SFTC Picks for Monday 8/19

Monthly Path (55-44)
Rostov
Elche
Espanyol
No
29 or fewer

Trap Picks (6-10)


Still in recovery mode after the Mets losing......


1200 Rostov- They are a solid team but the Russian league is hard to predict. Confidence:2

200 Elche- Really a 50/50 but everything points to a draw here. Elche is 3-0-2 in their last 5 games against Rayo. Confidence:2

210 New York Mets- Gee is the better pitcher but struggles on the road. Neither team is that good and both are coming off of bad losses. Confidence:1

300 Newcastle United- I'll say like we saw on Sunday we'll see City dominate for most of the game. But I think Newcastle will get a goal late. All the numbers point to Newcastle being able to keep this close. Confidence:3

400 Espanyol- Neither team has been playing that well recently. Odds certainly favor the draw here. But I am expecting a really low scoring game where there might be just 1 goal scored and not sure who scores it. Celta Vigo did beat Espanyol 2 months ago 1-0. Confidence:1

705 Tampa Bay Rays- Other than Price's last start against Seattle he has been absolutely on fire since he has come off the DL. I am just going to over look the Seattle game and give him a pass. I would look for him to respond with a solid outing. Price has actually pitched very well on the road this year and is 5-1. Tampa Bay always finds a way to win when he pitches it seems. Tillman has been solid all year for the Orioles. But he has really struggled this year against the Rays. 2 out of Tillmans 3 losses on the year are against the Rays. Confidence:3

705 Philadelphia Phillies- Confidence:1

805 Washington Nationals- The Nationals are an awful road team. They have been playing better recently going 6-4 in their last 10. Zimmerman looks like he has gotten back to normal after having some bad games a couple of weeks ago. Samardzija has been tough to predict this year. He has really struggled but Samardzija in Wrigley is always tough. The money line may be the highest out of any MLB play for tonight. But the reason I would stay away from it is these 2 pitchers went head to head last year and the Cubs won 4-3. Nationals are the better team so I cant pick against them. Confidence:3

805 Washington Redskins- They are 2 point favorite at home here. Not sure how many minutes the starters will play in this game but I think it will be limited. Hard to trust the Redskins since Griffin wont be playing. But the Steelers looked really bad in their first preseason game. Confidence:1

806 No- Confidence:1

945 29 or fewer- Confidence:2

1000 Boston Red Sox- Confidence:2