Black Magic Sports
1 Unit on Texas Rangers +100
The Texas Rangers are 11-2 against the money line vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 7 or more hits/start this season. Andy Sonnanstine is in line for his worst start of the season against a very hot Rangers’ lineup Saturday. Sonnanstine is 0-2 with a 6.48 ERA over his last 3 starts. This bodes well for the Rangers who are scoring 8.3 runs per game over their last 7 ball games. Scott Feldman has been brilliant at home, going 1-0 with a 2.52 ERA through 4 home starts in 2008. Sonnanstine is 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA in 2 lifetime starts against Texas, including a 12-6 setback to the Rangers already this season. Texas is 31-10 against the money line in home games after batting .315 or better over a 15 game span since 1997. The Rangers are one of the most dangerous teams in the big leagues when they get their bats going for an extended period of time. Cash in with the Rangers Saturday
Black Widow Sports
1* on Detroit Tigers -103
Cleveland is 11-20 (-15.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season. Cleveland is 2-8 (-8.5 Units) against the money line vs. terrible speed teams - averaging 0.35 or less SB's/game this season. Kenny Rogers is 33-9 (+18.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 38% to 46%) since 1997. Rogers rarely loses in this spot and he won’t be losing to the rival Indians Saturday. Rogers is undefeated with a 2.79 ERA over his last 3 starts for the Tigers. Aaron Laffey is 0-1 with a 7.50 ERA on the road in 2 road starts in 2008. The Tigers will bounce back after getting beat by Cleveland yesterday. Take the Tigers on the Money Line.
Info Plays
1 Unit on Royals/Yankees OVER 8.5 Runs
The Royals have been a deadly OVERS teams at this number, especially with Bannister on the hill. The same goes for the Yankees. The Over is 7-3 in the Royals last 10 road games with the total set at 7.0-8.5 and 7-0 in Bannister's last 7 road starts with the total set at 7.0-8.5. The Over is 4-0 in Bannister's last 4 road starts period. The Over is 5-0 in the Yankees last 5 home games with the total set at 7.0-8.5 and 5-0 in the Yankees last 5 games with the total set at 7.0-8.5 period. The Over is a dominant 26-7-3 in the Yankees last 36 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400. We'll follow the numbers to an Overs winner here.
Locksmith Sports
1 Unit on Rays/Rangers OVER 10.5
16 runs were put on the board between these two teams yesterday and I like them to put up another big number tonight. The Over is 7-0 in the Rangers last 7 overall, 6-0 in the Rangers last 6 home games with the total set at 9.0-10.5, 6-0 in the Rangers last 6 games a home underdog, and 7-0 in the Rangers last 7 home games vs. a team with a losing road record. The Over is also 23-6-2 in the Rangers last 31 games following a loss. You could say that the Rangers are an OVERS machine right now. The total has gone Over the number in 9 of the last 13 meetings in this matchup and is 9-3-1 Over in the last 13 meetings in Texas . For good measure, the Over is 4-1 in the Rays last 5 vs. the American League West. Bet the OVER!
Ferrall
AL FREE B's FOR SAT
MINNESOTA +150 on ML over Chicago--Livan Hernandez ends the White Sox win streak at 4 games. Chicago has scored 31 runs during their run at home. Buehrle take another loss for the ChiSox. The Twins need this one because they've fallen 3 1/2 games behind the Sox in the AL Central
Texas +105 on ML over Tampa--Kazmir got the win Friday night in Arlington. Andy Sonnanstine has dropped two straight starts for Tampa and I'm on Scott Feldman in the upset here.
Oakland -110 on ML over LA Angels--Garland gets knocked off my Greg Smith at the Coliseum, ending the Angels win streak at 6 games. Smith pitched a three hitter against the Angels the last time he faced them, but didn't get the win as he lost to Joe Saunders. This time he wins !
NL FREE B's FOR SAT
Florida -120 on ML over Cincy--Scott Olsen beats Bronson Arroyo in South Florida. Cincy has won 7 straight against the Marlins dating back to last year, but that all ends tonight. Arroyo is 0-1 in six games and three starts vs the Marlins. The Reds had 17 hits Friday night.
MILWAUKEE -110 on ML over Colorado--Dave Bush ends the Rockies three game win streak. Greg Reynolds starts for Colorado and he's 0-3 with a 5.72 ERA. TAKE THE OVER 10 RUNS. The Brew Crew have won 6 of 7 but had their win streak at 6 stopped Friday night.
METS -140 on ML over Padres--Perez stops the bleeding for NY in San Diego. He's been aweful lately for NY though. His control is the problem once again. TAKE THE OVER 8.5 RUNS. New York lost the first two games of the series already. The Padres have won three straight games by a 2-1 count. I think Perez will give up plenty of runs but the METS bats will be the difference here.
LT Profits
Chicago Cubs -125
Carlos Zambrano of the Chicago Cubs and Derek Lowe of the Los Angeles Dodgers are both in fine form, but Lowe is the more likely of the two to implode at a moment’s notice.
Yes, Lowe has a 1.23 ERA and 0.86 WHIP in his last three starts, but consistency has never been a strong suit for him and has had four consecutive poor starts prior to this hot stretch. Lowe has always been a bit fragile on the mound when things are not going his way, and you simply never know which pitcher is going to show up.
On the other hand, Zambrano has been more consistent, posting eight Quality Starts in his 10 outings, allowing three runs but going only five innings in one of the other starts and allowing four runs in the last one. Perhaps most importantly, he has pitched exceptionally well at Dodger Stadium, allowing grand total of three earned runs and 15 hits over 29.2 innings in his last four starts here.
The Dodgers quieted the hot Cubs bats in a 3-0 LA win last night, but look for Chicago to rebound nicely tonight.
Pick: Cubs -125
Philadelphia Phillies +105
The Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 10-inning win over the Atlanta Braves here last night after tying the game in the ninth inning, and we look for the Phillies to win their second straight game in this series tonight.
Sure, the Braves are an incredible 25-9 at home, but two of those losses have come in the last three games with the bullpen faltering in the ninth inning on both occasions. Atlanta starter Jo-Jo Reyes was not treated kindly in his only other start vs. Philadelphia this season, as he was lit up for five earned runs and 11 hits in 6.2 innings. Given the performance of what had previously been a good bullpen lately, a similar performance here would almost certainly mean defeat.
Now Kyle Kendrick has five Quality Starts in his last seven outings, excluding one start vs. Toronto where he was pulled after the first inning due to a long rain delay. More importantly, he has allowed three runs or less in all three of his starts vs. Atlanta since the start of last year, including a Quality Start this season in Philadelphia last month. Also, unlike the Atlanta bullpen, the Phillies are showing no signs of regression, in fact leading the Major Leagues with a 2.69 pen ERA.
Do not forget also that the Phillies have been just as hot as the more highly publicized Chicago Cubs lately, as Philadelphia is 10-2 in their last 12 games, and we look for them to expand on that today.
Pick: Phillies +105
The Consensus Group Guaranteed Selections
5000* BASEBALL DIAMOND DOMINATOR WINNER
Toronto w/Burnett -147
Millionaires Club Guaranteed Selections
92% HIGH ROLLER BASEBALL WINNER
Cincinnati w/Arroyo +110
Insiders Sports Network Guaranteed Selections
NETWORK MLB PLAY OF THE DAY
LA ANGELS w/Garland +110
Frank Rosenthal
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DODGERS UNDER 7.5 SB+
DBACKS-130 SB
NATS+115 SB
REDS+115 SB
NYM-110 SB
JAYS-145 SB
KC UNDER 9 SB+
TIGERS+105 SB
RAYS UNDER 11 SB
L Ness
Insider Cardinals
TV game of week Tigers
S Spreitzer 25* G Slam
Cardinals
B Burns
Main Event Tigers
EZWINNERS
5 STAR: (912) FLORIDA (-$129) over Cincinnati
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1 STAR: (902) LA DODGERS (+$113) over Chicago
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1 STAR: (910) ATLANTA (-$113) over Philadelphia
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1 STAR: (925) MINNESOTA (+$151) over Chicago
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BRANDON LANG
10 Dime - Dodgers
5 Dime - Dodgers/Cubs Under
FREE - Tampa/Texas OVER