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The Kansas Jayhawks are a work in progress. But haven't we been saying that for many years about this program? The presence of Les Miles, who won a national title at LSU and was once one of the hottest coaching properties on the market, certainly means something, but KU had another guy like that not long ago - Charlie Weis - and he didn't make much of a difference. So while they're losing hope in Lawrence, they'll have to step in with the Baylor Bears, who are just getting their season started.

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Kansas has not started auspiciously. The Jayhawks were soundly beaten - and at home, no less - by Sun Belt entry Coastal Carolina two weeks ago, in which they were down 28-3 at the half. Miles Kendrick was 15 of 24 for 156 yards, while Thomas MacVittie threw for 20 yards on nine attempts. Both may see action this week.

Baylor was supposed to have two games under its belt by now. But because of COVID-19 concerns, those first two games - against Louisiana Tech and Houston - had to be postponed.

In the college football odds that have been posted on this game by the folks at <a href="http://bangthebook.com/s/bas">BetAnySports</a>, Baylor is laying a big price at home:

Baylor Bears -17.5
Kansas Jayhawks +17.5

Over 61 points -110
Under 61 points -110

The Bears had a tremendous amount of success under Matt Rhule, who resurrected things during a rather dark period in the athletic department. But Rhule, who's been ascending up the coaching ladder very quickly, took the head job with the NFL's Carolina Panthers.

Now they turn to Dave Aranda, who became a "hot assistant" (just like Joe Brady, who joined Rhule in Carolina) as defensive coordinator for the LSU Tigers, who won the national championship. Aranda insists that this Baylor program, which lost to Oklahoma in the Big 12 title game in 2019, can win a national crown too.

He has a lot of offensive assets returning, including quarterback Charlie Brewer, who threw for 3161 yards and 21 touchdowns, plus three of the top four receivers. But he must replace nine lost starters on defense. So he'll get a chance to apply his specialty right away.

The question is whether this much matters against Kansas, which may never get out of its rebuild. Despite only seven starters returning out of 22, Miles declined to bring some experience in by way of Juco transfers and instead added to the inexperience with freshmen. So he has to wait for people to develop. Do fans and administrators have that kind of patience? The cupboard has been bare for a long time; in fact, it has been twelve years since Kansas won a conference game on the road.

And recent series trends don't fall their way at all. Baylor has won the last ten meetings. They have covered nine of those. They have outscored Kansas by 41 points a game over the last eight. They led 34-0 at the half of last year's game, on the way to a 61-6 blowout. Kansas stumbled and fumbled its way to six turnovers. And Baylor had the 507-280 yardage edge.

We won't necessarily say that Baylor is a better team now than they were then, but they will have some new wrinkles on offense with Larry Fedora coming in as the coordinator. They have enough depth left over to make a difference on defense. And Kansas is actually "greener."

One website actually printed the following line:

"Kansas is 1-0 all-time in games following a loss to Coastal Carolina."

That's about the best hope they've got. Lay it with BAYLOR.

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At 3:07 from the Rogers Centre in Toronto, we have an American League matchup between the Royals and Blue Jays. Coming into the game, the Royals have an overall record of 18-13, while the Blue Jays are 15-16.

Wednesday's forecast in Toronto calls for partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the low 60s. The over/under line is at 8.5 runs, and the Blue Jays are favored at -132. Looking at the starting pitching matchup, we have Seth Lugo going for the Royals and Chris Bassitt for the Blue Jays.<h3>TORONTO BLUE JAYS VS KANSAS CITY ROYALS BETTING PICK</h3>The Pick: Toronto Blue Jays Moneyline -132This game will be played at Rogers Centre at 3:07 ET on Wednesday, May 1st.<h3>HOW TO BET THE ROYALS VS BLUE JAYS:</h3><ul><li>We have the Blue Jays winning by a score of 6 to 5</li><li>However, if you're looking for a run line pick, we like the Royals to cover</li><li>As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 11 runs and like the over</li></ul>Thanks to a two-run homer from Michael Massey and a good outing from Cole Ragans, the Royals picked up a 4-1 road win over the Blue Jays in the most recent game of this series. Heading into the game, the Royals were at +110 on the money line.

Ragans went 6 2/3 innings for the Royals, giving up just one run and striking out nine. He picked up a win in the game, while James McArthur got the save. Jose Berrios had a rough outing for the Blue Jays, taking the loss.

Kansas City got to Berrios early, scoring two runs in the first and adding two more in the 2nd. On the other side, the Blue Jays got on the board with one run in the 6th. Both offenses went silent after that.<h3>Royals Records & Stats</h3>Kansas City is 18-13 overall this season, and they are 2nd in the AL Central, two games behind the Guardians for the division lead. The Royals closed out April with a win over the Blue Jays and are 8-5 in AL Central matchups this year.

The Royals have been really good at home this year, going 12-5. On the road, they are 6-8 this season. So far, they have been good as the underdog, putting up a mark of 12-10. As the favorite, the Royals are 6-3 this year. Kansas City's overall series record is 4-5 this year.When the Kansas City Royals are on the road, they have been a solid bet against the run line, going 9-5 so far this season. Their average run margin on the road is +0.5, and they have covered the run line in their last two games. As the underdog, they are 15-7 against the run line, while they are 5-4 as the favorite.The Kansas City Royals have had 29 games this season and 11 of them have had over/under lines set at 8.5 runs. In those 11 games, the over has gone 3-9. Their games have averaged 7.7 runs per game this season, and their over/under record is 10-19 overall.Seth Lugo has been pitching well for the Royals this season, as he comes into the game with a record of 4-1 and an ERA of 1.66. Lugo has made six starts this year and has turned in five quality starts. His most recent outing was a gem, as he went seven innings, picking up the win and not giving up a run. In that outing, he only allowed three hits and issued two walks. Lugo has been especially tough on the road, with a record of 2-0 and an ERA of 0.0. At home, his ERA is 2.78.Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. have been leading the way for the Royals offensively this season. Perez comes into the game batting .355 with a team-high seven home runs, which is 4th in the league. Witt Jr. is hitting .315 and has gone 13/38 in his last 10 games. Maikel Garcia has also gone 13/38 in his last 10 games and is on a five-game hitting streak, but he is batting just .231 for the season.

As a team, the Royals are averaging 4.6 runs per game, which is 15th in the league. So far, they have been a better offensive team at home, averaging 5.2 runs per contest. Overall, they are 8th in the league in home runs and have the 2nd fewest strikeouts in the league.<h3>Blue Jays Records & Stats</h3>Toronto is hosting the Royals today with an overall record of 15-16, and they are 5th in the AL East, five games behind the Orioles for the division lead. So far, they are 5-5 in divisional matchups. The Blue Jays dropped the first game of this series vs. the Royals.

At home, the Blue Jays have gone 8-6 this season compared to 7-10 on the road. As the favorite, Toronto has gone 12-7 this season and 3-9 as the underdog. So far, they are 4-4-1 in series this year.When the Blue Jays win, they win big, with an average run margin of +2.9 runs per game. However, when they lose, they lose by an average of -4.4 runs per game. Overall, the Blue Jays are 14-17 against the run line this season, including a 6-8 mark at home and an 8-9 mark on the road. They are 10-9 against the run line as the favorite and 4-8 as the underdog.So far this season, the Blue Jays have played 30 games, and the over/under line has been set at 8.5 runs or more in five of those games. In those five games, the over has hit three times and the under has hit twice. Overall, the Blue Jays have hit the over in 12 of their 30 games this season.Chris Bassitt gets the start for the Blue Jays today and will be looking to bounce back from a rough outing vs. the Dodgers. In that start, he went just 2 2/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs, and taking the loss. Looking back over his last three outings, Bassitt has given up at least one homer in each. His ERA for the season is 5.64, along with a record of 2-4. Bassitt's WHIP for the season is 1.85. So far, he has made two quality starts this year.Justin Turner has been a consistent bat for the Blue Jays this season, batting .298, and his four homers is the 2nd most on the team. Turner has also gone deep twice in his past seven games. Daulton Varsho has gone deep six times this season, which is 5th in the league, but is batting just .233 for the season.

As a team, the Blue Jays are 28th in scoring at 3.5 runs per game. Overall, they are batting just .227 and have a collective on-base percentage of .312. Toronto's team OPS of .675 is also 18th in the league.

Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays Betting Pick & Prediction 5/1/24

With New Year’s just a few days away a number of people are busy jotting down their different New Year’s resolutions, most of which are going to be broken before the end of January. But it’s also a good opportunity to take a look at your sports betting activities the past year and see how you fared. Be honest with yourself, something which is a bit easier when you’re using <a href="http://bangthebook.com/sportsbooks/us/">online sportsbooks</a>, as you can quickly scan your beginning balances and your ending balances, as well as see how many deposits you made over the course of the year.

If you came out ahead over the course of the year the first thing you need to do is give yourself a pat on the back, because you’ve accomplished something very few sports bettors actually do. The common number is that 90% of sports bettors will lose money over the course of the year, although I’d guess that number is most likely too low. But if you are in that 10% or so, I wouldn’t change anything, as you’re obviously doing something right.

If you’re in the larger group, it’s time for a closer examination of the previous year, something that doesn’t hurt even if you came out ahead for the year. The best thing to do is look at each sport individually as see how you did. Did you win in baseball and lose in the NBA, etc.?

One common mistake bettors make is to bet a sport solely because the “experts” say it can be beaten, such as college basketball. For one, nobody who has bet for than 20 years will deny that today’s lines are sharper than they were 20 years ago, primarily due to the available information in the Internet age, and a sport like college basketball is probably the most time consuming sport to handicap there is, which is another problem area for many bettors, who have a tendency to spread themselves too thin by handicapping every sport, or at least football, basketball and baseball.

Here is where bettors should have a plan going into the New Year based on their available time each day to devote to sports betting, as well as what their goal is for the upcoming year. If you merely want to bet most of the TV games each day there’s nothing wrong with that as long as you realize you’re most likely going to end up in the red at the end of the season.

Choosing to specialize is never a bad idea, whether it is a couple of college basketball conferences, the American League or National League or something like NBA totals. Not only does it cut down on the needed time to handicap, it allows you to get a better feel of the teams than you would get by trying to analyze the entire league.

Although it will be a bit different for each individual, my recommendation would be for bettors to focus on <a href="http://bangthebook.com/nba/nba-betting/">NBA totals</a>, so that their plan at the beginning of the year would look something like:

January: Football playoffs and NBA totals

February: NBA totals

March: NBA totals and college basketball tournaments

April: NBA totals

May: NBA totals

June: NBA totals through NBA Finals

July: Relax and take a break

August: Preseason football and football study time

September: Football

October: Football

November: Football and NBA totals

December: Football and NBA totals

As you can see, NBA totals will keep you busy for nearly eight months and football can keep you going for another six, so you’ll have plenty of action during the year and roughly six weeks of down time to recharge your batteries and get ready for the next 10 months. I omitted baseball and college basketball, except for the tournaments, where an anti-public approach tends to work best, as those two sports are simply too time-consuming for the majority of bettors.

Entering the new year with a plan will give you an advantage over your fellow bettors, who are likely to plod their way through the year, and that’s the first step towards coming out ahead when the year is over.

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First pitch for Friday's matchup between the Blue Jays and Rays is set for 6:50 PM ET from Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL. The Blue Jays are 73-80 this season, while the Rays come in with a record of 75-78. Toronto is starting José Berrios, while Tyler Alexander is on the mound for the Rays.

Toronto is currently favored on the money line, with their odds sitting at -105 compared to the Rays at -114. The over/under line is at 7.5 runs, and the game will be televised on SNET.<h3>TAMPA BAY RAYS VS TORONTO BLUE JAYS BETTING PICK</h3>The Pick: Tampa Bay Rays Moneyline -114This game will be played at Tropicana Field at 6:50 ET on Friday, September 20th.<h3>HOW TO BET THE BLUE JAYS VS RAYS:</h3><ul><li>We have the Rays winning by a score of 5 to 4</li><li>If you're looking for a run line pick, we also like the Rays to cover</li><li>As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 9 runs and like the over</li></ul><h3>Blue Jays Records & Stats</h3>The Blue Jays's offense was hot right out of the gates in their most recent game vs. the Rangers, closing out their series with a 4-0 win. After going on to score a run in the 2nd inning, the Blue Jays added another run in the 3rd to take a 2-0 lead. Toronto's offense really broke things open with a big 4th inning, going on to score another two runs. Overall, the Blue Jays had seven hits and two home runs.

Kevin Gausman put together a good start for the Blue Jays, going five innings and not giving up a run. He also issued just one walk and struck out six Rangers batters. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was hot at the plate, going 3/4 with two homers and two RBIs.Toronto is 73-80 overall, putting them 5th in the AL East. Currently, they trail the Yankees by 16 games for the AL East lead. So far, they are 20-26 in AL East matchups. The Blue Jays kick off their series vs. the Rays on the road, and they are two games behind Tampa Bay for 4th place in the division.

At home, the Blue Jays are 38-37 this year, and they are 35-43 on the road. Toronto has dropped two straight series, losing two of three games in each of these series. As the favorite, the Blue Jays are 44-28 and 29-52 as the underdog. They have an overall series record of 17-26-5 this year.The Blue Jays have been a solid bet on the run line this season, going 77-76 overall. They have been particularly strong on the run line on the road, where they are 49-29. Toronto has been a better bet on the run line as an underdog, going 45-36 compared to 32-40 as the favorite. Their average run differential in games they win is +3.3, compared to -3.6 in games they lose.When the Toronto Blue Jays are on the road, the over/under line is set at 7.5 runs. The Blue Jays have an over/under record of 18-16 when the line is set at 7.5 runs. Their games have averaged 8.8 runs per game this season, and their over/under record for the season is 78-71. The over/under line for their games this season has averaged 8 runs per game.José Berríos has been pitching well for the Blue Jays, coming into the game with a record of 16-9 and an ERA of 3.44. So far, he has made 30 starts and has one complete game to his name. Berríos has turned in 20 quality starts this year and is averaging 7.02 strikeouts per nine innings. In his 30 appearances, he has only allowed 29 home runs. Berríos has won each of his last three starts, most recently giving up just one earned run in seven innings of work vs. the Cardinals. The right-hander has allowed just one earned run in each of his last three outings.
Over his last nine games, Davis Schneider has gone 9/31 for the Blue Jays, with three home runs and nine RBIs. This has helped him put together a three-game hitting streak. George Springer and Justin Turner are also on hitting streaks, with Springer's lasting three games and Turner's at four. For the season, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is batting .322 and leads the team with 30 home runs and 99 RBIs.

As a team, the Blue Jays are 19th in the league in scoring at 4.2 runs per game. This is also where they are at in terms of home runs, as they are 22nd in the league. Overall, they are batting .242, which is 13th in the league. As a team, they are 6th in the league in fewest strikeouts per game.<h3>Rays Records & Stats</h3>The Rays's offense was hot right out of the gates in their most recent game vs. the Red Sox, closing out their series with a 2-0 win. After scoring a run in the 3rd inning, the Rays added another run in the 7th to pick up the 2-0 win. Tampa Bay was the slight favorite at -104 on the money line going into the game.

Zack Littell put together a good start for the Rays, going seven innings and not giving up a run. He also issued just one walk and struck out seven Red Sox batters. Tampa Bay's bullpen closed things out, with Garrett Cleavinger picking up the save.Tampa Bay is 75-78 overall, putting them 4th in the AL East, and they trail the Yankees by 14 games in the division. The Rays will take on the Blue Jays at home today, and they are 39-39 at home this season.

The Rays have been just below .500 at home, and they are 36-39 on the road. Tampa Bay has an overall series record of 23-19-6 this year, and they have gone 21-25 against other AL East teams.In games where the Rays have been the underdog, they have been a great bet on the run line, going 55-32. They have gone 43-32 on the run line on the road, where they have a scoring margin of -0.5 runs per game. Their overall run line record is 79-74, with an average run margin of -0.4 runs per game.The Tampa Bay Rays are set to host the Toronto Blue Jays in a game with an over/under line of 7.5 runs. The Rays have played 87 games this season with over/under lines set higher than 7.5 runs, which accounts for 56.9% of their games. Their combined run average this season is 8.0 runs per game, and their over/under record is 66-79 overall. When the over/under line is set at 7.5 runs, the Rays have gone 23-28, and they are currently on a two-game under streak.Tyler Alexander is getting the start for the Rays today vs. the Blue Jays and comes into the game with a record of 6-5 and an ERA of 5.58. This year, he has made 21 appearances and one quality start. Looking back at his last outing, Alexander took the loss out of the bullpen, giving up four earned runs in five innings of work. Before that, he had won two straight outings. Opponents are batting .264 off Alexander this year, and his ERA at home is 6.47 compared to 4.46 on the road.So far this season, the Rays are averaging just 3.8 runs per game, which is 29th in the league. They have also been one of the worst home run hitting teams in the league and have a team batting average of just .231. Tampa Bay's team OPS of .673 is also 22nd in the league. However, they have been getting on base at a decent rate and are 10th in the league in walks.

Yandy Diaz is leading the Rays in batting average this season at .283, and he also has 14 home runs and 65 RBIs. Brandon Lowe and Christopher Morel are 2nd and 3rd on the team in RBIs, and have 19 and 21 homers, respectively. Lowe has two homers in his last seven games, but is hitting just .241 over that stretch.

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