John Fina
So Florida
Dr. Bob
Cincinnati (-7 1/2) 3-Stars at -10 or less, 2-Stars up to -11
Fantasy Sports Gametime
100* Play New York Yankees (-115) over Texas
Texas has lost 3 of the last 4 games when attempting to close out a playoff series and they have also lost 6 of the last 9 games as a home underdog of +100 or higher. Colby Lewis has lost 13 of the last 16 games when playing with five or six days of rest and he has also lost 11 of the last 16 games coming off a loss.
NHL Hockey
25* Play Vancouver (-185) over Minnesota
Ben Burns
Atlanta Thrashers
Vancouver Canucks
Rocketman
5* Cincinnati -7.5
4* Columbus -135
Power Play Wins
Cincinnati -8
Anthony Redd
60 Dime S Florida/ Cincinnati Under
Teddy Covers
NY Yankees
Rich Green
3* NY Yankees Under 9.5
3* Cincinnati - 8.5
Brandon Lang
S. Florida +5 1st Half
Red Zone Sports
2* NY Yankees
IGZ1 SPORTS
3* Calgary Flames +130
Black Widow
6* Cincinnati
Bobby Maxwell
400-Unit Baseball Book Buster - NY Yankees
Texas is back home for Game 6, but I’m not too sure they wouldn’t rather be somewhere else, having gone 1-3 in four postseason home games already this season. Today, I’m banking on the Yankees and young right-hander Philip Hughes (19-9, 4.28 ERA) to get this win and extend this series to a Game 7.
Hughes has to be elated to get a second chance at the Rangers in this series after he gave up seven runs on 10 hits in just four innings of Game 2’s 7-2 loss in Texas. It was his worst outing of the season and snapped a great three-game streak where he dominated the Rays, Red Sox and Twins. In his key start against Minnesota in the ALDS he threw seven shutout innings and struck out six with just one walk.
The rough outing in Texas in Game 2 was rare for Hughes, who had been brilliant in Arlington in his first two starts, throwing 14.1 innings of shutout baseball, allowing just three combined hits.
Colby Lewis (13-13, 3.61 ERA) is on the mound for the Rangers and he was opposite Hughes in that Game 2 win, giving up two runs in 5.2 innings of work. Texas is on several slides with this guy on the hill, including 5-11 in his last 16 starts overall, 4-10 when he faces a team with a winning record and 3-14 when he gets five days of rest.
New York is riding several positive runs with Hughes on the mound, including 24-11 in his last 35 starts and 23-10 when he’s a favorite. They are also on streaks of 16-5 as a playoff favorite, 5-2 on the road in the postseason and 16-7 in their last 23 playoff games overall.
I’m banking on Hughes and the Yankees to get this thing to a very interesting Game 7. Play New York in Game 6 here tonight.
Norhtcoast
Marquee - S Fla./.Cinci Over 48