Memorial Day Service Plays 5/31/10

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NHL NEWS AND NOTES
GAME OF THE DAY: Flyers at Blackhawks
By Nick Parsons

Old-time hockey turned into wide-open ice in the first game of the Stanley Cup finals when the Blackhawks edged Philadelphia 6-5. The Blackhawks try to make it 2-0 in the series tonight.

Game 1 recap

Overall there were five lead changes and either out of character or a sign of the respect to Chicago's power play, the Flyers did not have a penalty in Game 1.

At times Saturday's opener looked like an All-Star game with plenty of goals, no fights and few penalties.

Both teams expect things to get a little tighter Monday night. The 11 goals was the most in a finals game since 1992 and Chicago got the winner from Thomas Kopecky eight minutes into the final period.

Leighton's issues

Flyers goalie Michael Leighton was pulled in second period after allowing five goals on just 20 shots. Is he wearing down?

Leighton was one of the biggest reasons the Flyers were able to pull the remarkable comeback against the Bruins when they were down 3-0 in games and 3-0 on the scoreboard in Game 7.

Leighton was 6-1 in the playoffs entering Saturday's game. He took over for Brian Boucher to change the momentum in the second round and entered Game 1 with a 1.45 goals against average in the playoffs.

He is streaky winning at least four starts in a row three times during the regular season when he went 17-9-2 and he wants to start Game 2.

Chicago's Antii Niemi made 27 saves on 32 shots to get the win, nothing to write home about. He allowed late goals in both the first and second periods.

History in the making

Chicago hasn't won the Cup since 1961 (49 years) when Stan Mikita was carrying the way. The Flyers last won in 1975 when Dave Schultz and the Broad Street Bullies policed the ice. They last made the finals in 1997.

No chants of defense

Flyers coach Peter Laviolette blamed the defense for the Game 1 loss. Chicago scored three goals on five shots in one span. And, on Kris Versteeg's goal that tied the game at 4-4, there were four Flyers in front of Leighton but no one bothered to lay a finger on him as he gathered up a rebound and flipped in the net. That was woeful.

X-factor

There is a reason Marian Hossa has reached the Cup finals the past two seasons. He can do it all. While Hossa hasn't scored much lately he has been superb defensively and lends a veteran presence on the ice.

And don't forget that Hossa plays alongside Troy Brouwer who was named the No. 1 star in Saturday's game. Hossa had two assists and finished +2 for the night.

Injury report

Andrew Ladd, the Chicago winger missed Game 1 with a shoulder injury and remains questionable. He had 17 goals during the regular season.

Trends

The numbers are good for both these teams. That's why they're in the finals.

The Blackhawks are 42-16 as home favorites and 14-3 in their last 17 games with one day's rest.

Philadelphia has won eight of its last 10 games and they are 7-1 with one day's rest.

The Flyers are 23-52 as a road underdog against a team with over .600 winning percentage.

The home team has won the last four in this meeting.

The Flyers have gone under the number 5-0-2 in their last seven games after giving up at least five goals in their previous game.

 

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ICE PICKS

Monday's Best NHL Bet

Philadelphia Flyers at Chicago Blackhawks (-192, 6)

Maybe hockey fans were wrong when they said the Habs and Flyers were fighting for the right to get swept but whatever team came out of the Western Conference.

The Flyers, who’ve overcome a coaching change, some friction in the locker room and a No. 7 seeding in the playoffs, showed they could go blow for blow with the fast-striking Blackhawks.

Inconsistent goaltending is the latest hurtle Philly needs to overcome. The East champs didn’t skip a beat when they made the change between the pipes against Bruins in the second round. Michael Leighton was doing a remarkable job for the Flyers but he didn’t come up with his best performance in Game 1 of the Cup final.

“We know all around defensively we didn’t have a good game,” Leighton told the Chicago Sun-Times after giving up five goals on 20 shots before getting yanked in the second frame. “We know to beat this team we have to play better defensively.

“I have to be better. I have to make saves at key times. Tonight didn’t go our way.”

Expect the Flyers to stick to their game plan on Monday and come away from Chicago with a 1-1 series split.

Pick: Philadelphia Flyers

 

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MLB NEWS AND NOTES
Monday's Streaking And Slumping Starting Pitchers
By Covers Staff

Streaking

Ervin Santana (4-3, 3.65) L.A. Angels
Ervin Santana was cranking out more hits than rock legend Carlos Santana until his last three starts, going 3-0 and allowing only five earned runs during that span.

Santana has a 2.05 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in his last three starts, striking out 22 in those 22 innings of work, including a 10-K, complete-game performance in his four-hitter against the Blue Jays in his last outing.

"I'm not going to throw a complete game all the time," Santana said after the 8-3 win, "but I just try to go as far as I can for as long as I can."

It's a stark contrast to his 1-3 start to the season, when he gave up 23 earned runs over his first seven starts. Like the more musically inclined Santana, Ervin also has found his groove.

Ubaldo Jimenez (9-1, 0.88) Colorado Rockies
After Jimenez's hot start to the season, it's hard to imagine him getting any hotter. Yet that's exactly what he'd done over his last three outings.
After starting the season 6-1 with an 0.99 ERA, including his first career no-hitter, Jimenez has actually lowered his ERA and WHIP over his past three starts with identical 0.78 marks during that span.

"It's not easy to have an ERA like that young man has this late into the season," Rockies manager Jim Tracy said of Jimienez. "I've heard the term 'microscopic' used and I think it applies."

Jimenez carries a 16 1/3-inning scoreless streak into Monday's highly anticipated matchup with San Francisco's Tim Lincecum, but it's tough for anyone to beat a guy giving up less than one run per game.

Slumping

Matt Garza (5-3, 2.97) Tampa Bay Rays
After getting off to 5-1 start in his first six outings, Garza hasn't won since May 5, going 0-2 over his last four starts and allowing 13 earned runs during that stretch.

Garza's last start was his shortest and worst of the season, allowing six earned runs (all on home runs) and walking five batters in an 11-3 loss to the Red Sox.

While it's possible Garza was protected behind the Rays' strong hitting earlier in the season, he's been exposed a bit now that the offense has come down to earth.

"It's such a cyclical thing, I think," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "You're either hot in those moments or (you're not), and we had been hot and now we're not."

Garza may need all the support he can get today against the power-hitting Jays.

Francisco Liriano (4-3, 3.17) Minnesota Twins
It's only May and it's already been a tale of two seasons for Liriano. After going 4-0 through his first five starts, Liriano is 0-3 in his last four outings.

Maybe he should blame it on the rain. After sailing through his first five trips to the mound, Liriano's sixth start was pushed back one day against the Baltimore Orioles and he hasn't been the same ever since.

Liriano has allowed 15 earned runs over that stretch after giving up just six in his first five outings. His ERA has almost tripled since the weather threw off his rhythm. But the veteran still has it in him to bounce back.

"With Frankie on the mound you know you're going to get a chance to win," said Twins manager Rod Gardenhire.

True, just not as true as it was one month ago.

 

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HOT LINES

Monday's Best MLB Bets

Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers (-170, 8.5)

The Diamondbacks have served up more home runs than any team in baseball this season, and they're well on their way to allowing more than anyone in baseball history.

Entering Sunday's game against the Giants, the D-backs had given up 85 round-trippers through their first 50 games - well ahead of the pace to break the Detroit Tigers' dubious distinction of 241 in 1996.

"We're on a horrible pace, and we're blowing the rest of the league out of the water," Diamondbacks manager A.J. Hinch told the Arizona Republic.
"This isn't a staff that I would have expected to give up as many home runs as we have (but) it's a reality. The numbers don't lie. It's definitely something we're concerned about and have been talking about quite a bit."

Fortunately for them the Dodgers haven't exactly been rattling the bats lately, but that could change tonight with the expected return of outfielder Andre Ethier, who was leading the NL in batting (.382), HRs (11) and RBIs (38) before breakining a bone in his pinky finger on May 14.

Ethier went 5-for-8 at the plate in his two rehab appearances so it's not like he will be coming in cold. The Dodgers have sorely missed him in the lineup and should respond against Arizona pitcher Rodrigo Lopez, whom they touched up for seven runs in both meetings this season.

Pick: LA Dodgers


Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves (-150, 8.5)

The Braves have the chance to go from worst to first in the NL East during the month of May with a win over the Phillies today.

Hard to believe they were dead last in the division and in NL hitting on May 1. They're 19-8 for the month and now a half-game back thanks to a recent Phillies' slide.

Ray Halladay's perfect game on Saturday night against the Marlins is about the only way he could ensure himself a win with the way the Phillies have been hitting lately. They scored a grand total of four runs on their current six-game road trip after a shutout sweep by the Mets.

Atlanta's Tommy Hanson could be just what the Phillies need to snap out of their slump. Hanson hasn't lasted more than five innings in his last three starts against Philly and carries a quadruple-digit ERA against them.

Phillies starter Joe Blanton has had better success against the Braves, allowing just eight earned runs in his last 25 innings vs. Atlanta, but that was back before the Braves found their swing. They've averaged more than six runs per game over the last 20 games, going 16-4 during that span.

"We're playing well (and the Phillies are) struggling a little bit," said Braves third baseman Chipper Jones, who had the game-winning RBI on Sunday. "Let's just go out and play them. Have fun. Do the same things we've been doing for the last month. It's not do or die."

With the pressure suddenly on the Phillies instead of the Braves, look for both offenses to rise to the occasion.

Pick: Over

 

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GC- Monday MLB Play


On Memorial day Monday the Free MLB Play is on the Tamp Bay Rays. Game 923 at 7;10 eastern. The Rays have better numbers this season than Toronto. Tampa Bay is 19-5 on the road, averaging 6 runs per game and have an excellent 2.45 road bullpen ERA. The Blue Jays have not hit in division play. They are hitting a paltry .227. In the pitching match up Tampa has M. Garza going tonight. Garza has a 2.04 road era and a 2.17 career 2.17 era vs the Jays. Toronto counters with Morrow tonight. Morrow has a 4.70 home era and has been lit up of late with a 6.60 era. He has lost both starts he has made vs Tampa Bay as well. Look for Tampa to get game 1 tonight. On Memorial Day Monday I have 2 Big 5* MLB plays. For the Bonus Play take Tampa Bay. GC

 

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BASEBALL CRASHER
Play of the Day:

Florida Marlins -130 over the Milwaukee Brewers

 

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ANTHONY REDD
Monday's Card
20 DIME Philadelphia Phillies (listed pitchers - Blanton/Hanson)

 

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Bobby Maxwell 5-31-10 300-Unit Baseball Smart Play
300-Unit Baseball Smart Play SAN DIEGO PADRES (play only with Correia as listed pitcher for Padres)

 

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Chuck O'Brien
30 DIME: Rockies-Giants UNDER the total

 

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Moneylineking
Fri 1-0
Sat 1-1
Sun 1-0
Mon
Detroit Tigers (-158)
risk 4.74 units to win 3

 

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CAPPERS ACCESS
Braves
Blue jays

 

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GAMBLERS DATA
Angels -110

 

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Joe Wiz's Daily Free Pick

Under 9 runs bet. the Dodgers and Arizona

 

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spartan | MLB Total Mon, 05/31/10 - 2:10 PM

triple-dime bet 921 ANA / 922 KAN Under 9 BetUS
Rare Triple Star total on the under guys!!

 

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gill alexander | MLB Money Line Mon, 05/31/10 - 10:10 PM

double-dime bet 925 MIN (-115) BetUS vs 926 SEA
The value is on Liriano and the Twins.

 

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GoodFella | MLB Money Line Mon, 05/31/10 - 4:15 PM

triple-dime bet 912 STL (-145) Sportbet vs 911 CIN
Analysis:
MLB GOM (3*) Triple Star

Listed Pitchers (Garcia vs Arroyo)

(3*) Triple Star Play on the CARDINALS guys.

 

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SB Prof. v2

Chicago Cubs -130

San Diego Padres -109

Oakland Athletics +155

 

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Hondo

Hondo, having already gone draino with the Bucs and A's, was spared the dreaded triple-flusher when the Dodgers threw him a rope yesterday and left him with a debt of only 610 hallers.

Today, he expects Jimenez to provide a San Fran treat against the Giants -- 10 units on the Rockies. Also, 10 on Mister Fister to punch out the Twins.