The Vegas Sports Book Blog
SMU at North Texas +10.5 North Texas took care of UTEP last week in a game the oddsmakers believed would be a close one - it wasn't. What was impressive to me was the adjustments the North Texas defense made in the second half to completely stymie UTEP's offense. Sure, SMU is a different animal and will pose a greater challenge than UTEP did, … [Read more...]
Northwestern vs Nebraska Saturday 12:30pm Eastern Time TV: Fox Current Line: Nebraska -12.5 Northwestern has the pieces to make the ball control strategy work in Dublin on Saturday with a strong running back corps led by junior Evan Hull. Hull rushed for 1,000 yards last season and is poised for a strong 2022 behind a Wildcats offensive … [Read more...]
Orioles +100 (+1.5) Yankees/ Orioles Under 8 The Orioles are over .500 as a run line underdog and their SP Kyle Bradish should perform tonight. Bradish stumbled out of the gate but underlying numbers show he is coming along nicely. Bradish is showing velocity gains, which is a sign the abbreviated spring may have put him slightly behind … [Read more...]
MLB Free Pick Padres vs Guardians Total 8 Padres starter Mike Clevinger is the question coming into this game. He's been out for a long while recuperating from Tommy John surgery and he'll be making his first start of 2022 vs his old team. What is not in question is the ability of Cleveland's bats - they are number 1 in MLB facing right … [Read more...]
MLB Free Pick Reds at Rockies: Over/Under 10 Reds starter Hunter Greene is still looking for a KO pitch vs lefties as his secondary offerings haven't been effective vs left handed batters. The good news today is that the Rockies present a right-handed heavy batting lineup and Greene should have some level effectiveness vs. Rockies batters … [Read more...]
MLB Free Pick Orioles +224 vs Yankees The wind will be blowing out today in Yankee Stadium. Orioles righty Tyler Wells and his 6.75 ERA is expected to get shellacked by the Bronx Bombers today and the line shows it. The fact that Wells gives up a lot of fly balls is another reason the number is where it is. Yankees starter Jordan … [Read more...]
Cardinals at Marlins -125 The sports books will need St. Louis today as over 2/3 of the handle and over 70% of tickets are on the Red Birds. Even with their anemic bats, the Marlins are favored for a reason - Pablo Lopez. The projected Cardinals lineup has a combined .188 batting average vs Lopez, who has opened the 2022 season fully cranked. In … [Read more...]
MLB Free Pick White Sox at Guardians -128 (Game 1) Cleveland Ace Shane Bieber will take the mound today vs a modified White Sox lineup in this first game of a double header. Bieber's velocity is a click below where he was at prior to his shoulder injury, but the swinging strike rate is still very strong so he is still striking guys … [Read more...]
Giants at Mets (-121) Over 6.5 (-120 Westgate SuperBook) GAME 1 Given the strong starting pitching taking the mound today at Citi Field, many will be looking at betting the under here. However there are several things pointing to the over in this game. Both batting lineups contain hitters that, combined, have hit over .300 vs Mets starter … [Read more...]
MLB Free Pick Angels +132 at Astros Angels starter Michael Lorenzen pitched well in his debut vs the Marlins, however the lineup he will face today in Houston is a different animal. Lorenzen has had success vs some Astros batters but it all comes in a small sample size. Astros starter Luis Garcia is a good pitcher - Angels batters have … [Read more...]
