This is a play on the COLORADO ROCKIES for our Interleague Game of the Month. Tomoyuki Sugano is not having a great season in his first in Colorado but he is providing enough for the Rockies to get their wins as they are 14-10 in his 24 starts while winning 11.5 units and this includes a 7-5 record at home. He has been better at home than on the road and he will have a little added juice as he faces his former team for the first time. Trevor Rogers counters for Baltimore and he has turned his season around after a very slow start but is coming off a very poor outing. He has allowed six of his 16 home runs in his last five starts and was lit up in his only Coors Field appearance. Rogers is 5-12 in September games including 1-9 on the road showing that he has worn down late in the season. 10* (926) Colorado Rockies

This is a play on the ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS as part of our MLB Double Play. The Diamondbacks have moved ahead of the Padres for the third Wild Card Spot in the National League. Eduardo Rodriguez came into the season with high expectations as he reshaped his mind and body in the offseason and it has paid off as he has a 2.50 ERA and 1.19 WHIP through 27 starts and that ERA is third best in the National League. He has been exceptional at home with a 2.47 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in 15 starts with the Diamondbacks going 11-4 in those games. Arizona is 12-2 when he is on the mound as an underdog. He has been a road warrior this season hence the price as he is 8-0 with a 2.21 ERA and 1.13 WHIP and we go contrarian here with the value and with the Phillies going 12-2 in his 14 road starts. 10* (960) Arizona Diamondbacks

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This is a play on the ATHLETICS as part of our MLB Double Play. The Athletics have nothing more to do than to play spoiler and finish the final month of the season strong and build for next year. The lineup is still good and J.T. Ginn has been very good this season as he has posted a 3.63 ERA and 1.24 WHIP in 24 starts and he has been just as effective on the road with a 3.63 ERA and 1.06 WHIP in 13 road outings with the Athletics going a respectable 6-7 in those games and 14-10 overall. Texas is two games out of the Wild Card in the American League and the Rangers will be overpriced based on the fact they have a lot to play for. Mackenzie Gore has a 4.40 ERA and a.28 WHIP in 28 starts this season and while he has been better at home with a sub-3.00 ERA, he has been paying the price. 10* (969) Athletics

This is a play on the MILWAUKEE BREWERS for our Divisional Game of the Month. Kyle Harrison has proven us wrong at times this season but he is showing to be the real deal. In his last start on Tuesday, he allowed one run on six hits while walking one and striking out five over five innings against the Mets. Overall, he has a 3.22 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in 21 starts and while his work on the road is not as good as it is at home, his overall work takes precedence as the former was because of two bad starts against the Padres and Athletics. The Cubs turn to Clay Holmes who has turned a corner after a rough opener in his first outing in Chicago as he has posted a 2.02 ERA over his last three starts. He now faces the best offense he has seen since coming to Chicago and going back he is 3-8 against teams outscoring opponents by 0.5 or more rpg. 10* (907) Milwaukee Brewers

This is a play on the ST. LOUIS CARDINALS as part of our MLB Double Play. Unfortunately the Pirates have fallen 6.5 games back in the National League Wild Card with time running out while the Cardinals are 4.5 games back with this being a big game with a series at the Dodgers on deck. Braxton Ashcraft comes in as the road favorite and we go contrarian in a situation that he has never lost as the Pirates have never lost in his seven road starts when he is the chalk. He brings in a 3.70 ERA in 14 road starts which is certainly solid but far from dominant and there is another contrarian aspect of it on the other side. Matthew Liberatore has a 7.97 ERA in his past four starts so he will not be a popular play with the Cardinals being 0-4 in those four games. 10* (956) St. Louis Cardinals

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This is a play on the TORONTO BLUE JAYS as part of our MLB Double Play. I love Max Scherzer but he really has had some struggles this season as shown by his 1-7 record and 7.02 ERA. It has been bad luck and limited bats behind him as he is pitching to a 4.80 xERA which is nothing special but the differential is massive. Most importantly, he is pitching his best of the season as his time off after April has been beneficial. He had one bad start in Tampa Bay this month but has a 2.53 ERA in his other four August starts. Part of the number is Logan Gilbert who is having another consistent season with his 3.36 ERA, his fifth straight season with a sub 3.75 ERA, and his 20.0% K:BB% but Toronto does not strike out as they are the third best team in K Rate. 10* (962) Toronto Blue Jays

This is a play on the MEMPHIS TIGERS for our CFB Opening Enforcer. We have seen the UNLV line on the move as this number opened at 3 and moved the most in late July and has slightly risen again. The season UNLV had last year is a big reason and the Rebels are favored to win the Mountain West Conference but bring back only seven starters total and have a new quarterback in Jackson Arnold who has underachieved in his two previous stops. He will be fine here based on the competition he will be facing is a lot weaker but this is a tough matchup as he is prone to getting sacked and will face a heavy pressure defense. Memphis comes in with a new head coach and a relatively overworked roster but the Tigers look to be in good shape. Charles Huff takes over after turning around programs at Marshall and Southern Mississippi with the latter being the most recent and very impressive as he turned a 1-11 team into a 7-6 bowl team last season. Now he heads to Memphis and a program with the highest NIL money to spend in the Group of 6 thanks to $25 million from FedEx alone. He brought 12 important players with him from Southern Mississippi to provide instant chemistry and hired two awesome coordinators. Great value in this spot as we have this line UNLV -1.2. 10* (315) Memphis Tigers

This is a play on the NORTH DAKOTA ST. BISON for our CFB Game of the Month. North Dakota St. comes in as a significant favorite in its first ever FBS game but this isn’t just any new FBS team and we have this number at 13.7. The Bison have ten FCS national titles in the last 15 seasons and won five D-II national championships so they have a winning pedigree and come in as a near co-favorite to win the Mountain West Conference at +300 with a win total of 8.5. Offensively last season, they were among the best in the nation on third downs and controlled the time of possession battle in every game with the exception of the playoff loss to Illinois St. They have to break in a new quarterback in Nathan Hayes but he has plenty of experience in the system as a backup as he logged a lot of time and he has the tools and mobility. They were No. 1 in the country in total defense and scoring defense and bring a ton back. There isn’t a huge difference as Jacksonville St. is just three years removed from the FCS level and while it has found great success with three nine-win seasons, it is a rebuilding year for the Gamecocks and they could not have asked for a worse scenario than what they will be going into. The running game was outstanding but lost a lot and the defense will be tested. 10* (320) North Dakota St. Bison

This is a play on the TORONTO BLUE JAYS for our MLB Prime Attraction. Spencer Arrighetti was activated last week and made his Blue Jays debut and it did not go well as he came out of the bullpen in a bulk relief role and he went 3.1 innings and allowed three runs on three hits but it was against the Yankees and he was forced to go in with baserunners on in the first inning so it was a tough spot. He now will be making a traditional start and it will be his home debut in Toronto and while he has not pitched here, he feeds off the home crowd as he posted a 3.05 ERA at home with Houston while pitching to a 2.55 xERA. Noah Cameron tossed one of the best starts in baseball two outings back as he tossed a complete game one hit shutout against the Angels and he followed that up with five shutout innings against Detroit so we go contrarian while knowing the Royals are 2-9 in his 11 road starts. 10* (912) Toronto Blue Jays

This is a play on the LOS ANGELES ANGELS for our MLB Prime Attraction. After spending time back in Triple-A to refine his game, George Klassen earned another opportunity with the big league club and has taken full advantage of it as he owns a 2-0 record with a 1.59 ERA and 15 strikeouts across 17 innings. He relies on his fastball that hits 101 mph which has made his slider even more effective as opposing hitters are batting just .103 against the pitch, while it's generated an outstanding 49.2 percent whiff rate. Parker Messick has been outstanding this season with a 2.54 ERA in 25 starts but Cleveland is just 13-12 in those games so the Guardians have been on the negative side of the profit line. This includes a 3-7 record over his last 10 starts with a lot of that due to a lack of run support as he has received one run or no runs or less in five of those losses, three being shutouts. 10* (964) Los Angeles Angels

This is a play on the PITTSBURGH PIRATES for our National League Game of the Month. Braxton Ashcraft has quietly put together a solid season with a 3.68 ERA and a 3.36 xERA which is second among the Pirates starters only behind Paul Skenes but not far off his 3.17 xERA. Most importantly, he is winning and the Pirates are winning as they are 17-8 in his 25 starts including 9-4 in his 13 road starts, accounting for over 30 percent of their 29 road wins. Robbie Ray has made three starts since being dealt to San Diego with only one of those being a good one and that was last time out at New York against the Mets. His other two starts were at home and he allowed six runs in nine innings while striking out six and walking eight. The walks have been an issue all season as he has issued 68 in 137.2 innings and his 4.52 BB/9 is No. 152 out of 164 starters that have gone at least 50 innings. 10* (955) Pittsburgh Pirates