Free Picks: Service Plays for Tuesday, April 2

DUNKEL INDEX

MLB

St. Louis at Arizona
The Cardinals look to bounce back from last night's loss to the Diamondbacks and build on their 9-4 record in Jaime Garcia's last 13 starts in Game 2 of a series. St. Louis is the pick (+100) according to Dunkel, which has the Cardinals favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+100)

Game 951-952: Colorado at Milwaukee (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (De La Rosa) 14.515; Milwaukee (Estrada) 15.417
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-145); 8
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-145); Under

Game 953-954: St. Louis at Arizona (9:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Garcia) 16.225; Arizona (Cahill) 15.182
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Arizona (-120); 9
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+100); Over

Game 955-956: San Francisco at LA Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Bumgarner) 18.207; LA Dodgers (Ryu) 16.913
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-110); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-110); Over

Game 957-958: Baltimore at Tampa Bay (3:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Hammel) 15.822; Tampa Bay (Price) 17.036
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1; 6
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-170); 7
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-170); Under

Game 959-960: Cleveland at Toronto (7:07 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Masterson) 15.552; Toronto (Dickey) 15.298
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Toronto (-170); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (+150); Over

Game 961-962: Texas at Houston (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Darvish) 15.280; Houston (Harrell) 14.824
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Texas (-180); 8
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-180); Under

Game 963-964: Seattle at Oakland (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Iwakuma) 16.264; Oakland (Parker) 15.969
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Oakland (-140); 7
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+120); Over

NHL

Los Angeles at Phoenix
The Coyotes look to build on their 13-3 record in their last 16 games when playing with 2 days rest. Phoenix is the pick (+115) according to Dunkel, which has the Coyotes favored by 1/2 a goal. Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (+115)

Game 51-52: Winnipeg at NY Islanders (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Winnipeg 11.544; NY Islanders 11.063
Dunkel Line & Total: Winnipeg by 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: NY Islanders (-130); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Winnipeg (+110); Over

Game 53-54: Washington at Carolina (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 10.785; Carolina 11.307
Dunkel Line & Total: Carolina by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Carolina (-120); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Carolina (-120); Under

Game 55-56: Ottawa at Boston (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Ottawa 12.183; Boston 11.422
Dunkel Line & Total: Ottawa by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-200); 5
Dunkel Pick: Ottawa (+170); Over

Game 57-58: Buffalo at Pittsburgh (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 10.502; Pittsburgh 13.488
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 3; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-220); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-220); Under

Game 59-60: Florida at Tampa Bay (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Florida 11.167; Tampa Bay 10.899
Dunkel Line & Total: Florida by 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Tampa Bay (-155); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Florida (+135); Over

Game 61-62: Colorado at Nashville (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado 10.224; Nashville 11.062
Dunkel Line & Total: Nashville by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Nashville (-160); 5
Dunkel Pick: Nashville (-160); Under

Game 63-64: Los Angeles at Phoenix (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 11.700; Phoenix 12.240
Dunkel Line & Total: Phoenix by 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-135); 5
Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (+115); Over

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E Carolina at Weber StateFOR FREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
Play: Under 146½FOR FREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
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Take under 146.5 in this game being played at Weber State, that is the title game for the College Insider tourney. ECU has played four home games and their scores have tallied 138, 128, 129 and 131 points as the Pirates have played solid defense lately. They do have 15 overs and just 7 unders this year. They are well coached by Jeff Lebo and led by Miguel Paul, Armstrong, Kemp and Sampson. Weber State just won at Northern Iowa and is a great home team with just one loss and that was by ten points to BYU. They have played recent scores of 115, 157, 135, 127 and 131 points. I think we see another under on Tuesday night.

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Brigham Young vs. BaylorFOR FREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
Play: Over 152½FOR FREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
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Two teams that have been lighting the scoreboard up in NIT tourney action go head to head in what promises to be a explosive high scoring matchup. Baylor in its three NIT games has averaged 93.3 ppg, while Brigham Young has averaged 86.3 ppg in its 3 tilts! I'm betting on more offensive fireworks again tonight!

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E Carolina at Weber StateFOR FREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
Play: Weber StateFOR FREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
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Weber St is a tremendous 17-1 at home winning by an average 80-57 score. While we don't think this one will be a blowout of that Magnitude, we do think Weber St will win and cover. They are a solid 6-0 straight up and to the spread as a home favorite from -6.5 to -9. Only 2 times they were held to less than 60 this season and they won and covered the following game both times. They went wire to wire in a solid road dog win for us on Saturday over Northern Iowa. Tonight they take on an East Carolina team that dismantled Evansville at home, winning their 3rd straight home game. Now the Pirates will take to the road where they are not nearly as effective and they are 4-32 straight up and 13-23 to the spread as a road dog from +6.5 to +9. Look for Weber St to get the win and Cover here tonight.

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Ottawa at BostonFOR FREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
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Boston prefers a slow-paced, defensive-style for conservative Coach Claude Julian on an 18-7-2 run under the total. They are 13th in goals scored, 3rd in goals allowed with the No. 1 penalty killing unit in the league. Into town comes Ottawa, tops in the NHL in goals allowed, just 2.1 per game) and second in penalty killing, but 25th in goals scored. They comes off a 4-0 loss at home to Toronto, going 0-for-5 on the power play. The under is 23-9-9 in the Senators last 41 games. The Senators remain just one of four teams (New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild) that have yet to allow a short-handed goal this season. The under is 4-0-1 in the last 5 meetings. Play the Senators/Bruins under the total.

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I'm not a huge fan of playing chalk, but there are exceptions and this play is one of them. While I put a great deal of emphasis on metrics, there are still occasions when I will go with the eyes and that's the case here as the Mariners tangle with the A's in Oakland. I like Jarrod Parker to make some strides this season for the A's. He has fly ball tendencies, but that's not a bad thing in this cavernous park. Parker also has legit swing and miss stuff, and I can see his K rate rising this year. Don't pay much attention to some of the spring training stuff with Parker. He was working on a curve that isn't there yet, and that's what exhibition games are for. Parker was solid in this park last season and should flourish at home again. Iwamura is no pushover. The Mariners righty wasn't bad at all last season, although he was much stronger at home. The A's were shut down by King Felix last night, but I expect them to get a few across the plate tonight. I'll rely on Parker and that Oakland pen to make those scores stand up. The A's get the call as tonight's free opinion.

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Florida vs. Tampa BayFOR FREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
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These rivals have played three times this year: Tampa Bay won 5-2 at home on January 29th. The Lightning won 6-5 in Florida on February 16th, before also winning 3-2 on March 12th. Four of these teams last five in the series have sailed above the number, and I firmly believe that when the smoke clears at the end of this one, that we'll once again see another high-scoring shootout. Florida is 11-19-6, including 5-11-1 on the road. The Panthers are coming off two straight victories, including an impressive 3-2 win over New Jersey on Saturday. Tampa Bay is 15-18-1, including 10-7-1 at home. The Lightning have also won two straight, including a 5-4 victory over the Devils on Friday. As with most totals selections, this is a situational play. This is the final game of a three game home stand for the Lightning before they head out for a three game road trip. Florida can leave everything it has on the ice this evening as it enjoys a rare three whole days off after this contest. With each side looking to continue to build the momentum they've recently created, expect these divisional rivals to push the pace of this contest, and for this one to sneak above the posted number.

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Tampa Bay Lightning Over 3FOR FREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
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This is a team total play, meaning we are betting on the Lightning to score OVER 3 goals. I've made this bet before this season. If they score 4+ goals we have a winner a 3 is a push. You will be able to find this bet at all major sportsbooks, and if you can't bet this I would still place a bet on the game total going over 5.5.
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The Lightning are 3-0 this year against the Panthers, scoring 5, 6 and 3 goals in those victories. The Lightning have actually won 7 straight meetings overall vs Florida and in those games they've scored over 3 goals 5 times. Only once had they scored fewer than 3 that would give us a loss. The Lightning are coming off a 5 goal shootout victory at home, and they've scored 15 goals in their last 4 home games. Tampa Bay is 3rd in the NHL scoring 3.21 goals per game and that goes up to 3.5 goals per game at home. Florida is last in the NHL allowing 3.44 goals per game. The OVER is 5-0 in their last 5 meetings in Tampa Bay. We'll go with Tampa Bay scoring OVER 3 goals tonight.

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Cleveland vs. TorontoFOR FREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
Play: Under 8.5FOR FREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
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The Blue Jays host the Indians on Tuesday night with knuckleballer R.A. Dickey making his debut for Toronto. Dickey only made two actual Spring Training starts although he threw 102 pitches in eight innings on Friday against Philadelphia’s minor leaguers. Dickey is going against the Indians for the first time since 2010. He has had success against Mark Reynolds (0-6), Drew Stubbs (1-9), and Nick Swisher (2-12). Those are three of the new acquisitions Cleveland made in the offseason. None of them exactly inspire too much confidence for an offense that struggled at times last season. Opposing Dickey is Justin Masterson who is a talented pitcher that struggled to harness it last season with the Tribe. He struck out 14 in his last two starts of the Spring where he gave up 3 runs in 10 innings of work. Masterson actually had two good outings against Toronto last year giving up 1 run and seven hits in 15 innings striking out 15 while walking only two. JP Arencibia (1-5), Rajai Davis (1-7), Edwin Encarnacion (2-10), Maicer Izturis (2-12), Brett Lawrie (0-6) and Colby Rasmus (0-6) all have poor numbers against the Cleveland ace. It might take time for the Blue Jays lineup to get cranked up so we expect a low-scoring game between the Indians and Blue Jays on Tuesday night.

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Baylor -3FOR FREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
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BYU will meet their match here with the high flying Baylor Bears. While Baylor is sparatic at times, their offense is on fire and they were one of the most talented teams in the Big 12 this year, they just let games get away from them with little or defense being played, but at times were unbeatable, like pounding Kansas in Waco at seasons end. BYU has not faced a team as good as Baylor in the NIT, and Baylors speed and offense and uptempo style cannot be matched by the Cougs here.

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Tampa Bay/ Baltimore Under 7: For the most part this has been a low scoring series. The Under is 39-16-2 the last 57 meeting and 7 of the last 9 meetings last year failed to put more than 5 runs on the board. Jason Hammel had a good year for the O's last year and he allowed just 1 ER on 1 hit in 3.2 innings vs the Rays last year. David Price is the ace of the Rays squad and he is very good in this park. Last year in 13 starts here he had a 1.81 ERA, while posting just a 2.61 ERA in his career in this park. David has allowed just 2 ER's, combined, in his last 4 starts vs the O's, while in 12 career starts vs them he has a 2,21 ERA. Neither offense is all that powerful as these teams are built around their pitching and this is clearly an Under park. Not allot of offense should be expected in this one.
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OAKLAND -145 over Seattle: Last night these Oakland bats were held in check by King Felix, but I feel they should wake up tonight vs Iwakuma. Hisashi face Oakland once last year and they tagged him for 4 ER's in just 3.2 innings of work and despite a 3-2 mark on the road he did have a 4.20 ERA. Jarrod Parker did struggle in a start vs the M's here last year, but also had a nice showing vs them on the road. Current Seattle batters have hit just .174 off of Parker (46 AB's), with just 3 doubles and 3 RBI's. Last night Brett Anderson held the M's to just 2 ER's in 7 innings and I feel that Parker can have a good showing vs a Seattle offense that really lacks punch. Look for Parker to outduel Iwakuma tonight, getting Oakland their first win of the 2013 season.

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WEBER STATE -8 over East Carolina: Weber State has been dominant at home this year, going 17-1 SU (9-5-1 ATS) while outscoring their opponents by 18.1 ppg on their home floor. Both teams are solid at the offensive end as they are 69th and 62nd in offensive efficiency, but defensively and the home court are where the Wildcats have huge edges. Don't let the fact that ECU has allowed just 62.8 ppg on 38.2% shooting in their last 5 games fool you. 4 of those games were at home and 2 of them were vs slower paced MAAC team and another was vs a very slow paced Savannah State squad. One of their last 5 were vs a good scoring Tulsa squad, on a neutral court and they allowed 79 points in that one. Struggling on defense away from home is nothing new for this squad as they have allowed 75.4 ppg on 44.7% shooting overall and 36.7% from long range on the road this year. Not good news for the Pirates as the Wildcats average 76.4 ppg on 51.7% shooting at home, while also hitting 40.4% from long range. Defense though is where i said that the Wildcats have the bigger edge. Weber State has allowed just 58.3 ppg on 39.1% shooting overall and 25.7% from long range. This team is very tough defensively at home and they will shut down ECU, while their own offenses picks apart this porous Pirate defense. Weber State by 12+ here.

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New York Knicks +7½FOR FREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
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The New York Knicks have a lot to play for the rest of the way as they sit just 0.5 games behind Indiana for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. They want home-court advantage through the first two rounds, and they are playing like it.
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New York has won eight straight games heading into this showdown with the Miami Heat. It has also gone a superb 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games overall. This is a team that has saved its best basketball for last.
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While the Knicks have a ton to play for, the Heat do not. In fact, Miami already has the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference wrapped up. Sure, it still wants to lock up home-court advantage throughout by finishing with a better record than the Western Conference's No. 1 seed, but that's not a priority.
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The Knicks come into this game with a lot of confidence because of how well they have played the Heat this season. In fact, they have won two of the three meetings thus far, winning 104-84 at home on November 2nd, and 112-92 on the road on December 6th. Their lone loss came by a final of 99-93 on March 3rd after blowing a 59-45 halftime lead.
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New York is 23-6 ATS after scoring 105 points or more 3 straight games since 1996. The Knicks are 10-1 ATS after a game where they made 50% of their 3 point shots or better over the last 2 seasons. The Heat are 1-9 ATS in home games after playing a road game this season. Worse yet, Miami is 0-7 ATS in home games after playing 2 consecutive road games this season. Bet the Knicks Tuesday.

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St. Louis Cardinals +112FOR FREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
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The Cardinals are showing value in the underdog role with Jaime Garcia on the hill. Dating back to last season, the Cards have won each of the southpaws last 4 starts. It is also worth noting that he is 2-0 lifetime against Arizona with an ERA of 2.45. The Red Birds dropped the first game of the series but are 8-3 in their last 11 games following a loss and have still won 7 of the last 9 meetings, including 4 of the last 5 in Arizona. Take St. Louis.