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Mighty Quinn

Mighty hit with the Rockies yesterday.
Today it's the Yankees. The surplus is 220 sirignanos.

Lvsa Plays For Monday

LAS VEGAS SPORTS ADVISORS

1.Toronto -220
Play of the Day 5*

2.Colorado -230 2*

3.Arizona-280
FREE PICK 2*

4.LA Angels -220 5*

5. Minnesota-130 5*

Dwayne Bryant

10:10 PM ET MLB Minnesota Twins (Perkins) at Seattle Mariners (Batista) Pick: Minnesota Twins (Listed Pitchers) -122 The Twins are hot, fresh off a sweep of the Indians and now sitting on top of the AL Central. Their confidence should remain sky-high in Seattle, where they've won six of the last seven meetings. Minnesota lefty Glen Perkins gets the start. Perkins is coming off two subpar outings against the White Sox and Yankees, but that should not take away from the solid season he is having. Perkins has the advantage of facing Seattle for the first time in this matchup. Seattle starter Miguel Batista (4-11, 6.43) continues to suffer through a brutal stretch, as he is 1-7 with a 7.11 ERA in 18 appearances (10 starts) since May 16. The right-hander's 6.67 ERA in his 18 starts is the worst among major leaguers with at least 15 starts in 2008. Pitching at home doesn't seem to help, as Batista owns an 8.26 ERA, 2.06 WHIP and .422 OOBP in eight home starts this season. Take Minnesota/Perkins over Seattle/Batista.

HONDO

Cincy's less-than-scintillating performance yester day capped a perfectly awful weekend for Hondo, whose pile of dough was reduced to 595 wertzes.

Tonight, he's counting on Cliffy to provide some cheers against the Rays - 10 units on the Indians.

Armvin Sports

8/4/2008 Boston Red Sox 100

Players of America

-PASSED Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

SEASON-TO-DATE
Major League Baseball
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3* (30 units) 32-23
5* (50 units) 6-4
10* (100 units) GOY 1-0

+709.20 Units


Today's Selections

CLE vs. TAM
Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: Cleveland Indians vs. Tampa Bay Rays
The Play: Cleveland Indians +120.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 1* (10 Units)
Writeup: Welcome back. A very needed rest with a few days off, but now we're ready to put the foot back on the peddle. Monday's action brings a couple opportunities to the table, so here we go...

At 7:10PM EST, the Cleveland Indians head to Florida to open up a series with the Tampa Bay Rays. These two teams seem to be at the opposite ends of the spectrum, but there is a nice little window of opportunity here tonight on the underdogs.

Cleveland at this price with this man on the mound is simply outrageous. I don't care if they are the worst team in the universe and are playing the MLB All-Stars...give us Cliff and the Tribe. Cliff Lee comes in for the Indians inarguably one of the best in baseball this year. The lefty is a stellar 14-2, and in those two losses had a simple lack of run support from his offense. Lee is 2-0 his last three times out with one no decision. On the year he has a impeccable WHIP of 1.06 along with a 2.58 ERA in almost 150 innings pitched. The guy's stats are amazing. Cleveland has loosened up a bit and started playing a little better baseball since the trade deadline as they've held their own with division rival Tigers and Twins as of late. These Indians have been sort of the laughing stock of the MLB this season letting down a lot of people with their performance. We don't want to say their turning the season in, but they surely aren't looking to be in the push for anything here in a couple of months. That hasn't seemed to stop them from playing hard and you can never accuse guys like Grady Sizemore, Kelly Shopach, Jhonny Peralta, David Dullucci, Ben Francisco and others of not playing hard. They earn their paycheck regardless of the wins and losses.

On the other side, the Rays have elected to put right hander Matt Garza on the mound against Cleveland. Matt comes in 9-6 on the season with an ERA up near 3.60. He's 2-1 his last three appearances and has pitched quite well in those outings. Everyone seems to know the ins and outs of this Tampa squad with their recent success so far this season, so I guess we won't sit here and preach that to all of you.

Cleveland has dominated this team this year, and owned the series between the two. They are 4-0 heads up this year with convincing 13-2, 5-0, 8-4 type wins with Cliff Lee getting the 5-0 shut out on July 11th. Value is value and that's how you bet bases. We're snatching up the +120 here on a stud in the spotlight. Look for a slight "upset" (if that's what you want to call it) as the Indians handle the Rays Monday night. 10 units on the Tribe.

TRENDS OF THE GAME:
- The Indians are 6-2 in their last 8 meetings in Tampa Bay
- The Indians are 47-19 in their last 66 meetings with Tampa Bay

Cleveland 6, Tampa Bay 2


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WAS vs. COL
Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: Washington Nationals vs. Colorado Rockies
The Play: Over 9.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 1* (10 Units)
Writeup: At 9:05PM EST the Nationals travel to Coors Field to take on the Rockies in Colorado. Washington comes in 30 games under the .500 mark at 40-70 and the Rockies seem to be making some kind of push at 50-62 overall.

The Nats are giving the ball to the right handed Tim Redding who comes in 7-6 overall with an ERA of 4.38. Tim has thrown 12 games over the total already this season, and expect this one to be no different. He has given up nearly 150 hits in just 129 innings. Also, in his last three games, two have gone over the total. Washington's available bullpen has an averaged ERA of 4.08 with a WHIP of 1.40 so that means you can't always count on these guys to keep a game in line.

In the other dugout, the Rockies are putting righty Aaron Cook on the mound. Aaron comes in 14-6 overall with an ERA up over 3.50. Aaron too has thrown a fair share of games over the total this season (10). In Cook's last three starts, every game has gone soaring over the total number. Colorado's bullpen the last three games has an ERA of 5.20 and a WHIP of 1.50. The available pitchers in the pen have an ERA of over 4.00 too.

Things set up nicely here between these two for a play on the OVER. Our official umpires have not yet been listed, but looking at the teams alone...there is enough information for us to lay it down. This OVER figure seems to have opened at 9.5/+105 in most places, but is now available at 9/-110 (normal juice). We're looking for this one to be a slugfest in that small field in Colorado and these two teams shouldn't have any problem putting up some runs. 10 units on the OVER.

TREND OF THE GAME:
- The OVER is 9-3-1 in these two team's last 13 meetings

Colorado 8, Washington 5
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SCOTT FERRALL
Comp Plays
SF -120 and Matt Cain in the Bay over the Braves--Atlanta's still reeling from all the changes and injuries they've gone through

Toronto -210 at home over Oakland--Smith sucks for the A's with his 10 losses and many more bad starts. Halladay goes for the Jays at Rogers and he's lights out these days--I DON'T like the price either so GO LIGHT ON IT

TB -130 with GARZA topping CLIFF LEE and the TRIBE

TEXAS +145 and Padilla over Joba and the Yankees--NY had to travel after splitting with the Angels in the Bronx all weekend in a four game battle. It wasn't hot in NY Sunday either and Arlington will be real steamy--Chamberlain wilts and gets hit

Monday August 4, 2008 Big Board Sports

**Premium Play** NY Yankees

From another site
Investment Playmakers

New York Yankees at Texas Rangers
Pick:Over 9.5

With a combined ERA of 7.34 these two pitchers face off with a 9.5 line. Yanks bats are hot and we feel it is time for Padilla toget blown up after such a great season thus far.Take the Over.

JB's Computer Plays

Monday, August 4, 2008
Time Game Selections

7:10 p.m. Cleveland Indians at Tampa Bay Rays
(L) Cliff Lee (14-2) vs. (R) Matt Garza (9-6) Cleveland Indians +110

9:05 p.m. Washington Nationals at Colorado Rockies
(R) Tim Redding (7-6) vs. (R) Aaron Cook (14-6) Colorado Rockies -230 * * *

10:15 p.m. Baltimore Orioles at Los Angeles Angels
(R) Dennis Sarfate (4-2) vs. (L) Joe Saunders (14-5) Los Angeles Angels -210

Jimmy The Moose
Comp Play

New York Yankees at Texas Rangers
Prediction: New York Yankees

The Yankees bats came alive yesterday as they beat the Angels for the 2nd staright day. New York is 9-3 in their last 12 games as a favorite. The Yankees are 14-3 in their last 17 games as a favorite. After a tough start Joba has won his last 3 starts and the Yankees are 8-3 when he takes the mound. The Rangers are coming off another series win but they face a team they really struggle against. The Rangers are 6-21 in the last 27 meetings between the clubs. New York is 29-10 in their last 39 trips to Texas. Play on the New York Yankees

Marc Lawrence
Comp Play

Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds
Prediction: Cincinnati Reds

Dwayne Bryant
Comp play

Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners
Pick: Minnesota Twins -122

The Twins are hot, fresh off a sweep of the Indians and now sitting on top of the AL Central. Their confidence should remain sky-high in Seattle, where they've won six of the last seven meetings.

Minnesota lefty Glen Perkins gets the start. Perkins is coming off two subpar outings against the White Sox and Yankees, but that should not take away from the solid season he is having. Perkins has the advantage of facing Seattle for the first time in this matchup.

Seattle starter Miguel Batista (4-11, 6.43) continues to suffer through a brutal stretch, as he is 1-7 with a 7.11 ERA in 18 appearances (10 starts) since May 16. The right-hander's 6.67 ERA in his 18 starts is the worst among major leaguers with at least 15 starts in 2008. Pitching at home doesn't seem to help, as Batista owns an 8.26 ERA, 2.06 WHIP and .422 OOBP in eight home starts this season.

Take Minnesota

Bobby Maxwell
Comp Play

N.Y. Yankees at TEXAS +145

We know the Yankees have Joba Chamberlain (4-3, 2.24 ERA) on the mound today and he's been almost unhittable lately, but we're banking on this explosive Texas offense to be able to do some damage against the young New York starter.

Texas hits .303 at home and tonight has Vicente Padilla (12-5, 4.52) on the mound who for some reason has been the beneficiary of some big-time offense by the Rangers. They average 6.8 runs a game when he goes to the mound and they are 23-8 in his last 31 starts overall and 9-3 in his last 12 starts in front of the home fans.

New York had been really struggling before beating the Angels Saturday and Sunday. The Yankees had dropped five of six before rallying for two straight wins.

Texas has one of the most explosive offenses in baseball and it'll fun to see who wins the battle of Chamberlain vs. the Rangers' Josh Hamilton, who is hitting everything. We're going to play the home team to win this one. Go with Texas.

3 TEXAS

Packwins said:

From another site
Investment Playmakers

New York Yankees at Texas Rangers
Pick:Over 9.5

With a combined ERA of 7.34 these two pitchers face off with a 9.5 line. Yanks bats are hot and we feel it is time for Padilla toget blown up after such a great season thus far.Take the Over.

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Just an Idle thought

Well, baseball season is going full tilt and football season is just at the tip of the horizon. Lets look back to April 16 when the New York Mets played the Minnesota Twins. Who did you bet that day? Likely noone just as you would not bet on tonights AA matchup between the Trenton Thunder and the Connecticut Defenders. Rememebr that you are far better off betting a known entity than two complete strangers. I know that football is king when it comes to betting but baseball gives you far more options. One week of baseball is almost six weeks of football. Where can the linemakers focus their attention better, football. The numbers do not lie. If you are going to bet preseaon football for action, do it, just for that action and bet small amounts. I would not tell anyone to bet any percentage of their bankroll on such arbitrary personnel and true happenstance.

Just my thought from the cheap seats. If you disagree, let me know.

TOM FREESE

Boston at Kansas City (8:10pm)

Kansas City has won 6 of their last 7 games and they are 5-0 in the last 5 starts made by Gil Meche. The Royals are 6-2 their last 8 home games vs. the Red Sox. Boston is 5-11 their last 16 games when playing Game 1 of a series and they are 1-7 in the last 8 road starts made by Clay Buchholz. The Red Sox are 0-4 with Buchholz as road favorites and they are 4-8 their last 12 games vs. righty starters. PLAY ON KANSAS CITY - (Meche vs. Buchholz)

Insider Sports Report

Oakland/Toronto (MLB) OVER 7.5

arthur Ralph

tampa