Monday April 28th Betting Action
Yesterday was not a good one by any means as I only won one of my 7 plays for the day and really cut into my profits. Poor play by the Rockets down the stretch to let Portland overtake them while eventually forcing Overtime killed my Play of the Day for it to be the first loser on that front. Bad days like that will happen in this business though and it's important to not let it rattle you going forward. Here are today's plays as I'm looking to get back into the win column tonight. All lines taken from Pinnacle Sports with bet amounts "to win" on favorites and flat on underdogs Play of the Day in Bold NHL YTD: 2-2 (+$228) MLB YTD: 2-5-1 (-$696) NBA YTD: 4-3 (+$286) MLB Plays: Pick #1 and #2: Chicago Cubs ML (+118) $200 to win $236 and Chicago/Cincinnati Over 7.5 (-103) $309 to win $300 - The Reds took two of three @ Wrigley about a week ago and return home for the first time tonight after a 10-game road trip that started against these Cubs. Cincinnati is 1-8 SU in their last nine Game 1's and 2-7 SU in their last nine at home against a righty, so look for Samardzija to get his revenge tonight. - Cincinnati is also 6-1-1 O/U after a road trip of 7+ days and with the Cubs being 6-0 O/U after a victory this year, look for more at least 8 runs to be scored tonight after these two starting pitchers met last week and only gave up 5. Pick #3: Oakland A's ML (+120) $300 to win $360 -After getting swept at home by Texas a week ago [...]