Wednesday was mostly spent on the road away from the Tuley’s Take home office as I drove my oldest kid, Jordyn, to move into their dorm at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Ariz., and then unpacking all their clothes, microwave, etc.
We had dinner at Galaxy Diner on Route 66 and then I headed back to my hotel to Tweet out Wednesday’s betting results (below) and get ready for Thursday’s trip down 1-17 to the Phoenix valley for lunch at Portillo’s (No. 1 in my VSiN colleague Matt Youmans’ fast-food rankings) and the Def Leppard/Motley Crue/Poison/Joan Jett concert at State Farm Stadium from 4-11 p.m. I was able to follow my Best Bet of the day on the Orioles 1st 5 vs. the White Sox but it lost as they trailed 2-1 through the first 5 innings. Baltimore starter Spenser Watkins allowed 2 runs in the top of the first inning but otherwise gave us a quality start with just 2 runs in 6 innings; however, the Orioles’ offense let us down. We didn’t have any other plays as I feared it was going to be a chalky day. Faves ended up 8-6, but not as bad as I thought it would be. Let’s recap the rest of Wednesday’s (full-game) betting results and then look for more 1st 5 plays on Thursday and then I’ve added my early football plays for the weekend.Wednesday’s recaps
MLB: Faves went 8-6 Wednesday with the biggest upsets by the Nationals (+ 271 in 3-1 win at Mariners), Cubs (+ 165 in 7-1 win vs. Cardinals), Guardians (+ 145 in 7-0 win at Padres) and Tigers (+ 138 in 6-1 vs. Giants). Home teams went 8-6. Unders 7-5-2 with pushes in LAA-TB (7) and MIN-HOU (8).
More MLB: Faves lead 1,103-728 SU (60.2 percent) on the season with 27 pick-'ems (faves usually win around 59 percent; still ahead of pace; gap had been narrowing but now well over 60 percent). Home teams lead 982-874 (52.9 percent, usually closer to 54 percent but on the rise). Unders lead 912-844-99 (51.9 percent).