Micahel Cannon
25 DIME RANGERS
10 DIME PHILLES
Chuck O'Brien
30 DIME TWINS -1.5
10 DIME RAYS - 1.5
10 DIME ANGELS
Anthony Redd
10 DIME METS
5 DIME BLUE JAYS
5 DIME TIGERS
Bobby Maxwell
500 UNITS ROCKIES
KELSO
25 Units Washington
15 Units Tampa Bay Under
5 Units Cincinnati
3 Units San Fran
BIG AL
3* Braves/Pirates Under 8.5
3* Twins -160
KARL GARRETT
20 Dime Cincinnati Reds
10 Dime Boston Red Sox
Wunderdog
Tampa Bay Rays @ Houston Astros
5 Units Under 7.5
The Astros’ offense has been missing all season long as they have no depth in the lineup, and have become a classic UNDER team. That becomes extremely valuable when they face top pitching. The Astros have now played UNDER to a 21-4-2 mark when facing a pitcher with a WHIP under 1.15. Tampa Bay has become a signature UNDER team with Garza on the hill after his team put up 5+ in their last game. Garza, in his last 39 starts in this situation, has pitched to the UNDER to a 27-11-1 mark. This one stays UNDER the total.
Bob Balfe
St. Louis Cardinals -138
Both teams are starting quality pitchers tonight, but Brad Penny has been superb in his home starts this year and goes against an Angels team that is on the decline and not very good at all away from home. Look for the Cardinals to get a lead early and the bullpen to close out the Angels. Take St. Louis.
Mike Lineback
4* Cubs/Rangers Over 9
4* Arizona D-Backs
Teddy Covers
Red Sox/Phillies Over 9
The Duke's Sports
BoSox (+138) for 1.5 Units
The Phillies have struggled at home in interleague play at 1-8 and face a team that has beaten them in 13 of 16 at Philadelphia. Boston, which is 63-23 in interleague play, will put John Lackey on the hill. Lackey, who is a strong 12-4 with a 2.63 ERA vs National League opponents, should be back on his game here. On the other hand, the Phillies are just 3-8 at home with Hamels starting against a winning team. Boston is 8-2 in their last 10 vs lefty starters. With the Boston bats heating up, we'll grab the Sox here.
Scott Delaney
40 Dime Nationals -1.5
Tonight, I don't really care who is pitching for either team, though I'm intriguhed with the scheduled starters. I simply believe the Nationals are going to blast the strulgling Orioles.
Now, on to your analysis ...
While I realize Washington comes into this one having lost six of seven, make note that 1-6 slide has dropped the Nats to .500 entering Interleague play. So while they've hit a rough patch, they've still been awfully impreesive as a whole this season, and from what I saw with some strong hitting in their two-game set with the Mets, I sense a breakout game tonight.
Welcoming cleanup hitter Adam Dunn back in the lineup, the Nationals split their series with New York by scoring 12 runs in the pair of games. That's a lofty accomplishment after the Nationals were held to 10 runs during a five-game skid prior to facing the Mets.
So you can see the excitement the Nationals will have coming into the weekend set with their neighbhors to the north, the Baltimore Orioles, who own the majors’ worst record at 13-29.
Dunn has three home runs and nine RBI in his last four games versus the Orioles, whose pitching staff yielded 20 hits in a 13-7 loss to Texas last night. The O's have lost five of six overall and come into this clash having dropped 25 of their last 35 when on the Interleague road and taking on a southpaw.
That southpaw is Scott Olsen, who is 2-0 with a 1.11 ERA in his last five starts, in which he's struck out 25 over 32-1/3 innings without allowing a home run. He comes in after giving up one run in 6-2/3 innings of a 2-1 loss to Colorado on Sunday, so I think he'll pumped to earn the win against this futile team.
He'll should get plenty of run support early and often if Baltimore does indeed send David Hernandez to the bump. The right-hander, who skipped his schlduled turn in the rotation Sunday due to shoulder discomfort, is 0-5 on the year with a 5.84 ERA. He has now lost his last 11 decisions, the longest active slump in the majors.
Play the Nationals big tonight, as they win this on the Run Line ... and then some
POWER PLAY WINS
Cincinnati Reds -110
Marc Lawrence
3 Units Minnesota Twins
Dwayne Bryant
Florida Marlins
Street Rosenthal of HandicappingTrends
*200 Philadelphia Phillies -148
*200 Minnesota Twins -168
*200 New York Mets +148
*200 Tampa Bay Rays -170
*200 Texas Rangers -160
Executive
250% W Sox