TONY WESTON
After beating the Rangers yesterday the Rays are now 32-21 for the season and are an amazing 21-9 at home. They come into this game 17-2 their last 19 games at home and take on a White Sox team that?s 16-14 on the road this season.
Scheduled to start for Tampa is Edwin Jackson, who is 3-3 this season with a 3.47 ERA. The Rays are also 4-2 in his last six starts, including a 3-0 mark in his last three home starts.
Jackson will shut down the Sox and Tampa will pick up another home win.
Take the Rays at home tonight.
3* RAYS
Tony Mathews
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Oakland Athletics
Selection: Toronto Blue/Oakland Under 8
Explanation: We expect to see a low-scoring game as the Toronto Blue Jays face-off against the Oakland Athletics in Thursday's MLB contest.
The Toronto Blue Jays will use starting pitcher Jesse Litsch. Jesse Litsch has been pitching very well as of late. In fact, Jesse Litsch has a solid 2.08 ERA in his last 3 starts. We see Jesse Litsch pitching another great game today.
The Oakland Athletics will use starting pitcher Dana Eveland. Dana Eveland has also been pitching well as of late. In fact, Dana Eveland has a 2.61 ERA in his last 3 starts. We see Dana Eveland also pitching another great game today.
The Under is a Perfect 3-0 in the last 3 meetings between these teams, and we expect to see another low-scoring game today.
Take the Toronto Blue Jays/Oakland Athletics Under 8
DCI
Western Conference Finals
Game 5, best-of-7
L.A. LAKERS 103, San Antonio 96
DUNKEL
MLB
Toronto at Oakland
The Blue Jays continue to get solid pitching (11 runs allowed over last seven games) and look for another strong outing today from Jesse Litsch, who has won his last four decisions with a 2.31 ERA over that span. Toronto is the underdog pick (+115) according to Dunkel, which has the Blue Jays favored straight up by 1. Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+115). Here are all of today's games.
THURSDAY, MAY 29
Game 951-952: Atlanta at Milwaukee
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Campillo) 15.140; Milwaukee (McClung) 15.521
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-105); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-105); Under
Game 953-954: Washington at San Diego
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Lannan) 14.897; San Diego (Ledezma) 13.927
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: San Diego (-120); 8
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+110); Over
Game 955-956: Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Dumatrait) 14.926; Cincinnati (Harang) 14.471
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-190); 9
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+180); Over
Game 957-958: LA Dodgers at NY Mets
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Penny) 14.334; NY Mets (Vargas) 15.222
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1; 8
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-110); 9
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-110); Under
Game 959-960: Colorado at Chicago Cubs
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Francis) 14.874; Cubs (Marquis) 14.710
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-145); No Run Line
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+135); N/A
Game 961-962: Houston at St. Louis
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Oswalt) 15.597; St. Louis (Lohse) 14.910
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Houston (-110); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston (-110); Over
Game 963-964: San Francisco at Arizona
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Zito) 15.054; Arizona (Johnson) 16.086
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Arizona (-195); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-195); Over
Game 965-966: Toronto at Oakland
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Litsch) 16.975; Oakland (Eveland) 16.104
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Oakland (-125); 8
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+115); Under
Game 967-968: Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Danks) 14.441; Tampa Bay (Jackson) 16.323
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-130); Over
Game 969-970: Minnesota at Kansas City
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Slowey) 14.451; Kansas City (Hochevar) 14.990
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-105); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (-105); Over
NBA
San Antonio at LA Lakers
The defending champs are looking to avoid elimination tonight and come into the contest with a 4-2 record ATS as a road underdog between 6 1/2 and 9 points. The Spurs are the underdog pick (+8) according to Dunkel, which has the Lakers favored by just 5. Dunkel Pick: San Antonio (+8). Here are all of today's games.
THURSDAY, MAY 29
Game 719-720: San Antonio at LA Lakers
Dunkel Ratings: San Antonio 126.511; LA Lakers 131.518
Dunkel Line & Total: LA Lakers by 5; 186
Vegas Line & Total: LA Lakers by 8; 193
Dunkel Pick: San Antonio (+8); Under
PSYCHIC
NBA
5 units San Antonio +8
WISEGUY
MLB
PASS
DA STICK
PASS
Ferrall
AL FREE B FOR THURS
Kansas City -115 on ML over Minnesota--The Twins already won the series and the Royals end their nightmare 10 game losing streak tonight. Luke Hochevar is 2-1 at home this year with a 2.37 ERA. Kevin Slowey beat Detroit on Friday and tries to end the Twins trip at 5-1, but they'll finally stumble.
NL FREE B's FOR THURS
Cincinnati -185 on ML over Pirates--The Reds are looking for their 10th straight home win. They've outscored opponents 61-32 during their streak at the Great American Ballpark. Dunn has homered in 6 of last 9 home games. Harang is 4-0 against the Pirates in Cincy.
Houston -110 on ML over St.Louis--Oswalt over Lohse here as Astros get the series. Cards have won 7 of 10 and won last night w/ Wainwright pitching a gem. Oswalt owns this team in his career, going 11-5 overall vs the Cards and 7-0 since 05 agains them.
San Francisco +170 on ML over Arizona--Zito stuns the D'Backs and gives the Giants the sweep of three in Zona. They've actually won 5 of 7. They have 44 runs scored in their last 7 games. Zito beat Florida on Friday and looks for two staright with the hot G-Men bats clicking and the D'Backs suddenly slumping. They've lost 7 of 9 and 3 straight overall.
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Athletics
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Professional Gambler Newsletter
PIRATES +168 at Reds (Dumatrait-Harang) (OR +1.5 -128)
METS -116 over Dodgers (Vargas-Penny)
CUBS -142 over Rockies (Marquis-Francis)
ATHLETICS -115 over Bluejays (Eveland-Litsch)
RAYS -1.5 +170 over Whitesox (Jackson-Danks) (OR -120)
WUNDERDOG
Game: Atlanta at Milwaukee
Pick: Milwaukee -105
Atlanta has been two different teams. While dominating everyone at home, they have been dominated on the road where they are just 6-18 on the season. Jorge Campillo has come out of the bullpen to pitch a pair of good games for the Braves, but, and that is a big but, those were both at home. Seth McClung has delivered in the same role as he was called from the pen to start, winning in his '08 debut as a starter. The Braves are 2-11 in their last 13 on the road, getting shutout three times. Hard to see any value on a road team that has been so horrible at even money, so we will back the Brew Crew at home.
EZWINNERS
MLB Early Games
2 STAR: (952) MILWAUKEE (-$105) over Atlanta
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2 STAR: (953) WASHINGTON (+$111) over San Diego
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2 STAR: (966) OAKLAND (-$120) over Toronto
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Sports Monitor
Atlanta Braves at Milwaukee Brewers
TRENDS
The Brewers are 6-18 on the road. The Brewers are 13-9 at home.The Brewers have won six of the last eight when hosting Atlanta.
GAME SUMMARY
Milwaukee will try to finish off a three-game sweep of Atlanta on Thursday when the teams square off at Miller Park.
SPORTS MONITOR PREDICTION:
Brewers 5 Atlanta 4
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Mets -120 (pod)
Cards -105
Twins Ev
Oscarxena Sports
San Francisco/Arizona Over 8 1/2 -1.18 (3 Unit Play)
The Giants go for the three game sweep of the NL West leading Diamondbacks tonight and have Barry Zito on the mound going for his second straight win. Zito has been a huge disappointment so far this year as the Giants have went only 1-9 in his 10 starts but he pitched well last game. However Zito on the road this year has a 5.40 ERA and a 1.68 WHIP so he is putting runners on base. The Diamondbacks are answering with Randy Johnson but at home so far this year Johnson has struggled posting a 5.86 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP. The Giants have really been hitting the ball well scoring 44 runs over their past 7 games so I think they should be able to get to Johnson this evening. Arizona's bats have really cooled off but with Zito on the mound they should score some runs this evening. The HP umpire for tonight's game is Mike Winters who on the season is 7-4 to the Over and both pitchers have had four starts with Winters behind the plate with Zito going Over in 3 out of 4 and all 4 of Johnson's starts have went Over the total. It all adds up to a Over play for Oscarxena Sports here tonight.
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TIP OF THE DAY
San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Prediction: Los Angeles Lakers
Current Line: -8 Over/Under: 193.5 Reason: The fans at STAPLES Center will be treated to a playoff game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers when they take their seats on Thursday night. Oddsmakers currently have the Lakers listed as 8-point favorites versus the Spurs, while the game's total is sitting at 193½. Kobe Bryant scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Lakers clipped the Spurs 93-91 to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday night. Los Angeles covered as 4.5-point road underdogs as the teams played under the 192-point total listed by sportsbooks. Lamar Odom had 16 points and nine boards for the Lakers, who got 10 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists from Pau Gasol in the win. Tim Duncan went for 29 points and 17 boards for San Antonio, while Tony Parker netted 23 points and dished out nine assists for the Spurs. Team records: San Antonio: 56-26 SU, 38-44 ATS Los Angeles: 57-25 SU, 47-34-1 ATS San Antonio most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 After playing LA Lakers are 6-4 After a loss are 8-2 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 After playing San Antonio are 5-5 After a win are 8-2 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Antonio's last 7 games when playing LA Lakers The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 6 of the LA Lakers last 7 games when playing San Antonio LA Lakers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games LA Lakers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Mr East
Chicago White Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays
Pick: Tampa Bay Rays -128
Anyone disregarding the Rays, has not been paying attention. The Rays are positioned 1st in the AL East, and for good reason. They have been the most dominant team at home as they are now 17-2 in their last 19. This once pitching starved team has outscored the opponents 89-52 in the 19 games, and if you take out a 12 run explosion by Texas, just 40 runs allowed in the other 18 home games. The White Sox are atop the AL central, and John Danks has provided quality innings all season long, but at this stage the Rays, who have now won 6 straight series openers at home, just have everything going right, and we'll back them here