Tuesday was a busy day in and out of the Tuley’s Take home office.
We spent the morning writing the weekly version of this column for VSiN’s digital magazine, Point Spread Weekly, then also took part in a slot tournament at the D in downtown Las Vegas. This was a typical slot tournament – for those who don’t know – where everyone basically hits the SPIN button as fast as they can to get as many spins in the allotted time (in this case, three separate 2-minutes sessions over Tuesday and Wednesday, plus “mulligan” rounds if purchased separately) to score as many points as you can. It basically comes down to who gets luckiest with the most or biggest jackpots. I probably need a bunch of those on Wednesday to get in contention, so I’ll probably shell out the extra $25 for a mulligan. My luck wasn’t any better Tuesday with my MLB 1st Innings wagers. My Best Bet was looking great as the Rangers (1st 5 + 125) were leading the Astros 4-0 in the top of the 4th inning and 5-4 in the top of the 5th, but Martin Perez wasn’t able to hold on as the Astros led 6-5 after 5. I consider that a Bad Beat. I also lost my secondary play on the A’s + 150 vs. the Angels as they were shut down by Shohei Ohtani as the Angels led 4-0 after 5 innings. I’ve been so streaky with these 1st 5 plays (0-2 Friday, 4-0 Saturday, 1-1 Sunday, 2-0 Monday, 0-2 Tuesday), it really makes me think I should be betting more parlays to minimize risk and maximize profits when we sweep. Anyway, let’s recap the rest of Tuesday’s (full-game) betting results and look for more 1st 5 inning opportunities on Wednesday’s MLB card, plus we have early NFL Preseason Week 1 plays that we’ve given out on “The Lookahead” show on Sunday night and added some in PSW.Tuesday’s recaps
MLB: Mariners (+ 121) beat Yankees 1-0 in 13 innings late Tuesday. MLB faves went 11-5 on the night. Other notable upsets were by Rockies (+ 152 in 16-5 home rout vs. Cardinals, who had their 7-game win streak snapped) and Nationals (+ 188 in 6-5 win at Cubs to snap a 6-game skid). Home teams went 11-5 on Tuesday. Over/Unders split 7-7-2 with pushes in the Guardians' 5-2 win at the Tigers (with a betting total of 7 runs) and the Brewers' 5-3 win vs. the Rays (betting total of 8).
More MLB: Faves lead 978-649 SU (60 percent) on the season with 25 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 872-780 (52.8 percent, usually closer to 54 percent but on the rise). Unders lead 809-758-82 (51.6 percent).