MIN	2-3	L	-235	8.5	C Carrasco	6.1	Adalberto Mejia	H
Aug 6, 2018	MIN	10-0	W	-218	8.5	T Bauer	6	K Gibson	H
Aug 5, 2018	LAA	4-3	W	-265	9.5	Shane Bieber	5.2	Deck McGuire	H
Aug 4, 2018	LAA	3-0	W	-305	8.5	C Kluber	9	Felix Pena	H

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Fantasy Golf -- This Week: $15K PGA Championship Tour Card & More

The 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club

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Draft by 7/9 at 7:50am ET

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Per hole scoring accumulate points as follows:

Double Eagle	25 points for each double eagle
Eagle	10 points for each eagle
Birdie	5 points for each birdie
Par	1 points for each par
Bogey	-1 points for each bogey
Double Bogey	-2 points for each double bogey
Worse than Double Bogey	-3 points for each hole worse than double bogey

PGA Championship Tournament finish scoring:

Tournament finish scoring will be awarded to each golfers tied for each finish position, they will not reduce or average down points. For example, if 4 golfers tie for 7th place, each will receive 10 points for the 7th place finish. Per hole scoring will not count for holes played as a result of a playoff. Once the playoff is complete the final tournament finish scoring points will be applied to each golfer based on the results of the playoff and their subsequent finish position.

1st	25 points
2nd	20 points
3rd	15 points
4th	13 points
5th	12 points
6th	11 points
7th	10 points
8th	9 points
9th	8 points
10th	7 points
11th - 15th	6 points
16th - 20th	5 points
21st - 25th	4 points
26th - 30th	3 points
31st - 40th	2 points
41st - 50th	1 points
51+	0 points

Bonuses and streaks scoring:

A score of birdie (1 under par) or better on a hole counts towards the birdie streak.For example:

• Hole 1 : par 4 : score 3 = birdie


• Hole 2 : par 3 : score 1 = eagle + hole in one


• Hole 3 : par 5 : score 2 = double eagle

Golfer is awarded points for a 3 BIR STRK as they scored birdie or better on 3 holes in a row

Only one of the Birdie streaks can be awarded in a round.

For example:

• Golfer gets 4 birdies in a row; they receive 4 BIR STRK points but will not receive 3 BIR STRK points.


• Golfer gets 4 birdies in a row, then later in the round gets 3 birdies in a row. They would receive 4 BIR STRK points only.

In cases where a golfer starts on the back nine (hole #10), birdie streak would be awarded based on hole #10 being their first hole of the day. For example if they birdied physical holes #17, #18 and #1, that would count as a 3 BIR STRK.

Birdie streaks can be awarded for rounds that are played over more than 1 day. For example: Round 2 starts on Friday and is completed on Saturday. Birdie streaks can be won for Round 2 even though it was not played all on the same day.

Birdie streak points are awarded in addition to Per Hole Scoring.

Streak of 3 Birdies or better (MAX 1 Streak Per Round)	3 points
Streak of 4 Birdies or better (MAX 1 Streak Per Round)	4 points
Streak of 5+ Birdies or better (MAX 1 Streak Per Round)	5 points
Bogey Free Round	5 points
Hole In One	5 points

August 8th -- Braves vs. Nationals MLB Betting Preview

Nationals and Braves Split DH on Tuesday

Atlanta Braves vs.  Washington Nationals MLB Betting Preview

Wednesday, August 8 at 7:00 PM ET

Nationals Park

Partly Cloudy 89°F

Wind: 7mph

L to R

The Atlanta Braves continue their four-game series with the Washington Nationals. The Braves beat the Nationals 3-1 in the second game of yesterday's doubleheader after losing the opener 8-3.

Foltynewicz throws six innings against the Mets

Mike Foltynewicz (8-7, 3.04 ERA, 1.18 WHIP) gave up two earned runs on five hits (one home run) and one walk with five strikeouts across six innings in a 4-2 win against the Mets last Thursday.

Foltynewicz had given up 18 earned runs over his last four starts, raising his ERA from 2.02 to 3.04 during that span, so he really needed the strong outing. The right-hander owns a solid 2.86 strikeout-to-walk ratio (K/BB) in 124 1/3 innings.

The Braves have scored 522 runs (12th in the majors), putting up 4.75 runs per game (8th), hitting .258 (4th) with 120 home runs (20th). Atlanta ranks 12th with a 3.86 ERA, 13th with a 1.29 WHIP and 13th with 974 strikeouts. Their bullpen ranks 18th with a 4.15 ERA. Ozzie Albies has 20 home runs and 59 RBI and Freddie Freeman has 18 home runs and team-bests with 69 RBI and a .397 OBP.

Milone dominates the Mets last Wednesday

Tommy Milone (1-0, 3.00 ERA, 0.92 WHIP) makes his third start of the season for the Nationals after seven innings of one run ball against the Mets last Wednesday, surrendering just three hits (one home run) and no walks with nine strikeouts in a 5-3 win.

The Nationals scored 518 runs (13th in the majors), putting up 4.58 runs per game (12th), hitting .249 (13th) with 136 home runs (14th). Washington ranks 8th with a 3.80 ERA, 6th with a 1.22 WHIP and 8th with 1012 strikeouts. Their bullpen ranks 9th with a 3.67 ERA. Bryce Harper leads the Nationals with 27 home runs, 70 RBI and a .377 OBP, Matt Adams has 18 home runs and 48 RBI and Anthony Rendon has 16 home runs and 56 RBI.

 



 

MLB Trends:

The Under is:

8-3-3 in Foltynewicz's last 14 starts against National League East opponents

9-4-1 in Foltynewicz's last 14 starts against a team with a winning record

4-1-1 in Foltynewicz's last six starts against the Nationals

7-1-1 in Greg Gibson's last nine games behind home plate against the Braves

11-5 in Washington's last 16 during game 3 of a series

39-18 in Washington's last 57 games against a right-handed starter

8-3-1 in the last 12 meetings

Mike Foltynewicz ranks 6th in the National League with a 3.04 ERA, 8th with 138 strikeouts and 9th with a 1.18 WHIP and he has a 3.16 ERA and one complete game in 10 home starts and Tommy Milone has been lights out in the 11 innings after he allowed three earned runs to the Marlins.

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Is Instant Replay Killing Professional Sports?

By: The Frisco Kid

Is Instant Replay Killing Professional Sports?

Instant Replay and Professional Sports. I am at a crossroads. I’m a huge baseball fan, have been my whole life. I consider myself a baseball purist. Thinking about yesteryear and how baseball “was” is a major part of my day at times.

Major League Baseball is the oldest professional organization. It was founded in 1869. The National League and American League forming in 1876 and 1901 respectively. With the past in mind, is instant replay killing professional sports?

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Baseball is at the top of my discussion. The reason is simply because baseball is the only game on TV as I write this. Replay issues are not specific to MLB.

The National Football League, the National Hockey League and to a lesser extent, the National Basketball Association all have their own issues that need to be dealt with.

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This is a betting website, so I will also touch on ways instant replay effects sports bettors as well. Right now I’m getting straight into my biggest issue with replay in baseball.

Pace of play has been the most common source of contention with the MLB replay system. Talks of a “pitch clock” have been discussed. This would act much like a shot clock in the NBA.

You need to deliver the pitch before the clock runs out. The same way a basketball team needs to take a shot before their 24 seconds is up.

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Recently baseball stopped making pitchers throw 4 pitches on intentional walks. Now an intentional walk is awarded with the flash of four fingers.

Other rule changes, like limiting mound visits and inning break timer have been enforced. Instant replay is not only the biggest culprit for pace of play issues,. It’s slowing the game during critical situations that are effecting the outcome as well.

It was known that MLB teams had 30 seconds to decide whether or not they would challenge a play. The first 10 seconds was to get the umpire’s attention. The other 20 were to look at the play.

Well, it seems this 30 second rule has gone by the wayside. Up to 60 seconds are now being taken by teams to study a play frame-by-frame. Is this what instant replay was brought in for?

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Players FOREVER have thought they were safe on close plays. That they made a terrific catch in the outfield. Then, only to watch after the game that he was in fact out at the base. The ball did skip off the ground before it made it into his glove.

Now, players just stay on the base and wave at the dugout. They give the new international sign to prompt his guys to look at it.

This is where my baseball purity comes into play. Umpires are making these calls in split seconds. When you calculate how fast some of these guys can run and how fast they can throw the ball the amount of called they miss is minuscule.

They are making bang-bang calls in high pressure situations, with hundreds of thousands of people watching.

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To fix this situation, teams should only get 10 seconds to decide. They should only get the same view as umps. What they saw with their own eyes from the same angle and perspective. Maybe how emphatically a player can convince his manager to challenge would provide some drama in and of itself.

I’d like to see the stats on that one. Don’t give a team’s replay booth time to study frame-by-frame. It’s too easy compared to how tough a job it is to be a Major League umpire.

Instant Replay has Issues in NHL and NFL

Hockey sees more replays than I would like to see. Offsides is a common replay. Sure, you’d like to see the linesmen get it right all the time. That’s sports, and sometimes not everything goes how you’d like it. That is what provides the drama we crave.

The replay numbers are up in the NFL too. This one will be a separate topic of it’s own very soon. Will we finally determine what a catch is this year?

I lost a big bet a last year when a touchdown was taken back. It was on a play when everyone in the room thought it was a catch. This is when replay leaves a bad taste in your mouth. When it seems the wrong decision was made after waiting 5 minutes to hear the call.

Momentum is a strong force in sports. It can be the difference in putting a team away and caving under pressure at the end. Instant replay simply cannot be used as a stall tactic when teams feel like they need a standing-eight count.

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This is a touchy subject, with large camps on both sides of this debate. Sure we want to get the call right, but there needs to be a line drawn somewhere so instant replay isn’t the primary factor determining a game’s outcome.

Red-Hot Athletics Host the Dodgers

Athletics Going for 7th Straight

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics will meet on Tuesday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. This is the first game in a two game series.

TV: 10:05 p.m. ET, NBCS California (Oakland), SportsNet Los Angeles

PITCHING MATCHUP: Dodgers LH Rich Hill (4-4, 3.63 ERA) vs. Athletics LH Sean Manaea (10-7, 3.38)

Oddsmakers opened the Dodgers as -105-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total opened at 7.5. The Dodgers are now -118-moneyliune favorites. The total is up to 8 -110.

Athletics Haven't Slowed Down Since the Break

The Oakland Athletics are the hottest team in baseball. They are making a surprising run at the Houston Astros, who sit atop the American League West. The Athletics will try to stay perfect on the home stand and stretch their winning streak to seven straight.

Oakland won the first six games of the homestand. They whipped the Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers like yard dogs. They won by a combined score of 33-7. They enter the week four games behind the Astros in the AL West.

Oakland is 11-7 in interleague play this season. They split a two-game series in April against the Dodgers.

Manaea has allowed three or fewer earned runs in each of his last 11 starts. He earned a win over Toronto last Wednesday by yielding one run and five hits across six innings. The 26-year-old is holding opponents to a .220 batting average. He is fifth in the AL with a 1.01 WHIP.

Manaea surrendered solo home runs to Chris Taylor and Corey Seager in five innings at Los Angeles on April 10 and was saddled with a loss.

Khris Davis homered in four of the last seven games to bring his season total to 31.

Dodgers in a Dog Fight Atop the NL West

The Dodgers enter the week tied for first in the NL West. They avoided a three-game sweep by the Astros. By doing so they did the Athletics a favor with a 3-2 victory over the Astros on Sunday.

Hill is thriving since the All-Star break. He has given up a total of two earned runs allowed in 19 innings spread over three starts. The 38-year-old added 21 strikeouts in that span. The crafty veteran won the first two starts before settling for a no-decision against Milwaukee on Wednesday.

Hill posted a 2.25 ERA in 14 starts for Oakland in 2016 before being traded to Los Angeles. He is 2-1 with a 3.09 ERA in seven road starts this season.

Yasiel Puig (right oblique) was held out of the lineup on Sunday and is day-to-day.

Recent Form

Team	record	money	vs LHP	vs RHP	Fave	Dog	O/U	Diff
LA Dodgers	62-51	-$786.00	22-17	40-34	56-48	6-3	55-55-3	0.84
Oakland	67-46	$2,077.00	21-18	46-28	41-19	26-27	53-52-8	0.52

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

R Hill (4-4) ERA: 3.63

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Aug 1, 2018	MIL	W	6-4	O	6	$63.00
Jul 26, 2018	ATL	W	8-2	O	7	$79.00
Jul 20, 2018	MIL	W	6-4	O	6	$75.00

Sean Manaea (10-7) ERA: 3.37

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Aug 1, 2018	TOR	W	8-3	O	6	$74.00
Jul 27, 2018	COL	L	1-3	U	5	-$100.00
Jul 22, 2018	SF	W	6-5	O	6.2	$75.00

Bullpen

LA Dodgers's relievers have pitched 10.1 innings in the last 3 games.
Oakland's relievers have pitched 11.2 innings in the last 3 games.

Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent

Los Angeles Dodgers - R Hill

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Jun 7, 2009	3-0	OAK	0.2	1	3	3	4	0	Loss

Oakland Athletics - Sean Manaea

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Apr 10, 2018	4-0	LA	5	7	2	2	1	5	Loss

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.75	8	4.24	13
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	5.15	3	3.83	4
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.76	7	3.91	3
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	3.93	25	3.98	8

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
Apr 11, 2018	OAK	16	LA	6	-179	7.5	O	Daniel Mengden (R)	Alex Wood (L)	21	12	1	0	9	5
Apr 10, 2018	OAK	0	LA	4	-126	8.5	U	Sean Manaea (L)	Hyun-Jin Ryu (L)	5	11	2	2	11	9
Aug 19, 2015	LA	2	OAK	5	109	8	U	Alex Wood (L)	Jesse Chavez (R)	2	8	2	4	6	2
Aug 18, 2015	LA	4	OAK	5	222	6.5	O	Clayton Kershaw (L)	Felix Doubront (L)	7	12	9	2	9	9
Jul 29, 2015	OAK	7	LA	10	-150	7	O	Jesse Chavez (R)	Mike Bolsinger (R)	13	12	4	4	7	9
Jul 28, 2015	OAK	2	LA	0	-137	6.5	U	Sonny Gray (R)	Brett Anderson (L)	6	3	1	1	5	9
Jun 21, 2012	LA	1	OAK	4	139	6.5	U	Clayton Kershaw (L)	Travis Blackley (L)	3	5	1	3	7	7
Jun 20, 2012	LA	1	OAK	4	-133	7.5	U	Nathan Eovaldi (R)	Tommy Milone (L)	3	8	1	3	2	3
Jun 19, 2012	LA	0	OAK	3	-133	7	U	Aaron Harang (R)	Brandon McCarthy (R)	2	5	3	10	7	10
Jun 18, 2009	OAK	2	LA	3	-140	7.5	U	Vin Mazzaro (R)	Randy Wolf (L)	7	8	4	3	5	6

MLB Betting Odds and Trends

Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 10 games
LA Dodgers is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 10 games when playing Oakland
LA Dodgers is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland

Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
A's is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games
Oakland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games at home
Oakland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland's last 10 games when playing LA Dodgers
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

Team Vs Division Or Conference

Los Angeles Dodgers

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	62-51	31-28	31-23	56-47	7-3	55-55-3	22-17	40-34
Last 10	5-5	3-4	2-1	5-4	0-0	3-7	1-2	4-3
vs Div	25-22	11-10	14-12	24-21	2-1	22-23-2	13-7	12-15
vs AL	7-6	6-4	1-2	7-5	0-0	4-9	2-2	5-4
vs NL	55-45	25-24	30-21	49-42	7-3	51-46-3	20-15	35-30

Oakland Athletics

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	67-46	32-22	35-24	41-16	28-30	53-52-8	21-18	46-28
Last 10	7-3	6-0	1-3	7-0	0-3	3-7	2-1	5-2
vs Div	19-26	6-14	13-12	10-9	10-17	25-17-3	9-9	10-17
vs AL	56-39	26-20	30-19	35-14	22-25	48-41-6	15-14	41-25
vs NL	11-7	6-2	5-5	6-2	6-5	5-11-2	6-4	5-3

Team Last 5 Games

Los Angeles Dodgers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Aug 5, 2018	HOU	3-2	W	-115	7.5	Walker Buehler	5.1	G Cole	H
Ag 4, 2018	HOU	0-14	L	-125	7.5	Kenta Maeda	5.1	L McCullers	H
Aug 3, 2018	HOU	1-2	L	-105	7.5	A Wood	6	J Verlander	H
Ag 2, 2018	MIL	21-5	W	-206	7.5	C Kershaw	6	J Chacin	H
Aug 1, 2018	MIL	6-4	W	-158	8	R Hill	6	C Anderson	H

Oakland Athletics

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Aug 5, 2018	DET	6-0	W	-260	8.5	T Cahill	6	F Liriano	H
Ag 4, 2018	DET	2-1	W	-173	8	E Jackson	6.1	J Zimmermann	H
Aug 3, 2018	DET	1-0	W	-184	8.5	Br Anderson	7	B Hardy	H
Aug 1, 2018	TOR	8-3	W	-136	8	Sean Manaea	6	M Stroman	H
Jul 31, 2018	TOR	6-2	W	-172	8.5	T Cahill	6	Sam Gaviglio	H

Next up:
Los Angeles at Oakland Wednesday, August 8

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