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3* on Cardinals/Reds U 8
(Listing Harang and Looper)
Two great NL starters go toe-to-toe in Game 3 of this series between the Reds and Cardinals. St. Louis will turn to starter Braden Looper (3-1, 4.05 ERA), who will be looking to build upon one of the best starts of his career on Friday. Despite not factoring into the decision, he allowed just two hits over seven scoreless frames before the bullpen imploded late in a 3-2 loss to Houston. The 33-year-old righthander went 1-0 with a 0.64 ERA in two starts against Cincinnati last season. The Reds will counter with ace Aaron Harang (1-3, 2.76), who hopes to continue his run of strong starts. He has allowed two earned runs or less in five of his six outings. The Under is 7-1 in Harangs last 8 starts vs. National League Central. Bet the UNDER 8 runs.
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TIP OF THE DAY
Atlanta Hawks vs. Boston Celtics
Prediction: Boston Celtics
Current Line: -13.5 Over/Under: 187.5 Reason: The Atlanta Hawks and the Boston Celtics will both be gunning for a postseason victory on Wednesday when they meet at TD Banknorth Garden. Oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 13½-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total is sitting at 187½. Joe Johnson went for 35 points and six assists as the Hawks shocked the Celtics 97-92 on Monday night to even their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series 2-2. Atlanta cashed as 8.5-point home underdogs as the teams played under the 191.5-point total posted by sportsbooks. Josh Smith had 28 points, seven blocks, and six rebounds for the Hawks, who got 18 points from Mike Bibby in the upset. Ray Allen led Boston with 21 points, while Kevin Garnett had 20 points, nine boards, and six steals for the Celtics. Team records: Atlanta: 37-45 SU, 38-44 ATS Boston: 66-16 SU, 52-28-2 ATS Atlanta most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 3-7 Before playing Boston are 5-5 After playing Boston are 4-6 After a win are 5-5 Boston most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Atlanta are 6-4 After playing Atlanta are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing on the road against Boston The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing Boston The total has gone OVER in 11 of Atlanta's last 16 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 9 games when playing at home against Atlanta
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Ferringo 4/30
2.5-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 9.5 (+110) Detroit at New York Yankees
1-Unit Play. Take New York Yankees (-135) over Detroit
Detroit is just 3-8 in its last 11 games at Yankee Stadium and 6-21 dating back over the last eight years. Jeremy Bonderman is still serving up balloon balls and I think the Yankees are going to win this one in dramatic fashion with late offense coming against Detroit's weak bullpen. Andy Pettite has beaten the Tigers five straight times overall and five straight times in the Bronx.
2-Unit Play. Take Los Angeles Angels (-150) over Oakland
1-Unit Play. Take Los Angeles Angels (-1.5, +150) over Oakland
Ervin Santana at home is automatic. He is 26-9 in his career in Anaheim and the Angels are 25-8 with him as a home favorite and 27-10 in his last 37 home starts. Further, he is 7-1 with a 1.89 ERA in his career against the A’s and that Angels have won six of his last seven starts against them. The Angels are No. 1 in the league against left-handed pitching, raking the ball at a .321 clip. They took care of Greg Smith yesterday and now they’ll take a crack at Dana Eveland, who’s given up eight runs in his last three outings (15 innings). The A’s have been a solid road dog this year, but they are still just 4-10 in their last 14 divisional games. This game is for first place. I’m going with the home team and Vlad Guererro, who I think is going to be the difference maker today.
1.5-Unit Play. Take Atlanta (-110) over Washington
1-Unit Play. Take Atlanta (-1.5, +150) over Washington
1.5-Unit Play. Take Minnesota (-125) over Chicago White Sox
1-Unit Play. Take Minnesota (-1.5, +160) over Chicago White Sox
Nick Masset is making the spot start for the White Sox, who burned their bullpen and their rotation with five games in three days. Massett has gotten hammered in his last two appearances against the Twins, giving up 11 runs in seven innings of relief. Nick Blackburn has been solid at home, surrendering just one run in 14.2 innings this year in two starts in the Metrodome. The Twins’ lineup seems to have a bit of a spark now that Mike Cuddyer is back in the fold, and I think they can muster another win in this series.
3-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 9.0 Tampa Bay at Baltimore
2-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 8.5 Cincinnati at St. Louis
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20* Reds -1.5
Mike Jacobs
100* NBA Bos Under 187.5
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1 Unit on Seattle Mariners +170
(listing Washburn and Lee)
The Mariners are being way undervalued against an Indians team which is 3 games below .500 at home. We'll make a play on the M's showing great value here. The Indians are 4-9 in their last 13 home games, 2-6 in their last 8 home games vs. a team with a losing road record, and 1-6 in their last 7 games as a home favorite. The Mariners are 6-1 in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a losing home record and 8-2 in their last 10 vs. a team with a losing record. The Mariners are 10-3 in Washburn's last 13 Wednesday starts and 10-3 in Washburn's last 13 starts when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game. Oddsmakers have made a mistake giving this much value to the M's here and we'll make them pay.
Big Al
At 8:30 pm, our selection is on the Hawks and Boston Celtics 'under' the total. We played the 'under' in Game 4, and should have had an easy win, but the two teams combined for a ton of points in the final minute (courtesy of countless fouls), and we ended up with a win, push or loss depending on one's number (the total ranged from 188 to 190). Notwithstanding the outburst of points in the final minute, the 2nd half was much lower scoring than the first half (41 points in the 3rd quarter; 49 points in the 4th, compared to 99 points in the first two quarters), and I expect the overall pace of Wednesday's game to slow down even more. Boston has played 16 of 21 'under' the total as home favorites of -11 points or more this season (including the first two games of this playoff series). Take the 'under'.
At 7:10pm our selection is on the Dodgers over the Florida Marlins. Dodgers righthanded starter Chad Billingsley may be the most talented starter in the National League yet to win a game. Not only has Billingsley yet to get in the win column himself, but his team is currently 0-4 in his four starts so far in '08. Billingsley clearly still has dominant stuff as his 32 strikeouts in less than 21 innings would attest. If Billingsley is an underachiever so far this season then his opposing pitcher, lefthander Scott Olsen, is just the opposite. Olsen's ten wins in 35 starts and 5.81 ERA in 2007 certainly were no indication that he would go 3-0 with a 2.60 ERA in his first five starts of this season. But two things stand out: first is the fact that Olsen has only thirteen strikeouts to go with an equal number of walks in 35 innings, while the second becomes evident when you look at the teams Olsen has faced. Out of his five starts, two have been against the Washington Nationals and one has been against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Dodgers are batting a torrid .296 against southpaws so far in 2008. Take Los Angeles.
Seabass
20 Cubs
20 Oak
20 BALT
20 ATL
20 SD
10 Pitt
Chris James
2* MLB SF Giants
Any luck in getting the big 300 play for seabass? Thanks.
Any luck in getting the big 300 play for seabass? Thanks.
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Ok. Thanks. The pick is on the Celts v. Hawks game.
Bob Akmens
Dallas Stars -160 / 3 units