Lineup Alert
MLB
The Mariners have scratched SP Erik Bedard (hip inflammation) from starting against his former team today and will go with Felix Hernandez instead.
Lineup Alert
MLB
The Braves are starting John Smoltz (shoulder) today against Johan Santana and the Mets today, bumping Tom Glavine back to start at Colorado.
MLB
The Mariners have scratched SP Erik Bedard (hip inflammation) from starting against his former team today and will go with Felix Hernandez instead.
Lineup Alert
MLB
The Braves are starting John Smoltz (shoulder) today against Johan Santana and the Mets today, bumping Tom Glavine back to start at Colorado.
BEN BURNS
MINNESOTA
Game: Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins Game Time: 4/6/2008 2:10:00 PM Prediction: Minnesota Twins *AL GOW
COLORADO
Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Colorado Rockies Game Time: 4/6/2008 3:05:00 PM Prediction: Colorado Rockies *Personal Favorite
UNDER tigers/sox
Game: Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers Game Time: 4/6/2008 8:05:00 PM Prediction: under *Blue Chip
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Basketball (NBA)
SONICS
Game: Denver Nuggets vs. Seattle SuperSonics Game Time: 4/6/2008 9:05:00 PM Prediction: Seattle SuperSonics . *Contrarian GOM
MINNESOTA
Game: Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins Game Time: 4/6/2008 2:10:00 PM Prediction: Minnesota Twins *AL GOW
COLORADO
Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Colorado Rockies Game Time: 4/6/2008 3:05:00 PM Prediction: Colorado Rockies *Personal Favorite
UNDER tigers/sox
Game: Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers Game Time: 4/6/2008 8:05:00 PM Prediction: under *Blue Chip
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Basketball (NBA)
SONICS
Game: Denver Nuggets vs. Seattle SuperSonics Game Time: 4/6/2008 9:05:00 PM Prediction: Seattle SuperSonics . *Contrarian GOM
Larry Ness' Las Vegas Insider-MLB (three in-a-row?)
My Las Vegas Insider is on the SD Padres at 4:05 ET.
Larry Ness' Weekend Wipeout Winner-MLB (1st of '08 / current 7-2 MLB run!)
My Weekend Wipeout Winner is on the Col Rockies at 3:05 ET.
Larry Ness' 15* Pitching Mismatch of the Week (7-2 in MLB reports the L4 days!)
My 15* play is on the Phi Phillies at 1:15 ET.
My Las Vegas Insider is on the SD Padres at 4:05 ET.
Larry Ness' Weekend Wipeout Winner-MLB (1st of '08 / current 7-2 MLB run!)
My Weekend Wipeout Winner is on the Col Rockies at 3:05 ET.
Larry Ness' 15* Pitching Mismatch of the Week (7-2 in MLB reports the L4 days!)
My 15* play is on the Phi Phillies at 1:15 ET.
WINNERS INC.
Has anyone else noticed that Winners Inc. is off on their units or am I missing something. Here's what I got:
3/31 Clev -170 W
4/1 Sea -181 L
4/2 Clev -137 W
4/3 SD -135 W
4/4 LAA -142 L
4/5 Clev -150 L
should be 3-3 (-1.73 units) but today they say 3-3 (-0.9 units)...I believe they messed up after the Sea loss
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Has anyone else noticed that Winners Inc. is off on their units or am I missing something. Here's what I got:
3/31 Clev -170 W
4/1 Sea -181 L
4/2 Clev -137 W
4/3 SD -135 W
4/4 LAA -142 L
4/5 Clev -150 L
should be 3-3 (-1.73 units) but today they say 3-3 (-0.9 units)...I believe they messed up after the Sea loss
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Players of America
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Sport: NBA
Game: Denver Nuggets vs. Seattle SuperSonics
The Play: Denver Nuggets -11.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 1* (10 Units)
Writeup: N/A
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Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: Boston Red Sox vs. Toronto Blue Jays
The Play: Boston Red Sox +100.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 1* (10 Units)
Writeup: N/A
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Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres
The Play: Los Angeles Dodgers +125.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 1* (10 Units)
Writeup: N/A
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Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: Cleveland Indians vs. Oakland Athletics
The Play: Cleveland Indians +120.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 1* (10 Units)
Writeup: N/A
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Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers
The Play: Detroit Tigers -155.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 1* (10 Units)
Writeup: N/A
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Sunday, April 6, 2008
Sport: NBA
Game: Denver Nuggets vs. Seattle SuperSonics
The Play: Denver Nuggets -11.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 1* (10 Units)
Writeup: N/A
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Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: Boston Red Sox vs. Toronto Blue Jays
The Play: Boston Red Sox +100.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 1* (10 Units)
Writeup: N/A
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Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres
The Play: Los Angeles Dodgers +125.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 1* (10 Units)
Writeup: N/A
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Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: Cleveland Indians vs. Oakland Athletics
The Play: Cleveland Indians +120.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 1* (10 Units)
Writeup: N/A
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Sport: Major League Baseball
Game: Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers
The Play: Detroit Tigers -155.0
Play Description:
Star Value: 1* (10 Units)
Writeup: N/A
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BRIAN GABRIELLE
At this week?s Shell Houston Open, take Padraig Harrington (12-1), 1/6 unit: One of the commentators on the Golf Channel (I think it was Kelly Tilghman)noted recently that Harrington doesn?t have as wide a putting stance as usual. I noticed it, too. It doesn?tlook like he?s taking a dump when he putts anymore.Whatever the change, he?s No. 1 in putts per round and second in putts per hole. Take Aaron Baddeley (33-1), 1/6 unit: Let?s not forge tabout Bads. I think he deserves more credit for his success in recent years than he gives to Jesus Christ.Reminds me of what Will Clark once said in an SI article about born again Christians, referring to a home run he once hit off a born again: ?God didn?t hang that slider.? Anyway, Bads is the real deal after all, with or without divine support. He last played a couple weeks ago at the WGC ? CA Championship, where he finished T15. And speaking of putting, the best part of Bads?s game, he?s T19 in putts per round and 4th in putts per hole. Take Phil Mickelson (8-1), 1/6 unit: I reckon you have to take him to cover. It?s been a while since I?ve taken Lefty. Having won the week before The Masters and then going on to win The Masters in 2006 means something to Mickelson, psychologically. It?s generally dangerous territory trying to get into his head but you know that at the very least the tourney will have his undivided attention this week. Sometimes that?s not apparent with other players looking at this as a tune-up for Augusta.
Last Week: Another great week, as we both picked the winner (Denny Hamlin, at +500) and won our head-to-head match-up (Jimmie Johnson squeaked by Dale Earnhardt Jr. at -135) at Martinsville. In six races this season, we've given you six winning weeks. Last week, on 1.5 units wagered, we profited 1.24 units, a return of 87.2%. For the season, on 8 units wagered, we've netted a positive 4.99 units, a return of 62.4%. (Note that if you'd eschewed the relatively conservative betting pattern we outline below, and simply bet one unit per wager we recommend, last week you'd have made 3.74 units on 4 units wagered, a return of 93.5%; for the season, that would give you a profit of 19.37 units on 23 units wagered, a return of 84.2%. But there's clearly a bit more risk associated with that strategy.) (All straight-up and head-to-head odds are from World Sports Exchange.) Take Carl Edwards (+450), 1/6th unit. Edwards is my heavy favorite this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. He dominated the Car of Tomorrow races at the downforce tracks in Fontana and Las Vegas in the season's first month, and he would've won at Atlanta if he hadn't blown his transmission from the lead. His COT program on the high-banked intermediate speedways is second to none right now, and he won a race at TMS back in 2005. Considering Atlanta and Texas are so similarly configured, I expect the No. 98 to be the day's strongest car. Take Kyle Busch (+700), 1/6th unit. The Younger Busch was the day's second-best car in Atlanta last month, and wound up winning the race when Edwards blew his engine. The Shrub was also fourth at Fontana and a respectable 11th at Las Vegas; the new advantages the Toyotas seem to have in horsepower have served Busch very well. He qualified fourth for Sunday's event (Edwards qualified second), so you'd have to think he's got enough speed to at least be hanging around again if Edwards runs into more mechanical difficulties. Take Greg Biffle (+1100), 1/6th unit. I was set to take Dale Earnhardt Jr. (+550) in this spot, because he was a very strong third in Atlanta just a few weeks ago, but then he had to go out and win the pole on Friday afternoon. That pushed his odds down to near-favorite levels, so I'm going to give him a pass and find some better value on the board. Biffle represents that value. He won here in '05, too, and finished third at Vegas and fourth at Atlanta in the last month. The Biff likes a loose racecar, and the COT does tend to get loose at places like this. He's a championship contender this year, and with a little luck, he could give us a great big profit on Sunday
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At this week?s Shell Houston Open, take Padraig Harrington (12-1), 1/6 unit: One of the commentators on the Golf Channel (I think it was Kelly Tilghman)noted recently that Harrington doesn?t have as wide a putting stance as usual. I noticed it, too. It doesn?tlook like he?s taking a dump when he putts anymore.Whatever the change, he?s No. 1 in putts per round and second in putts per hole. Take Aaron Baddeley (33-1), 1/6 unit: Let?s not forge tabout Bads. I think he deserves more credit for his success in recent years than he gives to Jesus Christ.Reminds me of what Will Clark once said in an SI article about born again Christians, referring to a home run he once hit off a born again: ?God didn?t hang that slider.? Anyway, Bads is the real deal after all, with or without divine support. He last played a couple weeks ago at the WGC ? CA Championship, where he finished T15. And speaking of putting, the best part of Bads?s game, he?s T19 in putts per round and 4th in putts per hole. Take Phil Mickelson (8-1), 1/6 unit: I reckon you have to take him to cover. It?s been a while since I?ve taken Lefty. Having won the week before The Masters and then going on to win The Masters in 2006 means something to Mickelson, psychologically. It?s generally dangerous territory trying to get into his head but you know that at the very least the tourney will have his undivided attention this week. Sometimes that?s not apparent with other players looking at this as a tune-up for Augusta.
Last Week: Another great week, as we both picked the winner (Denny Hamlin, at +500) and won our head-to-head match-up (Jimmie Johnson squeaked by Dale Earnhardt Jr. at -135) at Martinsville. In six races this season, we've given you six winning weeks. Last week, on 1.5 units wagered, we profited 1.24 units, a return of 87.2%. For the season, on 8 units wagered, we've netted a positive 4.99 units, a return of 62.4%. (Note that if you'd eschewed the relatively conservative betting pattern we outline below, and simply bet one unit per wager we recommend, last week you'd have made 3.74 units on 4 units wagered, a return of 93.5%; for the season, that would give you a profit of 19.37 units on 23 units wagered, a return of 84.2%. But there's clearly a bit more risk associated with that strategy.) (All straight-up and head-to-head odds are from World Sports Exchange.) Take Carl Edwards (+450), 1/6th unit. Edwards is my heavy favorite this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. He dominated the Car of Tomorrow races at the downforce tracks in Fontana and Las Vegas in the season's first month, and he would've won at Atlanta if he hadn't blown his transmission from the lead. His COT program on the high-banked intermediate speedways is second to none right now, and he won a race at TMS back in 2005. Considering Atlanta and Texas are so similarly configured, I expect the No. 98 to be the day's strongest car. Take Kyle Busch (+700), 1/6th unit. The Younger Busch was the day's second-best car in Atlanta last month, and wound up winning the race when Edwards blew his engine. The Shrub was also fourth at Fontana and a respectable 11th at Las Vegas; the new advantages the Toyotas seem to have in horsepower have served Busch very well. He qualified fourth for Sunday's event (Edwards qualified second), so you'd have to think he's got enough speed to at least be hanging around again if Edwards runs into more mechanical difficulties. Take Greg Biffle (+1100), 1/6th unit. I was set to take Dale Earnhardt Jr. (+550) in this spot, because he was a very strong third in Atlanta just a few weeks ago, but then he had to go out and win the pole on Friday afternoon. That pushed his odds down to near-favorite levels, so I'm going to give him a pass and find some better value on the board. Biffle represents that value. He won here in '05, too, and finished third at Vegas and fourth at Atlanta in the last month. The Biff likes a loose racecar, and the COT does tend to get loose at places like this. He's a championship contender this year, and with a little luck, he could give us a great big profit on Sunday
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