DUNKEL
MLB
NY Mets at San Francisco
The Giants look to rebound from their loss to Pedro last night and take advantage of New York's 4-7 record on the road as a favorite between -100 and -125. San Francisco is the underdog pick (+110) according to Dunkel, which has the Giants favored straight up by 1. Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+110). Here are all of today's games.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3
Game 951-952: Florida at Atlanta
Dunkel Ratings: Florida (Hendrickson) 14.157; Atlanta (Glavine) 16.038
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 2; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-145); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-145); Over
Game 953-954: Arizona at Milwaukee
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Owings) 15.576; Milwaukee (Parra) 15.178
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Arizona (-110); 9
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-110); Under
Game 955-956: Colorado at LA Dodgers
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Cook) 13.126; LA Dodgers (Kershaw) 15.004
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-130); Under
Game 957-958: NY Mets at San Francisco
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Maine) 14.803; San Francisco (Cain) 15.890
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-120); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+110); Over
Game 959-960: Cincinnati at Philadelphia
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Volquez) 16.405; Philadelphia (Myers) 15.404
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-120); 10
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (+110); Under
Game 961-962: Houston at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Oswalt) 15.439; Pittsburgh (Duke) 13.835
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Houston (-120); 9
Dunkel Pick: Houston (-120); Under
Game 963-964: St. Louis at Washington
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Wellemeyer) 14.412; Washington (Lannan) 14.214
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-115); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-115); Under
Game 965-966: Chicago Cubs at San Diego
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago Cubs (Lilly) 15.034; San Diego (Maddux) 16.051
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-120); 8
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+110); Over
Game 967-968: Detroit at Oakland
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Robertson) 15.777; Oakland (Duchscherer) 15.052
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Oakland (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+120); Under
Game 969-970: LA Angels at Seattle
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Weaver) 14.507; Seattle (Silva) 15.164
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-125); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+115); Under
Game 971-972: Tampa Bay at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Jackson) 14.093; Boston (Beckett) 16.315
Dunkel Line: Boston by 2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Boston (-165); 9
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-165); Over
Game 973-974: Toronto at NY Yankees
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Litsch) 16.031; NY Yankees (Mussina) 15.568
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+120); Over
Game 975-976: Cleveland at Texas
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Lee) 15.419; Texas (Ponson) 14.102
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1 1/2; 11 1/2
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-145); 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-145); Over
Game 977-978: Baltimore at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Cabrera) 15.417; Minnesota (Perkins) 14.689
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-110); 9
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (+100); Under
Game 979-980: Kansas City at Chicago White Sox
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Hochevar) 14.624; White Sox (Danks) 15.588
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-150); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-150); Under
NHL
Detroit at Pittsburgh
The Penguins pulled off a stunning overtime win on the road in Game Five to stay alive in the series and return home tonight where they are 9-1 in the postseason and have won 17 of their last 18. Pittsburgh is the underdog pick (+105) according to Dunkel, which has the Penguins favored straight up by 1. Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+105). Here are all of today's games.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4
Game 11-12: Detroit at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 12.522; Pittsburgh 13.418
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit (-125); 5
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+105); Under
EZWINNERS MLB
1 STAR: (951) FLORIDA (+$138) over Atlanta
(Action)
(Risking $100 to win $138)
1 STAR: (959) ST. LOUIS (-$114) over Washington
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(Risking $114 to win $100)
1 STAR: (961) HOUSTON (-$121) over Pittsburgh
(Listing Oswalt only)
(Risking $121 to win $100)
PlusLineSports Daily Baseball Pick
Chicago White Sox -1.5
Larry Ness' 20* Getaway Day Total of the Month (15-8 L9 days / 1st GOM play in June)
My 20* play is on the LAA/Sea Over at 4:40 ET.
The Angels' 5-4 win last night at Seattle gives the team its sixth consecutive series win since it took two of three interleague games from the Dodgers from May 16-18 (12-5 in games). The Angels go for a three-game sweep late this afternoon with Jered Weaver matching up against Carlos Silva. The Angels have had a nice winning stretch since mid-May, despite the team's overall lack of hitting. LA's five-run "outburst" last night was the first time the Angels had scored more than four runs in any of their last 14 games, since they beat the Dodgers 10-2 on May 18. However, despite tallying only 43 runs (3.07 per) in that 14-game stretch, LA has gone 10-4. The good news this afternoon is, the Angels get to face Carlos Silva. Silva is a seven-year vet who spent the last four seasons with the Twins, going a mediocre 47-45 with a 4.42 ERA. He was signed by the Mariners in the off-season and opened the '08 season pitching pretty well. He had a 2.79 ERA over his first six starts (13 ERs over 42 innings), while going 3-0 (team was 4-2). However, look what's happened since. He's only lasted a total of 27 innings in those six starts, allowing 51 hits and 33 ERs for an 11.00 ERA. Breaking it down a little further, he's gone just 10.2 innings in his last three starts, allowing 27 hits and 19 ERs for a 16.03 ERA. How can't the Angels score off of this guy? As for LA, the Angels will start Jered Weaver. Weaver last pitched on Friday night vs Toronto, allowing 10 hits and six ERs in just four innings of a 10-4 loss. He had entered that game 2-0 with a 0.89 ERA over his previous three starts but don't be fooled into thinking he's pitched well this year. Everyone remembers Weaver's rookie season ('06) when he went 11-2 with a 2.56 ERA in 19 starts (only 94 hits in 123 IP). However, while he did go 13-7 last year, his ERA was almost 1 1/2 runs higher (3.91), while his hits-to IP ratio climbed to 178-161. He's made 12 starts this year, going 4-6 (74 hits in 71 IP) and his ERA continues to climb at 4.69. He's struggled away from Anaheim all year, posting a 5.97 ERA in six road starts, including going just 5.2 innings and allowing five ERs in an 8-5 April 11 loss here in Seattle. In eight career starts vs the Mariners, Weaver's ERA is 5.06. The Seattle bats have also struggled this year but getting to Weaver will not come as a surprise here. Getaway Day Total of the Month 20* LAA/Sea Over.
Scott Spreitzer's 20* MLB **AFTERNOON** GRAND SLAM! - Wednesday
I'm laying the price with the A's on Wednesday afternoon. Oakland is picking up steam again and they own the right matchup to gain their fourth straight victory. Detroit has been absolutely miserable in road games against righthanders, going 10-18 overall. In fact, they're a horrible 2-8 when those games are played in the light of day, scoring an average of just 2.7 runs per game. Those numbers, as bad as they are, should get even worse on Wednesday. Justin Duchscherer is as good as it gets in home starts this season. He's off to a perfect 3-0 start in front of the friendlies, sporting a 1.35 ERA, 0.65 WHIP, and a sparkling .136 BAA! This will be just his second daytime start this season, but the righty owns a lifetime afternoon ERA of 3.79, with a 1.27 WHIP in 70 appearances. Nate Robertson would love to have daytime starts written out of his contract. The southpaw has always struggled under the sun, but this season's afternoon outings have been a nightmare. He's 0-2 in three outings, allowing a whopping 14 earned runs and 29 base runners in just 15 2/3 IP! He's also 0-3 in four lifetime starts in this park, where he's been tagged for a 6+ ERA! Look for the A's to roll, taking full advantage of an incredibly low price. Oakland is my Daytime Grand Slam on Wednesday.
Winners Edge
Arizona D-Backs - 105 , 4 unit (Game of Week )
Texas Rangers + 125 , 2 units
DRays/Redsox under 9 - 115 , 1 unit
Matt Fargo
Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates
PICK: Houston Astros
REASON FOR PICK: The Astros were able to snap a five-game losing streak on Tuesday thanks to a solid pitching performance. The offense however was held in check yet again as they have scored two runs or fewer in six straight games. The offense was red hot prior to that and tonight could very well be the night that it comes back to life. Even with that recent skid, Houston is three games over .500 and is very well in the race for the Wild Card even though the season is young.
Pittsburgh lost for the 12 times in its last 20 games after coming off a six-game winning streak which was its best run of the season. Offensively this team has improved dramatically but coming off a goose egg last night and facing tonight’s starter is going to keep it down once again. The bullpen has been the strength as the starting pitching has been hammered pretty hard, posting a 5.56 ERA over its last 10 games. Because of that, the bullpen has seen extensive innings and will eventually get burned out.
The starter referenced to earlier was Roy Oswalt. It has been a disappointing season for Oswalt who has a 5.45 ERA on the season. He started slow with three straight non-quality starts before putting together six straight quality outings. His last two starts are ones to forget but he is that top tiered pitcher who is in a play on situation based on those two poor performances. Add to that his domination of the Pirates as he is 11-5 with a 2.45 ERA and in 21 starts. This includes six straight starts of one run or fewer allowed.
Zach Duke has been hot and cold this season and the cold seems to be taking over. His ERA sits at 4.41 which is ok for a middle of the road starter but it is impossible to look past his 1.59 WHIP which is third worst in the National League among qualified starters. That ratio juts out to 1.68 in his five home starts where the Pirates are 2-3 on the season. Houston is hitting .294 on the season against left-handed starters while Duke is 0-3 with a 4.08 ERA in six career starts against the Astros. Play Houston Astros 1.5 Units
Vegas Experts
Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres
Not sure why the oddsmakers continue to undervalue the red-hot Cubs in this series. Last night's 9-6 was the team's ninth consecutive victory while the Padres have now dropped three straight. Chicago starter Ted Lilly has owned the Padres winning all four of his starts against them and is backed by the far superior offense, one that scores two more full runs per game than does San Diego. Cubs are 16-2 vs. the NL West this season while the Padres are a staggering 9-23 in the dog role.
Play on: Chicago Cubs
John Ryan
Florida Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves
Play: OVER
Ai Simulator 3* graded play OVER Atlanta/Florida – AiS shows an 80% probability that 10 or more runs will be scored in this game. Supporting this graded play is a system that has gone 142-84 and has made 52.9 units since 2002. Play over with NL home teams where the total is 9 to 9.5 with a starting pitcher whose strikes out 3 or less batters per start and with a team on base percentage of .350 or better on the season. Both starters not in strong form. Glavine has posted a 8.80 and a 2.021 WHIP in 4 day starts while Hendrickson has posted a 9.90 ERA and a 2.100 WHIP in 2 day starts. Florida is 7-0 OVER (+7.3 Units) in road games versus a good bullpen whose ERA is 3.75 or better this season; 10-3 OVER (+7.2 Units) versus teams who strand 7.5 or more runners on base per game this season; 19-5 OVER after batting 240 or worse over a 10 game span. Florida has gone over in 9 of the past 11 games with the other two games pushes. Many amateurs would reason that the Marlins are due to go UNDER and that may be a big mistake. Note that Florida is 18-5 OVER after 8 or more consecutive OVERS since 1997. Take the OVER.
Jack Clayton
Yankees
Templer's Sports Picks
LA Dodgers
floridabookybusters
Cubs/San Diego Under 8
Paul Leiner
10* Over 9 Milw/Ariz
Global Sports Picks
TAMPA BAY RAYS +165
Joe Wiz
Twins
Arthur Ralph
Stl Cards
PRIORITY SPORTS INFO
Atlanta -160
BILLY IRISH
WHITESOX -165
MIGHTY QUINN
Red Wings
CAPPERS ACCESS
Brewers
Cubs
Computer Sports
White Sox
Glen Mcgrew
Brewers
Razor Sharp Sports
Tigers
NICK JONES
Colorado Rockies +120
HUDDLE UP
Seattle +115
THE VEGAS STEAMLINE
ST LOUIS -115
DONALD TRAN
LA Angels -120
Jennifer Barry
Diamondbacks +105
TRACE ADAMS
Toronto Blue Jays
Chad Jordan
Chicago Cubs -120
FRANK PATRON
New York/San Francisco Over 7.5 Runs
THE POWER INDEX
Pittsburgh* -108
MIKE WYNN
Toronto +115
THE SCOUT
Seattle +115
PLATINUM PLAYS
Texas +130
ARMVIN SPORTS
DIAMONDBACKS -106
SHARP SPORTS ADVISORS
HOUSTON ASTROS -118
Insider Sports Report
N.Y. Mets/San Francisco OVER 8
DARK HORSE
LA Dodgers -135
#1 SPORTS
ST. LOUIS - 115
TOTALS 4 U
CUBS/PADRES OVER 8
RAZOR SHARP
DETROIT +120
Nevada Sharp Shooter
WHITE SOX -155
BIG TIME SPORTS
CLEVELAND/TEXAS OVER 10.5
Templer's Sports Picks
LA Dodgers
JOHN FINA
Selection: San Diego Padres +105
Reason: Put us down on the San Diego Padres (+105) for our Free MLB Selection on Wednesday. Today the Chicago Cubs will be on the road as they take on the San Diego Padres. We will side with the San Diego Padres. One reason why we will side with the San Diego Padres is because they will be sending to the mound the starting pitcher who has been pitching a lot better as of late. This says it all... The Chicago Cubs Starting Pitcher (Ted Lilly) has a 6.28 ERA in his last 3 starts, while San Diego Padres Starting Pitcher (Greg Maddux) has a 2.76 ERA in his last 3 starts. As you can see, the San Diego Padres will be sending to the mound the much better starting pitcher. In addition, the San Diego Padres have proven they can beat the Chicago Cubs (when playing in San Diego). In fact, the San Diego Padres are 6-3 in their last 9 meetings against the Chicago Cubs (when playing in San Diego). We see the San Diego Padres getting another win tonight! Take the San Diego Padres!
WUNDERDOG
Game: Florida at Atlanta
Pick: Game Total UNDER 10
Atlanta has already played in 31 games where they have scored four runs or less. They also have a pitching staff that does not give up too many runs at 3.58. Their bullpen has been outstanding as well, as they have pitched to a 3.20 ERA. Tom Glavine has already pitched seven games out of 10 allowing two runs or less. Mark Hendrickson has had a couple of bad outings including a 10 earned run effort last time out, but overall he has pitched 8 of 12 allowing three runs or less. Both of these pitchers have had a bad outing or two that makes this number an attractive UNDER when looking at the entire body of work. The Marlin pen is also top 10, entering with a 3.48 ERA. UNDER gets the call here.
Frank Rosenthal
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
951 FISH OVER 9.5 SB+
954 BREWERS-110 SB
958 GIANTS+110 SB
959 REDS+110 SB
966 PADRES+110 SB
972 BOSOX-175 SB
974 YANKS-130 SB
975 TRIBE-140 SB
979 KC+155 SB
Lock Line
Indians/Rangers Under
Giants
Pirates
TONY MATHEWS
Cincinnati Reds vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Selection: Cincinnati Reds -105
The Cincinnati Reds will use starting pitcher Edinson Volquez. Edinson Volquez has pitched well this season. In fact, Edinson Volquez has a 1.46 ERA on the season. We see Edinson Volquez pitching another great game today.
The Philadelphia Phillies will use starting pitcher Brett Myers. Brett Myers has struggled this season. In fact, Brett Myers has a 5.52 ERA on the season. We see Brett Myers pitching another bad game today.
The bottom line, the Cincinnati Reds should be able to get the win today.
Take the Cincinnati Reds!