ATS Lock Club
3 Units Tampa Bay Rays
3 Units Chicago White Sox
KIKI SPORTS
1 Unit LA Dodgers -165
1 Unit LA Angels +135
1 Unit Boston +130
Dave Cokin
Solid Gold - Tampa Bay
Atl/Phil Under
Tom Freese
15* Pitching Mismatch - Chicago White Sox
White Sox starter Gavin Floyd has been on the winning side in his last 3 starts. Chicago is 12-1 their last 13 games vs. a pitcher with a WHIP of over 1.30. The White Sox are 7-1 their last 8 home games. Chicago is 15-6 their last 21 home games off a road trip of 7 or more days. Angels starter Scott Kazmir has a losing record this year going 7-8. The Angels are 4-9 their last 13 road games when the total is 9.0 to 10.5. The Halos are 1-4 after allowing 2 runs or less in their last game. Kazmir is 2-6 when the total is 9.0 to 10.5.
Ben Burns
Mets
Phillies
JR O'Donnell
3* NY Mets -135
Let's play the Fired up Mets -135 as 10-2 over all & 2.98 ERA is a ROCK AT HOME!! M Pelfrey bounces back on track in New York as he is 7-0 @ home. He is 3-1 vs the Reds. The Harang show from the Reds is 0-2 and almost a 5+ ERA. the luster is wearing off on Harang. The Vegas love and JR O is on the Mets tonight.
SUPER SPORTS GROUP
Baltimore v. Detroit
8* PICK: Tigers (-1.5) +105
7* PICK: OVER 9.5
Chicago v. Arizona
6* PICK: Cubs +100
Atlanta v. Philadelphia
7* PICK: Braves +150
Boston v. Tampa Bay
8* PICK: Red Sox +120
9* PICK: OVER 9 -105 Best bet of the day #1
Cleveland v. Texas
9* PICK: OVER 10.5 Game Best bet of the day #2
Billy Coleman
3* Tampa Bay
3* Arizona
3* Dodgers -1.5
KELSO
25 Units Braves/Phillies Under 7.5
15 Units Tampa Bay Rays -155
10 Units Cincinnati Reds +115
3 Units Milwaukee Brewers -115
Sports Investment Group
Seattle -1.5 +105
Stephen Nover
100 Dime Arizona Diamondbacks
DEAD. That word accurately depicts the Chicago Cubs right now.
The Cubs aren't hitting, morale is terrible and they are in a horrible travel spot for this game, traveling to the West Coast for a day game following a disappointing 2-5 homestand.
Getting away from the now unfriendly confines of Wrigley Field isn't going to help the Cubs either. They have lost nine of their last 14 on the road.
Chicago' offense has been just brutal. The Cubs have scored three runs or fewer in their last seven games. They are battang .205 during this span. Making this even worse, is that the wind was blowing out at Wrigley Field twice during the past three days. The Reds took advantage of that to score 26 runs against the Cubs in those two games.
The Cubs are hoping southpaw Tom Gorzelanny can turn things around in this matchup. I wouldn't count on that. The Diamondbacks have had an extremely disappointing season, too, but they are semi-respectaable at home at 19-20 compared to 13-30 on the road. The Diamondbacks are 7-1 the past eight times they have been home favorites.
Arizona's best hitters are right-handed. The Diamondbacks have hit the fifth-most home runs in the majors.
Expect Gorzelanny to struggle against this right-handed power stacked lineup. The Cubs have lost in nine of Gorzelanny's last 11 starts.
This will be Arizona's fourth game under interim manager Kirk Gibson. So the unrest in Arizona is settling down. The Diamondbacks have the advanttge of being rested, having been at home since the start of the month.
The Cubs traditionally have struggled in the desert. They are 9-29 in their last 38 games at Arizona.
Arizona is pitching right-hander Ian Kennedy, who has a 2.41 ERA in six starts at Chase Field. Kennedy has been the Diamondbacks' most consistent pitcher this season. The Cubs have lost in 19 of their last 26 games when facing a right-handed starter.
The Diamondbacks have a terrible bullpen, but Kennedy usually can be counted on to go deep into games. He'll also be pitching on extra rest, having last pitched on June 26.
TRACE ADAMS
1000 Dime NY Yankees -1.5
500 Dime Atlanta Braves
FIVE STAR SPORTS
3* LA Angels + 134
3* Boston Red Sox + 134
TRACE ADAMS
1000 Dime NY Yankees -1.5
500 Dime Atlanta Braves
My 1000♦ Run Line Rout for Monday night is a RUN LINE play on the NY Yankees with Vazquez over the Oakland A's with Sheets.
500♦ Bonus Best Bet going out on the underdog Atlanta Braves with Lowe over Philadelphia with Halladay.
Note: Both listed pitchers must start, or NO action on the games!
The Yankees has already won 2 of the 3 season series meetings against the Athletics, and both of the wins have come by 2 runs or more. Overall New York stands at 13-3 the last 16 times they have faced Oakland, and 11 of their last 14 wins in the series have also come by 2 runs or better.
I say the Yanks hit the west coast running tonight, and get to Ben Sheets in a big way. New York was able to plate 18 runs in their last 2 games over the weekend against Toronto, and should be able to get a few more off of Oakland starter Ben Sheets who is just 3-7 with a 4.98 ERA this year.
Sheets has allowed 11 runs over his last 19 innings of work as well.
Javier Vazquez has not been sharp his last pair of times on the mound, but he does own a 2-1 mark against Oakland since 2008 with 7 runs allowed in 22 innings of work. I think Vazquez is good for 7 or 8 quality innings tonight, as the Yankees stretch the margtn in this one for the comfortable RUN LINE win.
My 500♦ bonus underdog is to take the Braves over the Phillies.
Big series for Philly, as they are staring up at Atlanta in the NL East standing, but I am just not convinced the Phillies are consistent enough at the plate these days to back them, even with Roy Halladay going.
Halladay just allowed 4 runs in a loss to Cincinnati, and the Phillies have dropped 4 of their last 5 overall entering tonight's play.
Derek Lowe's last road start saw the righty go 7 scoreless in a no decision at the White Sox, and Lowe's last start against Philly saw him work 8 innings of 1 run ball in the win on June 2nd.
It should be noted that Halladay did shut out the Braves in April, but he may need to do that again to win tonight, as the Philadelphia bats have been pretty quiet of late. I don't think Halladay is shutting the 1st place Braves out tonight, and I will go with Atlanta in the dog role tonight to stun the Phillies.
MATT FARGO
9* Cleveland Indians