Dave Busk
4 Unit Pick #923 Take Oakland (+130) over Texas (April 28, 8:05)
Kevin Millwood and the Texas Ranger's return home after 4-3 road trip and a win last night in Baltimore. Millwood has been good early on going seven innings or more in all four start's. In 30 inning's he has give up 7 runs, just 6 walks and 17 strike out's, four of the seven runs was giving up in his last start at Toronto. Millwood faces a lineup that has had success against him vs Oakland highlighted by Orlando Cabrera who is batting .305 lifetime vs Millwood. Millwood will oppose rookie Brett Anderson who grew up close to Arlington in Lubbock and should have plenty of family and friends on hand tonight. Anderson struggled in his last start at New York only lasting 5 innings and giving up 5 runs. This kid is sharp and will struggle at times this year, but he does have talent. The Texas lineup has been missing Josh Hamilton with bruised ribs and Ian Kinsler sat last night with fatigue. I like Oakland tonight with this value.
3 Unit Pick #916 Take San Francisco (+150) over L.A. Dodgers (April 28, 10:15)
Dodgers ace Chad Billingsley takes the mound in game two tonight of this series of to a great start to this season pitching 26 1/3 innings giving up just 14 hits while striking out 26 . Fifteen day's ago against this same Giant's lineup he went 7 inning's gave up one run on five hit's and struck out 11, he is 3-0 with a 2.88 era vs San Fran in his career. In that game he faced Randy Johnson and was a hefty (-180) favorite, now on the road their is a twenty cent adjustment to face Jonathan Sanchez after having his last start skipped due to rain. Sanchez is a hard throwing left hander who is someone who is not consisted yet, but if you pick the right spot's for this kid you could turn a nice profit, I would look to play him at home and I think tonight is a ideal spot, I think Billingsley is due for a bad one and I like how this Giant's is starting to play winner's of six of their last seven.
2 Unit Pick #917 Take New York Yankees (+100) over Detroit (April 28, 7:05)
The Yankees have called up Phil Hughes making the start for Chien-Ming Wang, Hughes after a good spring went to the minors and continued to pitch well with a 1.86 era allowing four runs on 17 hit's with 19 strike out's in 19 2/3 innings in three start's. He will face a guy New York has handled in the past in Edwin Jackson who has posted a 5.80 era in nine career start's and a 6.85 era his last three vs them. I think the Yank's will get a much needed good start out of Hughes and be able to handle Jackson.