Wayne Root
Chairman- Spurs
Millionaire- Giants
Money Maker- Orioles
Ben Burns
MLB Pirates/Nationals u9.5 (-125) 4 units
MLB Atlanta Braves (-131) 5 units
MLB Colorado Rockies (100) 4 units
NBA New Orleans Hornets -3.0 (-104) 5 units
Bob Akmens
Montreal Canadiens -165 / 3 units
Ferringo
1-Unit Play. Take #980 Oakland (-175) over Texas
1-Unit Play. Take #980 Oakland (-1.5, +140) over Texas
We have a kid making his first MLB start against a very patient Oakland club. A.J. Murray was a reliever in the minors this year and missed all of last year with shoulder issues. He isnt a hard thrower and I dont think his style meshes well with the ump we have behind the plate. Jim Joyce has been an over ump his whole career and generally has a tight zone. That hasnt been the case this year, but I think hes about to have a relapse. Texas isnt a great road team, and after getting Game 1 I think the A?s bounce back. The Rangers are 40-100 as a road dog of +151 to +200 and are 10-25 as a dog. The As are 154-62 as a favorite of -151 to -200 and are 84-37 at home against a lefty starter.
1.5-Unit Play. Take #972 Los Angeles Angels (-125) over Baltimore
1-Unit Play. Take #972 Los Angeles Angels (-1.5, +170) over Baltimore
Same concept as the Oakland play. The Angels got the rug swept from under them last night by the Orioles, but I think they will bounce back today. The Angels are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings and 10-4 against the Orioles in California. Jon Garland got hammered in his last outing and Daniel Cabrera was very sharp. I think thats out of the norm for each, and I think that the roles reverse themselves here.
1-Unit Play. Take #954 Arizona (-180) over New York Mets
1-Unit Play. Take #954 Arizona (-1.5, +120) over New York Mets
I am still not a believer in Mike Pelfrey. But I am a believer in Brandon Webb. The Mets clearly came to play in this series, but now I think Arizona shows that they are legit. Pelfrey has been touched for 19 hits and nine runs in his last two outings (10 innings) and the Mets are just 5-11 in his last 16 starts. Webb is just the opposite. The D-Backs are 17-4 in his last 21 starts, are 20-6 against the National League East, and are 36-16 at home. This is going to be a high-scoring game and we?ll get into both bullpens. That?s a huge edge for Arizona. They settle the score here and set up a great Game 3 tomorrow.
2-Unit Play. Take #974 Boston (-150) over Tampa Bay
1-Unit Play. Take #974 Boston (-1.5, +140) over Tampa Bay
The Revenge Series continues. The Rays are 3-15 in James Shields last 18 starts as a road dog and are 7-18 in his last 25 road starts overall. They are also 1-5 in his last six starts against the Red Sox. Boston is going to get its licks in today and are the better team, playing with a huge home-field edge, against a team that is traditionally terrible on the road. The Red Sox are 27-11 in Josh Becket's last 38 starts and 10-1 when he pitches at home against a team with a winning record. And were getting him for a buck-fifty. Im buying. Boston is 42-10 in the last 52 meetings in Fenway and should take the second game of this series.
1.5-Unit Play. Take #965 Los Angeles Dodgers (-110) over Colorado
Its the Dodgers against a left-handed starter. One thats making his first appearance of the year. I think this one is self-explanatory. There should be about 45 runs scored in this one and L.A. has been hitting the ball better, and has the better bullpen.
2.5-Unit Play. Take Over 8.0 Tampa Bay at Boston
2-Unit Play. Take Over 8.5 (+105) New York Mets at Arizona
1.5-Unit Play. Take Over 9.5 Cincinnati at Atlanta
Duke's Sports
LA Dodgers Over (10') [Loaiza/De La Rosa] for 2 Units
Dodgers/Rockies 8:05: This series has developed into a high scoring series at 8-2 O/U in its last 10 meetings. We'll look for a sufficient amount of runs tonight with two starters who should experience trouble: Loaiza, who allowed 2 ER in 5 IP last Sunday vs Colorado, should get lit up at Coors Field where he's struggled. Loaiza sports a 7.31 ERA vs Colorado. On the other hand, Colorado counters with former Royals' starter Jorge De La Rosa who is fresh off an impressive stint in AAA at Omaha; however, the Dodgers' are swinging the bats better than anyone De La Rosa faced in AAA; moreover, the thin air of Colorado has been unkind to many debut pitchers at Coors and De La Rosa's MLB resume is not that impressive (8-12 5.82 ERA). He should struggle vs a Dodger lineup hitting lefties extremely well (6.8 rpg on a .329 BA). We'll look for the hot bats of Los Angeles to get the best of him and the struggling Rockies' bullpen (8.29 ERA at home). The Dodgers are 16-3 O/U at night and 7-3 O/U vs lefty starters. Bombs away.
Bob Akmens
MLB: 4* CARDS / CUBS UNDER 9.0 (130)
NBA: 3* DETROIT -6.5
NBA: 3* NEW ORLEANS -3
NHL: 3* MONTREAL -165
JEFF BONDS
1. NEW YORK METS +160 (3 DIME)
2. BAL/LAA OVER 9.5 (2 DIME)
3. LAA RL +165 (1 DIME)
KENTUCKY DERBY: #2 TALE OF EKATI (WPS)
Larry Ness
ST LOUS CARDS
no hornets
red sox
astros
Duke's Sports
LA Dodgers Over (10') [Loaiza/De La Rosa] for 2 Units
Dodgers/Rockies 8:05: This series has developed into a high scoring series at 8-2 O/U in its last 10 meetings. We'll look for a sufficient amount of runs tonight with two starters who should experience trouble: Loaiza, who allowed 2 ER in 5 IP last Sunday vs Colorado, should get lit up at Coors Field where he's struggled. Loaiza sports a 7.31 ERA vs Colorado. On the other hand, Colorado counters with former Royals' starter Jorge De La Rosa who is fresh off an impressive stint in AAA at Omaha; however, the Dodgers' are swinging the bats better than anyone De La Rosa faced in AAA; moreover, the thin air of Colorado has been unkind to many debut pitchers at Coors and De La Rosa's MLB resume is not that impressive (8-12 5.82 ERA). He should struggle vs a Dodger lineup hitting lefties extremely well (6.8 rpg on a .329 BA). We'll look for the hot bats of Los Angeles to get the best of him and the struggling Rockies' bullpen (8.29 ERA at home). The Dodgers are 16-3 O/U at night and 7-3 O/U vs lefty starters. Bombs away.
Fairway Jay
NBA New Orleans Hornets -3.0 3 units
Erin Rynning
MLB Playmaker: Seattle +105
MLB Minnesota Under 9 -110
NBA Playmaker: New Orleans Under 184
LT Profits
MLB New York Mets (160) 2 units
MLB Tampa Bay Rays (140) 2 units
MLB Florida Marlins (140) 2 units
NHL Philadelphia Flyers (145) 2 units
Oscarxena Sports.
NY Mets/Arizona Under 8 1/2 +1.09 (3 Unit Play)
The Mets have surprisingly done very well against Brandon Webb as in his nine starts against them his team has only went 2-7. Webb on the year has been simply lights out as he has a 1.98 ERA in 41 innings pitched and he has allowed only one home run while striking out 34 and walking only 14 compiling a miniscule WHIP of 1.05. The interesting thing though is although he has not been beating the Mets the games have went Under the total 8 out of the 9 games. The key for this total will probably come down to the performance of Pelfrey for the Mets but he has been pitching fairly well with a couple of subpar outings lately bringing him down. He has not started since last Friday so he should be well rested for this start today. His one career appearance against Arizona went Under the total as well so getting plus money makes this to my list for today. Take the Under!
Atlanta -1 1/2 Runs +1.51 (3 Unit Play)
First off I would also play Atlanta -1.31 in this one but because I do not like releasing favorites often I am offering up this play on the run line here. Atlanta is pitching Jo Jo Reyes here and he was up last year in the majors but has been down in the minor leagues so far this year. He has been performing very well down in Triple-A as he compiled a 1.17 ERA in 23 innings pitched and struck out 25 batters while walking only 8 and compiled an outstanding 1.00 WHIP. He faced Cincinnati twice last year and although he did not fair well I think the experience of facing them already should help him here. For the Reds they are countering with Belisle who has been terrible since his call up and he has worked with this umpire before as he started twice and the Reds lost both games. Interestingly enough in the last 10 games with tonight's scheduled HP umpire Mark Wegner the Reds have lost all 10 games. I like Atlanta again here tonight.
Orlando +6 1/2 -1.02 (3 Unit Play)
The first game of this Eastern Conference series pits the #3 Magic against the #2 Pistons. Detroit swept Orlando out of the playoffs last year but I think Orlando has learned from that experience and it was evidenced by their impressive series against Toronto. Only one game in that series was Orlando outplayed and I think the Pistons showed some of their vulnerability in the series with Philadelphia. The Sixers were able to consistently outrebound Detroit and that is a big strength of Orlando. I think Orlando will crash the boards whenever possible here and play the Pistons at their own game trying to be physical on both ends of the floors. Orlando performed very well all year against the spread going 54-31 and were also 17-7 when installed as an underdog. Detroit has shown a tendency to not bring it for Game 1 of series' lately and I like the underdog Magic here tonight.
Those are my Saturday Selections and I will be back on Sunday with more winning selections. For those interested I am not a big horse player but I like the #8 horse today in Visionaire to win and am going to box him along with the 9, 14, 15 & 20 in exacta and trifectas. Best of luck to everyone today on your wagers.
Michael Cannon
20 Dime –
PISTONS
Take the Pistons minus the points tonight in Game 1 over the Magic.
I love Detroit in this spot, having last played 48 hours ago when they eliminated the 76ers.
Orlando, on the other hand, has been idle since Monday.
With the way the Pistons cranked it up late in the series over Philadelphia it only works in their favor to be playing again today.
Detroit was dominating over the final 2 ½ games of the series and I expect them to carry that over into tonight’s game.
Orlando will not have the luxury of shaking off the rust and staying close in this game, because if they struggle for any period of time as they get accustomed to playing again, the Pistons will run away with this one.
The one telling trend with these two is the straight-up winner is 17-1-1 in Orlando’s last 19 games and 14-0 ATS in Detroit’s last 14.
I don’t see the Magic winning this game with the way the Pistons are playing right now.
Take Detroit minus the number as they grab the win and cover.
10 Dime –
PIRATES (With Maholm and Chico as listed pitchers)
Take the Pirates for the road win this afternoon over the Nationals.
Matt Chico gets the start for Washington and this may be his last opportunity to stay in the rotation, if not the majors.
The left-hander has lost five straight games and has an 11.08 ERA over his last three starts.
That’s an ominous sign going against a Bucco team that plated 11 runs last night, and has topped 10 runs in two of their last three games.
The Pirates will start Paul Maholm, who is coming off a two-hitter against Philadelphia on Sunday in a 5-1 win.
Maholm has allowed just two runs in 15 innings in winning his last two starts.
Take the Pirates as they grab the road win.
5 Dime –
MARINERS (With Hernandez as listed pitcher)
Take the Mariners for the road win this afternoon over the Yankees.
The Yankees are coming off a 5-1 win last night, a game in which ace Chien-Ming Wang improved to 6-0.
The problems for the Yankees are the games in which Wang doesn’t pitch, where they’ve gone 8-16 this season.
Mike Mussina will start today, but the 39-year-old doesn’t have much left in the tank, and I don’t see him lasting more than five or six innings today.
That won’t get it done against the M’s Felix Hernandez, who has given up just 11 earned runs in 44 2-3 innings this year. The right-hander leads the AL in strikeouts with 41 and will be facing a Yankees lineup that will be without the injured Jorge Posada and Alex Rodriguez.
Take the Mariners as they grab the road win.
HORNETS
Take the Hornets for the win and cover tonight when they host the Spurs.
New Orleans has been money at home this year, and with both teams being off since Tuesday I don’t see that changing here tonight. The Hornets are 33-11 SU and 28-16 ATS at home this year.
San Antonio hasn’t fared so well on the road, where they are 23-20 SU and 16-27 ATS. The Spurs are also just 2-10 ATS as a dog of less than four points.
New Orleans is on point spread runs of 21-7 at home, 16-5-1 as a chalk, 19-7 as a home chalk and 5-2 when playing on three or more days rest.
Take the Hornets minus the points as they grab the win and cover.
Chris James Sports
3* Blue Jays Under 8.5