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Hondo
Hondo's Celtic investment in the Finals paid off hand somely last night as it more than offset the betrayal by the Indians and boosted the bankroll to 355 havliceks.
Today, Mr. Aitch will engage in some day-night dou ble-dippage with Galarraga and Chuckles Laffey - 10 units on the Tigers and Tribe
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Hondo's Celtic investment in the Finals paid off hand somely last night as it more than offset the betrayal by the Indians and boosted the bankroll to 355 havliceks.
Today, Mr. Aitch will engage in some day-night dou ble-dippage with Galarraga and Chuckles Laffey - 10 units on the Tigers and Tribe
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San Diego at NY YANKEES (-125) Sports Gambling Hotline
Tough to make a case against the NY Yankees right now, so we won't!
Take New York to extend their winning streak to a season-high 6 in a row tonight at home against the slumping Fathers.
San Diego is just 11-23 on the road this season, and are currently in the midst of a 2-game slide, and have also dropped 4 of their last 7 games.
The Padres were shutout last night, and will be hard-pressed to keep pace with the Yankees' offense which is now firing on all cylinders. You may say that Jake Peavy should have the decided edge over his counterpart Darrell Rasner, but take a look a Peavy's road ERA for this season, it stands at 5.40, and in his last road assignment, he did allow 4 runs in just 4 innings of work at Wrigley Field.
We have a feeling the Yanks will continue their hot-hitting, and improve on their 10-3 run their last 13 games.
Play on the Bronx Bombers.
3♦ NY YANKEES
Toronto at MILWAUKEE (-135) Chris Jordan
Ben Sheets continues to have one of his best seasons ever, and comes into this one off a solid performance against the Astros. Anyone who watched his outing saw he seemingly got better as the game progressed, as the right-hander turned in a seven-inning, three-run quality start to notch his third straight win. Sheets was stifling in striking out seven of the final 14 batters he faced en route to a season-high nine K?s, while improving to 7-1 with a 2.72 ERA on the season.
Toronto came into this series mired in a 4-10 slump, and now has to hope to thwart the efforts of one of the better performing hurlers in the National League? I doubt it?ll happen since the Crew rolled into this series on a 13-6 run, and a 23-9 tear when Sheets toes the rubber. The Jays, meanwhile, come in on a 1-4 skid in Shaun Marcum?s last five starts and came into this series on a 1-4 skid against the N.L. Central. Lay the value with Sheets here.
4♦ BREWERS (LIST Sheets and Marcum)
Oakland at ARIZONA (-140) Bobby Maxwel
Arizona is sending former Oakland ace Dan Haren (6-4, 3.41 ERA) to the mound in this one to take on his former mates and the D'Backs need him to deliver big after geting blown out Tuesday 15-1 in the series opener.
The D'Backs have won Haren's last three starts and on Thursday he gave up two runs on five hits in six innings in New York as Arizona beat the Mets 5-4. He's got a 2.25 ERA in his last three starts and 20 innings of work.
In the Arizona desert, Haren is 6-1 with a 2.56 ERA in eight outings in front of the home fans.
Joe Blanton (3-9, 4.23) goes for Oakland and he's hoping for any offensive support from his mates after they've managed just twor runs or less in six of his nine losses, including just one run in each of his last two. On Thursday, the Yankees got four runs in 6 2/3 innings off Blanton as they beat the A's 4-1 in Oakland. On the highway, Blanton is 2-2 this season with a 4.88 ERA.
We're going to side with the home team in this one as Haren shuts down his former teammates. Play the D'Backs.
3♦ ARIZONA
Jim Feist
My free pick of the day is the game between (963) ATL Braves and (964) TEX Rangers.
Take "(964) Texas Rangers
A tough spot for the Braves, who will be playing their 9th straight road game. They have traveled to Chicago, LA, Colorado and now Texas. They are also banged up with injuries, losing 13 of 20. Texas has the best offense in baseball, scoring more runs than anyone. Atlanta is 10-25 on the road where they average just 3.8 runs. Play the Rangers!
Dave Cokin
My free pick of the day is the game between (979) FLA Marlins and (980) SEA Mariners.
Take "(979) Florida Marlins
R.A. Dickey is on the mound for the Mariners on Wednesday night as they close out their series with the Marlins. Dickey has been tremendous out of the pen for Seattle, but the knuckleballer's two starts were both pretty ugly. The Mariners could have another tough offensive night here against the serves of Marlins rookie Ryan Tucker. He's one of the best prospects in the Florida system, featuring a big fastball that regularly checks in at 95+. Tucker's command is still not there and he's going to have some rough spots for sure. But against a soft Seattle offense that doesn't always show much patience, Tucker has a good shot to nail down a win tonight. I'll go with the Marlins to score the road win over the inept Mariners.
James Patrick Diamond Club
Braves vs. Rangers 8:05 p.m. est.
Bravos and the Rangers have played OVER the TOTAL in five of seven match-ups and we look for that trend to continue tonight in Arlington. Our complimentary selection is #964
Atlanta ? Texas OVER the TOTAL
BRAD DIAMOND
Play on: Philadelphia (Kendrick( over Boston (Masterson)
Like the way young RHP Masterson of Boston has developed this season, but he throws into a difficult venue on Wednesday afternoon at the Bank in Philadelphia. Philly with Kendrick starting are 10-1, while the Sox are a horrid 4-11 on the road versus RHP.
Marc Lawrence
Play On: Milwaukee w/Sheets vs. Marcum.
Note: When the Brewers send big Ben Sheets to the hill in Milwaukee this evening against Shawn Marcum and the Blue Jays they'll do so knowing Sheets is in great KW form with 6 walks and 46 strikeouts in his last eight starts. He's also 5-0 in his last five home starts in June and 5-1 in Wednesdays the last three years. With Marcum winless in his last four June starts, look for Sheets and the Brewers to trounce Toronto here tonight.
Alex Smart
Game: Kansas City Royals vs. St Louis Cardinals
Game Time: 6/18/2008 8:15:00 PM
Prediction: St Louis Cardinals
Brian Bannister the KC Royals starting pitcher tonight against the St.Louis Cardinals, is just 2-6 in his L11 starts along with a hefty 6.36 ERA. The right hander has looked particularly bad on the road, where is 0-4 along with a ugly looking 11.74 ERA in his L5 starts away from Kansas City.
His pitching opponent from the Cards ,Braden Looper (8-5,4.34 ERA) looked fantastic in his last start , recording his first career shutout , while retiring the L11 batters he faced. I expect he will carry the momentum of his last win into this tilt.
Bottom line: Considering Bannisters road troubles, and Loopers last performance, the pitching matchup very mch favors the Cards, as does home field advantage. With that said , Im recommending we back St.Louis to bring us home the dough against the moneyline.
Final notes & Key Trends: Cardinals are 5-0 in Loopers last 5 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance . KC has lost 20 of their 28 games overall. Play on the Cards
Tom Freese Blue Line Club
San Diego at New York (7:05pm)
San Diego is 12-5 UNDER after allowing 5 or more runs in their last game and they are 9-3 UNDER 9-3 UNDER in Game 2 of s series. The Padres are 6-2 UNDER with Jake Peavy if their opponent scored 5 or more runs in their last game. The Yankees are 21-7-1 UNDER their last 29 as favorites of -110 to -150 and they are 6-2 UNDER with Darrell Rasner on the mound as a favorite. PLAY ON 'UNDER' (Rasner vs. Peavy)
Robert Ross
Game: Toronto Blue Jays at Milwaukee Brewers Jun 18 2008 8:05PM
Prediction: Toronto Blue Jays
Reason: Jays look to bounce back off last night's seven run loss. Starter Marcum is 9-3 against the money line as a road underdog of +100 or higher over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record) Take Toronto!
Jimmy The Moose
Game: Toronto Blue Jays at Milwaukee Brewers Jun 18 2008 8:05PM
Prediction: Milwaukee Brewers
Reason: The Blue Jays have lost 9 of their last 12 games. Toronto is 1-5 in their last 6 road games. In their last 55 games as an interleague road underdog the Jays are 18-37. Toronto has lost 4 of Marcum's last 5 starts. The Jays are having trouble putting up runs and that will continue tonight vs. Ben Sheets. His ERA over his last 3 starts is 2.08. The Brewers have won 9 of his last 13 home starts. Milwaukee is 23-9 in his last 32 starts. The Brewers have won 8 of their last 10 home games. Play on the Milwaukee Brewers
Big Al Mcmordie
Game: Detroit Tigers at San Francisco Giants Jun 18 2008 3:45PM
Prediction: Detroit Tigers
Reason: At 3:45 pm, our member selection is on the Detroit Tigers over San Francisco. Last night, we won our strongest play of the season-to-date (our Interleague Game of the Year) on these same Detroit Tigers, and many of the same reasons for that release are present this afternoon. As I mentioned yesterday, the Tigers murder lefties, and have won 40 of their last 60 games vs. southpaw starters. Moreover, Detroit is an incredible 34-10 its last 44 vs. the National League in Interleague play. It just doesn't get any better than that! And going into last night's game, Detroit was hitting 28 points higher vs. lefties than righties (.289 vs. .261) and is now 12-5 vs. lefties this season (compared to 21-33 vs. righties)! Today, they even catch a break, as one of the WORST lefties is Barry Zito, a complete bust for the Giants since leaving their crosstown rivals, the A's, after the 2006 season. Zito is a miserable 2-10 this year, and he'll be matched up against a terrific looking rookie for Detroit (Armando Galarraga), whose ERA is 3.31, to go with a 6-2 record. Galarraga is coming off his best performance of the year, a 7-inning, 3-hit, 0-run outing vs. the Dodgers, and has won his last three starts. He's also been his best away from home, compiling a 4-1 record with a 2.33 ERA in five starts. Take Detroit
Stephen Nover
Detroit Tigers @ San Francisco Giants Jun 18, 2008 3:45PM
PICK: Detroit Tigers -142
REASON FOR PICK: Maybe Barry Zito can win a home game for the Giants. Yeah, and maybe the price of gas will start going down.
Wishing is one thing, reality is another. The Giants' reality is they have dropped six of their last seven home games, have failed to score more than three runs in five of their last seven games and aren't good enough to beat any quality club unless Tim Lincecum is pitching.
Zito is not Lincecum. He's the free agent bust poster child. Zito is 0-6 at AT&T Park this season with a 6.60 ERA. The southpaw is 0-4 in day games with an ERA of close to 8.00.
The Tigers are 11-5 versus lefties. They are hitting close to .300 against them. Detroit is coming on, winning nine of its last 11 games.
There's a big differrence between these teams. The Tigers are much better. The pitching matchup favors Detroit, too.
Rookie Armando Galarraga has been more than solid, especially on the road and in day contests. He's 4-1 away from Detroit with a 2.23 ERA. He's also 3-0 during the day with an ERA under 2.00.
The Tigers have won eight of Galarraga's 10 starts. The Giants are 1-7 in interleague action this season.
San Diego at NY YANKEES (-125) Sports Gambling Hotline
Tough to make a case against the NY Yankees right now, so we won't!
Take New York to extend their winning streak to a season-high 6 in a row tonight at home against the slumping Fathers.
San Diego is just 11-23 on the road this season, and are currently in the midst of a 2-game slide, and have also dropped 4 of their last 7 games.
The Padres were shutout last night, and will be hard-pressed to keep pace with the Yankees' offense which is now firing on all cylinders. You may say that Jake Peavy should have the decided edge over his counterpart Darrell Rasner, but take a look a Peavy's road ERA for this season, it stands at 5.40, and in his last road assignment, he did allow 4 runs in just 4 innings of work at Wrigley Field.
We have a feeling the Yanks will continue their hot-hitting, and improve on their 10-3 run their last 13 games.
Play on the Bronx Bombers.
3♦ NY YANKEES
Toronto at MILWAUKEE (-135) Chris Jordan
Ben Sheets continues to have one of his best seasons ever, and comes into this one off a solid performance against the Astros. Anyone who watched his outing saw he seemingly got better as the game progressed, as the right-hander turned in a seven-inning, three-run quality start to notch his third straight win. Sheets was stifling in striking out seven of the final 14 batters he faced en route to a season-high nine K?s, while improving to 7-1 with a 2.72 ERA on the season.
Toronto came into this series mired in a 4-10 slump, and now has to hope to thwart the efforts of one of the better performing hurlers in the National League? I doubt it?ll happen since the Crew rolled into this series on a 13-6 run, and a 23-9 tear when Sheets toes the rubber. The Jays, meanwhile, come in on a 1-4 skid in Shaun Marcum?s last five starts and came into this series on a 1-4 skid against the N.L. Central. Lay the value with Sheets here.
4♦ BREWERS (LIST Sheets and Marcum)
Oakland at ARIZONA (-140) Bobby Maxwel
Arizona is sending former Oakland ace Dan Haren (6-4, 3.41 ERA) to the mound in this one to take on his former mates and the D'Backs need him to deliver big after geting blown out Tuesday 15-1 in the series opener.
The D'Backs have won Haren's last three starts and on Thursday he gave up two runs on five hits in six innings in New York as Arizona beat the Mets 5-4. He's got a 2.25 ERA in his last three starts and 20 innings of work.
In the Arizona desert, Haren is 6-1 with a 2.56 ERA in eight outings in front of the home fans.
Joe Blanton (3-9, 4.23) goes for Oakland and he's hoping for any offensive support from his mates after they've managed just twor runs or less in six of his nine losses, including just one run in each of his last two. On Thursday, the Yankees got four runs in 6 2/3 innings off Blanton as they beat the A's 4-1 in Oakland. On the highway, Blanton is 2-2 this season with a 4.88 ERA.
We're going to side with the home team in this one as Haren shuts down his former teammates. Play the D'Backs.
3♦ ARIZONA
Jim Feist
My free pick of the day is the game between (963) ATL Braves and (964) TEX Rangers.
Take "(964) Texas Rangers
A tough spot for the Braves, who will be playing their 9th straight road game. They have traveled to Chicago, LA, Colorado and now Texas. They are also banged up with injuries, losing 13 of 20. Texas has the best offense in baseball, scoring more runs than anyone. Atlanta is 10-25 on the road where they average just 3.8 runs. Play the Rangers!
Dave Cokin
My free pick of the day is the game between (979) FLA Marlins and (980) SEA Mariners.
Take "(979) Florida Marlins
R.A. Dickey is on the mound for the Mariners on Wednesday night as they close out their series with the Marlins. Dickey has been tremendous out of the pen for Seattle, but the knuckleballer's two starts were both pretty ugly. The Mariners could have another tough offensive night here against the serves of Marlins rookie Ryan Tucker. He's one of the best prospects in the Florida system, featuring a big fastball that regularly checks in at 95+. Tucker's command is still not there and he's going to have some rough spots for sure. But against a soft Seattle offense that doesn't always show much patience, Tucker has a good shot to nail down a win tonight. I'll go with the Marlins to score the road win over the inept Mariners.
James Patrick Diamond Club
Braves vs. Rangers 8:05 p.m. est.
Bravos and the Rangers have played OVER the TOTAL in five of seven match-ups and we look for that trend to continue tonight in Arlington. Our complimentary selection is #964
Atlanta ? Texas OVER the TOTAL
BRAD DIAMOND
Play on: Philadelphia (Kendrick( over Boston (Masterson)
Like the way young RHP Masterson of Boston has developed this season, but he throws into a difficult venue on Wednesday afternoon at the Bank in Philadelphia. Philly with Kendrick starting are 10-1, while the Sox are a horrid 4-11 on the road versus RHP.
Marc Lawrence
Play On: Milwaukee w/Sheets vs. Marcum.
Note: When the Brewers send big Ben Sheets to the hill in Milwaukee this evening against Shawn Marcum and the Blue Jays they'll do so knowing Sheets is in great KW form with 6 walks and 46 strikeouts in his last eight starts. He's also 5-0 in his last five home starts in June and 5-1 in Wednesdays the last three years. With Marcum winless in his last four June starts, look for Sheets and the Brewers to trounce Toronto here tonight.
Alex Smart
Game: Kansas City Royals vs. St Louis Cardinals
Game Time: 6/18/2008 8:15:00 PM
Prediction: St Louis Cardinals
Brian Bannister the KC Royals starting pitcher tonight against the St.Louis Cardinals, is just 2-6 in his L11 starts along with a hefty 6.36 ERA. The right hander has looked particularly bad on the road, where is 0-4 along with a ugly looking 11.74 ERA in his L5 starts away from Kansas City.
His pitching opponent from the Cards ,Braden Looper (8-5,4.34 ERA) looked fantastic in his last start , recording his first career shutout , while retiring the L11 batters he faced. I expect he will carry the momentum of his last win into this tilt.
Bottom line: Considering Bannisters road troubles, and Loopers last performance, the pitching matchup very mch favors the Cards, as does home field advantage. With that said , Im recommending we back St.Louis to bring us home the dough against the moneyline.
Final notes & Key Trends: Cardinals are 5-0 in Loopers last 5 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance . KC has lost 20 of their 28 games overall. Play on the Cards
Tom Freese Blue Line Club
San Diego at New York (7:05pm)
San Diego is 12-5 UNDER after allowing 5 or more runs in their last game and they are 9-3 UNDER 9-3 UNDER in Game 2 of s series. The Padres are 6-2 UNDER with Jake Peavy if their opponent scored 5 or more runs in their last game. The Yankees are 21-7-1 UNDER their last 29 as favorites of -110 to -150 and they are 6-2 UNDER with Darrell Rasner on the mound as a favorite. PLAY ON 'UNDER' (Rasner vs. Peavy)
Robert Ross
Game: Toronto Blue Jays at Milwaukee Brewers Jun 18 2008 8:05PM
Prediction: Toronto Blue Jays
Reason: Jays look to bounce back off last night's seven run loss. Starter Marcum is 9-3 against the money line as a road underdog of +100 or higher over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record) Take Toronto!
Jimmy The Moose
Game: Toronto Blue Jays at Milwaukee Brewers Jun 18 2008 8:05PM
Prediction: Milwaukee Brewers
Reason: The Blue Jays have lost 9 of their last 12 games. Toronto is 1-5 in their last 6 road games. In their last 55 games as an interleague road underdog the Jays are 18-37. Toronto has lost 4 of Marcum's last 5 starts. The Jays are having trouble putting up runs and that will continue tonight vs. Ben Sheets. His ERA over his last 3 starts is 2.08. The Brewers have won 9 of his last 13 home starts. Milwaukee is 23-9 in his last 32 starts. The Brewers have won 8 of their last 10 home games. Play on the Milwaukee Brewers
Big Al Mcmordie
Game: Detroit Tigers at San Francisco Giants Jun 18 2008 3:45PM
Prediction: Detroit Tigers
Reason: At 3:45 pm, our member selection is on the Detroit Tigers over San Francisco. Last night, we won our strongest play of the season-to-date (our Interleague Game of the Year) on these same Detroit Tigers, and many of the same reasons for that release are present this afternoon. As I mentioned yesterday, the Tigers murder lefties, and have won 40 of their last 60 games vs. southpaw starters. Moreover, Detroit is an incredible 34-10 its last 44 vs. the National League in Interleague play. It just doesn't get any better than that! And going into last night's game, Detroit was hitting 28 points higher vs. lefties than righties (.289 vs. .261) and is now 12-5 vs. lefties this season (compared to 21-33 vs. righties)! Today, they even catch a break, as one of the WORST lefties is Barry Zito, a complete bust for the Giants since leaving their crosstown rivals, the A's, after the 2006 season. Zito is a miserable 2-10 this year, and he'll be matched up against a terrific looking rookie for Detroit (Armando Galarraga), whose ERA is 3.31, to go with a 6-2 record. Galarraga is coming off his best performance of the year, a 7-inning, 3-hit, 0-run outing vs. the Dodgers, and has won his last three starts. He's also been his best away from home, compiling a 4-1 record with a 2.33 ERA in five starts. Take Detroit
Stephen Nover
Detroit Tigers @ San Francisco Giants Jun 18, 2008 3:45PM
PICK: Detroit Tigers -142
REASON FOR PICK: Maybe Barry Zito can win a home game for the Giants. Yeah, and maybe the price of gas will start going down.
Wishing is one thing, reality is another. The Giants' reality is they have dropped six of their last seven home games, have failed to score more than three runs in five of their last seven games and aren't good enough to beat any quality club unless Tim Lincecum is pitching.
Zito is not Lincecum. He's the free agent bust poster child. Zito is 0-6 at AT&T Park this season with a 6.60 ERA. The southpaw is 0-4 in day games with an ERA of close to 8.00.
The Tigers are 11-5 versus lefties. They are hitting close to .300 against them. Detroit is coming on, winning nine of its last 11 games.
There's a big differrence between these teams. The Tigers are much better. The pitching matchup favors Detroit, too.
Rookie Armando Galarraga has been more than solid, especially on the road and in day contests. He's 4-1 away from Detroit with a 2.23 ERA. He's also 3-0 during the day with an ERA under 2.00.
The Tigers have won eight of Galarraga's 10 starts. The Giants are 1-7 in interleague action this season.
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Scott Delaney
For Wednesday night, we're siding against JustinMasterson, we?re betting against a right-hander who lost his last start, giving up three earned runs in Cincinnati. True, he lasted seven innings, but these aren?t the Reds ? these are the red-hot Phils, who have provided plentiful for Kendrick, winning 10 of his last 11 starts. They?ve also cashed in 18 of the last 24 times he?s been installed as the favorite, they?re 4-1 in his last five home starts and 6-0 the last six times he?s faced a winning team.
Kendrick has continued his notable campaign for the first-place Phillies, as he?s won six of his eight decisions, and is 3-1 at home on the year. He is 2-0 in his last three starts, and turned in an awfully impressive outing in St. Louis last week, lasting seven innings and giving up just one earned run for the win. He should be able to keep the BoSox off-balance, as the defending champs are 4-11 in their last 15 road games against a right-handed starter. Lay the low chalk here as the Phils roll to a solid win over Boston.
3♦ PHILLIES (WITH kendrick)
Matt Fargo
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago White Sox (MLB) - Jun 18, 2008 8:10 PM EDT
Play: Money Line: 153 Pittsburgh Pirates
The White Sox easily took this first game last night but they are not playing good baseball right now. After running off seven straight wins, Chicago is just 2-5 over its last seven games as the offense has been hit or miss. Tuesday, it broke open a 5-5 game with 11 unanswered runs as it was able to get to the Pirates bullpen. The recent Interleague record has not been favorable as the White Sox have won only two of their last nine home games against the senior circuit.
Pittsburgh has been playing much better of late. It is 12-10 over its last 22 games and 22-17 over its last 39 games. The Pirates have won seven of their last nine games following a loss and they have dropped back-to-back games only three times since May 22nd. They are obviously a much better team at home than on the road but after starting the year 6-12 away from home, they are a respectable 7-10 over the last 17 roadies. Pittsburgh is 8-3 over its last 11 games against a left-handed starting pitcher.
It has been a rough season thus far for Tom Gorzelanny but his last three outings have been quite positive. Three starts back, he allowed four early runs against the Cardinals and looked like he was going to make an early exit but he rebounded to throw three scoreless innings. In his last two outings, he has allowed three runs in each with one of those being a quality start while the other fell short of quality by just a third of an inning. Chicago is hitting a dismal .224 against lefties including .205 over the last 10 games.
Mark Buehrle has looked solid over the last three starts as all three have been quality outings. He has not strung together four straight quality starts since mid-last season and this is the first time this year he went past two. This is where is could very well end despite his solid past performances against the Pirates. The White Sox are just 5-9 in his 14 starts this season and Pittsburgh has hit lefties well, batting .272 on the season including .286 over the last 10 games. Play Pittsburgh Pirates 1.5 Units
Ross Benjamin
Boston (Masterson) @ Cincinnati (Harang) 7:10 PM ET 6/13/2008
Play On: Boston ?105
The Cincinnati starting pitcher Aaron Harang enters the game in bad form going 0-3 in his last 3 team-starts with a 2.02 WHIP and 9.39 ERA. Harang has gone 1-5 in his last 6 team-starts in the opening game of a series. The Reds are 7-15 this season in the opening game of a series. The Boston starter Masterson has been superb in his 4 starts this season posting a 1.09 WHIP and 2.95 ERA. The Red Sox have broken the bank in interleague play going 44-9 in their last 53 games in that role. Play on the Boston Red Sox as my free selection of the night.
John Ryan
Boston Red Sox vs. Philadelphia Phillies (MLB) - Jun 18, 2008 1:05 PM EDT
Ai Simulator 3* graded play on Boston Supporting this graded play is a system that has gone 114-83 making 29.4 units since 2002. Play against home teams when the money line is +125 to -125 that is a top level team outscoring opponents by 1 or more runs/game on the season and in the first half of the season. Boston starter Masterson has made 5 starts this season and all of them quite good sporting an ERA of 2.90. He lost his last start at Cincinnati and essentially made 2 poor pitches, which were home runs. He allowed just 4 hits and struck out 9 batters. Phillies tarter Kendrick was the benefactor of the 20 run explosion the Phillies had at St. Louis last week. He went 7 IP allowed just 1 ER, but recorded just 1 BB and 1 K. The fact that he is not a strikeout type of pitcher gives the Red Sox offense a big advantage. Boston is in two very strong roles for this game. They are 17-2 (+15.8 Units) against the money line versus poor fielding teams turning 0.8 or less DP's/game this season; 15-2 (+13.4 Units) against the money line versus NL teams scoring 4.8 or more runs/game on the season over the last 3 seasons. Red Sox are also 20-5 versus the NL East. Take the Red Sox.
Jeff Alexander
MLB | Jun 18
Houston Astros vs. Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles -154
1 Unit Free Play on Baltimore Orioles -154 (action)
The Astros are ice cold. They are 0-4 in their last 4 meetings in Baltimore and 0-4 in their last 4 games overall with the O's. The Astros are just 5-16 in their last 21 overall and 18-45 in their last 63 interleague games as an underdog. Houston is 0-7 in its last 7 vs. the American League East, 1-11 in its last 12 games as an underdog, and 1-8 in its last 9 road games. The Orioles are 12-4 in their last 16 games as a favorite, 6-1 in their last 7 vs. the National League Central, and 7-2 in their last 9 games vs. a right-handed starter. Bet the O's tonight.
Steve Janus
MLB | Jun 18
San Diego Padres vs. New York Yankees
New York Yankees -120
The Yankee bats are starting to come alive. New York is starting to win games again, and they are doing it at home. The Bronx Bombers have won 10 of their last 13 home games and they are playing a San Diego team that has really played poorly all year on the road at just 11-22. Granted, the Padres have the reigning Cy Young Award-winning Jake Peavy on the mound, but Peavy can't pitch and score runs for the Padres, which is what they've been laking all season.
Dustin Hawkins
MLB | Jun 18
Cleveland Indians vs. Colorado Rockies
Cleveland Indians +107
Good price on the Indians Wednesday!!! AARON LAFFEY (4-3) (2.83 ERA) looks to shut down the Rockies!! The Indians 5-2 in his last 7 starts!! Cleveland was beat bad last night and look for revenge tonight!!! Colorado sends JEFF FRANCIS (2-6)(5.49 ERA) to the hill who has struggled this year and his name is in trade rumors!! The Rockies are just 4-10 in his starts this year!! Look for this trend to continue tonight!!! Take the Indians to the Bank
Scott Delaney
For Wednesday night, we're siding against JustinMasterson, we?re betting against a right-hander who lost his last start, giving up three earned runs in Cincinnati. True, he lasted seven innings, but these aren?t the Reds ? these are the red-hot Phils, who have provided plentiful for Kendrick, winning 10 of his last 11 starts. They?ve also cashed in 18 of the last 24 times he?s been installed as the favorite, they?re 4-1 in his last five home starts and 6-0 the last six times he?s faced a winning team.
Kendrick has continued his notable campaign for the first-place Phillies, as he?s won six of his eight decisions, and is 3-1 at home on the year. He is 2-0 in his last three starts, and turned in an awfully impressive outing in St. Louis last week, lasting seven innings and giving up just one earned run for the win. He should be able to keep the BoSox off-balance, as the defending champs are 4-11 in their last 15 road games against a right-handed starter. Lay the low chalk here as the Phils roll to a solid win over Boston.
3♦ PHILLIES (WITH kendrick)
Matt Fargo
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago White Sox (MLB) - Jun 18, 2008 8:10 PM EDT
Play: Money Line: 153 Pittsburgh Pirates
The White Sox easily took this first game last night but they are not playing good baseball right now. After running off seven straight wins, Chicago is just 2-5 over its last seven games as the offense has been hit or miss. Tuesday, it broke open a 5-5 game with 11 unanswered runs as it was able to get to the Pirates bullpen. The recent Interleague record has not been favorable as the White Sox have won only two of their last nine home games against the senior circuit.
Pittsburgh has been playing much better of late. It is 12-10 over its last 22 games and 22-17 over its last 39 games. The Pirates have won seven of their last nine games following a loss and they have dropped back-to-back games only three times since May 22nd. They are obviously a much better team at home than on the road but after starting the year 6-12 away from home, they are a respectable 7-10 over the last 17 roadies. Pittsburgh is 8-3 over its last 11 games against a left-handed starting pitcher.
It has been a rough season thus far for Tom Gorzelanny but his last three outings have been quite positive. Three starts back, he allowed four early runs against the Cardinals and looked like he was going to make an early exit but he rebounded to throw three scoreless innings. In his last two outings, he has allowed three runs in each with one of those being a quality start while the other fell short of quality by just a third of an inning. Chicago is hitting a dismal .224 against lefties including .205 over the last 10 games.
Mark Buehrle has looked solid over the last three starts as all three have been quality outings. He has not strung together four straight quality starts since mid-last season and this is the first time this year he went past two. This is where is could very well end despite his solid past performances against the Pirates. The White Sox are just 5-9 in his 14 starts this season and Pittsburgh has hit lefties well, batting .272 on the season including .286 over the last 10 games. Play Pittsburgh Pirates 1.5 Units
Ross Benjamin
Boston (Masterson) @ Cincinnati (Harang) 7:10 PM ET 6/13/2008
Play On: Boston ?105
The Cincinnati starting pitcher Aaron Harang enters the game in bad form going 0-3 in his last 3 team-starts with a 2.02 WHIP and 9.39 ERA. Harang has gone 1-5 in his last 6 team-starts in the opening game of a series. The Reds are 7-15 this season in the opening game of a series. The Boston starter Masterson has been superb in his 4 starts this season posting a 1.09 WHIP and 2.95 ERA. The Red Sox have broken the bank in interleague play going 44-9 in their last 53 games in that role. Play on the Boston Red Sox as my free selection of the night.
John Ryan
Boston Red Sox vs. Philadelphia Phillies (MLB) - Jun 18, 2008 1:05 PM EDT
Ai Simulator 3* graded play on Boston Supporting this graded play is a system that has gone 114-83 making 29.4 units since 2002. Play against home teams when the money line is +125 to -125 that is a top level team outscoring opponents by 1 or more runs/game on the season and in the first half of the season. Boston starter Masterson has made 5 starts this season and all of them quite good sporting an ERA of 2.90. He lost his last start at Cincinnati and essentially made 2 poor pitches, which were home runs. He allowed just 4 hits and struck out 9 batters. Phillies tarter Kendrick was the benefactor of the 20 run explosion the Phillies had at St. Louis last week. He went 7 IP allowed just 1 ER, but recorded just 1 BB and 1 K. The fact that he is not a strikeout type of pitcher gives the Red Sox offense a big advantage. Boston is in two very strong roles for this game. They are 17-2 (+15.8 Units) against the money line versus poor fielding teams turning 0.8 or less DP's/game this season; 15-2 (+13.4 Units) against the money line versus NL teams scoring 4.8 or more runs/game on the season over the last 3 seasons. Red Sox are also 20-5 versus the NL East. Take the Red Sox.
Jeff Alexander
MLB | Jun 18
Houston Astros vs. Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles -154
1 Unit Free Play on Baltimore Orioles -154 (action)
The Astros are ice cold. They are 0-4 in their last 4 meetings in Baltimore and 0-4 in their last 4 games overall with the O's. The Astros are just 5-16 in their last 21 overall and 18-45 in their last 63 interleague games as an underdog. Houston is 0-7 in its last 7 vs. the American League East, 1-11 in its last 12 games as an underdog, and 1-8 in its last 9 road games. The Orioles are 12-4 in their last 16 games as a favorite, 6-1 in their last 7 vs. the National League Central, and 7-2 in their last 9 games vs. a right-handed starter. Bet the O's tonight.
Steve Janus
MLB | Jun 18
San Diego Padres vs. New York Yankees
New York Yankees -120
The Yankee bats are starting to come alive. New York is starting to win games again, and they are doing it at home. The Bronx Bombers have won 10 of their last 13 home games and they are playing a San Diego team that has really played poorly all year on the road at just 11-22. Granted, the Padres have the reigning Cy Young Award-winning Jake Peavy on the mound, but Peavy can't pitch and score runs for the Padres, which is what they've been laking all season.
Dustin Hawkins
MLB | Jun 18
Cleveland Indians vs. Colorado Rockies
Cleveland Indians +107
Good price on the Indians Wednesday!!! AARON LAFFEY (4-3) (2.83 ERA) looks to shut down the Rockies!! The Indians 5-2 in his last 7 starts!! Cleveland was beat bad last night and look for revenge tonight!!! Colorado sends JEFF FRANCIS (2-6)(5.49 ERA) to the hill who has struggled this year and his name is in trade rumors!! The Rockies are just 4-10 in his starts this year!! Look for this trend to continue tonight!!! Take the Indians to the Bank
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SCOTT FERRALL
Minnesota -135 over Washington
I'm sticking with the Twins in this series because the Nats suck overall and are pretty pathetic on the road. Slowey's the take here as they win the series
ST.LOUIS -135 over Kansas City
-Looper isn't going to let the Royals win two straight at Busch.
Cleveland +105 over Colorado
I'm on Laffey to cool off the Rockies at Coors. Francis hasn't been good this year for Colorado.
ARIZONA -145 over Oakland
Haren will top Blanton, who can't beat anybody this year. I'm on the UNDER 8 RUNS too, after they scored a bunch Tuesday night.
ANGELS -130 over Mets
Welcome to the gig Jerry Manuel ! Lackey looked good Tuesday and Garland will beat Oliver Perez tonight and LA ends up winning the series and sending the Mets off to Colorado. Jose Reyes left the game with a left leg injury Tuesday night.
Marlins -105 over Seattle
I just don't think the Mariners can win two in a row. TAKE THE OVER 9.5 RUNS--two young pitchers that will give up hit and runs all night. Plus, I think the Marlins are better anyway !
Minnesota -135 over Washington
I'm sticking with the Twins in this series because the Nats suck overall and are pretty pathetic on the road. Slowey's the take here as they win the series
ST.LOUIS -135 over Kansas City
-Looper isn't going to let the Royals win two straight at Busch.
Cleveland +105 over Colorado
I'm on Laffey to cool off the Rockies at Coors. Francis hasn't been good this year for Colorado.
ARIZONA -145 over Oakland
Haren will top Blanton, who can't beat anybody this year. I'm on the UNDER 8 RUNS too, after they scored a bunch Tuesday night.
ANGELS -130 over Mets
Welcome to the gig Jerry Manuel ! Lackey looked good Tuesday and Garland will beat Oliver Perez tonight and LA ends up winning the series and sending the Mets off to Colorado. Jose Reyes left the game with a left leg injury Tuesday night.
Marlins -105 over Seattle
I just don't think the Mariners can win two in a row. TAKE THE OVER 9.5 RUNS--two young pitchers that will give up hit and runs all night. Plus, I think the Marlins are better anyway !
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31-15 L46, Yesterday 2-0 (BAL Orioles"W",MIL Brewers"W")DET Tigers RL-1.5
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