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MLB
N.Y. YANKEES -150
BOSTON -135
ST. LOUIS -120
ARIZONA -170
FLORIDA -110
NBA
BOSTON -8
SAN ANTONIO OVER 183
Vic Monte
100* Inside Info Selection - Arizona -$150
The Dbacks are sending arguably the best pitcher in baseball right now to the mound. Brandon Webb is a perfect 7-0 - +$714 this season. That Rank's Webb as the #1 starter in the National League. On the Mound for the Phillies is Brett Meyers. Meyers is ranked #86 in the National League. The Phillies are 3-4 -$301 in Meyers 7 starts this season. We clearly have the pitching advantage here. It is also important to note the the DBacks have the #1 Bullpen in Baseball with a 2.67 ERA. My Selection here is based on the fact that Arizona has the clear Pitching Advantage! Brandon Webb has been a cash cow. The DBacks are a remarkable 18-4 in Webb's last 22 starts. Want More? The Fighting Phils are only 3-9 in Meyers Last 12 starts.. 100* Inside Info - DBacks -$150
Matt Fargo
Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners
PICK: Texas Rangers
REASON FOR PICK: Things are not going good in Seattle and it is starting to boil over with some frustrations. Seattle has dropped seven of its last eight games and 11 of its last 14 as both the offense and the pitching is causing the problems. The bats have mustered two runs or fewer in six of the last seven games and the Mariners have averaged a mere 3.1 rpg over their last 18 games. The pitching has not been quite as bad but it has allowed five runs or more in five of the last eight games.
While Seattle can’t seem to shake its slump, the Rangers have done just that. Texas had dropped 12 of 14 games but since then it has gone a very solid 8-4 including wins in six of its last eight games. The pitching was getting lit up on a nightly basis but that pitching has turned the corner is a big way, allowing three runs or fewer in six of the last seven games. The offense has been up and down but the Rangers are hitting .289 against right-handed pitching over their last 10 games.
Felix Hernandez was clearly miffed as he has been vocal about the lack of run support the starting pitching is receiving. He has received four runs or fewer in six of his seven starts on the season so he does have some room to complain but it should not be public. Also, it should not come out when you allow six runs on 12 hits and three walks in just 5.2 innings. This was the line in Hernandez’ last outing and it was one of the worst in his young career in Seattle. He is just 4-4 with a 4-10 ERA in 11 starts against the Rangers.
The Rangers sent Kason Gabbard to the hill following his return from the disabled list. He has been pitching well enough to keep the Rangers in games as he stays out of trouble. He is coming off a medical rehabilitation assignment in Double-A on Saturday and allowed one run on one hit and three walks in four innings. He has allowed three runs or fewer in his four starts this year and the Rangers have gone 3-1 in those contests and he is once again getting a very favorable price. Play Texas Rangers 1.5 Units
BEN BURNS
Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners
PICK: Seattle Mariners
REASON FOR PICK: After a 10-1 drubbing on Tuesday, I resisted the urge to lay the big price with Seattle yesterday. That turned out to be a good thing, as the Mariners lost again. With that defeat, things are beginning to get desperate in Seattle. Tonight's price is again a little steep and that's what has kept me from releasing this as a "pay" selection. That being said, the matchup offers an excellent opportunity for the Mainers to turn things around and I feel the current price is more than justified. While he hasn't been at his best of late, Felix Hernandez is still capable of being one of the top young pitchers in the game. His team really needs him to come up big tonight and I expect him to do just that. He'll face a Texas lineup which came into last night's game, hitting just .249 as a team on the road, while averaging 4.4 runs. Despite a victory, those numbers have now dipped to 4.3 runs with a .243 average.
Gabbard gets the call for the visitors and he was solid for the Rangers to begin the season. He had to go on the disabled list with a sore back though and this is his first (big league) start since coming back. He was quoted as saying: "That sharp pain isn't there anymore. There's still a little stiffness in the morning when I wake up, but when I come to the ballpark and do all my work, it loosens up." That doesn't exactly sound like a ringing endorsement to me and I suspect that the back is a little more stiff than he's admitting. Regardless of whether or not that's true, Gabbard will be facing a Seattle lineup which has given him real trouble in the past, one which is desperate to break out of hits offensive slumber and one which has hit extremely well against left-handers.
The Mariners entered last night's game against right-hander Vincente Padilla hitting just .245 against right-handers, while averaging just 3.7 runs. What happened? They got shutout! However, facing southpaws has been an entirely different matter. Indeed, the Mariners are hitting .266 against left-handers while averaging a healthy 5.6 runs over eight games. While they haven't had much success in those games, it's been due to poor pitching, not because they haven't been able to hit the left-handed pitching.
The Mariners have won 12 of Hernandez's last 17 home starts. In his last four starts vs. Texas, he has allowed a mere four earned runs through 28 2/3 innings. That's a 1.26 ERA! Not surprisingly, the Mariners won three of those games. Conversely, Gabbard has made two starts vs. Seattle and he allowed six runs in just 8 2/3 innings. That's a 6.24 ERA and his 2.540 WHIP shows that he was actually fortunate to "only" surrender the six runs.
Look for Hernandez, who is supported by the much better bullpen, to outlast and outptich Gabbard as the highly motivated Mariners manage to salvage the series split.
Jack Clayton
Orioles
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Arizona
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Texas
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BALTIMORE ORIOLES -105
MIKE WYNN
Houston w/Backe -125
THE VEGAS STEAMLINE
DETROIT w/ Verlander +115
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St Louis
BIG TIME SPORTS
BREWERS / MARLINS UNDER 9.5
Insider Sports Report
St. Louis/Colorado OVER 10.5
PLATINUM PLAYS
KANSAS CITY ROYALS - 105
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Texas
COMPUTER SPORTS
SEATTLE-165
TV HOTLINE
PITTSBURGH -125
Hot Lock sports
San Antonio Spurs -6.5
TRACE ADAMS
FLORDA MARLINS
TOTALS 4 U
WASHINGTON/HOUSTON UNDER 9
ARMVIN SPORTS
WASHINGTON NATIONALS
RAZOR SHARP
BALTIMORE
Play By Play Inc.
CLEVELAND/BOSTON Under 177.5
#1 SPORTS
FLORIDA MARLINS
DARK HORSE
Milwaukee
RED ZONE SPORTS
COLORADO ROCKIES OVER
ARTHUR RALPH
Houston Astro's
NEVADA SHARPSHOOTER
MARLINS -110
Joe Wiz
Yankees
Royals
Scott Spreitzer
Orioles
Glen Mcgrew
Mariners
Bob Donahue
Rockies
PRIORITY SPORTS INFO
Arizona -170
LT'S LOCK
Celtics -8
Paul Leiner
5* Yankees -140
Big AL
MLB 3* Pirates
NBA 3* Cavs
NBA 5* Spurs
Ben Burns
Giants/Pirates Under 7.5 -105 4 units
Yankees -138 5 units
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Over 5 Detroit/Dallas
WINNERS EDGE
NBA
CAVS/CELTICS OVER 177 , 5 UNITS ( PLAYOFF TOTAL OF YEAR )
MLB
SF GIANTS + 105 , 2 UNITS
DETROIT TIGERS + 105 , 1 UNIT
HOUSTON ASTROS - 125 , 1 UNIT
Dave Malinsky
St. Louis @ Colorado Rockies
PICK: Over
On a warm and humid afternoon in Denver the usual dry Front Range air is not a factor in this one, and that means plenty of opportunities for the hitters to make good contact against the mediocre pitches that they are going to see, particularly from today’s starters.
We did not waste any time getting in play against Jorge de la Rosa, cashing an easy 4* against him with the Dodgers on Saturday night when he was every bit as bad as projected - nine runs in four innings, all earned, with nine hits and three walks allowed, and a laborious count of 98 pitches. It did not take long at all for the Dodgers to figure out what to do with his “stuff”, and now the Cardinals bring the advantage of having seen him once in a starting role, and five times in relief, the last three seasons. That means a a scouting report that will have them patiently waiting him out, taking advantage of his inability to find the strike zone, and then sitting on his fastballs after he falls behind in the counts. It means a likely early exit again, and plenty of early work for a mediocre Colorado middle relief corps.
Our play is to the Over, and not to the St. Louis side, however, because the timing is not good at all for Kyle Lohse. The Twins, Reds and Phillies have all given up on him over the last three seasons, and after getting out to a 2-0/1.48 through his first four starts as a Cardinal, the anticipated correction is taking place - a 7.31 ERA over his last three starts in which he has allowed 21 hits in 16 innings, while striking out only four batters. For the season he has only 14 K’s in 40.1 innings, and if you can not miss bats Coors Field in the daytime can be a tough place to compete. His 3-1/3.79 in the pitching forms still gives us a fair price to work with, but even that should come with an * - there are 59 N.L. pitchers that have worked at least 30 innings so far this season, and his difficulty of batters faced is an uninspiring 53rd. Having faced the top of the St. Louis rotation in Braden Looper and Adam Wainwright the last two nights, the Rockies will enjoy stepping way down in class here, and that means some good swings and solid contact.
MONEY LOCK OF THE DAY
JUNIOR'S PICK
BRAVES -150
DIGGER'S PICK
RED SOX -120
MR A'S
NBA Playoffs
Cleveland Cavaliers + 8½
New Orleans Hornets + 6½
MLB
Milwaukee Brewers (16-17) at Florida Marlins (19-14)
The Marlins have won three straight and four of their last five. They have beaten the Brewers in nine of the last 11 games at home, including Wednesday's, 6-2 victory. Florida will send Mark Hendrickson to the hill. The left-hander is 5-1 with a 3.71 ERA this season and is 0-1 with a 4.85 ERA in three appearances, including two startst against the Brewers. The Marlins are 5-1 in Hendricksons last 6 starts. Milwaukee counters with Carlos Villanueva. The right-hander is 1-3 with a 5.56 ERA. Villanueva allowed two runs in six innings in his only start against the Marlins on April 26, a 4-3 win. The Brewers are 1-4 in Villanuevas last 5 starts.
Take the Marlins for a three-game sweep of the Brewers. Milwaukee has dropped four of the last five meetings against Florida.
Florida Marlins - 110
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Detroit +1.11 (3 Unit Play)
I had a losing selection earlier this week when Detroit failed to beat Boston on Monday but I will ride the Tigers here again today after their big ninth inning rally last night. Justin Verlander has pitched pretty well in his last two starts but the Tigers have only scored a total of three runs in those two outings so he lost both of them. For the year his stats are not that impressive but he has went 1-1 in his career against the Red Sox with a 4.61 ERA. For the Red Sox they will have Josh Beckett on the mound and he has never pitched at Comerica Park and in his only career appearance against the Tigers he was beaten pretty well allowing five runs in six innings pitched. The Tigers bats awoke last night for 18 hits and if they can get their bats hot they should score a lot of runs. The home plate umpire for tonight's game is James Hoye and so far this year he is 6-3 for the home team and interestingly enough Hoye has been the home plate umpire for only 4 Red Sox games and Boston is 0-4 in those outings. I will take the Tigers here again tonight.
Cleveland/Boston Under 177 Even (3 Unit Play)
The knee jerk reaction here is to say these teams can't possibly play worse tonight and they will have to score points so take the Over. My reaction is to come right back this evening and play this game Under the total. The first game in this series went Under the total by 33 points so even an improved performance by the offenses in this game would have to be dramatic in order for it to reach this number. The free throws for Game 1 were pretty close to the regular season and so were the shots attempted so with only one game for the coaches to perform adjustments the tempo and pace of this game should be very similar. If you are a trend player this game has Under written all over it to as Cleveland is 11-1 to the Under in Eastern Conference Semi-Final games and Boston is 20-6-1 to the Under after holding a team to 75 points or less. Give me the Under here again tonight.
New Orleans/San Antonio Under 183 -1.14 (3 Unit Play)
I should have called this card bang my head against the wall as I have the Tigers which I lost on earlier this week and I am now adding this Under as well. My writeup for this game is fairly similar as it was on Monday when I had the Under. These teams combined to shoot 85 three point attempts in the two games played at New Orleans and also 79 free throw attempts which enabled both games to slightly go Over the posted total. I will reiterate that these teams did not even get close to achieving the above numbers in the regular season and I look for the Spurs to be much more deliberate on offense tonight getting the ball into the hands of Duncan and letting him work down low. The Spurs have also had a couple of days to work on something to try and contain Chris Paul as he is just lighting them up on the offensive end of the court for the Hornets. The Hornets are still learning somewhat about playing on the road in the playoffs and I look for the Spurs to try and take them out of this game early tonight. All in all it adds up to an Under play for me this evening.
WINNING SYSTEMS
SF/PIT Under 7.5
BOS/DET Under 8.5
STL/COL Over 10.5
MIL/FLA Over 9.5
WAS/HOU Over 9.5
CLE/NYY Over 9.5
PAUL LEINER
10* Over 7.5 SF/Pitt
10* Diamondbacks -160
5* Yankees -140