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Rocketman was inactive yesterday (or at least inactive as far as what we were able to obtain yesterday), but his current streak is 8~2 for his last 10 tracked plays.<o></o>
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Jim Feist went 1~1 last night, continuing his streak of 11~3 over the last 14 tracked plays.<o></o>
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The Fade Sheet leader, MTI, was inactive yesterday but C. Jordan (100* to 300* rated plays) went 0~2 last night, continuing his losing streak of 1~7 over his last 8 tracked plays. C. Jordan is aggressively climbing the rankings of the Fade Sheet.<o></o>
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And, as mentioned for the third day in a row, Hondo went 1~1 to continue his losing streak of 2~11 over the last 13 tracked plays. He has went 1~1 two nights in a row, so I am unsure if this is a sign of him getting ready to actually produce a winning effort soon or if is as good as it gets for him and his current slide. <o></o>
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Larry Ness Bonus Play
Game: Kansas City Royals at Oakland Athletics May 17 2007 3:35PM
Prediction: Oakland Athletics
Reason: The Royals look to win their first road series of the season when they wrap up their four-game set with the Oakland Athletics on Thursday at McAfee Coliseum. On Wednesday, the Royals (14-27) scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to defeat the Athletics 4-3. The Royals, who are just 7-13 away from home, have failed to win any of their first six road series of the season, but are trying to take three of four at Oakland. Scott Elarton makes his second start of the season on Thursday for Kansas City. He gave up three runs and six hits in five innings of a 5-4, 10-inning loss to the Chicago White Sox on Saturday, his first start since July 16 after undergoing season-ending right shoulder surgery. Elarton's had some pretty 'ugly numbers' during the decade of 2000s but he's not KC's biggest obstacle in this one. While KC faces Oakland rookie Dallas Braden and his 5.65 ERA (making just his fourth career start), the problem is he's a lefty and KC can't hit ANY lefty! KC went 13-36 in 2006 vs left-handed starters and has opened this year with an 0-9 mark against them. Take the A's.
Game: Kansas City Royals at Oakland Athletics May 17 2007 3:35PM
Prediction: Oakland Athletics
Reason: The Royals look to win their first road series of the season when they wrap up their four-game set with the Oakland Athletics on Thursday at McAfee Coliseum. On Wednesday, the Royals (14-27) scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to defeat the Athletics 4-3. The Royals, who are just 7-13 away from home, have failed to win any of their first six road series of the season, but are trying to take three of four at Oakland. Scott Elarton makes his second start of the season on Thursday for Kansas City. He gave up three runs and six hits in five innings of a 5-4, 10-inning loss to the Chicago White Sox on Saturday, his first start since July 16 after undergoing season-ending right shoulder surgery. Elarton's had some pretty 'ugly numbers' during the decade of 2000s but he's not KC's biggest obstacle in this one. While KC faces Oakland rookie Dallas Braden and his 5.65 ERA (making just his fourth career start), the problem is he's a lefty and KC can't hit ANY lefty! KC went 13-36 in 2006 vs left-handed starters and has opened this year with an 0-9 mark against them. Take the A's.
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5* Texas/TB ov 9
4* Seattle
3* Colorado
3* San Francisco
2 Minute Warning
Florida Marlins
Brandon Lang
10 DIME
Phillies
Mariners
5 DIME
Twins
Yankees
D'Rays -1 1/2 runs
Drew Gordon
100,000* Marlins
100,000* Angels
Rob House
2,000,000* AL Game of the Month
Boston Red Sox -1.5 Run Line W/ Schilling
Vegas Experts
Florida Marlins at Pittsburgh Pirates
Two straight losses dropped the Bucs to 7-12 at home. They scored three runs in each loss and average only 3.6/game at PNC Park. FLORIDA is 90-63 against the money line after batting .240 or worse over a 15 game span since 1997. PITTSBURGH is 44-76 against the money line in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons. ARMAS is 6-19 against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
Play on: Florida
Paul Leiner
10* Yankees
10* Twins
Scotty Spreitzer
15* MLB Thursday Blowout
D'Rays
Larry Ness
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Milwaukee Brewers
Gator
70% Situations
MLB (Thursday) Play Against MLB (AL) road underdogs with a money line of +150 or more with a team batting average of <=.260 versus a starting pitcher with an ERA <=4.20, with a starting pitcher who gives up 0.5 or less home-runs per start.
(59-11 since 1997.) (84.3%) (4-0 this year!)
PLAY: Tampa Bay -165 (Kazmir)
Dave Cokin
Pick: White Sox
The Yankees have been getting their wins with big offense as their pitching continues to be spotty. And right now the big NY bats are not exactly on fire. Rookie righty DiSalvo hasn't been bad since his callup and the White Sox have the worst team BA in the majors. But with Jon Garland in superior form right now, I see the price here as a good value and I'm backing the White Sox in the series finale
Mighty ! Quinn
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4* Seattle
3* Colorado
3* San Francisco
2 Minute Warning
Florida Marlins
Brandon Lang
10 DIME
Phillies
Mariners
5 DIME
Twins
Yankees
D'Rays -1 1/2 runs
Drew Gordon
100,000* Marlins
100,000* Angels
Rob House
2,000,000* AL Game of the Month
Boston Red Sox -1.5 Run Line W/ Schilling
Vegas Experts
Florida Marlins at Pittsburgh Pirates
Two straight losses dropped the Bucs to 7-12 at home. They scored three runs in each loss and average only 3.6/game at PNC Park. FLORIDA is 90-63 against the money line after batting .240 or worse over a 15 game span since 1997. PITTSBURGH is 44-76 against the money line in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons. ARMAS is 6-19 against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
Play on: Florida
Paul Leiner
10* Yankees
10* Twins
Scotty Spreitzer
15* MLB Thursday Blowout
D'Rays
Larry Ness
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Milwaukee Brewers
Gator
70% Situations
MLB (Thursday) Play Against MLB (AL) road underdogs with a money line of +150 or more with a team batting average of <=.260 versus a starting pitcher with an ERA <=4.20, with a starting pitcher who gives up 0.5 or less home-runs per start.
(59-11 since 1997.) (84.3%) (4-0 this year!)
PLAY: Tampa Bay -165 (Kazmir)
Dave Cokin
Pick: White Sox
The Yankees have been getting their wins with big offense as their pitching continues to be spotty. And right now the big NY bats are not exactly on fire. Rookie righty DiSalvo hasn't been bad since his callup and the White Sox have the worst team BA in the majors. But with Jon Garland in superior form right now, I see the price here as a good value and I'm backing the White Sox in the series finale
Mighty ! Quinn
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20 Dime –
MARLINS (With Nolasco and Armas as listed pitchers)
Take the Marlins tonight at a near even price over the Pirates.
The Bucos will start Tony Armas tonight and he’s been abysmal this season. The right-hander is 0-3 with an 8.76 ERA in six starts. What’s more, he’s having troubles even getting hitters to swing and miss at any of his pitches. His last start was a two-inning affair in which he gave up four earned runs. His WHIP this season is an astronomical 2.27 and manager Jim Tracy has declared that this is a make-or-break start for the veteran. My money is on the break, as Armas has failed to perform anything close to effective this year and the Pirates have as many as three young pitchers in Triple-A that they can turn to should they decide to part ways with him. Armas also doesn’t have any history on his side, as he’s just 3-12 with a 5.98 ERA in 17 lifetime games against Florida. Ricky Nolasco will start for Florida and all he needs to do is hold the Pirates under four runs and he’ll be a great bet to grab the win. Since the Bucs have had their problems mustering runs this year, that’s not too much to ask out of Nolasco. In his only career start against Pittsburgh, Nolasco pitched 7 1-3 innings of shutout ball in a 5-0 Florida win last July.
5 Dime –
INDIANS (With Carmona as listed pitcher)
Take the Tribe today at home over the Twins as a small dog.
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Sure, it’s tempting to take Twins ace Johan Santana at this price on the road, but he hasn’t looked like his dominating self so far this year, with a 4-3 record. That plus the fact Cleveland owns the best home record in the Majors makes the Indians an attractive bet. Fausto Carmona has really turned it around this year for Cleveland. The young right-hander is 4-1 on the year with a 3.12 ERA in six games. He’s been lights out over his last three starts, going 3-0 with a 1.61 ERA in 22 1-3 innings. Take the Indians as the small dog for the home win.
YANKEES (With DeSalvo and Garland as listed pitchers)
Take the Yankees as a cheap road chalk today over the White Sox.
Matt DeSalvo gets the nod for New York and the young right-hander has done well so far in his first two major league starts. He is 1-0 with a 1.98 ERA in 13 2-3 innings. He pitched seven innings allowing only three hits and one earned run in a no decision against Seattle on May 7, then turned around and beat the Mariners in Seattle on May 12, allowing only two earned runs in 6 2-3 innings. Chicago will start Jon Garland today and he’s had his troubles with New York. The right-hander is just 1-5 with a 3.79 ERA in six career games against the Yankees. Take the Yankees as a slight road chalk for the over the ChiSox today.
Bonus Play: ANGELS (Watch the daily video posted in the Thursday Service Talk thread for analysis)
Hondo
Today, Hondo will go with Freddy and the Phils and once again will tip his turban to Durbin if the Tiger hurler makes a contribution to His Aitchness' favorite charity. Ten units apiece.
cremaster
Survivor Pick Record: 15-2-2
Thursday pick: LA Angels +115
players of america
MINNESOTA -135
CLEVELAND +125 **
1* rating on CLEVELAND
BOTH SANTANA/CARMONA
MILWAUKEE -125 **
PHILADELPHIA +115
1* rating on MILWAUKEE
BOTH SHEETS/GARCIA
ARIZONA -105 **
COLORADO -105
1* rating on ARIZONA
BOTH HERNANDEZ/FOGG
Larry Ness'
Larry Ness' 15* Getaway Day Game of the Week (33-8 with 15* GOW plays since Opening Day!)
My 15* play is on the Mil Brewers at 3:05 ET. After a slow start, the Phillies have come on strong with a 16-9 record since April 21. Philly is at .500 for the first time this season and has pulled within 5 1/2 games of the first-place Mets. Philadelphia goes for a four-game sweep of Milwaukee this afternoon but the Brewers have never been swept in a four-game series against the Phillies. Milwaukee won 10 of 11 games to claim baseball's best record on May 9, but has lost a season-high four straight, including the first three games of this series. Ben Sheets (3-2, 4.10 ERA) has four quality starts in his last five games, with the only exception being his April 25 outing, which was cut short by a groin injury after three scoreless innings. Since April 20, he is 2-0 with a 2.86 ERA in four starts. Philly's Freddy Garcia got a late start to 2007, beginning the year on the DL. In six starts, he's allowed 39 hits in 31.1 innings for an ERA of 5.17. That's hardly what the Phillies expected after signing him as a free agent. The Brewers are batting just .172 while being outscored 27-12 during their four-game skid but Garcia should be "just what the doctor ordered" for their 'ailing' bats. Getaway Day GOW 15* Mil Brewers.
LARRY COOK / INFO PLAYS
3* on Cleveland +118
Johan Santana is a great pitcher but he is struggling this season. He can’t get the run support that he needs to win ball games. Fausto Carmona has been great for the Indians this season. Carmona has a 4-1 record with a 3.12 ERA and is getting 6.3 runs per game of run support at home. Carmona is 6-0 in his last 6 games against poor power teams that average less than 0.9 home runs per game. The Twins’ failure to hit the long ball has been a big downfall all season long. The Indians have had no problem putting runs on the board. Take the Indians today.
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20 Dime –
MARLINS (With Nolasco and Armas as listed pitchers)
Take the Marlins tonight at a near even price over the Pirates.
The Bucos will start Tony Armas tonight and he’s been abysmal this season. The right-hander is 0-3 with an 8.76 ERA in six starts. What’s more, he’s having troubles even getting hitters to swing and miss at any of his pitches. His last start was a two-inning affair in which he gave up four earned runs. His WHIP this season is an astronomical 2.27 and manager Jim Tracy has declared that this is a make-or-break start for the veteran. My money is on the break, as Armas has failed to perform anything close to effective this year and the Pirates have as many as three young pitchers in Triple-A that they can turn to should they decide to part ways with him. Armas also doesn’t have any history on his side, as he’s just 3-12 with a 5.98 ERA in 17 lifetime games against Florida. Ricky Nolasco will start for Florida and all he needs to do is hold the Pirates under four runs and he’ll be a great bet to grab the win. Since the Bucs have had their problems mustering runs this year, that’s not too much to ask out of Nolasco. In his only career start against Pittsburgh, Nolasco pitched 7 1-3 innings of shutout ball in a 5-0 Florida win last July.
5 Dime –
INDIANS (With Carmona as listed pitcher)
Take the Tribe today at home over the Twins as a small dog.
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YANKEES (With DeSalvo and Garland as listed pitchers)
Take the Yankees as a cheap road chalk today over the White Sox.
Matt DeSalvo gets the nod for New York and the young right-hander has done well so far in his first two major league starts. He is 1-0 with a 1.98 ERA in 13 2-3 innings. He pitched seven innings allowing only three hits and one earned run in a no decision against Seattle on May 7, then turned around and beat the Mariners in Seattle on May 12, allowing only two earned runs in 6 2-3 innings. Chicago will start Jon Garland today and he’s had his troubles with New York. The right-hander is just 1-5 with a 3.79 ERA in six career games against the Yankees. Take the Yankees as a slight road chalk for the over the ChiSox today.
Bonus Play: ANGELS (Watch the daily video posted in the Thursday Service Talk thread for analysis)
Hondo
Today, Hondo will go with Freddy and the Phils and once again will tip his turban to Durbin if the Tiger hurler makes a contribution to His Aitchness' favorite charity. Ten units apiece.
cremaster
Survivor Pick Record: 15-2-2
Thursday pick: LA Angels +115
players of america
MINNESOTA -135
CLEVELAND +125 **
1* rating on CLEVELAND
BOTH SANTANA/CARMONA
MILWAUKEE -125 **
PHILADELPHIA +115
1* rating on MILWAUKEE
BOTH SHEETS/GARCIA
ARIZONA -105 **
COLORADO -105
1* rating on ARIZONA
BOTH HERNANDEZ/FOGG
Larry Ness'
Larry Ness' 15* Getaway Day Game of the Week (33-8 with 15* GOW plays since Opening Day!)
My 15* play is on the Mil Brewers at 3:05 ET. After a slow start, the Phillies have come on strong with a 16-9 record since April 21. Philly is at .500 for the first time this season and has pulled within 5 1/2 games of the first-place Mets. Philadelphia goes for a four-game sweep of Milwaukee this afternoon but the Brewers have never been swept in a four-game series against the Phillies. Milwaukee won 10 of 11 games to claim baseball's best record on May 9, but has lost a season-high four straight, including the first three games of this series. Ben Sheets (3-2, 4.10 ERA) has four quality starts in his last five games, with the only exception being his April 25 outing, which was cut short by a groin injury after three scoreless innings. Since April 20, he is 2-0 with a 2.86 ERA in four starts. Philly's Freddy Garcia got a late start to 2007, beginning the year on the DL. In six starts, he's allowed 39 hits in 31.1 innings for an ERA of 5.17. That's hardly what the Phillies expected after signing him as a free agent. The Brewers are batting just .172 while being outscored 27-12 during their four-game skid but Garcia should be "just what the doctor ordered" for their 'ailing' bats. Getaway Day GOW 15* Mil Brewers.
LARRY COOK / INFO PLAYS
3* on Cleveland +118
Johan Santana is a great pitcher but he is struggling this season. He can’t get the run support that he needs to win ball games. Fausto Carmona has been great for the Indians this season. Carmona has a 4-1 record with a 3.12 ERA and is getting 6.3 runs per game of run support at home. Carmona is 6-0 in his last 6 games against poor power teams that average less than 0.9 home runs per game. The Twins’ failure to hit the long ball has been a big downfall all season long. The Indians have had no problem putting runs on the board. Take the Indians today.
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Scott Spreitzer's 15* MLB Thursday Blowout! -- 20-5, 80% Run!
I'm laying the price with the D'Rays on Thursday in Orlando. It's not cheap on the surface, but we have yet another chance to go against Kameron Loe. When you consider his struggles, the price is actually too low. Loe's been a punching bad so far in 2007 going 1-3 with a 5.89 ERA and a .284 batting average against. Allowing too many hits has also been his problem in his appearances against Tampa Bay. In seven outings, (two starts), Loe has allowed 21 hits to the D'Rays, along with 9 earned runs in just 15 2/3 IP. That's a weak 5.17 ERA with a Tampa Bay team batting average against the righty of .318! Making matters worse, Loe has made three road appearances this season where his ERA climbs to a ridiculous, 7.71 with a 1.61 WHIP. Scott Kazmir, Tampa's true ace, goes tonight. The D'Rays have won four of his last six starts and he absolutely dominates the Rangers. The southpaw owns a 2.00 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, and .224 BAA in his career against Texas. Kazmir is also an inning-eater, lasting six innings or more in six of eight starts. We'll look for Tampa to dominate Loe again and for Kazmir to shut down the Rangers again. Tampa Bay is my Thursday night 15* release. Thanks! GL! Scott.
LT Profits
Philadelphia Phillies (115)
Phils & Garcia +115 vs. Sheets
This is a nice pitching match-up, but we see some decent value with Freddy Garcia as a home underdog in this spot. Garcia has allowed three runs or less in four of his six starts this season, and he allowed only four runs in each of the other two outings. He deserves a better fate than his 1-2 record, but he has been done in by the shaky Philadelphia bullpen on several occasions. We do expect him to work deep into this contest though, thus neutralizing the Brewers’ advantage in the pen. Milwaukee counters with Ben Sheets, but he has not been as effective on the road as at home, posting a high 6.43 ERA and 1.50 WHIP away from Miller Park. Finally the Brewers simply cannot be trusted as a significant road favorite like this, as they are a woeful 13-23 the last 36 times they were a road favorite of -125 or more.
Trev Rogers
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Florida
GOLD KEY GAMES
3 Units (Bonus Play): Tampa Bay D-Rays -150
Silver Key (Bonus Play): Houston Astros -185
Players of America
Also has a Bonus Play on NYY
Big Al McMordie
MLB Chicago (N) vs. New York (N)
Take New York (N) Mets
Is old age catching up with the Mets? Consider the following: 35 year-old pitcher Pedro Martinez, 37 year-old infielder Jose Valentin, 37 year-old pitcher Orlando Hernandez, and 40 year-old outfielder Moises Alou, all critical pieces to the Mets success, are currently either day-to-day with injuries or on the disabled list. Then when you add to that the fact that they also rely on a 41 year-old ace (Tom Glavine), another mid-30s outfielder (Shawn Green), and a 36 year old slugger at first base in Carlos Delgado you have to wonder if they will make it to the end of the season in one piece. So perhaps it is appropriate that New York is handing the ball to 24 year old Jason Vargas, a once-highly touted prospect in the Marlins organization who now has to fill in with a spot start for the Mets. And what a perfect situation this is for the young lefty. The Cubs will be without their best hitter, first baseman Derrek Lee who is nursing a sore neck, while they are only batting .252 vs. southpaws this season. Add to this the fact that Chicago is giving young Angel Guzman only his third start of the season, and only his second on the road, where he got blasted in his first outing giving up 9 hits and 4 earned runs in Philadelphia on May 12. Last year, as a member of the Marlins, Vargas actually pitched 6 innings of shutout ball against the Cubs in one of his starts. Take the Mets. As always, good luck...Al McMordie
MATT *****
MLB Florida vs. Pittsburgh
Take Pittsburgh Pirates
Florida has taken the last two games of this series following a Pittsburgh win in the opener and the Pirates are in good shape to gain a series split on Thursday. The Wednesday loss dropped the Pirates to a game under .500 at home after their first homestand of the season. Florida is 2-5 in its last seven road games and the Marlins are at a slight disadvantage based on the fact they have seen a lefty starter in each of their last three games and now Pittsburgh is turning to the other side. Tony Armas has been mediocre at best this season but his best performances have been at home sans his last outing against the Braves. The good news about that last start is that Armas tossed only 41 pitches so he will come into this one with a very live arm. In his other two home games against Houston and Chicago, he posted a 2.45 ERA in 11 innings of work so there potential is there for another fine showing. Throughout his career, May has been his best month. Florida counters with Ricky Nolasco who has been solid on the road in both of his away starts this season. However, he struggled away from home last year so the success this season could be very short lived. His arm strength is not close to where it should be yet as he is still recovering from a stint on the disabled list. His velocity was down in his last start and while he is working on his mechanics, the Marlins are cautious about pushing too far. That means the bullpen, whose ERA is 5.71 on the road, will be called upon. That bad bullpen is part of a very strong situation favoring the Pirates. Play against National League road teams with a moneyline of +125 to -125 with a bad bullpen that blows 38 percent or more of their save opportunities going up against an opponent with a starting pitcher whose ERA is 6.70 or worse on the season. This situation is 58-13 against the moneyline (81.7 percent) since 1997 with the average run differential being +2.3 rpg. Pittsburgh earns the split on Thursday.
Play Pittsburgh Pirates 1 Unit
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SF+1.5
WINNING POINTS
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6* MINN
4* DET
Russ Culver
Nationals +157
Cubs +119
Phillies +110
Indians +124
White Sox +115
Royals +183
Tigers +130 (Game #1)
Milwaukee-Philadelphia OVER 8 1/2 Even (Sheets-Garcia)
NY-Chicago White Sox OVER 9 1/2 +105 (DeSalvo-Garland)
FPBE Free Picks
Matty O'Shea - LAA +110 MLB
Ben Burns - TEX/TB Under 9 MLB
Bryan Leonard - FLA -115 MLB
Larry Ness - OAK -190 MLB
Stan Sharp - Double Dime
922 TAM (-150) vs 921 TEX
Analysis: Today all 3 of Stan's TOP BASEBALL BETTORS have made a BIG WAGER on TAMPA BAY. Tampa Bay has won the first 2 of this series and look to complete the series sweep in Orlando tonight as this home away from home series has been a big success for Tampa Bay. TAKE TAMPA BAY as STAN'S AL GAME OF THE WEEK and make them a DOUBLE DIME PLAY.
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Pitching mismatch Seattle.
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Personal Favorite Tampa Bay
Thursday's Comps
Winner Line-Seattle
OTM-OVER Seattle
Computer Boys-Tampa
Vince Rios-Seattle
Feiner-Tampa
Tony Onio
500?Detroit
200?Devil Rays
Paul Leiner COMP
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Prediction: 5* MLB Mets -125
Karl Garrett
10 DIMER - FLORIDA MARLINS WITH NOLASCO
This play comes down to one fact: Tony Armas Jr. is a DOG! Armas is winless for the season at 0-3, with an ERA of 8.76. He was winless in 4 starts against Florida last year - 0-3 with 16 runs allowed in 15 innings of work. He will remain winless tonight as Florida has gotten healthy the last 2 night's in the Steel City. Florida is 7-3 versus the Pirates since last year, and Ricky Nolasco has been looking pretty solid on the road thus far where he is 1-0 with 9 innings of 2 run ball. Marlins make it 3 straight.
Wise Owl Syndicate
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Thursday Parlay - Brewers, Twins, Dbacks Runline
Chris Jordan
100? YANKEES (LIST Garland) - We're opposing Jon Garland in this one, as he's continually struggled against the Bombers during his career. He comes in sporting a 1-5 career mark, and though he has a respectable 3.79 ERA when facing New York. And this season, at home, Garland is 1-2 with a dismal 4.55 ERA. Meanwhile, it appears we're siding with Matt DeSalvo – although it's Garland I want you listing for sure – and I don't mind taking the kid in his third Major League start, one game after earning his first big-league victory on Saturday, tossing 6-2/3 innings and giving up a meager two earned runs. Let's bank on the Bombers to get to Garland, and roll to an easy matinee win here.
100? BREWERS (LIST Sheets and Garcia) - The Brew Crew may have hit a dry patch during this road trip, but with Ben Sheets toeing the rubber for Milwaukee today, I'd much rather side with him than Freddy Garcia right now. Sheets has looked sharp in his last three outings, producing quality starts by lasting 18-1/3 innings and giving up just seven earned runs during that span. He looked good the last time he stepped to Philly's rubber, tossing a complete-game win, while giving up just one earned run to the Phils last September. Garcia's 5.87 home ERA hasn't done a thing for Philly, so I'll play the road team in this one.
100? DIAMONDBACKS (LIST Hernandez and Fogg) - After his first three starts resulted in no-decisions, he's lost four of five verdicts, including three straight against Frisco twice and Cincinnati. Fogg has tossed 17 innings and has given up 10 earned runs since April 30. Fogg has also struggled in his last two against the Snakes, who have given up nine earned runs in nine innings. Now I am well aware that Livan Hernandez was lit up in his last outing, but he's looked good in his last two against the Rockies, tossing a pair of quality starts – both this season. Hernandez is 6-8 with a 4.92 ERA against the Rockies in his career, but today he earns the win.
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Cleveland Indians +120
Detroit Tigers +200
Chicago White Sox +110
Paul Leiner
10* Yankees -120
10* Twins -125
Louie Mayo
(50*) (27-14) ARIZONA -104 (HERNANDEZ)
(30*) (23-17) OVER 9 FLA / PITT
(NOLASCO vs ARAMAS)
(20*) (19-16) MINNESOTA -129 (SANTANA)
WILD BILL
Tigers #1 +185 (5 units)
Tigers #2 +120 (5 units)
Mets -130 (2 units)
Arizona +100 (1 unit)
Florida -110 (1 unit)
Over 7 1/2 Angels-Mariners (1 unit)
Over 8 1/2 Brewers-Phillies (2 units)
TRIPLE CROWN SPORTS :
SanFran/Houston under
Will Cover
SEATLLE
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I'm laying the price with the D'Rays on Thursday in Orlando. It's not cheap on the surface, but we have yet another chance to go against Kameron Loe. When you consider his struggles, the price is actually too low. Loe's been a punching bad so far in 2007 going 1-3 with a 5.89 ERA and a .284 batting average against. Allowing too many hits has also been his problem in his appearances against Tampa Bay. In seven outings, (two starts), Loe has allowed 21 hits to the D'Rays, along with 9 earned runs in just 15 2/3 IP. That's a weak 5.17 ERA with a Tampa Bay team batting average against the righty of .318! Making matters worse, Loe has made three road appearances this season where his ERA climbs to a ridiculous, 7.71 with a 1.61 WHIP. Scott Kazmir, Tampa's true ace, goes tonight. The D'Rays have won four of his last six starts and he absolutely dominates the Rangers. The southpaw owns a 2.00 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, and .224 BAA in his career against Texas. Kazmir is also an inning-eater, lasting six innings or more in six of eight starts. We'll look for Tampa to dominate Loe again and for Kazmir to shut down the Rangers again. Tampa Bay is my Thursday night 15* release. Thanks! GL! Scott.
LT Profits
Philadelphia Phillies (115)
Phils & Garcia +115 vs. Sheets
This is a nice pitching match-up, but we see some decent value with Freddy Garcia as a home underdog in this spot. Garcia has allowed three runs or less in four of his six starts this season, and he allowed only four runs in each of the other two outings. He deserves a better fate than his 1-2 record, but he has been done in by the shaky Philadelphia bullpen on several occasions. We do expect him to work deep into this contest though, thus neutralizing the Brewers’ advantage in the pen. Milwaukee counters with Ben Sheets, but he has not been as effective on the road as at home, posting a high 6.43 ERA and 1.50 WHIP away from Miller Park. Finally the Brewers simply cannot be trusted as a significant road favorite like this, as they are a woeful 13-23 the last 36 times they were a road favorite of -125 or more.
Trev Rogers
Milw
Florida
GOLD KEY GAMES
3 Units (Bonus Play): Tampa Bay D-Rays -150
Silver Key (Bonus Play): Houston Astros -185
Players of America
Also has a Bonus Play on NYY
Big Al McMordie
MLB Chicago (N) vs. New York (N)
Take New York (N) Mets
Is old age catching up with the Mets? Consider the following: 35 year-old pitcher Pedro Martinez, 37 year-old infielder Jose Valentin, 37 year-old pitcher Orlando Hernandez, and 40 year-old outfielder Moises Alou, all critical pieces to the Mets success, are currently either day-to-day with injuries or on the disabled list. Then when you add to that the fact that they also rely on a 41 year-old ace (Tom Glavine), another mid-30s outfielder (Shawn Green), and a 36 year old slugger at first base in Carlos Delgado you have to wonder if they will make it to the end of the season in one piece. So perhaps it is appropriate that New York is handing the ball to 24 year old Jason Vargas, a once-highly touted prospect in the Marlins organization who now has to fill in with a spot start for the Mets. And what a perfect situation this is for the young lefty. The Cubs will be without their best hitter, first baseman Derrek Lee who is nursing a sore neck, while they are only batting .252 vs. southpaws this season. Add to this the fact that Chicago is giving young Angel Guzman only his third start of the season, and only his second on the road, where he got blasted in his first outing giving up 9 hits and 4 earned runs in Philadelphia on May 12. Last year, as a member of the Marlins, Vargas actually pitched 6 innings of shutout ball against the Cubs in one of his starts. Take the Mets. As always, good luck...Al McMordie
MATT *****
MLB Florida vs. Pittsburgh
Take Pittsburgh Pirates
Florida has taken the last two games of this series following a Pittsburgh win in the opener and the Pirates are in good shape to gain a series split on Thursday. The Wednesday loss dropped the Pirates to a game under .500 at home after their first homestand of the season. Florida is 2-5 in its last seven road games and the Marlins are at a slight disadvantage based on the fact they have seen a lefty starter in each of their last three games and now Pittsburgh is turning to the other side. Tony Armas has been mediocre at best this season but his best performances have been at home sans his last outing against the Braves. The good news about that last start is that Armas tossed only 41 pitches so he will come into this one with a very live arm. In his other two home games against Houston and Chicago, he posted a 2.45 ERA in 11 innings of work so there potential is there for another fine showing. Throughout his career, May has been his best month. Florida counters with Ricky Nolasco who has been solid on the road in both of his away starts this season. However, he struggled away from home last year so the success this season could be very short lived. His arm strength is not close to where it should be yet as he is still recovering from a stint on the disabled list. His velocity was down in his last start and while he is working on his mechanics, the Marlins are cautious about pushing too far. That means the bullpen, whose ERA is 5.71 on the road, will be called upon. That bad bullpen is part of a very strong situation favoring the Pirates. Play against National League road teams with a moneyline of +125 to -125 with a bad bullpen that blows 38 percent or more of their save opportunities going up against an opponent with a starting pitcher whose ERA is 6.70 or worse on the season. This situation is 58-13 against the moneyline (81.7 percent) since 1997 with the average run differential being +2.3 rpg. Pittsburgh earns the split on Thursday.
Play Pittsburgh Pirates 1 Unit
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SF+1.5
WINNING POINTS
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4* DET
Russ Culver
Nationals +157
Cubs +119
Phillies +110
Indians +124
White Sox +115
Royals +183
Tigers +130 (Game #1)
Milwaukee-Philadelphia OVER 8 1/2 Even (Sheets-Garcia)
NY-Chicago White Sox OVER 9 1/2 +105 (DeSalvo-Garland)
FPBE Free Picks
Matty O'Shea - LAA +110 MLB
Ben Burns - TEX/TB Under 9 MLB
Bryan Leonard - FLA -115 MLB
Larry Ness - OAK -190 MLB
Stan Sharp - Double Dime
922 TAM (-150) vs 921 TEX
Analysis: Today all 3 of Stan's TOP BASEBALL BETTORS have made a BIG WAGER on TAMPA BAY. Tampa Bay has won the first 2 of this series and look to complete the series sweep in Orlando tonight as this home away from home series has been a big success for Tampa Bay. TAKE TAMPA BAY as STAN'S AL GAME OF THE WEEK and make them a DOUBLE DIME PLAY.
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Thursday's Comps
Winner Line-Seattle
OTM-OVER Seattle
Computer Boys-Tampa
Vince Rios-Seattle
Feiner-Tampa
Tony Onio
500?Detroit
200?Devil Rays
Paul Leiner COMP
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Karl Garrett
10 DIMER - FLORIDA MARLINS WITH NOLASCO
This play comes down to one fact: Tony Armas Jr. is a DOG! Armas is winless for the season at 0-3, with an ERA of 8.76. He was winless in 4 starts against Florida last year - 0-3 with 16 runs allowed in 15 innings of work. He will remain winless tonight as Florida has gotten healthy the last 2 night's in the Steel City. Florida is 7-3 versus the Pirates since last year, and Ricky Nolasco has been looking pretty solid on the road thus far where he is 1-0 with 9 innings of 2 run ball. Marlins make it 3 straight.
Wise Owl Syndicate
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Chris Jordan
100? YANKEES (LIST Garland) - We're opposing Jon Garland in this one, as he's continually struggled against the Bombers during his career. He comes in sporting a 1-5 career mark, and though he has a respectable 3.79 ERA when facing New York. And this season, at home, Garland is 1-2 with a dismal 4.55 ERA. Meanwhile, it appears we're siding with Matt DeSalvo – although it's Garland I want you listing for sure – and I don't mind taking the kid in his third Major League start, one game after earning his first big-league victory on Saturday, tossing 6-2/3 innings and giving up a meager two earned runs. Let's bank on the Bombers to get to Garland, and roll to an easy matinee win here.
100? BREWERS (LIST Sheets and Garcia) - The Brew Crew may have hit a dry patch during this road trip, but with Ben Sheets toeing the rubber for Milwaukee today, I'd much rather side with him than Freddy Garcia right now. Sheets has looked sharp in his last three outings, producing quality starts by lasting 18-1/3 innings and giving up just seven earned runs during that span. He looked good the last time he stepped to Philly's rubber, tossing a complete-game win, while giving up just one earned run to the Phils last September. Garcia's 5.87 home ERA hasn't done a thing for Philly, so I'll play the road team in this one.
100? DIAMONDBACKS (LIST Hernandez and Fogg) - After his first three starts resulted in no-decisions, he's lost four of five verdicts, including three straight against Frisco twice and Cincinnati. Fogg has tossed 17 innings and has given up 10 earned runs since April 30. Fogg has also struggled in his last two against the Snakes, who have given up nine earned runs in nine innings. Now I am well aware that Livan Hernandez was lit up in his last outing, but he's looked good in his last two against the Rockies, tossing a pair of quality starts – both this season. Hernandez is 6-8 with a 4.92 ERA against the Rockies in his career, but today he earns the win.
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Cleveland Indians +120
Detroit Tigers +200
Chicago White Sox +110
Paul Leiner
10* Yankees -120
10* Twins -125
Louie Mayo
(50*) (27-14) ARIZONA -104 (HERNANDEZ)
(30*) (23-17) OVER 9 FLA / PITT
(NOLASCO vs ARAMAS)
(20*) (19-16) MINNESOTA -129 (SANTANA)
WILD BILL
Tigers #1 +185 (5 units)
Tigers #2 +120 (5 units)
Mets -130 (2 units)
Arizona +100 (1 unit)
Florida -110 (1 unit)
Over 7 1/2 Angels-Mariners (1 unit)
Over 8 1/2 Brewers-Phillies (2 units)
TRIPLE CROWN SPORTS :
SanFran/Houston under
Will Cover
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Gator's 70% Situations
MLB (Thursday) Play Against MLB (AL) road underdogs with a money line of +150 or more with a team batting average of <=.260 versus a starting pitcher with an ERA <=4.20, with a starting pitcher who gives up 0.5 or less home-runs per start.
(59-11 since 1997.) (84.3%) (4-0 this year!)
PLAY: Tampa Bay -165 (Kazmir)
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Jimmy Broadway
500 Stars Brewers
300 Stars Marlins
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MLB (Thursday) Play Against MLB (AL) road underdogs with a money line of +150 or more with a team batting average of <=.260 versus a starting pitcher with an ERA <=4.20, with a starting pitcher who gives up 0.5 or less home-runs per start.
(59-11 since 1997.) (84.3%) (4-0 this year!)
PLAY: Tampa Bay -165 (Kazmir)
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Jimmy Broadway
500 Stars Brewers
300 Stars Marlins
Ben Burns Bonus Play
Game: Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Devil Rays May 17 2007 7:10PM
Prediction: under
Reason: Yesterday's game was a "slug-fest" which finished well above the total. That result notwithstanding, both teams have been playing low-scoring games of late. The Devil Rays have seen 11 of their last 15 games fall below the total while the Rangers have seen the "under" go 10-4-3 their last 17 games. The "under" is now a profitable 41-21-6 the past three seasons when the Rangers have played during the month of May. Despite yesterday's result, the "under" also remains a solid 8-3-1 the last 12 times that these teams faced each other in the state of Florida. Loe's stats certainly aren't impressive. However, he tossed seven shutout innings the last time he faced the Rays. Meanwhile, Kazmir has seen the "under" go 3-0 his last three starts and 13-5-1 his last 19. He's also seen his last two starts against Texas fall below the total and has never allowed more than two runs in any of his three starts against Texas. Consider a play on the UNDER
Game: Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Devil Rays May 17 2007 7:10PM
Prediction: under
Reason: Yesterday's game was a "slug-fest" which finished well above the total. That result notwithstanding, both teams have been playing low-scoring games of late. The Devil Rays have seen 11 of their last 15 games fall below the total while the Rangers have seen the "under" go 10-4-3 their last 17 games. The "under" is now a profitable 41-21-6 the past three seasons when the Rangers have played during the month of May. Despite yesterday's result, the "under" also remains a solid 8-3-1 the last 12 times that these teams faced each other in the state of Florida. Loe's stats certainly aren't impressive. However, he tossed seven shutout innings the last time he faced the Rays. Meanwhile, Kazmir has seen the "under" go 3-0 his last three starts and 13-5-1 his last 19. He's also seen his last two starts against Texas fall below the total and has never allowed more than two runs in any of his three starts against Texas. Consider a play on the UNDER
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Ethan Allen PAID PICK
901 ATL -1.5 (+120) vs 902 WAS
Analysis: Hello everybody. Here is the early selection. There is no line on this at all anywhere...but I recommend playing the runline if Atlanta is an underdog at any price.
As you will card, on Tuesday I said the following: After last nights very surprising result, its extremely difficult to imagine Washington taking another game in this series. Luckily we got an easy run line cover when those comments were uttered, but I was partially wrong as Washington somehow managed a actually win a second game this series. Similar to my logic on Tuesday, I look for the Braves to bounce back and really put a hurting on the Nationals this afternoon. This game is currently off the board due to a potential pitching change with Washington. Who wil either send right-hander Jason Simontacchi or left-hander Matt Chico. Quit honestly, we will take either of the opposing pitchers if the price is light. Atlanta comes into todays game 16-6 (+$680) against right-handers in all situations averaging 5.5 runs per game. Against left-handers Atlanta comes in with similar numbers. The Braves average a respectable 5.5 runs per game in away/day games against lefties. In contrast, the Nationals will have to face left-hander Chuck James, who provided one of his finest starts of his young career on Saturday night, limiting the Pirates to one hit over seven scoreless innings. A recent mechanical adjustment has allowed him to regain optimal movement on his changeup and find the consistency that he lacked earlier this season. He blanked the Nationals over six innings on April 11 and allowed them three earned runs in five innings five days later. Washington struggles against left-handers posting a 5-8 mark averaging just 3..3 runs per game. As sated above there is no line on this game, and Ill be away tomorrow afternoon. Im going run-line if Atlanta is a dog at any price.
Verdict: Atlanta 8, Washington 2
PLAY 1* UNIT ON ATLANTA -1.5 +Any price
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901 ATL -1.5 (+120) vs 902 WAS
Analysis: Hello everybody. Here is the early selection. There is no line on this at all anywhere...but I recommend playing the runline if Atlanta is an underdog at any price.
As you will card, on Tuesday I said the following: After last nights very surprising result, its extremely difficult to imagine Washington taking another game in this series. Luckily we got an easy run line cover when those comments were uttered, but I was partially wrong as Washington somehow managed a actually win a second game this series. Similar to my logic on Tuesday, I look for the Braves to bounce back and really put a hurting on the Nationals this afternoon. This game is currently off the board due to a potential pitching change with Washington. Who wil either send right-hander Jason Simontacchi or left-hander Matt Chico. Quit honestly, we will take either of the opposing pitchers if the price is light. Atlanta comes into todays game 16-6 (+$680) against right-handers in all situations averaging 5.5 runs per game. Against left-handers Atlanta comes in with similar numbers. The Braves average a respectable 5.5 runs per game in away/day games against lefties. In contrast, the Nationals will have to face left-hander Chuck James, who provided one of his finest starts of his young career on Saturday night, limiting the Pirates to one hit over seven scoreless innings. A recent mechanical adjustment has allowed him to regain optimal movement on his changeup and find the consistency that he lacked earlier this season. He blanked the Nationals over six innings on April 11 and allowed them three earned runs in five innings five days later. Washington struggles against left-handers posting a 5-8 mark averaging just 3..3 runs per game. As sated above there is no line on this game, and Ill be away tomorrow afternoon. Im going run-line if Atlanta is a dog at any price.
Verdict: Atlanta 8, Washington 2
PLAY 1* UNIT ON ATLANTA -1.5 +Any price
Dunkel Ratings
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Game 903-904: Chicago Cubs at NY Mets
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago Cubs (Guzman) 16.449; NY Mets (Vargas) 16.879
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-126); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-126); Under
Game 905-906: Milwaukee at Philadelphia
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Sheets) 16.677; Philadelphia (Garcia) 16.532
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-124); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-124); Over
Game 907-908: Arizona at Colorado
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Hernandez) 15.541; Colorado (Fogg) 14.579
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Colorado (-116); 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+116); Under
Game 909-910: Florida at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: Florida (Nolasco) 15.122; Pittsburgh (Armas) 15.668
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Florida (-120); 9
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+120); Over
Game 911-912: San Francisco at Houston
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Lincecum) 15.581; Houston (Oswalt) 16.702
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Houston (-200); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston (-200); Over
Game 913-914: Minnesota at Cleveland
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Santana) 15.859; Cleveland (Carmona) 17.213
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-125); 8
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (+125); Over
Game 915-916: NY Yankees at Chicago White Sox
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Desalvo) 16.153; White Sox (Garland) 16.178
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-110); 10
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+110); Under
Game 917-918: Kansas City at Oakland
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Elarton) 15.391; Oakland (Braden) 16.510
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Oakland (-180); 9
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-180); Under
Game 919-920: Detroit at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Durbin) 17.540; Boston (Schilling) 17.006
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1/2; 11
Vegas Line: Boston (-200); 10
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+200); Over
Game 921-922: Texas at Tampa Bay
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Loe) 13.975; Tampa Bay (Kazmir) 14.963
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-159); 9
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-159); Over
Game 923-924: LA Angels at Seattle
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Colon) 17.354; Seattle (Washburn) 15.739
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Seattle (-130); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (+130); Over
Game 925-926: Detroit at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Maroth) 15.533; Boston (Tavarez) 16.320
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1; 11 1/2
Vegas Line: Boston (-130); 11
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-130); Over
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Dunkel Ratings: Chicago Cubs (Guzman) 16.449; NY Mets (Vargas) 16.879
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-126); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-126); Under
Game 905-906: Milwaukee at Philadelphia
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Sheets) 16.677; Philadelphia (Garcia) 16.532
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-124); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-124); Over
Game 907-908: Arizona at Colorado
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Hernandez) 15.541; Colorado (Fogg) 14.579
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Colorado (-116); 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+116); Under
Game 909-910: Florida at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: Florida (Nolasco) 15.122; Pittsburgh (Armas) 15.668
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Florida (-120); 9
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+120); Over
Game 911-912: San Francisco at Houston
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Lincecum) 15.581; Houston (Oswalt) 16.702
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Houston (-200); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston (-200); Over
Game 913-914: Minnesota at Cleveland
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Santana) 15.859; Cleveland (Carmona) 17.213
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-125); 8
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (+125); Over
Game 915-916: NY Yankees at Chicago White Sox
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Desalvo) 16.153; White Sox (Garland) 16.178
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-110); 10
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+110); Under
Game 917-918: Kansas City at Oakland
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Elarton) 15.391; Oakland (Braden) 16.510
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Oakland (-180); 9
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-180); Under
Game 919-920: Detroit at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Durbin) 17.540; Boston (Schilling) 17.006
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1/2; 11
Vegas Line: Boston (-200); 10
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+200); Over
Game 921-922: Texas at Tampa Bay
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Loe) 13.975; Tampa Bay (Kazmir) 14.963
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-159); 9
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-159); Over
Game 923-924: LA Angels at Seattle
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Colon) 17.354; Seattle (Washburn) 15.739
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Seattle (-130); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (+130); Over
Game 925-926: Detroit at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Maroth) 15.533; Boston (Tavarez) 16.320
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1; 11 1/2
Vegas Line: Boston (-130); 11
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-130); Over
Players of America
Thu May 17 12:05 pm
MINNESOTA -135
CLEVELAND +125 **
1* rating on CLEVELAND
BOTH SANTANA/CARMONA
Thu May 17 3:05 pm
MILWAUKEE -125 **
PHILADELPHIA +115
1* rating on MILWAUKEE
BOTH SHEETS/GARCIA
Thu May 17 3:05 pm
ARIZONA -105 **
COLORADO -105
1* rating on ARIZONA
BOTH HERNANDEZ/FOGG
Thu May 17 12:05 pm
MINNESOTA -135
CLEVELAND +125 **
1* rating on CLEVELAND
BOTH SANTANA/CARMONA
Thu May 17 3:05 pm
MILWAUKEE -125 **
PHILADELPHIA +115
1* rating on MILWAUKEE
BOTH SHEETS/GARCIA
Thu May 17 3:05 pm
ARIZONA -105 **
COLORADO -105
1* rating on ARIZONA
BOTH HERNANDEZ/FOGG
JIM FEIST
(909) FLA Marlins
(910) PIT Pirates
Take "(909) FLA Marlins"
There's a huge difference in offense with these teams. Florida is one of the better teams in the NL in runs scored, while Pittsburgh has been awful. Florida Ricky Nolasco is off a strong game and loves facing these Pirates, with 7 Ks, no runs in 9 innings against them. Pittsburgh starter Tony Armas (0-3, 8.76 ERA) has been terrible and is 3-12 with a 5.98 career ERA against Florida. Play the Marlins
(909) FLA Marlins
(910) PIT Pirates
Take "(909) FLA Marlins"
There's a huge difference in offense with these teams. Florida is one of the better teams in the NL in runs scored, while Pittsburgh has been awful. Florida Ricky Nolasco is off a strong game and loves facing these Pirates, with 7 Ks, no runs in 9 innings against them. Pittsburgh starter Tony Armas (0-3, 8.76 ERA) has been terrible and is 3-12 with a 5.98 career ERA against Florida. Play the Marlins
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Dark Horse
Milwaukee +130 over Philadelphia
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NY Mets -126
Mil -120
Oak -175
SF Giants +179
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4* Seattle
3* Colorado
3* San Francisco
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Milwaukee +130 over Philadelphia
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NY Mets -126
Mil -120
Oak -175
SF Giants +179
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3* Colorado
3* San Francisco
