FRIDAY SERVICE PLAYS 4/4

[eddieh8823]

GOOD LUCK!! :00hour :00hour

ARTHUR RALPH

Super Pick: L A Angels Friday (Sat SuPk up 9 am Saturday)

900 Blue Ribbon Specials : CBI Tulsa, Saturdays Memphis & North Carolina always remember there are other days, other plays DO NOT go crazy just because it is the final 4, over the past 30 years of handicapping many, many strange things happen in all sports these games are no different, always remember we are in this TO Make MONEY not just have a PLAY !!!

Free play Seattle Mariners

 

[devil dave]

GOOD LUCK!! :00hour :00hour

ARTHUR RALPH

Super Pick: L A Angels Friday (Sat SuPk up 9 am Saturday)

900 Blue Ribbon Specials : CBI Tulsa, Saturdays Memphis & North Carolina always remember there are other days, other plays DO NOT go crazy just because it is the final 4, over the past 30 years of handicapping many, many strange things happen in all sports these games are no different, always remember we are in this TO Make MONEY not just have a PLAY !!!

Free play Seattle Mariners

how's his track record for baseball? is he worth following??

 

[eddieh8823]

I am told by a few that he is excellent. I have never played baseball until this year. I can tell you, he had Orioles as his superpick the other night, ballsy, and the Cardinals as a regular play, also ballsy, and they were both winners. 2 games obviously means very little but I don't have much more to go on :shrug:

 

[Al Kaline]

VEGAS SPORTS PICS

Tulsa Golden Hurricane - 3.5 over Bradley Braves


Tulsa is 17-2 at home, including 9-1 ATS last ten home games. Including a 73-68 win over Bradley on March 31st, outrebounding the Braves 46-25.


Chicago Cubs (Hill) - 1.5 (+130*) over Houston (Sampson)

Houston has opened 1-3 scoring a combined three runs in the losses. Fifth starter Sampson posted a 9.10 ERA in 18 innings this spring. Cubs are 6-1 last seven home meetings.


Boston (Wakefield) - 105** over (at) Toronto (Marcum)

Boston is 8-3 in Wakefield's last 11 starts versus Toronto. Wakefield allowed a combined three runs over 20 innings in his first three 2007 starts.

 

[Al Kaline]

Dave Cokin
NY Mets
ATL Braves

Take "NY Mets"

The Atlanta bullpen looks like a real trouble spot right now, and that's an issue with the Braves having to go extras Thursday night while the Mets had the day off. John Maine had a great spring and I like it to carry over to his first regular season start. The Mets are the choice.

 

[Al Kaline]

Jim Feist

2 Plays

IND Pacers
MIL Bucks

Take "IND Pacers"

Milwaukee is the third worst team in the East, but Indiana still has an outside shot at the postseason. They are playing like a motivated group, on a 6-3 SU/ATS run the last nine games. They got Jermaine O?Neal back on Monday, so this is their third straight game with him back after missing 33 straight with a bone bruise on his left knee. The Bucks play no defense, allowing 47.6% shooting by opponents, second worst in the NBA. A good spot for the visitors, Play the Pacers!



BOS Celtics
CHA Bobcats

Take "Under"

Boston is outstanding defensively, allowing 90 ppg and 41% shooting by opponents, both tops in the NBA. They take on a Charlotte Bobcat squad that is not a great shooting team. The Bobcats appear to be tiring out offensively at the end of a long season, on an 8-3 run under the total. The Celtics won?t have any trouble shutting them down, and they are on a 9-5-1 run under the total of their own. Play the Celtics/Bobcats under the total!

 

[Al Kaline]

THE SPORTS ADVISORS


NBA


San Antonio (52-23, 35-38-2 ATS) at Utah (50-26, 41-35 ATS)
Two of the top teams in the Western Conference square off at EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake, where the Jazz look to continue their home dominance as they host the Spurs.
San Antonio sits in second place in the Western Conference playoff standings, just a half-game behind division rival New Orleans, while Utah is three games back.
The Jazz are coming off consecutive blowout home wins over the Wizards (129-87 as a nine-point chalk) and Timberwolves (117-100 as a 16?-point favorite). Utah has won five of its last six, with all five wins coming at home, and Jerry Sloan?s squad is 4-1 ATS in its last five.
San Antonio has been idle since Tuesday?s 116-92 rout of the Warriors, covering easily as an 8?-point home favorite. The Spurs are riding an eight-game winning streak (7-1 ATS), going 3-0 SU and ATS on the highway during this stretch.
The home team is 11-1 SU and ATS in the last 12 series meetings between these squads, including last year?s Western Conference finals series. The straight-up winner has covered the number in all 12 contests, including both meetings this year with San Antonio winning 104-98 in a pick-em contest on Dec. 7 and Utah prevailing 97-91 as a 2?-point chalk on Jan. 28.
The favorite is 7-0 ATS in the last seven series battles.
Utah owns the NBA?s best home record at 34-4 (26-12 ATS), going 24-1 in the last 25. Going back to last year, the Jazz are on a 34-13-1 ATS roll at home, including 9-2 ATS in the last 11. Additionally, Utah is on pointspread runs of 17-7 against the Western Conference, 7-1 against the Southwest Division, 13-3 against a winning team, 12-4 when coming off a double-digit win and 6-2 on one day of rest.
Despite its current three-game road winning streak, the Spurs are just 20-17 on the highway (15-22 ATS). They?re also on negative ATS streaks of 2-5 on Fridays, 1-4 when playing on two days? rest and 2-8 ATS as an underdog of less than four points. However, San Antonio is 36-17-1 ATS in its last 54 against the Northwest Division.
The Jazz have topped the total in five straight games (4-0 ?over? at home), and the over is 4-1 in San Antonio?s last five overall. Also, the over is 7-2 in the last nine head-to-head meetings, though five of the last seven clashes in Utah have stayed low.
ATS ADVANTAGE: UTAH and OVER



Dallas (47-28, 32-39-4 ATS) at L.A. Lakers (51-24, 43-30-1 ATS)
The Mavericks resume their playoff push as they look to secure their grip on the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference when they travel to Hollywood to battle the Lakers.
Dallas got Dirk Nowitzki back from injury on Wednesday, and the All-Star chipped in 18 points and five rebounds in 27 minutes as the Mavs crushed the Warriors 111-86 as a five-point home favorite. Dallas has won and covered two in a row after going 1-5 SU and 0-6 ATS in the previous six.
The Lakers also welcomed back a key member to their squad on Wednesday, as Pau Gasol returned for a two-week injury absence and had 10 points, six rebounds and seven assists in a 104-91 win over Portland. However, Los Angeles failed to cover as a 13 ?-point home favorite, its fourth straight non-cover, all at home.
Dallas won the first meeting against the Lakers this season 112-105, pushing as a seven-point home favorite. However, Los Angeles has come back and taken the last two, prevailing 108-104 as a 6?-point home chalk and 102-100 as a six-point road underdog. Despite the latter result, the home team is still 7-2 SU in the last nine battles, while the underdog is 9-3-1 ATS in the last 13. Finally, the Mavs are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 at L.A.
The Mavs are 5-1 ATS in their last six games following a spread-cover and 5-2-2 ATS in their last nine on Fridays. However, they?re just 8-17-3 ATS in their last 28 against the Pacific Division, 2-7 ATS in their last nine versus the Western Conference and 1-4 ATS in their last five when playing on one day of rest.
L.A. is 8-3-1 ATS in its last 12 Friday contests. But other than that, the pointspread trends are all negative for Phil Jackson?s team, including 0-5 at home, 0-4 when playing on one day of rest and 1-6-1 against the Southwest Division.
The over is 9-2 in the Lakers? last 11 games on Fridays and 5-2 in Dallas? last seven on the highway. However, the under is 7-2-1 in Dallas? last 10 Friday affairs.
ATS ADVANTAGE: NONE

 

[Al Kaline]

LARRY COOK

3* on Minnesota Twins -128
(The Kansas City Royals threw their 3 best guns against the Tigers in their opening series. Now they are stuck with the weak part of the rotation starting with John Bale today. Bale makes his first career start for the Royals at hostile Minnesota tonight. It?s going to be an ugly encore with opposing pitcher Scott Baker handing Bale his lunch. Baker is 3-2 in 6 career starts against Kansas City with an ERA of 2.81 and a WHIP of 0.840. Baker pitched a complete game shutout against the Royals last season, allowing just 1 hit in the full 9 innings. He also pitched a 2-hitter against the Royals last year on another occasion. Bet Minnesota at home

 

[Al Kaline]

DCI

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

College Basketball Invitational
Championship Series, Game 3, best-of-3
at Tulsa, OK

TULSA 73, Bradley 70

 

[Al Kaline]

Marc Lawrence


GAME: San Antonio Spurs @ Utah Jazz Apr 4, 2008 8:00PM
SPORT: National Basketball Assoc.

PICK: San Antonio Spurs

REASON FOR PICK: Play On: San Antonio
Note: Spurs take on the Jazz at the Delta Center in a key Western Conference clash tonight with revenge on their minds. Not that San Antonio needs extra motivation when it comes to playing Utah. That's confirmed by the fact that they are 16-2 SU and ATS in this series when playing off a SU and ATS win.

With the Spurs currently riding an 8-game win streak (7-1 ATS), we'll look for more of the same here this evening.

We recommend a 1-unit play on San Antonio.

 

[Al Kaline]

Bobby Maxwell

I've been very impressed all season at how this Utah team plays at home. The Jazz don't just win games at home, they crush teams and that's why we're going with them in this one.
Utah is 34-13-1 ATS in its last 48 home games and they are 7-1 ATS in their last eight against the Southwest Division. And you want more numbers as backing to take the Jazz in this one, the home team is 11-1 ATS in the last 12 series meetings.
The Jazz got a 97-91 home win over the Spurs back on Jan. 28 as a 2 1/2-point favorite and they are working on a five-game home winning streak after losing to the Lakers at home on March 20. Their previous loss before the March 20 game came on Dec. 29 when the Celtics got the win in Salt Lake City.
Utah scores more than two points more per game at home than they do overall and lately they have been lighting up the scoreboard, getting 119.6 points a game and shooting 56.9 percent from the field.
San Antonio has won eight straight games but five have come at home and the road wins were at Dallas against a Mavs' squad playing without Dirk Nowitzki and in Chicago, a team that just hasn't had it all season. The Spurs are just 4-10 ATS as a road underdog and 2-6 ATS against teams with a winning home record. They're also 1-4 ATS on 2 days rest.
And in Utah, the Spurs are 1-4 ATS in their last five trips to Salt Lake City. Go ahead and lay the small chalk with the Jazz as they get an 8- to 10-point win in this one.

3♦ UTAH

 

[Al Kaline]

Karl Garrett

Tonight the linesmakers are telling you all you need to know about this Spurs-Jazz contest, as San Antonio comes into Salt Lake riding an 8-game winning streak, yet they are getting a couple of points! Hmmmm....think the oddsmakers are baiting you into grabbing the points?
Utah has won their last pair of games, and 5 of their last 6 overall, while covering their last pair, and 4 of their last 5 when laying points. For the season, the Jazzmen are 26-12 against the spread at home, while the Spurs are just 15-22 against the spread away from home for the season.
The teams have split the 2 regular season meetings this year, and the host is now on a phenomenal 11-1 spread run (playoffs included) the last 12 times these teams have tangled.
Go with the Jazz to play that sweet music Friday night at home, and snap the Spurs 8-game winning streak.

2♦ UTAH

 

[Al Kaline]

USA Sports Consulting - Brian Smith


MLB
4/4/2008 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (J.Contreras) at DETROIT TIGERS (N.Robertson) Over 9

 

[Al Kaline]

John Ryan


Game: New York Mets at Atlanta Braves Apr 4 2008 7:35PM
Prediction: Atlanta Braves

Reason: Ai Simulator 3* graded play on Atlanta. ? Hudson is 7-4 when starting against NYM with an ERA of 3.62 and a WHIP of 1.220. Hudson?s team record is a remarkable 13-2 (+11.8 Units) against the money line versus a NL team with a team batting average of .275 or better since 1997. Although this is very early in the season, I think this angle stands to reason since the Mets will be a team that can certainly hit 275 and higher over the course of the season. Hudson was very impressive in his first start last Sunday and did not walk a batter. Note that he is 36-7 and has made 25 units after a start where he did not walk a batter since 1997. Take Atlanta.

 

[Al Kaline]

SportsKingz

MLB:

L.A. ANGELS -135

BOSTON REDSOX -115

CHI WHITESOX +140

 

[sosoangry]

AAA Sports / Greg Shaker

AAA Sports / Greg Shaker

Does anyone have consistent access to AAA and can post them here?

 

[hu4mekelly]

ETHAN LAW

ETHAN LAW

ETHAN LAW

NOTE: THIS SELECTION IS BROKEN DOWN INTO TWO (2) 1/2* UNIT PLAYS. ONE ON THE RUN LINE AND ONE ON THE MONEY LINE!

BOS: RHP Tim Wakefield (17-12, 4.76 ERA in '07)

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TOR: RHP Shaun Marcum (12-6, 4.13 ERA in '07)

Well this certainly has been a very interesting trip for the defending national champions the Boston Red Sox who have been put through the travel ringer by the MLB with their simply brutal travel schedule to start the season. Indeed, this will be the third time zone they will have to play in less than two weeks. Their brutal travel schedule started when they left their spring training complex in Fort Myers, Fla., on March 19 and headed to Tokyo for a to game set against Oakland to start the season. A week later, they then had to travel back to the west coast to play two more exhibition games in Los Angeles, where they played three exhibition games at two different ballparks. Then they traveled to the Bay Area for the resumption of regular-season play against the Oakland Athletics. The good news is they had a day off, as they had to fly cross-country to Toronto where they will open a three game series against Toronto tonight. With all that traveling a flat spot could be a concern so some caution is advised. However, their opponent, the Blue Jays are also not in a very easy traveling spot as they just played a night contest and are coming off a very disappointing loss against the Yankees where they have to turn around and hope on a plane (in less the 24 hours time) to play in their home opener. Perhaps even more demoralizing, is the fact that despite outscoring the powerful Yankees 9-8 in the opening series, they still managed two defeats in three tries. Now they turn to their right-hander in Shaun Marcum who the Blue Jays have to still watch closely as he is still coming off-season knee surgery. After a very good start to last season, it should be noted that Marcum did wear down in the second half of the season despite the fact that his record was an impressive 8-4 after the All-star break. For example, his WHIP (walks & hits vs. innings pitched) rose from 1.07 to 1.39 and his strikeout rate dropped from 0.89 to 0.67 strikeout per innings. Moreover, despite showing some overall impressive numbers Marcum was without question at his worst in home/night games last season. For example, on the road last season Marcum had a very impressive (1.02 ERA in day/away games last season and 2.67 ERA in away/night games). However, in home/night games Marcum posted a rather ugly 6.03 ERA where he allowed a whopping 13.3 base runners per nine innings, while his average start was just over 5 innings per game. Thats terrible news when you consider he must now face a Boston lineup that has yet to have an offensive explosion and one that was excelled against right-handers on the road last season where they were an impressive 32-21 +$875 with an offense that averaged 5 runs per game in away/nights games! In stark contrast, Toronto was terrible against right-handed pitchers all year last season as their backers lost -$870 in all settings and one whose offense was particularly anemic in home/night contests where they posted a losing 15-17 mark -$325 with an offensive that averaged a meager 4 runs per game. Thats good news for the Boston knuckleballer who comes into this contest with an impressive historical resume against this Toronto club. Indeed, Wakefield is an impressive 15-10 with a 3.86 ERA in 45 career games (35 starts) against Toronto. More recently, in the 2007 baseball season he held Toronto to just a 3.38 ERA in five starts.

After handicapping this game I game up with a line of Boston -$120, so although we are getting some value from the current number it is nominal, and nevertheless warrants a deeper looking into this contest in addition to what has already been articulated above. For starters, there are two impressive super situations that warrant a play on Boston for tonight. First, is to play on a team (BOSTON) after a win, during the first 12 game of the season if they closed out last season with more then 26 wins in last 40 games. Since 1997 the system has been an impressive 116-54 with +$4860 profit. The second system is to play on any team (BOSTON) who had a very good bullpen last season with an ERA of 3.33 or better, after a game where the bullpen gave up no runs, which has been an impressive 70-31 since 1997 +$3530! Similar to our logic with out big win with Washington +$190 on Wednesday, when we examin the technicals for the posted total we uncover some very interesting trends that also might help to pull us in the right direction. First, we need to make certain that this is a game that does not go over the posted total as my score casting models have Toronto scoring between 3.2 to 3.7 runs per game. That is supported by the technicals here as Boston is 13-2 under the posted total in road games in April games over the last 2 seasons. More importantly, tonights starting pitcher, Tim Wakefeild seems to excel in road games as the Red Sox are an impressive 20-7 under the posted total in road games in which he pitches over the last 3 seasons. Wakefeild is also 16-5 under the posted total on the road when the total is 8.5 to 10 over the last 3 seasons; 14-2 Under in road games in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons; 13-2 Under in road games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons; 16-4 under in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons and a stellar 11-1 UNDER in road games after 2 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons. The combined average score of their opponent in each of those above mentioned situations is 3.6 runs per game! Despite the above mentioned concern about the Boston tough travel schedule, we are put at ease by the fact that the Red Sox are 18-6 +$1240 in road games when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons and they are beating their opponents in those contests by an average of 3.4 runs per game! The very fact that Bostons manager Terry Francona (like Ethan Law) excels on Friday nights as manager of Boston, indicated by his 70-38 mark +$2130 cements it!

Verdict: Boston 7, Toronto 2
PLAY 1/2* (1.5%) UNIT ON BOSTON -$105;
PLAY 1/2* (1.5%) UNIT ON BOSTON -1.5 +$150

 

[Al Kaline]

Michael Cannon
Michael Cannon's basketball record:
12-4 last 8 days and since 3/20/08: 18-10 (+95 dimes)

Friday's Plays...

15 Dime ?

HAWKS

Take the Hawks as the small chalk tonight over the 76ers.

Atlanta has won five straight and are right in the thick of the playoff race for the eighth and final seed.

The Hawks have been playing well at home, winning six in a row and the offense has been the major reason. They averaged 104 ppg in March and are averaging 116 ppg over their last five.

Joe Johnson and Mike Bibby have meshed well and are the driving forces behind the Hawks powerful scoring attack.

I realize the 76ers have been playing well also, covering four of its last five, including a win over the Celtics. They are on an extended spread run of 22-8-1 ATS since early January.

But it?s going to be hard for them to stay within this number, let alone win the game, on the road against a Hawks team that is peaking right now.

Take the Hawks as they grab the win and cover.


5 Dime ?

PHILLIES (With Kendrick and Fogg as listed pitchers)

Take the Phillies for the road win over the Reds tonight.

I know the Reds are an improved team, and some people are giving them a chance at winning the NL Central.

But they aren?t as good or as deep as the Phillies.

Josh Fogg will get the start for Cincinnati, and he?s always on the verge of getting hammered against good hitting teams.

Kyle Kendrick will start for the Phillies and he showed a lot of promise with a 10-4 record and 3.87 ERA in his rookie season last year.

Take the Phillies as they grab the road win.

 

[bases]

looking for larry ness in baseball ben burns nhl

looking for larry ness in baseball ben burns nhl

thanks

 

[the duke]

Robert Ferringo

6* sea -135
2* mil -1.5 RL
1.5* stl -140
1.5* minn -135
1.5* nyy over 9.5
1* cle -120 ??




DELANEY

60* Bradley


Great Lake Sports

5* Spurs
4* Mavs
3* 76's



Triple Crown Sports

5*goy Spurs
4* Hornets
3* Warriors Over, Bobcats, Bucks
4* Bradley



Brandon Lang

FRIDAY

10 dimers - Mavericks / Hawks / Jazz

5 dimers - Dodgers / Phillies


EZ WINNERS BASKETBALL


NBA


2 STAR: (553) PHILADELPHIA (PICK) over Atlanta
(Risking $220 to win $200)
6:35PM Central Time

2 STAR: (565) SAN ANTONIO (+2.5) over UTah
(Risking $220 to win $200)
7:05PM Central Time

2 STAR: (572) LA LAKERS (-5) over Dallas
(Risking $220 to win $200)
9:35PM Central Time




Free pick - Mariners