Charlie Sports
mlb. arizona @ st.louis under 8 (500*)
mlb. philadelphia-115 (30*)
mlb. chisox-110 (20*)
mlb. oakland-135 (20*)
mlb. mets-120 (10*)
mlb. dodgers-120 (10*) Bonus Play
The Wunderdog
Game: Tampa Bay at Cleveland (7:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: Cleveland -196
The D-Rays look at Jacobs Field as a house of horrors and will be glad to get out of there. They have dropped eight straight there and overall have been swept 3 times in their last 5 visits, including a four-game sweep to close last season. The D-Rays are once again finding the win column on the road very difficult. They have dropped their last seven games overall and have lost five straight on the road. Fausto Carmona has struggled some lately, but the good news is that Tampa has shown no offense against RHP. They are plus units against LHP, but are 22-34 -9.59 units against RHP, and the last three outings against RHP have produced a grand total of three runs. Cleveland has bounced back off of a 3-7 slide to go 12-6, and has won four in a row. They will sweep tonight to make it 4-of-6 sweeps over the Rays.
Sebastian
20* Arizona
20* Philadelphia
10* Boston
7* Seattle
7* TB/CLEV under
7* LAD/ATL under
Paul Leiner
5* White Sox
Brandon Lang
15 Dime
NY Mets
5 Dime
Philadelphia
Texas
Michael Cannon
Money Train
15 Dime
Philadelphia
5 Dime
Milwaukee
Seattle
Chris Jordan
Philadelphia (-120) at HOUSTON
Play the Over in the Phillies/Astros game tonight, as we take a look at a traditional high in the National League.
Aside from the Over coming in four of the last five times these two have met, there are many aspects to look at with his clash.
The Over has cashed the ticket in 12 of Houston's last 14 home games, not to mention in five of the last six times it's been posted as a home underdog. Overall this team has seen the total soar in 14 of its last 19 overall, while it's been the high number in four straight home starts by Woody Williams.
With the Phillies, the Over is 13-5-1 the last 19 times they've been carrying suitcases, while it's come in five of the last seven times the Phils have stepped on the field. It's also punched the winning ticket in four of Philly's last five against the NL Central.
In the teams' first series this season, they posted run totals of 15, 13 and 15.
I'll look for this one to get there as well.
2? OVER
Michael Cannon
New York Mets (-120) at COLORADO
Take the Mets as the road chalk tonight over the Rockies.
Tom Glavine will get the start for the Mets and he's had great success against the Rockies in his career. The left-hander is 11-5 with a 2.88 ERA in 27 career games against Colorado.
The Rockies will counter with Jason Hirsh and the right-hander has struggled to an 0-1 record and a 9.20 ERA over his last three starts. On the year Hirsh is just 3-7 with a 5.21 ERA.
The thin air of Coors should help keep the Mets hot bats going tonight, particularly Carlos Beltran.
Take the Mets as the road chalk for the win tonight.
4? NEW YORK METS
Bobby Maxwell
N.Y. Mets at COLORADO (+120)
There's no place like home for the Rockies as they just wrapped up a 1-9 road trip with a loss in Houston. But in their last eight home games they are 7-1. So let's take the plus money and watch as the bats get going at Coors Field in this one and they beat the Mets.
Tom Glavine is pitching for New York and he is just 3-4 on the road with a 4.97 ERA. He's given up a combined 16 runs in his last two road starts as the Yankees and Tigers both destroyed him. Last time he pitched in Colorado, Glavine gave up five runs on eight hits in six innings of a 5-3 loss back in 2005.
Jason Hirsh (3-7, 5.21) is on the mound for the Rockies. He's started just once against the Mets and it was last season as a member of the Astros when he held the Mets to one earned run on five hits in six innings of a 4-2 loss.
The Rockies tend to pound right-handed pitching and hit .285 at home against them. They'll be so relieved to be at home, look for a big offensive game from them.
Play Colorado in what should be a slugfest tonight.
2? COLORADO
Sports Gambling Hotline
Baltimore at WHITE SOX (pick)
Tonight in a great pitcher's duel, we will look for the White Sox to continue their winning ways.
Chicago has quietly won 6 of their last 7 games, while Baltimore has dropped 5 of 8 as they head to the Windy City, and the Orioles are only 16-24 on the road this year.
Bedard is Mr. Strikeout, but the O's are only 9-8 when he starts, meanwhile if Mark Buehrle is going to be traded, then his stock should be through the roof, as the southpaw is 3-1 his last 4 starts - all of them quality starts.
With the Sox playing some of their best baseball of the summer, and the Orioles less than a solid winning propostion on the road, we will side with Buehrle in this pitcher's duel.
Play on the Pale Hose.
3? WHITE SOX
Karl Garrett
Philadelphia (-120) at HOUSTON
Tonight gonna go with the crafty-vet Jamie Moyer and the Phillies, as Moyer is 2-0 his last 3 starts, and the Phillies are 10-6 when the southpaw toes the rubber this year.
Can't find many positives about Woody Williams this year, as Williams is still struggling at 3-10 with an ERA that is still well over 5. The Phillies are responsible for 1 of those 13 losses, as they tagged the Wood-Man for 5 runs in 5 innings in an April meeting in Philly.
The Phillies took 2 of 3 in that series, and they did win all 3 games last season at Houston.
No issue laying a little road wood with Philadelphia tonight, as I can see them torching Woody Williams once again.
2? PHILADELPHIA
Dave Cokin
(921) BAL Orioles
(922) CHI White Sox
Take "(921) BAL Orioles"
Erik Bedard is pitching tremendous ball for Baltimore and the southpaw goes against a White Sox team that has been beyond pathetic against lefties. Mark Buehrle is no slouch to be sure but he's unlikely to get much support in this contest. The O's are the far better team against lefties and I'd give Bedard the edge over Buehrle on the pitching side. The Chisox have come alive and are off a very good week but I'm still going to have to tab the Orioles here.
Jim feist
(907) ARI D'backs
(908) STL Cardinals
Take "(907) ARI D'backs"
The Diamondbacks are in a dogfight with the Padres and Dodgers for top honor in the NL West. They get to go with their ace this game in Brandon Webb (8-5, 3.05 ERA). He has 100 Ks in 108 innings. The D-Backs are one of the few teams in baseball with a winning road record, while the Cardinals are one of the bad teams with a LOSING home record! Converted starter Braden Looper had a good start to the season, but all the innings are beginning to show with an 8.82 ERA the last three starts. Play the Diamondbacks!
MADDUX SPORTS
San Diego -130
Big Al McMordie
Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals (MLB)
Jul 2, 2007 7:05 PM EDT
Play: Total: 8.5 Over
Cubs lefthanded veteran Ted Lilly is having another typical Ted Lilly season. He has never been a low ERA pitcher and often gets himself into trouble, but he strikes guys out and occasionally will throw in a gem of a start about one in every five or six times he goes out there. Lilly is in the middle of a bit of a rough patch now, having allowed four or more earned runs in five of his last seven appearances. Lilly does, however, tend to get plenty of run support when he needs it. In fact the Cubs have scored four or more runs in eight of his last ten starts and five or more runs in five of his last eight. Nats righthanded starter Jason Simontacchi has certainly had his problems this season, and most have come in front of the home crowd. Although Simontacchi has 5 wins on the year, his record at home is only 2-4 and his ERA is a ghastly 7.76 at RFK Stadium. This is the first meeting of the year for these two at RFK and they certainly have not had trouble scoring runs there in the past as four of the last six contests in DC have gone a total of nine runs or more.
Take the 'over'. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
HONDO
July 2, 2007 -- Hondo followed up Saturday night's 12-inning, excruciating Dodger loss with another painful one yesterday, losing a one-runner with the Orioles to in crease the debt to 150 griches.
Tonight, Mr. Aitch will take a stab with the Rang ers against Gabbard, and try VB and the Bucs over the Brews. Ten units apiece
Marc Lawrence
San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers
Sunday, July 1st, 4:10 P.M. EST EST
Padres close their weekend set with the Dodgers in Los Angeles behind Justin Germano, who has been much better on the road (1.80 ERA) than at home (3.75 ERA) this season. With Germano in solid current form, look for San Diego to pick up the win here today.
Play on: San Diego
CAPPERS ACCESS
(Mon) MLB Brewers
(Mon) MLB W. Sox
(Mon) MLB Blue Jays
LINES AND PICKS
Tampa Bay Devil Rays +180
GEORGE SMEADER
MLB Tampa Bay vs. Cleveland []
Take Tampa Bay Devil Rays
We will play on the moneyline at +185 The Tampa Bay Devil Rays stack up in our MLB system with a 5.9 rating. Our system is based on several years of experience, practice and fine tuning with solid year over year returns. Ratings are not multipliers on base unit betting. Our ratings system is on a 1-8 scale, but we will never release a play lower than a 5.9. Winning is our business and businss is good
JIMMY MOOSE
The Phillies avoided the 4-game sweep with a win vs. the Mets yesterday. Tonight the Phillies send 7-5 Moyer to the mound to continue the winning. Philadelphia is 13-6 in Moyer's last 19 starts. In their last 11 road games vs. a right handed starter the Phillies are 9-2. Philadelphia is 12-4 in their last 16 games vs. NL Central opponents. The Astros are 7-15 in their last 22 during game 1 of a series. Houston is 4-7 in their last 11 games. Woody Williams hasn't been what the Astros expected when the signed him. He's 3-10 on the year with a 5.58 ERA. In his last 5 starts vs. the Phillies his team's record is 1-4.
Good Luck. - Jimmy the Moose
SCOTTS PICKS
Kansas City (Meche) +115
Wise Owl Syndicate- Cubs
Straley Group- Padres
PRICELESS PICKS
MLB
Minnesota +170 (listing Bonser and Clemens)
The Yanks are 2-9 in their last 11 games averaging just 2.5 runs over that stretch. I can tell you right now that this kind of offensive performance is not going to be enough to help the Rocket notch a win. Clemens is just 2-8 against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. We'll go against the Rocket again and the struggling Yanks in this one.
Brandon Lang:
15 Dime:
Mets
5 Dime:
Phillies
Rangers
Bonus Play: Mariners
Ben Burns
Game: Florida Marlins at San Diego Padres
Jul 2 2007 10:05PM
Prediction: Florida Marlins
Reason: The Marlins come off a marathon extra-inning game, which included a 90-minute rain delay, vs. the Braves. Now they have to fly all the way to the West Coast to take on a San Diego squad which is a healthy 20-13 when coming off a loss. Wells comes off a strong start at San Francisco in which he held the Giants to one run through six innings. He also pitched well vs. Baltimore in his previous outing (2 earned runs through 6 1/3 innings) which gave him a stellar 2.93 ERA at Petco Park this season. Mitre, on the other hand, got roughed up by the Pirates in his last start. He now has a 6.27 ERA and 1.768 WHIP his last three starts. Wells outpitched Mitre at Florida back in May. Look for him to do so again this evening as the Marlins fall to 16-22 when coming off a victory.
Lou Diamondz
100 units Mets
Rocco Spacamuro
500* Brewers
jeff alexander
Oakland -128 (action)
Toronto is 0-9 against the money line in road games vs. an AL team with a team batting average of .260 or worse this season. The Jays are just 11-29 against the money line in road games after 6 or more consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons. Oakland is 32-12 against the money line after 4 straight games where they committed no errors over the last 3 seasons. Toronto is a very poor road team and we'll play against its recent struggles here tonight.
LT Profits
Texas Rangers (150)
Mon Jul 2 '07 7:05p
Rangers & McCarthy +150 to stun Red Sox
The Texas Rangers have taken two of the first three games of this series with the Boston Red Sox, and we feel that the Rangers are poised for another upset given this pitching matchup.
Brandon McCarthy is currently in fine form for Texas, as he has allowed three runs or less in five of his last six starts. He has a 3.26 ERA with a nice 1.22 WHIP during this stretch. Also, McCarthy tossed a beauty in his only career outing here in Fenway Park, pitching seven scoreless innings while allowing just three hits as a member of the Chicago White Sox.
Now Kason Gabbard is taking the spot of the injured Curt Schilling in the Red Sox rotation, and he certainly floundered in his first go-around. Gabbard lasted just 3.1 innings in his start in Seattle, needing 82 pitches primarily due to the six walks to go along with the six hits that he allowed. This was not the first time that he struggled with his control, so we do not think pitching at home will make much of a difference tonight.
Now granted the Red Sox have the lowest bullpen ERA in the American League at 2.91, but the Texas bullpen checks in tied for third with Seattle at 3.50, so we like the chances of the underdog Rangers holding any lead they can build vs. Gabbard.
Rangers +150
New York Mets @ Colorado Rockies u10.0 (-105)
Mon Jul 2 '07 9:05p
Mets & Rockies Under 10 (-105)
It seems that the infamous humidor is doing its job this season, as Colorado Rockies home games are averaging a relatively normal 10.03 combined runs per game.
Tom Glavine of the New York Mets has straightened himself out, as the veteran has allowed just one run and seven hits in 14 innings over his last two starts. He has also done well in Colorado in the past, even when the balls were flying out of here. Glavine has eight Quality Starts in his last 10 car
Steve Janus
MLB : D backs - 130
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LOCKSMITH SPORTS
MLB
Seattle -114 (listing Hernandez)
The Mariners are the hottest team in baseball having won 8 in a row and 10 of their last 11 games. Seattle is 5-1 against KC this season, 3-0 against the Royals in KC this season, and 17-6 in all games against the Royals over the last 3 years. I guess you could say the Mariners own the Royals. There's even more incentive for the Mariners tonight as they look to keep rolling in the midst of their manager stepping down and against a former teammate in Meche. The M's persevere and punish the Royals in this spot
GAMEDAY SPORTS
Seattle @ Kansas CitY
Pick: UNDER 8.5
Time: 8:10 PM EST
JOE PHILLIPS
MLB Baltimore vs. Chicago (A) []
Take Baltimore Orioles
Red hot Erik Bedard for Baltimore is 4-1 on the road and has a 1.80 era over his last 3 starts, while Orioles are hitting .376 vs lefty's last 10 games. Add another injury to the already depleted White Sox lineup as left fielder Scott Podsednik is out tonight. Balt is 11-4 in Bedards last 15 starts vs teams with lossing records. Take the Balt Orioles a free winner from JOE and do'nt forget to chech back everyday for winning MLB selections, and upcoming news from the NFL camps. GOOD LUCK.
DENNIS MACKLIN
MLB Florida vs. San Diego []
Take San Diego Padres
Neither pitching is exactly lighting it up here. Florida's Sergio Miitre is 0-1 with 6.17 ERA in his L3 while David Wells is 0-2 with 4.07 badge in his L3. The Fish are 2-6 L8 while the Friars have won four of five agiants better and are home where native Wells is "tons" better with 2.98 ERA in five starts as opposed to 4.48 ERA (7.00+ on the road) overall . Wells beat Mitre in South Beach 7-6 back on May 5th, neither pitcher lasting six. The bullpen gave it up for Fish that day but again Wells home/road form dichotomy and 2.82 LT ERA against Fish will get the rotund one through. Take San Diego
JOHN ANTHONY
MLB Milwaukee vs. Pittsburgh []
Take Over
Jeff Suppan has 4.87 ERA on the year but is 1-0 with 9.68 ERA in L3 giving up a whopping 17 earned on 26 hits in 15+ innings to Twins, Royals, and Astros. Not good. Pitt's Van Benschoten has made three starts with 4.29 ERA but has dodeged bullets allowing 22 baserunner (10 walks) in just 14 innings which won't cut it against Brew Crew outfit hitting .270 and avgg 6.4 rpg in L7. Play the over
JEFF ALLEN
MLB Minnesota vs. New York (A) []
Take Over
Two struggling starters here. The Twins Boof Bonser has been getting hit hard of late, 0-2 with 6.87 ERA. In his only LT start against the Yanks, Bonser was touched for six runs on seven hits and lasting just four and a third. The Rocket is 0-3 with 5.40 ERA in his L3. Clemens has LT 1.64 ERA versus Twinkies in 16 career starts but he's faced Minn just once since 2003 ..... play the over.
DAVE PRICE
MLB Minnesota vs. New York (A) []
Take Minnesota Twins
1 Unit on Minnesota +170 (listing Bonser and Clemens) The Yanks are 2-9 in their last 11 games averaging just 2.5 runs over that stretch. I can tell you right now that this kind of offensive performance is not going to be enough to help the Rocket notch a win. Clemens is just 2-8 against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. We'll go against the Rocket again and the struggling Yanks in this one.
JIMMY BOYD
MLB Seattle vs. Kansas City []
Take Seattle Mariners
1 Unit on Seattle -114 (listing Hernandez) The Mariners are the hottest team in baseball having won 8 in a row and 10 of their last 11 games. Seattle is 5-1 against KC this season, 3-0 against the Royals in KC this season, and 17-6 in all games against the Royals over the last 3 years. I guess you could say the Mariners own the Royals. There's even more incentive for the Mariners tonight as they look to keep rolling in the midst of their manager stepping down and against a former teammate in Meche. The M's persevere and punish the Royals in this spot.
LARRY NESS
Monday Night Massacre
Game: New York Mets at Colorado Rockies Jul 2 2007 9:05PM
Prediction: New York Mets
Reason: New York's troubles seem behind them. The team opened June 4-14 but has won eight of its last 10. The Mets had to send rookie Mike Pelfrey to the mound Sunday and he fell to 0-6 with a 5-3 loss to Philadelphia as the first-place Mets couldn't close out a four-game sweep of their NL East rivals. Met starters were 6-0 with a 1.82 ERA in nine games prior to Sunday's loss, with tonight's starter Tom Glavine winning twice. Glavine has won two straight outings after going 0-4 in his previous five, allowing one run and seven hits in his past 14 innings. The Mets were 24-8 (plus-$1,449) in Glavine's starts LY and are 10-7 this year. He is 11-5 with a 2.88 ERA in 27 starts against the Rockies but he hasn't faced them in two years. It's not bad news for Glavine and the Mets that the Rockies are just 7-14 (minus-$765) vs left-handed starts in 2007, averaging a measly 3.7 RPG. It's also not bad news for the Mets that Colorado limps into this game losers of NINE of its last 10, allowing 77 runs (8.6/game) in the nine losses. The Rockies will counter with Jason Hirsh (3-7, 5.21 ERA), who is 0-1 with a 9.20 ERA in his last three starts, allowing seven home runs in that span (team has lost seven of his last 10 starts). Even if Hirsh can keep this game close, the Rockies' bullpen is in a bit of disarray right now. Brian Fuentes, demoted from the closer's role on Saturday, gave up two runs and two hits in one inning of yesterday's 12-0 loss to Houston. Fuentes has allowed 10 earned runs in his last five appearances. More good news comes New York's way in that the team is 13-4 (plus-$1,025) vs right-handed starters on the road in night games. Monday Massacre on the New York Mets.
scott rickenbach
MLB
Phillies
Royals over
A's over
Arena
Blaze
Tony Onio
500?METS
200?PHILLY
BLACK WIDOW SPORTS
Philadelphia -109
(List Moyer and Williams)
Jamie Moyer has been a steady starter for the Phillies in 2007. He is 7-5 on the year with a 4.15 ERA. He has been even better over his last 3 starts with a 2-0 record and a 2.37 ERA. Woody Williams has been steady for the Astros too. He is a steady loser. Williams is 3-10 on the year with a 5.58 earned run average. The Astros are 1-4 in Williams' last 5 starts as an underdog. The Phillies are 11-4 in Moyer's last 15 starts as a favorite. Moyer has shined in Game 1’s all season. The Phillies are 7-0 in Moyer’s last 7 starts in Game 1 of a series. Philadelphia is 9-2 in their last 11 road games against a right-handed starter. Take Philadelphia.
INFO PLAYS
3* on San Diego -127
(Action)
David Wells has pitched better than expected all season long. Sergio Mitre started great, but has struggled lately with a 6.27 ERA over his last 3 outings for Florida. The Marlins are 2-9 in Mitre's last 11 starts following a team loss in their previous game. The Marlins are 0-6 in Mitre's last 6 starts during game 1 of a series. They are 5-14 in Mitre’s last 19 starts overall. The Padres are 4-1 in Wells' last 5 starts vs. National League East. The Padres are 35-17 in their last 52 games as a home favorite. San Diego is 34-16 in their last 50 games following a loss. They seem to bounce back nicely. Bet San Diego
mlb. arizona @ st.louis under 8 (500*)
mlb. philadelphia-115 (30*)
mlb. chisox-110 (20*)
mlb. oakland-135 (20*)
mlb. mets-120 (10*)
mlb. dodgers-120 (10*) Bonus Play
The Wunderdog
Game: Tampa Bay at Cleveland (7:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: Cleveland -196
The D-Rays look at Jacobs Field as a house of horrors and will be glad to get out of there. They have dropped eight straight there and overall have been swept 3 times in their last 5 visits, including a four-game sweep to close last season. The D-Rays are once again finding the win column on the road very difficult. They have dropped their last seven games overall and have lost five straight on the road. Fausto Carmona has struggled some lately, but the good news is that Tampa has shown no offense against RHP. They are plus units against LHP, but are 22-34 -9.59 units against RHP, and the last three outings against RHP have produced a grand total of three runs. Cleveland has bounced back off of a 3-7 slide to go 12-6, and has won four in a row. They will sweep tonight to make it 4-of-6 sweeps over the Rays.
Sebastian
20* Arizona
20* Philadelphia
10* Boston
7* Seattle
7* TB/CLEV under
7* LAD/ATL under
Paul Leiner
5* White Sox
Brandon Lang
15 Dime
NY Mets
5 Dime
Philadelphia
Texas
Michael Cannon
Money Train
15 Dime
Philadelphia
5 Dime
Milwaukee
Seattle
Chris Jordan
Philadelphia (-120) at HOUSTON
Play the Over in the Phillies/Astros game tonight, as we take a look at a traditional high in the National League.
Aside from the Over coming in four of the last five times these two have met, there are many aspects to look at with his clash.
The Over has cashed the ticket in 12 of Houston's last 14 home games, not to mention in five of the last six times it's been posted as a home underdog. Overall this team has seen the total soar in 14 of its last 19 overall, while it's been the high number in four straight home starts by Woody Williams.
With the Phillies, the Over is 13-5-1 the last 19 times they've been carrying suitcases, while it's come in five of the last seven times the Phils have stepped on the field. It's also punched the winning ticket in four of Philly's last five against the NL Central.
In the teams' first series this season, they posted run totals of 15, 13 and 15.
I'll look for this one to get there as well.
2? OVER
Michael Cannon
New York Mets (-120) at COLORADO
Take the Mets as the road chalk tonight over the Rockies.
Tom Glavine will get the start for the Mets and he's had great success against the Rockies in his career. The left-hander is 11-5 with a 2.88 ERA in 27 career games against Colorado.
The Rockies will counter with Jason Hirsh and the right-hander has struggled to an 0-1 record and a 9.20 ERA over his last three starts. On the year Hirsh is just 3-7 with a 5.21 ERA.
The thin air of Coors should help keep the Mets hot bats going tonight, particularly Carlos Beltran.
Take the Mets as the road chalk for the win tonight.
4? NEW YORK METS
Bobby Maxwell
N.Y. Mets at COLORADO (+120)
There's no place like home for the Rockies as they just wrapped up a 1-9 road trip with a loss in Houston. But in their last eight home games they are 7-1. So let's take the plus money and watch as the bats get going at Coors Field in this one and they beat the Mets.
Tom Glavine is pitching for New York and he is just 3-4 on the road with a 4.97 ERA. He's given up a combined 16 runs in his last two road starts as the Yankees and Tigers both destroyed him. Last time he pitched in Colorado, Glavine gave up five runs on eight hits in six innings of a 5-3 loss back in 2005.
Jason Hirsh (3-7, 5.21) is on the mound for the Rockies. He's started just once against the Mets and it was last season as a member of the Astros when he held the Mets to one earned run on five hits in six innings of a 4-2 loss.
The Rockies tend to pound right-handed pitching and hit .285 at home against them. They'll be so relieved to be at home, look for a big offensive game from them.
Play Colorado in what should be a slugfest tonight.
2? COLORADO
Sports Gambling Hotline
Baltimore at WHITE SOX (pick)
Tonight in a great pitcher's duel, we will look for the White Sox to continue their winning ways.
Chicago has quietly won 6 of their last 7 games, while Baltimore has dropped 5 of 8 as they head to the Windy City, and the Orioles are only 16-24 on the road this year.
Bedard is Mr. Strikeout, but the O's are only 9-8 when he starts, meanwhile if Mark Buehrle is going to be traded, then his stock should be through the roof, as the southpaw is 3-1 his last 4 starts - all of them quality starts.
With the Sox playing some of their best baseball of the summer, and the Orioles less than a solid winning propostion on the road, we will side with Buehrle in this pitcher's duel.
Play on the Pale Hose.
3? WHITE SOX
Karl Garrett
Philadelphia (-120) at HOUSTON
Tonight gonna go with the crafty-vet Jamie Moyer and the Phillies, as Moyer is 2-0 his last 3 starts, and the Phillies are 10-6 when the southpaw toes the rubber this year.
Can't find many positives about Woody Williams this year, as Williams is still struggling at 3-10 with an ERA that is still well over 5. The Phillies are responsible for 1 of those 13 losses, as they tagged the Wood-Man for 5 runs in 5 innings in an April meeting in Philly.
The Phillies took 2 of 3 in that series, and they did win all 3 games last season at Houston.
No issue laying a little road wood with Philadelphia tonight, as I can see them torching Woody Williams once again.
2? PHILADELPHIA
Dave Cokin
(921) BAL Orioles
(922) CHI White Sox
Take "(921) BAL Orioles"
Erik Bedard is pitching tremendous ball for Baltimore and the southpaw goes against a White Sox team that has been beyond pathetic against lefties. Mark Buehrle is no slouch to be sure but he's unlikely to get much support in this contest. The O's are the far better team against lefties and I'd give Bedard the edge over Buehrle on the pitching side. The Chisox have come alive and are off a very good week but I'm still going to have to tab the Orioles here.
Jim feist
(907) ARI D'backs
(908) STL Cardinals
Take "(907) ARI D'backs"
The Diamondbacks are in a dogfight with the Padres and Dodgers for top honor in the NL West. They get to go with their ace this game in Brandon Webb (8-5, 3.05 ERA). He has 100 Ks in 108 innings. The D-Backs are one of the few teams in baseball with a winning road record, while the Cardinals are one of the bad teams with a LOSING home record! Converted starter Braden Looper had a good start to the season, but all the innings are beginning to show with an 8.82 ERA the last three starts. Play the Diamondbacks!
MADDUX SPORTS
San Diego -130
Big Al McMordie
Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals (MLB)
Jul 2, 2007 7:05 PM EDT
Play: Total: 8.5 Over
Cubs lefthanded veteran Ted Lilly is having another typical Ted Lilly season. He has never been a low ERA pitcher and often gets himself into trouble, but he strikes guys out and occasionally will throw in a gem of a start about one in every five or six times he goes out there. Lilly is in the middle of a bit of a rough patch now, having allowed four or more earned runs in five of his last seven appearances. Lilly does, however, tend to get plenty of run support when he needs it. In fact the Cubs have scored four or more runs in eight of his last ten starts and five or more runs in five of his last eight. Nats righthanded starter Jason Simontacchi has certainly had his problems this season, and most have come in front of the home crowd. Although Simontacchi has 5 wins on the year, his record at home is only 2-4 and his ERA is a ghastly 7.76 at RFK Stadium. This is the first meeting of the year for these two at RFK and they certainly have not had trouble scoring runs there in the past as four of the last six contests in DC have gone a total of nine runs or more.
Take the 'over'. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
HONDO
July 2, 2007 -- Hondo followed up Saturday night's 12-inning, excruciating Dodger loss with another painful one yesterday, losing a one-runner with the Orioles to in crease the debt to 150 griches.
Tonight, Mr. Aitch will take a stab with the Rang ers against Gabbard, and try VB and the Bucs over the Brews. Ten units apiece
Marc Lawrence
San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers
Sunday, July 1st, 4:10 P.M. EST EST
Padres close their weekend set with the Dodgers in Los Angeles behind Justin Germano, who has been much better on the road (1.80 ERA) than at home (3.75 ERA) this season. With Germano in solid current form, look for San Diego to pick up the win here today.
Play on: San Diego
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LINES AND PICKS
Tampa Bay Devil Rays +180
GEORGE SMEADER
MLB Tampa Bay vs. Cleveland []
Take Tampa Bay Devil Rays
We will play on the moneyline at +185 The Tampa Bay Devil Rays stack up in our MLB system with a 5.9 rating. Our system is based on several years of experience, practice and fine tuning with solid year over year returns. Ratings are not multipliers on base unit betting. Our ratings system is on a 1-8 scale, but we will never release a play lower than a 5.9. Winning is our business and businss is good
JIMMY MOOSE
The Phillies avoided the 4-game sweep with a win vs. the Mets yesterday. Tonight the Phillies send 7-5 Moyer to the mound to continue the winning. Philadelphia is 13-6 in Moyer's last 19 starts. In their last 11 road games vs. a right handed starter the Phillies are 9-2. Philadelphia is 12-4 in their last 16 games vs. NL Central opponents. The Astros are 7-15 in their last 22 during game 1 of a series. Houston is 4-7 in their last 11 games. Woody Williams hasn't been what the Astros expected when the signed him. He's 3-10 on the year with a 5.58 ERA. In his last 5 starts vs. the Phillies his team's record is 1-4.
Good Luck. - Jimmy the Moose
SCOTTS PICKS
Kansas City (Meche) +115
Wise Owl Syndicate- Cubs
Straley Group- Padres
PRICELESS PICKS
MLB
Minnesota +170 (listing Bonser and Clemens)
The Yanks are 2-9 in their last 11 games averaging just 2.5 runs over that stretch. I can tell you right now that this kind of offensive performance is not going to be enough to help the Rocket notch a win. Clemens is just 2-8 against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. We'll go against the Rocket again and the struggling Yanks in this one.
Brandon Lang:
15 Dime:
Mets
5 Dime:
Phillies
Rangers
Bonus Play: Mariners
Ben Burns
Game: Florida Marlins at San Diego Padres
Jul 2 2007 10:05PM
Prediction: Florida Marlins
Reason: The Marlins come off a marathon extra-inning game, which included a 90-minute rain delay, vs. the Braves. Now they have to fly all the way to the West Coast to take on a San Diego squad which is a healthy 20-13 when coming off a loss. Wells comes off a strong start at San Francisco in which he held the Giants to one run through six innings. He also pitched well vs. Baltimore in his previous outing (2 earned runs through 6 1/3 innings) which gave him a stellar 2.93 ERA at Petco Park this season. Mitre, on the other hand, got roughed up by the Pirates in his last start. He now has a 6.27 ERA and 1.768 WHIP his last three starts. Wells outpitched Mitre at Florida back in May. Look for him to do so again this evening as the Marlins fall to 16-22 when coming off a victory.
Lou Diamondz
100 units Mets
Rocco Spacamuro
500* Brewers
jeff alexander
Oakland -128 (action)
Toronto is 0-9 against the money line in road games vs. an AL team with a team batting average of .260 or worse this season. The Jays are just 11-29 against the money line in road games after 6 or more consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons. Oakland is 32-12 against the money line after 4 straight games where they committed no errors over the last 3 seasons. Toronto is a very poor road team and we'll play against its recent struggles here tonight.
LT Profits
Texas Rangers (150)
Mon Jul 2 '07 7:05p
Rangers & McCarthy +150 to stun Red Sox
The Texas Rangers have taken two of the first three games of this series with the Boston Red Sox, and we feel that the Rangers are poised for another upset given this pitching matchup.
Brandon McCarthy is currently in fine form for Texas, as he has allowed three runs or less in five of his last six starts. He has a 3.26 ERA with a nice 1.22 WHIP during this stretch. Also, McCarthy tossed a beauty in his only career outing here in Fenway Park, pitching seven scoreless innings while allowing just three hits as a member of the Chicago White Sox.
Now Kason Gabbard is taking the spot of the injured Curt Schilling in the Red Sox rotation, and he certainly floundered in his first go-around. Gabbard lasted just 3.1 innings in his start in Seattle, needing 82 pitches primarily due to the six walks to go along with the six hits that he allowed. This was not the first time that he struggled with his control, so we do not think pitching at home will make much of a difference tonight.
Now granted the Red Sox have the lowest bullpen ERA in the American League at 2.91, but the Texas bullpen checks in tied for third with Seattle at 3.50, so we like the chances of the underdog Rangers holding any lead they can build vs. Gabbard.
Rangers +150
New York Mets @ Colorado Rockies u10.0 (-105)
Mon Jul 2 '07 9:05p
Mets & Rockies Under 10 (-105)
It seems that the infamous humidor is doing its job this season, as Colorado Rockies home games are averaging a relatively normal 10.03 combined runs per game.
Tom Glavine of the New York Mets has straightened himself out, as the veteran has allowed just one run and seven hits in 14 innings over his last two starts. He has also done well in Colorado in the past, even when the balls were flying out of here. Glavine has eight Quality Starts in his last 10 car
Steve Janus
MLB : D backs - 130
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LOCKSMITH SPORTS
MLB
Seattle -114 (listing Hernandez)
The Mariners are the hottest team in baseball having won 8 in a row and 10 of their last 11 games. Seattle is 5-1 against KC this season, 3-0 against the Royals in KC this season, and 17-6 in all games against the Royals over the last 3 years. I guess you could say the Mariners own the Royals. There's even more incentive for the Mariners tonight as they look to keep rolling in the midst of their manager stepping down and against a former teammate in Meche. The M's persevere and punish the Royals in this spot
GAMEDAY SPORTS
Seattle @ Kansas CitY
Pick: UNDER 8.5
Time: 8:10 PM EST
JOE PHILLIPS
MLB Baltimore vs. Chicago (A) []
Take Baltimore Orioles
Red hot Erik Bedard for Baltimore is 4-1 on the road and has a 1.80 era over his last 3 starts, while Orioles are hitting .376 vs lefty's last 10 games. Add another injury to the already depleted White Sox lineup as left fielder Scott Podsednik is out tonight. Balt is 11-4 in Bedards last 15 starts vs teams with lossing records. Take the Balt Orioles a free winner from JOE and do'nt forget to chech back everyday for winning MLB selections, and upcoming news from the NFL camps. GOOD LUCK.
DENNIS MACKLIN
MLB Florida vs. San Diego []
Take San Diego Padres
Neither pitching is exactly lighting it up here. Florida's Sergio Miitre is 0-1 with 6.17 ERA in his L3 while David Wells is 0-2 with 4.07 badge in his L3. The Fish are 2-6 L8 while the Friars have won four of five agiants better and are home where native Wells is "tons" better with 2.98 ERA in five starts as opposed to 4.48 ERA (7.00+ on the road) overall . Wells beat Mitre in South Beach 7-6 back on May 5th, neither pitcher lasting six. The bullpen gave it up for Fish that day but again Wells home/road form dichotomy and 2.82 LT ERA against Fish will get the rotund one through. Take San Diego
JOHN ANTHONY
MLB Milwaukee vs. Pittsburgh []
Take Over
Jeff Suppan has 4.87 ERA on the year but is 1-0 with 9.68 ERA in L3 giving up a whopping 17 earned on 26 hits in 15+ innings to Twins, Royals, and Astros. Not good. Pitt's Van Benschoten has made three starts with 4.29 ERA but has dodeged bullets allowing 22 baserunner (10 walks) in just 14 innings which won't cut it against Brew Crew outfit hitting .270 and avgg 6.4 rpg in L7. Play the over
JEFF ALLEN
MLB Minnesota vs. New York (A) []
Take Over
Two struggling starters here. The Twins Boof Bonser has been getting hit hard of late, 0-2 with 6.87 ERA. In his only LT start against the Yanks, Bonser was touched for six runs on seven hits and lasting just four and a third. The Rocket is 0-3 with 5.40 ERA in his L3. Clemens has LT 1.64 ERA versus Twinkies in 16 career starts but he's faced Minn just once since 2003 ..... play the over.
DAVE PRICE
MLB Minnesota vs. New York (A) []
Take Minnesota Twins
1 Unit on Minnesota +170 (listing Bonser and Clemens) The Yanks are 2-9 in their last 11 games averaging just 2.5 runs over that stretch. I can tell you right now that this kind of offensive performance is not going to be enough to help the Rocket notch a win. Clemens is just 2-8 against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. We'll go against the Rocket again and the struggling Yanks in this one.
JIMMY BOYD
MLB Seattle vs. Kansas City []
Take Seattle Mariners
1 Unit on Seattle -114 (listing Hernandez) The Mariners are the hottest team in baseball having won 8 in a row and 10 of their last 11 games. Seattle is 5-1 against KC this season, 3-0 against the Royals in KC this season, and 17-6 in all games against the Royals over the last 3 years. I guess you could say the Mariners own the Royals. There's even more incentive for the Mariners tonight as they look to keep rolling in the midst of their manager stepping down and against a former teammate in Meche. The M's persevere and punish the Royals in this spot.
LARRY NESS
Monday Night Massacre
Game: New York Mets at Colorado Rockies Jul 2 2007 9:05PM
Prediction: New York Mets
Reason: New York's troubles seem behind them. The team opened June 4-14 but has won eight of its last 10. The Mets had to send rookie Mike Pelfrey to the mound Sunday and he fell to 0-6 with a 5-3 loss to Philadelphia as the first-place Mets couldn't close out a four-game sweep of their NL East rivals. Met starters were 6-0 with a 1.82 ERA in nine games prior to Sunday's loss, with tonight's starter Tom Glavine winning twice. Glavine has won two straight outings after going 0-4 in his previous five, allowing one run and seven hits in his past 14 innings. The Mets were 24-8 (plus-$1,449) in Glavine's starts LY and are 10-7 this year. He is 11-5 with a 2.88 ERA in 27 starts against the Rockies but he hasn't faced them in two years. It's not bad news for Glavine and the Mets that the Rockies are just 7-14 (minus-$765) vs left-handed starts in 2007, averaging a measly 3.7 RPG. It's also not bad news for the Mets that Colorado limps into this game losers of NINE of its last 10, allowing 77 runs (8.6/game) in the nine losses. The Rockies will counter with Jason Hirsh (3-7, 5.21 ERA), who is 0-1 with a 9.20 ERA in his last three starts, allowing seven home runs in that span (team has lost seven of his last 10 starts). Even if Hirsh can keep this game close, the Rockies' bullpen is in a bit of disarray right now. Brian Fuentes, demoted from the closer's role on Saturday, gave up two runs and two hits in one inning of yesterday's 12-0 loss to Houston. Fuentes has allowed 10 earned runs in his last five appearances. More good news comes New York's way in that the team is 13-4 (plus-$1,025) vs right-handed starters on the road in night games. Monday Massacre on the New York Mets.
scott rickenbach
MLB
Phillies
Royals over
A's over
Arena
Blaze
Tony Onio
500?METS
200?PHILLY
BLACK WIDOW SPORTS
Philadelphia -109
(List Moyer and Williams)
Jamie Moyer has been a steady starter for the Phillies in 2007. He is 7-5 on the year with a 4.15 ERA. He has been even better over his last 3 starts with a 2-0 record and a 2.37 ERA. Woody Williams has been steady for the Astros too. He is a steady loser. Williams is 3-10 on the year with a 5.58 earned run average. The Astros are 1-4 in Williams' last 5 starts as an underdog. The Phillies are 11-4 in Moyer's last 15 starts as a favorite. Moyer has shined in Game 1’s all season. The Phillies are 7-0 in Moyer’s last 7 starts in Game 1 of a series. Philadelphia is 9-2 in their last 11 road games against a right-handed starter. Take Philadelphia.
INFO PLAYS
3* on San Diego -127
(Action)
David Wells has pitched better than expected all season long. Sergio Mitre started great, but has struggled lately with a 6.27 ERA over his last 3 outings for Florida. The Marlins are 2-9 in Mitre's last 11 starts following a team loss in their previous game. The Marlins are 0-6 in Mitre's last 6 starts during game 1 of a series. They are 5-14 in Mitre’s last 19 starts overall. The Padres are 4-1 in Wells' last 5 starts vs. National League East. The Padres are 35-17 in their last 52 games as a home favorite. San Diego is 34-16 in their last 50 games following a loss. They seem to bounce back nicely. Bet San Diego
