Chris James Sports
2* Phoenix
1* New Orleans
1* Indiana
2* Toronto BlueJays
1* San Diego Padres
Triple Crown
3* PACERS
Billy Coleman
3* St.L/Hou Under
INDIAN COWBOY
Knicks +11 (POD)
Ah, how I love this homer pick today. If this cashes, it should be my 8th POD winner out of the last 11 in the NBA. Look, the Knicks consistently show up to play the Pistons. After all, they lost to this team by 4 at home in a game that the Pistons had revenge in. This Knicks team beat the Pistons 89-65 at home, then played them soon after and nearly beat them outright again at home despite MASSIVE Pistons revenge losing by just 4 points. That itself says a lot. Now, add into the mix, no Hamilton, Pistons resting starters and giving them fewer minutes and the fact the Knicks have a New President and they are playing for him as well as Isiah as Walsh has FIRED Isiah back in Indiana, he will have no remorse in doing so here. Why do you think the Knicks have covered 5 of thier last 6? Players and coaches have an incentive to play well as if they don't they don't keep their job with the New ****. I'll take the Knicks in this game that might be a shocker as heck, they could win this outright but I'd rather not take a shot at the +600 ML as I have 2 baseball plays and simply make this my POD. Knicks are 6-1-1 ATS when facing teams on the road with a winning % greater than 60% - what does that mean? When the Knicks face better teams on the road such as the Hornets for example, they test themselves, they are undervalued and cover - just like they did against the Hornets on the road recently and the Pistons are 1-4 ATS against teams with a winning % of less than 40%.
Dodgers -115
The Dodgers are 4-3, but you want to know something interesting about their record? They have to have back to back losses. Sure, they are just 7 games into a season that will have over a 160+ games. However, given that they have the better pitcher, they got spanked 3-9 yesterday, they face Doug Davis who is an elder statesman in the pitching rotation and who got spanked a few times by the Dodgers last year not to mention the fact this team starts Billingsley who came on very well last year for this team to make a bit at the rotation and wants to keep it that way (clear motivation for today along with a Dodgers bounce-back - remember the Dodgers were 5-2 in Billingsley's last 7 starts to close out last year), this is a nice spot for the Dodgers to bounce-back. Better pitcher, coming off a loss, each time they have come off a loss, they have quickly bounced-back with a win in the next game and this game should be a grind, but I like the Dodgers here - remember, Billingsley beat this very good Dbacks team last year in a start in a 7-1 ballgame at Arizona. Dodgers are 4-0 in B's last 4 starts against the Dbacks on the road and the Dbacks are 1-4 when Davis is an underdog.
Cardinals/Astros Under 9
I have consistently hit the under on this matchup for a few years and today is no different. I hit the under on this game with Wandy and Well pitching yesterday and much is the same today with Chacon and Thompson. Chacon used to pitch for the Rockies if you remember, then he went to the Yankees in a trade that didn't pan out, got shelved to the Pirates where he showed spots of brilliance and now he pitches for the Astros who have taken a shot on him to stabilize the rotation. The Cards starting ERA continues to be below 1 as they are as stout as they come, both offenses have been struggling to score runs as even in extra innings the under still hit yesterday as a total of 9 runs were scored. Chacon will continue to pitch well for his new ballclub, Thompson didn't yield a run to the Rockies last time out, the under is 5-0 when Bucknors is behind the plate, the under is 10-2 in the Astros last 12 overall games and the under is 4-0 between these 2 meetings in Houston of late as well.
VEGAS RUNNER
1* ASTROS
2* SF GIANTS
Sports investors
AZ
NY/Det Under NBA
Stanford ML WCBB
GOLD SHEETS LTS
NBA
NEW ORLEANS (-4 1/2) over Utah
PORTLAND (+9) over L.A. Lakers
SACRAMENTO +13 over Golden State
Seabass MLB
10 AZ
10 Cin Over
10 Texas
10 Yankees under
10 SF
Vegas-Runner
COL -118 vs ATL 2* MLB PLAY of the DAY
ANA -115 vs CLE 2* ML WAGER
MIKE ROSE
2* CINCINNATI/MILWAUKEE UNDER 9 -120 (CUETO/SUPPAN)
2* ATLANTA/COLORADO UNDER 10 -120 (JURRJENS/JIMENEZ)
2* CLE +109 (WESTBROOK) VS. LAA (SANTANA)
Vegas Runner
UTA 5.0 vs NOH 2* NBA PLAY of the DAY
IND -3.0 (-120) vs ATL 1* WAGER * (BUY the 1/2 POINT)
DAL -17.0 vs SEA 2* WAGER
ATS Lock Club
MLB
4 Cleveland
4 SF
3 over KC/NYY
Vegas Runner
COL -118 vs ATL 3* MLB PLAY of the DAY
Allright Gentlemen...here we go again looking to continue doing DAMAGE and CASH another BIG BET...and I really was having a problem between choosing the NBA BEST BET or the MLB BEST BET as a 3* Wager because I do want to continue wagering with discipline and assisting you in money managment which is the most important part of our business, next to obviously being on the right side more times than not...speaking of the right side...
I just couldn't pass up this wager for tonight and after doing the work, and more importantly, getting into the rythem that you need to beat baseball...I decided that the Rockies merit my biggest wager for tonight...I am so thankful for split screen because I got a chance to watch them play last night while also enjoying the NCAA game and I want to tell you this...toss out all the bullshit stats and era's, as well as weather and umps in this one because as far as I am concerned, the Rockies relieved themselves of just so much pressure last night by finally winning at home, that tonight's game will be a walk in the park...
As for the Braves, they had that game all but won in the Bottom of the 8th, only to allow a 2run shot to Holiday to take the wind out of their sails...and now they are being asked to get up again, on the road, and try to beat a team who is definately primed to turn the first week of the season around and show that last year was no fluke...
Those who have been with me for a while know that sometimes I prefer to use the numbers to find a winner, and other times I like to use strong information...and then there are times where experience and understanding of the market helps to make sense of it all...and finally, at times I prefer to use what I refer to as the "X" FACTOR or human element of sports because after all, they are people just like you and me...
And tonight, that X Factor is front and center with the Rockies and the Braves, and when all the capping that I have done agrees...well then more times than not we are going to CASH a Ticket...
So lets go ahead and lay the very fair price on the home team and see if we can take advantage of the books again tonight.
JEFFERSONSPORTS
MLB
SAN FRANCISCO-120 1 unit
NBA
DALLAS-18
KNICKS+11
TeddyJune
Tampa
Ariz over
Keith Martin Sports
1st MLB Hammer - Boston Redsox -165
Baltimore under 10.5