Rico Bosco's "Bosco's Bets"
Cubs (Lester) vs Mariners (Iwakuma)
The Mariners are 1-3 SU in their last four games against the Cubs.
The total has gone OVER in the Mariners’ last three games against the Cubs.
The Cubs are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games with Jon Lester as the starting pitcher.
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of the Mariners’ last 20 games as underdog.
The Mariners are 10-4 SU in their last 14 games against the National League.
Orioles (Gausman) vs Blue Jays (Estrada)
The total has gone OVER in four of the Orioles’ last five games against the Blue Jays.
The Orioles are 0-3 SU in their last three games on the road against the Blue Jays.
The total has gone UNDER in the Blue Jays’ last five games with one day off between games.
The Blue Jays are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games with Marco Estrada as the starting pitcher.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of the Orioles’ last 12 games with Kevin Gausman as the starting pitcher.
The Orioles are 1-5 SU in their last six games on the road.
Cardinals (Leake) vs Marlins (Urena)
The Cardinals are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games against the Marlins.
The total has gone OVER in five of the Cardinals’ last six games against the Marlins.
The total has gone UNDER in eight of the Marlins’ last 11 games with Jose Urena as the starting pitcher.
The Marlins are 5-0 SU and ATS in their last five games after losing as a favorite.
The Cardinals are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games as road underdogs.
The total has gone UNDER in five of the Cardinals’ last six games on Friday.
Royals (Volquez) vs Rangers (Griffin)
The total has gone UNDER in six of the Royals’ last seven games against the Rangers.
The Royals are 1-6 SU in their last seven games as underdogs against the Rangers.
The total has gone OVER in eight of the Rangers’ last 10 games against teams with losing records.
The Rangers are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games with A.J. Griffin as the starting pitcher.
The Royals are 1-7 SU and 2-6 ATS in their last eight games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the Royals’ last five games with Edinson Volquez as the starting pitcher.
Nationals (Scherzer) vs Giants (Samardzija)
The total has gone UNDER in nine of the Nationals’ last 12 games against the Giants.
The Nationals are 1-5 SU in their last six games on the road against the Giants.
The total has gone OVER in five of the Giants’ last six games with Jeff Samardzija as the starting pitcher.
The Giants are 17-6 SU in their last 23 games with a closing total of 7.0 or less.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of the Nationals’ last 16 games after winning as an underdog.
The Nationals are 7-2 SU in their last nine games after consecutive wins.
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HEADLINES
MLB
Rob Trites has a fascinating feature on which pitchers have made bettors the most and lost the most money this year. The names on the top of winners list are not the usualt names you would think of. Full read on the feature is here.
OLYMPICS
The 2016 Rio Summer Olympics are full of compelling storylines and controversies, but they’re also full of hundreds of betting options, and we’ve got you covered.
The list is literally endless. Every event is listed. One prop jumped out to me specifically and it’s :
Men’s Basketball Group B Winner :
Spain -135
With Ricky Rubio and the Gasol Brothers, I’m actually impressed in only laying -135 in a rather weak group. Like this prop a lot.
For the full list of props, here they are via props guru Joe Osborne.
UFC 201
UFC 201 means punches will be thrown, and the action gets going Saturday. Big card headlined by Lawlor and Woodley.
Justin Hartling breaks down the card along with all the odds you need. Dig in right here.
PICKS
Chicago White Sox -127
The White Sox have been the center of controversy this week, however have gone 4-2 in their last six since the infamous scissors game as they attempt to make a run for a playoff spot.
I always love teams who take care of business by beating bad teams, and you cannot argue the Sox have done that this year. Going 8-1 vs the lowly Twins. Jose Quintana takes the hill Friday night, and a standout stat to me is his 116 K’s vs 32 BB’s. In his three starts vs The Twins this year he’s struck out 18 batters. Opposite Quintana is Ricky Nolasco for Minnesota. Who’s given up 5 ER and 7 ER in his two starts versus Chicago.
We’ve done real well fading Minnesota, especially at home when there’s a discount on the juice, and I’m taking another stab at it tonight.
White Sox pull away 5-2.
-Shoutout to Hank. Loyal when the rest of his crew isn’t. Have a great weekend.
Last Week : 1-0 (8-1 on picks featured since MDW)
Total Record of featured “Bosco Bets” picks : 37-25-3 YTD (doesn’t include Guest picks)
CFB YTD: +31.15 units College Football 2015-2016 Season, 183-152-7 (+15.8 units) Regular season College Basketball via Twitter, +7.7 units in the NCAA Tournament. For all stats and trends check out OddsShark.com & follow @Rico_Bosco on twitter for all my other picks, NCAA Tournament analysis , birthday wishes to Mike Francesa, questions, all things floral hats, admiration of D’Jais, and overall entertainment.