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MLB
Write-up


Friday, May 2

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Hot Pitchers
-- Hendrickson is 4-0, 3.98 in his last five starts.
-- Volquez is 4-0, 1.21 in five starts this season.
-- Oswalt is 2-0, 3.15 in his last three starts. Villanueva has 2.77 RA in his last couple starts.
-- Cubs won three of four Hill starts (1-0, 3.79).
-- Wainwright is 2-0, 2.66 in his last three starts.
-- Francis has 2.57 RA in his last three starts. Penny is 3-0, 2.41 in his last three starts.
-- Owings is 4-0, 3.48 in five starts this season. Maine is 2-1, 2.66 in his last four starts.

-- Buchholz has 1.29 RA in his last couple starts. Jackson is 2-2, 3.86 in five starts this season, last four of which were home.
-- Wang is 5-0, 3.23 in six starts this season. Bedard is 3-0, 3.18 in his three starts this season.
-- Sabathia has 0.64 RA in last two starts, after he had 13.50 RA in his first four starts.
-- Detroit is 3-0 in Galarraga starts (2-0, 2.50).
-- Texas is 4-0 with Padilla if it scores four or more runs.

Cold Pitchers
-- Misch is making first start of season for Giants.
-- Germano is 0-2, 11.15 in his last three starts.
-- Chico is 0-4, 7.29 in his last four starts. Dumatrait is making first start of season for Pirates.
-- Kendrick has 7.52 RA in five starts this season.
-- Hudson is 1-2, 7.11 in his last three starts.

-- Buehrle is 0-2, 4.50 in his last three starts. Marcum is 0-2, 4.97 in his last two starts.
-- Hochevar is 1-1, 5.91 in two starts this season.
-- Hernandez is 0-1, 9.82 in his last three starts.
-- Guthrie is 0-2, 5.40 in his last three starts. Weaver is 1-2, 5.87 in his last four outings.
-- Blanton is 0-4, 4.13 in his four home starts.

Hot Teams
-- Phillies won eight of their last eleven games. Giants won four of last six road games.
-- Nationals won four in row, six of last seven games.
-- Brewers won five of last seven road games.
-- Cardinals won four of last five games.
-- Dodgers won their last six games, scoring 47 runs.
-- Arizona is 11-3 at home this season. Mets won three of their last four games, but lost four of last five away from Shea.

-- Rays won eight of last nine games.
-- Indians won seven of their last ten games.
-- Tigers won eight of their last ten games. Minnesota won its last four home games.
-- Angels won six of their last nine games.
-- A's won five of their last six home games. Rangers won three of their last four games.

Cold Teams
-- Marlins lost four of their last five games. Padres lost twelve of last fifteen games.
-- Pirates lost seven of last eight road games.
-- Braves lost their last four games, scoring 11 runs. Reds lost eight of last 12 road games.
-- Astros lost four of their last five games.
-- Cubs lost three of their last four games.
-- Rockies lost nine of last eleven games.

-- Red Sox lost six of last eight games, scoring four runs in last five contests.
-- Bronx lost three in row, six of last seven games. Mariners lost six of their last eight games.
-- White Sox lost four of last six road games. Blur Jays are 2-8 in their last ten games.
-- Royals lost five of last six road games.
-- Orioles lost four of their last five games.

Totals
-- Under is 8-3 in last eleven games at Philadelphia.
-- Over is 10-4-1 in Florida home games.
-- Over is 12-5 in last seventeen Pirate games.
-- Under is 6-2 in last eight Atlanta games.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Houston games.
-- Under is 7-3 in Cubs' last ten games.
-- Over is 7-2-1 in last ten Dodger games.
-- Five of last seven New York games went over the total.

-- Last six Boston games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 8-4 in last dozen games played in the Bronx.
-- Four of last five White Sox games stayed under the total.
-- Three of last four Sabathia starts went over the total.
-- Five of last six Detroit road games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Angel home games.
-- Four of last five Texas road games went over the total.

MLB


Friday, May 2

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Tips and Trends
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Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox [7:05 PM ET]

Rays: Tampa Bay's Edwin Jackson will be making only his second road start of the season and first since visiting Yankee Stadium back on April 5th. Jackson dazzled New York in that appearance, earning the win after allowing just 1 run and 5 hits in 6 innings with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. He is coming off a solid start vs. Boston last time out, walking away with a no-decision after giving up 1 run and 5 hits in 7 innings with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts.

Rays are 9-1 in their last 10 games overall.
The OVER is 8-1 in Tampa Bay's last 9 series openers.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 3

Red Sox (-165, O/U 9): Boston's Clay Buccholz has been outstanding at Fenway Park this season, allowing only 1 run in 12 innings for a 0.75 ERA. Buccholz is coming off a tough loss to the Rays on Saturday despite giving up just 2 runs and 3 hits in 8 innings and notching a season-high 9 strikeouts. He will be going for his second straight win at Fenway.

The OVER is 14-5-2 in Boston's last 21 Friday games.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 6 (Side Play of the Day)



Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees [7:05PM ET]

Mariners: Seattle ace Erik Bedard has looked great in his 3 starts this season - all resulting in wins. Bedard made his first start in more than 2 weeks on Saturday due to a hip injury, allowing just 2 hits in 6 scoreless innings of a 5-3 home win over the A's. He was a bit rocky in his lone road start though, surrendering 5 runs and 4 hits in 6 innings of a 6-5 win at Tampa Bay back on April 8th. The southpaw has walked 4 batters in each of his starts.

Mariners are 4-10 in the last 14 meetings at New York.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 3

Yankees (-135, O/U 8.5): New York's Chien-Ming Wang may be the early favorite for the American League Cy Young award after getting off to a 5-0 start. Wang also has a 3.23 ERA so far this season and only once has he hit up for more than 3 earned runs. However, he is 2-0 in 3 home starts with a 5.29 ERA and surrendered 8 runs in his last outing at Yankee Stadium.

The UNDER is 16-5-1 in New York's last 22 games as a favorite.
The UNDER is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings.

Key Injuries - C Jorge Posada (shoulder) on 15-day DL.
3B Alex Rodriguez (quad) on 15-day DL.

PROJECTED SCORE: 5



Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals [WGN | 8:15 PM ET]

Cubs: Chicago southpaw Rich Hill will make his fifth start of the season after having his spot skipped against the Brewers. Hill is 1-0 at home in 2 starts with a 2.45 ERA, but he has gone more than 5 innings just once this season. That came in his first start back on April 4th, as he allowed 2 runs and 4 hits in 6 innings of a 4-3 loss.

Cubs are 7-2 in the last 9 meetings at St. Louis.
The UNDER is 10-1-1 in Chicago's last 12 Friday games.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 2 (UNDER - Total Play of the Day)

Cardinals (-125, O/U 8.5): St. Louis pitcher Adam Wainright will try to stay perfect at home in his 4th start there this season. Wainright is 3-0 so far with a 2.19 ERA, his only loss has taken place on the road. He notched a complete-game victory last time out against Houston, allowing 3 runs and 5 hits with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts. All the runs came courtesy of the long ball. The 6-foot-7 right-hander is 0-3 lifetime vs. Chicago though with a 7.50 ERA in 4 starts.

Cardinals are 26-12 in their last 38 games as a favorite.
The UNDER is 10-4-1 in Wainright's last 15 home starts.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 4



New York Mets at Arizona Diamondbacks [10:05 PM ET]

Mets: New York's John Maine will try to win back-to-back starts for the first time this season when he faces the Diamondbacks. Maine is coming off a win against Atlanta last time out at home, allowing 2 runs and 3 hits in 5 innings with 3 walks and a season-high 7 strikeouts. He is 0-2 on the road this season with a 5.40 ERA and 1-1 lifetime vs. Arizona with a 2.25 ERA.

Mets are 13-3 in the last 16 meetings at Arizona.
Mets are 7-3 in their last 10 Friday games.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 4

Diamondbacks (-120, O/U 9): Arizona's Micah Owings is 4-0 with a 3.48 ERA and will be making his scheduled start despite a sore ankle. Owings threw a 55-pitch bullpen session on Tuesday after pitching 5 innings in an eventual 8-7 loss at San Diego on Saturday. "There were no problems out there," Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin said. "He has three more days, and by then he'll be fairly close to 100 percent." Owings was forced to leave the game in the sixth inning after he turned his ankle on an RBI double.

Diamondbacks are 19-7 in their last 26 games overall.
The OVER is 7-3-1 in Arizona's last 11 home games.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 5

NBA


Friday, May 2

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Tips and Trends
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Cleveland Cavaliers at Washington Wizards [ESPN2 | 7 PM ET]

Cavs: Are Washington's tactics starting to work on LeBron James? The Wizards have baited him all series long, and they gave him the opportunity to beat them in Game 5. James missed the potential game-winning shot and could see the series tied heading back to Cleveland for Game 7 with another loss here.“People are trying to distract him, take him off his game,” Cavs head coach Mike Brown said. “He’s just going about his business. He’s got to protect himself.”

Cavs are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 Friday games.
The UNDER is 9-2 in Cleveland's last 11 games overall.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 92

Wizards (-4, O/U 187.5): Washington's Gilbert Arenas may have given his teammates the biggest assist of the series by bowing out with his knee injury. Insiders believe the Wizards were hurt by Arenas' presence on the court earlier in the series, as they struggled to work him back into the lineup. They now know what they have to work with and can rely on their more consistent scorers in Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison. “It’s my duty to let these guys go out there and just fight it - put out some healthy bodies and beat (the Cavaliers)," Arenas said. "I can’t go out there hobbling trying to help this team win, because at the end of the day, it’s hurting us.”

Wizards are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 Friday games.
The OVER is 17-4 in Washington's last 21 games as a favorite.
The OVER is 14-3 in Washington's last 17 home games.
The OVER is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings at Washington.

Key Injuries - G Gilbert Arenas (19.4 ppg; knee) is OUT.

PROJECTED SCORE: 96



Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks [ESPN | 8 PM ET]

Celtics (-8, O/U 189): The home team has won every game in this series, and Boston head coach Doc Rivers has told his players not to rely solely on that factor throughout the playoffs. “I told our guys this,” Rivers said, “because I could hear them in the locker room, saying, ‘Hey, guys, don’t worry. We go back home. Everything will be OK.’ And I said, ‘Listen, you’ve got to go make it OK. Don’t just rely on going home. You’ve got to go make it OK.’ And I think we will, but I don’t just want to rely on that.” The Celtics can make their coach proud with a victory on the road in Game 6.

Celtics are 22-7 ATS in their last 29 games overall.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 98

Hawks: Atlanta will try hard to dictate the tempo in Game 6, and the players realize they need to push the pace and use their athleticism to do what they do best. “The bottom line is we’re not going to beat the Boston Celtics playing half-court basketball,” Hawks forward Josh Smith said. “We’re young and we’re athletic and we have to use that to our advantage. We have to push the ball and exploit transition points and then pull the ball back out if there’s nothing there and run (our) offense."

Hawks are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall.
Hawks are 5-12 ATS in their last 17 Friday games.
The OVER is 8-1 in Atlanta's last 9 home games.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 90



Houston Rockets at Utah Jazz [ESPN | 10:30 PM ET]

Rockets: Houston star Tracy McGrady is coming off his best shooting game since March 8th, as he made 13-of-26 shots to finish with a game-high 29 points. “I was just making shots I was missing before, the same shots,” McGrady said. “I was real fortunate to have fresh legs throughout the whole game. I was just mixing my game up, dribble pull-up, going to the basket, kept them off balance a little bit.” He is still shooting 41 percent in the series.

Rockets are 3-0 ATS in their last 3 games.
The UNDER is 13-3 in Houston's last 16 games vs. Northwest Division.
The UNDER is 11-5 in the last 16 meetings at Utah.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 86

Jazz (-7.5, O/U 180): What looked like it could be a sweep and some rest before facing the Lakers is now turning into a grueling series with LA sitting home and relaxing. Utah now must win Game 6 at home or else face the prospect of returning to Houston for Game 7. The Rockets blew out the Jazz in Game 5 for the most lopsided game of the series so far. “Nobody expected them to win right now,” Utah forward Andrei Kirilenko said. “They beat us by 20. Everybody already gave us a win. As I said, you need to earn it. We need to be way better.”

Jazz are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 home games.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 94

NHL


Friday, May 2

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Trend Sheet
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10:00 PM DALLAS vs. SAN JOSE
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games on the road
San Jose is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
San Jose is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home

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Short Sheet


Friday, May 2nd

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Western Conference Playoffs
Second Round
Game Five
Dallas Leads, 3-1
Dallas at San Jose, 10:05 ET

Dallas:
10-4 SU at San Jose
12-5 SU revenging home loss

San Jose:
6-11 SU at home off BB division games
10-3 Under after having lost 3 of their last 4

Gator

MLB 70% Super Situations (MLB Record 5-3 +170 units)

MLB Friday: Play Over MLB (NL) teams where the total is 9 to 9.5 with a team who averages 4.3 to 4.8 runs per game against a starting pitcher whose ERA>=5.70, with a bullpen whose ERA is 4.50 or worse on the season, 40-10 (80%) PLAY: Milwaukee / Houston OVER 9 (+100)

2-Minute Warning (Won with Detroit yesterday)

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2-Minute Warning (Won with Detroit yesterday)

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Nick Parsons NHL Pick for Friday!


Play ON San Jose Sharks $ line (-) vs Dallas @ 10:05 ET My, how quickly momentum can change in a series. Yes, the Sharks are still down 3 games to 1 in this series but, amazingly, they can win this series simply by defending their home ice and winning just one more game in Dallas. Of course that is easier said than done but the fact is that the Sharks have shifted the momentum in this series with their big win in Game Four. If San Jose wins tonight, simply taking care of business on home ice, then they head back to Dallas for Game Six. A road win there and suddenly the Sharks are hosting a Game Seven with a chance to advance to the conference finals simply by defending their home ice. Of course the Sharks know they cant jump ahead of themselves here but its amazing how quickly a teams mentality can change once they finally get a big win. The Sharks were down 1-0 in the second period of Game Four when they got a key shorthanded goal. San Jose than later proceeded to score the game winner on the power play. It was the Sharks special teams that defeated the Stars in Game Four as San Jose held a 2-0 advantage when the special teams were on the ice. A shorthanded goal and a power play goal and, next thing you know, the Sharks are back home and back in the series! Give credit to Dallas for playing very, very solid hockey so far in these playoffs. However, they were totally outplayed after the first period on Wednesday and the Sharks have proven they can play with this team. Note that two of the Stars three wins in this series have come in overtime and this series is clearly much tighter than the 3-1 that is currently showing on the series scoreboard. Momentum is a funny thing and the Sharks have it now and are well worth the price on their home ice on Friday night!

VicMonte
1-2 This Week -$35

100* Inside Info - LA Dodgers

I am going to start off by saying Joe Torre has the Dodgers playing GREAT baseball right now. The Dodgers have won 6 straight games coming into play tonight while the Rockies have gone 1-5 in there last 6 & 2-8 in there last 10 overall. During the Dodgers current 6 game winning streak they have scored a total of 47 runs. WOW. That hot line up will take there swings against lefty Jeff Francis. The Rockies are 1-4 -$272 in Francis starts this season. Dodgers starter Brad Penny has been a Cash Cow so far. The Dodgers are a profitable 4-2 +$200 when Penny starts. Even better is that the Dodgers are 13-3 when Penny starts against the Rockies. Coming into this game the Dodgers have the hotter bats and the better arms in this contest. Want more? The Dodgers have grabbed this chips in there last 4 games against left handed starters. Oh did I mention the Dodgers are batting .321 as a team against lefties this season?
100* Inside Info Selection Dodgers

ARTHUR RALPH Free pick
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Mlb Early Releases
Kc Under 8.5
Ny Yankees Under 8

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(mlb) Bluejays Un 8.5, -105 (pod)
(mlb) Tigers -140
(mlb) Marlins -125
(nba) Celtics -8

Frank Rosenthal

Friday, May 02, 2008
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Nba Playoffs *
516 Hawks+8.5 Sb
Umder 189.5 Sb
518 Wizards-3.5 Sb
Over 187 Sb
520 Jazz-7 Sb
Over 180 Sb

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Major League Baseball
904 Fish-120 Sb
905 Pirates Under 9.5 Sb
910 Astros Under 9 Sb+
914 Rockies+105 Sb
915 Nym+110 Sb
920 Yanks-140 Sb
925 Tigers Over 9.5 Sb+
930 A's-140 Sb+
Note:
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Bob Akmens
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Ho.Astros -130
AFL Colorado -1

JB's Computer Plays


Major League Baseball

Friday, May 2, 2008

Time Game Selections

7:05 p.m. Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees
(L) Erik Bedard (2-0) vs. (R) Chien-Ming Wang (5-0) New York Yankees - 140

7:05 p.m. San Francisco Giants at Philadelphia Phillies
(L) Pat Misch (0-0) vs. (R) Kyle Kendrick (2-2) Philadelphia Phillies - 170

9:40 p.m. New York Mets at Arizona Diamondbacks
(R) John Maine (2-2) vs. (R) Micah Owings (4-0) Arizona Diamondbacks - 125 * * *

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Tampa Bay Rays
La Angels

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Florida Marlins

Rocketman Sports

Seattle @ NY Yankees 7:05 PM EST

Play On: 3* NY Yankees -140 (Bedard/Wang) Listed

Seattle is scoring only 4.4 runs per game overall this year, 4.0 runs per game on the road this year and 4.0 runs per game against right handed starters this season. Seattle bullpen has a 5.23 ERA overall this year and a 5.17 ERA on the road this year. NY Yankees bullpen has a 3.14 ERA at home this year. Wang is 5-0 with a 3.23 ERA overall this season. Wang is 6-0 with a 2.51 ERA overall vs Seattle since 1997. We'll play the NY Yankees for 3 units tonight! Thanks and good luck, Rocky

Mr A's


NBA Playoffs

Friday, May 2, 2008 (Eastern Time)

Games Mr. A's Selections

Cleveland Cavaliers +4
Boston Celtics - 8
Boston at Atlanta Over - 189
Utah Jazz - 7.5