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College Football Week 1 betting action sees the No. 17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish taking on the Rice Owls on Aug. 30, at Notre Dame Stadium. Cappers Picks provides free College football handicapping tips all season long.
College Football Week 1 betting action sees the No. 6 Auburn Tigers taking on the Arkansas Razorbacks on Aug. 30, at Jordan Hare Stadium. Cappers Picks provides free College football handicapping tips all season long.
College Football Week 1 betting action sees the West Virginia Mountaineers taking on the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday August 30th at the Georgia Dome. Cappers Picks provides free College football handicapping tips all season long.
Alabama head coach Nick Saban’s second-ranked Crimson Tide will aim to put a disappointing end to the 2013 season behind them when they open up a new year by playing West Virginia in Georgia on Saturday.
The winless St. Louis Rams will travel to Cleveland to square off against the Browns in a preseason game on Saturday as FirstEnergy Stadium.
The Angels arrive in Oakland with the best record in baseball and will take on the A’s in the first game of a three-game series on Friday.
The Cardinals will aim to stay in the hunt for a NL wildcard spot when they continue their seven-game home stand with the first game of a crucial three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds that begins on Monday in St. Louis.
Before rain postponed Tuesday’s contest, the Orioles had scored 36 runs over their last four games, including 11 in Monday’s series opening victory over the visiting New York Yankees.
The O’s will try to keep that offensive momentum going when the take on the Yankees in game three on Wednesday night on ESPN.
NYY: Michael Pineda (R) (2-2, 1.83 ERA) v BAL: Chris Tillman (R) (9-5, 3.73ERA)
Date/Time: 7:05 pm ET Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Broadcast: ESPN
Line: Orioles -123
Total: OFF
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Chris Davis, Nelson Cruz and Jonathan Schoop all hit home runs in game one for Baltimore (68-50), who are winners of 11 of their last 15 games.
Cruz has fueled the Orioles offense with six RBIs in his last three games and Adam Jones has eight hits in his last four games, as Baltimore has gone 8-3 so far in the month of August and is 18 games above .500.
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Meanwhile, after Monday’s defeat, the Yankees (61-57) have lost three in a row.
An inconsistent offense that had produced three or less runs in six of its last eight games, has been a real problem for New York, with the exception of a retiring Derek Jeter, who has a hit in nine of his last 10 games.
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Looking to put an end to Jetter’s hitting streak will be Orioles starter Chris Tillman, who is 9-5 with a 3.73 ERA and has 102 strikeouts in 149.2 innings.
The right-hander is 5-5 with a 5.64 ERA in 12 career starts against the Yankees, and is coming off a solid performance against St. Louis, in which he gave up two runs and four hits in 6 2/3 innings.
The Yankees will counter with 25-year-old Michael Pineda, who is 2-2 with a 1.83 ERA and has 15 strikeouts in 19.2 innings. The right-handed Dominican made two rehabilitation starts this month and struck out 11 in 7 2/3 innings.
He is 0-0 with a 2.77 ERA in two career starts against the Orioles.
1. Yankees SS Derek Jeter owns a .400 career average (8-for-20) against Tillman.
2. Baltimore has scored 36 runs over its last four games.
3. Orioles 3B Manny Machado will be re-evaluated Wednesday after spraining his right knee on Monday. The team is still deciding whether or not to place him on the disabled list.
The Orioles are 7-3 in Tillman’s last 10 starts overall, while the Yanks are 4-9 in the last 13 meetings at Camden Yard.
And while New York has looked good as of late, with the exception of its minor losing streak, I like the Orioles to win in a big way at home in this one.
The Reds will host the Red Sox in the opener of a two-game interleague series on Tuesday in Cincinnati, looking to narrow the gap between them and an NL wild-card berth.
After a disappointing 2012 campaign, the New Orleans Saints bounced back to go 11-5 last year, sneaking into the playoffs as one of the two NFC Wild Card teams.
The Vikings surprised everyone in 2012 by going 10-6 and earning a Wild Card spot, then followed up by barley staggering to a 5-10-1 record in 2013, just enough for last place in the NFC North.
The Patriots won their 11th AFC East title in the last 12 years, finishing up the 2013 regular season with the second best record in the conference at 12-4.
After finishing the 2013 season with an overall record of 8-8, the Miami Dolphins will aim to put together a third straight season in which they will try and increase their win total from the previous year.
Apparently some in Vegas expect the Kansas City Chiefs to experience a minor setback in 2014, as the current over/under for wins is set at eight.
The Denver Broncos came one win away from the Vince Lombardi trophy. Their high-powered offense was held in check, but that was not the sole point of their emphasis of improvement this offseason.
The Kansas City Chiefs had a very impressive turnaround season under first year coach Andy Reid. They benefited from a very weak first half of the schedule and used that to get out of the gates rolling to an 11-5 record.
The Oakland Raiders had a very tough year again. The fan base continues to support the players but the patience is beginning to run thin as expectations are for this team to no longer be at the bottom of the AFC.
