Jeff Michaels
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MLB RUN LINE GAME OF THE WEEK – 81% MLB BEST BET RUN!
AMAZING 30-7-7 (81%) RUN ON MLB BEST BETS SIDES!
Jeff starts the second half of this MLB season finishing with runs of 7-4 (64%) and 32-19-1 (63%)!
Jeff’s MLB Best Bets (4% and higher) are 40-24-10 (63%).
Jeff’s MLB Best Bets sides are even better going 37-18-10 (67.3%)!
When Jeff has a MLB Best MLB side play backing the home team he is 30-7-7 (81%)!
Hot Streaks
5% MLB 14-3-2 (82%)/ #1 ALL 5% 14-4 (78%) AND 70-37-4 (65.4%)!
30-7-7 (81.1%) MLB RUN ON 4%/5% BEST BET HOME SIDES!
NFL TOTALS 12-2 (86%) - TOTLAS 4%/5% 11-1 (92%)!
CFB BEST BETS (4%/5%) 34-19 (64.2%)!
11-1 (92%) RUN ON NFL OVER/UNDERS RATED 3% AND HIGHER!
EPIC 17 GAME WIN STREAK JAN/FEB 2026!
Last updated Jul 17, 9:56 AM EDT
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MLB RUN LINE GAME OF THE WEEK – 81% MLB BEST BET RUN!
AMAZING 30-7-7 (81%) RUN ON MLB BEST BETS SIDES!
Jeff starts the second half of this MLB season finishing with runs of 7-4 (64%) and 32-19-1 (63%)!
Jeff’s MLB Best Bets (4% and higher) are 40-24-10 (63%).
Jeff’s MLB Best Bets sides are even better going 37-18-10 (67.3%)!
When Jeff has a MLB Best MLB side play backing the home team he is 30-7-7 (81%)!
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THE PLAY: Jared Jones Strikeouts Over 5.5 (-104) Away Listed Pitcher Must Start
(971) Pittsburgh Pirates at (972) Cleveland Guardians: Jared Jones Strikeouts
2% Jared Jones Strikeouts Over 5.5 (-104) Away Listed Pitcher Must Start
Jared Jones Performance Analysis:
Elite Recent Form: While Jones carries a season-long 4.37 ERA, his recent trajectory indicates a step forward. Over his last 4 starts, he has been exceptional, posting a 2.55 ERA and an elite 0.679 WHIP.
Surging Strikeout Production: Jones has found a rhythm missing bats lately, recording 14 K’s over his last two starts.
Reliable Workload: Jones has averaged 77 pitches over his last 3 starts, showing the durability to work deep enough into the game to capitalize on high strikeout opportunities.
Cleveland Guardians Performance Analysis:
League-Worst Strikeout Crisis: The Guardians' offense is currently mired in an unprecedented contact slump. Over their last 9 games, they have recorded 97 strikeouts, the most in Major League Baseball during that span.
Historic Swing-and-Miss Consistency: Cleveland’s inability to put the ball in play is a persistent trend; they have recorded 9+ K’s in 8 of their last 9 (88.9%) games. Averaging a massive 10.8 strikeouts per game recently, they represent the ideal target for a high-efficiency pitcher.
Offensive Vulnerability: This extreme strikeout rate suggests that the Guardians are struggling with both timing and plate discipline, providing a clear path for a pitcher with Jones' recent 0.679 WHIP to dominate the outing.
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Consultant Bio
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Yet another handicapper from the Cleveland area following Marc Lawrence, Phil Steele, Ralph Michaels, Ed Meyer, and Bryan Leonard. In fact, Jeff's hunger for handicapping began at a young age, being surrounded by parents who made sports betting a daily routine. Jeff then worked for both North Coast Sports and Phil Steele Publications, learning the intricacies of sports betting and becoming a profitable handicapper. Throughout his college years, Jeff's mathematical and analytical prowess helped him develop a betting strategy that turned sports betting into a profitable venture.
Jeff now joins the Sports Memo Marketplace after selling picks on several small sites. Jeff handicaps the traditional sports of NFL, CFB, the NBA, College Basketball, and MLB while showing real prowess in the WNBA. He has dominated the teaser market and has spent a lot of his focus on sides. While also adding in a share of props (especially NFL & MLB), as well as totals.
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