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| Doug looks to continue his quality all-sports run at 166-135! /MLB 91.6% Spot Play Winner! |
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MLB | Aug 16, 2026 Red Sox vs Pirates |
Red Sox -106 at betonline |
Lost $106.0 |
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Slumping Pittsburgh announced late Saturday night that Paul Skenes scheduled start on Sunday -- when Pittsburgh hosts the Boston Red Sox in the decisive contest of a three-game series -- would be pushed back to Wednesday. The Pirates will now start righty Lake Bachar (1-2, 3.97 ERA) in what will be a bullpen game. With the Pirates bullpen ranked #20 and Boston’s #4, if BoSox left-hander Patrick Sandoval (1-1, 3.30 ERA) does his job. Boston wins the series. With the Bucs 11-26 vs LH starters, that seems possible. With Boston 11-1 after six or more consecutive road games, they take the series. |
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MLB | Aug 16, 2026 Orioles vs Rays |
Rays -140 at Draft Kings |
Lost $140.0 |
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Surprisingly, Tampa Bay has lost twice at home to Baltimore this weekend. One could make the case that Baltimore’s left-hander Trevor Rogers (7-8, 4.21 ERA) is the better pitcher in this matchup compared to Freddy Peralta (5-9, 5.33 ERA). However, I think Peralta will settle in playing for the Rays, and this is his home debut, coming off a much better showing his last time out. Rogers is a 9-27 as an road underdog of +100 to +150 (team’s record), and the Rays are 23-11 vs L starters this season (15-2 at home). Add in Tampa Bay is 15-2 after two straight games with no home runs, and they salvage a win over the O’s. |
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Doug Upstone of Sports Capping has been involved in sports handicapping in some form or another his entire adult life. NOBODY watches and studies games more than he does. Whether it is live or going back and watching later, Doug has game notes and observations dating back two decades. (Yes, somehow he's still married to his original wife). Doug is a process person, meaning he's developed his own power ratings in different sports to determine if the lines are accurate from his perspective, yet, always follows the fundamentals when handicapping games. Doug has been writing articles and doing videos for more than 23 years at places like the New York Post, BookmakersReview, SportsBookReview, Oddstrader, Covers, The Daily Racing Form, StatFox, along with being seen at many other well-known websites on the internet. Doug has had 29 No. 1 rankings at online sports monitors in a multitude of sports and consistently delivers HUGE profits. He's known for his diligence, preparation, knowledge, focus and willingness to share his expertise. In addition, he has 114 Top 10 finishes in his distinguished career and 37 Handicapper of The Month awards. Release Times: Plays are released by 12 PM Eastern Time if not sooner. The only exception is Doug seeking a more favorable line which is released later. Ratings - 6-Unit - Game of the Year 5-Unit - Game of the Month 4-Unit - Game of the Week 3-Unit - Daily Best Bets 2-Unit - Above Average Plays 1-Unit - Standard Plays (Doug bets these) |
