Michael Cannon
15 Dime
Milwaukee
10 Dime
Philly
5 Dime
Colorado
Stu Feiner
1000 DIME MLB Top Play...CLEVELAND INDIANS (-1.5 Run Line)
500 DIME MLB No Brainer...OAKLAND A's
200 DIME MLB No Brainer...ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
200 DIME MLB No Brainer...TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Brandon Lang
15 DIME
Cardinals
5 DIME
Padres
Tigers
Ben Burns
Royals at Indians
Prediction:Royals
Cleveland may win this game but I feel that the price is too high. Bannister has been excellent in four road starts for the Royals. Over that stretch, he has gone 1-1 (Royals were 2-2, +1.3) with a 3.16 ERA and a miniscule 0.857 WHIP, averaging nearly 6 1/2 innings per start.
He was dominant in his last start, allowing a mere two hits and one run through eight complete innings, adding six K's with no walks, while cashing as a +190 underdog. As a team, despite yesterday's loss, the Royals are a profitable 8-5 their last 13 road games and 4-2 their last six games against the Indians.
Byrd also comes off a solid start. However, he's had trouble against KC over his career. In eight career starts vs. the Royals he is just 1-3 with a poor 5.10 ERA and 1.405 WHIP. The Royals have enjoyed the middle of the week as we find them at a surprising 6-3 (+6.1) when playing on Wednesday.
Don't be shocked if they build on that mark this evening.
The Wunderdog
Game: Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee (2:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: Chicago Cubs +105
A team that looked unbeatable early has hit the wall as the bubble has burst for Milwaukee. They have been just 9-16 in their past 25 games and just break-even at 6-6 at home. The Cubs have begun to hit finally after going 2-10 and being outscored 67-39. The 3-run a game offense has now scored 22 runs in three games while the pitching has allowed just 10. Victor Zambrano may be ready to breakout, after his outburst and exchange with Barrett. He has pitched two good games vs. Milwaukee already this season and both came at a time when Milwaukee was hitting. Zambrano has good career numbers against the current Brewer line-up and we like this matchup with the small dog.
Trev Rogers
Cubs/Brewers Under 8.5
D'Rays/B'Jays Under 9
Larry Ness
15* AL Pitching Mismatch of the Week
Tigers
Larry Ness
Daytime Delight
Mariners
Scott Spreitzer
(25* Diamond Crusher)
Cardinals
Hondo
10 units: Philadelphia
Dave Cokin
(905) PIT Pirates
(906) WAS Nationals
Take "(906) WAS Nationals"
It's a matchup of less than stellar southpaws tonight at Washington as the Pirates send Zach Duke to the hill against the Nationals Micah Bowie. The edge in recent form would certainly go to Bowie, though, and the Nats have the home field edge to boot. The Bucs managed to hold off Washington Tuesday night to take the opener of this series, but I'll look for the Nats to even things up tonight
Jim Feist
(929) BOS Red Sox
(930) OAK Athletics
Take "Under"
How happy is Boston's Tim Wakefield that he doesn't have to face the Yankees for a while. Wakefield not only has been ripped by the Yankees in his career but two of his last three starts were against the Bronx Bombers who only tagged him for 14 earned runs in just 8 2/3 innings of work. Despite the beating he has taken at the hands of the Yanks, Wakefield's ERA is still a very nice 3.05 on the road and 4.24 overall. In fact, Wakefield has tossed a pair of shutouts in his last six starts (if you just don't look at the Yankee games). Joe Kennedy has been a hard luck pitcher for the A's this year. Here's a guy with a 2.92 era in 10 starts and his record is 1-4 (team is just 2-8). In his last seven starts, Kennedy has allowed just one earned run in four games and three in two others. Two good pitchers here on Wednesday, both of whom could throw shutouts. We'll take the UNDER as we look for an old fashioned pitcher's duel in this contest.
Scott Spreitzer's MLB 25* Diamond Crusher! -- 2-0 this season!
My 25* is a play on the Cardinals on Wednesday. Don't look now Milwaukee, but the Redbirds are breathing down your neck. Overall, Cardinal pitching was not all that bad to start the season. It was just horrible work at the plate on offense and some untimely hits allowed that led to their terrible start. But St. Louis has now won five of their last six and nine of their last 14. Albert Pujols has caught fire and the streak is becomming contagious. The Cards are averaging 6.33 RPG in their last six outings. Tonight, they'll go after Bronson Arroyo and the league's 27th ranked bullpen. Arroyo owns weak lifetime numbers against the Cards and horrible marks when pitching in St. Louis. I also expect Arroyo to get very little help from his offense. The Reds are just 5-9, scoring just 3.5 RPG in road night games against right-handers. They'll face Brad Thompson tonight. The Cards are 4-1 in the reliever-turned-starter's five starts. In fact, as a member of the starting rotation, Thompson owns a decent 4.20 ERA, including a 3.50 ERA at home. If these two starters give way to the pen (obviously we feel Arroyo will early on) the Cards own a huge advantage. St. Louis owns MLB's 7th best bullpen ERA while the Reds are 27th as mentioned above. The Reds are just 1-6 in Arroyo's seven road starts. And, he's lasted just 5, 4, and 2 innings in his last three outings overall, with a 16.36 ERA. We believe the Reds will fall to 1-7 in this spot after Wednesday. The red-hot Cards grab the win, our 25* release.
Guaranteed Pick: Tom Freese
Game: Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics Jun 6 2007 10:05PM
Prediction: Boston Red Sox
Reason: Boston starter Tim Wakefield and his knuckleball have been tough on the A's going 17-7 in 24 career team starts. Oakland starter Joe Kennedy is in terrible KW form with 10 walks and 1 strikeout in his last 3 starts. The A's are just 2-8 in 10 starts made by Kennedy this year. The Oakland bats have been silent as they have scored 4 or less runs in 7 of their last 10 games. The Red Sox are 7-1 in Game 3 of a road series this year. 10* Play On Boston - (Wakefield vs. Kennedy)
Larry Ness' Daytime Delight-MLB (6-0 on Mon and Tue / 18-3 last nine days in MLB!)
My Daytime Delight is on the Sea Mariners at 4:35 ET. The Orioles bullpen collapsed again last night. After allowing a four-run 8th inning on Monday in a 7-4 loss at Seattle, the Orioles allowed a four-run 7th last night, as the Mariners won 5-4. Baltimore has now followed a six-game winning streak by losing five in a row. The Orioles have held leads in the seventh inning or later in each of the last three games but their relievers have combined to post a 20.77 ERA in that span to lose each game. On the season, the team's bullpen ERA is 4.88 (8-13 record) and the team has almost as many blown saves (9) as saves (12). Daniel Cabrera takes the mound in this final game of the series and while he's 4-0 with a 2.62 ERA in five career starts vs Seattle (team is 5-0), how do you play the Orioles in this one? The team was 30-51 (.370) on the road last year and after last night's loss stands at 12 -21 (.364) so far in 2007. Meanwhile, the Mariners are on a major roll. They own MLB's 2nd-best BA (.285) and have now won 11 of their last 15 games, averaging 7.85 RPG over their last 13. Lefty Jarrod Washburn takes the hill and he's 5-0 with a 3.57 ERA in his last seven starts against Baltimore. The Orioles are 9-9 overall this year vs lefties but I can't help but note that they were a pathetic 5-21 vs left-handers on the road last year! Plus there's the fact that Seattle, unlike Baltimore, has an excellent bullpen.The Mariners own the sixth-best bullpen ERA (3.41) in MLB, their relievers are a combined 8-3 on the year and the team has converted 16 of 18 save opportunities. I'm riding the hot team and the one that owns almost ALL of the edges. Daytime Delight is on the Sea Mariners.
Good Luck...Larry
Larry Ness' 15* AL Pitching Mismatch of the Week (50-12 since Opening Day w/15* GOW plays!) $15
My 15* play is on the Det Tigers at 8:35 ET. The Rangers are looking to win back-to-back games for the first time in over two weeks, after a 7-4 win last night over the Tigers. Texas had dropped 10 of 12 games before winning last night's series opener thanks to a six-run first inning. Before Tuesday, they had been outscored 42-11 in the opening inning and hadn't scored more than twice in the first frame of any game. Winning tonight will be no easy chore. Texas owns the 2nd-worst ERA in MLB at 5.32 and tonight's starter, Kevin Millwood, has sure contributed to it. He struggled in his return on Friday, allowing seven runs (four earned) and 10 hits over five innings, but didn't record a decision as the Rangers beat Seattle 9-8. It was only the second start in five weeks for Millwood, who has had two stints on the DL in that span. Millwood is 0-3 with an 8.87 ERA and a .336 opponent batting average in his last five starts! Detroit owns MLB's best team BA (.287) and it's 5.79 RPG average is tops in the game. Justin Verlander will be happy to face Texas, after having to go up against the Indians in each of his last two starts. He had gone 4-0 with a 2.65 ERA in his previous five May starts, before running into the Indians. This matchup is much more to Detroit's and Verlander's liking. AL Pitching Mismatch of the Week 15* Det Tigers.
Good Luck...Larry
Marc Lawrence
Game: Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics
Jun 6 2007 10:05PM
Prediction: Boston Red Sox
Reason: Boston w/Wakefield over Oakland w/Kennedy:
Bosox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield takes the hill against the Halos knowing he is 17-7 in his career team starts in this series. With Joe Kennedy having issued 10 walks with only one strikeout in his last three starts, look for Boston to improve to 8-1 away in Game Three of a series here tonight.
chicago hotsides
+48.47u for 2007 baseball
-72.11u for 2006 bases
2 Atl. -125
3 Cubs +100
2 Mets Under 9 -115
2 Boston Under 9 -120
Alex Smart
Game: Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics
Jun 6 2007 10:05PM
Prediction: Oakland Athletics
Reason: The Boston Red Sox enter this contest having lost 6 straight meetings in this series in Oakland after last nights 2-0 blanking. Things do not look to get much better against a As team , that looks to be playing their best baseball of the season winning 6 of their first 8 games of a current 10 game home stand, as the struggling Tim Wakefield goes to the hill for the Red Sox. The veteran kunckleballer is in bad current form, having allowed 23 ERs in his L/22 innings of work, for a bloated 9.13 ERA with opposing hitters smashing him for hefty .318 BA during that span. Joe Kennedy the Athletics southpaw starter is off a top notch performance last Friday night against the visiting Twins, holding Minnesota to a run on six hits over eight innings!Kennedy despite of not exhibiting a great record this season ,has allowed just one run in six of his 10 starts this season, and has allowed more than three runs only once. Kennedy also owns a very stingy 1.91 ERA in five starts at McAfee Coliseum this year. Note: The As pitching starting pitching staff owns a MLB best 2.99 ERA.Note: The Red Sox are 5-13 in their last 18 away games vs. a left-handed starter and are hitting a lowly .228 BA on the road vs unorthodox pitching in 2007. Bottom line: Considering the current form of tonights starters, and Oakland's recent good play, and dominance at home in this series, they look like a very viable wagering option this evening.
Play on the As
MATTT RIVERS
For Wednesday take the Cards at Busch.
How can you not go against Bronson Arroyo in this spot? The righthander has all of a sudden imploded in a major way and for him to be on the road and not be a big dog is a coup and a half!
Arroyo will rebound at some point because he is still somewhat of a quality hurler but right now the guy is a joke with his 0-2 record and 16 plus ERA over his last three starts. I am not deeming Brad Thompson as anything too special but to get Albert Pujols and the Cards at home at this price against an ice cold Arroyo is something that just cannot be passed up.
Obviously both teams are off to the extremely underachieving starts to the season but Tony LaRussa's squad is still the far superior club with Pujols, Eckstein, Edmonds, Duncan and others and at home in this spot win this game many more times than they don't, end of story!
YOURWINNERSONLY
1-4 yesterday!
ALL 3*'S
FLA+109
WASH-105
PHILLY+152
YANKS-133
TIGERS-137
Totals 4 U
Top Play
RSox OVER 9
Reg Plays
Milw UNDER 9
Wash UNDER 9
SF OVER 7-
LAA OVER 7-
John Ryan
Game: Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics
Jun 6 2007 10:05PM
Prediction: Boston Red Sox
Reason: Ai Simulator 3* graded play on Boston - Boston is the best team in MLB. They are batting 291 with a 386 OBP, 60 EB hits, 79 BB, and just 85 Ks against LH starters. The bullpen has been strong all year converting 86% of their save opportunities and sport a season ERA of 3.06 and a 3.09 ERA over the past 7 games. Yes, Oakland can match up against Boston's bullpen with a 3.90 season ERA and a 2.12 ERA over their past 7 games, but they cannot match up against their offense. Oakland is batting just 252 and scoring 4.3 RPG for the season and 257 and scoring 2.9 RPG over the past 7 games. Supporting this graded play is a system that has gone 56-18 and has made 32.8 units since 1997. Play against home underdogs with a money line of +100 or higher that are below average AL hitting teams hitting <=.265, with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better on the season and is now facing a team with a very good bullpen with an ERA <=3.33. Wakefield has not pitched well over his last 3 starts; 2 of which were on the road. Despite this fact, his road ERA is still a solid 3.05. Wakefield is 6-4 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 4.71 and a WHIP of 1.383.His team's record is 12-6 (+5.4 units) in these starts. Take Boston.
Ryan has 3 MLB
LT Profits
Ottawa Senators @ Anaheim Ducks u5.0 (115)
Wed Jun 6 '07 8:05p
Senators, Ducks Under 5 (+115)
This looks like a rather generous price for the Under in this spot, considering that three of the first four games of these Stanley Cup Finals failed to exceed this posted total of five goals.
In fact, the last four head-to-head meetings between the Ottawa Senators and the Anaheim Ducks here in this rink have averaged a combined total output of just 3.50 goals per game! Furthermore, the most goals scored in any of those games was five, which would just push and not lose in this spot. The defensive numbers for these teams for the whole year combining regular season and playoffs also
Mike Rose
Chicago Cubs (105)
Wed Jun 6 '07 2:05p
all eyes shift to Miller Park this afternoon for anyone concerned with the NL Central Division race as the Cubs and Brew Crew are set to play the rubber game of their three game set. The Brewers got the best of a very ineffective Ted Lilly last night and evened up the series at one a piece. Today, they send out Jeff Suppan and his 3.71 ERA to the bump in search of their 34th win on the season. This is a very interesting turn in the Cubs rotation as Carlos Zambrano will make his first appearance since he and Catcher Michael Barrett got in a fist fight in the dugout that escalated into the teams clubhouse. The Cubs organization chose to handle the situation in house, and the drama that unfolded between innings is said to be a thing of the past. That being said, I still think the Cubs are going to go on a tremendous run over the next couple weeks of play. Even though they lost last night, they fought back every inning and even had a chance to take the lead late after being down 5-1 at one point. Carlos pit forth one of his best starts of the year earlier this season in Miller Park, and he's pitched rather well against the Brewers in both of his starts this year. I expect him to bounce back here and look like the Carlos of old. That tirade in the dugout might have been exactly what he needed tog et his season back on track. If not, and his stuff looks weak and wild, then I believe the guys playing hurt and will have to get checked out because he's looked like a completely different pitchers this season than that of the L/3 years. Hopefully I'm wrong there, and the fist fight was the main remedy needed to get "El Toro" back in a groove.
Rocketman Sports
Wednesday
Baltimore @ Seattle 4:35 PM EST
Play On: 1* Seattle -140 (Cabrera/Washburn) Listed
Baltimore is 69-132 last 3 years when playing against a team with a winning record. Baltimore is 104-194 since 1997 after 3 or more consecutive losses. Baltimore is 1-6 this year as a road underdog of +125 to +150. Seattle is 6-1 this year as a home favorite of -125 to -150. Baltimore has lost 5 in a row while Seattle has won 4 in a row. Baltmore is scoring only 4.4 rpg overall and 4.2 rpg on the road this year. Baltimore bullpen has a 5.84 ERA on the road this year. Seattle bullpen has a 3.41 ERA overall this year and a 3.11 ERA at home this season. Cabrera is 0-4 with a 4.05 ERA on the road this year and 1-2 with a 6.23 ERA his last 3 starts. Washburn has a 3.57 ERA overall this year
Sebastian Sports
MLB - Los Angeles-A Under (8.5) (-125)
Maverick MLB MIL, NYM (duh), Padres. 1-2 last night, 2-2 for the week
sebastian hockey
10* Ducks
10* under
Triple Crown 3* St L
AccuPicks 3* Hous over 9
Michael Cannon
Wednesday's Plays...
15 Dime –
BREWERS (With Zambrano and Suppan as listed pitchers)
Take the Brew Crew today at this cheap price for the home win.
I swear, Vegas is just giving Carlos Zambrano way too much credit with this line. He hasn’t had his stuff all year long and they still treat this guy like he’s one of the best pitchers in the league.
He’s 5-5 on the year with a 5.62 ERA and he’s been touched for 13 homeruns in only 73 2-3 innings. If he leaves the ball over the plate today like he has been all year the Brewers lineup is likely to run him out of the game by the fifth inning.
Zambrano has also been lit up to the tune of a 1-2 record and 6.98 ERA over his last three starts. He flipped out on catcher Michael Barrett in the dugout in his last start and you have to wonder where his head will be today coming off that debacle.
The Brewers will send Jeff Suppan to the hill today and the free agent acquisition has been a nice addition to their rotation. The right-hander is 7-5 with a 3.71 ERA in 12 starts this year. He is 5-4 with a 2.93 ERA in 14 career games against the Cubbies, including an eight-inning gem on April 24 when he didn’t allow a run in a 4-1 Milwaukee win.
The Cubs have been huge underachievers this season, and I’ll gladly take the Brewers at home where they have posted a 22-11 record this year.
This price is too good to pass up, especially against a struggling Zambrano.
Take Milwaukee for the home win.
10 Dime –
PHILLIES (With Eaton as listed pitcher)
Take the Phillies at a nice plus return tonight over the Mets at Shea.
Now I know it may seem foolish betting against the Mets with Orlando Hernandez going tonight, but as good as he’s been this year that’s how good Phillies’ hurler Adam Eaton has been against the Mets in his career.
Eaton is 4-0 with a 1.65 ERA in four lifetime starts against the Mets, allowing five earned runs in 27 1-3 innings. He beat the Mets at Shea on April 11 this year, allowing two earned runs in seven innings in a 5-2 Phillies win.
As good as Hernandez has been, he hasn’t been receiving much run support. How else can you explain a 3-1 record this year in seven games despite a 2.20 ERA? He’s been sensational over his last three starts with a 0.90 ERA, but has only one win to show for it.
Hernandez can be devastating against right-handed hitters, but he has had his troubles against left-handed hitters over his career, and the Phillies can get to him with Ryan Howard, Chase Utley and the switch-hitting Jimmy Rollins.
Take the Phillies at a nice plus return for the road win.
5 Dime –
ROCKIES (With Williams and Cook as listed pitchers)
Take Colorado for the home win against the Astros tonight.
Aaron Cook gets the nod for the Rockies and I expect him to outpitch his struggling mound opponent, Woody Williams.
Cook is 4-2 on the year with a 4.31 ERA and he’s a perfect 3-0 with a 3.91 ERA in four games lifetime against Houston.
Williams has been a bust this year for the struggling Astros, going 2-7 with a 5.50 ERA. I don’t expect him to improve on those numbers tonight in Coors, not with a 7.90 ERA in 15 career games against the Rockies.
This price may be a bit steep, but the Rockies shouldn’t have any problems grabbing the win at home.
Lay the juice and take Colorado as they get the easy win tonight.
Bonus Play: ORIOLES
Brandon Lang
WEDNESDAY
15 DIME
Cardinals - Specify Pitchers - Arroyo vs Thompson
5 DIME
Padres - Specify Pitchers - Wolf vs Maddux
Tigers - Specify Pitchers - Verlander vs Millwood
Free Pick - Angels -1 1/2 runs (For analysis see Daily video)
Note:
Just to be able to say it's a winning day means the world to me.
I can't stress to you people enough how important it is to be able to keep the winning momentum going.
I don't care if it's just 1 dime of net profit to up to 100 dimes of net profit, the most important thing is to keep the winning feeling, the winning spirit going anyway possible.
Not every night can be +15 dime or +40 dime nights. Just can't but trust me when I tell you I will gladly take nights like last night that keeps the positive energy rolling along.
Time to step up today with a 3rd straight 15 dime winner and a 3rd straight winning day.
Winning days lead to winning weeks lead to winning months lead to winning years. Been at this for quite sometime and for the most part I know what works.
May not always seem that way. As much as I would like to tell you it's all sunshine and rainbows quite frankly, it isn't going to be.
There will be stormy days, thunder and lightning with rain and you will need an umbrella. However, the sun always shines more with me.
So lets enjoy some more sun today as we get that winning day we are looking for.
ST.LOUIS CARDINALS
The Cards are in the go zone now and I will ride them tonight.
First of all, they are going for their 6th win in their last 7 games after the 4-3 win last night.
Furthermore, they have won 9 of their last 14 as well and only trail 1st place Milwaukee by 6 games. By no stretch of the imagination are they out of it.
They send Brad Thompson out looking for his 3rd straight win tonight and I am confident he will get it.
Not only is he 4-1 with an ERA just over 4 this year, but in 13 relief appearances versus the Reds for his career, he is 1-0 with a 3.31 ERA. This will be his first ever start against them.
As for Bronson Arroyo, it just keeps going from bad to worse.
Not only is he 2-6 on the year with an ERA of 4.73 but since May 6th, he is the "Titanic" and the band has stop playing and their are no life rafts left.
How about 0-4 with an ERA of 8.28 over his last 5 starts. Even worse, he has given up at least 6 runs in each of his last 3 starts.
He is coming off one of his worst outings of the year last Thursday as the Astros destroyed him for 8 runs on 11 hits in just 5 innings of a 10-2 loss.
He has no confidence, no bullpen and the Reds are just 3-9 in his starts this year.
Bottom line is there is a reason the Reds have lost 3 in a row and have the worst record in the National league.
They stink and all this adds up to is Arroyo getting drilled by a red hot Cardinals team that is looking to continue to build on this current hot streak.
St.Louis is 15 dime winner #3 in a row tonight.
PADRES
They were really good to me yesterday and I will come right back with them again tonight.
They got me the 1-0 win yesterday to improve to 18-9 at home, tied for the best home record in the National league with the Brewers.
Greg Maddux has been as solid as it gets at home.
He has allowed just 6 runs over his last 27 home innings in his four-game home winning streak.
Oh, it gets better. It gets really better.
Maddux, who made 12 starts for the Dodgers last season, allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings of a 3-2 win over his former team on April 28 at Petco.
He has won his last three starts over Los Angeles, posting a 1.71 ERA in those games and he is 14-7 with a 2.75 ERA in 32 career starts against the Dodgers.
This is a great spot to grab him at home tonight.
Randy Wolf has pitched really good in his current 4 game winning streak but he carries a 5.63 ERA for his career versus the Padres.
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I just don't believe Wolf beats Maddux tonight in San Diego. I just dont'.
Padres are the play again tonight.
TIGERS
Just as I don't see Wolf beating Maddux tonight, I don't see Millwood beating Justin Verlander tonight.
Millwood comes into this game tonight at 2-4 with a 6.69 ERA and no matter what he does, I just don't think that strained hamstring is 100%.
He struggled in his return on Friday, allowing seven runs - four earned - and 10 hits over five innings, but didn't record a decision as the Rangers beat Seattle 9-8.
It was only the second start in five weeks for Millwood, who has had two stints on the DL in that span and he is 0-3 with an 8.87 ERA and a .336 opponent batting average in his last five starts.
Like I said, I don't think that hamstring is as ready as everyone thinks.
Verlander on the other hand was 4-0 with a 2.65 ERA in his five May starts before his worst start of the year last time out at Cleveland. The Indians tagged him for 7 runs in 5 innings.
I really feel he bounces back here tonight.
Ride the Tigers as they rough up Millwood and get a big win.
Proffit Plays
Triple plays YTD =104-94
MLB
Detroit
NYM
Cleveland
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Professional Plays
YTD = 32-14
Plays rated 1-5 units
MLB
2 Units on St Louis -116
2 units on Chicago White Sox + 115
1.5 units on Tampa Bay + 100
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Panhandle Sports
YTD = 53-24
MLB
Atlanta -130
NY Mets -175
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FPBE Free Picks
Marc Lawrence - BOS -125
Rocky Atkinson - SEA -135
Matty O'Shea - DET -150
Ben Burns - KC +195
Tony George - NYY -155
Bryan Leonard - LAD +107
Jeff Bonds - MIN/LAA over 7.5
Gator Report for Wednesday
MLB (Wednesday): Play On MLB (NL) team with a starting pitcher whose ERA is 3.70 to 4.20 on the season with a team batting average of .245 or worse on the year.
(36-14 last 5 seasons.) (72%) PLAY: San Diego -105
MLB "Tech" Totals:
Game 1: (903) Chicago vs. (904) Milwaukee (listed pitchers)
Selection: OVER 8.5 (-120)
Game 2: (917) Minnesota vs. (918) Los Angeles (listed pitchers)
Selection: UNDER 7.5 (-110)
Gator’s E-Report (Free)
MLB (Wednesday): Play Against MLB (NL) underdogs with a money line of +100 or higher with a team that averages <=0.9 HR's per game facing a starting pitcher who gives up 0.5 or less HR's per start, with a starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.250 to 1.350 on the year.
(63-18 last 5 seasons.) (77.8%) PLAY: Arizona -145
Wed. Comps
Sebastian-UNDER Baltimore
Winner Line-Oakland
OTM-Detroit
Computer Boys-Seattle
Kevin Kennedy-Red Sox
Feiner-San Diego
Ty Gaston-OVER San Antonio
Southphillybudda
Over Astros
Cards
Phillies
Will Covers - San Diego ML 3*
Ness Oddsmaker Error
Padres
Padres 800 units GOY Maxwell
Padres jimmy boyd
Padres 50 DIMER Karl garret
Padres Money maker Wayne Root
Padres Larry Ness
15 Dime
Milwaukee
10 Dime
Philly
5 Dime
Colorado
Stu Feiner
1000 DIME MLB Top Play...CLEVELAND INDIANS (-1.5 Run Line)
500 DIME MLB No Brainer...OAKLAND A's
200 DIME MLB No Brainer...ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
200 DIME MLB No Brainer...TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Brandon Lang
15 DIME
Cardinals
5 DIME
Padres
Tigers
Ben Burns
Royals at Indians
Prediction:Royals
Cleveland may win this game but I feel that the price is too high. Bannister has been excellent in four road starts for the Royals. Over that stretch, he has gone 1-1 (Royals were 2-2, +1.3) with a 3.16 ERA and a miniscule 0.857 WHIP, averaging nearly 6 1/2 innings per start.
He was dominant in his last start, allowing a mere two hits and one run through eight complete innings, adding six K's with no walks, while cashing as a +190 underdog. As a team, despite yesterday's loss, the Royals are a profitable 8-5 their last 13 road games and 4-2 their last six games against the Indians.
Byrd also comes off a solid start. However, he's had trouble against KC over his career. In eight career starts vs. the Royals he is just 1-3 with a poor 5.10 ERA and 1.405 WHIP. The Royals have enjoyed the middle of the week as we find them at a surprising 6-3 (+6.1) when playing on Wednesday.
Don't be shocked if they build on that mark this evening.
The Wunderdog
Game: Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee (2:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: Chicago Cubs +105
A team that looked unbeatable early has hit the wall as the bubble has burst for Milwaukee. They have been just 9-16 in their past 25 games and just break-even at 6-6 at home. The Cubs have begun to hit finally after going 2-10 and being outscored 67-39. The 3-run a game offense has now scored 22 runs in three games while the pitching has allowed just 10. Victor Zambrano may be ready to breakout, after his outburst and exchange with Barrett. He has pitched two good games vs. Milwaukee already this season and both came at a time when Milwaukee was hitting. Zambrano has good career numbers against the current Brewer line-up and we like this matchup with the small dog.
Trev Rogers
Cubs/Brewers Under 8.5
D'Rays/B'Jays Under 9
Larry Ness
15* AL Pitching Mismatch of the Week
Tigers
Larry Ness
Daytime Delight
Mariners
Scott Spreitzer
(25* Diamond Crusher)
Cardinals
Hondo
10 units: Philadelphia
Dave Cokin
(905) PIT Pirates
(906) WAS Nationals
Take "(906) WAS Nationals"
It's a matchup of less than stellar southpaws tonight at Washington as the Pirates send Zach Duke to the hill against the Nationals Micah Bowie. The edge in recent form would certainly go to Bowie, though, and the Nats have the home field edge to boot. The Bucs managed to hold off Washington Tuesday night to take the opener of this series, but I'll look for the Nats to even things up tonight
Jim Feist
(929) BOS Red Sox
(930) OAK Athletics
Take "Under"
How happy is Boston's Tim Wakefield that he doesn't have to face the Yankees for a while. Wakefield not only has been ripped by the Yankees in his career but two of his last three starts were against the Bronx Bombers who only tagged him for 14 earned runs in just 8 2/3 innings of work. Despite the beating he has taken at the hands of the Yanks, Wakefield's ERA is still a very nice 3.05 on the road and 4.24 overall. In fact, Wakefield has tossed a pair of shutouts in his last six starts (if you just don't look at the Yankee games). Joe Kennedy has been a hard luck pitcher for the A's this year. Here's a guy with a 2.92 era in 10 starts and his record is 1-4 (team is just 2-8). In his last seven starts, Kennedy has allowed just one earned run in four games and three in two others. Two good pitchers here on Wednesday, both of whom could throw shutouts. We'll take the UNDER as we look for an old fashioned pitcher's duel in this contest.
Scott Spreitzer's MLB 25* Diamond Crusher! -- 2-0 this season!
My 25* is a play on the Cardinals on Wednesday. Don't look now Milwaukee, but the Redbirds are breathing down your neck. Overall, Cardinal pitching was not all that bad to start the season. It was just horrible work at the plate on offense and some untimely hits allowed that led to their terrible start. But St. Louis has now won five of their last six and nine of their last 14. Albert Pujols has caught fire and the streak is becomming contagious. The Cards are averaging 6.33 RPG in their last six outings. Tonight, they'll go after Bronson Arroyo and the league's 27th ranked bullpen. Arroyo owns weak lifetime numbers against the Cards and horrible marks when pitching in St. Louis. I also expect Arroyo to get very little help from his offense. The Reds are just 5-9, scoring just 3.5 RPG in road night games against right-handers. They'll face Brad Thompson tonight. The Cards are 4-1 in the reliever-turned-starter's five starts. In fact, as a member of the starting rotation, Thompson owns a decent 4.20 ERA, including a 3.50 ERA at home. If these two starters give way to the pen (obviously we feel Arroyo will early on) the Cards own a huge advantage. St. Louis owns MLB's 7th best bullpen ERA while the Reds are 27th as mentioned above. The Reds are just 1-6 in Arroyo's seven road starts. And, he's lasted just 5, 4, and 2 innings in his last three outings overall, with a 16.36 ERA. We believe the Reds will fall to 1-7 in this spot after Wednesday. The red-hot Cards grab the win, our 25* release.
Guaranteed Pick: Tom Freese
Game: Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics Jun 6 2007 10:05PM
Prediction: Boston Red Sox
Reason: Boston starter Tim Wakefield and his knuckleball have been tough on the A's going 17-7 in 24 career team starts. Oakland starter Joe Kennedy is in terrible KW form with 10 walks and 1 strikeout in his last 3 starts. The A's are just 2-8 in 10 starts made by Kennedy this year. The Oakland bats have been silent as they have scored 4 or less runs in 7 of their last 10 games. The Red Sox are 7-1 in Game 3 of a road series this year. 10* Play On Boston - (Wakefield vs. Kennedy)
Larry Ness' Daytime Delight-MLB (6-0 on Mon and Tue / 18-3 last nine days in MLB!)
My Daytime Delight is on the Sea Mariners at 4:35 ET. The Orioles bullpen collapsed again last night. After allowing a four-run 8th inning on Monday in a 7-4 loss at Seattle, the Orioles allowed a four-run 7th last night, as the Mariners won 5-4. Baltimore has now followed a six-game winning streak by losing five in a row. The Orioles have held leads in the seventh inning or later in each of the last three games but their relievers have combined to post a 20.77 ERA in that span to lose each game. On the season, the team's bullpen ERA is 4.88 (8-13 record) and the team has almost as many blown saves (9) as saves (12). Daniel Cabrera takes the mound in this final game of the series and while he's 4-0 with a 2.62 ERA in five career starts vs Seattle (team is 5-0), how do you play the Orioles in this one? The team was 30-51 (.370) on the road last year and after last night's loss stands at 12 -21 (.364) so far in 2007. Meanwhile, the Mariners are on a major roll. They own MLB's 2nd-best BA (.285) and have now won 11 of their last 15 games, averaging 7.85 RPG over their last 13. Lefty Jarrod Washburn takes the hill and he's 5-0 with a 3.57 ERA in his last seven starts against Baltimore. The Orioles are 9-9 overall this year vs lefties but I can't help but note that they were a pathetic 5-21 vs left-handers on the road last year! Plus there's the fact that Seattle, unlike Baltimore, has an excellent bullpen.The Mariners own the sixth-best bullpen ERA (3.41) in MLB, their relievers are a combined 8-3 on the year and the team has converted 16 of 18 save opportunities. I'm riding the hot team and the one that owns almost ALL of the edges. Daytime Delight is on the Sea Mariners.
Good Luck...Larry
Larry Ness' 15* AL Pitching Mismatch of the Week (50-12 since Opening Day w/15* GOW plays!) $15
My 15* play is on the Det Tigers at 8:35 ET. The Rangers are looking to win back-to-back games for the first time in over two weeks, after a 7-4 win last night over the Tigers. Texas had dropped 10 of 12 games before winning last night's series opener thanks to a six-run first inning. Before Tuesday, they had been outscored 42-11 in the opening inning and hadn't scored more than twice in the first frame of any game. Winning tonight will be no easy chore. Texas owns the 2nd-worst ERA in MLB at 5.32 and tonight's starter, Kevin Millwood, has sure contributed to it. He struggled in his return on Friday, allowing seven runs (four earned) and 10 hits over five innings, but didn't record a decision as the Rangers beat Seattle 9-8. It was only the second start in five weeks for Millwood, who has had two stints on the DL in that span. Millwood is 0-3 with an 8.87 ERA and a .336 opponent batting average in his last five starts! Detroit owns MLB's best team BA (.287) and it's 5.79 RPG average is tops in the game. Justin Verlander will be happy to face Texas, after having to go up against the Indians in each of his last two starts. He had gone 4-0 with a 2.65 ERA in his previous five May starts, before running into the Indians. This matchup is much more to Detroit's and Verlander's liking. AL Pitching Mismatch of the Week 15* Det Tigers.
Good Luck...Larry
Marc Lawrence
Game: Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics
Jun 6 2007 10:05PM
Prediction: Boston Red Sox
Reason: Boston w/Wakefield over Oakland w/Kennedy:
Bosox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield takes the hill against the Halos knowing he is 17-7 in his career team starts in this series. With Joe Kennedy having issued 10 walks with only one strikeout in his last three starts, look for Boston to improve to 8-1 away in Game Three of a series here tonight.
chicago hotsides
+48.47u for 2007 baseball
-72.11u for 2006 bases
2 Atl. -125
3 Cubs +100
2 Mets Under 9 -115
2 Boston Under 9 -120
Alex Smart
Game: Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics
Jun 6 2007 10:05PM
Prediction: Oakland Athletics
Reason: The Boston Red Sox enter this contest having lost 6 straight meetings in this series in Oakland after last nights 2-0 blanking. Things do not look to get much better against a As team , that looks to be playing their best baseball of the season winning 6 of their first 8 games of a current 10 game home stand, as the struggling Tim Wakefield goes to the hill for the Red Sox. The veteran kunckleballer is in bad current form, having allowed 23 ERs in his L/22 innings of work, for a bloated 9.13 ERA with opposing hitters smashing him for hefty .318 BA during that span. Joe Kennedy the Athletics southpaw starter is off a top notch performance last Friday night against the visiting Twins, holding Minnesota to a run on six hits over eight innings!Kennedy despite of not exhibiting a great record this season ,has allowed just one run in six of his 10 starts this season, and has allowed more than three runs only once. Kennedy also owns a very stingy 1.91 ERA in five starts at McAfee Coliseum this year. Note: The As pitching starting pitching staff owns a MLB best 2.99 ERA.Note: The Red Sox are 5-13 in their last 18 away games vs. a left-handed starter and are hitting a lowly .228 BA on the road vs unorthodox pitching in 2007. Bottom line: Considering the current form of tonights starters, and Oakland's recent good play, and dominance at home in this series, they look like a very viable wagering option this evening.
Play on the As
MATTT RIVERS
For Wednesday take the Cards at Busch.
How can you not go against Bronson Arroyo in this spot? The righthander has all of a sudden imploded in a major way and for him to be on the road and not be a big dog is a coup and a half!
Arroyo will rebound at some point because he is still somewhat of a quality hurler but right now the guy is a joke with his 0-2 record and 16 plus ERA over his last three starts. I am not deeming Brad Thompson as anything too special but to get Albert Pujols and the Cards at home at this price against an ice cold Arroyo is something that just cannot be passed up.
Obviously both teams are off to the extremely underachieving starts to the season but Tony LaRussa's squad is still the far superior club with Pujols, Eckstein, Edmonds, Duncan and others and at home in this spot win this game many more times than they don't, end of story!
YOURWINNERSONLY
1-4 yesterday!
ALL 3*'S
FLA+109
WASH-105
PHILLY+152
YANKS-133
TIGERS-137
Totals 4 U
Top Play
RSox OVER 9
Reg Plays
Milw UNDER 9
Wash UNDER 9
SF OVER 7-
LAA OVER 7-
John Ryan
Game: Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics
Jun 6 2007 10:05PM
Prediction: Boston Red Sox
Reason: Ai Simulator 3* graded play on Boston - Boston is the best team in MLB. They are batting 291 with a 386 OBP, 60 EB hits, 79 BB, and just 85 Ks against LH starters. The bullpen has been strong all year converting 86% of their save opportunities and sport a season ERA of 3.06 and a 3.09 ERA over the past 7 games. Yes, Oakland can match up against Boston's bullpen with a 3.90 season ERA and a 2.12 ERA over their past 7 games, but they cannot match up against their offense. Oakland is batting just 252 and scoring 4.3 RPG for the season and 257 and scoring 2.9 RPG over the past 7 games. Supporting this graded play is a system that has gone 56-18 and has made 32.8 units since 1997. Play against home underdogs with a money line of +100 or higher that are below average AL hitting teams hitting <=.265, with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better on the season and is now facing a team with a very good bullpen with an ERA <=3.33. Wakefield has not pitched well over his last 3 starts; 2 of which were on the road. Despite this fact, his road ERA is still a solid 3.05. Wakefield is 6-4 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 4.71 and a WHIP of 1.383.His team's record is 12-6 (+5.4 units) in these starts. Take Boston.
Ryan has 3 MLB
LT Profits
Ottawa Senators @ Anaheim Ducks u5.0 (115)
Wed Jun 6 '07 8:05p
Senators, Ducks Under 5 (+115)
This looks like a rather generous price for the Under in this spot, considering that three of the first four games of these Stanley Cup Finals failed to exceed this posted total of five goals.
In fact, the last four head-to-head meetings between the Ottawa Senators and the Anaheim Ducks here in this rink have averaged a combined total output of just 3.50 goals per game! Furthermore, the most goals scored in any of those games was five, which would just push and not lose in this spot. The defensive numbers for these teams for the whole year combining regular season and playoffs also
Mike Rose
Chicago Cubs (105)
Wed Jun 6 '07 2:05p
all eyes shift to Miller Park this afternoon for anyone concerned with the NL Central Division race as the Cubs and Brew Crew are set to play the rubber game of their three game set. The Brewers got the best of a very ineffective Ted Lilly last night and evened up the series at one a piece. Today, they send out Jeff Suppan and his 3.71 ERA to the bump in search of their 34th win on the season. This is a very interesting turn in the Cubs rotation as Carlos Zambrano will make his first appearance since he and Catcher Michael Barrett got in a fist fight in the dugout that escalated into the teams clubhouse. The Cubs organization chose to handle the situation in house, and the drama that unfolded between innings is said to be a thing of the past. That being said, I still think the Cubs are going to go on a tremendous run over the next couple weeks of play. Even though they lost last night, they fought back every inning and even had a chance to take the lead late after being down 5-1 at one point. Carlos pit forth one of his best starts of the year earlier this season in Miller Park, and he's pitched rather well against the Brewers in both of his starts this year. I expect him to bounce back here and look like the Carlos of old. That tirade in the dugout might have been exactly what he needed tog et his season back on track. If not, and his stuff looks weak and wild, then I believe the guys playing hurt and will have to get checked out because he's looked like a completely different pitchers this season than that of the L/3 years. Hopefully I'm wrong there, and the fist fight was the main remedy needed to get "El Toro" back in a groove.
Rocketman Sports
Wednesday
Baltimore @ Seattle 4:35 PM EST
Play On: 1* Seattle -140 (Cabrera/Washburn) Listed
Baltimore is 69-132 last 3 years when playing against a team with a winning record. Baltimore is 104-194 since 1997 after 3 or more consecutive losses. Baltimore is 1-6 this year as a road underdog of +125 to +150. Seattle is 6-1 this year as a home favorite of -125 to -150. Baltimore has lost 5 in a row while Seattle has won 4 in a row. Baltmore is scoring only 4.4 rpg overall and 4.2 rpg on the road this year. Baltimore bullpen has a 5.84 ERA on the road this year. Seattle bullpen has a 3.41 ERA overall this year and a 3.11 ERA at home this season. Cabrera is 0-4 with a 4.05 ERA on the road this year and 1-2 with a 6.23 ERA his last 3 starts. Washburn has a 3.57 ERA overall this year
Sebastian Sports
MLB - Los Angeles-A Under (8.5) (-125)
Maverick MLB MIL, NYM (duh), Padres. 1-2 last night, 2-2 for the week
sebastian hockey
10* Ducks
10* under
Triple Crown 3* St L
AccuPicks 3* Hous over 9
Michael Cannon
Wednesday's Plays...
15 Dime –
BREWERS (With Zambrano and Suppan as listed pitchers)
Take the Brew Crew today at this cheap price for the home win.
I swear, Vegas is just giving Carlos Zambrano way too much credit with this line. He hasn’t had his stuff all year long and they still treat this guy like he’s one of the best pitchers in the league.
He’s 5-5 on the year with a 5.62 ERA and he’s been touched for 13 homeruns in only 73 2-3 innings. If he leaves the ball over the plate today like he has been all year the Brewers lineup is likely to run him out of the game by the fifth inning.
Zambrano has also been lit up to the tune of a 1-2 record and 6.98 ERA over his last three starts. He flipped out on catcher Michael Barrett in the dugout in his last start and you have to wonder where his head will be today coming off that debacle.
The Brewers will send Jeff Suppan to the hill today and the free agent acquisition has been a nice addition to their rotation. The right-hander is 7-5 with a 3.71 ERA in 12 starts this year. He is 5-4 with a 2.93 ERA in 14 career games against the Cubbies, including an eight-inning gem on April 24 when he didn’t allow a run in a 4-1 Milwaukee win.
The Cubs have been huge underachievers this season, and I’ll gladly take the Brewers at home where they have posted a 22-11 record this year.
This price is too good to pass up, especially against a struggling Zambrano.
Take Milwaukee for the home win.
10 Dime –
PHILLIES (With Eaton as listed pitcher)
Take the Phillies at a nice plus return tonight over the Mets at Shea.
Now I know it may seem foolish betting against the Mets with Orlando Hernandez going tonight, but as good as he’s been this year that’s how good Phillies’ hurler Adam Eaton has been against the Mets in his career.
Eaton is 4-0 with a 1.65 ERA in four lifetime starts against the Mets, allowing five earned runs in 27 1-3 innings. He beat the Mets at Shea on April 11 this year, allowing two earned runs in seven innings in a 5-2 Phillies win.
As good as Hernandez has been, he hasn’t been receiving much run support. How else can you explain a 3-1 record this year in seven games despite a 2.20 ERA? He’s been sensational over his last three starts with a 0.90 ERA, but has only one win to show for it.
Hernandez can be devastating against right-handed hitters, but he has had his troubles against left-handed hitters over his career, and the Phillies can get to him with Ryan Howard, Chase Utley and the switch-hitting Jimmy Rollins.
Take the Phillies at a nice plus return for the road win.
5 Dime –
ROCKIES (With Williams and Cook as listed pitchers)
Take Colorado for the home win against the Astros tonight.
Aaron Cook gets the nod for the Rockies and I expect him to outpitch his struggling mound opponent, Woody Williams.
Cook is 4-2 on the year with a 4.31 ERA and he’s a perfect 3-0 with a 3.91 ERA in four games lifetime against Houston.
Williams has been a bust this year for the struggling Astros, going 2-7 with a 5.50 ERA. I don’t expect him to improve on those numbers tonight in Coors, not with a 7.90 ERA in 15 career games against the Rockies.
This price may be a bit steep, but the Rockies shouldn’t have any problems grabbing the win at home.
Lay the juice and take Colorado as they get the easy win tonight.
Bonus Play: ORIOLES
Brandon Lang
WEDNESDAY
15 DIME
Cardinals - Specify Pitchers - Arroyo vs Thompson
5 DIME
Padres - Specify Pitchers - Wolf vs Maddux
Tigers - Specify Pitchers - Verlander vs Millwood
Free Pick - Angels -1 1/2 runs (For analysis see Daily video)
Note:
Just to be able to say it's a winning day means the world to me.
I can't stress to you people enough how important it is to be able to keep the winning momentum going.
I don't care if it's just 1 dime of net profit to up to 100 dimes of net profit, the most important thing is to keep the winning feeling, the winning spirit going anyway possible.
Not every night can be +15 dime or +40 dime nights. Just can't but trust me when I tell you I will gladly take nights like last night that keeps the positive energy rolling along.
Time to step up today with a 3rd straight 15 dime winner and a 3rd straight winning day.
Winning days lead to winning weeks lead to winning months lead to winning years. Been at this for quite sometime and for the most part I know what works.
May not always seem that way. As much as I would like to tell you it's all sunshine and rainbows quite frankly, it isn't going to be.
There will be stormy days, thunder and lightning with rain and you will need an umbrella. However, the sun always shines more with me.
So lets enjoy some more sun today as we get that winning day we are looking for.
ST.LOUIS CARDINALS
The Cards are in the go zone now and I will ride them tonight.
First of all, they are going for their 6th win in their last 7 games after the 4-3 win last night.
Furthermore, they have won 9 of their last 14 as well and only trail 1st place Milwaukee by 6 games. By no stretch of the imagination are they out of it.
They send Brad Thompson out looking for his 3rd straight win tonight and I am confident he will get it.
Not only is he 4-1 with an ERA just over 4 this year, but in 13 relief appearances versus the Reds for his career, he is 1-0 with a 3.31 ERA. This will be his first ever start against them.
As for Bronson Arroyo, it just keeps going from bad to worse.
Not only is he 2-6 on the year with an ERA of 4.73 but since May 6th, he is the "Titanic" and the band has stop playing and their are no life rafts left.
How about 0-4 with an ERA of 8.28 over his last 5 starts. Even worse, he has given up at least 6 runs in each of his last 3 starts.
He is coming off one of his worst outings of the year last Thursday as the Astros destroyed him for 8 runs on 11 hits in just 5 innings of a 10-2 loss.
He has no confidence, no bullpen and the Reds are just 3-9 in his starts this year.
Bottom line is there is a reason the Reds have lost 3 in a row and have the worst record in the National league.
They stink and all this adds up to is Arroyo getting drilled by a red hot Cardinals team that is looking to continue to build on this current hot streak.
St.Louis is 15 dime winner #3 in a row tonight.
PADRES
They were really good to me yesterday and I will come right back with them again tonight.
They got me the 1-0 win yesterday to improve to 18-9 at home, tied for the best home record in the National league with the Brewers.
Greg Maddux has been as solid as it gets at home.
He has allowed just 6 runs over his last 27 home innings in his four-game home winning streak.
Oh, it gets better. It gets really better.
Maddux, who made 12 starts for the Dodgers last season, allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings of a 3-2 win over his former team on April 28 at Petco.
He has won his last three starts over Los Angeles, posting a 1.71 ERA in those games and he is 14-7 with a 2.75 ERA in 32 career starts against the Dodgers.
This is a great spot to grab him at home tonight.
Randy Wolf has pitched really good in his current 4 game winning streak but he carries a 5.63 ERA for his career versus the Padres.
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I just don't believe Wolf beats Maddux tonight in San Diego. I just dont'.
Padres are the play again tonight.
TIGERS
Just as I don't see Wolf beating Maddux tonight, I don't see Millwood beating Justin Verlander tonight.
Millwood comes into this game tonight at 2-4 with a 6.69 ERA and no matter what he does, I just don't think that strained hamstring is 100%.
He struggled in his return on Friday, allowing seven runs - four earned - and 10 hits over five innings, but didn't record a decision as the Rangers beat Seattle 9-8.
It was only the second start in five weeks for Millwood, who has had two stints on the DL in that span and he is 0-3 with an 8.87 ERA and a .336 opponent batting average in his last five starts.
Like I said, I don't think that hamstring is as ready as everyone thinks.
Verlander on the other hand was 4-0 with a 2.65 ERA in his five May starts before his worst start of the year last time out at Cleveland. The Indians tagged him for 7 runs in 5 innings.
I really feel he bounces back here tonight.
Ride the Tigers as they rough up Millwood and get a big win.
Proffit Plays
Triple plays YTD =104-94
MLB
Detroit
NYM
Cleveland
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Professional Plays
YTD = 32-14
Plays rated 1-5 units
MLB
2 Units on St Louis -116
2 units on Chicago White Sox + 115
1.5 units on Tampa Bay + 100
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Panhandle Sports
YTD = 53-24
MLB
Atlanta -130
NY Mets -175
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FPBE Free Picks
Marc Lawrence - BOS -125
Rocky Atkinson - SEA -135
Matty O'Shea - DET -150
Ben Burns - KC +195
Tony George - NYY -155
Bryan Leonard - LAD +107
Jeff Bonds - MIN/LAA over 7.5
Gator Report for Wednesday
MLB (Wednesday): Play On MLB (NL) team with a starting pitcher whose ERA is 3.70 to 4.20 on the season with a team batting average of .245 or worse on the year.
(36-14 last 5 seasons.) (72%) PLAY: San Diego -105
MLB "Tech" Totals:
Game 1: (903) Chicago vs. (904) Milwaukee (listed pitchers)
Selection: OVER 8.5 (-120)
Game 2: (917) Minnesota vs. (918) Los Angeles (listed pitchers)
Selection: UNDER 7.5 (-110)
Gator’s E-Report (Free)
MLB (Wednesday): Play Against MLB (NL) underdogs with a money line of +100 or higher with a team that averages <=0.9 HR's per game facing a starting pitcher who gives up 0.5 or less HR's per start, with a starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.250 to 1.350 on the year.
(63-18 last 5 seasons.) (77.8%) PLAY: Arizona -145
Wed. Comps
Sebastian-UNDER Baltimore
Winner Line-Oakland
OTM-Detroit
Computer Boys-Seattle
Kevin Kennedy-Red Sox
Feiner-San Diego
Ty Gaston-OVER San Antonio
Southphillybudda
Over Astros
Cards
Phillies
Will Covers - San Diego ML 3*
Ness Oddsmaker Error
Padres
Padres 800 units GOY Maxwell
Padres jimmy boyd
Padres 50 DIMER Karl garret
Padres Money maker Wayne Root
Padres Larry Ness
