SPORTS ADVISORS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia (59-42) at San Francisco (56-47)
Joe Blanton (7-4, 4.11 ERA) looks to continue his stellar pitching as he leads the Phillies against Tim Lincecum (11-3, 2.30) and the Giants as these squads continue their four-game series at AT&T Park.
Cliff Lee threw a gem in his first start with his new team Friday, guiding the Phillies to a 5-1 victory over San Francisco. The win snapped Philadelphia’s modest two-game losing skid – its first such slide since dropping three in a row from June 30-July 2. Since that skid, the Phillies are 20-5 overall, including 6-2 on the road. The defending champs still own baseball’s best road record (32-17), and they’re on additional positive runs of 22-10 against the N.L. West, 13-3 versus right-handed starters and 4-0 on Saturday, but they have lost five of their last seven as an underdog.
San Francisco four-game winning streak came to halt with last night’s loss. However, the Giants are still on upticks of 36-16 at home and 47-21 as a favorite.
The host has won seven of the last 11 meetings in this rivalry, and Philadelphia has lost five of its last eight games at AT&T Park.
Blanton was spectacular in July, going 3-0 with a 1.21 ERA in four starts, with the Phillies winning all four games at home, including Sunday’s 9-2 rout of the Cardinals with the burly right-hander giving up the two runs in eight innings. Blanton, who surrendered just four runs in his four July starts while pitching at least seven innings in each contest, has yielded three runs or fewer in six straight starts and 10 of his last 11.
Blanton is 3-2 with a 4.21 ERA on the road and 1-2 with a 5.74 ERA in five career starts against the Giants (all in interleague play when he was with Oakland). Also, while the Phillies have won four straight games behind Blanton, they’re 0-3 in his last three on the highway and 0-4 in his last four as an underdog.
Lincecum bounced back from a 4-2 loss at Atlanta with Monday’s dominating 4-2 complete-game home win over Pittsburgh, allowing two unearned runs on four hits while striking out a career-high 15. The reigning Cy Young winner has given up three earned runs or fewer in 18 of his 21 starts. With Lincecum on the bump, San Francisco is on tears of 5-2 overall, 5-1 at home and 5-2 on Saturday.
Lincecum is now 6-1 with a 2.13 ERA in 10 home starts and 1-0 with a 4.68 ERA in four career starts against Philadelphia. However, in two outings last year versus the Phillies, Lincecum yielded six runs (only two earned) in 14 innings (1.29 ERA).
The under is 4-1-1 in Blanton’s last six starts overall, 4-0 in his last four on Saturday, 7-3 in Lincecum’s last 10 starts overall and 6-2 in his last eight against the N.L. East.
Philadelphia carries team “under” streaks of 5-1 on the road and 10-3 against the N.L. West, while the Giants are on “under” runs of 5-1 overall, 6-2 at home, 10-4-1 versus the N.L. East, 6-1 against right-handed starters and 13-3 in the third game of a series. Conversely, four of the last six meetings in this rivalry have gone over the total, as have five of the last seven clashes in San Francisco, and the “over” is 4-0 in Lincecum’s four career starts against the Phils.
ATS ADVANTAGE: SAN FRANCISCO and UNDER
AMERICAN LEAGUE
N.Y. Yankees (62-41) at Chicago White Sox (53-51)
The Yankees send red-hot right-hander A.J. Burnett (10-4, 3.53 ERA) to the mound opposite White Sox southpaw John Danks (8-7, 3.89) in the continuation of a four-game series at U.S. Cellular Field.
Chicago followed up Thursday’s 3-2, walk-off victory with a 10-5 blowout win on Friday, quickly overcoming a 3-0 first-inning deficit. Despite winning the first two games of this series, the White Sox have still dropped six of their last nine overall, six of their last nine as an underdog and four of six versus righty starters, but the Pale Hose are on positive runs of 5-1 at home, 5-1 as a home pup, 5-1 against the A.L. East and 8-2 on Saturday.
The Yankees have lost consecutive games for the first time in three weeks, but remain on lengthy upticks of 47-24 overall, 35-17 against the A.L. Central, 18-8 against lefty starters and 41-20 as a favorite. However, they’ve lost six of their last eight on the road and six straight as a road chalk.
New York is still 10-5 in the last 15 meetings in this rivalry (5-3 in Chicago).
Burnett has been dominant over his last six starts, going 5-0 with a 2.00 ERA, and the Yankees won all six games by a combined score of 35-16, including Monday’s 11-4 win at Tampa Bay with Burnett giving up just one unearned run and two hits in seven innings. Additionally, Burnett is 6-1 with a 1.68 ERA in his last eight starts, including 3-1 with a 1.01 ERA in four games on the road. For the season, the veteran hurler is 6-3 with a 3.38 ERA as a visitor.
Not only have the Yankees won six straight games with Burnett on the mound, but they’re 12-2 in his last 14 starts as a favorite and 4-0 in his last four against the A.L. Central. In five career starts against the ChiSox, he’s 2-2 with a 2.78 ERA.
Danks suffered a 4-3 loss at Minnesota on Monday, allowing all four runs (two earned) in seven innings. It was the seventh time in his last eight starts that Danks gave up three earned runs or fewer. He’s just 3-4 on his home turf despite a solid 3.52 ERA, and he’s 2-0 with a 1.78 ERA in four daytime outings.
With Danks pitching, Chicago sports trends of 4-0 on Saturday and 4-1 against the A.L. East, but 2-5 as a home underdog. The lefty has faced the Yankees just twice – both in 2007 – going 0-1 with a 6.10 ERA.
The under is 6-1 in Burnett’s last seven starts overall, 5-1-1 in his last seven on the road, 4-0 in his last four against the A.L. Central, 7-2 in Danks’ last nine outings overall, 4-1 in his last five at home and 6-2 in his last eight on Saturday.
For New York, the “under” is on runs of 10-4-1 overall, 5-2 on Saturday, 9-3-1 as a favorite and 4-1 against the A.L. Central. Similarly, Chicago carries “under” streaks of 35-18-2 overall, 38-17 at The Cell, 23-9-2 as an underdog, 7-1 against right-handed starters and 5-1 versus the A.L. East. Lastly, the under is 4-2 in the last six clashes between these teams, but five of the last six battles in the Windy City have gone over the total.
ATS ADVANTAGE: N.Y. YANKEES and UNDER
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Houston Astros vs. St Louis Cardinals
Play: St Louis Cardinals
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The Cards have thrown down the gauntlet and have shown they are serious about not only making a run at the Division Pennant but also about trying to get back to the World Series. This was clearly illustrated when St. Louis brought outfielder Matt Holliday back to the National League via trade after he spent less than a year in Oakland. And it didn't take long for Holliday to make a positive impression on his new team as he produced six hits and nine total bases in his first two games with the Cards and he's obviously excited to be back with a contender, and playing with guys like Albert Pujols and tonight's starter, righthander Chris Carpenter. You can pretty much wrap up the NL Comeback Player of the Year Award for 2009 and hand it to the 12-year veteran right now as Carpenter has been nothing short of spectacular this season with a 9-3 record and 2.19 ERA through his first 16 starts (after missing 99% of the last two seasons due to injury). And what is especially scary for the Astros and Wandy Rodriguez tonight is that Carpenter is even better at home in Busch Stadium than he is on the road as he has five wins in six starts with a 1.76 ERA when pitching in front of the Cardinal faithful. Take the Cards.
Craig Trapp
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Chicago Cubs vs. Florida Marlins
Play: Chicago Cubs
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Two of the hottest teams in the NL go for game 2 tonight. CHC go to there ace BIG Z who has been great in his last month of starts. He is 3-0 with a 2.92 ERA in his last four outings. Even better he is 5-1 with a 3.09 ERA in 10 starts versus the Marlins. The Cubs had struggled to score runs before the break but since then they have started to heat up. Starting for FLA today is reliever Badenshop who will be severely over matched today. Look for FLA to have to go to the pen within the first 4 innings. This one will not be close. SCORE CHC 7 - FLA 2
Red Dog Sports
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Winnipeg vs. Toronto
Play Under 44.5
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These two played a 19-5 game earlier this year and the last 7 meetings have gone under the total. Winnipeg has 12 unders and 2 overs in their last 14 on the road and Toronto has 25 unders and 11 overs in their last 36 Saturday games. Look for an under on Saturday afternoon.
Tom Freese
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Arizona at Ny Mets
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Arizona starter Max Scherzer has a better than 4-1 strikeout to walk ratio in his last 3 starts. Arizona is 7-1 vs. teams with a losing record. The Diamondbacks are 4-0 their last 4 Saturday games and they are 4-0 their last 4 games as road favorites. New York is 3-7 their last 10 games as home underdogs and they are 6-13 vs. a starter with a WHIP of over 1.30. The Mets are 5-12 in Game 2 of a series and they are 3-8 in the last 11 starts made by Oliver Perez. PLAY ON ARIZONA -
Marc Lawrence
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Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves
Prediction: Los Angeles Dodgers
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The Dodgers and Braves resume their weekend series Saturday afternoon when Randy Wolf meets Derek Lowe at Turner Field in Atlanta. Wolf enters with wins in 10 of his last 15 team starts and is 14-3 in his last 17 efforts in August. On the flip side, Los Angeles has come up a winner in 17 of its last 22 games on Saturdays while Atlanta is just 1-8 of late on Saturdays. With that we'll look for Randy to come up dandy as a live dog here today.
Jimmy Boyd
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1 Unit on Chicago Cubs -150
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The Cubs have the edge behind Carlos Zambrano tonight. Big Z has been lights out of late. The Cubs are 3-0 in his last 3 starts, during which he has posted an ERA of just 2.41. Big Z has also been one of the most dominant road starters in the league in recent years, going 14-2 against the money line as a road favorite of -125 or more over the last 2 seasons with the Cubs winning by an average score of 5.4 to 2.8 in these games. Plus, the Cubs are 7-0 in Zambrano's last 7 starts vs. the Marlins. The Marlins are 5-18 in their last 23 games as an underdog of +110 to +150, 1-8 in their last 9 games as a home underdog of +110 to +150, and 1-5 in Badenhop's last 6 starts as an underdog. Bet the Cubs for a unit.
Rob Vinciletti
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Chicago Cubs vs. Florida Marlins
Play: Chicago Cubs
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The Cubs fit a solid system tonight that plays on road favorites of -140 or higher off a road favored loss if they scored 2 runs or less and our opponent is off a home dog win, scored 5 or more runs and had no more than 1 error.This system is 11-2 and plays on the Cubs tonight.Chicago is 10-2 as a road favorite from -150 to -175 over the past 3 years and they are averaging over 6 runs per game while hitting over .300 over the past 7 games.Tonight they send their ace Carlos Zambrano to the mound.Zambrano has a fine 3.18 road era this year and is 5-2 with a 3.48 era vs the Marlins.Florida has Burke Badenhop making just his second start this year.Based on the system and the pitching matchup Ill lean with the Cubs here tonight.For the free play take the Cubs.
Jeff Benton
Houston at ST. LOUIS
Still on a 16-8 free-play run despite last night’s tough one-run loss by the Orioles to the Red Sox. For Saturday’s freebie, I’m going to switch things up and look at a baseball total, playing the Cardinals-Astros contest UNDER the posted price.
Obviously this is a very low number – matching the lowest on the board today – but it’s for good reason: The starting pitchers are Chris Carpenter (9-3, 2.19 ERA) and Wandy Rodriguez (10-6, 2.65 ERA). In addition to his sensational overall numbers, Carpenter is 5-1 with a paltry 1.76 ERA at home, he’s 4-1 with a 1.69 ERA in day games and over his last five outings, the former Cy Young winner has given up a total of seven runs in 36 innings (1.75 ERA), including just one run in 15 innings at home.
Believe it or not, though, as incredible as Carpenter has been lately, Rodriguez has been even better. In fact, he’s been virtually untouchable over his last five starts, giving up just three runs total, also in 36 innings. That equates to a microscopic 0.75 ERA). That includes three road starts in which the lefty has allowed two runs in 20 innings (0.90 ERA). During this six-start stretch, Rodriguez has a 34-7 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and two of the three runs he gave up came on solo homers.
Rodriguez has faced St. Louis twice this year, giving up four runs on nine hits in 13 innings (2.77 ERA), including a 3-0 loss at Busch Stadium, and he’s got a 1.58 ERA in his last seven starts against the Redbirds. Meanwhile, Carpenter faced the Astros less than two weeks ago in Houston and allowed just two runs in eight innings, and he’s got a 2.87 lifetime ERA against the Astros.
Throw in the fact that the under is 16-6-1 in the last 23 meetings between these rivals, 9-2 in the last 11 clashes in St. Louis, 4-1-1 in Rodriguez’s last six starts against the Cardinals, 5-1 in Carpenter’s six home starts this year and 13-1 in Carpenter’s last 14 Saturday outings, and I’ll confidently play this one low. Look for a 3-1 final score.
5♦ Astros-Cardinals UNDER
Bobby Maxwell
L.A. Dodgers +125 at ATLANTA
Today's FREE play comes from Atlanta as I dish out a play on the Dodgers to take care of the Braves for a second day in a row.
Look for the Dodgers and Randy Wolf (5-5, 3.43 ERA) to get the job done today in Atlanta against the Braves.
Wolf is has an impressive 2.91 ERA on the road and even though the Dodgers lost on Monday in St. Louis, he gave up just two runs in six innings of work. He's limited the opposition to three runs or less in eight of his last nine outings and has given up two runs or less in four of his last five on the road.
Former Los Angeles starter Derek Lowe (10-7, 4.20) is on the mound for the Braves, who have won his last four starts. But he hasn't faced the Dodgers since 2004 when he was with the Red Sox.
The Dodgers have taken three of the last four against Atlanta, including Friday's 5-0 shutout victory.
Los Angeles is on runs of 17-5 on Saturdays, 20-8 when Wolf gets a full four days of rest, 5-2 when he faces N.L. East teams and 8-2 when he faces teams with a winning record. Meanwhile, the Braves are just 1-8 in their last nine on Saturday and 4-11 when they play a team with a winning percentage above .600.
Look for Wolf to deliver a stellar effort in Atlanta today. Play Los Angeles.
2♦ L.A. DODGERS
Dominic Fazzini
LA Angels +130 at MINNESOTA
Angels starter Joe Saunders (8-6, 5.02 ERA) has struggled over his past six starts, going 0-2 with a 9.39 ERA.
The former All-Star left-hander allowed four runs and a season-high 10 hits Monday in five innings against Cleveland.
Saunders, however, is 2-1 with a 3.54 ERA in three career starts against the Twins, including 2-0 with a 1.20 ERA at the Metrodome.
Twins starter Anthony Swarzak (3-3, 3.74) pitched well Sunday against the Angels in Anaheim, allowing one run on four hits in 6 2/3 innings. The rookie hasn't pitched that well at home, though, going 1-3 with a 5.48 ERA in four outings.
Los Angeles, which has the best record in the American League, has been pounding the ball over its last 13 games, hitting .311 while averaging 7.4 runs per game. With a second look at Swarzak in a week, I think the Angels, who have won 11 of their last 13, will do some damage this time against the rookie. Take the Angels in this one.
3♦ LA ANGELS
Drew Gordon
LA Angels at MINNESOTA -150
Now on a 34-22 roll with the plays I'm giving away! For today's complimentary play, we're looking at the LA Angels/Minnesota match up...
After storming back last night to win 11-5 in extra innings, collecting an total of 19 hits along the way, I can understand why bettors are blindly jumping aboard the Angels in this contest. However, I couldn't disagree more, as I see a major pitching mismatch, along with a bit of a letdown spot here for the Halos. Read on...
Yes, there's no question the Angels are hot, going 11-2 over their L13 games, but they face plenty of obstacles in this match up. First, they're going to have to overcome what looks to be another difficult start for southpaw Joe Saunders, who's 0-2 with a disgusting 9.39 ERA in his L6 starts! His 10 hits allowed at home against Cleveland is a BAD sign against a Twins team that hits lefties extremely well at the Metrodome, averaging 5.9 runs per game, batting .287 in the process! Also, its no secret the Twinkies are an outstanding 12-3 vs lefties at home under the lights this season!
Then there's the youngster Anthony Swarzak, who's 1-1 with a solid 3.50 ERA over his L3 starts! Included in those three starts is an impressive win at Angel Stadium July 26th, where he allowed just 1 run on 4 hits over 6 2/3 strong innings! It won't be easy to slow this Halos offense in consecutive starts, but you can rest-assured he'll get plenty of support as the Twins tear into the lefty Saunders tonight.
Bottom line, its never easy to go against a team as hot as the Angels are right now, but situationally this is a tough spot: A. Coming off a huge come-from-behind win last night (letdown). And B. An unfavorable pitching match up (lefty at Metrodome under the lights). In the end, it's a bit pricey, but the Twins are the play here.
Take Minnesota behind Swarzak over the LA Angels and Saunders in this MLB match up.
3♦ MINNESOTA
Matt Rivers
For Saturday take the Phillies by the Bay.
Tim Lincecum is the reigning NL Cy Young award winner and a guy who most certainly frightens the BeJesus out of me. The Giants righthander is great and can shut down any team at anytime. Lincecum is an absolute blue chip stud and a bona fide ace but the Phillies are the World Champions for a reason and a club that seriously may be better right now than they were when winning the title.
If any club can get to the so-called "Freak" it is Charlie Manual's. They have phenomenal hitters from the left side in Utley, Howard and Ibanez and others quality quality hitters like Werth and Victorino. All five are professional guys who have been there and done that and will step right in there against the young flamethrower and feel confident they can get the job done.
Joe Blanton is opposing Lincecum and the Philadelphia righthander has been phenomenal of late. Overall I wouldn't categorize Blanton as anything better than good but when you allow only four earned runs in your last 29.2 Innings you are doing something very right. Also dating back a little futher Blanton has hurled a quality start in six straight starts and 10 of the last 11. Honestly over the past few months you can't find too many guys that have even come close to that kind of production.
I am not going to be silly and say that Blanton is on the same level as Lincecum but with the major offensive advantage and with Blanton's red hot roll I will gladly grab some cash with the World Champs!
2♦ Phillies
DUNKEL
Arizona at NY Mets
The Diamondbacks look to build on their 8-1 record in their last 9 games against teams with a losing record. Arizona is the pick (-140) according to Dunkel, which has the Diamondbacks favored by 1/2 a run. Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-140).
Game 901-902: Houston at St. Louis
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Rodriguez) 14.309; St. Louis (Carpenter) 15.551
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-205); 7
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-205); Under
Game 903-904: LA Dodgers at Atlanta
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Wolf) 15.782; Atlanta (Lowe) 14.681
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-135); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (+125); Under
Game 905-906: Washington at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Stammen) 13.601; Pittsburgh (Vasquez) 13.874
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Washington (-130); 9
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+120); Over
Game 907-908: Colorado at Cincinnati
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Jimenez) 15.333; Cincinnati (Bailey) 12.660
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 2 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Colorado (-155); 9
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-155); Under
Game 909-910: Arizona at NY Mets
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Scherzer) 16.406; NY Mets (Perez) 16.060
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Arizona (-140); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-140); Over
Game 911-912: Chicago Cubs at Florida
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Zambrano) 15.865; Florida (Badenhop) 16.461
Dunkel Line: Florida by 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-155); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Florida (+145); Under
Game 913-914: Philadelphia at San Francisco
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Blanton) 15.037; San Francisco (Lincecum) 16.136
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 6
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-140); 7
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-140); Under
Game 915-916: Milwaukee at San Diego
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Burns) 13.698; San Diego (Richard) 14.678
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A
Game 917-918: NY Yankees at Chicago White Sox
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Burnett) 16.438; White Sox (Danks) 15.312
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1; 9
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-145); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-145); Over
Game 919-920: Kansas City at Tampa Bay
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Chen) 13.597; Tampa Bay (Niemann) 14.768
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-260); 10
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-260); Under
Game 921-922: Detroit at Cleveland
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Porcello) 15.252; Cleveland (Sowers) 15.867
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1/2; 11 1/2
Vegas Line: Detroit (-110); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-110); Over
Game 923-924: Boston at Baltimore
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Beckett) 15.618; Baltimore (Hernandez) 15.129
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Boston (-165); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-165); Over
Game 925-926: LA Angels at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Saunders) 17.052; Minnesota (Swarzak) 16.095
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1; 11 1/2
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-145); 10
Dunkel Pick: LA Angles (+135); Over
Game 927-928: Seattle at Texas
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Hernandez) 14.960; Texas (Hunter) 14.540
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1/2; 11 1/2
Vegas Line: Seattle (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-120); Over
Game 929-930: Toronto at Oakland
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Cecil) 15.656; Oakland (Cahill) 14.466
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Toronto (-130); 9
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-130); Over
WNBA
San Antonio at Seattle
The Storm look to bounce back from their defeat at San Antonio on Tuesday and build on their 10-4 ATS record in their last 14 games following a SU loss. Seattle is the pick (-6 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Storm favored by 9. Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-6 1/2).
Game 601-602: New York at Atlanta
Dunkel Ratings: New York 107.571; Atlanta 118.099
Dunkel Line & Total: Atlanta by 10 1/2; 158 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Atlanta by 5; 154
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-5); Over
Game 603-604: Phoenix at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 111.873; Minnesota 114.819
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 3; 187 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota by 1; 185 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-1); Over
Game 605-606: Connecticut at Chicago
Dunkel Ratings: Connecticut 110.109; Chicago 111.471
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 1 1/2; 150 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago by 3; 146 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Connecticut (+3); Over
Game 607-608: Los Angeles at Sacramento
Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 111.531; Sacramento 109.523
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 2; 142 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Sacramento by 3; 146
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (+3); Under
Game 609-610: San Antonio at Seattle
Dunkel Ratings: San Antonio 106.598; Seattle 115.518
Dunkel Line & Total: Seattle by 9; 131 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Seattle by 6 1/2; 140
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-6 1/2); Under
CFL
Winnipeg at Toronto
The Bluebombers look to bounce back from their defeat to Toronto last week and build on their 5-1 ATS record in their last 6 games following a SU loss. Winnipeg is the pick (+5 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Argonauts favored by just 3. Dunkel Pick: Winnipeg (+5 1/2).
Game 405-406: Winnipeg at Toronto
Dunkel Ratings: Winnipeg 101.731; Toronto 104.689
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 3; 41
Vegas Line: Toronto by 5 1/2; 45 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Winnipeg (+5 1/2); Under
Game 407-408: Saskatchewan at Calgary
Dunkel Ratings: Saskatchewan 109.168; Calgary 116.134
Dunkel Line: Calgary by 7; 57
Vegas Line: Calgary by 9 1/2; 61
Dunkel Pick: Saskatchewan (+9 1/2); Under
JIM FEIST
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WASHINGTON NATIONALS / PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Take WASHINGTON NATIONALS
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The Pirates may play their best baseball at home, but it's tough to win anywhere the way Virgil Vasquez (1-5, 6.21 ERA is throwing. His last three starts he's averaged 4 innings and is 0-3 with a 9.00 ERA. Go ahead and laugh at Washington (we all do), but the Nationals' offense isn't bad, and is a strong 7th in OBP in all of baseball. Starter Craig Stammen has been decent, with few walks and the team is 3-1 his last 4 starts. Play the Nationals.