Xam’s Daily Gems:
Guardians Money Line -124 FanDuel 2 Units
Cleveland’s season is on the line tonight because they haven’t scored A SINGLE RUN in 2 games! That’s simply wild. The Guardians have a better lineup than what they have shown in this series and they NEED their stars to show up! Tanner Bibee starts in this elimination game, but manager Stephen Vogt won’t hesitate to use ALL of his premium bullpen arms. Reese Olson makes the biggest start of his life for the Tigers. However, they still have PLENTY of pressure on them. The last thing they want to do is head back to Cleveland for a decisive Game 5. If the Guardians can actually hit the ball, they SHOULD be able to force Game 5!
Yankees Money Line -152 FanDuel 2 Units
The Yankees send their ace, Gerrit Cole, to the mound to try and send the Yankees to the American League Championship Series. Gerrit Cole wasn’t very effective in Game 1, but Cole is a BIG GAME pitcher who’s been in these huge spots before. He’s been AWESOME in the playoffs in his career, pitching to a 3.05 ERA and 0.99 WHIP in 18 games. You KNOW he wants to step up after lasting just 5 innings and giving up 7 hits with 3 runs scoring. Michael Wacha will make the start for the Royals. He has struggled THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER in the playoffs, pitching to an UGLY 5.36 ERA and 1.33 WHIP in 42 innings pitched. Of course, he will be out of the game at the first sign of trouble, but the Yankees have the deeper lineup that can create havoc QUICKLY! The Yankees don’t want to have to take a winner-take-all Game 5 so expect manager Aaron Boone to be aggressive with his bullpen to try and wrap up this series!
49ers -2.5 -148 DraftKings 2 Units
The 49ers are coming off a wildly disappointing loss to the division rival Cardinals, and need a win against the Seahawks to avoid a 2-4 start to the season. Simply put, the 49ers have TOO MUCH TALENT to be struggling like this. Last week they struggled when they lost their kicker, Jake Moody, to injury. The Seahawks lost an embarrassing game to the Giants at home, and star cornerback Tariq Woolen is out for this game. This is NOT the team you want to be missing your top cornerbacks in. The 49ers have the better team, better coach, and they are the team with Super Bowl aspirations. Expect head coach Kyle Shanahan to go ALL OUT to win this game and get his team back to .500 before a big showdown with the Chiefs
Brock Purdy Over 249.5 Passing Yards -115 BetMGM 2 Units
Brock Purdy hit this number in 3 straight games before his last game, and in that stretch between Weeks 2-4, he went no lower than 288 passing yards! The Seahawks are missing their best cornerback in this game, Tariq Woolen, and the 49ers come into this game pretty healthy on offense. Between Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk, and George Kittle, Purdy has PLENTY of weapons that have great run after the catch potential. Expect the 49ers to come out aggressively to win this game. In order for that to happen, Purdy will have to sling the rock. He has the full faith of Kyle Shanahan and the coaching staff to sling it in a tough environment!