Scott Ferrall
MEMPHIS -5 to Knicks--New York is 0-13 on the road vs the West this yr. Memphis already neat NY at the Garden and they'll do it again at home. NY lost in OT Tues in Milwaukee and they'll run out of gas
Sonics -3 to Clippers--Can you imagine paying to see this game ? Seattle beat the Clips by 7 the last time they played at Key. Sonics 5-3 as a favorite and Clips 14-45 as a dog
WIZARDS -6.5 to Bucks--Washington blows out Bucks here in DC. Bucks won in OT last night at home--traveled--and will suck tonight. Bucks have lost 8 straight on road. Wiz have won 5 of 6 at home
Priceless Picks
1 Unit on Bradley -4.5
I like Bradley to come back and even this series up tonight at home. Bradley is 12-2 ATS when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games this season, 7-1 ATS versus good defensive teams - shooting pct defense of <=42% after 15+ games this season, and 8-1 ATS versus good teams - outscoring their opponents by 4+ points/game after 15+ games this season. Bradley has been solid on its home floor this season at 12-6 while Tulsa has struggled on the road with a 7-11 record. Take the Braves at home tonight.
Michael Cannon
10 Dime
PIRATES (With Gorzelanny and Jurrjens as listed pitchers)
Take the Pirates for the win over the Braves tonight.
The Bucs will send one of their better pitchers to the hill tonight in Tom Gorzelanny.
The left-hander was 14-10 with a 3.88 ERA in his first full season as a starter last year. The fact he was able to record 14 wins with a woeful Pirates team is a good indication of how talented he is.
With the way the Pirates swung the bats on Monday, Gorzo figures to get a lot of run support tonight.
The Braves will counter with rookie Jair Jurrjens and I’m not convinced he will shut the Pirates down tonight. Jurrjens pitches to contact which will give the Bucs a chance to pick up where they left off Monday night, when they scored 12 runs on 17 hits.
This is a good price for the Pirates who have the advantage in the pitching matchup, even on the road.
Take the Bucs for the win.
5 Dime
DIAMONDBACKS
Take the Diamondbacks for the road win over the Reds.
Arizona will start newly acquired Dan Haren and he should be a great addition to the Diamondbacks staff.
The right-hander went 15-9 with a 3.07 ERA in 34 starts for the A’s last year and he could improve on those numbers playing in the National League this year.
Cincinnati will counter with Bronson Arroyo and he stumbled to a 9-15 record last year after a successful first season with the Reds in 2006.
A lot of people are picking the Reds to contend in the NL Central this year, but Arizona is the better team and has the better pitcher going tonight.
Take the Diamondbacks as the small favorite as they grab the road win.
JAZZ
Take the Jazz as the home chalk tonight over the Timberwolves.
Utah is in payback mode for Minnesota’s 110-103 home win over the Jazz on Sunday.
Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan was not pleased with his team’s sloppy performance, which included 18 turnovers and numerous defensive breakdowns that allowed the Timberwolves to shoot 53 percent from the floor.
The revenge angle worked between these two earlier in the season, when Utah avenged a road loss to Minnesota with a 105-76 blowout at Salt Lake City on March 5.
The Jazz are 24-11 ATS in their last 35 games as a home chalk, while Minnesota is just 4-9 ATS in its last 13 against the NBA Northwest.
Lay the points with the Jazz as they grab the home win and cover.
Seabass Baseball
20 LAA
20 AZ
10 KC
Yankee Capper
3 Units - Cleveland Indians
2 Units - Milwaukee Bucks +11
2 Units - Flyers/Penguins Over 5 ½
BOB AKMENS
Major League Baseball
Chicago Cubs (-150) / 3 units
National Hockey League
Tampa Bay Lightning/Carolina Hurricanes OVER 6.0 (100) / 3 units
New Jersey Devils (-155) / 3 units
Pittsburgh Penguins (-160) / 3 units
Detroit Red Wings (-145) / 3 units
College Basketball
Tulsa - Bradley OVER 141.0 / 3 units
National Basketball Association
Dallas Mavericks -4.5 / 3 units
Fairway Jay
Big Drive: Bradley -5
EZ WINNERS
1 STAR: (917) KANSAS CITY (+$169) over Detroit
(Listing Bannister and Rogers)
(Risking $110 to win $169)
Detroit's Kenny Rogers missed most of last season due to injuries. He did make two starts last year against Kansas City with very little success posting a 0-2 record with a 5.84 ERA. How much does he have left in the tank at age 43? Bannister is a good young pitcher and was 2-1 with a 2.55 ERA against the Tigers last year as a rookie. Lets see if the improved Royals can pull off another one here.
1 STAR: (901) MILWAUKEE (+$127) over Chicago
(Listing Suppan and Lilly)
(Risking $100 to win $127)
Brandon Lang
15 DIMES - Diamondbacks and Warriors
10 DIMES - Bradley
5 DIMES - Bobcats and Angels
FREE - Hawks
Ethan Law MLB
Wash
SD
WUNDERDOG
Game: Boston at Oakland
Pick: Boston +127
This line is strictly a product of Harden's success against Boston his first time out and the lack of success of Lester. Oakland is a team that finished below .500 last season at home while the Sox were winning 45 on the road. Oakland is less of a team than they were a year ago. The Red Sox were among the best teams against RHP last year compiling a 71-42 mark. Quite often when you struggle against a pitcher and see him again very quickly, the results are much different, so we'll ride the Sox to get to Harden today.
VEGAS-RUNNER
UNDER 9.5 (-120) MIL/CHI
I really wanted to make this the first 2* TOTAL Wager of the MLB Season, but I still feel its a little early to Unload on Totals and the fact that many of my Subscribers may not be able to get down on this early weekday play helped us decide to keep it a 1* Wager...Best of Luck and Lets get today off to a Winning Start because we have some BOMBS Being DROPPED TONIGHT...Thanks, VR
Northcoast Community Line
Great Lakes 3* MLB LAA-MINN Over
Rocketman 3* NBA Seattle
LARRY NESS Triple Play
Orioles
Braves
Padres
VEGAS EXPERTS TIP OF THE DAY
Toronto Raptors at Atlanta Hawks
While both of these teams have gone Over in their last three games and 8 of the previous 10 series meetings have also gone Over, take note that the last time these two teams played the end result was a 89-78 Toronto victory. In fact, they haven’t combined to go over the 200 point plateau in any meeting since November 2006. Atlanta is 9-0 Under at home off 3+ Overs.
Play on: Under
ATS Basketball Lock Club
4 units Hawks
3 units Cavs
ATS Hockey Lock Club
4 units Pitt