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Las Vegas - Playing baseball inside the dome at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay and worrying about what happens when the ball hits one of the catwalks is not my cup of tea. But Tyler Glasnow should fill my cup, and your cup with dollars. Normally a pretty solid home team, the Rays have been scuffling this season at the Trop and could limp into this game with an 0-3 New York hat trick (pending last night's result against the Yankees). But with the GLASS MAN on the hill, a W looks inevitable.
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Las Vegas - NFL is here BAABBBEEE!!! Well, at least the lines for opening week. Feel like speculating? There are a ton of delicious spots to explore, but we're staying right here in Vegas and looking at the Raiders/Ravens game. Baltimore opens as a 5-point road favorite, which seems fair after looking at last year's records. The Ravens were 11-5 while the Raiders were just 8-8. But, and it's a BIG ONE, what if, what if Mr. Discount Double Check decides to bring his talents to Vegas? Oh boy!
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Las Vegas - Not sure a guy who pitched 3.2 innings last season and has not thrown a ball yet this season is the guy you want on the mound against the 1st place Red Sox. Say hello to James Kaprielian, or actually, say goodbye to James K, who will probably get an early shower after maybe three or four innings. Why are we thinking early shower at Fenway? The last three games, not including last night, saw Boston put 28 runs on the board, yea, TWENTY EIGHT!
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Las Vegas - Gonna keep you up late tonight and use the Dodgers over the Mariners. After starting at 13-2 and with the talking heads throwing around insane numbers like 130 wins for the season, L.A. has fallen into a giant pothole. They have won only five of the last 20. OUCH! That has the troops grumbling, especially Trevor Bauer. He called out his team on Twitter after they lost to the Angels on Sunday.
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Las Vegas - Thinking about the Hawks over the Wizards, but ONLY if Bradley Beal is watching from the bench. Beal strained his hamstring in the game against the Pacers on Saturday night, and it looks like it might cost him a few games. Washington is pretty much set in the 7-10 group which means Play-In Tournament. With 32 wins, the Wiz will not catch Atlanta (37 wins) or Miami (37 wins) for the 6th seed, so why take a chance on playing Beal and exacerbating the hammy.
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