Gambling Guide
Bookie busters: Plays for the weekend with a heavy focus on soccer
Apr 27, 2018, 6:57 am
Ronaldo should score a goal this weekend. Photo courtesy of Nike, Inc.
Let's jump into a weekend primed for gambling with Playoff action and a few soccer bets I love. Come with me; I'll take you around the world!
Tuesday Champions League Semi-Finals 2nd leg
Real Madrid -Bayern Munich 1:45 PM
The highly anticipated grudge match, in which the away team will be looking to overcome a 2-1 home loss in the first leg. Having allowed two away goals, Bayern Munich knows the task at hand, and that will be to score quickly. I don't think they are capable of shutting down Madrid in the Bernabeu. Both teams will have chances with Real Madrid ultimately putting the nail in the coffin through counter attacks.
Both teams to score
Over 3
Scores in both halves
Ronaldo scores goal
NBA
Utah Jazz vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Friday 9:35 PM
An elimination game, with the world watching, brings us everything we want out of a playoff NBA game. Now you would think teams in "have to" win situation would go out and win but the truth is in the last five years teams facing elimination are 53-71 straight-up and 58-64 (47.5percent) ATS. Sometimes the added pressure of needing to win doesn't relate to better play. Utah set the pace at home; the 6 point spread might be a little too much so I'll go with the under.
Jazz games went under the total 52.3 percent of games during the season, while at home the number skyrocketed to 60.5 percent.
Under 207
Australia
Friday 4:50 AM
Melbourne City vs. Newcastle Jets
Newcastle has scored 10 goals in the past 5 matches but also has allowed 12.
Over 3
Germany
Saturday 11:30 AM
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Stuttgart
Leverkusen last three over. Visitors last 3 road games over total 2.5
Over 3
England
Sunday 10:30 AM
Plays Of The Weekend
Manchester United vs. Arsenal
United has scored 2+ goals in 8 of last 9 games in English competitions. Arsenal 23 goals in the last 8 matches also scoring 2+ in 9 of the last 10 matches.
Over 2.5
Both teams to score
MLS
Saturday 7 PM
Minnesota vs. Houston Dynamo
Minnesota's last two matches have seen a combined nine goals, Not a good trend hosting the league's top 5 scoring team. The only problem is the Dynamo defense has allowed 14 goals, landing them in bottom 10 in the MLS.
Both Teams to Score
Over 3
France
Sunday 2 PM
PSG vs. Guingamp
Guingamp have netted 13 goals in the last 6 matches; The home team is one of the highest scoring squads in European football. PSG has scored 15 goals in the last 5.
Over 3.5
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Oswald Peraza hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels snap a three-game losing skid by beating the Houston Astros 4-1 on Saturday night.
Peraza entered the game as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning and hit a bases-loaded fly ball to deep right field that eluded the outstretched glove of Cam Smith. It was the fourth straight hit off Astros closer Bryan Abreu (3-4), who had not allowed a run in his previous 12 appearances.
The Angels third run of the ninth inning scored when Mike Trout walked with the bases loaded.
Kyle Hendricks allowed one run while scattering seven hits over six innings. He held the Astros to 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position, the one hit coming on Jesús Sánchez’s third-inning infield single that scored Jeremy Peña.
Reid Detmers worked around a leadoff walk to keep the Astros scoreless in the seventh, and José Fermin (3-2) retired the side in order in the eighth before Kenley Jansen worked a scoreless ninth to earn his 24th save.
Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti struck out a season-high eight batters over 6 1/3 innings. The only hit he allowed was Zach Neto’s third-inning solo home run.
Yordan Alvarez had two hits for the Astros, who remained three games ahead of Seattle for first place in the AL West.
Key moment
Peraza’s two-run single to deep right field that broke a 1-1 tie in the ninth.
Key Stat
Opponents were 5 for 44 against Abreu in August before he allowed four straight hits in the ninth.
Up next
Astros RHP Hunter Brown (10-6, 2.37 ERA) faces RHP José Soriano (9-9, 3.85) when the series continues Sunday.