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Lady Luck: Today's WNBA best bets Phoenix Mercury at Chicago Sky (Pick, 177) The Sky have set one franchise record with 13 victories and are trying to set another for injuries. Starting forward Brooke Wyckoff (illness) and reserve guard K.B. Sharp (knee) sat out Saturday's 79-76 win over Minnesota, which saw star center Sylvia Fowles take a tumble in the closing seconds and hobble off with a left ankle injury. Coach Steven Key said he was unsure of Fowles' status for the next game. Fowles missed five games with a knee injury in July, and Chicago lost them all. She missed 16 games in her 2008 rookie season with a knee injury, and the Sky went 5-11. Chicago was without Fowles at Phoenix on July 8, and took a 90-70 loss. Pick: Phoenix Seattle Storm at Detroit Shock (-1, 140) The Seattle Storm had three starters on the Western Conference All-Star team, but you couldn't tell by their recent play. At the break, the Storm were 11-6, one game behind first-place Phoenix in the West. Since the break, they have lost five of seven games to fall 3.5 games off the pace and in danger of missing the playoffs, which they have not done since 2003. Seattle has yet to cover since the break. The Storm are 0-3 as favorites, 0-4 as underdogs, 0-3 at home and 0-4 on the road. Their defense is to blame. For the season, the Storm are third in the WNBA, allowing 73.1 points per game. Since the All-Star break, they have surrendered 79.6. This is the finale of a three-game road trip. In two previous trip-ending games, the Storm lost and failed to cover. Pick: Detroit
Mighty Quinn Mighty hit with the Braves Monday. Today it's the Red Sox. The surplus is 1,050 sirignanos.
Hondo August 18, 2009 Red-hot Hondo rolled to his sixth straight victory last night, collecting with the Cardinals in Loss Angeles to trim the deficit to 220 labines. Tonight, he'll stick with'em -- 10 units on St. Loo over Billingsley (Chad, not Barbara).
Scott Ferrall MLB FREE PICKS FOR TUESDAY PICKS ARE IN ALL CAPS AND RANKED IN ORDER OF CONFIDENCE ( ) SAN FRANCISCO (LINCECUM) -240 (1) Cincinnati (Bailey) YANKEES (SABATHIA) -230 (2) Oakland (Mazzaro) Minnesota (Pavano) TEXAS (FELDMAN) -155 (3) RUN TOTALS Yankees / Oakland UNDER 8 ½ St. Louis / Dodgers UNDER 8 Baltimore / Tampa Bay OVER 9 ½
THE SPORTS ADVISORS TUESDAY, AUGUST 18 NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis (68-52) at L.A. Dodgers (70-49) Chad Billingsley (11-6, 3.73 ERA) is scheduled to return to the mound for the first time in 11 days when he leads the slumping Dodgers against the streaking Cardinals, who turn to rookie Mitchell Boggs (1-1, 3.76) in the middle game of a four-game series at Dodger Stadium. Behind another stellar pitching performance by Chris Carpenter, the Cardinals outlasted Los Angeles 3-2 on Monday for their fifth straight win and their ninth in the last 10 games. St. Louis is on additional upticks of 4-0 on the road, 8-1 against the N.L. West, 6-1 against right-handed starters and 5-1 with Boggs on the mound, but it has lost seven of 10 as underdog. The Dodgers have lost four of five and seven out of 10 overall, including five straight home defeats. Joe Torre’s troops are also in ruts of 2-6 against the N.L. Central, 4-11 in the second game of a series and 2-6 versus right-handed starters, but they have won 16 of 21 on Tuesday and they’re 60-26 in their last 80 games when favored at Dodger Stadium. St. Louis continues to own this rivalry, having won 38 of the last 55 meetings overall, including nine of the last 12 in Los Angeles. This year, the Cards are 3-1 against L.A. Boggs is coming off a 5-4 home loss to Cincinnati a week ago, allowing four runs on nine hits and four walks in six innings. It was the first time in the right-hander’s six starts this season that St. Louis lost. However, the Redbirds are 4-1 in Boggs’ last five road starts, including 2-0 this year, with Boggs posting a 4.38 ERA. The Georgia native has never faced the Dodgers. Billingsley has been sidelined with a hamstring injury since Aug. 7, when he allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits in six innings, getting a no-decision in L.A.’s 9-5, 12-inning loss. The Dodgers’ ace is 2-2 with a 6.14 ERA in his last six starts, including a 10-0 loss in St. Louis in which he yielded six runs on four hits and six walks in 5 2/3 innings. Billingsley is 7-4 with a 3.86 ERA in 12 home outings this year, but he’s 0-2 with a 4.76 ERA in five career appearances (four starts) against the Cardinals, with Los Angeles losing all four starts. For the Cardinals, the “over” is on runs of 6-3-3 overall, 5-1-2 on the road and 4-1-1 on Tuesday. Likewise, Los Angeles is in the midst of “over” stretches of 9-4-1 at home, 4-0 on Tuesday, 6-0-1 with Billingsley on the bump, 7-3-2 when Billingsley pitches at home, 7-2-1 when he faces the N.L. Central and 5-1-2 when he starts on Tuesday. Conversely, the under has been the play in five of the last six meetings between these clubs. ATS ADVANTAGE: ST. LOUIS AMERICAN LEAGUE Seattle (61-57) at Detroit (62-55) The Mariners send ace Felix Hernandez (12-4, 2.72 ERA) to the mound as they return to Comerica Park for the second time in less than a month to battle the Tigers, who are set to counter with Rick Porcello (10-7, 4.34). Seattle salvaged a four-game home series against the Yankees with Sunday’s 10-3 rout, as the team split its 10-game homestand, going just 2-4 in the last six. Since leaving Detroit with a pair of 2-1 victories on July 22 and 23, the Mariners are just 10-13 overall (3-4 on the road), and they’ve also lost 10 of their last 14 games on Tuesday. On the positive end, they’re on hot streaks of 21-7 as a favorite and 10-1 as a road chalk. Detroit had a three-game winning streak snapped with Sunday’s 3-2, 10-inning home loss to Kansas City. Jim Leyland’s team continues to be very inconsistent, as it hasn’t won more than three in a row or lost more than three in a row since a seven-game winning streak in late June. The Tigers enter this contest with trends of 41-20 at Comerica, 18-5 at home against right-handed starters and 6-2 after a loss, but 29-65 as an underdog and 7-15 on Tuesday. These clubs have split their six meetings this season, with the visitor winning four times. Prior to winning twice last month at Comerica Park, the Mariners had lost seven of eight in Motown. Hernandez’s stellar season continued on Wednesday against the White Sox, as he pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out 10, but he failed to earn a decision as the Mariners eventually won 1-0 in 14 innings. Going back to May 24, the right-hander has notched 14 quality starts in his last 15 trips to the mound, giving up two earned runs or fewer in 12 of those 15 games. With Hernandez on the bump, the Mariners are on a slew of positive runs, including 18-6 this season, 11-2 on the road this year (8-0 last eight), 7-2 against the A.L. Central, 9-1 as a favorite and 6-0 as a road favorite. In his 13 starts on the highway, King Felix is 8-1 with a 1.96 ERA, including a 2-1 win at Detroit on July 22. In fact, he’s won five straight starts against the Tigers (2-0 this year), posting a 1.80 in the last three. Porcello is coming off a five-game suspension after hitting Boston’s Kevin Youkilis with a pitch on Aug. 11 that led to a brawl at Fenway Park. He was charged with one run on one hit in one inning in that game, which Detroit lost 7-5. In two previous starts, the right-hander gave up three total runs in 13 2/3 innings (2.03 ERA), with the Tigers winning 4-3 at Cleveland and 7-3 at home against Baltimore. Detroit is 12-5 in Porcello’s last 17 outings, 4-1 in his last five at home and 4-1 in his last five versus the A.L. West, but it has lost four of his last five in the underdog role. Porcello is 5-3 with a 4.92 ERA in 10 home games this season, and he’s faced the Mariners twice in 2009, allowing one run in seven innings of an 8-2 road win on April 19, then giving up five runs in five innings at home on July 21, though Detroit still prevailed 9-7. With Hernandez pitching, the “under” is on runs of 10-4 overall, 35-16-1 on the highway, 14-3 as a road chalk and 4-0 against the A.L. Central. But as a team, the Mariners are on “over” streaks of 9-4 overall, 4-1 on the road, 6-1 against right-handed starters, 6-2 against the A.L. Central and 5-2 on Tuesday. Detroit carries “over” trends of 11-4 overall, 5-2 at home, 5-2 after an off day, 4-0-1 on Tuesday and 4-1 in series openers. Finally, these teams have hurdled the total in 10 of their last 13 clashes at Comerica Park, though the last two battles a month ago – both 2-1 Seattle wins – stayed way under the posted price. ATS ADVANTAGE: SEATTLE and OVER
WNBA Basketball Picks DUNKEL Phoenix at Chicago The Mercury look to bounce back from their loss in San Antonio and build on their 5-0 ATS record in their last 5 games following a SU defeat. Phoenix is the pick (+1) according to Dunkel, which has the Mercury favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (+1). Here are all of today's picks. TUESDAY, AUGUST 18 Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. EST Game 651-652: Seattle at Detroit Dunkel Ratings: Seattle 109.973; Detroit 111.506 Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 1 1/2; 146 Vegas Line & Total: Seattle by 2 1/2; 139 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+2 1/2); Over Game 653-654: Phoenix at Chicago Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 114.053; Chicago 112.999 Dunkel Line & Total: Phoenix by 1; 180 Vegas Line & Total: Chicago by 1; 177 Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (+1); Over Game 655-656: Washington at Los Angeles Dunkel Ratings: Washington 110.232; Los Angeles 112.919 Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 2 1/2; 138 Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles by 4 1/2; 141 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Washington (+4 1/2); Under
Today's MLB Picks DUNKEL Milwaukee at Pittsburgh The Brewers look to bounce back from yesterday's 9-5 loss and take advantage of Pittsburgh's 3-14 record in their last 17 games when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in the previous game. Milwaukee is the pick (-115) according to Dunkel, which has the Brewers favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-115). Here are all of today's picks. TUESDAY, AUGUST 18 Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. EST Game 951-952: Arizona at Philadelphia Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Garland) 14.258; Philadelphia (Martinez) 16.425 Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 2; 8 1/2 Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-175); 10 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-175); Under Game 953-954: Milwaukee at Pittsburgh Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Parra) 14.054; Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf) 13.262 Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1; 10 1/2 Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-115); 9 Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-115); Over Game 955-956: Colorado at Washington Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Jimenez) 16.044; Washington (Stammen) 15.760 Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1/2; 9 1/2 Vegas Line: Colorado (-160); 9 Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-160); Over Game 957-958: San Francisco at Cincinnati Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Lincecum) 16.340; Cincinnati (Bailey) 14.735 Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1 1/2; 6 1/2 Vegas Line: San Francisco (-240); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-240); Under Game 959-960: Atlanta at NY Mets Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Lowe) 16.343; NY Mets (Perez) 14.040 Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 2 1/2; 7 1/2 Vegas Line: Atlanta (-165); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-165); Under Game 961-962: Florida at Houston Dunkel Ratings: Florida (Nolasco) 14.519; Houston (Norris) 15.672 Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 11 Vegas Line: Florida (-115); 9 Dunkel Pick: Houston (+105); Over Game 963-964: Chicago Cubs at San Diego Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Dempster) 13.609; San Diego (Carrillo) 14.255 Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1/2; 7 1/2 Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-170); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+160); Under Game 965-966: St. Louis at LA Dodgers Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Boggs) 16.120; LA Dodgers (Billingsley) 15.696 Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1/2; 6 1/2 Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-170); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+160); Under Game 967-968: Seattle at Detroit Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Hernandez) 15.403; Detroit (Porcello) 14.914 Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1/2; 8 1/2 Vegas Line: Seattle (-120); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-120); Over Game 969-970: Boston at Toronto Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Beckett) 15.479; Toronto (Romero) 14.575 Dunkel Line: Boston by 1; 8 1/2 Vegas Line: Boston (-150); 8 Dunkel Pick: Boston (-150); Over Game 971-972: Baltimore at Tampa Bay Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Berken) 14.121; Tampa Bay (Price) 16.169 Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 2; 8 1/2 Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-220); 9 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-220); Under Game 973-974: LA Angels at Cleveland Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Bell) 15.996; Cleveland (Carmona) 16.344 Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1/2; 13 1/2 Vegas Line: LA Angels (-115); 10 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (+105); Over Game 975-976: Minnesota at Texas Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Pavano) 15.900; Texas (Feldman) 15.735 Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1/2; 10 1/2 Vegas Line: Texas (-155); 9 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+145); Over Game 977-978: Kansas City at Chicago White Sox Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Meche) 14.414; White Sox (Garcia) 15.518 Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 8 1/2 Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-130); 9 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-130); Under Game 979-980: NY Yankees at Oakland Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Sabathia) 16.844; Oakland (Mazzaro) 15.440 Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1 1/2; 7 1/2 Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-230); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-230); Under
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Mr. A's Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 7:05 PM EST. Boston Red Sox (66-51) at Toronto Blue Jays (55-61) (R) Josh Beckett (14-4) vs. (L) Ricky Romero (10-5) Oddsmakers: Boston as a -160 road favorite with the total listed at 8 'over'. Boston Red Sox -160 Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 8:05 PM EST. Minnesota Twins (56-62) at Texas Rangers (67-50) (R) Carl Pavano (10-9) vs. (R) Scott Feldman (12-4) Oddsmakers: Texas as a -160 home favorite with the total listed at 9½ 'over'. Texas Rangers -160
MLB Computer Picks Tampa Bay Rays -220 *** (best bet) San Francisco Giants -240 Chicago White Sox -130
Fazzini Tuesday's play 15 Dime -- Mariners (Hernandez) over TIGERS (Porcello) MARINERS NOTE: List only Hernandez as Seattle's starting pitcher King Felix has been good to me this year, and I'm going to go with him again today -- and with good reason. Hernandez (12-4, 2.72 ERA) is contending for the Cy Young Award, and one of the reasons has been his performance on the road. The right-hander is 8-1 with an AL-best 1.96 ERA in 13 road starts, and Seattle has won his last eight outings away from home. Hernandez also is 5-0 with a 3.45 ERA in his last five starts against Detroit. He already has beaten the Tigers twice this season, allowing four runs in 13 innings, and gave up one run and six hits in seven innings in his last outing against them. Detroit starter Rick Porcello (10-7, 4.34) should be ready to go after serving a five-game suspension for beaning Boston's Kevin Youkilis. The rookie has not been very good at home, however, with a 4.92 ERA in 10 starts at Comerica Park, even though he has a 5-3 record there. The right-hander is 2-0 with a 4.50 ERA in two outings against the Mariners this year. He allowed five runs and nine hits in five innings in his last start against them, on July 21. Seattle has won 11 of Hernandez's last 12 starts overall. I think the beat goes on today. Take the Mariners in this one.
The Sports Investing Professional - Tuesday Monday Recap -A nice win. It's always good to get that win early in the day and then kick back, relax and enjoy! Todays Play(s) - Today instead of FADING we're going to go with the hot hand. Jimenez has an ERA around 1.0 in his last few starts and he's facing a cold pitcher in Stammen. Being on the road keeps the price from being -220 so we'll take the -160 right to the bank! MLB - Colorado Rockies -160[LISTED] Jimenez / Stammen 800.00 / 500.00 May The Ball Bounce Your Way, The Sports Investing Professional Record (35-21) +$3,809
Gina Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 7:05 p.m. est. Baltimore Orioles (48-70) at Tampa Bay Rays (63-54) (R) Jason Berken (2-10) vs. (L) David Price (5-5) The gloomy Orioles have dropped 22 of their last 30 games and are a pitiable road team, just 18-39 this season. Baltimore's right-hander Jason Berken is 1-2 with an 8.76 ERA in his last three starts and the Orioles have lost 12 of Berken's last 14 starts, 1-5 in his last 6 on the road. Go with the Rays at Tropicana Field. Tampa Bay has taken 23 in the last 31 meetings against Baltimore, eight of the last nine in Tampa Bay. Rays’ starter lefthander David Price is 5-1 with a 2.72 ERA in his last seven starts and Tampa Bay has won his last four starts at home. Tampa Bay Rays -250 Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 7:10 p.m. est. Atlanta Braves (62-56) at New York Mets (55-63) (R) Derek Lowe (12-7) vs. (L) Oliver Perez (2-3) Atlanta is currently playing well away from home. They have won five of their last 6 road games. Meanwhile, the injury riddle NY Mets have dropped 10 of their last 15 games. Go with the Braves with veteran Derek Lowe at the helm. The right-hander is 5-0 with a 2.91 ERA in his last seven starts. The Braves are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings versus the Mets. Atlanta Braves -165
FantasySportsGametime MLB Baseball 100* Play LA Dodgers (-160) over St. Louis (MLB TOP PLAY) Los Angeles has won 15 of the last 16 games coming off six or more consecutive games vs. division opponents and they have also won 40 of the last 58 games when the total posted is between 8.5 and 10 runs. Chad Billingsley has won 18 of the last 26 games as a favorite of -150 or higher and he is also 11-6 in all starts this season with an ERA of 3.73. St. Louis has lost 3 consecutive games as an underdog of +150 or higher. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50* Play Colorado (-160) over Washington (MLB BONUS PLAY) Colorado has won 17 of the last 21 games as a favorite of -150 or higher and they have also won 3 consecutive games vs. Washington this season. Ubaldo Jimenez has won 7 of the last 8 games as a favorite of -150 or higher and he is also 3-0 over the last 3 starts with an ERA of 1.19. Washington has lost 12 of the last 14 games when playing with a day off and Craig Stammen is 0-1 over the last 3 starts with an ERA of 10.97. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50* Play Atlanta (-165) over NY Mets (MLB BONUS PLAY) Derek Lowe has won 3 consecutive games when pitching on a Tuesday and he has also won 7 of the last 9 games when playing as a favorite of -150 or higher. New York has lost 3 consecutive games as a home underdog of +150 to +200 and Oliver Perez has lost 4 consecutive games vs. division opponents.
Halfbets/SSG is HOT right now....hitting around 70% since the all-star break.... great work Debose4Heisman!
Tony Weston TUESDAY'S PLAYS 35 Dime Phillies (RL) Diamondbacks at Phillies (RL) Phillies Martinez 1 1/2 runs over Diamondbacks Garland PHILLIES (RL) - The Philadelphia Phillies have been on a tear lately, having won 5 of their last 6 games. Tonight, Philly will make it 6 of 7 and cruise to an easy Run Line victory over the visiting Diamondbacks. In that six game stretch coming into tonight the Phillies have beaten their opponents by an average score of 5.3-2.6. On the other side, the Diamondbacks come into this game having lost each of their last two games by an average of 5.5 runs per game. Arizona is also 0-4 its last four road games where it has lost by an average of 4 runs per game. The Phils will cruise to another victory tonight as they Run Line the Diamondbacks
Craig Davis Tuesday's Lineup 40 DIME ---- CUBS (With Dempster) -1 1/2 RUN LINE over PADRES (With Carrillo) 10 DIME ---- GIANTS (With Lincecum) -1 1/2 RUN LINE over REDS (With Bailey) I will be back by 4:00 pm with my analysis.
Jeff Benton Tuesday's MLB winners ... 10 DIME: RAYS (Price) on the run line (-1 1/2 runs) over Orioles (Berken) ... NOTE: Both David Price (Tampa Bay) and Jason Berken (Baltimore) must start this game or this play is VOID! 5 DIME: BRAVES (Lowe) on the run line (-1 1/2 runs) over Mets (Perez) ... NOTE: Both Derek Lowe (Atlanta) and Oliver Perez (New York) must start this game or this play is VOID!
FAT STU SEATTLE @ DETROIT 7:05 ET DETROITS 38-19 HOME RECORD IS THE REASON THEY ARE IN FIRST PLACE. THAT IS THE SECOND BEST HOME RECORD IN MLB. THEY WILL WIN THIS GAME TONIGHT AGAINST KING FELIX. PORCELLO HAS ALREADY BEATEN SEATTLE BOTH STARTS THIS YEAR AND IN HIS LAST 14 INNINGS, HE IS 1-0 WITH AN ERA OF 2.57. SEATTLE IS BELOW 500 ON THE ROAD AND WILL LOSE TONIGHT. DETROIT +120 FOR A 1000 DIME SELECTION
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charlie mlb. giants @ reds under 7' runs, seattle @ detroit under 7' runs & cards @ dodgers under 8' runs (500* 3 team rd robin). mlb. florida-115 (30*) mlb. white sox-130 (20*) mlb. milwaukee-120 (20*) mlb. twins+150 (10*) mlb. seattle-130 (10*) free play
Benjamin lee Eckstein Ben lee had NP on Monday. For Tuesday "Mr Chalk" likes the Fightin Phillies -$180/Diamondbacks. "Mr Chalk" is 69-47 -$470 for the MLB season.
Unlocked Sports 8/18 We had 4 units on the Rangers yesterday and they came out on top to make us 5-2 since Friday and up 10.77 units for an ROI of 37.2%. We have one play today. Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Pick: Under 8 (3 units) There is a lot of value in playing the UNDER in this one. Josh Beckett (14-4, 3.10) is starting for the Red Sox and he is on fire as of late with an ERA of 0.86 in his last 3 starts. The Jays counter with lefty Ricky Romero (10-5, 3.55). Fortunately for Toronto, the Red Sox have struggled versus lefties as of late, averaging 0.196 in their last 10. Additionally, there are several trends favoring the UNDER. UNDER is 6-1 in Boston’s last 7 road contests with the total set at 7 to 8.5, 5-1 in their last 6 road games versus a left handed starter and 5-1 in their last 6 road games versus a team with a winning home record. UNDER is 6-1-1 in Toronto’s last 8 as an underdog and 8-2-1 in Toronto’s last 11 home games with the total set at 7 to 8.5. UNDER is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings. Lay 3 units on the UNDER.
Wunderdog LAA Angels vs. Cleveland Indians Play: Cleveland Indians The Indians have waited a longtime for Fausto Carmona to pitch the way he did in '07, when he won 19 games. He has battled through injuries, rebuilding arm strength, and appears to be back where he was. Carmona has pitched to a 2.65 ERA in his last three starts, not allowing more than two runs in any of the three games. It is the first time he has done so since last May. The Angels are down to Trevor Bell for this one, and he did not impress in his debut vs. the Rays where he allowed four runs in 5.1 innings and served up two long balls. The Indians have relished the role of a favorite where they are 4-0 in their last four, and against a pitcher with a WHIP of 1.30 or higher, the Indians have cashed six of their last seven.
Guaranteedwinner Aug 18/09 Baltimore O's vs Tampa Bay Rays PICK: TAMPA BAY MLB RL -1.5 -130 (4****Play) LA Angels vs Cleveland Indians PICK: LA ANGELS MLB ML -105 (3***Play) BOL! Record (3-0-0)
KELSO HIGHROLLERS MLB PICK for TODAY Highrollers Baseball Tuesday, August 18, 2009 15 UnitsRangers {} (-160) over Twins {} 8:05 PM -- Rangers Ballpark in Arlington TEXAS RANGERS (67-50) -160 over Minnesota Twins (56-62) Pitching for Texas: RH Scott Feldman (12-4, 3.90) Pitching for Minnesota: RH Carl Pavano (10-9, 5.16) Rangers Trend Profile: Last 10: 7-3, Streak: Won 3, Home Record: 40-22, Against RHP: 42-32. Twins Trend Profile: Last 10: 3-7, Streak: Lost 3, Road Record: 23-35, Against RHP: 38-38. Starting Time: 8:05 TV: Fox Sports North, Fox Sports Southwest Comments: Texas heads the American League race for the wild-card spot in the playoffs and is another team playing its best baseball right now. The Rangers come into this game going for their fourth straight win and stand 5-1 in their last six outings. On the mound for Texas will be Scott Feldman who stands 3-0 with an E.R.A. of 3.32 in his last three starts and 7-2 with an E.R.A. of 3.75 in his last 10 starts. Of Equal importance is the fact the team magic is there, illustrated by the fact Texas is 8-2 in his those last 10 starts. Minnesota starter Carl Pavano has pitched well in his two starts since being acquired from Cleveland but my money says he is going to have his troubles against the big bats of Texas, including that of Josh Hamilton who in his last seven games is hitting .536, with five doubles, five runs scored and seven runs battled in that time frame. Partly cloudy. Winds blowing in from center field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 95.
Tom Freese Marlins at Astros Pick: Marlins -109 Florida is 27-9 their last 36 games as favorites and they are 6-1 their last 7 games vs. righty starters. The Marlins are 9-4 their last 13 road games and they are 6-1 their last 7 games with the Astros. Starting Pitcher Ricky Nolasco is 13-5 vs. losing teams. Houston starter Bud Norris is off a phony win in his last start where he allowed twice as many baserunners as innings pitched and still came away with a win. He won't be so lucky tonight as the Astros are 5-13 following a day off and they are 3-11 their last 14 Tuesday games. 10* MLB GAME OF THE WEEK PLAY ON FLORIDA
Gamehunter PITTSBURGH +106 (1.5 UNITS) CUBS -1.5 RUNS (-108) (2 UNITS) DODGERS -1.5 RUNS (+118) (1.5 UNITS) TAMPA BAY -1.5 RUNS (-122) (1.75 UNITS) CLEVELAND EVEN (1.5 UNITS)
4 Unit Play. Take Under 9.5 between Minnesota Twins @ Texas Rangers (Tuesday @ 8:05pm est). Pavano comes off a tough loss to the Twins as he went 7 innings and gave up 5 runs in a 4-5 loss. The Royalls are the last place team in the division and this was not the start Pavano was looking for after he got the first win of the season with his new team. He has to really show up big in Texas and he can certainly do that. After all, this is the same guy that went to Detroit and gave up 0 runs through 7 innings in his last start prior to the start against KC. I suspect he will have a solid bounce-back today. I like Feldman to have a quality start as well as he lost to the Twins last time out which is a bit surpising given how well he has pitched this year. He is 12-4 with a 3.90era and I believe he will make the necessary adjustments this time around against theTwins. The Under is 10-1 in Feldman's last 11 starts at home with a total set at this range and the Under is 24-3-1 in the Rangers last 27 ballgames at home as favorites. Good luck, IC FYI......he has lost 4-5 in a row!
Who Will Cover Atlanta (-175) at NY METS By Karl Garrett, Featured Handicapper I don't know what in the world I was thinking backing the Mets as my comp play last night, as this team is so offensively-challenged it is even funny anymore. That being the case, the G-Man will go UNDER the posted total in Tuesday's Braves-Mets contest. Atlanta played a make-up game OVER yesterday afternoon, but have held UNDER the posted total in 4 of their last 5 games. New York meanwhile, has been LOW in 5 of their last 9 games. At home this season, the Mets have played UNDER to a 30-26-2 clip. Braves starter Derek Lowe has allowed 3 earned runs or less in each of his last 7 starts, and the way the Mets are swinging the bats these days, I would be very surprised if New York reached the 3 run mark tonight. Mets starter Oliver Perez has been pitching decent ball of late, as his last 16-plus frames of work have seen just 4 earned runs score. Have to look for the pitching to dominate the hitting this Tuesday night, and for the Braves and the Mets to stay UNDER the posted price. 1? UNDER Milwaukee at PITTSBURGH (even) By Drew Gordon, Featured Handicapper Now on a 41-32 roll with the plays I'm giving away! For today's complimentary play, we're looking at the Milwaukee/Pittsburgh match up... I'll admit it's tough to back a team that's struggling like the Pirates are right now, but in this particular case, I'm expecting them to build off a nice 9-5 win over the Brew Crew yesterday with another strong effort tonight. Why? Simple, for as much as the Bucs are sputtering, so are the Brewers, and tonight's pitching match up strongly suggests more trouble for Milwaukee. Read on... Have you guys seen Manny Parra pitch lately? True, he's won his L4 starts, but he's also posted a disgusting 6.48 ERA over that span, getting saved by tremendous run support from this Brewers offense. However, one questions whether that offense will appear again tonight, as they face off with the Bucs Ross Ohlendorf (more on that later). Also, the fact Parra is 3-6 with a 5.51 ERA on the road this season doesn't help inspire much conidence either! I just mentioned Ross Ohlendorf because if there's one thing the Pirates righty does well, it's pitch at PNC Park, going 4-0 with a stellar 1.93 ERA in his L6 starts there! He also happens to be pitching well overall, going 3-1 with a solid 3.07 ERA over his L5 outings! Point being, despite the Pirates struggles, this pitching match up sets up nicely for them to build off last night's impressive offensive performance (9 runs on 16 hits, incl. 3 dingers), while Ohlendorf gets it done where he's at his best, at home! Bottom line, with both teams struggling, this one comes down to the pitching match up, and the edge here clearly goes to the Bucs with Ohlendorf at home. Look for them to build a little "mini-momentum" off of last night's effort in this one, as the Brewers offense can't save Parra this time around. Small play on Pittsburgh behind Ohlendorf over Milwaukee and Parra in this MLB match up. 1? PITTSBURGH Florida (pick) at HOUSTON By Sports Gambling Hotline, Featured Handicapper Monday winner on the Angels to make it an 18-8-1 comp play run the last 27 days. Tuesday night, the Marlins and Astros have at it once again, this time at Minute Maid Park. Just last week, Florida took 3 of 4 from Houston, and all 4 of the games featured plenty of offense. It will be Ricky Nolasco, and Bud Norris matching pitches for the second time in as many starts, and while Norris "outdueled" Nolasco for the win just 5 short days ago, neither hurler was particularly impressive, as Nolasco allowed a whopping 10 runs in his 3 innings of work, while Norris allowed 4 run in 5 innings, but qualified for the "W". Florida is on a 9-2 run their last 11, and they are thinking October baseball these days in South Florida. The same cannot be said for the sinking 'Stros who just snapped a 3 game slide, and are only 3-11 their last 14 Tuesday night affairs. Nolasco is certainly not the same hurler he was when he made his ML splash last season, but we have a feeling that Norris, and his 3-0 season mark is going to take the hit tonight against the streaking Marlins. Play on Florida. 3? FLORIDA St. Louis (+155) at LA DODGERS By Jeff Benton, Featured Handicapper Brutal beat with the Panthers last night in NFL preseason action. Still, I’m on a 26-15 roll with my free selections, and I’ll get back on track Tuesday by taking the red-hot Cardinals plus the big price against the freefalling Dodgers. After last night’s 3-2 win over L.A., St. Louis has now won five in a row and nine of its last 10, including four straight wins on the road. The Cardinals are also 4-1 against the Dodgers this year, 38-17 in the last 55 meetings and 9-3 in their last 12 games at Dodger Stadium. Speaking of Los Angeles, its dream season is starting to fade away. It is 14-17 since the All-Star break, losing seven of its last 10 games overall, including four straight at home to playoff contenders (three to Atlanta, one to St. Louis). In fact, since starting the season with 13 consecutive home wins, the Dodgers are a dead-even team in their ballpark – and often as a big favorite. Now, I’ll grant that Los Angeles has the starting pitching edge in this game (hence this big price), but it’s not THAT great of an advance. Dodgers ace Chad Billingsley was passed over in his last scheduled start because of a hamstring issue (and you know those things can flare up at any moment). And even before he got hurt, he wasn’t pitching that well, posting a 6.14 ERA in his last four starts, including a 10-0 loss at St. Louis. That was his fourth career start against the Redbirds, and L.A. lost all four (with Billingsley failing to get out of the sixth inning in any of those contests). As for St. Louis rookie starter Mitchell Boggs, the only thing I care about is he’s giving his team an opportunity to win when he pitches. The Cardinals are 5-1 in his six starts this year, the only loss being a one-run setback to the Reds a week ago. Bottom line: To be getting this kind of a underdog value with a team as hot as the Cardinals against a slumping opponent that they flat-out own, well, I’m jumping all over it! 4? ST. LOUIS (based on 1? to 10? scale) St. Louis (+180) at LOS ANGELES By Chris Jordan, Featured Handicapper Chad Billingsley is stepping to the hill for the first time in 11 days, but that won’t be enough for the struggling Dodgers against a red-hot Cardinals team. Last night it was a fine pitching performance by Chris Carpenter, as the Redbirds outlasted Los Angeles 3-2 for their fifth straight win and their ninth in the last 10 games. Tonight it’s going to be the offensive barrage to back rookie hurler Mitchell Boggs. St. Louis is on winning runs of 4-0 on the road, 8-1 against the National League West, 6-1 against right-handed starters and 5-1 when Boggs is on the rubber On the flipside, the Dodgers have lost four of five and seven out of 10 overall, including five straight at Chavez Ravine. They’re also on losing slides of 2-6 against the Central Division, 4-11 in the second game of a series and 2-6 versus right-handed starters. St. Louis has won nine of the last 12 in Los Angeles, and this season the Cards are 4-1 against L.A. 1? CARDINALS Boston at TORONTO (+140) By Michael Cannon, Featured Handicapper Take the Blue Jays as the home dog over the Red Sox. I understand the logic behind this line but with the way Boston has been playing on the road I’d be a fool not to take a chance on Toronto with this kind of a return. The Red Sox have lost eight of their last nine on the road and have lost every road series since the All-Star break with the exception of a three-game sweep of the pathetic Orioles. Over the last nine road games the vaunted Boston offense has produced just 27 runs and hit .202 as a team. Toronto will start rookie Ricky Romero. The left-hander is 10-5 with a 3.70 ERA on the year. He’s going to have his work cut out with Josh Beckett starting for Boston. But Beckett hasn’t faced the Blue Jays this year and he was shelled by them last year. Beckett was 0-2 with a 16.71 ERA in two starts against Toronto last year and is 1-2 with a 6.85 ERA in four career starts at Rogers Centre. Take the Blue Jays at the nice plus return as they grab the home win. 3? TORONTO Baltimore at TAMPA BAY (-220) By Dominic Fazzini, Featured Handicapper The Cardinals won Monday, but failed to cover the run line. Despite that, however, I'm still 7-2 over my last nine complimentary selections! Time to get back to winning today! Rays starter David Price (5-5, 5.13 ERA) has been wildly inconsistent this season. But there actually has been a pattern to his inconsistency. The left-hander is 0-4 with an 8.07 ERA in seven road starts, and 5-1 with a 2.72 ERA in seven home outings. Price has made one career start against the Orioles, allowing two runs (one earned) and four hits in 5 1/3 innings at Baltimore on Sept. 22. Rookie Jason Berken (2-10, 6.63) will take the mound for the Orioles, who are 8-22 since the All-Star break. The right-hander gave up four runs (three earned) and eight hits in five innings Wednesday against Oakland. Berken has dropped 10 of his last 11 decisions, and Baltimore is 3-12 in his 15 starts. The rookie is 1-4 with an 8.48 ERA in six road starts, and he is 1-2 with an 8.76 ERA in three outings this month. Tampa Bay is 8-1 in its last nine home games against Baltimore. It should have no problem adding another victory to that total today. Take the Rays on the run line. 3? TAMPA BAY -1 1/2 RUNS L.A. Angels at CLEVELAND (-105) By Bobby Maxwell, Featured Handicapper Delivered the FREE winner Monday with the Rangers getting it done at home against the Twins. Today I'm backing the Indians as they host the Angels in Cleveland. I know the Angels have been the hottest team in baseball the last few months, but in their history they haven't had much luck in Cleveland. I'm going with the Tribe in this one as the Angels are throwing a rookie in just his second career big-league start. Trevor Bell made his debut on Wednesday when he allowed four runs on nine hits in 5.1 innings at home against the Rays and his offense did the majority of the work in the 10-5 win. On the other side, the Indians have Fausto Carmona (2-7, 6.37) on the mound having not looked too bad lately. Since he came off the DL on July 31, Carmona has made three starts and given up a combined five runs in 17 innings. Wednesday he allowed two runs in six innings against the Rangers but it wasn't his fault for the loss as the offense got nothing in the 5-0 final. For his career against the Angels, Carmona has made two starts and allowed two earned runs in 13 innings. When this series is in Cleveland, the Indians are 6-2 in the last eight meetings. They are also on streaks of 7-2 in series openers, 4-1 after an off-day and 4-0 when Carmona starts a series. I'm looking for the Cleveland offense to be able to plate some runs off the rookie while Carmona delivers a solid effort. Play the Indians. 3? CLEVELAND