Sunday Service Plays 5/25/08
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JEFFERSONSPORTS
3-0 yesterday
last 17 plays 70%
last 38 plays 62%
nba 58% (147-110)
ncaa hoops 58% (161-120)
wnba 60% (3-2)
mlb +1555
ncaa foots 71% (27-11) bowl games (10-4) 71%
nhl 58% (51-37)
MLB EARLY RELEASES FOR SUN
BOSTON-110
WASHINGTON UNDER 9
3-0 yesterday
last 17 plays 70%
last 38 plays 62%
nba 58% (147-110)
ncaa hoops 58% (161-120)
wnba 60% (3-2)
mlb +1555
ncaa foots 71% (27-11) bowl games (10-4) 71%
nhl 58% (51-37)
MLB EARLY RELEASES FOR SUN
BOSTON-110
WASHINGTON UNDER 9
Comps
Lakers at SAN ANTONIO (-5) Sports Gambling Hotline
It is hard for us to imagine tonight's third game between the Lakers and Spurs going OVER the posted total.
The first two games played in Los Angeles in this series stayed way LOW, putting the UNDER run in this series at 4 of the last 5, and 7 of the last 10 overall UNDER the posted price.
These teams have stayed UNDER the total 7 of the last 8 meetings!
We have no doubt about the Lakers potential to crack the century mark, but the Spurs are looking like a tired, old team, and we can't see Coach Pop's team getting 100-points in this game at all.
San Antonio's last 7 games in the playoffs have ALL landed below the posted price, and we see this one landing LOW as well.
Play on the UNDER in Game Three of this series.
5♦ UNDER
Milwaukee at WASHINGTON (-120) Michael Cannon
Take the Nationals for the home win over the Brewers today.
Milwaukee comes in as a team that just flat out struggles on the road.
The Brewers are just 12-17 away from Miller Park this year, including 3-11 since May 2. They are just 3-7 in their last 10 overall.
Washington will start Tim Redding, who is a solid 6-3 with a 3.16 ERA this season. The right-hander will be trying to win his third straight start.
Redding is also 3-1 with a 2.63 ERA in four games this month and has allowed just one run in his last 12 1-3 innings.
Take the Nationals as they grab the home win over the Brewers.
3♦ WASHINGTON
Arizona at ATLANTA (-120) Karl Garrett
93-81-3 free play run from the G-Man.
Going to stick with the Braves at home this Sunday, as Atlanta won Saturday's game in dramatic fashion to make it a 6-1 run their last 7 games, and up their home mark for the season to 21-6!
Arizona is struggling on this current road swing, as they have lost 4 of their last 5, and while Micah Owings is 5-2 this season, he is coming off a road loss at Florida.
Tom Glavine is strictly a 6-inning or so pitcher these days, but the southdaw has won back-to-back starts, and threw 7 innings of 2 run ball in a no-decision the start prior.
The Bravos are getting timely hitting, and solid bullpen help during this homestand, so there is no reason to go against them at this small of a price.
Braves cop another.
2♦ ATLANTA
Chi. Cubs (-135) at PITTSBURGH Drew Gordon
With the Bucs finally getting a win over the Cubbies yesterday, you might be tempted to chase the plus money once again today, but that would be a mistake and here's why:
First off, the pitching match up isn't nearly as even as it was yesterday, as Tedd Lilly squares off against the struggling Paul Maholm. Lilly has been on point over his last 4 starts, going 4-0 with 3.55 ERA including 31 Ks to just 6 walks over that stretch! Not only that, but after struggling in his only start against the Pirates this season (April 7th), I fully expect him to come out fired up for this one.
Second, despite the fact Paul Maholm clearly prefers pitching at PNC Park, going 2-1 with a 2.76 ERA there, his last 4 starts have been garbage, and a match up against one of the better hitting teams in the Majors isn't a good thing for the Bucs lefty. His numbers at home look good, but lately he's been anything but that, allowing 8 runs on 15 hits over his last 12 1/3 innings in Pittsburgh. Note, he's also 1-1 with a lofty 5.40 ERA in day games this season.
Finally, consider the Cubs offense, which has been crushing lefties, averaging 6.7 runs against southpaws, while batting .305 against them on the season! Pittsburgh also does well against left-handed pitching, but they're nowhere near the Cubs proficiency. Also, its hard to ignore the fact the Cubs are 13-3 over their last 16 meetings with Pittsburgh, including 9-2 this season! In the end, things get back to normal in this series, as the Cubbies reassert their dominance behind Lilly Sunday afternoon.
Take the Chicago Cubs behind Lilly over Pittsburgh and Maholm in afternoon MLB action.
2♦ CHI. CUBS
Cincinnati at SAN DIEGO (-135) Chuck Franklin
Greg Maddux against the Cincinnati Reds is like money in the bank. In his last six starts against the Reds, Maddux has a 2.08 ERA and Cincinnati is only hitting .196. The future hall-of-famer is 1-0 with a 1.88 ERA in four starts at Petco Park this season. The Padres have won eight of his last 11 home starts.
The Reds have won the first two in San Diego this weekend, but with Matt Belisle on the mound I will side with them losing today. Belisle is 1-4 on the season with a 6.75 ERA. In six lifetime appearances gainst the Padres he is 0-2 with a whopping 8.56 ERA.
Cincinnati has won only nine times in the last 32 road games when listed as the underdog. They are 1-6 the last seven played against a right-handed starter and 1-5 in Belisle's last six starts.
Specify the pitchers as listed and go with the Padres.
3♦ SAN DIEGO
Cincinnati at SAN DIEGO (-135) Chris Jordan
Snakebitten with the 10-game comp run, as Arizona falls to the Braves. Now 10-1 with my last 11 freebies, today we come to the West Coast with the Padres and Greg Maddux.
There are plenty of secrets to betting baseball, plenty of intangibles to look for and plenty of old-school systems to follow. One thing along the way, over the years, I?ve learned is that you ALWAYS bet the team Maddux is pitching for when it is taking on the Cincinnati Reds.
This will be Maddux's 54th career start against the Reds, and while he?s 24-16 with a 3.46 ERA in those starts, he?s impressively won five straight starts against Cincinnati, limiting the Reds to eight earned runs over 33 innings of work. And with Maddux sporting a 1-0 mark at home in four starts, with a stingy 1.88 ERA, this looks like a bargain-basement price.
The veteran right-hander will get plenty of run support against Cincinnati?s Matt Belisle, who has lost three straight starts this month, all three of them road. In those starts, he has given up 10 earned runs over 16 innings of work. And in his last two starts against the Friars, the right-hander is 0-1 after 10 innings of work, giving up 12 earned runs
2♦ PADRES
Boston at OAKLAND (+105) Bobby Maxwell
We've hit three of our last four FREE plays on the diamond, including Saturday's delivery with the Astros over the Phillies. Today we're going with the A's to get the job done at home against the Red Sox.
We're fighting an uphill battle in this one as the Red Sox have Jon Lester (3-2, 3.41 ERA) going tonight on the heels of his no-hitter Monday at home against the Royals. But the Red Sox have lost his last two starts on the road, including in Minnesota and Baltimore.
Lester has faced the A's twice already this season, once in Tokyo when he allowed four runs in just four innings of a 5-1 loss, and then in Oakland when he blanked them for 6.2 innings of a 5-0 win.
But you'll see today that he's going to come nowhere close to following up that no-hitter. Oakland is going to get to him and score a win today.
Joe Blanton (2-6, 3.87 ERA) is on the hill for Oakland. His record is bad but his ERA isn't too shabby so you can tell his offense has let him down a few times. He's allowed two earned runs or less in four of his last five starts but the A's have won just two of those five.
Against the Sox, he's held them to three runs or less in five of his seven career starts, including two runs on seven hits in six innings of a 2-1 loss back on April 1.
The A's are 7-2 in their last eight home games and blanked the Red Sox 3-0 on Saturday. Let's take a shot with the plus-money on Oakland at home today.
3♦ OAKLAND
Jim Feist
(963) CIN Reds
(964) SDG Padres
Take "Under"
It's no secret that San Diego has the best pitcher's park in baseball, one with a huge outfield. Batters hate the park as it skews down their averages and pitchers love it. How about the Padres offense averaging less than 3 runs per game at home! That's why they started 14-5 under the total at home. Veteran Greg Maddux has an ERA over 5 on the road, but 1.42 at home! Both starters in this one know how to throw strikes. These offense are in the bottom 6 in the NL in runs scored, with the struggling Padres dead last. Don't look for a lot of offense, Play the Reds/Padres under the total! Click Here for more free picks
Dave Cokin
(963) CIN Reds
(964) SDG Padres
Take "(964) SDG Padres"
Dave cashed in with his AL Game of the Month Saturday as the home underdog A's blanked the Red Sox! Dave's 10 Star Sunday Solid Gold play is on the Cardinals-Dodgers contest. Score it now for just $25!... "Could Greg Maddux be heading back to Atlanta for one last pennant drive with old pals Smoltz and Glavine? That's the rumor, and it seems to have some foundation. The Padres are heading into a rebuilding period, and even at his advanced baseball age, Maddux remains a terrific back of the rotation fix for a team that's contending. The Braves need a fifth starter with Smoltz heading to the pen and they've got enough depth in the prospect category to make a deal that their fans would absolutely love. Meanwhile, Maddux looks like a winner on Sunday. Matt Belisle just isn't getting it done for the Reds and Maddux can handle a Reds lineup that isn't exactly setting the world on fire. Rare call on the Padres as home chalk."
James Patrick Diamond Club
Orioles vs. Rays 1:40 p.m. est.
The Rays get the call as our Sunday complimentary selection in Major League Baseball action, team #976 Tampa Bay Rays.
Marc Lawrence
MLB
Play On: Oakland w/Blanton vs Lester
Note: When the A's close out their weekend series with the Red Sox in Oakland this afternoon they'll do so knowing Joe Blanton has cashed in 7 of his last 10 teams starts on Sundays. With Boston's Jon Lester making his first start off a no-hitter in his last start, we'll stay at home with the A's here today.
Rocketman Sports
10-2 last 12
St Louis @ LA Dodgers 4:10 PM EST
Play On: 3* St Louis +110 (Wellmeyer/Kershaw) Listed
LA Dodgers are scoring only 4 runs per game against right handed starters this year. Wellmeyer is 5-1 with a 3.25 ERA overall this year, 1-0 on the road this year and 2-0 with a 1.42 ERA his last 3 starts. St Louis is 11-3 overall vs LA Dodgers last 3 years. Kershaw is making his first start and is coming up from AA ball. We'll play St Louis for 3 units today!
Tom Scott
LA Lakers at SAN ANTONIO - 8:35 PM EST
Play ON: UNDER the total points
In Friday's 30-point loss to the Lakers, San Antonio allowed LA to shoot nearly 55% from the floor. There is no team in the NBA who takes such atrocities more seriously than the Spurs. They have been the best defensive home team in the NBA for nearly a decade and nothing ruffles their feathers more than being routed because of poor defense. They will defend with more intensity in this game than in any other in this year's playoffs. In the three home games against New Orleans, each after allowing 100+ in the previous game, the Spurs held the Hornets to an average of 86 points. More of the same tonight as the Lakers struggle to find those easy shots here.
PREDICTION: TOTAL POINTS SCORED - 186
Lakers at SAN ANTONIO (-5) Sports Gambling Hotline
It is hard for us to imagine tonight's third game between the Lakers and Spurs going OVER the posted total.
The first two games played in Los Angeles in this series stayed way LOW, putting the UNDER run in this series at 4 of the last 5, and 7 of the last 10 overall UNDER the posted price.
These teams have stayed UNDER the total 7 of the last 8 meetings!
We have no doubt about the Lakers potential to crack the century mark, but the Spurs are looking like a tired, old team, and we can't see Coach Pop's team getting 100-points in this game at all.
San Antonio's last 7 games in the playoffs have ALL landed below the posted price, and we see this one landing LOW as well.
Play on the UNDER in Game Three of this series.
5♦ UNDER
Milwaukee at WASHINGTON (-120) Michael Cannon
Take the Nationals for the home win over the Brewers today.
Milwaukee comes in as a team that just flat out struggles on the road.
The Brewers are just 12-17 away from Miller Park this year, including 3-11 since May 2. They are just 3-7 in their last 10 overall.
Washington will start Tim Redding, who is a solid 6-3 with a 3.16 ERA this season. The right-hander will be trying to win his third straight start.
Redding is also 3-1 with a 2.63 ERA in four games this month and has allowed just one run in his last 12 1-3 innings.
Take the Nationals as they grab the home win over the Brewers.
3♦ WASHINGTON
Arizona at ATLANTA (-120) Karl Garrett
93-81-3 free play run from the G-Man.
Going to stick with the Braves at home this Sunday, as Atlanta won Saturday's game in dramatic fashion to make it a 6-1 run their last 7 games, and up their home mark for the season to 21-6!
Arizona is struggling on this current road swing, as they have lost 4 of their last 5, and while Micah Owings is 5-2 this season, he is coming off a road loss at Florida.
Tom Glavine is strictly a 6-inning or so pitcher these days, but the southdaw has won back-to-back starts, and threw 7 innings of 2 run ball in a no-decision the start prior.
The Bravos are getting timely hitting, and solid bullpen help during this homestand, so there is no reason to go against them at this small of a price.
Braves cop another.
2♦ ATLANTA
Chi. Cubs (-135) at PITTSBURGH Drew Gordon
With the Bucs finally getting a win over the Cubbies yesterday, you might be tempted to chase the plus money once again today, but that would be a mistake and here's why:
First off, the pitching match up isn't nearly as even as it was yesterday, as Tedd Lilly squares off against the struggling Paul Maholm. Lilly has been on point over his last 4 starts, going 4-0 with 3.55 ERA including 31 Ks to just 6 walks over that stretch! Not only that, but after struggling in his only start against the Pirates this season (April 7th), I fully expect him to come out fired up for this one.
Second, despite the fact Paul Maholm clearly prefers pitching at PNC Park, going 2-1 with a 2.76 ERA there, his last 4 starts have been garbage, and a match up against one of the better hitting teams in the Majors isn't a good thing for the Bucs lefty. His numbers at home look good, but lately he's been anything but that, allowing 8 runs on 15 hits over his last 12 1/3 innings in Pittsburgh. Note, he's also 1-1 with a lofty 5.40 ERA in day games this season.
Finally, consider the Cubs offense, which has been crushing lefties, averaging 6.7 runs against southpaws, while batting .305 against them on the season! Pittsburgh also does well against left-handed pitching, but they're nowhere near the Cubs proficiency. Also, its hard to ignore the fact the Cubs are 13-3 over their last 16 meetings with Pittsburgh, including 9-2 this season! In the end, things get back to normal in this series, as the Cubbies reassert their dominance behind Lilly Sunday afternoon.
Take the Chicago Cubs behind Lilly over Pittsburgh and Maholm in afternoon MLB action.
2♦ CHI. CUBS
Cincinnati at SAN DIEGO (-135) Chuck Franklin
Greg Maddux against the Cincinnati Reds is like money in the bank. In his last six starts against the Reds, Maddux has a 2.08 ERA and Cincinnati is only hitting .196. The future hall-of-famer is 1-0 with a 1.88 ERA in four starts at Petco Park this season. The Padres have won eight of his last 11 home starts.
The Reds have won the first two in San Diego this weekend, but with Matt Belisle on the mound I will side with them losing today. Belisle is 1-4 on the season with a 6.75 ERA. In six lifetime appearances gainst the Padres he is 0-2 with a whopping 8.56 ERA.
Cincinnati has won only nine times in the last 32 road games when listed as the underdog. They are 1-6 the last seven played against a right-handed starter and 1-5 in Belisle's last six starts.
Specify the pitchers as listed and go with the Padres.
3♦ SAN DIEGO
Cincinnati at SAN DIEGO (-135) Chris Jordan
Snakebitten with the 10-game comp run, as Arizona falls to the Braves. Now 10-1 with my last 11 freebies, today we come to the West Coast with the Padres and Greg Maddux.
There are plenty of secrets to betting baseball, plenty of intangibles to look for and plenty of old-school systems to follow. One thing along the way, over the years, I?ve learned is that you ALWAYS bet the team Maddux is pitching for when it is taking on the Cincinnati Reds.
This will be Maddux's 54th career start against the Reds, and while he?s 24-16 with a 3.46 ERA in those starts, he?s impressively won five straight starts against Cincinnati, limiting the Reds to eight earned runs over 33 innings of work. And with Maddux sporting a 1-0 mark at home in four starts, with a stingy 1.88 ERA, this looks like a bargain-basement price.
The veteran right-hander will get plenty of run support against Cincinnati?s Matt Belisle, who has lost three straight starts this month, all three of them road. In those starts, he has given up 10 earned runs over 16 innings of work. And in his last two starts against the Friars, the right-hander is 0-1 after 10 innings of work, giving up 12 earned runs
2♦ PADRES
Boston at OAKLAND (+105) Bobby Maxwell
We've hit three of our last four FREE plays on the diamond, including Saturday's delivery with the Astros over the Phillies. Today we're going with the A's to get the job done at home against the Red Sox.
We're fighting an uphill battle in this one as the Red Sox have Jon Lester (3-2, 3.41 ERA) going tonight on the heels of his no-hitter Monday at home against the Royals. But the Red Sox have lost his last two starts on the road, including in Minnesota and Baltimore.
Lester has faced the A's twice already this season, once in Tokyo when he allowed four runs in just four innings of a 5-1 loss, and then in Oakland when he blanked them for 6.2 innings of a 5-0 win.
But you'll see today that he's going to come nowhere close to following up that no-hitter. Oakland is going to get to him and score a win today.
Joe Blanton (2-6, 3.87 ERA) is on the hill for Oakland. His record is bad but his ERA isn't too shabby so you can tell his offense has let him down a few times. He's allowed two earned runs or less in four of his last five starts but the A's have won just two of those five.
Against the Sox, he's held them to three runs or less in five of his seven career starts, including two runs on seven hits in six innings of a 2-1 loss back on April 1.
The A's are 7-2 in their last eight home games and blanked the Red Sox 3-0 on Saturday. Let's take a shot with the plus-money on Oakland at home today.
3♦ OAKLAND
Jim Feist
(963) CIN Reds
(964) SDG Padres
Take "Under"
It's no secret that San Diego has the best pitcher's park in baseball, one with a huge outfield. Batters hate the park as it skews down their averages and pitchers love it. How about the Padres offense averaging less than 3 runs per game at home! That's why they started 14-5 under the total at home. Veteran Greg Maddux has an ERA over 5 on the road, but 1.42 at home! Both starters in this one know how to throw strikes. These offense are in the bottom 6 in the NL in runs scored, with the struggling Padres dead last. Don't look for a lot of offense, Play the Reds/Padres under the total! Click Here for more free picks
Dave Cokin
(963) CIN Reds
(964) SDG Padres
Take "(964) SDG Padres"
Dave cashed in with his AL Game of the Month Saturday as the home underdog A's blanked the Red Sox! Dave's 10 Star Sunday Solid Gold play is on the Cardinals-Dodgers contest. Score it now for just $25!... "Could Greg Maddux be heading back to Atlanta for one last pennant drive with old pals Smoltz and Glavine? That's the rumor, and it seems to have some foundation. The Padres are heading into a rebuilding period, and even at his advanced baseball age, Maddux remains a terrific back of the rotation fix for a team that's contending. The Braves need a fifth starter with Smoltz heading to the pen and they've got enough depth in the prospect category to make a deal that their fans would absolutely love. Meanwhile, Maddux looks like a winner on Sunday. Matt Belisle just isn't getting it done for the Reds and Maddux can handle a Reds lineup that isn't exactly setting the world on fire. Rare call on the Padres as home chalk."
James Patrick Diamond Club
Orioles vs. Rays 1:40 p.m. est.
The Rays get the call as our Sunday complimentary selection in Major League Baseball action, team #976 Tampa Bay Rays.
Marc Lawrence
MLB
Play On: Oakland w/Blanton vs Lester
Note: When the A's close out their weekend series with the Red Sox in Oakland this afternoon they'll do so knowing Joe Blanton has cashed in 7 of his last 10 teams starts on Sundays. With Boston's Jon Lester making his first start off a no-hitter in his last start, we'll stay at home with the A's here today.
Rocketman Sports
10-2 last 12
St Louis @ LA Dodgers 4:10 PM EST
Play On: 3* St Louis +110 (Wellmeyer/Kershaw) Listed
LA Dodgers are scoring only 4 runs per game against right handed starters this year. Wellmeyer is 5-1 with a 3.25 ERA overall this year, 1-0 on the road this year and 2-0 with a 1.42 ERA his last 3 starts. St Louis is 11-3 overall vs LA Dodgers last 3 years. Kershaw is making his first start and is coming up from AA ball. We'll play St Louis for 3 units today!
Tom Scott
LA Lakers at SAN ANTONIO - 8:35 PM EST
Play ON: UNDER the total points
In Friday's 30-point loss to the Lakers, San Antonio allowed LA to shoot nearly 55% from the floor. There is no team in the NBA who takes such atrocities more seriously than the Spurs. They have been the best defensive home team in the NBA for nearly a decade and nothing ruffles their feathers more than being routed because of poor defense. They will defend with more intensity in this game than in any other in this year's playoffs. In the three home games against New Orleans, each after allowing 100+ in the previous game, the Spurs held the Hornets to an average of 86 points. More of the same tonight as the Lakers struggle to find those easy shots here.
PREDICTION: TOTAL POINTS SCORED - 186
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Seattle (Washburn) vs. New York Yankees (Wang)
New York Yankees -1.5 1.89 (-113)
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Daily Pick For May 25, 2008
Sunday 5/25 Daily Selection :
Seattle (Washburn) vs. New York Yankees (Wang)
New York Yankees -1.5 1.89 (-113)
LT Profits
Cincinnati Reds (120)
Sun May 25 '08 4:05p
The Cincinnati Reds have taken two of the first three games of this four-game set vs. the hitless San Diego Padres, and we look for the Reds to win the series today.
Greg Maddux of the Padres is obviously not what he used to be, and he has become more hittable than ever lately, allowing 30 hits in 21 innings over his last four starts. Had did not go beyond six innings in any of those outings, and what was supposed to be a San Diego strength, the bullpen, has struggled with a collective 4.47 ERA, ranking 26th in baseball. Do not expect Maddux?s stamina to suddenly improve today vs. this left-handed laden Cincinnati lineup.
Now Reds starter Matt Belisle may not be much, but he has allowed three runs or less in two of his last three starts, and truth be told, the San Diego offense can make any half-decent pitcher look like the second coming of Cy Young. The Padres are hitting a miserable .237 as a team overall, and they have actually been worse at home, batting a pathetic .223 here.
As a result, San Diego has lost 27 of their last 37 games overall, and we look for their struggled to continue here.
Reds +120
Chicago White Sox (100)
The Los Angeles Angels have taken the first two games of this series, but we are looking for the Chicago White Sox to avoid the home sweep in the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball game.
Chicago?s Jose Contreras is having a fine year with a 3.17 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in 59.2 innings, and he is in peak form right now. Contreras has allowed exactly one run in each of his last three starts while allowing a grand total of just 14 hits in 20 innings. Furthermore, he is working on an amazing streak of 10 consecutive Quality Starts against the Angels, and he has allowed exactly one earned run in four of his last six starts against them.
One of those outings came this year in Anaheim, where he allowed only four hits in seven innings of a 6-1 White Sox victory. Also, should Contreras be in need of relief, Chicago ranks eighth in the Major Leagues with a 3.31 bullpen ERA. Comparatively, the Angels rank 28th with a 4.55 pen ERA.
Now John Lackey has certainly been sharp in his first two starts off of the Disabled List, allowing two runs in 14 innings. However, he is simply running into a hot pitcher here, and if both starters keep their respective opponents in check and this becomes a battle of the bullpens, the advantage would surely be with the White Sox. Besides, Lackey has been just average in his last four starts vs. the White Sox, allowing a total of 13 earned runs in 28 innings.
We look for the White Sox to scrape together a couple of more run off of Lackey than we expect the red-hot Contreras to give up, and for the Chicago bullpen to seal the deal.
White Sox +100
Cincinnati Reds (120)
Sun May 25 '08 4:05p
The Cincinnati Reds have taken two of the first three games of this four-game set vs. the hitless San Diego Padres, and we look for the Reds to win the series today.
Greg Maddux of the Padres is obviously not what he used to be, and he has become more hittable than ever lately, allowing 30 hits in 21 innings over his last four starts. Had did not go beyond six innings in any of those outings, and what was supposed to be a San Diego strength, the bullpen, has struggled with a collective 4.47 ERA, ranking 26th in baseball. Do not expect Maddux?s stamina to suddenly improve today vs. this left-handed laden Cincinnati lineup.
Now Reds starter Matt Belisle may not be much, but he has allowed three runs or less in two of his last three starts, and truth be told, the San Diego offense can make any half-decent pitcher look like the second coming of Cy Young. The Padres are hitting a miserable .237 as a team overall, and they have actually been worse at home, batting a pathetic .223 here.
As a result, San Diego has lost 27 of their last 37 games overall, and we look for their struggled to continue here.
Reds +120
Chicago White Sox (100)
The Los Angeles Angels have taken the first two games of this series, but we are looking for the Chicago White Sox to avoid the home sweep in the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball game.
Chicago?s Jose Contreras is having a fine year with a 3.17 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in 59.2 innings, and he is in peak form right now. Contreras has allowed exactly one run in each of his last three starts while allowing a grand total of just 14 hits in 20 innings. Furthermore, he is working on an amazing streak of 10 consecutive Quality Starts against the Angels, and he has allowed exactly one earned run in four of his last six starts against them.
One of those outings came this year in Anaheim, where he allowed only four hits in seven innings of a 6-1 White Sox victory. Also, should Contreras be in need of relief, Chicago ranks eighth in the Major Leagues with a 3.31 bullpen ERA. Comparatively, the Angels rank 28th with a 4.55 pen ERA.
Now John Lackey has certainly been sharp in his first two starts off of the Disabled List, allowing two runs in 14 innings. However, he is simply running into a hot pitcher here, and if both starters keep their respective opponents in check and this becomes a battle of the bullpens, the advantage would surely be with the White Sox. Besides, Lackey has been just average in his last four starts vs. the White Sox, allowing a total of 13 earned runs in 28 innings.
We look for the White Sox to scrape together a couple of more run off of Lackey than we expect the red-hot Contreras to give up, and for the Chicago bullpen to seal the deal.
White Sox +100
Comps
Matt Rivers
Red Sox
No I do not expect another Jon Lester no-hitter but the lefty is a quality hurler who should be just fine against what is still an extremely offensively challenged Oakland squad.
No doubt the A's got out of the gates a lot quicker than most anticipated but this team is still what they are, a weak offense that will be involved in a bunch of close low scoring games thanks to pretty good pitching.
Joe Blanton is not bad at all and the righty could hold his own today but the Red Sox are clearly the superior team with the far more potent offense led by Big Papi, Manny, Ellsbury, Lowell and others and unless Blanton is at the top of his game there is no reason to believe that the punch and judy A's will be able to outslug the big bad Red Sox, even at home.
Lester could have a bit of a letdown today I guess but I'm not so sure that the Oakland Coliseum, with all of the vast foul territory, and the A's lineup are capable of wreaking that much havic against the southpaw.
Not a very steep price for the 95 or so win Red Sox with a solid hurler against an extremely mediocre Oakland group.
Jeff Benton
Nationals
You probably don?t know it, because Washington gets so little publicity, but Nationals right-hander Tim Redding has been terrific this season. He?s 6-3 with a 3.16 ERA, posting a quality start in four of his last five starts ? all Washington wins. In fact, you take away a stinker against the Marlins (7-3 loss in which he allowed six runs in 5 1/3 innings) and Redding is 3-0 with a 1.46 ERA (four runs allowed in 24 2/3 innings), and he lasted 6 or 6 1/3 innings in each outing.
Redding is also 2-0 with a 3.18 ERA in two daytime starts, and last year he faced the Brewers once and beat them 7-2, yielding both runs on just five hits and a walk in six innings.
Here?s another thing you probably don?t realize: Prior to last night?s loss, Washington had won three straight games against the Milwaukee. And the Nats? 21-29 record this year (12-14 at home) isn?t that much worse than the Brewers? 23-26 mark (11-17 on the road). Throw in the fact that the Brewers are just 3-11 in their last 14 as a visitor and they?ve won consecutive road games just once in their last 18 outings on the highway, and I?ve got no problem backing Redding and the Nats here.
(Based on a 1♦ to 10♦ rating system)
3♦ WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Tony Weston
Cubs over the Pirates. And today, we?re getting that win.
The teams have played each other 11 times this season with the Cubs holding a 9-2 advantage. In five games played in Pittsburgh the Cubs are 4-1.
Taking the mound for Chicago today is Ted Lilly, who is 5-1 his last six starts. He?s also 2-0 his last two road starts.
It?ll be another win for Lilly and another win for the Cubbies against the Pirates.
Take Chicago on the road today.
3♦ CUBS (1♦ to 5♦ Scale)
Robert Ross
Game: Cincinnati Reds at San Diego Padres May 25 2008 4:05PM
Prediction: Cincinnati Reds
Reason: Not sure at this point in his career that Greg Maddux should be favored over anyone given the weak team and shaky bullpen he has behind him. Reds have a number of players who can go yard and Maddux does throw strikes. Take Cincinnati!
Big Al Mcmordie
Game: Milwaukee Brewers at Washington Nationals May 25 2008 1:35PM
Prediction: Washington Nationals
Reason: At 1:35pm our member selection is on the Washington Nationals over the Milwaukee Brewers. By all accounts, the Washington Nationals should be much worse than they their record currently shows. This is a team that has the worst batting average in the National League (and second-worst in the Majors) at .234, is missing some of their key players (first baseman Nick Johnson, regular closer Chad Cordero, and veteran outfielder Austin Kearns), and has some of the worst starting pitching ever assembled, yet somehow they have managed to stay not that far below .500 for most of the season. Going into today's game against the Brewers, the Nats are 21-29 and only four games behind the Mets for 4th place in the NL East. If they were in the West division, the Nats would currently be in third place. On Friday, the Nats beat the Brewers by a score of 5-1 despite only getting three hits on the night (to Milwaukee's eight hits)! That game pretty much sums up the Nats season so far. The Brewers have been horrible on the road lately, as they are 3-11 in their last fourteen games away from Miller Park. It's a beautiful Memorial Day weekend in our Nation's Capital and that should ensure one of the biggest home crowds of the year at the new Nationals Ball Park. Take the Nats.
Matt Rivers
Red Sox
No I do not expect another Jon Lester no-hitter but the lefty is a quality hurler who should be just fine against what is still an extremely offensively challenged Oakland squad.
No doubt the A's got out of the gates a lot quicker than most anticipated but this team is still what they are, a weak offense that will be involved in a bunch of close low scoring games thanks to pretty good pitching.
Joe Blanton is not bad at all and the righty could hold his own today but the Red Sox are clearly the superior team with the far more potent offense led by Big Papi, Manny, Ellsbury, Lowell and others and unless Blanton is at the top of his game there is no reason to believe that the punch and judy A's will be able to outslug the big bad Red Sox, even at home.
Lester could have a bit of a letdown today I guess but I'm not so sure that the Oakland Coliseum, with all of the vast foul territory, and the A's lineup are capable of wreaking that much havic against the southpaw.
Not a very steep price for the 95 or so win Red Sox with a solid hurler against an extremely mediocre Oakland group.
Jeff Benton
Nationals
You probably don?t know it, because Washington gets so little publicity, but Nationals right-hander Tim Redding has been terrific this season. He?s 6-3 with a 3.16 ERA, posting a quality start in four of his last five starts ? all Washington wins. In fact, you take away a stinker against the Marlins (7-3 loss in which he allowed six runs in 5 1/3 innings) and Redding is 3-0 with a 1.46 ERA (four runs allowed in 24 2/3 innings), and he lasted 6 or 6 1/3 innings in each outing.
Redding is also 2-0 with a 3.18 ERA in two daytime starts, and last year he faced the Brewers once and beat them 7-2, yielding both runs on just five hits and a walk in six innings.
Here?s another thing you probably don?t realize: Prior to last night?s loss, Washington had won three straight games against the Milwaukee. And the Nats? 21-29 record this year (12-14 at home) isn?t that much worse than the Brewers? 23-26 mark (11-17 on the road). Throw in the fact that the Brewers are just 3-11 in their last 14 as a visitor and they?ve won consecutive road games just once in their last 18 outings on the highway, and I?ve got no problem backing Redding and the Nats here.
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3♦ WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Tony Weston
Cubs over the Pirates. And today, we?re getting that win.
The teams have played each other 11 times this season with the Cubs holding a 9-2 advantage. In five games played in Pittsburgh the Cubs are 4-1.
Taking the mound for Chicago today is Ted Lilly, who is 5-1 his last six starts. He?s also 2-0 his last two road starts.
It?ll be another win for Lilly and another win for the Cubbies against the Pirates.
Take Chicago on the road today.
3♦ CUBS (1♦ to 5♦ Scale)
Robert Ross
Game: Cincinnati Reds at San Diego Padres May 25 2008 4:05PM
Prediction: Cincinnati Reds
Reason: Not sure at this point in his career that Greg Maddux should be favored over anyone given the weak team and shaky bullpen he has behind him. Reds have a number of players who can go yard and Maddux does throw strikes. Take Cincinnati!
Big Al Mcmordie
Game: Milwaukee Brewers at Washington Nationals May 25 2008 1:35PM
Prediction: Washington Nationals
Reason: At 1:35pm our member selection is on the Washington Nationals over the Milwaukee Brewers. By all accounts, the Washington Nationals should be much worse than they their record currently shows. This is a team that has the worst batting average in the National League (and second-worst in the Majors) at .234, is missing some of their key players (first baseman Nick Johnson, regular closer Chad Cordero, and veteran outfielder Austin Kearns), and has some of the worst starting pitching ever assembled, yet somehow they have managed to stay not that far below .500 for most of the season. Going into today's game against the Brewers, the Nats are 21-29 and only four games behind the Mets for 4th place in the NL East. If they were in the West division, the Nats would currently be in third place. On Friday, the Nats beat the Brewers by a score of 5-1 despite only getting three hits on the night (to Milwaukee's eight hits)! That game pretty much sums up the Nats season so far. The Brewers have been horrible on the road lately, as they are 3-11 in their last fourteen games away from Miller Park. It's a beautiful Memorial Day weekend in our Nation's Capital and that should ensure one of the biggest home crowds of the year at the new Nationals Ball Park. Take the Nats.
Big Al McMordie
At 8:30 pm, our selection is on the San Antonio Spurs minus the points over Los Angeles. Gregg Popovich's crew arrives back in the Alamo City down two games to none to the Lakers, and the reason can be summed up in a nutshell: poor shooting. San Antonio shot just 37%, and made only 11 of 43 attempts from 3-point range, and suffered, in Game 2, its 3rd worst Playoff defeat in the Popovich era. But now, back home in the comfortable confines of the AT & T Center, I look for a much different result. After all, the Spurs were blown out three games in New Orleans, yet handled the Hornets all 3 times in Texas. And, dating back to last season, San Antonio has won 12 straight home playoff games, the longest active such streak in the NBA. This season, the Spurs were third-best in the league, with a 34-7 regular season home record. Their offensive point production has been markedly different at home this post-season (103 ppg) than on the road (86 ppg) for a 17 ppg average! In a must-win game for the Spurs, look for the Champs to roll. Lay the points.
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At 1:35pm our selection is on the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh PIrates. It's hard to imagine a more one-sided rivalry (if you can call it that) than the Cubs and Pirates. These two teams have already met eleven times in 2008 and even with Pittsburgh's late night, fourteen inning win on Saturday, the Cubs still hold a 9-2 edge in the series so far. The good news for the Pirates is that even though these two teams have already faced each other eleven times, today's starter, lefty Paul Maholm has yet to start in any of these games. The bad news for Pittsburgh however is that the Cubs are just murdering lefties this season, batting a sizzling .311 against them so far. The Cubs will also start a lefty in veteran Ted Lilly. Lilly got off to a very rough start this season, surrendering five earned runs in three of his first four starts (and four earned runs in the other start), but has really settled down lately and after six decent starts in a row has seen his ERA cut almost in half from 9.16 to 5.14 and his record improve from 0-3 to 5-4. In his last three starts, Lilly is 3-0 with a 3.44 ERA and 0.98 WHIP. This is the Ted Lilly the Cubs were hoping for when they acquired him from Toronto after the 2006 season. Take the Cubs.
CHICAGO CUBS
At 8:30 pm, our selection is on the San Antonio Spurs minus the points over Los Angeles. Gregg Popovich's crew arrives back in the Alamo City down two games to none to the Lakers, and the reason can be summed up in a nutshell: poor shooting. San Antonio shot just 37%, and made only 11 of 43 attempts from 3-point range, and suffered, in Game 2, its 3rd worst Playoff defeat in the Popovich era. But now, back home in the comfortable confines of the AT & T Center, I look for a much different result. After all, the Spurs were blown out three games in New Orleans, yet handled the Hornets all 3 times in Texas. And, dating back to last season, San Antonio has won 12 straight home playoff games, the longest active such streak in the NBA. This season, the Spurs were third-best in the league, with a 34-7 regular season home record. Their offensive point production has been markedly different at home this post-season (103 ppg) than on the road (86 ppg) for a 17 ppg average! In a must-win game for the Spurs, look for the Champs to roll. Lay the points.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
NATIONAL LEAGUE BASEBALL B-L-O-W-O-U-T.
At 1:35pm our selection is on the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh PIrates. It's hard to imagine a more one-sided rivalry (if you can call it that) than the Cubs and Pirates. These two teams have already met eleven times in 2008 and even with Pittsburgh's late night, fourteen inning win on Saturday, the Cubs still hold a 9-2 edge in the series so far. The good news for the Pirates is that even though these two teams have already faced each other eleven times, today's starter, lefty Paul Maholm has yet to start in any of these games. The bad news for Pittsburgh however is that the Cubs are just murdering lefties this season, batting a sizzling .311 against them so far. The Cubs will also start a lefty in veteran Ted Lilly. Lilly got off to a very rough start this season, surrendering five earned runs in three of his first four starts (and four earned runs in the other start), but has really settled down lately and after six decent starts in a row has seen his ERA cut almost in half from 9.16 to 5.14 and his record improve from 0-3 to 5-4. In his last three starts, Lilly is 3-0 with a 3.44 ERA and 0.98 WHIP. This is the Ted Lilly the Cubs were hoping for when they acquired him from Toronto after the 2006 season. Take the Cubs.
CHICAGO CUBS
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Tom Freese Blue Line Club
La Angels at Chicago (8:05pm)
The Angels are 18-5 with John Lackey on the mound if they allowed 2 or less runs in their last game and they are 13-4 in the last 17 road starts made by Lackey. Los Angeles is 14-6 their last 20 games vs. AL Central teams. Chicago is 7-18 vs. AL West teams and thy are 3-8 off a loss in their last game. The White Sox are 2-7 when Jose Contreras pitches on Sunday. PLAY ON LA ANGELS (Lackey vs. Contreras)
Alex Smart
Game: Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics
Game Time: 5/25/2008 4:05:00 PM
Prediction: under
Jon Lester the BoSox starting pitcher , is in top form, and is off a fantastic performance last time throwing a no hit shut out, against the Royals. The southpaw has seen opposing batting orders average just .229 against him this season. I expect more of the same from Lester today against a inconsistent Athletics offense. Joe Blanton his pitching opponent from the Oakland As, continues to be a consistent cog and work horse in his teams pitching rotation, as he starts his 11th game of the season today. The big right hander has garnered a stable 3.87 ERA on his current campaign, and has allowed 2 Ers or less in 6 outings this season. I expect these two top quality hurlers , to help keep this contest on the low side of the number. Final notes & Key Trends: The Athletics are 1-11 OU on the UNDER at home after shutting out their opponent , which happened yesterday in a 3-0 win. Play on the UNDER
Nelly
Washington (Redding) - over Milwaukee (Parra)
Manny Parra is coming off one of his best starts of the season but overall he has been unreliable. Parra has lasted past the sixth inning just once this season and he has more walks than strikeouts on the season. In road starts Parra owns a WHIP of 1.98 and he has a 5.60 ERA. The struggles for the Milwaukee bullpen are well documented as the Brewers have blown nine save opportunities and own one of the worst bullpen ERAs in the National League. Washington is 6-5 in the last eleven games and the Nationals have been a far better team in home games. Milwaukee has lost eleven of the last 14 road games and the Nationals will look to take the third game of the series today. Washington has won the series at home between these teams each of the last three years. Washington starter Tim Redding has been one of the NL?s best despite playing for a losing team and he can deliver another nice result in his home ballpark.
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New York Mets vs. Colorado Rockies - May 25, 2008 3:05pm
Play: UNDER 9.5 -105
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John Ryan
Texas Rangers vs. Cleveland Indians (MLB) - May 25, 2008 1:05 PM EDT
Play: Money Line: 192 Texas Rangers Pick Title: Ai Simulator 3* graded play on Texas
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La Angels at Chicago (8:05pm)
The Angels are 18-5 with John Lackey on the mound if they allowed 2 or less runs in their last game and they are 13-4 in the last 17 road starts made by Lackey. Los Angeles is 14-6 their last 20 games vs. AL Central teams. Chicago is 7-18 vs. AL West teams and thy are 3-8 off a loss in their last game. The White Sox are 2-7 when Jose Contreras pitches on Sunday. PLAY ON LA ANGELS (Lackey vs. Contreras)
Alex Smart
Game: Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics
Game Time: 5/25/2008 4:05:00 PM
Prediction: under
Jon Lester the BoSox starting pitcher , is in top form, and is off a fantastic performance last time throwing a no hit shut out, against the Royals. The southpaw has seen opposing batting orders average just .229 against him this season. I expect more of the same from Lester today against a inconsistent Athletics offense. Joe Blanton his pitching opponent from the Oakland As, continues to be a consistent cog and work horse in his teams pitching rotation, as he starts his 11th game of the season today. The big right hander has garnered a stable 3.87 ERA on his current campaign, and has allowed 2 Ers or less in 6 outings this season. I expect these two top quality hurlers , to help keep this contest on the low side of the number. Final notes & Key Trends: The Athletics are 1-11 OU on the UNDER at home after shutting out their opponent , which happened yesterday in a 3-0 win. Play on the UNDER
Nelly
Washington (Redding) - over Milwaukee (Parra)
Manny Parra is coming off one of his best starts of the season but overall he has been unreliable. Parra has lasted past the sixth inning just once this season and he has more walks than strikeouts on the season. In road starts Parra owns a WHIP of 1.98 and he has a 5.60 ERA. The struggles for the Milwaukee bullpen are well documented as the Brewers have blown nine save opportunities and own one of the worst bullpen ERAs in the National League. Washington is 6-5 in the last eleven games and the Nationals have been a far better team in home games. Milwaukee has lost eleven of the last 14 road games and the Nationals will look to take the third game of the series today. Washington has won the series at home between these teams each of the last three years. Washington starter Tim Redding has been one of the NL?s best despite playing for a losing team and he can deliver another nice result in his home ballpark.
Phoenix Sports
New York Mets vs. Colorado Rockies - May 25, 2008 3:05pm
Play: UNDER 9.5 -105
When ANY MLB Team Played as Home team as a Favorite - Vs NL Conference - During the month of May - Coming off a day game - Allowed 9 runs AGAINST in their last game; The UNDER is 19-3-0 for the Home Favorite (Rockies) in this situation since 1997. Use past mistakes for current profits.
John Ryan
Texas Rangers vs. Cleveland Indians (MLB) - May 25, 2008 1:05 PM EDT
Play: Money Line: 192 Texas Rangers Pick Title: Ai Simulator 3* graded play on Texas
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NBA Playoffs: 23-15-1 (+115 dimes)
Sunday's Plays...
15 Dime ?
SPURS
Take the Spurs as the home chalk tonight in Game 3 over the Lakers.
Trust me, the Spurs are not dead yet.
Yeah, their confidence may have suffered a blow in Game 2, but they are back at home and the defending champs are not going to go down without a fight.
The Spurs are 5-1-1 ATS in their last seven home games and 5-2-1 ATS at home against teams with a winning road record. San Antonio is also on ATS runs of 13-4 in conference finals action, 21-8-1 as a playoff chalk of five to 10 ? points and 4-1-1 following a non cover.
Like I said before, the Spurs will not go down without a fight in this series, and tonight you?re going to see one of their best efforts yet of the postseason.
San Antonio had Game 1 and wilted down the stretch, so it?s not like the Lakers have owned them in the first two games.
Take the Spurs minus the points as they grab the win and cover.
10 Dime ?
CARDINALS (With Wellemeyer as listed pitcher)
Take the Cardinals for the road win today over the Dodgers.
Los Angeles will start rookie Clayton Kershaw, who is making his major league debut.
I?ve always been reluctant to back rookie pitchers in their major league debuts, and today is no exception.
It might be different if Kershaw was going against a team that had a questionable pitcher slated to start, but St. Louis has Todd Wellemeyer scheduled to pitch.
The Cardinals right-hander is 5-1 on the year with a 3.25 ERA in 10 games, including 2-0 with a 1.42 ERA in his last three starts.
If Wellemeyer is able to keep it going like that, Kershaw won?t have much margin for error.
Take the Cardinals as they grab the road win.
NBA Playoffs: 23-15-1 (+115 dimes)
Sunday's Plays...
15 Dime ?
SPURS
Take the Spurs as the home chalk tonight in Game 3 over the Lakers.
Trust me, the Spurs are not dead yet.
Yeah, their confidence may have suffered a blow in Game 2, but they are back at home and the defending champs are not going to go down without a fight.
The Spurs are 5-1-1 ATS in their last seven home games and 5-2-1 ATS at home against teams with a winning road record. San Antonio is also on ATS runs of 13-4 in conference finals action, 21-8-1 as a playoff chalk of five to 10 ? points and 4-1-1 following a non cover.
Like I said before, the Spurs will not go down without a fight in this series, and tonight you?re going to see one of their best efforts yet of the postseason.
San Antonio had Game 1 and wilted down the stretch, so it?s not like the Lakers have owned them in the first two games.
Take the Spurs minus the points as they grab the win and cover.
10 Dime ?
CARDINALS (With Wellemeyer as listed pitcher)
Take the Cardinals for the road win today over the Dodgers.
Los Angeles will start rookie Clayton Kershaw, who is making his major league debut.
I?ve always been reluctant to back rookie pitchers in their major league debuts, and today is no exception.
It might be different if Kershaw was going against a team that had a questionable pitcher slated to start, but St. Louis has Todd Wellemeyer scheduled to pitch.
The Cardinals right-hander is 5-1 on the year with a 3.25 ERA in 10 games, including 2-0 with a 1.42 ERA in his last three starts.
If Wellemeyer is able to keep it going like that, Kershaw won?t have much margin for error.
Take the Cardinals as they grab the road win.
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