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Seattle (+105) at TEXAS
Tonight we will look for Seattle to snap a 2-game losing streak when they take on a Texas team that has lost 4 of their last 5 games.
Seattle is a nice 6-2 in this year's season series, and starter Horacio Ramirez owns an April win at Safeco over the Rangers.
Kevin Millwood will go for Texas, and the righty is just 4-3 at home this year with an ERA that is still over 6. Millwood is also 1-1 in 3 season starts against the M's, allowing 10 runs in 17 innings.
Seattle is still very much in the thick of things in the West Division, and we expect them to end their losing streak at 2 with the win tonight.
Play on the Mariners.
2♦ SEATTLE
Michael Alexander
Seattle Mariners vs. Texas Rangers
Pick: Texas w/ Millwood
The surprising Seattle Mariners roll into Texas tonight to take on the hapless Rangers. Seattle has been having a great year thus far and are in the hunt for the AL West title at 54-41 overall. The Mariners did have a tough weekend however as they lost two of three to the Toronto Blue Jays where they were shut out twice. The Seattle offense has struggled recently averaging only 3.4 runs per game and an anemic .229 hitting over their last seven ball games.
Texas on the other hand, is in the midst of a horrible season that sees them at the bottom of the AL West at 42-56 overall and 15 1/2 games in back of the Angels. While Texas is all but out of it, they have showed some life when at home this season scoring a respectable 5.0 runs per game on .265 hitting. They have been relatively successful scoring on the Mariners averaging 6.0 runs per game in the four contests this season.
Today's contest is all about the pitching matchup. Seattle sends left-hander, Haracio Ramirez, to toe the rubber. Ramirez has been terrible on the road where he is 0-2 with an out of sight 13.21 ERA. On the other hand, Texas sends a veteran right-hander, Kevin Millwood, to the hill. Millwood has had horrible run support this season as witnessed by his 1-1 mark over his last three and sparkling ERA of 1.42. Millwood has faced Seattle three times this season with Texas winning two of them.
SUPPORTING TRENDS: SEATTLE is 6-21 (-14.6 Units) against the money line with an on base percentage of .260 or worse over their last 3 games over the last 2 seasons. SEATTLE is 11-26 (-15.9 Units) against the money line after scoring 2 runs or less 2 straight games over the last 3 seasons. SEATTLE is 23-35 (-15.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
Seattle is struggling at the plate right now and will be facing a formidable pitcher in Millwood. Texas has enough scoring ability to get to Ramirez. I'm taking Texas in this one
Mighty ! Quinn
Detroit Tigers
Alex Smart
Cincinnati Reds (-118)
Chris Capuano of the Brewers has been a sure fired disaster waiting to happen of late when he takes to the hill as the Brewers have lost his L/10 starts .The southpaw has also been his worst on the road, going just 2-4 starts while garnering a hefty 6 .44 ERA. His pitching opponent from the Reds Adam Harang (120-2,3.63) has been the most consistent hurler in his teams rotation this season, and has seen his team win 8 of his 9 starts against a winning team like the Brewers this season. Play on the Reds to bring home the cash
Hondo
July 23, 2007 -- Hondo can see why Al Gore III likes the J's so much. Toronto came through again for Mr. Aitch yesterday as they zipped past the Mariners to trim the deficit to 535 radatzes.
Tonight, go Westbrook, young man. Ten units on the Native Americans over the Bosawx
Big Al McMordie
San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies
The Rockies must be saving all of their runs for lefthanded starter Jeff Francis. Colorado was embarassed in a four game series in Washington against the Nats in which they only won one game and were shut out in the final two games by identical 3-0 scores. None of these games featured Francis, which is obviously a good thing for the Nats. In his last three starts, Francis has an unsightly ERA of 7.41 but incredibly, the Rockies have won all three of these contests. That means there must be some pretty amazing run support! And in the start before that he put it all together and shut out Houston on the road over seven innings only giving up three hits in the process. In fact Colorado has now won nine of Francis' last eleven starts dating back to May 23. The same cannot be said for Padres veteran and future hall-of-famer Greg Maddux, who has really struggled, especially on the road where his record is 2-3 and his ERA and WHIP are a very un-Maddux-like 4.74 and 1.46 respectively. Maddux may finally be nearing the end of the line, but with San Diego obviously in a pennant race and without that much depth in their starting rotation, they will certainly take advantage of his veteran presence. Pitching isn't the problem for them anyway; what they really need is to get their bats going. Colorado is a sizzling 14-3 in its last 17 home games. Take the Rockies. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
Pick: Rockies
Vegas Experts
Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox
Monday, July 23rd, 8:10 P.M. EDT
Clubs have gone under 30 of the last 42 including 15-of-20 at this site. In addition, DETROIT is 72-45 UNDER when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons, CHI WHITE SOX are 44-29 UNDER as an underdog of +100 to +150 over the last 2 seasons and BUEHRLE is 23-9 UNDER (+13.0 Units) when the total is 8.5 to 10 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
Play on: Under
Marc Lawrence
Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians
Monday, July 23rd, 7:05 P.M. EST EST
Red Sox open a big series with the Tribe at the Jake knowing Cleveland right hander Jake Westbrook is in struggling current form with 9 walks and just 8 strikeouts in his last three starts. With Westbrook a poor 2nd half hurler, look for Boston to win for the 7th time in their last nine tries on this field here tonight.
Play on: Boston
Bobby Maxwell
Oakland (+135) at L.A. ANGELS
Oakland has lost nine of its last 11 overall and just went 2-4 in a six-game homestand against the Rangers and Orioles. The A's are pissed and now they face the Angels who they've beaten four of six times this year.
Chad Gaudin (8-5, 3.39 ERA) is starting for Oakland and he's dominated the Angels this season. On April 5 he gave up two runs on five hits in five innings of a 4-3 victory and then followed that on April 17 by limiting Los Angeles to on run on four hits in 7 2/3 innings of a 4-1 Oakland win.
It's Bartolo Colon (6-5, 6.38) for the Angels and he has been beaten up lately. His ERA is 9.00 in his last three starts and he's allowed 10 runs in his last two starts against the D'Rays and Yankees. Teams are hitting him hard.
Look for Oakland to wake up and come out swinging and scoring against Colon. Gaudin will give them a good efford and the A's will win this one.
3♦ OAKLAND
Michael Cannon
LA Dodgers (-110) at HOUSTON
Take the Dodgers for the road win over the Astros tonight.
Los Angeles has won four straight road games and they are 8-3 on the road since June 21. They are batting a collective .335 as a team during that stretch.
Chad Billingsley will get the start tonight and he's 6-0 with a 3.56 ERA this season. The Dodgers are 5-1 as a team in games started by Billingsley this year.
Chris Sampson will start for the Astros and he's 1-1 with a 6.27 ERA over his last three games. Houston won two of three from Pittsburgh over the weekend, but only scored six runs in the series.
If Houston struggled to score runs against the lowly Pirates, I don't like their chances tonight against the Dodgers.
Take the Dodgers for the road win.
4♦ LA DODGERS
Dave Cokin
Take "(970) TEX Rangers"
Seattle's offense is suddenly in hibernation following consecutive shutout losses at Toronto. The M's must now contend with Kevin Millwood, who's in the midst of a very nice run for the Rangers. Horacio Ramirez was okay in his first start off his most recent DL stint, but his K/IP ratio is ridiculously bad. Putting that many balls into play in Arlington is a recipe for anything but success. I'm going to take Texas to win the series opener.
Jim Feist
Take "(953) LA Dodgers"
The Dodgers Chad Billingsley has been very good since his return to the starting lineup after a stint in the pen. Billingsley is actually perfect on the season with a overall 6-0 mark and a 2-0 mark when he's started. His overall era is a nifty 3.56 and in two of his last four starts he's allowed NO earned runs. Chris Sampson starts for the Astros. Sampson has been a pretty solid pitcher for the Astros this season, though his era was much better in April and May then it has been in June and July. The bullpen edge here goes to the Dodgers who possess one of the best in the league. Billingsley has yet to lose a game and coupled with a good bullpen behind him we don't mind laying the very short price on the road. Take the Dodgers.
Monday Horse Racing Spot Picks
SPOT PLAYS
For Monday
TRACK (RACE) HORSE, MORNING LINE
Colonial Downs (2nd) Lady at the Helm, 8-1
(5th) Sugar Time, 4-1
Del Mar (2nd) Excessive Tale, 5-1
(4th) Hello Bolly, 3-1
Delaware Park (1st) Knockoff Firefly, 9-2
(6th) Yankee Pride, 6-1
Finger Lakes (3rd) Stage Three, 9-2
(6th) R.B.'s Agenda, 6-1
Fort Erie (5th) Shaker Raider, 7-2
(8th) Nidas, 6-1
Great Lakes Downs (6th) Magic Affirmation, 9-2
(8th) Jimmy Kool, 3-1
Mountaineer (4th) Cyber City Slew, 9-2
(7th) Sing City, 4-1
Philadelphia Park (8th) Judge's Case, 7-2
(10th) Star for Tina, 6-1
Prairie Meadows (3rd) Redhawk Ryde, 9-2
(5th) Robyn's Sharkey, 8-1
Suffolk Downs (7th) Sarai One, 7-2
(8th) Classic Acre, 8-1
Thistledown (7th) Texas, 7-2
(8th) Golden Powers, 5-1
TRACKMASTER RACE OF THE DAY
Today's Free Race: Delaware for Monday July 23, 2007
Delaware - Race #3 - Post: 1:39pm
Rating: Golden DollarGolden DollarGolden DollarGolden Dollar
Choice Plays:
#6 LUCINDA AND JANE (ML=2/1)
LUCINDA AND JANE - This equine has the speed, and no one may be able to keep up with her. Last time around the track was at Delaware in a race with a class figure of 80. Dropping drastically in class rating this time out puts her in a solid position right here in this race. Matz moves this filly to the main track today. Look for a solid chance of improvement from the most recent turf race. Is ranked number one in the field in earnings per race entered. A solid performance in today's race can add to that total.
Vulnerable Contenders: #5 CARSONCITYROSE (ML=8/5), #4 TYCOON'S ECHO (ML=6/1), #7 PEGANN (ML=6/1)
CARSONCITYROSE - This questionable contender didn't go to the head of the pack and didn't close any ground in the stretch last time she ran. TYCOON'S ECHO - I'm prognosticating a less than stellar go of it out of her this time out. PEGANN - I'm foretelling a less than stellar go out of her in today's event.
STRAIGHT WAGERS:
Have to go with #6 LUCINDA AND JANE on the win end if we get at least 1/1 odds
EXACTA WAGERS:
6 with 1
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George Smeader
MLB Boston vs. Cleveland []
Take Cleveland Indians
We will play on the moneyline at -130. The Indians stack up in our MLB system with a 6.0 rating. Our system is based on several years of experience, practice and fine tuning with solid year over year returns. Ratings are not multipliers on base unit betting. Our ratings system is on a 1-8 scale, but we will never release a play lower than a 5.9. Winning is our business and businss is good.
Rocco Spacamuro
50 Units Colorado -135
dave price
MLB Minnesota vs. Toronto []
Take Minnesota Twins
1 Unit on Minnesota -139 (listing Santana) Santana is a perfect 18-0 against the money line vs. AL teams scoring 4.7 or less runs/game in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons. He is 38-3 against the money line vs. AL teams scoring 4.7 or less runs/game on the season over the last 2 seasons and 101-37 against the money line as a favorite of -110 or higher since 1997. Santana has been unbelievable on the road this season going 7-2 with an ERA of 1.85. Take the Twins behind their ace.
Brian Gabrielle
Take Tiger Woods (11-4), 1/6 unit: He’s going for three in a row at the Open, wife and child at home. I understand the distraction of the new father but Nick Faldo points out that he and others have won majors with newborns. And Tiger’s practical precision last year in Liverpool is likely to be aped by other would-be contenders who can’t play six-irons to birdie range like he can. Look for renewed focus after hosting in D.C. and his acute awareness of history, and the fact that the Royal Bank of Scotland routinely advertises Jack as the best major winner of all time. Take Sergio Garcia (34-1), 1/6 unit: What can you say. He should have already won a major, probably several. He’s got a bit of Mickelson in him on the aggressiveness front but the bigger weakness is putting. He’ll put it together one day, I imagine, and it may as well be in the Open, where he’s finished T5 the last two years. Take Graeme McDowell (101-1), 1/6 unit: He doesn’t play much in the states. After 15 starts on Tour last year he’s been pretty much full-time on the European Tour this year. He finished T11 in the Open in 2005 and is coming off a T11 at last week’s Scottish Open. He doesn’t do anything spectacularly well but he’s steady, finds greens and he’s a good putter. He’s worked for this week, according to his Web site: "Like last year, I had to go through 36-hole qualifying to make it to Carnoustie, but now I’m here and ready for whatever the course throws at me."
WUNDERDOG
DELAWARE PARK Race #FIVE (2:30 PM Eastern)
(# 4) SPICY BULL - Son of Holy Bull seems to be getting the hang of things little-by-little. Had a poor post two back and last out showed some more early interest against straight maidens. Trainer Matz thinks it's time for the money-run, so he drops him in for a tag and adds blinkers to his arsenal. Looks well set up for a top try.
(# 3) Fisherman's Duke - First pair of runs this year are almost the same figures he ended 2006 season. Has run very well in all grass starts, and probably is a bit unlucky to not have his picture taken by now. Up-close style fits this race, and he is a solid runner.
(#'s 2 and 5) Mass and Zozimus - Both of these runners have races that put them about 3-5 lengths from the top duo. They are must uses if playing exotic wagering, less on top and heavier underneath.
Locksmith Sports Picks <
Cleveland -127 (listing Westbrook)
Cleveland is 21-6 against the money line in home games against AL East opponents over the last 2 seasons and 30-10 against the money line in home games after having won 3 of their last 4 games over the last 2 seasons. Boston is just 5-17 against the money line in road games when playing on Monday over the last 3 seasons. Westbrook is 3-1 against Boston in his career and has been very solid at home this season. Take the Tribe tonight.
PRICELESS
Minnesota -140 (listing Santana)
Santana is a perfect 18-0 against the money line vs. AL teams scoring 4.7 or less runs/game in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons. He is 38-3 against the money line vs. AL teams scoring 4.7 or less runs/game on the season over the last 2 seasons and 101-37 against the money line as a favorite of -110 or higher since 1997. Santana has been unbelievable on the road this season going 7-2 with an ERA of 1.85. Take the Twins behind their ace.
MADDUX
Atlanta -125
Jimmy The Moose
Game: Florida Marlins at Arizona Diamondbacks Jul 23 2007 9:40PM
Prediction: over
Reason: The Marlins have played the over in 4 straight. The over is a profitable 11-3-1 in Florida's last 15 games as the underdog. The over is 14-7 when Willis has been on the mound this season. In his last 11 road starts the over is a profitable 8-3. The over is 9-2-2 in Arizona's last 13 home games. In their last 7 home games vs. team's with losing records the over in 6-0-1. The over is also 7-2-3 in their last 12 games as the favorite. Davis has 3 career starts vs. the Marlins and 2 have played over the total. The over is 21-5 in the last 26 meetings between the clubs in Arizona. Play the over.
Ben Burns
Game: Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox Jul 23 2007 8:10PM
Prediction: under
Reason: Both tonight's southpaws are currently in fine form and this should be a pitcher's duel. Miller has been excellent lately as he has a 2.12 ERA his last three starts. He's also been great on the road, recording a 2.45 ERA in four starts. All four games stayed below the number. He'll face a White Sox team which averages only four runs vs. left-handers while hitting for a mere .231 batting average. Buehrle has been having a great season and has a stellar 2.91 ERA and 1.115 WHIP in 19 starts. Not surprisingly, the UNDER was a profitable 11-4-4 in those game. Buehrle has also been absolutely dominant of late. Indeed, he's got a 1.21 ERA his last three starts. Those three games all stayed well below the total with scores of 3-1, 2-0 and 5-1. Additionally, Buehrle has a stellar 2.89 ERA in 20 starts vs. the Tigers with the UNDER going a profitable 14-5-1. Consider a play on the UNDER
LARRY COOK
MLB Atlanta vs. San Francisco []
Take Atlanta Braves
3* on Atlanta -112 (Listing Smoltz) John Smoltz is having another great year for Atlanta with a 9-5 record to go along with just a 2.88 ERA. Matt Cain has been decent, but a 3-11 record can be attributed to the Giants not being able to accommodate Cain with any run support. Cain won’t be getting any support today either with Smoltz on the mound. The Giants are batting just .249 at home this season. The Braves are hitting .287 on the road. The Braves are 23-5 in Smoltz's last 28 starts as a favorite of -110 to -150. The Giants are 0-8 in Cain's last 8 starts as an underdog. The Giants are 1-15 in Cain's last 16 starts with the total set at 7.0-8.5 Runs. Bet the Braves tonight.
INFO PLAYS
3* on Atlanta -112
(Listing Smoltz)
John Smoltz is having another great year for Atlanta with a 9-5 record to go along with just a 2.88 ERA. Matt Cain has been decent, but a 3-11 record can be attributed to the Giants not being able to accommodate Cain with any run support. Cain won’t be getting any support today either with Smoltz on the mound. The Giants are batting just .249 at home this season. The Braves are hitting .287 on the road. The Braves are 23-5 in Smoltz's last 28 starts as a favorite of -110 to -150. The Giants are 0-8 in Cain's last 8 starts as an underdog. The Giants are 1-15 in Cain's last 16 starts with the total set at 7.0-8.5 Runs. Bet the Braves tonight.
Seattle (+105) at TEXAS
Tonight we will look for Seattle to snap a 2-game losing streak when they take on a Texas team that has lost 4 of their last 5 games.
Seattle is a nice 6-2 in this year's season series, and starter Horacio Ramirez owns an April win at Safeco over the Rangers.
Kevin Millwood will go for Texas, and the righty is just 4-3 at home this year with an ERA that is still over 6. Millwood is also 1-1 in 3 season starts against the M's, allowing 10 runs in 17 innings.
Seattle is still very much in the thick of things in the West Division, and we expect them to end their losing streak at 2 with the win tonight.
Play on the Mariners.
2♦ SEATTLE
Michael Alexander
Seattle Mariners vs. Texas Rangers
Pick: Texas w/ Millwood
The surprising Seattle Mariners roll into Texas tonight to take on the hapless Rangers. Seattle has been having a great year thus far and are in the hunt for the AL West title at 54-41 overall. The Mariners did have a tough weekend however as they lost two of three to the Toronto Blue Jays where they were shut out twice. The Seattle offense has struggled recently averaging only 3.4 runs per game and an anemic .229 hitting over their last seven ball games.
Texas on the other hand, is in the midst of a horrible season that sees them at the bottom of the AL West at 42-56 overall and 15 1/2 games in back of the Angels. While Texas is all but out of it, they have showed some life when at home this season scoring a respectable 5.0 runs per game on .265 hitting. They have been relatively successful scoring on the Mariners averaging 6.0 runs per game in the four contests this season.
Today's contest is all about the pitching matchup. Seattle sends left-hander, Haracio Ramirez, to toe the rubber. Ramirez has been terrible on the road where he is 0-2 with an out of sight 13.21 ERA. On the other hand, Texas sends a veteran right-hander, Kevin Millwood, to the hill. Millwood has had horrible run support this season as witnessed by his 1-1 mark over his last three and sparkling ERA of 1.42. Millwood has faced Seattle three times this season with Texas winning two of them.
SUPPORTING TRENDS: SEATTLE is 6-21 (-14.6 Units) against the money line with an on base percentage of .260 or worse over their last 3 games over the last 2 seasons. SEATTLE is 11-26 (-15.9 Units) against the money line after scoring 2 runs or less 2 straight games over the last 3 seasons. SEATTLE is 23-35 (-15.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
Seattle is struggling at the plate right now and will be facing a formidable pitcher in Millwood. Texas has enough scoring ability to get to Ramirez. I'm taking Texas in this one
Mighty ! Quinn
Detroit Tigers
Alex Smart
Cincinnati Reds (-118)
Chris Capuano of the Brewers has been a sure fired disaster waiting to happen of late when he takes to the hill as the Brewers have lost his L/10 starts .The southpaw has also been his worst on the road, going just 2-4 starts while garnering a hefty 6 .44 ERA. His pitching opponent from the Reds Adam Harang (120-2,3.63) has been the most consistent hurler in his teams rotation this season, and has seen his team win 8 of his 9 starts against a winning team like the Brewers this season. Play on the Reds to bring home the cash
Hondo
July 23, 2007 -- Hondo can see why Al Gore III likes the J's so much. Toronto came through again for Mr. Aitch yesterday as they zipped past the Mariners to trim the deficit to 535 radatzes.
Tonight, go Westbrook, young man. Ten units on the Native Americans over the Bosawx
Big Al McMordie
San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies
The Rockies must be saving all of their runs for lefthanded starter Jeff Francis. Colorado was embarassed in a four game series in Washington against the Nats in which they only won one game and were shut out in the final two games by identical 3-0 scores. None of these games featured Francis, which is obviously a good thing for the Nats. In his last three starts, Francis has an unsightly ERA of 7.41 but incredibly, the Rockies have won all three of these contests. That means there must be some pretty amazing run support! And in the start before that he put it all together and shut out Houston on the road over seven innings only giving up three hits in the process. In fact Colorado has now won nine of Francis' last eleven starts dating back to May 23. The same cannot be said for Padres veteran and future hall-of-famer Greg Maddux, who has really struggled, especially on the road where his record is 2-3 and his ERA and WHIP are a very un-Maddux-like 4.74 and 1.46 respectively. Maddux may finally be nearing the end of the line, but with San Diego obviously in a pennant race and without that much depth in their starting rotation, they will certainly take advantage of his veteran presence. Pitching isn't the problem for them anyway; what they really need is to get their bats going. Colorado is a sizzling 14-3 in its last 17 home games. Take the Rockies. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
Pick: Rockies
Vegas Experts
Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox
Monday, July 23rd, 8:10 P.M. EDT
Clubs have gone under 30 of the last 42 including 15-of-20 at this site. In addition, DETROIT is 72-45 UNDER when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons, CHI WHITE SOX are 44-29 UNDER as an underdog of +100 to +150 over the last 2 seasons and BUEHRLE is 23-9 UNDER (+13.0 Units) when the total is 8.5 to 10 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
Play on: Under
Marc Lawrence
Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians
Monday, July 23rd, 7:05 P.M. EST EST
Red Sox open a big series with the Tribe at the Jake knowing Cleveland right hander Jake Westbrook is in struggling current form with 9 walks and just 8 strikeouts in his last three starts. With Westbrook a poor 2nd half hurler, look for Boston to win for the 7th time in their last nine tries on this field here tonight.
Play on: Boston
Bobby Maxwell
Oakland (+135) at L.A. ANGELS
Oakland has lost nine of its last 11 overall and just went 2-4 in a six-game homestand against the Rangers and Orioles. The A's are pissed and now they face the Angels who they've beaten four of six times this year.
Chad Gaudin (8-5, 3.39 ERA) is starting for Oakland and he's dominated the Angels this season. On April 5 he gave up two runs on five hits in five innings of a 4-3 victory and then followed that on April 17 by limiting Los Angeles to on run on four hits in 7 2/3 innings of a 4-1 Oakland win.
It's Bartolo Colon (6-5, 6.38) for the Angels and he has been beaten up lately. His ERA is 9.00 in his last three starts and he's allowed 10 runs in his last two starts against the D'Rays and Yankees. Teams are hitting him hard.
Look for Oakland to wake up and come out swinging and scoring against Colon. Gaudin will give them a good efford and the A's will win this one.
3♦ OAKLAND
Michael Cannon
LA Dodgers (-110) at HOUSTON
Take the Dodgers for the road win over the Astros tonight.
Los Angeles has won four straight road games and they are 8-3 on the road since June 21. They are batting a collective .335 as a team during that stretch.
Chad Billingsley will get the start tonight and he's 6-0 with a 3.56 ERA this season. The Dodgers are 5-1 as a team in games started by Billingsley this year.
Chris Sampson will start for the Astros and he's 1-1 with a 6.27 ERA over his last three games. Houston won two of three from Pittsburgh over the weekend, but only scored six runs in the series.
If Houston struggled to score runs against the lowly Pirates, I don't like their chances tonight against the Dodgers.
Take the Dodgers for the road win.
4♦ LA DODGERS
Dave Cokin
Take "(970) TEX Rangers"
Seattle's offense is suddenly in hibernation following consecutive shutout losses at Toronto. The M's must now contend with Kevin Millwood, who's in the midst of a very nice run for the Rangers. Horacio Ramirez was okay in his first start off his most recent DL stint, but his K/IP ratio is ridiculously bad. Putting that many balls into play in Arlington is a recipe for anything but success. I'm going to take Texas to win the series opener.
Jim Feist
Take "(953) LA Dodgers"
The Dodgers Chad Billingsley has been very good since his return to the starting lineup after a stint in the pen. Billingsley is actually perfect on the season with a overall 6-0 mark and a 2-0 mark when he's started. His overall era is a nifty 3.56 and in two of his last four starts he's allowed NO earned runs. Chris Sampson starts for the Astros. Sampson has been a pretty solid pitcher for the Astros this season, though his era was much better in April and May then it has been in June and July. The bullpen edge here goes to the Dodgers who possess one of the best in the league. Billingsley has yet to lose a game and coupled with a good bullpen behind him we don't mind laying the very short price on the road. Take the Dodgers.
Monday Horse Racing Spot Picks
SPOT PLAYS
For Monday
TRACK (RACE) HORSE, MORNING LINE
Colonial Downs (2nd) Lady at the Helm, 8-1
(5th) Sugar Time, 4-1
Del Mar (2nd) Excessive Tale, 5-1
(4th) Hello Bolly, 3-1
Delaware Park (1st) Knockoff Firefly, 9-2
(6th) Yankee Pride, 6-1
Finger Lakes (3rd) Stage Three, 9-2
(6th) R.B.'s Agenda, 6-1
Fort Erie (5th) Shaker Raider, 7-2
(8th) Nidas, 6-1
Great Lakes Downs (6th) Magic Affirmation, 9-2
(8th) Jimmy Kool, 3-1
Mountaineer (4th) Cyber City Slew, 9-2
(7th) Sing City, 4-1
Philadelphia Park (8th) Judge's Case, 7-2
(10th) Star for Tina, 6-1
Prairie Meadows (3rd) Redhawk Ryde, 9-2
(5th) Robyn's Sharkey, 8-1
Suffolk Downs (7th) Sarai One, 7-2
(8th) Classic Acre, 8-1
Thistledown (7th) Texas, 7-2
(8th) Golden Powers, 5-1
TRACKMASTER RACE OF THE DAY
Today's Free Race: Delaware for Monday July 23, 2007
Delaware - Race #3 - Post: 1:39pm
Rating: Golden DollarGolden DollarGolden DollarGolden Dollar
Choice Plays:
#6 LUCINDA AND JANE (ML=2/1)
LUCINDA AND JANE - This equine has the speed, and no one may be able to keep up with her. Last time around the track was at Delaware in a race with a class figure of 80. Dropping drastically in class rating this time out puts her in a solid position right here in this race. Matz moves this filly to the main track today. Look for a solid chance of improvement from the most recent turf race. Is ranked number one in the field in earnings per race entered. A solid performance in today's race can add to that total.
Vulnerable Contenders: #5 CARSONCITYROSE (ML=8/5), #4 TYCOON'S ECHO (ML=6/1), #7 PEGANN (ML=6/1)
CARSONCITYROSE - This questionable contender didn't go to the head of the pack and didn't close any ground in the stretch last time she ran. TYCOON'S ECHO - I'm prognosticating a less than stellar go of it out of her this time out. PEGANN - I'm foretelling a less than stellar go out of her in today's event.
STRAIGHT WAGERS:
Have to go with #6 LUCINDA AND JANE on the win end if we get at least 1/1 odds
EXACTA WAGERS:
6 with 1
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MONDAY WISE OWL - DODGERS
MONDAY STRALEY GROUP - MARINERS OVER
George Smeader
MLB Boston vs. Cleveland []
Take Cleveland Indians
We will play on the moneyline at -130. The Indians stack up in our MLB system with a 6.0 rating. Our system is based on several years of experience, practice and fine tuning with solid year over year returns. Ratings are not multipliers on base unit betting. Our ratings system is on a 1-8 scale, but we will never release a play lower than a 5.9. Winning is our business and businss is good.
Rocco Spacamuro
50 Units Colorado -135
dave price
MLB Minnesota vs. Toronto []
Take Minnesota Twins
1 Unit on Minnesota -139 (listing Santana) Santana is a perfect 18-0 against the money line vs. AL teams scoring 4.7 or less runs/game in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons. He is 38-3 against the money line vs. AL teams scoring 4.7 or less runs/game on the season over the last 2 seasons and 101-37 against the money line as a favorite of -110 or higher since 1997. Santana has been unbelievable on the road this season going 7-2 with an ERA of 1.85. Take the Twins behind their ace.
Brian Gabrielle
Take Tiger Woods (11-4), 1/6 unit: He’s going for three in a row at the Open, wife and child at home. I understand the distraction of the new father but Nick Faldo points out that he and others have won majors with newborns. And Tiger’s practical precision last year in Liverpool is likely to be aped by other would-be contenders who can’t play six-irons to birdie range like he can. Look for renewed focus after hosting in D.C. and his acute awareness of history, and the fact that the Royal Bank of Scotland routinely advertises Jack as the best major winner of all time. Take Sergio Garcia (34-1), 1/6 unit: What can you say. He should have already won a major, probably several. He’s got a bit of Mickelson in him on the aggressiveness front but the bigger weakness is putting. He’ll put it together one day, I imagine, and it may as well be in the Open, where he’s finished T5 the last two years. Take Graeme McDowell (101-1), 1/6 unit: He doesn’t play much in the states. After 15 starts on Tour last year he’s been pretty much full-time on the European Tour this year. He finished T11 in the Open in 2005 and is coming off a T11 at last week’s Scottish Open. He doesn’t do anything spectacularly well but he’s steady, finds greens and he’s a good putter. He’s worked for this week, according to his Web site: "Like last year, I had to go through 36-hole qualifying to make it to Carnoustie, but now I’m here and ready for whatever the course throws at me."
WUNDERDOG
DELAWARE PARK Race #FIVE (2:30 PM Eastern)
(# 4) SPICY BULL - Son of Holy Bull seems to be getting the hang of things little-by-little. Had a poor post two back and last out showed some more early interest against straight maidens. Trainer Matz thinks it's time for the money-run, so he drops him in for a tag and adds blinkers to his arsenal. Looks well set up for a top try.
(# 3) Fisherman's Duke - First pair of runs this year are almost the same figures he ended 2006 season. Has run very well in all grass starts, and probably is a bit unlucky to not have his picture taken by now. Up-close style fits this race, and he is a solid runner.
(#'s 2 and 5) Mass and Zozimus - Both of these runners have races that put them about 3-5 lengths from the top duo. They are must uses if playing exotic wagering, less on top and heavier underneath.
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Cleveland -127 (listing Westbrook)
Cleveland is 21-6 against the money line in home games against AL East opponents over the last 2 seasons and 30-10 against the money line in home games after having won 3 of their last 4 games over the last 2 seasons. Boston is just 5-17 against the money line in road games when playing on Monday over the last 3 seasons. Westbrook is 3-1 against Boston in his career and has been very solid at home this season. Take the Tribe tonight.
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Minnesota -140 (listing Santana)
Santana is a perfect 18-0 against the money line vs. AL teams scoring 4.7 or less runs/game in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons. He is 38-3 against the money line vs. AL teams scoring 4.7 or less runs/game on the season over the last 2 seasons and 101-37 against the money line as a favorite of -110 or higher since 1997. Santana has been unbelievable on the road this season going 7-2 with an ERA of 1.85. Take the Twins behind their ace.
MADDUX
Atlanta -125
Jimmy The Moose
Game: Florida Marlins at Arizona Diamondbacks Jul 23 2007 9:40PM
Prediction: over
Reason: The Marlins have played the over in 4 straight. The over is a profitable 11-3-1 in Florida's last 15 games as the underdog. The over is 14-7 when Willis has been on the mound this season. In his last 11 road starts the over is a profitable 8-3. The over is 9-2-2 in Arizona's last 13 home games. In their last 7 home games vs. team's with losing records the over in 6-0-1. The over is also 7-2-3 in their last 12 games as the favorite. Davis has 3 career starts vs. the Marlins and 2 have played over the total. The over is 21-5 in the last 26 meetings between the clubs in Arizona. Play the over.
Ben Burns
Game: Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox Jul 23 2007 8:10PM
Prediction: under
Reason: Both tonight's southpaws are currently in fine form and this should be a pitcher's duel. Miller has been excellent lately as he has a 2.12 ERA his last three starts. He's also been great on the road, recording a 2.45 ERA in four starts. All four games stayed below the number. He'll face a White Sox team which averages only four runs vs. left-handers while hitting for a mere .231 batting average. Buehrle has been having a great season and has a stellar 2.91 ERA and 1.115 WHIP in 19 starts. Not surprisingly, the UNDER was a profitable 11-4-4 in those game. Buehrle has also been absolutely dominant of late. Indeed, he's got a 1.21 ERA his last three starts. Those three games all stayed well below the total with scores of 3-1, 2-0 and 5-1. Additionally, Buehrle has a stellar 2.89 ERA in 20 starts vs. the Tigers with the UNDER going a profitable 14-5-1. Consider a play on the UNDER
LARRY COOK
MLB Atlanta vs. San Francisco []
Take Atlanta Braves
3* on Atlanta -112 (Listing Smoltz) John Smoltz is having another great year for Atlanta with a 9-5 record to go along with just a 2.88 ERA. Matt Cain has been decent, but a 3-11 record can be attributed to the Giants not being able to accommodate Cain with any run support. Cain won’t be getting any support today either with Smoltz on the mound. The Giants are batting just .249 at home this season. The Braves are hitting .287 on the road. The Braves are 23-5 in Smoltz's last 28 starts as a favorite of -110 to -150. The Giants are 0-8 in Cain's last 8 starts as an underdog. The Giants are 1-15 in Cain's last 16 starts with the total set at 7.0-8.5 Runs. Bet the Braves tonight.
INFO PLAYS
3* on Atlanta -112
(Listing Smoltz)
John Smoltz is having another great year for Atlanta with a 9-5 record to go along with just a 2.88 ERA. Matt Cain has been decent, but a 3-11 record can be attributed to the Giants not being able to accommodate Cain with any run support. Cain won’t be getting any support today either with Smoltz on the mound. The Giants are batting just .249 at home this season. The Braves are hitting .287 on the road. The Braves are 23-5 in Smoltz's last 28 starts as a favorite of -110 to -150. The Giants are 0-8 in Cain's last 8 starts as an underdog. The Giants are 1-15 in Cain's last 16 starts with the total set at 7.0-8.5 Runs. Bet the Braves tonight.
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