Sunday Service Plays 6/8/08

[the duke]

Comps


Kansas City at NY YANKEES (-170) Sports Gambling Hotline

After yesterday's wild 12-11 outcome, we wonder if there are any runs left in these two teams today?

We say yes!

Starter Zach Greinke has gone south of late, as he has allowed a massive 17 runs to score over his last 19 innings for an 0-2 mark. Greinke did baffle the Yankees back in April, working 8 scoreless agains them in a win, so expect New York to be itching for a payback.

Joba Chamberlain will get his second start of the year for the Yanks, and Joba is on a strict pitch count, so don't expect him to be around for long in this game. That fact alone tells me the Royals will be able to score a few runs off of New York pitching today.

Over the last 11 games played between these teams in the Bronx, 8 have found the OVER column, including yesterday's 12-11 scorefest.

Play the OVER once again today between the Royals and Yankees.

5♦ OVER


L.A. Angels at OAKLAND (-135) Bobby Maxwell

Today we're right back in Oakland with a comp play but this time we're going with the home-team A's to beat the Angels.

This is a tough call on this one as Angels' starter Ervin Santana (8-2, 3.02 ERA) has been red-hot lately and against Oakland. But we're going to play the A's and starter Rich Harden (3-0, 2.61) to shut down the Angels in this one.

Oakland has lost the first two games of this series, including Saturday's 5-3 loss, but they won't lose three straight as Harden is going to pitch a gem today. He's 2-0 with a 1.76 ERA at home this season and the A's are 4-1 in his five starts since coming off the DL in ealry May.

The A's are 25-9 at home wtih harden on the mound, 25-8 with him as a home favorite, 39-16 overall, 17-5 agaisnt the A.L. West and 17-8 when he faces winning teams.

And against the Angels, the A's have won five of Harden's last six starts dating back to 2004 and he is 5-3 with a 3.95 ERA in 11 career starts against them.

We're also banking on Santana's road luck running out today as he was terrible for two seasons on the highway before finding some success this season.

Play the A's and Harden in this matchup

3♦ OAKLAND




NY Mets (-140) at SAN DIEGO Drew Gordon

I'll be the first to admit the Mets won't come cheap this afternoon, but with good reason, as they're looking to avoid an embarrasing 4-game sweep at the hands of one of the worst teams in the National League today at Petco.

Mets have scored a grand total of just 3 runs this series, but I expect them to come out swinging against the Padres struggling southpaw Wilfredo Ledezma in this one. Mets have been far more proficient against lefties this season, batting .268 on the season against them (as opposed to .246 against righties) AND averaging a healthy 5.5 runs per game when facing a lefty on the road!

Speaking of lefties, Ledezma has had the benefit of pitching in 4 straight home games, yet was terrible in all but one, against the sorry-ass Nationals. In his 3 other home starts, he's allowed 12 runs in just 11 2/3 innings, walking 9 batters in the process! Guys, needless to say, Ledezma is just what the doctor ordered to get this Mets offense going again, and I say that's exactly what they'll do this afternoon.

Of course the final piece of the puzzle is the Mets starter Pedro Martinez, who looked solid in his first start back, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits over 6 innings in a win at San Francisco Tuesday. The Mets and especially Willie Randolph can hardly afford to get swept by the suddenly surging Padres, and lucky for them they got just the pitcher to stop the bleeding in Martinez... Facing a Padres offense that averages just 3.8 runs per game against righties at home won't hurt either! Mets save a little face with a win today at Petco.

Take the NY Mets behind Martinez over the Padres and Ledezma in afternoon MLB action.

2♦ NY METS



LA Lakers at BOSTON (+1) Karl Garrett

NBA total tonight, as I like Game Two to head OVER the posted total.

I know Game One held UNDER the posted price thanks to the Lakers netting just 37 points in the second half, that after the teams had combined for 97 points by halftime.

That UNDER puts the Lakers at 6 straight playoff UNDERS, but now faced with the prospect of heading back home down 0-2, expect the Lakes to muster some more offense in an effort to even this series up.

The Lakers are on a 10-4 OVER run their last 14 games played against the Atlantic Division, and the G-Man will play a hunch, and back the OVER in the second game of this best-of-seven series.

Play the HIGH!

2♦ OVER


James Patrick

Orioles vs. Blue Jays 1:05 p.m. est.

It?s a Bird Fight in the Skydome on Sunday and our money and complimentary selection in Major League Baseball is #972 Toronto Blue Jays with ace Roy Halladay in American League action.



Marc Lawrence

Play On: Philadelphia w/Eaton vs Campillo

Note: The Phillies wrap up their three game series with the Braves in Atlanta behind Adam Eaton. After a slow start Eaton is back on on the winning track. With Jorge Campillo averaging less than 5 innings per start, look for Eaton to improve to 13-4 on Sundays, including 9-3 away, here today.


Jim Feist

My free pick of the day is the game between (963) NYM Mets and (964) SD Padres. Take "Under". It's no secret that San Diego is a huge pitcher's park, tough on hitters, where fly balls go to die. The Padres have the worst offense in the NL and have to face ace Pedro Martinez. The Mets are 9th in the NL in offense and San Diego starter Wilfredo Ledezma allows opponents to hit .300 on him on the road, but .216 at home. San Diego started 18-10 under the total at home. Play the Mets/Padres under the total!



Dave Cokin

My free pick of the day is the game between (977) LA Angels and (978) OAK Athletics. Take "(978) OAK Athletics".

Ervin Santana is enjoying a huge rebound season for the Angels. He's pitched at an All Star level and is a big key to the Halos residence atop the AL West. But the one hole in Santana's game is still his inability to win day games on the road, and he's matched up really tough here with Rich Harden. The A's righty is one of the game's best when he's healthy, and all systems seem to be go for Harden right now. I'll back the A's to win the series finale.



Matt Rivers

Sunday take the Phillies at Turner Field.

Jorge Campillo has been brilliant this season, save that last game against the Marlins, and is probably better than Adam Eaton but once again, just like the first game of the series, I cannot pass up the first place and red hot Phillies plus a sweet price. Oh and by the way Eaton has been pretty darn good recently as well.

Rollins, Utley and Howard form the best offensive threesome in all of baseball and these guys have the upside to bash away against any opposing hurler and especially a righthander, which Campillo is. Charlie Manual's club is in first place and does not appear to be slowing down.

I will give Bobby Cox' gang credit as they have been great at Turner Field and Chipper Jones has been the best player in baseball but this game is really no worse than 50-50 for us and at this price there's no reason to not give it a go.

Chipper, Teixiera, McCann, Escobar, Francouer and the rest of the Bravos are certainly formidable and have a great shot to win this game but I would never ever lay this money to the Fightin' Phils but I will gladly back the visitors here!



Jake Timlin

You see with Joba Chamberlain still on a pitch count as the righty makes his second career start I fully expect the Royals to take advantage. I mean after scoring 11 runs in yesterday?s loss the Royals are more then productive at the plate and once Joba reaches his pitch count early Kansas City will be able to roll against the Yankees bull pen that has to be getting tired. Flat out while Joba will be a solid starter one day don?t expect any miracles early as only being about to go a few innings each game right now Chamberlain puts the Yankees in a tough spot which will continue today.

Take the Royals plus the money today.


Tony Weston

We?re sticking with some American League action tonight as we?re taking the Tampa Bay Rays over the Texas Rangers.

The Rays come into this game having won the first two meetings of this series and having gone 4-1 against Texas so far this season.

Also, Tampa is 20-9 its last 29 games, while Texas comes into this game 2-5 its last seven games.

This will be another easy win for Tampa and give the Rays their fourth straight win over Texas.

Take the Rays on the road tonight.


3♦ RAYS (1♦ to 5♦ Scale)


John Fina

Selection: Milwaukee Brewers (+105)

Reason: Put us down on the Milwaukee Brewers (+105) for our Free MLB Selection on Sunday. Today the Milwaukee Brewers will be on the road as they take on the Colorado Rockies. We will side with the Milwaukee Brewers! One reason why we will side with the Milwaukee Brewers is because they will be sending to the mound the starting pitcher who has been pitching a lot better as of late. This says it all... The Milwaukee Brewers Starting Pitcher (Jeff Suppan) has a 1.74 ERA in his last 3 starts, while Colorado Rockies Starting Pitcher (Jeff Francis) has a 4.50 ERA in his last 3 starts. As you can see, the Milwaukee Brewers will be sending to the mound the much better starting pitcher. To say the least, we see the Milwaukee Brewers beating the Colorado Rockies today. Take the Milwaukee Brewers!


Brian Marshall

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Plays On: Pittsburgh Pirates (-120)

Game Analyses: The Pittsburgh Pirates should be able to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks in Sunday's MLB game.

The Arizona Diamondbacks will be lead by starting pitcher Doug Davis. Doug Davis has been struggling as of late. In fact, Doug Davis has a 4.00 ERA in his last 3 starts. We see Doug Davis having another bad game today.

The Pittsburgh Pirates will be lead by starting pitcher Phil Dumatrait. Phil Dumatrait has been pitching very well as of late. In fact, Phil Dumatrait has a 1.45 ERA in his last 3 starts. We see Phil Dumatrait pitching another great game today.

The bottom line, the Pittsburgh Pirates should be able to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks!

 

[the duke]

SPORTS ADVISORS


NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago Cubs (39-24) at L.A. Dodgers (30-32)

The Dodgers will try to make it three in a row over the Cubs when they send ace Brad Penny (5-7, 5.45 ERA) to the mound to take on Chicago?s Jason Marquis (3-3, 5.02) at Dodger Stadium.

After dropping Thursday?s opener 5-4, Los Angeles has won the last two, winning 3-0 Friday night and following it up with an 7-3 win Saturday afternoon thanks to a five-run seventh inning against Chicago ace Carlos Zambrano.

The Cubs won the first four games this season against the Dodgers and they?ve gone 20-9 in their last 29 overall, 7-3 in their last 10 against teams with a losing record, 17-5 against the N.L. West and 7-3 against right-handed starters.

Joe Torre?s Dodgers are just 4-9 in their last 13 overall, 1-4 on Sundays, 4-7 against right-handed starters and 2-4 against teams from the N.L. Central.

The Cubs have won three of Marquis? last four starts and he?s allowed exactly three runs in each of those four, including three runs on four hits in five innings of a 9-6 win in San Diego Tuesday. Marquis faced the Dodgers last season and gave up two runs on four hits in seven innings but the Dodgers got the win 7-4.

For his career, Marquis is 2-1 in seven starts against the Dodgers with a 2.25 ERA in 48 innings of work. Chicago is just 1-4 in his last five starts as a ?dog and 3-7 when he starts on the road against a team with a losing record.

Penny has been beaten up in his last three starts, going 0-3 with a 5.82 ERA as the Dodgers have lost five of his last six outings. He has dominated the Cubs the last two seasons, giving up just one earned run in 14 innings of action as the Dodgers have won both starts, 6-0 and 6-2. For his career, Penny is 3-2 in eight starts against the Cubs with a 2.42 ERA in 52 innings.

The Dodgers are 41-18 in Penny?s last 59 starts as a favorite, 13-3 in his last 16 against the N.L. Central and 21-10 when he?s favored at home, but they are 0-5 in his last five against winning teams.

With Marquis on the hill, the under is 7-3-1 in his last 11 on the road, 4-1 when he pitches on Sunday, 6-2 against the N.L. West and 5-2 when he pitches as a ?dog. The Dodgers are 28-12 in Penny?s last 40 starts as a home favorite, 20-9 when he faces a team with a winning record, 35-16 in his last 51 home starts and 8-3 in his last 11 overall.

For the Dodgers, the under is 8-3 in their last 11 at home, 13-5 overall, 13-3 on Sundays, 9-2 with them as a favorite and 9-2 against the N.L. Central. For the Cubs, the under is 35-17-4 in their last 55 road games, 10-4 against right-handed starters and 16-7-3 on the road against teams with a winning home record.

In head-to-head matchups, the under is 5-2 in the last seven series clashes.

ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER


AMERICAN LEAGUE

L.A. Angels (39-24) at Oakland (33-29)

The Angels shoot for their eighth straight victory today when they hand the ball to Ervin Santana (8-2, 3.02 ERA) as he battles the A?s and Rich Harden (3-0, 2.61) at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland.

Los Angeles won its seventh straight game with Saturday?s 5-3 victory over Oakland, following Friday?s 3-1 win. The Angels are now 21-11 on the road this year, while the A?s are 20-15 at McAfee, including 8-4 in the last 12.

The Angels have won four of the last five against the A?s and are 4-2 in the six series clashes this season. Oakland was riding a four-game winning streak before the Angels arrived in town. The road team is 7-3 in the last 10 series meetings, and the Angels have won five of the last six in Oakland.

Santana is 5-1 on the highway with a 3.59 ERA and 2-1 with a 3.18 ERA in his last three outings. In Seattle Tuesday he allowed two runs on six hits in 7 2/3 innings of a 4-2 victory. The Angels are 20-6 in Santana?s last 26 starts against the A.L. West, 7-3 in his last 10 outings and 5-2 in his last seven on the road.

The Angels have won seven of his last eight starts against the A?s including back on April 30 when he allowed one run (zero earned) on four hits in 6 2/3 innings of a 6-1 win. For his career, Santana is 8-1 against the A?s in 10 starts with a 1.25 ERA over 72 innings of work.

Harden is 2-0 with a 1.76 ERA at home this season and the A?s are 4-1 in his five starts since returning off the DL in early May. On Tuesday he allowed two runs on five hits in 6 2/3 innings as Oakland beat the Tigers 3-2. With Harden on the hill, the A?s are 25-9 at home, 25-8 as a home favorite, 39-16 overall, 17-5 against the A.L. West, 5-0 on Sundays and 17-8 against winning teams.

The A?s have won five of Harden?s last six starts against the Angels dating back to 2004, but he hasn?t seen them since October 2006 when he allowed six runs in 3 2/3 innings of an 11-10 Oakland win. Harden is 5-3 in 11 career starts against Los Angeles with a 3.95 ERA in 73 innings.

The under is 7-3 in Santana?s last 10 Sunday starts, 4-0 in his last four and 4-1 for him on the road, but the over is 10-3-2 in his last 15 as a road ?dog, 11-4-2 with as a ?dog and 6-1-1 in his last eight on the road against a team with a winning record. For Harden, the over is 10-1 in his last 11 against the A.L. West, 4-1 on Sundays and 6-0 when he gets five days of rest, but the under is 5-1 with him as a home favorite and 5-2 with him as a favorite in any venue.

It?s all ?unders? for the Angels, including 8-2-1 on the road, 20-6-1 overall, 6-1 as an underdog, 6-1-1 against a right-handed starter, 4-1 as a road ?dog and 19-7-1 against right-handed starters. For Oakland, the over is 4-1 as a favorite, 7-3 as a home favorite and 5-0 in Game 3 of a series, while the under is 8-3 for the A?s on Sundays and 4-1 in their last five at home against a righty.

In series clashes, the under is 39-16-3 overall, 5-0-2 in the last seven in Oakland, 9-1 the last 10 times Santana has faced the A?s and 4-0 the last four times he?s pitched in Oakland. For Harden, the over is 8-3 the last 11 times he?s faced the Angels.

ATS ADVANTAGE: L.A. ANGELS



NBA FINALS

(1) L.A. Lakers (12-4, 10-5-1 ATS) at (1) Boston (13-8, 9-12 ATS)

The Lakers will try to draw even while the Celtics look to take a 2-0 lead when Game 2 of the NBA Finals tips off inside TD Banknorth Garden.

Boston took Game 1 98-88 on Thursday, getting the cash as a three-point home chalk. The Celtics? defense held Los Angeles to just 15 fourth-quarter points and 41.6 percent shooting from the floor for the game, including 3-of-14 shooting from beyond the 3-point line, and outrebounded the Lakers 46-33. The Celtics got 24 points and 13 rebounds from superstar forward Kevin Garnett and an inspirational 22 points from Paul Pierce who had to be carried from the court in the third quarter only to return and hit momentum-turning 3-pointers later in the quarter.

The Lakers are 12-5-1 ATS in their last 18 starts overall dating to the regular season, but a mediocre 4-3 ATS in their last seven. Meanwhile, even with Thursday?s win and cover, the Celtics have struggled at the betting window throughout the playoffs and are just 4-8 ATS in their last 12 games.

Doc Rivers? squad has won all three matchups (SU and ATS) between these two rivals this season, with each being a double-digit victory. In addition to the Game 1 triumph, the Celtics won 107-94 at home in November laying eight points and 110-91 on Dec. 30 catching three points in L.A.

Prior to this season, the Lakers had won three in a row and six of eight head-to-head clashes dating to 2003, and despite the three non-covers this year, L.A. is still 7-4 ATS in the last 11 meetings. Also, Phil Jackson?s squad has cashed in five of the last seven battles in Boston, and the road team is 5-3 ATS in the last eight contests.

The Lakers have four road victories in the 2008 playoffs (4-0 ATS), while the Celtics have just one home loss in 12 postseason games. However, since cashing in all four home games of its first-round series against Atlanta, Boston is 2-6 ATS in its last eight on its own floor.

The Celtics, who have 16 NBA championships, and the Lakers, who have 14 titles, have met 10 times previously in the NBA Finals. However, this is their first Finals matchup since 1987, when Larry Bird and Magic Johnson carried the banner for the league. Boston holds a commanding 8-2 edge in championship series, winning the first eight clashes before Los Angeles ? behind Johnson during its ?Showtime? era ? broke through with titles in 1985 and 1987.

The Lakers are 0-5-1 ATS in their last six NBA Finals games. But even with Thursday?s defeat, the recent pointspread trends are nothing but positive from there for L.A., including 36-17-2 overall, 6-1 after an ATS loss and 10-5 against the Eastern Conference.

The Celtics are 6-1 ATS in their last seven against the Western Conference, 8-2 ATS in their last 10 at home against teams with a winning road record, 8-3 ATS in their last 11 on Sunday and 6-2 ATS in their last eight against the Pacific Division. However, Boston is mired in pointspread funks of 1-6 after a spread-cover and 4-7 after a SU win.

Game 1 stayed under the 191?-point total, making the under 6-0 in Los Angeles? last six games overall, 7-2 in its last nine on the highway, 7-1 in its last eight as a road underdog and 5-1 in its last six as a playoff pup. However, the over is still 5-2 in the Lakers? last seven against Atlantic Division foes. For Boston, the over is 4-2 in its last six at the Garden, but the under is on runs of 4-1 on Sundays, 5-1 after a SU win and 5-1 when laying less than five points.

Finally, the under is 4-1 in the last five head-to-head matchups in Boston.

ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER

 

[the duke]

Brandon Lang


25 Dime
Lakers ML

10 Dime
Rockies

5 Dime
Astros

 

[the duke]

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Lakers/Celtics over 190.5


Comp

I'm playing the Over in the Giants/Nationals game Sunday. Scoring has increased on the East Coast as the weather has warmed up. And, the early evidence is that this new ballpark in DC will see some runs in favorable conditions. In fact, the Washington staff had allowed 57 runs in its prior nine home games heading into the weekend. That's more than six per game just for the visitors! The Nats have to go with an off rotation pitcher today because of injuries and a doubleheader earlier this week. If the staff is vulnerable normally, they'll be particularly vulnerable in a spot like this. Barry Zito is pitching for the Giants. His ERA is an awful 5.87 this season, with a WHIP of 1.84. I expect both teams to score. If they each get to 5 runs we've got an easy winner. We might even see a replay of the 10-9 game played between the Nats and the Cards in Game Two of that aforementioned doubleheader.

Giants/Nationals Over

 

[the duke]

Comps

Jimmy The Moose

Game:
St Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Jun 8 2008 2:05PM

Prediction: under Cardinals/Astros

St. Louis has played under the total in 6 of their last 8 road games. The under is also 6-2 in their last 8 vs. a team with a winning record. The under is 4-1 in the Cardinals last 5 games vs. a left-handed starter. Lohse is on the mound tonight and in his alst 3 starts his ERA is 1.06 and all 3 games have played the under. Houston has played the under in 4 of their last 5 games. The under is 21-8 in their last 29 vs. NL Central opponents. The under is 5-0 in Rodriguez's last 5 starts. The under is 4-1 in his last 5 home starts. The under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings between the clubs. Play the under.


Tony Mathews

Matchup: Cincinnati Reds vs. Florida Marlins

Selection: Cincinnati/Florida Over 9 (+110)

Explanation: We expect a high-scoring game as the Cincinnati Reds face-off against the Florida Marlins in Sunday's MLB contest.

The Cincinnati Reds will use starting pitcher Aaron Harang. Aaron Harang has been having huge pitching problems as of late. In fact, Aaron Harang has a 8.22 ERA in his last 3 starts. We see Aaron Harang giving up many runs today.

The Florida Marlins will use starting pitcher Burke Badenhop. Burke Badenhop has also been having huge pitching problems as of late. In fact, Burke Badenhop has a 7.07 ERA in his last 3 starts. We see Burke Badenhop giving up many runs today.

The Over is 10-2 in the last 12 meetings between these teams, and we expect to see another high-scoring game today!

Cincinnati Reds/Florida Marlins Over 9


Ted Sevransky

Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees
PICK: Over

It?s going to be in the mid 90?s on a humid day in New York City when the first pitch is thrown on Sunday, with the wind blowing out to center field. Clearly, those are ideal conditions for Over bettors. Umpire Phil Cuzzi has a decided ?Over? bent; 8-5 to the Over this year and 27-19 to the Over in the last two seasons. And with the Yankees and Royals combining to score 23 runs in a day game yesterday, there?s little reason to expect anything but another high scoring ballgame again today.

Yes, Joba Chamberlain has nasty stuff, and the Royals are not a good offensive team, ranked dead last in the AL in runs scored. But Chamberlain will be on a strict pitch count (no more than 75-80 pitches), and the Yankees middle relief behind him has been a problem area for New York all season. And frankly, it might not take more than a handful of runs from KC to send this game Over the total.

Yes, Zack Grienke has been the Royals best pitcher for much of the season, and yes, he shut down the Bronx Bombers in his lone previous start against them back in April. But Grienke has been roughed up for 17 earned runs and 23 hits in his last three starts, including allowing four home runs in his last trip to the hill. The Royals bullpen behind him, too, is a major problem area after six relievers combined to throw 106 pitches in yesterday?s slugfest, and closer Joakim Soria won?t be available here after pitching in each of the first two games of this series. Meanwhile, the Yankees offense is starting to come alive, with a nine run outburst on Thursday preceding yesterday?s 12 run attack.

Take the Over



Tampa Bay (-130) at TEXAS Chris Jordan


The value is in the chalk with this play, as Matt Garza will outduel Doug Mathis tonight. Garza is making his 11th start of the season and comes in with a 2-0 mark and 1.88 ERA in two career starts against the Rangers. With the Rays seemingly recovered from a dismal showing in Beantown, and itching to get back in to first place in the AL East, Mathis is in for some trouble in this one.

Texas? right-hander comes in off another rough start, as he got his tits lit by Casey Blake and the rest of the Tribe last Monday. He allowed eight runs in 3-2/3 innings and saw his ERA inflate from 5.56 to 9.00. Today it gets a lot tougher. Look for Garza to use his mid-90s fastball that sinks, a curve, a slider and a changeup. Sundays start will be the first of his career at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

2♦ DEVIL RAYS

 

[the duke]

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Our selection is on the Seattle Mariners over the Boston Red Sox. 23 year-old righthander Justin Masterson has been thrust from complete obscurity into the Major League spotlight as he gets his fourth career start this afternoon filling in for the injured Dice-K Matsuzaka in front of what will certainly be a packed partisan house at Fenway Park. Masterson should enjoy it while he can as he will likely be shipped back down to the Minors when Dice-K comes back as expected sometime next week. Unfortunately for this youngster, Masterson will not have the services of some of the biggest offensive weapons in the Boston arsenal as leadoff hitter extraordinaire Jacoby Ellsbury will likely miss this game with a wrist injury (luckily for the Sox the MRI came back negative) and slugging DH David Ortiz continues to miss time on the DL as he continues to wear a cast on his left wrist while it heals from an injury. Mariners lefthanded ace Erik Bedard has had alternating good and bad starts for his last six or so outings, but shut out these Red Sox over seven strong innings at home on May 28. Bedard has also led his team to wins over the Red Sox in five of his last six starts (since May 17, 2006). In those six outings, Bedard has given up just 10 earned runs over 39 2/3 innings, with 32 strikeouts against just 19 hits. Look for another strong effort vs. the Sox today.

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Our selection is on the LA Lakers over Boston. Currently, as of this writing, Boston is a 1-point favorite, and thus falls into a nasty 0-20 ATS playoff system that's 100% perfect since June 1993. What we want to do is fade any home team, priced from -1.5 to +4 points in the final 3 rounds of the playoffs, that's off a pointspread win more than 2 points, provided it is matched up against a foe with a win percentage of .700 or better. With Boston in off a 10-point win as a 3-point fave, we'll fade the men in green on Sunday.

Los Angeles Lakers

 

[the duke]

VEGAS SPORTS PICS


Chicago White Sox (Floyd) -140** over Minnesota (Slowey)


Tampa Bay (Garza) -130** over Texas (Mathis)


Chicago Cubs (Marquis) +110** over Los Angeles Dodgers (Penny)

 

[the duke]

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3 units LA Lakers (+1)



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3 units Arizona (+3.5)

 

[the duke]

THE GOLD SHEET LATE TELEPHONE SERVICE

NBA PLAYOFFS SUNDAY, JUNE 8

LA LAKERS over Boston - Home 6:05 PM PDT

 

[the duke]

Might Quinn

Mighty scratched with Casino Drive in the Belmont Stakes Saturday. Sunday it's the Lakers. With Friday night's win by the Rays, the surplus is 10 sirignanos.


Hondo

Hondo , who seems cursed by the cursed Cubs (it could be a double-curse with a reverse), failed again yesterday with the Small Bears as well as with Macho Again, which caused the earnings to dip to 350 lollars.

Today, Mr. Aitch is hoping one of the Pope's favorite teams blesses him with a victory - 10 units the Angels to beat the odds in Oakland.


Cappersaccess

Sun (NBA) Lakers
Sun (MLB) Cubs



Rocco Spacamuro

100 Lakers Over Total



Arthur Ralph

Colorado Rockies

 

[the duke]

GAMBLERS WORLD

TIP OF THE DAY

Sport: NBA
Game: 9:00PM, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics
Prediction: Boston Celtics

Current Line: -1.5
Over/Under: 190.5

Reason: The fans at TD Banknorth Garden will be treated to a game between the Los Angeles Lakers
and the Boston Celtics when they take their seats
on Sunday. Oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 1.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total is sitting at 190.5. The Celtics took Game 1 with a 98-88 win over the Lakers on Thursday, and covered the 3-point spread.
The game's combined 186 points fell UNDER the posted total of 191.5

Kevin Garnett sparked the victory with a double-double, as he tossed in 24 points and hauled down 13 boards. Paul Pierce chipped in with 22 points for the Celtics. Kobe Bryant had 24 points for the Lakers, while Paul Gasol had 15 points with eight rebounds in the loss.

 

[the duke]

J. R. Miller

Professional Gambler Newsletter
Sunday, June 8, 2008

NBA
CELTICS pick'em +105 over Lakers
Lakers at Celtics OVER 190.5 -106


Major League Baseball:
BRAVES -133 over Phillies (Campillo-Eaton)
GIANTS -105 at Nationals (Zito-any pitcher)
DODGERS -122 over Cubs (Penny-Marquis)
WHITESOX -141 over Twins (Floyd-Slowey)

Comments
CELTICS pick'em +105 over Lakers
Lakers at Celtics OVER 190.5 -106

All things considered, we don't think its a good idea to parlay the side with the total in this game. The higher the total score ends up to be, the more likely the Lakers figure to win the game. The bigger the pointspread if the Celtics win the game, the lower the total score figures to be. In any case, we're expecting a total score around 200 points.

Considering all four of these baseball moneylines, all these bets are close calls (according to us). The Whitesox figure to be most likely to win outright, but they should be most likely to win since they're laying the longest odds. This could easily be one of those 2-2 baseball days where we lose the vigorish, but we think we're a lot more likely to go 3-1 or better than we are to go 1-3 or worse.

 

[the duke]

Kelso Sturgeon

15 units La Lakers

15 units Tampa Bay

 

[the duke]

EZ WINNERS

MLB


3 STAR: (960) HOUSTON (-$124) over St. Louis
(Listing Rodriquez only)
(Risking $372 to win $300)
1:05PM Central Time


1 STAR: (969) KANSAS CITY (+$160) over NY Yankees
(Action)
(Risking $100 to win $160)
12:05PM Central Time


1 STAR: (973) SEATTLE (+$106) over Boston
(Listing Bedard only)
(Risking $100 to win $106)
12:35PM Central Time


1 STAR: (980) TEXAS (+$120) over Tampa Bay
(Action)
(Risking $100 to win $120)
4:05PM Central Time


NBA


1 STAR: (504) BOSTON (+1) over LA Lakers
(Risking $110 to win $100)
8:05PM Central Time

 

[the duke]

ROCKDEMANSPORTS

Braves Under 10

 

[YTownGambler]

FROM ANOTHER FORUM:

Steven Budin-CEO

SUNDAY'S PICKS

50 DIME NBA RELEASE



LOS ANGELES LAKERS ON THE MONEY LINE



25 DIME MLB RELEASE



COLORADO ROCKIES

 

[Client9]

Michael Cannon
30 Dime LAKERS
5 Dime ANGELS (With Santana as listed pitcher)

 

[YTownGambler]

Larry Ness

No Idea which play is which...:shrug:

Lakers
Over Lakers/Celts
Redsox
Mets
Braves

 

[Client9]

Larry Ness
Wipeout Winner Los Angeles Lakers
Spectacular Sunday Total Los Angeles Lakers / Boston Celtics Over
Las Vegas Insider New York Mets
15* Team Mismatch GOW Boston Red Sox
Weekend Wipeout Winner Atlanta Braves

 

[MLBKING]

Larry Ness
Wipeout Winner Los Angeles Lakers
Spectacular Sunday Total Los Angeles Lakers / Boston Celtics Over
Las Vegas Insider Boston Red Sox
15* Team Mismatch GOW New York Mets
Weekend Wipeout Winner Atlanta Braves

I see the 15* on Boston and the Insider on the Mets