Winning Pointa Online
NBA
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28
8:35 pm
**PREFERRED
Boston* over Detroit by 14
Detroit had a no-layup rule in effect for Game 4and the Celtics couldn't figure it out in time,attempting
only 9 three-pointers and making only one. Pistons
figure to play the same way and after being called
for many fouls in Game 4, that won't change on the road. Celtics' Game 4 shooting percentage of 31.8%does figure to change. Chauncey Billups' bad
hamstring figures to become an anchoring handicap
for the Pistons soon enough.
BOSTON 96-82
Ultra
7:05 pm
**PREFERRED
OVER 9.5
Texas at Tampa Bay
Garza is coming off 7 innings of shutout ball vs. Baltimore and his short-career numbers say that ain't happening twice in a row. Rangers are hitting .409 against him. Gabbard wasn't much to begin with but he has already been on the DL, then at the bottom of a brawl pile early this season and he has a lot of issues to crawl out from, like 23 walks vs. 18 strikeouts so far. Hey, good luck kid, you'll need it.
MLB
DETROIT (Galarraga) +115 over LA ANGELS (Saunders)
It's been a rough couple of months for the Detroit
pitching staff, but one bright spot has been the
emergence of Armando Galarraga, who's looked
sharp in his seven starts (3.70 ERA). He looks very
attractive in this setting, taking on an LA team that
has struggled against righthanders at home (only
9-10, -$480). And for all their woes, Detroit does
handle lefthanders well (6-3, +$235 with a healthy
5.8 runs per game). Joe Saunders has been tough,
but don't count the Tigers out yet especially when available at a nice underdog price.