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  Goat Talk MLB Bets June 21st, 2021  Athletics vs Rangers  -130 Athletics  Under 8.5  The AL West 1st place Athletics will be playing the last place team in the Texas Rangers on Monday. The Athletics have gone 7-3 in the last ten while the Rangers continue to struggle with a 2-8 record in that time frame. The Athletics are tied with the Astros atop the AL West in what seems to be a dog fight all year long. The Athletics need to beat up on teams like the Rangers to keep pace with that offensive juggernaut they have in Houston. Oakland will send Frankie Montas to the hill. Montas has started for the Athletics 15 times in 2021 going 7-6, with a 4.21 ERA, 1.3 WHIP, 9.5 K/9, in 77 innings pitched. Montas however has gotten better every start having a 3.07 ERA with 46 strikeouts across 41 innings over his past seven starts. His last time out he looked good again against the Angels red hot lineup going seven innings holding LA to two earned runs while allowing five hi...

  Where The UFC Middleweight Division Stands Today  We had another UFC pay per view card last Saturday which gives us a chance to talk about the state of the main event’s division. We had two UFC belts on the line but we’ll start with the UFC Middleweight division. Israel Adesanya proved once again he’s the best 185 pounder in the world with a unanimous decision with a win over challenger Marvin Vettori. This was the second fight between the two competitors. Adesanya won the first fight by decision but was very close, some thought Vettori won. That was early in Adesanya’s current run, it was only his second fight in the UFC. However the rematch seemed very interesting considering Vettori climbed his way to the top just as Adesanya did. Yes, Adesanya popped sooner. His interesting personality and his world class striking threw Adesanya to the mountain top quicker than most. He beat great competition in Robert Whittaker, Anderson Silva, Kelvin Gastelum, Derek Brunson, Yoel Romer...

  Goat Talk MLB Bets June 17, 2021  Bets on FanDuel and Stakes  Cardinals vs Braves  Cardinals +158  Under 9  We start down in Atlanta as the Cardinals and Braves will play a four game set. These teams are both 4-6 in their last ten games. The Cardinals are coming off a sweep of the Marlins. Which was a great response because they were in a bad slump after being swept by the Cubs. However the Cardinals barred down and are keeping pace in the tight NL Central. The Braves are coming off losing both games in a 2 game series against the Red Sox. They lost both games 10-8. The Braves are tied for third, sitting 7.5 games back of the red hot Mets in the NL East. The away squad the Cardinals will send John Grant to the hill for the start. Hill is 4-4 in 2021, with a 3.36 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, and 42 strikeouts in 56.1 IP. Expect Grant to only go 4-6 innings in his starts but Grant can slow down the Braves offense. Atlanta has a lot of talent, there's no denying that. It...

  Goat Talk MLB Bets June 15th, 2021  All bets through FanDuel or Stakes  Marlins vs Cardinals  Cardinals -120  Under 8  It’s game two of a three game set in St. Louis between the Cardinals and the Miami Marlins. The Cardinals have won all four games against the Marlins in 2021 including a win on Monday night. St. Louis who was first in the NL Central two weeks ago now sit in fourth in the division five games out of first. They’ve gone 2-8 over the last ten in a close division and the games in June start to really matter. They need a win over a last place Marlins team. The Marlins are at the bottom of the NL East as expected but are only eight games out. They look to keep pace with the NL East leading Mets with a win against a desperate Cardinals team. However, good news for the Cardinals is the job will be easier as the Marlins are without four starters with Brian Anderson, Garrett Cooper, Corey Dickerson, and Miguel Rojas all missing time. That’s obviousl...

  Goat Talk NBA Bets June 14th, 2021 All bets through FanDuel or Stakes  76ers vs Hawks  76ers -162  Ben Simmons 15+ PTS/win +240  76ers win by 1-10 +175  Over 225 We are in Game 4 now in the Eastern Conference Semifinals between the one seeded Philadelphia 76ers and the fourth seeded Atlanta Hawks. After losing game one the 76ers we’re dealing with an injury to their star Joel Embiid after his great performance and down 1-0 with the Hawks taking away home court advantage and riding a lot of momentum. The 76ers changed the tide in Game 2 after Shake Milton exploded in the second half coming off the bench giving them 14. 12 of those points coming off three point shots. Then the 76ers dominated in Atlanta to regain home court advantage with the 127-111 win. Joel Embiid has been very impressive in the series averaging 35.3 PPG and 10.3 RPG. The Hawks can find no answers for Embiid down low that’s clear. Many were looking forward to Embiid vs Clint Capela which...