Tag: Night Sweats
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Nolan Arenado Grand Slam Helps MVP Case, Hurts First-Five-Innings Bettors
A pitchers’ duel for four innings turned into a bloodbath (slight exaggeration) in the fifth, which is unfortunately the exact inning in which first-five bets are decided, hence the name “first five.” St. Louis starter Carlos Martinez picked a bad time to aggravate an old injury for F5 under bettors, as he had to leave…
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Déjà Vu in Arlington: Khris Davis Khrushes Rangers Bettors Again
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. We’ve all heard that quote (often attributed to Albert Einstein) countless times, but that doesn’t stop us from insane actions. Well, call me insane for betting the Rangers a night after they cost me money by blowing an eight-run…
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Ninth-inning Collapse in Cleveland Leads to Double Moose
The Highlights Trevor Bauer was lights out for the Indians, going eight shutout innings with 12 strikeouts. The Indians led 4-0 in the ninth, leading Cleveland (-230) and under (9) bettors to believe they were safe. Neither were, as Cody Allen allowed six runs en route to a 7-4 Reds win. On Monday night, under…
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Massive Moose Alert: Braves and Orioles Bullpens Blow Up in Ninth
The Highlights With the Braves and Orioles tied 1-1 in the eighth inning, under 8.5 bettors had to think they had a winner. Charlie Culberson gave the Braves a 3-1 lead with a two-out double in the bottom of the eighth, which meant under backers just needed a Braves save. With their closer unavailable, Braves…
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Mets First 5 Innings Moneyline Moose: Coors Strikes Again
The Highlights The Mets (F5 moneyline -110) led the Rockies 8-6 heading into the bottom of the fifth inning. After reliever Robert Gsellman retired the first two batters, everything fell apart for Mets first five innings bettors. Well, it was an up and down and up and, eventually, down night for Mets first five inning (-110)…
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Cardinals Strike Out Down 4-2 with 2 Outs in 9th, Over 8.5 Cashes
The Highlights With two men on and two outs in the ninth inning, the Phillies needed a big out from youngster Victor Arano in his first save opportunity. He got a strikeout, but a passed ball led to a run and then the Cards tied the game. The Phillies ultimately pulled out a 6-5 win…
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Ninth Inning Bullpen Collapse In Philly Mooses Under Bettors
The Highlights With Aaron Nola and Jon Gray pitching, the total of 7 in Philadelphia was the lowest of the night. The Phillies led 5-1 entering the top of the ninth, but Luis Garcia allowed three earned runs without getting an out. You’d imagine the under would have a pretty good chance in a baseball…
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Moose Alert: Heyward Rights Lefty Woes, Walks Off Against Philly
The Highlights The Phillies (+122) led the Cubs 5-3 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. On an 2-2 count with the bases loaded, lefty-averse Jason Heyward hit a grand slam against southpaw Adam Morgan. I just hope nobody reading this bet the Phillies +1.5. While the majority of the sports world had their eyes on…
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Bats Go Silent to Moose the Over in Minnesota
The Highlights Lucas Giolito (7.53 ERA) and a pitcher making his major league debut for the Twins were set to “duel” in Minnesota. Four runs in the first and eight runs by the fourth inning caused the live total to reach 14.5. However, the teams only scored one run after the top of the fourth,…
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Total Moose Alert: Mets Bullpen Strikes Again
THE HIGHLIGHTS The Mets and Cubs total on Saturday night was set at 7 runs. They remained tied 1-1 in the 14th inning. However, under bettors lost after another Mets bullpen meltdown. If you’re a reader of these nightly moose pieces, the New York Metropolitans have been a recurring character, to the misfortune of anyone…
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Double Gardy Party Leads to Double Moose
THE HIGHLIGHTS The Astros led 5-3 heading into the bottom of the 9th in New York. Both Houston and under backers were well on their way to #GreenDotCity. But then Brett Gardner’s two-run homer pushed the game over the total and paved the way for an extra-innings Yankees win. With the Astros in the Bronx,…
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Tony Kemp’s 2-Strike, 2-Out HBP Leads to Double Moose in Cleveland
The Highlights First 5 innings lines: Indians +100 and under 4. Cleveland led 2-0 in the top of the fifth with two outs and nobody on base. Mike Clevinger then got ahead of Tony Kemp, but hit him on a 1-2 pitch. That’s when everything started to fall apart for Tribe and under first 5…
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Player Prop Moose: James Harden and Draymond Green Rejected
THE HIGHLIGHTS Draymond Green got stuffed by the rim, which ended up costing prop bettors. Also, James Harden somehow didn’t go over his point prop, despite 24 first-half points. I think we can all agree that the Rockets and Warriors put up one hell of a game. The Warriors looked like they had sealed the deal after a…
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Over Bettors in Toronto Let Down After First-Inning Explosion
THE HIGHLIGHTS Five runs were scored in the first inning between the Angels and Blue Jays. With the total set at 8.5, the over seemed like a sure thing. The two teams combined for just three more runs to spoil the night for over bettors. When five runs are scored in the first inning and…
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Empty-Netter in Final Seconds Tortures Under Bettors Once Again
The Highlights The Lightning held a 3-2 lead late in the third period. Those who bet the total of 6 wouldn’t know their fate of a win, loss or push until the clock hit 0:00. For the second consecutive night, an empty-netter in the final seconds ruined the under. At least it was a push. For…
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Last-Second, Empty-Net Goal Busts Game 3 Under in Vegas
The Highlights Under 5.5 backers didn’t feel great when the Jets cut the Vegas lead to 3-2 at the start of the third period. However, thanks to the post and some unbelievable Marc-André Fleury saves, they started to believe again. After surviving a missed empty-netter, the under looked like it would cash — until the…
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Under Busted on 2-Out, 9th-Inning, Pinch-Hit Inside the Park Home Run
The Highlights The Diamondbacks-Brewers under 8 looked great through eight innings with Milwaukee holding a 4-2 lead. After a leadoff homer in the top of the ninth made it 5-2, Christian Yelich reached on an infield single in between Fernando Salas strikeouts. Up steps pinch-hitter Tyler Saladino with two down and one on. He improbably…
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Pointless James Harden Foul Mooses Under Bettors
The Highlights Many bettors had the Warriors-Rockets Game 1 under 224/224.5. With the shot clock off and the Warriors leading 117-106 (223 total points) with the ball, under bettors felt like they had a winner. Then James Harden decided to cause widespread panic among total bettors everywhere — even for those who bet under 226. A Chris…
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Swaggy P Buries Rockets First-Half Ticket Holders with Late 3
The Highlights The Rockets, 1-point favorites in the first half, were up by three with less than 15 seconds left. On cue, Nick Young hit a 3 to tie the game in the final seconds. Making the beat even worse for Rockets bettors: Young had nine points in the first half; he had 11 points…
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Smart Money: Celtics Try Not To Cover, Still Do
The Highlights The Sixers closed at +1.5 in Game 5 against the Celtics. The cover came down to one Marcus Smart free throw with 2.4 seconds left. Expect the unexpected for how this one played out. After opening as a slight favorite ahead of their Game 5 contest in Boston, the Sixers actually closed at +1.5. If you…
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The Night Sweats: Pelicans Pull Off Improbable Cover Against Warriors
The Highlights After New Orleans trailed by only three at the half, Pelicans +11.5 soon looked dead in the water in the second half. The Warriors opened the third quarter on a 25-4 run and eventually extended their lead to as many as 26. However — despite trailing by 23 points four minutes into the final frame…
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Paxton’s No-No Somehow Doesn’t Cash Every Under Ticket
The Highlights The first-five total in the Mariners-Blue Jays game closed at 4 runs. Three runs in the fourth and fifth innings pushed the game over the F5 total. James Paxton made the loss even worse by throwing a no-hitter and easily keeping the full-game total under 8. Ever have that internal struggle over whether…
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No Sweat Needed: Royals Make Quick Work of Total with 10 First Inning Runs
The Highlights It took 25 minutes for over 8.5 bettors in the Royals-Orioles game to cash their tickets. Baltimore pitcher Dylan Bundy allowed 10 runs in the top of the first inning. According to Bill James’ Game Score metric, Bundy’s performance is tied for the 15th-worst start of all time and the worst since 1998. For anyone…
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Late Night Sweats: Gausman Gem Khrushed in Extras
The Highlights Kevin Gausman threw 9.0 innings of 2-hit shutout ball. The Athletics went 27 outs between hits. The Orioles still lost 2-0 in the 12th inning. So you looked at that Oakland-Baltimore line and thought Trevor Cahill doesn’t deserve a -150 price tag — even against the lowly Orioles. Fair. Well, Cahill looked a lot better…
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Yankees Bullpen Blows Up, Tomlin Over Cashes
The Highlights The Yankees-Indians total was set at 10.5 New York led 5-0 in the eighth inning before its usually dominant bullpen imploded It was the flavor of the night, as everyone lined up to bet the over 10.5 in a game where Josh Tomlin (and his 9.16 ERA entering play) faced the Bronx Bombers in…
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Total Shock: Lightning-Bruins Game 3 Somehow Stays Under
The Highlights The Lightning and Bruins scored four goals in the first 17 minutes. They then proceeded to score just once the rest of the game, much to the chagrin of everyone who bet the under (6). Tampa took a 3-1 lead over the Bruins less than 17 minutes into the first period. Over bettors might…
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Mega Moose Alert: deGrom Strikeout Prop Stays Under
The Highlights Jacob deGrom’s strikeout prop was set at 7 tonight against the Braves. He struck out 6 through 4.0 shutout innings of 2-hit ball, but never threw another pitch. The over/under for Jacob deGrom strikeouts tonight was set at 7. He almost hit that total through 3.0 innings, as he reached six Ks after…
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2 Outs … Bottom 9 … 0-2 Count … 4-Run Lead: Watch Tuesday’s Worst Beat
You know when you’re a kid, or adult for that matter, pretending to be up with two outs in the ninth, bases loaded, with a chance to win the game? Well, Michael Brantley of the Indians basically just got to do that. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth down 6-2 to the…
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Double Blown Saves Lead to Another Under Moose
Under 8 looked great when Craig Kimbrel came in for the save in the 9th inning with a 3-2 lead. Well, he gave up a home run to Alex Gordon, who had zero on the year. No worries — Kelvin Herrera and his 0.00 ERA would get the save with a 4-3 lead in the…
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A Bevvy of Last-Second Misses Costs Under Bettors Big in Cavs-Raptors
It’s been a wild night of sports betting. I feel like I am up in moose alley in northern New Hampshire right now. Baseball has seen many a moose on Tuesday, and the basketball betting gods wanted to get in on the fun. With the Cleveland-Toronto game in the final minutes, the under was looking solid.…
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Not Kuhl: Bryce Bomb Mooses First 5 Under Bettors
Nothing like a little mid-baseball game moose action on a Tuesday night. In a game featuring Max Scherzer on the hill, oddsmakers set the first five total for Pirates-Nats at a mere four runs. Plenty of bettors were intrigued, too, as 62% of bets were on the F5 under. When the Nats came to bat…
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The Night Sweats: Record Victor-y, Bullpen Bad Beats
Nice night for underdogs overall on Friday, primarily due to a number of decent-sized dogs cashing on the diamond. The Winnipeg Jets also hit as a +145 healthy underdog, taking down the Nashville Predators, 4-1, in Game 1 of their series. The Jets stole one on the road, despite getting outshot 48-19 and having three…
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My Condolences to Cardinals ML and Under 8 Bettors
Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas held the Bucs in check for most of his seven innings of work, giving up just two runs. Bud Norris then pitched a scoreless eighth before Greg Holland took the mound in ninth. The Redbirds led 5-2 heading into the home half of the ninth inning, when the Pirates came to…
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Moose Alert: Meaningless Two-Out Rally, Unless You Bet
Indians ace Corey Kluber (-245, O/U 8) faced Mariners starter Erasmo Ramirez tonight in The Land. Given the massive pitching mismatch, I know a lot of bettors out there took the Indians -1.5 -120. Well, that bet got off to a perfect start, as the Indians hit three home runs in the bottom of the…
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The Night Sweats: Blown Leads and Walk-off Winners
For those that embrace the sweat, Thursday didn’t disappoint. It all started in the afternoon with two major mooses on the diamond that I’ll get into shortly. Things then really heated up on the ice at night, as the Penguins erased a 2-0 deficit in the 3rd period to beat the Capitals — who oddly…
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Bettors Lose on Curious Overturned Cano Home Run
The total for the first five innings was listed at 4 or 4.5, depending on your book. The Mariners held a 4-0 lead with two outs and nobody on in the top of the fifth inning when Robinson Cano stepped to the plate. He belted a pitch over the wall to give the Mariners a…
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The Night Sweats: LeBron’s Game-Winner Swings Over/Under Bets
What a wild and wacky Wednesday for bettors and fantasy players, regardless of sport. If you missed our story earlier, the night sweats started to heat up in the bottom of the fifth inning in Cincinnati, where we had a rare double moose sighting with the Braves and under 5.5 first five inning bets. To…
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Fifth-Inning Implosion Causes Double Moose
The Braves held a 3-0 lead as the Reds took the plate in the bottom half of the fifth inning. Wisler had been on cruise control, much to the delight of first 5 Braves moneyline and under 5.5 bettors. Aside from a bases-loaded-no-out jam in the first inning — which Wisler stealthily eluded with an inning-ending double…