CUBS(Rusin) +190 over Cardinals(Lynn)-----Well,  Cubs are 1-6 in August.......the juggernaut Cardinal offense has scored more than 12 runs in 3 games this month.   But look who the Cubs have:  Donnie Murphy,  putting Lakewood, CA on the map like the Spur Posse,  hitting 2HR 2 days ago while Lakewood Khris Davis of the Brewers hit an HR going 2-4.   Cubs coming off 12-1 beatdown by the Phillies yesterday......looks like a long-shot,   but its priced like one.(Win 3-0......Single best pitching performance for BCLI this year:  Chris Rusin.  He challenged the best offense in the National Leauge with strikes in their own house.   And he had the stuff to get away with it.  Cubs offense could have just flailed away at Lynn but these are not the Soriano-Cubs anymore;  they stayed patient and were able to take the walks.   Great umping by David Rackley behind HP;   he was not afraid to call the home team out on strikes when strikes were thrown..........and then Descalso and Matheny were thrown when they couldn't handle it.)

PHILLIES(Lannan) +155 over Washington(Haren)------Haren has been dominant in 3 of his last 4 starts.   But these are 2 sub-.500 teams right here starting pitchers who have been equally hittable........is this Philly offense coming alive with Cody Asche?(Lose 9-2........Haren continues to dominate)