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Play Milwaukee (-200) over Houston (Top Play of the Day)
Milwaukee pitcher, Yovani Gallardo has won 7 of the last 8 games as a favorite of -200 or higher and he is 7-2 vs. Houston over his career with an ERA of 3.05. Houston pitcher, Nelson Figueroa has lost 7 of the last 9 games as an underdog of +150 or higher and he has an ERA of 10.31 in road games this season.
Play NY Yankees (-175) over Baltimore (Bonus)
Play Texas (-160) over Kansas City (Bonus)
ATS Winners
4 Units NY Knicks -3
4 Units Orlando / Atlanta Under 181
3 Units LA Lakers -5
5 Units Colorado Rockies -110
4 Units Philadelphia Phillies -125
3 Units SL Cardinals Over 5
3 Units LA Dodgers -105
Jimmy Boyd
3* Knicks -3
4* Rockies
Marc Lawrence
LA Angels
Keith Glantz
100* Texas Rangers
50* Atlanta Hawks
50* LA Angels
Jeff Benton
25 Dime Hornets +5
15 Dime Brewers -1½
Brandon Lang
20 Dime Orlando -1.5
10 Dime Philadelphia -120
Chris Jordan
300* Nationals
300* Reds / Cards Under
300* Teaser Lakers & Over
LARRY NESS
10* Diamondbacks / Mets Over 8.5
10* Brewers -1½
9* St. Louis Cardinals -126
9* Lakers / Hornets Over 182.5
8* Orlando -1.5
BEN BURNS
10* Detroit Tigers
10* Boston Celtics Over 191
10* Boston Celtics +3.5
8* Colorado Rockies Under 8.5
8* Seattle Mariners
Rocketman
5* Rockies
5* Angels
Wayne Root
Millionaire - Atlanta Hawks +2
Billionaire - New Orleans Hornets +5
Steve Budin
25 Dime NY Knicks -3
Tom Freese
Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins
Prediction: Cleveland Indians
Look for the Indians to bounce back from last night's loss behind Fausto Carmona, who is in excellent form following a poor Opening Day start with a 1.25 ERA L3 starts. Minnesota is really struggling to score runs right now (3.0 per game) while Cleveland is hitting the cover off the ball so far vs. lefties (6.9 runs per game). Look for them to tattoo Twins southpaw Duensing. 10* Play on Cleveland.
Matt Fargo
9* Celtics / Knicks Over 191
We have seen two low scoring games in the Boston and New York series but I expect a much higher scoring game this time around and we have the value to go along with it. The closing total in Game One was 197 and for Game Two it closed at 192.5 and now we are seeing an even ,lower number. You will hear a lot of the zig zag theory during the NBA playoffs and while it has cooled off and the spots need to be found as opposed to being bet blindly, the totals are more lucrative with this theory. The first game finished with 172 points scored which was 25 points below the total as well as being the lowest scoring game of the season between these two rivals. Game Two finished with 189 points so it is trending up and a change of value will keep it going. This is the seventh meeting this season and only three of the first six meetings went 'under' the number. The three games that went 'over' finished with 214, 234 and 206 points scored so there is obviously the potential for these two teams to be involved in a shootout. As mentioned, the change of venue should help produce a higher scoring game as well. The Knicks were held to 85 and 93 points in the first two games which was well below their season scoring average on the road but now at home, they are averaging 108.1 ppg. Boston has actually allowed fewer ppg on the road than it has at home but it is by just less than a point so it has been relatively equal both home and away. The difference will be in the Knicks offense. On the other side, the Knicks have been a worse team on defense at home than they have been on the road, allowing a league worst 106.2 ppg on 48 percent shooting at MSG, which is second worst in the NBA. The Celtics are much worse on offense on the road than at home but that is not a concern against this defense. The 'over' is 14-3 in the Knicks last 17 games as a home favorite while the 'over' is 5-1 in the Celtics last six playoff games as an underdog of fewer than five points.