Well, that was fun. At least for me and VSiN’s other resident Cubs fan, Dave Tuley.
Favorites took 3 out of 4 games on the opening day of the MLB Wild-Card round with the Red Sox scoring the only upset, 3-1 over the Yankees.
Three games went Under with the Dodgers routing the Reds 10-5 to go Over.
Today’s games with odds from Circa:
- Tigers (+110) at Guardians (-122), 1:08 p.m., ESPN. Detroit up 1-0.
- Padres (+100) at Cubs (-112), 3:08 p.m., ABC. Chicago up 1-0.
- Red Sox (+153) at Yankees (-171), 6:08 p.m., ESPN. Boston up 1-0.
- Reds (+205) at Dodgers (-257), 9:08 p.m., ESPN. LA up 1-0.
Greg Peterson has picks for all four games.
Adam Burke will file his Best Bets and Steve Makinen will have his Analytics Report later this morning.
MLB resources
VSiN Pro subscribers have access to our MLB picks page.
Ravens, 49ers take hits
The impact of the Ravens’ injuries to Lamar Jackson (hamstring) and their defense finally rippled through the betting market.
The visiting Texans flipped to the favorites for Sunday’s game to -1.5 at Circa from +3.5 at the start of the day. The Total is down to 39.5 from the lookahead of 45.5.
With the Ravens at 1-3, Jackson could be out for up to 2-3 weeks.
49ers QB Brock Purdy (toe) is questionable for Thursday’s game vs. the Rams, but hopes to play. Ricky Pearsall (knee) and Jauan Jennings (ankle/shoulder/ribs) also didn’t practice Tuesday.
So it’s not a surprise that the Rams have moved from -3.5 as of Sunday night to -6.5 as of last night.
Trying to keep his perfect record intact, Gill Alexander sorts through the possible Survivor candidates for this week. >>Watch the segment from A Numbers Game with Kelley Bydlon.
In a trend that certainly has affected betting results, there have been 12 blocked field goals.
On Follow The Money with Mitch Moss and Pauly Howard, VSiN contributor Warren Sharp came up with some possible explanations for the bloc of blocks. >>Watch the segment.
USA Today put together videos of every blocked kick.
Josh Appelbaum will post his Early NFL Sharp Report this morning.
>NFL Week 5 Hub with stories and resources.
I was asked this question by one of my favorite and frequent VSiN emailers: What happens if the team that gets the ball first in OT has possession for all 10 minutes? Here’s the answer.
College Football Week 6 picks
Tyler Shoemaker is in with his early Best Bets for Week 6.
Steve Makinen has posted his Analytics Report with games that qualify under his betting systems and power ratings.
Tuesday CFB steam alerts from DonBest Sports:
- Boise State-ND Under 64.5
- West Virginia +19.5 vs. BYU
- App State +1.5 vs. Oregon State
- Michigan State-Nebraska Under 50.5
- Coastal Carolina +19 vs. Old Dominion
- Eastern Michigan-Buffalo Over 51.5
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>CFB Week 6 Hub with stories and resources.
Quick Hits
NHL: VSiN hockey analyst Jonathan Davis has posted 32 team previews on our NHL page.
UFC: Lou Finnochiaro has his plays for Saturday’s UFC 320.
Golf: With the Ryder Cup behind us, Wes Reynolds has Best Bets for this week’s events on the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour.
Horse Racing: 1/ST BET handicapper Jeremy Plonk has picks for today’s card at Delaware Park.
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