Service PLAY Spreadsheet
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Just like their name promises, Power Play of the Day produced yet another winner (1~0) last night to go 9~2 for the season on the tracked plays spreadsheet. However, it should be noted that Power Play’s actual record (based on additional plays that we have not had the opportunity to verify and track) is just as impressive, if not more so. I rarely believe the records reported by other sources or the services themselves, but I would place trust in the reported record of Power Play. These guys are SOLID.
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Larry Ness (demoted to the second group awhile back) is finally off of the hot seat and notched a badly needed victory. Ness had five losing days in a row before last night.
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And what ever happened to Billy Coleman? Just over a week ago he was ranked in the top five of the first group and then he began to slide. Coleman has had five losing days out of the last seven tracked days and has lost 9 out of 14 of the last 14 tracked plays.
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Service FADE Spreadsheet
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Things are finally getting back to normal on the FADE sheet. There are only four services total that are worthy of being ranked in the top group, but all four had losing nights yesterday. Our leader, MTI went 0~1 while runner-ups Stu Feiner (200* Plays), Larry Ness (Bonus Plays) and Gator all went 0~1 as well. All four of these services are hitting around 30% for the season. Watch for Gator (who had been winning recently) to start another bad streak and regain his perch atop of the FADE sheet.
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Located in the bottom group of the FADE sheet, Proffit Plays is looking very promising. They have now lost 12 out of the last 18 tracked plays. I failed to notice this earlier and catch myself wondering how long this can last. Don’t fade, since Proffit Plays is due for a few winners, but them on your FADE Watchlist.
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Spreadsheet Notes: Spreadsheet Addition Coming
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In an effort to improve the accuracy of the spreadsheets, I am in the process of adding a few new services to the list. Like I have said so many times before, the most difficult thing in the very beginning of this project was determining which services Bookie Buster would be obtain plays from on a consistent basis.
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Once the list of spreadsheet services was set, I could not justify dedicating the time or effort in tracking every single new service that happened to appear on the radar. If you’ve noticed, previously unavailable plays from certain services pop up from time to time in Bookie Buster’s collection results. But then those service are gone again. Or services that we were able to track for the first few weeks of the season are never heard from again. It is really hard to tell who will reappear or which new comers are really here to stay. Long story short (too late ~ sorry I am rambling on and on), I am ready to add some new names to the spreadsheets that have proven enough consistent availability to be worthy of addition.
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Lastly, adding these services required me to go all the way back to the beginning of the season and review every single one of Bookie Buster’s service play threads. With that in mind, I also took the time along the way to break up the betting units better with a couple of services. For instance, Tony Onio will now be tracked for 100* to 400* plays as well as 500* to 900* plays and also 1000* plays. Why? Because Tony Onio (after watching him for awhile) tends to play a lot of 100*, 500* and 1000* plays. Once in a while a few 200* plays. When a service demonstrates this type of consistency in betting unit categories, it deserves to be tracked separately.
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
fficeffice" /><o></o>Just like their name promises, Power Play of the Day produced yet another winner (1~0) last night to go 9~2 for the season on the tracked plays spreadsheet. However, it should be noted that Power Play’s actual record (based on additional plays that we have not had the opportunity to verify and track) is just as impressive, if not more so. I rarely believe the records reported by other sources or the services themselves, but I would place trust in the reported record of Power Play. These guys are SOLID.
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></o>Larry Ness (demoted to the second group awhile back) is finally off of the hot seat and notched a badly needed victory. Ness had five losing days in a row before last night.
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></o>And what ever happened to Billy Coleman? Just over a week ago he was ranked in the top five of the first group and then he began to slide. Coleman has had five losing days out of the last seven tracked days and has lost 9 out of 14 of the last 14 tracked plays.
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></o>Things are finally getting back to normal on the FADE sheet. There are only four services total that are worthy of being ranked in the top group, but all four had losing nights yesterday. Our leader, MTI went 0~1 while runner-ups Stu Feiner (200* Plays), Larry Ness (Bonus Plays) and Gator all went 0~1 as well. All four of these services are hitting around 30% for the season. Watch for Gator (who had been winning recently) to start another bad streak and regain his perch atop of the FADE sheet.
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></o>Located in the bottom group of the FADE sheet, Proffit Plays is looking very promising. They have now lost 12 out of the last 18 tracked plays. I failed to notice this earlier and catch myself wondering how long this can last. Don’t fade, since Proffit Plays is due for a few winners, but them on your FADE Watchlist.
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></o>Spreadsheet Notes: Spreadsheet Addition Coming
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></o>In an effort to improve the accuracy of the spreadsheets, I am in the process of adding a few new services to the list. Like I have said so many times before, the most difficult thing in the very beginning of this project was determining which services Bookie Buster would be obtain plays from on a consistent basis.
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></o>Once the list of spreadsheet services was set, I could not justify dedicating the time or effort in tracking every single new service that happened to appear on the radar. If you’ve noticed, previously unavailable plays from certain services pop up from time to time in Bookie Buster’s collection results. But then those service are gone again. Or services that we were able to track for the first few weeks of the season are never heard from again. It is really hard to tell who will reappear or which new comers are really here to stay. Long story short (too late ~ sorry I am rambling on and on), I am ready to add some new names to the spreadsheets that have proven enough consistent availability to be worthy of addition.
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></o>Lastly, adding these services required me to go all the way back to the beginning of the season and review every single one of Bookie Buster’s service play threads. With that in mind, I also took the time along the way to break up the betting units better with a couple of services. For instance, Tony Onio will now be tracked for 100* to 400* plays as well as 500* to 900* plays and also 1000* plays. Why? Because Tony Onio (after watching him for awhile) tends to play a lot of 100*, 500* and 1000* plays. Once in a while a few 200* plays. When a service demonstrates this type of consistency in betting unit categories, it deserves to be tracked separately.
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Thanks Terry! BOL today.
Not sure if this helps or not. Please let me know.Tracking this stuff is a killer. I thank you for doing it and with you being crunched for time at the present time I thought this might help. If not let me know. Good LuckMichael Cannon 30 DimeSPURSLay the points with the Spurs tonight at home over the Nuggets.San Antonio is going to win this game going away, no question about it.Denver can’t expect to come into San Antonio with only two scoring options, Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson, and walk out with a win. The Spurs have far too many options on the offensive side of the ball and they utilize each of them perfectly.This is almost a carbon copy of the 2005 playoff series when Denver stole the first game then went on to lose the next four games convincingly at the hands of San Antonio.Tim Duncan is too strong in the middle for Denver while Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili have given the Nuggets fits on the perimeter and when driving the lane.The Spurs comeback win in Game 4, when they outscored Denver 29-16 in the final quarter, had to rip the hearts out of the Nuggets.They might be saying the right things to the media when talking about how they can come back and win the series, but they know they are just whistling past the graveyard.The favorite is 11-4 ATS in the last 15 meetings and the straight-up winner has cashed in each of the last 18 games between these two going back to a first-round playoff matchup in 2005.Lay the points with the Spurs as they end Devner’s season with the win and cover.10 DimeINDIANS (With Zambrano and Westbrook as listed pitchers)Take the Tribe tonight for the win at home over Toronto.Victor Zambrano gets the start for the Blue Jays and I wonder how in the world this guy still collects a major league paycheck. He’s been garbage everywhere he’s pitched and I fully expect the Indians to tee-off on him tonight at the Jake.Speaking of Jake, the Tribe will send Mr. Westbrook to the hill and he is showing signs of shaking out of his early season slump. He is 1-0, having allowed six earned runs over his last two starts spanning 13 1-3 innings.While I expect Westbrook to continue his good streak, Zambrano is starting his first game of the year and he just won’t have the arm strength to go beyond five innings, if he even makes it that far.Lay the juice and take the Tribe for the home win.5 DimeDIAMONDBACKS (With Davis and Hendrickson as listed pitchers)Take Arizona as a small road dog this afternoon over the Dodgers.Doug Davis gets the nod for the Diamondbacks and he’s been perfect against the Dodgers in his career, going 2-0 without allowing an earned run through innings in two starts.Mark Hendrickson has pitched well so far for LA, but it’s just a matter of time before the real Hendrickson emerges and shows his true colors.That time is today.Take the D-Backs as we’re getting the better pitcher with the better track record as at an underdog price.BRAVES (With James as listed pitcher)Lay the small juice with the Braves at home over the Phillies.Philadelphia struggled to start the season but they’ve started to turn it around. Freddy Garcia gets the nod tonight for the Phillies and he’s one of their top of the rotation guys, but I like the Braves to get to him here tonight.Chuck James gets the nod for Atlanta and the left-hander should be able to neutralize the Philly lineup tonight.James is 14-6 in his career with a 3.87 ERA in 32 games. He’s also had success against Philly in his short career, going 2-0 with a 2.18 ERA in three games, including a win this year on April 5 when he pitched five innings allowing only one earned run.Take the Braves as the slight home favorite for the win. MAUI SPORTS INSIDER View Public Profile Send a private message to MAUI SPORTS INSIDER Visit MAUI SPORTS INSIDER's homepage! Find all posts by MAUI SPORTS INSIDER Add MAUI SPORTS INSIDER to Your Buddy List #2 (permalink) 05-02-07, 11:39 AM MAUI SPORTS INSIDER Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006Posts: 1,441 Re: Service Plays 5/2/07 (Wednesday) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Larry Ness' Getaway Day GOW (19-5 with 15* GOW plays since Opening Day!) My 15* is on the Mil Brewers at 1:05 ET. The Cards continue to falter and the prices to go against them remain reasonable. That's the case again here in this final game of a three-game series in Milwaukee. The Brewers have won the first two games 7-1 and 12-2, yet even with Reyes (0-4. 5.73) on the mound against Capuano 4-0, 3.21), the price is not overly high. The Brewers enter this game having won 10 of their last 13, to move to 17-9 on the season, MLB's best record. They've won all five of Capuano's starts in 2007 and are 25-11 at home in his starts since the beginning of the 2005 season. Reyes has yet to win a start this year and in three starts vs the Brewers last year, allowed 15 hits and nine runs in 11 innings (3 starts), for an ERA of 7.76. The Cards were horrible against lefties in 2006 (lost over $2,500 at $100/game), including going 8-18 on the road vs left-handers. While the Cards have gone 4-3 vs lefties this year, note that they've averaged just 2.1 RPG in those seven contests. Getaway Day GOW 15* Mil Brewers. MAUI SPORTS INSIDER View Public Profile Send a private message to MAUI SPORTS INSIDER Visit MAUI SPORTS INSIDER's homepage! Find all posts by MAUI SPORTS INSIDER Add MAUI SPORTS INSIDER to Your Buddy List #3 (permalink) 05-02-07, 11:40 AM MAUI SPORTS INSIDER Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006Posts: 1,441 Re: Service Plays 5/2/07 (Wednesday) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCOTT SPREITZERSCOTT'S MLB AFTERNOON UNDERDOG HAMMER!(951) CHI Cubs vs (952) PIT PiratesGame Starts at May 02 2007 09:35 ESTTake (951) CHI CubsI'm taking the underdog Cubs on Wednesday afternoon (12:35pm ET), my 5* Hammer. Jason Marquis is off to a strong start in his first season as a Cub. His numbers should get even better on Wednesday. Marquis owns strong numbers against Pittsburgh and in this ballpark. Meanwhile, the Pirates continue to struggle against right-handers, (3.61 RPG in 18 games), especially at home where they're 2-5 scoring just 2.86 runs per game. The Cubs, meanwhile, have had litte trouble on the road against righties. They're 5-3 in this spot, averaging over five runs per game. They'll draw Ian Snell, who despite a pretty nice start in 2007, has had his problems, both against the Cubs and in day action. In fact, the righty owns a hefty 6.20 career ERA against Chicago and in 16 day appearances, (10 starts), Snell is 2-7 with a 6.41 ERA & 1.56 WHIP. The bullpens for these two squads are quite even, but the Cubs own a big-time advantage at the plate! With the advantage on the bump to start, (Marquis v. Snell), we'll back the Cubs as our daytime underdog. Thanks! GL! Scott MAUI SPORTS INSIDER View Public Profile Send a private message to MAUI SPORTS INSIDER Visit MAUI SPORTS INSIDER's homepage! Find all posts by MAUI SPORTS INSIDER Add MAUI SPORTS INSIDER to Your Buddy List #4 (permalink) 05-02-07, 11:40 AM MAUI SPORTS INSIDER Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006Posts: 1,441 Re: Service Plays 5/2/07 (Wednesday) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Larry Ness' 15* Blowout GOW-MLB (19-5 start with 15* GOW plays in MLB!) My 15* play is on the SF Giants at 10:15 ET. The Giants entered last weekend on an eight-game losing streak but lost three consecutive one-run games to the D'backs. They've split the first two games of this series with the Rockies and will send Barry Zito to the mound in the rubber game. Zito started poorly in 2007 (8.18 ERA in his first two starts) but has allowed just three ERs in his last three starts (over 20.1 innings), for an ERA of 1.33. Jeff Francis, arguably Colorado's best pitcher these last two years (14-12 and 13-11), opened with two good starts this year but has been HAMMERED in his last three (all at home), allowing 33 hits and 17 ERs in 16.1 innings (9.37 ERA). That's not good news when one considers he's 3-4 with a 6.11 ERA in 10 career starts against the Giants, including 1-3 with a 8.89 ERA in five outings at AT&T Park. The Giants had some problems with lefties on the road LY (5-15) but went 10-6 vs lefties at home. So far in 2007, the Giants are 5-3 (plus-$245) when facing a left-handed starter. The Rockies are 5-9 on the road this year (.357), which is about 'right,' considering the team went 89-154 (.366) away from Coors the last three seasons. Blowout GOW 15* SF Giants MAUI SPORTS INSIDER View Public Profile Send a private message to MAUI SPORTS INSIDER Visit MAUI SPORTS INSIDER's homepage! Find all posts by MAUI SPORTS INSIDER Add MAUI SPORTS INSIDER to Your Buddy List #5 (permalink) 05-02-07, 11:41 AM MAUI SPORTS INSIDER Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006Posts: 1,441 Re: Service Plays 5/2/07 (Wednesday) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Big Al's National League Totals Winner--83% in 2007!At 8:05pm our selection is on the Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros 'over' the total. After a bit of a slow start, the Reds' bats are really starting to heat up. Adam Dunn may be the best home run hitter that a lot of people have never heard of. He reminds me a lot of Dave Kingmanas he hits tape measure shots (a lot of them) but doesn't do much of anything else at the plate (except strike out). But Dunn may have finally found a little bit of patience this year as he has raised his batting average more than 20 points. Most people would consider hitting .260 below average, but for Dunn, that is a marked improvement over the past 2 years. Whether or not Cincy has resurrected Kyle Lohse from the Major League scrap heap remains to be seen. Minnesota basically gave up on Lohse as the guy that for years had "great stuff" but put up horrible numbers. He is having what anyone would call a career year so far in Cincinnati, but I'm not yet convinced that these are numbers are for real. After all, it didn't hurt that his first 3 starts were against the Cubs (twice) and the Diamondbacks. His last start was not so pretty and it came against a much more realistic Cardinal team. He could have his hands full in the hitters paradise known as Minute Maid Park against a very productive lineup. Runs should not be scarce in this one, as last season 7 of 9 games played between these two in Houston went a total of 9 runs or more. Take the 'Over'. As always, good luck...Al McMordie MAUI SPORTS INSIDER View Public Profile Send a private message to MAUI SPORTS INSIDER Visit MAUI SPORTS INSIDER's homepage! Find all posts by MAUI SPORTS INSIDER Add MAUI SPORTS INSIDER to Your Buddy List #6 (permalink) 05-02-07, 11:41 AM MAUI SPORTS INSIDER Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006Posts: 1,441 Re: Service Plays 5/2/07 (Wednesday) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Larry Ness' NBA 15* NuggetsIs this deja vu all over again? During the 2005 playoffs, the Nuggets upset the Spurs in San Antonio in the first game of their first round series, only to lose the next four games. The Spurs are one win away from repeating a similar comeback, as the teams meet tonight in San Antonio. After poor efforts in Game 1, Duncan (19.5-10.2), Ginobili (15.8-5.8-4.2) and Parker (18.8-6.0 APG) have made it look like "business as usual" these last three games. Finley, off a season in which he averaged a career-low 9.0 PPG, has averaged 13.5 PPG in the series and Horry, as he has done so many times before, has come through again in the clutch. The Nuggets did not play smart in Denver and just a few "bad stretches," cost them a chance to win in both of the two games played at the Pepsi Center. Iverson has shot poorly since Game 1 (just 25-of-70 over the last three games) and other than Anthony (28.2 PPG on 50% shooting), Nene (16.5-8.2) and Camby (8.5-13.0), the Nuggets have gotten few contributions. That said, let's remember that the Spurs have won the last three games by just nine, five and six points. Also, the Spurs haven't been a good pointspread team at home this year, going just 22-21 ATS (including the playoffs). As for the Nuggets, they are an impressive 26-16-1 ATS away from home and with little pressure on them now (down 3-1), should play loose. San Antonio can't match this team's athleticism and I expect the Spurs to struggle to win this one SU. 15* Den Nuggets.
Thanks for the plays Wonderdog. Some big plays from some very big hitters! Those are huge.
Tracking this stuff, although very time consuming, is not a problem for me since I can do it late at night after all the kids are in bed.
It is just the re-posting of the service plays in the afternoon that became difficult to do. I usually have time to post in the morning (when I am in my office at work) but I am out of the office in the afternoon (local travel to meet with clients) and then when I get home I have the kids to take care now that my wife's work schedule has changed.
I appreciate all the recent help from guys like yourself, VicVegas, $4Nothing, etc. (sorry if I missed anyone....but you know who you are).
I will continue to track and record and report. I just wanted to make sure that the service plays were conveniently available in the afternoon for everyone to view and I am so happy that I no longer have to stress over reposting them in a timely manner due to my afternoon / early evening time crunch issues.
Thank you to ALL that have pitched in and helped and to ALL that will contine to help out until Bookie Buster is ready to post in the Baseball Forum after the NBA playoffs are done.
Tracking this stuff, although very time consuming, is not a problem for me since I can do it late at night after all the kids are in bed.
It is just the re-posting of the service plays in the afternoon that became difficult to do. I usually have time to post in the morning (when I am in my office at work) but I am out of the office in the afternoon (local travel to meet with clients) and then when I get home I have the kids to take care now that my wife's work schedule has changed.
I appreciate all the recent help from guys like yourself, VicVegas, $4Nothing, etc. (sorry if I missed anyone....but you know who you are).
I will continue to track and record and report. I just wanted to make sure that the service plays were conveniently available in the afternoon for everyone to view and I am so happy that I no longer have to stress over reposting them in a timely manner due to my afternoon / early evening time crunch issues.
Thank you to ALL that have pitched in and helped and to ALL that will contine to help out until Bookie Buster is ready to post in the Baseball Forum after the NBA playoffs are done.
Service Plays from BB:
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I actually found a spare moment to check in and I saw that no one had reposted service plays from BB’s thread yet….so here you go….hopefully someone else can jump in and post the rest. I have to hit the road again before my day ends.
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Brandon Lang
20 DIME
Indians - Specify Pitchers - Zambrano vs Westbrook
10 DIME
Twins - Specify Pitchers - Bonser vs Seo
5 DIME
Brewers - Specify Pitchers - Reyes vs Capuano
Dodgers- Specify Pitchers - Davis vs Hendrickson
Giants - Specify Pitchers - Francis vs Zito
Cal Sports
MLB
5* Yankees Over
3*Indians
Rob House
500,000* Atlanta Braves W/ James
Stu Feiner
200 DIME MLB No Brainer...OAKLAND A's
200 DIME MLB No Brainer...KANSAS CITY ROYALS
The Wunderdog
Game: Baltimore at Detroit (1:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: Detroit -154
Detroit is a very streaky team and when they get on a winning roll they seem to sustain it. The first eight times they reached a three-game winning streak last season they stretched it to at least four all eight times! It is quality pitching that makes that possible and today they send Nate Robertson to the hill against the O's. Robertson has dominated the O's, as he has allowed just two earned runs over 21 innings in his last three starts against them - good for an ERA of 0.84. Robertson has had six career starts against the O's and pitched a stellar 3.11 ERA. After a good start, the O's have skidded badly losing 8 of 9. They are scoring just 3.3-rpg over this stretch while allowing 4+ in every game during this skid. Detroit’s bats are showing life and a pitcher with a top pedigree against a struggling opponent is the recipe for a win
Fast Eddie
5* Milwaukee Brewers
Larry Ness
(Getaway Day Game of the week)
Milwaukee Brewers
(Blowout Game of the week)
SF Giants
Trev Rogers
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Phillies
Angels
Chisox/Mariners Over 9
Twins/D-Rays Over 10
Dennis Macklin
A's at Red Sox
Prediction: 'Under'
Runs will be at a premium here in a matchup between two teams that have combined to go 17-30 'under' the 'total' to this point. And both teams will feature starters that have been razor sharp. Oakland RHP Chad Gaudin deserves better than his 1-1 record. He has a stingy 2.54 ERA and has allowed just eight earned on 20 hits in 28+ innings. The 'under' is 5-0 in his five starts. Fellow righty Josh Beckett has similarly stellar numbers with a 2.48 ERA, nine earned runs in 32+ innings, and a 7-28 walk-to-strikeout ratio. Curt Schilling and the 'under' was cruising at 4-2 in the ninth inning last night when BoSox reliever Jonathan Papelbon blew his first save in nine opportunities - he got touched up by unlikely opposite-field dinger by Oakland's Travis Buck. With both teams hitting .243 or less in their last seven games, the 'under' looks like the solid choice here.
Alex Smart
Cubs at Pirates
Prediction: 'Under'
The Pittsburgh Pirates have some of the league's best young pitchers on their roster, but Ian Snell maybe the best of the lot. The 25-year-old southpaw is 2-1 on the season with a stingy 1.59 ERA in five quality starts. His pitching opponent, RHP Jason Marquis, owns a 3-1 record along with a 2.35 ERA in five starts. As the numbers suggest, both hurlers are in top form and will help make this a low-scoring affair. Final notes and trends: The Cubs have gone 'under' in 15 of their last 19 versus NL teams that score 3.8 or less runs per game, like the Pirates. Pittsburgh has combined with their opponents to average 6.9 runs per game at home this season. Play on the 'under'.
Razor Sharp
MINNESOTA/TAMPA BAY UNDER the total of 10½
Big Al
MLB Anaheim vs. Kansas City
Take Anaheim Angels
The Angels go for a 3 game sweep of the Royals tonight in Kansas City and there is no reason to think they won't get it. Because Angels righthanded starter Ervin Santana is not off to a good start this season, and because the Royals are going with their hot young lefty Jorge De La Rosa at home, the line is about even. But De La Rosa is very inexperienced, while Santana is a quality starter who will get it together, and perhaps most importantly, the Angels have been murdering lefthanders, batting a scorching .291 as a team against them. Not to mention the fact that the Angels have a much better bullpen than KC, highlighted by perhaps the best closer in baseball, Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez. Then add the fact that L.A. has absolutely owned the Royals of late (they are 40 - 15 in the last 55 meetings) and that KC's pitching is so banged up that they can hardly field a complete team and you have a nice situation. Take the Angels. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
Scotty Spreitzer
(**MLB AFTERNOON UNDERDOG HAMMER**)
Chicago Cubs
Gator
70% Situations
MLB (Wednesday) Play Against - All underdogs with a money line of +100 or higher (ST LOUIS) - poor power team (<=0.9 HR's/game) against a starting pitcher who gives up 0.5 or less HR's/start, with a starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.250 to 1.350 on the season-NL.
(57-16 last 5 seasons.) (78.1%)
PLAY: Milwaukee -135
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20 DIME
Indians - Specify Pitchers - Zambrano vs Westbrook
10 DIME
Twins - Specify Pitchers - Bonser vs Seo
5 DIME
Brewers - Specify Pitchers - Reyes vs Capuano
Dodgers- Specify Pitchers - Davis vs Hendrickson
Giants - Specify Pitchers - Francis vs Zito
Cal Sports
MLB
5* Yankees Over
3*Indians
Rob House
500,000* Atlanta Braves W/ James
Stu Feiner
200 DIME MLB No Brainer...OAKLAND A's
200 DIME MLB No Brainer...KANSAS CITY ROYALS
The Wunderdog
Game: Baltimore at Detroit (1:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: Detroit -154
Detroit is a very streaky team and when they get on a winning roll they seem to sustain it. The first eight times they reached a three-game winning streak last season they stretched it to at least four all eight times! It is quality pitching that makes that possible and today they send Nate Robertson to the hill against the O's. Robertson has dominated the O's, as he has allowed just two earned runs over 21 innings in his last three starts against them - good for an ERA of 0.84. Robertson has had six career starts against the O's and pitched a stellar 3.11 ERA. After a good start, the O's have skidded badly losing 8 of 9. They are scoring just 3.3-rpg over this stretch while allowing 4+ in every game during this skid. Detroit’s bats are showing life and a pitcher with a top pedigree against a struggling opponent is the recipe for a win
Fast Eddie
5* Milwaukee Brewers
Larry Ness
(Getaway Day Game of the week)
Milwaukee Brewers
(Blowout Game of the week)
SF Giants
Trev Rogers
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Phillies
Angels
Chisox/Mariners Over 9
Twins/D-Rays Over 10
Dennis Macklin
A's at Red Sox
Prediction: 'Under'
Runs will be at a premium here in a matchup between two teams that have combined to go 17-30 'under' the 'total' to this point. And both teams will feature starters that have been razor sharp. Oakland RHP Chad Gaudin deserves better than his 1-1 record. He has a stingy 2.54 ERA and has allowed just eight earned on 20 hits in 28+ innings. The 'under' is 5-0 in his five starts. Fellow righty Josh Beckett has similarly stellar numbers with a 2.48 ERA, nine earned runs in 32+ innings, and a 7-28 walk-to-strikeout ratio. Curt Schilling and the 'under' was cruising at 4-2 in the ninth inning last night when BoSox reliever Jonathan Papelbon blew his first save in nine opportunities - he got touched up by unlikely opposite-field dinger by Oakland's Travis Buck. With both teams hitting .243 or less in their last seven games, the 'under' looks like the solid choice here.
Alex Smart
Cubs at Pirates
Prediction: 'Under'
The Pittsburgh Pirates have some of the league's best young pitchers on their roster, but Ian Snell maybe the best of the lot. The 25-year-old southpaw is 2-1 on the season with a stingy 1.59 ERA in five quality starts. His pitching opponent, RHP Jason Marquis, owns a 3-1 record along with a 2.35 ERA in five starts. As the numbers suggest, both hurlers are in top form and will help make this a low-scoring affair. Final notes and trends: The Cubs have gone 'under' in 15 of their last 19 versus NL teams that score 3.8 or less runs per game, like the Pirates. Pittsburgh has combined with their opponents to average 6.9 runs per game at home this season. Play on the 'under'.
Razor Sharp
MINNESOTA/TAMPA BAY UNDER the total of 10½
Big Al
MLB Anaheim vs. Kansas City
Take Anaheim Angels
The Angels go for a 3 game sweep of the Royals tonight in Kansas City and there is no reason to think they won't get it. Because Angels righthanded starter Ervin Santana is not off to a good start this season, and because the Royals are going with their hot young lefty Jorge De La Rosa at home, the line is about even. But De La Rosa is very inexperienced, while Santana is a quality starter who will get it together, and perhaps most importantly, the Angels have been murdering lefthanders, batting a scorching .291 as a team against them. Not to mention the fact that the Angels have a much better bullpen than KC, highlighted by perhaps the best closer in baseball, Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez. Then add the fact that L.A. has absolutely owned the Royals of late (they are 40 - 15 in the last 55 meetings) and that KC's pitching is so banged up that they can hardly field a complete team and you have a nice situation. Take the Angels. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
Scotty Spreitzer
(**MLB AFTERNOON UNDERDOG HAMMER**)
Chicago Cubs
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MLB (Wednesday) Play Against - All underdogs with a money line of +100 or higher (ST LOUIS) - poor power team (<=0.9 HR's/game) against a starting pitcher who gives up 0.5 or less HR's/start, with a starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.250 to 1.350 on the season-NL.
(57-16 last 5 seasons.) (78.1%)
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Larry Ness' Getaway Day GOW (19-5 with 15* GOW plays since Opening Day!)
My 15* is on the Mil Brewers at 1:05 ET. The Cards continue to falter and the prices to go against them remain reasonable. That's the case again here in this final game of a three-game series in Milwaukee. The Brewers have won the first two games 7-1 and 12-2, yet even with Reyes (0-4. 5.73) on the mound against Capuano 4-0, 3.21), the price is not overly high. The Brewers enter this game having won 10 of their last 13, to move to 17-9 on the season, MLB's best record. They've won all five of Capuano's starts in 2007 and are 25-11 at home in his starts since the beginning of the 2005 season. Reyes has yet to win a start this year and in three starts vs the Brewers last year, allowed 15 hits and nine runs in 11 innings (3 starts), for an ERA of 7.76. The Cards were horrible against lefties in 2006 (lost over $2,500 at $100/game), including going 8-18 on the road vs left-handers. While the Cards have gone 4-3 vs lefties this year, note that they've averaged just 2.1 RPG in those seven contests. Getaway Day GOW 15* Mil Brewers.
JIM FEIST
(971) TOR Blue Jays
(972) CLE Indians
Take "(972) CLE Indians"
Josh Towers is leaving the starting rotation in favour of veteran Victor Zambrano. Zambrano has average stuff and faces a powerful Cleveland offense that is 4th in on-base percentage and second in walks. Toronto has major injury problems, with closer B.J. Ryan on the DL, along with catcher Gregg Zaun, starter Gustavo Chacin and outfielder Reed Johnson, while third baseman Troy Glaus just came off the list Saturday. Red hot Cleveland is 8-3 at home.
Play the Indians
Dave Cokin
(959) PHI Phillies
(960) ATL Braves
Take "(960) ATL Braves"
Freddy Garcia still hasn't found any consistent form coming off the injury that caused him to miss the start of the season. Chuck James has become very comfortable pitching at home for the Braves. Look for the host team to come away with the rubber match of this three game series with the win this evening."
AL McMORDIE
MLB Anaheim vs. Kansas City
Take Anaheim Angels
The Angels go for a 3 game sweep of the Royals tonight in Kansas City and there is no reason to think they won't get it. Because Angels righthanded starter Ervin Santana is not off to a good start this season, and because the Royals are going with their hot young lefty Jorge De La Rosa at home, the line is about even. But De La Rosa is very inexperienced, while Santana is a quality starter who will get it together, and perhaps most importantly, the Angels have been murdering lefthanders, batting a scorching .291 as a team against them. Not to mention the fact that the Angels have a much better bullpen than KC, highlighted by perhaps the best closer in baseball, Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez. Then add the fact that L.A. has absolutely owned the Royals of late (they are 40 - 15 in the last 55 meetings) and that KC's pitching is so banged up that they can hardly field a complete team and you have a nice situation. Take the Angels. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
Michael Cannon Money Train
Wednesday's Plays..
10 Dime –
INDIANS (With Zambrano and Westbrook as listed pitchers)
Take the Tribe tonight for the win at home over Toronto.
Victor Zambrano gets the start for the Blue Jays and I wonder how in the world this guy still collects a major league paycheck. He’s been garbage everywhere he’s pitched and I fully expect the Indians to tee-off on him tonight at the Jake.
Speaking of Jake, the Tribe will send Mr. Westbrook to the hill and he is showing signs of shaking out of his early season slump. He is 1-0, having allowed six earned runs over his last two starts spanning 13 1-3 innings.
While I expect Westbrook to continue his good streak, Zambrano is starting his first game of the year and he just won’t have the arm strength to go beyond five innings, if he even makes it that far.
Lay the juice and take the Tribe for the home win.
5 Dime –
DIAMONDBACKS (With Davis and Hendrickson as listed pitchers)
Take Arizona as a small road dog this afternoon over the Dodgers.
Doug Davis gets the nod for the Diamondbacks and he’s been perfect against the Dodgers in his career, going 2-0 without allowing an earned run through innings in two starts.
Mark Hendrickson has pitched well so far for LA, but it’s just a matter of time before the real Hendrickson emerges and shows his true colors.
That time is today.
Take the D-Backs as we’re getting the better pitcher with the better track record as at an underdog price.
BRAVES (With James as listed pitcher)
Lay the small juice with the Braves at home over the Phillies.
Philadelphia struggled to start the season but they’ve started to turn it around. Freddy Garcia gets the nod tonight for the Phillies and he’s one of their top of the rotation guys, but I like the Braves to get to him here tonight.
Chuck James gets the nod for Atlanta and the left-hander should be able to neutralize the Philly lineup tonight.
James is 14-6 in his career with a 3.87 ERA in 32 games. He’s also had success against Philly in his short career, going 2-0 with a 2.18 ERA in three games, including a win this year on April 5 when he pitched five innings allowing only one earned run.
Take the Braves as the slight home favorite for the win.
Bryan Leonard
Cards at Brewers
Everything is going wrong for the Cardinals. The offense is averaging just 3.4 runs per game, and they scored a single run in back to back games against the Cubs and Brewers. The tragedy this week losing reliever Josh Hancock is a terrible thing for the players to deal with while continuing to go to work each day. It?s not a good time for the slumping offense to face Milwaukee ace lefty Chris Capuano (4-0, 3.21 ERA).
PLAY THE BREWERS
Totals 4 U
Minnesota/tampa Bay Under 10 1/2
Jimmy The Moose
Reds beat up on the Astros last night and have now won 3 straight. Lohse has pitched well this season. Over his last 3 starts his ERA is 2.14 and the Reds have won 2 of the 3 games. The Astros have dropped 9 of their last 10. Rodriguez is 0-3 with a 4.50 ERA. The Astros have lost 3 of his 4 starts. The Reds are swinging the hotter bats and will take this one to even the season series at two a piece.
Play on the Reds
Trev Rogers
1. Cubs +113
2. Phillies +111
3. Angels -123
4. Chisox vs. Mariners Over 9
5. Twins vs. D-Rays Over 10
Larry Ness' 15* Blowout GOW-MLB (19-5 start with 15* GOW plays in MLB!)
My 15* play is on the SF Giants at 10:15 ET. The Giants entered last weekend on an eight-game losing streak but lost three consecutive one-run games to the D'backs. They've split the first two games of this series with the Rockies and will send Barry Zito to the mound in the rubber game. Zito started poorly in 2007 (8.18 ERA in his first two starts) but has allowed just three ERs in his last three starts (over 20.1 innings), for an ERA of 1.33. Jeff Francis, arguably Colorado's best pitcher these last two years (14-12 and 13-11), opened with two good starts this year but has been HAMMERED in his last three (all at home), allowing 33 hits and 17 ERs in 16.1 innings (9.37 ERA). That's not good news when one considers he's 3-4 with a 6.11 ERA in 10 career starts against the Giants, including 1-3 with a 8.89 ERA in five outings at AT&T Park. The Giants had some problems with lefties on the road LY (5-15) but went 10-6 vs lefties at home. So far in 2007, the Giants are 5-3 (plus-$245) when facing a left-handed starter. The Rockies are 5-9 on the road this year (.357), which is about 'right,' considering the team went 89-154 (.366) away from Coors the last three seasons. Blowout GOW 15* SF Giants
Proffit Plays
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
NY Yankees
Panhandle Sports
NY Mets
Houston
Boston
Minnesota
Wed. Comps
Mike Carson-OVER Colorado
Winner Line-San Francisco
Computer Boys-Tigers
OTM-OVER San Francisco
Kevin Kennedy-White Six
Feiner-OVER Phillies
Gaston-Denver
GOLD KEY GAMES:
3 Units (Bonus Play): Pittsburgh Pirates SNELL -125
Silver Key (Bonus Play): Texas TEJEDA +1.5 runs -130
Maverick
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Winning Points
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6* NYY,
5* Mil,
5* SF.
Last nine days tracking 11-11-1(ppd). GL
Trev Rogers Free MLB
1. Cubs +113
2. Phillies +111
3. Angels -123
4. Chisox vs. Mariners Over 9
5. Twins vs. D-Rays Over 10
Big Al
Big Al's National League Totals Winner--83% in 2007!
At 8:05pm our selection is on the Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros 'over' the total.
After a bit of a slow start, the Reds' bats are really starting to heat up. Adam Dunn may be the best home run hitter that a lot of people have never heard of. He reminds me a lot of Dave Kingmanas he hits tape measure shots (a lot of them) but doesn't do much of anything else at the plate (except strike out). But Dunn may have finally found a little bit of patience this year as he has raised his batting average more than 20 points. Most people would consider hitting .260 below average, but for Dunn, that is a marked improvement over the past 2 years. Whether or not Cincy has resurrected Kyle Lohse from the Major League scrap heap remains to be seen. Minnesota basically gave up on Lohse as the guy that for years had "great stuff" but put up horrible numbers. He is having what anyone would call a career year so far in Cincinnati, but I'm not yet convinced that these are numbers are for real. After all, it didn't hurt that his first 3 starts were against the Cubs (twice) and the Diamondbacks. His last start was not so pretty and it came against a much more realistic Cardinal team. He could have his hands full in the hitters paradise known as Minute Maid Park against a very productive lineup. Runs should not be scarce in this one, as last season 7 of 9 games played between these two in Houston went a total of 9 runs or more. Take the 'Over'. As always, good luck...Al McMordie
Jack Majors comp= BREWERS AL GOW= TIGERS
Cal Sports= 5* Yanks Over 3*Indians Nba 3*Denver PAID~CONFIRMED
Professional Plays
3.5 Units on Cleveland & Toronto over 10 1/2
Billy Coleman
3* Jays
3* Dodgers under
Sports Betting Solutions
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Tampa Bay +1.5 -130 $520/$400
C-Stars Sports
1500 Units AL Game Of The Month! Boston Red Sox -190 Over Oakland When BOSTON team Played as Home team as a Favorite - After a non division game - Vs AL WEST opponent - Coming off a Loss vs. AL WEST opponent - Coming off 1 over 14-1 SU in this spot. When ANY MLB Team Played as Home team as a Favorite - During a night game - During the month of May - Vs AL WEST opponent - Coming off 1 over - Coming off a 1 game loss - Scored 4 or more runs FOR in their last game Boston 12-3 SU in this spot.
1200 Units NL Game Of The Month! San Francisco -140 Over Colorado When SAN FRANCISCO team played as a -140 to -160 home Favorite - During a night game - Vs. Left handed pitchers 17-3 SU in this spot. When SAN FRANCISCO team Played as home team as a Favorite - Playing on Wednesday - Vs. Left handed pitchers 20-4 SU in this spot. When SAN FRANCISCO team Played as home team as a Favorite - Vs. Left handed pitchers - Playing on Wednesday 20-4 SU in this spot. When SAN FRANCISCO team played as a home team - Playing on Wednesday - Vs. Left handed pitchers 22-5 SU in this spot. When SAN FRANCISCO team Played as Home team as a Favorite - Before a non division game - Vs Division Opponent - Coming off a Home loss as a Favorite - Coming off a Home loss 11-1 SU in this spot.
Bonus plays all 75 Units
NY Mets/Florida Over 9.5
NY Yankees -145 Over Texas
LA Dodgers -120 Over Arizona
DREW GORDON-
400,000? Braves
100,000? Royals
Braves- While its true both teams are swinging the bats extremely well, one thing that has been shown to cool off the Phillies bats is left-handed pitching. Unfortunately for the them, tonight they face off against southpaw Chuck James, who's been absolutely dominant against the Phillies during his career.
James is 2-0 with a 2.18 ERA in four career appearances (3 starts) against Philadelphia. Not only that, but after losing back-to-back starts he settled down nicely against the Rockies, giving up 4 runs in 5 1/3, which may look bad, but 2 of those runs scored after he left the hill. James looks to be back on track, which can only mean bad news for this Phillies team.
I gave you the Phillies yesterday, who beat the Braves 6-4, however that was with a strong edge in the pitching match up, facing the sorry Mark Redman (who lasted only 1 2/3 innings). Tonight its a whole different animal, as James will give Phillies starter Freddy Garcia little room for error.
Garcia may have won 17 games last year, however most agree he's still a considerable distance away from reaching that kind of success here in Philadelphia. It just hasn't happened as fast as they would like, and tonight will be another example of that. Remember, the Braves have been destroying right handed pitching over their last 10 games, averaging a ridiculous .322 against them. The way Garcia's been pitching... This one could get ugly.
Take the Braves behind James over the Phillies as your top-rated play of the day.
Royals- This is the perfect spot for the Kansas City, facing an offensively-challenged Angels squad, starting a pitcher who's been garbage on the road this season in Ervin Santana.
When I say garbage, I mean it, as Santana is 0-3 with an astronomical 9.64 ERA on the road this year. And while the Royals may have only 4 home wins this season, they've shown they can swing the bats there, averaging .260 at Kauffman Stadium this season.
They've lost two straight to the Angels, but that was to be expected, as the Royals lost to Lackey and then Colon. But this time around, the pitching match up strongly favors the Royals with De La Rosa getting the start tonight. De La Rosa has been good this season, depsite a rough game at Seattle in his last start, the Royals southpaw has been much better at home. In two home starts this year he's allowed only 1 run on 9 hits in 15 innings of work (against Detroit and Minnesota no less).
Bottom line, Royals capitalize on a favorable pitching match up to get the home win against the Angels in this one. De La Rosa continues to be golden at home, while Santana continues to be utter garbage on the road... The result: a solid Royals victory.
Take the Royals behind De La Rosa over the Angels in this MLB match up.
Triple Crown Sports
4* minnesota (bonser -128)
3* arizona (under 9) 9:00
3* oakland (under 9)
Chris Jordan
300? ROCKIES (LIST Francis and Zito)
100? BRAVES (LIST Garcia and James)
100? ROYALS (LIST Santana and De La Rosa)
Ethan Law
The Rockies will close out their road series against San Francisco after splitting the first two games. I was originally not going use this match-up as a rated selection, but after Colorados win last night, this is an ideal go against spot on the Rockies in a very favorable situation as the lefty vs. lefty match-up heavily favors the home team tonight. The Giants Barry Zito has looked sharper every time he takes the mound (3.73 overall ERA, 1.88 last two starts) and he now has the luxury of facing a Colorado team that is only 1-6 (-$565) against left-handers so far this season. Zito has pitched twice against the Colorado Rockies, both appearances coming in hitting friendly Denver, and has been effective against them, allowing one earned run in 13 1/3 innings. Our only concern is that he hasnt faired well in at AT&T Park (2-3, 4.46 ERA in six games) but Giants manager Bruce Bochy sees signs that he's ready to relax and pitch in the ballpark by the bay. "It's only human nature when you sign a contract of the magnitude of his that you want to get off to a good start," Bochy said. "I'm sure he put a little too much pressure on himself. He's settled in now and he's one of the guys. He's not overthrowing and he has better command. Colorado will counter with left-hander Jeff Francis who is struggling mightily so far this season. Francis has yielded a 9.37 ERA and 33 hits in 16 1/3 innings in his last three starts, all losses. About the only saving grace is all of those starts were at Coors Field and this start is at AT&T Park, but Francis still holds a whopping 8.89 career ERA there with a 1-3 record! Even more terrible news for Francis is the fact that the Giants, have done well against southpaws (5-3, +$235 with 5.3 runs per game in those contests. The fact that this is the rubber game in the series is also significant, as the Rockies have never had a winning season series in San Francisco and are 21-43 in the new park. The Giants have won four of their last six meetings in San Francisco. It looks like an overwhelming pitching disparity, and SF is a far better team to begin with. Im always hesitant to lay the heavy price on any favorite so Im going run-line give these numbers.
Verdict: Colorado 2, San Francisco 7
PLAY 1* UNIT ON SAN FRANCISCO -1.5 +$140
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2* mets
Gamblers Choice
4 Det +40
Ats Lock Club
4 Dodgers -125
3 over 10.5 Clev/BJ
Bob Balfe
Giants -150 over Rockies
Zito/Francis
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My 15* is on the Mil Brewers at 1:05 ET. The Cards continue to falter and the prices to go against them remain reasonable. That's the case again here in this final game of a three-game series in Milwaukee. The Brewers have won the first two games 7-1 and 12-2, yet even with Reyes (0-4. 5.73) on the mound against Capuano 4-0, 3.21), the price is not overly high. The Brewers enter this game having won 10 of their last 13, to move to 17-9 on the season, MLB's best record. They've won all five of Capuano's starts in 2007 and are 25-11 at home in his starts since the beginning of the 2005 season. Reyes has yet to win a start this year and in three starts vs the Brewers last year, allowed 15 hits and nine runs in 11 innings (3 starts), for an ERA of 7.76. The Cards were horrible against lefties in 2006 (lost over $2,500 at $100/game), including going 8-18 on the road vs left-handers. While the Cards have gone 4-3 vs lefties this year, note that they've averaged just 2.1 RPG in those seven contests. Getaway Day GOW 15* Mil Brewers.
JIM FEIST
(971) TOR Blue Jays
(972) CLE Indians
Take "(972) CLE Indians"
Josh Towers is leaving the starting rotation in favour of veteran Victor Zambrano. Zambrano has average stuff and faces a powerful Cleveland offense that is 4th in on-base percentage and second in walks. Toronto has major injury problems, with closer B.J. Ryan on the DL, along with catcher Gregg Zaun, starter Gustavo Chacin and outfielder Reed Johnson, while third baseman Troy Glaus just came off the list Saturday. Red hot Cleveland is 8-3 at home.
Play the Indians
Dave Cokin
(959) PHI Phillies
(960) ATL Braves
Take "(960) ATL Braves"
Freddy Garcia still hasn't found any consistent form coming off the injury that caused him to miss the start of the season. Chuck James has become very comfortable pitching at home for the Braves. Look for the host team to come away with the rubber match of this three game series with the win this evening."
AL McMORDIE
MLB Anaheim vs. Kansas City
Take Anaheim Angels
The Angels go for a 3 game sweep of the Royals tonight in Kansas City and there is no reason to think they won't get it. Because Angels righthanded starter Ervin Santana is not off to a good start this season, and because the Royals are going with their hot young lefty Jorge De La Rosa at home, the line is about even. But De La Rosa is very inexperienced, while Santana is a quality starter who will get it together, and perhaps most importantly, the Angels have been murdering lefthanders, batting a scorching .291 as a team against them. Not to mention the fact that the Angels have a much better bullpen than KC, highlighted by perhaps the best closer in baseball, Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez. Then add the fact that L.A. has absolutely owned the Royals of late (they are 40 - 15 in the last 55 meetings) and that KC's pitching is so banged up that they can hardly field a complete team and you have a nice situation. Take the Angels. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
Michael Cannon Money Train
Wednesday's Plays..
10 Dime –
INDIANS (With Zambrano and Westbrook as listed pitchers)
Take the Tribe tonight for the win at home over Toronto.
Victor Zambrano gets the start for the Blue Jays and I wonder how in the world this guy still collects a major league paycheck. He’s been garbage everywhere he’s pitched and I fully expect the Indians to tee-off on him tonight at the Jake.
Speaking of Jake, the Tribe will send Mr. Westbrook to the hill and he is showing signs of shaking out of his early season slump. He is 1-0, having allowed six earned runs over his last two starts spanning 13 1-3 innings.
While I expect Westbrook to continue his good streak, Zambrano is starting his first game of the year and he just won’t have the arm strength to go beyond five innings, if he even makes it that far.
Lay the juice and take the Tribe for the home win.
5 Dime –
DIAMONDBACKS (With Davis and Hendrickson as listed pitchers)
Take Arizona as a small road dog this afternoon over the Dodgers.
Doug Davis gets the nod for the Diamondbacks and he’s been perfect against the Dodgers in his career, going 2-0 without allowing an earned run through innings in two starts.
Mark Hendrickson has pitched well so far for LA, but it’s just a matter of time before the real Hendrickson emerges and shows his true colors.
That time is today.
Take the D-Backs as we’re getting the better pitcher with the better track record as at an underdog price.
BRAVES (With James as listed pitcher)
Lay the small juice with the Braves at home over the Phillies.
Philadelphia struggled to start the season but they’ve started to turn it around. Freddy Garcia gets the nod tonight for the Phillies and he’s one of their top of the rotation guys, but I like the Braves to get to him here tonight.
Chuck James gets the nod for Atlanta and the left-hander should be able to neutralize the Philly lineup tonight.
James is 14-6 in his career with a 3.87 ERA in 32 games. He’s also had success against Philly in his short career, going 2-0 with a 2.18 ERA in three games, including a win this year on April 5 when he pitched five innings allowing only one earned run.
Take the Braves as the slight home favorite for the win.
Bryan Leonard
Cards at Brewers
Everything is going wrong for the Cardinals. The offense is averaging just 3.4 runs per game, and they scored a single run in back to back games against the Cubs and Brewers. The tragedy this week losing reliever Josh Hancock is a terrible thing for the players to deal with while continuing to go to work each day. It?s not a good time for the slumping offense to face Milwaukee ace lefty Chris Capuano (4-0, 3.21 ERA).
PLAY THE BREWERS
Totals 4 U
Minnesota/tampa Bay Under 10 1/2
Jimmy The Moose
Reds beat up on the Astros last night and have now won 3 straight. Lohse has pitched well this season. Over his last 3 starts his ERA is 2.14 and the Reds have won 2 of the 3 games. The Astros have dropped 9 of their last 10. Rodriguez is 0-3 with a 4.50 ERA. The Astros have lost 3 of his 4 starts. The Reds are swinging the hotter bats and will take this one to even the season series at two a piece.
Play on the Reds
Trev Rogers
1. Cubs +113
2. Phillies +111
3. Angels -123
4. Chisox vs. Mariners Over 9
5. Twins vs. D-Rays Over 10
Larry Ness' 15* Blowout GOW-MLB (19-5 start with 15* GOW plays in MLB!)
My 15* play is on the SF Giants at 10:15 ET. The Giants entered last weekend on an eight-game losing streak but lost three consecutive one-run games to the D'backs. They've split the first two games of this series with the Rockies and will send Barry Zito to the mound in the rubber game. Zito started poorly in 2007 (8.18 ERA in his first two starts) but has allowed just three ERs in his last three starts (over 20.1 innings), for an ERA of 1.33. Jeff Francis, arguably Colorado's best pitcher these last two years (14-12 and 13-11), opened with two good starts this year but has been HAMMERED in his last three (all at home), allowing 33 hits and 17 ERs in 16.1 innings (9.37 ERA). That's not good news when one considers he's 3-4 with a 6.11 ERA in 10 career starts against the Giants, including 1-3 with a 8.89 ERA in five outings at AT&T Park. The Giants had some problems with lefties on the road LY (5-15) but went 10-6 vs lefties at home. So far in 2007, the Giants are 5-3 (plus-$245) when facing a left-handed starter. The Rockies are 5-9 on the road this year (.357), which is about 'right,' considering the team went 89-154 (.366) away from Coors the last three seasons. Blowout GOW 15* SF Giants
Proffit Plays
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
NY Yankees
Panhandle Sports
NY Mets
Houston
Boston
Minnesota
Wed. Comps
Mike Carson-OVER Colorado
Winner Line-San Francisco
Computer Boys-Tigers
OTM-OVER San Francisco
Kevin Kennedy-White Six
Feiner-OVER Phillies
Gaston-Denver
GOLD KEY GAMES:
3 Units (Bonus Play): Pittsburgh Pirates SNELL -125
Silver Key (Bonus Play): Texas TEJEDA +1.5 runs -130
Maverick
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Winning Points
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5* Mil,
5* SF.
Last nine days tracking 11-11-1(ppd). GL
Trev Rogers Free MLB
1. Cubs +113
2. Phillies +111
3. Angels -123
4. Chisox vs. Mariners Over 9
5. Twins vs. D-Rays Over 10
Big Al
Big Al's National League Totals Winner--83% in 2007!
At 8:05pm our selection is on the Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros 'over' the total.
After a bit of a slow start, the Reds' bats are really starting to heat up. Adam Dunn may be the best home run hitter that a lot of people have never heard of. He reminds me a lot of Dave Kingmanas he hits tape measure shots (a lot of them) but doesn't do much of anything else at the plate (except strike out). But Dunn may have finally found a little bit of patience this year as he has raised his batting average more than 20 points. Most people would consider hitting .260 below average, but for Dunn, that is a marked improvement over the past 2 years. Whether or not Cincy has resurrected Kyle Lohse from the Major League scrap heap remains to be seen. Minnesota basically gave up on Lohse as the guy that for years had "great stuff" but put up horrible numbers. He is having what anyone would call a career year so far in Cincinnati, but I'm not yet convinced that these are numbers are for real. After all, it didn't hurt that his first 3 starts were against the Cubs (twice) and the Diamondbacks. His last start was not so pretty and it came against a much more realistic Cardinal team. He could have his hands full in the hitters paradise known as Minute Maid Park against a very productive lineup. Runs should not be scarce in this one, as last season 7 of 9 games played between these two in Houston went a total of 9 runs or more. Take the 'Over'. As always, good luck...Al McMordie
Jack Majors comp= BREWERS AL GOW= TIGERS
Cal Sports= 5* Yanks Over 3*Indians Nba 3*Denver PAID~CONFIRMED
Professional Plays
3.5 Units on Cleveland & Toronto over 10 1/2
Billy Coleman
3* Jays
3* Dodgers under
Sports Betting Solutions
7:10 PM mlb Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay +1.5 -130 $520/$400
C-Stars Sports
1500 Units AL Game Of The Month! Boston Red Sox -190 Over Oakland When BOSTON team Played as Home team as a Favorite - After a non division game - Vs AL WEST opponent - Coming off a Loss vs. AL WEST opponent - Coming off 1 over 14-1 SU in this spot. When ANY MLB Team Played as Home team as a Favorite - During a night game - During the month of May - Vs AL WEST opponent - Coming off 1 over - Coming off a 1 game loss - Scored 4 or more runs FOR in their last game Boston 12-3 SU in this spot.
1200 Units NL Game Of The Month! San Francisco -140 Over Colorado When SAN FRANCISCO team played as a -140 to -160 home Favorite - During a night game - Vs. Left handed pitchers 17-3 SU in this spot. When SAN FRANCISCO team Played as home team as a Favorite - Playing on Wednesday - Vs. Left handed pitchers 20-4 SU in this spot. When SAN FRANCISCO team Played as home team as a Favorite - Vs. Left handed pitchers - Playing on Wednesday 20-4 SU in this spot. When SAN FRANCISCO team played as a home team - Playing on Wednesday - Vs. Left handed pitchers 22-5 SU in this spot. When SAN FRANCISCO team Played as Home team as a Favorite - Before a non division game - Vs Division Opponent - Coming off a Home loss as a Favorite - Coming off a Home loss 11-1 SU in this spot.
Bonus plays all 75 Units
NY Mets/Florida Over 9.5
NY Yankees -145 Over Texas
LA Dodgers -120 Over Arizona
DREW GORDON-
400,000? Braves
100,000? Royals
Braves- While its true both teams are swinging the bats extremely well, one thing that has been shown to cool off the Phillies bats is left-handed pitching. Unfortunately for the them, tonight they face off against southpaw Chuck James, who's been absolutely dominant against the Phillies during his career.
James is 2-0 with a 2.18 ERA in four career appearances (3 starts) against Philadelphia. Not only that, but after losing back-to-back starts he settled down nicely against the Rockies, giving up 4 runs in 5 1/3, which may look bad, but 2 of those runs scored after he left the hill. James looks to be back on track, which can only mean bad news for this Phillies team.
I gave you the Phillies yesterday, who beat the Braves 6-4, however that was with a strong edge in the pitching match up, facing the sorry Mark Redman (who lasted only 1 2/3 innings). Tonight its a whole different animal, as James will give Phillies starter Freddy Garcia little room for error.
Garcia may have won 17 games last year, however most agree he's still a considerable distance away from reaching that kind of success here in Philadelphia. It just hasn't happened as fast as they would like, and tonight will be another example of that. Remember, the Braves have been destroying right handed pitching over their last 10 games, averaging a ridiculous .322 against them. The way Garcia's been pitching... This one could get ugly.
Take the Braves behind James over the Phillies as your top-rated play of the day.
Royals- This is the perfect spot for the Kansas City, facing an offensively-challenged Angels squad, starting a pitcher who's been garbage on the road this season in Ervin Santana.
When I say garbage, I mean it, as Santana is 0-3 with an astronomical 9.64 ERA on the road this year. And while the Royals may have only 4 home wins this season, they've shown they can swing the bats there, averaging .260 at Kauffman Stadium this season.
They've lost two straight to the Angels, but that was to be expected, as the Royals lost to Lackey and then Colon. But this time around, the pitching match up strongly favors the Royals with De La Rosa getting the start tonight. De La Rosa has been good this season, depsite a rough game at Seattle in his last start, the Royals southpaw has been much better at home. In two home starts this year he's allowed only 1 run on 9 hits in 15 innings of work (against Detroit and Minnesota no less).
Bottom line, Royals capitalize on a favorable pitching match up to get the home win against the Angels in this one. De La Rosa continues to be golden at home, while Santana continues to be utter garbage on the road... The result: a solid Royals victory.
Take the Royals behind De La Rosa over the Angels in this MLB match up.
Triple Crown Sports
4* minnesota (bonser -128)
3* arizona (under 9) 9:00
3* oakland (under 9)
Chris Jordan
300? ROCKIES (LIST Francis and Zito)
100? BRAVES (LIST Garcia and James)
100? ROYALS (LIST Santana and De La Rosa)
Ethan Law
The Rockies will close out their road series against San Francisco after splitting the first two games. I was originally not going use this match-up as a rated selection, but after Colorados win last night, this is an ideal go against spot on the Rockies in a very favorable situation as the lefty vs. lefty match-up heavily favors the home team tonight. The Giants Barry Zito has looked sharper every time he takes the mound (3.73 overall ERA, 1.88 last two starts) and he now has the luxury of facing a Colorado team that is only 1-6 (-$565) against left-handers so far this season. Zito has pitched twice against the Colorado Rockies, both appearances coming in hitting friendly Denver, and has been effective against them, allowing one earned run in 13 1/3 innings. Our only concern is that he hasnt faired well in at AT&T Park (2-3, 4.46 ERA in six games) but Giants manager Bruce Bochy sees signs that he's ready to relax and pitch in the ballpark by the bay. "It's only human nature when you sign a contract of the magnitude of his that you want to get off to a good start," Bochy said. "I'm sure he put a little too much pressure on himself. He's settled in now and he's one of the guys. He's not overthrowing and he has better command. Colorado will counter with left-hander Jeff Francis who is struggling mightily so far this season. Francis has yielded a 9.37 ERA and 33 hits in 16 1/3 innings in his last three starts, all losses. About the only saving grace is all of those starts were at Coors Field and this start is at AT&T Park, but Francis still holds a whopping 8.89 career ERA there with a 1-3 record! Even more terrible news for Francis is the fact that the Giants, have done well against southpaws (5-3, +$235 with 5.3 runs per game in those contests. The fact that this is the rubber game in the series is also significant, as the Rockies have never had a winning season series in San Francisco and are 21-43 in the new park. The Giants have won four of their last six meetings in San Francisco. It looks like an overwhelming pitching disparity, and SF is a far better team to begin with. Im always hesitant to lay the heavy price on any favorite so Im going run-line give these numbers.
Verdict: Colorado 2, San Francisco 7
PLAY 1* UNIT ON SAN FRANCISCO -1.5 +$140
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2* mets
Gamblers Choice
4 Det +40
Ats Lock Club
4 Dodgers -125
3 over 10.5 Clev/BJ
Bob Balfe
Giants -150 over Rockies
Zito/Francis
Adding More Plays for Wednesday 5~2~7:
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MIL (5 Innings) –142….…WINNER
MIL –144…………………WINNER
CLE OVER 10.5 –115
CIN +1.5 –153
(MIL plays were posted late morning earlier today at the top of the thread.)
(Sorry to post these so late. The CLE game doen't help anyone with it starting in one minute. But the CIN game is one hour.)
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fficeffice" /><o></o>MIL (5 Innings) –142….…WINNER
MIL –144…………………WINNER
CLE OVER 10.5 –115
CIN +1.5 –153
(MIL plays were posted late morning earlier today at the top of the thread.)
(Sorry to post these so late. The CLE game doen't help anyone with it starting in one minute. But the CIN game is one hour.)
sds23 & Bookie Buster, you guys are doing
a excellent job, & also all of the other ones
that are also filling in. sds23 those side notes
about who's doing what also helps out. Just
wanted all you guys to know that all your hard
work is greatly appreciated.
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a excellent job, & also all of the other ones
that are also filling in. sds23 those side notes
about who's doing what also helps out. Just
wanted all you guys to know that all your hard
work is greatly appreciated.
:toast:
:money8:
