The Baseball Prophet
POD - Florida Marlins -130
Raging Bull
NBA:
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Milwaukee Bucks over 205
MLB:
Texas Rangers +145
Colorado Rockies vs. Philadelphia Phillies over 10 -110
Anton Wins
Today's 4 unit MLB pick is Houston/Roy Oswalt +115.
Robert Ferringo
2-Unit Play. Take Chicago Cubs (-130) over Milwaukee
Underdog System Play
1-Unit Play. Take Houston (+120) over St. Louis
Today's Totals
3.5-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 9.5 Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona
2.5-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 10.0 Philadelphia at Colorado
1.5-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 7.5 Houston at St. Louis
1.5-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 10.5 Texas at Detroit
1.5-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 9.5 N.Y. Mets at Florida
1.5-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 9.5 Tampa Bay at Baltimore
Las Vegas Sport Picks
2* Blazers/Clippers under 195
5* Pistons/Pacers over 205
Tim Trushel
All 10*
Featured Play: Orlando -6.5
Featured Play: San Diego Over 6.5
Washington +150
Donnie Black
Black Magic: Baltimore Over 9.5
RON RAYMOND
5* Canadiens -105
Great Lakes Sports
4* TB Rays
Scott Rickenbach
1* (regular play) OVER the total in Colorado vs Philadelphia
De La Rosa vs Myers – We have to move quickly here with this analysis as this total is already on it’s way from a 10 to a 10.5 in most books. We cashed in with this total yesterday as the Rockies hammered the Phillies. Tonight, we look for the Phillies to bounce back from that defeat and get some offense going but they’re still going to have trouble slowing down the Rockies red-hot offense. Colorado has already scored 30 runs in their first 4 games. Even though Brett Myers of the Phillies has great career numbers against the Rockies, he has given up six homers in his five career starts against them. The wind is expected to be blowing out briskly to right field for this game. This means that left-handed power hitters can take Myers deep just like the Braves big sticks did when they hit three homers against him on Sunday night in the season opener. Myers will struggle once again and the Rockies bats will continue crushing the ball. The Phillies bullpen also struggled some in yesterday’s game and hitter-friendly Coors Field showed why it can be so tough on pitchers. There could be some showers today in Denver but they are expected to be light and shouldn’t cause a great deal of trouble. What will cause trouble (at least for the pitchers) is the brisk winds out of the south and southeast! Jorge De La Rosa of the Rockies comes into the season with big expectations because he had a strong second half in the 2008 season. However, we can quickly temper that enthusiasm with some important notes about his second half. If you go back and look, De La Rosa benefited greatly from scheduling in amassing that solid second half last season. He pitched very well against a number of weak teams. However, when he faced tougher lineups, he struggled in a number of those starts. Today, he’s certainly facing a tougher lineup. The Phillies were hurt yesterday by Ryan Howard grounding into three double plays as they certainly were not without their chances in yesterday’s game. Their offense has gotten off to a rather quiet start this season but they’ve also faced some tough hurlers. They hammered De La Rosa when they saw him last season and they can do the same here. Play OVER the total in Colorado as a regular selection.
1* (regular play) Carolina Hurricanes Money Line (+) @ New Jersey
We have to move quickly here with this analysis as this game goes very early on Saturday. The Hurricanes still have something to play for here whereas the Devils really don’t. However, the motivational edges to the Hurricanes actually go even deeper than that. First things first, this is the last game of the season for Carolina and they are still battling for playoff position so they are certain to bring a strong effort to the ice tonight. Strengthening that fact here is that the Canes don’t want to go into the playoffs “on the wrong foot” either! The Hurricanes had won nine straight games overall and twelve straight games at home heading into Thursday’s game hosting Buffalo. The Canes ended up getting drilled 5 to 1 in that game and that means it’s bounce back time here. With the Devils locked into their playoff seeding position, the Canes are in the right place at the right time to finish the season on a positive note. The Devils are coming off of a 3 to 2 win at Ottawa Thursday. However, it came in the shootout and New Jersey was guilty of trying to nurse a 2-1 lead for a long-time instead of going in for the kill. The Hurricanes know all about going in for the kill. Carolina’s nine game winning streak showed how well the Canes were playing on both ends of the ice as they had offensive explosions of four goals or more in six of their last ten games. Also, defense and goaltending took center stage with the Hurricanes allowing two goals or less in eight of their last nine games. Now, after the embarrassment of Thursday’s ugly 5 to 1 home loss to the Sabres, the Canes take to the road and get a big win over a team they’ve dominated this season. There are definitely match-up edges for the Hurricanes here and that has helped lead the way to their 3-0 mark against New Jersey this season. Also, even though the Devils have won three of their last four, they had previously lost six straight games! Play Carolina on the money line as a regular selection.
Smooth44
NBA Game Of The Week - Minny Over 223
Cleveland +115
Washington +150
Oklahoma City +7
Jefferson-Sports
Toronto -125
Suns Under 224
Jason Sharp
Philadelphia at Colorado
Pick: Philadelphia -105
Someone might want to wake up the world champion Philadelphia Phillies and tell them the 2009 MLB season has begun. The Phillies have looked awful so far in their first 4 games of the season, being outscored by a 29-16 margin along the way.
The good news for the Phillies is they go into this matchup with front end of the rotation, opening day starter Brett Myers on the hill. Myers pitched decent in the opener despite the 3 longballs he allowed, striking out 6 and only giving up 1 walk in the game. This was the first multi-HR game allowed by Myers in his past 16 starts. He was one of the big 2nd half of the season surprises in baseball last season and you would think the carry over from last years big leap in production should continue for the hard throwing righty.
Myers goes up against Rockies back end of the rotation starter Jorge De La Rosa who sports a 5.55 career ERA and last year only made it into the 7th inning in 4 of his 23 starts for the season. The Phillies roughed him up pretty good in their only meeting against the lefty touching him for 6 ER and 7 hits and walks combined. Jorge was unable to get out of the 4th inning in the 20-5 loss the Rockies suffered to the Phillies that day.
The Phillies dominated the Rockies last season winning all 5 contests played between the two sqauds by an average of 6 runs per game. The Phillies offense averaged 10 runs per game in the 5 wins.
The Phillies know it's time to put the party hats down and get back to work and should be able to do that starting today in Colorado.
Underground Sports Connection
Early Card
500* Cleveland Indians +117
200* Chicago Wsox +110
Erin Rynning
Nationals/Braves Over