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5 UNIT ROTATION 961/962::LOS ANGELES DODGERS @ COLORADO ROCKIES (ROCKIES ML -145 @ BET JAMAICA & PINNANCLE)
4 UNIT ROTATION 973/974::OAKLAND ATHLETICS @ TEXAS RANGERS (RANGERS ML -130 @ BET JAMAICA)
4 UNIT ROTATION 977/978::BALTIMORE ORIOLES @ LOS ANGELES ANGELS (ANGELS ML -137 @ BET JAMAICA)
4 UNIT ROTATION 979/980::MINNESOTA TWINS @ SEATTLE MARINERS (TWINS ML -123 @ BET JAMAICA & PINNANCLE)
4 UNIT ROTATION 959/960:
ITTSBURGH PIRATES @ MILWAUKEE BREWERS (BREWERS ML -145 @ BET JAMAICA & PINNANCLE)
3 UNIT ROTATION 255/256::ATLANTA FALCONS @ MIAMI DOLPHINS (UNDER 38 @ 5DIMES, BET PHOENIX, Sportsbet & BETUS)
3 UNIT ROTATION 971/972::BOSTON RED SOX @ TAMPA BAY RAYS (TB RAYS ML -120 @ BET JAMAICA)
3 UNIT ROTATION 257/258::WASHINGTON REDSKINS @ NEW YORK JETS (JETS -4 1/2 @ BET PHOENIX)
3 UNIT ROTATION 259/260:HILADELPHIA EAGLES @ KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (CHIEFS +3 @ BETUS)
5 UNIT ROTATION 961/962::LOS ANGELES DODGERS @ COLORADO ROCKIES (ROCKIES ML -145 @ BET JAMAICA & PINNANCLE)
4 UNIT ROTATION 973/974::OAKLAND ATHLETICS @ TEXAS RANGERS (RANGERS ML -130 @ BET JAMAICA)
4 UNIT ROTATION 977/978::BALTIMORE ORIOLES @ LOS ANGELES ANGELS (ANGELS ML -137 @ BET JAMAICA)
4 UNIT ROTATION 979/980::MINNESOTA TWINS @ SEATTLE MARINERS (TWINS ML -123 @ BET JAMAICA & PINNANCLE)
4 UNIT ROTATION 959/960:
ITTSBURGH PIRATES @ MILWAUKEE BREWERS (BREWERS ML -145 @ BET JAMAICA & PINNANCLE)3 UNIT ROTATION 255/256::ATLANTA FALCONS @ MIAMI DOLPHINS (UNDER 38 @ 5DIMES, BET PHOENIX, Sportsbet & BETUS)
3 UNIT ROTATION 971/972::BOSTON RED SOX @ TAMPA BAY RAYS (TB RAYS ML -120 @ BET JAMAICA)
3 UNIT ROTATION 257/258::WASHINGTON REDSKINS @ NEW YORK JETS (JETS -4 1/2 @ BET PHOENIX)
3 UNIT ROTATION 259/260:
HILADELPHIA EAGLES @ KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (CHIEFS +3 @ BETUS)DAVE COKIN
SOLID GOLD PLAY
Matchup: San Diego at New Orleans
Time: 8:00 PM EDT (Fri)
Play: San Diego (+3.5 -110)
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Matchup: Chi. Cubs at Cincinnati
Time: 7:10 PM EDT (Fri)
Listed pitchers must go: (L) GORZELANNY, T vs. (R) CUETO, J
Play: Chi. Cubs (ML +164)
SOLID GOLD PLAY
Matchup: San Diego at New Orleans
Time: 8:00 PM EDT (Fri)
Play: San Diego (+3.5 -110)
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Matchup: Chi. Cubs at Cincinnati
Time: 7:10 PM EDT (Fri)
Listed pitchers must go: (L) GORZELANNY, T vs. (R) CUETO, J
Play: Chi. Cubs (ML +164)
THE DUKE SPORTS
Detroit (+110) for 2 Units
The Tigers are heating up and we'll ride them here. Detroit is batting a healthy .330 over their last 7 games; over the same span, they sport a strong 1.50 ERA from their starters. We'll ride Justin Verlander who has been steadily consistent in throwing strikes and eating innings virtually all season. Verlander beat Toronto July 22nd in a strong outing allowing 2 ER over 8 innings. And the Tigers are 19-9 in Verlander's last 28 when the 'total' is set between 7 to 8'. On the other hand, Shaun Marcum can be inconsistent. He's coming off back-to-back strong outings after getting lit up by Boston.The Blue Jays are 0-5 in Marcum's last 5 following a quality start. The 'Jays are 0-5 in their last 5 game 2 of a series. Detroit the call.
Detroit (+110) for 2 Units
The Tigers are heating up and we'll ride them here. Detroit is batting a healthy .330 over their last 7 games; over the same span, they sport a strong 1.50 ERA from their starters. We'll ride Justin Verlander who has been steadily consistent in throwing strikes and eating innings virtually all season. Verlander beat Toronto July 22nd in a strong outing allowing 2 ER over 8 innings. And the Tigers are 19-9 in Verlander's last 28 when the 'total' is set between 7 to 8'. On the other hand, Shaun Marcum can be inconsistent. He's coming off back-to-back strong outings after getting lit up by Boston.The Blue Jays are 0-5 in Marcum's last 5 following a quality start. The 'Jays are 0-5 in their last 5 game 2 of a series. Detroit the call.
BOB BALFE
Philadelphia Eagles -2.5
This is a very important game for the Eagles as their first-team offense has failed to generate anything, particularly in the red zone. They will need to get Kolb some confidence going into the season. Kolb will most likely not play next week so this has to be the night that he steps up. The same can be said tonight for the offensive line, which has looked pretty atrocious. Kansas City is going to be a better football team, but the Eagles destroyed them last year and the talent gap is still very far between both teams. Look for Philly to get the easy cover. Take the Eagles.
Padres / Phillies Under 6.5
The Phillies have been slumping with their bats, but have produced more than decent starting pitching over the last few nights. Roy Oswalt has pitched very well in his last few starts and he actually has better numbers on the road than at home. Matt Latos has been on fire this season (especially at his home park), allowing only 3 runs in his last 19 innings. Look for this to be a classic pitchers duel. Take the Under.
Philadelphia Eagles -2.5
This is a very important game for the Eagles as their first-team offense has failed to generate anything, particularly in the red zone. They will need to get Kolb some confidence going into the season. Kolb will most likely not play next week so this has to be the night that he steps up. The same can be said tonight for the offensive line, which has looked pretty atrocious. Kansas City is going to be a better football team, but the Eagles destroyed them last year and the talent gap is still very far between both teams. Look for Philly to get the easy cover. Take the Eagles.
Padres / Phillies Under 6.5
The Phillies have been slumping with their bats, but have produced more than decent starting pitching over the last few nights. Roy Oswalt has pitched very well in his last few starts and he actually has better numbers on the road than at home. Matt Latos has been on fire this season (especially at his home park), allowing only 3 runs in his last 19 innings. Look for this to be a classic pitchers duel. Take the Under.
jeff benton friday
0-2 last night. minus 40 dimes minus $455..overall, 98-121-4 minus 455 dimes
huge step backwards last night aftea a 3 day winning streak.
Friday's plays ...
20 DIME selection on the <b>TORONTO BLUE JAYS</b> over the Tigers in a clash north of the border. The Blue Jays opaned as a slight favorite in this contest, ranging from -105 to -120 depeneding on where you shop. Note that you must list Shaun Marcum as Toronto’s starting pitcher. If Marcum does not go, this play is VOID!
10 DIME selertion on the Astros-Mets game to remain <b>UNDER</b> the posted total of 7½ runs. You must list starting pitchers with all baseball totals, so Houston’s Nelson Figueroa and New York’s Mike Pelfrey have to start this game or this play is VOID!
<b>Blue Jays</b>
Playing the percentages here. The Tigers pounded the Blue Jays 7-1 last night, giving them their sixth win in their last seven games. However, the first five of those victories came at home. That’s important for this reason: Detroit is still a whopping 18 games under .500 on the road at 21-39, and only three times in those 60 road games have the Tigers won conseautive games in the same road series. Think about that: We’re almost in September and Detroit has won back-to-back road games in the same city on just three occasions!
Yes, Detroit ace Justin Verlander is on the bump here, but he’s been average (at best) on the road, going 5-5 with a 4.76 ERA in 13 starts (the Tigers are 6-7, including 0-4 in the last four). Same holds true for Verlander’s numbers in night games (7-7, 3.79 ERA, compared with 7-1, 3.49 in day starts). Yes, Verlander beat the Blue Jays at home 5-2 on July 22 (two runs allowed in eight innings). But prior to that outing, he had posted an 11.40 ERA in his first three starts against the Blue Jays, including a 12-5 loss in his only career start in Canada (eight runs allowed in 3 2/3 innings).
Verlander’s counteerpart tonight is Shaun Marcum, who has been outstanding in his last two starts, giving up four runs, five hits and one walk in 16 innings (2.25 ERA), winning 3-1 at Oakland and suffering a tough-luck 5-0 loss at Boston. And even though he got lit up in his last home start (eight runs in four innings, also vs. the Red Sox), Marcum had a 2.30 ERA in his first 10 home starts. Also, Marcum has pitched well in his last two starts against the Tigers (one in 2008, one on July 24 of this season), giving up two runs and eight hits in each game, with Toronto winning 7-2 and 3-2 (both on the road).
Finally, despite last night’s result, the Tigers are still in slumps of 9-22 as an underdog, 24-52 as a road underdog, 4-11 against the A.L. East and 7-21 versus right-handed starters, while Toronto is on runs of 39-18 as a favorite, 28-11 as a home chalk, 27-13 against right-handed starters, 5-0 on Friday, 10-4 when Marcum works on Friday and 9-2 versus the A.L. Central.
<b>Astros-Mets UNDER the total</b>
Let’s start with Houston: It rolls into Queens with a five game winning streak, starting with a 2-1 win at Florida on Sunday followed by a stunning four-game road sweep of the Phillies. Not only did the Astros pull off the four-game sweep, they did so despite scoring a grand total of 15 runs … and that’s because the pitching staff held Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins and the Phillies to just seven runs.
The Astros have held 12 of their last 14 opronents to three runs or less, while the offense has produced three runs or less in nine of the last 13 games. Not surprisingly, the under is 11-3 over Houston’s past 14 games (5-0 in the last five), with final scores of 5-1, 3-2, 4-2, 3-2, 2-1, 3-2, 3-2, 4-3, 3-1, 3-2 and 4-1.
New York is coming off a high-scoring series against the Marlins, with all three games going over the total. Prior to that, though, the Mets had been on a 11-2 “under” run, with the offense averaging just 2.3 runs (scoring three or less in 10 of the 13 contests).
As for the two starting pitchers, Houston’s Nelson Figueroa (a former Met) is 3-1 with a 2.98 ERA 23 appearances (three starts) with the Phillies and Astros. Ten days ago, in his first start with the Astros, Figueroa led his team to a 4-3 home victory over Johan Santana and the Mets, allowing two runs (one earned) in five innings). Meanwhile, the Mets’ Mike Pelfrey has been outstanding lately, giving up just five runs (four earned) in his last three starts, pitching 7, 7 and 8 innings (1.67 ERA). And the last time Pelfrey faced Houston was in 2002, and he pitched a complete game, allowing just one run and six hits.
Finally, the under has cashed in six straight Astros-Mets meetings, with four games this year and the final two games of the 2009 campaign featuring following scores of 5-1, 4-0, 3-1, 4-3, 3-2 and 3-2.
0-2 last night. minus 40 dimes minus $455..overall, 98-121-4 minus 455 dimes
huge step backwards last night aftea a 3 day winning streak.
Friday's plays ...
20 DIME selection on the <b>TORONTO BLUE JAYS</b> over the Tigers in a clash north of the border. The Blue Jays opaned as a slight favorite in this contest, ranging from -105 to -120 depeneding on where you shop. Note that you must list Shaun Marcum as Toronto’s starting pitcher. If Marcum does not go, this play is VOID!
10 DIME selertion on the Astros-Mets game to remain <b>UNDER</b> the posted total of 7½ runs. You must list starting pitchers with all baseball totals, so Houston’s Nelson Figueroa and New York’s Mike Pelfrey have to start this game or this play is VOID!
<b>Blue Jays</b>
Playing the percentages here. The Tigers pounded the Blue Jays 7-1 last night, giving them their sixth win in their last seven games. However, the first five of those victories came at home. That’s important for this reason: Detroit is still a whopping 18 games under .500 on the road at 21-39, and only three times in those 60 road games have the Tigers won conseautive games in the same road series. Think about that: We’re almost in September and Detroit has won back-to-back road games in the same city on just three occasions!
Yes, Detroit ace Justin Verlander is on the bump here, but he’s been average (at best) on the road, going 5-5 with a 4.76 ERA in 13 starts (the Tigers are 6-7, including 0-4 in the last four). Same holds true for Verlander’s numbers in night games (7-7, 3.79 ERA, compared with 7-1, 3.49 in day starts). Yes, Verlander beat the Blue Jays at home 5-2 on July 22 (two runs allowed in eight innings). But prior to that outing, he had posted an 11.40 ERA in his first three starts against the Blue Jays, including a 12-5 loss in his only career start in Canada (eight runs allowed in 3 2/3 innings).
Verlander’s counteerpart tonight is Shaun Marcum, who has been outstanding in his last two starts, giving up four runs, five hits and one walk in 16 innings (2.25 ERA), winning 3-1 at Oakland and suffering a tough-luck 5-0 loss at Boston. And even though he got lit up in his last home start (eight runs in four innings, also vs. the Red Sox), Marcum had a 2.30 ERA in his first 10 home starts. Also, Marcum has pitched well in his last two starts against the Tigers (one in 2008, one on July 24 of this season), giving up two runs and eight hits in each game, with Toronto winning 7-2 and 3-2 (both on the road).
Finally, despite last night’s result, the Tigers are still in slumps of 9-22 as an underdog, 24-52 as a road underdog, 4-11 against the A.L. East and 7-21 versus right-handed starters, while Toronto is on runs of 39-18 as a favorite, 28-11 as a home chalk, 27-13 against right-handed starters, 5-0 on Friday, 10-4 when Marcum works on Friday and 9-2 versus the A.L. Central.
<b>Astros-Mets UNDER the total</b>
Let’s start with Houston: It rolls into Queens with a five game winning streak, starting with a 2-1 win at Florida on Sunday followed by a stunning four-game road sweep of the Phillies. Not only did the Astros pull off the four-game sweep, they did so despite scoring a grand total of 15 runs … and that’s because the pitching staff held Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins and the Phillies to just seven runs.
The Astros have held 12 of their last 14 opronents to three runs or less, while the offense has produced three runs or less in nine of the last 13 games. Not surprisingly, the under is 11-3 over Houston’s past 14 games (5-0 in the last five), with final scores of 5-1, 3-2, 4-2, 3-2, 2-1, 3-2, 3-2, 4-3, 3-1, 3-2 and 4-1.
New York is coming off a high-scoring series against the Marlins, with all three games going over the total. Prior to that, though, the Mets had been on a 11-2 “under” run, with the offense averaging just 2.3 runs (scoring three or less in 10 of the 13 contests).
As for the two starting pitchers, Houston’s Nelson Figueroa (a former Met) is 3-1 with a 2.98 ERA 23 appearances (three starts) with the Phillies and Astros. Ten days ago, in his first start with the Astros, Figueroa led his team to a 4-3 home victory over Johan Santana and the Mets, allowing two runs (one earned) in five innings). Meanwhile, the Mets’ Mike Pelfrey has been outstanding lately, giving up just five runs (four earned) in his last three starts, pitching 7, 7 and 8 innings (1.67 ERA). And the last time Pelfrey faced Houston was in 2002, and he pitched a complete game, allowing just one run and six hits.
Finally, the under has cashed in six straight Astros-Mets meetings, with four games this year and the final two games of the 2009 campaign featuring following scores of 5-1, 4-0, 3-1, 4-3, 3-2 and 3-2.
