Service Plays Sunday 05/31/09

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Rangers A's Under 10

 

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Anthony Redd

Sunday's Card
5 Dime Blue Jays



5 Dime Astros



5 Dime Braves

 

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Dodgers
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Today's MLB Picks

Boston at Toronto

The Blue Jays go for the sweep and look to take advantage of Boston's 3-7 record in Jon Lester's last 10 road starts. Toronto is the underdog pick (+110) according to Dunkel, which has the Blue Jays favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+110). Here are all of today's picks.

SUNDAY, MAY 31
Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. EST
Game 951-952: Florida at NY Mets
Dunkel Ratings: Florida (Volstad) 15.256; NY Mets (Maine) 16.262
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-145); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-145); Under
Game 953-954: Washington at Philadelphia
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Lannan) 14.507; Philadelphia (Moyer) 14.164
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-150); 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+140); Under
Game 955-956: Houston at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Hampton) 12.974; Pittsburgh (Maholm) 14.472
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-140); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-140); Under
Game 957-958: Cincinnati at Milwaukee
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Owings) 14.950; Milwaukee (Gallardo) 16.402
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-210); 8
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-210); Over
Game 959-960: San Diego at Colorado
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Gaudin) 15.007; Colorado (De La Rosa) 16.190
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Colorado (-150); 10
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-150); Over
Game 961-962: St. Louis at San Francisco
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Wainwright) 15.445; San Francisco (Sanchez) 16.442
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 7
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-160); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+150); Under
Game 963-964: Atlanta at Arizona
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Medlen) 15.357; Arizona (Scherzer) 14.160
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Arizona (-165); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (+155); Over
Game 965-966: LA Dodgers at Chicago Cubs
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Milton) 15.433; Cubs (Marshall) 16.689
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-130); No Run Line
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (-130); N/A
Game 967-968: NY Yankees at Cleveland
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Hughes) 16.366; Cleveland (Pavano) 16.718
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-120); 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (+110); Under
Game 969-970: Boston at Toronto
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Lester) 14.263; Toronto (Romero) 15.362
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Boston (-120); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+110); Under
Game 971-972: Minnesota at Tampa Bay
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Blackburn) 15.451; Tampa Bay (Garza) 16.707
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-170); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-170); Over
Game 973-974: Detroit at Baltimore
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Jackson) 16.340; Baltimore (Berken) 15.062
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Detroit (-115); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-115); Over
Game 975-976: Chicago White Sox at Kansas City
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Danks) 14.684; Kansas City (Greinke) 14.577
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-175); 8
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+165); Under
Game 977-978: Oakland at Texas
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Braden) 14.066; Texas (Millwood) 16.519
Dunkel Line: Texas by 2 1/2; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Texas (-165); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-165); Over
Game 979-980: Seattle at LA Angels
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Olson) 14.645; LA Angels (Santana) 15.913
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-175); 9
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-175); Over

 

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Arthur Ralph fre play 15-6 run

Sun: KC Royals

 

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Joe Wiz Bonus Play

Cards/ Giants Over

 

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Hondo

May 31, 2009

Another day, another dubya. Hondo reeled in his fourth straight, hooking the Marlins yesterday to ele vate the earnings to 550 matlacks.

Today, he smells yet another victory, and it smells like Fish -- 10 units on Volstad.

 

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THE SPORTS ADVISORS

NATIONAL LEAGUE

L.A. Dodgers (34-17) at Chicago Cubs (25-23)

The Dodgers conclude their four-game series at Wrigley Field when they hand the ball to southpaw Eric Milton (1-0, 3.00) while the Cubs counter with fellow lefty Sean Marshall (3-3, 3.70) in a nationally televised contest.

Chicago lost Thursday’s series-opener 2-1 but has come back to win the last two by scores of 2-1 on Friday and 7-0 on Saturday. The Cubs have followed up an eight-game losing skid by winning four of their last five, and they’re 12-4 in their last 16 at Wrigley Field. Lou Pineilla’s squad is on further upticks of 17-7 on Sunday, 36-17 at home against southpaw starters and 7-3 in the fourth game of a series.

Los Angeles has dropped consecutive games for just the third time this month and the first time since May 10 and 12. The Dodgers are still 57-29 in their last 86 games dating to last year, including 20-9 in the last 29. Additionally, Joe Torre’s squad is on runs of 5-2 on the highway, 9-5 against the N.L. Central, 20-8 against southpaw starters and 7-3 against teams with a winning record.

Despite losing the last two days, L.A. is still 6-3 in its last nine against the Cubs, including sweeping last year’s best-of-5 playoff series.

Milton earned his first major-league victory since September 2006 on Tuesday at Colorado, limiting the Rockies to a run on seven hits over five innings en route to a 7-1 win. In his first start with Los Angeles on May 16 in Florida, the veteran lefty pitched just four innings, yielding two runs on two hits and four walks, getting a no-decision in his team’s 6-3 loss.

Marshall dominated Pittsburgh on Tuesday, giving up just a run on four hits in five innings in a 6-1 home victory, improving to 2-1 with a 3.70 ERA at Wrigley Field this year. Marshall is 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA in his last three trips to the mound overall, but despite this recent surge, with Marshall pitching the Cubs are still in funks of 7-19 overall, 1-6 at Wrigley, 3-13 versus winning teams, 1-5 against the N.L. West and 2-5 on Sunday.

Milton is 3-3 with a hefty 6.35 ERA in 12 career starts against the Cubs, including 3-1 with a 6.70 ERA in eight starts at Wrigley, where he’s surrendered 14 home runs in 43 innings. Meanwhile, in two career starts against the Dodgers (both in 2006), Marshall gave up nine runs (five earned) in 8 2/3 innings (5.19 ERA), with Chicago winning both games (5-4 on the road and 9-8 at home).

The Dodgers have topped the total in six straight Sunday games, while the Cubs are 5-1 “over” in their last six on Sunday. Otherwise, though, Chicago is on “under” pushes of 5-0 overall (all at home), 5-1 against the N.L. West, 20-8-1 with Marshall pitching, 5-1 when Marshall goes up against the N.L. West and 8-0 when Marshall works on Sunday.

Finally, the under is 10-4 in the last 14 Dodgers-Cubs clashes and 7-2 in the past nine battles in the Friendly Confines (3-0 in this series).

ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER


AMERICAN LEAGUE

Boston (28-22) at Toronto (29-23)

These A.L. East rivals wrap up a three-game series at the Rogers Centre, with the Blue Jays gunning for the sweep when they send rookie Ricky Romero (2-1, 3.08) to the hill opposite struggling Jon Lester (3-5, 6.07) in a battle of southpaws.

The Blue Jays snapped a nine-game losing skid with Friday’s 6-3 win over Boston, then rallied for Saturday’s 5-3 victory. Toronto has won six straight and 15 of 19 in Canada and is 45-21 at Rogers Centre dating to last year, and Cito Gaston’s club is also 5-1 in its last six on Sunday. However, the Jays remain in slumps of 2-8 against A.L. East foes and 2-6 against teams with a winning record.

Boston is just 3-6 in its last nine games and 3-8 in its last 11 on the road (2-4 on its current trip), but the Red Sox are still on positive streaks of 13-6 against winning teams, 4-2 against the A.L. East and 10-4 versus left-handed starters.

The Red Sox are on a 6-3 roll against the Blue Jays, but they’ve now dropped 10 of their last 14 in Canada. In fact, the host has won all five meetings between these clubs this year and eight of 10 dating to 2008.

Lester’s inconsistency continued Monday at Minnesota as he pitched five scoreless innings before imploding in the sixth and he finished allowing five runs in six frames, losing 5-2. Lester is 1-3 with a 7.66 ERA in his last four starts (0-2, 7.71 ERA on the road).

With Lester pitching, Boston carries streaks of 4-0 against winning teams, 8-2 on Sunday, 4-1 against A.L. East rivals and 13-3 in the third game of a series, but it is 3-7 in his last 10 road starts. On the season, Lester is 1-3 with a 7.04 ERA as a visitor. However, his best start in the past month came against the Blue Jays at home on May 21, allowing a run on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings en route to a 5-1 victory, improving to 2-2 with a 3.52 ERA in six career starts vs. Toronto.

Romero went 2-0 with a 1.71 ERA in three starts in April (2-0, 1.38 ERA in two home starts). However, he got roughed up in his return to the rotation Tuesday at Baltimore, giving up five runs on 11 hits in 5 1/3 innings of a 7-2 loss. Overall, Romero has 16 strikeouts against just five walks in 26 1/3 innings in the big leagues.

The over is 13-7 in Boston’s last 20 games against lefty starters, but otherwise the Sox are on “under” stretches of 12-3-1 overall (5-0 last five, all on the road), 8-1-1 on the road, 11-2-1 on Sunday, 7-2 against winning clubs and 4-1 when Lester works on Sunday. Likewise, Toronto is on “under” runs of 7-2 at home, 10-3 versus divisional foes (5-1 last six) and 4-0 in Romero’s first four major-league starts. Lastly, the under is on a 7-2 roll in this rivalry.

ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER

 

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Dave Cokin Bonus Play

(953) WASHINGTON NATIONALS
(954) PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Take "(954) PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES"

It's been a very rough campaign thus far for Jamie Moyer, but things may be looking up slightly for the old pro. The southpaw has had improved command in his last couple starts, so if there's a breakthrough coming, it could be here. John Lannan has awful numbers against Philly, he's struggled on the road, and considering the differential between these teams, I think the Phllies are actually a bit underpriced today. Play the home team.

 

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Jim Feist Bonus Play

(953) WASHINGTON NATIONALS
(954) PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Take "Over"

The Phillies are in the thick of things in the NL East, just behind the Mets. As strange as it sounds, the Nationals have the fourth best batting average in the NL (.267) and are just ahead of the Phillies (.264). However, the Nats pitching is dead last with a 5.67 ERA and whopping 1.637 WHIP. Jamie Moyer's days in the majors are definitely numbered. Moyer is having a horrible season for the World Champion Phillies. The veteran southpaw is 3-5 on the season with a 7.42 ERA in nine starts. John Lannan hasn't been much better with a 2-4 record and 4.11 ERA for the Nationals. In fact, the Phils have hammered Lannan hard in his young career. Lannan is 0-4 lifetime against Philly with a 5.97 ERA. Don't expect much of a pitching duel today as both teams can hit for average and power while the Nats pitching is just terrible. Moyer is well past his good days so expect a lot of runs here on Sunday.

 

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Mr. A's

Sunday, May 31, 2009 1:35 PM EST.
Houston Astros (19-28) at Pittsburgh Pirates (22-27)
(L) Mike Hampton (2-4) vs. (L) Paul Maholm (3-1)
Oddsmakers: Pittsburgh as a -135 home favorite with the total listed at 8½ 'over'.

Pittsburgh Pirates -135

Sunday, May 31, 2009 3:05 PM EST.
Oakland Athletics (18-29) at Texas Rangers (30-19)
(L) Dallas Braden (4-5) vs. (R) Kevin Millwood (4-4)
Oddsmakers: Texas as a -160 home favorite with the total listed at 9½ 'over'.

Texas Rangers -160

 

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MLB Computer Picks

New York Mets -140
Kansas City Royals -170
Seattle Mariners +160

 

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Erin Rynning

Playmaker: Pittsburgh

Cleveland
Red Sox/Blue Jays Under
Mariners/Angels Over

 

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Dime Players Club

MLB - Philadelphia Over 10.5
MLB - Colorado Under 10
MLB - Cleveland Under 10.5
MLB - Arizona Under 9.5
MLB - Pittsburgh Under 8.5
MLB - Philadelphia -140
MLB - Pittsburgh -130
MLB - Colorado -145
MLB - St. Louis -150
MLB - Chicago C -135
MLB - NY Yankees -130
MLB - Boston -115
MLB - Detroit -125

Genie Golden Games

MLB - Colorado Under 10
MLB - Detroit -125
MLB - Milwaukee -1.5 +115

 

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BEN BURNS

End of the Month Blowout
Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs Game Time: 5/31/2009 8:05:00 PM Prediction: Chicago Cubs

I'm laying the price with CHICAGO. *"End of the Month Blowout"


TOW

I'm playing on Seattle and LA to finish OVER the total. *TOW

 

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Scott Ferrall

MLB FREE PICKS FOR SUNDAY PICKS ARE IN ALL BOLD AND CAPS


DODGERS (MILTON) +130 (1)

Cubs (Marshall)



Atlanta (Medlen)

ARIZONA (SCHERZER) -155 (2)



SAN DEIGO (GAUDIN) +140 (3)

Colorado (De La Rosa)

 

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Stephen Nover

Cincinnati Reds +185

The Reds are worth a shot at this price. Yovani Gallardo is Milwaukee's best pitcher and a rising star. But he's coming off a season-high 126-pitch count in Monday's 1-0 victory against St. Louis when he had a tremendous pitching duel with Chris Carpenter.The Reds got to Gallardo when they faced him earlier this season knocking him out by scoring seven runs.I'm not a huge fan of Reds starter Micah Owings, although I do admire his hitting. Owings does two things well - swing a good bat and be tough on right-handed batters, of which the Brewers are loaded. .Righties are batting just .202 against Owings compared to .363 against lefties. Owings ratio is 1.08 versus righties versus 2.29 against left-handed hitters.

This is a one-unit play for me.

 

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Rated Picks

Toronto Blue Jays +108

Cincinatti Reds +180

 

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Maddux Sports

MLB
3 units Philadelphia -132
3 units Boston -116
3 units Minnesota +151
3 units Baltimore +113