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Results for Tuesday 13th of October 2026
| Handicapper | Units | Dollars |
| Doc's Sports | 0 | $0.00 |
| Robert Ferringo | 0 | $0.00 |
| Scott Rickenbach | 6 | $600.00 |
| Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy) | -4 | $-400.00 |
| Raphael Esparza (VSI) | 0 | $0.00 |
| Vernon Croy | 4 | $400.00 |
| Scott Spreitzer | 0 | $0.00 |
| August Young | 2 | $340.00 |
| Strike Point Sports | 0 | $0.00 |
| Jason Sharpe | 0 | $0.00 |
| Griffin Murphy | -2 | $-200.00 |
| Nick Menken | 1 | $100.00 |
Tuesday 13th of October 2026
Doc's Sports
Passing for today.
Robert Ferringo
Passing for today.
Craig Trapp
Passing for today.
Scott Rickenbach
6-Unit Play. Take #908 Tampa Bay -130 vs Cleveland (8 p.m., Tue, Oct 13)
Great spot for the Rays here. Coming off the loss yesterday and still at home where they went 55-26 this season. Keep in mind the Rays went 40-28 against winning teams this season while the Guardians went 25-36 against winning teams this season. Also, Tampa Bay went 31-17 against lefties this season while Cleveland was just a .500 team versus right-handed starters. Additionally, Cleveland was a poor 12-19 against AL East teams while TB went 21-10 against AL Central teams. I know Cleveland has been hot and that continued yesterday but lefty Parker Messick is off a tough road start at Chicago in ALDS action. Messick is still a young hurler and has made only 39 MLB regular season starts in his career. So this is some continued post-season pressure for him here. As for the Rays, they will have Freddy Peralta on the mound here and he has pitched in the post-season in 7 of the past 9 seasons! Peralta had a solid start that went a little over 4 innings in his first appearance of this post-season and remember that he went a fantastic 5-0 in his final 6 starts of the regular season while allowing a total of only 3 earned runs in 34 innings for a superb 0.79 ERA in those 6 outings! Yesterday, the Rays might have been a little rusty after sweeping the Yankees in the prior round and that impacted them in Game 1. But now in Game 2 TB bounces back and adds to an impressive run as the Rays are 10-2 the last 12 times when entering a game off a loss. 6* TAMPA BAY -130
Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)
4-Unit Play. #907. Take Cleveland Guardians +120 over Tampa Bay Rays (Tuesday @ 8pm est)
We roll with the Guardians here to get it done. I know it's scary to go against Tampa Bay off a loss, I get it. But, the Rays took it to this team 5 of 6 games earlier this year, but Cleveland is different right now. They have found their mojo. They started the last series very slow, they will not take it lightly here. This is also a fantastic public fade to boot. Young Messick is incredibly motivated after back/back sketchy appearances where he has given up 4 runs in 6 innings - not to mention 6 hits and 6 walks in that span. This is the same young man that went 6 of 8 starts at one point late in the year giving up just 1 earned run on average of 5 to 6 innings. Peralta as good as he's been, has given up 9 walks last 4 games. I think it's a great spot for Cleveland to step up here and do quite well, let's roll with them.
Raphael Esparza (VSI)
Passing for today.
Tony George
MLB
10/13/26
4 Units
Take #908 Tampa Bay * 1st 5 Innings (-0.5) +115 vs Cleveland *8 EST
Going to Ride with Peralta for the Rays the first 5 and see Tampa bounce back at home out of the gate here. - but going to take the bullpens out of it. Going to lay a half run toi lower the odds here on the Alt. line.
Vernon Croy
4-Unit Play: #908 Tampa Bay -130 over Cleveland (Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 8:00pm ET)
Take Tampa Bay on the moneyline as my top MLB pick for Tuesday night. This pick falls into one of my top MLB systems and I really like Tampa Bay in this bounce-back spot at home tonight. Cleveland has hit just .184 as a team lifetime against Peralta with an on-base percentage of .279 and a slugging percentage of .184. Messick has allowed four earned runs over his last 6.2 innings of work and opponents have hit .264 against him over his last six starts. Play Tampa Bay Moneyline
Scott Spreitzer
Passing for today.
August Young
2-Unit Play (908) Tampa Bay Rays -1.5 +170 over Cleveland Guardians (10/13 @ 8:00 PM ET) I'm taking Tampa Bay on the run line, with Freddy Peralta's work since joining the Rays central to the matchup. He posted a 3.25 ERA and 1.01 WHIP in 10 regular-season starts for Tampa Bay, allowing 41 hits in 55 1/3 innings. That version of Peralta can keep Cleveland from building the traffic needed for repeated scoring innings; the Guardians finished the regular season with a .242 average and .706 OPS against right-handed pitching. Tampa Bay also has a useful matchup in the middle of its expected lineup. Junior Caminero produced a .916 OPS, eight home runs and 37 walks in 195 plate appearances against left-handers, giving the Rays both power and patience against scheduled starter Parker Messick. The route to covering is Peralta containing Cleveland while Caminero helps turn Tampa Bay's scoring chances into a lead with room to spare.
Strike Point Sports
Passing for today.
Jason Sharpe
Passing for today.
Griffin Murphy
2 Unit Play - Take #907 CLE Guardians. (+110) Over TB Rays. (8:00p.m, Tuesday, October 13th)
Cleveland comes into the series 1-0 after last night's 7-3 win over the Rays. Cleveland is flying high right now with momentum, and this team appears to be in the zone right now. Messick will get the start in this one, and he was very sharp against Chicago. Freddy Peralta will start for Tampa, and despite his name, he had a really bad season. We think Cleveland keeps the momentum going in this one and takes game 2 here tonight.
Griffin Murphy
Nick Menken
1 Unit: MLB Take #908 TB Rays ML (-130) over CLE Guardians (8:00p.m, Tuesday, October 13th)
We are keeping bankroll discipline front and center. Protecting our overall season profit means scaling down to a controlled 1-unit play here while keeping our eyes peeled for that final 7 or 8-unit hammer spot on the MLB postseason. That being said, the Rays are setup in a prime bounce-back spot on home turf. Dropping the series opener 7-3 leaves Tampa Bay with zero room for error, and this club has consistently responded after flat performances at home. Expect their pitching staff to settle in early, control the strike zone, and give the lineup enough run support to punch back and secure the home victory. Let's close out the baseball card on a high note.
Nick Menken
Below is some information for Doc's MLB handicappers for 2026
Doc's Sports
Passing for today.Robert Ferringo
Passing for today.Craig Trapp
Passing for today.Scott Rickenbach
6-Unit Play. Take #908 Tampa Bay -130 vs Cleveland (8 p.m., Tue, Oct 13)Great spot for the Rays here. Coming off the loss yesterday and still at home where they went 55-26 this season. Keep in mind the Rays went 40-28 against winning teams this season while the Guardians went 25-36 against winning teams this season. Also, Tampa Bay went 31-17 against lefties this season while Cleveland was just a .500 team versus right-handed starters. Additionally, Cleveland was a poor 12-19 against AL East teams while TB went 21-10 against AL Central teams. I know Cleveland has been hot and that continued yesterday but lefty Parker Messick is off a tough road start at Chicago in ALDS action. Messick is still a young hurler and has made only 39 MLB regular season starts in his career. So this is some continued post-season pressure for him here. As for the Rays, they will have Freddy Peralta on the mound here and he has pitched in the post-season in 7 of the past 9 seasons! Peralta had a solid start that went a little over 4 innings in his first appearance of this post-season and remember that he went a fantastic 5-0 in his final 6 starts of the regular season while allowing a total of only 3 earned runs in 34 innings for a superb 0.79 ERA in those 6 outings! Yesterday, the Rays might have been a little rusty after sweeping the Yankees in the prior round and that impacted them in Game 1. But now in Game 2 TB bounces back and adds to an impressive run as the Rays are 10-2 the last 12 times when entering a game off a loss. 6* TAMPA BAY -130
Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)
4-Unit Play. #907. Take Cleveland Guardians +120 over Tampa Bay Rays (Tuesday @ 8pm est)We roll with the Guardians here to get it done. I know it's scary to go against Tampa Bay off a loss, I get it. But, the Rays took it to this team 5 of 6 games earlier this year, but Cleveland is different right now. They have found their mojo. They started the last series very slow, they will not take it lightly here. This is also a fantastic public fade to boot. Young Messick is incredibly motivated after back/back sketchy appearances where he has given up 4 runs in 6 innings - not to mention 6 hits and 6 walks in that span. This is the same young man that went 6 of 8 starts at one point late in the year giving up just 1 earned run on average of 5 to 6 innings. Peralta as good as he's been, has given up 9 walks last 4 games. I think it's a great spot for Cleveland to step up here and do quite well, let's roll with them.
Raphael Esparza (VSI)
Passing for today.Tony George
MLB10/13/26
4 Units
Take #908 Tampa Bay * 1st 5 Innings (-0.5) +115 vs Cleveland *8 EST
Going to Ride with Peralta for the Rays the first 5 and see Tampa bounce back at home out of the gate here. - but going to take the bullpens out of it. Going to lay a half run toi lower the odds here on the Alt. line.
Vernon Croy
4-Unit Play: #908 Tampa Bay -130 over Cleveland (Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 8:00pm ET)Take Tampa Bay on the moneyline as my top MLB pick for Tuesday night. This pick falls into one of my top MLB systems and I really like Tampa Bay in this bounce-back spot at home tonight. Cleveland has hit just .184 as a team lifetime against Peralta with an on-base percentage of .279 and a slugging percentage of .184. Messick has allowed four earned runs over his last 6.2 innings of work and opponents have hit .264 against him over his last six starts. Play Tampa Bay Moneyline
Scott Spreitzer
Passing for today.August Young
2-Unit Play (908) Tampa Bay Rays -1.5 +170 over Cleveland Guardians (10/13 @ 8:00 PM ET) I'm taking Tampa Bay on the run line, with Freddy Peralta's work since joining the Rays central to the matchup. He posted a 3.25 ERA and 1.01 WHIP in 10 regular-season starts for Tampa Bay, allowing 41 hits in 55 1/3 innings. That version of Peralta can keep Cleveland from building the traffic needed for repeated scoring innings; the Guardians finished the regular season with a .242 average and .706 OPS against right-handed pitching. Tampa Bay also has a useful matchup in the middle of its expected lineup. Junior Caminero produced a .916 OPS, eight home runs and 37 walks in 195 plate appearances against left-handers, giving the Rays both power and patience against scheduled starter Parker Messick. The route to covering is Peralta containing Cleveland while Caminero helps turn Tampa Bay's scoring chances into a lead with room to spare.Strike Point Sports
Passing for today.Jason Sharpe
Passing for today.Griffin Murphy
2 Unit Play - Take #907 CLE Guardians. (+110) Over TB Rays. (8:00p.m, Tuesday, October 13th)Cleveland comes into the series 1-0 after last night's 7-3 win over the Rays. Cleveland is flying high right now with momentum, and this team appears to be in the zone right now. Messick will get the start in this one, and he was very sharp against Chicago. Freddy Peralta will start for Tampa, and despite his name, he had a really bad season. We think Cleveland keeps the momentum going in this one and takes game 2 here tonight.
Griffin Murphy
Nick Menken
1 Unit: MLB Take #908 TB Rays ML (-130) over CLE Guardians (8:00p.m, Tuesday, October 13th)We are keeping bankroll discipline front and center. Protecting our overall season profit means scaling down to a controlled 1-unit play here while keeping our eyes peeled for that final 7 or 8-unit hammer spot on the MLB postseason. That being said, the Rays are setup in a prime bounce-back spot on home turf. Dropping the series opener 7-3 leaves Tampa Bay with zero room for error, and this club has consistently responded after flat performances at home. Expect their pitching staff to settle in early, control the strike zone, and give the lineup enough run support to punch back and secure the home victory. Let's close out the baseball card on a high note.
Nick Menken
Below is some information for Doc's MLB handicappers for 2026
DOC’S SPORTS has a full-time handicapper that lives and breathes baseball, and he is looking for another big season on the diamond. In 2021, Doc's banked over +9,000 in the first month of the season and was up over +15,900 before July 1! Doc's is looking for another big start to this season. Our steady approach focuses on runlines, small favorites and underdogs. Sign up today and get every selection from Opening Day in April to the World Series in October.
ROBERT FERRINGO has posted five of eight winning MLB seasons and is looking forward to another dominating summer. He has gone on devastating runs in three of the past five years, banking +6,400 the first 10 days of 2023, +12,000 from April 21-June 30 in 2022 and taking home +14,800 in May-June in 2021. Robert also closed out the 2019 season on a +10,000 run, banked +20,000 from June of 2012 to April of 2016, and over +30,000 from 2007-2009. He has been one of the top baseball handicappers in the country for nearly two decades. Get signed up today!
RAPHAEL ESPARZA is coming off an outstanding 2025 MLB season, taking home more than +8,200 for his followers. That’s nothing new for Esparza, who also had back-to-back, consistent, dominating MLB seasons in 2021 and 2022, banking nearly +11,000 over those two years. Esparza has posted 11 of 17 winning MLB seasons and has topped the +10,000 mark twice: in 2015 (+15,000 run) and 2009 (+10,020). Esparza is a former sportsbook manager at Aria in Las Vegas and knows everything the books are trying to do to confuse bettors. Esparza has been steady and spectacular on the diamond and is looking forward to another big effort.
SCOTT RICKENBACH is the newest addition to the Doc’s Sports team. Joining up in 2025, Rickenbach hit the ground running with a winning MLB season last year, going 62-47, +4,635 from August through October. Rickenbach has over two decades of experience in the industry and has produced many Top 5 seasons. He went 10-4 with his top plays in 2024 en route to a +7,225 overall season and last year was 15-9, +3,340 on his baseball plays rated 5.0+. Rickenbach is known for his expertise in MLB totals betting and he is looking to batter the books again this summer. Sign up today!
TONY GEORGE posted one of the best seasons of his 30+-year career in 2024, absolutely obliterating the books for +13,735 in profit! George has posted nine of 14 winning months over the past two years and is looking for more. George also went on a +9,600 run on the diamond in 2021 from mid-May through the end of the season and was the No. 1 MLB handicapper at Doc's in 2018 (+8,185). He uses a low volume approach, never laying over -150, and has over 31 years of MLB betting experience, Sign up and take advantage of his expertise, boosting your bankroll with his tried-and-true approach!
CRAIG TRAPP is one of the newest edition to Doc's Sports but he isn’t new to the winning business. This year Craig is celebrating his 21st year handicapping and looks to celebrate with his MLB best season ever. Trapp’s MLB service has posted 7 of 11 profitable seasons with his top plays, hitting over 60% over the last decade. Craig has perfected his craft in MLB using a statistical model that continues to carve out winners. He is low volume bettor with 1-3 picks per day, and you can jump on today as he looks for to make it four of five straight winning season on the bases!
JASON SHARPE loves dealing winners on the diamond and has beaten the sportsbooks for four of five winning years. In 2022 he had his best season ever in any sport, banking over +15,000 in profit for his MLB clients. Sharpe has produced over +14,000 the last five seasons and has proven himself as one of the best in the business. He went 97-65 (60%) on baseball plays rated 7.0+ from 2021-2024 and has posted four wire-to-wire winning seasons in his career. Sharpe has 12 of 16 winning MLB seasons overall, and this has been his personal-best sport throughout his career. Sign up today!
STRIKE POINT SPORTS was outstanding on the diamond in 2024, racking up +6,300 for their clients. SPS also piled up +5,000 in the first three months of 2023 and notched +16,200 from 2015-2019, including +4,200 in 2019 and a +7,000 run in July of 2018. Big runs have been the norm for this group. In 2015 they picked up an unreal +10,300 over a three-month run and in 2016 they closed out with +8,100. They have been particularly good early in the season, meaning players have been beating the books with their own money the rest of the way. Put them to work today!
AUGUST YOUNG utilizes predictive models, situational trends, and confirming all his leans with back-end PPH whale accounts. You can be sure you will be getting the best bets all the pros are on. August had winning seasons in both 2019 (+4,310) and 2020 (+5,210) and posted a career-high campaign in 2024 with over +11,000 in cash. You won't find large favorite or big underdogs when signing up with Young, and he is looking for consistent production all season long.
ARUN SHIVA has been good for 7 of 12 winning years on the diamond for over +13,000 in cash. From 2013-2020, Shiva pumped out +19,000 for his clients, and he has been at his best in the postseason, posting 8 of 11 playoff runs and 8 of 13 winning Octobers. Shiva has been on point with his top plays, going 263-199 with his last 462 picks rated 6.0 or higher. Shiva sticks to a one-play-per-day mantra and is excited for another big year. Sign up today and don't miss out.
SCOTT SPREITZER has been cashing on the bases since 1995, posting 18 of 32 winning years on the diamond. Spreitzer has been at his best with his top picks, boasting an 84-58 (59%) mark on plays rated 7.0 or higher in 2023 and 2024. Spreitzer is all about quality over quantity on the diamond. He has adjusted his MLB handicapping to the new style of play and is looking forward to his best year yet. Jump on board and don’t miss a single pick from this veteran handicapper!
VERNON CROY had a monster 2024 with his top plays on the diamond, going 43-26, +9,895 on his plays rated 5.0+. Croy used that for a personal-best baseball season and he is looking to match it this summer. Croy banked +3,700 in the 2019 season and finished out the 2015 season on a 64 percent surge (29-16). Croy is an aggressive big play handicapper, and he is looking forward to a successful seven-month campaign. Sign up and check him out today.
NICK MENKEN is a former Division I baseball player (Virginia Tech, Illinois) and has a deep understanding of the game’s dynamics, which he now applies to sports betting. His ability to break down complex data, spot trends, and devise winning strategies makes him a standout in the world of sports handicapping. Whether it's leveraging his baseball expertise or employing cutting-edge betting techniques, Menken’s approach ensures an edge in the unpredictable world of sports. If you’re looking for smart, calculated betting strategies, sign up now!
GRIFFIN MURPHY began his career in the foreign exchange market, trading currency pairs, buying low and selling high. This experience has made him an expert on probabilities, which is an essential part of an MLB handicapper's repertoire. He has used his trading experience to create algorithms for the sports betting market, based on player statistics, weather trends, team trends, and hitting and pitching trends. Murphy will often have 2-5 picks per day and plans to knock it out of the park with major profits for his clients.