DOC
3-Unit Play Take LA Lakers -6 ½ Over Orlando
4-Unit Play Take Orlando/LA Lakers OVER 202
KBHoops
MLB
5* Philadelphia +113 **POD**
5* Kansas City +235
5* San Diego +147
5* NY Mets -106
NBA
5* LA Lakers -6.5
Destroy The Book Sports
10*DETROIT -112
5*METS-106
5*ARIZONA-145
5*TEXAS/BOSTON OVER 0.5
5*ORLANDO+6.5
To all the Reader
Be Careful
Larry Ness has just 3 Winners in 5 Days
Very Cold
Sorry I make a Mistake
His record 3 Wins since June 1
Rocketman
NY Mets
Mike Lineback
Houston Astros
Marc Lawrence
Orlando Magic
Bob Balfe
Magic/Lakers Over
Dodgers -120 over Phillies
Wolf/Bastardo
JB Sports
Orlando Magic
Lenny Del Genio
Detroit Tigers
Nick Parsons
Orlando Magic
Robert Ferringo
3.5-Unit Play. Take #913 San Francisco (-125) over Florida (5 p.m., Sunday, June 7)
3-Unit Play. Take #926 Chicago White Sox (-115) over Cleveland (2 p.m., Sunday, June 7)
2.5-Unit Play. Take #910 St. Louis (-130) over Colorado (2 p.m., Sunday, June 7)
2-Unit Play. Take #930 Seattle (-130) over Minnesota (4 p.m., Sunday, June 7)
1-Unit Play. Take #924 Boston (-170) over Texas (1:30 p.m., Sunday, June 7)
1-Unit Play. Take #917 L.A. Angels (+105) over Detroit (1 p.m., Sunday, June 7)
Note: Bump to 1.5-Unit Play.
Today's Totals
1-Unit Play. Take ‘Under’ 8.0 Kansas City at Toronto (1 p.m., Sunday, June 7)
1-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 8.5 Colorado at St. Louis (2 p.m., Sunday, June 7)
1-Unit Play. Take ‘Under’ 7.5 San Francisco at Florida (5 p.m., Sunday, June 7)
0.5-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 9.5 N.Y. Mets at Washington (1:30 p.m., Sunday, June 7)
0.5-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 8.5 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati (1 p.m., Sunday, June 7)
Note: Bump to 3-Unit Play. Trust me.
0.5-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 8.5 L.A. Angels at Detroit (1 p.m., Sunday, June 7)
0.5-Unit Play. Take 'Under' 7.0 Arizona at San Diego (4 p.m., Sunday, June 7)
Seabass
20* Orlando
20* Orlando under
100* Steam Cubs
20* Tampa Bay
20* Balt.
20* Giants
50* St. Louis
50* over Pitts/Houston
50* over KC/Toronto
Bob Valentino
Sunday's 30 Dime NBA Finals winner ...
30 DIME -- Magic-Lakers OVER the total
IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a play on the total for Game 2. We're taking it OVER the posted number.
As always, be sure to shop around and get the best of the number! Never lay more on a favorite than you have to or take back less than you can on an underdog!
Al DeMarco
5 Dime - Boston Red Sox - 1 1/2
Vincente Padilla and the phrase "big game pitcher" have never been used in the same sentence. And after being put on outright waivers by the Rangers on Wednesday, in essence being told by his team that they no longer wanted him, today's game at Boston is as close to a big game as it gets for the inconsistent righthander, who has never shown the ability to deliver in the clutch.
Texas made the unusual move of seeing if anyone would take Padilla and his $9-million salary off its hands after he returned from a disabled list stint caused by a strained shoulder and promptly got rocked Tuesday at New York, allowing seven runs and seven hits in addition to walking four in 3.2 innings against the Yankees. Making matters worse, he also continued his nonsensical personal beanball war with Mark Teixeira, plunking him twice for no good reason. Prior to going on the DL, Padilla actually had three good starts in a row, a stretch in which he went 2-0 with a 1.56 ERA. But, it's more telling that his overall earned run average for the season heading into today's game remains at 5.57 as he's allowed 81 baserunners in 53.1 innings pitched.
Padilla, who is 1-3 with a 5.46 ERA lifetime as a starter versus Boston, will be facing a Red Sox squad that has dominated the Rangers in recent years, winning 10 of the 12 meetings the past two seasons combined, 26 of the last 36 overall, and 35 of the last 45 games at Fenway, where Boston is already 18-7 on the year.
Boston's Daisuke Matsuzaka is coming off his first win and best outing of the season as he beat the Tigers on the road in his last start, an outing in which he allowed six hits and one run with six strikeouts over five innings. Like other World Baseball Classic veterans (think Jake Peavy and Roy Oswalt), Dice-K has struggled this season as this is just his fourth start since returning from the disabled list from a tired arm. But there's no denying the Red Sox are on a 32-11 run when he heads to the hill, and he's personally 3-0 lifetime against Texas, winning both starts against the Rangers last season.
The Red Sox have won five of their last six, averaging 6.3 runs a game. They've averaged 6.2 runs at home this year. With Padilla on the mound and Dice-K pitching better, Boston is worth the investment on the Run Line, transforming the Sox from a heavy favorite to a virtual pick'em.