Paul Leiner
5* Padres -110
Alex Smart
San Diego Padres -112
The San Francisco Giants , now without Barry Bonds, no longer , look like a contender and will in my humble opinion, very lucky if they get to the .500 mark this season. The Giants offense, has scored only 12 runs , along with 2 Homers in 6 games to open their season, and are off a 7-0 loss yesterday to the Brewers in the finale of a series that saw them get out scored 25-8. With four-time Cy Young Award winner Gary Maddux taking to the hill for visiting Padres today, the Giants offensive woes look to continue. It must be noted that Maddux is 5-0 with a 2.83 ERA in nine starts vs the Giants , and went 2-0 with a 1.86 ERA, last year , and has posted a 2.72 ERA in winning his last six starts at AT & T Park. With that said, look for the Giants, suffering to continue here this afternoon, as the Padres push forward with a run that has seen them win 11 of the 12 meetings in this series ! Play on the Padres
Priceless Picks
1 Unit on Chicago White Sox -153 (listing Vazquez)
Last night's dominant performance against Detroit gives the Sox tons of confidence as they return home to face the Twins tonight. The Twins are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Chicago. The White Sox are 4-1 in Vazquez's last 5 starts vs. the Twins, 5-1 in Vazquez's last 6 starts as a favorite, and 9-2 in Vazquez's last 11 starts with 4 days of rest. The Twins are 8-20 in their last 28 games as a road underdog and 8-22 in their last 30 vs. a team with a winning record. Pound the South Siders.
Tom Freese
Atlanta at Colorado
Colorado is not hitting scoring just 10 runs total in six games. The Rockies are 7-1 UNDER after allowing 5 or more runs in their last game and they are 11-5-3 UNDER in the last 19 starts made by Aaron Cook if they scored two or less runs in their last game. Atlanta starter Tom Glavine is 8-1 UNDER his last 9 road starts vs. losing teams. The Braves are 8-3 UNDER their last 11 games vs. righties and Glavine is 5-2 UNDER his last 7 starts vs. the Rockies. PLAY ON 'UNDER' (Cook vs. Glavine)
Larry Ness
Kansas vs Memphis
I've been anticipating the Tigers to stumble since the Sweet 16 but it not only hasn't happened but the team has dominated on its way to the championship game. First it was 92-74 over Michigan State, then 85-67 over Texas and Saturday UCLA fell, 78-63. The 6-7 Douglas-Roberts and freshman PG Rose have simple 'destroyed' the competition. Both have been too big (and too GOOD!) for their opponents' perimeter people to handle, as Roberts has scored 25, 25 and 28 points, with Rose netting 27, 21 and 25. In the three wins, Memphis has embarrassed three All-American point guards, MSU's Neitzel was held to 2-of-8 FGs, Texas' Augustin made just 4-of-18 and UCLA's Collison made just 1-of-9 shots. Memphis entered the tourney with a FT percentage of just under 60 percent but has gone 26-of-35, 30-of-36 and 20-of-23 in its last three wins, which is 80.6 percent. Is there any stopping the Tigers? The team's lone loss came at home to Tennessee (66-62) back on Feb 23, one which wasn't decided until the final seconds. Memphis was just 8-of-17 from the free-throw line in that game, costing them. Now Kansas comes in on a 12-game winning streak and off an 84-66 rout of North Carolina. A 25-2 first-half Jayhawk run opened a 40-12 lead over the Tar Heels and while Carolina made its expected second-half comeback, as soon as the Tar Heels got close, Kansas opened it back up. Kansas has the athletes to match Memphis on the perimeter with Rush, Chalmers, Robinson and Collins. At 6-6, Rush can match up with Douglas-Roberts. The 6-9 Arthur (12.6-6.2) and the 6-9 Jackson (11.3-6.6) are active and athletic inside and will be a solid test for Memphis' two 6-9 dynamos, Dorsey (6.9-9.7) and Dozier (9.1-6.7). Also, 6-11 freshman Aldrich gave the Jayhawks eight points and seven rebounds in 17 minutes vs North Carolina, while 6-11 senior Kaun chipped in 22 points and 13 rebounds in wins over Villanova and Davidson the weekend before. I just have a "feeling" it's Kansas' time. Memphis is now 38-1, surpassing Illinois ('05). Duke ('99), UNLV ('87) and Duke ('86) for the most wins in a single season in NCAA history. Those fours teams all won 37 games but NONE won the championship during their 37-win seasons. Fittingly, this is the 20-year anniversary of Kansas' last title, when Danny Manning led the Jayhawks (coached by Larry Brown), to an 83-79 win over Oklahoma. Kansas may just be CBB's "most complete team" and if I wasn't 0-4 ATS in Memphis games this tourney (lost with them once, lost against them three times), I'd be making a bigger play on the Jayhawks. As is, I'll "stick with my gut" but make Kansas a smaller play. Take the points with the Jayhawks.
e roman
20,000 memphis
d roberts
20,000 memphis
5,000 memphis under
b esposito
100,000 memphis
5,000 over memphis
5,000 cardinals
5,000 nationals
Ferrall
Baltimore +107 on ML over Mariners--I'm on Daniel Cabrera over Carlos Silva. The Orioles have won 4 straight. He's 5-1 in 8 starts vs. Seattle in his career. He struggled badly in his first start of the season though. Silva is 1-4 lifetime vs. Orioles, but won his first start of this season already in a 4-1 win against Texas.
WASHINGTON -135 on ML over Marlins--Tim Redding is 3-0 in five career starts vs. Florida. He ends the Nats four game losing skid after opening the season 3-0. Andrew Miller got pounded by the Mets in his first start in a 13-0 loss
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CBB
100* Kansas +2
DR Bob Sports
Kansas (+2) over Memphis
These teams are similar in that they both possess an excess of long and athletic players that can run the floor and defend. The key to this game will probably be outside shooting, as I don't expect either team to penetrate as well as they normally do. Kansas has been the better team this season using all games for each team, but the Jayhawks were relatively better against mediocre and bad teams, whom they beat by more than expected. My math favors Kansas using all games for each team with all starters playing, but using only games played against quality teams favors Memphis by 1 point, which I consider to be the fair line in this game. Kansas is a better outside shooting team than the Tigers, which I think will be a key factor in this game, so I don't mind leaning with the Jayhawks as an underdog in this game given that this contest is basically a toss-up. My math predicts 147 total points, which is too close the actual over/under to have an opinion on the total. I'll lean slightly with Kansas at +1 1/2 or more.
Private Players of Pitt
2 Kansas
2 Under 1st half
Savannah Sports
2 Units on CWS -158
Bob Balfe
College Basketball
Kansas +2 over Memphis
This is going to be a good one. Memphis has great individual players and are more exciting to watch then the globetrotters. Kansas bench is as deep as it gets and their defense is outstanding. Both teams breezed thru the final four and were impressive. I just cant get over how Kansas destroyed UNC in the first half. Memphis took care of UCLA, but the Bruins had it coming to them for a while with a lot of sloppy play in the tourney. The public is all over Memphis which makes me like this pick even more. Kansas has a better defense and will not run out of gas. The Jayhawks will put together a group effort and be this years champs.
Major League Baseball
Padres/Giants Over 7.5 Runs
John Ryan
Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs. New York Yankees
Play: Total:UNDER
Ai Simulator 3* graded play UNDER TB/NYY - AiS shows a 67% probability that 10 or fewer runs will be scored in this game. Supporting this graded play is a system that has produced a record of 36-9 for 80% since 2002. Play under with all teams where the total is 10 or higher and is terrible speed team averaging 0.35 or less SB's/game on the season and after a combined score of 3 runs or less.
BlackMagicSports
1 Unit on Arizona Diamondbacks -139
(Listing Haren and Loaiza)
Dan Haren gets the nod tonight against the washed-up Esteban Loaiza. Haren did everything the could to pick up a win in is first start of the season, allowing just 4 hits in 6 innings against Cincinnati. Loaiza went 1-4 with a 8.34 ERA in five starts with the Dodgers last season after being claimed off waivers from Oakland in August. He is over the hill and shouldn�t be in this Dodgers� starting rotation. Loaiza is 0-4 when starting against Arizona with an ERA of 6.16 and a WHIP of 1.658. Haren won his only start of his career against the Dodgers, allowing just 1 earned run on 6 hits. Arizona gets a big lead early and holds on with their solid bullpen late. Cash in with Arizona as the favorite.
BlackWidowSports
1* on Colorado Rockies -123
(List Glavine and Cook)
Colorado has been in a bit of a slump to start the season at the plate. This Rockies� team has too good of a lineup to stay in the dumps for too long. We predict the Rockies to bust out of their slump tonight against veteran Tom Glavine. Glavine has been knocked around in his last 2 starts in Colorado. He has allowed 17 hits, 6 walks and 10 earned runs in just 12 innings, both Braves� losses. Colorado is 36-19 (+22.3 Units) against the money line vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game over the last 2 seasons. The Braves� have really worked their bullpen to start the season. This will be a big factor tonight once the Rockies knock Glavine out of the game early. Take Colorado here.
seeyouinthewinnerscircle Kansas +2.0
Keith Martin Devil Rays/Yankees Under 10.0
Delevan Washington Nationals -121
CM Million Dollar Picks Kansas Over 146
KingTSports San Francisco Giants