Wise Guy plays are one unit, Majors are .75. “Lunch money” plays are advisories on marquee games and do NOT count in our official record. We are picking team versus team, not pitcher versus pitcher unless specified.

MLB

Major…

NY YANKEES (HITCHCOCK +152) Arizona (Johnson)

Betting Hitchcock since 1997 with at least seven days rest is 8-0 +9.1 units. Yanks are 3-0 in the series. The Yanks are 5-3 in the incredibly rare case of a home dog since 1997 +4.3 units.

TORONTO (LOAIZA +115) San Francisco (Rueter)

The Blue Jays are on a 9-1 run. The Giants following a big series against the Yanks will be in for a letdown here against a team playing far and away their best bases of the year. Loaiza has a respectable 3.71 ERA.

CINCINNATI (ALMANZAR +125) Texas (Valdes)

Texas is 3-8 with Valdes for -6.2 units. The Reds are +8 units on the road this year. The Reds are an outstanding 14-3 for +13.4 units against teams that are outscored by .5 runs per game this year. They are 8-2 this year on the road for +7.4 units against teams with losing records.

Texas is 1-6 at home for -6.2 units against teams with bullpen WHIP of 1.250 or less. Betting Valdes against teams with BA of .255 or less would have you at 4-10 -11.9 units since 1997.

Texas is 1-5 -5.8 units as a home chalk of 125-150 this year.

OAKLAND (LIDLE -112) Milwaukee (Quevedo)

Milwaukee is 4-8 with Quevedo this year. Oakland is 8-2 their last 10. Milwaukee has failed in four straight. They are 8-22 on the road for the season. The home team has won 10-of-11 in this series. Milwaukee is 6-26 against teams with a winning record this year. Oakland is 13-3 against teams that average .9 or fewer home runs per game.