http://soundcloud.com/markholiday/barack-obama-osama-bin-ladenWASHINGTON - Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces Monday, then quickly buried at sea in a stunning finale to a furtive decade on the run.
Long believed to be hiding in caves, bin Laden was tracked down in a costly, custom-built hideout not far from a Pakistani military academy.
"Justice has been done," President Barack Obama said in a dramatic announcement at the White House while a crowd cheered outside and hundreds more gathered at ground zero in Manhattan to celebrate the news.
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3 Star Best Bet
***CHICAGO (-8 ½) over Atlanta
05:05 PM Pacific - Rotation 704
I’ll take Chicago in a 3-Star Best Bet at -9 points or less and for 2-Stars up to -10 points.
2 Star Best Bet
**Dallas (+6) over L.A. Lakers
07:35 PM Pacific - Rotation 705
I’ll take Dallas in a 2-Star Best Bet at +5 points or more. I’ll also consider the UNDER (188 ½) a Strong Opinion at 188 points or higher and a lean towards the Under at less than 188 points.
Series Play
Series Play – 1.5 Stars on Dallas (+300) over L.A. Lakers
I’ll risk 1.5 Stars to win 4.5 Stars on Dallas to win the series (the odds range from +290 to +305 but any odds you get are okay)
3 Star Best Bet
***CHICAGO (-8 ½) over Atlanta
05:05 PM Pacific - Rotation 704
I’ll take Chicago in a 3-Star Best Bet at -9 points or less and for 2-Stars up to -10 points.
2 Star Best Bet
**Dallas (+6) over L.A. Lakers
07:35 PM Pacific - Rotation 705
I’ll take Dallas in a 2-Star Best Bet at +5 points or more. I’ll also consider the UNDER (188 ½) a Strong Opinion at 188 points or higher and a lean towards the Under at less than 188 points.
Series Play
Series Play – 1.5 Stars on Dallas (+300) over L.A. Lakers
I’ll risk 1.5 Stars to win 4.5 Stars on Dallas to win the series (the odds range from +290 to +305 but any odds you get are okay)
BEST OF LUCK!
THE OWAD
ORIOLES
Mon, May 2
8:10 PM
Todays matchup:
Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago Whitesox
We have had much success playing against Buehrle this year and cashed some fairly easy games in the process. No reason to change here as the O's come into town with Jeremy Guthrie taking the mound for the O's who has a low 2.53 ERA Guthrie went six scoreless innings Wednesday against Boston before Baltimore won 5-4. The bottom line in this one is that the Whitesox's offense is reeling and the pitching staff has been very inconsistent. They have only managed to score 4 or less runs in 17 of their 18 last games. Buehrle has lost his last 3 starts to the O's and lost his last 3 overall in which he allowed 13 runs and 24 hits in 17 2/3 innings. Baltimore is batting well against Buehrle, Vladimir Guerrero is 12 for 33 (.364) with four home runs versus Buehrle, while Brian Roberts (13 for 39) and Nick Markakis (10 for 23) also have hit the left-hander well. Lets play on the Orioles here to go in and earn us the $$ tonight.
THE OWAD IS THE ORIOLES
5* MLB BEST BET
TIGERS
Mon, May 2
7:00 PM
Todays Matchup:
New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
Justin Verlander gets the Call today and I believe that he ends the losing streak tonight on National Television. With the exception of the Beat down taken in Seattles daytime victory last week in which he only gave up 4 runs. Verlander has been solid all year posting a 3.64 ERA. Opposing him will be Bartolo Colon. In his first appearance with the Yankees vs Detroit on April 3, he permitted four runs and six hits in four innings of relief in a 10-7 loss. He gave up a two-run homer to Brennan Boesch and Ramon Santiago had an RBI double. Santiago is batting .471 lifetime against Colon. Colon is 0-6 with a 7.33 ERA in his last 10 outings against the Tigers, and this should come as no surprise here with a win today for the Tigers.
5* MLB BEST BET - TIGERS
5* MLB BEST BET
ANGELS
Mon, May 2
7:10 PM
Todays Matchup:
Los Angeles Angels vs Boston Redsox
Great value here today as we are getting one of the best pitchers in MLB at even Money. SP Weaver for the Angels is pitching lights out going 6-0 and posting a phenomenal 0.99 ERA. In his last outing he threw a seven-hitter with 10 strikeouts in a 5-0 win over Oakland last Monday Great opportunity for the Angels to go in and steal the victory as they face Clay Bucholz who has he has a 5.99 ERA and in his last outing gave up 12 hits and four runs in 6 2/3 innings of Tuesday's 4-1 loss at Baltimore. I know how I have talked in the past how the Redsox have "Owned" the Angels, but too much value to pass up with these 2 on the mound. The Angels are 2-1 when priced between +100 and +125, 10-5 in Road games, 4-2 on the road when the total is between 8 and 8.5. Boston is a poor 6-11 in night games this year, just 6-6 in home games and 8-8 against Rightys.
5* MLB BEST BET THE LOS ANGELES ANGELS
5* NBA BEST BET
LAKERS
Mon, May 2
10:30 PM,
TNT
Todays Matchup:
Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers come into tonights home game vs the Mavericks who they have never faced in the Playoffs in 23 years. Now with the Spurs gone I look for them to send a strong message to the rest of the West and League for that matter with a convincing win tonight. The Lakers are 24-4 at home straight up against DALLAS since 1996 and they are 4-1 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons. The last time these 2 teams met in LA on March 31st the Lakers absolutely destroyed the Mavericks 110-82. Look for more of the same tonight. The Mavericks are just 4-5 ATS when the posted total in a road game is between 185 and 189.5 points. Lay the Points in this one.
5* NBA BEST BET - LAKERS
5* MLB BEST BET
MARLINS
Mon, May 2
8:15 PM
Todays Matchup
Florida Marlins vs St. Louis Cardinals
Lets take the Big Dog Marlins to go in and shock the Cardinals tonight. The Marlins burned us last time as their BP didnt live up to the numbers and let the Reds come back to win in extra innings. They rebounded nicely with a 9-5 win over the Reds. The Bottom line is this team is HOT. SP Volstad looks for his 3rd win and gave up only two runs in seven innings of a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. I believe that Lohse's low ERA is misleading sitting at 1.64 and vs the Marlins he has a 5.01 ERA. Lets look for the Fish to come through tonight and pay us out BIG.
5* BEST BET - MARLINS
BONUS OPINION
BRAVES
Mon, May 2
7:10 PM
NO WRITEUP AVAILABLE
THE OWAD
ORIOLES
Mon, May 2
8:10 PM
Todays matchup:
Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago Whitesox
We have had much success playing against Buehrle this year and cashed some fairly easy games in the process. No reason to change here as the O's come into town with Jeremy Guthrie taking the mound for the O's who has a low 2.53 ERA Guthrie went six scoreless innings Wednesday against Boston before Baltimore won 5-4. The bottom line in this one is that the Whitesox's offense is reeling and the pitching staff has been very inconsistent. They have only managed to score 4 or less runs in 17 of their 18 last games. Buehrle has lost his last 3 starts to the O's and lost his last 3 overall in which he allowed 13 runs and 24 hits in 17 2/3 innings. Baltimore is batting well against Buehrle, Vladimir Guerrero is 12 for 33 (.364) with four home runs versus Buehrle, while Brian Roberts (13 for 39) and Nick Markakis (10 for 23) also have hit the left-hander well. Lets play on the Orioles here to go in and earn us the $$ tonight.
THE OWAD IS THE ORIOLES
5* MLB BEST BET
TIGERS
Mon, May 2
7:00 PM
Todays Matchup:
New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
Justin Verlander gets the Call today and I believe that he ends the losing streak tonight on National Television. With the exception of the Beat down taken in Seattles daytime victory last week in which he only gave up 4 runs. Verlander has been solid all year posting a 3.64 ERA. Opposing him will be Bartolo Colon. In his first appearance with the Yankees vs Detroit on April 3, he permitted four runs and six hits in four innings of relief in a 10-7 loss. He gave up a two-run homer to Brennan Boesch and Ramon Santiago had an RBI double. Santiago is batting .471 lifetime against Colon. Colon is 0-6 with a 7.33 ERA in his last 10 outings against the Tigers, and this should come as no surprise here with a win today for the Tigers.
5* MLB BEST BET - TIGERS
5* MLB BEST BET
ANGELS
Mon, May 2
7:10 PM
Todays Matchup:
Los Angeles Angels vs Boston Redsox
Great value here today as we are getting one of the best pitchers in MLB at even Money. SP Weaver for the Angels is pitching lights out going 6-0 and posting a phenomenal 0.99 ERA. In his last outing he threw a seven-hitter with 10 strikeouts in a 5-0 win over Oakland last Monday Great opportunity for the Angels to go in and steal the victory as they face Clay Bucholz who has he has a 5.99 ERA and in his last outing gave up 12 hits and four runs in 6 2/3 innings of Tuesday's 4-1 loss at Baltimore. I know how I have talked in the past how the Redsox have "Owned" the Angels, but too much value to pass up with these 2 on the mound. The Angels are 2-1 when priced between +100 and +125, 10-5 in Road games, 4-2 on the road when the total is between 8 and 8.5. Boston is a poor 6-11 in night games this year, just 6-6 in home games and 8-8 against Rightys.
5* MLB BEST BET THE LOS ANGELES ANGELS
5* NBA BEST BET
LAKERS
Mon, May 2
10:30 PM,
TNT
Todays Matchup:
Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers come into tonights home game vs the Mavericks who they have never faced in the Playoffs in 23 years. Now with the Spurs gone I look for them to send a strong message to the rest of the West and League for that matter with a convincing win tonight. The Lakers are 24-4 at home straight up against DALLAS since 1996 and they are 4-1 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons. The last time these 2 teams met in LA on March 31st the Lakers absolutely destroyed the Mavericks 110-82. Look for more of the same tonight. The Mavericks are just 4-5 ATS when the posted total in a road game is between 185 and 189.5 points. Lay the Points in this one.
5* NBA BEST BET - LAKERS
5* MLB BEST BET
MARLINS
Mon, May 2
8:15 PM
Todays Matchup
Florida Marlins vs St. Louis Cardinals
Lets take the Big Dog Marlins to go in and shock the Cardinals tonight. The Marlins burned us last time as their BP didnt live up to the numbers and let the Reds come back to win in extra innings. They rebounded nicely with a 9-5 win over the Reds. The Bottom line is this team is HOT. SP Volstad looks for his 3rd win and gave up only two runs in seven innings of a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. I believe that Lohse's low ERA is misleading sitting at 1.64 and vs the Marlins he has a 5.01 ERA. Lets look for the Fish to come through tonight and pay us out BIG.
5* BEST BET - MARLINS
BONUS OPINION
BRAVES
Mon, May 2
7:10 PM
NO WRITEUP AVAILABLE
