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Big Al’s Free Pick Of The Day – Cardinals vs. Astros

St Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros (MLB) – Aug 30, 2008 7:05 PM EDT
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At 7:05pm our complimentary selection is on the St. Louis Cardinals over the Houston Astros. Veteran righthanded starter Braden Looper is a bit of a hard luck pitcher. Despite an excellent ERA of 3.94, and playing for a team that wins about 55% of the time, Looper has only won 12 of his 27 starts this season. Looper has had six quality starts in a row, but only three wins to show for it. Looper gets most of his wins on the road, where he is 7-3 with a 3.66 ERA this season, including a win against this Houston team in his second start of the year. Houston’s Brian Moehler has pitched well enough this year (9-5 with a 3.99 ERA in 20 starts) that the Astros decided to offer him a contract extension through the 2009 season. Despite his team showing faith in him in this way, Moehler has been less-than-spectacular lately, only throwing 5 1/3 innings in each of his last three starts while compiling a 1-1 record and 5.06 ERA along with a 1.62 WHIP. The Cards have dominated their division rivals this season, and even with their 3-2 loss on Friday, St. Louis is 10-5 in its last 15 games against the ‘Stros. Take the Cards. As always, good luck…Al McMordie.

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The Dogs Are Out, By Big Al McMordie

It’s not your imagination: The Dogs have been barking loudly this NFL preseason. In Week 1 the dogs were 9-5-2 against the number, which is not unusual with the first look at all the teams. But Week 2 was even more extreme, with the underdogs going 11-4 ATS (with one game lined at PK’em).

Two of the biggest surprises were the Raiders and Dolphins covering (though not to me, as I had Miami as a big play). Oakland had to travel 3,000 miles to play at Tennessee and play the Titans, who have done well in the preseason under Jeff Fisher. Don’t be fooled by the Raiders rolling up 380 yards, as most of it was on the ground (224 yards). One plus is that young quarterback JaMarcus Russell’s mobility allowed him to use his feet to escape trouble and allow his receivers to break their routes to come back to the ball. That’s a plus in preseason against second stringers, but could be less so in the regular season against onrushing NFL linemen.