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<p>Game two of this AL Central series sees the Royals (49-102, 29-47 home) and Guardians (72-79, 33-43 away) facing off at Kauffman Stadium. The starting pitcher for the Royals will be Steven Cruz, while the Guardians are turning to Logan Allen. Find out who I like to win in this Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Guardians showdown.</p><h3>CLEVELAND GUARDIANS VS KANSAS CITY ROYALS BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: Kansas City Royals +140</p><p>This game will be played at Kauffman Stadium at 7:40 ET on Tuesday, September 19th.</p><h3>WHY BET THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS:</h3><ul><li>The Guardians are just 4-6 in their last ten road games.</li><li>In their ten most recent games as the favorite, the Guardians have gone just 4-6 straight-up.</li><li>Across Steven Cruz's one starts, the Royals have put together a record of 1-0.</li></ul><h3>CAN THE CLEVELAND GUARDIANS PULL OUT A WIN AS ROAD FAVORITES?</h3><p>So far this season, the Guardians have a series record of 19-24-4 and overall record of 72-79. This mark has Cleveland placed 2nd in the AL Central. On the road, they have a below .500 record of 33-43.</p><p><p>Logan Allen will take the mound for the Guardians with a 7-7 record this season. Across his 23 appearances, the ERA is 3.60, K/9 is 8.68, FIP is 4.08 and OBP is .317.</p></p><p>Logan Allen's most recent outing ended in a no-decision, as he pitched five innings in the Guardians' 6-5 loss to the Giants. The right-hander allowed one run on five hits during his time on the mound.</p><p>The Guardians have been one of the top power lineups in the league of late, having hit 6 home runs over their last five games. Compared to other clubs, this is 5th best in that span. For the season, they are ranked 23rd in home runs and 23rd in slugging percentage. Overall, Cleveland is averaging 4.1 runs per game (26th).</p><p>The Guardians' Steven Kwan is the team's leader in hits this season, boasting a batting average of .273. He has a slugging percentage of .373 and an on-base percentage of .343 entering the game.</p><h3>WILL THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS AT HOME?</h3><p>151 games into their season, the Royals are 5th in the AL Central on an overall record of 49-102. Against other teams in the AL Central, Kansas City is 18-29 while their overall series win percent sits at 20%. At home, the Royals are 29-47 and 20-55 on the road.</p><p><p>Steven Cruz has taken the mound six times in 2023, with an even 0-0 record. His ERA stands at 5.14, and opposing batters are hitting .207 against him. He has given up one home run and his OPS is .751.</p></p><p>Steven Cruz is aiming for a better performance in his next game after he pitched two scoreless innings against the White Sox, giving up only two hits. The right-hander did not receive a decision in the team's 7-1 victory.</p><p>This season, the Royals are 25th in the league at 4.1 runs per game. Over their last ten games, they have a combined batting average of .235 (19th) leading to 4.8 runs per contest. Overall, they are generating 2.5 walks per game compared to 8 strikeouts. Kansas City's on-base percentage of .301 has them 20th in the MLB.</p><p>The Royals have seen Bobby Witt Jr. lead the team in hits over their last five games, with the young phenom batting .396. This season, Witt Jr. has been a consistent presence in the lineup, hitting .278 and driving in 90 runs.</p>

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<p>The Bulls and Heat are set to face off at 8:00 ET on NBCS. The Heat will host the game at Kaseya Center in Miami, FL. The over/under for this Eastern conference contest is set at 217.5 points, with the Heat being the favored team playing at home against the Bulls.</p><h3>CHICAGO BULLS VS MIAMI HEAT BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: Chicago Bulls +4.5</p><p>This game will be played at Kaseya Center at 8:00 ET on Saturday, December 16th.</p><h3>WHY BET THE CHICAGO BULLS:</h3><ul><li>We have this one finishing with a projected score of 113-111 in favor of the Heat.</li><li>Our projections have Jimmy Butler finishing with Jimmy Butler points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.</li><li>From the field, we have the Heat finishing with a field goal percentage of 50.6% and knocking down 14 threes.</li></ul><h3>Are the Bulls Ready for a Win at Miami?</h3><p>In their last three games, the Bulls are 1-2 and overall this season they are 10-16. When playing Eastern Conference teams, the Bulls are 7-10 and they are 3-6 in non-conference games.</p><p>Chicago comes in with an overall ATS record of 12-14 so far this season. Chicago has covered the spread in three consecutive road games, while maintaining an ATS record of 5-7 on the road as opposed to 7-7 at home.</p><p>Chicago's offense is coming off a good game, putting up 124 points vs. the Heat. Overall, they hit 48.4% of their shots from the field and went 20/30 from the free-throw line. In terms of offense, the Bulls have a season-long field goal percentage of 44%, putting them 28th in the NBA. Regarding three-pointers, they are ranked 16th in percentage and 19th in three-pointers made.</p><p><p>For the season, Chicago is sitting 12th in terms of points allowed per game (113.5). It is worth noting they have given up a fewer number of points in two straight games.</p><p>When it comes to defending inside the arc, the Bulls squad is permitting opposing teams to shoot at a clip of 55.4% inside the arc, and they're also giving up 37.7% from downtown.</p></p><h3>Can the Heat Please their Home Crowd?</h3><p>Coming into today's game vs. the Bulls, the Heat are 14-11 overall and have a record above .500. When playing on the road, the Heat are 8-6 while going 6-5 at home.</p><p>So far, Miami is below .500 in their ATS record, currently standing at 11-13. On the road, the Heat have an ATS record of 8-5 compared to a 3-8 record vs. the spread at home.</p><p>In their latest game, the Heat offense put up 116 points against the Bulls. They recorded an overall field goal percentage of 46.2% and made 15 threes. The team's top scorer is Jimmy Butler, who enters today's matchup with an average of 21.5, while Bam Adebayo also carries a PPG average of 22.2 into the game.</p><p><p>Coming into the game, the Heat defense has held opposing team's to fewer points than the league average in 28.0% of their games. Currently, they are 9th in the NBA at 111.8 points per game allowed.</p><p>In the terms of takeaways, Heat are causing 12.4 turnovers per game, ranking 7th in the league. They also enter the matchup ranked 29th in rejections, averaging 3.2 blocked shots each game.</p></p>

Chicago Bulls vs Miami Heat Betting Pick & Prediction 12/16/23

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How much, in terms of honor, prestige, pride and recruiting power, is the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy worth? Well, if you're the Air Force Falcons, enough that you would field a football team for the sole purpose of competing for it.

Air Force is part of the Mountain West Conference, which chose not to have a football season. However, its two service academy rivals, Army and Navy, are active - though not without a few speed bumps.

On Saturday at 6 PM ET in Colorado Springs, the Falcons will field a team to do battle with Navy, in what they see as a revenge game after last year's 34-25 defeat. Then next month they will play Army. And as for now, that is all that is scheduled.

Both of these squads finished 11-2 last season, but it was Navy that came away with the CIC Trophy and a national rankings after beating Kansas State in the Liberty Bowl. Air Force finished 11-2 as well, with a win over Army, and then beat Washington State in a bowl game.

Circumstances are obviously strange this season. The pandemic affected Navy's preparation in fall practice; they were not doing any contact drills at all before the hastily-arranged opener against BYU. And they were not ready at all, losing 55-3. But then, after falling behind 24-0, they staged an amazing comeback to pull out a 27-24 victory. last week's game against Temple was postponed out of coronavirus-related concerns.

In the college football betting odds posted on this game at <a href="http://bangthebook.com/s/bas"><strong>BetAnySports</strong></a>, the Middies are favored on the road:

<strong>Navy Midshipmen -7 (+100)</strong>
<strong>Air Force Falcons +7 (-120)</strong>

<strong>Over 47 points -110</strong>
<strong>Under 47 points -110</strong>

We wonder how possible it is to even get a good read on this game. That's because Air Force won't be there in, well, full force. There are reportedly dozens of players who had been granted a semester off so that they would not lose a year of eligibility just because of a two-game schedule. That would leave a skeleton crew at best. And it's even worse because Donald Hammond III, last year's quarterback, has been declared "not in good standing" and therefore wouldn't be playing for the Falcons.

Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo also got himself in hot water with some comments about Air Force's previous plans. It seems he was unhappy that while Army and Navy had to play full schedules, the Falcons were granted permission to play just two games. He blamed the Pentagon. He later apologized.

To complicate things further, since all of this, the Mountain West has indeed decided to start play on October 24. And in case you're interested, this is what the AFA has ahead of itself:

Oct. 24: at San Jose State
Oct. 31: vs. Boise State
Nov. 7: at Army, 9:30 p.m.
Nov. 14: at Wyoming
Nov. 21: vs. New Mexico
Nov. 28: vs. Colorado State
Dec. 5: at Utah State

Dalen Morris is not Malcolm Perry; not by a long shot. But he was able to rebound from a benching to lead Navy on its comeback at Tulane. He adds a passing element to the proceedings, which could be a key factor. Meanwhile, Haaziq Daniels is listed #1 on the depth chart at QB for Air Force, but there were reportedly five people competing for the job.

It's true that Navy doesn't have any footage on this year's Air Force team, but the Falcons are seemingly starting from square one, perhaps in the same position Navy itself was before BYU. It would surprise us if Troy Calhoun's team was tremendously competitive in this first shot out of the box. So we'll lay the points.

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