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Stephen Nover

I have had only two losing season in pro football in my handicapping career. I have the best sources in the business thanks to more than 25 years as a sportswriter, handicapper and analyst.

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Stephen Nover's MLB Sunday Totals Crusher - 10-5 MLB Totals Run

Hope you were with totals guru Stephen Nover on Saturday when he won his lone baseball Over/Under with the Under in the Angels' 1-0 victory against the A's. Stephen has found one Sunday totals play worthy of an investment as he looks to go 11-5 on his last 16 baseball Over/Unders. There is more than meets the eye in this matchup, including key umpire information, that makes this an easy winner, too!

Stephen Nover's MLB Sunday Totals Crusher - 10-5 MLB Totals Run

Match Up	Pick	Rating	Score	Result	Profit	Analysis
Phillies vs Pirates	Phillies -150	Free	2-3	Loss	-150	Show
Phillies minus $1.50 at Pirates There wasn't much to gut. But the Pirates dealt Adam Frazier and closer Richard Rodriguez as part of five trades they made leading up to the trade deadline in their eternal quest to become relevant again. Now Pittsburgh is even worse than its 39-64 record since Frazier and Rodriguez were having strong seasons. The Pirates have the lowest run total in the majors and Frazier was by far their best hitter. I'll venture 1 1/2 units to win 1 unit backing Aaron Nola and the Phillies to rebound after an embarrassing 7-0 loss to the Pirates on Friday. That loss could spell the end for Vince Velasquez staying in the Phillies' starting rotation. So maybe one good thing came out of that defeat for the Phillies. Philadelphia manager Joe Girardi said it was the poorest his team played all season. How's that for a kick in the pants? Philadelphia trails the Mets by 3 1/2 games in the NL East. The Phillies can't afford to keep losing to the team that has the second-worst record in the National League. Nola should fix that. He's coming off one of his strongest starts pitching 8 2/3 innings against the Braves giving up one run on four hits and no walks with nine strikeouts this past Sunday. The Pirates had scored four runs in their last four games before Friday's game. The Phillies bolstered its bullpen, acquiring veteran Ian Kennedy, who was solid as the Rangers closer. Kennedy is expected to be available if needed. Second-year pitcher JT Brubaker goes for Pittsburgh. Brubaker showed some early-season promise, but has hit the wall. He hasn't won since May 11. Brubaker missed most of 2019 in the minors because of a forearm injury. He pitched 47 1/3 innings in the majors last season. He's gone 96 1/3 innings this season, throwing nearly 1,500 pitches. Brubaker has surrendered 17 earned runs in his last four starts spanning 18 2/3 innings. During this time frame, he's given up 18 hits and eight homers. The Phillies are hoping to get back both Rhys Hoskins (groin) and Jean Segura (knee) today. They missed Friday's game. Neither is expected to go on the injured list. (Editor's note: Stephen Nover has three premium baseball plays going today in addition to this free selection headed by his Max Unit Day Game Dominator. All of Stephen's plays come with his signature in-depth analysis.)
Brewers vs Braves	Brewers -145	Premium	1-8	Loss	-145	Show
I'll lay a mid-size price to get the Brewers and Brandon Woodruff. I'm not worried about this game being in Atlanta. Milwaukee is 22-7 in its last 29 road games. The Brewers are playing well with a lot of confidence going 9-3 since All-Star break. Woodruff has a 1.96 road ERA and 2.14 ERA on the season. He has 1.84 ERA in two lifetime starts versus Atlanta. The Brewers have a fresh Josh Hader to head their strong bullpen. The Braves are going with rookie Kyle Muller, who is 0-2 with a 5.06 ERA when pitching at home this season. The Brewers have tremendous depth with the addition of Eduardo Escobar, who made his presence immediately felt with Milwaukee hitting a home run in the Brewers' 9-5 Friday victory against the Braves. Christian Yelich is on the injured list, but he was having a terrible season.
A's vs Angels	UNDER 10 -112	Top Premium	0-1	Win	100	Show
If you can't beat him, walk him. That's been the A's motto this series when facing Shohei Ohtani. It's paid off for Oakland as they have shut out the Angels in each of the first two games. Oakland can get away with this strategy because the Angels are missing three key bats - Mike Trout, Anthony Rendon and Jared Walsh. These injuries have taken a toll. The Angels have scored 4 or fewer runs in nine of their last 12 games. The A's, though, haven't been lighting the scoreboard on fire either. They've been held to 4 or fewer runs in six of their past seven games. The total is high because of the pitching matchup, Cole Irvin versus Jaime Barria. Irvin, however, has been sneaky effective with a respectable 3.62 ERA. Barria has a fat 6.23 ERA. However, he's only thrown 13 innings. Barria made his first start of the year this past Sunday and held the Twins to two runs on four hits in seven innings. His fastball topped off higher than 95 mph in that game, the fastest he's ever thrown. There is wind blowing out to right at about 9 mph, but this is more than offset with Tripp Gibson being the projected home plate umpire. The Under is a staggering 16-4 (80 percent) in games Gibson has been the home plate umpire in this season.
Orioles vs Tigers	Orioles -102	Premium	5-2	Win	100	Show
Matt Manning may become a good pitcher in time. But right now Manning, one of the Tigers' better pitching prospects, hasn't effectively made the big league grade. He has a losing record and a 6.00 ERA. Manning gave up four runs in five innings to the Twins during his last start. The Tigers go against Baltimore's top pitcher, John Means. Neither of these teams is good, but the Orioles are respectable when Means pitches. He's 4-3 with a 2.94 ERA and 0.87 WHIP. So given the better pitcher at this price, I'll side with the Orioles.

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