Gold Key
(Paid Play)
Cleveland Cavaliers +6
Winning Points
Detroit* over Cleveland by 12
So many of Cleveland's shot attempts were so, so lame
in Game 1 and it's hard to see them finding a way around
Detroit's sound defense. With Lebron James reduced to
a jump-shooting, point forward confused about whether to
trust his teammates or not, the only way Cleveland scores
enough points to matter is if a red-carpet Dwayne Wade act
is sanctioned by the league and fouls are called against the
other side's good defense whenever Lebron feels like driving
the lane, something which was so distasteful last year that
nobody really wants to see it again. DETROIT, 89-77.
2-Minute Warning
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
Rob House
3,000,000* Eastern Conf. Finals Triple Your Wager Game of the Year:
Detroit Pistons
500,000♦ Chicago Cubs W/ Marquis
Danny Sheridan trends
Early betting has the betting public taking the Pistons at home laying the points
The Cavaliers are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 vs. the Central. The Cavaliers are 17-4 ATS in their last 21 games as a road underdog. The Cavaliers are 17-5-1 ATS in their last 23 games following a loss. The Cavaliers are 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Detroit. The Underdog is 10-1 ATS in the last 11 meetings between the two teams and the road team is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Pistons are 21-10-3 ATS in their last 34 games overall. The Pistons are 10-21-3 ATS in their last 34 games as a home favorite. The Pistons are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 Conference Finals games.
The Under is 5-0 in the Cavaliers last 5 games as a road underdog. The Under is 5-0 in the Cavaliers last 5 overall. The Under is 9-0 in the Cavaliers last 9 playoff games as an underdog. The Over is 5-1 in the Cavaliers last 6 games playing on 2 days of rest. The Under is 44-16 in the Cavaliers last 60 vs. the Central.
Brandon Lang
10 DIME
Braves
Padres
Royals
5 DIME
Orioles
Cavs/Pistons UNDER
Cavs
Kelso
5 units Pistons
3 units Pistons/Cavs Over 174.5
Larry Ness
15* Getaway Day Game of the Week
Detroit Tigers
15* NL Game of the Week
Florida Marlins
Stu Feiner
1000 DIME MLB Best Bet
SAN DIEGO PADRES
1000 DIME MLB Best Bet
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
500 DIME NBA Playoff No Brainer
UNDER Cavaliers-Pistons
200 DIME MLB No Brainer
NEW YORK METS
Big Al McMordie
Cubs at Padres
Prediction: Padres
Do the Padres have such a great bullpen because PETCO Park is such a great pitchers' park, or is PETCO such a great pitchers' park because San Diego has a great bullpen? My guess is that it's a little bit of both. The Padres bullpen in 2007 looks pretty much like the best in baseball over the last 10 years or so. On the season, they have pitched 137 innings and have an ERA of 1.77 and a WHIP of 0.96. Those are simply unbelievable numbers when you consider it's not from one or two great arms, but a combination of stats from nine different pitchers, the worst of whom is closer Trevor Hoffman, who has an ERA of 3.12. With that many quality relievers, all San Diego has to do is get its starter to go six decent innings and for the offense to score a few runs, and the game is probably over. They've obviously begun to employ this strategy as the Pads are 8-3 in their last 11 and have improved their overall record to 26-20 on the season. Right-hander Chris Young is the second best starter in the rotation right now (behind Jake Peavy who is having a Cy Young-type year), and assuming his team can score some runs, he and that deadly bullpen should be on cruise control in this one. Take the Padres.
Dave Cokin
Astros at Diamondbacks
Prediction: Diamondbacks
Wandy Rodriguez (2-3, 3.99 ERA) is starting to look like a solid middle-of-the-rotation starter for Houston. The Astros southpaw is registering big strikeout numbers and he's been razor sharp in back-to-back starts. But Rodriguez has been blistered away from home so far, and he's going to have to prove he can get it done on the road. The Astros have not been hitting much lately and 'Zona right-handed prospect Micah Owings (2-1, 4.96 ERA) has been pretty good at home. I see the price here as being relatively cheap and will side with the Diamondbacks to open this four-game series with a win.
The Wunderdog
Game: L A Angels at Detroit (1:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: Detroit -146
Ervin Santana has had lots of difficulty on the road this season where he is 0-4 with a 7.86 ERA, and the Angels’ team has struggled as well just 11-13. He has been plagued by HR's giving up 9 in just 26 innings. His only appearance at Comerica was not one he would like to remember as he only survived four innings. Jeremy Bonderman was pitching great until a blister occurred on his pitching hand, didn't heal properly and resulted in a stint on the DL. He should be energized and ready to go. Both these lineups have been hot, but the edge is to Detroit at home vs. Santana who has done poorly both on the road and against Detroit
Hondo
10 units: Baltimore Orioles
Vegas Experts
New York Mets at Atlanta Braves
Teams went well under the total last night, tallying just three runs. Look for one or both offenses to get going tonight and put this one over the lowered total of 8 (last night's total was 9.5). The NY METS are 33-19 OVER vs. a mediocre bullpen whose WHIP is 1.450 to 1.550 over the last 2 seasons and 27-15 OVER in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game over the last 2 seasons. ATLANTA is 48-30 OVER vs. NL teams scoring 4.8 or more runs/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.
Pick: Over
Big Al McMordie
Chicago (N) Cubs vs San Diego Padres
At 10:05pm our complimentary selection is on the San Diego Padres over the Chicago Cubs. Do the Padres have such a great bullpen because Petco Park is such a great pitchers' park, or is Petco such a great pitchers' park because San Diego has a great bullpen? My guess is that it's a little bit of both. The Padres bullpen in 2007 looks pretty much like the best in baseball the last 10 years or so. On the season, they have pitched 137 innings and have an ERA of 1.77 and a WHIP of 0.96. Those are quite simply unbelievable numbers when you consider it is not from one or two great arms, but a combination of stats from nine different pitchers, the worst of whom is closer Trevor Hoffman who has an ERA of 3.12. With that many quality relievers, all San Diego has to do is get its starter to go six decent innings and for the offense to score a few runs, and the game is probably over. They've obviously begun to employ this strategy as the Pads are 8-3 in their last 11 and have improved their overall record to 26-20 on the season. Righthander Chris Young is the second best starter in the rotation right now (behind Jake Peavy who is having a Cy Young-type year) and assuming his team can score some runs, he and that deadly bullpen should be on cruise control in this one. Take the Padres. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
Marc Lawrence
Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
Kansas City over Cleveland w/Sowers Royals close out their series with the Tribe knowing Cleveland's Jeremy Sowers is in rotten KW form and has dropped six of his eight teams starts this season. See now reason why he should be favored here tonight. Stay at home with Kansas City.
Scott Spreitzer
MLB TKO
Atlanta Braves
Scotty Spreitzer
Eastern Conf. GOY
Pistons
Ben Burns
Getaway Day Game of the Week
Tampa Bay D'Rays
Bluechip Over/Under Winner
Over Detroit/Cavs
(Paid Play)
Cleveland Cavaliers +6
Winning Points
Detroit* over Cleveland by 12
So many of Cleveland's shot attempts were so, so lame
in Game 1 and it's hard to see them finding a way around
Detroit's sound defense. With Lebron James reduced to
a jump-shooting, point forward confused about whether to
trust his teammates or not, the only way Cleveland scores
enough points to matter is if a red-carpet Dwayne Wade act
is sanctioned by the league and fouls are called against the
other side's good defense whenever Lebron feels like driving
the lane, something which was so distasteful last year that
nobody really wants to see it again. DETROIT, 89-77.
2-Minute Warning
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
Rob House
3,000,000* Eastern Conf. Finals Triple Your Wager Game of the Year:
Detroit Pistons
500,000♦ Chicago Cubs W/ Marquis
Danny Sheridan trends
Early betting has the betting public taking the Pistons at home laying the points
The Cavaliers are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 vs. the Central. The Cavaliers are 17-4 ATS in their last 21 games as a road underdog. The Cavaliers are 17-5-1 ATS in their last 23 games following a loss. The Cavaliers are 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Detroit. The Underdog is 10-1 ATS in the last 11 meetings between the two teams and the road team is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Pistons are 21-10-3 ATS in their last 34 games overall. The Pistons are 10-21-3 ATS in their last 34 games as a home favorite. The Pistons are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 Conference Finals games.
The Under is 5-0 in the Cavaliers last 5 games as a road underdog. The Under is 5-0 in the Cavaliers last 5 overall. The Under is 9-0 in the Cavaliers last 9 playoff games as an underdog. The Over is 5-1 in the Cavaliers last 6 games playing on 2 days of rest. The Under is 44-16 in the Cavaliers last 60 vs. the Central.
Brandon Lang
10 DIME
Braves
Padres
Royals
5 DIME
Orioles
Cavs/Pistons UNDER
Cavs
Kelso
5 units Pistons
3 units Pistons/Cavs Over 174.5
Larry Ness
15* Getaway Day Game of the Week
Detroit Tigers
15* NL Game of the Week
Florida Marlins
Stu Feiner
1000 DIME MLB Best Bet
SAN DIEGO PADRES
1000 DIME MLB Best Bet
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
500 DIME NBA Playoff No Brainer
UNDER Cavaliers-Pistons
200 DIME MLB No Brainer
NEW YORK METS
Big Al McMordie
Cubs at Padres
Prediction: Padres
Do the Padres have such a great bullpen because PETCO Park is such a great pitchers' park, or is PETCO such a great pitchers' park because San Diego has a great bullpen? My guess is that it's a little bit of both. The Padres bullpen in 2007 looks pretty much like the best in baseball over the last 10 years or so. On the season, they have pitched 137 innings and have an ERA of 1.77 and a WHIP of 0.96. Those are simply unbelievable numbers when you consider it's not from one or two great arms, but a combination of stats from nine different pitchers, the worst of whom is closer Trevor Hoffman, who has an ERA of 3.12. With that many quality relievers, all San Diego has to do is get its starter to go six decent innings and for the offense to score a few runs, and the game is probably over. They've obviously begun to employ this strategy as the Pads are 8-3 in their last 11 and have improved their overall record to 26-20 on the season. Right-hander Chris Young is the second best starter in the rotation right now (behind Jake Peavy who is having a Cy Young-type year), and assuming his team can score some runs, he and that deadly bullpen should be on cruise control in this one. Take the Padres.
Dave Cokin
Astros at Diamondbacks
Prediction: Diamondbacks
Wandy Rodriguez (2-3, 3.99 ERA) is starting to look like a solid middle-of-the-rotation starter for Houston. The Astros southpaw is registering big strikeout numbers and he's been razor sharp in back-to-back starts. But Rodriguez has been blistered away from home so far, and he's going to have to prove he can get it done on the road. The Astros have not been hitting much lately and 'Zona right-handed prospect Micah Owings (2-1, 4.96 ERA) has been pretty good at home. I see the price here as being relatively cheap and will side with the Diamondbacks to open this four-game series with a win.
The Wunderdog
Game: L A Angels at Detroit (1:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: Detroit -146
Ervin Santana has had lots of difficulty on the road this season where he is 0-4 with a 7.86 ERA, and the Angels’ team has struggled as well just 11-13. He has been plagued by HR's giving up 9 in just 26 innings. His only appearance at Comerica was not one he would like to remember as he only survived four innings. Jeremy Bonderman was pitching great until a blister occurred on his pitching hand, didn't heal properly and resulted in a stint on the DL. He should be energized and ready to go. Both these lineups have been hot, but the edge is to Detroit at home vs. Santana who has done poorly both on the road and against Detroit
Hondo
10 units: Baltimore Orioles
Vegas Experts
New York Mets at Atlanta Braves
Teams went well under the total last night, tallying just three runs. Look for one or both offenses to get going tonight and put this one over the lowered total of 8 (last night's total was 9.5). The NY METS are 33-19 OVER vs. a mediocre bullpen whose WHIP is 1.450 to 1.550 over the last 2 seasons and 27-15 OVER in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game over the last 2 seasons. ATLANTA is 48-30 OVER vs. NL teams scoring 4.8 or more runs/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.
Pick: Over
Big Al McMordie
Chicago (N) Cubs vs San Diego Padres
At 10:05pm our complimentary selection is on the San Diego Padres over the Chicago Cubs. Do the Padres have such a great bullpen because Petco Park is such a great pitchers' park, or is Petco such a great pitchers' park because San Diego has a great bullpen? My guess is that it's a little bit of both. The Padres bullpen in 2007 looks pretty much like the best in baseball the last 10 years or so. On the season, they have pitched 137 innings and have an ERA of 1.77 and a WHIP of 0.96. Those are quite simply unbelievable numbers when you consider it is not from one or two great arms, but a combination of stats from nine different pitchers, the worst of whom is closer Trevor Hoffman who has an ERA of 3.12. With that many quality relievers, all San Diego has to do is get its starter to go six decent innings and for the offense to score a few runs, and the game is probably over. They've obviously begun to employ this strategy as the Pads are 8-3 in their last 11 and have improved their overall record to 26-20 on the season. Righthander Chris Young is the second best starter in the rotation right now (behind Jake Peavy who is having a Cy Young-type year) and assuming his team can score some runs, he and that deadly bullpen should be on cruise control in this one. Take the Padres. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
Marc Lawrence
Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
Kansas City over Cleveland w/Sowers Royals close out their series with the Tribe knowing Cleveland's Jeremy Sowers is in rotten KW form and has dropped six of his eight teams starts this season. See now reason why he should be favored here tonight. Stay at home with Kansas City.
Scott Spreitzer
MLB TKO
Atlanta Braves
Scotty Spreitzer
Eastern Conf. GOY
Pistons
Ben Burns
Getaway Day Game of the Week
Tampa Bay D'Rays
Bluechip Over/Under Winner
Over Detroit/Cavs