Doc’s Sports
Take Los Angeles -140 over Florida
The Fish continue their west coast swing this evening when they open up a four game series with the Dodgers at the Stadium. The Dodgers have done a great job of making Chan Ho Park serviceable and he is 4-2 on the season with a 2.36 E.R.A. It makes one wonder how good he could have been had he stayed on the coast instead of going for the cash grab in Texas. His numbers are even better in four starts this season going 1-0 with a 1.29 E.R.A. The Dodgers have won three games from Florida already in Miami and will continue their domination on Thursday giving us yet another big pick winner. Doc’s Sports has been red hot in MLB and comes strong with our Game of the Month on Saturday, backed by a 50-12 record.
Jim Feist
TB Rays and CLE Indians
Take CLE Indians
This is a good example of one of those pitching situations where the site makes a world of difference. The Rays James Shileds is 7-5 with a 3.64 era this year. However, on the road, he's just 2-4 with a 6.09 era. The Indians Cliff Lee has had a great season, going 11-2 with a 2.43 era so far. At home it gets even better, 4-0 with a 1.84 era. The Rays are a dime favorite and we will have to take the Indians with their best pitcher on the mound against a Rays hurler that is anything but consistent on the road. Take the Indians
Dave Cokin
CHW White Sox and TEX Rangers
Take CHW White Sox
The White Sox missed getting the sweep at Kansas City, but I like their chances of getting right back into the win column tonight at Texas. Gavin Floyd is doing some really solid work for the Chisox, and the Rangers might be a little gassed after that wild game with the Halos. I'll play the road favored White Sox here.
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Game 1
Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox -1.5 +107
Game 2
Colorado Rockies vs NY Mets
NY Mets -1.5 +159
Armvin Sports
Colorado Rockies +124
Tampa Bay Rays +101
JEFFERSONSPORTS
MLB FRI
MILWAUKEE-165
Tony Matthews
CHICAGO WHITE SOX -120
We will side with the Chicago White Sox as they face-off against the Texas Rangers in Friday's MLB contest. The Chicago White Sox will use starting pitcher Gavin Floyd. Gavin Floyd has pitched very well this season. In fact, Gavin Floyd is 10-4 with a 3.22 ERA on the season. We see Gavin Floyd pitching another great game today. The Texas Rangers will use starting pitcher Luis Mendoza. Luis Mendoza has struggled this season. In fact, Luis Mendoza has a 7.54 ERA on the season. In addition, Luis Mendoza has a 12.91 ERA in his last 3 starts. We see Luis Mendoza pitching another bad game today. Trend: The Chicago White Sox are 36-15 in their last 51 games as a favorite. We see the Chicago White Sox beating the Texas Rangers tonight! Take the Chicago White Sox!
Scott Delaney
MILWAUKEE BREWERS
You know what I say about MLB totals: it’s all in the numbers, right? And just like we hit the Jays/Orioles Over on Wednesday, tonight we’ll nail the under because of the overwhelming support we’re getting with the pitchers involved with this game. Let’s start with Felix Hernandez, whose 1.90 road ERA is the first indicator this one stays low. The other would be that all six of his starts on the highway have stayed below the posted number. Looking deeper into the numbers, the under in games involving Seattle is on winning runs of 6-1 overall, 8-1 when Felix the Cat is the listed favorite, 14-3 in his last 17 starts on the highway and 17-5 in his last 22 outings overall. With the Royals, we have a staunch performer in Luke Hochevar toeing the slab, as five of his six starts at Kauffman Stadium have stayed underneath the installed figure. And he’s in desperate need of a home start after getting shelled in Baltimore and Tampa to start the month. Despite the bombings, the under is on winning runs of 10-4 when the northpaw is on grass, 6-2 when he comes off four days rest and 9-4 when he’s installed as the pup. Play this one low boys, as I smell a 3-1 or 4-2 type of ball game
3♦ MILWAUKEE BREWERS
John Fina
DEVIL RAYS / INDIANS UNDER 8
Today we see a low-scoring game as the Tampa Bay Rays do battle with the Cleveland Indians. One reason why we see a low-scoring game is because both these teams will be sending to the mound solid starting pitchers. This says it all... The Tampa Bay Rays Starting Pitcher (James Shields) has a 2.21 ERA in his last 3 starts, while Cleveland Indians Starting Pitcher (Cliff Lee) has a 2.35 ERA in his last 3 starts. As you can see, both these teams will be using solid starting pitchers. In addition, these teams have played low-scoring games in recent meetings. In fact, the Under is 10-4-1 in the last 15 meetings between these teams. We see another low-scoring game tonight! Take the Tampa Bay Rays/Cleveland Indians Under 8!
JB's Computer Picks
Cleveland Indians -120
Washington Nationals +115
Milwaukee Brewers -180
Nostradamus
Detroit -160
Seat/KC Over 8.5 +100
Dodgers -150
Wash/Det Over 146
Atl/San Ant Over 152.5
Vegas Experts
Cincinnati Reds at Milwaukee Brewers
The Brew Crew's Manny Parra has been nearly unhittable over the last month and hasn't given up a run in either of his previous two outings, however, the same cannot be said for his opponent, Josh Fogg of Cincinnati. Fogg has an ERA in the double-digits and its climbed all the way up to 12.86 on the road. The Reds are 30-17 on the road vs. lefties + Milwaukee's bats are alive and well after Thursday's 11-run effort.
Play on: Over
SPORTSLOCKS
Atlanta Braves vs. San Diego Padres
The Atlanta Braves are in San Diego to take on the Padres tonight. The Braves have struggled on the road this year as they are 14-28 when they play outside of Atlanta. They will be giving the start to Jo-Jo Reyes who is currently 3-7 on the year with an ERA of 4.40. In his last start against the Padres Reyes pitched only 2 2/3 innings allowing 2 runs on 5 hits but the Braves went on to win 5-4. Jake Peavy will get the start for the Padres and despite his 6-5 record Peavy has pitched well this year as he has his ERA down to 2.94. Atlanta struggles to score on the road where they average only 3.80 runs a game and they will be up against a Padres team that is very stingy at home as they hold opponents to 4.06 runs a game. The Padres are not known for their offense but with Peavy on the mound they won’t need a lot. San Diego gets in done offensively as they take the win.
LOCK = San Diego Padres -150
CHRIS JORDAN
You know, Cleveland is just flat-out sad. And as long as I see value prices in games involving the Tribe, I'll be on the other side of this team every step of the way. I know the team's ace Cliff Lee will be on the hill for it tonight, but all life has been whisked away from this team; and even with his quality arm, the offense is atrocious thanks to a rash of injuries. We?re not going to list Lee in this one, after all I wouldn't mind if he didn't start, but I will put my boy James Shields on the ticket.
The right-hander notched his seventh win of the season last Sunday by limiting the Royals to two runs on four hits, while he fanned eight in seven innings. The northpaw's best pitch is a time-standing-still changeup, but when he's in command of his fastball, mixes in his curve and adds that tailing cutter, he's as good as any other hurler in the league. I know he's struggled on the road this season, but he's on a roll right now (five earned over 20 innings in last three starts) and he's produced three straight quality starts against the Tribe. Take the road warrior Rays in this one.
2♦ DEVIL RAYS
TONY MATHEWS
Chicago White Sox vs. Texas Rangers
Selection: Chicago White Sox -120
The Chicago White Sox will use starting pitcher Gavin Floyd. Gavin Floyd has pitched very well this season. In fact, Gavin Floyd is 10-4 with a 3.22 ERA on the season. We see Gavin Floyd pitching another great game today.
The Texas Rangers will use starting pitcher Luis Mendoza. Luis Mendoza has struggled this season. In fact, Luis Mendoza has a 7.54 ERA on the season. In addition, Luis Mendoza has a 12.91 ERA in his last 3 starts. We see Luis Mendoza pitching another bad game today.
Trend: The Chicago White Sox are 36-15 in their last 51 games as a favorite.
We see the Chicago White Sox beating the Texas Rangers tonight!
Take the Chicago White Sox!