Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Free Pick August 17:San Francisco (67-52) at Philadelphia (66-51)

Pick: Philadelphia -145

Why?
The Phillies have been red hot since the All star break. They are 18-5 in their last 23 games. The only thing hotter than the Phillies are the Phillies at home. In their last 26 home games they collected 20 wins. To give Philadelphia another boost, Chase Utley might make the return off the DL today as he has been sidelined with an injury to his thumb. With Roy Oswalt on the mound today you know what you can expect.

The Giants are coming off a mediocre 7 game home stand which included a loss in the final 2 games. In the past 9 games the Giant starters have only finished the 7th inning once. Former Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum didn't even get through the 4th inning. You can expect their bullpen to be very limited.

This game will remain tight but look for the Phillies to take a commanding lead and stick with it. I can see the Phillies winning big and hurting the the Giants bullpen even more.

What do you think? Leave your comments!

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9 comments:

MoneyMaka said...

Do you think it's a good idea to bet Phili -1.5?

Anonymous said...

Can you confirm if Utley is playing

SportsDude said...

@MoneyMaka Phili -1.5 is still a very good bet because when the Phillies win they normally win by a lot. However I like to stay on the safe side so I still highly recommend the moneyline bet.

SportsDude said...

@Anonymous I do not have any recent news on Chase Utley. I will comment later on as soon as I hear something.

SportsDude said...

Just got the word now....UTLEY WILL BE IN THE LINEUP BATTING 2ND TODAY!

Anonymous said...

SHOULD I BET ON JAYS TONIGHT

Anonymous said...

Can i get some cfl picks

shawn said...

when will ryan howard come bak

SportsDude said...

1. Jays are a great value bet tonight with Morrow on the mound coming off a 1 hitter.

2. Sure thing! We are starting up CFL next week; stay tuned.

3. Howard is expected to be back this weekend. There is a slim chance he will be back Friday...slim.