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3* on Washington Nationals +102
Play On - Home underdogs with a money line of +100 or higher (WASHINGTON) - with a team batting average of .245 or worse on the season (NL), ice cold hitting team - batting .240 or worse over their last 20 games. This is a 40-21 ML System hitting 65.6% over the last 5 seasons. Play On - Home teams when the money line is +125 to -125 (WASHINGTON) - with a team batting average of .245 or worse on the season (NL), after a combined score of 15 runs or more. This is a 45-24 ML System hitting 65.2% since 1997. The Nationals busted out of their slump at the plate by scoring 9 runs against the Cardinals last night. Bet Washington at home.
The Experts Guaranteed Selections
ULTIMATE EXPERTS BASEBALL CRUSHER
San Francisco w/Lincecum -108
DUNKEL
MLB
LA Angels at Oakland
Oakland's Joe Blanton comes into the contest with a 6.50 ERA over his last three starts and faces an Angels' team that is 19-11 on the road. LA is the pick (-120) according to Dunkel, which has the Angels favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-120). Here are all of today's games.
FRIDAY, JUNE 6
Game 951-952: Arizona at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Webb) 15.236; Pittsburgh (Snell) 14.104
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Arizona (-165); 8
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-165); Under
Game 953-954: Cincinnati at Florida
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Cueto) 14.280; Florida (Miller) 16.033
Dunkel Line: Florida by 2; 9
Vegas Line: Florida (-125); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Florida (-125); Under
Game 955-956: Philadelphia at Atlanta
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Moyer) 15.529; Atlanta (Hudson) 16.162
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1/2; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-145); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-145); Over
Game 957-958: San Francisco at Washington
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Lincecum) 13.821; Washington (Bergmann) 14.553
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-120); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+110); Over
Game 959-960: St. Louis at Houston
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Looper) 14.072; Houston (Moehler) 15.170
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Houston (-110); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston (-110); Over
Game 961-962: Milwaukee at Colorado
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Sheets) 15.518; Colorado (Jimenez) 15.214
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-135); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-135); Under
Game 963-964: NY Mets at San Diego
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Santana) 16.325; San Diego (Wolf) 14.445
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 2; 8
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-140); 7
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-140); Over
Game 965-966: Chicago Cubs at LA Dodgers
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago Cubs (Gallagher) 14.699; LA Dodgers (Kuroda) 15.003
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-125); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-125); Under
Game 967-968: Cleveland at Detroit
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Byrd) 13.590; Detroit (Verlander) 15.404
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 2; 11
Vegas Line: Detroit (-155); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-155); Over
Game 969-970: Kansas City at NY Yankees
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Davies) 13.738; NY Yankees (Rasner) 16.106
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 2 1/2; 11
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-190); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-190); Over
Game 971-972: Seattle at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Hernandez) 15.198; Boston (Colon) 15.095
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Boston (-145); 9
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+135); Over
Game 973-974: Baltimore at Toronto
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Burres) 14.514; Toronto (Marcum) 16.492
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Toronto (-170); 8
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-170); Under
Game 975-976: Tampa Bay at Texas
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Kazmir) 15.313; Texas (Padilla) 13.931
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-130); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-130); Over
Game 977-978: Minnesota at Chicago White Sox
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Blackburn) 14.592; White Sox (Vazquez) 16.475
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 2; 9
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-165); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-165); Over
Game 979-980: LA Angels at Oakland
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Lackey) 16.472; Oakland (Blanton) 15.425
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1; 8
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-120); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-120); Over
Ross Benjamin
15* Florida
Wise Owl
Toronto
Lockline
TOR
HOU
LAA
MILW
WASH UNDER
Wildcat
Astros
The Silver Fox
2* DBacks
Gavazzi
3 BALT UNDER
2 BOST UNDER
2 SD OVER
2 FLA UNDER
Black Magic Sports
1 Unit on Royals/Yankees OVER 9.5
Kyle Davies and Darrell Rasner are in line to get rocked tonight in Yankees stadium. You will see double-digit runs cross the plate by the end of the 6th innings after both starters get knocked out early. Kyle Davies is 37-20 OVER in all games since 1997. Davies is also 28-14 OVER in night games since 1997. Davies’ last start against the Yankees last season resulted in 6 hits, 3 walks and 5 earned runs through 3 innings. The final score of that ball game was 16-8 in favor of the Yankees. Don’t be surprised if the Yankees score at least 10 runs by themselves tonight. Cash in with the OVER 9.5 runs.
Scott Ferrall
AL FREE B's FOR FRI
RAYS -125 on ML over Rangers--Kazmir goes for his 6th straight win and looks to end their 3 game skid. He won 5 games in May. He's 2-0 in five starts vs Texas with a 1.86 ERA in those games. Texas has scored 55 runs in their last 6 games. Padilla goes for Texas and he's 5-0 in his last 7 starts. TAKE THE UNDER 9.5 RUNS
White Sox -155 on ML over Twins--Minney just lost 2 of 3 at home to baltimore and now start a 10 game road trip. Chicago just swept KC. Vasquez has won 4 of his last 5 starts for the Sox. Minney has won 4 of 7 vs the Sox this year, but they are 2-3 at Chicago. Blackburn starts for Minney and is coming off a smashed nose line drive to the face the other day vs the Yankees at the Homerdome. He'll give up runs--TAKE THE OVER 8 RUNS
Angels -115 on ML over A's--Lackey will beat the A's in Oakland, even though the A's just swept the Tigers. Oakland has scored 30 runs in it's last four games. Blanton is their worst pitcher though and he's won only once since April 27th. He gave up six runs last Saturday vs Texas. Lackey is 6-1 in his last 8 starts vs Oakland with a 1.87 ERA against them TAKE THE OVER 7.5 RUNS because of Blanton.
NL FREE B's FOR FRI
Cardinals (even odds) on ML over Astros--Looper over Moehler here at Minute Maid Park. Pujols is hitting .467 vs the Astros this yr. Looper is 7-4 in his career vs Houston and just beat the Pirates. He's the top hitting pitcher in baseball(.429). The Cards are 6-3 vs the Astros this yr.
MILWAUKEE -135 on ML over Colorado--The Brewers have won 8 of 9 and 6 straight overall and the Rockies suck this yr. They are 8-3 when Ben Sheets starts. Colorado has lost 11 of last 12 starts by Jimenez TAKE THE OVER 9.5 RUNS
CUBS +115 on ML over Dodgers--Gallagher is 3-1 for the Cubs, who are 4-0 vs the Dodgers this yr. Chciago is 17-3 vs the NL West this season already. Kerry Wood has five consecutive saves and 17 on the yr for the Cubs. They make it 2 straight at theRevine tonight. TAKE THE OVER 8.5 RUNS
Tony Karpinski
Baltimore Orioles vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Play: Under
Today's free pick we turn our attention to a matchup in Canada. After a far-from-perfect end to their road trip, the Toronto Blue Jays should be glad to be headed home. Toronto will try to avoid a third straight loss Friday when it begins a nine-game homestand by facing the Orioles. The Blue Jays (32-30) have won a season-high five straight home games - by a combined 27-7 score - and went 10-4 at Rogers Centre in May. Burres gets the nod for Baltimore and in two career starts at Rogers Centre, Burres has allowed two runs in 12 innings while going 1-1. The last time he faced the Blue Jays came in Baltimore and he was ripped for seven runs and eight hits in 3 1-3 innings of an 11-4 loss on Sept. 25. With both teams playing Thursday in the sun and having to travel across the boarder, this looks like an under play. Play the UNDER
Michael Cannon
15 Dime –
ANGELS (With Lackey as listed pitcher)
Take the Angels for the road win tonight over the A’s.
Both teams come into this game on impressive win streaks, the Angels having won five in a row and the A’s having grabbed four straight wins.
The Angels have the advantage tonight mainly because of the pitching matchup.
John Lackey will start for the Angels and he’s been on a nice run over his last three starts, going 1-1 with a 1.96 ERA.
The right-hander is also 12-3 with a 2.84 ERA in 23 career games against Oakland.
Joe Blanton will start for the A’s and he’s been their worst starting pitcher this year. The right-hander is 3-7 with a 4.27 ERA on the year, and it doesn’t get much better when you look at his numbers against the Angels. Blanton is 3-6 with a 3.56 ERA in 11 lifetime games against Los Angeles.
Take the Angels as they grab the road win.
5 Dime –
GIANTS (With Lincecum as listed pitcher)
Take the Giants as the road chalk for the win over the Nationals.
I know San Francisco isn’t one of the best teams in the league, and it’s always risky laying wood with them, especially on the road, but the Nationals aren’t world beaters and getting Tim Lincecum at this price is absolute value.
Lincecum is 7-1 on the year with a 2.23 ERA in 12 starts. The right-hander has 78 strikeouts in 76 2-3 innings, while allowing just three homeruns.
The Nats will counter with Jason Bergmann and I don’t see him outpitching Lincecum under any circumstances.
Take the Giants as they grab the road win.
INDIANS (With Byrd as listed pitcher)
Take the Indians as the big road dog for the win over the Tigers.
Paul Byrd will start for Cleveland, and I know he’s not the same pitcher he was even a few years ago, but he does sport an 8-2 record with a 3.55 ERA in 16 career games against Detroit.
Byrd’s got the career numbers but he also has a good lineup to support him as well.
Justin Verlander will start for Detroit and he just can’t get untracked this year. Either he delivers a quality start and doesn’t get any run support, or he gets rocked and loses.
It all adds up to a 2-8 record and a 5.16 ERA on the season. The right-hander has also been beat up by the Tribe in his career, going 3-6 with a 7.03 ERA in 10 lifetime games.
Take the Indians at the big plus return for the win.
Louie Mayo
MLB
(5*) 30-35 -53.25 Red Sox -160
(3*) 34-31 -14.41 Reds +120
(1*) 38-29 +4.59 Washington +115
WNBA
(50*) Chicago -5½
(50*) San Antonio -6½
STUEY FEINER GOY
FLORIDA MARLINS
The Cincinnati Reds are horrible on the road, as is their starting pitcher tonight and they will go down hard against these Florida Marlins. I guarantee it! Having just dropped three of four in Philly, the Reds are on a 4-15 road slide and are batting a mere .247 on the highway. Tonight Cincy will trot out young Johnny Cueto, who has been decent at home but putrid away from Great American Ball Park this year. In five road starts, he is 0-4 with a 7.98 ERA. He’s allowed 33 hits and 21 earned runs in 23 2/3 road innings while allowing the opposition to bat a robust .337. Look for the hot Hanley Ramirez, who has homered three times in the last two games, and this Marlins team that averages five runs per game against righty starters, to hit Cueto hard.
Florida, which beat the Reds three of four at Dolphin Stadium last year, is back home after a difficult road trip. But it was a short flight down from Atlanta last night as these Fish will be ready to get a win streak going at home, where they have won five of their last six. Andrew Miller toes the rubber tonight and he tossed seven shutout innings against the Diamondbacks. The tall lefty has logged at least five innings in five of his last six starts and sports a 3.24 ERA in his last three starts overall. He’ll be followed by a Marlin pen that has a 3.35 home ERA while the Reds’ relievers sport a 4.85 ERA on the road. Dan Uggla continues to swing a hot bat while Ken Griffey is batting a mere .229 in 21 games at Dolphin Stadium. The Reds do not play good baseball on the road and they won’t again this evening as the Marlins get the job done is this absolute guarantee winner!