DUNKEL INDEX
MLB
LA Angels at Oakland
The Angels look to follow up yesterday's 1-0 win over Minnesota and build on their 9-2 record in C.J. Wilson's last 11 starts after scoring 2 runs or less in the previous game. LA is the pick (-105) according to Dunkel, which has the Angels favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-105)
Game 951-952: Atlanta at NY Mets (12:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Wood) 14.713; NY Mets (Wheeler) 15.652
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-125); 8
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+125); Over
Game 953-954: Pittsburgh at Washington (12:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Burnett) 14.120; Washington (Gonzalez) 15.769
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Washington (-135); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-135); Under
Game 955-956: San Diego at Milwaukee (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Volquez) 15.548; Milwaukee (Gallardo) 14.499
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-150); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+130); Over
Game 957-958: Miami at Colorado (3:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Miami (Eovaldi) 14.231; Colorado (Nicasio) 15.812
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Colorado (-170); 10
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-170); Under
Game 959-960: Philadelphia at St. Louis (7:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Kendrick) 15.784; St. Louis (Lynn) 15.155
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-170); 8
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+150); Over
Game 961-962: Chicago Cubs at Arizona (9:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Villanueva) 14.391; Arizona (Miley) 15.870
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Arizona (-175); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-175); Under
Game 963-964: Cincinnati at LA Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Latos) 17.325; LA Dodgers (Greinke) 16.306
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1; 8
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-135); 7
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (+115); Over
Game 965-966: NY Yankees at Texas (2:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Kuroda) 14.171; Texas (Holland) 15.554
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Texas (-155); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-155); Under
Game 967-968: Detroit at Chicago White Sox (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Verlander) 14.755; White Sox (Peavy) 15.690
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Detroit (-145); 8
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+125); Over
Game 969-970: Houston at Toronto (7:07 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Bedard) 14.269; Toronto (Buehrle) 15.752
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Toronto (-200); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-200); Under
Game 971-972: Tampa Bay at Boston (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Hellickson) 16.103; Boston (Lackey) 15.132
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Boston (-135); 9
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+115); Under
Game 973-974: Baltimore at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Gonzalez) 16.365; Kansas City (Guthrie) 14.756
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-135); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (-135); Over
Game 975-976: LA Angels at Oakland (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Wilson) 15.384; Oakland (Straily) 14.298
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Oakland (-115); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-105); Under
Game 977-978: Minnesota at Seattle (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Correia) 15.349; Seattle (Iwakuma) 16.956
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Seattle (-170); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-170); Over
WNBA
Indiana at Tulsa
The Shock look to build on their 6-2 ATS record in their last 8 home games. Tulsa is the pick (-2 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Shock favored by 5. Dunkel Pick: Tulsa (-2 1/2)
Game 651-652: Indiana at Tulsa (12:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Indiana 109.676; Tulsa 114.708
Dunkel Line & Total: Tulsa by 5; 149
Vegas Line & Total: Tulsa by 2 1/2; 145 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tulsa (-2 1/2); Over
Game 653-654: New York at San Antonio (12:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: New York 104.003; San Antonio 109.613
Dunkel Line & Total: San Antonio by 5 1/2; 142
Vegas Line & Total: San Antonio by 3 1/2; 147 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Antonio (-3 1/2); Under
Game 655-656: Seattle at Los Angeles (3:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle 108.790; Los Angeles 118.146
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 9 1/2; 153
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles by 13; 147 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+13); Over
CFL
Edmonton at Montreal
The Eskimos look to take advantage of a Montreal team that is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 home games. Edmonton is the pick (+5 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Alouettes favored by only 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (+5 1/2)
Game 121-122: Edmonton at Montreal (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Edmonton 110.064; Montreal 111.772
Dunkel Line: Montreal by 1 1/2; 52
Vegas Line: Montreal by 5 1/2; 48 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (+5 1/2); Over
FRIDAY, JULY 26
Game 123-124: Calgary at Winnipeg (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Calgary 115.532; Winnipeg 115.035
Dunkel Line: Calgary by 1; 50
Vegas Line: Calgary by 5 1/2; 53 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Winnipeg (+5 1/2); Under
SATURDAY, JULY 27
Game 125-126: Saskatchewan at Hamilton (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Saskatchewan 114.623; Hamilton 112.135
Dunkel Line: Saskatchewan by 2 1/2; 59
Vegas Line: Saskatchewan by 4 1/2; 56 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Hamilton (+4 1/2); Over
Game 127-128: BC at Toronto (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: BC 117.398; Toronto 113.894
Dunkel Line: BC 3 1/2; 46
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A
MLB
Marc Lawrence
Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics
Prediction: Los Angeles Angels
The Angels and A's switch sites this weekend for a four-game series in Oakland where C. J. Wilson takes the hill for the Halos knowing he is 7-1 with a 1.67 ERA in his last eight overall team starts. In addition, Wilson is 5-1 his last six-team starts in this park and 7-3 against the AL West this season. With Wilson in crafty KW form with 19 strikeouts and 4 walks his last three starts, look for more of the same this evening. We recommend a 1-unit play in the Angels.
Rocketman
NY Yankees @ Texas
Play: NY Yankees
The NY Yankees travel to Texas to take on the Rangers on Thursday afternoon. The Yankees are 98-51 the past 3 years when playing in day games. Texas is scoring only 3 runs per game their past seven games overall and only 3.7 runs per game in day games this season. Hiroki Kuroda takes the mound for the Yankees where he has been solid this year. Kuroda is 9-6 with a 2.65 ERA overall this year, has a 3.53 ERA on the road this season and 2-0 with a 0.95 ERA his last 3 starts. Derek Holland toes the rubber for Texas where he has pitched well this year but has lacked run support at home with only a 2-4 record this season. Kuroda has a 2.60 ERA in his four starts vs Texas in his career. Holland is 1-5 with a 7.03 ERA in his eight starts vs the Yankees in his career. We'll recommend a small play on the NY Yankees today!
Jimmy Boyd
Texas Rangers -153
The New York Yankees offense has been struggling at the plate all season long. They are scoring a mere 3.9 runs per game with a .243 batting average. When facing a left-handed pitcher their batting average drops to .227 and they are scoring just 3.3 runs per game. The Rangers offense has had no problems scoring runs. They average 4.4 runs per game at home with a .266 batting average.
Rangers lefty, Derek Holland is getting the start today. Holland has pitched some spectacular games this year and posted a 3.10 ERA in the process. In his last three starts Holland has a 2.91 ERA and has averaged 7.2 innings per game. The Yankees will have Hiroki Kuroda on the mound and he has not had a lot of success in his career against Texas. He has a 1-2 record when facing the Rangers.
Jeffrey Brandes
Los Angeles Dodgers -117
Pitchers:
CINCINATTI REDS: MAT LATOS (R) ERA: 3.53 W/L: 9-3
LA DODGERS: ZACK GREINKE (R) ERA: 3.36 W/L: 8-2
MAT LATOS gets the ball today for the Reds. While he's 9-3 with a 3.53 ERA for the season, he has not pitched nearly that well lately. In his last 3 starts he's 2-1 but has a Hammels like ERA of 7.20. While he has a 2.48 ERA in 9 starts lifetime against the Dodgers, he has yet to win at Dodger Stadium. He has a lifetime record of 2-6 in nine starts facing the Dodgers.
ZACH GREINKE has been absolutely lights out lately. In his last 3 outings, he's given up just 1 run in 22 innings. He has a 5-0 record and a 2.36 ERA in his last six starts. I guess the fact that he is batting over .400 doesn't figure in the equation but it is worth mentioning as an aside.
The Reds went just 5-10 on their previous two road trips, which included dropping two of three against the last-place Brewers. The Dodgers are back home following their first 6-0 road trip since 2010.
Key Trends:
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
Cincinnati is 6-15 SU in their last 21 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
LA Dodgers are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games at home
Brad Diamond
St. Louis Cardinals -168
The St. Louis Cardinals look to close out the three game series with the Phillies (23-30 visitor) on a positive note. Going into Wednesday night action the Cardinals still fostered a lead over second place Pittsburgh in the Central. St. Louis has been a solid money move at home with a 60-37 record. Tonight St. Louis will start lefty Lynn who has been stellar this season, and the Cards back him at home with a 8-2 record. With Lynn the Cardinals have taken 5 straight versus the National League East. Further, St. Louis is 40-16 versus RHP to-date. Philadelphia will try and pick up this important get away game with hard throwing Kyle Kendrick. In the series with St. Louis the Phillies have gone 6-1 with the hurler hitting the bump. However, they are just 4-9 overall in game #3 of a series and 1-5 with Kendrick versus the NLC.
Red Dog Sports
Baltimore Orioles -128
The Orioles lost last night. I expect them to bounce back On Thursday with Gonzalez facing Guthrie. Gonzalez has an ERA of 1.40 in his last 3 while Guthrie's is 5.03. I expect the O's to play well led by Chris Davis, Manny Machado, Nate McLouth and Matt Wieters.
Alex Smart
Houston Astros +1½ -105
How bad can things get for the Toronto Blue Jays. Im betting probably alot worse. The Jays lost again last night, after taking a 3-2 lead late in the game against the Dodgers before imploding and losing 8-3 in extra innings. Tonight Canadian Eric Bedard a native of Ontario takes to the hill in Toronto for the Astros, having come off a strong outing in which he struck out 10 in 6 1/3 hitless innings Saturday. The coaching staff made sure, he did not go over a 110 pitch count, and is now rested enough for another quality effort.Bedard has allowed two runs or fewer in nine of his last 13 starts and will give his lowly Astros a chance at an underdog win vs a downtrodden Blue Jays side, that has lost 9 of their L/12 home games. We are getting exeptional value on the runline , betting against a Blue Jays team that is struggling mightly.
Rob Vinciletti
Detroit Tigers -127
The Tigers will look to finish off the Chicago Whitesox today. The Tigers fit a nice road warrior system here today that has won 9 of 11 times the past few seasons and plays on road favorites of 140 or more with a total that is 8 or less that are off a road favored win by 2 or more runs, scored 5+ runs and had 10 or more hits, vs an opponent like Chicago that scored 2 or less runs in a home dog loss. Detroit has Justin Verlander on the mound and he has won 5 straight here in Chicago. Jake Peavy for Chicago has lost 4 of his last 5 at home vs Detroit. Look fro Detroit to take the final game of this series today.
Jim Feist
Tampa Bay at Boston
Pick: Under
Both teams are outstanding defensively, which has helped them rise to the top of the AL East. The under is 7-2 in the Rays last nine road games vs. a team with a winning record and the team is on a 21-8-2 run under the total. Tampa Bay has young righty Jeremy Hellickson (9-3), who has been on a tear with a 2-0 record and a 3.00 ERA his last three starts. Hellickson is 7-1 with a 3.35 ERA in 53 2/3 innings over nine starts since June 1. The under is 8-2 in Red Sox last 10 home games. And when these division rivals meet the under is 12-2 in the last 14 meetings in Boston. Play the Rays/Red Sox under the total.
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Minnesota Twins at Seattle MarinersFREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
Pick Seattle MarinersFOR FREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
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Seattle had posted eight consecutive victories by a 50-24 margin before managing just two singles in Wednesday's 10-1 loss to Cleveland. The Mariners bats may have been ‘quiet’ last night but even before the team’s winning streak (which began back on July 12), Seattle had been hitting the ball well. Going into last night’s game, Seattle was averaging 6.67 RPG over its previous 12 contests. That bodes well here, as Minnesota’s Kevin Correia has struggled this season away from home.
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Correia’s career began with the Giants (2003) and through 2008, he made 170 appearances for San Francisco (just 46 starts), going 14-22 with a 4.58 ERA. He was a starter for San Diego in 2009 (12-11, 3.91 ERA) and 2010 (10-11, 5.4), then for Pittsburgh in 2011 (12-11, 4.79) and 2012 (12-11, 4.21). He enters this game having gone 7-6 with a 4.17 ERA in 19 starts for the Twins (team is 10-9) in 2013. He’s had success at home (5-1 with a 3.31 ERA / team is 7-3) but not on the road (2-5 with a 5.26 ERA / team is 3-6). Hard to imagine Seattle’s bats NOT reaching him in this one.
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Seattle will send Hisashi Iwakuma (9-4, 2.99 ERA) to the mound, who leads the AL with a 5.71 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The right-hander is looking to win a season high-tying third consecutive start after yielding two runs in seven innings Saturday in a 4-2 victory at Houston. "I was able to stay within myself and made pitches when I needed to," he said through a translator. Iwakuma opened 7-1 with a 1.79 ERA, allowing just 64 hits in 95.1 innings over his first 14 starts of 2013 (Mariners were 10-4). However, in five consecutive starts from June 16 through July 19, he went 0-3 (team was 1-4), allowing 22 ERs over 29 innings for a 6.83 ERA.
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He has rebounded from that poor stretch to win back-to-back starts (seven innings and seven strikeouts in each game with a 3.21 ERA) and has been sensational in winning each of his three career starts against Minnesota, allowing two unearned runs in 20.2 innings. Yes, he’s proven to be ‘human’ after a blistering-hot start but he should have some margin of error here vs Correia. I’m still willing to lay the 1 1/2 runs with those Seattle bats up against Correia.
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Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles DodgersSERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
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The run is over.....Yesterday we gave as our Free Pick of the day Los Angeles Dodgers and they had a tremendous run in the Top of the 10th inning, but they were so close of losing this game if they don't tied it in the top of the 9th inning. Tonight they have in front a great team with a great pitcher, they are not facing Toronto anymore. We know Zack Greinke can be his top starter but all good pitchers always have a bad day and Greinke had 5 amazing wins and last game he came out with ND but also with a great performance against Washington Nationals. All people might think this Sports Experts are crazy, but last 5 winner games of Zack Greinke were against bad teams: 6-1 Padres, 6-4 Phillies, 10-8 Rockies, 6-1 Diamondbacks and 1-0 Rockies so the reason that we assure Dodgers will lose tonight is because they go against a powerful batting team and Greinke will have no weapons to beat them.
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Miami Marlins at Colorado RockiesFREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
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We could understandably be a bit reluctant to recommend a Miami team that has scored just 12 runs in its last 8 games. But the Marlins are one key hit last night from having wn their first three games of this series vs. a sluggish Rockies side that has been held to 2 runs or fewer in 13 of its last 21 games. We also have our doubts that Colorado starter Juan Nicasio can match his recent efforts that include an 0.75 ERA over his last two starts since his recall from a brief demotion to AAA Colorado Springs. Note that Marlins starter Nathan Eovaldi had five straight quality efforts before getting hit hard last Saturday at Milwaukee, and is hardly facing the hottest offense in the league this afternoon in Denver.
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The Cubs held on to win last night's game at Chase Field, despite a furious rally by the home team that forced extra-innings. It figures to be a little tougher for the Cubbies tonight, as the departure of Matt Garza allows Carlos Villaneuva to step into the rotation. Villaneuva (2-6, 4.16 ERA) is winless in eight starts this year, and he's coming off his worst outing of the season.
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He allowed a season high seven runs on nine hits over just four innings in a loss to Colorado his last time out.
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The D'backs hand the ball to Wade Miley, who has allowed three runs or fewer in nine straight starts. Miley (6-8, 4.03 ERA) allowed three runs on eight hits over eight innings in a win over Milwaukee in his last home start, and he's won each of his last three starts in Arizona. He beat the Cubs the last time he faced them at home, allowing just one run on three hits over eight innings.
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Paul Goldschmidt hit a home run yesterday, and he's batting .500 in the series so far. Arizona should be able to handle the Cubs here in the series finale.
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Indiana vs. TulsaFOR FREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
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Here's an early freebie out of the WNBA for Thursday. Quite frankly, I'm pretty surprised that Indiana is getting points here. Granted, they lost outright Tuesday at home to the New York Liberty (who I took!) and Tulsa has won three straight. But the Fever are the reigning league champs & are by far the better team.
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1. Head to Head History - The Fever have had the Shock's number in recent seasons, taking each of the last six matchups. This includes a win and cover earlier this year, 80-69 as three-point favorites. At the time, Indiana came in on a seven-game losing streak. They are a lot healthier now and obviously playing much better. Three of their previous five wins over Tulsa came by 20 or more points.
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2. Defense - Indiana still leads the league in points allowed at 69.4 PPG. Tulsa has amped up its defense lately, but also is still third to last in the league in points allowed, giving up more than 80 per game.
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3. X-Factor - Indiana is going to be angry coming off that outright loss at home Tuesday. They had previously won and covered six of their previous seven games.