Gerry Andino
20* NBA Cleveland over 190 (100 Dime NBA LOCK CLUB)
10* MLB Dodgers +115
10* NBA Cleveland -7.5
10* MLB Boston over 9
10* MLB Detroit over 10
10* MLB Tampa Bay over 11
Dr Baseball Guaranteed Selections
GRAND SLAM BASEBALL WINNER
Boston w/Beckett -130 1:10
DOC
5 Units Magic / Cavs Under 190.5
Bob Valentino?
Triple Crown
3* Baltimore
Dave Malinsky
4* BALTIMORE ORIOLES -110 over Detroit Tigers
For a team in last place, the Baltimore Orioles have played some decent baseball being in the A.L. East simply does that to a team. What is also does is to under-rate them when stepping out of that difficult division, one that is a collective 10 games over .500 against outside competition this season. This game provides a classic example. 28 of 47 Baltimore games have come against teams that currently sport winning records, while only 16 of 45 Detroit opponents are over .500. And the David Hernandez vs. Armando Galarraga matchup gives us the tools to take advantage this opportunity. The Orioles have been careful to not rush Hernandez, but his numbers show that he is more than ready for the challenge of a Major League mound. He was given a full season at AA ball LY, working to a 10-4/2.68 with 166 strikeouts vs. only 112 hits allowed, and in eight starts at AAA this season it was a 3-1/2.91 with a dominating count of 60 strikeouts vs. only 33 hits allowed. He enters on a run of back-to-back shutouts in which he struck out 20 while allowing only five hits, and not only does his presence bring a spark tonight, but also the fact that the rest of the team is on a major high after making that dramatic rally to beat Toronto on Wednesday, getting a season-high 18 hits in the process (six different players had multiple hits). They were particularly buoyed by the return of Luke Scott, who went 2-4 with a home run and three rbi?s, and the addition of another big left-handed bat matters in this matchup against Galarraga. There may not have been a bigger surprise in the Major Leagues Ly than the Detroit right-hander, an unheralded prospect that turned in a solid 13-7/3.03 campaign. But after getting off to a good start this season the wheels have come off ? he has worked to an 0-4/9.93 over five May starts, and has been every bit as bad as that suggests, with eight home runs allowed in 22.2 innings, and more walks than strikeouts through that span. And it was not as though he was pitching batting practice in the All Star game ? the five teams he has faced in May are a collective 30 games under .500. His biggest weakness is allowing the long ball to left-handed hitters, with 25 blasts in 466 at-bats the past two seasons, and the combination of the Oriole lineup and the friendly right field wall at Camden Yards makes this a particularly difficult matchup for him.
Ferringo
Take 'Over' 11.0 Tampa Bay at Cleveland
Take Tampa Bay (-110) over Cleveland
Ferringo 5-28
Take #907 Boston (-135) over Minnesota (1:10 p.m.)
Take #909 Detroit (+130) over Baltimore (7 p.m.)
Take #904 Arizona (-125) over Atlanta (9:40 p.m.)
Added
Take #901 L.A. Dodgers (+125) over Chicago Cubs (8 p.m.)
Bob Balfe
Cavs -7.5 over Magic
DESTROY THE BOOK SPORTS
MLB
10*NL DOG OF THE MONTH - ATLANTA +110
NBA
5*CLEVELAND -7.5
Brandon Lang
10 Dime Cavaliers (first half)
10 Dime Orioles
10 Dime Dodgers
5 Dime Twins
5 Dime Magic
Free pick - Magic/Cavaliers Over
Dr Guru
12* Detroit/Baltimore Over
C-Stars Sports
1000 Units Top Play Cleveland minus the points over Orlando
50 units Boston over Minnesota
50 Units Cubs over Dodgers
Jeff Benton
30 Dime: CAVALIERS in the First Half ONLY (minus the points vs. Magic)
SPECIAL NOTE: This is a first-half play on Cleveland ONLY! Again, you're to play Cleveland minust the points in the first half!
Cavaliers (First Half ONLY)
Surprised? Surprised after riding the Magic four straight times and cashing four straight winners in this series that I would jump off Orlando tonight in Game 5 despite the fact it has all the momentum while the Cavaliers have all the pressure. Despite the fact the Magic have OWNED Cleveland? Despite the fact I’ve been telling you for more than a week now that Orlando is a terrible matchup for the Cavaliers? Allow me to explain.
First off, even though they’ve had major problems with the Magic for the last two-plus seasons, I have no doubt that the Cavaliers are going to win this game tonight and force a Game 6. Not to go all Oliver Stone on you, but you can be sure that the NBA has sent word to its officiating crew tonight to, well, let’s just say protect the home team, much the same way that the Lakers were protected versus the Nuggets last night. I am not, however, 100 percent confident that Cleveland can cover this big number for the entire game, because, A) they haven’t shown all season they can cash against Orlando, and B) they’ve been prone to second-half collapses in this series.
On the other hand, the Cavs have been an outstanding first-half team in this series. Get this: In Games 1 and 2 at home, Cleveland led Orlando 63-48 and 56-44 at the break, easily cashing the first-half ticket in both games. Then in Game 3 in Orlando, the Cavs trailed just 42-41 after two periods, but they came back in Game 4 on Tuesday and had a 58-50 halftime advantage.
In fact, if you check out Cleveland’s boxscores in their six playoff home games so far, you’ll see they led at halftime in every contest by the following margins: 12, 14, 5, 24, 15 and 12 points. And they covered the spread in five of those six games, and with one more bucket in Game 1 against Atlanta, the Cavs would be 6-for-6 in first halves at home.
Bottom line: If there’s one thing I’m absolutely certain of tonight it’s that the Cavs are going to come out like a team possessed, and nobody more so than LeBron James. At the same time, the Magic have come out flat in the first half in every game of this series so far, getting outscored by an average margin of 54.5 to 46. Now, up 3-1 in this series, it would only be natural for Orlando to lack focus and intensity in this contest, at least early on. If that happens, there’s a very good chance the Cavaliers will go into the locker room at the half up 20-plus points.
Simply put, without question the best value on the board tonight is the first half of this Game 5 showdown in Cleveland. Look for the Cavaliers to make an early statement and pounce on Orlando from the opening tip and cash easily.
Jimmy Boyd
Orlando at Cleveland
Play: Cleveland -7.5
The Cavaliers will play their best game of the series tonight on their home floor where they are 44-3 this season. Cleveland will be very dangerous tonight because it will be fighting to stay alive in the postseason and also because it will be playing with nothing to lose. Now the pressure is on Orlando to close this thing out. Bottom line, Cleveland wins Game 4 on the road rather easily if the Magic don't go off for 17 three pointers and they won't make near that many on the road tonight. The Cavaliers are 20-6 ATS in their last 26 games following a SU loss, 14-4-1 ATS in their last 19 playoff games as a favorite, and 11-4 ATS in their last 15 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. Also, Cleveland is 13-2 ATS off a road loss this season, 14-4 ATS after 1 or more consecutive losses this season, and 17-6 ATS after a close loss by 3 points or less over the last 3 seasons. The public is all over the Magic tonight so the books are looking to cash in big with a Cleveland cover. We'll go against the grain for another big winner.
Brian Edwards
Orlando at Cleveland
Play: Over 190.5
The 'over' is 3-1 in this series and 4-1 in the last five head-to-head meetings between these teams. The main reason for these 'overs' is moderately low totals and tons of fouls and trips to the charity stripe. As the play gets more physical, the more officials try to keep the games under control (well, L.A. and Denver last night was an exception, but that's because the refs swallowed the whistles and allowed both teams to beat each other up in the fourth quarter) and free-throws galore obviously help 'over' backers. So did 3-pointers galore by the Magic, who hit 17 in Game 4 and hoisted 44. We'll get another 'over' winner tonight.