Chris Jordan
300* Dodgers -1.5
Maddux Sports
#903 - MLB - 3 units on San Francisco +105
#908 - MLB - 3 units on Atlanta -131
#914 - MLB - 3 units on San Diego -113
#924 - MLB - 3 units on Tampa Bay -142
#927 - MLB - 3 units on Oakland +119
#929 - MLB - 3 units on Baltimore +118
David Banks
NY Yankees
Boston
Tampa Bay
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis
Robert Ferringo
Take St. Louis (-125) over Cincinnati
Take Boston (-150) over Detroit
Take Chicago White Sox (-130) over Oakland
Take L.A. Dodgers (-1.5, +105) over Arizona
Take Milwaukee (-105) over Florida
Today’s Totals
Take ‘Under’ 9.0 Boston at Detroit
Take ‘Under’ 8.5 Cleveland at Minnesota
Take ‘Under’ 8.0 Cincinnati at St. Louis
Take ‘Under’ 9.0 Kansas City at Tampa Bay
Take ‘Under’ 9.5 Milwaukee at Florida
Take ‘Under’ 8.0 Arizona at L.A. Dodgers
Take ‘Under’ 8.5 Oakland at Chicago White Sox
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MLB | Jun 03 '09 (7:05p)
New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates New York Mets
-114 at 5dimes
5* Wednesday Night Bases BEST BET on Mets -114
After back-to-back defeats to Pittsburgh, expect the Mets to bounce back strong tonight. New York has the edge on the mound with Pelfrey as they are 7-2 in his starts this season and 3-1 in his road starts. He has continued to get better and better this season, posting a 2.18 ERA over his last 3 starts while the Pirates' Ohlendorf has struggled over his last three outings, posting a 6.11 ERA. The Mets are 4-0 in Pelfrey's last 4 starts as a favorite and 6-0 in his last 6 starts vs. the National League Central. The Mets are 13-3 in their last 16 games as a favorite and 11-2 in Pelfrey's last 13 starts vs. a team with a losing record. New York is due tonight. Bet the Mets.
MLB | Jun 03 '09 (8:05p)
Colorado Rockies vs Houston Astros Colorado Rockies
-105 at sia
4* Major MLB *MOUND MISMATCH* of the Week on Colorado Rockies -105
The Rockies have the big edge tonight in this bounce back spot with Marquis on the hill, who is 7-3 with a 3.93 ERA this season. He has been even better on the road at 4-1 with a 2.70 ERA and he has been even better yet of late, going 3-0 with an ERA of just 1.14. The Astros send Moehler to the mound with his 0-2 home record and his 9.22 home ERA. Moehler is 0-3 against the money line in his career against the Rockies with an ERA of 7.16. Lastly, Marquis is 14-4 against the money line after a team loss over the last 2 seasons. Bet the Rockies.
MLB | Jun 03 '09 (8:10p)
Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox Chicago White Sox
-128 at 5dimes
3* Wednesday Night MLB Bounce Back Blowout on White Sox -128
I'll back the White Sox in this bounce back spot tonight after getting shut out 5-0 yesterday. A couple good young pitchers take the mound tonight, but I give the edge to Richard at home as Oakland is only 2-15 in road games vs. an AL starting pitcher whose ERA is 3.20 or better over the last 2 seasons and 5-21 in road games vs. a starting pitcher who gives up 5.5 or less hits/start over the last 2 seasons. Plus, the A's have struggled immensely against southpaws. The Athletics are 5-16 in their last 21 games vs. a left-handed starter. The White Sox have fared well against lefties on the other hand, going 20-8 in their last 28 home games vs. a left-handed starter. Plus, the White Sox are 4-0 in their last 4 games following a loss. Bet the Sox tonight.
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Phil Phillies +110
SF Giants +105
Seattle Mariners -130
Giants/Natnls OVER 8.5
Royals/Rays UNDER 9.5
June: 1-5 (17%)
Anthony Redd
5 Dime Mets -1.5
5 Dime White Sox -1.5
5 Dime Dodgers -1.5
BEN BURNS
NL GOW
I'm playing on SAN DIEGO. This line has fallen from it's opening number and I feel we're now getting excellent value with the Padres. The Phillies have won the first two games of this series but I expect them to have some real trouble scoring runs in this evening's finale. Chris Young goes for San Diego and he's a perfect 4-0 (Padres are 5-0) in five home starts. While averaging greater than six innings per start and going a minimum of six in each, Young allowed two earned runs or less in four of those five starts and three in the other. His home ERA for the season is 2.25. His WHIP is 1.00 and he's got 28 K's to go along with just nine walks. The Padres won those games by a combined score of 23-9, most recently a 7-2 winner over Lilly and the Cubs. Looking back further and we find that Young has allowed three earned runs or less in 15 straight home starts, dating back to September of 2007, and 19 of his last 20 here. He went a minimum of six innings in 17 of those 20 games. That includes a 1-0 shutout victory vs. Cole Hamels in his lone home start vs. the Phillies (on 7/19/07) during that stretch. That was Young's only career home start vs. the Phillies. However, he has also made a few starts at Philadelphia. While Young did get roughed up (SD still won) at Philadelphia back in April, the Padres are still 3-1 in his four starts against the Phillies, including 3-0 the most recent three. Happ has done a solid job since joining the starting rotation, recording a 3.97 ERA in two starts. However, that's still a very small sample size compared to the type of consistent success that Young has enjoyed here. With the Padres looking to avoid the sweep and the Phillies potentially looking ahead to the Dodgers and Mets - (they play at LA tomorrow and series is followed by one at NY; the Dodgers are currently the top team in the majors and the Mets are the Phillies' primary division rival) - I'm backing Young and the home team. *NL GOW
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Royals/Rays Over
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CC - San Francisco
Mill - St Louis
NL - Seattle
Brandon Lang
15 Dime- Phillies
5 Dime- Mets
5 Dime- Giants
Dave Malinsky
4* Cubs/Braves Under
3* Boston
Brandon Lang
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Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees
Texas Rangers +155 at spbook
20* Texas Rangers +155
I'll take Texas as a large dog with Scott Feldman on the mound. This guy is 4-0 in seven starts with a 2.59 ERA and 1.00 WHIP. Andy Pettitte isn't the same guy he was in the past as he has a 5.57 ERA and 1.61 WHIP at home. Yeah the Yankees have been hot, but the Rangers have dominated left-handed pitching, scoring 6.5 runs per game against them. The value here is with Texas.
MLB | Jun 03 '09 (7:05p)
LAA Angels vs Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays +110 at 5dimes
15* Toronto Blue Jays +110
I'll take the home team here since the Angels are only putting up 3.7 runs per over their last seven games, hitting .235 during that span. Toronto hasnt' been hitting great either, but they are scoring 5.2 runs per game against right-handed pitching and 5.2 per game at home. Casey Janssen has made two starts against the Angels and he's yet to give up an ER. Weaver has been solid this year, but on the road he has a 4.5 ERA and 1.63 WHIP so it's tough not to like the Jays tonight. MLB | Jun 03 '09 (10:10p)
Baltimore Orioles vs Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners-120 at 5dimes
15* Seattle Mariners -120
Jason Vargas has been dangerous this year with a 1.90 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in his four starts. Bradley Bergesen on the other hand has a 5.50 ERA and 1.33 WHIP on the road. Seattle has also been able to score here lately, putting up 4.9 runs over their last seven games and Baltimore has struggled against lefties with a .252 average and only 3.9 runs per game
Gerry "BIG CAT" Andino
20* NY Mets
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