Balfe
Major League Baseball
Astros +120 over Redsox
Bache/Lester
Black Magic Sports
1 Unit on Washington Nationals -104
I usually hate betting with the Nationals, but I simply cannot help myself today. The Nationals have starter John Lannan going today who’s 3.34 ERA on the season through 15 starts ranks up their with some of the NL’s best. Then there’s Garrett Olson for the Orioles who’s 6.39 ERA on the road only tells half the story. Olson is getting worse as the season progresses, going 0-2 with an 8.40 ERA through his last 3 starts. Washington is 45-29 against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons. Washington is 41-24 against the money line in home games against AL East opponents since 1997. Baltimore is 44-73 against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons. Lannan takes down Olson so cash in with the Nationals as the favorite.
Black Widow Sports
1* on Boston Red Sox -135
The defending champs have crushed the worst teams in the league this season, rarely having letdowns along the way. It’s indicated by the fact that the Red Sox are 28-9 (+18.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season. Even better, the Red Sox are 21-3 (+18.4 Units) against the money line vs. poor fielding teams - (turning 0.8 or less DP's/game) this season. John Lester has stepped onto the scene this season to prove he’s a very solid starter pitcher in this league and not just a cancer survivor. Lester is 13-1 (+12.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. Take the Red Sox on the Money Line.
Info Plays
3* on Philadelphia -122
Philadelphia will come out hungry tonight after blowing a 5-1 lead to the Rangers Friday. The Phillies send their Ace in Cole Hamels to the mound to stop the bleeding. Hamels is 7-5 on the season with a 3.27 ERA. His 2.86 ERA over his last 3 starts shows Hamels is improving as the season progresses. Vicente Padilla is solid for the Rangers, but he’s not match for Hamels. After a tough loss like the one the Phillies suffered last night, you can expect Philly to be the more hungry team as the Rangers relax a bit. Bet Philly on the road.
John Martin
Baltimore Orioles vs. Washington Nationals
1 Unit on Washington Nationals -104
I usually hate betting with the Nationals, but I simply cannot help myself today. The Nationals have starter John Lannan going today who’s 3.34 ERA on the season through 15 starts ranks up their with some of the NL’s best. Then there’s Garrett Olson for the Orioles who’s 6.39 ERA on the road only tells half the story. Olson is getting worse as the season progresses, going 0-2 with an 8.40 ERA through his last 3 starts. Washington is 45-29 against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons. Washington is 41-24 against the money line in home games against AL East opponents since 1997. Baltimore is 44-73 against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons. Lannan takes down Olson so cash in with the Nationals as the favorite.
Tom Freese
St Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals
Prediction: over
St. Louis is 7-0-2 OVER their last 9 Interleague road games vs. righty starters and they are 13-4-4 OVER their last 21 Interleague games as underdogs. Cardinal starter Mitchell Boggs is in terrible KW form with more walks than strikeouts in his last 3 starts. Kansas City starter Kyle Davies is also in terrible KW form with more walks than strikeouts in his last 3 starts. The Royals are 28-13 OVER their last 41 Interleague games vs. winning teams. The Royals are 8-2 OVER their last 10 games and these teams are 8-1-2 OVER at Kansas City. PLAY ON 'OVER' Davies vs. Boggs
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Jeff Alexander
Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox
1 Unit on Chicago White Sox -133
The White Sox jumped all over the Cubs in game 1 of this series and they'll do it again in game 2. The Cubs swept the Sox at home last weekend and the Southsiders would like nothing more than to pay the Cubs back with the same result. The Cubs are 2-10 in their last 12 games as an underdog of +110 to +150, 0-4 in their last 4 interleague road games, and 0-6 in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600. The White Sox are 10-1 in their last 11 interleague home games vs. a team with a winning record, 17-4 in their last 21 games as a home favorite, and 13-3 in Vazquez's last 16 home starts. Take the White Sox.
Dave Cokin
Giants @ A's
Play: A's -140
Tim Lincecum hasn't taken long to establish himself as an elite pitcher, and he's probably the biggest reason the Giants aren't as awful as they were projected to be this season. But as well as Lincecum has pitched, Oakland's Justin Duchscherer has been even better. He's sporting a microscopic ERA, he's red hot, and the A's are simply better than the Giants. Plus, Oakland is at home. Add everything up and the price seems a bit low for this hookup. I'm going to back Duchscherer and the A's.
Jack Clayton
Brewers
Jimmy Moore
Detroit
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Chi Cubs
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San Francisco
Templer's Sports Picks
San Diego
Frank Patron
Tampa Bay Rays -140
Paul Leiner
10* Redsox -140
Mighty Quinn
Yankees
Jeff Scott
2 Units- Atl/Tor Under
Computer Sports
DBacks
Glen Mcgrew
Red Sox
Joe Wiz
Giants
Vegas Steamline
Reds
Bob Donahue
Giants
Phillies
MadduxSports
White Sox -140
Handicapper World
Cubs +130
Dodgers -135
Nevada Sharp Shooter
ANGELS -120
BIG TIME
COLORADO / DETROIT OVER 9
DARK HORSE
Oakland -135
#1 SPORTS
NATIONALS -120
Insider Sports Report
Angels/Dodgers OVER 7
ASA
Boston
DR VEGAS
Seattle +125
Rooco Spacamuro
100* D'Backs -135
SCOUT
Boston/Houston Under 9.5
Jennifer Barry
Red Sox -135
Chad Jordan
Royals -125
ARMVIN SPORTS
YANKEES
ANGELS
Brandon Banks
Marlins +123
HOT LOCK SPORTS
Red Sox/Astros Under 9.5
RAZOR SHARP
PHILADELPHIA -135
DONALD TRAN
Braves -125
SCOTT DELANEY
NATIONALS
TRACE ADAMS
Oakland A's
The VEGAS STEAM LINE
CINCINNATI
TOTALS 4 U
BOSTON/HOUSTON OVER
PLATINUM PLAYS
Minn -110
ARTHUR RALPH
NY Mets
MIKE WYNN
A's
HUDDLE UP
Kansas City -130
BIG AL's INTERLEAGUE TV GAME OF THE YEAR
At 3:55pm our selection is on the New York Mets over the New York Yankees. On Friday, the Mets and Yankees played an extremely rare "split-stadium" doubleheader, facing each other twice on the same day, with one game in each other's home park. And the irony of all of this is of course that neither home crowd was happy with the results as the Mets bombed the bombers in Yankee stadium in game 1 behind Carlos Delgado's amazing nine RBI, and the the Yankees returned the favor in the evening at Shea Stadium by a score of 9-0. If new Mets Manager Jerry Manuel wasn't already on the hot seat he certainly is now after this embarrassing loss at the hands of the Yankees and the most unlikeliest of shutout starters in Sidney Ponson. This afternoon's matchup can't come soon enough for the Mets and Manuel as they are back at their home park with their ace, Johan Santana taking the mound. Never mind that Santana gave up a grand slam to an American League pitcher (Felix Hernandez) in his last start (the first grand slam by an AL hurler in more than 30 years), or the fact that his team in 0-4 in his last four starts because the Mets would rather focus on Santana's success against the Yankees for the past four plus years. Since 2003 the Twins went 6-3 against the Yankees when Santana took the mound, and his new team already has a win against them in 2008 when Santana faced off against his old AL rivals back on May 17. Interleague TV Game of the Year on the Mets.
MLB Rivalry Game of the Year
Oakland
DREW GORDON
Like many of you, I was waiting for the game that Kyle Davies finally revealed his true self, and it came in his last start, getting massacred for 5 runs in just 1 1/3 innings against the Giants Sunday. Granted, the Royals came back to win, so his record remains a perfect 3-0, but make no mistake, Davies is a streaky pitcher and that's bad news for Royals-backers in this one.
While its true Davies was rock-solid against the Cardinals at Busch June 17th, his problems haven't come on the road, but at Kauffman, where he's 1-0 with a lofty 5.11 ERA on the season. Look for the Redbirds to make the most of their second crack at Davies in less than two weeks, especially now that he's vulnerable. Its important to note St. Louis averages a hearty 5.1 runs per game against righties on the road!
Mitchell Boggs gets the start for St. Louis, and its so far so good for the young righty, getting a nice win at Fenway in his last one, allowing 3 runs in 5 1/3 innings. He's now 2-0 with a 4.38 ERA on the highway in his brief career, and while the Royals are hot, their offense is nothing to write home about either.
While its true the Cardinals have seen better days, it was Boggs who helped them beat the Red Sox at Fenway in his last one... A huge boost for a young pitcher. I say he builds off that win tonight, taking advantage of an improved but still average Royals offense. On the flip side, look for Davies to revert back to his old ways, getting knocked around by a Cards club looking for redemption and in desperate need of a win.
Take St. Louis behind Boggs over Kansas City and Davies in this MLB match up.
2♦ ST. LOUIS
Matty O'Shea
TOR +120
Analysis: The Braves obviously have the big-name pitcher in this matchup in Tim Hudson, but John Parrish is no slouch for Toronto. Parrish was 10-1 with a 2.74 ERA in 15 starts at Triple-A Syracuse before getting called up to replace Shaun Marcum in the rotation, walking 35 and striking out 90 in 82 innings of work. He started one game with Baltimore back in 2004 when he went 6-3 with a 3.46 ERA but has been used as a reliever primarily since then until this year. Atlanta does not hit lefties well on the road with a .235 average and remains the worst team in the majors away from home overall. The Braves have lost Hudson's last four road starts, scoring more than two runs just once during that stretch. With Chipper Jones also still ailing for Atlanta, I'll gladly back the Blue Jays here as a home dog.
JIM FEIST
Washington is an excellent pitcher's park, one where they started 23-15 under the total. Both teams in this game have below average offenses. The Orioles rank 10th in the American League in runs scored, while the nationals are dead last in the NL. Yup, that's right, they're even worse than the Padres. Washington starter John Lannan has been very good, with a 3.34 ERA. And of course, there's no DH this game playing in the NL park. Don't look for much offense,
Play the Orioles/Nationals under the total!
TONY MATHEWS
Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox
Selection: Chicago Cubs +120
The Chicago Cubs will use starting pitcher Sean Gallagher. Sean Gallagher has pitched very well as of late. In fact, Sean Gallagher has a 2.81 ERA in his last 3 starts. We see Sean Gallagher pitching another great game today.
The Chicago White Sox will use starting pitcher Javier Vazquez. Javier Vazquez has been having huge pitching problems as of late. In fact, Javier Vazquez has a 7.00 ERA in his last 3 starts. We see Javier Vazquez having another bad game today.
The Chicago Cubs have had long term success against the Chicago White Sox. In fact, the Chicago Cubs are 9-2 in their last 11 meetings against the Chicago White Sox.
Take the Chicago Cubs!