Deano's HRC Smart Choice* Best Bets|Your Capping Agent-May 14th
Capper: Deano (Handicappers Paradise)
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2/5/8/10 DIMES
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Selections:
[952] Chicago |2♦|-200|B+0|WGN|2:20 pm EST
[953] St. Louis |2♦|-121|B+0|Network N/A|7:10 pm EST
[966] San Francisco |2♦|-134|B+0|Network N/A|10:10 pm EST
Capper: Deano (Handicappers Paradise)
Expected Betting Chart:
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2/5/8/10 DIMES
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Selections:
[952] Chicago |2♦|-200|B+0|WGN|2:20 pm EST
[953] St. Louis |2♦|-121|B+0|Network N/A|7:10 pm EST
[966] San Francisco |2♦|-134|B+0|Network N/A|10:10 pm EST
Matt Rivers of OffshoreInsiders says take the Texas Rangers plus the number. They are getting 108.
Maybe I’m still holding out hope that the old Rich Harden will return as the guy was not only great but appearing to be a special hurler. But injuries sidetracked the Cadian righthander and a few teams later we are looking at an older more broken down version of Harden. But with that said to get plus money with the surging Rangers and a pitcher that is still of high quality and far from being washed up is a definite must play in some capacity.
The Blue Jays have been a lot better than people thought they would be as Vernon Wells and the fellas are a competitive squad. Toronto also can win this game as I’m not calling it a mortal lock but it’s just too good of a deal to pass up on the probable superior squad.
Nelson Cruz and that powerful bat is possibly going to be back in the fold and with Josh Hamilton heating up Ron Washington’s club is looking like the class of the AL West right now. I’m not going to go too crazy because the Rangers are not anything better than good but they have the superior offense and even with the Jays having a fairly hot young lefty in Brett Cecil on the bump I still can’t help but favor Harden.
It’s never easy traveling up North of the border and I give these Jays some credit for looking good thus far. But when one can get pretty much the better everything in a game and still not have to lay anything then I’m all for it.
The pick: Texas
Maybe I’m still holding out hope that the old Rich Harden will return as the guy was not only great but appearing to be a special hurler. But injuries sidetracked the Cadian righthander and a few teams later we are looking at an older more broken down version of Harden. But with that said to get plus money with the surging Rangers and a pitcher that is still of high quality and far from being washed up is a definite must play in some capacity.
The Blue Jays have been a lot better than people thought they would be as Vernon Wells and the fellas are a competitive squad. Toronto also can win this game as I’m not calling it a mortal lock but it’s just too good of a deal to pass up on the probable superior squad.
Nelson Cruz and that powerful bat is possibly going to be back in the fold and with Josh Hamilton heating up Ron Washington’s club is looking like the class of the AL West right now. I’m not going to go too crazy because the Rangers are not anything better than good but they have the superior offense and even with the Jays having a fairly hot young lefty in Brett Cecil on the bump I still can’t help but favor Harden.
It’s never easy traveling up North of the border and I give these Jays some credit for looking good thus far. But when one can get pretty much the better everything in a game and still not have to lay anything then I’m all for it.
The pick: Texas
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2-Unit Play. Take #959. Take Over 9.5 between Philadelphia Phillies vs. Milwaukee Brewers (Friday @ 8:10pm est).
Whenever Jamie Moyer has a brilliant performance over his tenure in Philly, he usually has a shaky outing. He has done this time and time again and I wouldn't be surprised if it happens here once again. I've always faded Jamie off of a great start and this should be no different. The wily veteran comes off a complete game shutout of the Braves at home yielding just two hits. Simply brilliant. But, he did this earlier this year giving up no runs on six innings to the Braves on the road and then in his next start gave up ten hits to the Giants on the road. He followed that start up with five runs to the Mets at home. I look for Jamie to havea bit of a rough outing on the road at Milwaukee on Friday in a bit of a let down. Having said that, with over 70% of the public on the Phillies as well, this sets up for a public burial as well. Bush gets the ball for the Brewers and do note that he has pitched in four straight overs and although he pitches against his old team, this should be no different. I expect both of these offenses to have some success in Milwaukee for this contest as the 'Over' is 10-1 for the Phillies on the road when the total is set this high and the 'Over' is 14-3-1 for the Brewers in their last 18 home games versus a left handed starter.
2-Unit Play. Take #959. Take Over 9.5 between Philadelphia Phillies vs. Milwaukee Brewers (Friday @ 8:10pm est).
Whenever Jamie Moyer has a brilliant performance over his tenure in Philly, he usually has a shaky outing. He has done this time and time again and I wouldn't be surprised if it happens here once again. I've always faded Jamie off of a great start and this should be no different. The wily veteran comes off a complete game shutout of the Braves at home yielding just two hits. Simply brilliant. But, he did this earlier this year giving up no runs on six innings to the Braves on the road and then in his next start gave up ten hits to the Giants on the road. He followed that start up with five runs to the Mets at home. I look for Jamie to havea bit of a rough outing on the road at Milwaukee on Friday in a bit of a let down. Having said that, with over 70% of the public on the Phillies as well, this sets up for a public burial as well. Bush gets the ball for the Brewers and do note that he has pitched in four straight overs and although he pitches against his old team, this should be no different. I expect both of these offenses to have some success in Milwaukee for this contest as the 'Over' is 10-1 for the Phillies on the road when the total is set this high and the 'Over' is 14-3-1 for the Brewers in their last 18 home games versus a left handed starter.
HammerTheBook
ROTATION 953/954: 4-UNITS: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS @ CINCINNATI REDS (OVER 8 1/2 RUNS)
ROTATION 957/958: 4-UNITS: ARIZONA DIAMOND BACKS @ ATLANTA BRAVES (OVER 9-RUNS)
ROTATION 955/956: 3-UNITS: NEW YORK METS @ FLORIDA MARLINS (MARLINS ML -135)
ROTATION 959/960: 5-UNITS: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES @ MILWAUKEE BREWERS (OVER 9 1/2 RUNS)
ROTATION 965/966: 4-UNITS: HOUSTON ASTROS @ SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (ASTROS ML +135 @ CANBET, GOLD NUGGETT & INTERTOPS)
ROTATION 969/970: 5-UNITS: TEXAS RANGERS @ TORONTO BLUE JAYS (RANGERS ML +112 @ CANBET)
ROTATION 969/970: 3-UNITS: TEXAS RANGERS @ TORONTO BLUEJAYS (OVER 8 1/2 RUNS)
ROTATION 971/972: 3-UNITS: BOSTON RED SOX @ DETROIT TIGERS (TIGERS ML +115 + 5DIMES, JUST BET & GOLD NUGGET)
ROTATION 973/974: 3-UNITS: MINNESOTA TWINS @ NEW YORK YANKEES (UNDER 9-RUNS)
ROTATION 975/976: 4-UNITS: SEATTLE MARINERS @ TAMPA BAY RAYS (TB RAYS RL -1 1/2)
ROTATION 953/954: 4-UNITS: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS @ CINCINNATI REDS (OVER 8 1/2 RUNS)
ROTATION 957/958: 4-UNITS: ARIZONA DIAMOND BACKS @ ATLANTA BRAVES (OVER 9-RUNS)
ROTATION 955/956: 3-UNITS: NEW YORK METS @ FLORIDA MARLINS (MARLINS ML -135)
ROTATION 959/960: 5-UNITS: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES @ MILWAUKEE BREWERS (OVER 9 1/2 RUNS)
ROTATION 965/966: 4-UNITS: HOUSTON ASTROS @ SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (ASTROS ML +135 @ CANBET, GOLD NUGGETT & INTERTOPS)
ROTATION 969/970: 5-UNITS: TEXAS RANGERS @ TORONTO BLUE JAYS (RANGERS ML +112 @ CANBET)
ROTATION 969/970: 3-UNITS: TEXAS RANGERS @ TORONTO BLUEJAYS (OVER 8 1/2 RUNS)
ROTATION 971/972: 3-UNITS: BOSTON RED SOX @ DETROIT TIGERS (TIGERS ML +115 + 5DIMES, JUST BET & GOLD NUGGET)
ROTATION 973/974: 3-UNITS: MINNESOTA TWINS @ NEW YORK YANKEES (UNDER 9-RUNS)
ROTATION 975/976: 4-UNITS: SEATTLE MARINERS @ TAMPA BAY RAYS (TB RAYS RL -1 1/2)
Brett Atkins Friday 15 Dime Baseball Money Maker - LOS ANGELES ANGELS
While Angels’ lefty Joe Saunders has struggled to find his form this season, he does have some very good numbers against the A’s, leading the Angels to wins in seven of his last 10 starts against them. He was damn solid on Saturday in Seattle, holding the Mariners to one run on five hits in a 4-3 win. The Angels are on streaks of 27-10 when he gets a full five days of rest, 25-9 when he pitches the series opener and 14-6 when he pitches on Friday. Dallas Braden, he of perfect game fame, is back on the hill for the A’s but history has shown that guys coming back after a perfect game don’t fare so well, going 2-2 with a 4.85 ERA in the following start. And on the road this season, Braden is 1-1 with an 8.10 ERA. I’ll play the Angels in this one at home.
5 Dime Baseball Road Warrior - LOS ANGELES DODGERS
This is a big series for the Dodgers as they head down the freeway to San Diego to take on the red-hot Padres. San Diego’s formula for winning seems very shaky to say the least. The Padres have got to get perfect pitching to win games as they just don’t have the offense that is going to make it easy. Their bullpen is good, but the offense of the Dodgers is better. The likes of Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, James Loney and Casey Blake have the skills to carry this game and beat the Padres. John Garland is on the hill for the Padres, and while he’s been near perfect lately, the Dodgers will have the answers for him. Ramon Ortiz makes his first start since 2007 and this guy is a savvy veteran who knows how to pitch. He’ll keep the Dodgers in it and the offense will do the rest. Play the plus-money with the Dodgers.
Jay McNeil Friday's winner ... 10 Dime Padres -- (minus the money vs. Los Angeles)
PADRES -- The Friars looked good in sweeping a key three-game series with the Giants the last three days, while concluding their recent road trip 5-1 and come home to open a five-game stretch at PETCO Park, where they have a 2.01 ERA.
And for as well the Padres have been playing to start the season, there's nothing like some home cooking against arch-rivals to run up the division lead.
While the Dodgers have lost nine of their last 11 as an underdog, the Padres are on winning runs of 6-2 as a home favorite and 19-7 overall.
Lay the cheap chalk at home.
Joel Tyson Friday's Selections .... Don't get why Milwaukee is favorcd over Philadelphia tonight?
The Brewers were just blasted in their latest 3-game home set against the Braves, losing all 3 of those games, and now they must face the National League champion Phillies.
I know Jamie Moyer is as old as the wheel, but he has sure looked good his last couple of times to the bump, and I can see him turneing in a solid 6 innings in tonight's start for the Phils.
Randy Wolf has allowed 7 runs over his last 11 innings for a 1-1 mark, and his last start against the Phillies saw him allow 6 runs in 6 innings for a loss last July.
Philly is too good to be installed as the underdog to a 15-19 team. Jump on this one early before we start to lose line value.
20 dime dog on Philadelphia over Milwaukee this evining at Miller Park.
Your 10 dime bonus best bet is to ride the Braves to win their 4th in a row, and hand the D-Backs their 7th straight loss.
Atlanta got their offense back in stride in sweeping Milwaukee earlier this week, and now they are back at home where they are 8-4 for the season.
Arizona just got swept at home against the Dodgers, and they are only 7-10 on the road for the year.
Ian Kennedy certainly rates the edge right now over the winless Kenshin Kawakami, but Kawakami is not going to lose every game he starts this year, is he?
Take the Braves for a 10 dime winner.
PLEASE NOTE: listed pitchers must start, or NO action on the release(s).
Matt Rivers Friday's Action 200,000♦ Winner on the ST. LOUIS CARDINALS over the Cincinnati Reds with Jaime Garcia as the listed pitcher. If Garcia does not start, this play is VOID.
200,000♦
CARDINALS (With Garcia as listed pitcher)
Take the Cards for the road win over the Reds.
I love this Garcia kid. The rookie has pitched at least six innings in each of his six starts, giving up one or zero runs in five of them.
The left-hander has a 1.18 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 38 innings.
Cincinnati will counter with Aaron Harang, who has lost three straight starts to the Cardinals, including two this year.
The right-hander is 7-12 in his career with a 4.57 ERA against St. Louis.
With the Cardinals struggling and the Reds playing great right now this would seem to be an easy choice siding with Cincinnati. But the Reds were beating up on the lowly Pirates and the Cardinals were beating themselves against the Astros.
Look for St. Louis to rebound tonight behind its talented rookie.
Take the Cardinals for the road win.
Michael Cannon Friday's Plays...
25 Dime Winner on the TEXAS RANGERS over the Toronto Blue Jays with Rich Harden as the listed pitcher. If Harden does not start, this play is VOID.
10 Dime Winner on the OAKLAND A's over the LA Angels with Dallas Braden as the listed pitcher. If Braden does not start, this play is VOID.
25 Dime –
RANGERS (With Harden as listed pitcher)
Take the Rangers for the road win over the Blue Jays.
Texas is playing solid baseball right now and will be getting a big addition to its lineup tonight.
Nelson Cruz is expected to be activated off the DL after being out since April 26 with a hamstring injury. Cruz homered seven times in his first 11 games.
Rich Harden will get the start for the Rangers and he’s 2-0 with a 2.82 ERA over his last four starts, and Texas has won all four of those games.
This is a good time for the Rangers to be facing the Blue Jays on the road because Vernon Wells and Aaron Hill are both slumping right now.
Wells is in an 0-for-12 slump and Hill is mired in a 2-for-28 slide.
Harden has the stuff to keep those guys from breaking out.
Take the Rangers as they grab the road win.
10 Dime –
A’s (With Braden as listed pitcher)
Take the A’s for the road win over the Angels.
Dallas Braden gets the start for Oakland and he’s coming off a perfect game in his last outing over Tampa Bay.
While I’m not expecting another gem like that, I am reasonably confident he’ll outpitch Joe Saunders.
Saunders is 1-5 with a 6.19 ERA on the year for the Angels. The left-hander hasn’t been able to find his form this year and I expect the A’s to knock him around.
The Angels are also one of the lighter-hitting teams in the AL, so if Saunders doesn’t give them a quality start they really don’t stand a chance.
Take the A’s as they grab the road win.
While Angels’ lefty Joe Saunders has struggled to find his form this season, he does have some very good numbers against the A’s, leading the Angels to wins in seven of his last 10 starts against them. He was damn solid on Saturday in Seattle, holding the Mariners to one run on five hits in a 4-3 win. The Angels are on streaks of 27-10 when he gets a full five days of rest, 25-9 when he pitches the series opener and 14-6 when he pitches on Friday. Dallas Braden, he of perfect game fame, is back on the hill for the A’s but history has shown that guys coming back after a perfect game don’t fare so well, going 2-2 with a 4.85 ERA in the following start. And on the road this season, Braden is 1-1 with an 8.10 ERA. I’ll play the Angels in this one at home.
5 Dime Baseball Road Warrior - LOS ANGELES DODGERS
This is a big series for the Dodgers as they head down the freeway to San Diego to take on the red-hot Padres. San Diego’s formula for winning seems very shaky to say the least. The Padres have got to get perfect pitching to win games as they just don’t have the offense that is going to make it easy. Their bullpen is good, but the offense of the Dodgers is better. The likes of Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, James Loney and Casey Blake have the skills to carry this game and beat the Padres. John Garland is on the hill for the Padres, and while he’s been near perfect lately, the Dodgers will have the answers for him. Ramon Ortiz makes his first start since 2007 and this guy is a savvy veteran who knows how to pitch. He’ll keep the Dodgers in it and the offense will do the rest. Play the plus-money with the Dodgers.
Jay McNeil Friday's winner ... 10 Dime Padres -- (minus the money vs. Los Angeles)
PADRES -- The Friars looked good in sweeping a key three-game series with the Giants the last three days, while concluding their recent road trip 5-1 and come home to open a five-game stretch at PETCO Park, where they have a 2.01 ERA.
And for as well the Padres have been playing to start the season, there's nothing like some home cooking against arch-rivals to run up the division lead.
While the Dodgers have lost nine of their last 11 as an underdog, the Padres are on winning runs of 6-2 as a home favorite and 19-7 overall.
Lay the cheap chalk at home.
Joel Tyson Friday's Selections .... Don't get why Milwaukee is favorcd over Philadelphia tonight?
The Brewers were just blasted in their latest 3-game home set against the Braves, losing all 3 of those games, and now they must face the National League champion Phillies.
I know Jamie Moyer is as old as the wheel, but he has sure looked good his last couple of times to the bump, and I can see him turneing in a solid 6 innings in tonight's start for the Phils.
Randy Wolf has allowed 7 runs over his last 11 innings for a 1-1 mark, and his last start against the Phillies saw him allow 6 runs in 6 innings for a loss last July.
Philly is too good to be installed as the underdog to a 15-19 team. Jump on this one early before we start to lose line value.
20 dime dog on Philadelphia over Milwaukee this evining at Miller Park.
Your 10 dime bonus best bet is to ride the Braves to win their 4th in a row, and hand the D-Backs their 7th straight loss.
Atlanta got their offense back in stride in sweeping Milwaukee earlier this week, and now they are back at home where they are 8-4 for the season.
Arizona just got swept at home against the Dodgers, and they are only 7-10 on the road for the year.
Ian Kennedy certainly rates the edge right now over the winless Kenshin Kawakami, but Kawakami is not going to lose every game he starts this year, is he?
Take the Braves for a 10 dime winner.
PLEASE NOTE: listed pitchers must start, or NO action on the release(s).
Matt Rivers Friday's Action 200,000♦ Winner on the ST. LOUIS CARDINALS over the Cincinnati Reds with Jaime Garcia as the listed pitcher. If Garcia does not start, this play is VOID.
200,000♦
CARDINALS (With Garcia as listed pitcher)
Take the Cards for the road win over the Reds.
I love this Garcia kid. The rookie has pitched at least six innings in each of his six starts, giving up one or zero runs in five of them.
The left-hander has a 1.18 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 38 innings.
Cincinnati will counter with Aaron Harang, who has lost three straight starts to the Cardinals, including two this year.
The right-hander is 7-12 in his career with a 4.57 ERA against St. Louis.
With the Cardinals struggling and the Reds playing great right now this would seem to be an easy choice siding with Cincinnati. But the Reds were beating up on the lowly Pirates and the Cardinals were beating themselves against the Astros.
Look for St. Louis to rebound tonight behind its talented rookie.
Take the Cardinals for the road win.
Michael Cannon Friday's Plays...
25 Dime Winner on the TEXAS RANGERS over the Toronto Blue Jays with Rich Harden as the listed pitcher. If Harden does not start, this play is VOID.
10 Dime Winner on the OAKLAND A's over the LA Angels with Dallas Braden as the listed pitcher. If Braden does not start, this play is VOID.
25 Dime –
RANGERS (With Harden as listed pitcher)
Take the Rangers for the road win over the Blue Jays.
Texas is playing solid baseball right now and will be getting a big addition to its lineup tonight.
Nelson Cruz is expected to be activated off the DL after being out since April 26 with a hamstring injury. Cruz homered seven times in his first 11 games.
Rich Harden will get the start for the Rangers and he’s 2-0 with a 2.82 ERA over his last four starts, and Texas has won all four of those games.
This is a good time for the Rangers to be facing the Blue Jays on the road because Vernon Wells and Aaron Hill are both slumping right now.
Wells is in an 0-for-12 slump and Hill is mired in a 2-for-28 slide.
Harden has the stuff to keep those guys from breaking out.
Take the Rangers as they grab the road win.
10 Dime –
A’s (With Braden as listed pitcher)
Take the A’s for the road win over the Angels.
Dallas Braden gets the start for Oakland and he’s coming off a perfect game in his last outing over Tampa Bay.
While I’m not expecting another gem like that, I am reasonably confident he’ll outpitch Joe Saunders.
Saunders is 1-5 with a 6.19 ERA on the year for the Angels. The left-hander hasn’t been able to find his form this year and I expect the A’s to knock him around.
The Angels are also one of the lighter-hitting teams in the AL, so if Saunders doesn’t give them a quality start they really don’t stand a chance.
Take the A’s as they grab the road win.
SuperSportsGroup **MLB** 5/14
Boston v. Detroit 7:05pm
PICK: Detroit ML +114 (10**) Game of the week
Cleveland v. Baltimore 7:05pm
PICK: Orioles ML -116 (8*)
Texas v. Toronto 7:05pm
PICK: Rangers ML +116 (7*)
NY v. Florida 7:10pm
PICK: OVER 9 Game -115 (7*)
Philadelphia v. Milwaukee 8:10pm
PICK: Phillies ML +108 (8*)
3 team parlay for 1*
OVER 9.5 Yankees +110
UNDER 9 KC +105
UNDER 7.5 Dodgers +105
Boston v. Detroit 7:05pm
PICK: Detroit ML +114 (10**) Game of the week
Cleveland v. Baltimore 7:05pm
PICK: Orioles ML -116 (8*)
Texas v. Toronto 7:05pm
PICK: Rangers ML +116 (7*)
NY v. Florida 7:10pm
PICK: OVER 9 Game -115 (7*)
Philadelphia v. Milwaukee 8:10pm
PICK: Phillies ML +108 (8*)
3 team parlay for 1*
OVER 9.5 Yankees +110
UNDER 9 KC +105
UNDER 7.5 Dodgers +105
Joe Wiz's Daily Free Pick
Under 9 runs bet. Houston and San Fran.
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Under 9 runs bet. Houston and San Fran.
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