Wednesday was another interesting day in and out of the Tuley’s Takes home office.
I got out of the office to go play my last rounds in the slot tournament at the D. I didn’t finish in the money, but it was fun and I look forward to their next tourney next week. I then met a proxy client over at the Circa sportsbook and watched my first bet of the day cash on the Nationals 1st + 145 as the Nats led 1-0 after the first 5 innings, and I felt vindicated on our recent 1st 5 approach as the Cubs ended up rallying to win 4-2 but we already had our win in pocket. Later, I lost my top play of the day on the Rockies 1st 5 + 140 vs. Cardinals (not even close as the Cards scored 5 runs off Kyle Freeland in the top of the 1st inning and led 6-2 after 5), but it was still a productive and profitable day. Let’s recap the rest of Wednesday’s (full-game) betting results and look for more 1st 5 inning opportunities on Thursday’s MLB card, plus Thursday kicks off NFL Preseason Week 1 and we include updates on the plays we’ve already given out on “The Lookahead” show on Sunday night and in Point Spread Weekly.Wednesday’s recaps
MLB: Faves went 9-5 Wednesday with upsets by the Rangers (+ 250 in 8-4 win at Astros), Pirates (+ 131 in 6-4 win at Diamondbacks), Royals (+ 130 in 8-3 win vs. White Sox), Angels (+ 115 in 5-4 win at A's) and Mariners (+ 109 in 4-3 win vs. Yankees). Home teams went 8-6. Overs went 9-4-1 with the push in the Mariners’ 4-3 win over the Yankees with a betting total of 7 runs.
More MLB: Faves lead 987-654 SU (60.1 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 880-786 (52.8 percent, usually closer to 54 percent but on the rise). Unders dip to 813-767-83 (51.5 percent).