Service Plays Thursday 7/22/10

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Streaking and Slumping Pitchers

Streaking

C.C. Sabathia, New York Yankees (12-3, 3.13 ERA)

New York’s hefty lefty has not tasted defeat since May 23, going 8-0 in his 10 starts since. Sabathia is coming off a no-decision against the Tampa Bay Rays in his last start, allowing three runs on eight hits in seven innings of work. He has a 2.48 ERA and 61 total strikeouts in his last 10 appearance.

Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals (14-5, 2.02 ERA)

The Cardinals' budding right hander has won four straight starts heading into Thursday. He hasn’t allowed a run in his past two appearances, limiting opponents to only 11 hits over 14 innings pitched. Wainwright has been stellar inside Busch Stadium this year, posting a 10-0 mark with a slim 1.31 ERA.


Slumping

Jorge De La Rosa, Colorado Rockies (3-2, 6.16 ERA)

De La Rosa hasn’t been the same since a finger injury in April. In his two starts back in the bigs, the Rockies lefty has gotten pounded. He’s given up 11 runs on 14 hits in just under eight innings of work. His last start lasted only 3 1-3 innings, allowing six runs and three homes runs.

Ryan Rowland-Smith, Seattle Mariners (1-9, 6.18 ERA)

Rowland-Smith hasn’t won a game since mid-June and is 0-3 in his last five starts. He’s given up nine runs in just over seven innings during his last two trips to the bump, most recently getting lit up for five runs on eight hits in a no-decision to the Los Angeles Angels. The Aussie hurler gave up a home run in the 7-6 loss, giving him 18 dingers allowed in 2010.


Returning

Yovani Gallardo, Milwaukee Brewers (8-4, 2.58 ERA)

The Brewers' All-Star pitcher missed the Midsummer Classic due to a left oblique strain that found him on the 15-day DL. He hasn’t pitched in the bigs since July 4, going 2-1 in his last four starts. The righthy is 2-0 vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2010, posting 11 shutout innings and 14 strikeouts during those two starts.

 

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Hot Lines: Today's best MLB bets

Colorado Rockies at Florida Marlins (-200, 7)

The mile-high Rockies have come back to sea level in the second half and may be wearing down after playing for a week in the heat of Miami and Cincinnati.

They run into buzzsaw tonight in Josh Johnson, who has pitched 12 consecutive games without allowing more than two earned runs in a game. He leads the league in ERA (1.63) and has allowed only one earned so far in July. He has an unshakable "next-pitch" mentality.

"You just go out there and give your team a chance to win," said Johnson, who struck out seven without issuing a walk in his last outing. "That's all you can do. You can't do anything else. You can't do anything more. When you try to do more, that's when you might get yourself in trouble."

Colorado's Jorge De La Rosa has struggled with his fastball and breaking ball since coming back from a finger injury. The Marlins are batting 31 points higher against lefties than righties.

Pick: Marlins


Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers (140, 8)

Cliff Lee seems to get stronger the longer he stays with a team, which makes it a shame he is suiting up for his third different squad in less than a year.

Lee is 0-2 in his first two starts with the Rangers following his trade from Seattle, but you may recall it took him a while to get rolling with the Mariners in April too. The veteran doesn't seemed to be fazed by the slow start.

"I would have liked to come in and done a better job right off the bat, but it is what it is," Lee said. "It's a done deal now. All I can do is come in and prepare for the next time. Hopefully the results are better."

The Angels counter with Jared Weaver who has not been at his best lately. The Rangers are batting .282 against righthanders and have won five of their last six since the All-Star break.

Pick: Rangers

 

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WNBA NEWS AND NOTES
WNBA Match-Up Consensus - Team Experts

San Antonio vs. Minnesota - Thursday, July 22, 2010

* Team Experts
* All Players

[San Antonio] 42.86% VS. 57.14% [Minnesota]
Number of expert picks for this game #
Expert Picks for San Antonio 3
Expert Picks for Minnesota 4
Expert Picks for the Over 4
Expert Picks for the Under 3
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Los Angeles vs. Indiana - Thursday, July 22, 2010

* Team Experts
* All Players

[Los Angeles] 25.00% VS. 75.00% [Indiana]
Number of expert picks for this game #
Expert Picks for Los Angeles 2
Expert Picks for Indiana 6
Expert Picks for the Over 2
Expert Picks for the Under 6
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Phoenix vs. Tulsa - Thursday, July 22, 2010

* Team Experts
* All Players

[Phoenix] 75.00% VS. 25.00% [Tulsa]
Number of expert picks for this game #
Expert Picks for Phoenix 6
Expert Picks for Tulsa 2
Expert Picks for the Over 3
Expert Picks for the Under 4

 

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LADY LUCK

Thursday's Best WNBA Bets

Los Angeles Sparks at Indiana Fever (-10.5, 152.5)

It seems the only team the Sparks are capable of beating these days are the sad-sack Tulsa Shock.

Los Angeles needed overtime to get past the WNBA’s worst team Tuesday, defeating Tulsa 86-83 for just its second win in the past six games. The Sparks’ other victory in this span came against none other than the Shock last Tuesday.

"We shouldn't have even been in that position to begin with," L.A. guard Ticha Penicheiro told reporters of overtime. "I think we let them get back in the game. We threw the ball away and they capitalized on some easy baskets."

The Sparks blew a 16-point lead and managed only 13 points in the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s victory.

Los Angeles has been lost since star forward Candace Parker went down with a season-ending shoulder injury last month. It is just 3-8 with a 4-7 mark against the spread since.

Pick: Indiana Fever


San Antonio Silver Stars at Minnesota Lynx (+4, 153.5)

After playing under the total in nine of their first 15 games, the San Antonio Silver Stars have flipped that trend and are now favoring the over in recent outings.

San Antonio is 4-1 over/under in its last five games including Tuesday’s 80-74 loss to the Seattle Storm that toppled the 150.5-point total set by oddsmakers.

The Silver Stars haven’t exploded on offense nor have they dropped their defensive intensity, keeping both around their season average. Books are obviously over-adjusting to the team’s under trend.

Over the last five outings, San Antonio’s totals are being posted at an average number of 153 points. That’s almost four points less than the average total (156.8 points) from its first 15 games of the year.

Bettors can expect another low number when the Silver Stars visit the Lynx on Thursday. Minnesota has played below the total in all but one of its last eight games, improving to 8-11 over/under on the year.

These two Western rivals have played above the total in four of their last five meetings, including an 88-66 Lynx win that finished over the 152.5-point total back on July 8 – the lone over payday in Minnesota’s last eight games.

Pick: Over

 

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BETTORS NEWS AND NOTES
Bettors' Best Friend (BBF): Thursday's Wagering Tips

Lines To Keep An Eye On

Rockies at Marlins: Marlins opened at -115 and have skyrocketed to as high as -220.
Nationals at Reds: Reds opened at 100 but have jumped to -200 at most books.
Padres at Braves: Total opened at 8 and has slipped to 7.5 at most books.
Phillies at Cardinals: Total opened at 8.5 and has plummeted to 7 at most books.
Brewers at Pirates: Total opened at 9 and has dipped to 8 at most books.
Tiger-Cats at Alouttes: Montreal opened at -9 but has been bet down to a 7-point fave. The total has grown from 52 to 53.

Weather To Watch

Rockies at Marlins: 10 percent chance of rain, 16 mph wind blowing in from center field.
Nationals at Reds: 20 percent chance of thunderstorms.

Who's Hot

Giants have won seven of their last eight.
Athletics have won five in a row.
Rangers have won five of their last six.
Cardinals have won seven in a row.

Who's Not

Tigers have lost seven in a row.
Nationals have lost six of their last seven.
Mariners have lost six of their last seven.
Dodgers have lost seven of their last eight.
Royals have lost seven of their last eight.

Key Stat

$22 million - Amount in endorsements Tiger Woods has lost this year following revelations about his extramarital affairs, according to Sports Illustrated annual list of the wealthiest athletes. But before you start to pass the Nike hat for Tiger, he remains the top-ranked player for the seventh straight year and still stands to earn more than $90 million in 2010.

Injury That Shouldn't Be Overlooked

Tampa Bay Rays leftfielder Carl Crawford has what trainers are calling a "testicular contusion" after getting hit in nuts by a pick-off throw to first on Tuesday. This was not your typical rack of the sack. He missed Wednesday's game and could be out of the lineup longer while he sits out (probably with a bag of frozen peas between his legs). Oddly, Crawford says he still won't wear a cup when he returns. He is batting .350 with 11 homers and 51 RBIs.

Game Of The Day
Angels at Rangers (-160, 8)


Notable Quotable

"The agents that do this, and I hate to say this, but how are they any better than a pimp? I have no respect for people who do that to young people. None. How would you feel if they did it to your child?"
Alabama football coach Nick Saban said at Wednesday's SEC Media Days after reports that one of his players is being investigated by the NCAA for attending an agent's party in Miami.

Tips And Notes

The ailing Boston Red Sox are slowly starting to get healthy and help is on the ride for their current slide in the AL East. They will activate outfielder Jeremy Hermida from the 15-day disabled list Thursday. Hermida is hitting .217 with five home runs and 27 RBIs in 45 games this season. Utility infielder Jed Lowrie also is back to help fill in the blanks and pitchers Clay Buchholz and Josh Beckett are back in the starting rotation after spending some time on the DL.

Just 24 hours into their first gathering and Team USA already has lost three players for next month's FIBA World Basketball Championships. David Lee suffered a fractured finger in the first outing and will not return, Amare Stoudemire is out because he was unable to insure his new $100 million contract with the New York Knicks and Robin Lopez pulled out to continue rehab on his back injury. Team USA is already without any members of the 2008 Olympic gold-medal team yet it remains a -212 favorite to win the Worlds. Don't be surprised if the players and odds keep dropping.

Kobe Bryant has tied Tiger Woods as America's favorite sports figures, according to a Harris Interactive poll. Following Bryant's second straight NBA title and Woods' struggles since his sex scandal, Kobe leaped from fourth place on the 2009 list to claim a share of the title with Woods, who has held the top spot since 2006. While the survey is basically tabloid fodder, it does indicate the impact of popularity in betting. Woods has been favored to win all seven tournaments he has competed in this season and has won none and the Lakers are 5/2 favorites to three-peat as NBA champions next season.

 

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GREEK SPORTS PICKS

Bonus Plays
Milwaukee -154
Texas -150

PREMIUM
10 UNIT Tor/Det Over 7.5

 

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BASEBALL CRUSHER
PLAY OF THE DAY

Texas Rangers (-155) over LA Angels

 

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Sportgenius

Game of the month

Phillies UNDER 7

 

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty hit with the Yankees and Nationals Wednesday.

Thursday it's the Braves. The deficit is 180 sirignanos.

 

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Hondo

The formerly hot Indians proved to be no match yesterday for the Hondo Kiss Of Death, an omnipo tent force that killed the Tribe's winning streak at six and increased the deficit to 1,080 sislers.

Today, Wainwright is 10-0 at home but let's see if he can withstand his first exposure to the KOD -- 10 units on the Cards. Also, Cain looks ready and will ing and able as well to slay the Snakes -- 10 on the Giants.

 

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Arthur Ralph Sports
483 - 355 run 58 %

Bonus Play Thurs Dodgers

 

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808 sports picks mlb

Florida -1.5 even
Milwaukee -1.5 even

 

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Eafra Soccer 167-127-27 (1-0)

LA Galaxy -1 (-145), USA MLS at 10:30pm EST

 

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The Joker's Bet of the Day:

Back Under 2.5 Goals at 1.8 in Hacken v Helsingborgs

 

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King Creole | MLB Total Thu, 07/22/10 - 12:35 PM

double-dime bet 953 WAS / 954 CIN Over 8.5 BetUS
Analysis:
2** OVER the TOTAL / WASHINGTON Nationals with HERNANDEZ @ CINCINNATI Reds with Volquez / 12:35pm ET / 9:35am PT

 

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CAPPERS ACCESS
Reds(RL)
Giants

 

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GAMBLERS DATA
Marlins -1.5 Even
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Joe Wiz's Daily Free Pick

Under 9 runs bet. Kansas City and NY Yanks
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DUNKEL MLB

Toronto at Detroit
The Tigers look to take advantage of a Toronto team that is 3-13 in its last 16 games as a road underdog. Detroit is the pick (-140) according to Dunkel, which has the Tigers favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-140). Here are all of today's picks.

THURSDAY, JULY 22

Game 951-952: Colorado at Florida (12:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (De La Rosa) 14.826; Florida (Johnson) 15.788
Dunkel Line: Florida by 1; 6
Vegas Line: Florida (-215); 7
Dunkel Pick: Florida (-215); Under

Game 953-954: Washington at Cincinnati (12:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Hernandez) 14.858; Cincinnati (Volquez) 15.922
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-180); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-180); Over

Game 955-956: San Diego at Atlanta (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Richard) 14.547; Atlanta (Hudson) 16.155
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-165); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-165); Under

Game 957-958: Philadelphia at St. Louis (2:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Hamels) 14.025; St. Louis (Wainwright) 16.978
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 3; 8
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-170); 7
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-170); Over

Game 959-960: Milwaukee at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Gallardo) 14.858; Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf) 14.071
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-160); 8
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-160); Under

Game 961-962: San Francisco at Arizona (9:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Cain) 14.841; Arizona (Lopez) 15.622
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 10
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-135); 9
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+115); Over

Game 963-964: NY Mets at LA Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Takahashi) 14.310; LA Dodgers (Kuroda) 15.025
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-165); 8
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-165); Under

Game 965-966: Toronto at Detroit (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Romero) 14.393; Detroit (Verlander) 15.321
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Detroit (-140); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-140); Under

Game 967-968: Minnesota at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Pavano) 16.000; Baltimore (Millwood) 14.626
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-170); 9
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-170); Over

Game 969-970: Kansas City at NY Yankees (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Chen) 15.942; NY Yankees (Sabathia) 15.101
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-325); 9
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (+275); Under

Game 971-972: LA Angels at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Weaver) 15.126; Texas (Lee) 15.918
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Texas (-165); 8
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-165); Under

Game 973-974: Boston at Seattle (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Lackey) 15.426; Seattle (Rowland-Smith) 14.511
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Boston (-170); 9
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-170); Over