Matt Fargo
Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros
PICK: Houston Astros
REASON FOR PICK: Chicago heads to Houston on a roll, having won eight of its last 10 games however all of those games were at home. The Cubs are a different team on the road as proven by their records. They are 11 games over .500 at Wrigley but a game under .500 away from home. Pitching has been the strength on the road, sans tonight’s starter as talked about later, while hitting has been a weakness. The Cubs are hitting just .246 on the road, including .237 against righties, and have scored three runs or less in eight of their last 10 roadies.
The Astros have been playing very well also, going 12-4 over their last 16 games and that includes a 7-3 mark in their last 10 which all came on the road. For the season, Houston is 11-6 at home which includes wins in eight of its last nine. While the Cubs offense sputters on the road, the Astros offense shines at home, hitting .285 and averaging 5.6 rpg. This compares to a .251 average and 4.5 rpg scored in their 28 road games where they are a respectable 14-14.
Brian Moehler will get a third straight start in replacement of Wandy Rodriguez. Moehler was not very effective out of the bullpen, posting a 7.04 ERA in five appearances. It has been a complete turnaround however as he has allowed only three runs in 10 innings total in his two starts. Neither games were quality outings due to the innings pitched but both were solid enough to keep the Astros in the game, leading to easy wins. The bullpen has posted a 2.54 ERA over the last 10 games.
Ted Lilly gets the call for the Cubs as he comes off back-to-back double digit strikeout games, the first time he has accomplished that in his career. His last outing was a shaky one and it broke a string of four straight quality starts. He allowed four runs in six innings against the lowly Padres, the worst offense in baseball .Now he faces a much tougher offense as Houston is hitting .327 at home against left-handed pitching. Lilly has a 6.43 ERA and 1.48 WHIP in his four road starts. Play Houston Astros 1.5 Units
Steve Zukiel
Red Sox 60 Units
Stan Sharp GOY
Hornets -4
Larry Ness' LEGEND Play-Game 7 (1st of playoffs!)
SA Spurs
John Ryan
Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox
Play: Kansas City Royals
Ai Simulator 3* graded play on KC – Luke Hochevar has done an excellent job for the Royals. He is 2-1 with a strong 2.84 ERA and a 1.105 WHIP over his last 3 starts. In his last start against Detroit he went 6 IP and yielded just 4 hits and zero earned runs. KC is 11-5 (+9.9 Units) against the money line versus an AL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.400 to 1.500 over the last 2 seasons. KC is a perfect 6-0 +10.4 units as a road dog of +150 or higher this season. Boston in a poor role for this game noting that they are 1-5 -5.4 units with a hot bullpen sporting an ERA of under 3.00 over their past 10 games this season. KC in an upset.
Locksmith Sports
1 Unit on Cubs/Astros UNDER 10
Oddsmakers have set the bar too high here so we'll look to take advantage. The Under is 18-6-1 in the last 25 meetings and 16-5 in the last 21 meetings in Houston. The Under is 20-6-3 in Cubs last 29 road games vs. a right-handed starter, 37-14-2 in Cubs last 53 games as a road favorite, and 4-1 in Lilly's last 5 road starts with the total set at 9.0-10.5. The Under is 5-1 in Astros last 6 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600, 13-5 in Astros last 18 games as a home underdog, and 9-4 in Astros last 13 home games vs. a left-handed starter. We'll follow the numbers to an easy UNDER winner here.
Alex Smart
Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros
Prediction: Chicago Cubs
Could this be the year the Chicago Cubs break out of a 100 year slump that has seen them fail to win the World Series. Im not sure, but they do have a team that Im predicting will be among the leaders to bring home a NL title this season. Tonight against a inconsistent Houston squad, that has lost 21 of their L/25 games, in the first game of a series, as underdogs , after a tilt, that they won , and never trailed, which happened yesterday, in a 5-4 win against instate rivals the Rangers. Play on Chicago
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JeffMoney
Hornets -4.5 (pod)
Rangers +110
Nats +115
WINNERS EDGE
NBA
SA SPURS +4 , 2 units
MLB
LA DODGERS (B PENNY -R) -160 , 2 units
HOUSTON ASTROS (B MOEHLER -R) +105 , 1 unit
Michael Cannon
20 Dime
HORNETS
Take the Hornets minus the points over the Spurs in Game 7 tonight.
New Orleans has what it takes to move on to the Western Conference finals.
Trust me.
Their cast of young all-stars, led by Chris Paul and David West, absolutely has what it takes to take care of business over the defending champs tonight.
Of course it does help that the game is in New Orleans.
The home team has won every game in this series by double digits.
I see that trend continuing tonight, no question about it. The New Orleans faithful have bought into this team and have been behind them 100 percent since about midseason. The players are young enough that the magnitude of the opportunity in front of them doesn’t seem to faze them.
The Hornets have beaten the Spurs in this series by an average of 19.7 points in their three home wins, so covering this number should not be a problem.
Take New Orleans minus the points as they grab the win and cover.
10 Dime
ASTROS
Take the Astros for the home win tonight over the Cubs.
The Cubs have been hot, but that was at home. Now they hit the road against the Astros, who have the fourth-best home record in the NL.
Houston has won eight of its last nine home games and they also come into this series boasting two of the hotter hitters in the league.
Lance Berkman is hitting a ridiculous .545 with eight homeruns and 21 RBIs during a 17-game hitting streak. He’s also hitting .476 this year at Minute Maid Park.
In addition to Berkman, Hunter Pence is also tearing the cover off the baseball, hitting .359 during a current 16-game hitting streak.
The Cubs have lost seven of their last 10 road games.
Take the Astros as they grab the home win.
The FAT JACK
SPURS
The Vegas Beard
3* Texas + Or Even
2* SPURS if it goes to +5 or more
Frank Rosenthal
NBA Playoffs
Spurs+5 Sb+
Over 182 Sb
Major League Baseball
Cubs-125 Sb
Under 10 Sb+
Rockies-140 Sb
Bosox-165 Sb
Twins-115 Sb+
kelso
High Roller Club 10 units Cardinals
10 units Spurs
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