Ross Benjamin
Colorado (Morales) @ San Francisco (Cain)
Play On: San Francisco -110
The Colorado starter Morales enters the game in bad form off his last 3 starts posting an 8.40 ERA. In 2 road starts this season Morales has posted a whopping 11.00 ERA. The Rockies are ice cold right now going 1-7 in the last 8. Matt Cain has posted a stellar 1.83 ERA in 6 home team starts versus Colorado since the 2005 season. The Giants have had a good history versus left-handed starters when playing at home since the 2003 season especially when playing at night. Play on the San Francisco Giants
Alex Smart
Los Angeles Dodgers -130
Reason: The Marlins starter Andrew Miller (1-2, 7.94 ERA) is showing his age (22) and still learning on the job. He has looked very unsure of himself on occasion, with Motown in 2006 and 2007 garnering 6.10 and 5.63 ERAs and again this year with the Florida .In my humble opinion, this youngster should be honing his pitching skills down in the minors and not in the major leagues. Note: The Dodgers have hit lefties like Miller, for a hefty .296 BA this season. His pitching opponent , veteran hurler Derek Lowe (2-1, 2.45), has pitched well this year, and is ready to come back firing in this spot, despite of some elbow stiffness last time out. I expect the South Florida weather will, do his joints some good, and he will be running on all cylinders against a Marlins team that has lost 16 of their 21 against NL west opposition. Note: The Dodgers are 11-4 in Lowes L/15 starts as a favorite of -110 to -150. Play on the Dodgers
THE POWER INDEX
NBA
New Orleans* 7.5 over Dallas
Detroit* 7.5 over Philadelphia
San Antonio* 5.5 over Phoenix
Houston* 1.5 over Utah
NHL
N.Y. Rangers* (-104) even with Pittsburgh (+104)
Dallas* (-153) .5 over San Jose (+153)
Colorado* (-105) even with Detroit (+105)
TONY WESTON
Philly could have easily won Game 4, but folded in the second half at home to the Pistons. However, that win by Detroit was only its second against the Sixers in their last six meetings.
In that stretch Philadelphia is 4-2 SU and ATS, including two wins SU and ATS in Detroit. Over their last 10 meetings the Sixers are 6-4 ATS against the Pistons and are 4-1 ATS their last five games in Detroit.
Early lines had Philly installed as about a 9-point dog. That?s obviously subject to change, but the 76ers will keep it a lot closer than that.
Take the points and the Sixers in Detroit tonight.
2* SIXERS
BRAD DIAMOND
Play on: New Orleans over Dallas
Clearly, the Mavericks are experiencing the end of a great franchise run. After dropping their round one affair last year to Golden State (2-4) it appears the franchise decline is underway. No doubt Dallas guard Jason Kidd is still capable, but he has peaks and valleys in his game that disallows floor continuity. In addition, the Mavs cant rely strictly on Dirk Nowitski to carry the offensive load, and his defense is becoming more questionable. NO has covered 4 straight at home in this series, while the home team is 6-1 ATS. Lastly, Dallas is now 1-7 ATS in Conference Quart Final battles. Back the Hornets as they raise the roof on Tuesday night.
Brian Marshall
Game: Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Plays On: Cincinnati/St. Louis Over 9
Game Analyses: Do you love high-scoring baseball games? If yes, you will love Tuesday's MLB game between the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals.
The Cincinnati Reds will be lead by starting pitcher Johnny Cueto. Johnny Cueto has struggled so far this season. In fact, Johnny Cueto has a 4.05 ERA on the season. In addition, Johnny Cueto has a 5.40 ERA in his last 3 starts. We see Johnny Cueto giving up many runs once again tonight!
The St. Louis Cardinals will be lead by starting pitcher Joel Pineiro. Joel Pineiro has also struggled so far this season. In fact, Joel Pineiro has a 5.29 ERA on the season. We see Joel Pineiro having another bad game tonight!
The "Over" has been a solid investment in Cincinnati Reds road games. This is shown by the "Over" being 6-2 in the Cincinnati Reds last 8 road games.
Take the Cincinnati Reds/St. Louis Cardinals Over 9
Dunkel Index: Baseball
Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee starter Ben Sheets has been stellar so far this season (3-0, 0.96), but he faces a Cubs team today that has won 10 of 14 at home. Chicago is the underdog pick (+110) according to Dunkel, which has the Cubs favored straight up by 1.
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (+110).
Here are all of today's games.
TUESDAY, APRIL 29
Time Posted: 7:30 a.m. EST
Game 951-952: San Diego at Philadelphia
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Maddux) 14.157; Philadelphia (Hamels) 16.559
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 2 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-170); 9
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-170); Over
Game 953-954: Pittsburgh at NY Mets
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Snell) 13.758; NY Mets (Santana) 14.997
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1; 8
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-215); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-215); Over
Game 955-956: Atlanta at Washington
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Glavine) 15.721; Washington (Redding) 15.170
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-120); 9
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-120); Under
Game 957-958: LA Dodgers at Florida
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Lowe) 15.756; Florida (Miller) 15.190
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-135); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-135); Under
Game 959-960: Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Sheets) 15.208; Cubs (Marquis) 16.420
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-120); No Run Line
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (+110);
Game 961-962: Cincinnati at St. Louis
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Cueto) 14.192; St. Louis (Pineiro) 14.814
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-110); 9
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+100); Under
Game 963-964: Houston at Arizona
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Cassel) 15.671; Arizona (Gonzalez) 15.630
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Arizona (-145); 10
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+135); Under
Game 965-966: Colorado at San Francisco
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Cook) 15.413; San Francisco (Lincecum) 15.887
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-130); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-130); Over
Game 967-968: Seattle at Cleveland
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Silva) 15.705; Cleveland (Carmona) 16.144
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-170); 9
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-170); Under
Game 969-970: Detroit at NY Yankees
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Rogers) 15.564; NY Yankees (Hughes) 16.255
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-130); 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-130); Under
Game 971-972: Tampa Bay at Baltimore
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Hammel) 15.295; Baltimore (Olson) 16.146
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-120); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (+110); Under
Game 973-974: Toronto at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Halladay) 13.638; Boston (Lester) 15.626
Dunkel Line: Boston by 2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Toronto (-115); 9
Dunkel Pick: Boston (+105); Over
Game 975-976: Kansas City at Texas
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Tomko) 13.246; Texas (Jennings) 13.907
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1/2; 11 1/2
Vegas Line: Texas (-130); 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-130); Over
Game 977-978: Chicago White Sox at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Floyd) 15.993; Minnesota (Bonser) 14.817
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-110); 9
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-110); Under
Game 979-980: Oakland at LA Angels
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Smith) 17.015; LA Angels (Saunders) 17.566
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-130); Over
DUNKEL INDEX - NBA PLAYOFFS
Philadelphia at Detroit
The Pistons finally flexed some muscle in outscoring the Sixers 57-38 in the second half to take Game Four in Philadelphia. Returning home tonight, Detroit looks to build on its 9-5 ATS record when listed as a favorite between 6 1/2 and 9 points. The Pistons are the pick (-9) according to Dunkel, which has Detroit favored by 10.
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-9).
Here are all of today's games.
TUESDAY, APRIL 29
Time Posted: 9:00 a.m. EST
Game 723-724: Philadelphia at Detroit
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 115.503; Detroit 125.684
Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 10; 175
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit by 9; 178
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-9); Under
Game 725-726: Dallas at New Orleans
Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 120.373; New Orleans 128.348
Dunkel Line & Total: New Orleans by 8; 196
Vegas Line & Total: New Orleans by 6; 193 1/2
Dunkel Pick: New Orleans (-6); Over
Game 727-728: Utah at Houston
Dunkel Ratings: Utah 126.368; Houston 125.418
Dunkel Line & Total: Utah by 1; 179
Vegas Line & Total: Houston by 2; 182
Dunkel Pick: Utah (+2); Under
Dunkel Index: NHL
Montreal at Philadelphia
The Flyers come off an emotional win at Montreal in Game Two and look to take advantage of a Canadiens team that lost two of three on the road in their first-round series against Boston. Philadelphia is the pick (-135) according to Dunkel, which has the Flyers favored by 1.
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-135).
Here are all of today's games.
MONDAY, APRIL 28
Time Posted: 6:00 a.m. EST
Game 59-60: Montreal at Philadelphia
Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 11.491; Philadelphia 12.534
Dunkel Line & Total: Philadelphia by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Philadelphia (-135); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-135); Under
Lekota Sports
Houston -2
HotLocksports.com
Seattle/Cleveland Under 8.5
Templer's Sports Picks
San Diego/Greg Maddux +1.5
Frank Patron
Houston Rockets -2
Kosmo
Arizona/Under 10
Jack Clayton
Angels
RedZone Sports
San Diego Padres
PRIORITY SPORTS INFO
San Francisco -120
ARTHUR RALPH
Det Red Wings
MadduxSports
NY Yankees -135
floridabookybusters
Detroit/Colorado Over 5
Totals4u
Padres/ Phillies Under
Scott Spreitzer
Astros/Dbacks Over
Mike Wynn
Texas Rangers
Glen Mcgrew
Jazz/ Rockets Under
Computer Sports
White Sox
Joe Wiz
Angels
Marlins
Bob Donahue
Braves
Dark Horse Sports
Yankees
Mighty Quinn
Sharks
Big Al
NY Rangers -139
Huddle UP
Milwaukee -130
#1 Sports
TORONTO BLUE JAYS
BIG TIME
BRAVES / NATS UNDER 9
ARMVIN SPORTS
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
PLATINUM PLAYS
Mavericks & Hornets Over 193
NEVADA SHARPSHOOTER
BREWERS -125
TRACE ADAMS
Philadelphia 76ers
Paul Leiner
10* Sixers +9
Jennifer Barry
Detroit/New York Over 10.5 Runs
Chad Jordan
Dallas/New Orleans Over 193 Points
Donald Tran
Philadelphia/Detroit Under 178 Points
Priceless Picks
1 Unit on Toronto Blue Jays -102
(listing Halladay)
It's not often you can nab Blue Jay's ace Roy Halladay at such a bargain price, especially when he is facing a team that the Blue Jays have beaten 7 times in a row. Boston heads into this one struggling badly, having lost 5 straight games. The Blue Jays are 61-28 in Halladay's last 89 starts, 44-20 in Halladay's last 64 starts vs. the American League East, 28-6 in Halladay's last 34 starts when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game, and 87-35 in Halladay's last 122 starts as a favorite. Halladay is clearly one of the best in the game and I'll take him here against the struggling BoSox.
Jeff Alexander Sports
1 Unit on LA Dodgers -130
(listing Lowe and Miller)
The Dodgers have had their way with the Marlins on the road winning 5 of the last 7 meetings in Florida. Also, the Marlins have really struggled against the tough NL West division. The Marlins are only 5-16 in their last 21 vs. the National League West. The difference in this one will be Lowe on the mound for the Dodgers. The Dodgers are 8-2 in Lowe's last 10 starts as a favorite, 8-3 in Lowe's last 11 starts as a road favorite of -110 to -150, and 11-5 in Lowe's last 16 starts vs. National League East. The Dodgers are starting to round into shape having won 4 of their last 5. We'll take them tonight behind their dominant starter.
Vic Monte
100* Inside Info Selection - St. Louis Cards -1.05
The St. Louis Cards come into play on Tuesday with a profitable 10-6 Home record plus $211. The Reds invade St. Louis struggling on the road where they have gone 6-7 minus $74 and send rookie Johnny Cueto to the pitching rubber. Cueto has a ton of talent but that talent has turned into profit yet this season. The Reds are 1-4 in Cueto's starts and minus $449. Cueto is a money burner ranked 89 out of 92 starting pitchers in the National League. The Cards will send Joel Pinero to the hill. The Cards are 1-2, minus $106 in Pinero's starts this season. Pinero seems to pitch better at night then during the day. Take a look at these splits. In the 2008 season Pinero is 0-2 with an 8.10 ERA during the day & is 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA at night. In that lone evening start Joel Pinero went 7 innings and K'd 6 Batters, Allowing only 1 Run on 4 hits and walking 1 batter in route to beating the Pirates on 4/24. With those details in mind it's safe to say the Cards have the Starting Pitching Edge. The Cards lost yesterday night to the Reds 4-3. This puts the Cards in a perfect "Bounce Back" spot as St. Louis is a Money Making 9-2 this season following a loss. Want more? The Reds are only 3-9 when Phil Cuzzi behind home plate. 100* Inside Info Selection St Louis Cards.
SportsKingz
MLB
L.A. DODGERS -140
L.A. ANGELS -130
N.Y. YANKEES -130
NBA
SAN ANTONIO -5
NEW ORLEANS -6
David Malinsky
Pirates (RL) @ Mets (RL)
PICK: Pirates (RL)
NOTE - A 24-hour delay does not change this in any appreciable way, so we will repeat the same analysis.
In a game with an Over/Under of “7”, +1.5 runs is worth a fortune. Yet we are able to make that purchase at -105 with the Pirates right now, with market indications that it could get even better over the course of the day. That is too good to pass up.
Yes, Johan Santana is special, but right now the offense behind him is not. The Met lineup is loaded with players that are not hitting (Jose Reyes at .237 and Carlos Beltran at .224), and those that might not hit (Carlos Delgado is only at .205, even after yesterday’s big game, and Endy Chavez at .160). Only the Nationals and Giants have fewer home runs. They are going to be without Brian Schneider behind the plate again, and while Raul Casanova went 3-4 and hit a home run yesterday, his long-term ability to produce is a question mark. This will also be the first time that Santana and Casanova have ever worked together, which can bring its own issues. And facing Ian Snell does not help matters - tonight’s projected New York starters are just 10-48 (.208) against the young Pittsburgh right-hander.
Snell’s 2-1/4.45 would only peg him as a league-average pitcher so far, but he is much better than that. He is developing some moxie to go along with his physical repertoire, and his last outing against St. Louis was an excellent example of that. On a night in which he did not have his best stuff, with the Cardinals racking him for four runs in the first inning, he settled down and threw five straight zeroes after that, keeping the Pirates in a game that they eventually won. He is now earning the tag of being a “battler” from us, and the late-season form of 2007 is carrying over - he has completed at least six full innings in 13 of his last 14 starts, going 5.1 in the other, and in those games Pittsburgh would have been 11-3 as +1.5 runs, including a perfect 5-0 this season (they are 4-1 outright in Snell’s starts, out-scoring the opposition by 11 runs).
Vegas Experts
Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers
Don’t ever lay the juice when Jason Jennings is on the hill. He is the proud owner of an 0-9 team start record when favored and a 1-12 TSR in home games certainly isn’t something to be proud of either. For crying out loud, the man’s TSR over his last 23 outings is 3-20! In other words, look for the Royals to win tonight.
Play on: Kansas City
LT Profits
Philadelphia 76ers @ Detroit Pistons Under 178.0
The Detroit Pistons and the Philadelphia 76ers have gone Under in three of the first four games of this series, and we expect more of the same tonight.
The Pistons seem to play best defensively when their backs are against the wall, and after losing the first and third game of this series, they responded by holding Philadelphia to 84 and 88 respectively in the following games. In fact, the Under is 6-2 in Detroit’s last eight games overall, and all six of those Under saw less than 178 points scored. Then again, this is nothing new for this team with loads of post-season experience. The Pistons have now played 112 playoff games since 2003, with the Under going 63-46-3, 57.8 percent and those contests averaging just 175.0 points.
The Sixers blew a chance to take control of this series when they blew a 10-point halftime lead in Game 4 and were in fact dominated in the second half. Philadelphia’s youth and playoff inexperience may have benefitted them earlier in the series, but those things are now a detriment in crunch time. The 76ers are averaging 89.3 points per game over the first four games, and we don’t think they will reach even that modest number now that the Detroit defense has gotten its wake-up call.
Look for this game to top out in the low 170’s, with a final in the 160s more likely.
Pick: 76ers, Pistons Under 178
Colorado Rockies @ San Francisco Giants Under 7.0
San Francisco Giants starter Tim Lincecum has some of the best stuff in baseball, which is why he has managed to go 4-0 with very little run support. Aaron Cook of the Colorado Rockies has been no slough himself however, so we feel that the Under is the play here.
Lincecum would be a Cy Young candidate if he played for a winning team, and he may be yet considering he manages to get wins anyway. He has allowed a grand total of three runs in four starts this year, which has overcome the fact that the woeful Giants offense scored three runs or less in three of them. He has tossed 13.1 scoreless innings over his last two outings, and he now has a whopping 36 strikeouts in 29.1 innings overall this season.
Don’t forget about Colorado starter Aaron Cook here either, as he has reeled off four straight Quality Starts since allowing four runs in six innings in his seasonal debut. Cook has a fine 2.91 ERA in his own right, to go with an outstanding 1.03 WHIP over 34 innings. Also, the last time he faced the Giants, he tossed a Complete Game while allowing one run and just five hits last season.
Finally, neither of these offenses is exactly tearing up the baseball either, which was apparent in the Giants 4-0 win last night. Do not expect that to change tonight given this pitching matchup.
Pick: Rockies, Giants Under 7