Carlo Campanella
Oakland Athletics at Tampa Bay Rays
Once again Tampa Bay is in their BEST role this MLB season as we find them at an INCREDIBLE 16-1 as Home Favorites between -150 and -200 this season! They start Andy Sonnanstine on the mound to host Oakland on Tuesday. Sonnanstine wins this pitching match-up hands down, as he faces Dallas Braden, who's in a slump, allowing 11 Hits and 7 Earned Runs in his last two outings.
Play on: Tampa Bay
Vegas Experts
San Diego Padres at Cincinnati Reds
San Diego has really been struggling lately, but they snapped a six-game losing skid last night in the series opener and some pitchers just own some teams. The pitcher in question here would be Padres ace Jake Peavy and the team, Cincinnati, as Peavy owns a perfect 8-0 TSR lifetime vs. the Reds. After BB outings of scoreless ball, Peavy had an "off night" his last time out, but we look for him to rebound here.
Play on: San Diego
Chris Jordan
Minnesota at N.Y. YANKEES -130
We’re banking on the Bombers to win for the fifth straight time. As I explained to you yesterday, this team is getting it done by whichever way the wind blows.
Three nights back it was an extra-inning effort. Two nights ago it was Andy Pettitte and his mound mystique. Last night it was a three-inning attack that eventually spilled over to a blowout win of the Twins.
Tonight, I expect a little of both, as Darrel Rasner might shock some folks with a dominating performance. Winning breeds great play, and I think the current hot streak could very well lead to him pitching a solid game for the Bombers tonight. He'll get the run support, as the team is hitting the ball well for the most part.
Everything is clicking in the Boogie Down, as the countdown continues to the closing of the House That Ruth Built. And as long as this team is winning like it is, there's no reason to believe it can't keep things going.
Lay the value chalk with the Yanks, as they get the best of Minnesota.
3♦ YANKEES
Bobby Maxwell
Minnesota at N.Y. YANKEES -120
New York has won eight straight at Yankee Stadium and we're banking on them making it nine in a row when they host the Twins tonight. The Yankees pounded Minnesota 12-4 on Monday and should have no problem doing it again with the way this lineup is knocking the ball around the yard right now.
New York has slapped Minnesota around a lot lately, going 23-8 in the Bronx against the Twins and 38-15 overall. Darrell Rasner (5-7, 4.97 ERA) is on the mound tonight for the Yankees and they are 5-2 in his last seven at home and 7-0 when they're home favorites.
The Twins are 0-5 the last five outings for Kevin Slowey (6-6, 4.26) against A.L. East teams. His lone outing against New York came last seaosn when he allowed five runs in 3.2 innings of a 7-6 loss to the Bronx Bombers. These guys are also just 4-11 on the road against teams with a winning record.
New York is getting the job done at the plate lately and we'll watch them come in big tonight. Play the Yankees.
4♦ N.Y. YANKEES
ANDRE GOMES
PHOENIX MERCURY at HOUSTON COMETS
One of the tasks of handicapping is to find the value in the lines offered by the oddmakers, wait for the movement of the public money and if the movement is opposite to the line we think it has value, that's great as we have an even higher opportunity. Obviously that we still need to wait for the game to be played, but that's not part of my competence. I think this game will be one of these cases. The team of Phoenix comes to Houston to play the Comets in a really important game for both teams, as both are 11-12 right now and they are trying to reach the playoffs.
These two teams have faced each other at Phoenix, with the Mercury winning, which means if they win again, they will get the upperhand over Houston, in a case of a tie in the record of these two teams at the end of the regular season. The totals line is currently at 177,5 points having started at 176, but a movement took it higher. It's important to say that this movement was originated by two factors: the team of Phoenix has been on-fire offensively in their last matches. They come from 4 overs in a row, where they scoring average is 98.3 ppg and the whole game with an unbelievable 192.7 ppg! Besides that these two teams have faced each other earlier this month and the game ended with a result of 99-94 (193 points).
These are the main motives why the line has went to 177,5 points, however consistence is something there isn't in this league and teams sooner or later start missing, as today's game won't be played in the same way as the previous match between these two teams was played. Phoenix has two faces this season, one on home games and the other one on away games. At home the team is 8-3 Over, but on the road they are 8-4 Under! This fact shows how the team can't play on the road at the high pace they play at home. This is more evident after a win, as they are 7-3 Under in the following game.
Houston comes from a very important win over the Sparks, where a very powerful defense was capable of stop Parker, allowing the Sparks to score just 65 points in the regular time. In this game, Houston is a small favorite and they are 4-0 Under in this type of conditions this season. In the game played at Phoenix, it's important to say that the game ended 99-94, with Houston shooting 52.8% FG and 8-16 3pts and still losing the game. This was clearly a warning sign for the Comets that if they play again today at a very high pace, they will most likely losing again against the Comets. Houston is 11-3 Under in home games revenging a same season loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons and Phoenix confirms the inconsistence of the WNBA teams, as they are 8-2 Under in road games after scoring 80 points or more this season.
I expect this game to have a lot of points, but not enough to pass the 177,5 mark. In my predictions I expect a winning team to score 85-90 points, while the losing team staying in the low 80's. Take the under in here.
PLAY 1* UNIT ON UNDER 177.5 POINTS
SportsKingz
GIANTS -120
BOSTON -170
ST. LOUIS -140
TAMPA BAY -170
SAN DIEGO -115
Steve Janus
Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
Play: Chicago Cubs
The Cubs are now 47-20 in their last 67 games as a favorite. They've also won 21 of 28 against the NL West this season, plus Chicago is 6-2 in Jason Marquis's last 8 starts overall. Arizona has lost 8 in a row at home against teams with a winning record, they've lost 10 of their last 14 against NL Central opponents and the team is just 1-10 in their last 11 games when Micah Owings starts against any team over .500 on the season.
Jeff Alexander Sports
1 Unit on KC Royals +111
The Royals have done their best hitting against lefty starters this season, winning their last 5 home games against a southpaw starter. The Royals are 8-1 in their last 9 games vs. a left-handed starter period. The Tigers are only 1-6 in the last 7 meetings, and not surprisingly, are 0-4 in Rogers' last 4 starts vs. the Royals. The Tigers are just 2-8 in Rogers' last 10 starts vs. the American League Central. Bet the Royals in this great home dog spot.
Mr A
Oakland Athletics at Tampa Bay Rays
The A's are struggling, dropping six straight. They are currently lifeless offensively. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay has won nine of their last 11 games at home and six of the last seven against Oakland.
Oakland's Dallas Braden (1-0, 4.80) pitched in nine games this season, with a 4.80 ERA over 15 innings. The left-hander allowed five runs over 4 1/3 innings in a 5-3 loss in his only career start versus the Rays on April 29, 2007.
Tampa Bay's Andy Sonnanstine (10-4, 4.58 ERA) is 4-0 with a 3.15 ERA in his last seven starts and the Rays have won the right-hander's last 4 at home.
Take Tampa Bay to win their fifth straight at Tropicana Field against Oakland.
Tampa Bay Rays -160
Maddux Sports
St. Louis -140
Frank Patron
Orioles +110
Mighty Quinn
Twins
Computer Sports
Mets
Rocco Spacamuro
50 * Twins +125
Armvin Sports
Phillies +160
Brewers +124
Cappers Access
Cubs
Red Sox
Big Time Sports
Clev/ LAA Over
Glen Mcgrew
Astros
Joe Wiz
Cubs
Twins
Vegas Steamline
Det/KC Under
Bob Donahue
Orioles
A's
Insider Sports Report
St. Louis -135
MVP
Orioles
NEVADA SHARPSHOOTER
NATIONALS
ARTHUR RALPH
White SOX
EASY MONEY SPORTS
TORONTO +110
JR MILLER
CARDINALS -134
DONALD TRAN
Twins +120
Jennifer Barry
Tigers -120
Chad Jordan
Giants -115
HOT LOCK SPORTS
Pirates/Astros Under 10
SILVER KEY PLAY
METS -180
RAZOR SHARP
MILWAUKEE/ST LOUIS UNDER 9
VEGAS STEAMLINE
DETROIT/KANSAS CITY UNDER
THE SCOUT
Houston
TOTALS 4 U
SAN DIEGO/CINCINNATI UNDER
MIKE WYNN
Kansas City +110
PLATINUM PLAYS
PADRES - 110
TRACE ADAMS
Detroit Tigers
#1 SPORTS
SAN FRANCISCO - 115
DARK HORSE
Seattle +140
MATT FARGO
Boston (RL) @ Mariners (RL)
Play: Red Sox -1.5
After getting swept in Anaheim, the Red Sox rebounded with a shutout victory last night against Seattle. It was a big victory as it kept them a game and a half out of first place in the American League East behind Tampa Bay. The offense was able to get nothing going against the Angels and even tough last night was no breakout, the .314 average is certainly a step in the right direction. Boston is now 25-8 in its last 33 road games against a team with a losing home record.
Seattle has dropped three straight games and continues to possess the worst record in the American League. There is no hope for the Mariners this season as they are a horrific 22 games behind the Angels in the American League West. This offense was supposed to be one of the best around but it has been a huge disappointment. The Mariners are hitting only .256 on the season which is third worst in the American League while their .313 on-base percentage is in fact worst in the league.
Boston looks for another strong pitching effort and it turns to Daisuke Matsuzaka to get it done. He was cruising along before landing on the disabled list and his first start back was a disaster. Since then however, he has been back to his old form. Over four starts, he has posted a 0.39 ERA while allowing only one run over that span. He has pitched at Safeco Field three times, posting a 2.37 ERA. The Red Sox are 10-1 in Matsuzaka?s last 11 starts against a team with a losing record.
Seattle counters with knuckleballer R.A. Dickey and his comeback season has been a tale of two seasons. He posted a 13.50 ERA over his first three starts but since then, he has tossed four straight quality outings and posted a 1.37 ERA over that span. How far can this actually go on? I think it ends here as Boston has one key ingredient and that is Tim Wakefield, a similar pitcher who can get the offense ready. Boston is hitting .306 against right-handed pitching over its last 10 games.
Play Boston Red Sox -1.5 Runs 1.5 Units
TOM FREESE
San Diego at Cincinnati
San Diego starter Jake Peavy is in awesome KW form with a better than 10-1 strikeout to walk ratio in his last 3 starts. Peavy is 8-0 in 8 career team starts vs. the Reds with a 2.08 ERA. The Padres are 23-9 the last 32 road starts made by Peavy vs. losing teams and they are 35-16 when Peavy pitches Game 2 of a series. Cincinnati is 10-22 their last 32 home games when the Total is 7.0 to 8.5 and they are 0-6 on Tuesday. The Reds are 2-5 in the last 7 starts made by Johnny Cueto and they are 4-9 their last 13 meetings with the Padres. PLAY ON SAN DIEGO
KARL GARRETT
Pittsburgh at HOUSTON
Tonight I am feeling a lot of runs at Minute Maid Park as Paul Maholm, and Jack Cassel take the mound.
Last night the teams combined for 12 runs, and an OVER in the series opener, and there could easily be another dozen or so runs on tonight's scoreboard before it is all said and done.
Paul Maholm is just 1-5 with an over 5 road ERA this year, while Cassel is making his first start since late April.
Both teams have played OVER the total in their last pair of games, and 4 of their last 7, and there are plenty of big sticks in both lineups that should be able to chase both starters before too long.
G-Man playing this one OVER the posted price.
1♦ OVER
SPORTS GAMBLING HOTLINE
Minnesota at NY YANKEES
Another OVER for you tonight, as we like Minnesota and New York to sail OVER the posted price in the Bronx this evening.
Last night the Yankees erupted for 12 runs, as the offense is showing some signs of life, and could certainly show some more signs of life tonight against Minnesota starter Kevin Slowey. Slowey's last 10 innings of work have seen 11 runs score!
Yankees' starter Darrell Rasner sports a season ERA just under 5, so New York knows they are going to have to score some runs if they want to keep their 8 game home winning streak alive tonight.
Watch the runs add up in this one, as the Twins and Yankees combine for double digits, and another OVER in the Bronx.
Play on the OVER.
3♦ OVER
BRIAN MARSHALL
Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Play On: St. Louis Cardinals -140
The Milwaukee Brewers will be lead by starting pitcher Jeff Suppan. Jeff Suppan has been having huge pitching problems as of late which is shown by his 9.64 ERA in his last 3 starts. We see Jeff Suppan pitching another bad game today.
The St. Louis Cardinals will be lead by starting pitcher Kyle Lohse. Kyle Lohse has been pitching very well as of late which is shown by his 1.71 ERA in his last 3 starts. We see Kyle Lohse pitching another great game today.
Trend: The St. Louis Cardinals are 11-1 in Kyle Lohse's last 12 starts.
Take the St. Louis Cardinals