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Jimmy Boyd
New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays (MLB) - Jul 30, 2010 7:10 PM EDT
Play: Money Line: -105 New York Yankees Pick Title: Bonus Play
FREE PLAY 1 Unit on New York Yankees -105 While Davis has pitched better in recent starts, it can't be overlooked that those starts came against Cleveland twice and Baltimore once. The Yankees have the edge on the mound with Hughes. They have won 14 of his 18 starts this season, and he is a fantastic 5-1 with an ERA of only 2.36 on the road this year. Compare that to Davis, who is 4-6 with an ERA of 4.22 at home. It is also worth noting that the Rays are only 1-5 in Davis' last 6 starts vs. a team with a winning record. Meanwhile, the Yankees are 6-0 in Hughes' last 6 road starts vs. a team with a winning record and 5-0 in his last 5 starts vs. the American League East. The Yanks have taken 2 of 3 in Tampa this season, and they are 26-18 against the Rays over the last 3 seasons. Take the Yankees.
Matt Fargo
New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays (MLB) - Jul 30, 2010 7:10 PM EDT
Play: Money Line: -101 Tampa Bay Rays Pick Title:
Tampa Bay is playing some great baseball once again as it has won six straight games following a four-game sweep of the Tigers to start the week. The Rays continue to keep pace in the American League East as they trail the Yankees by only two games which makes this series a big one for both sides. The Rays are now 10-1 in their last 11 home games. New York won three of four on Cleveland as the bats came alive over the final two games after scoring just two runs in the first two games of the set. That moved the Yankees 11 games over .500 on the road but this is the first true road test in nearly a month. Philip Hughes is 12-3 on the season which is a façade in my opinion and has been most of the season. He started the season by barely making the rotation but began very strong by allowing two runs or fewer in his first six starts while also tossing seven quality outings in his first 10 starts. It has been a struggle since as he has a 6.26 ERA over his last seven starts. The reason he is 12-3 is that he has the best run support in baseball as he is getting 7.3 rpg. Wade Davis gets the call for the Rays and while it has been a tough season for him, he has been pitching much better of late. He has allowed three runs or fewer in seven of his last eight starts and has posted a 3.83 ERA over that span. Most importantly, the Rays have won his last four start. Tampa Bay is 14-1 at home over the last three seasons when hosting a team with a winning percentage of .620 or better. 3* Tampa Bay Rays
Steve Merril
New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays (MLB) - Jul 30, 2010 7:10 PM EDT
Play: Money Line: 106 Tampa Bay Rays Pick Title:
Bonus Play
A big series between the top two teams in the A.L. East starts on Friday night in Tampa Bay as the Rays host the Yankees. New York is sending the struggling Phil Hughes to the mound. He's 2-1 with a 5.19 ERA in his last three starts. The righty is sporting a 6.26 ERA over his last seven starts and he is struggling due to the increased innings he’s pitched. Hughes has given up at least six hits in five straight starts and in eight of his last nine starts overall. He hasn't started against the Rays since 2007 when he went 1-1 in two outings. B.J. Upton (2-6), Carl Crawford (2-5), Carlos Pena (2-3), Jason Bartlett (1-1), and Reid Brignac (1-1) all hit Hughes well. Tampa has won six straight games and seven of their last eight games overall. They are 25-13 against the A.L. East whom they score an average of 5.8 runs per game against. After a slow start, Wade Davis has bounced back big time for Tampa Bay. The righty is 3-0 with a 2.11 ERA giving up just five runs over his last 21.3 innings of work. Davis is 1-1 against the Yankees defeating them the last time they met. He held New York to two runs and seven hits in 5.7 innings of work. Mark Teixeira (1-7), Nick Swisher (0-4), and Juan Miranda (0-2) have poor numbers against Davis. The Yankees are hitting just .256 on the road, and since we expect Tampa Bay to hit Hughes well, we’ll recommend a play on the Rays in this game tonight.
Cajun Sports
Atlanta Braves vs. Cincinnati Reds (MLB) - Jul 30, 2010 7:10 PM EDT
Play: Money Line: -133 Cincinnati Reds Pick Title: Cajun Sports MLB 2-Star Complimentary Selection
The Cincinnati Reds host the Atlanta Braves for a three-game weekend set beginning on Friday July 30 with the first pitch at 7:10PM EST. The Reds are 40-28 in night games this season, 14-5 after 4 straight games where they committed no errors, 23-9 after allowing 4 runs or less in 3 straight games and 18-5 with a bullpen whose WHIP is under 1.000 the last 5 games this season. Atlanta is 11-22 in road games versus a bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 to 1.450 this season. The Reds will send Johnny Cueto to the bump with a 5-1 record at home, ERA of 3.63 and a WHIP of 0.769. Cincinnati is 12-6 in Cueto’s last sixteen starts, 6-1 when he takes the hill at home and 11-1 following a quality start in his last outing. Overall, the Reds have had the edge when playing in the Queen City posting a record of 6-3 versus the Braves the last three seasons. Lay the chalk with the Reds as they get a game one victory on Friday night.
PROJECTED FORECAST: 2* Cincinnati Reds 5 Atlanta Braves 4
Rocketman Sports
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Houston Astros (MLB) - Jul 30, 2010 8:05 PM EDT
Play: Money Line: 102 Houston Astros Pick Title: Rocketman Sports FREE MLB play Friday
Milwaukee @ Houston 8:05 PM EST Play On: Houston -105 (Parra/Happ) Listed Milwaukee is 2-8 this year after allowing 10 runs or more. Houston has won 3 of their last 4 games overall. Milwaukee bullpen has a 5.10 ERA overall this year. Manny Parra is 3-7 with a 5.33 ERA overall this year, 2-4 with a 6.00 ERA in all starts, 1-2 with a 6.84 ERA on the road and 0-2 with an 8.82 ERA his last 3 starts. JA Happ is 1-0 with a 1.76 ERA overall this year, 2.61 ERA at home this season and 1-0 with a 1.76 ERA his last 3 starts. Parra has a 5.18 ERA overall vs Houston since 1997 while Happ is 1-0 with a 3.17 ERA overall vs Milwaukee since 1997. We'll recommend a small play on Houston tonight! Thanks and good luck, Rocky
Craig Trapp
Oakland Athletics vs. Chicago White Sox (MLB) - Jul 30, 2010 8:10 PM EDT
Play: Total: 8.5/-107 Over Pick Title:
A split yesterday 1-1 overall for Craig taking Craig' record to 6-2 the last 4 days! Get in tonight as Craig's 5 star R/L plays are 5-2 the last week overall and for the last month are 16-8! Get in and enjoy this one as we cash GUARANTEED!
Over 8.5: Two teams that have been hitting the ball very well collide tonight in a hot and muggy Chicago. That usually spells a bunch of scoring. Even better two pitchers that don't have a ton of starts this season equals even more runs. Last week these teams squared off going over in two of three games and the other game had a decent total of 6 runs. Hudson goes for the CHW and he has not been very good and we expect him to only go 5 innings and give up his usuall 4 runs. On the other side we have Anderson for the A's and he is coming off another DL stint. He will not go more than 100 pitches and with this hot hitting CHW lineup might not get out of the 4th inning. Love this over as the CHW have gone over total in 6 straight and OAK has scored an average over 5 runs in last 6 games. Good luck all!
Rob Vinciletti
Texas Rangers vs. LAA Angels (MLB) - Jul 30, 2010 10:05 PM EDT
Play: Money Line: -115 LAA Angels Pick Title: RV Bonus Play + 7* MLB GOY INFO $$
Friday MLB 7 UNIT GOY with 2 Power systems one of which wins by 4 rpg and is Perfect. The other play is from a 96% Dominator system and also has 3 Power angles. On Friday the free MLB play is on the LA. Angels. Game 980 at 10:05 eastern. Texas fits a negative system which has cashed 14 of 19 times playing against road teams from -110 to +110 off a home favored win, vs an opponent off a home loss. The Rangers are scoring just under 3 runs per game over the past week and they have losr 2 of 3 times here this season. LA has E. Santana on the mound as they try to cut in to the Rangers division lead. Santana has allowed just 2 runs over his last 2 outings vs Texas. Santana should improve on his 1.57 era over his last 3 starts and lead the Angles to a game one win. On Friday I ahve the 2010 MLB Game of the year rated at 7 units. The game is backed with 2 high end systems one of which is perfect. The other which wins by 4 runs per game. Our team has all the edges and a pitcher who will be ready to dominate. The other game is a 96% dominator system side with 3 big Power angles. MLB is 34 games over .500. For the Bonus Play take the LA. Angels. RV
Jack Jones
MLB | Jul 30
Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies Colorado Rockies
-116 at JAMAICA > 5h.
Jack's Free Pick Friday: Colorado Rockies -116
I really like the Rockies in this game as they look to get on a winning streak after ending their dreadful losing streak last night with a victory over Pittsburgh. The Rockies are a very streaky team, and I look for them to turn it on from here on out now that they are finally getting healthy. Starter Jeff Francis is 1-0 with a 2.65 ERA over his last 3 starts. Chicago's Ryan Dempster sports a 4.34 ERA and 1.821 WHIP in his last 3 outings.
Dempster owns a woeful 7.42 ERA and 1.648 WHIP in 9 lifetime starts against Colorado. The Cubs are 9-20 in Dempster's last 29 road starts. The Rockies are 74-36 in their last 110 home games. The Rockies are 24-11 in Francis' last 35 starts vs. a team with a losing record. COlorado is 57-26 in their last 83 home games vs. a team with a losing road record. Bet the Rockies Friday.
Jeff Alexander
1 Unit on St. Louis Cardinals -1.5 -139
Bottom Line: We'll take the Cards on the run line at home considering how dominant Carpenter has been against Pittsburgh. He is 11-1 (13-1 on the ML) in 14 career starts against the Bucs with an ERA of 2.29. 9 of those 13 wins have come by at least 2 runs. Pittsburgh starter Karstens has lost his last 3 starts, with the last 2 losses coming by 2 or more runs. Plus, Pittsburgh is 2-14 when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 54% to 62%) this season, losing to these opponents by an average score of 3.1 to 6.9. Take the Cards at home on the run line with their ace on the hill.
Steve Janus
FREE Pick: Twins -1.5 (+116)
The Twins are red hot and playing some of their best baseball of the season right now, as they have won five straight. Just how good have the Twins been? They have 86 hits in their last five games! The Twins will face Doug Fister of the Mariners tonight, and he has a 5.74 ERA against the Tiwns, and in his one start against the Twins earlier this season he game up five runs in five innings.The Twins have Scott Baker on the mound, who has pitched his best at home this season, as he has a 3.90 ERA in those starts. Don't worry about the 1.5 runs in this one, the Twins have each of their past seven wins by more than 1.5 runs.
Tom Freese
Tampa Bay Rays -102
Tampa Bay starter Wade Davis has allowed 5 runs total in his last 3 starts. The Rays are 4-4 vs. the Yankees this year. Tampa Bay is is 91-44 against the money line when the total is 9.0 to 9.5. The Rays are 14-1 vs. the money line in home games when playing a team with win percentage of over 62%. New starter Phillip Hughes has allowed 22 runs in his last 29 innings of work. The Yankees are 1-4 with Hughes as road favorites of -110 to -150. PLAY ON TAMPA BAY + (Davis vs. Hughes)
Dave Price
1 Unit on Colorado Rockies -124
The Keys: We'll play by the numbers with a rock solid system play tonight. Home teams, Colorado in this case, which have lost 12 or more of their last 15 games, if they have won between 51 and 54 percent of their games on the season, are an impressive 33-9 since 1997, including a perfect 6-0 over the last 3 seasons. Teams falling into this situation are winning by an average score of 6.2 to 3.8. Take the Rockies at home.
Doc's Picks MLB Reds -135
The Sports Consensus MLB Padres -135
Pointspread Experts MLB Angels -135
Profit On Sports MLB Royals -130
Discount Sports PicksMLB Oakland -115
Elite Sports Picks MLB Mets over 8.5
You Pick'Em MLB Reds -135
Insider Sports Report MLB Royals -130
Primetime Sports Picks MLB Rays -105
PowerPlayWinsMLB Padres -130
National Sports Service MLB Brewers -110
YouWinNOW MLB Tampa Bay Rays
Sportsbook Advisor MLB Atlanta +125
Gerry "BIG CAT" Andino --Pittsburgh @ St Louis Pick: UNDER 7.5
NSA--Milwaukee @ Houston Pick: OVER 8.5
1. NSA(The Legend) MLB - Rangers -110
2. Ray "The Playmaker" Bowden MLB - Orioles under 9.5
3. VegasSI.com MLB - Giants -200
4. SportsAction365.com MLB - Braves +115
5. Gameday Network MLB - Rockies under 9
6. William E. Stockton MLB - Mets under 8.5
7. Gerry "Big Cat" Andino MLB - Padres -130
8. Lou Panelli MLB - Athletics over 8.5
9. Steve "Scoop" Kendall MLB - Mets under 8.5
10. Vincent Pioli MLB - Rays under 9
11. John Morrison MLB - Rays -110
12. Tony Campone MLB - Blue Jays over 8.5
13. Chicago Sports Group MLB - Nationals over 8
14. Hollywood Sportsline MLB - Padres over 7
15. VIP Action MLB - Padres -130
16. South Beach Sports MLB - Cardinals -1.5 -150
17. Michigan Sports MLB - Twins -175
18. NY Players Club MLB - Diamondbacks +120
19. Charlies Sports MLB - Nationals over 8
20. Fred Callahan MLB - Brewers -112
MossZone MLB Detroit Tigers Over 8.5
MonsterSportsPicks MLB Arizona Diamondbacks Over 8.5
TheSuperNFL MLB Kansas City Royals (-130)
AllFreePicks MLB New York Mets (-135)
CTSportsPicks MLB Oakland Athletics Over 8.5
NFLGaming MLB New York Mets (-135)
MoneylineKing--Tampa Bay Rays MLB
Terry Shilton - Sportsbetcapping--N.Y. Mets MLB
lpwsportsforecast--- Seattle Mariners vs. Minnesota Twins Over MLB
AFICIONADO---San Fran Giants
Mikey Sports
Houston Astros +100
R&R Totals
Texas Rangers vs. Los Angeles Angels Total 8½ over
Pure Lock
Chicago White Sox -102
Jordan Haimowitz
Los Angeles Angels -107