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Las Vegas - Sadly, I'll have to put my INTENSE hatred of the Red Sox to the side, and drop some coin on the Bostonians again tonight. Looking for a YUGE bounce back from Nathan Eovaldi, who struggled the last two times out. One of those struggles was against the Rays in Tampa. He was rocked for 6 hits and 5 earned runs in just 5 innings. Scroll back to April, AT Fenway, and Eovaldi threw a master class at the Rays, allowing just 1 earned on only 3 hits and posted 7 Ks.
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Las Vegas - If you're planning on betting the first game of the double dip between the Blue Jays and the Angels, you need to know that Toronto will be the home team and bat last in the opener. This is a makeup game, and the Jays get home field, even though the game is in Anaheim. In the nightcap, it's back to normal, which means the Angels are the home team.
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Las Vegas - HOW FREAKIN' GOOD are the oddsmakers? The consensus Over/Under total on how many medals the USA would win was posted at 112.5. The Stars & Stripes picked up 113!!!
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Las Vegas - Looking for a good cheesesteak and gonna roll with the Phillies over the Mets this afternoon. Zack Wheeler, who used to be a Met, gets the start, and he threw only BAGELS at New York the last time at Citi Field. It was 7 innings, 0 earned, 4 hits and 8 Ks. But the main reason for the selection is AGAINST Taijuan Walker. With a spot on the National League All-Star squad, Walker was cruising along at 7-3, but after the break, it has been ugly, REALLY UGLY!
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Las Vegas - Gold medal game coming up and we're gonna buy the USA -18 points over Japan. Obviously, the Japanese women have home court/home country advantage, but the women that rep the Stars & Stripes are on ANOTHER LEVEL! The ladies opened up with an 86-69 victory over Japan in the preliminary round, followed by an 81-72 victory over Nigeria. They blew past Australia 79-55 in quarterfinals, then ripped Serbia 79-59 in the semifinal.
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