MLB Handicapping Tournament, round 1

[TheHandicaper]

Took papers out of a hat, this is what we ended up with.
Winner goes through, looser goes home:

South region:
STS vs Captain Cold
SkyBlues42 vs Wvutime5

West Region:
JSpauny vs illadelphia
ckiernan vs mattrud

East Region:
clopton175 vs iKnowNothing
DOP vs Arzoman

Midwest Region:
TheHandicaper vs BetThemDogs
The Monarch vs Chicago Cover

South vs West; East vs Midwest

Last day to make plays for this round is April 19



Reamember the rules:

1. Matches will be 2 weeks long. You are picking 20 bets.
However, your picks must include at least:

• 1 run line favorite
• 1 run line underdog
  To clarify, this means one -1.5 and one +1.5 play. Not one +odds run line and one -odds run line
• 2 game unders
• 2 game overs
• 2 underdogs
• 2 favorites
• 2 Prop bets
  Prop bets can be of any kind, resolved in the 2 weeks the matchup is on, with odds over -300 (-250, +120, etc). It's your oponents' job to verify the odds on the play. It's your responsibility to save a print screen image of the odds if your oponent wants to verify them. If your oponent asks to see the image, and you don't have it, the play will be voided.
  Other 8 picks can be of any kind posted above.
  

2. You will be head to head against another forum member. Whoever has the highest unit total at the end of two weeks, wins that matchup.
Edit 3. During the last three days of a matchup you can't directly match or fade your opponents picks in any way. Not even Run line against ML, etc.
4. Plays will be graded based on the closing line at scoresandodds.com & have to be submitted before listed start time on the site.
5. All bets are risking one unit.
6. Plays can be posted anytime after the end of every game in the prior day's schedule.
Added 7. A push on any bet counts. Only bets that get canceled can be replaced.

[JSpauny]

I guess posting the actual odds are worthless since we are using closing lines so I'll leave that out.

4/4/12
-Stl ML (satisfies 1 underdog play)
-Stl/Mia Over (satisfies 1 over play)

[SkyBlues42]

Can we get an update of the rules in this thread?

[iKnowNothing]

4/4/12

STL/MIA over
Josh Johnson under 105.5 pitches (-130 on scoresandodds.com)

[STS]

If the play doesn't qualify I assume it can be replaced.......rain out, pitching change, etc.?

My first pick will be a prop pick:
Kyle Loche (Cardinals) Total Strikeouts - Must Start
Over 3.5/-125

[wvutime5]

First Pick

Stl/Mia Over

[illadelphia]

4/4/12

-Stl/Mia Under (satisfies 1 under play)

Good Luck JSpauny!

[JSpauny]

(04-04-2012 11:32 AM)illadelphia Wrote:  4/4/12

-Stl/Mia Under (satisfies 1 under play)

Good Luck JSpauny!

You too man. H2H on first pick too. I like it.

[Wiseguy]

(04-04-2012 02:37 AM)iKnowNothing Wrote:  4/4/12

STL/MIA over
Josh Johnson under 105.5 pitches (-130 on scoresandodds.com)

No way he is throwing over 100 pitches. Great bet, I wanna find this.

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(04-04-2012 01:41 PM)Wiseguy Wrote:  

(04-04-2012 02:37 AM)iKnowNothing Wrote:  4/4/12

STL/MIA over
Josh Johnson under 105.5 pitches (-130 on scoresandodds.com)

No way he is throwing over 100 pitches. Great bet, I wanna find this.

I found it but I have 98.5 which is a much sharper line. I wish I could find that number lol

[SkyBlues42]

Prop #1: 6173 Team to Score First Wins Game (Yes -195)

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Prop #2: Lance Berkman has a hit (Yes -240)

[iKnowNothing]

(04-04-2012 01:41 PM)Wiseguy Wrote:  No way he is throwing over 100 pitches. Great bet, I wanna find this.

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I found it but I have 98.5 which is a much sharper line. I wish I could find that number lol

I still like the 98.5 number. Perennially hurt pitcher coming off shoulder surgery. First start so arm strength is not all there. Only way Ozzie leaves him in is if he's throwing a gem (4 hits or less with no runs). I don't see that so I'd take that number. If you could get it at + odds, I'd jump on it
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Lance Berkman gets a hit YES (-240 at scoresandodds.com)

[TheHandicaper]

(04-04-2012 09:12 AM)STS Wrote:  If the play doesn't qualify I assume it can be replaced.......rain out, pitching change, etc.?

On prop bets, yes, only if it gets cancelled.
On any other plays, say a push on a total, the play counts.


Score update:

Captain Cold leads STS [1 / -1]
SkyBlues42 [2 / +0.91] leads Wvutime5 [1 , -1]

illadelphia [1, +1.05] leads JSpauny [2 / +0.60]
ckiernan vs mattrud

iKnowNothing [3, +0.17] leads clopton175
DOP vs Arzoman

TheHandicaper vs BetThemDogs
The Monarch vs Chicago Cover

[arzoman]

4/5/12

3 PLAYS

New York Mets

Boston Red Sox

Prop - Mets/Braves - Will there be a run scored in the first inning...
NO

[TheHandicaper]

4/5

San Diego Padres +1.5
Cleveland Indians ML
New York Mets ML

[DOP]

April 5th

NYM/ATL U7
INDIANS ML

[wvutime5]

Mets ML
Pirates +1.5

[SkyBlues42]

LA Dodgers -1.5 (+110)
Marlins +1.5 (-165)

Completed bets:
2 Props

[JSpauny]

Thursday 4/5
Current record: 1-1, +.6 units
(used 1 Over and 1 underdog play)

-Cleveland Indians ML (satisfies 2nd underdog play)
-Boston/Detroit Over (satisfies 2nd Over play)
-Chicago Cubs +1.5 (satisfies 1 RL underdog play)

Remaining bets
1 run line favorite
2 game unders
2 favorites
2 Prop bets
8 Random

[wvutime5]

Adding one prop bet

BOS/DET Score in 1st Inning - No -160

Wanted to say good luck skyblues42

[iKnowNothing]

Phillies -1.5
Dodgers -1.5
PHI/PIT score in 1st inning NO (-125 on 5Dimes)
BOS/DET score in 1st inning NO (-155 on 5Dimrs)

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PHI/PIT under