Karl Garrett
30 Dime Spurs
10 Dime Mets and Angels
Gavazzi Hoops + Baseball
Opinion--LA Lakers and over
3% Detroit over 9.5 runs
Chris Jordan
3,000 Yankees -1.5 Runs
Indian Cowboy
3 units (Play of the Day) ATS: Los Angeles Lakers +5
I'm not buying the Lakers as a dog today. The Lakers have been the exception to the poor road play rule in the playoffs for the most part. They have won 60% of their road playoff games and I think they win this one. I think it is going to be tough for the Spurs to take a game in this series. I like the Lakers to win outright but I'll take the points as long as they are giving them. I don't think San Antonio is athletic enough to get good shots on the offensive end against the Lakers defense. They are really struggling to get open shots.
MLB Baseball - Seattle Mariners @ New York Yankees
3 units (Normal) TOTAL: Over 9.5 (-110)
Jarrod Washburn has had one single good start all year. Just one. Most of his starts have been real stinkers. This guy gave up 9 earned runs in his last game. How do you leave a guy in to give up 9 earned runs? And its not like that was an isolated incident. The game before that he gave up 7 earned. 16 earned runs in his last 7.33 innings. The over has hit 67% of the time he has pitched this year and 5 in a row. Wang just had a god awful start himself, but he's a good pitcher so I look for him to bounce back. My play today would actually be on the Yanks instead of the total here if the line wasn't so high. But it is so I'll just take the Yanks to run it up on the Mariners today.
5-1 IN WNBA PLAYS
WNBA- Houston/Washington Under 142 -110 (normal) 3 units
The Houston Comets and the Washington Mystics are fairly evenly matched teams. I think they play a pace today to match about what they've been averaging so far. The Houston Comets have gotten 66 points per game and the Washington Mystics have gotten 57 points per game. So I see today's game landing in the 128-132 range or so. Houston and Washington both sit at the bottom of their conferences and they will have trouble putting up points today. Another thing that will help is that neither one of these teams light it up at the free throw line.
Chris Jordan
3,000♦ YANKEES RUN LINE (LIST Wang and Washburn)
This will all sound familiar if you were with me yesterday, as we had the Yankees in a rout over the Mariners, but it’s hard to explain things any other way. With A-Rod back in the lineup, manager Joe Girardi getting everyone fired up with his recent on-field antics and the rotation looking more confident than it has all season, the Bombers have outscored opponents 35-7 while reeling off four straight victories.
And guys, this could very well be the best series the Bronx boys could have asked for, as they’ve beaten the Mariners all five times they’ve faced them this season by a combined score of 44-10. Dating back to last season, the Yanks have averaged 9.4 runs during seven straight wins in the series.
Meanwhile, we have plenty to go against, as the Mariners have lost 18 of 24 overall, and 12 of its last 13 road games. You don’t necessarily list pitchers in a Run Line play, as it’s automatically done for you when making a run-line wager. And I am pretty confident in going against Jarrod Washburn, who hasn’t done a thing for the M’s since arriving in Seattle. He’s 2-6 on the year, has a 7.14 ERA, he’s 1-4 with an 8.03 ERA on the road and he’s lost three of his last five starts against New York – all with the three losses being in the Bronx Zoo. Most recently, he’s 0-2 in his last two starts, having given up 16 earned runs in seven innings of work, including last Wednesday’s terrible showing in Motown, where the Tigers raped the southpaw for nine earned runs in two innings.
On the flipside, we’re taking Chien Ming-Wang, who couldn’t ask for a better opponent to shake his recent slump. The Yankees’ ace, who has lost his last two decisions, is 5-0 in his last five starts against Seattle, dominating it by limiting its lineup to seven earned runs over 35 innings of work – a stingy ERA of 1.80.
Lay the run and a half and enjoy the wealth!!!
Aj Apollo
MLB 3* KC Royals (Meche vs McGowan)
NBA 3* Spurs
Wise Guy Insider Guaranteed Selections
QUADRUPLE DIME BASEBALL TOTALS PLAY OF THE MONTH
OVER 9.5 Minnesota and Detroit
Bob Balfe
NBA Basketball
Spurs -5 over Lakers
Its do or die for San Antonio. This is a Spurs team that seems like they have lost a step, but is still the same team that won a big road game seven against New Orleans and is still the same team that had a 20pt lead in L.A just a few nights ago. The Spurs problem is they have been falling apart in the second half. Luckily for San Antonio that doesn't happen at home. Knocking off the defending champs is not an easy task. Obviously, if the Spurs lose today the series is all but over. The Lakers are getting five points and the public is pounding the underdog which is a big no-no. Look for the Spurs to respond at home. Take San Antonio.
Major League Baseball
Redsoxs/A's Over 8.5 -110
Lester/Blanton
Vegas-Runner 5*
Over SA/LAL