Sunday, February 22, 2015

Lavishly's Picks Sunday MASL Week #18

Saltillo +1.5 @ Brownsville -1.5 over/under 14.5  Brownsville at home cover and the game goes over.

Rochester +3.5 @ Syracuse -3.5 over/under 23.5  Syracuse at home covers and the game stays under.

Wichita -7.5 @ Tulsa +7.5 over/under 17.5  Tulsa gets the points and the game stays under.

Tacoma +14.5 @ Missouri -14.5 over/under 20.5  A tired Tacoma team, Missouri covers and the game goes over

Sacramento +8.5 @ Las Vegas -8.5 over/under 17.5  Vegas will have no mercy on a lesser team and cover the points.  The game goes over.

Saturday, February 21, 2015

Lavishly's Picks Saturday MASL Week #18

Harrisburg +17.5 @ Baltimore -17.5 over/under 29.5  What a terrible game.  I am guessing Baltimore will play their reserves so I will give Harrisburg the points and the game stays under.

Texas -0.5 @ Brownsville +0.5 over/under 14.5  Texas wins and the game goes over.

Detroit +5.5 @ Milwaukee - 5.5 over/under 13.5  The Wave are in healing mode.  Detroit gets the points and the game goes over.

Monterrey +0.5 @ Dallas -0.5 over/under 9.5  This is the game that I am the most interested in.  Dallas wins and the game goes over.

Tulsa +7.5 @ Wichita -7.5 over/under 17.5  Wichita covers at home and the game goes over.

Tacoma +5.5 @ St. Louis -5.5 over/under 15.5  St. Louis covers and the game goes over

Ontario +5.5 @ San Diego -5.5 over/under 13.5  I will give the points to Ontario and the game stays under.

Friday, February 20, 2015

Lavishly's Picks Friday MASL Week #18

St. Louis -3.5 @ Tulsa +3.5 over/under 14.5  Tulsa is bad, and the fact that they are playing at home isn't going to help them.  St. Louis is a good team with a great defense, and even though they lost to the Heat, I doubt they lay an egg on the road to another lesser team.  The Ambush cover the 3.5 on the road, the game goes over, and two players on the Ambush score a hat trick, probably Sinclair and Gurson if I had to guess who. 

Chicago +7.5 @ Baltimore -7.5 over/under 13.5  The Mustangs just got ran up and down the field by the Silver Knights, and now they have to travel into Baltimore to face the Blast.  Things aren't looking so hot for Chicago right now, but a win on the road against a top team like Baltimore would give the Mustangs a huge amount of momentum going into the post season.  One of the Mustangs' strengths on the field is their speed and pace of play, but after the game they had last night, travel, and the speed in which Baltimore can operate, I think that the second half will be toughest for the visiting team.  Also, Baltimore has the defense and keeper  to put a stop to the Chicago offensive threats like Vaca, Wilo, and Hewerton.  Baltimore covers the spread and the game goes over.

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Lavishly's Picks Thursday MASL Week #18

Harrisburg +9.5 @ Rochester -9.5 over/under 30.5  Last time I weighed in on this match-up I thought that Harrisburg could hang in and keep it close with the Lancers and I thought that the game would stay under 29 points or something like that.  I was wrong.  This time I will sing a different tune and say that the game will go over 30.5 and that at home Rochester will layeth the smackith down on a Thursday night at home by covering the 9.5 points. 

Chicago +3.5 @ Syracuse -3.5 over/under 17.5  The Silver Knights are brewing something up in Syracuse that could take the Eastern Division by surprise.  If getting hot at the right moment is the key to winning in the postseason, then watch out, Syracuse is getting hot.  Chicago will try to come into Syracuse and pour some water on the Silver Knights in an attempt to cool them off, but things don't seem right in Chicago.  The Mustangs seem to be missing something as of late, but what it is I am not quite sure.  The Mustangs need to win at least one game out of the two they will be playing this weekend to keep from sliding into the postseason on a 3 game losing skid, and a win in Baltimore is unlikely.  We will see what happens tonight, but I will guess that Syracuse covers the 3.5 and the game goes over 17.5.

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Lavishly's Picks Sunday MASL Week #17

Brownsville +7.5 @ Dallas -7.5 over/under 11.5  There is a good chance that Dallas runs it up on the Barracudas at home, so I will go with Dallas covering the spread, and the game going over.

Syracuse +0.5 @ Chicago -0.5 over/under 18.5  Both teams are playing their second in a row, so I will stick with the unders in this one.  The Mustangs are the better team in my opinion and should have no trouble beating the Silver Knights at home.

Oxford City +5.5 @ Monterrey -5.5 over/under 12.5  This is a look into a possible post season match-up and should be interesting.  Oxford will stay within 5.5 that I am sure of, but the over/under is a little tricky because both teams have good goalies.  I will go with the unders in this one, but I am not as sure about it.  

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Lavishly's Picks Saturday MASL Week #17

Harrisburg +8.5 @ Rochester -8.5 over/under 28.5  After watching the Mohican Warrior's Valentines Day monologue for this game I have a great deal more interest in this game.  I have been following what has been going on with Elliot Fauske through the Rochester broadcasts that he has done and by tuning into "Kick This" hosted by Soccer Sam.  I hope that Elliot sees a lot of time on the field and gets a goal.  If this was the only game of the week for the Lancers then I might consider picking them to cover the points, but since they just played a game yesterday in Baltimore I think that I will give the points to Harrisburg.  Just like Baltimore last week, and the Sockers this week, playing 2 games in a row has an effect on the second half of the second game.  Rochester still wins, but they don't cover, and 28.5 points is a lot of points, so I will go with the unders.

Chicago -0.5 @ Detroit +0.5  over/under 12.5  This is a tough one to call, Chicago is a great team, but Detroit is always a beast at home.  Chicago has had a lot of time off to get their house in order and address aspects of their play that needs to be improved.  Detroit is playing the last game in a 5 game home stand that has seen them only win 1 game.  Detroit will keep it close the whole game, and there will be a lot of defense in this game, I think.  I will go with Detroit with the win at home, and the game staying under.

Tulsa +14.5 @ Missouri -14.5 over/under 18.5  What a stinker of a game.  Missouri could beat the Revolution by 20 if they really wanted, but that would be extremely boring.  I think that the Comets will have mercy and compassion, pull back on the reins. play some back ups, and avoid running up the score.  Tulsa with the points and the game stays under.

Turlock -0.5 @ Sacramento +0.5 over/under 16.5  I had this game all wrong yesterday.  It seems like the Surge have thrown in the towel on the season and are letting some of the lesser players get some time on the field.  Turlock wins again and the game stays under.

Syracuse +3.5 @ Milwaukee -3.5 over/under 20.5  Don't sleep on the Silver Knights, they come to do battle.  Now is the time to strike with MKE plagued with the injures.  This could be the upset of the weekend.  I will give the points to the Silver Knights and go with the unders.

Friday, February 13, 2015

Lavishly's Picks Friday MASL Week #17

Sacramento +4.5 @ Turlock -4.5 over/under 17.5  After the fire sale that the Express had before the trade deadline, they're not the same team.  Sacramento nedds to bring a complete team of top players, that will be the difference maker.  If they're able to bring their full roster of Surge players there (how's that Craig?), then they have a good chance to win, let alone come within 4.5 goals of the Express.  So I will give the points to Sacramento and pick the game to stay under 17.5.

Oxford City -0.5 @ Saltillo +0.5 over/under 16.5  Saltillo is a better team at home, and Oxford is the most improved team in the league, we all know that, but I think that Saltillo has a good shot of pulling off a big win at home against the visiting F.C..  I will go out on a limb and say that Rancho Seco pulls it off, so I will give them the half point, and I will say the game is low scoring, so I will take the under.

Rochester +7.5 @ Baltimore -7.5 over/under 20.5  The Blast return home after a rough visit to the Pacific Division where they played two of the best teams in the division.  Baltimore is not going lose three in a row, so I don't think that the Lancers have a chance win.  The Lancers are going to play a good game and keep it close for a whole, but the Blast will pull beyond the 7.5 point mark at the end of the game.  I also think that the game will barely stay under the 20.5 mark.

San Diego +0.5 @ Las Vegas -0.5 over/under 11.5  San Diego has already clinched the division.  Las Vegas, who has pick up some important pieces in Tovar, whose presence has noticeably improved the team's passing, and Dominic Scicluna, whose enthusiasm has breathed new life into the bench.  I think that the Legends will be the better team tonight and pull off the win at home, and carry the momentum of tonight's win into Sacramento and into the post season.  Las Vegas covers and the game goes over.