LT's Lock
Todays Selection: The Bulls +2'
This year's record: 236-170-9
Current streak: 2 wins
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Balfe
MLB
Minnesota -150 over Royals
Silva/Affeldt
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PPP
3- Bulls
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Dr Bob
Pacers 2* at P or -1. 3* at +1.
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Lang
100 Dime Bulls
50 Dime Lakers
20 Dime Braves
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Net Prophet
MLB:
Atlanta (Thompson) -110 over Philadelphia (Lidle)
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VIP Handicapping:
Baseball:
2 Units on Chicago White Sox -1½ +130 (F. Hernandez, J. Contreras)
2 Units on San Francisco Giants +127 (Hennessey, D. Davis)
2 Units on Cleveland Indians O 9½ -110 (J. Johnson, K. Saarloos)=
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Trev Rogers Free MLB....5-1 this week....dude has done well in MLB and 100% Free
1. Reds
2. D-Rays OVER
His NBA is free tonight as well.....Bulls +1.5
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Doc Sports
2 Unit Play- Take LA/ Pho Under 205
2 Unit Play- Take Phoenix +4.5 over La Lakers
1 Unit Play- Take Chicago +2 over Miami
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Charlie Sports
thursday may 4, 2006 play's.
nba. miami @ chicago over 195 500*
nba. chicago+1 30*
nba. indiana-1 20*
mlb. phoenix @ la lakers over 205 20*
mlb. phillies pk 10*
mlb. milwaukee-140 10* free play
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Scott Spreitzer
4* Indiana Pacers
3* San Diego Padres
3* Detroit Tigers
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Sebastian
NBA:
5* Lakers
20* Nets/Pacers UNDER
Comp-Indians
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SPORTS MONITOR
MATCHUP: St Louis at Houston
WHEN/WHERE: Thursday, May 4th 8:05pm ET
THE LINE:
St Louis is -130 and the total is 7.5 runs
TRENDS: The Astros are 13-4 at home this season. Carpenterhas won seven of his last eight againt Houston.
GAME SUMMARY: It's all about Mister Carpenter. Andy Pettitte continueshis early season struggles.
PREDICTION: ST LOUIS 5 HOUSTON 3
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Great Lakes Sports
4* Indiana Pacers
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Billy Coleman
NBA: Playoff Game of the Year: 5* chicago (+1.5) 8:05
MLB: 4* atlanta (thomson -105) 7:05 3* st louis (carpenter -130) 8:05 3* toronto (over 10.5) 7:05
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CAL SPORTS
5* NBA GAME of the YEAR:
CHICAGO BULLS*
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Fast Eddie Sports
MLB
5* Regular Plays -
San Fran Giants +140
Atlanta Braves 110
St. Louis Cards 125
Under 11.5 Colorado Rockies
Arizonia D'Backs 115
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Buzz Sports
Thursday 5/4 NBA New Jersey PK
Good Luck Today
Buzz
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Lenny Stevens
10* #507 New Jersey Nets
10* #509 Miami Heat
10* #513 Phoenix Suns
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Signature Sports
Pacers
Bulls
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ATS Handicapping:
Baseball:
3 Units on New York Mets -1½ +100 (P. Maholm, T. Glavine)
Reason: Play On - All favorites with a money line of -200 or more (NY
METS) - with a very good bullpen whose ERA is 3.33 or better on the
season against opponent with a starting pitcher with poor control (more
than 2.75 BB's/start). (74-12 since 1997.) (86%, +44.8 units. Rating =
3*) The average money line posted in these games was: Team favored with
a money line of: -243.8 The average score in these games was: Team 5.9,
Opponent 3 (Average run differential = +2.9) The situation's record
this season is: (0-1, -2.7 units). Over the last 3 seasons the
situation's record is: (17-2, +12.1 units). Over the last 5 seasons the
situation's record is: (47-7, +29.6 units).=
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Jim Hurley
NBA:
NEW JERSEY & PHOENIX
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Dave Malinsky (hasn't been too bad)
Free Pick For TodaySport: Major League Baseball Picks
Game: San Diego Padres @ Los Angeles Dodgers on May 4, 2006 10:10PM
Prediction: San Diego Padres
Reason: There is no question that timing is among the most important of all issues when it comes to sports handicapping, and the ability to recognize emerging patterns just as they are happening can have you way ahead of the game in the long run. As such, if you have been following along here the last few days you can absolutely anticipate this one. In no way should the Padres be the underdogs in this matchup, and after cashing two tickets in a row with them at plus prices we will do it again here.
That rally from 5-0 down in the 9th on Sunday was not only a huge psychological lift for them, fueling the ensuring win streak, but it was also a crushing blow for the Dodgers, who have lost every game since then. And it is not all about the psyche of the teams either – an under-achieving Padre offense was going to correct itself at some point, and note that last night’s explosion could have been even better, with the bases being left loaded in both the fifth and sixth innings.
Now excellent prospect Clay Hensley gets a second crack at the Dodgers, and this time we can expect to see the offensive support that he did not get on Saturday. Hensley held Los Angeles to just three hits in seven innings in that outing, but one of those hits was a two-run homer by Nomar Garciaparra, and that was enough to send him home the loser. Not tonight, however, and not only has Hensley shown plenty of promise, but we also get a huge edge coming from the bullpen mismatch in the late innings.
Just fantastic line value to get the streaking Padres as the underdogs against a reeling opponent in this one.
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Matt Fargo
Free Pick For TodaySport: Major League Baseball Picks
Game: Toronto Blue Jays @ Boston Red Sox on May 4, 2006 7:05PM
Prediction: over
Reason: Matt Clement has had all sorts of problems against Toronto in his six starts since coming over to Boston. He has allowed 31 runs in 32 innings including 19 runs in 14.2 innings covering three starts at home. He did allow only two earned runs last time out this season against the Blue Jays but he lasted only 5.1 innings, giving him an ERA of 6.14 on the season. Toronto gets to him this time as the offense will explode for more that it did in that previous start from Clement.
Josh Towers has been having trouble getting people out and he has allowed at least four earned runs in each of his five starts on the season. He has an ERA of 10.45 on the season with the opposition averaging 9.4 rpg in those five outings. The Red Sox are not the team he needs to be facing to try and get his game in gear. He is 3-5 with a 6.62 ERA in seven career starts and relief appearances against Boston but the recent numbers are even worse with Toronto going 0-5 in his last five starts. Play Over Toronto Blue Jays/Boston Red Sox One Unit
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Cappers Access
Sport Favorite Underdog Line Pick
(Thur) NBA Heat Bulls 1- Bulls
(Thur) NBA Lakers Suns 4 Suns
(Thur) MLB Brewers Giants 140 Brewers
(Thur) MLB W. Sox Mariners 7- Over
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Pat Miller
Free Pick For TodaySport: Major League Baseball Picks
Game: Angels (RL) @ Tigers (RL) on May 4, 2006 1:05PM
Prediction: Angels (RL)
Reason: The Tigers managed to sneak by with a 2-1 victory in the opener of this two-game series on Wednesday. Look for another tightly contested ball game on Thursday afternoon as the Angels look to put an end to their six-game losing streak.
Los Angeles will give Kevin Gregg a shot in the rotation, as Kelvim Escobar continues to recover from injury. Gregg has appeared in long relief in three games this season, and has pitched quite well. In 10 2/3 innings of work, he has allowed just one earned run, and owns a healthy 3.67 K/BB ratio. One of those three appearances came against these same Detroit Tigers. He tossed three scoreless innings in that game, and owns a 2.30 ERA in eight career appearances against Detroit.
Tigers starter Justin Verlander has been a pleasant surprise in the early going, posting a 3-2 record with a 3.52 ERA. There's no doubt he has benefited from plenty of run support along the way. In his three victories, Detroit has put 31 runs on the board. That may not be the case on Thursday, which is why we hesitate to pay the hefty price with the young righty. After tearing it up over the weekend, the Tigers have managed to score just nine runs in their last three games.
The Angels warrant a play at this price. We'll grab the extra run for insurance as a one run margin is likely in this contest. Take Los Angeles +1.5.
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