Hotcross MLB 2019 Thread

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0-2 yesterday for -4.60 units

Wed. May 1

CHC CUBS +100 ML // 5 units to win 5

UNDER 4.5 -103 CHC@SEA first five innings // 3.09 units to win 3

UNDER 1.5 +130 SEA TEAM TOTAL first five innings // 1 unit to win 1.30

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Results: Apr.30 + May 1 = -1.39 units (2-3 W/L)
OVERALL: -4.68 units (25-29-1 W/L)


Cubs won the game 11-0 today in Seattle. Lead 9-0 after five innings!

Padres yesterday were tied after 5 innings, so lost for me, but they won the full game 4-3.

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Sunday May 5

NY METS -1.5 +225 alternative runline // 1 unit to win 2.25


Still working on the rest of the card...

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ST.LOUIS +120 ML // 3 units to win 3.60

Cubs at home looking for their 7th win in a row, however I'm taking the Cardinals to avoid the sweep.

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Results: May 5 = -4.00 units (0-2 W/L)
OVERALL: -8.68 units (25-31-1 W/L)


Cubs game still going, but the past couple innings its been batting practice for them. on the other hand, Cardinals kept running themselves out of innings on the bases from early on. If Cardinals somehow miraculously comeback to win, I'll have to correct the records. Doesn't look likely.

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Monday May 6

UNDER 4 -120 WSH@MILW // 2.40 units to win 2

MILWAUKEE -110 ML // 2.20 units to win 2

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Clarification, that under 4 is for the first five innings

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Results: May 6 = +2.00 units (1-0-1 W/L/D)
OVERALL: -6.68 units (26-31-2 W/L/D)


Max Scherzer didn't take the loss this time, but that crummy Nationals bullpen did them in. And their offensive prowess was absent tonight. Score was 2-2 after five innings (push), Brewers won the game 5-3 at home.

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Thursday May 9

ARIZONA -103 ML // 4.12 units to win 4

Game starts in just one minute. The reason why pick, they have won 15 of the past 22, and even during a recent 3-game losing streak played good, the first loss was final game of series in Denver, then they had to go to Tampa and the opener there was unfair, lost the second game there also, before winning yesterday in extra innings.

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Results: May 9 = +4.00 units (1-0 W/L)
OVERALL: -2.68 units (27-31-2 W/L/D)


I'll take it. Game was too much to describe fully, but 9th inning: each team with a solo homerun, went to extra innings tied 2-2, then D-backs won it bottom 10th as AJ Minter pitched terribly for the Braves, the winning run came in on a pop-up that probably should have been caught but it woulda only been the first out in the bottom 10th.

Arizona outhit the Braves 11-5 for the full-game, but Arizona also left 15-runers on base.

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Saturday May 11

OVER 8 -105 CLE@OAK // 2.10 units to win 2

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OVER 7.5 +105 CIN@SF // 2 units to win 2.10


Anthony DeSclafani at Jeff Samardzija
Both listed pitchers must start

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Split yesterday 1-1 for even money

Sunday May 12

TORONTO -110 ML // 4.40 units to win 4

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OVER 9 +105 CLE@OAK // 4 units to win 4.20

CLEVELAND +110 ML // 2 units to win 2.20

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Results: May 11,12 = -6.20 units (2-3 W/L)
OVERALL: -8.88 units (29-34-2 W/L/D)



Monday May 13

PARLAY 3-TEAMS @ +310

>HOUSTON -160 ML
>CLEVELAND -160 ML
>ARIZONA -180 ML

Risk 1 unit to win 3.10


Chalk but should all hit

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ARIZONA -180 ML // 3.60 units to win 2

Nick Kingham at Robbie Ray - listed pitchers must start

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1-1 yesterday for +1.00 units
Even tho 2 legs of the Parlay won, I count the Parlay pick as 1 loss.

Tuesday May 14

TEXAS +126 ML // 2 units to win 2.52

SAN FRANCISCO -125 ML // 2 units to win 1.60

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Let's go hottie

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Results: May 13,14 = -3.00 units (1-3 W/L)
OVERALL: -11.88 units (30-37-2 W/L/D)



Bad timing to fade both the Royals and Blue Jays yesterday, and they both win in blowouts.

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Wed. May 15

PHILADELPHIA -0.5 +110 first five innings // 2 units to win 2.20

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Friday May 17

WASHINGTON -1.5 +135 runline // 3 units to win 4.05

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Washington to win is hard but by 2 ?

Good luck bud

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Results: May 15,17 = -5.00 units (0-2 W/L)
OVERALL: -16.88 units (30-39-2 W/L/D)


Best thing I can do when running cold like that is take a break.

Should have recognized it sooner, probably those May 12 picks were the indicator.

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Tuesday May 21

SAN FRANCISCO +107 ML // 1 unit to win 1.07

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won Tuesday's pick

Thursday May 23

CLEVELAND +116 ML // 1 unit to win 1.16


Not sure how many times Tampa has ever been a road favorite in Cleveland. It doesn't mean much to say that in general, without context, but still notable to me. As always, looked at several parts of this game. Both teams are 5-5 W/L in their last 10 games, but Cleveland just got swept at home by Oakland 3-games. Tampa arrives after beating the Dodgers by 8-1 score last night. Umpire for tonight's game will be Joe West behind the plate.

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LIVE CLEVELAND +206 ML (bottom 1st, down 0-2 score) // 1 unit to win 2.06

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LIVE CLEVELAND +300 ML (bottom 2nd, down 0-3 score) // 1 unit to win 3.00


last time added a unit Live, not too much to come back from

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UNDER 5 -112 CHW@HOU first five innings // 2.24 units to win 2

UNDER 9 -115 CHW@HOU (full game) // 2.30 units to win 2

Listed pitchers must start Lucas Giolito at Corbin Martin

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Cleveland Indians game went to plain ugly, inside the park homerun when the Indians fielders collided


I don't play much NBA, and this won't count on the MLB record, but tonight I'm playing:

TORONTO TEAM TOTAL OVER 103 -115

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Results: May 21,23 = +2.07 units (3-3 W/L)
OVERALL: -14.81 units (33-42-2 W/L/D)


I count those Live bets each individually as losses. Maybe skews my W/L record, but these are individual bets I placed at different times. Would do the same if they had won.


Won my NBA over on the Team Total. Wasn't sure the Raptors would actually win the game 5 on the road!
(not counted in the record here - rarely wager basketball)

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Friday May 24

UNDER 5 -115 SEA@OAK first five innings // 4.03 units to win 3.50

SEATTLE first inning moneyline +117 // 2 units to win 2.34
*push if tied end of the first inning


Listed pitchers must start Wade LeBlanc at Daniel Mengden

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Results: May 24 = +2.34 units (1-0-1 W/L/D)
OVERALL: -12.47 units (34-42-3 W/L/D)

Was rolling along with this American League under pick in Oakland, until bottom 4th Wade LeBlanc the soft-throwing lefty has a meltdown inning gave up back-to-back homeruns, a 3-run blast by Matt Olson (who bats lefty), followed by a solo shot by the DH Mark Canha. So the 4-1 score end of five innings pushed my under pick, but won the Seattle first inning pick.

In another game, Cleveland with Shane Bieber on the mound beat Tampa Bay with Blake Snell as the starter by 3-1 score. Cleveland came back late in the game to win. Tampa was a bit of a thin road favorite at -125 range, a bit strange as bad as Cleveland looked losing their previous 4 in a row. Again, I was a day early backing a team, then failed to follow-thru the next day when they won.

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Saturday May 25

BOSTON +115 ML // 4 units to win 4.60


Locked this in overnight. David Price at Brad Peacock pitchers. George Springer went out of Friday's game, so Astros lose his hot hitting. The pitching matchup is close for Saturday. Boston lost 4-3 score on Friday night, committed 3 errors in the game, after it was reported their flight had some trouble going to Houston. Saturday is a normal 7pm eastern start time for this game, not a day game, so I think Boston will have a bounce-back against the AL West leading Astros.

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Red Sox loss yesterday, couldn't hit the starter Peacock, then tied in top 9th, only to give up a run in bottom 9th

Sunday May 26

TORONTO -115 ML // 4.60 units to win 4

CLEVELAND +1.5 -180 RL // 5.40 units to win 3

OVER 8.5 MIA@WSH -125 // 2.50 units to win 2

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BOSTON +153 ML // 2 units to win 3.06