(Tue. Aug. 24, 1999)
       TODAY'S LINE
       By www.americansportswire.com

                  As a starter on the road this year Willie Blair
is 0-5 with an ERA of 13.50. Take the Mariners versus Blair. In his
last 3 starts Paul Byrd is 2-0 with an ERA of 2.61. Go with Byrd and
the Phillies over the visiting Padres.

                    MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
                       American League
       Favorite             Odds         Underdog
       TAMPA BAY             6-7         Chicago
       KANSAS CITY          5'-6'        Baltimore
       Boston                E-6         MINNESOTA
       New York             Pick         TEXAS
       ANAHEIM               E-6         Toronto
       OAKLAND              Pick         Cleveland
       SEATTLE               6-7         Detroit
                       National League
       Favorite             Odds         Underdog
       CHICAGO               E-6         San Francisco
       MONTREAL              E-6         St Louis
       PITTSBURGH           5'-6'        Colorado
       Arizona              Pick         FLORIDA
       PHILADELPHIA          E-6         San Diego
       NEW YORK             6'-7'        Houston
       ATLANTA              7'-8'        Cincinnati
       MILWAUKEE             6-7         Los Angeles
                       COLLEGE FOOTBALL
       Favorite            Points        Underdog
       PENN ST                5          Arizona
       NOTRE DAME            17          Kansas
       TEXAS                  8'         NC State
                          Saturday
       FLORIDA ST            35          Louisana Tech
                          (Sunday)
                       KICKOFF CLASSIC
                   (at E. Rutherford, NJ)
       Ohio St                6          Miami-Fla
                       NFL PRE-SEASON
       Favorite            Points        Underdog
                         (Thursday)
       JACKSONVILLE           6'         Kansas City
       MINNESOTA             10          Philadelphia
                          (Friday)
       TENNESSEE             NL          Atlanta
                         (Saturday)
       MIAMI                  6'         Detroit
       PITTSBURGH             2          Washington
       Buffalo                3          CINCINNATI
       NY JETS                3'         NY GIANTS
       TAMPA BAY              4          New England
       Green Bay             NL          NEW ORLEANS
       BALTIMORE              3          Carolina
       CLEVELAND              2'         Chicago
       ST LOUIS               2'         San Diego
       SEATTLE               NL          Arizona
                          (Sunday)
       DALLAS                NL          Denver
                          (Monday)
       San Francisco          2'         OAKLAND

       Home team in CAPS
       Odds (' = 1/2)

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