Chris Jordan
St. Louis at SAN DIEGO -130
Weve seen a much different Mad Dog in PETCO Park, than weve seen on the road. And though Albert Pujols is heating up at the plate, I am intrigued about his clash with Greg Maddux, who has limited the Cardinals slugger to two singles in 12 at-bats since the 2006 campaign.
I know the Cardinals took it to San Diego last night, in the pitcher-friendly ball field, but I am thinking The Professor is going to bring his best stuff to the hill tonight, backing up his 1-0 record and 1.42 ERA in three starts at PETCO.
With everything going against San Diego the numbers tell the tale you have to wonder why the oddsmakers have laid the price over Madduxs head. Theyre begging you to take the underdog here, but Ill buck the trends and play the home hurler in this one, as we list Maddux and take the Friars to stun the surging Cardinals.
1* PADRES
Tom Freese
Tampa Bay at Oakland
Tampa Bay is 11-2 when Scott Kazmir starts game two of series and they are 9-3 their last 12 games overall. The Rays are 10-2 vs. a team that allowed 5 or more runs in their last game and they are 13-6 with Kazmir vs. winning teams. Oakland is 2-6 their last 8 games vs. lefty starters and they are 2-8 on Tuesday. The A's are 0-5 after scoring 5 or more runs in their last game. PLAY ON TAMPA BAY w/Kazmir
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DIGGER - REDSOX
JUNIOR - BRAVES GM 1
Yankee Capper
3 Units - Philadelphia Phillies
GAMEDAY SPORTS NETWORK
Texas/Minnesota OVER 9.5
SportsAction365
Arizona/Florida OVER 9
NATIONAL SPORTS ADVISORS
Houston +110
2-Minute Warning
Boston Celtics
USA Sports Consulting
Atlanta (J.Campillo) -105
PRICELESS PICKS
1 Unit on Boston Red Sox -143
I don't see the Red Sox falling into any post-no hitter letdown trap tonight. If anything, they'll be looser and play even better. Bean Town is as good a home team as you'll find and it gets our nod here. The Red Sox are 109-43 in their last 152 home games vs. a team with a losing record, 41-13 in their last 54 games as a home favorite, and 4-0 in their last 4 overall. The Royals are 55-120 in their last 175 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game, 31-70 in their last 101 vs. the American League East, 1-10 in Meche's last 11 starts vs. the American League East, and 1-10 in Meche's last 11 starts as an underdog of +110 to +150. Take the Sox.
Jeff Alexander Sports
1 Unit on Giants/Rockies UNDER 8.5
I like the UNDER here with this combination of talented pitchers on the hill. The Under is 6-0 in the Giants last 6 vs. the National League West, 6-1 in Giants last 7 games as a road underdog of +110 to +150, and 5-0 in Lincecum's last 5 starts vs. the National League West. The Under is 5-0 in Cook's last 5 home starts, 6-0 in Cook's last 6 starts with 4 days of rest, and 4-0 in the Rockies last 4 overall. Take the UNDER in this pitcher's duel.
Tony Karpinski
Cincinnati Reds vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Play: Los Angeles Dodgers
The Cincinnati Reds are in LA where they blew the game last night on errors. Converted relief pitcher Matt Belisle starts for the Reds. Belisle isn't fooling anyone this year. In 19 1/3 innings pitched he has allowed 16 earned runs on 32 hits. He is 1 - 3 on the season with a 7.45 ERA. Belisle is 0 - 1, 11.25 vs. the Dodgers. The Dodgers expect great things from Chad Billingsly. Off to a slow inconsistent start Billingsly found his game in his last start with an impressive eight inning outing. Chad will carry that into this start plus get early run support which will improve his momentum and effectiveness.The Dodgers will cruise to the easy win.
Ross Benjamin
Game: Baltimore (Cabrera) @ Yankees (Mussina)
Pick: Under 8.5
The Yankees starter Mike Mussina enters the game in very good form off of his last 3 starts posting a 0.98 WHIP, a 2.60 ERA, and a 12:1 strikeout to walk ratio. The Yankees are hitting just .233 as a team over the last 10 games and have gone under the total in 30 of their 43 games this season. The orioles starter Daniel Cabrera also enters the game in very good form off his last 3 starts posting a 2.70 ERA and a better than 5:1 strikeout to walk ratio. In 4 starts on the road this season Cabrera has posted an excellent 2.17 ERA. Baltimore has gone under the total in 10 of their last 13 on the road versus a right-handed starting pitcher and 9 of the last 11 in the opening game of a series.
Play Under
Evan Altemus
Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees
Pick: Under Play Title: AL Top Total
Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox
Pick: Red Sox -1.5 Title: AL Top Run Line
Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros
Pick: Chicago Cubs Title: NL Top Moneyline Play
Cleveland Indians vs. Chicago White Sox
Pick: Under Title: AL Top Total
San Francisco Giants vs. Colorado Rockies
Pick: Under Title: NL Top Total
Cincinnati Reds vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5 Title: NL Top Run Line
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AL FREE B's FOR TUESDAY:
Minnesota -125 on ML over Texas--The Twins send Glen Perkins to the hill against Doug Mathis, who's making his fist career start. TAKE THE OVER 9.5 RUNS. Perkins, the lefty, has made two starts for the Twins and allowed only two earned runs in his last outing.
CLEVELAND -125 on ML over Chicago--CC Sabathia has looked sharp lately. He's 3-2 in his last five starts after starting the season 0-3. He's allowed one run in last 16 innings. The White Sox have won five straight. Sabbathia is 14-3 in his career vs the White Sox and 7-0 in Chicago. TAKE THE UNDER 8 RUNS
RAYS -125 on ML over Oakland--Scott Kazmir las looked very sharp in his last two starts since coming off the DL and getting his huge contract extension. He's beaten the Angels and yankees back to back. He's 4-1 lifetime vs the A's. He struck out 13 against them last August.
NL FREE B's FOR TUESDAY
ROCKIES -130 on ML over Giants--Lincecum gets beat by Aaron Cook in the thin air at Coors. Colorado has won 3 straight. SF has dropped six straight games. SF has lost 12 of 15 and just got swept by the White Sox and then lost the first game of this series.. They've lost 3 of Lincecum's last four starts. He leads the NL in ERA and K's. Cook has won 6 of his last 7 starts.
Cardinals +110 on ML over Padres--Pujols is on fire and Greg Maddux will find out how hot he is tonight at Petco. Maddux is coming off a lousy start against the Cubs, losing 4-0 and lasting only in to the 5th inning. The Padres have lost three straight and are 16-30. Joel Pineiro is 3-0 in his career vs the Padres. The Cards starter is unbeaten in his last five starts, going 2-0 with a 3.18 ERA. SD is a lousy 8-11 at home and the Cards are .500 on the road.
DODGERS -180 on ML over Reds--LA is 12-9 at home and the Reds are a miserable 7-14 on the road. Chad Billingsley won his last start and gave up 1 run in 7 innings vs the Brewers. The Dodgers win 60% of the games they are favored. The Reds cash in only 34% as dogs. Matt Belisle lost to the Mets in his last outing.
Mike Neri
Indians -120
Todays Picks
Pirates -110
Frank Patron
Giants +120
Bobby Bo
1* under 174
Donald Tran
Yankees -150
Chad Jordan
Reds +160
Wunderdog
New York Mets at Atlanta (Game 1)
Pick: Game Total OVER 9.5 -110
This is a game 1 pick in the doubleheader between the Mets and the Braves in Atlanta. The Mets have won back-to-back games, and have finally found their bats, as the offense has produced 18 runs in the last two games. The same can be said for the Braves at home, where the offense has exploded for 50 runs in their last eight games on their home turf, good for 6.25 runs per game. The Mets are also 13-5 to the OVER as a road favorite and 20-8-2 to the OVER when starting a pitcher with a WHIP of less than 1.15. We'll go with the OVER here.
Info Plays
3* on Kansas City Royals +135
Kansas City is the ultimate value play as a free pick today against the Boston Red Sox. Boston is coming off a no-hitter and are in for a big letdown against the Royals and their Ace in Gil Meche. Play Against - Home teams with a money line of -100 to -150 (BOSTON) - with a mediocre bullpen whose WHIP is 1.450 to 1.550 on the season, with a team batting average of .285 or better on the season (AL). This is a 34-18 ML System hitting 65.4% over the last 5 seasons. Gil Meche is 4-1 with a 3.86 ERA in his career against he Red Sox. Meche gets up for these big games and the Red Sox rookie in Justin Masterson will be no match for him today. Bet the Royals on the road.
JeffMoney
Cubs -125 (pod)
Pirates -105
Whitesox +105
A's +115
Bob Balfe
Dodgers