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Steve Merril's MLB Report (Sunday, Sept. 21)

By: Steve Merril Date: Sep 21, 2008
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Below are 2 daytime MLB selections for Sunday afternoon. You can also get an awesome NFL Sunday Night winner (Cowboys/Packers) on Steve Merril’s Guaranteed Selections page!

MINNESOTA +100 (action) – 1:40 pm ET #973

The Devil Rays completed one of the greatest turn around stories in MLB history by clinching a playoff birth last night for the first time in franchise history. The team celebrated as though they had just won the World Series and they are definitely due for a letdown today, especially with a quick turnaround and early daytime start.

Minnesota is a quality team that is still battling for the A.L. Central title and a playoff birth of their own. The Twins qualify in a solid 58% situation and my pitcher performance ratings predict a bounce-back effort from Francisco Liriano who is coming off a rare bad performance last Tuesday when he allowed 8 runs in less than three innings. Despite that poor showing, Liriano has still allowed 2 earned runs or less in 7 of his 9 starts since returning to the big leagues in early August.

ST. LOUIS -115 (action) – 2:20 pm ET (time-change) #965

The Cubs clinched the division title with a 5-4 win yesterday and the team celebrated hard after the game as it was first time in 100 years that the franchise has won back-to-back division titles.

Chicago is likely to suffer a letdown today, plus they might rest some key offensive starters. Meanwhile, St. Louis is still battling for a wild card spot and my pitcher performance ratings predict a solid outing for Braden Looper who enters off back-to-back losses.

Despite those recent defeats, Looper is still in excellent current form with a 2.33 ERA and 1.04 WHIP in his past three starts and he has been strong on the road all season with a 1.27 WHIP and a powerful 47-15 strikeout/walk ratio.

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The 2008-2009 NFL Playoffs Wild Card Weekend is upon us here at BetVega-Experts.com. Last week we saw another amazing performance by the top football handicappers in the nation. Steve Merril continued his amazing NFL Picks season by moving his NFL run to 39-21 coming into Wild Card weekend NFL Game Predictions! Ben Burns continued his red hot run on the gridiron and the NBA! Mr. East continued to prove that he is the most consistent handicapper on BetVega Experts by ranking 2nd in the NFL Handicapper Rankings with +577 units! Make sure you are on board this week for all NFL Playoffs Experts Picks as the NFL Betting Picks week kicks off early on Thursday Night with the Jets vs. Patriots!

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