Bobby Maxwell
Cleveland at KANSAS CITY +110
Monday's FREE winner with St. Louis makes it four straight complimentary winners on the diamond. Today we've got our fifth in a row as we play the Royals as they host Cleveland in Kansas City.
One of our favorite A.L. pitchers in on the hill in this one as the Royals' Gil Meche (1-2, 6.08 ERA) gets his shot at the slumping Indians.
Meche looked real good in his last start when he held the Angels to two runs on six hits in six innings of a 3-2 victory. He struggled a bit in two of his starts leading up to that one, but this guy was real tough on the Indians last season, allowing just four runs on 14 hits in 12 innings.
On the mound for the Indians is C.C. Sabathia (0-3, 13.50 ERA) who has been a complete disaster this season. In his four starts this season he has allowed four runs or more and in his last two outings, both at home, he gave up nine runs each time in losses to the A's and Tigers.
Sabathia saw the Royals five times last season and had one great outing, two OK outings and two bad ones. But late last season and early this year this guy has been completely unreliable.
Kansas City is at home and Meche is 4-1 in his last five home outings against teams with a losing record. Let's go ahead and take the plus-money with the better team and go against a guy who just hasn't had any good stuff on the mound. Play Meche and the Royals.
4* KANSAS CITY
John Fina
Selection: Arizona Diamondbacks -1.5 Runs -115
Today the San Francisco Giants will be on the road as they take on the Arizona Diamondbacks. We will side with the Arizona Diamondbacks -1.5 Runs! Today we expect an Arizona Diamondbacks win by at least two runs. The San Francisco Giants will send to the mound Barry Zito. Barry Zito is having a bad season which is shown by him being 0-4 with a 4.50 ERA. On the other hand, the Arizona Diamondbacks will send to the mound Brandon Webb. Brandon Webb has been solid so far this season. In fact, Brandon Webb is a Perfect 4-0 with a 1.86 ERA. As you can see, the Arizona Diamondbacks have a huge advantage on the mound. In addition, the Arizona Diamondbacks have proven they can beat the San Francisco Giants. This says it all... The Arizona Diamondbacks are 9-2 in their last 11 meetings against the San Francisco Giants (when playing in Arizona). This game has blowout written all over it! Take the Arizona Diamondbacks -1.5 Runs
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Raptors
Cubs
A's
Jim Feist.
TOR Raptors and ORL Magic.
Take "Over"
It's not your imagination: neither team played any defense in Game 1. Orlando has had backcourt problems all season and allowed uptempo Toronto to shoot 45% from beyond the arc. Orlando and its powerful inside game had a field day, shooting over 53% while scoring 114 points. These teams have met 4 times this season, with the over at 3-1. Look for another offensive display in Game 2, play the Raptors/Magic over the total!
Dave Cokin.
LA Dodgers and CIN Reds.
Take "LA Dodgers".
The Dodgers got a much needed win over the Reds Monday night and will try and finish off the road trio with another victory tonight. Hong-Chih Kuo can be downright nasty when he's healthy, and opposing hitters are at a meager .154 against the lefty so far this season. Edinson Volquez has also been outstanding for the Reds, surrendering only two runs in his three starts. He's also been a bit fortunate as he's stranded a good number of runners. I'll give Kuo the edge on the mound tonight, and at the price I'll give the nod to the Dodgers."
DCI
NBA
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
Game 2, best-of-7
ORLANDO 107, Toronto 97
Western Conference Quarterfinals
Game 2, best-of-7
SAN ANTONIO 104, Phoenix 100
NEW ORLEANS 101, Dallas 94
NHL
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
Game 7, best-of-7
Philadelphia vs. WASHINGTON: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Western Conference Quarterfinals
Game 7, best-of-7
SAN JOSE 3, Calgary 2
TONY WESTON
OK, pretty bad call with the Wizards last night. I'm just a glutton and for some inexcusable reason went again with Washington on the road and looked a fool.
I think I've learned my lesson as far as the Wizards go. I think.
Luckily Washington isn't playing tonight. We?re sticking with some NBA action, but turning our attention out west as the Phoenix Suns play at the San Antonio Spurs.
Phoenix was on the verge of pulling one out in San Antonio before allowing a couple of three pointers at the end of regulation and again in overtime. The Spurs held on to win SU, but lost ATS. That loss ATS gives San Antonio an 0-3 mark ATS against the Suns at home their last three meetings and a 2-4 mark against Phoenix at home in their last six meetings.
The Suns were close but couldn't close it out Saturday. Tonight the Suns even the series and should get this win outright.
Phoenix is installed as a small dog, so take the points and take the Suns on the road.
2* SUNS (1* to 5* Scale)
THE POWER INDEX
NBA
New Orleans* 5.5 over Dallas
Orlando* 8.5 over Toronto
San Antonio* 4 over Phoenix
NHL
Washington* (-147) .5 over Philadelphia +147
San Jose* (-131) .5 over Calgary +131
Tony Mathews
Matchup:Texas Rangers vs. Detroit Tigers
Selection:Texas Rangers +150
Explanation: We will side with the Texas Rangers (as underdogs) as they face-off against the Detroit Tigers in Tuesday's MLB contest.
The Texas Rangers will use starting pitcher Vicente Padilla. The Texas Rangers are 3-1 (this season) when Vicente Padilla is their starting pitcher which is mainly due to his solid 3.12 ERA on the season. We expect another solid start by Vicente Padilla today.
The Detroit Tigers will use starting pitcher Justin Verlander. The Detroit Tigers are 0-4 (this season) when Justin Verlander is their starting pitcher which is mainly due to his very poor 7.03 ERA on the season. We see Justin Verlander struggling once again today.
The Detroit Tigers have struggled when playing at home. In fact, the Detroit Tigers are 2-6 in their last 8 home games.
The Detroit Tigers have also struggled when playing the favorite role. This is shown by the Detroit Tigers being 3-9 in their last 12 games as a favorite.
Take the Texas Rangers +150
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NBA
DALLAS at NEW ORLEANS Over 193.5
PHILADELPHIA at DETROIT Over 178
DUNKEL
MLB
Cleveland at Kansas City
The Royals have dropped four straight, but look to get back into the win column tonight against Cleveland ace C.C. Sabathia, who has been roughed up in his four starts (0-3, 13.51) this season. Kansas City is the underdog pick (+110) according to Dunkel, which has the Royals favored straight up by 1. Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (+110). Here are all of today's games.
TUESDAY, APRIL 22
Game 901-902: St. Louis at Milwaukee
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Lohse) 14.484; Milwaukee (Parra) 14.863
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-105); 9
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-105); Over
Game 903-904: NY Mets at Chicago Cubs
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Figueroa) 15.396; Cubs (Lilly) 15.153
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-110); No Run Line
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+100); N/A
Game 905-906: Florida at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: Florida (Nolasco) 14.541; Pittsburgh (Maholm) 13.870
Dunkel Line: Florida by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-120); 10
Dunkel Pick: Florida (+110); Under
Game 907-908: LA Dodgers at Cincinnati
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Kuo) 15.095; Cincinnati (Volquez) 14.536
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-110); 9
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (+100); Under
Game 909-910: Washington at Atlanta
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Lannan) 12.971; Atlanta (Smoltz) 16.480
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 3 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-200); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-200); Under
Game 911-912: San Diego at Houston
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Peavy) 15.115; Houston (Backe) 14.408
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1; 9
Vegas Line: San Diego (-150); 8
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (-150); Over
Game 913-914: Philadelphia at Colorado
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Myers) 16.106; Colorado (Francis) 15.731
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Colorado (-115); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+105); Over
Game 915-916: San Francisco at Arizona
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Zito) 14.111; Arizona (Webb) 16.746
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 2 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Arizona (-235); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-235); Over
Game 917-918: LA Angels at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Weaver) 15.532; Boston (Beckett) 16.799
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Boston (-160); 9
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-160); Over
Game 919-920: Texas at Detroit
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Padilla) 15.170; Detroit (Verlander) 14.882
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1/2; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Detroit (-165); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (+155); Over
Game 921-922: Toronto at Tampa Bay
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Litsch) 14.752; Tampa Bay (Shields) 14.627
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-135); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+125); Under
Game 923-924: Cleveland at Kansas City
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Sabathia) 14.419; Kansas City (Meche) 15.169
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-120); 9
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (+110); Under
Game 925-926: NY Yankees at Chicago White Sox
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Wang) 16.408; White Sox (Contreras) 16.283
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-140); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-140); Under
Game 927-928: Minnesota at Oakland
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Hernandez) 15.125; Oakland (Blanton) 15.014
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Oakland (-135); 8
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+125); Over
Game 929-930: Baltimore at Seattle
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Guthrie) 15.084; Seattle (Hernandez) 15.868
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Seattle (-165); 8
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-165); Over
NBA
Dallas at New Orleans
The Hornets used a strong comeback to take Game One and look to take advantage tonight of Dallas' poor 8-14 mark ATS against winning teams in the second half of the season. New Orleans is the pick (-3 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Hornets favored by 7. Dunkel Pick: New Orleans (-3 1/2). Here are all of today's games.
TUESDAY, APRIL 22
Game 505-506: Dallas at New Orleans
Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 120.500; New Orleans 127.774
Dunkel Line & Total: New Orleans by 7; 196
Vegas Line & Total: New Orleans by 3 1/2; 193 1/2
Dunkel Pick: New Orleans (-3 1/2); Over
Game 507-508: Toronto at Orlando
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 115.412; Orlando 128.355
Dunkel Line & Total: Orlando by 13; 197
Vegas Line & Total: Orlando by 5 1/2; 199
Dunkel Pick: Orlando (-5 1/2); Under
Game 509-510: Phoenix at San Antonio
Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 124.999; San Antonio 124.053
Dunkel Line & Total: Phoenix by 1; 188
Vegas Line & Total: San Antonio by 1 1/2; 191 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (+1 1/2); Under
NHL
Calgary at San Jose
The Flames come off their best effort in the series (2-0 win in Game Six) and look to take advantage of a San Jose team that was just 6-7 this season after scoring a goal or less in the previous game. Calgary is the underdog pick (+160) according to Dunkel, which has the Flames favored straight up by 1/2 a goal. Dunkel Pick: Calgary (+160). Here are all of today's games.
TUESDAY, APRIL 22
Game 57-58: Philadelphia at Washington
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 11.899; Washington 12.194
Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A
Game 65-66: Calgary at San Jose
Dunkel Ratings: Calgary 11.839; San Jose 11.586
Dunkel Line & Total: Calgary by 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-180); 5
Dunkel Pick: Calgary (+160); Over
MTi Sports
Dallas Mavericks at New Orleans Hornets
Dallas will use Jason Terry and Jason Kidd to wear out and beat up Chris Paul on defense. Look for Erick Dampier to knock him to the floor a few times when he drives the lane. This should be to the Mavs advantage. Consider taking the points with Dallas.
Play on: Dallas
Matt Rivers
For Tuesday take the Hornets at home.
Dallas is certainly talented and one of the best seventh seeds I have seen in a long time. They showed in that first half of game one how they should be able to hang with Chris Paul and the home boys from New Orleans but Avery Johnson's team is so mentally weak that I just cannot see them win a game on the road right now and that is what it almost takes in order to cover this fairly small number.
Nowitzki, Kidd, Howard and Terry form a nucleus of a team that is no joke, in terms of talent, but this is also pretty much the same team that imploded in the finals a few seasons ago against the Heat and folded up shop in the opening round last year against the eighth seeded Warriors. These guys just do not have it upstairs and with the lack of love Kidd and Johnson feel for each other it is somewhat apparent that this team is not really going very far this season.
New Orleans is an up and coming team led by an absolutely rising superstar of a point guard in Paul along with other pieces like Stojakovic, West and others, At home this team is very good and on the road they were even better.
If the Mavs can rise up and show some toughness then so be it but I truly do not see that after the debacle of a third and fourth quarters in the first game.
The confidence seems to be on our side and I'm rolling with it today.
MustWinSportsPicks
Toronto/Orlando Under 199
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Phoenix/San Antonio Under 192
BuckShotBoys
St. Louis/Milwaukee Over 9
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Mets
DutchMaster
Atlanta/John Smoltz -1.5
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San Diego
Global Handicapping
Cleveland/Kansas City Under 9
Frank Patron
Pittsburgh Pirates -120
Jack Clayton
Rockies
Lance's Lock
Spurs -2
MIGHTY QUINN
Suns
B1g AL
Oakland A's
RAZOR SHARP
PHOENIX/SAN ANTONIO OVER 192
TOTALS 4 U
MARLINS/PIRATES UNDER 10
TV HOTLINE
DETROIT -165
#1 SPORTS
OAKLAND ATHLETICS -125
HUDDLE UP
San Diego Peavy -145
COMPUTER SPORTS
WHITE SOX +120
ARTHUR RALPH
Oakland A's
DARK HORSE
San Diego -150
Jennifer Barry
Milwaukee Brewers -120
Chad Jordan
LA Dodgers -105
Donald Tran
Phoenix at San Antonio Under 191.5 Points
ARMVIN SPORTS
LOS ANGELES ANGELS +153
Sharp Sports Advisors
HOUSTON ASTROS +144
Scott Spreitzer
Reds
TheLockline
Blue Jays
Glen Mcgrew
Phillies/ Rockies Over
Vegas Insider Capping
Cleveland Indians -125
Platinum Sports Investing Club
New York Mets +107
JOE WIZ
Oakland -130
Bob Donahue
Padres
PRIORITY SPORTS INFO
Atlanta -205
Paul Leiner
Mets +105
Yankee Capper
St. Louis Cardinals
MONEY LOCK OF THE DAY
JUNIOR'S PICK
ATLANTA BRAVES -200
DIGGER'S PICK
MINNESOTA TWINS + 135
HAWKER'S PICK
3 Game UnderDog Card
St Louis Cardinals +120
Chicago White Sox +130
Toronto BlueJays +130