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Las Vegas - MINUS FIVE HUNDRED!!! What??? Been in this space, making odds for over 30 years, and have never EVER seen a baseball line at -$500. When we do our homework for each series, we're always looking at all the matchups, and tomorrow, it's Houston's Justin Verlander against Detroit's Daniel Norris. So, not really surprised at the price. Verlander is only 15-4 with a 2.81 ERA and 228 Ks in just 169 innings. On the other side, Norris is pathetic at 3-10 with a fat 4.64 ERA.
Read MoreLas Vegas - If you're looking for a tasty underdog, check out the White Sox with Ivan Nova over the Twins. Not quite sure what's going on with Nova, but his last five starts have been as good as anyone named Kershaw or Scherzer. Ivan has won four of the five and the Chicago wound up with a W in the game he had no decision. But the numbers man, the numbers. We're talking 38 innings of work with just 2 earned runs. OBVIOUSLY, Nova has found something, because that's a 0.49 ERA.
Read MoreLas Vegas - STEAM BABY!!! Not sure what group, syndicate or wise guys the money is coming from, but it's a big FAT bundle. The Chargers opened up as a -3 point favorite over the Saints, and the line has moved FOUR points, with New Orleans now a -1 point fav.
Read MoreLas Vegas - This is what you should have read, but I'm a DOPE, and totally blew the starting time over in England...SORRY!
Read MoreLas Vegas - Thinking that the Red Sox are gonna smother the Orioles, like basically every team does, but not prepared to lay almost 3/1. However, will take a look at the total, and go Over 12 runs. Seems like a hefty number, but check out the video game pitching statistics. Rick Porcello won a Cy Young back in 2016, with a 22-4 record and a 3.15 ERA. His ERA has been OVER 4.00 the next two years, and now, he is sitting at 5.67. UGLIFIED!
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