will-thug
member since 4/5/2007
Survivor Pick Record: 17-20-0
Wed = WNBA Indiana
WNBA record = 8-2
tthavorn
member since 12/16/2005
Survivor Pick Record: 124-116-9
Wed = WNBA Pho/Was Under
WNBA record = 3-1
FYI the top WNBA capper on Wagerline selected Seattle over Indiana
This is Dave Cokin.
My free pick of the day is the game between (975) OAK Athletics and (976) HOU Astros. Take "(975) OAK Athletics". Here's a great opportunity to cash one of Dave's really big plays at no cost whatsoever. Both Joe Blanton and Chris Sampson come into this contest sharp. Blanton has not been as effective on the road as at home, but I still like his chances here. A big part of the reason is the Astros continued issues in the ninth inning. Brad Lidge, after about a month of sensational work in the setup role, returned to closing Tuesday night and promptly blew another save. The A's are the better team, they're getting a price and if it's tight late they get a huge mental edge. That's enough to go with Oakland in this spot."
This is Jim Feist.
My free pick of the day is the game between (951) NY Mets and (952) LA Dodgers. Take "Under". Two strong pitching staffs meet in a great pitcher's park, Dodger Stadium. The Mets have troubles on offense with injuries to their outfielders. NY is 16-10 under the total on the road. Starters Jorge Sosa (2.64 ERA) is pitching great, while LA starter Brad Penny (2.26 ERA) has been even better. In his last 3 starts, Sosa has been lights out with a 1.33 ERA. Look for a pitcher's duel in Dodger stadium on this night. Play the Mets/Dodgers under the total!
Michael Cannon Wins 40 Dimer on the Spurs
Michael Cannon Money Train
Wednesday's Plays..
15 Dime –
PIRATES -1 ½ RUN LINE (With Tejada and Snell as listed pitchers)
Take the Pirates on the run line tonight at home over the Rangers.
I never thought I would ever offer this as a selection to my clients, but the Buccos are going to make me look like a genius when it’s all over.
Ian Snell will get the start tonight for the Bucs and he is the horse of this rotation. Every game it seems like he pitches seven innings with just two or three runs allowed. He can dial it up to 95-96 mph and as a result posts good strikeout numbers, which allows him to pitch out of jams and avoid the big inning.
The right-hander is 5-4 on the year with a 2.91 ERA, including 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA over his last three starts.
The Pirates offense should be able to plate more than enough runs for Snell tonight against Robinson Tejada. The Texas right-hander is 5-6 with a 6.47 ERA on the year. He’s been lit up over his last three starts, going 1-2 with a 10.57 ERA.
The Rangers have the worst record in baseball and are a team in turmoil right now. There is no chemistry whatsoever in the clubhouse and rookie manager Ron Washington is in danger of having his team give up on the season.
This pitching matchup heavily favors the Pirates and as a result I feel like this is the spot for them to post a blowout win.
Take the Pirates on the run line behind Snell as he shuts down the Rangers lineup.
5 Dime –
CARDINALS (With Wainwright and Perez as listed pitchers)
Take St. Louis tonight over Kansas City.
Adam Wainwright seems like he’s finally getting adjusted to his role as a starter. The right-hander has posted a 3.15 ERA over his last three starts, striking out 15 and walking only five in 20 innings, but has gone 0-2 over that span due to a lack of run support.
That shouldn’t be a problem tonight against Odalis Perez, who is 3-6 on the year with a 5.68 ERA. The left-hander has given up 13 earned runs over his last 16 innings. He has also struggled against the Cardinals in his career, going 2-3 with an 8.57 ERA in six games.
Take the Cardinals tonight at this near even price for the win over the Royals.
BRAVES (With James and Silva as listed pitchers)
Take the Braves for the road win over the Twins.
I like what I’ve seen this year out of Atlanta starter Chuck James. He might only be 5-5 on the year, but he consistently keeps the Braves in the game. The left-hander has a solid 3.66 ERA on the year in 13 games, including a 2.37 ERA in his last three starts.
Minnesota will go with Carlos Silva, who is just 3-7 on the year in 12 games. He is 1-6 in his past seven starts and has allowed five or more earned runs in three of his last five starts.
Take the Braves as they grab the road win.
Bonus Play: METS
Matt F@rgo (Bonus Play)
PICK: Seattle Mariners
REASON FOR PICK: What gives? The linesmakers refuse to give the Mariners the credit they deserve as they once again are big underdogs despite playing some of the best baseball in the league. The Mariners have won five straight games and are 16-5 over their last 21 games as the offense has been the big factor. Seattle has scored five runs or more in 19 of those 21 games and has surpassed seven runs 10 times. The Cubs continue to struggle at home as they are just 12-18 at Wrigley Field on the year.
Miguel Batista has been average of late but it doesn’t matter with the offense that is behind him. Seattle has won his last four starts with only two of those being quality efforts as it averaged seven rpg in those games. Batista is 4-1 on the road with the Mariners winning five of his six road outings. Overall, five of his last eight starts have been quality performances so he has been pitching good enough to not have to solely rely on the offense behind him.
Sean Marshall has been a pleasant surprise since entering the rotation with four quality starts in four tries. However, things could change here against the potent Mariners offense. This will be the second straight game Seattle has seen a left-handed starter which is always an advantage for the offense even though it doesn’t even need an edge. The Mariners are hitting .315 on the road against left-handed pitching and they are now 13-3 against southpaw starters on the year.
With the Mariners being an underdog yet again, they fall into a solid situation identical to the one from last night. Play on all underdogs with a money line of +100 to +150 that are hitting .300 or better over their last 15 games against an opponent with a starting pitcher who has allowed two or fewer earned runs in his last two outings. This situation is 43-21 against the moneyline (67.2 percent) over the last five seasons. The Mariners keep things rolling along on Wednesday. Play Seattle Mariners 1 Unit
moneymaker66
member since 2/11/2007
Survivor Pick Record: 41-23-1
Wed = Phillies
Rocco Spacamuro
20* Philies -120
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Big Al's Interleague Blowout Winner.
Al McMordie won his Baseball play yesterday on the 'under' in the Angels/Reds game, but lost in the NBA with Cleveland. Today, Big Al has just one selection on the diamond, and it has B-L-O-W-O-U-T written all over it. The oddsmakers have deemed this game a Pk, but THE LINE IS OFF! Pick up this EASY BLOWOUT WINNER right now.
Cards
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Larry Ness' 15* IL Blowout GOW (now 57-12 TY!)
Larry's "assault on MLB's moneyline" has grown into an ANNIHILATION! He eked out an extra-inning win on Seattle last night as his 15* IL Underdog GOW upping his record with 15* GOW plays since Opening Day to 57-12! Can it get any better? Maybe not but can you afford NOT to be 'on' Larry's 15* IL Blowout GOW?
Angels
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Larry Ness' Weekly Wipeout Winner-Total (11-1 TY!)
Larry's opened the week in MLB 3-0 and is 29-9 the L/16 days plus 100-45 since Opening Day. He easily won his play last night on SD/TB over (11-4) and is now 11-1 or 92% with his MLB totals in '07! His Weekly Wipeout Winner is another totals play that will soar over! "The winning continues." Want in?
Detroit OVER
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Larry Ness' Oddsmaker's Error (29-9 L/16 days!)
"It just can't get much better!" Larry's gone 29-9 over the L/16 days with all his MLB releases and since Opening Day is a simply superb, 100-45! Tonight, his expert analysis details just why he believes "the linemakers have the wrong team favored!" It's Larry's Oddsmaker's Error and it's a play you "DON'T want to miss!
Seattle
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Trev Rogers
(23-6 Last 20 Days)
1. White Sox +108
2. Indians -120
Rocky's Winners Circle
Boston over 5 (5 innings)
Devilrays Under 8.5
LAD under 8
Giants Under 8.5
Proffit Plays
Triple = 112-107
MLB
San Diego
LAA
Boston
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Professional Plays
YTD = 36-20
MLB
2 units on San Francisco -146
2 units on Florida +112
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Panhandle Sports Insider
YTD = 59-25
MLB
Philadelphia -113
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THE MOOSE'S GUARANTEED MLB WINNING TOTAL
The Moose looks to right the ship tonight with his GIVE ME MY MONEY MLB WINNING TOTAL! The Moose gets back on the winning side with this CAN'T MISS OVER THE TOTAL WINNER! As always Jimmy makes you a winner, or you don't pay!
Over Rangers/Pirates
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Brandon Lang
WEDNESDAY
15 DIME
Padres -1 1/2 runs - Specify Pitchers - Peavy vs Jackson
5 DIME
Orioles -1 1/2 runs - Specify Pitchers - Chico vs Trachsel
Indians - Specify Pitchers - Lee vs Kim
Free Pick - Dodgers
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Maverick
MLB Tor +1 1/2 (that's at -175 right now),
Clev,
Ariz +1 1/2 these aren't bad prices.
Last week Mav had it's first losing week at 6-10 mlb,
2-0 nba.
Since Mon.
tot. tank, 0-2 mlb,
0-1 nba. GL
Bobby Maxwell
Wednesday's 2 winners
500-Unit IL Smart Play - BREWERS (play only with Capuano as listed pitcher for Milwaukee)
We're catching plus-money today with the Brewers Chris Capuano on the hill so we're backing the Brewers in this one big.
Capuano (5-5, 4.35 ERA) is a strong lefty that should be able to handle the Tigers' offensive weapons. Last time out in Texas Capuano got hit hard for six runs on eight hits over four innings, but his two starts prior to that he allowed just four combined runs on 10 hits in 14 innings.
This guy has been the victim of no support as the Brewers have scored more than two runs just once in his last six starts. He faced the Tigers last June and held them to three runs on seven hits through seven innings of a 4-3 victory.
Mike Maroth (4-2, 5.29 ERA) is on the hill for Detroit and he's 0-2 on the home turf with a 5.60 ERA. In his last two starts at home he's allowed 11 runs on 13 hits over 15 inings in losses to the Angels and Indians. He's given up five runs or more in four of his last six starts and even in his last outing he gave up three runs on eight hits and lasted just five innings in Texas.
Detroit has lost three of his last for starts. Now we all know the Tigers' Justin Verlander go the no-hitter Tuesday against the Brewers but don't think tonight will be similar. Maroth is too inconsistent and Capuano is a much better pitcher. Play Milwaukee on the road and with the plus-money in this one they are a very live underdog.
100-Unit IL Road Warrior - A'S (play only with Blanton as listed pitcher for Oakland)
The A's are 8-2 in their last 10 games overall and have been a strong team on Wednesdays, going 16-7 in their last 23.
They made a comeback off the Astros to tie the game at 4-4 in the ninth inning Tuesday before falling 5-4 in 11 innings. But look for Oakland to get some revenge tonight against the lowly Astros who have gone just 6-16 in their last 22 games overall.
On the mound for the A's is Joe Blanton (5-4, 3.60 ERA) against the Astros' Chris Sampson (6-5, 3.36). Blanton has been rock solid in his last two outings, giving up just one run on seven hits in 16 1/3 innings in a 1-0 win over the Twins and then a 1-0 loss to the Red Sox.
Sampson has been solid for the Astros but hasn't gotten much support this season. And I don't see support coming today for him either. The Houston offense is pathetic and watch as Blanton shuts them down for most of the night.
Play Oakland in this one.
Wed. Comps
Sebastian-OVER Tampa Bay
Winner Line-Atlanta
Computer Boys-St. Louis
OTM-OVER Seattle
Wynn Report-St. Louis
Kevin Kennedy-Atlanta
Feiner-OVER Cleveland
Russ Culver Part I +15.12u ytd bases
Phillies -115
Toronto-SF UNDER 8 -115 (McGowan-Lincecum)
2-Minute Warning
Baseball Syndicate
FLORIDA (KIM) over Cleveland (Lee)
Stu Finer
1000 DIME MLB Top Dog
DETROIT TIGERS (Run Line -1.5)
500 DIME MLB No Brainer Pup
SEATTLE MARINERS
200 DIME MLB No Brainer Pup
CINCINNATI REDS
200 DIME MLB No Brainer Pup
MINNESOTA TWINS (Run Line -1.5)
Chris Jordan
4-0 Sweep tonight ...
500? BRAVES (LIST James and Silva) -
100? UNDER Diamondbacks/Yankees -
100? PADRES RUN LINE (LIST Peavy and Jackson) -
100? CUBS (LIST Marshall and Batista) -
Chuck Franklin
Baseball Top Plays
1000? OAKLAND w/ BLANTON over Houston w/ Sampson
1000? ATLANTA w/ JAMES over Minnesota w/ Silva
charlie
mlb. san diego @ tampa bay under 8' runs (500*)
mlb. oakland-105 (30*)
mlb. minnesota-115 (20*)
mlb. florida+110 (20*)
mlb. dodgers-135 (10*)
mlb. philadelphia-115 (10*) Bonus Play
goodfellas:
atlanta +105
Brian Gabrielle
Bonus Play: Proposition 1 Special vs Proposition 2 Special
Take David Toms (50-1), 1/6 unit: Quietly having a good year with five top-10s and eight top-25s. He’s coming off a third place finish last week in Memphis, which was a tough test in itself. He ranks 37th in driving accuracy, pretty good, and he’s been rolling the ball well with that sweet putting stroke. He withdrew from the U.S. Open last year but since 2000 he’s gone T16, T66, T45, T5, T20 (in 2004,at nasty Shinnecock) and T15. Take Jim Furyk (16-1), 1/6 unit: Four top-10s and eight top-25s this year, he’s plodding along. Plodding along being a good approach this week. Always among the top players in driving accuracy, finding greens and a grinding putter, it’s no surprise his only major win was the U.S. Open in 2003. Since then, he’s gone T48, T28 and T2 last year because of a costly 18th at Winged Foot. Furyk has his own cross to bear and may be flying a little under the radar this week. Take Retief Goosen (25-1), 1/6 unit: Not the first time I’ve picked the Goose to win this tournament (I was right in 2004 when he outlasted Shinnecock with brilliant play around and on those treacherous greens). I think there’s a distinction between mentally tough and unfazed. He’s probably as much the latter as the former. Goosen finished T2 at the Masters this year. Driving accuracy is a problem and he hasn’t been putting all that well. Since 2001 he’s won the U.S. Open twice and missed the cut twice, one of those MCs last year
Cappersaccess
(Wed) MLB Phillies W. Sox 115 W. Sox
(Wed) MLB Tigers Brewers 120 Tigers
(Wed) MLB Twin Braves 115 Braves
Dave Cokin
(975) OAK Athletics
(976) HOU Astros
Take "(975) OAK Athletics"
Both Joe Blanton and Chris Sampson come into this contest sharp. Blanton has not been as effective on the road as at home, but I still like his chances here. A big part of the reason is the Astros continued issues in the ninth inning. Brad Lidge, after about a month of sensational work in the setup role, returned to closing Tuesday night and promptly blew another save. The A's are the better team, they're getting a price and if it's tight late they get a huge mental edge. That's enough to go with Oakland in this spot
Joe Wiz (8-4-0 / +285)
MLB - Los Angeles-A (-148)
Sports Advisors (6-7-0 / -231)
MLB - San Diego Over (8.5) (-115)
BigRollers (6-7-0 / -140)
MLB - Detroit (-125)
Gambling Farm (7-6-0 / +32)
MLB - Los Angeles-N (-145)
LSO (6-4-0 / +170)
MLB - Detroit (-1.5) (+160)
Expert Picks (6-4-0 / +204)
MLB - Baltimore (-1.5) (+120)
RedZone Sports (5-5-1 / -200)
MLB - Baltimore (-1.5) (+120)
Inside Info Investors (2-6-1 / -560)
MLB - Houston Under (8) (-105)
Mensapicks (4-7-0 / -445)
MLB - Detroit (-125)
Nostradamus mLB - Oakland (+105)
sports prevue
Wednesday June 13, 2007
Start Time: 8:05 p.m. EDT
Oakland Athletics (34-29) at Houston Astros (27-37)
Starting pitchers: Joe Blanton (5-4, 3.60) vs. Chris Sampson (6-5, 3.36)
The A's fell 5-4 in 11 innings to the Astros on Tuesday as +150 underdogs.
The nine runs made it over the posted total of 7.5.
Pick: Oakland Athletics +100
Astros listed as 110 money line favorites, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
brian hussey
MLB : Blue Jays +135 @ Giants
Jack Clayton
Sport: MLB
Game: Padres at Devil Rays
pick: Over the total
Reason: Tampa Bay is a great hitter’s park. Unfortunately, they send their worst pitcher to the hill in Edwin Jackson and his 7.39 ERA. Their bullpen is just as bad. Play the Padres/Devil Rays over the total!
HONDO
June 13, 2007 -- Hondo treaded water last night as he succumbed with the Rockies and romped with the Royals to re main 265 splittorffs above sea level.
Tonight, he'll go with the cooked Moose at the Stadium - 10 units on the D-Backs.
big al
MLB San Diego vs. Tampa Bay []
Take Over
At 7:10pm our complimentary selection is on the San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Devil Rays 'over' the total. If Tampa had any starting pitching whatsoever other than Kazmir and Shields, they would be a very serious team to be reckoned with. As if they needed another young hitting star, it looks like they may have one in 2b/SS Brendan Harris who has been absolutely on fire lately. Along with players like Delmon Young, Akinori Iwamura, Rocco Baldelli (on the DL with a hamstring), and BJ Upton (day-to-day with a quadricep problem), Harris and co. are the basis of perhaps the best young lineup in all of baseball. The only negative on the "young guns" roster is outfielder Elijah Dukes, who, besides only batting .196 has also been a distraction of late due to reports that he impregnated a 17 year old girl last fall and it's rumored that the D-Rays are trying to ship him out now rather than wait and see if this latest issue will blow over. There is enough firepower in this young lineup that the loss of Dukes will hardly matter. But when you have to rely on Edwin Jackson, JP Howell, and Andy Sonnanstine as your numbers 3, 4, and 5 starters, then it's easy to see where most of your problems lie. Tonight's starter Jackson has been especially bad lately. Although Padres ace Jake Peavy still looks like one of the best in the NL and will be an All-Star and favorite for the Cy Young, he has been roughed up a bit a lately (7 ER in his last 2 starts over 13.2 innings) and has never pitched in the hitters' paradise known as "the Trop". Take the 'over'. As always, good luck...Al McMordie. Al McMordie won his Baseball play yesterday on the 'under' in the Angels/Reds game, but lost in the NBA with Cleveland. Today, Big Al has just one selection on the diamond, and it has B-L-O-W-O-U-T written all over it. The oddsmakers have deemed this game a Pk,
steve merril
MLB Anaheim vs. Cincinnati []
Take Cincinnati Reds
The Reds performed well last night as an official Underdog System selection in their 5-3 upset win as a +140 underdog. Cincinnati could pull another upset tonight as they now fit a subset of my Underdog System and the +1½ run-line provides extra value in what should be a close game between two starters (Lackey and Lohse) who are in excellent current form. Reds’ starter Kyle Lohse has been fantastic recently with an amazing 1.54 ERA and 0.900 WHIP (walks + hits per innings pitched) in his past three starts. Lohse has also pitched well at home this season with a 2.88 ERA and 1.223 WHIP in his five starts in Cincinnati.
george smeader
WNBA San Antonio vs. Cleveland []
Take Cleveland Cavaliers
We will play the Cleveland Cavaliers at +3. The Cleveland Cavaliers stack up in our NBA 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.
MADDUX SPORTS
San Francisco Giants -153
Ben Burns
PICK: Mets/Dodgers UNDER 7.5 (MLB)
wuderdog
Game: Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia (1:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: Philadelphia -118
The Chicago White Sox simply can't hit. They have a team average of just .232 and in the last week have hit even worse than that while the bullpen has collapsed as well. Chicago has now lost 14 of 17 and have managed just 35 runs in their last 13 games, good for 2.7 rpg. This team has been shutout five times already and has produced 3 runs or less in half their games and 2 runs or less in 22 of 61. John Danks gets the ball for the pale hose and he has been awful of late. Danks has not gotten out of the sixth inning in three straight starts. He has become bat shy, yielding 13 BB's in his last 20 innings along with getting ripped for 27 hits. He is backed by a bullpen that has killed the White Sox all season. This past week the White Sox pen has given up 15 runs in just over 16 innings. Danks' failures have been followed by a pen that has added 11 more runs in his last four starts, and the Sox are just 4-7 when he takes the hil! l. The weak White Sox line-up is further weakened by not having a DH playing on the road vs. a National League team and has produced just 3 runs in the first two games this series. Philadelphia was five games under .500 on May 8th. But they have been playing great baseball, jumping to three games over .500 with the win last night. Kyle Kendrick gets the nod in Garcia's spot for the Phils. Kendrick does not walk anyone, and is a sinkerball pitcher. The White Sox have difficulty getting a rally going with their weak attack, and all three runs in this series have come via the long ball. So having a sinkerballer on the mound with great control may further limit this struggling offense. Kendrick has allowed three HR's in 81+ innings in the minors. Look for Philadelphia to get the sweep today
Steve Merril
CINCINNATI +1½ -115 (run-line) – 7:10 pm ET #970
The Reds performed well last night as an official Underdog System selection in their 5-3 upset win as a +140 underdog. Cincinnati could pull another upset tonight as they now fit a subset of my Underdog System and the +1½ run-line provides extra value in what should be a close game between two starters (Lackey and Lohse) who are in excellent current form.
Reds’ starter Kyle Lohse has been fantastic recently with an amazing 1.54 ERA and 0.900 WHIP (walks + hits per innings pitched) in his past three starts. Lohse has also pitched well at home this season with a 2.88 ERA and 1.223 WHIP in his five starts in Cincinnati
INFO PLAYS
3* on Rockies/Red Sox Under 10
(Listing Fogg and Schilling)
Curt Schilling was one out from a no hitter in his last outing and has pitched brilliantly all season long. He has a 3.49 ERA on the season and 8 of his 13 starts have gone Under the total. Neither team is swing the bats well. Colorado is hitting only .252 on the road and Boston is batting just .254 in their last 10 games. The Under is 5-0 in Rockies last 5 interleague road games. The Under is 14-2-1 in Rockies last 17 vs. American League East. The Under is 6-1 in Boston’s last 7 games overall. The Under is 4-1 in Schilling’s last 5 Interleague starts. Bet the Under today as this game doesn’t come close to 10 combined runs
Totals 4 U
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Top Play
Clev OVER 9-
Reg Play
Tor OVER 8-
RSox UNDER 10
Cards UNDER 10
Oak UNDER 8
member since 4/5/2007
Survivor Pick Record: 17-20-0
Wed = WNBA Indiana
WNBA record = 8-2
tthavorn
member since 12/16/2005
Survivor Pick Record: 124-116-9
Wed = WNBA Pho/Was Under
WNBA record = 3-1
FYI the top WNBA capper on Wagerline selected Seattle over Indiana
This is Dave Cokin.
My free pick of the day is the game between (975) OAK Athletics and (976) HOU Astros. Take "(975) OAK Athletics". Here's a great opportunity to cash one of Dave's really big plays at no cost whatsoever. Both Joe Blanton and Chris Sampson come into this contest sharp. Blanton has not been as effective on the road as at home, but I still like his chances here. A big part of the reason is the Astros continued issues in the ninth inning. Brad Lidge, after about a month of sensational work in the setup role, returned to closing Tuesday night and promptly blew another save. The A's are the better team, they're getting a price and if it's tight late they get a huge mental edge. That's enough to go with Oakland in this spot."
This is Jim Feist.
My free pick of the day is the game between (951) NY Mets and (952) LA Dodgers. Take "Under". Two strong pitching staffs meet in a great pitcher's park, Dodger Stadium. The Mets have troubles on offense with injuries to their outfielders. NY is 16-10 under the total on the road. Starters Jorge Sosa (2.64 ERA) is pitching great, while LA starter Brad Penny (2.26 ERA) has been even better. In his last 3 starts, Sosa has been lights out with a 1.33 ERA. Look for a pitcher's duel in Dodger stadium on this night. Play the Mets/Dodgers under the total!
Michael Cannon Wins 40 Dimer on the Spurs
Michael Cannon Money Train
Wednesday's Plays..
15 Dime –
PIRATES -1 ½ RUN LINE (With Tejada and Snell as listed pitchers)
Take the Pirates on the run line tonight at home over the Rangers.
I never thought I would ever offer this as a selection to my clients, but the Buccos are going to make me look like a genius when it’s all over.
Ian Snell will get the start tonight for the Bucs and he is the horse of this rotation. Every game it seems like he pitches seven innings with just two or three runs allowed. He can dial it up to 95-96 mph and as a result posts good strikeout numbers, which allows him to pitch out of jams and avoid the big inning.
The right-hander is 5-4 on the year with a 2.91 ERA, including 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA over his last three starts.
The Pirates offense should be able to plate more than enough runs for Snell tonight against Robinson Tejada. The Texas right-hander is 5-6 with a 6.47 ERA on the year. He’s been lit up over his last three starts, going 1-2 with a 10.57 ERA.
The Rangers have the worst record in baseball and are a team in turmoil right now. There is no chemistry whatsoever in the clubhouse and rookie manager Ron Washington is in danger of having his team give up on the season.
This pitching matchup heavily favors the Pirates and as a result I feel like this is the spot for them to post a blowout win.
Take the Pirates on the run line behind Snell as he shuts down the Rangers lineup.
5 Dime –
CARDINALS (With Wainwright and Perez as listed pitchers)
Take St. Louis tonight over Kansas City.
Adam Wainwright seems like he’s finally getting adjusted to his role as a starter. The right-hander has posted a 3.15 ERA over his last three starts, striking out 15 and walking only five in 20 innings, but has gone 0-2 over that span due to a lack of run support.
That shouldn’t be a problem tonight against Odalis Perez, who is 3-6 on the year with a 5.68 ERA. The left-hander has given up 13 earned runs over his last 16 innings. He has also struggled against the Cardinals in his career, going 2-3 with an 8.57 ERA in six games.
Take the Cardinals tonight at this near even price for the win over the Royals.
BRAVES (With James and Silva as listed pitchers)
Take the Braves for the road win over the Twins.
I like what I’ve seen this year out of Atlanta starter Chuck James. He might only be 5-5 on the year, but he consistently keeps the Braves in the game. The left-hander has a solid 3.66 ERA on the year in 13 games, including a 2.37 ERA in his last three starts.
Minnesota will go with Carlos Silva, who is just 3-7 on the year in 12 games. He is 1-6 in his past seven starts and has allowed five or more earned runs in three of his last five starts.
Take the Braves as they grab the road win.
Bonus Play: METS
Matt F@rgo (Bonus Play)
PICK: Seattle Mariners
REASON FOR PICK: What gives? The linesmakers refuse to give the Mariners the credit they deserve as they once again are big underdogs despite playing some of the best baseball in the league. The Mariners have won five straight games and are 16-5 over their last 21 games as the offense has been the big factor. Seattle has scored five runs or more in 19 of those 21 games and has surpassed seven runs 10 times. The Cubs continue to struggle at home as they are just 12-18 at Wrigley Field on the year.
Miguel Batista has been average of late but it doesn’t matter with the offense that is behind him. Seattle has won his last four starts with only two of those being quality efforts as it averaged seven rpg in those games. Batista is 4-1 on the road with the Mariners winning five of his six road outings. Overall, five of his last eight starts have been quality performances so he has been pitching good enough to not have to solely rely on the offense behind him.
Sean Marshall has been a pleasant surprise since entering the rotation with four quality starts in four tries. However, things could change here against the potent Mariners offense. This will be the second straight game Seattle has seen a left-handed starter which is always an advantage for the offense even though it doesn’t even need an edge. The Mariners are hitting .315 on the road against left-handed pitching and they are now 13-3 against southpaw starters on the year.
With the Mariners being an underdog yet again, they fall into a solid situation identical to the one from last night. Play on all underdogs with a money line of +100 to +150 that are hitting .300 or better over their last 15 games against an opponent with a starting pitcher who has allowed two or fewer earned runs in his last two outings. This situation is 43-21 against the moneyline (67.2 percent) over the last five seasons. The Mariners keep things rolling along on Wednesday. Play Seattle Mariners 1 Unit
moneymaker66
member since 2/11/2007
Survivor Pick Record: 41-23-1
Wed = Phillies
Rocco Spacamuro
20* Philies -120
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Big Al's Interleague Blowout Winner.
Al McMordie won his Baseball play yesterday on the 'under' in the Angels/Reds game, but lost in the NBA with Cleveland. Today, Big Al has just one selection on the diamond, and it has B-L-O-W-O-U-T written all over it. The oddsmakers have deemed this game a Pk, but THE LINE IS OFF! Pick up this EASY BLOWOUT WINNER right now.
Cards
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Larry Ness' 15* IL Blowout GOW (now 57-12 TY!)
Larry's "assault on MLB's moneyline" has grown into an ANNIHILATION! He eked out an extra-inning win on Seattle last night as his 15* IL Underdog GOW upping his record with 15* GOW plays since Opening Day to 57-12! Can it get any better? Maybe not but can you afford NOT to be 'on' Larry's 15* IL Blowout GOW?
Angels
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Larry Ness' Weekly Wipeout Winner-Total (11-1 TY!)
Larry's opened the week in MLB 3-0 and is 29-9 the L/16 days plus 100-45 since Opening Day. He easily won his play last night on SD/TB over (11-4) and is now 11-1 or 92% with his MLB totals in '07! His Weekly Wipeout Winner is another totals play that will soar over! "The winning continues." Want in?
Detroit OVER
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Larry Ness' Oddsmaker's Error (29-9 L/16 days!)
"It just can't get much better!" Larry's gone 29-9 over the L/16 days with all his MLB releases and since Opening Day is a simply superb, 100-45! Tonight, his expert analysis details just why he believes "the linemakers have the wrong team favored!" It's Larry's Oddsmaker's Error and it's a play you "DON'T want to miss!
Seattle
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Trev Rogers
(23-6 Last 20 Days)
1. White Sox +108
2. Indians -120
Rocky's Winners Circle
Boston over 5 (5 innings)
Devilrays Under 8.5
LAD under 8
Giants Under 8.5
Proffit Plays
Triple = 112-107
MLB
San Diego
LAA
Boston
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Professional Plays
YTD = 36-20
MLB
2 units on San Francisco -146
2 units on Florida +112
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Panhandle Sports Insider
YTD = 59-25
MLB
Philadelphia -113
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THE MOOSE'S GUARANTEED MLB WINNING TOTAL
The Moose looks to right the ship tonight with his GIVE ME MY MONEY MLB WINNING TOTAL! The Moose gets back on the winning side with this CAN'T MISS OVER THE TOTAL WINNER! As always Jimmy makes you a winner, or you don't pay!
Over Rangers/Pirates
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Brandon Lang
WEDNESDAY
15 DIME
Padres -1 1/2 runs - Specify Pitchers - Peavy vs Jackson
5 DIME
Orioles -1 1/2 runs - Specify Pitchers - Chico vs Trachsel
Indians - Specify Pitchers - Lee vs Kim
Free Pick - Dodgers
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Maverick
MLB Tor +1 1/2 (that's at -175 right now),
Clev,
Ariz +1 1/2 these aren't bad prices.
Last week Mav had it's first losing week at 6-10 mlb,
2-0 nba.
Since Mon.
tot. tank, 0-2 mlb,
0-1 nba. GL
Bobby Maxwell
Wednesday's 2 winners
500-Unit IL Smart Play - BREWERS (play only with Capuano as listed pitcher for Milwaukee)
We're catching plus-money today with the Brewers Chris Capuano on the hill so we're backing the Brewers in this one big.
Capuano (5-5, 4.35 ERA) is a strong lefty that should be able to handle the Tigers' offensive weapons. Last time out in Texas Capuano got hit hard for six runs on eight hits over four innings, but his two starts prior to that he allowed just four combined runs on 10 hits in 14 innings.
This guy has been the victim of no support as the Brewers have scored more than two runs just once in his last six starts. He faced the Tigers last June and held them to three runs on seven hits through seven innings of a 4-3 victory.
Mike Maroth (4-2, 5.29 ERA) is on the hill for Detroit and he's 0-2 on the home turf with a 5.60 ERA. In his last two starts at home he's allowed 11 runs on 13 hits over 15 inings in losses to the Angels and Indians. He's given up five runs or more in four of his last six starts and even in his last outing he gave up three runs on eight hits and lasted just five innings in Texas.
Detroit has lost three of his last for starts. Now we all know the Tigers' Justin Verlander go the no-hitter Tuesday against the Brewers but don't think tonight will be similar. Maroth is too inconsistent and Capuano is a much better pitcher. Play Milwaukee on the road and with the plus-money in this one they are a very live underdog.
100-Unit IL Road Warrior - A'S (play only with Blanton as listed pitcher for Oakland)
The A's are 8-2 in their last 10 games overall and have been a strong team on Wednesdays, going 16-7 in their last 23.
They made a comeback off the Astros to tie the game at 4-4 in the ninth inning Tuesday before falling 5-4 in 11 innings. But look for Oakland to get some revenge tonight against the lowly Astros who have gone just 6-16 in their last 22 games overall.
On the mound for the A's is Joe Blanton (5-4, 3.60 ERA) against the Astros' Chris Sampson (6-5, 3.36). Blanton has been rock solid in his last two outings, giving up just one run on seven hits in 16 1/3 innings in a 1-0 win over the Twins and then a 1-0 loss to the Red Sox.
Sampson has been solid for the Astros but hasn't gotten much support this season. And I don't see support coming today for him either. The Houston offense is pathetic and watch as Blanton shuts them down for most of the night.
Play Oakland in this one.
Wed. Comps
Sebastian-OVER Tampa Bay
Winner Line-Atlanta
Computer Boys-St. Louis
OTM-OVER Seattle
Wynn Report-St. Louis
Kevin Kennedy-Atlanta
Feiner-OVER Cleveland
Russ Culver Part I +15.12u ytd bases
Phillies -115
Toronto-SF UNDER 8 -115 (McGowan-Lincecum)
2-Minute Warning
Baseball Syndicate
FLORIDA (KIM) over Cleveland (Lee)
Stu Finer
1000 DIME MLB Top Dog
DETROIT TIGERS (Run Line -1.5)
500 DIME MLB No Brainer Pup
SEATTLE MARINERS
200 DIME MLB No Brainer Pup
CINCINNATI REDS
200 DIME MLB No Brainer Pup
MINNESOTA TWINS (Run Line -1.5)
Chris Jordan
4-0 Sweep tonight ...
500? BRAVES (LIST James and Silva) -
100? UNDER Diamondbacks/Yankees -
100? PADRES RUN LINE (LIST Peavy and Jackson) -
100? CUBS (LIST Marshall and Batista) -
Chuck Franklin
Baseball Top Plays
1000? OAKLAND w/ BLANTON over Houston w/ Sampson
1000? ATLANTA w/ JAMES over Minnesota w/ Silva
charlie
mlb. san diego @ tampa bay under 8' runs (500*)
mlb. oakland-105 (30*)
mlb. minnesota-115 (20*)
mlb. florida+110 (20*)
mlb. dodgers-135 (10*)
mlb. philadelphia-115 (10*) Bonus Play
goodfellas:
atlanta +105
Brian Gabrielle
Bonus Play: Proposition 1 Special vs Proposition 2 Special
Take David Toms (50-1), 1/6 unit: Quietly having a good year with five top-10s and eight top-25s. He’s coming off a third place finish last week in Memphis, which was a tough test in itself. He ranks 37th in driving accuracy, pretty good, and he’s been rolling the ball well with that sweet putting stroke. He withdrew from the U.S. Open last year but since 2000 he’s gone T16, T66, T45, T5, T20 (in 2004,at nasty Shinnecock) and T15. Take Jim Furyk (16-1), 1/6 unit: Four top-10s and eight top-25s this year, he’s plodding along. Plodding along being a good approach this week. Always among the top players in driving accuracy, finding greens and a grinding putter, it’s no surprise his only major win was the U.S. Open in 2003. Since then, he’s gone T48, T28 and T2 last year because of a costly 18th at Winged Foot. Furyk has his own cross to bear and may be flying a little under the radar this week. Take Retief Goosen (25-1), 1/6 unit: Not the first time I’ve picked the Goose to win this tournament (I was right in 2004 when he outlasted Shinnecock with brilliant play around and on those treacherous greens). I think there’s a distinction between mentally tough and unfazed. He’s probably as much the latter as the former. Goosen finished T2 at the Masters this year. Driving accuracy is a problem and he hasn’t been putting all that well. Since 2001 he’s won the U.S. Open twice and missed the cut twice, one of those MCs last year
Cappersaccess
(Wed) MLB Phillies W. Sox 115 W. Sox
(Wed) MLB Tigers Brewers 120 Tigers
(Wed) MLB Twin Braves 115 Braves
Dave Cokin
(975) OAK Athletics
(976) HOU Astros
Take "(975) OAK Athletics"
Both Joe Blanton and Chris Sampson come into this contest sharp. Blanton has not been as effective on the road as at home, but I still like his chances here. A big part of the reason is the Astros continued issues in the ninth inning. Brad Lidge, after about a month of sensational work in the setup role, returned to closing Tuesday night and promptly blew another save. The A's are the better team, they're getting a price and if it's tight late they get a huge mental edge. That's enough to go with Oakland in this spot
Joe Wiz (8-4-0 / +285)
MLB - Los Angeles-A (-148)
Sports Advisors (6-7-0 / -231)
MLB - San Diego Over (8.5) (-115)
BigRollers (6-7-0 / -140)
MLB - Detroit (-125)
Gambling Farm (7-6-0 / +32)
MLB - Los Angeles-N (-145)
LSO (6-4-0 / +170)
MLB - Detroit (-1.5) (+160)
Expert Picks (6-4-0 / +204)
MLB - Baltimore (-1.5) (+120)
RedZone Sports (5-5-1 / -200)
MLB - Baltimore (-1.5) (+120)
Inside Info Investors (2-6-1 / -560)
MLB - Houston Under (8) (-105)
Mensapicks (4-7-0 / -445)
MLB - Detroit (-125)
Nostradamus mLB - Oakland (+105)
sports prevue
Wednesday June 13, 2007
Start Time: 8:05 p.m. EDT
Oakland Athletics (34-29) at Houston Astros (27-37)
Starting pitchers: Joe Blanton (5-4, 3.60) vs. Chris Sampson (6-5, 3.36)
The A's fell 5-4 in 11 innings to the Astros on Tuesday as +150 underdogs.
The nine runs made it over the posted total of 7.5.
Pick: Oakland Athletics +100
Astros listed as 110 money line favorites, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
brian hussey
MLB : Blue Jays +135 @ Giants
Jack Clayton
Sport: MLB
Game: Padres at Devil Rays
pick: Over the total
Reason: Tampa Bay is a great hitter’s park. Unfortunately, they send their worst pitcher to the hill in Edwin Jackson and his 7.39 ERA. Their bullpen is just as bad. Play the Padres/Devil Rays over the total!
HONDO
June 13, 2007 -- Hondo treaded water last night as he succumbed with the Rockies and romped with the Royals to re main 265 splittorffs above sea level.
Tonight, he'll go with the cooked Moose at the Stadium - 10 units on the D-Backs.
big al
MLB San Diego vs. Tampa Bay []
Take Over
At 7:10pm our complimentary selection is on the San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Devil Rays 'over' the total. If Tampa had any starting pitching whatsoever other than Kazmir and Shields, they would be a very serious team to be reckoned with. As if they needed another young hitting star, it looks like they may have one in 2b/SS Brendan Harris who has been absolutely on fire lately. Along with players like Delmon Young, Akinori Iwamura, Rocco Baldelli (on the DL with a hamstring), and BJ Upton (day-to-day with a quadricep problem), Harris and co. are the basis of perhaps the best young lineup in all of baseball. The only negative on the "young guns" roster is outfielder Elijah Dukes, who, besides only batting .196 has also been a distraction of late due to reports that he impregnated a 17 year old girl last fall and it's rumored that the D-Rays are trying to ship him out now rather than wait and see if this latest issue will blow over. There is enough firepower in this young lineup that the loss of Dukes will hardly matter. But when you have to rely on Edwin Jackson, JP Howell, and Andy Sonnanstine as your numbers 3, 4, and 5 starters, then it's easy to see where most of your problems lie. Tonight's starter Jackson has been especially bad lately. Although Padres ace Jake Peavy still looks like one of the best in the NL and will be an All-Star and favorite for the Cy Young, he has been roughed up a bit a lately (7 ER in his last 2 starts over 13.2 innings) and has never pitched in the hitters' paradise known as "the Trop". Take the 'over'. As always, good luck...Al McMordie. Al McMordie won his Baseball play yesterday on the 'under' in the Angels/Reds game, but lost in the NBA with Cleveland. Today, Big Al has just one selection on the diamond, and it has B-L-O-W-O-U-T written all over it. The oddsmakers have deemed this game a Pk,
steve merril
MLB Anaheim vs. Cincinnati []
Take Cincinnati Reds
The Reds performed well last night as an official Underdog System selection in their 5-3 upset win as a +140 underdog. Cincinnati could pull another upset tonight as they now fit a subset of my Underdog System and the +1½ run-line provides extra value in what should be a close game between two starters (Lackey and Lohse) who are in excellent current form. Reds’ starter Kyle Lohse has been fantastic recently with an amazing 1.54 ERA and 0.900 WHIP (walks + hits per innings pitched) in his past three starts. Lohse has also pitched well at home this season with a 2.88 ERA and 1.223 WHIP in his five starts in Cincinnati.
george smeader
WNBA San Antonio vs. Cleveland []
Take Cleveland Cavaliers
We will play the Cleveland Cavaliers at +3. The Cleveland Cavaliers stack up in our NBA 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.
MADDUX SPORTS
San Francisco Giants -153
Ben Burns
PICK: Mets/Dodgers UNDER 7.5 (MLB)
wuderdog
Game: Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia (1:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: Philadelphia -118
The Chicago White Sox simply can't hit. They have a team average of just .232 and in the last week have hit even worse than that while the bullpen has collapsed as well. Chicago has now lost 14 of 17 and have managed just 35 runs in their last 13 games, good for 2.7 rpg. This team has been shutout five times already and has produced 3 runs or less in half their games and 2 runs or less in 22 of 61. John Danks gets the ball for the pale hose and he has been awful of late. Danks has not gotten out of the sixth inning in three straight starts. He has become bat shy, yielding 13 BB's in his last 20 innings along with getting ripped for 27 hits. He is backed by a bullpen that has killed the White Sox all season. This past week the White Sox pen has given up 15 runs in just over 16 innings. Danks' failures have been followed by a pen that has added 11 more runs in his last four starts, and the Sox are just 4-7 when he takes the hil! l. The weak White Sox line-up is further weakened by not having a DH playing on the road vs. a National League team and has produced just 3 runs in the first two games this series. Philadelphia was five games under .500 on May 8th. But they have been playing great baseball, jumping to three games over .500 with the win last night. Kyle Kendrick gets the nod in Garcia's spot for the Phils. Kendrick does not walk anyone, and is a sinkerball pitcher. The White Sox have difficulty getting a rally going with their weak attack, and all three runs in this series have come via the long ball. So having a sinkerballer on the mound with great control may further limit this struggling offense. Kendrick has allowed three HR's in 81+ innings in the minors. Look for Philadelphia to get the sweep today
Steve Merril
CINCINNATI +1½ -115 (run-line) – 7:10 pm ET #970
The Reds performed well last night as an official Underdog System selection in their 5-3 upset win as a +140 underdog. Cincinnati could pull another upset tonight as they now fit a subset of my Underdog System and the +1½ run-line provides extra value in what should be a close game between two starters (Lackey and Lohse) who are in excellent current form.
Reds’ starter Kyle Lohse has been fantastic recently with an amazing 1.54 ERA and 0.900 WHIP (walks + hits per innings pitched) in his past three starts. Lohse has also pitched well at home this season with a 2.88 ERA and 1.223 WHIP in his five starts in Cincinnati
INFO PLAYS
3* on Rockies/Red Sox Under 10
(Listing Fogg and Schilling)
Curt Schilling was one out from a no hitter in his last outing and has pitched brilliantly all season long. He has a 3.49 ERA on the season and 8 of his 13 starts have gone Under the total. Neither team is swing the bats well. Colorado is hitting only .252 on the road and Boston is batting just .254 in their last 10 games. The Under is 5-0 in Rockies last 5 interleague road games. The Under is 14-2-1 in Rockies last 17 vs. American League East. The Under is 6-1 in Boston’s last 7 games overall. The Under is 4-1 in Schilling’s last 5 Interleague starts. Bet the Under today as this game doesn’t come close to 10 combined runs
Totals 4 U
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Top Play
Clev OVER 9-
Reg Play
Tor OVER 8-
RSox UNDER 10
Cards UNDER 10
Oak UNDER 8