EOG's Grand Challenge presented by BetDSI (TobyTyler is our May contestant)

John Kelly

Born Gambler
Staff member
What is the current record after today's loss?


TobyTyler stands at 14-10 after 24 documented selections.

Six plays remain in the event.

A 4-2 finish gets the money.

Bracing for a photo finish and anticipating more pictures of attractive women.

Should be exciting.
 

TobyTyler

EOG Dedicated
Don't think it's crazy to take small dogs here

Often the totals I like/am betting are --114 or so with Pinnacle. So I would rather take a side I like vs another coin flip toal I have no opinion on

Indians lineup is pretty terrible without Franmel Reyes.
Vs Skubal will be 8 righty bats. Only maybe 2 at the top have been any good.
Skubal vs righties last cple starts has been excellent.

Civale has good stuff no doubt but Tigers been scrapping runs at home recently

Indians huge bullpen advantage but Shaw unavailable tonight and they won't want to use Wittgren in 3rd straight
 
Don't think it's crazy to take small dogs here

Often the totals I like/am betting are --114 or so with Pinnacle. So I would rather take a side I like vs another coin flip toal I have no opinion on

Indians lineup is pretty terrible without Franmel Reyes.
Vs Skubal will be 8 righty bats. Only maybe 2 at the top have been any good.
Skubal vs righties last cple starts has been excellent.

Civale has good stuff no doubt but Tigers been scrapping runs at home recently

Indians huge bullpen advantage but Shaw unavailable tonight and they won't want to use Wittgren in 3rd straight
I only had a problem with first one because I was on the NYY that game. These last two I'm on the same side. BOL
 

TobyTyler

EOG Dedicated
I only had a problem with first one because I was on the NYY that game. These last two I'm on the same side. BOL
That game pissed me off. Yanks were gifted runs early when Keuchel booted a ground ball. Then later in game they scored again on a botched double play. Only 2 of the 5 runs were earned. Yes, still bitter.
 
"Posted at 12:45 PM EST.

DETROIT +132 over Cleveland

Tarik Skubal (LHP - DET) is coming off his first win of the season, giving up just two runs on four hits to the Mariners last Wednesday. Skubal now brings a 1-6 record to the table with a chance to win back to back games for the first time in his young career. One of the reasons that Skubal has had limited success in the bigs is because he's been unable to transfer his elite minor league strikeout prowess at this level. That's not to say it won't come, because he has the stuff and he’ll study the batters. The Tigers are loaded with quality pitching prospects and Skubal is very much a part of that mix. His 5.45 ERA is a work in progress, but he's improving game by game. Dude flamed nine M's in five innings last time out and has now struck out 13 batters over 11 innings in his two starts prior to that. Skubal has also been better at home, where he sports a 4.09 ERA across 22 innings pitched.

Aaron Civale (RHP - CLE) is perfectly serviceable when in the role of the underdog, but spotting a price on the road with him and the Indians is not a play we can get behind. Civale sports a 3.30 ERA, but that number is propped up by a low swing and miss rate that sits at just 9.6%, well below the league average. He's also been quite lucky with a BABIP of .230. League average is .284 so a correction is inevitably forthcoming. When you walk guys and have limited strikeout potential, over time, that trouble is going to catch up with you. Civale has two wins already this season over the Tigers, butt his will now be the third time they have seen him. That can’t hurt. Backing up Civale are some of the weakest sticks in all of baseball, as the Indians are third worst in batting average at .217. Against lefties, the Tribe are hitting just .213. The streets of Vegas are littered with tickets featuring weak hitting road favorites with serviceable pitchers starting. Today’s overpriced Indians might add more litter to The Strip."

https://www.sportswagers.ca/mlb/picks.php?pid=25371
 

John Kelly

Born Gambler
Staff member
Final score: Indians 4 Tigers 1.

TOBY falls to 14-11.

A 4-1 finish is necessary to conquer the Challenge.

Improbable but not impossible.
 

John Kelly

Born Gambler
Staff member
Final score: 120-95, Sixers.

The teams combined for only 87 points in the second half after putting up 128 points in the first half.

UGH!

14-12
 
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