Cappers Sports Picks

Earliest Cash - Rickenbach MLB Rotation #909 Monday 10* Top Play OVER the total in Baltimore Orioles vs Houston Astros @ 7:05 ET - The Astros are 6-1 to the over last 7 games. The Orioles are 4-1 to the over last 5 games. Houston has won 7 straight games courtesy of a red hot lineup as they have averaged 8 runs per game during this winning streak. Baltimore is not a great hitting team overall but they generally score better at home and that has been the case again this season. The Orioles are averaging 4.7 runs per game at home this season and enter this one on an overall 5-game stretch that has seen them average 5.6 runs per game. Jake Odorizzi starts for Houston and the past 2 seasons combined he has pitched in 11 games (10 starts) and has a 6.00 ERA. Keegan Akin starts for Baltimore in this one. The southpaw has allowed 11 earned runs in less than 10 innings of work spanning his last two starts. The Astros are hitting .287 versus lefties this season and that is tops in the majors! Houston's bullpen has struggled on the road with a 4.50 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP! That WHIP indicates that ERA could easily be higher. The Orioles bullpen has a 4.77 ERA on the season and has struggled badly with save opportunities. 10* OVER the total in Baltimore

Money Line Mauling - Rickenbach NHL Rotation #71 Monday NHL 10* Top Play New York Islanders Money Line +165 @ Tampa Bay Lightning @ 8:05 ET - This one is all about the line value. The Islanders were up 3-0 in Game 4 and then hung on for the 3-2 win. Now the Lightning are back on home ice in a 2-2 series and so the markets will be backing them. However, just because a team is off a loss it certainly does not make it automatic that they bounce back with a win in the next game. Keep in mind, the Lightning won 2 straight in this series - Games 2 and 3 - and the Canadiens won those same 2 games in their series with the Golden Knights. That said, getting +165 with a team that has proven to be just as tough as the team they are facing is a value so strong that I will not pass up on getting involved here. Note that the road team in Tampa Bay playoff games, was on a 6-2 run prior to the Bolts losing at New York on Saturday. Also the Islanders, prior to losing game two of this series at Tampa Bay, had won 3 straight road games in the post-season and 4 of their last 5. Scrappy, defensive-minded, a hard team to play against, well-coached...all those things characterize the Islanders. Yes, the defending champion Lightning are a great team of course but this Isles team the real deal with a head coach that won the Stanley Cup with the Capitals just a few years ago. Upset alert. 10* New York Islanders Money Line +165