Monday July 18th MLB Picks We followed up our 1-3 day on Saturday with a very profitable 3-2 (+4.24 Units). We smashed our Game of the Year 3.0 Unit Play on the Phillies and our 1.5 unit play on the Brewers. Doing so, bumped us back to #2 at the National Sports Monitor for baseball betting.

We only have 2 plays on the board for Monday.

Cincinnati Reds -105 over Chicago Cubs (1.5 Units) We are considering upgrading this play to as high as a 3.0 Unit play. If we change our grading of this wager then a follow-up email will be sent. We like this play for a few reasons. First, we like the Reds offense right now. Ken Griffey Jr. is stroking it. We also like the Reds bats against right handed pitching. We also like them at home where we see them at 27-22. What bodes well for the Reds is that they are coming off a home sweep against the lowly Rockies and are staying home while we see a Cubs team, travelling to the Reds off a series win. Complacency could set in the Cubs. The Cubs are division rivals for the Reds so expect the Reds to play hard. We also like the Over in this game.

Chicago Cubs - Cincinnati Reds OVER 9.5 (1.0 Units) We are 2-0 on the Cubs overs so far this week. We are taking their over again. The difference between this game and our other two plays was that we expected the offensive power coming ONLY from the Cubs. The respect the Cubs pitchers got produced such a low total that we expected the Cubs themselves to topple the over. Any runs by the opposing team would be gravy. But for this game, we also love what we see out of the Reds offense. We expect a great game from both teams but still expect a Reds win. Nevertheless, an easy over here. Should we also mention that the Reds Stadium is very conducive to overs? The Reds are 27-22 for the overs at home.