I think this is a good play. Vlad won't be playing.
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i wish you luck but vlad not playing doesnt make the a's hitting any betterComment -
That is not a good play! The Angels know they have to win this game tonight!Comment -
A's are a tough young team but no way i bet against the angels in this spot. bol.Comment -
Why do the Angels have to win this game? they have basically clinched the West and if they really had to win they wouldn't be resting vlad.Comment -
i guess he is saying they want home field. are you saying the angels dont want to win this game? who has the better starter? who has the better pen? who has the better hitting? i mean, what edge does oak have
i hope you win but why touch this game. they are on the road. why not do az or something where a good team is a dog to a bad oneComment -
First of all, Weaver's recent play has in way indicated that he is a better pitcher. There are many instances where teams with no overall edge end up winning. It seems like this is the A's only chance to get a win from their rivals in this series. Weaver is the worst of the Angel's starting 5 and Vlad is out. I'll admit that Braden is nothing special, but he has been alright recently. He was able to shut down the Chi Sox.Comment -
I dunno if I should wait for the line to get better or pounce now.Comment -
dude, dallas braden is not good. weaver is a solid decent number 3.5 starter
the a;s do not hit. of course bad teams beat good teams all the time. he is on the road, not at home. you are overvaluing vlad.
i hope you win, i just dont see any value on a horrid team at +200
they are awful
they dont hitComment -
how much better could the line get
youa re taking probably a bottom 5 team vs the best team in the league, a bad pitcher, no hitting, on the road team
the line is +200, it wont move much more than thatComment -
I wish you luck, have nothing riding on it, but believe the Angels will win. Hope you prove me wrong(not hard to do).Comment -
I did .5 units at +205. I consider vlad to be to the angels what matsui is to the yanks. Without him, their offense becomes considerably weaker in the opposing pitcher's eyes. The A's have some guys who can hit. Frank Thomas, Cust, Emil Brown, Suzuki, Crosby can all come up with the clutch hits.Comment -
i cant back the a's. where the runs gonna come from? they dont score enuff with that line-up. only when duchscherer is pitching i'll play an under on their gameComment -
crosby is an awful hitter, thomas is done, suzuki is no better than napoli
.5 units is fine, its not a big deal, im just saying oak has ZERO hitters
vlad is better than matsui by about 100000x by the wayComment -
maybe oak will win, they cant lose every game
but they are not better than the natsComment -
The A's have a bad offense, but they are only outscored 20 runs by opponents over the course of the year.Comment -
what about the last 30 games?
im not saying not to bet the game
im just saying there is a reason the line is +200Comment -
Oak is definitely better than the Nats. The Nats are atrocious.Comment -
oak is 6-17 in august
oak was 8-17 in july
its hard to get worse
i imagine the nats aint worse than thatComment -
ryan stiffed me.Comment -
My plays tonight are the Angels and Minnesota!Comment -
I'm pretty sure that Nats are. Besides, the Nats face much easier opponents.Comment -
dbacks are the best play
the only reason the dbacks are at -105 is bc of peavy
well peavy isnt the end of the world and his team is 30 games under 500
the dbacks are in first place
minnesota is -200, angels are -200
the dbacks are basically even
thats the playComment -
Yea Ryan, how you gonna stiff someone and then post all the time on these boards?Comment -
you understand oaklands full season record is meaningless, they dealt two of their top three pitchers and lost chavy for the year. this is an awful awful team
i underatand why youa re betting them, i am just telling you this is a bad bad team
the people on here who think oak is good dont watch oak playComment -
This game can go either way, I would give the edge to the Pads because they are at home. You don't want to fade Peavy at home. Remember when he beat Sheets?Comment -
peavy is 5-4 at home this year
oakland is 13 under 500
you would rather bet an awful team on the road than a first place team vs alast place team
that makes nosense to me
peavy aint gonna go 7 or 8 innings, and haren isnt really much worse than peavy
sd has no pen and no offenseComment -
I agree that Oakland sucks. But every team has to win sometime. I gave up on the Nats because they are truly terrible. I figure that in this spot the A's have a shot against a crap starter and a team without their best hitter (or one of them).Comment -
I'm staying away from the Pads game. But my lean is towards Peavy. Let's do a gentleman's bet for no money.Comment -
thats true, i suppose the oak bet isnt awful, its +200, i guess i just feel braden is bad
but i dont think its that bad of a bet,
all i know is oakland is bad, but i agree with you, that may be a decent betComment -
fifa has a point.
this is mlb. anything can happen.Sports Newb since July '08Comment -
i agreeComment -
At least my bet is better than those poor people who took Batista at +200.Comment -
There are very few instances when I would say taking a team at +205 is a bad bet.
Taking a team at -210 is more often a bad bet.Comment -
yepComment
