The Duke's Sports
*Best Bet* Cleveland (-5) for 3 Units
Washington/Cleveland 6:00: Cleveland had 18 turnovers and shot just 41% from the field in Game 4 in Washington yet still managed to win because they dominated the boards (+21 margin). We'll look for the Cavaliers to close this one out in a series where the favorite is 7-3 ATS.
Atlanta Under (187') for 2 Units
Atlanta/Boston 8:30: This series has gone 1-6 O/U at Boston and we expect another lower scoring game. Boston is 4-8 O/U following an upset loss and should clamp down defensively on an Atlanta team that is offensively challenged on the road. Atlanta's last two visits to Boston resulted in offensive outputs of only 81
and 77 points, respectively. The Hawks are 2-8 O/U on the road when the 'total' is set in this range. We'll go "under" here.
MLB:
San Diego Under (9') [Young/Moyer] for 2 Units
San Diego/Philadelphia 7:05: The Padres are one of the lowest run producing teams in the majors - averaging 3.26 runs per game on a .225 BA; moreover, they're batting just .177 since April 16th. We'll look for veteran Jamie Moyer to give Philly 6 quality innings here and let the respectable Phillies' bullpen close it out. On the
other hand, SD's Chris Young last week showed a glimpse of magic that made him an All-Star by locking down SF to 1 run in 7 innings in a 1-0 loss. In two starts vs the Phillies, Young controls a 1.46 ERA. "Under" the call.
Kansas City (-105) [Bannister over Millwood] for 2 Units
Kansas City/Texas 8:05: Texas is on a 4-14 slide and just can't get it done. Tuesday, they left 12 men stranded on base. Tonight, we'll look for KC's Brian Bannister to go deep into this game; Bannister, who is 3-2
with a 2.48 ERA, has allowed just 2 runs or less in 4 of his last 5 starts; moreover, he went 7 scoreless innings last July vs Texas in a 6-1 win. We'll look for the sluggish bats of KC to do just enough damage against Kevin Millwood. Millwood has been inconsistent this year; moreover, the TX bullpen has not been dependable. And
Jose Guillen sports a .391 BA vs Millwood. KC's won 3 of last 4 and we'll look for them to eke out a win here.
Kansas City Under (9') [Bannister/Millwood] for 1 Unit
Kansas City/Texas 8:05: We'll look for Bannister and Millwood to bring their best game to the mound tonight vs the sluggish lineups they'll face. This series is on a 2-5 O/U run. Texas is 9-22 O/U at home in this 'total' range; in the same 'total' range, KC is 1-5 O/U. KC is also 1-10 O/U following a win. Bannister is 1-4 O/U. And
home-plate umpire - Guccione is noted to have a large strike zone going 0-4 O/U. "Under" the call.
