Brandon Lang
15 Dime - Rockies Run Line
5 Dime - A's
5 Dime - Yankees Under
Jim Feist
BLUE JAYS / ANGELS UNDER
The Angels have been an under the total machine this season with that weak offense and great pitching, starting 52-29 under. Their weak offense faces a hot Toronto pitcher on a roll in Jesse Litsch, with his 2.66 ERA his last 3 starts. LA's Jon Garland has been solid all season and has a 3.32 ERA his last three starts. Play the Blue Jays/Angels under the total.
Dave Cokin
LA DODGERS
Matt Cain was masterful last time out for the Giants. Nut now Cain has to face a team he's had no success against, as he's never beaten the Dodgers. Eric Stults has been a surprise for LA, and I like the fact he's a lefty as that generally takes SF catalyst Fred Lewis out of the mix. The Giants got a good win Saturday night, but I like the Dodgers to get the quick rebound here.
Jeff Benton
DEVIL RAYS -1½ RL
It’s official, folks: Tampa Bay is for real. I honestly thought this team was due for a big letdown after sweeping the Red Sox at home earlier in the week. But all the Rays have done since the sweep was take a day off, then come back and punk the Royals by scores of 11-2 and 3-0. The Rays have now 36 of their last 51 games overall, 36 of their last 52 at home, 13 of their last 18 against the Royals and 10 of their last 12 against Kansas City in Tampa. If that’s not enough, the Rays are handing the ball to No. 2 starter James Shields, who has been nothing short of magnificent at home this season, going 4-1 with a 2.08 ERA. Not only that, but Tampa has won all four of Shields’ no-decisions at home, making the Rays 8-1 when he toils at home. What about Royals starter Luke Hochevar? Well, he’s 2-4 with a 5.70 ERA on the road in his rookie season and 1-2 with a 5.32 ERA in four daytime starts. (On the flip side, Shields is 2-1 with a 2.17 ERA in four starts in day games.). No-brainer here, my friends. Look for another blowout win by the team with the best record in all of baseball!
3♦ TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS -1½ RL
Matt Rivers
BOSTON RED SOX
Obviously Joba Chamberlain has all the makings of a superstar. The guy was great as Mariano Rivera's setup man and at times has shown that form as a starter as well. But Chamberlain is also learning about being in a major league rotation and right now for better or worse is only a five inning starters. The guy has been throwing way too many pitches and does not last as long as the team needs because the bullpen without him there is just not very good right now. Joe Girardi's squad has been underachieving and bad this season and that may be the understatement of the century. Arod and the fellas are not firing away on all cylinders and are a weaker overall club when compared to the Red Sox. Boston had a rough stretch there in Tampa Bay but the Rays are as legit as they come and had their top three pitchers all set up for that series unlike the Sox so I do not really take that much from the sweep. Terry Francona's team is missing David Ortiz which hurts but the guy are still about 20 games over .500 for the season as Manny, Drew, Lowell, Varitek, Ellsbury and the Sox are no joke. You never really know which Tim Wakefield will show up as the knuckleball is a little inconsistent but the guy has been pretty darn good of late and at this price with the superior offense and overall team I will gladly take my chances with Wake and the Sox. Boston plus a nice takeback like this is just a must play. Maybe not a bomb dropper but still a must play!
Tony Weston
BOSTON RED SOX
Despite yesterday‘s 2-1 loss, the Red Sox are 5-3 against the Yanks this season and have won three of their last four in Yankee Stadium. So far in this weekend’s series the Sox have outscored New York 14-6. Even with that win yesterday the Yankees are still 2-5 their last seven games and are 3-6 their last nine games in the Bronx. Look for Boston to come back from that narrow loss yesterday and beat down the Yankees once again in Yankee Stadium. Take the Red Sox on the road tonight.
3♦ BOSTON RED SOX
Scott Delaney
ROCKIES -1½ RL
Cook is 5-2 at home with a 2.77 ERA to go with it and comes in off a shutout performance over the Padres on Tuesday. Big left-hander Mark Hendrickson has lost three of five decisions on the road and has a 5.94 ERA to go with it, while he’s lost two straight starts, allowing 11 earned runs over as many innings to the Nationals and the Devil Rays – both of which were at home. The Marlins have steadily been down a losing path in this range, sporting a 14-39 mark as a road pup priced between a buck and a half and two dollars. They’re also stuck in ruts of 1-5 when Hendrickson toes the road rubber and 0-5 in his last five overall. Florida itself is mired in losing skids of 1-5 on the road, 1-7 as an underdog and 3-8 when facing northpaw pitchers.On the other hand, we’re having to win by two runs with a team that comes in off yesterday’s 12-6 blowout and is now on winning runs of 5-0 at home, 6-1 against left-handed hurlers, 20-8 at home against southpaws, 6-2 when Cook starts on the Coors Field rubber and 12-5 in his last 17 starts overall.
2♦ COLORADO ROCKIES -1½ RL
Rob Vinciletti
TIGERS -115
On Sunday your complementary play is one the Detroit Tigers. Game 977 at 4:10 Eastern. The Tigers are 16-6 vs leftys this year 8-3 on the road.The are averaging over 5 runs per game vs south paws hitting over .290. The Mriners are terrible 8-24 whe the posted total is 9 to 9.5 this year. Take the Tigers.
Golden Contender
Game: DET-SEATTLE
Pick: DETROIT
THE TIGERS ARE 16-6 VS LEFTYS THIS YEAR 8-3 ON THE ROAD.THEY ARE AVERAGING OVER 5 RUNS PER GAME VS SOUTH PAWS HITTING OVER .290. THE MARINERS ARE A TERRIBLE 8-24 WHEN THE POSTED TOTAL IS 9 TO 9.5 THIS YEAR.TAKE THE TIGERS.FOR THE 5 STAR TOTLA JUST VISIT THE GUARANTEED PICKS PAGE AND END YOUR WEEKEND WITH A SMILE.
KM Computer Plays
Top play
New York Mets Under 10.0 5
Medium play
Toronto Blue Jays (M: 120.0) 3
Regular plays
Philadelphia Phillie (M: -134.0)
Baltimore Orioles (M: -114.0)
Tampa Bay Rays (M: -193.0)
Colorado Rockies (M: -177.0)
St Louis Cardinals (M: -125.0)
Los Angeles Dodgers (M: 116.0)
San Diego Padres (M: 146.0)
Seattle Mariners (M: 101.0)
New York Yankees (M: -152.0)
Washington Nationals Under 8.5
Texas Rangers Under 10.0
Boston Red Sox Under 9.0
Ben Burns
ARIZONA NL West GOY
Nostradamus
MLB-Fla/Col OVER 10.5 -105
MLB-Arizona -155
AFB-Grand Rapids/Chicago OVER 113
WNBA-SAn Ant/Wash UNDER 139.5
Tom Freese
Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox
Prediction: under
Chicago is 8-0 UNDER the last 8 starts by John Danks vs. winning teams and they are 40-17-3 UNDER their last 60 games vs. AL West teams. The White Sox are 19-7 UNDER their last 26 games winning teams and they are 25-10-2 UNDER their last 37 games vs. the A's. Oakland is 20-9-2 UNDER their last 31 games vs. lefty starters and they are 14-3 UNDER with Rich Harden on the mound if they scored 2 or less runs in their last game. The A's are 19-7 UNDER their last 26 games as underdogs. PLAY ON UNDER
Sportsbettingstats
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals
In yesterdays game between these two teams the Cardinals beat the Cubs 5-4. The Cardinals are creeping up on the Cubs in the NL Central and are now only 2.5 games back of Chicago. The Cubs are in a slump, as they are 3-7 in their last 10 games. The Cardinals are 5-5 in their last 10 games and currently are in the lead for the NL Wild Card. Taking the mound for the Cardinals is Todd Wellemeyer (7-3 3.86 ERA), who in his last outing went 5 innings giving up 6 earned runs in a loss. In yesterdays win over the Cubbies the Cardinals scored 5 runs on 9 hits and left 7 men on base. Taking the mound for the Cubs is Sean Marshall (0-2 4.87 ERA), who in his last outing went 7 innings giving up 3 earned runs in a loss. In their loss yesterday the Cubs scored 4 runs on 9 hits and left 9 men on base.
Staff Pick: It is a toss up for who has the advantage in the pitching match up, as even though Marshall is winless and his ERA is a point higher Wellemeyer is struggling lately. He was the NL pitcher of the month in May, but is 0-2 with a 9.45 ERA in his last 3 starts and missed 2 starts in the rotation last month because of elbow problems. Marshall will be heading back to the Cubs bullpen after Carlos Zambrano returns to the rotation. This series has been a homecoming for Jim Edmonds, who is 0-for-7 with 4 strikeouts in the first 2 games in his return to St. Louis, where he spent the previous 8 seasons. If the Redbirds can win this game they can send the Cubs home with their smallest division lead in more than a month. The Cubs will be happy to go home for a 6 game home stand after this losing road trip. The Cubs are not a great road team, as they are 7 games under .500 (19-26) away from the friendly confines of Wrigley Field. Look for Wellemeyer to bounce back and have a strong outing, as the Cardinals will win this game and the series and will be hot on the heels of the Cubs in the NL Central only 1.5 games back.
JB's Computer Picks
Philadelphia Phillies -130
Tampa Bay Rays -210
Colorado Rockies -180 * * *
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