Tuesday Service Plays 5/22

Drew Gordon
300,000* Spurs

100,000* Phillies

100,000* NY Mets

Brandon Lang
20 DIME
Mets

5 DIME
Angels
Jazz

Rob House
3,000,000* Western Conf. Finals Triple Your Wager Game of the Year
San Antonio Spurs


500,000♦ LA Angels W/ Lackey

500,000♦ Milwaukee Brewers W/ Sheets

Kelso
5 units Utah Jazz

Paul Leiner
5* Devil Rays -115

The Wunderdog
Game: Seattle at Tampa Bay (7:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: Tampa Bay -120

Seattle has lost 5 of 6, and in those five losses has scored just seven runs. An unhealthy offense and Scott Kazmir on the mound gives Tampa Bay a decided edge. Kazmir is 2-0, 1.47 in his career against Seattle. This is a tired Seattle team as they had to fly from Seattle to Cleveland after their game Sunday for a make-up game and after last night's game with Cleveland they had to fly to Tampa. Washburn has had success against TB, but this year TB is doing very well against LHP. Look for TB and Kazmir to take advantage of a travel weary, slumping Seattle team

Scott Spreitzer
Angels at Tigers
Prediction: Angels
Veteran John Lackey is rollin'! He's off to a 6-3 start with a decision in all nine games. The Angels righty owns a strong 2.43 ERA and 1.25 WHIP in 2007. Lackey has allowed only six earned runs and 44 base runners in the six wins, totaling 38 2/3 innings pitched. That's a 1.40 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP. To show how well he's been throwing, even in his three losses, Lackey owns a decent 4.35 ERA. He's not been hammered in any game this season, and he's averaging almost seven full innings per start. Lackey is 5-0 lifetime (seven starts) against the Tigers with a 3.47 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. Yes, the Tigers are undefeated in Mike Maroth's seven starts this season. But the lefty has been tagged for a 4.70 ERA and a 1.71 WHIP, not to mention a .329 batting average against. And those numbers have come against mediocre competition. Maroth has been living on the edge; tonight he topples over. I'm laying the price with the Angels on Tuesday.

Big Al McMordie

Twins at Rangers
Prediction: 'Under'
Texas has scored 28 runs in its past two games - 14-1 over Houston and 14-4 last night over Minnesota - but that offensive outburst will end tonight. Cy Young award winner Johan Santana (4-4, 3.26 ERA) will get the ball from Twins manager Ron Gardenhire tonight. The star lefty pitched well last week against Cleveland but lost a 2-0 pitchers duel to Fausto Carmona. RHP Kameron Loe (1-3, 6.21 ERA) gets the call for Texas. Loe has a career 0.00 ERA versus Minnesota in two lifetime starts. With the 'total' sitting on the key number of 9, we'll play the 'under'.

Marc Lawrence
Cubs at Padres
Prediction: Padres
The Padres send ace Jake Peavy to the hill against the Cubbies tonight. The right-hander has been in great strikeout-to-walk form in his last threes starts - 25 strikeouts versus five walks. He's also 3-1 with a 2.25 ERA in his career team starts against the Cubs. Stay at home with Peavy and the Padres here tonight.

Tom Stryker
Phillies at Marlins
Prediction: Phillies
Coming off a three-game sweep of state rival Tampa Bay and 10 consecutive games away from South Beach, Florida returns home to face a red-hot Philadelphia team. This is going to be a tough spot for the Marlins. On the hill for the Phillies will be sizzling southpaw Cole Hamels. All No. 53 has done in his last four starts is pick up four victories and looked darn good in the process. In wins over Milwaukee, Chicago, San Francisco and Atlanta, Hamels was touched for only 11 earned runs and 26 hits in 29.1 frames. He fanned 33 batters. Last year against the Marlins, Hamels threw effectively too. Cole made three starts against Florida from late-July on and earned a 2-0 record. He was nicked for six earned runs and 17 hits in 18 innings of work. He struck out 20 in those three appearances. The Marlins will counter with lefty Scott Olsen. Since a dominant performance at home versus Atlanta on April 25, the southpaw from Kalamazoo, Michigan has been hit pretty hard in his last four starts. Olsen has been pounded for eight earned runs and 29 hits in his last 24.2 frames. Amazingly, in three of his last six trips to the hill, No. 34 has surrendered 10 hits per game! In seven career starts versus the Phils, Olsen has registered a 2-4 record and been slapped for 20 earned runs and 39 hits in 32.2 innings. That translates into a lofty 5.51 ERA and a WHIP of 1.71! Back on April 8, Scott got the best of Philadelphia en route to a 6-4 home win. This time the Phillies will return the favor. Take Philadelphia with listed pitcher Hamels.

Michael Cannon
Money Train

20 Dime
SPURS

5 Dime
ANGELS
ORIOLES
PIRATES

Dave Cokin
Southpaw battle between Washburn and Kazmir, and enough of an edge with the Mariners to make a play. Washburn was knocked around last time, but he's had a really good year and has generally owned the D-Rays. Kazmir is a terrific talent, but he's made it through seven innings only three times all season. That means the sieve-like Devil Rays middle relief is getting involved frequently.

Pick: Mariners

Jim Feist

After facing potential playoff teams in the Padres, Dodgers and Tigers, the Cardinals catch a break against the Pirates. Pittsburgh is 26th in the league in batting average and 28th in OBP. Pittsburgh starter Zach Duke (1-4, 5.19 ERA) has pitched poorly, allowing 69 hits in 50 innings -- just what the struggling Cardinals offense. St. Louis is 3-2 against the Pirates this season, holding them to just over 2 runs per game.

Pick: Cardinals

Hondo
Dodgers

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Razor Sharp

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Mike Wynn

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San Francisco w/Lincecum +115 Over Houston

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

N.Y. Mets (28-15) at Atlanta (26-18)
The top two teams in the N.L. East kick off a three-game series at Turner Field, with former Brave Jorge Sosa (3-0, 2.25 ERA) set to take the mound against Kyle Davies (1-2, 5.17).
Both teams were idle on Monday. The Mets are coming off Sunday night’s 6-2 loss to the Yankees, which snapped a four-game winning streak. Despite that defeat, New York is still on runs of 9-3 overall and a 7-2 as a visitor.
Atlanta dropped two of three to the Red Sox at Fenway Park over the weekend, and Bobby Cox’s club is just 2-6 in its last eight games, all of which came on the road. On the bright side, the Braves are 13-7 at Turner Field, going 6-2 in the last eight.
These division rivals have already met six times this season, with Atlanta going 4-2 (2-1 at home)
Sosa has been terrific in three starts since being recalled from Triple-A, giving up a total of five runs and nine hits in 20 innings. The righthander has pitched into the seventh inning in all three starts, including on Wednesday against the Cubs, when he gave up one run on one hit and three walks in seven innings, rolling to an 8-1 victory.
In Sosa’s only road start, he gave up two runs and four hits in 6 1/3 innings in a 6-2 victory at Arizona. Last year with the Braves, Sosa went 1-2 with a 4.91 ERA in 13 games (seven starts) at Turner Field.
Davies surrendered six runs, but just two earned, in 4 2/3 innings in Wednesday’s 6-4 loss at Washington. Since shutting down the Mets in a 3-2 home win in his season debut on April 8, Davies has allowed at least four runs in five of six outings. At home, the righthander has a 4.82 ERA in three starts, and though he didn’t get a decision in any of those outings, Atlanta won all three.
Davies is 3-2 with a 4.25 ERA in eight games (seven starts) against New York. In the April 8 contest, he yielded just two runs on four hits in 6 2/3 innings, walking three while striking out eight.
The over is on runs of 7-2 in Mets games, 7-1 when the Braves are an underdog, 10-1 when Davies starts for Atlanta, 7-1-1 in this rivalry overall (4-1-1 this year) and 9-1 when these teams meet in Atlanta (2-1 this year).
ATS ADVANTAGE: OVER


AMERICAN LEAGUE

L.A. Angels (27-18) at Detroit (27-16)
Two division leaders square off at Comerica Park, as the Tigers and Mike Maroth (3-0, 4.69) host the Angels and John Lackey (6-3, 2.43) after both teams enjoyed an off day on Monday.
Los Angeles begins a six-game road trip riding a five-game winning streak, including sweeping the Dodgers in an interleague series over the weekend. Going back to May 9, the Halos are 10-2, including 5-2 on the road.
The Tigers swept the Cardinals in a three-game weekend series at Comerica, gaining a measure of revenge in a rematch of last year’s World Series. Detroit is 15-5 in its last 20 contests, including 9-1 at home.
These teams split a brief two-game set in late April in Southern California. However, the Angels are 9-4 in the last 13 meetings overall and 14-5 in their last 19 trips to Motown.
Lackey has been tremendous all season, giving up three runs or fewer in all but one of his nine starts, including giving up one run or less five times. That includes Wednesday’s 5-0 win at Seattle, when he pitched six scoreless innings, yielding just four hits and one walk.
Lackey is 3-2 despite a solid 2.70 ERA on the highway. He’s also 5-0 with a 3.47 ERA in seven lifetime starts against Detroit, including 3-0 with a 3.86 ERA at Comerica Park, giving up exactly three runs in all three outings.
Maroth hasn’t pitched since May 11, when he beat the Twins 7-3, allowing a run on nine hits in 6 2/3 innings. The Tigers are 7-0 when Maroth pitches this season, including 2-0 at home, even though the southpaw gave up seven runs in just 11 2/3 innings (5.11 ERA) in those two starts.
Maroth has yet to complete seven innings in any of his starts this season. He’s also made it past seven innings just twice in nine career starts against the Angels, going 4-2 with a 5.40 ERA in those nine contests.
Maroth will face an Angels lineup that’s batting .287 against lefthanders away from home.
The over is 7-2 in Maroth’s nine starts against Los Angeles. However, for the Angels, the under is on runs of 14-6-2 overall and 22-9-4 on the road. The under is also 7-3-2 in the last 12 meetings between these squads, although both games in L.A. last month hurdled the total.
ATS ADVANTAGE: NONE

John Ryan

Game: Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals
May 22 2007 8:10PM

Prediction: Kansas City Royals

Reason: Ai Simulator 3* graded play on the Kansas City Royals - Cleveland bats have been on fore hitting 328 and scoring 7.1 RPG over the past 7 games. They are very poor, however, against LH starters hitting just 222 and scoring 3.7 RPG. They only have 25 EB in 370 AB! The bullpen has been rattled over the past 7 games with a 5.52 ERA and 5 HR in 14.7 innings of work. Slowly, but surely, the KC team batting average has been rising out of the abyss. They are batting a seasons high 252 and have batted 268 and scored 5.1 RPG over the past 7 games. The real surprise has bee the bullpen which has a 2.77 ERA over the past 7 games. Supporting this graded play is a system that has gone 49-24 and has made 28.2 units since 2001. Play against AL road teams that are good offensive teams scoring >=5.4 runs/game and is now facing an average starting pitcher with an ERA= 4.70 to 5.70, in the first half of the season. KC starter Perez has been very sharp over the past 3 starts with an ERA of 2.84 and 0.947 WHIP. CLEVELAND is 5-13 (-12.1 Units) against the money line in road games vs. a bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities over the last 2 seasons. KANSAS CITY is 21-15 (+22.0 Units) against the money line in home games vs. an AL team with an on base percentage of .345 or better over the last 3 seasons. CLEVELAND is 14-26 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons. Cleveland starter Carmona is another of the long line of Dominican pitchers with live arms. He is a typical FB, slider, change starter, but when he gets behind in the count his FB is used 87% of the time with batters hitting it a 300 clip. He may be 5-1, but now the scouting reports are out and the Royals have a vastly under rated offense. Any MLB player can crush a ball for a line drive hit more times than not if they know the FB is going to be the next pitch.

Take KC with a big upset.

Kelso Tuesday NBA Playoffs
Kelso

5 units Jazz +6.5 @ Spurs

THE WUNDERDOG

Game: Seattle at Tampa Bay (7:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: Tampa Bay -120

Seattle has lost 5 of 6, and in those five losses has scored just seven runs. An unhealthy offense and Scott Kazmir on the mound gives Tampa Bay a decided edge. Kazmir is 2-0, 1.47 in his career against Seattle. This is a tired Seattle team as they had to fly from Seattle to Cleveland after their game Sunday for a make-up game and after last night's game with Cleveland they had to fly to Tampa. Washburn has had success against TB, but this year TB is doing very well against LHP. Look for TB and Kazmir to take advantage of a travel weary, slumping Seattle team

Winning Points Online

HOUSTON (Oswalt) -115 over SAN FRANCISCO (Lincecum)

The Astros send Roy Oswalt to the mound for the 11th
time this season, and so far he's given them everything
they could have asked for (2.83 ERA, averaging seven
innings per start). He's up against a Giants' team that
has not performed well against righthanders (12-16,
-$350 with only 4.1 runs per game). SF has gotten
fine work from Tim Lincecum in his first three starts,
but Houston has been very effective against righties
in road night games (6-2, +$565 with 5.5 runs per
game). The low price on the road team, with one of
the top veteran hurlers taking the mound, appears
to be an outstanding value.

UNDER 188
Utah at San Antonio
"You have to look at the law of averages. We're probably
not going to shoot 60, 70 percent the next game, and if
we don't rebound, it will hurt us."

So says the Spurs' Jacques Vaughan. Defense and rebounding
are the themes for the 1-0 series leader after they
surrendered 21 offensive boards to Utah in Game 1. When the
Jazz fell behind by 16 in the third quarter of that game,
they needed to foul a lot (Spurs had 40 free throws) and
extend the game for a chance to get back into it, which they
did -- the Spurs are not a great free-throw shooting team
and sank only 27 of 40 (67.5%), which is to be expected from
them. But in a closer game, with the Spurs paying more
attention to the boards and taking away the "best shot a
missed shot," edge for Utah, another double triple-digit game
seems unlikely. SAN ANTONIO, 90-86.

GOLD KEY GAMES:
3 Units (Bonus Play): Detroit Tigers +1.5 runs -145
2 Units (Bonus Play): OVER 187.5 Spurs / Jazz
Silver Key (Bonus Play): St. Louis -125
Gold Key (Paid Play): San Antonio Spurs -6.5
The Spurs under Head Coach Gregg Popovich continue their drive towards the League Championship. They handled the Jazz easily early in Game One, and then let them come back to make a game of the line late. The Spurs figure to continue to play great Defense tonight, and to head to Utah up two games to none. Positive trends include 5-1 Against The Spread in Conference Finals Play, 28-17 ATS as Home Favorites in this point range, and 29-18 ATS at Home when the Total is in this point range.
The Jazz fell behind early in Game One of this Western Conference Final Series, and under Head Coach Jerry Sloan need to steal a win on the Road. They haven't had much success in covering games ATS that they lose Straight Up this season. The Jazz will need to stay out of foul trouble and to put some points on the board to keep close this evening. Negative trends include 9-21 ATS as Road Dogs in this point range, and 9-24 ATS on the Road when the Total is in this point range.
The line overnited at Spurs -6.5. We'll go with the Home Spurs to cover for us here tonight in a Gold Key Play

Whales Picks

MILWAUKEE (SHEETS) -115 OVER LA DODGERS
ST. LOUIS (WAINWRIGHT) -125 OVER PITTSBURGH
TAMPA BAY (KAZMIR) -120 OVER SEATTLE

Tuesday Comps.

Sebastian-Houston
Winner Line-Milwaukee
Computer Boys-Pittsburgh
OTM-OVER Milwaukee
Southeastern Sports-OVER Houston
Kevin Kennedy-Toronto
Feiner-Yankees
Ty Gaston-Utah

Stan Sharp - Double Dime

Diamondbacks -140

TOM STRYKER(13-6 ytd.) :
3* N.Y.Mets

Paul Leiner:
5* Devil Rays -115

Ethan Law

MLB - Tue, 05/22/07 - 8:10 PM

978 KAN (+150) vs 977 CLE
Analysis: CLE: RHP Fausto Carmona (5-1, 2.55 ERA) vs. KC: LHP Odalis Perez (2-4, 5.29 ERA) Ok, ok I know your going again pass out when you see this selection but its probably one of the best plays on the board. I tried to fade away on these Indians last night and was disappointed and since Im stubborn, lets go right back against them tonight. While the Indians have been outstanding in the home comforts of Jacobs Field, the road hasn't been nearly as kind to the club. The Indians are just 10-11 on the road. The Royals meanwhile, are coming off a very successful 10-game road trip. Odalis Perez, who tossed two quality starts and allowed just two runs in 12 innings on the three-city tour, will try to continue the strong showings when Kansas City opens a three-series, nine-game homestand against the Indians. Perez should continue his winning ways against an Indians team that has struggled mightly against left-handers posting 5-6 mark in all settings, while their 1-3 record in away/night contests averaging just 3 runs per game has us thinking Royal Blue.

Verdict: Kansas City 5, Cleveland 2
PLAY 1* UNIT ON KANSAS CITY +$150


LAA: RHP John Lackey (6-3, 2.43 ERA)
vs.
DET: LHP Mike Maroth (3-0, 4.69 ERA)

What a dandy this series will be starting this Tuesday when the division leading Angels start a six-game East Coast road trip that includes three games against division leading Detroit and three against the always dangerous New York Yankees. Both teams come in hot (LAA 9-2 past 11) while Detroit is 7-4 over the same span, so finding a handicapping edge was a bit of a task. However, when I saw the line in the contest I gasped a bit, as the usually overvalued albeit quality right-hander John Lacky does not deserve this kinds of respect (on the road) against on the American Leagues best teams. Granted, Lackey’s 6-3 mark with a 2.43 ERA has been impressive, but he does average 2 extra base runners per 9 innings pitched in away setting this season. Its also important to mention that the Angles are only +$245 in games that Lackey has started. Now camper him to left-hander Mike Maroth, who should be well rested since he hasn't pitched since May 11 at Minnesota. Maroth Maroth has had some rough games this year, but he has given the Tigers a chance to win in each of his games. He has the highest ERA among Tigers' starters, but the team has won all seven of his starts +$875, and should find similar success against an Angles club that has lost money against left-handers this season and now were going somewhere. We have no other choice but to stick with the red hot Tigers in this one, a team that has averaged 5.5 runs per game in all settings, against an LA team that is averaging over one run per game less (4.3).

Verdict: LA Angles 4, Detroit Tigers 7
PLAY 1* UNIT ON DETROIT +$112


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TAMPA BAY


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ANGELS -125 OVER DETROIT


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Mike Rose

Boston Red Sox

(150) *OPINION* The Yanks pounded Timmy Wakefield and the Boston pitching staff en route to the 6-2 home win last night, and closed the gap in the East by one game in the process. Game 2 pits the BoSox Julian Tavarez against the Yanks Mike Mussina. I don't care whose going for either of these teams at any given time!!! There is no way either of these clubs should be +150 dogs to each other!!! Like I said, I don't care whose hurling the ball. This is one of the greatest rivalries in professional sports, and the Red Sox just so happen to be tagged nice sized underdogs after having just lost the opening game of the series. Mike Mussina is not "The Moose" of old. He's very hittable. In fact, he ranks among the leagues mediocre pitchers in terms of getting hit this season. I actually have Julian Tavarez ranked slightly higher than him, and I like what I've seen out of Tavs his last couple starts. Sure, the Red Sox are 1-2 SU in those starts, but he only gave up 18 hits in 18 innings of work, while only allowing 7 earned runs with a K/BB ratio of 12/7. Boston won with him on the Yankee Stadium mound earlier this season, and I see no reason to believe they can't do it again. Take a stab with the rabid BoSox tonight as they look to exact revenge from last nights painful defeat.


Texas Rangers
(160) *OPINION* A little rule I've followed for quite some time is to continue backing a club that's simply raking the ball unconsciously at the current point in time. Well, the Texas Rangers have tallied 14 runs total in each of their last two games, and they've scored a total of 50 runs in their L/6 games overall. Only one pitcher has made it passed the 5th inning throughout that stretch and I'm hoping to see more of the same this evening. However, it will be a whole lot tougher against the likes of a Johan Santana, but they've beaten him in the past and they can do it again if they continue to rake at the torrid pace they are now. Johan has been very hittable this season; even more so at night. His 3.26 ERA increases to 4.35 when pitching under the lights, and the Twins surprisingly have a losing record (4-5) when he's toed the rubber this season. Kameron Loe is by no means a guy I'd desire to go to war with in a must win situation, but he does pull gems out of his hat a couple times throughout a season. I'm hoping this is one of them against a Twins club that except for their series in Milwaukee hasn't been able to hit the ball to save their lives. It certainly won't be easy too topple the great Johan, but I believe the Rangers are about to go on a nice winning streak over the next month and I plan on cashing in on it starting this evening.


Jeff Bonds

PICK: Red Wings/Ducks OVER 4.5 (NHL


Ben Burns

Game: Seattle Mariners at Tampa Bay Devil Rays May 22 2007 7:10PM
Prediction: under

Reason: A pair of quality left-handers will square off in Game 1 of the Mariners / Devil Rays series. Kazmir has a solid 3.25 ERA at home this season. Dating back to last year he has seen the "under" go 7-3-1 in his last 11 starts here. Kazmir also has an excellent 1.47 ERA and 0.982 WHIP in three starts vs. the Mariners. Most recently (last May) he held the Mariners to only three hits through seven shutout innings in a 1-0 Tampa Bay victory. His opponent, Washburn has also fared well vs. today's opponent. Indeed, Washburn has gone 9-2 with a 2.81 ERA in 13 career starts vs. the Devil Rays. Most recently (last August) he held the Devils Rays to only three hits through 6 2/3 shutout innings in a 2-0 Seattle victory. Washburn has also been dominant on the road this season where he has a stingy 1.88 ERA and 0.977 WHIP. Not surprisingly, both those games finished below the total with scores of 2-0 and 5-0. Its also worth mentioning that the "under" is 5-1-1 the last seven games in this series and a profitable 15-4-1 the last 20 times the Mariners traveled to Tampa Bay. Consider a play on the UNDER


Tom Stryker

MLB for 05/22/2007
Phillies at Marlins

Prediction: Phillies

Coming off a three-game sweep of state rival Tampa Bay and 10 consecutive games away from South Beach, Florida returns home to face a red-hot Philadelphia team. This is going to be a tough spot for the Marlins. On the hill for the Phillies will be sizzling southpaw Cole Hamels. All No. 53 has done in his last four starts is pick up four victories and looked darn good in the process. In wins over Milwaukee, Chicago, San Francisco and Atlanta, Hamels was touched for only 11 earned runs and 26 hits in 29.1 frames. He fanned 33 batters. Last year against the Marlins, Hamels threw effectively too. Cole made three starts against Florida from late-July on and earned a 2-0 record. He was nicked for six earned runs and 17 hits in 18 innings of work. He struck out 20 in those three appearances. The Marlins will counter with lefty Scott Olsen. Since a dominant performance at home versus Atlanta on April 25, the southpaw from Kalamazoo, Michigan has been hit pretty hard in his last four starts. Olsen has been pounded for eight earned runs and 29 hits in his last 24.2 frames. Amazingly, in three of his last six trips to the hill, No. 34 has surrendered 10 hits per game! In seven career starts versus the Phils, Olsen has registered a 2-4 record and been slapped for 20 earned runs and 39 hits in 32.2 innings. That translates into a lofty 5.51 ERA and a WHIP of 1.71! Back on April 8, Scott got the best of Philadelphia en route to a 6-4 home win. This time the Phillies will return the favor.

Take Philadelphia with listed pitcher Hamels.


Scott Spreitzer

MLB for 05/22/2007
Angels at Tigers

Prediction: Angels

Veteran John Lackey is rollin'! He's off to a 6-3 start with a decision in all nine games. The Angels righty owns a strong 2.43 ERA and 1.25 WHIP in 2007. Lackey has allowed only six earned runs and 44 base runners in the six wins, totaling 38 2/3 innings pitched. That's a 1.40 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP. To show how well he's been throwing, even in his three losses, Lackey owns a decent 4.35 ERA. He's not been hammered in any game this season, and he's averaging almost seven full innings per start. Lackey is 5-0 lifetime (seven starts) against the Tigers with a 3.47 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. Yes, the Tigers are undefeated in Mike Maroth's seven starts this season. But the lefty has been tagged for a 4.70 ERA and a 1.71 WHIP, not to mention a .329 batting average against. And those numbers have come against mediocre competition. Maroth has been living on the edge; tonight he topples over. I'm laying the price with the Angels on Tuesday


MATT F@RGO

MLB New York (N) vs. Atlanta
Take Atlanta Braves

This is the third series of the year between the Mets and Braves with Atlanta taking two of three in each of the first two. The Braves are back home following a 10-game roadtrip while New York hits the road for the first time in 13 days following a 7-3 homestand. It isn’t surprising to see the Mets as a favorite here based on their 14-5 road record this season but the value is on the other side as Atlanta is no slouch at home, sitting at 13-7. Jorge Sosa has been remarkable in his first three starts with the Mets but it ends here. Lower tiered pitchers coming off three straight quality starts are a great play against in their next time out and Sosa falls into that “lower tier”. Sosa has allowed two runs or less in all of his starts and has allowed a total of just nine hits which has put his WHIP at 0.85 for the year. Going up against his former team could be extra motivation, the Braves have a very good idea of what they are going to see based on his days there. Kyle Davies had some serious control problems early in the season but he has gotten over that as he has issued only two walks in each of his last three starts. He allowed six runs in his last game against the Nationals but only two of those were earned so he was very close to pitching a second straight quality outing. He has already faced New York at home this season as he allowed two solo homers in 6.2 innings in a 3-2 Braves win. He is 3-2 in his career against the Mets. The Braves fall into a simple yet very solid situation. Play against National League road favorites with a team batting average of .280 or better on the season in May games. This situation is 51-28 against the moneyline (64.6 percent) since 1997. The Mets have been killing left-handed pitching this season but have struggled against righties, hitting just .263 on the


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The Dodgers are 7-2 in their last eight home games and 7-1 in Randy Wolf's last eight starts overall. Meanwhile the Brewers are a horrible 4-7 in their last 11 games and just 19-37 the last 56 times they've hooked up with the Dodgers.



The lefty Wolfe (5-3, 3.91 ERA) is 4-2 at home, but more importantly, he's 2-0 in his last three starts with a 1.56 ERA. He's allowed just three earned runs over those three starts through 17 1/3 innings. As a member of the Phillies and Dodgers, Wolf's team is 8-2 in his last 10 starts. as he's allowed more than three runs just twice in those 10 outings.



Ben Sheets is going for the Brewers and last time out for him in Los Angeles he allowed five runs on six hits in five innings in a 6-4 Dodgers' win.



Let's take the home team and grab that plus-money with a pitcher than normally kills the Brewers.

2♦ L.A. DODGERS


Drew Gordon


Since the injury to Halladay, A.J. Burnett has taken it upon himself to pick up the slack, going 2-0 with a lockdown 1.15 ERA over his last 2 starts! Look for another impressive effort tonight, as he squares off against a struggling Orioles club in this one.



Baltimore has lost 6 of their last 8 games, with their two wins coming against the sorry Nationals! They got swept by Toronto at the Rogers Centre, which included a phenomenal complete game effort from Burnett, allowing 1 run on 3 hits, while striking out 10!



Opposing Burnett is the Orioles Daniel Cabrera, who has shown signs of regression. He dealt with command issues all last year, and once again the walks are starting to pile up, including 5 in his last start against these very same Blue Jays. He got outdueled by Burnett in that start, and he'll get outdueled again tonight.



Take Toronto behind the red-hot Burnett over Baltimore in this AL East showdown.

3♦ TORONTO


Chuck Franklin

Everything points to the Phillies coming out on top in this match-up. Their lefty ace Cole Hamels will be on the mound, and he has a winning career record against the Marlins. He is having a great season so far, with a 6-1 record and a nice low ERA of 3.30. He nearly pulled off a no-hitter in his last outing, and still ended with the win after giving up two runs in the seventh inning. The Phillies are a perfect 6-0 in Hamels’ last six starts as a road favorite.

Taking the mound for the Marlins is Scott Olsen, whose lifetime record against the Phillies is 2-4. So far this season he is just average, with a record of 3-3 and an ERA of 4.80. The Marlins have lost four of the last five of Olsen’s starts against the Phillies. Olsen is 2-5 in his last seven home starts. All the more reason to side with the road team Philadelphia Phillies in this one.

3♦ PHILLIES


Bob Aggarwal

Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees
(MLB) - May 22, 2007 7:05 PM EDT

Play: Money Line: -161
New York Yankees

We are on the Yankees tonight as believe it or not, we are getting a ton of value here. The Yanks were on dismal run a few days ago having dropped 10.5 games back of these Boston Red Sox. They have since reeled of 2 impressive wins and tonight they get their ace back on the hill in Mike Mussina. Mussina is sporting an ERA of over 5, but with that being said he has not had a ton of run support either as his last 3 ballgames has seen the Yankees lineup average just over 2.5 runs a game. We doubt that will happen again tonight as New York bats are alive having scored 12 in the last 2 contests vs. the Mets and Sox. They halos face a hurler in Julian Tavarez who has not fared well against them in the past. Tavarez has seen the Yankees twice in his young career and both times he failed to make it out of the 5th inning walking a combined 6 batters. That does not equate to a great WHIP at all. As you can see by the numbers, this money line should be much higher as the Yankees woes as of late have kept it down. Take New York, they are starting to come around


Gator's MLB "Tech" Total Selection for Tuesday:

Game: (975) Minnesota vs (976) Texas (Listed Pitchers)

Selection: UNDER 9 (-120)


2-Minute Warning

NBA

SAN ANTONIO SPURS


Bobby Maxwell

Tuesday's 3-0 ticket

600-Unit Western Conference Winner - SPURS



The Spurs turned up the defense in Game 1 Sunday and held Utah's Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur to a combined 6-of-25 shooting through three quarters. It was a very impressive defensive effort by San Antonio for three quarters.



Tonight expect them to carry it over for four quarters.



Utah has lost 17 straight times in San Antonio, so there's no reason to think the Jazz will end that streak now. And while they did battle back late on Sunday, the game was really never in doubt. San Antonio has won all three times these teams have met in Texas this year and none of the three have been close.



The closest game in San Antonio was Sunday's 8-point win as 6 1/2-point favorites. Previously, the Spurs had won by nine points on March 30 and 23 points on December 28.



San Antonio is 8-2-1 ATS in its last 11 games overall and 6-2 ATS in its last six with Utah. The favorite in this series is 6-2 ATS in the last eight meetings.



And while Boozer did end up getting his 20-point, 12-rebound totals, he was completely ineffective the first three quarters when the game was a blowout. Don't expect San Antonio to allow Deron Williams to go off for 34 points again either, the Spurs will tighten things up on him, while continuing to play their consistent, patient offense.



Take San Antonio to get a double-digit win before heading off to Utah for a couple hard-fought games.







100-Unit AL Grand Slam - TIGERS (play only with Maroth as listed pitcher for the Tigers)



Sure, the Angels have put together a five-game win streak but it all comes crashing down today as they begin a three-game series in Detroit.



The Tigers are coming off a three-game sweep of the Cardinals at home and send Mike Maroth (3-0, 4.69 ERA) to the mound today. He was scratched from his last start with flu-like symptoms. This season the Tigers are an impressive 7-0 when he takes the hill and in his last outing Maroth gave up one run on nine hits in 6 2/3 innings of a 7-3 win in Minnesota back on May 11.



Maroth is 2-0 at home against the Angels and should be well-rested for this one. Detroit is 15-5 in its last 20 games overall.



John Lackey starts for Anaheim, coming off six innings of shutout baseball against Seattle on Wednesday. But his two starts prior to that he allowed a combined seven runs over 16 1/3 innings. So he can be hit and the strong Detroit offense will get to him.



These two teams split two games in Anaheim back in April with the Tigers winning when Maroth took the hill against Jered Weaver. Let's play the Tigers as they are getting plus-money at home in this one.







100-Unit NL Road Warrior - ASTROS (play only with Oswalt as listed pitcher for Houston)



The Astros come into this one with ace Roy Oswalt on the hill and anytime we can get him at this low of a price, we need to jump on it.



Oswalt is 6-2 on the season with a 2.83 ERA. He'll be countered by the Giants' Tim Lincecum (1-0, 3.44). Only twice this season has Oswalt allowed more than three runs in an outing and he's gone five straight since doing it.



Last time out He pitched seven scoreless innings against the Giants, allowing four hits and striking out six. He's allowed no runs in two of his last three starts against San Francisco.



Lincecum was the opposing pitcher to Oswalt back on Thursday and gave up one run on two hits in seven innings. But in his two starts prior to that he gave up eight runs in 11 1/3 innings.



The Giants have lost four of their last seven games and just avoided getting swept over the weekend by the A's.



Houston is 8-1 in Oswalt's last nine road starts and 8-3 the last 11 times the Astros have been favored while the Giants are just 2-6 the last eight times they've been an underdog.



Let's play the Astros and take advantage of the low price on Oswalt in this one



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2,000♦ SPURS -
500♦ TIGERS (LIST Maroth) -
300♦ NATIONALS (LIST Chico and Saarloos


CHUCK FRANKLIN
2000♦ SAN ANTONIO SPURS
1500♦ COLORADO w/FOGG over Arizona w/Hernandez

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Monday 05-20-07 (5-0)

1 Unit on Cleveland Indians -1.5 Runs -120 (W)
1 Unit on New York Yankees -148 (W)
1 Unit on Texas Rangers Over 10 +110 (W)
1 Unit on Miluakee Brewers -102 (W)
1 Unit on San Francisco Giants -135 (W)

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1000*utah 2-0 Yesterday

500*mets

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Tuesday pick: Detroit/LAA Over 8.5
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1* LA DODGERS +100 (SHEETS/WOLF) LISTED

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Los Angeles Angels -128

12-9 May

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2* NYM
2* HOU
2* MIN


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Ben Burns - SAE/TB under 8.5 MLB
Bryan Leonard - TOR -107 MLB
Larry Ness - PIT +115 MLB
Jeff Bonds - DET/ANA over 4.5 NHL



Bob Balfe:
YTD =56-49

NBA:
San Antonio -6.5

MLB:
Tampa Bay -115
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Whale Report

MILWAUKEE (SHEETS) -115 OVER LA DODGERS
ST. LOUIS (WAINWRIGHT) -125 OVER PITTSBURGH
TAMPA BAY (KAZMIR) -120 OVER SEATTLE
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Proffit Plays
Triple Plays = 81-70

NY Mets
Cleveland
Pittsburgh

Daily Best Bet
YTD = 24-26

NBA:
San Antonio over 188
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YTD = 41-20

Tampa Bay -118
Minnesota -165
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Professional Plays
YTD = 27-13

MLB:
Atlanta +111
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BIG AL'S PAID PLAY!

At 7:05pm our Sucker Bet of the Month is on the Los Angeles Angels over the Detroit Tigers. It's time for the magic carpet ride that Tigers lefthander Mike Maroth is on to end. The man who once lost 21 games in a single season (in 2003) can do no wrong so far in 2007 as he has a 3-0 record and the Tigers are an amazing 7-0 in games which he's started despite some pretty ugly stats. Maroth has an ERA of 4.69 and an unsightly WHIP of 1.71, but he has yet to lose. That isn't to say he hasn't had his problems this season. In fact Maroth is coming off of an illness that has kept him sidelined for almost a month and caused him to miss his last start last Thursday. It's hard to imagine that he will be anywhere near 100% when he takes the mound against one of the best teams in the American League. The Angels will start one of their best in righthander John Lackey, whose stats have been anything but unsightly with a 6-3 record, 2.43 ERA, and 1.25 WHIP. Maroth has obviously been bailed out by his offense several times in order to have a record as good as he does, but look for that to not be the case tonight against one of the top teams and pitchers in the American League. Take the Angels. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
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5* MLB Game of the Month Angels
4* Underdog Red Sox
3* Underdog Mariners
1* Dodgers
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Dr.B


Here is the analysis for the next few days.

Tuesday Analysis
Utah (+6 ½) at SAN ANTONIO
Utah played well in the 2nd half of game 1 after trailing by 18 points at the half, but the Jazz have now lost 17 consecutive games in San Antonio while going 0-13 ATS here when not getting at least 10 points. My ratings favor Utah by 7 ½ points after factoring in that they are the team coming off a loss and the Jazz would qualify in a solid 28-5-1 ATS playoff situation if they become an underdog of 7 points or more. I have no opinion if the line remains at 6 ½ points, but Iâ??d lean with Utah at +7 points or more and Iâ??d lean with San Antonio at -6 points or less.


Thursday Opinion
Cleveland (+5 ½) over DETROIT
Cleveland is now 23-10 ATS this season in road games with rest (16-4 ATS recently), including 13-2 ATS as a dog of 3 points or more. Detroit, meanwhile, is only 10-21-3 ATS this season hosting a rested team, including 4-15-1 ATS if favored by 5 points or more. There are no significant situations favoring either side in this game and my ratings favor Detroit by 5 points. Iâ??ll lean with Cleveland at +5 or +5 ½ points and Iâ??ll consider the Cavaliers a Strong Opinion at +6 points and a 2-Star Best Bet if the line gets up to +7 points or more.


kodiak -497.45 units for baskets this year, -447 units last year (max 10u plays).

125 UTAH +6.5
125 UTAH under 188


m@linsky -60.38 units in bases for the year

4 wash o 9' -125
4 w sox -136
4 mill u 7' -110

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Phillies -124
Nationals +143
Pirates +125
Rockies +126
Cubs +160
Angels -128
Rangers +158
Royals +147
Boston-NY OVER 10 1/2 -105 (Tavarez-Mussina)
Seattle-TB UNDER 8 1/2 -105 (Washburn-Kazmir)
Minnesota-Texas UNDER 8 1/2 -107 (Santana-Loe)
Oakland-Chicago UNDER 9 1/2 +115 (Lewis-Danks)


<HR style="COLOR: #a8a8a8" SIZE=1> <!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->Stu Finer


1000 DIME MLB Best Bet
NEW YORK METS

500 DIME MLB No Brainer
OVER Brewers-Dodgers

200 DIME MLB No Brainer
PHILADELPHIA PHILIES

200 DIME MLB No Brainer
SEATTLE MARINERS

200 DIME NBA Playoff Best Bet
UTAH JAZZ


charlie <HR style="COLOR: #a8a8a8" SIZE=1><!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->nba. utah @ san antonio over 187' (500*)

nba. san antonio-6' (30*)

mlb. florida+125 (20*)

mlb. pittsburgh+125 (20*)

mlb. detroit+115 (10*)

mlb. houston-125 (10*) Bonus Play


Maverick
MLB CHW,
NBA Utah +6.5.

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any ness?

PPP = 3% Utah +6.5


Stevens 10 utah


Gameday 2 utah


Mike Neri opinion San Antonio


JB has a very slight lean, otherwise known as a 1 star on the North Coast community on SA


sebastian off the sports ticker 3*spurs under and 2*spurs

Bookie Buster NBA Projections 5/22

Playoff Record:

Sides: 29-30-4

Totals: 32-30-1

ML: 40-24


Utah 96 at San Antonio 98

Buffettgambler:

Florida +124
Baltimore -109
NY Yankees -170
St. Louis -133

**CHICAGOHOTSIDES** WINNERS HERE

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Sorry i am late but my boss is a asshole. long story.

2 Units on LA Angels -133 Lackey must start
2 Units on Cleveland Indians -166 Carmona must start
2 Units on Philadelphia Philllies -145 Hamels must start
2 Units on New York Mets -128 Sosa must start
2 Units on San Diego Padres -175 Peavy must start

Thanks for the hard work, bookie buster. Your efforts are appreciated greatly!!!

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