What Bettors Should Know for Tuesday, August 5
1. MLB
– Two recently acquired starting pitchers will be making their debut this evening with Tampa Bay Rays LHP Drew Smyly currently listed as a +120 underdog against the Oakland Athletics and Detroit Tigers LHP David Price listed as a -135 favorite in New York against the Yankees. For the latest odds and public betting percentages, make sure to check out our free MLB betting trends.
– Last week we published an article detailing how sharp MLB bettors could profit by betting late season overs at Coors Field. This system focuses on Rockies totals in August, September and October and has posted a 129-79 record (+45.36 units) since 2005.
– There are a number of key injuries today including:
- Pirates OF Andrew McCutchen, Oblique, Disabled List
- Diamondbacks 1B Paul Goldschmidt, Hand, Out For Year
- Rockies OF Carlos Gonzalez, Ankle, Out Indefinitely
- Yankees 1B Mark Teixeira, Head, Probable
- Blue Jays 3B Brett Lawrie, Finger, Probable
– For the latest injury and lineup news, don’t forget to view our MLB injury page.
– MLB Bad Beat Alert:
Mets being the Mets: New York was a -455 live line favorite up 3-2 heading into the 7th inning but lost 4-3.
— SportsInsights.com (@SportsInsights) August 4, 2014
2. NFL
#Giants RB David Wilson will be placed on season-ending IR and doctors have advised him not to play football anymore, per @RVacchianoNYDN. — SportsInsights.com (@SportsInsights) August 4, 2014
Bettors seem to like the Bills in the preseason as BUF moved from -1.5 to -3 against NYG and have already moved from +2 to -1.5 vs CAR.
— SportsInsights.com (@SportsInsights) August 4, 2014
Per @AdamSchefter, the #Bengals and QB Andy Dalton have agreed to a 6-year, $115 million contract.
— SportsInsights.com (@SportsInsights) August 4, 2014
– Which fantasy football players do oddsmakers believe are being undervalued based on their current Yahoo! rankings?
3. NCAAF
– The first Coaches Poll has been released for the 2014-15 College Football season and we have compared these Top 25 rankings with the top 25 teams’ odds to win the National Championship from 5Dimes.
– Golden Nugget released their “Games of the Year” lines in early June, but some lines have already moved 8 points. We have highlighted a number of teams that bettors are high and low over the course of the upcoming season.
– Get ready for the upcoming College Football season by also checking out:
4. Golf
– The PGA Championship begins on August 7 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky and Rory McIlroy (+550) is the clear cut favorite.
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