Jimmy The Moose
St Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros
Prediction: Under
St. Louis has played under the total in 6 of their last 8 road games. The under is also 6-2 in their last 8 vs. a team with a winning record. The under is 4-1 in the Cardinals last 5 games vs. a left-handed starter. Lohse is on the mound tonight and in his alst 3 starts his ERA is 1.06 and all 3 games have played the under. Houston has played the under in 4 of their last 5 games. The under is 21-8 in their last 29 vs. NL Central opponents. The under is 5-0 in Rodriguez's last 5 starts. The under is 4-1 in his last 5 home starts. The under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings between the clubs. Play the under.
Tony Mathews
Cincinnati Reds vs. Florida Marlins
Cincinnati/Florida Over 9
Explanation: We expect a high-scoring game as the Cincinnati Reds face-off against the Florida Marlins in Sunday's MLB contest.
The Cincinnati Reds will use starting pitcher Aaron Harang. Aaron Harang has been having huge pitching problems as of late. In fact, Aaron Harang has a 8.22 ERA in his last 3 starts. We see Aaron Harang giving up many runs today.
The Florida Marlins will use starting pitcher Burke Badenhop. Burke Badenhop has also been having huge pitching problems as of late. In fact, Burke Badenhop has a 7.07 ERA in his last 3 starts. We see Burke Badenhop giving up many runs today.
The Over is 10-2 in the last 12 meetings between these teams, and we expect to see another high-scoring game today!
Cincinnati Reds/Florida Marlins Over 9
BIG AL McMORDIE AMERICAN LEAGUE UNDERDOG OF THE MONTH!
Our selection is on the Seattle Mariners over the Boston Red Sox. 23 year-old righthander Justin Masterson has been thrust from complete obscurity into the Major League spotlight as he gets his fourth career start this afternoon filling in for the injured Dice-K Matsuzaka in front of what will certainly be a packed partisan house at Fenway Park. Masterson should enjoy it while he can as he will likely be shipped back down to the Minors when Dice-K comes back as expected sometime next week. Unfortunately for this youngster, Masterson will not have the services of some of the biggest offensive weapons in the Boston arsenal as leadoff hitter extraordinaire Jacoby Ellsbury will likely miss this game with a wrist injury (luckily for the Sox the MRI came back negative) and slugging DH David Ortiz continues to miss time on the DL as he continues to wear a cast on his left wrist while it heals from an injury. Mariners lefthanded ace Erik Bedard has had alternating good and bad starts for his last six or so outings, but shut out these Red Sox over seven strong innings at home on May 28. Bedard has also led his team to wins over the Red Sox in five of his last six starts (since May 17, 2006). In those six outings, Bedard has given up just 10 earned runs over 39 2/3 innings, with 32 strikeouts against just 19 hits. Look for another strong effort vs. the Sox today.
American League Underdog of the Month
Seattle Mariners
Chris Jordan
Tampa Bay at TEXAS
The value is in the chalk with this play, as Matt Garza will outduel Doug Mathis tonight. Garza is making his 11th start of the season and comes in with a 2-0 mark and 1.88 ERA in two career starts against the Rangers. With the Rays seemingly recovered from a dismal showing in Beantown, and itching to get back in to first place in the AL East, Mathis is in for some trouble in this one.
Texas’ right-hander comes in off another rough start, as he got his tits lit by Casey Blake and the rest of the Tribe last Monday. He allowed eight runs in 3-2/3 innings and saw his ERA inflate from 5.56 to 9.00. Today it gets a lot tougher. Look for Garza to use his mid-90s fastball that sinks, a curve, a slider and a changeup. Sundays start will be the first of his career at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
2* DEVIL RAYS
VEGAS SPORTS PICS
Chicago White Sox -140**
Tampa Bay -130**
Chicago Cubs +110**
ATS Basketball Lock Club
3 units on the LA Lakers (+1) over the Boston Celtics
ATS Arena Football Lock Club
3 units on Arizona (+3.5) over Kansas City
Louie Mayo
MLB: SUN
(5*) REDS -119
(3*) Giants +100
(1*) Mets -134
NBA
(50*) Lakers -1
WNBA
(50*) NY -7
(50*) San Antonio +6
AFL
(50*) KC -3
Carlo Campanella
New York Mets at San Diego Padres
Prediction: New York Mets
The New York Mets send Pedro Martinez to the mound in San Diego on Sunday. San Diego has struggled on offense this season, averaging just 3.6 Runs Per Game with a .240 team Batting Average. That's BIG news for NY as Martinez's has watch his teams post an AMAZING 18-2 record against N.L. teams hitting .250 or worse, winning those games by an average of 4 Runs!!!
7* Play On NY Mets
MustWinSportsPicks
Celtics
Lucky Leprechaun Sports
NY Yankees
JerseySteveWins
Red Sox
Templer's Sports Picks
Twins +1.5
MadduxSports
LA/Boston Over 190.5
Paul Leiner
10* Over 9 SF/Wash
Global Handicapping
Celtics
Arthur Ralph
Rockies
Rocco Spacamuro
100* Lakers/Celtics Over
Cappers Access
Lakers
Cubs
Computer Sports
White Sox
Joe Wiz
Mets
DARK HORSE
Kansas City +160
MIKE WYNN
Tampa Bay -135
SCOUT
Cubs +110
RAZOR SHARP
LA ANGELS +125
Big Time
MET /PADRES UNDER 8.5
VEGAS STEAM LINE
MILWAUKEE +110
MIGHTY QUINN
Lakers
Nostradamus
Detroit
FAT JACK
LAKERS
#1 SPORTS
CHICAGO CUBS + 105
TOTALS 4 U
CUBS/PADRES UNDER
Easy Money
COLORADO -120
MIKE NERI SPORTS
Braves/Phillies Under 9.5
YOU WIN NOW
Cubs +115
SORTSBOOK ADVISOR
White Sox -140
DONALD TRAN
Tampa Bay Rays -125
TRACE ADAMS
Cardinals
Play By Play Inc.
LAKERS/BOSTON Under 190.5
VERNON CROY
Florida +110
Insider Sports Report
San Francisco -110
ROCKETMAN
#24 Jeff Gordon vs #16 Greg Biffle
Play On: 3* #24 Jeff Gordon +125
Next in line in 2nd place I would go with Jeff Gordon. Gordon has four wins, 15 Top 5 finishes and 21 Top 10 finishes in 30 starts here in Pocono. Gordon has an average finish of 10.2 here in Pocono, which is good enough for 2nd best among active drivers. Last 2 years, Jeff Gordon's average finish at track type - FLAT SUPERSPEEDWAY is 2.7. In 3 races, he has 1 win and 3 top 10 finishes. Jeff Gordon's average finish over the past 3 races is 4.0. In 3 races, he has 0 wins and 3 top 10 finishes. Jeff Gordon's average finish over the past 10 races is 11.4. In 10 races, he has 0 wins and 6 top 10 finishes. Biffle has an average finish of only 19.2 her in Pocono. We'll play Jeff Gordon to finish ahead of Greg Biffle for 3 units today!
ALEX SMART
Baltimore Orioles vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Prediction: Toronto Blue Jays
Roy Halladay the ace of the Toronto Blue Jays pitching staff has gone 4-0 with a 2.25 ERA, in his L4 starts. The big work horse righty has 27 strikeouts and given up just two walks in his L32 innings of action. Halladay has owned todays opponent the Baltimore Orioles in the past as is evident by a 16-4 record along with a 2.84 ERA in 26 career games against the Orioles. With the former Cy Young award winner on on th hill today for the Jays, will play with confidence and end their current four game slide, in convincing fashion. Jays romp
Tom Freese
Tampa Bay at Texas
Tampa Bay is 14-4 after scoring 5 or more runs in their last game and they are 10-2 their last 12 games vs. the AL West. The Rays are 23-9 vs. righty starters and they are 21-10 in Game 3 of a series. Texas is 19-39 as home dogs of +110 to +150 and they are 1-8 their last 9 vs. AL East teams. The Rangers are 1-6 after losing the first 2 games off a series and they are 1-4 their last 5 games vs. the Rays.
PLAY ON TAMPA BAY
MTi Sports
Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox
The Twins are 1-12 as a dog after a loss in which they drew 1 or fewer walks and it is not the first game of a series and the White Sox are 28-7 as a home 140+ favorite after a win in which they allowed 1 or fewer walks. Consider the Sox.
Play on: Chicago White Sox
Vegas Experts
LA Angels at Oakland
Should be an excellent pitchers duel this afternoon in Oakland when they and the Angels finish off a three game set. The Halos' Ervin Santana has really dominated his division rival in his career going 8-2 (TSR) with a 1.27 ERA. He's opposed by Rich Harden, who is a perfect 3-0 this season with a 2.61 ERA. Harden hasn't allowed more than 2 runs in four straight sports. Santana is 9-1 Under in all starts this season, including 8-0 in non-turf starts. 28 of the last 42 series meetings between these teams have gone Under.
Play on: Under
Tony Karpinski
Seattle Mariners vs. Boston Red Sox
Play: Seattle Mariners
Seattle at Boston (Baseball action) 1:35pm ET After a couple of cold weeks in the middle of May, Manny Ramirez is swinging a hot bat again. He looks to extend his hitting streak to 13 games Sunday and help the Boston Red Sox do something they couldn't in Seattle - score off Mariners starter Erik Bedard - when the teams conclude their three-game series at Fenway Park. Possibly pressing as he approached 500 career home runs, Ramirez endured a 9-for-53 (.170) spell in 14 games from May 7-23, producing only one home run and four RBIs in that span as his season average fell to .280. In the 12 games since then, though, Boston's left fielder has been back to his old self. He's gone 18-for-46 (.391) with six homers - including No. 500 on May 31 at Baltimore - and 19 RBIs. He's had at least one hit in each of those games to raise his average back to .303. Saturday's loss was the 13th in 17 games for the Mariners, although three of their wins in that span have come in five meetings with the Red Sox. Look for Seattle to bounce back and get a rare win on Sunday. Play the Seattle Mariners