The 2007 NFL season kicks off in style as the much-heralded New Orleans Saints come a marching to Indy to take on Peyton Manning and the defending Super Bowl champs. N’awlens had themselves an unbelievable campaign a season ago when they notched seven more victories than in ’05 to increase their mark to 10-6 SU in the regular season. They defeated the Eagles in the post-season, but eventually fell to the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in the NFC Championship game.

They come into this season with very high hopes as they return a bulk of last year’s team, and they made a number of solid free agent moves in the off-season and improved their depth in the draft. QB Drew Brees is back at the helm to lead HC Sean Payton’s imaginative offensive attack anchored by WR Colston & RB’s McAllister and Bush. This unit averaged close to 26 PPG in its infancy, and an even more potent attack looks to be on the horizon with a years worth of experience under this units’ belts.

The Saints were spectacular away from the Superdome last year (6-2 SU & 7-1 ATS), and I expect more of the same out of this bunch in ’07. They didn’t show much throughout the entire pre-season offensively, but I have already deemed HC Payton as someone who could care less about winning in the exhibition month. All gloves are off though tonight as they look to hand the Colts a loss right out of the gates, and I believe they can get the job done if indeed their offense wakes from the doldrums of the pre-season.

Remember, the Colts played out of their minds on the defensive side of the ball in last years post-season. This is still an average unit that plays well when all their parts are on the same page. New Orleans has the offense to keep them back on their heels for a full 60 minutes, and I fully expect New Orleans to take advantage of this suspect unit. Grab the points with the road team as they’ve proven in the past to be a solid proposition when playing the role of visitor.

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Cleveland Indians
Thur Sept 06, 2007

This is an interesting battle of division leaders, as the Cleveland Indians have suddenly opened up some breathing room on the Detroit Tigers and are looking to put them away, while the Los Angeles Angels could virtually coast the rest of the way.

That reasoning alone makes the Indians an attractive underdog here, and we are not even that concerned about the travel factor, as the Tribe’s game in Minnesota yesterday was an early afternoon game, meaning they got to the West Coast at a reasonable hour.

Cleveland has seized control of the American League Central by going a sizzling 16-5 in their last 21 games, including 11 wins in their last 12 contests. This team is doing it offensively, hitting .294 while averaging 5.70 runs in the last 10 games, and is also getting great pitching from both the starters and relievers, posting a team ERA of 3.42 during this same span.

Tonight’s starter Paul Byrd has been a major contributor, as he is 14-5 and is coming off of back-to-back sparkling efforts, allowing a total of three runs and just 10 hits in 15 innings over those starts. Byrd has also made the normally potent Angels lineup looks silly in recent years, reeling off Quality Starts in each of his last four appearances against them. This includes a hard-luck loss earlier this year where he allowed only two runs in seven innings, only to lose by a 3-2 count.

In actuality, the Angels have the exact same lead in the loss column over the second place Seattle Mariners (seven games) that the Indians do over Detroit. The difference is that Cleveland is peaking right now, while the Angels opened up a big lead earlier on and has been on cruise control since sweeping Seattle last week. In fact, the Halos are just 2-3 in their last five games despite facing some suspect opposition in Texas and Oakland, all here at home!

Kelvim Escobar’s performance has mirrored that of the team, as he has great year-to-date numbers at 15-7 with a fantastic 2.99 ERA, but has seemed rather disinterested lately. Escobar has just one good start in his last three efforts, posting an uncharacteristic 5.94 ERA and 1.44 WHIP over this stretch.

This is simply a case of getting a very good team that has more motivation at an excellent price, so the Indians are a rather easy call here.

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San Diego Padres
Mon Aug 08, 2007

Both David Wells of the San Diego Padres and Braden Looper of the St. Louis Cardinals have been terrible lately, but I still feel the Padres are worth an investment as an underdog here.

Wells has a 13.50 ERA and 2.37 WHIP in 12.2 innings over his last three starts, while Looper has a 9.88 ERA and 1.98 WHIP in 13.2 innings over that same span. We will call this a wash, and assume that this game will come down to a battle of the bullpens, which is where San Diego has a huge edge. The Padres lead the National League and are second in the Major Leagues in bullpen ERA at 2.97, while the Cardinals rank 17th in the bigs at 4.00.

Besides, we also feel that Wells is more likely to turn in an improved effort than Looper is tonight. Wells is a crafty veteran that has allowed two runs or less in each of his last three career starts vs. the Cardinals. On the other hand, Looper is a converted reliever that is not used to this much of a workload, so we expect him to continue to struggle.

These teams are simply heading in opposite directions right now, with the Padres having won four games in a row and the Cardinals losing five straight. Look for both of those streaks to continue.

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Atlanta Braves -130
Tue Jul 24, 2007

The last place west division San Francisco Giants prepare to take it on the chin again tonight against an Atlanta Braves team that will send one of their top hurlers Tim Hudson (10-5, 3.24 ERA) to the mound . The right hander is 4-0 in his L/5 starts along with a stingy 2.61 ERA. That’s not a good omen for a Giants team that has hit under the Mendoza line at home this season with a .249 BA. With the Giants sending the struggling Matt Morris (7-6,4.08 ERA)to the bump, this looks to be a solid situation to back the Braves as short road chalk. The veteran Giants righty has not won since June the 11 and is 0-3 in his L/6 starts along with a bloated 8.35 ERA.

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays -105
Wed Jul 18, 2007

The LA Angels starting pitcher tonight Bartolo Colon enters this contest in bad form having garnered a horible 6.44 ERA on the season and has looked particularly bad of late allowing 22 hits in his L/14 innings of work recording a bloated 7.71 ERA. The former Cy Young award winner has allowed 41 Ers , in his 40 2/3 innings of work. With Tampa Bays ace Scott Kazmir taking to the hill for his team , they have a very good chance of walking away with the victory on their own turf. The DRays are 6-1 in Kazmirs L/7 starts against an above .500 team.

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Cincinnati Reds +135
Tue Jun 26, 2007

The Reds finished off interleague play with an emotional three game set in Seattle that saw the Safeco crowd give Ken Griffey Jr. a very warm welcome home. They were able to manage just one game in that set, and two wins on their six-game West coast road trip. One of those games they won just so happened to be Homer Bailey’s last start in Oakland. We banged the Reds pretty hard that night, and we’re going to take a stab with the rookie tonight as well. The Phills have won both games started by this Kendrick kid, but he by no means deserves to be such a high chalk in just his third start of the season. The kids been hit pretty well in his first two starts, but the Phills offense backed him up nicely with a total of 17 runs in those games. I expect Bailey to carry the momentum he gained against Oakland over with him tonight, and limit the Phillies offensive opportunities. I can’t say the same for Kendrick, since he’s proven to be very hittable already. Look for the Reds to scratch a healthy amount of runs across this evening, and for Bailey to put forth another commanding performance that will be closed out late by the pen.

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Minnesota Twins +148
Mon Jun 18, 2007

The Minnesota Twins prepare to take the prize tonight as UNDERDOGS against a struggling NY Mets. The Mets have lost 11 of their last unlucky 13 tilts, including 5 straight series battles. The Twins on the other hand are 9-3 in their L/12 interleague road games . With that being said you can defintely look for the Twins to tee off on the Mets starter John Maine. Maine has been less than stellar of late garnering with a 1-4 record and a bloated 4.73 ERA in his L/6 starts. Twins are 23-7 L/30 intrleague games.

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Houston Astros +140
Wed June 6, 2007

The atmosphere at Coor’s last night was electric to say the least as the benches cleared on a couple of occasions in the Astros 4-1 victory. Things looked to be going great for the home team through the first six as they held a 1-0 lead and Hirsch looked like a beast mowing down the Astros. Making them look quite foolish in the process. Then, out of nowhere, Mr. Silence, came up with a huge 2-run double with 2 outs in the top of the 7th. This was a much needed win for the Astros who lost a tough one on Sunday in extra innings against St. Louis. This club has grossly underachieved all season long, but it looks as if their bats are starting to erupt. Cook has been mediocre at best this year and I think the Astros bats will be too much for him to contend with. This is a nice price on the road dog Astros who have the better overall line-up.

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Chicago Cubs -105
Wed June 6, 2007

All eyes will shift to Miller Park this afternoon for anyone concerned with the NL Central Division race as the Cubs and Brewers crew are set to play the rubber game of their three game set. The Brewers got the best of a very ineffective Ted Lilly last night and evened up the series at one a piece. Today, they send out Jeff Suppan and his 3.71 ERA to the bump in search of their 34th win on the season. This is a very interesting turn in the Cubs rotation as Carlos Zambrano will make his first appearance since he and Catcher Michael Barrett got in a fist fight in the dugout that escalated into the teams clubhouse. The Cubs organization chose to handle the situation in house, and the drama that unfolded between innings is said to be a thing of the past. That being said, the Cubs are going to go on a tremendous run over the next couple weeks of play. Even though they lost last night, they fought back every inning and even had a chance to take the lead late after being down 5-1 at one point. Carlos put forth one of his best starts of the year earlier this season in Miller Park, and he’s pitched rather well against the Brewers in both of his starts this year. I expect him to bounce back here and look like the Carlos of old. If not, and his stuff looks weak and wild, then the guys playing hurt and will have to get checked out because he’s looked like a completely different pitcher this season than that of the Last three. The first fight was the main remedy needed to get “El Toro” back in a groove.

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Washington Nationals +110
May 18, 2007

These are two teams going in opposite directions, so the Nationals offer nice value as a home underdog in this spot.

Washington just took three out of four games from Atlanta, and they have now won six of seven games overall. Nationals’ starter Jason Simontacchi is a nice story, returning to the Major Leagues after last pitching for the Cardinals back in 2003. He has not been terrible in his two starts either, and he has the support of a red-hot Washington bullpen that has allowed just one run in the last 23.2 innings.

Conversely, the Orioles have now lost five consecutive games, and the Baltimore offense produced just a total of five runs in their three-game series in Toronto. Also starter Steve Trachsel has been brutal on the road, where he has a 5.60 ERA and 1.57 WHIP, with the Orioles going 0-5 as a team in all his road starts.

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DETROIT/NEW YORK UNDER 9′ (VERLANDER/MUSSINA)
Oct 4, 2006

The Yankees got the best of the Tigers in Game 1 last night by playing a bit of long ball, and coming up with some clutch two out thunder. I’m looking for tonight’s game to be dominated by the pitching this time around, as both Justin Verlander and Mike Mussina put forth stellar campaigns in 2006. Mussina won 15 games this year, and was especially nasty at home going 9-2 and sporting a solid 3.19 ERA. Verlander comes in having won 17 games and sports a 3.63 ERA. He only gave up 187 hits in 186 innings of work, and struck out 124 batters while only walking 60. His ERA only jumped up to 3.91, and he picked up 60% of his season strikeout total in the role as the visitor. Now, the Yanks have one heck of a line-up. It almost seems like its unfair to be that stacked, but Verlander will be up for the challenge when his squad needs him most. Look for a very well pitched game to be put forth by both sides, and this one to crawl ‘Under’ the posted number. Call it 3-2 or 4-2 to the victor!!!

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