DAVE COKIN
SOLID GOLD: 10* GUARANTEED WINNER!
(967) CHW White Sox vs (968) MIN Twins Game Starts at July 31 2008 17:10
EST Take (968) MIN Twins Good matchup of talented young pitchers as John Danks duels Scott Baker. The edge in recent form goes to Baker, though, as Danks has had a little trouble keeping the ball down in the zone his last few starts. Danks hasn't shown any diminishing K rate, so I think he's still strong, but until he gets his location back, he's susceptible to the long ball. I'm going with Baker and the Twins to wrap up this crucial series with the win.
Minnesota Twins
SOLID GOLD: 10* GUARANTEED WINNER!
(967) CHW White Sox vs (968) MIN Twins Game Starts at July 31 2008 17:10
EST Take (968) MIN Twins Good matchup of talented young pitchers as John Danks duels Scott Baker. The edge in recent form goes to Baker, though, as Danks has had a little trouble keeping the ball down in the zone his last few starts. Danks hasn't shown any diminishing K rate, so I think he's still strong, but until he gets his location back, he's susceptible to the long ball. I'm going with Baker and the Twins to wrap up this crucial series with the win.
Minnesota Twins
Scott Ferrall
Cleveland +125 with Carmona the snag over Verlander and the Tigers--Tigers players have to be pissed they traded Pudge to the Yanks for lousy Kyle Farnsworth
LA Dodgers -105 over Arizona--Derek Lowe beats Brandon Webb in the opener of this huge series
Atlanta +110 over St.Louis--Mike Hampton actually looked great in his first start of the season last week for the Braves and he'll beat Piniero here
Cleveland +125 with Carmona the snag over Verlander and the Tigers--Tigers players have to be pissed they traded Pudge to the Yanks for lousy Kyle Farnsworth
LA Dodgers -105 over Arizona--Derek Lowe beats Brandon Webb in the opener of this huge series
Atlanta +110 over St.Louis--Mike Hampton actually looked great in his first start of the season last week for the Braves and he'll beat Piniero here
VEGAS EXPERTS
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins
With yesterday's win, the White Sox ensured that the stranglehold they've had on first place in the AL Central since May 17th would continue. However, after tonight's contest expect the race between them and the Twins to get tighter. Yes, John Danks has a 8-2 TSR in the dog role, but his ERA over his L3 starts is over 7.00 as his lifetime ERA vs. Minnesota. The Twins' Scott Baker has won five of six starts.
Play on: Minnesota
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins
With yesterday's win, the White Sox ensured that the stranglehold they've had on first place in the AL Central since May 17th would continue. However, after tonight's contest expect the race between them and the Twins to get tighter. Yes, John Danks has a 8-2 TSR in the dog role, but his ERA over his L3 starts is over 7.00 as his lifetime ERA vs. Minnesota. The Twins' Scott Baker has won five of six starts.
Play on: Minnesota
Tony George
MLB Money Line
dime bet959 ARI (-110)BetUS vs 960 LOS
Arizona -115
Look for Brandon Webb to continue his road domanice at 8-3 on the year with a 2.81 ERA. As a matter of fact the D-Backs have won 26 out of the last 37 starts behind Webb on the hill, and his stats are impressive all the way around, and his 14-4 record this season is impressive. Both pitchers here are solid with Lowe taking the mound for LA, but Arizona has an edge with starting pitching, as Webb is 7-1 his last 8 starts against the Dodgers. A low scoring affair, but Webb has the Dodgers number, even on the road.
Play 1 Unit on Arizona
MLB Money Line
dime bet959 ARI (-110)BetUS vs 960 LOS
Arizona -115
Look for Brandon Webb to continue his road domanice at 8-3 on the year with a 2.81 ERA. As a matter of fact the D-Backs have won 26 out of the last 37 starts behind Webb on the hill, and his stats are impressive all the way around, and his 14-4 record this season is impressive. Both pitchers here are solid with Lowe taking the mound for LA, but Arizona has an edge with starting pitching, as Webb is 7-1 his last 8 starts against the Dodgers. A low scoring affair, but Webb has the Dodgers number, even on the road.
Play 1 Unit on Arizona
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THE SPORTS ADVISORS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona (55-52) at L.A. Dodgers (54-53)
The Diamondbacks give the ball to right-hander Brandon Webb (14-4, 3.14 ERA) to open a four-game weekend set on the road against the Dodgers and Derek Lowe (8-8, 3.74) in a battle between the N.L. West?s top two teams.
Arizona closed out a three-game series at San Diego on Wednesday with a 7-3 victory. The DBacks have won five of their last six games, all on the highway, and they are 26-11 in Webb?s last 37 starts overall and 13-6 in Webb?s last 19 road outings. Meanwhile, the Dodgers topped the Giants 4-0 last night to remain one game behind Arizona in the N.L. West standings. Los Angeles has won five of its last six and is on runs of 6-1 at home and 7-1 with Lowe facing an N.L. West opponent.
Arizona has won five of eight meetings with L.A. this season, and the DBacks are 7-1 in Webb?s last eight starts against the Dodgers.
The Diamondbacks have won in four of Webb?s last six starts, with the 29-year-old going 3-0 with three no-decisions. On Saturday at San Francisco, he got the win after allowing three runs on four hits in seven innings of a 5-3 victory.
The Dodgers have won four in a row behind Lowe, including a 6-0 rout of Washington on Saturday in which he threw eight innings of one-hit ball. Prior to that, on July 20, Lowe and Webb faced off in Arizona, with neither pitcher getting the decision in a 6-5 Los Angeles win.
Webb is 8-3 with a solid 2.59 ERA in 13 road starts this year, and he?s 9-3 with a 2.65 ERA in 15 career starts against Los Angeles. Lowe is 6-4 with a 2.71 ERA in 11 home starts this season, but he?s 4-6 with a 4.44 ERA in 14 career outings against the DBacks.
The over has cashed in four of the last five in this rivalry, and for Arizona, the over is on runs of 9-1 on the road and 7-1 overall. On the flip side, L.A. sports under streaks of 6-1 overall, 4-0 when Lowe pitches at home and 15-5 against winning teams.
ATS ADVANTAGE: ARIZONA
AMERICAN LEAGUE
L.A. Angels (67-40) at N.Y. Yankees (59-48)
Fresh off a three-game sweep of the Red Sox at Fenway Pak, the red-hot Angels head south to Yankee Stadium, where Jon Garland (9-6, 4.30 ERA) is set to oppose veteran New York southpaw Andy Pettitte (12-7, 3.76) in the opener of a three-game weekend series.
Los Angeles capped its sweep in Boston with Wednesday?s 9-2 rout, improving to 12-2 in its last 14 games. The Halos are also 42-20 in their last 62 overall, 14-3 in their last 17 games against the A.L. East, and their 36-19 road record is the best in baseball.
New York wrapped up a three-game home series against Baltimore with Wednesday?s 13-3 victory, snapping a three-game slide that came on the heels of an eight-game winning streak that began after the All-Star break. Still, the Yankees remain on runs of 11-2 at home, 14-3 against the A.L. West and 8-2 in Pettitte?s last 10 starts.
These two teams haven?t met since last August, when L.A. took two out of three at home. However, New York is 5-1 in Pettitte?s last six home starts against the Angels.
The Angels have won their last two behind Garland, though he got beat up a bit Saturday at Baltimore, allowing five runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings in an 11-6 victory. In fact, in his last three starts, Garland has surrendered 14 earned runs in just 14 2/3 innings (9.00 ERA).
Pettitte is 9-2 with a 3.34 ERA in his last 11 starts, going at least six innings in all but one of those outings. On Saturday at Boston, he yielded three runs (one earned) on five hits in six innings of a 10-3 Yankees rout.
Garland is 6-2 with a 4.58 ERA in nine road starts this year, and he?s 3-5 with a 4.26 ERA in nine career starts against New York. Pettitte, meanwhile, is 12-6 with a 4.02 ERA in 22 career starts against Los Angeles.
The under for Los Angeles is on runs of 27-14-2 on the highway, 11-2-1 on the road against lefties, 7-1 in Garland?s last eight starts against the A.L. East and 10-3-2 in his last 15 starts overall. Meanwhile, the total has gone high in five straight for the Yanks, but the under is on runs for New York of 14-7-2 at home, 14-3 when Pettitte works at Yankee Stadium and 7-1 with Pettitte facing a winning team.
ATS ADVANTAGE: N.Y. YANKEES and UNDER
Chicago White Sox (60-46) at Minnesota (59-48)
The Twins and Scott Baker (7-3, 3.37 ERA) close out a four-game home series against left-hander John Danks (8-4, 3.18) and the White Sox at the Metrodome. Minnesota beat the White Sox on Monday and Tuesday, but Chicago bounced back with an 8-3 victory last night to snap a three-game losing streak and boost their A.L. Central lead to 1? games over the Twins. Despite the win, the White Sox are still 8-16 in their last 24 road contests, but they?re on a 5-1 run overall behind Danks.
The Twins saw a four-game winning streak come to a halt Wednesday, but they remain on runs of 35-17 at home, 12-3 in A.L. Central play and 6-0 against lefties.
The host is on an 11-3 tear in this rivalry in 2008, with the Twins going 5-1 in their last six home games versus the ChiSox going back to 2007.
Minnesota is 5-2 in Baker?s last seven starts, including an 11-4 rout at Cleveland on Saturday, in which Baker allowed three runs on five hits in five innings. Meanwhile, Chicago has won five of Danks? last six road starts, including a 7-6 victory at Detroit on Saturday. In that outing, Danks allowed five runs on eight hits in six innings, but still got the victory.
Baker is 3-1 with a 2.38 ERA in seven home starts this year, but he?s posted a hefty 8.44 ERA in six career starts against Chicago, going 2-2. Similarly, Danks is 5-1 with a strong 2.31 ERA in 10 road starts this year, but he?s 2-3 with an inflated 7.06 ERA in six career efforts against Minnesota.
The over has cashed in six of the last seven in this rivalry and is on additional runs of 11-2-1 for the White Sox overall, 6-1-1 for the White Sox on the road and 5-0 with Baker starting against the Chicago.
ATS ADVANTAGE: MINNESOTA and OVER
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona (55-52) at L.A. Dodgers (54-53)
The Diamondbacks give the ball to right-hander Brandon Webb (14-4, 3.14 ERA) to open a four-game weekend set on the road against the Dodgers and Derek Lowe (8-8, 3.74) in a battle between the N.L. West?s top two teams.
Arizona closed out a three-game series at San Diego on Wednesday with a 7-3 victory. The DBacks have won five of their last six games, all on the highway, and they are 26-11 in Webb?s last 37 starts overall and 13-6 in Webb?s last 19 road outings. Meanwhile, the Dodgers topped the Giants 4-0 last night to remain one game behind Arizona in the N.L. West standings. Los Angeles has won five of its last six and is on runs of 6-1 at home and 7-1 with Lowe facing an N.L. West opponent.
Arizona has won five of eight meetings with L.A. this season, and the DBacks are 7-1 in Webb?s last eight starts against the Dodgers.
The Diamondbacks have won in four of Webb?s last six starts, with the 29-year-old going 3-0 with three no-decisions. On Saturday at San Francisco, he got the win after allowing three runs on four hits in seven innings of a 5-3 victory.
The Dodgers have won four in a row behind Lowe, including a 6-0 rout of Washington on Saturday in which he threw eight innings of one-hit ball. Prior to that, on July 20, Lowe and Webb faced off in Arizona, with neither pitcher getting the decision in a 6-5 Los Angeles win.
Webb is 8-3 with a solid 2.59 ERA in 13 road starts this year, and he?s 9-3 with a 2.65 ERA in 15 career starts against Los Angeles. Lowe is 6-4 with a 2.71 ERA in 11 home starts this season, but he?s 4-6 with a 4.44 ERA in 14 career outings against the DBacks.
The over has cashed in four of the last five in this rivalry, and for Arizona, the over is on runs of 9-1 on the road and 7-1 overall. On the flip side, L.A. sports under streaks of 6-1 overall, 4-0 when Lowe pitches at home and 15-5 against winning teams.
ATS ADVANTAGE: ARIZONA
AMERICAN LEAGUE
L.A. Angels (67-40) at N.Y. Yankees (59-48)
Fresh off a three-game sweep of the Red Sox at Fenway Pak, the red-hot Angels head south to Yankee Stadium, where Jon Garland (9-6, 4.30 ERA) is set to oppose veteran New York southpaw Andy Pettitte (12-7, 3.76) in the opener of a three-game weekend series.
Los Angeles capped its sweep in Boston with Wednesday?s 9-2 rout, improving to 12-2 in its last 14 games. The Halos are also 42-20 in their last 62 overall, 14-3 in their last 17 games against the A.L. East, and their 36-19 road record is the best in baseball.
New York wrapped up a three-game home series against Baltimore with Wednesday?s 13-3 victory, snapping a three-game slide that came on the heels of an eight-game winning streak that began after the All-Star break. Still, the Yankees remain on runs of 11-2 at home, 14-3 against the A.L. West and 8-2 in Pettitte?s last 10 starts.
These two teams haven?t met since last August, when L.A. took two out of three at home. However, New York is 5-1 in Pettitte?s last six home starts against the Angels.
The Angels have won their last two behind Garland, though he got beat up a bit Saturday at Baltimore, allowing five runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings in an 11-6 victory. In fact, in his last three starts, Garland has surrendered 14 earned runs in just 14 2/3 innings (9.00 ERA).
Pettitte is 9-2 with a 3.34 ERA in his last 11 starts, going at least six innings in all but one of those outings. On Saturday at Boston, he yielded three runs (one earned) on five hits in six innings of a 10-3 Yankees rout.
Garland is 6-2 with a 4.58 ERA in nine road starts this year, and he?s 3-5 with a 4.26 ERA in nine career starts against New York. Pettitte, meanwhile, is 12-6 with a 4.02 ERA in 22 career starts against Los Angeles.
The under for Los Angeles is on runs of 27-14-2 on the highway, 11-2-1 on the road against lefties, 7-1 in Garland?s last eight starts against the A.L. East and 10-3-2 in his last 15 starts overall. Meanwhile, the total has gone high in five straight for the Yanks, but the under is on runs for New York of 14-7-2 at home, 14-3 when Pettitte works at Yankee Stadium and 7-1 with Pettitte facing a winning team.
ATS ADVANTAGE: N.Y. YANKEES and UNDER
Chicago White Sox (60-46) at Minnesota (59-48)
The Twins and Scott Baker (7-3, 3.37 ERA) close out a four-game home series against left-hander John Danks (8-4, 3.18) and the White Sox at the Metrodome. Minnesota beat the White Sox on Monday and Tuesday, but Chicago bounced back with an 8-3 victory last night to snap a three-game losing streak and boost their A.L. Central lead to 1? games over the Twins. Despite the win, the White Sox are still 8-16 in their last 24 road contests, but they?re on a 5-1 run overall behind Danks.
The Twins saw a four-game winning streak come to a halt Wednesday, but they remain on runs of 35-17 at home, 12-3 in A.L. Central play and 6-0 against lefties.
The host is on an 11-3 tear in this rivalry in 2008, with the Twins going 5-1 in their last six home games versus the ChiSox going back to 2007.
Minnesota is 5-2 in Baker?s last seven starts, including an 11-4 rout at Cleveland on Saturday, in which Baker allowed three runs on five hits in five innings. Meanwhile, Chicago has won five of Danks? last six road starts, including a 7-6 victory at Detroit on Saturday. In that outing, Danks allowed five runs on eight hits in six innings, but still got the victory.
Baker is 3-1 with a 2.38 ERA in seven home starts this year, but he?s posted a hefty 8.44 ERA in six career starts against Chicago, going 2-2. Similarly, Danks is 5-1 with a strong 2.31 ERA in 10 road starts this year, but he?s 2-3 with an inflated 7.06 ERA in six career efforts against Minnesota.
The over has cashed in six of the last seven in this rivalry and is on additional runs of 11-2-1 for the White Sox overall, 6-1-1 for the White Sox on the road and 5-0 with Baker starting against the Chicago.
ATS ADVANTAGE: MINNESOTA and OVER
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With the Rangers getting done last night... We've now won 12 of our last
14 releases, THAT'S 86%! Since day one, we've done just what we
promise... CONSISTENTLY PRODUCE. Lets cut to the chase... Get on
the Cubs today as they take on the Brewers. We've done the homework,
and after analyzing the matchup, Chicago should win this one by at least
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Chicago all the way today!
