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Results for Monday 20th of April 2026
| Handicapper | Units | Dollars |
| Doc's Sports | -5 | $-600.00 |
| Scott Rickenbach | 5 | $500.00 |
| Scott Spreitzer | 0 | $0.00 |
Sunday 19th of April 2026
Doc's Sports
2 Unit Play. Take #925 Cincinnati +105 over Minnesota (2:10p.m., Sunday, April 19 MLB.tv) We will keep riding the Reds against the Twins, as they go for the sweep on Sunday. Minnesota is not a .500 team and their offense or starting pitching are not that good. We will look to cash another ticket at an underdog price with Cincinnati on Sunday afternoon.
Robert Ferringo
1-Unit Play. Take #909 Atlanta (+105) over Philadelphia (7 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
The Braves have clearly been the better team in this series and I think they are set up well for the sweep. This is excellent value on the team that is clearly playing better baseball right now.
3-Unit Play. Take #914 Boston (-135) over Detroit (4:30 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
The Tigers have been terrible against left-handed pitching this year and now they are facing one of the top lefties in the American League. Garrett Crochet has gotten off to a rocky start. But I think he will be able to settle in here and dominate in front of the home crowd.
Today’s Totals
2-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 8.0 N.Y. Mets at Chciago Cubs (2 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
1-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 8.0 San Francisco at Washington (1:30 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
1-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 11.5 L.A. Dodgers at Colorado (3 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
1-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 8.0 Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees (1:30 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
2-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 7.5 Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh (1:30 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
Carpe diem. Good luck.
Craig Trapp
3-Unit Play. Take #918 Athletics (-155, moneyline) Over Chicago White Sox (4 pm, Sunday April 19)
The A’s have a big starting‑pitching edge tonight, Springs goes for his fifth straight quality start against a struggling White Sox offense. With Oakland’s offense hot at home, I expect an easy win. Take the Athletics on the moneyline.
Craig
Scott Rickenbach
7-Unit Play. Take #907/908 'Over' 11.5 (-115) LA Dodgers at Colorado (3:10 p.m., Sun, Apr. 18)
The Dodgers are in bounce back mode here after the loss yesterday and have been great when coming off a defeat this season. Certainly I do expect a huge game from their lineup and they are -2.5 run favorites on the run line for a reason here. However, I also expect the Rockies to do some significant damage at the plate here and for the Dodgers to outscore them in a slugfest. Colorado will build off yesterday's win and should enjoy some success against Roki Sasaki as he is struggling some this season and has a 4.93 ERA in his 13 MLB appearances (11 starts). He also has command issues at times and has an unimpressive 1.85 WHIP this season. While Sasaki should certainly give up some runs here the biggest key to the over is that the Rockies Michael Lorenzen is likely to get pounded. He was 7-11 with a 4.64 ERA last season. He then got destroyed in spring training for Colorado and now Lorenzen can't shake it off. He has an 8.81 ERA in 5 games (4 starts) this season and opponents have hit nearly .400 against him. Now it is a mild afternoon in Denver with temps in the low 70s and the ball should carry very well here. The Dodgers have a loaded lineup and they are all set to explode after yesterday's loss. The Dodgers are the top hitting team in the majors based on slugging percentage! This is the type of game that should finish in the 8-5 or 8-6 range so don't let the big posted total keep you away. Day game at Coors Field with the right pitching match-up and strong situational factors too. Lets get it! 7* OVER 11.5 (-115) in Colorado
Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)
6-Unit Play. #914. Take Boston Redsox -135 over Detroit Tigers (Sunday @ 4:35pm est)
We roll with Boston here as they hook up against Detroit. Boston rolls in what some bite here in my opinion. Think about it. Detroit won 4-1 yesterday, Boston on the bounce-back, Boston has scored 2 runs thus far in this entire series, after a slow start, Boston is playing better, they are now 8-12 or 6-4 over their last 10 games if you will. Valdez and Crochet here, Valdez 7 innings, 4 hits and 1 run last game, he gave up just 4 hits, on average he gives up 2 walks per game, he is definitely on a let down here. Redsox actually have a .253 batting average against Valdez and they will be hungry here. Combine that with our man Crochet not having a ton of pitching attempts agaisnt the Tigers, which works to his advantage and coming off a horrendous start where he didn't last 2 innings in his last start, comes off a season high 2 HR, he has yet to have a back to back have non-quality starts and we roll with Boston to get it done here.
Raphael Esparza (VSI)
MLB BASEBALL
4 Unit Play. Take #978 Arizona -105 over Toronto (4:10pm., Sunday, April 19)
Tony George
MLB
4/19/26
3 Units
Play #925 / #926 Cincinnati / Minnesota (OVER 8)
*2:10 EST
These two had 9 runs in a 5-4 Saturday game with Abbott and Bradley on the hill yesterday. Both better pitchers than what we have today. Ober for Minny is very hittable and while the Reds have some issues against right handers, the Reds can get to this Twins bullpen late in the game, and the ERA of the Twins bullpen is approaching 5. Singer for the Reds gave up 16 hits over his last 2 starts in just 8 innings of work. I think Minny gets to him as well.
Additional 2 Unit Play
Take #903 Milwaukee (-120) over Miami *1:40 EST
Vernon Croy
4-Unit Play: #929 Toronto -110 over Arizona (Sunday, April 19, 2026, 4:10pm ET)
Take Toronto on the moneyline as my top MLB pick for Sunday. This pick falls into one of my top MLB systems and I really like this pitching matchup for Toronto here today. Arizona has hit just .164 as a team lifetime against Gausman with an on base percentage of just .228 and slugging percentage of just .219 in 73 career at bats against him. Gausman has pitched great overall this season with an ERA of 2.42 and a WHIP of 0.85 with opponents hitting just 171 against him. Toronto's closer blew the game for them yesterday giving up back-to-back hits and then loading the bases with a walk only to give up a grand slam. He will not be involved today. I do expect a dominant victory from Toronto here in this spot. Play Toronto moneyline
Scott Spreitzer
4-Unit Play: Take 914 Red Sox -135 over Tigers (1:35 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
Garrett Crochet was doing Garrett Crochet things through his first three starts then got bombed by the Twins, lasting just 1.2 innings. He’s in a similar situation Chris Sale was in after having a meltdown against the Angels. We played Sale in his next start and he slammed the door on Cleveland. I expect the same type of showing from the Red Sox Ace facing a Detroit squad that has posted pathetic metrics against southpaws this season. The Sox are decent at home against southpaws this season and we’ll back them against Framber Valdez. I’m backing the Red Sox. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
August Young
4-Unit Play (912) Kansas City Royals/New York Yankees UNDER 8 -110 (4/19 @ 1:35PM EST) The Royals are 14-7 to the under so far due in large part to their struggling offense. They currently rank 28th in wRC+ at 20% below league average, 26th in Batting Average, 26th in OBP, and 28th in RBIs. This is a good opportunity for Ryan Weathers to bounce-back after his rough outing vs. the Angels where he allowed five runs spanning 5.0 innings pitched. The Yankees have been up and down with their offense, but we like the matchup for Cole Ragans, especially when taking in to account ballpark factors. All-in-all, solid value on the under.
4-Unit Play (926) Minnesota Twins -1.5, +170 over Cincinnati Reds (4/19 @ 2:10PM EST) The Reds are overvalued here after winning two-straight, and four of five. The Twins have cooled off a little, but their offense is due another break out. They rank 8th in wRC+, and 5th in home runs. Love this spot for them to take it to Brady Singer who is on a serious decline. His surface numbers aren't too horrible, but his percentile rankings show the true story. Singer ranks in the bottom 20% in K%, and xERA. The bottom 15% in Whiff %, the bottom 10% in Fastball Velocity, and Hard Hit %, and the bottom 5% in xBA, and average exit velocity. Solid opportunity for the Twins to break out, and we think they do.
Strike Point Sports
1-Unit Play. Take #903 Milwaukee (-110) over Miami (1:40 p.m. Sunday, April 19)
The Brewers are going for the sweep against the Marlins who have played much better than most anticipated so far this season. Jacob Misiorowski has been mowing batters down as he has struck out 33 batters over his 21.2 innings and I think he will be just as effective at doing so in this matchup. Walks have been an issue for starter Eury Perez as he has allowed 10 over his last three starts and I think those will come back to haunt him if he isn’t better at limiting those today. Milwaukee is so good at manufacturing runs in different ways, and I think they will be able to do enough to get the win in this one.
Best of Luck – Strike Point Sports
Jason Sharpe
Sunday April 19th 2026-
3 Unit Play Take #916 Cleveland -120 over Baltimore (1:40pm est):
I like what I have seen so far with this Cleveland team as they come into this game with 6 wins in their 9 home games in 2026 and keep in mind they have also faced one of the hardest schedules to begin this MLB season. The Guardians go with starter Joey Cantillo in this one today. The left-hander has been rock solid to start this year with a 2.61 ERA and it's not been a fluke either as his FIP is 3.13 overall.
Play Cleveland.
Thank you and good luck,
Jason Sharpe
Griffin Murphy
1-Unit Play. Take #901 Giants vs Nationals Over 8.5 (1:35p.m., Sunday, April 19th)
The Nationals are now 15-6 to the over, and the reason is they hit well and have a terrible bullpen. The Nats will likely make things rough vs. Robbie Ray, who has great numbers, but they hit .259 as a team, which is really good, and the Giants hit .253, so we have two really good hitting teams, and Miles Mikolas has been terrible so far this year, with an 11.49 ERA and 2.17 WHIP in 16 innings. One of these teams will surely bust out early, and we like the over here on Sunday afternoon.
Griffin Murphy
Nick Menken
5 Unit: MLB Take #924 HOU Astros ML (-145) over STL Cardinals (2:15p.m, Sunday, April 19th)
The Houston Astros are back at Daikin Park this afternoon looking to snap a three-game losing streak and avoid a sweep by the St. Louis Cardinals. It’s been a rough stretch for Houston, who have dropped eight of their last ten games. While the offense remains elite, ranking top five in MLB in both batting average and home runs, the pitching staff has been hit hard, carrying a high 6.77 ERA over that same ten-game span. Today, they are relying on Mike Burrows to halt their losing streak. Burrows (1–3, 6.55 ERA) has struggled with command early in the year, but the Astros desperately need him to provide a deep, stabilizing start to keep their taxed bullpen off the field. The Cardinals, meanwhile, arrive with momentum, winners of four straight and currently sitting in third place in the NL Central. They’ll counter with lefty Matthew Liberatore (0–1, 4.29 ERA), who is still searching for his first win of the season. Liberatore has been serviceable, but the Astros’ lineup, led by a white-hot Yordan Alvarez, is precisely the kind of aggressive group that forces pitchers to work deep counts and expose their secondary stuff. This is a classic "must-win" spot for a desperate Astros team playing at home. Despite the recent cold streak, the talent disparity in the lineups is significant. Look for Houston’s offense to finally break out and provide Burrows with enough support to get back in the win column before they head out on the road. Back the Houston Astros on the moneyline to snap their losing streak.
Nick Menken
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Doc's Sports
2 Unit Play. Take #925 Cincinnati +105 over Minnesota (2:10p.m., Sunday, April 19 MLB.tv) We will keep riding the Reds against the Twins, as they go for the sweep on Sunday. Minnesota is not a .500 team and their offense or starting pitching are not that good. We will look to cash another ticket at an underdog price with Cincinnati on Sunday afternoon.Robert Ferringo
1-Unit Play. Take #909 Atlanta (+105) over Philadelphia (7 p.m., Sunday, April 19)The Braves have clearly been the better team in this series and I think they are set up well for the sweep. This is excellent value on the team that is clearly playing better baseball right now.
3-Unit Play. Take #914 Boston (-135) over Detroit (4:30 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
The Tigers have been terrible against left-handed pitching this year and now they are facing one of the top lefties in the American League. Garrett Crochet has gotten off to a rocky start. But I think he will be able to settle in here and dominate in front of the home crowd.
Today’s Totals
2-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 8.0 N.Y. Mets at Chciago Cubs (2 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
1-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 8.0 San Francisco at Washington (1:30 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
1-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 11.5 L.A. Dodgers at Colorado (3 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
1-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 8.0 Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees (1:30 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
2-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 7.5 Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh (1:30 p.m., Sunday, April 19)
Carpe diem. Good luck.
Craig Trapp
3-Unit Play. Take #918 Athletics (-155, moneyline) Over Chicago White Sox (4 pm, Sunday April 19)The A’s have a big starting‑pitching edge tonight, Springs goes for his fifth straight quality start against a struggling White Sox offense. With Oakland’s offense hot at home, I expect an easy win. Take the Athletics on the moneyline.
Craig
Scott Rickenbach
7-Unit Play. Take #907/908 'Over' 11.5 (-115) LA Dodgers at Colorado (3:10 p.m., Sun, Apr. 18)The Dodgers are in bounce back mode here after the loss yesterday and have been great when coming off a defeat this season. Certainly I do expect a huge game from their lineup and they are -2.5 run favorites on the run line for a reason here. However, I also expect the Rockies to do some significant damage at the plate here and for the Dodgers to outscore them in a slugfest. Colorado will build off yesterday's win and should enjoy some success against Roki Sasaki as he is struggling some this season and has a 4.93 ERA in his 13 MLB appearances (11 starts). He also has command issues at times and has an unimpressive 1.85 WHIP this season. While Sasaki should certainly give up some runs here the biggest key to the over is that the Rockies Michael Lorenzen is likely to get pounded. He was 7-11 with a 4.64 ERA last season. He then got destroyed in spring training for Colorado and now Lorenzen can't shake it off. He has an 8.81 ERA in 5 games (4 starts) this season and opponents have hit nearly .400 against him. Now it is a mild afternoon in Denver with temps in the low 70s and the ball should carry very well here. The Dodgers have a loaded lineup and they are all set to explode after yesterday's loss. The Dodgers are the top hitting team in the majors based on slugging percentage! This is the type of game that should finish in the 8-5 or 8-6 range so don't let the big posted total keep you away. Day game at Coors Field with the right pitching match-up and strong situational factors too. Lets get it! 7* OVER 11.5 (-115) in Colorado
Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)
6-Unit Play. #914. Take Boston Redsox -135 over Detroit Tigers (Sunday @ 4:35pm est)We roll with Boston here as they hook up against Detroit. Boston rolls in what some bite here in my opinion. Think about it. Detroit won 4-1 yesterday, Boston on the bounce-back, Boston has scored 2 runs thus far in this entire series, after a slow start, Boston is playing better, they are now 8-12 or 6-4 over their last 10 games if you will. Valdez and Crochet here, Valdez 7 innings, 4 hits and 1 run last game, he gave up just 4 hits, on average he gives up 2 walks per game, he is definitely on a let down here. Redsox actually have a .253 batting average against Valdez and they will be hungry here. Combine that with our man Crochet not having a ton of pitching attempts agaisnt the Tigers, which works to his advantage and coming off a horrendous start where he didn't last 2 innings in his last start, comes off a season high 2 HR, he has yet to have a back to back have non-quality starts and we roll with Boston to get it done here.
Raphael Esparza (VSI)
MLB BASEBALL4 Unit Play. Take #978 Arizona -105 over Toronto (4:10pm., Sunday, April 19)
Tony George
MLB4/19/26
3 Units
Play #925 / #926 Cincinnati / Minnesota (OVER 8)
*2:10 EST
These two had 9 runs in a 5-4 Saturday game with Abbott and Bradley on the hill yesterday. Both better pitchers than what we have today. Ober for Minny is very hittable and while the Reds have some issues against right handers, the Reds can get to this Twins bullpen late in the game, and the ERA of the Twins bullpen is approaching 5. Singer for the Reds gave up 16 hits over his last 2 starts in just 8 innings of work. I think Minny gets to him as well.
Additional 2 Unit Play
Take #903 Milwaukee (-120) over Miami *1:40 EST
Vernon Croy
4-Unit Play: #929 Toronto -110 over Arizona (Sunday, April 19, 2026, 4:10pm ET)Take Toronto on the moneyline as my top MLB pick for Sunday. This pick falls into one of my top MLB systems and I really like this pitching matchup for Toronto here today. Arizona has hit just .164 as a team lifetime against Gausman with an on base percentage of just .228 and slugging percentage of just .219 in 73 career at bats against him. Gausman has pitched great overall this season with an ERA of 2.42 and a WHIP of 0.85 with opponents hitting just 171 against him. Toronto's closer blew the game for them yesterday giving up back-to-back hits and then loading the bases with a walk only to give up a grand slam. He will not be involved today. I do expect a dominant victory from Toronto here in this spot. Play Toronto moneyline
Scott Spreitzer
4-Unit Play: Take 914 Red Sox -135 over Tigers (1:35 p.m., Sunday, April 19)Garrett Crochet was doing Garrett Crochet things through his first three starts then got bombed by the Twins, lasting just 1.2 innings. He’s in a similar situation Chris Sale was in after having a meltdown against the Angels. We played Sale in his next start and he slammed the door on Cleveland. I expect the same type of showing from the Red Sox Ace facing a Detroit squad that has posted pathetic metrics against southpaws this season. The Sox are decent at home against southpaws this season and we’ll back them against Framber Valdez. I’m backing the Red Sox. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
August Young
4-Unit Play (912) Kansas City Royals/New York Yankees UNDER 8 -110 (4/19 @ 1:35PM EST) The Royals are 14-7 to the under so far due in large part to their struggling offense. They currently rank 28th in wRC+ at 20% below league average, 26th in Batting Average, 26th in OBP, and 28th in RBIs. This is a good opportunity for Ryan Weathers to bounce-back after his rough outing vs. the Angels where he allowed five runs spanning 5.0 innings pitched. The Yankees have been up and down with their offense, but we like the matchup for Cole Ragans, especially when taking in to account ballpark factors. All-in-all, solid value on the under.4-Unit Play (926) Minnesota Twins -1.5, +170 over Cincinnati Reds (4/19 @ 2:10PM EST) The Reds are overvalued here after winning two-straight, and four of five. The Twins have cooled off a little, but their offense is due another break out. They rank 8th in wRC+, and 5th in home runs. Love this spot for them to take it to Brady Singer who is on a serious decline. His surface numbers aren't too horrible, but his percentile rankings show the true story. Singer ranks in the bottom 20% in K%, and xERA. The bottom 15% in Whiff %, the bottom 10% in Fastball Velocity, and Hard Hit %, and the bottom 5% in xBA, and average exit velocity. Solid opportunity for the Twins to break out, and we think they do.
Strike Point Sports
1-Unit Play. Take #903 Milwaukee (-110) over Miami (1:40 p.m. Sunday, April 19)The Brewers are going for the sweep against the Marlins who have played much better than most anticipated so far this season. Jacob Misiorowski has been mowing batters down as he has struck out 33 batters over his 21.2 innings and I think he will be just as effective at doing so in this matchup. Walks have been an issue for starter Eury Perez as he has allowed 10 over his last three starts and I think those will come back to haunt him if he isn’t better at limiting those today. Milwaukee is so good at manufacturing runs in different ways, and I think they will be able to do enough to get the win in this one.
Best of Luck – Strike Point Sports
Jason Sharpe
Sunday April 19th 2026-3 Unit Play Take #916 Cleveland -120 over Baltimore (1:40pm est):
I like what I have seen so far with this Cleveland team as they come into this game with 6 wins in their 9 home games in 2026 and keep in mind they have also faced one of the hardest schedules to begin this MLB season. The Guardians go with starter Joey Cantillo in this one today. The left-hander has been rock solid to start this year with a 2.61 ERA and it's not been a fluke either as his FIP is 3.13 overall.
Play Cleveland.
Thank you and good luck,
Jason Sharpe
Griffin Murphy
1-Unit Play. Take #901 Giants vs Nationals Over 8.5 (1:35p.m., Sunday, April 19th)The Nationals are now 15-6 to the over, and the reason is they hit well and have a terrible bullpen. The Nats will likely make things rough vs. Robbie Ray, who has great numbers, but they hit .259 as a team, which is really good, and the Giants hit .253, so we have two really good hitting teams, and Miles Mikolas has been terrible so far this year, with an 11.49 ERA and 2.17 WHIP in 16 innings. One of these teams will surely bust out early, and we like the over here on Sunday afternoon.
Griffin Murphy
Nick Menken
5 Unit: MLB Take #924 HOU Astros ML (-145) over STL Cardinals (2:15p.m, Sunday, April 19th)The Houston Astros are back at Daikin Park this afternoon looking to snap a three-game losing streak and avoid a sweep by the St. Louis Cardinals. It’s been a rough stretch for Houston, who have dropped eight of their last ten games. While the offense remains elite, ranking top five in MLB in both batting average and home runs, the pitching staff has been hit hard, carrying a high 6.77 ERA over that same ten-game span. Today, they are relying on Mike Burrows to halt their losing streak. Burrows (1–3, 6.55 ERA) has struggled with command early in the year, but the Astros desperately need him to provide a deep, stabilizing start to keep their taxed bullpen off the field. The Cardinals, meanwhile, arrive with momentum, winners of four straight and currently sitting in third place in the NL Central. They’ll counter with lefty Matthew Liberatore (0–1, 4.29 ERA), who is still searching for his first win of the season. Liberatore has been serviceable, but the Astros’ lineup, led by a white-hot Yordan Alvarez, is precisely the kind of aggressive group that forces pitchers to work deep counts and expose their secondary stuff. This is a classic "must-win" spot for a desperate Astros team playing at home. Despite the recent cold streak, the talent disparity in the lineups is significant. Look for Houston’s offense to finally break out and provide Burrows with enough support to get back in the win column before they head out on the road. Back the Houston Astros on the moneyline to snap their losing streak.
Nick Menken
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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.