BALTIMORE ORIOLES(Sugano) +130 over San Francisco Giants(Verlander)-----consistent loser Verlander is favored.(Lose 13-2.  WHAT THE FUCK?  Sugano gets brutalized.   Verlander K's 10 in 5 innings?)

SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS -6.5 over Virginia Tech Hokies----#14 Brown and Thomas has SC.  We don't like Drones,  a cowardly way to kill.(Win 24-11..........SC +2 TO)

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS(Pfaadt) +190 over La Dodgers(Yamamoto)----AZ is on an 8-3 streak and Dodgers offense is only slightly better.(Lose 5-4..........Pfaadt goes 4 8 4 1 5.............Not good enough, Brandon)

BALTIMORE ORIOLES(Rogers) -120 over San Francisco Giants(Seymour)--------Giants have won 6 in a row.   But Rogers has had one of the best pitching seasons---this low line disrespects him.  And.........Orioles offense is a bit better,  at +16 Runs.  Seymour is not a starting pitcher and does not pitcher many innings per game.(Win 11-1...........Jeremiah Jackson 2-5 HR,  Mountcastle HR)

CHICAGO CUBS(Assad) -1.5(-135) over Colorado Rockies(Brown)--------Cubs are +160 Runs here and hit 11pts higher.  Rockies absolutely suck and Brown..............has had 1 start.  Only 1,  in which he was rocked.(Lose 4-3)

CHICAGO WHITE SOX(Gomez) +180 over New York Yankees(Rodon)------Wait for some walks----Rodon is throwing .184 but Gomez.........just went 4 2 0 3 6.  Not bad.(Lose 10-2...........CWS actually outhits NYY 12 to 7,  but these lose by 8 Runs.   Oh,  Yankees took 9 walks)

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS(Nelson) +120 over Milwaukee Brewers(Priester)----------Priester has done almost supernaturally well.   His last 15 starts have resulted in Brewers' Wins.   But is he that good? Well,  he throws a .242 average and has walked more than 1 every 3 innings.   So, he's good but..........Nelson throws a .213 average.  Brewers have scored 24 more runs.  Brewers have won 19 more games.   Yeah,  these lines suck because this is a 20 cent line.    So today............(and I would expect the Padres to also lose today,  but I wanna play this one)..........I think Priester finally goes down.   Is the Devil really on the loose in America because Congressional reps are owned by AIPAC and won't stop the Genocide?   Yes,  I believe that's what it's really about.   It's been going on for quite a long time and...........if the LA fires didn't learn anyone anything..........perhaps the emergence of Satan in Minnesota will terrorize the Congress to make that change.(Win 3-2.............Priester didn't start,  Alek Thomas 2-4)

LA ANGELS(Kikuchi) -115 over Texas Rangers(Corbin)----Angels are on a 2-5 run but have outscored Rangers by 22 runs.   Angels have gone 4-1 in Kikuchi's last 5 while Rangers have gone 1-4 in Corbin's last 5.(Lose 7-3............Kikuchi:  ABOMINABLE.  Michael Helman..........HR 2 RBI for Texas)

MINNESOTA TWINS(Ryan) +125 over Toronto Blue Jays(Scherzer)----Obviously the Blue Jays are a much better team.  And are in 1st place.  And have scored 103 more runs.  They are 11-9 in August.  Twins are on a disgraceful 3-10 streak.  But Ryan,  at 12-6,  ERA 2.96,  is having an excellent year.   If we need it,  I think we can get Max to lay this one down.(Lose 10-4............Ryan goes 5 7 6 1 7.  Horrible.  But something was brewing...........

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/prosecutors-accomplices-charged-in-deadly-minneapolis-shooting-gunman-still-on-the-loose-quinn/89-b8e36cde-5463-489b-9777-dfbed57b6b75(Ryan Timothy Quinn, 33, and Tiffany Lynn Marie Martindale, 30, have both been charged with the felony of aiding an offender to avoid arrest in connection with the shooting that left one person dead and six more injured..........

The shooting happened at 2 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of 29th Street East and Clinton Avenue, just steps away from Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, which was in session at the time.

Just a day later — another south Minneapolis shooting — at Annunciation Church and Catholic School, left two students dead and 21 people wounded.    According to court documents, on Aug. 26, Quinn and Martindale picked up a man called "Bino" in Quinn's vehicle.

"Bino" told them to drive him to 29th Avenue South and Clinton Avenue South, where they circled the block twice and then "Bino" got out of the car wearing a mask and holding a rifle, and began shooting into a crowd of people standing on the sidewalk, according to the criminal complaint.   Officials said 35-year-old Gregory Doyle Sweeten was killed in the shooting and six others, including one woman and five men, were hospitalized.)

          Why...........did this happen?  Well,  I think we know.)

MIAMI MARLINS(Cabrera) -105 over Atlanta Braves(Strider)-------Not a good year for Braves.  Strider's been rocked in his last 3 starts.  Cabrera's been rocked in his last 2,  before which he shut down the Braves.  Marlins hit 6pts better than Braves and Braves have scored 8 more runs.  Miami has won 2 more games.(Win 2-1)

TEXAS RANGERS(Kelly) -120 over Cleveland Guardians(Williams)-----Williams is better than he was last year but still walks 1 ever 2 innings.   Rangers offense is +40 on Cleveland.(Win 5-0)

COLORADO ROCKIES(Brown) +245 over Pittsburgh Pirates(Skenes)-------Colorado has scored 28 more runs than Pirates.  They are 9-13 in August.  They have added Kyle Karros and maybe some other new players.  Skenes is of course one of the best pitchers in baseball,  while certainly not the winningest.  His team has gone 2-2 in his last 4 starts and 13-13 throughout the season when he pitches.  The price is good,  while nothing is known about Brown.(Lose 4-0)

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS(Gallen) -135 over Cincinnati Reds(Singer)--------Gallen is not better than Singer but Arizona has been hot, hitting well,  after they surprisingly rocked Abbott yesterday.  They are on a 10-5 streak and have scored 57 more runs than the Reds.(Lose 6-1...........Arizona outhit 11 to 2.  Disgusting)

BOSTON RED SOX(Crochet) over New York Yankees(Warren) parlayed with KANSAS CITY ROYALS(Wacha) over Detroit Tigers(Paddack) +276---------Wacha and Crochet have both beaten these opponents twice.   In this year of anti-Revenge,  that's good to go.  Warren has got his ERA down from 5.01 to 4.25 since July 2nd.  But Crochet has been far better and more consistent.  Yes,  Tigers have scored 135 more runs and won 11 more games.   Paddack's ERA is 4.95.  Wacha is a lot better than that.(Lose 4-2............Yastrzemski 0-4,  Maikel Garcia 0-4...........didn't think they'd lose to Paddack)

KANSAS STATE WILDCATS -3 over Iowa State Cyclones-----KSU has Romaine,  Cobbs,  #9 McIntosh,  Brown,  Dylan Edwards and #17 Adonis Moise.  All those names are interesting.  And this is double home Revenge for Kansas State.   Maybe Revenge will work in football, after it failed in baseball.(Lose 24-21...........First punt return,  Dylan Edwards fumbles it,  and then gets hurt for the rest of the game.  That's very.............odd.   But then HC Chris Klieman makes the unpardonable mistake:

https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/iowa-state-cyclones-kansas-state-wildcats-202508230021/?section=gamedrives(Turnover on Downs 4 plays, 9 yards, 2:01  2nd 12:04 - KSU 4th & 1, at ISU 7  Joe Jackson rushed for no gain, tackled by Marcus Neal Jr.)

              Early in the 2nd quarter,  should have taken the makeable FG(from the 7 yard line!!!!)  Oh,  he misses and loses by 3 points.   Could have up 10-7 EARLY IN THE 2ND QUARTER!   A pathetic disgrace.   This team and STUPID coach have disgraced me.)

COLORADO ROCKIES(Senzatela) +160 over Pittsburgh Pirates(Ashcraft)---------Pirates are a decidedly losing team and...........they are big favorites here.   Ashcraft has only had 3 starts.  Senzatela sucks but 3 of his last 4 starts have resulted in Rockies' wins.  His name is Antonio and Roman Anthony hit an HR for me last night.  Rockies offense actually has scored 41 more runs than Pirates.(Lose 9-0..........sick)

 BOSTON RED SOX(Giolito) +125 over New York Yankees(Gil)----------"Luis" Castillo got rocked last night.   Luis Gil has walked 8 in 14 innings this year.  Offenses are pretty equal so I'll got with the better SP.(Win 6-3............Anthony 2-5 HR,  Alex Bregman 3-5)

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS(Roupp) +135 over San Diego Padres(Sears)---------Padres only have outscored Giants by 13 runs.   (Lose 8-1..............I'm done with this fucking team, man.  Giants don't hit,  Roupp goes 2 5 5 2 2,  a brutal rocking)

WASHINGTON NATIONALS(Irvin) +170 over New York Mets(Peterson)-----Nationals on a 4-2 streak.  Both teams are hitting .244.  Mets have scored 23 more runs.  Yes,  Peterson threw a CGSHO vs Washington on 6/11.   So this is home Revenge for Washington.   Peterson can and does get rocked sometimes.  And Irvin,  though usually not so good,  can win.  In fact,  he is 8-7 this year on a losing team.(Lose 8-1..........might as well be another CGSHO from Peterson.  Irvin gives 6 Runs in 6 innings)

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS(Ray) +125 over San Diego Padres(Cortes)----------It's true that Ray does not have a Win in his last 7 starts.  But Padres are only +10 runs here,  and I obviously just bet this one and Cortes won,  while only going 4.2 innings.(Win 4-3...........Cortes rocked,  Ray goes 6 3 0 1 6,  Ramos, Devers and Flores all have an HR)

MILWAUKEE BREWERS(Quintana) -110 over Cincinnati Reds(Abbott)------Brewers are 13-0 in August.  Abbott's lost his last two starts.  And he was rocked by Milwaukee on June 4th.(Lose 3-2............SPs do good and Grant Anderson takes the L)

 TAMPA BAY RAYS(Houser) +110 over San Francisco Giants(Verlander)--------Houser was good until his last two starts.   He even shut down SF on June 28th.   Giants have gone 5-15 in Verlander's starts this season and I would venture to say its wrong to favor the Giants here.  Tampa has outscored them by 56 runs.(Win 2-1..........Verlander does good but I win)

MINNESOTA TWINS(Matthews) -105 over Detroit Tigers(Mize)(Lose 8-5)

MINNESOTA TWINS(Ryan) +130 over New York Yankees(Schlittler)----Yankees offense is better but Ryan is definitely the better SP here.  Twins on a 5-6 run.(Win 4-1...........Kody Clemens 2 RBI,  Buxton 2-4)

Seattle (Gilbert) vs Baltimore (Rogers) UNDER 8.5(-115)(Win 4-3)

OAKLAND A's(Ginn) +115 over Tampa Bay Rays(Rasmussen)---------A's offense has scored 4 more runs than Tampa and Tampa is only 4-7 in August.(Lose 8-2...........Ginn horribly rocked;  they never had a chance)

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS(Ray) -120 over San Diego Padres(Cortes)----Padres have won 8 more games but have only scored 4 more runs than Giants.  Cortes has had only 3 starts while SF has gone 17-7 in Ray's starts.(Lose 5-1............What a disgrace----------Ray had a balk and Giants don't hit)

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS(Desclafani) +130 over Texas Rangers(Leiter)----------Desclafani is 55-58 lifetime.  He hasn't pitched too many innings per game this year whereas Leiter has had 20 starts.  That surprised me.  (Well, Texas went only 7-13 in those starts).  After going 1-8,  AZ has gone 6-4.  And they've hit .251 and outscored Texas by 97.   So their offense is definitely better.(Win 3-2.............Marte 2-4 HR)

OAKLAND A's(Springs) -110 over Tampa Bay Rays(Pepiot)----------Pepiot has brought Tampa a 9-15 record when he pitches.  A's have the Revenge against him.  Offenses equal.(Lose 7-4.........Nah, revenge doesn't work this season.  Springs get destroyed)

BOSTON RED SOX(Bello) +125 over San Diego Padres(Cease)---------Boston's offense is quite a bit better,  having scored 110 more runs.(Lose 6-2............Bello horrible:  5 6 5 3 7)

CHICAGO WHITE SOX(Burke) +110 over Cleveland Guardians(Cantillo)-----Both SPs born on the exact same day,  December 18th, 1999.  Sagittariuses.  CWS have lost 5 in a row.  Guardians have scored 14 more runs.   Both teams have hit .229.  With Robert, Edgar Chase and two Miguel/Michaels,  White Sox are far more representative of me.  Both pitchers have struggled with too many walks.  But Burke has the double Revenge vs Cleveland.   I will take him at home.(Lose 3-1..........Not even that good of a price.  CWS get 4 hits)

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS(Rodriguez) -1.5(-110) over Colorado Rockies(Blalock)-------AZ has gone 7-12 in Rodriguez's starts.  Not good,  but Blalock is worse.  Arizona has scored 131 more runs than Col.  They have Kaiser in there at 2nd base now.(Lose 6-5)

MILWAUKEE BREWERS(Woodruff) -1.5(+140) over New York Mets(Senga)----Brewers are up 69 runs on Mets and,  at .257,  rank 3rd in batting average.  They are 6-0 in August.  Senga has walked 1 every 2 innings.(Lose 3-2)

TEXAS RANGERS(Kelly) +115 over Philadelphia Phillies(Sanchez)--------------Kelly has the Revenge vs Phillies for the game in May.  Sanchez is good,  but batters have only hit .206 off Kelly.  And, yes, Phillies have scored 60 more runs than Rangers.(Lose 9-1..........again revenge fails; Kelly disgraces himself at home)

BALTIMORE ORIOLES(Rogers) +150 over Philadelphia Phillies(Suarez)----Rogers is as good or better than any SP this year.  So............ok, Phi has scored 42 more runs.   Orioles didn't support Rogers last start.  I'll take this.(Win 5-1..........Mayo 2-4 HR)

MILWAUKEE BREWERS(Quintana) +110 over Atlanta Braves(Strider)-------Brewers have scored 101 more runs and have hit 15pts higher than Braves.  And they've won 22 more games.   But they are an underdog.(Win 5-4............Blake Perkins 3-5 HR,  Isaac Collins 3-4)

OAKLAND A's(Severino) +115 over Washington Nationals(Gore)----Severino has just gone 3-0, with the A's having scored 16 more runs than Wash and they are hitting 7pts higher than Wash.   Nationals on a 3-7 streak.  A's have Colby Thomas and Lawrence Butler.(Win 16-7..........Shea Langeliers 5-6 3HRs...........Bleday 4-6 HR,  Nick Kurtz 3-6,  Rooker 4-6)

CLEVELAND GUARDIANS(Allen) +135 over New York Mets(Holmes)--------Mets have gone 3-6 in Holmes' last starts.  He walks almost 1 every 2 innings.  And Mets are on a 1-6 streak, having scored 55 more runs than Cleveland.  Guardians are on a 10-5 streak.  While Allen may be an "average" pitcher,  I'll take the hotter team.(Win 3-2)

PITTSBURGH PIRATES(Oviedo) +105 over San Francisco Giants(Verlander)-----Oviedo.......hasn't pitched this year but Verlander just doesn't win anymore.  Giants have gone 5-13 when he starts.(Win 5-4............Isiah Kiner Falefa puts the ball in play...........Suwinski scored the GWR.    game-tying hit by #14 Joey Bart............Verlander did good for 5 innings.   Can't believe Randy Rodriguez is only 6'0 tall.  He looked a lot bigger)

DETROIT TIGERS(Morton) +150 over Philadelphia Phillies(Sanchez)------Charlie Morton........failed on Orioles,  now he's on Tigers.  Tigers offense is better,  scoring 29 more run than Phillies and they've won 3 more games.  Detroit is on a 5-1 streak.  Phillies have gone 15-6 when Sanchez starts.(Lose 2-0..........Morton goes 6 4 1 1 6..............not good enough as Tigers can't hit Sanchez at all)

KANSAS CITY ROYALS(Lugo) +120 over Toronto Blue Jays(Bassitt)-----Lugo is hard to hit(.224) while Bassitt gets rocked in his last start.  I don't know.  Tor up 123 runs on KC.  KC now has Yaz.  Will Randall Grichuk pick me up here after Randy Vazquez failed yesterday.  I don't know.(Win 7-4..............Tyler Tolbert got in as a PR.  He has two key RBI's late.)

COLORADO ROCKIES(Blaylock) +125 over Pittsburgh Pirates(Keller)----Rockies,  at home here,  have scored 23 more runs.  Blaylock doesn't walk people.(Lose 9-5..........Blaylock 5 6 7 4 2 can't hang here)

SAN DIEGO PADRES(Vazquez) -1.5(+145) over Stl Cardinals(McGreevy)---------McGreevy was just rockd by SD last start and Stl has outscored SD by 35 runs.   But Padres have gone 12-3, going back,  when Vazquez starts.  And SD is on a 6-0 winning streak.(Lose 8-5..........Vazquez 4 8 5 0 3..........he failed.)

MIAMI MARLINS(Junk) +145 over New York Yankees(Rodon)-----Marlins on a 6-2 streak and have only won 8 fewer games than Yankees.   Junk has walked 1 every 12 innings.  That's really good.  Both teams have hit .252 but Yankees have scored a lot more.  Yankees only 11-11 when Rodon starts.(Win 13-12.............57, 150 Javier Sanoja 2 HR.............Anthony Bender with W(that's John Hughes).........Jose Caballero with the biggest E9 you'll ever see for Yankees.  Edwards gets the GW Run.  Good game.)

BALTIMORE ORIOLES(Rogers) +125 over Chicago Cubs(Horton)--------Balt has gone 5-1 and they are scoring while Cubs have just gone 4-6.  Rogers is having a great year and has walked only 1 every almost 4 innings.(Lose 1-0............Rogers 8 4 1 0 8 on 88 pitches..........yet Orioles suddenly cant hit when my money is on them)