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6* Widow Wiseguy NL Central Surefire on Milwaukee -139

4* MAJOR on Cleveland -134

4* MAJOR on New York Mets -108

1* on LAA Angels -103

Larry Ness
Oddsmaker's Error: Devil Rays

MLB Bailout of the Week: 15* NY Mets.

Getaway Day Game of the Week: 15* LA Dodgers.

Brandon Lang
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St. Louis Cardinals at Florida Marlins

Audition for Dontrelle Willis who may be moved at the trade deadline. He's matched here against Kip Wells who has been horrible in his first year with the Cards. He shows a 6.97 ERA as a starter, 8.25 on the road and 13.51 in his last three starts. In addition, ST LOUIS is 39-53 against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons while WILLIS is 44-19 against the money line when the money line is -100 to -150 since 1997. (Team's Record)

Play on: Florida

Bobby Maxwell
L.A. Angels (-105) at TAMPA BAY

The Devil Rays are just 2-7 in their last nine home games after beating the Angels Tuesday night, but tonight look for Bartolo Colon (6-4, 6.44 ERA) to deliver a strong pitching performance for Los Angeles and the Angels offense to back him with some runs.
The Angels are 27-9 in Colon's last 36 road starts and they have gone 42-15 in the last 57 meetings with Tampa Bay. Colon is 4-2 on the road this season while the Devil Rays' Scott Kazmir (6-6, 4.18 ERA) is just 1-3 in front of the home crowd.
Colon has dominated the Devil Rays since coming to the Angels in 2004 as Los Angeles is 6-1 in the games he's started, including 1-0 this season when he held them to two runs on four hits in seven innings of an 11-3 win. In his seven starts against Tampa Bay since 2004 he has held them to three runs or less five of the seven outings.
The Devil Rays have lost three of Kazmir's last four starts and the only time he faced the Angels last year he gave up seven runs on nine hits over 6 1/3 innings of a 12-2 defeat in Tampa Bay.

Take the better team in this matchup and play the Angels.

3♦ L.A. ANGELS

Michael Cannon
Texas (+115) at OAKLAND

Take the Rangers as the road dog for the win today over the A's.
Texas has been playing better baseball recently while the A's have been reeling.
One of the reasons the Rangers have been playing better is the pitching of Kevin Millwood. The right-hander is 2-0 with a 1.71 ERA over his last three starts. He's coming off a no-decision in his last start despite pitching seven innings of one-run ball against the Angels. Millwood has also won four of his last six starts.
The A's have been struggling offensively and that should play right into Millwood's hands.
Lenny DiNardo will start for Oakland and he's 1-2 with a 5.84 ERA over his last three starts.
Take Texas at the plus return as they grab the road win over the A's.

3♦ TEXAS

Sports Gambling Hotline
Arizona at MILWAUKEE (-145)

Tonight we will go with Milwaukee to make it 3 in a row over Arizona. Last night the Brewers won another 1-run game - their 4th in a row, while the Diamondbacks dropped their 8th in their last 11 games.
The Brewers own the National League's best home record at 34-14, and while Chris Capuano has struggled of late, the Brewers have gone 17-6 their last 23 games when installed as the favorite.
Throw in the fact the Diamonbacks are 3-12 their last 15 games played at Miller Park, and we see no reason not to lay the wood with the Brew Crew to keep their winning streak alive at 5.
Former Brewer starter Doug Davis will go for Arizona as he looks to stop the bleeding for the D-Backs, but the lefty is just 6-10 for the season, and we hardly trust him on the hill in this one.

Play on the Brewers.

1♦ MILWAUKEE

Karl Garrett
St. Louis (+130) at FLORIDA

Tonight an underdog winner on the Cards, as I expect Dontrelle Willis' struggles to continue.
The "D"-Train has not won since May 29th, and is 0-5 over his last 9 starts! Cetainly not the kind of season the Marlins were expecting from Willis.
Granted Kip Wells has been crap pretty much all season, BUT the Cardinals have had the Marlins number the recently winning 7 of the last 9 meetings dating back to the 2005 season.
Last night's win by Florida at home was only their 8th in their last 23 games. The Fish should get their cuts in against the pathetic Kip Wells, but I am expecting the Cardinals to simply outslug the Marlins in this one.

Underdog play on the Redbirds in this one.

2♦ ST. LOUIS

Dave Cokin
Take "(926) TAM Devil Rays"

The comeback from injury for Bartolo Colon continues to go badly, despite his highly misleading 6-4 ledger. Colon has exhibited his pre-injury velocity, but minus the late movement on his heat that had always made him tough. The result is lots of ringing shots off opposing bats and some really ugly peripheral stats for Colon. The Angels run into lefty Scott Kazmir, who's off a confidence building showing against the Yankees. Kazmir has been a bit of a disappointment overall for Tampa Bay, but I suspect he's got one hot run in him and it could be starting now. The D-Rays may also get Al Reyes back here from the DL to fortify their late inning pen. I'm backing the host team to garner the win here

Jim Feist
Take "(902) PIT Pirates"

Much to our appreciation we'd like to thank the oddsmakers for installing the Rockies as a small favorite here. Ian Snell has been a delight this year for the Pirates, especially at home where he is now 6-2 with a 2.40 era. Snell has faced the Rockies just once and that was a 5-2 win last season. The Rockies Jeff Francis has pitched well this year, posting a 9-5 record with 4.15 era. However, despite the Rockies winning his last two starts, Francis gave up 12 earned runs. In fact, that's been his M.O this year, run support. Francis has received 44 runs in support of his last six starts!!! Don't look for that here on Wednesday against a very good Ian Snell. Looks like Francis will have to try and do it the old fashioned way - by pitching!!! Take the Pirates.

black magic sports
New York Yankees -175

(Listing Clemens)


The Yankees are on a roll right now and they will look to the veteran in Rogers Clemens to keep it going tonight. Clemens has only a 2.95 ERA in his last 3 starts and is getting into a little groove despite his age. The Yankees are 9-2 in Clemens’ last 11 starts against Toronto. New York is 6-1 in their last 7 games overall. Shaun Marcum has a 6.19 ERA over his last 3 outings. The Blue Jays are 1-4 in Marcum's last 5 starts vs. a team with a winning record. The Blue Jays are 19-44 in their last 63 games as an underdog of +151 to +200. The Yankees are 25-8 in Clemens' last 34 home starts vs. a team with a losing record. The Yankees are 5-0 in Clemens' last 5 home starts vs. Blue Jays. Clemens will have another solid outing today against Toronto. Cash in with New York.

info plays
3* on Philadelphia Phillies +130

(Listing Kendrick)

philly can finally relax after getting their 10,000th loss in franchise history a few nights back. We could see that the Phillies have taken a fresh breath of air by putting up 13 runs against Los Angeles last night. Look for this success on the base pads to continue. The Phillies are batting .327 over their last 10 games. Kyle Kendrick is the biggest overachiever in the National League to this point for the Phillies. Kendrick is 4-0 with a 3.82 ERA in his rookie season. The Dodgers also send a solid pitcher to the mound, but they don’t have the offensive firepower that Philly features. The Phillies are 9-3 in their last 12 road games vs. a team with a winning record. Watch Philadelphia stay hot and put up a high run total in this one. Bet the Phillies

maddux
LA Dodgers -140

Big Al Mcmordie
Game: St Louis Cardinals at Florida Marlins
Jul 18 2007 7:05PM

Prediction: over

This has been a year to forget for Marlins righthanded starter Dontrelle Willis. After back-to-back strong seasons in 2005 and 2006, Willis, who is just coming into the magic age range of 25 when pitchers usually start to excel if they have the talent should have been in the perfect spot to have a career-best year. Instead he is having a career worst so far. With an unsightly ERA and WHIP (4.81 and 1.57), Willis looks to right the ship in the second half. The amazing thing right now is that even with these ugly numbers in the first half of the season, the Marlins still had a strong winning record in the games in which he started (12-8). Part of that is obviously run support, but another part could be that he has been fortunate enough to pitch on nights when the opponent's pitcher is somebody who is floundering more than Willis. And tonight is a perfect example of that as the Cardinals will start Kip Wells, whose numbers are so bad, they would seem to qualify him for whatever the opposite of the Cy Young award is. As bad as Wells' overall stats are, his road stats taken alone are even worse. Wells is an amazing 1-8 with a 7.88 ERA when pitching outside of St. Louis. Seeing the Cardinals play on the road is a good way to guarantee that you will see some runs scored as the over is 20-7-2 in the Cards' last 29 away contests. Take the 'over'. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.

CAPPERS ACCESS

(Wed) MLB Pirates
(Wed) MLB Mariners

HONDO

July 18, 2007 -- Hondo, who'd won three straight, had to give some back last night when Peavy- Mr. Big Shot All- Star Game Starter - was unable to snuff the Meta mucils last night, which caused the debt to grow to 625 millans.

Tonight, he's playing his new ace, Bedard. Ten units on the Orioles.

Guaranteed Pick: Larry Ness

Game: Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 18 2007 3:10PM
Prediction: Los Angeles Dodgers

Reason: The Phillies are the NL's top-hitting team and they POUNDED the Dodgers last night, 15-3. The 15 runs were a season high, as was the team's 26 hits (one shy of franchise record for a single game). Even pitcher JD Durbin got in the act with three hits. It's Getaway Day for the Phils here, as they head to SD tomorrow for the start of a four-game series, while the Dodgers await the arrival of the Mets (also for a four-game set). Philly will send rookie Kyle Kendrick who made his ML debut on June 13. Kendrick is 4-0 with a 3.82 ERA in his six starts this year (team is 5-1). He's typically gone six innings and allowed three runs, which has been more than enough, as the Phils have score 52 runs in his six outings, an average of 8.7 per game. My prediction is his good fortune has run out. It would be tough for any team to come right back with another offensive outburst off an explosion like last night and it's made even more difficult by short rest. LA will send out Chad Billingsley and the second-year pitcher has been very solid this year. He made 18 appearances last year (16 starts), going 7-4 with a 3.80 ERA (team was 9-7). He opened this year in the bulllpen (first 23 appearances this year) but his last five appearances have all been starts. He's 2-0 (team is 4-1) with a 3.51 ERA in those five starts, with just one poor effort (allowed five ERs in four innings at Arizona. That gives him a 2.08 ERA in his other four starts, plus he's 6-0 with a 3.26 ERA in all 28 appearances this year (has allowed only 48 hits in 60.2 innings). I expect Billingsley to quiet the 'tired' Philly bats in this one. MLB Getaway Day Game of the Week 15* LA Dodgers.
Guaranteed Pick: Larry Ness

Game: Los Angeles Angels at Tampa Bay Devil Rays Jul 18 2007 7:10PM
Prediction: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Reason: The Angels must still be considered one of MLB's top clubs but the team sure hasn't played like it lately. The Angels are 6-10 in their last 16 games, after last night's 8-3 loss at Tampa, where they went 2-for-17 with runners in scoring position! They haven't homered in 10 straight games, a span of 96 innings. The drought is the franchise's longest since an 11-game stretch without a home run July 7-21, 1991. LA tries to avoid a second straight loss to the last-place Devil Rays but the matchups hardly favor the Angels. Bartolo Colon may well be 9-1 with a 3.31 ERA in 16 career starts against Tampa Bay but he hardly looks like much of a pitcher these days. Over his last eight starts, he's allowed 68 hits and 41 ERs in 40.2 innings, for a 9.07 ERA. In his last start, he only made it through two innings at Yankee Stadium on July 6, allowing seven runs and seven hits. That was the second time in four starts that he surrendered seven runs. Facing LA will be Scott Kazmir, who hopes to build on one of his best starts of the season. The left-hander limited the Yankees to one unearned run and four hits over six innings of a 6-4 victory on Friday (beating Clemens). He walked four and struck out seven in his first home win since July 3, 2006, after going 0-4 in his 14 previous starts at Tropicana Field. While Kazmir hasn't gotten many wins, Tampa Bay is a vastly different team with him on the mound. Since the beginning of 2006, the Devil Rays are 24-20 (.545) in games started by Kazmir and just 73-137 (.348) in games he hasn't started. Think he makes a difference? Oddsmaker's Error on the TB Devil Rays
Guaranteed Pick: Larry Ness

Game: New York Mets at San Diego Padres Jul 18 2007 10:05PM
Prediction: New York Mets

Reason: John Maine (10-5, 2.91 ERA) had a four-start winning streak snapped in his last outing, allowing seven runs (four earned) in 4.2 innings as the Mets lost 8-4 at home to Cincinnati last Friday. However, he ranks in the NL's top five in wins, ERA and opponents' batting average (.217). He is also second in the league with a 2.25 ERA on the road (just 38 hits allowed in 60 innings!), where he is 7-1 in nine starts (team is 8-1). Meanwhile, SD's Greg Maddux has allowed 25 hits and 15 ERs in 15.1 innings over his last three starts (all losses), for an ERA of 8.80 (last two were here at Petco). Maddux hasn't lost more than three consecutive outings since a career-high five-start losing streak May 16-June 6, 1990, when he pitched for the Chicago Cubs. However, getting back on track will not be easy for Maddux as the Padres rank last in the majors with a .242 batting average and managed only three hits as they were shutout for the third time this season in a 7-0 loss to the Mets on Tuesday. The defeat was San Diego's fourth in the last six games and its eighth in 13 contests in July. As for the Mets, the shutout was the eighth for their staff, ranking second in the NL behind San Diego's 13. The Mets have a 2.38 team ERA since the All-Star break and Maine seems perfectly capable of shutting down the weak-hitting Padres in this one. Also note that the Mets are 16-7 (plus-$1,005) in night road games against righties, averaging 5.1 RPG. MLB Bailout of the Week 15* NY Mets.

WUNDERDOG

Game: Cincinnati at Atlanta (1:05 PM Eastern)
Pick: Cincinnati +152


What can you say about Aaron Harang? He pitches on a bad team, yet when he toes the rubber, the Reds are 15-5! They are 24-50 in all other games. The Reds have won 10 of his last 12 road starts and now they are even hot as a team, winning the first two games here and going 7-3 in their last 10. John Smoltz is always capable of pitching a good game, but the Braves are just 2-4 in his last six starts. If it comes down to the pen - Cincinnati is hot. The pen has allowed just four runs in their last 18 innings of work while the Braves’ pen has yielded 10 runs in their last 15 innings. Lots of value here.

black magic


5 Unit Black Magic AL West Game of the Year on Oakland -117
(Listing Dinardo)
Lenny Dinardo is having a great season for the As numbers wise. Dinardo has just a 2.78 ERA in nearly 65 innings of work this year. Kevin Millwood and his 5.77 ERA will not hold up in the early innings of this one. The Rangers are 3-15 in their last 18 Wednesday games. The Athletics are 6-1 in their last 7 Wednesday games. The Athletics are 105-50 in their last 155 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400. The As have been struggling, but are taking them to get out of their slump today with Dinardo on the hill. Cash in with Oakland.

3 Unit Sharp Play on Boston -180
(Listing Tavarez and Perez)
Boston got embarrassed by the Royals last night and we know they will bounce back today in a big way. K.C. is in for a beating. The Royals are 3-13 in their last 16 meetings in Boston. Odalis Perez is winless in his last 3 starts and he wont be earning a win today either. The Royals are 35-81 in their last 116 games as a road underdog of +151 to +200. The Red Sox are 7-2 in their last 9 home games. This one is a no-brainer. Cash in with Boston in a bounce-back win tonight.
1 Unit on New York Yankees -175
(Listing Clemens)
The Yankees are on a roll right now and they will look to the veteran in Rogers Clemens to keep it going tonight. Clemens has only a 2.95 ERA in his last 3 starts and is getting into a little groove despite his age. The Yankees are 9-2 in Clemens last 11 starts against Toronto. New York is 6-1 in their last 7 games overall. Shaun Marcum has a 6.19 ERA over his last 3 outings. The Blue Jays are 1-4 in Marcum's last 5 starts vs. a team with a winning record. The Blue Jays are 19-44 in their last 63 games as an underdog of +151 to +200. The Yankees are 25-8 in Clemens' last 34 home starts vs. a team with a losing record. The Yankees are 5-0 in Clemens' last 5 home starts vs. Blue Jays. Clemens will have another solid outing today against Toronto. Cash in with New York.

3 Unit Sharp Play on Orioles/Mariners Under 8
(Listing Bedard and Washburn)
The Aces of both staffs square off tonight in a pitchers duel. This one wont come anywhere near the 8-run total set by oddsmakers. Bedard has a 2.49 ERA over his last 3 starts while Washburn features a 2.70 ERA over his last 3 outings. The Under is 10-4 in Bedards last 14 starts overall. The Under is 6-0 in Orioles last 6 vs. American League West. The Over is 7-0-1 in Bedard's last 8 starts as a road underdog. The Under is 6-1 in Washburn's last 7 starts vs. American League East. Cash in with the Under 8 runs tonight

black magic


4* MAJOR on Cleveland -134
(Action)
Cleveland got a big win over Chicago in extra innings last night to boost their confidence and springboard them into another big win tonight. The Indians are 38-14 in their last 52 home games. The White Sox are 1-9 in Buehrle's last 10 starts as an underdog of +110 to +150. The Indians are 4-0 in Westbrook's last 4 home starts. The Indians are 21-5 in their last 26 home games vs. a team with a losing record. Take Cleveland at home.

1* on LAA Angels -103
(List Colon)
The Angels are 27-9 in Bartolo Colons last 36 road starts. He is just 6-4 on the season, but Colon will not have a problem against the weak Devil Rays hitters. The Angels are 42-14 in their last 56 meetings with Tampa Bay. The Angels are 17-4 in Colon's last 21 road starts vs. a team with a losing record. The Angels are 11-4 in their last 15 vs. American League East. The Devil Rays are 1-7 in their last 8 home games vs. a right-handed starter. The Angels are 6-1 in Colon's last 7 starts vs. Devil Rays. Take the Angels in this contest

* Widow Wiseguy NL Central Surefire on Milwaukee -139
(List Capuano and Davis)
Milwaukee has won 4 straight games by 1 run. They are playing with extreme confidence in the tight ball games, knowing that their bullpen can get it done every night. Doug Davis is Arizonas worst pitcher and the Milwaukee line-up should have a field day off of him tonight. The Diamondbacks are 3-9 in their last 12 meetings in Milwaukee. The Diamondbacks are 2-8 in Davis' last 10 starts as a road underdog. The Diamondbacks are 0-7 in their last 7 vs. National League Central. The Brewers are 7-0 in their last 7 vs. a team with a winning record. The Brewers are 9-2 in Capuano's last 11 home starts vs. a team with a winning record. Take Milwaukee.

4* MAJOR on New York Mets -108
(List Maine)
John Maine got touched up a bit in his last outing against a tough Philadelphia team. But now he faces the worst hitting team in the National League and we fully expect a great outing from Maine. He is still 10-5 on the season with just a 2.91 ERA. San Diego is batting only .234 at home while the Mets are hitting .272 on the road. The Mets are 12-2 in Maines last 14 road starts. The Mets are 24-9 in Maine's last 33 starts overall. The Padres are 0-4 in Maddux's last 4 starts vs. National League East. Maddux cant handle this tough division and a very tough Mets line-up. Take New York.

larry cook

7* MAJOR on Pittsburgh -106
(Listing Snell)
Ian Snell is pitching as the Ace of this staff with a 3.11 ERA on the season in over 121 innings of work. He gives the Pirates their best chance to win every time he takes the ball. Colorado is 4-9 in their last 13 meetings in Pittsburgh. The Rockies are 3-11 in their last 14 road games. The Rockies are 2-11 in their last 13 vs. a team with a losing record. The Pirates are 5-0 in their last 5 home games with the total set at 7.0-8.5. The Pirates are 6-0 in Snell's last 6 home starts with the total set at 7.0-8.5. The Pirates are 7-1 in Snell's last 8 starts vs. National League West. Pittsburgh has a clear edge here. Bet the Pirates.

8* MAJOR NL Dog of the Week on Cincinnati +149
(Listing Harang)
The oddsmakers keep giving Aaron Harang no respect, and until they do we will keep cashing in with the Reds when he takes the mound. Harang is 10-2 with a 3.70 ERA on the season. Yet the Reds are still a big underdog here. The Reds are 11-1 in Harang's last 12 starts as an underdog. That is really the only trend you need to see, but we will throw a few more at you anyways. The Reds are 7-0 in Harang's last 7 road starts with the total set at 7.0-8.5. The Reds are 6-1 in their last 7 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Reds are 13-3 in Harang's last 16 starts with 4 days of rest. The Braves are 0-4 in Smoltz's last 4 starts with 15 or more days of rest. This old guy will come out a bit rusty today. Bet the Reds.
3* on Philadelphia Phillies +130
(Listing Kendrick)
Philly can finally relax after getting their 10,000th loss in franchise history a few nights back. We could see that the Phillies have taken a fresh breath of air by putting up 13 runs against Los Angeles last night. Look for this success on the base pads to continue. The Phillies are batting .327 over their last 10 games. Kyle Kendrick is the biggest overachiever in the National League to this point for the Phillies. Kendrick is 4-0 with a 3.82 ERA in his rookie season. The Dodgers also send a solid pitcher to the mound, but they dont have the offensive firepower that Philly features. The Phillies are 9-3 in their last 12 road games vs. a team with a winning record. Watch Philadelphia stay hot and put up a high run total in this one. Bet the Phillies.

10* Slugfest Game of the Month on Florida -141
(Listing Willis and Wells)
Dontrelle Willis is having a sub-par season, but a meeting against the struggling Cardinals today will get him back on track. Especially when this dangerous Florida batting order gets ahold of Kip Wells. Wells is 3-12 with a 6.24 ERA on the season. The Cardinals are 2-14 in Wells 16 starts this season. The guy is just not fit for the Major Leagues. The Cardinals are 0-8 in Wells' last 8 road starts. The Marlins are 37-17 in Willis' last 54 starts as a favorite of -110 to -150. Florida will put up plenty of runs in support of Willis today. Bet the Marlins.

WILD BILL

Wednesday, July 18


Pirates -110 (2 units)
Astros -110 (4 units)
Over 8 1/2 Phils-Dodgers (1 unit)
Over 9 1/2 Cards-Florida (1 unit)
Mets -110 (5 units)
White Sox +125 (1 unit)
Texas +110 (1 unit)
Boston RL -1 1/2 -110 (2 units)
Angels -105 (5 units)
Twins -190 (1 unit)
Mariners -115 (3 units)
Parlay: Yankees -170, Twins -190, Red Sox -185 (1 unit)

dave price
MLB Kansas City vs. Boston []
Take Boston Red Sox
1 Unit on Boston -186 (Listing Perez and Tavarez) The Red Sox have won 8 of 11 games at home against the Royals over the last 3 seasons, so after last night's loss we can expect them to come storming back today. Perez is just 3-16 against the money line in road games vs. teams outscoring opponents by 1 or more runs/game on the season since 1997. Boston is 28-6 against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -200 over the last 3 seasons. We can't argue with the numbers today. Take Bean Town.

larry cook
MLB Philadelphia vs. Los Angeles []
Take Philadelphia Phillies
3* on Philadelphia Phillies +130 (Listing Kendrick) Philly can finally relax after getting their 10,000th loss in franchise history a few nights back. We could see that the Phillies have taken a fresh breath of air by putting up 13 runs against Los Angeles last night. Look for this success on the base pads to continue. The Phillies are batting .327 over their last 10 games. Kyle Kendrick is the biggest overachiever in the National League to this point for the Phillies. Kendrick is 4-0 with a 3.82 ERA in his rookie season. The Dodgers also send a solid pitcher to the mound, but they don’t have the offensive firepower that Philly features. The Phillies are 9-3 in their last 12 road games vs. a team with a winning record. Watch Philadelphia stay hot and put up a high run total in this one. Bet the Phillies.

Drew Gordon

300,000♦ Phillies

100,000♦ Brewers

100,000♦ Giants

Karl Garrett
30 DIMER - METS WITH MAINE
10 DIMER - PHILADELPHIA WITH KENDRICK


Michael Cannon

15 Dime


ANGELS
(With Colon as listed pitcher)5 Dime

5 dime
TWINS –1 ½ RUN LINE
(With Miller and Santana as listed pitchers)
MARLINS
(With Wells and Willis as listed pitchers)

Frank Rosenthal

WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2007

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
908 CUBS-165 SB
911 CARDS+130 SB
OVER 9.5 SB+
915 NYM-105 SB
926 DRAYS-110 SB
929 COOKIES+105 SB
UNDER 8 SB

Russ Culver

Reds +144
Phillies +138
Rangers +111
Royals +175
 
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Winning Way Sports


John's Free MLB Selection for Wednesday!

Selection: Los Angeles/Tampa Bay Over 9 (-110)

Reason: Put us down on the Los Angeles Angels/Tampa Bay Devil Rays Over 9 for our Free MLB Selection on Wednesday. Today we expect a high-scoring game as the Los Angeles Angels do battle with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. One reason why we expect a high-scoring game is because both these teams will send to the mound struggling starting pitchers. This says it all... Angeles Starting Pitcher [Bartolo Colon] has a 6.44 ERA on the season (7.71 ERA in his last 3 starts), while Devil Rays Starting Pitcher [Scott Kazmir] has a 4.18 ERA on the season. In addition, the Over is 10-4 in Bartolo Colon's 14 starts this season. These teams also have a history of scoring many runs when they play each other. In fact, the Over is 19-6-1 in the last 26 meetings between these teams. We expect to see another high-scoring game tonight!


LARRY COOK / INFO PLAYS

3* on Philadelphia Phillies +130

Philly can finally relax after getting their 10,000th loss in franchise history a few nights back. We could see that the Phillies have taken a fresh breath of air by putting up 13 runs against Los Angeles last night. Look for this success on the base pads to continue. The Phillies are batting .327 over their last 10 games. Kyle Kendrick is the biggest overachiever in the National League to this point for the Phillies. Kendrick is 4-0 with a 3.82 ERA in his rookie season. The Dodgers also send a solid pitcher to the mound, but they don’t have the offensive firepower that Philly features. The Phillies are 9-3 in their last 12 road games vs. a team with a winning record. Watch Philadelphia stay hot and put up a high run total in this one. Bet the Phillies.


VEGAS SPORTS PICS

Chicago Cubs (Zambrano) -1.5 (-105**)

L.A.Angels (Colon) -105*
New York Mets (Maine) -105**

HotLockSports

New York Mets ~vs~ San Diego Padres

New York Mets -104


Wed. Comps <HR style="COLOR: #a8a8a8" SIZE=1><!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->Sebastian-UNDER Mets
Computer Boys-Florida
Winner Line-Mets
(Nothing could be finer than to be in)Carolina Sports-Baltimore
OTM-OVER St. Louis
Kevin Kennedy-Minnesota
Stu"The unfit father"Feiner-Tampax bay


Tom Freese Blue Line Club

Wednesday July 18


Detroit at Minnesota (8:10pm)


We like a low scoring game here as Minnesota starter Johan Santana has allowed 7 runs total in his last 6 starts. Detroit starter Andrew Miller has allowed just 10 runs total in his last 4 starts. What we have here is the best lefthander in all of baseball in Santana vs. a rookie lefthander in Miller who someday might be the best lefthander in the game.

Play On 'Under' (Santana vs. Miller)


EZ Winners

These are Wednesday's plays.....
1 STAR: (901) COLORADO (+$101) over Pittsburgh
(Listing Francis only)
(Risking $110 to win $100)

1 STAR: (915) NY METS (-$105) over San Diego
(Listing Maine and Maddux)
(Risking $105 to win $100)

1 STAR: (917) CHICAGO (+$130) over Cleveland
(Listing Buehrle only)
(Risking $100 to win $130)

1 STAR: OVER 9 (-$110) Philadelphia @ LA Dodgers
(Listing Kendrick and Billingsley)
(Risking $110 to win $100)

YESTERDAY'S RECAP - We were 4-2 on Tuesday. A $100 player won $1115. A big night for us as we cashed in my Game Of the Year selection on the Astros!
HOUSTON (-$124) WON +$1000
ARIZONA (+$140) LOST -$100
BALTIMORE (+1.5)(-$155) WON +$100
CINCINNATI (+$120) WON +$120
OVER 8.5 (-$125) Philadelphia @ LA Dodgers WON +$100
OVER 9.5 (-$105) St. Louis @ Florida LOST -$105

2007 PAID SELECTION RECORD
10 STAR 1-0 (+10.00 UNITS) 5 STAR 11-9 (+12.75 UNITS)
3 STAR 23-10-1 (+40.20 UNITS)
2 STAR 40-42 (+8.20 UNITS)
1 STAR 148-160-3 (+22.98 UNITS)
OVERALL RECORD 223-221-4 (+94.13 UNITS)


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2 Cubs -168
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Today's MLB Picks

Texas at Oakland

The Rangers go for their third straight over the A's behind Kevin Millwood, who has allowed only four earned runs over his last three starts covering 21 innings. Oakland has stumbled to nine straight losses and starter Lenny Dinardo is only 1-4 with a 6.40 ERA over his last five starts and just 1-3 with a 5.26 ERA at home. Texas looks like a good underdog pick (+130) according to Dunkel, which has the Rangers favored straight up by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Texas (+130). Here are all of today's games.
<TABLE cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=4 width=537><TBODY><TR><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" width=521 height=17>WEDNEDAY, JULY 18
Time Posted: 10:30 a.m. EST
</TD></TR><TR><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" width=521 height=17>Game 901-902: Colorado at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Francis) 15.304; Pittsburgh (Snell) 14.505
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Colorado (-110); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-110); Over</TD></TR><TR><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" width=521 height=17>Game 903-904: Cincinnati at Atlanta
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Harang) 15.337; Atlanta (Smoltz) 14.967
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-160); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (+160); Under</TD></TR><TR><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" width=521 height=17>Game 905-906: Houston at Washington
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Jennings) 13.667; Washington (Bergmann) 13.978
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Houston (-115); 9
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+115); Under</TD></TR><TR><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" width=521 height=17>Game 907-908: San Francisco at Chicago Cubs
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Cain) 12.999; Cubs (Zambrano) 15.432
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 2 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-200); No Run Line
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (-200); N/A</TD></TR><TR><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" width=521 height=17>Game 909-910: Philadelphia at LA Dodgers
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Kendrick) 14.875; LA Dodgers (Billingsley) 14.378
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-140); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+140); Over</TD></TR><TR><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" width=521 height=17>Game 911-912: St. Louis at Florida
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Wells) 13.367; Florida (Willis) 14.587
Dunkel Line: Florida by 1 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Florida (-140); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Florida (-140); Over</TD></TR><TR><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" width=521 height=17>Game 913-914: Arizona at Milwaukee
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Davis) 14.566; Milwaukee (Capuano) 13.756
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-145); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+145); Over</TD></TR><TR><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" width=521 height=17>Game 915-916: NY Mets at San Diego
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Maine) 15.897; San Diego (Maddux) 14.377
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-110); 8
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-110); Under</TD></TR><TR><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" width=521 height=17>Game 917-918: Chicago White Sox at Cleveland
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Buehrle) 14.879; Cleveland (Westbrook) 14.376
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-135); 9
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+135); Over</TD></TR><TR><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" width=521 height=17>Game 919-920: Texas at Oakland
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Millwood) 15.767; Oakland (Dinardo) 14.333
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Oakland (-130); 9
Dunkel Pick: Texas (+130); Under</TD></TR><TR><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" width=521 height=17>Game 921-922: Kansas City at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Perez) 12.377; Boston (Tavarez) 14.762
Dunkel Line: Boston by 2 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Boston (-200); 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-200); Under</TD></TR><TR><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" width=521 height=17>Game 923-924: Toronto at NY Yankees
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Marcum) 15.567; NY Yankees (Clemens) 15.965
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-185); 9
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-185); Over</TD></TR><TR><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" width=521 height=17>Game 925-926: LA Angels at Tampa Bay
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels 14.698; Tampa Bay (Kazmir) 15.002
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1/2; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-120); 9
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+120); Over</TD></TR><TR><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" width=521 height=17>Game 927-928: Detroit at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Miller) 16.333; Minnesota (Santana) 17.401
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-200); 8
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-200); Under</TD></TR><TR><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" width=521 height=17>Game 929-930: Baltimore at Seattle
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Bedard) 15.406; Seattle (Washburn) 14.478
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-110); 8
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (-110); Under</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
 
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TIGERS ARE 19-7 VS LEFTIES AND ON THE ROAD AT NITE THE TIGERS ARE 10-4 VS LEFTIES AND AVG 6.5 RUNS THE TIGERS ARE RED HOT AND A BIG DOG I WILL BITE THE TWINS ARE 13-13 VS LEFTIES AND AVG 4 RUNS PER GAME AT HOME VS LEFTIES

PLEASE LET THE DOG OUT

brewers strong
seattle strong
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phila 7-2 vs righties in road day games and avg 6.8 runs per game

dodgers 1-4 vs righties in home day game and avg 3 runs per game
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Jul 18 9:01am 8 Team Parlay - Pending 100.00 to win 17965.99

1. Baseball - Atlanta Braves - moneyline (-160)
for the entire game held on Jul 18 at 12:05pm [pending]
A Harang -R must start and J Smoltz -R must start for action

2. Baseball - Chicago Cubs - moneyline (-171)
for the entire game held on Jul 18 at 1:20pm [pending]
M Cain -R must start and C Zambrano -R must start for action

3. Baseball - Philadelphia Phillies - moneyline (+123)
for the entire game held on Jul 18 at 2:10pm [pending]
K Kendrick -R must start and C Billingsley -R must start for action

4. Baseball - Philadelphia Phillies/Los Angeles Dodgers - total Over 8½ (-130)
for the entire game held on Jul 18 at 2:10pm [pending]
K Kendrick -R must start and C Billingsley -R must start for action

5. Baseball - Milwakee Brewers - moneyline (-142)
for the entire game held on Jul 18 at 7:05pm [pending]
D Davis -L must start and C Capuano -L must start for action

6. Baseball - Texas Rangers - moneyline (+105)
for the entire game held on Jul 18 at 2:35pm [pending]
K Millwood -R must start and L Dinardo -L must start for action

7. Baseball - Detroit Tigers - moneyline (+170)
for the entire game held on Jul 18 at 7:10pm [pending]
A Miller -L must start and JO Santana -L must start for action

8. Baseball - Seattle Mariners - moneyline (-113)
for the entire game held on Jul 18 at 9:05pm [pending]
E Bedard -L must start and J Washburn -L must start for action

brewers are 11-3 home at night vs lefties and avg 6.5 runs

seattle 8-1 at home at nite vs lefties

oakland 2-8 vs righties home in day games

Jul 18 12:47pm 8 Team Parlay - Pending 50.00 to win 9792.70

1. Baseball - Philadelphia Phillies - moneyline (+128)
for the entire game held on Jul 18 at 2:10pm [pending]
K Kendrick -R must start and C Billingsley -R must start for action

2. Baseball - Milwakee Brewers - moneyline (-142)
for the entire game held on Jul 18 at 7:05pm [pending]
D Davis -L must start and C Capuano -L must start for action

3. Baseball - New York Mets - moneyline (-110)
for the entire game held on Jul 18 at 9:05pm [pending]
J Maine -R must start and G Maddux -R must start for action

4. Baseball - Kansas City Royals/Boston Red Sox - total Over 10½ (-125)
for the entire game held on Jul 18 at 6:05pm [pending]
O Perez -L must start and J Tavarez -R must start for action

5. Baseball - New York Yankees - moneyline (-182)
for the entire game held on Jul 18 at 6:05pm [pending]
S Marcum -R must start and R Clemens -R must start for action

6. Baseball - Los Angeles Angels/Tampa Bay Devil Rays - total Over 9 (-115)
for the entire game held on Jul 18 at 6:10pm [pending]
B Colon -R must start and S Kazmir -L must start for action

7. Baseball - Detroit Tigers - moneyline (+170)
for the entire game held on Jul 18 at 7:10pm [pending]
A Miller -L must start and JO Santana -L must start for action

8. Baseball - Seattle Mariners - moneyline (-113)
for the entire game held on Jul 18 at 9:05pm [pending]
E Bedard -L must start and J Washburn -L must start for action
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Cincinnati at Florida (4) 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd

It’s been a tough season for the Reds, but they’ve shown some signs of life in recent days, with a starting rotation that is flashing some of the form we expected to see when the season began (3.67 ERA last 10 days). The Marlins are fading fast in the competitive NL East, and they’ve been particularly ineffective in night games here at Dolphin Stadium (13-22, -$1160). Since the first three games of this series will take place in the evening, the improved visitor could be a solid underdog value. But steer clear when Sergio Mitre, Florida’s only consistent starter (2.81 ERA in 17 starts), takes his turn. BEST BET: Reds in night games unless opposed by Mitre.



Colorado at Washington (4) 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd

The Nationals have made money vs. lefthanders (+$910), but Jeff Francis, the only southpaw in the Colorado rotation, is not expected to see action. That means a number of righty vs. righty matchups this weekend, something that should work to the visitor’s favor. The Rockies have posted solid numbers in that situation (+$860 overall with 5.0 runs per game), while Washington has floundered (only 10-19, -$455 with 3.1 runs per game at home). Don’t get involved anytime the Nationals send a southpaw to the hill (Colorado -$320 vs. lefties). BEST BET:  Rockies when righty meets righty.



St. Louis at Atlanta (4) 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd

The Braves have looked very sharp (7-1, +$680 last 10 days with 6.1 runs per game), as they close in on the Mets in the NL East. They’ve had to do without John Smoltz, though he is expected back shortly, but they’ve gotten solid work from Tim Hudson (3.35 ERA in 20 starts) and Chuck James (3.73 in 19 starts). Buddy Carlyle (+$435 overall) has chipped in with quality starts in his two most recent outings (2.55 ERA). The Cardinals are simply not a very good baseball team (-$660 overall) and their pitching ranks near the bottom in the NL (4.82). Atlanta should have no trouble handling the righties in their rotation (+$735 so far). BEST BET: Braves vs. righthanders.



Philadelphia at San Diego (4) 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd

The Padres have faltered a bit in recent days (3-5, -$440 last 10 with only 3.8 runs per game and a 4.92 ERA among starters), and while they’ve been a good value vs. lefthanders in 2007, their numbers vs. righties at Petco Park are not encouraging (-$690 with only 3.7 runs per game). The Phillies are scoring lots of runs these days (.274 team BA, 2nd highest in the league), and their numbers against righthanders in all settings are outstanding (35-26, +$540 with 5.6 runs per game). We should catch nice underdog prices on the visitor throughout. BEST BET: Phillies when righty meets righty.



N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers (4) 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd

The Dodgers embarrassed the Mets when they visited LA in June (3-0, +$300) and they’ll be looking to inflict similar treatment on the New York team this weekend. The Mets have had some success on the road, but the home team has outstanding pitching (3.80 ERA) and it’s hard to quibble with the Dodgers’ stellar 17-8 record vs. lefthanders (+$775 with 5.3 runs per game). Both Tm Glavine and Oliver Perez will take the mound this weekend, jump on the home team when they do. BEST BET: Dodgers vs. Glavine and Ol. Perez.



Chicago W. Sox at Boston (4) 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd

First 2007 meeting of these clubs, and while the Red Sox are far more formidable on paper (3.79 team ERA, .275 BA as opposed a to 4.62 ERA and a .242 BA for Chicago), it’s important to note that Boston continues to come up short in night games against righties here at Fenway Park (only 8-11, -$1075). The White Sox, on the other hand, are 11-8 vs. righties on the road at night (+$455) and are likely to be enormous underdogs in most, if not all, of the games in this series. BEST BET: White Sox vs. righthanders in night games.



Cleveland at Texas (4) 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd

The Indians may run into trouble here in the 2nd half. They have problems with their pitching staff (4.48 team ERA, 5th worst in the AL) and even ace C.C. Sabathia has been roughed up in recent outings (10.64 ERA last two). Couple that with a disappointing 21-24 record outside of Jacobs Field (-$505 as a visitor), and it’s going to be hard to back them this weekend, even against a team as ugly as Texas (39-52, -$450 overall). But Cleveland’s difficulties aren’t enough to induce us to use the Rangers, one of the worst teams in baseball this year (5.07 team ERA, .256 team BA). BEST BET: None.



BEGINNING FRIDAY JULY 20



Arizona at Chicago Cubs (3) 20th, 21st, 22nd

We’ve avoided taking the Cubs at Wrigley Field this year, and for obvious reasons (-$760 overall). But the team is mounting a serious challenge in the NL Central, and if they continue to play the way they have since early June those numbers will inevitably improve. The Diamondbacks continue to hang tough in the NL West, and their overall pitching matches up well with Chicago’s (3.99 ERA vs. 3.89). But they are a break-even team on the road, so we prefer to avoid this matchup and reassess on game day. BEST BET: None.



Houston at Pittsburgh (3) 20th, 21st, 22nd

No one expected much from the Pirates when the season began, and they are about where everyone figured they would be (only 40-51, -$585). But they’ve got a pair of solid starters, one of whom, Tom Gorzelanny, is likely to see action at PNC Park this weekend (3.24 ERA in 19 starts). The Astros were not expected to be this bad, and now their only blue chip starter, Roy Oswalt, has seen his ERA climb to 3.91. The team is horrible on the road (15-31, -$1425) so take a shot with the home team when they send their top lefthanded starter to the hill. BEST BET: Gorzelanny.



San Francisco at Milwaukee (3) 20th, 21st, 22nd

The Brewers dominated the Giants in an earlier three game set (+$300) and they continue to hold into the top spot in the NL, just as they have since the beginning of the season. Their numbers here at Miller Park are outstanding (32-14, +$1300) and it’s difficult to imagine the soft hitting Giants (.250 team BA, 3rd lowest in the league) doing much to derail them. SF is only 26-39 against righthanders in 2007 (-$1460) so any of the Milwaukee starters should be a solid value. BEST BET: Righthanders vs. the Giants.



Kansas City at Detroit (3) 20th, 21st, 22nd

The Tigers have made short work of the AL Central; cellar dwellers in head to head play this year (only 7-2, +$320), but the Royals could be an excellent value in this series nonetheless. Despite their success (.290 team BA, with 5.9 runs per game, best in baseball), Detroit has been a major disappointment vs. righthanders here at Comerica (only 17-16, -$680). The Royals, on the other hand, are 15-16 on the road vs. righties (+$970), good for a fat profit thanks to huge underdog prices. The betting lines on these games will no doubt be through the roof, so an upset by the visitor will reap handsome rewards. BEST BET: Royals when righty meets righty.



Seattle at Toronto (3) 20th, 21st, 22nd

The Mariners engineered a sweep of the Blue Jays when these teams squared off at Safeco in June (+$300) and things look very good for them this weekend at Rogers Centre. Their road numbers are excellent (+$755), their offense is one of the league’s best (.281 team BA), and their only lefthanded starter, Jarrod Washburn, is not due to appear in the series. The Blue Jays have been a disaster against righties (28-37, -$1075 overall) and the Seattle rotation is flashing its best form in quite some time. We’ll stick with the visitor when the setting permits. BEST BET: Righthanders vs. the Blue Jays.



Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees (4) 20th, 21st (DH), 22nd

The Devil Rays have made life miserable for the Yankees this year (4-4, +$290) and they’ll be getting fat prices here in the Bronx once again this weekend. Considering how much money the Yankees have lost their backers in 2007 (-$2090) it’s tempting to back the underdog throughout. But Tampa Bay has struggled vs. righties overall (-$1450), so we’ll limit ourselves to playing against Andy Pettitte and Kei Igawa, given that the visitor averages 5.0 runs per game vs. southpaws. BEST BET: Devil Rays vs. Pettitte and Igawa.



L.A. Angels at Minnesota (3) 20th, 21st, 22nd

The Angels have the best record in baseball right now, but at 24-22 they are far less imposing when they leave Anaheim. The Twins are playing well in recent days (7-3, +$425 with 6.7 runs per game last 10), but their poor numbers in night games at the Metrodome is a cause for concern (-$665). But they’ve fared well in day games so far, particularly vs. righthanders, and that’s what they’ll be up against when LA comes to town. We’ll take a shot in Sunday’s series finale. BEST BET: Twins in day games.



Baltimore at Oakland (3) 20th, 21st, 22nd

We expected the Athletics to be gearing up for another of their patented 2nd half surges, but they’ve fallen on hard times instead (1-8, -$960 last 10 days with only 2.3 runs per game and a 6.36 ERA among starters). The Orioles have been a disappointment, particularly against righthanders (-$1045) so we’d love to take those outstanding Oakland starters against them. But given their current difficulties, we’re forced to stay on the sidelines for now and reassess this match-up on game day. BEST BET: None.



BEGINNING MONDAY JULY 23



Milwaukee at Cincinnati (4) 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th

If the Brewers hope to hold off the hard charging Cubs in the NL Central, they’ll need to improve their performance in road games (only 19-26, -$755 so far). We’d be tempted to go against them, but the Reds have been horrible here at Great American Ballpark (only 20-26, -$1225) so caution is advised. PREFERRED: None.



L.A. Dodgers at Houston (3) 23rd, 24th, 25th

The Dodgers have turned a nice profit in night games (+$635 so far) and all the games in this series will take place in the evening. The Astros aren’t scoring runs (only 3.6 per game last 10), so take a shot with LA’s more formidable hurlers, both of whom will see action. PREFERRED: Penny/Lowe.



San Diego at Colorado (3) 23rd, 24th, 25th

The Rockies have already dropped 4 of 6 head to head contests with the Padres (-$190), but chances are they’ll miss David Wells and just take on those high priced San Diego aces. The Padres are a solid road team, but Colorado is 19-11 (+$770) vs. righthanders at Coors Field and they’re likely to catch some nice underdog prices. The Padres have only averaged 4.0 runs per game vs. righthanders so far in 2007. PREFERRED: Rockies when righty meets righty.



Florida at Arizona (4) 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th

The Marlins have underachieved in 2007, but they’ve posted excellent numbers on the road this year (+$970). We expect to see Scott Olsen (+$520) and Dontrelle Willis (+$240) take the hill at Chase Field in this series. The D’Backs have lost money vs. lefthanders at home (-$320). PREFERRED: Olsen/Willis.



Atlanta at San Francisco (4) 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th

The Braves are moving up fast in the NL East and they are doing excellent work against righthanders (31-19, +$735 with 5.1 runs per game). The last place Giants are only 26-39 against righthanders (+$1460) so we’ll stick with the visitor when the situation permits. PREFERRED: Braves when righty meets righty.



Boston at Cleveland (4) 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th

Good matchup between key AL playoff contenders and you have to like the Indians’ chances. They’ve been unstoppable here at Jacobs Field (33-13, +$1285) and while the Red Sox have fared well vs. righties, they are only 4-10 (-$905) vs. lefthanders outside of Fenway Park. PREFERRED: Lefthanders vs. the Red Sox.



Minnesota at Toronto (3) 23rd, 24th, 25th

The Twins are picking up steam (7-3, +$425 last 10 days) and they’ve eked out a modest profit outside of the Metrodome (+$340). The Blue Jays are only 28-37 against righthanders (-$1075) so take a shot when Minnesota sends one to the mound. PREFERRED: Righthanders vs. the Blue Jays.



Detroit at Chicago W. Sox (5) 23rd, 24th (DH), 25th, 26th

The Tigers need to keep winning, with the Indians still running neck and neck and the Twins coming on strong. The White Sox provide an inviting target, given their dismal 19-25 mark here at U.S. Cellular

(-$1090). The Tigers are the most profitable road team in baseball (+$1290). PREFERRED: Tigers in all games.



N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City (4) 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th

It’s hard to believe, but the Yankees are only 1-11 vs. lefthanders on the road this year (-$1460 with only 3.3 runs per game). Nevertheless, they’ll still be overwhelming favorites when KC sends a southpaw to the hill. PREFERRED: Lefthanders vs. the Yankees.



Seattle at Texas (4) 23rd, 24th (DH), 25th

The Mariners are drawing close to the Angels in the AL West, and they are formidable wildcard contenders as well. They’ve cleaned up away from Safeco Field in night games (+$925) and they have little to fear from a Texas team they’ve already beaten in 6 of 8 meetings this year (+$355). PREFERRED: Mariners in all games.



Oakland at L.A. Angels (3) 23rd, 24th, 25th

The Athletics have taken 4 out of 6 from the Angels thus far (+$270) and it’s hard to believe that a team with such an outstanding pitching staff (3.72 ERA) can be in the midst of this horrendous losing streak. We’d consider taking them if they improve between now and game day, but we’ll pass for now. PREFERRED: None.



BEGINNING TUESDAY JULY 24



Washington at Philadelphia (3) 24th, 25th, 26th

The Nationals could be an outstanding value as high priced underdogs when taking on the likes of Cole Hamels and Jamie Moyer. They’ve cleaned up against lefthanders in 2007 (+$910) and they’ll no doubt be heavily favored in all games of this series. PREFERRED: Nationals vs. lefthanders.



Pittsburgh at N.Y. Mets (3) 24th, 25th, 26th

The Mets have lost money here at Shea Stadium (-$455) and they average less than 4.2 runs per game vs. righthanders. Ian Snell has been very impressive in his 18 starts (+$475, 3.11 ERA) and will catch a nice underdog price when he goes. PREFERRED: Snell.



Chicago Cubs at St. Louis (3) 24th, 25th, 26th

The Cubs are a hot team right now and the best time to take them is as visitor against righthanders (20-12, +$865 so far in 2007). The Cardinals are at their worse vs. lefties (12-17, -$850 with 3.0 runs per game at Busch Stadium) and the trio of Ted Lilly (3.51), Rich Hill (3.81) and Seam Marshall (3.48) are all flashing fine form. PREFERRED: Lilly, R. Hill & Marshall when opposed by righthanders.



Tampa Bay at Baltimore (3) 24th, 25th, 26th

The O’s have gotten the best of the Devil Rays in earlier meetings (5-1, +$410) and they are worth a shot vs. Scott Kazmir, who is likely to see action (Baltimore averaging 5.2 runs per game against lefthanders). PREFERRED: Orioles vs. Kazmir.
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