David Banks
MLB
7:05 Tor. Bluejays
7:05 Pitt. Pirates
7:05 Bost. Redsox Best Bet
7:05 Chi Cubs
7:10 FL. Marlins
8:05 Houst. Astro's
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MLB:
Pitt Pirates -127
Boston RedSox RunLine -1.5 +111
LA Dodgers -101
Yankees/Braves UNDER 9
SF Giants/Sea Mariners OVER 8.5
*GOTY* Detroit Tigers RunLine -1.5 +135 **(6 Unit Bet)**
Jack Jones
15 Units
Philadelphia Phillies +157
Take the Phillies as a monster underdog at the Rays tonight. On of the main reasons this is a solid play is that Philadelphia has been so incredible on the road this season. They are currently 24-9 when playing outside of their home town. Just to put that into perspective, the Rays are 21-13 at home this year which amounts to around a .620 winning percentage. That's very good, but it's nothing like the Phillies and their .721 winning percentage on the road this season. A major reason for their success has been their hitting. The Phillies are currently scoring 6.1 runs per game and hitting .272 as a team on the road. The Rays appear to have the starting pitching edge here, but looking over the last 3 starts for both pitchers, Matt Garza actually has worse numbers than Phillies' starter, Joe Blanton. As good as Philadelphia has played on the road this year, you have to like them at this price over Tampa Bay Wednesday night.
Tom Stryker's
Interleague blowout
Chicago Cubs
The Hammer Guaranteed Selections
PRIVATE INVESTORS CLUB BASEBALL WINNER
Detroit w/Porcello -113
Brandon Lovell
blank check game
Phillies +1.5 runs
Steven Budin-CEO
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25 DIME RELEASE Philadelphia
Chris Jordan
300♦ DETROIT TIGERS (LIST Porcello and Harden) - Love this young kid Rick Porcello tonight, as he’s arguably the best rookie pitcher in the bigs, while the Tigers come into this one after winning a thriller last night, 5-4, thanks to a clutch home run. It was Detroit’s sixth-straight win, and tonight in a clear pitching mismatch, there should be no trouble getting this win.
Detroit has batted .311 and outscored opponents 33-18 during its winning streak, and over the first four games of this streak Magglio Ordonez was on the pine. Though he’s back in the lineup, and he’s still yet to show his offensive prowess, the Tigers are still looking good in the box.
As for Porcello, he comes into this one looking for his third straight win and eighth in his last 10 starts. The right-hander leads all rookies in wins and ERA and has given up just one earned run in last two wins. The Tigers are 8-1 since May 5 when Porcello pitches. He won’t have any problem shutting down an offense that has struggled to support its pitching staff.
The Tigers, who lead this all-time interleague series 9-3, will earn their sixth straight win over Chicago.
Drew Gordon
1. 100,000♦ Mariners
2. 50,000♦ Twins
1. Mariners- After watching the Padres hammer Garrett Olson and the Mariners yesterday, I can understand why some bettors would be hesistant to back this Seattle team tonight. However, don't let one good game by the Friars fool you, as they remain a tremedously road-weary club, and tonight's pitching match up isn't nearly as favorable as they had last night. Read on...Let me make something clear: Josh Geer is BIG trouble tonight. He's been total garbage on the road this season, going 0-2 with a disgusting 6.99 ERA, including getting rocked by the Angels in his last roadie, allowing 7 runs in 5 2/3 innings. And what's worse, the Mariners JUST saw him. He pitched a solid game at home against Seattle Thursday, but you can expect things to go very differently this time around, as the Mariners adjust and Geer once again gets exposed on the road.While the same argument can be made against Brandon Morrow, who pitched opposite Geer in that Thursday contest, I believe the converted reliever will benefit from two things: A. He returns home, where he posts a 2.08 ERA (albeit he has not started a game there this season). And B. He's only started two games this season, and showed marked improvement from his first start (at Colorado), to his second (at San Diego). Look for even more improvement tonight, as he zeroes in on the Padres pathetic offense.Finally, there's some trends I want you to consider, incl. the fact the Padres are just 1-7 following a win. Not only that, but they're just 1-7 in their L8 interleague road games AND just 2-7 in their L9 meetings with Seattle! In other words, every dog has its day, and for San Diego that day was yesterday... Expect the Padres to come right back down to Earth in this contest, as their 10-23 road record is NO accident. Geer has been a gascan on the road, and while Morrow is still getting his feet wet as a starter, he was solid in 5 starts last year (2-1, 2.67 ERA) and showed flashes of that last Thursday. In the end, Seattle bounces back strong Wednesday night.
Take the Mariners behind Morrow over the Padres and Geer as your top-rated play of the day.
2. Twins- Got to like the Twinkies in this one, as they have a tremendous edge on the mound, and coupled with a slumping Brewers offense, this game has all the makings of a lopsided Minnesota win. Milwaukee has lost 4 straight, including yesterday's 7-3 loss to the Twins, where their offense couldn't produce despite a relatively poor effort form Liriano (3 runs in 5 innings, 5 walks). Things get A LOT tougher tonight, as Nick Blackburn gets the nod...Speaking of Blackburn, he's been downright nasty for over a month now, tossing 6 straight quality efforts, incl. an impressive complete game winner over Pittsburgh Thursday (1 run allowed on 6 hits)! Note, Blackburn is 4-0 with a miniscule 1.84 ERA over his last 8 starts! The Twins righty has also been strong in interleague play, going 3-0 with a 3.25 ERA... Needless to say, the last thing this Brewers offense needs is to face the red-hot sinkerballer!Opposing Blackburn is the Brewers Braden Looper, who's 0-1 with an ugly 7.97 ERA over his last 4 starts (Brewers 1-3 over that span)! True, he's been better at Miller Park, but overall, I'm hardly impressed, posting a very beatable 4.31 ERA at home on the season. Opponents are batting a ridiculous .322 off of him in the month of June, and the fact the Twins already beat him this season (May 23rd at Metrodome) AND the fact Minnesota is swinging the bat well of late, does NOT bode well for Looper in this one.Finally, neither team's bullpen is pitching well of late, but the Brewers 'pen has fallen apart, posting a 7.68 ERA over their last 3 games. Couple that with their piss-poor hitting of late, and the fact Looper has been tossing up beach balls to the opposition (3 dingers allowed at Detroit), and I'm expecting Milwaukee's slide to continue in this one. Blackburn has been too damn consistent to look any other way, as he continues to impress in interleague play with another strong effort tonight.
Take the Twins behind Blackburn over the Brewers and Looper in this MLB match up.
Overthespread
New York vs. Atlanta
Pick: NEW YORK (-140) Pitcher: J. Chamberlain
Wager: 42 to win 30 Dimes
Primetime Sports Advisors
Pittsburgh Pirates-Duke -118
KBHoops
5* Kansas City +160 **POD**
5* Cincinnati +134
5* Philadelphia +157
5* Washington +152
5* San Francisco +109
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MLB
10*houston-165
7*t.b./philly over 9
5*philly+157
5*boston-160
Marc Lawrence
Underdog Game of the Week
Yankees at Braves
Pick: Braves +130
When the Braves send Kenshin Kawakami up against Joba Chamberlain and the Yankees in Atlanta tonight they will do so knowing Kawakami is 3-0 with a 2.57 ERA in his last three home starts. With Chamberlain having failed to last more than 6 innings in eight of his last nine starts, look for the Yankees to drop their 5th straight game here tonight. Atlanta with Kawakami versus Chamberlain is our MLB Underdog Game of the Week.
Jamie Tursini
Cleveland Indians vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Play: Pittsburgh Pirates -125
Lost with the Pirates last night as they fell short with a strong 9th inning rally. Z.Duke has been strong. At home especially as he is 5-2 with an ERA of 2.77. He's allowed only 46 hits and 9 BB's in 52 innings leading to a WHIP of 1.06! Umpire M.Winters is behind the plate. On April 13th he called a 7-0 Z.Duke win at home vs Houston.
Take the Pirates