Service Plays Monday 5/16/11

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CHIP CHIRIMBES

Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland A's
Play:Oakland A's

The Oakland A's (20-20) have been great to us this season as their pitching has been the difference when needed and tonight they will be sending lefty Brett Anderson (2-3, 3.21 ERA) to the hill against the Angels. Los Angeles (22-19) who have dropped four of their last six will start Joel Pineiro (2-0, 1.33) who is 9-8 lifetime against the A's. Oakland has won six of their eight Monday games and that trend continues tonight. Take A'S.

 

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ROCKDEMAN SPORTS

DOG OF THE DAY* MLB* New York Yankees ML

 

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Sean Murphy

MLB Total of the Night
White Sox UNDER

 

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LION OF VEGAS

3* MLB* Houston Astros +1.5 RL -120
3* MLB* Chicago White Sox -125 ML
3* MLB* Oakland Athletics -140 ML

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DAQsports

Today's selections:

MLB: Milwaukee (ML) -121, Milwaukee (RL) +140,
Atlanta (RL) -108,
Cleveland (RL) +140,
orioles/red sox over 9.5 total runs (-102)

 

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David Banks (comp)

Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland A’s
A crucial AL West battle takes center stage Monday night when Manager Mike Scioscia’s Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim invade Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum for the first of a mini two-game set versus Manager Bob Geren’s Oakland A’s.

Entering the rubber match of their weekend series with Texas, the Halos currently sit atop the AL West 1.5-games in front of the aforementioned Rangers and A’s. LA is in the midst of a rough patch however dropping four of their L/7 overall games (-$231) heading into Sunday’s series finale. To date, the Angels are the 6th best bet in all of baseball having secured their betting backers $415 overall; all of that +$$$ has come on the road where the Angels have won $743 to date by winning 13 of 21 away from Anaheim. Los Angeles has won each of Joel Pineiro’s L/6 starts vs. AL West opposition.

Once again, the song remains the same in Oakland as the A's sport one of the best pitching staffs in all of baseball, but the hitting and defensive departments are severely lacking. Oakland currently ranks 27th in runs scored (3.54 RPG), sports a .235 team batting average (#25), has hit just 23 HRs (#27) and has an OPS of .655 (#26). On top of all that, the defense has made the second highest amount of errors on the year with 31 through just 29 overall games played. Having said all that, the pitching staff sports the best overall unit ERA (2.74), and Brett Anderson is one of the nastiest lefties around (LA just 5-13 vs. L/18 southpaws).

In 20 career starts vs. the A’s, Joel Pineiro is 9-8 with a 4.13 ERA & 1.42 WHIP; the A’s have hit .266 vs. him lifetime. As for Brett Anderson, he’s never beaten the Angels in four career starts going 0-2 with a 4.68 ERA & .260 batting average against. LA is 11-4 in Pineiro’s L/15 overall starts, but 0-4 the L/4 times he opposed a +.500 opponent. Oakland’s 5-1 the L/6 times it welcomed in a +.600 opponent to the Coliseum, but is just 3-7 in Anderson’s L/10 starts vs. AL West opposition. The ‘under’ is 4-1 the L/5 overall meetings.

PICK: Los Angeles Angels / Oakland A’s UNDER

 

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B&S PICKS

3* MLB* Minnesota Twins +145 ML
3* MLB* Kansas City Royals +100 ML
3* MLB* Tampa Bay Rays -140 ML

 

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Vincent Rizzo
I'mAWinner,

Chicago Cubs +145

 

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Has anyone seen budins picks? He has 100 dimer on the dal/okc series and a baseball pick tonight. Personally im more curious of his baseball pick because i have a feeling hes going to be laying the -235 with dallas and quite frankly thats kinda pricey. Thanks in advance guys keep up the nice work!

 

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Dave Essler | MLB Money Line ​

dime bet 912 COL (+130) Bodog vs 911 SFG ​

 

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Michail Sports Picks

4* Washington Nationals
3* Washington Nationals Pittsburgh Over 8
3* Seattle Marines - Minnesota Twins over 6.5
3* Atlanta Braves - Houston Astros over 7

yesterday i received an email, mentioning that i steal games from vegassharp and lasvegaslord, and he asks me 1000 dollas in order not to let the forums know that i steal them. Are they serious?

 

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KELSO

25 UNIT* MLB* Florida Marlins -150 ML
10 UNIT* MLB* Cleveland Indians -130 ML
3 UNIT* MLB* Detroit Tigers -145 ML

 

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KEITH GLANTZ

100* MLB* Cleveland Indians ML
25* MLB* Baltimore Orioles ML
25* MLB* Detroit Tigers ML

 

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teddy covers big ticket----w.sox

mlb total---tor/det over

 

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sorry teddy covers total is on the over not under

 

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burns

10* total tor/det under

t.bay
ariz
oak

2 of 3 are 10* and other is 9*

 

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BEN BURNS
10* MLB* 3 GAME GOLD CARD* Tampa Bay Rays -132 ML
10* MLB* 3 GAME GOLD CARD* Arizona Diamondbacks -115
9* MLB* 3 GAME GOLD CARD* Oakland Athletics -133
10* MLB* O/U BEST BET* Blue Jays-Tigers under 8

 

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SPORTS WAGERS

Houston +221 over ATLANTA

First, the Braves are coming off a weekend series vs the Phillies so a letdown is possible. Secondly, this is just a two-game series and then the Braves head out to Arizona for two games followed by two games versus the Halos in Los Angeles, as interleague play gets underway. There’s a good chance the Astros get overlooked by the Braves. Brett Myers could have a big game should that be the case and even if it’s not he’s still capable of throwing a gem. Myers threw at least 6 IP in 32 of 33 starts last season. He was truly an elite pitcher and the proof was in his xERA of 3.33, which he maintained all season. Myers’ problems with the long ball are ruining his numbers right now. After a drop in hr/9 to 0.8 and hr/f to 9% last season he’s seen those numbers balloon back to 1.8 and 14% so far this season. Myers’ ERA is 5.01 but he’s faced the Reds three times, the Brewers twice and the Phillies once, thus the spike in his HR’s allowed numbers. That’s six of his eight starts against three of the strongest homerun and run producing lineups in the game. Other than that, his skills remain solid. Tommy Hanson has blossomed into one of the NL's most exciting starters. No doubt he can throw a gem here. However, the Braves are just 4-4 in his starts and that alone makes the Astros worthy of a look. This isn’t about playing against Hanson. This is all about taking back a huge tag on a proven pitcher against a club that is in an unfavorable spot. Play: Houston +221 (Risking 2 units).


L.A. Angels +123 over OAKLAND

This is a great matchup for Joel Pineiro and the Angels. Pineiro has made just three starts and comes in with a 2-0 record and an ERA of 1.33 and will face an A’s club that is seeing BB’s. The A’s offense is in the bottom tier of the league in all key offensive categories and that’s why they’re a .500 club. The A’s league-leading ERA will only go so far when they can’t hit. Pineiro is an elite groundball pitcher. His last two years he had GB rates of 55% and 60%. This year his GB/FB rate is 57%/29% so it’s ni mystery or fluke that his ERA is so low. He should be able to breeze through this A’s lineup at this pitcher’s park. The Angels are hitting much better on the road, with a .295 BA compared to .238 BA at home. They’re 8-5 overall v lefties and will face one here that they’ve had plenty of success against. Anderson is 0-2 versus the Angels in his career with an ERA of 4.68. Combined, Torii Hunter and Bobby Abreu are 9-19 against Anderson (.483). The Angels are also 13-9 on the road while the A’s are a game under .500. The total in this game is 6½, so a pitcher duel is expected. With that in mind one has to like the Angels chances of manufacturing a couple of runs more than the A’s chances and with the tag on the visitor, they are the prudent choice. Play: L.A. Angels +123 (Risking 2 units).

 

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ANTHONY ROBERTS

907 – Florida Marlins -153
910 – Under PHI / SL 7.5 -123
923 – Cleveland -109

 

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STREET ROSENTHAL
200* MLB* Tampa Bay Rays -141 ML
200* MLB* San Francisco Giants -149 ML
200* MLB* Los Angeles Angeles OVER 6.5