Indian Cowboy
(Reg) San Diego Padres
(Reg) Seattle/Detroit Over 141.5 (WNBA)
Rob Rosenhaus
5000 Dime Game of the Year - Cincinnati Reds
2000 Dime Bonus Locks - Cleveland Indians & Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati's Edinson Volquez will take the hill tonight at even money - are you kidding me? He is 7-2 with a 1.46 ERA, the lowest ERA in all of the major leagues. He made his first start against the Phillies on April 6, allowing one run in 5 1-3 innings of an 8-2 home win. Brett Myers, who is just 3-6 with a 5.52 ERA on the year, took the loss in that game, giving up four runs in five innings. He'll get the call tonight again for the Phils, and will have equal success. Reds win.
Lee is 8-1 with a 1.88 ERA on the season for the Tribe, and will take on Texas for the second time this year. He gave up two runs and seven hits while striking out eight in 6 2/3 innings to earn a win over the Rangers. Opposing him will be the Aruban Sidney Ponson, who is 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA in his last two starts. He gave up four runs and nine hits in seven innings in an 8-4 win over Oakland on Saturday. Against Cleveland lifetime he is 0-7 with a 9.47 ERA in 11 starts and one relief appearance. Lee gets his ninth victory tonight.
The Cubs are 8-0 in their last eight games following a win and are 5-0 in their last five games as a favorite of -110 to -150. They are 13-3 in their last 16 games vs. a right-handed starter and are 16-5 in their last 21 vs. the NL West. They are 5-1 in Lilly's last six starts, and are 8-2 in Lilly's last 10 starts vs. the NL West. The Padres are 1-4 in Maddux's last five starts as an underdog, and are 1-8 in their last nine home games vs. a left-handed starter. Take the Cubs tonight.
Bob Balfe
Major League Baseball
Astros/Pirates Under 9 -110
Savannah Sports
2 Units on CWS -1.5
Paul Leiner
50* MLB Yankees -130
20* MLB Marlins +140
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10* MLB Over 9 Milw/Ariz
The Consensus Group Guaranteed Selections
5000* BASEBALL DIAMOND DOMINATOR WINNER
Cleveland w/Lee -135
Erin Rynning
MLB Playmaker: San Diego Under 8
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Chairman- Cubs
Millionaire- Phils
Money Maker- Blue Jays
Ben Burns
NHL 4* Pittsburgh Penguins
MLB 4* Cleveland Indians
Bob Harvey Sports
Take Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins UNDER 5/+110
There are trends galore that support going low tonight. But there?s this little voice in my head telling me that the big scorers on both teams are going to bust out in a big way. I don?t think it will be tonight thou, not with the way the two goaltenders have played in this series. Now about those trends:
The UNDER is 5-1-2 in the Penguins last seven games against the Western Conference. The UNDER IS 4-0-2 in Detroit?s last six-games against a team with a winning record. The UNDER is 4-1-1 in the Red Wings last five Stanley Cup Finals games and the UNDER IS 4-1-2 in Detroit?s last six games overall.
I can see this decided by a 2-1 or 3-1 margin tonight.
Take Philadelphia Phillies -113 over Cincinatti Reds
Take St. Louis Cardinals -108 over Washington Nationals
Larry GOM over 8.5 😉
winner winner chicken dinner ;D
BEN BURNS
INDIANS
Game: Cleveland Indians vs. Texas Rangers
Prediction: Cleveland Indians Reason: I'm laying the price with CLEVELAND. Ponson has been surprisingly (relatively) solid for the Rangers. However, I'm still not a "believer." Regardless of what form he's been in at the time, he's never enjoyed facing the Indians. Indeed, he's 0-7 against the Indians over his career and has an awful 9.39 ERA and 2.046 WHIP over that 11-game stretch. In 58 innings, he's allowed 61 earned runs on 83 hits and 35 walks! Those aren't the kind of numbers you want from your starter when matched up against Cliff Lee. The Indians star southpaw is now 8-1 on the season with a remarkable 1.88 ERA. He already defeated the Rangers (5-2) a couple of weeks ago, improving to 4-2 against them for his career. Lee has been equally dominant on the road as he has at home. Look for him to outpitch Ponson here, as the Indians bounce back from yesterday's loss and improve to 97-77 over the past decade, after having allowed 10 or more runs in their previous game. *Annihilator
PADRES
Game: Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres
Prediction: San Diego Padres Reason: I'm playing on SAN DIEGO. The Cubs are red hot. However, I look for their former teammate, Greg Maddux to cool them off tonight. The future hall-of-famer has an outstanding 1.84 ERA and 0.955 WHIP in five home starts. Lilly, on the other hand, has an ugly 5.85 ERA and 1.516 WHIP on the road. Its true that Lilly has fared well vs. the Padres, however, it's also worth noting that Maddux is a healthy 12-4 with a 2.71 ERA vs. the Cubs. While Lilly has allowed five home runs his last two games, Maddux has allowed just six all season. Look for Maddux to outduel Lilly as the Padres keep the Cubs from their first double-digit win streak in nine years. *underdog gow
PHILLIES
Game: Cincinnati Reds vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Prediction: Philadelphia Phillies Reason: I'm playing on PHILADELPHIA. Volquez has been a great story and he's been good to us so far this season. While it's hard to argue against his impressive stats, part of his success has stemmed from the fact that Volquez has been facing most teams for the first time. He won't have that luxury here though, as he'll be facing the Phillies for the second time this season. He beat Myers in that game. However, that was at Cincinnati. Today's game is at Philadelphia where the Phillies are 7-1 their last eight and where they've averaged 5.6 runs per game on the season. The earlier result should help provide some additional motivation for Myers. The Phillies right-hander recorded an impressive 11K's over eight solid innings his last time out, en route to a 12-3 victory. Note that in addition to having the better supporting offense, Myers, who averages nearly seven innings per start at home, also has the better bullpen (2.66 combined ERA!) to fall back on. Considering that Myers has allowed three earned runs or less in five of his last six starts here and that the Reds are a terrible 9-21 on the road, I feel the Phillies offer excellent value.
UNDER mariners/angels
Game: Los Angeles Angels vs. Seattle Mariners
Prediction: under Reason: I'm playing on the Angels and Mariners to finish UNDER the number. The majority of the betting public will take a look at the ERA's of the starting pitchers and favor the 'over' here. It's important to look deeper than that though and the public perception has given us excellent line value here. It's true that Silva got roughed up in his last start here. However, every pitcher is entitled to one bad game and before completely writing him off, let's remember that he was 2-1 with a solid 3.21 ERA and 1.286 WHIP in his previous four home starts, three of which stayed below the total. Let's also keep in mind that he's 6-1 with a 3.55 ERA vs. the Angels over his career. In his last two starts against them, he's allowed just three runs in 15 innings. That's a 1.80 ERA! As for Weaver, yes, he's also coming off a poor start. However, he's more than capable of bouncing back. In fact, in his last road start, he pitched eight shutout innings of 3-hit ball, en route to a 2-0 win. He's seen the UNDER go 7-5 on the season. Neither team has hit all that well on the season, particularly Seattle, and both pitchers have the support of bullpens which have been solid on the season. Despite yesterday's result, the UNDER is still 10-3 the last 13 LA games and a profitable 36-20-4 on the season. That includes a perfect 4-0 mark when they've been listed as road favorites in the -125 to -150 range. Look for those numbers to improve as this afternoon's final score proves lower than most are expecting. *Blue Chip
OAKLAND
Game: Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics Reason: I'm playing on OAKLAND. There are several reasons why this is a difficult spot for the Tigers. For starters, they're playing the final game of an eight game road trip. They're also playing at a venue, where they have now lost six of their last seven. Additionally, they're off an extremely frustrating/heartbreaking loss. They lost when Oakland’s Jack Cust beat out an infield hit with two outs in the bottom of the 11th. The bases were loaded at the time and the winning run came home to score. It gets worse though, as the Tigers haven't fared well in this situation. While they've hit well vs. left-handers, they're batting .253 and scoring 4.5 runs against right-handers. That's actually not that bad when compared to their overall .237 mark and 3.7 runs that they've averaged on the road. For the season, they're 12-20 (-8.1) on the road and a money-burning 17-30 (-18.4) vs. right-handed starters. They're also an awful 5-16 in day games, costing their backers 16 units vs. the moneyline during that 21-game stretch, while averaging a mere 3.1 runs per game. On the other hand, the A's are a solid 12-8 (+3.8) in the afternoon this season, averaging five runs per game. Looking back further and we find Oakland at a highly profitable 82-63 (+18.1) in day games since the start of the 2006 season. The A's also figure to have an advantage on the mound. Justin Duchscherer has a 2.27 ERA on the season and he's 3-0 with an awesome 1.35 ERA and 0.65 WHIP in three home starts. Conversely, Nate Robertson is 2-3 (Tigers are 2-4) in six road starts with an ugly 6.03 ERA and 1.602 WHIP. It's also worth noting that the A's relievers entered yesterday's game with a combined 2.84 ERA and 1.00 WHIP at home while the Tigers' relievers had a combined 4.56 ERA and 1.667 WHIP on the road. Look for the A's to complete their first sweep of the Tigers in nearly three years. *Getaway Day GOW
Prophet
STRONG PICK 2*: Pittsburgh Penguins
Wow we are seeing some great action. Detroit has just dominated but I am telling you we are due to see a solid Pens domination for one game this series and of the two remaining games (6 and 7), its gotta be tonight. This game will be decided by Fluery. He must be perfect-- no plumber goals tonight.
Alex Smart
MLB 2* Caridals/Nationals under 8.5
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NY Yankees w/Mussina -139
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