Malinsky
GAME: Texas Rangers @ New York Mets Jun 13, 2008 7:10PM
SPORT: Major League Baseball Picks
PICK: Texas Rangers
4* TEXAS over NY METS
The Rangers are a far better offensive team than the Mets. Scott Feldman is pitching better than Oliver Perez. This line shows what reputations can mean in the marketplace.
The Met reputation remains high because of the pre-season expectations, but the bottom line is that they are 31-34, playing without key cogs Ryan Church and Moises Alou, and sending a below average starting pitcher and struggling bullpen to the mound to face one of the hottest lineups in the game. The Rangers are not just potent, but also patient, rating #4 in the Major?s in walks, and that puts them in good stead against Oilver Perez. who continues to labor in terms of finding the strike zone. Perez is also just 2-4/6.80 over eight appearances following that misleading good start to the season, with 33 walks over 43.1 innings in that span.
As for the bullpen, not only has the middle relief corps been inconsistent, but Billy Wagner has now blown three consecutive save opportunities, and off of 55 pitches the last two days is almost assuredly to be held out of this one. That means Willie Randolph has to roll a lot of dice in the latter innings to get this game home, particularly with Aaron Heilman also sidelined because of his fatigue rating (51 pitches in working each of the las three games).
Meanwhile Scott Feldman has not earned much respect with a 1-2/4.31, and those numbers are ordinary enough that few will take a deeper look. Yet for those that do there is value to be found. He has worked at least six full innings for seven straight starts, and over his last five sports a terrific WHIP of 1.09. But despite pitching that well, and having one of the best offenses in the game behind him, Feldman did not get a single win in that span. That gives us the best of it two different ways - we not only get an under-valued performer in the marketplace, but we also catching a timing element as the pendulums of the sport come into play.
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GAME: Texas Rangers @ New York Mets Jun 13, 2008 7:10PM
SPORT: Major League Baseball Picks
PICK: Texas Rangers
4* TEXAS over NY METS
The Rangers are a far better offensive team than the Mets. Scott Feldman is pitching better than Oliver Perez. This line shows what reputations can mean in the marketplace.
The Met reputation remains high because of the pre-season expectations, but the bottom line is that they are 31-34, playing without key cogs Ryan Church and Moises Alou, and sending a below average starting pitcher and struggling bullpen to the mound to face one of the hottest lineups in the game. The Rangers are not just potent, but also patient, rating #4 in the Major?s in walks, and that puts them in good stead against Oilver Perez. who continues to labor in terms of finding the strike zone. Perez is also just 2-4/6.80 over eight appearances following that misleading good start to the season, with 33 walks over 43.1 innings in that span.
As for the bullpen, not only has the middle relief corps been inconsistent, but Billy Wagner has now blown three consecutive save opportunities, and off of 55 pitches the last two days is almost assuredly to be held out of this one. That means Willie Randolph has to roll a lot of dice in the latter innings to get this game home, particularly with Aaron Heilman also sidelined because of his fatigue rating (51 pitches in working each of the las three games).
Meanwhile Scott Feldman has not earned much respect with a 1-2/4.31, and those numbers are ordinary enough that few will take a deeper look. Yet for those that do there is value to be found. He has worked at least six full innings for seven straight starts, and over his last five sports a terrific WHIP of 1.09. But despite pitching that well, and having one of the best offenses in the game behind him, Feldman did not get a single win in that span. That gives us the best of it two different ways - we not only get an under-valued performer in the marketplace, but we also catching a timing element as the pendulums of the sport come into play.
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Stephen Nover:
<TABLE class=data id=hcFreePicks_tblFreePick><TBODY><TR><TD class=datahead id=hcFreePicks_tdGame>GAME: Washington Nationals @ Seattle Mariners Jun 13, 2008 10:10PM</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdSport>SPORT: Major League Baseball Picks</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdPick>PICK: Washington Nationals</TD></TR><TR id=hcFreePicks_dLineRow><TD class=datacell>Offered at: 123 WSEX</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdReason>REASON FOR PICK: Is there any team worse than the Washington Nationals? As a matter of fact, yes: The Seattle Mariners.
Seattle has the worst record in baseball. The Mariners have dropped 15 of their last 21 games. They have trouble scoring runs and their closer, J.J. Putz, is out with an elbow injury.
R.A. Dickey is set to make his second start for Seattle. He's been good in relief, but has failed miserably when used as a starter. The knuckleballer was 1-9 with a 7.87 ERA in 16 starts with Texas. In his lone start with the Mariners, Dickey gave up five runs and eight hits in six innings during a loss to the Angels.
The Nationals are going with Shawn Hill on the mound. Talented and underrated when healthy, Hill is off his finest performance of the season. He held the Giants to two runs in 7 1/3 innings on Saturday.
Like the Mariners, the Nationals have trouble scoring runs. Maybe seeing a knuckleball pitcher is just what they need. But this isn't a play on Washington, although I like Hill more than Dickey. This handicap is far more of a play against the Mariners being cast in a favorite's role. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE class=data id=hcFreePicks_tblFreePick><TBODY><TR><TD class=datahead id=hcFreePicks_tdGame>GAME: Washington Nationals @ Seattle Mariners Jun 13, 2008 10:10PM</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdSport>SPORT: Major League Baseball Picks</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdPick>PICK: Washington Nationals</TD></TR><TR id=hcFreePicks_dLineRow><TD class=datacell>Offered at: 123 WSEX</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdReason>REASON FOR PICK: Is there any team worse than the Washington Nationals? As a matter of fact, yes: The Seattle Mariners.
Seattle has the worst record in baseball. The Mariners have dropped 15 of their last 21 games. They have trouble scoring runs and their closer, J.J. Putz, is out with an elbow injury.
R.A. Dickey is set to make his second start for Seattle. He's been good in relief, but has failed miserably when used as a starter. The knuckleballer was 1-9 with a 7.87 ERA in 16 starts with Texas. In his lone start with the Mariners, Dickey gave up five runs and eight hits in six innings during a loss to the Angels.
The Nationals are going with Shawn Hill on the mound. Talented and underrated when healthy, Hill is off his finest performance of the season. He held the Giants to two runs in 7 1/3 innings on Saturday.
Like the Mariners, the Nationals have trouble scoring runs. Maybe seeing a knuckleball pitcher is just what they need. But this isn't a play on Washington, although I like Hill more than Dickey. This handicap is far more of a play against the Mariners being cast in a favorite's role. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Lee Kostroski
<TABLE class=data id=hcFreePicks_tblFreePick><TBODY><TR><TD class=datahead id=hcFreePicks_tdGame>GAME: Philadelphia Phillies @ St. Louis Jun 13, 2008 8:15PM</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdSport>SPORT: Major League Baseball Picks</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdPick>PICK: St. Louis</TD></TR><TR id=hcFreePicks_dLineRow><TD class=datacell>Offered at: -102 WSEX</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdReason>REASON FOR PICK: St. Louis (Wellemeyer) –105 over Philadelphia (Kendrick) 7:15 PM CT
Losing Albert Pujols to injury for a few weeks is a big blow but the Cardinals should continue to play well. As hot as the Cubs have been, St. Louis has stayed right with Chicago in the competitive NL Central and the Cardinals have been one of the most profitable teams to back in baseball. The Phillies have been playing well also but St. Louis has a stronger record and the Cardinals will be tough to take down at home where they are 21-13 on the season.
Todd Wellemeyer has proven to be a solid starter for the Cardinals as he is 7-1 and the Cardinals have won five of this last seven starts. Wellemeyer has an overall ERA of 2.92 which has dipped dramatically to just 1.89 in his last three outings. In his last three starts he has pitched 19 innings, allowed just 4 earned runs and struck out 13 for a 2-0 record.
Philadelphia owns great statistics in the bullpen but St. Louis has actually posted very solid numbers after some struggles in April. The Cardinals actually own a superior team ERA to the Phillies even with Philadelphia’s top ranked bullpen ERA. Philadelphia starter Kyle Kendrick owns a 5.80 ERA on the road this season and he has not pitched as well as his 5-2 record indicates. Despite perceptions to the contrary St. Louis has been the superior hitting team with the second strongest team average in the NL. Philadelphia is hitting just .231 in the last ten games and the Cardinals have been too solid to be just a slight favorite at home.
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<TABLE class=data id=hcFreePicks_tblFreePick><TBODY><TR><TD class=datahead id=hcFreePicks_tdGame>GAME: Philadelphia Phillies @ St. Louis Jun 13, 2008 8:15PM</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdSport>SPORT: Major League Baseball Picks</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdPick>PICK: St. Louis</TD></TR><TR id=hcFreePicks_dLineRow><TD class=datacell>Offered at: -102 WSEX</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdReason>REASON FOR PICK: St. Louis (Wellemeyer) –105 over Philadelphia (Kendrick) 7:15 PM CT
Losing Albert Pujols to injury for a few weeks is a big blow but the Cardinals should continue to play well. As hot as the Cubs have been, St. Louis has stayed right with Chicago in the competitive NL Central and the Cardinals have been one of the most profitable teams to back in baseball. The Phillies have been playing well also but St. Louis has a stronger record and the Cardinals will be tough to take down at home where they are 21-13 on the season.
Todd Wellemeyer has proven to be a solid starter for the Cardinals as he is 7-1 and the Cardinals have won five of this last seven starts. Wellemeyer has an overall ERA of 2.92 which has dipped dramatically to just 1.89 in his last three outings. In his last three starts he has pitched 19 innings, allowed just 4 earned runs and struck out 13 for a 2-0 record.
Philadelphia owns great statistics in the bullpen but St. Louis has actually posted very solid numbers after some struggles in April. The Cardinals actually own a superior team ERA to the Phillies even with Philadelphia’s top ranked bullpen ERA. Philadelphia starter Kyle Kendrick owns a 5.80 ERA on the road this season and he has not pitched as well as his 5-2 record indicates. Despite perceptions to the contrary St. Louis has been the superior hitting team with the second strongest team average in the NL. Philadelphia is hitting just .231 in the last ten games and the Cardinals have been too solid to be just a slight favorite at home.
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Bryan Leonard:
<TABLE class=data id=hcFreePicks_tblFreePick><TBODY><TR><TD class=datahead id=hcFreePicks_tdGame>GAME: New York Yankees @ Houston Astros Jun 13, 2008 8:05PM</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdSport>SPORT: Major League Baseball Picks</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdPick>PICK: Houston Astros</TD></TR><TR id=hcFreePicks_dLineRow><TD class=datacell>Offered at: 139 Sportsbook</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdReason>REASON FOR PICK: Houston over NY Yankees
Purely a situational play here against New York. The Yankees had to fly into Houston off a late night affair yesterday in Oakland. Now they are entering a city in which they are unfamiliar with and staying in a hotel they have never stayed. Everything will be new to the Yankees while the Astros are at home and well rested as they play their third straight home series. Best of all we catch this Houston team as a sizable home underdog going against a pitcher who remains on a pitch count.
Jaba Chamberlain has gone from 62 pitches in his first start to 78 in his last. We can expect about 90 pitches tonight. This will also be his first road start in the Major Leagues. New York has scored just 13 runs in their last four games and overall the offense has been a disappointment this season. The Yankees do not deserve to be a road favorite here over a team who has won 14 of their last 22 in this building.
PLAY HOUSTON
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<TABLE class=data id=hcFreePicks_tblFreePick><TBODY><TR><TD class=datahead id=hcFreePicks_tdGame>GAME: New York Yankees @ Houston Astros Jun 13, 2008 8:05PM</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdSport>SPORT: Major League Baseball Picks</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdPick>PICK: Houston Astros</TD></TR><TR id=hcFreePicks_dLineRow><TD class=datacell>Offered at: 139 Sportsbook</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdReason>REASON FOR PICK: Houston over NY Yankees
Purely a situational play here against New York. The Yankees had to fly into Houston off a late night affair yesterday in Oakland. Now they are entering a city in which they are unfamiliar with and staying in a hotel they have never stayed. Everything will be new to the Yankees while the Astros are at home and well rested as they play their third straight home series. Best of all we catch this Houston team as a sizable home underdog going against a pitcher who remains on a pitch count.
Jaba Chamberlain has gone from 62 pitches in his first start to 78 in his last. We can expect about 90 pitches tonight. This will also be his first road start in the Major Leagues. New York has scored just 13 runs in their last four games and overall the offense has been a disappointment this season. The Yankees do not deserve to be a road favorite here over a team who has won 14 of their last 22 in this building.
PLAY HOUSTON
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Marc Lawrence
<TABLE class=data id=hcFreePicks_tblFreePick><TBODY><TR><TD class=datahead id=hcFreePicks_tdGame>GAME: Atlanta Braves @ Los Angeles Angels Jun 13, 2008 10:05PM</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdSport>SPORT: Major League Baseball Picks</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdPick>PICK: Los Angeles Angels</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdReason>REASON FOR PICK: Play On: LA Angels w/Garland vs. Reyes.
Note: When the Halos play host to the Braves tonight they will take on one of the worst teams in MLB in Interleague play with Atlanta just 26-40 against the American League.
Worse, Braves lefthander Jo Jo Reyes is 1-6 with a 6.76 ERA in his career team starts on the road. Look for Jon Garland to improve to 9-3 in his last 12 team starts during his good month of June while the Angels make it 19 wins in their last 23 home games on Fridays here tonight.
We recommend a 1-unit play on the Angels with Garland vs. Reyes.
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<TABLE class=data id=hcFreePicks_tblFreePick><TBODY><TR><TD class=datahead id=hcFreePicks_tdGame>GAME: Atlanta Braves @ Los Angeles Angels Jun 13, 2008 10:05PM</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdSport>SPORT: Major League Baseball Picks</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdPick>PICK: Los Angeles Angels</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdReason>REASON FOR PICK: Play On: LA Angels w/Garland vs. Reyes.
Note: When the Halos play host to the Braves tonight they will take on one of the worst teams in MLB in Interleague play with Atlanta just 26-40 against the American League.
Worse, Braves lefthander Jo Jo Reyes is 1-6 with a 6.76 ERA in his career team starts on the road. Look for Jon Garland to improve to 9-3 in his last 12 team starts during his good month of June while the Angels make it 19 wins in their last 23 home games on Fridays here tonight.
We recommend a 1-unit play on the Angels with Garland vs. Reyes.
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Matt Fargo
<TABLE class=data id=hcFreePicks_tblFreePick><TBODY><TR><TD class=datahead id=hcFreePicks_tdGame>GAME: Washington Nationals @ Seattle Mariners Jun 13, 2008 10:10PM</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdSport>SPORT: Major League Baseball Picks</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdPick>PICK: Washington Nationals</TD></TR><TR id=hcFreePicks_dLineRow><TD class=datacell>Offered at: 125 Sportsbook</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdReason>REASON FOR PICK: No one at this point would have thought that the Nationals would have a better record than Seattle at this point in the season. Washington is by no means playing great baseball right now but it has gotten out of its horrible offensive slump that took place in eight of nine games prior to the recent three-game set at Pittsburgh. The Nationals are hitting .261 over their last 10 games which is a significant improvement of the season-long struggles. The pitching has not improved but is better in this matchup here.
Seattle took two of three in Toronto after losing two of three in Boston. The Mariners took that series with the Blue Jays despite scoring a total of six runs in the three games as this offense remains stagnate. Seattle is hitting .247 on the season which is 2nd to last in the American League and this is after hitting .287 a season ago, finishing just below the Yankees for best in baseball. The Mariners are five games under .500 at home and head into this one with losses in four straight at Safeco Field. Play Washington Nationals 1.5 Units
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<TABLE class=data id=hcFreePicks_tblFreePick><TBODY><TR><TD class=datahead id=hcFreePicks_tdGame>GAME: Washington Nationals @ Seattle Mariners Jun 13, 2008 10:10PM</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdSport>SPORT: Major League Baseball Picks</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdPick>PICK: Washington Nationals</TD></TR><TR id=hcFreePicks_dLineRow><TD class=datacell>Offered at: 125 Sportsbook</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacell id=hcFreePicks_tdReason>REASON FOR PICK: No one at this point would have thought that the Nationals would have a better record than Seattle at this point in the season. Washington is by no means playing great baseball right now but it has gotten out of its horrible offensive slump that took place in eight of nine games prior to the recent three-game set at Pittsburgh. The Nationals are hitting .261 over their last 10 games which is a significant improvement of the season-long struggles. The pitching has not improved but is better in this matchup here.
Seattle took two of three in Toronto after losing two of three in Boston. The Mariners took that series with the Blue Jays despite scoring a total of six runs in the three games as this offense remains stagnate. Seattle is hitting .247 on the season which is 2nd to last in the American League and this is after hitting .287 a season ago, finishing just below the Yankees for best in baseball. The Mariners are five games under .500 at home and head into this one with losses in four straight at Safeco Field. Play Washington Nationals 1.5 Units
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vegas-runner | MLB Money Line Single-Dime Bet
908 DET (-131) SportBet vs 907 LOS
Analysis:
* 1* ML WAGER *
ARENA FOOTBALL for FRIDAY :
1.) UNDER 108 NO/ORL (1*)
Fri, 06/13/08 - 8:05 PMvegas-runner | MLB Money Line Single-Dime Bet
919 NYY (-152) SportBet vs 920 HOU
Analysis: * 1* ML WAGER *
Fri, 06/13/08 - 7:05 PMvegas-runner | MLB Money Line Double-Dime Bet
909 PIT (+110) SportBet vs 910 BAL
Analysis:
** 2* ML WAGER **
WNBA for FRIDAY :
1.) WASHINGTON +6 (2*)
Fri, 06/13/08 - 9:40 PMvegas-runner | MLB Money Line Single-Dime Bet
924 ARI (-135) SportBet vs 923 KAN
Analysis: * 1* ML WAGER *
Fri, 06/13/08 - 10:05 PMvegas-runner | MLB Money Line Triple-Dime Bet
925 ATL (+129) Bodog vs 926 ANA
Analysis: *** 3* MLB BEST UNDERDOG BET of the DAY ***
Fri, 06/13/08 - 7:10 PMvegas-runner | MLB Money Line Single-Dime Bet
911 FLA (+141) Bodog vs 912 TAM
Analysis: * 1* ML WAGER *
vegas-runner | MLB Money Line Single-Dime Bet
908 DET (-131) SportBet vs 907 LOS
Analysis:
* 1* ML WAGER *
ARENA FOOTBALL for FRIDAY :
1.) UNDER 108 NO/ORL (1*)
Fri, 06/13/08 - 8:05 PMvegas-runner | MLB Money Line Single-Dime Bet
919 NYY (-152) SportBet vs 920 HOU
Analysis: * 1* ML WAGER *
Fri, 06/13/08 - 7:05 PMvegas-runner | MLB Money Line Double-Dime Bet
909 PIT (+110) SportBet vs 910 BAL
Analysis:
** 2* ML WAGER **
WNBA for FRIDAY :
1.) WASHINGTON +6 (2*)
Fri, 06/13/08 - 9:40 PMvegas-runner | MLB Money Line Single-Dime Bet
924 ARI (-135) SportBet vs 923 KAN
Analysis: * 1* ML WAGER *
Fri, 06/13/08 - 10:05 PMvegas-runner | MLB Money Line Triple-Dime Bet
925 ATL (+129) Bodog vs 926 ANA
Analysis: *** 3* MLB BEST UNDERDOG BET of the DAY ***
Fri, 06/13/08 - 7:10 PMvegas-runner | MLB Money Line Single-Dime Bet
911 FLA (+141) Bodog vs 912 TAM
Analysis: * 1* ML WAGER *
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