Bookie Buster Friday Service Plays 7/13

Handicapper World
(*Underdog Game of the Year*)
Houston @ Cubs
Jennings vs Zambrano
Pick: Houston +155

Yankees @ Tampa Bay
Clemens vs Kazmir
Pick: Over 9

Michael Cannon
Money Train

15 Dime
Pittsburgh Pirates

5 Dime
Arizona D'Backs
LA Angels -1- Run line

Hondo
10 units: Orioles
10 units: Yankees
July 13, 2007 -- Hondo's feeling very flushed today after taking three trips down the drain last night with the Reds, Blue Jays and Orioles to fall just below the Hondoza Line with a debt of 505 motas.

Tonight, Mr. Aitch will play his new ace, Bedard, and try an old one, Clemens. Ten units apiece on the Orioles and Yanks.

Mighty ! Quinn
Atlanta Braves

Big Al Mcmordie
Game: Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins

Prediction: Minnesota Twins

Reason: At 8:10 pm, our selection is on the Minnesota Twins with Johan Santana over Oakland. Santana has struggled at home this year, going just 3-4 in the 1st half, but he's dominated hitters of late (whether home or away), as he's compiled a 1.29 ERA over his last four starts. Santana's also OWNED the 2nd half, as he's an eye-popping 32-3 over the last 3 seasons after the All-Star Break! Look for Oakland to lose its 5th straight game, as the A's have hit just .146 over their last four contests, and have been outscored 24-6, with their starters giving up 8.05 runs per game. Lenny DiNardo will fill in once again and, although he's had some decent outings, and has an ERA of 3.74 as a starter, there's no room for error when your mound opponent is Johan Santana. Take the Twins. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

Sports Gambling Hotline
NY Yankees (-140) at TAMPA BAY

Our suggestion tonight is to lay the chalk with the Yankees against the slumping Devil Rays.
Tampa Bay had won 3 of 4 from New York in the first half of the season, but last night things in this series returned to normal, as the Yankees pounded the Devil Rays and handed them their 14th loss in their last 15 games.
Roger Clemens has been very stingy lately, as the Rocket has worked 16 innings of 2 run ball his last 2 trips to the mound, while Scott Kazmir is mired in a 3-game losing streak that has seen him allow 11 earned runs in just over 16 innings of work.
Kazmir is also winless at home this season at 0-3.
New York went 13-5 in the season series last year, and with the Yanks starting to catch a fire having won 6 of their last 8, we have no qualms with laying the road juice tonight.

Play on the Yanks.

4♦ NY YANKEES

Michael Cannon
Colorado at MILWAUKEE (-145)

Lay the chalk with the Brewers at home tonight over the Rockies.
Milwaukee will send their ace, Ben Sheets, to the mound tonight. Sheets is 6-1 with a 2.64 ERA in nine home starts this year. He has won four straight starts at Miller Park. The right-hander is 3-1 with a 1.71 ERA against the Rockies in Milwaukee.
Colorado may have been streaking before the All-Star break, but that came at Coors Field. The Rockies are 1-9 in their last 10 road games. They haven't won in Milwaukee since 2004. Colorado has been outscored 42-11 in suffering consecutive three-game sweeps there over the last two seasons.
Take the Brewers as the heavy home favorite as they grab the win.

3♦ MILWAUKEE

Bobby Maxwell
Cincinnati (+145) at N.Y. METS

Normally you'd almost guarantee the Mets in this one but we're taking a shot with the Reds as they've got one of our favorites on the hill and getting big plus-money. So much we just can't pass them up.
It's Aaron Harang (9-2, 3.67 ERA) on the mound for Cincinnati and the Reds are 9-2 in his last 11 road outings and 14-5 when he's started this season. They have won his last six outings including Sunday when he held the D'Backs to one run on six hits over eight innings of a 4-3 victory.
John Maine (10-4, 2.71) is pitching for the Mets and he is just 3-3 at home with a 3.26 ERA. The Mets have lost four of his last six home starts but he did hold Houston to two runs on six hits over 7 2/3 innings in his last start on July 5.
The Reds had won four straight before the All-Star break but lost a tight one in New York Thursday, 3-2.
The Mets had lost six of eight before the break and weren't looking sharp with the bats. If the offense isn't going well tonight, Harang is going to make them look silly.
Play the Reds and Harang to win this one and cash in a big plus-money ticket.

2♦ CINCINNATI

Dave Cokin
Take "(964) ARI D'backs"

One of the most inexplicable stats in the game comes into play tonight as the Padres face the D-Backs. Greg Maddux is 1-9 vs. 'Zona. That's an amazing record for sure! Bizarre or not, it is what it is. So is the fact that the home team is 14-4 in all Doug Davis starts this season. The Padres loom as the team to beat in the NL West in my opinion, particularly with the addition of talented but enigmatic Milton Bradley, who could really fortify their popgun attack. And I really don't see the Diamondbacks hanging tough for the duration. But in a one game setting, I'm going to take my chances with the pitching numbers and give Arizona a roll tonight.

MADDUX SPORTS

San Diego -110

Friday Wise Owl- Red Sox over 11

Straley - Brewers

CAPPERS ACCESS

(Wed) MLB Orioles
(Wed) MLB Twins

LARRY COOK / INFO PLAYS

3* on Cleveland -173

(Listing Westbrook and Perez)



Cleveland may be a heavy favorite here, but they are worth every penny today. The Indians are hitting .289 at home this season. They will get the best of Odalis Perez and his 4-8 record with a 5.68 ERA on the season. Royals hitters are batting just .248 on the road. K.C. will even make Jake Westbrook look like and Ace today. The Indians are 13-3 in their last 16 home games against the Royals. The Indians are 37-14 in their last 51 home games overall. The Indians are 11-3 in Westbrook's last 14 starts as a home favorite of -151 to -200. Bet Cleveland

dennis macklin
MLB Washington vs. Florida []
Take Florida Marlins
This is a matchup of two pitchers desperately needing a win. Washington\'s Jason Bergmann deserves better than his current 1-5 marker with his 3.47 ERA. He\'s 0-3 3.66 on the road but roughed up some (6.80) in his last two. The guy just doesn\'t get any run support but then again, none of the Nats pitchers do. Dontrelle Willis is 0-4 with a 4.97 ERA in his L7 but has owned Washington to the tune of 10-4 with a 3.22 ERA. He beat the Nats 9-2 in his only start against them this year giving up a run on 7 hits in 7 innings work. Washington has scored more than three runs in just three of their L16 games and are an abysmal 5-23 when Vegas posts 8/8.5 totals on their games. The Fish are 9-4 in L13 as a home fave of 25-50 cents so they have taken care of business against this kind. Play the Florida Marlins.

billy young
MLB San Diego vs. Arizona []
Take San Diego Padres
1* on San Diego -101 (List Maddux) Greg Maddux just keeps overachieving as a starter for San Diego. A winning record on the season has been nothing new for this proven veteran. He will take on Doug Davis today who is 5-10 on the season for Arizona. The Padres have seemed to bounce back every time they endure a defeat. The Padres are 37-17 in their last 54 games following a loss. The Diamondbacks are 0-4 in their last 4 games following a loss. The Diamondbacks are 2-8 in Davis' last 10 starts following a team loss in their previous game. You can kind of see where we are going with this. Take the Padres to bounce back today.

Larry Cook

10* InfoPlay AL East Game of the Month on Boston -145
(Listing Tavarez and Marcum)

Julian Tavarez has struggled in recent games, but today we are taking Tavarez to shine against a struggling Blue Jays team. Toronto is hitting just .253 over their last 10 games while Boston is batting .278 during the same span. The Red Sox are 42-18 in their last 60 games as a favorite. The Blue Jays are 0-4 in Marcum's last 4 starts and 0-4 in Marcum's last 4 starts vs. a team with a winning record. The Red Sox are 5-1 in Tavarez's last 6 starts as a favorite of -110 to -150. The Red Sox are 79-30 in their last 109 home games vs. a team with a losing record. Boston has outscored the Blue Jays 32-9 in four straight wins over Toronto. Bet the Red sox.


3* on Cleveland -173
(Listing Westbrook and Perez)

Cleveland may be a heavy favorite here, but they are worth every penny today. The Indians are hitting .289 at home this season. They will get the best of Odalis Perez and his 4-8 record with a 5.68 ERA on the season. Royals hitters are batting just .248 on the road. They will even make Jake Westbrook look like and Ace today. The Indians are 13-3 in their last 16 home games against the Royals. The Indians are 37-14 in their last 51 home games overall. The Indians are 11-3 in Westbrook's last 14 starts as a home favorite of -151 to -200. Bet the Indians.

* MAJOR NL Dog of the Day on Cincinnati +147
(Listing Harang)

Cincinnati gets unreal value today with Aaron Harang on the hill. Harang is the most consistent starter, by far, for this Reds squad. Harang has an outstanding 9-2 record with a 3.67 ERA and we will be putting our money on him with comfort tonight. The Reds are 10-1 in Harang's last 11 starts as an underdog. The Reds are 17-5 in Harangs last 22 starts overall. The Mets are just 2-6 in their last 8 games overall and arent good enough right now to be favored this heavily. Bet Cincinnati behind Aaron Harang today.


7* MAJOR on Pittsburgh +140
(Listing Snell)

This is another really solid value play for us today. Ian Snell has pitched better than Tim Hudson all season long and home field advantage is very minimal in this sport. Snells 2.93 ERA on the season stacks up very nicely against Hudsons 3.54 ERA. Both starters have pitched over 115 innings this season. In Snells only start against Atlanta this year, Ian and the Pirates earned a 13-2 win back in May. Look for Snell to have the same success today. The Pirates are 12-4 in Snell's last 16 starts as a road underdog. The Braves are 1-5 in their last 6 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game. Bet the Pirates.

John Martin

5 Unit Black Magic NL East Game of the Year on Florida -147
(Listing Willis and Bergmann)

3 Unit Sharp Play on Orioles/White Sox Over 7.5
(Action)

3 Unit Sharp Play on New York Yankees -140
(Listing Clemens)

1 Unit on Milwaukee -146
(Listing Sheets)


WUNDERDOG

BELMONT PARK Race #THREE (4:00 PM Eastern)


(# 4) DASHBOARD DRUMMER - Tricky little field on view, but the distance (6.5 furlongs) combined with the outside draw favor this runner. He can stalk whatever pace develops and make a run from his stalking position whenever the jockey calls upon him. Cannot afford to let the No. 2 and No. 3 runners get away too far and more importantly, the half has to be below :45.4, or those two quality rivals will win the kick down the stretch.
(# 3) Bound Notebook - His only poor races this season have been in his seasonal debut (a pretty tough affair in which Flashy Bull ran second) and a wide post (9) try at Gulfstream. Defeated a pair of very quick individuals (Rondo and Abraaj) two back, was then nostrilled by Nar in latest. Likes this surface (4-1-1-2) is lightly raced and appears to be coming into his own.
(# 2) Praying For Cash - Graded Stakes Winner (Long Branch Grade III) also ran second in the Haskell to Bluegrass Cat. Makes seasonal and four-year-old debut today. McLaughlin doesn't waste many runs, so I'll assume off his fine series of works at Saratoga, that he's ready to go

LOCKSMITH SPORTS

Milwaukee -146 (listing Sheets)

The Rockies are 4-19 against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons. They are 0-10 against the money line in road games vs. good power teams - averaging 1.25 or more HR's/game in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons and 7-34 against the money line in road games vs. an NL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.250 or better over the last 3 seasons. Milwaukee is 35-14 against the money line in home games vs. teams who strand 7.5 or more runners on base per game over the last 3 seasons. Jimmy's extensive research will pay off here tonight.

PRICELESS PICKS
Florida -147 (listing Willis)

Willis is 44-18 against the money line when the money line is -100 to -150 since 1997 and 8-0 against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons. The Marlins are 8-1 against the money line after 7 or more consecutive road games this season. The Nats are just 80-150 against the money line after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1997. We'll take the Marlins.

BLACK MAGIC SPORTS
Milwaukee -146

(Listing Sheets)

Ben Sheets was an All-Star for a reason and he will prove it today for the Milwaukee Brewers. Sheets is 10-4 on the year with a 3.41 ERA. Milwaukee has won 3 straight over the Colorado Rockies, all coming at home. Sheets won 7-1 over the Rockies in his last start against Colorado. The Brewers are 12-3 in their last 15 contests against Colorado overall. The Rockies are 1-9 in their last 10 road games. The Brewers are 6-0 in Sheets' last 6 home starts. The Brewers are 6-0 in their last 6 home meetings with Colorado. Cash in with the Brewers.

BLACK WIDOW
San Diego -101

(List Maddux)


Greg Maddux just keeps overachieving as a starter for San Diego. A winning record on the season has been nothing new for this proven veteran. He will take on Doug Davis today who is 5-10 on the season for Arizona. The Padres have seemed to bounce back every time they endure a defeat. The Padres are 37-17 in their last 54 games following a loss. The Diamondbacks are 0-4 in their last 4 games following a loss. The Diamondbacks are 2-8 in Davis' last 10 starts following a team loss in their previous game. You can kind of see where we are going with this. Take the Padres to bounce back today.

INFO PLAYS
Cleveland -173

(Listing Westbrook and Perez)


Cleveland may be a heavy favorite here, but they are worth every penny today. The Indians are hitting .289 at home this season. They will get the best of Odalis Perez and his 4-8 record with a 5.68 ERA on the season. Royals hitters are batting just .248 on the road. K.C. will even make Jake Westbrook look like and Ace today. The Indians are 13-3 in their last 16 home games against the Royals. The Indians are 37-14 in their last 51 home games overall. The Indians are 11-3 in Westbrook's last 14 starts as a home favorite of -151 to -200. Bet Cleveland.

EZ Winners

Friday:

3 STAR PARLAY: (968) CLEVELAND (-$175) & (980) LA ANGELS (-$191)
(Listing Westbrook, Perez, Weaver and Millwood)
(Risking $300 to win $418)


1 STAR: (951) HOUSTON (+$163) over Chicago
(Action)
(Risking $100 to win $163)


1 STAR: (957) CINCINNATI (+$146) over NY Mets
(Listing Harang and Maine)
(Risking $100 to win $146)

JEFF ALEXANDER
Florida Marlins -147 (listing Bergmann and Willis)

The Marlins are an impressive 18-6 against the money line vs. teams outscored by opponents by 0.5 or more runs/game in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons. So the Marlins are beating the teams they are supposed to beat. Willis is due, we know that, and tonight's the night for him. He is 8-0 against the ML in his Friday starts the past 2 seasons. Bergmann is just 1-5 this season and 0-3 in his road starts. He is just 3-8 against the ML in all starts this season. Take the Marlins

HotLocks:

4 units: Toronto+137 - The Jays send Marcum to the hill today who has pitched remarkably well this year. Tavarez has struggled recently and the Jays seem to have his number. Toronto has been erratic this year but has the firepower to go with the Bosox. We will side with the nice road dog here in game 2 of this series.

4 units - NYY -151 - We took NY yesterday and it paid off and we will side with them again with roger starting and the D-Rays going 1-9 L 10 games. NY is 7-2 in Clemens L 9 starts, 18-8 L26 mtgs and TB is 5-21 overall L26. Tampa has the Yanks attention and NY knows they must come out of the gate here and Win, Win, Win!

3 units - Texas +179 - This will be our most "Not played release today as our clients will look at it and say they cannot play the Rangers! Texas is 6-4 L10 games and playing much better. They are in a perfect spot to jump on the complacent Angels here. We have said it before that Millwood is not as bad as his 6.49 ERA shows and he will come around, questions when. We think right here. Take the nice dog here in the upset of the day.

3 units - LAD +102 - LA is 12-4 vs. the Giants L 16 mtgs. Billingsly is 5-0 and has been a pleasant surprise for the Dodgers. His L 2 starts he has surrender only 2 runs and has continued to shine. Cain on the other hand is 3-14 L17 starts and has gotten little support. Dodgers here.

3 units - Pittsburgh/Atlanta "Under" 8 -

3 units - Florida -144 - We know, this is a high number to lay on the erratic fish in this spot but Willis is really focused after a poor first half and the Marlins start off at home. We look for Florida to start putting it together, not like they will make the playoffs


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Root 7/13

Chairman - D'Backs

Millionaire - Tigers

Ethan Law

The Nationals return from their All-Star break with a series against the Marlins, a match-up of the fourth and fifth-best teams in the National League East. Washington has owned the cellar spot for most of the season, but fell into a particular funk in the days before the four-day hiatus, dropping nine of their last 12. Despite that, I believe the Nationals are a team to keep an eye on, having turned a nice profit in the first half of the season, particularly in their road games (+$630), despite some of the weakest stats in the league. They’ve already gone 5-4 against the Marlins (+$435), and Florida is a disappointing 12-21 (-$1105) in night games here at Dolphin Stadium. Even worse is their record in home/night games against right-handers, which is a disappointing 8-14 -$745 where they are averaging only 3.9 runs per game. That’s great news for Washington right-hander Jason Bergmann, who has picked up where he left off since returning from the DL (3.47 ERA in 11 starts) and always offers an outstanding underdog value as his 1-5 record disguises his true value to the team. Florida will counter with left-hander Dontrelle Willis who’s the team's best pitcher. Unfortunately for Dontrelle and Florida, Washington is at their best against left-handers where they are averaging just over 4 runs per game and have turned their backers a tidy +$865 profit. Its hard to dispute that Washington has the most value on the board tonight.

Verdict: Washington 5, Florida 2
PLAY 1* UNIT ON WASHINGTON +$138
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Greg Shaker

MLB: San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks - Over 9.5 (Maddux/Davis) +100 | Unit Value: 1
Game Date: 7/13/2007
Note: I am not altogether sure, but I think this might be the first time that I have played an OVER in any Padres game this year. This line is drifting our way and might hit the 9 mark which is a much better number and considered a key number. I am waiting for it and watching this line carefully. You might want to do the same but I am perfectly happy to play it as is with very good +100 Odds. I am happy with the number posted and for many reasons. Greg Maddux is not performing very well of late with 2 poor performances recently and he has not been the same thrower this year, allowing .283 hitting and many more hits than innings thrown. He is simply not what he used to be. He has never had success verses these DBacks and perhaps his worst nemisis. Did I spell that right? In 15 career starts he is 1-9 verses AZ with an ERA over 5 runs. The DeeBacks have a lifetime batting average of over .300 as well against the righty. Although I don't give much weight to past performances I do to recent one's and Greg has not been the Hall of Famer he will be right now. While the Dbacks bats have grown cold recently, they have been playing on the road and they are much more potent in their homepark. I know that SD is known for 2 things. Great Pitching and Poor Hitting. But against lefties, they are very potent and have managed a .274 average on the road verses Southpaws with most recent hitting being very sound as well. Doug Davis is certainly nothing special and has a huge Whip, allowing 11 bases on balls last 2 games and has serious problems in that department this year with 59 free passes in 105 innings of work. Batters are hitting a whopping .300 this year off the lefty and actually even better than that at Chase Field. We have an interesting Wind Condition for tonight's contest and one that has produced OVER at 7-0 this year at this Park. That is certainly a bonus for us but the fact is, we have 2 very hittable Mound Toppers for tonight and we have a venue that has played OVER the last 9 of 10. I will take my chances that we see that figure increase to a better one in Phoenix tonight..
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Bookie B,
Just wanted to say "thanks."
I stop by here rarely, once every couple months, don't know why I did now but saw your post and spotted my man Hondo. Grew up fading him, in NJ. I'm in Vegas now and can't get the Post on a steady basis - sometimes stores have it, sometimes not (the only funny thing Elaine Boozler ever said:"I only buy Hustler to hide the NY Post in on my way home from the newstand.")

I had a guy posting Hondo at another place I visit daily, but he moved, too.

Anyway, glad to see I can pick him up here in case I am laying extra units and need to make sure he's not on the same side.
Thanks,
Sonny

PS - I don't recognize any of the other bozo's (excepting a few, who I think are decent guys) but the guys with the GOY and 15 dime crap. Since they don't post a daily record like Hondo (gee, I wonder why?) do you have any idea if any of them suffer from severe suckage, on par with Mr H?

Larry Ness' Fabulous Friday Total (19-4 83% winners TY with MLB totals!)
My Fabulous Friday Total is on SD/Az Over at 9:40 ET. The San Diego Padres are entering the second half of the season in first place for the sixth time in their history. The last five times, they've ended the season with a division title. They open the second half at Arizona, a team that enters on a five-game losing streak. While San Diego owns MLB's worst team BA at .242, there's plenty of good news in the fact that the Padres will be facing lefty Doug Davis. First of all, SD is 17-10 (plus-$570) vs left-handers this year, averaging 5.1 RPG. Then there's the fact that Davis enters this contest on a BRUTAL stretch. Over his last six starts, he's allowed 45 hits, 24 walks and 25 ERs in 32 innings, for an ERA of 7.03. Now here's the problem for SD. Greg Maddux has really struggled in his last two outings, allowing 16 hits and 11 ERs in 11.1 innings (8.74 ERA). Also, while Maddux has 340 career wins and is two shy of Tim Keefe for ninth on the all-time list, he has struggled against the Diamondbacks, going 1-9 with a 5.12 ERA in 15 starts. In nine starts at Chase Field, Maddux is 0-5 with a 5.40 ERA. His only victory against Arizona came on Sept. 7, 2000 in Atlanta. This game is flying over. Fabulous Friday Total on SD/Az Over.



Larry Ness' Weekly Wipeout Winner (super 15-4 run since May 6 with wipeout Winners!)
My Weekly Wipeout Winner is on the Det Tigers at 10:05 ET. I had the Mariners last night as they ended the Tigers' five-game win streak with a 3-2 win. Tonight however, I'm switching sides and going with the Tigers. I realize that the Mariners have won 15 of their last 19 games and are currently on a nine-game home winning streak but I can't pass up the lefty vs righty matchup that favors Detroit or the chance to take Bonderman over Washburn. Let's remember the Tigers are still a MLB-best 27-16 (plus-$1,187) on the road this year and overall, lead MLB in BA (.290) and runs (5.9 RPG). Detroit is also a DOMINATING 18-7 (plus-$1,130) vs left-handed starters, averaging a 6.5 RPG. They'll face Jarrod Washburn tonight, who went 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA in his final three starts of the first half. However, Washburn owns a 4.23 home ERA in 2007 plus is 4-6 record with a 4.54 ERA in 12 career starts against the Tigers. He has lost each of his last five outings against them since his last victory on May 4, 2004, with the Angels. Bonderman takes on a Seattle team that just 'kills' lefties, moving to 16-7 (plus-$1,165) after last night's win. However, the Mariners are just 12-11 (minus-$70) against right-handers here at home in night games. Bonderman opened the '07 season by failing to get a decision in any of his first five starts (team was 1-4) but he then went 9-1 (3.58 ERA) over his next 10 outings, before getting a no-decision in his last start. He went eight innings last Saturday night at home against the Red Sox (allowed just two ERs) in a 3-2 Detroit win (13 innings). Both of the runs came on a first-inning homer against Bonderman, who has given up seven home runs and is allowing opponents to hit .373 against him in the first inning. After the first, he has allowed only three homers and a .222 batting average. I'm counting on Bonderman to escape the 1st inning without too much damage and then WATCH OUT for Detroit! Weekly Wipeout Winner on the Det Tigers.



Larry Ness' 15* NL Game of the Week (now 69-21 since Opening Day with 15* GOW plays!)
My 15* play is on the Phi Phillies at 7:05 ET. The Cardinals (40-45) had a four-game lead in the NL Central at the break last year en route to the team's first World Series title since 1982. This season, the Cardinals begin the second half 7 1/2 games behind the division-leading Brewers. As for the Phillies (44-44), they did not have quite as disappointing a first half, though they are headed for a very dubious record. Their next loss will make them the first professional sports franchise to lose 10,000 games. The team avoided loss No. 10,000 in its most recent game, beating the Colorado Rockies 8-4 on Sunday for just its third win in 10 games. The Phillies have fallen 4 1/2 games behind the first-place Mets in the NL East. Philadelphia's biggest problem has been its pitching, with a staff ERA of 4.91, worst in the NL. Starters Freddy Garcia (shoulder) and Jon Lieber (ruptured foot tendon) aren't likely to pitch again this season and closers Tom Gordon (shoulder) and Brett Myers (shoulder) remain on the DL. However, it's the pitching matchup tonight that gives the Phillies the edge. Philly may only be going with rookie Kyle Kendrick but he's way more preferable than the Cards' Kip Wells. Kendrick has made five starts TY with the team winning four times. He's gone at least six innings in each outing and the team's lone loss with him on the mound was when the Phillies blew a 6-1 sixth-inning lead at Colorado last Friday. As for Wells, he's been DREADFUL! After a 6/14 performance in which he lasted 1.1 innings while allowing six ERs in a 17-8 loss at KC, LaRussa has pretty much kept him in the bullpen. He has made one start since then, going five innings and allowing just one ER on 6/24 in a 5-1 loss. Here's the facts. Wells is 3-11 with a 5.92 ERA this year in 19 appearances (15 starts). The Cards are 2-13 in those 15 starts and at minus-$1,247, he ranks 242nd of the 243 pitchers in MLB against the moneyline! Now throw in that both starters are righties and that Philly is 34-25 (plus-$575) vs right-handers averaging 5.5 RPG TY (5.8 RPG in 20 home night games against them). Meanwhile, the Cards are just 28-29 (minus-$50) vs righties, including 6-12 (minus-$370) in night road games, averaging 4.1 RPG. NL Game of the Week 15* Phi Phillies.

Brandon Lang:

10 Dime:

D-Backs
Yankees
Tigers

5 Dime:

Pirates
Nats
Blue Jays


Bonus Play: Twins -1.5 runs

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Today's Picks
Plays are rated from 1* to 10* with 10* being the strongest.
7* Minnesota -1.5 runs (-115) (Santana v DiNardo)
5* NY Yankees -1.5 runs (+105) (Clemens v Kazmir)
3* Milwaukee -125 (Capuano v Francis)
3* Boston -135 (Tavarez v Marcum)
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3* Oakland +115 (Gaudin v Baker)
3* Detroit +130 (Miller
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Ethan Law MLB 7/13/2007 7:05:00 PM WAS ML
Ethan Law MLB 7/13/2007 8:10:00 PM OAK ML
Ethan Law MLB 7/13/2007 8:05:00 PM MIL ML
Ethan Law MLB 7/13/2007 10:05:00 PM DET ML
Ethan Law MLB 7/13/2007 7:05:00 PM BAL ML

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Can anyone shed some light on the reputation/record of Handicapper World? They are the first post in this thread and have their underdog game of the year on HOU which is the first game of the day.

dont waste your time, zambrano has been just toooooo good as of late, and with soriano red hot, and the cubs bats finally swinging, - 1 1/2 cubbies is a good play

yeah I saw your thread and that was my initial thought; however, I just looked at Handicaper World's record on Zuman Service Play Summaries and they are hitting 62.5% (10-6). Small sample size, but if this is their underdog play of the year...then you have to rethink.

Sonny Palermo said:

Bookie B,
Just wanted to say "thanks."
I stop by here rarely, once every couple months, don't know why I did now but saw your post and spotted my man Hondo. Grew up fading him, in NJ. I'm in Vegas now and can't get the Post on a steady basis - sometimes stores have it, sometimes not (the only funny thing Elaine Boozler ever said:"I only buy Hustler to hide the NY Post in on my way home from the newstand.")

I had a guy posting Hondo at another place I visit daily, but he moved, too.

Anyway, glad to see I can pick him up here in case I am laying extra units and need to make sure he's not on the same side.
Thanks,
Sonny

PS - I don't recognize any of the other bozo's (excepting a few, who I think are decent guys) but the guys with the GOY and 15 dime crap. Since they don't post a daily record like Hondo (gee, I wonder why?) do you have any idea if any of them suffer from severe suckage, on par with Mr H?

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Sonny,

Glad we all can help you out and as far as how the rest are doing check out my buddy Zuman's great spreadsheet of of these service plays that he has been tracking.

Stick around and lets all make some money together.

BB

BB any thoughts on CUBS/ASTROS?

I like the UNDER with a small lean towards the Cubs.

GL,

BB

charlie
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mlb. dodgers @ san francisco under 8 runs (500*)

mlb. san diego+110 (30*)

mlb. baltimore-130 (20*)

mlb. milwaukee-145 (20*)

mlb. philadelphia-150 (10*)

mlb. detroit-110 (10*) Bonus Play


Totals 4 U

Toronto/boston Over 11
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BB, Lloyd, the rest of the gang....

BOL today and tonight fellas!:toast:

sds23 said:

BB, Lloyd, the rest of the gang....

BOL today and tonight fellas!:toast:

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Best of luck to you my friend as well....

Anyone have Scott Spreitzer today?