Monday was back to work for the week in the Tuley’s Takes home office as we had a nearly full MLB card and opening lines for NFL Preseason Week 2.
I also had a doctor’s appointment to update my prescriptions, so that was fun. I also had to take my son Maddux, who is an 8th grader and grew 4 inches the past year according to his recent doctor visit, to after-school practice for the Las Vegas Youth Orchestra (an all-star team of the best from all over the city). While he was practicing, I was able to run over to the Westgate SuperBook and sweat out some of my MLB 1st 5 inning wagers. I was able to watch my plays on the Marlins 1st 5 + 120 (vs. the Padres) and Rays 1st 5 + 200 (vs. the Yankees) cash before I had to run back to pick him up at 6 p.m. ET. Another play of mine, Mets 1st 5 + 130 vs. the Braves, was losing 3-0 before going into a rain delay, so I was praying for more rain to hopefully get a push. Alas, they resumed play and I lost that play along with my supposed Best Bet of the day on the Brewers 1st 5 + 140 (vs. the Dodgers), so we ended up 2-2 but with a tidy profit with our dogs, especially thanks to the 2-1 on the Rays. Let’s recap the rest of Monday’s (full-game) betting results in MLB (and repeating the NFL stats from the weekend) and then look for more plays on Tuesday. We’ll add our NFL Preseason Week 2 plays in Wednesday’s editions of Tuley’s Takes, both here in the daily edition along with the regularly scheduled weekly edition in Point Spread Weekly.Monday’s recaps
MLB: Faves went 8-6 with upsets by the Rays (+ 200 at Yankees, who fell to 3-12 in last 15 games and 8-16 since the All-Star Break), Tigers (+ 175, Game 2 at Guardians to snap 8-game losing streak), Orioles (+ 140 at Blue Jays), Marlins (+ 126 vs. Padres), Nationals (+ 122 vs. Cubs) and White Sox (+ 110 vs. Astros). Home teams also went 8-6. Unders 9-5.
More MLB: Faves lead 1,030-677 SU (60.3 percent) on the season with 26 pick-'ems (faves usually win around 59 percent; still ahead of pace; gap had been narrowing but now back over 60 percent). Home teams lead 919-813 (53.1 percent, usually closer to 54 percent but on the rise). Unders lead 850-791-89 (51.8 percent).