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1 Unit on Rockies/Dodgers UNDER 8 Runs
With each of these teams aces on the hill, we'll take the under tonight. The Under is 5-1 in Francis' last 6 road starts vs. the Dodgers and 12-3-4 in Francis' last 19 road starts vs. a team with a losing record. The Under is 7-1 in the Rockies last 8 road games vs. a team with a losing record and 10-4 in the Rockies last 14 vs. a team with a losing record. The Under is 5-0 in the Dodgers last 5 games as a favorite of -110 to -150, 5-0 in the Dodgers last 5 games following a win, and 10-3 in the Dodgers last 13 overall. The Under is also 4-1 in Penny's last 5 starts during game 2 of a series. Bet the Under tonight.
MadduxSports
LA Dodgers -133
Jack Clayton
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Boston
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Chi Cubs/San Diego Over 8.5
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ATHLETICS -125
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KC Royals
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Giants + 1.5
Arthur Ralph
Red Sox
CAPPERS ACCESS
W. Sox
A's
RAZOR SHARP
ST LOUIS -110
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PITTSBURGH
THE VEGAS STEAMLINE
LA DODGERS -130
TOTALS 4 U
ANGELS/MARINERS UNDER
MIKE WYNN
WSox
NEVADA SHARPSHOOTER
TIGERS +115
PLATINUM PLAYS
TAMPA BAY RAYS + 115
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ANGELS/MARINERS OVER
DARK HORSE
San Francisco +125
MIGHTY QUINN
Royals
STEVE JANUS
D' BACKS
Frank Patron
SF Giants +135
Donald Tran
Seattle Mariners -130
ARMVIN SPORTS
ASTROS -105
Glen Mcgrew
Pirates
Paul Leiner
10* Braves -130
JOHN FINA
Diamondbacks -115
SHARP SPORTS ADVISORS
TIGERS
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Houston +100**
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Colorado/L.A. Dodgers OVER 8
BILLY IRISH
BOSTON -140
PRIORITY SPORTS
Atlanta -160
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YANKEES
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Atlanta Braves -1.5
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Phillies -110
Lance's Lock
Padres
NICK JONES
WASHINGTON
COMPUTER SPORTS
CUBS-125
HUDDLE UP
Houston -110
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KC ROYALS
Jennifer Barry
Diamondbacks +105
Chad Jordan
Cubs -120
Drew Gordon
Chi. Cubs -130 at SAN DIEGO
Calling for the Cubs streak to continue here, as they've won 8 in a row, and are poised to make it 9 behind Jason Marquis tonight in San Diego. I know critics believe the Cubs are vulnerable on the road, which is true thus far, but in this case all signs point to another solid road win here tonight.
While Jason Marquis has only 1 win in last 7 starts, he has pitched relatively well over his last 3, going 1-0 with a 4.32 ERA. The good news is he's been even better against the Padres throughout his career, going 3-3 with a 3.79 ERA in 7 career starts. The better news is he's posted a lockdown 1.76 ERA in 2 career games at Petco! Marquis actually has a better ERA away this season than at home (4.76 away vs. 5.13 at Wrigley), and a trip to Petco is just what he needs to get back to his winning ways.
Another major issue for the Padres is starter Wilfredo Ledezma, who did look good against the Nationals in his last one, but before that got rocked by the Cardinals and Reds in successive starts! Even counting his last start, he's still 0-2 with a laughable 7.50 ERA over his last 3, and a match up against the red-hot Cubs batting order isn't going to help improve those numbers! In his only action against them this year, he got bombed for 3 runs on 5 hits over 1 2/3 innings back on May 14th!
Speaking of the Cubs batting order, did you know over their current 8-game winning streak they're batting .312 with 43 runs scored! True, the majority of that came at Wrigley, but did you see any slow down in the Cubs yesterday, when they collected 14 hits en route to their 7-6 win over the Friars?! Also, the Cubs are one of the more dangerous teams against left-handed pitching in the Majors, averaging 6.6 runs & batting .307 against them on the season! In other words, its a bad day to be a southpaw, and Ledezma will learn that the hard way tonight!
Take the Chicago Cubs behind Marquis over the San Diego and Ledezma in late MLB action.
3* CHICAGO CUBS
Sports Gambling Hotline
St. Louis (pick) at WASHINGTON
Baseball winner last night on Milwaukee, and tonight we come right back on the diamond with a comp winner on the Cardinals at Washington.
The Nationals are losers of 5 of their last 7, and they did drop ALL 3 of a 3-game set in early April at St. Louis.
In that series, Redbirds' starter Kyle Lohse handcuffed the Nats over 7 scoreless for one of the wins, while Washington starter Odallis Perez coudn't make it last the 4th inning in the series opener, allowing 5 runs to absorb the loss.
Lohse has been steady for St. Louis, and does sport wins in each of his last 2 starts, working 12 innings, while allowing just 1 run to score. Perez comes into this one off a road win at San Diego, but he is 0-1 in 5 starts in his home ball park.
St. Louis lost a tough one last night, expect them to bounce back with the win tonight.
Play on the Cards.
2* ST. LOUIS
Nelly
Milwaukee (McClung) – over Arizona (Johnson)
Milwaukee is 11-6 in games against left-handed starters this season and the Brewers are starting to put it all together with wins in seven of the last eight games. Despite the incredibly hot start to the season Arizona is just two games ahead of the Brewers in terms of record and the Diamondbacks are just 4-10 in the last 14 games. The Milwaukee bullpen was a major weakness early in the season but with Gagne and Turnbow out of the picture Milwaukee relievers own just a 1.30 ERA in the last ten games. Arizona is hitting just .216 in the last ten games against right-handed pitchers and Seth McClung has pitched well this season despite running into some trouble in his last start. Legendary veteran Randy Johnson owns a great 4-1 record but he has been hit fairly hard this season and he has not lasted deep into games. Arizona is just 11-14 in road games and Milwaukee is 17-10 at home. Look for the Brewers to deliver another win in this match-up of flamethrowers.
Bryan Leonard
Toronto over NY Yankees
Today is a long awaited day for Yankee fans, the day Joba Chamberlain gets his first start in a New York uniform. While all indications are that he should be a fine starter, his best role is as a short man out of the bullpen. Chamberlain hasn't thrown more than 40 pitches in an appearance all season and it will take him a while to build up to starters innings. We expect his pitch count to be around 60-70 today which probably means about four innings of work. The problem being that without Chamberlain in the bullpen the Yankee relief effort is weak except for the closer. Now without Chamberlain pitching the eight inning the team will be hurt late in games. In the long run it may all work out for the Yankees but until he can throw 100 pitches with effectiveness the Yankees are not as good of team with him in this role.
From a bettor's standpoint you are paying a substantial price for a starting pitcher likely to be out of the game by the fifth inning. Toronto on the other hand sends Roy Halladay to the hill and he is known to finish what he started. He has 12 starts on the season and all but one have lasted 6.2 innings or better. The lone short outing was caused by a long rain delay. He has gone eight or more innings this year seven times, he has surpassed 100 pitches ten times. The Toronto starting staff has gone six or more innings for five straight games. That means their bullpen is set up well if they are needed. The same can't be said of the Yankees.
The Blue Jays have the better record and the far more established starter yet they are installed as an underdog. It's buy time on the Blue Jays.
PLAY TORONTO
Brian Hansen
Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees
Prediction: Toronto Blue Jays
As long-time followers know Hansen likes to go against the grain when a situation warrants it and that is certainly the case here. The New York Yankees are definitely the popular team (or public choice) in this match-up as they open up this three game set versus Toronto. However, this is truly a tough spot for the Yankees. They are coming off of a tough loss to the Twins last night in Minnesota. They then had to hop in a plane and fly back east for this game. As for the Blue Jays, they were off yesterday after wrapping up their West Coast road trip on Sunday. The situational edge here definitely favors the Blue Jays but many are ?scared? to fade the Yankees at home! With the Blue Jays 14-6 in their last 20 games and a pitching advantage tonight, this is no time to be scared! Want more? Take a deeper look at the pitchers in this match-up. It's a battle of the Blue Jays rock solid veteran Roy Halladay against an unproven Yankee, Joba Chamberlain. Although the Yanks 22 year-old has pitched well out of the bullpen, this is his first ever major league start and it's hard to trust him when it's been so long since he's started a game (he was in the minors when he made his last start). The Yankees are thin on pitching due to injuries and inefficiencies and that's why Chamberlain is getting this start. In other words, once Chamberlain gets in trouble, the wheels could really come off for the Yankees and that could allow Blue Jays ace Halladay to cruise in this one! That allows the Blue Jays to score the road dog upset! Just like yesterday's 10-2 win with the Member Pick on San Francisco it's time for more Happy Winning! Good luck and be sure to go grab my best stuff, the Guaranteed Picks!
FRANK ROSENTHAL
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BRAVES-160 SB
NATS+115 SB
DBACKS UNDER 9 SB+
PADRES+110 SB
NYM-135 SB+
JAYS+115 SB+
CWS-115 SB
BRYAN LEONARD
Toronto Blue Jays @ New York Yankees
PICK: Toronto Blue Jays
Today is a long awaited day for Yankee fans, the day Joba Chamberlain gets his first start in a New York uniform. While all indications are that he should be a fine starter, his best role is as a short man out of the bullpen. Chamberlain hasn't thrown more than 40 pitches in an appearance all season and it will take him a while to build up to starters innings. We expect his pitch count to be around 60-70 today which probably means about four innings of work. The problem being that without Chamberlain in the bullpen the Yankee relief effort is weak except for the closer. Now without Chamberlain pitching the eight inning the team will be hurt late in games. In the long run it may all work out for the Yankees but until he can throw 100 pitches with effectiveness the Yankees are not as good of team with him in this role.
From a bettor's standpoint you are paying a substantial price for a starting pitcher likely to be out of the game by the fifth inning. Toronto on the other hand sends Roy Halladay to the hill and he is known to finish what he started. He has 12 starts on the season and all but one have lasted 6.2 innings or better. The lone short outing was caused by a long rain delay. He has gone eight or more innings this year seven times, he has surpassed 100 pitches ten times. The Toronto starting staff has gone six or more innings for five straight games. That means their bullpen is set up well if they are needed. The same can't be said of the Yankees.
The Blue Jays have the better record and the far more established starter yet they are installed as an underdog. It's buy time on the Blue Jays.
PLAY TORONTO
LT Profits
Toronto Blue Jays +110
Joba Chamberlain mkes his highly anticipated first start for the New York Yankees tonight, but not only are we not convinced this is such a good move, but he also has the misfortune of being matched up with one of the best pitchers in baseball, Roy Halladay of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Our main problem with converting Joba into a starter is that he was arguably the best set-up man in baseball, and we feel he is much more valuable assuming that role every two days or so than he is starting every five days. Besides, he will obviously be on a pitch count tonight, and he there is not a real suitable replacement for him once the seventh and eighth innings roll around.
Of course, facing Halladay may be the biggest disadvantage of all. The Cy Young candidate looked like his old self in his last start allowing just one run in eight innings with nine strikeouts vs. the Oakland Athletics. Halladay’s 6-5 record can be attributable to the Jays’ offensive struggles earlier in the season, as he still has a 2.93 ERA with a spectacular 0.99 WHIP in 89 innings. Furthermore, Toronto has snapped out of its offensive slump, hitting .287 as a team while averaging 5.30 runs over their last 10 games.
Halladay has also allowed a grand total of five earned runs over 37 innings in his last five starts at Yankee Stadium, so look for him to lead the Blue Jays to victory here.
Pick: Blue Jays +110
Chicago Cubs -120
The Chicago Cubs and the San Diego Padres are certainly on the opposite side of the spectrum in regards to their standings this season, and even with possibly their weakest link on the mound, the Cubs still get the call at this modest price here.
The Cubs in fact have the best record in baseball at 37-21 after taking the series opener 7-6 here last night. They reached that point by going a sparkling 19-7 in their last 26 games overall. Meanwhile, the same Padres team that was a tiebreaking game loss away from the playoffs last year is 23-36 this season, including an uncharacteristic 13-16 here at home.
Now Jason Marquis has struggled for the Cubs, going 2-3 with a 4.98 ERA and a high 1.64 WHIP. However, the Cubs have still managed to go 5-5 in his starts this season, as he has been bailed out a few times by a Cub bullpen that ranks third in the National League with a 3.14 ERA, and which shut down the opposition and allowed the Cubs to come back late. That said, Marquis has allowed three runs or less in his last three starts, although he did fail to go more than six innings in any of them. Still, that may be good enough here, as we trust the fine Chicago pen to shut down the normally weak San Diego offense.
The Padres counter with Wilfredo Ledezma, who is 0-2 with a 4.25 ERA and a high 1.53 WHIP. Ledezma has yet to record a Quality Start this season, and unlike Marquis, he does not have a reliable bullpen to support him, as San Diego ranked 12th out of 14 National League teams with a 4.29 pen ERA. Also, the Padres may have used up their run supply for a week with their six runs last night, given that they are still batting just .229 as a team at home this year.
Look for both of these teams’ fortunes to continue as they have been, which should result in another Cubs victory.
Pick: Cubs -120
B!G AL
At 7:05pm our selection is on the Toronto Blue Jays over the New York Yankees. The great Joba experiment is about to begin. By that I of course mean that we are about to find out whether taking their best setup man, 22 year-old righthander Joba Chamberlain, and moving him into the rotation is going to payoff or backfire for the Yankees.
The problem with this experiment is simply that with Chamberlain having been so good this year between the seventh and ninth innings, the Yankees will need to fill that gap now that he will not be available during that time. They will probably try and fill this setup role mostly with 32 year old veteran righthander Kyle Farnsworth but unfortunately Farnsworth has been average at best so far this season. And they won't just need somebody for the eighth inning but most likely for the seventh and possibly even the sixth as Chamberlain will be limited tonight in his first start of his career to something like 65 or 70 pitches and with the rest of the Yankee bullpen struggling a bit recently, this could be a huge problem. The other problem is that they've picked a pretty tough opposing starter in veteran righthander and former Cy Young winner Roy Halladay.
Halladay is having one of his best seasons ever as his ERA is under three runs, his strikeouts are back up (71 Ks in 89 innings) and his walks are down (only eleven so far). He is only 6-5 on the season, but 3-0 in his last three starts and Toronto is 7-2 in his last nine starts against the Yanks.
Take the Blue Jays.
Tom Freese
The Cubs have won 8 straight games and they are 7-1 with Jason Marquis after allowing 5 or more. Chicago is 46-21 after allowing 5 or more runs in their last game. San Diego is 7-19 their last 26 games as underdogs and and they are 3-12 after scoring 5 or more runs in their last game. The Padres are 3-13 vs. an opponent that allowed 5 or more runs in their last game. PLAY ON CHICAGO w/Marquis
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1 Unit on Milwaukee Brewers -105
The Brewers are 4-0 in their last 4 home games, 10-2 in their last 12 Tuesday games, and 7-2 in their last 9 vs. the National League West. Milwaukee is 17-10 at home this season and they are picking up steam. This is also a team which really hits lefty pitching well. I won't list Randy Johnson because I like the Brewers regardless of who Arizona throws tonight, but it is worth noting that the Brewers are 51-21 in their last 72 home games vs. a left-handed starter. Now that's domination. The Diamondbacks are 2-9 in their last 11 road games, 3-10 in their last 13 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600, and 0-4 in their last 4 vs. the National League Central. Bet the Beermakers at home.
Winners Edge
MLB
Atlanta Braves RL +115 , 2 units
Houston Astros Even , 1 unit
KC Royals +115 , 1 unit
WUNDERDOG
Colorado at Los Angeles Dodgers
Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers -144
What has happened to Jeff Francis? Colorado's 17-win ace from their World Series team last year is just 1-5 this season with a 6.12 ERA. In his 11 starts, Colorado is 3-8. The Rockies are 0-8 on their current ten-game road trip and they have lost 13 straight away from Coors Field. They average just 3.8 runs per game on the road. The Dogers are happy to see Francis, the southpaw, as they are averaging 6.3 runs per game this season vs. LHP. Brad Penny has had his own struggles, but the Dodgers bullpen has been awesome posting a 3.02 ERA (2.50 at home). The Rocks are 4-16 this season against teams with a bullpen ERA under 3.50. The Dodgers are 15-3 the past two seasons over a losing team with Penny on the mound.