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3* Cavaliers -7.5

 

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NBA NEWS AND NOTES
GAME OF THE DAY
Celtics at Cavaliers
By Marc Lawrence

Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers (-7.5, 193.5)
Unlike the Phoenix Suns winning their second-round series in a four-game sweep, No. 1 seed Cleveland finds itself in a battle with Boston with the series knotted at 2-2.

Ragin’ Rondo

Rajon Rondo’s accomplishment in Game 4 will certainly go down in Celtics lore as one of the best playoff performance’s ever.

His 29 points, 13 assists and 18 rebounds led Boston to a 97-87 victory Sunday at the Garden. All this from a 6–foot-1 point guard.

Rondo’s 18 boards were more than half of the Cavaliers’ total of 33.

“His definitely dominating this series at the point guard position," Cleveland’s LeBron James told reporters.

With 21.8 points, 13 assists, 8.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals in four games, that much is obvious.

Rondo’s game is also creating serious matchup problems for the Cavs. Putting LeBron on Rondo leaves Paul Pierce with a substantial size mismatch against Cleveland smaller guards, Mo Williams or Delonte West. And the last thing the Cavs want to do is rouse Pierce, who's having a dreadful series (11.8 PPG, on 32 percent shooting).

Don’t be surprised to find James play Rondo straight up and the Cavs defend Pierce with Antawn Jamison or Anthony Parker.

"If the opportunity presents itself, I would take the challenge," James said.

"I would love to. Maybe it's something we should explore… I have no problem with taking Rondo for the entire game. But they kind of counter what we put on the court so I can't switch off on him."

Trouble In Paradise

James took a subtle swipe at head coach Mike Brown after Sunday’s game.

He said it was "kind of surprising" that Shaquille O'Neal didn't return to the game after picking up his fifth foul with over 11 minutes left in the fourth and Boston leading 76-72. The Celtics immediately went on an 8-0 run with Shaq out of the game.

If it wasn't for Shaq's solid 17-point performance in 28 minutes the final 10-point deficit might have been worse.

It was evident that Cleveland entered Sunday’s game thinking that the 29 points they won by Friday night was enough to win both games.

Strangely, aside from instituting a poor offensive game plan, Brown refuses to allow 7-foot-3 center Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who together with O’Neal combine to average 12.1 rebounds per game, to get off the bench. As a result the Cavs continue to be out-rebounded by a smaller, less-athletic Celtics team.

Mark it down.If the Celtics take Game 5 in Cleveland, Brown can kiss his job - and LeBron’s future in Cleveland - good-bye.

Lone Ranger

Most NBA champions feature a superstar and a sidekick. An MVP alone cannot cut down the nets.

From the Lakers’ glory days of Magic Johnson and James Worthy, to Boston’s Bill Russell and John Havlicek, or Larry Bird and Kevin McHale, and on to Chicago’s Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, every legendary championship team possessed a terrific tandem.

The question that LeBron James struggles with these days is, “Who is my Tonto?”

It’s certainly not Mo Williams or Antawn Jamison. Bettors know that, for sure.

If James is to win an NBA championship in Cleveland, O’Neal needs to become the Robin to his Batman.

Celtic Green

The Celtics made NBA history last week – just not the good kind.

When general manager Danny Ainge was fined $25,000 for throwing a towel in Game 2 while trying to distract J.J. Hickson as the Cavaliers forward attempted a free throw, the Celtics became the first team in league history to have a player, coach and GM fined in the same season.

The NBA didn't start keeping records on its fines until the early 1990s.Back in the day, Ainge's towel toss probably would have drawn scorn at the most.

If no one else makes a contribution to the league's unnamed charity fund, the Celtics will have paid out a league-leading $175,000 in fines this season, led by Rasheed Wallace's $100,000. Ainge ($25,000), coach Doc Rivers ($25,000) and Glen Davis ($25,000) round out the list.

When informed of the team's unusual trifecta, Davis commented, “I don't feel so alone anymore.”

Wallace, though, has a problem with the fact the league doesn't name the charities that benefit from the fine money.

“They say that's where it goes, but I'm not so sure,'' said Wallace.

Stats To Ponder

- No. 1 seeds off a loss as a favorite are 19-7-2 ATS, including 7-1-1 off a double-digit loss in Round 2.
- Cleveland is 11-20 ATS at home versus conference foes this season.
- Boston is 11-28-1 ATS versus an opponent off a loss this season.

 

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PICK 'N' ROLL

Tuesday's Best NBA Bet

Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers (-7.5, 193.5)

After Boston point guard Rajon Rondo went off for a triple-double in Game 4, Cleveland may elect to put LeBron James on him Tuesday.
But Mike Brown and the Cavs coaching staff might want to utilize another resource on their team that excels in keeping crafty point guards like Rondo out of the lane.

Shaquille O’Neal only played 49 seconds of the fourth quarter Sunday and was furious he couldn’t get back into the game. Shaq reportedly asked the coaches to let him back in but they refused. He did not stick around for a postgame media session.

With 17 points and a couple of blocks in the game, even James was perplexed not to see his big center on the court with the game on the line.
"Shaq played extremely well and I think it's kind of surprising that we didn't see him back on the floor the entire fourth quarter," James said.

O’Neal’s mammoth-sized frame clogs up the lane and deters smaller guards from driving in for layups. Of Rondo’s 21 shot attempts in the win, 14 of those came in the paint.

Look for Cleveland to contain Rondo with LeBron and Shaq in Game 5 by forcing him to score from outside where he was a 30 percent shooter (beyond 16 feet) during the regular season.

Pick: Cleveland Cavaliers

 

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NHL NEWS AND NOTES
WHAT BETTORS NEED TO KNOW
Blackhawks at Canucks

Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks (-135, 6)
Chicago leads series 3-2.

The Best Offense Is A Good Defense

The Vancouver Canucks lived to fight another day thanks to some solid work on the blueline and stellar goaltending from Roberto Luongo.

Vancouver took a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center Sunday, avoiding elimination and forcing the Western Conference semifinal back to GM Place for Game 6 Tuesday.

The Canucks weathered 30 shots from the Blackhawks, only giving up a third-period goal to Chicago star forward Jonathan Toews. Not only did the defensive corps lock down an explosive Blackhawks offense, it also chipped in on the other end of the ice. Defensemen Christian Ehrhoff and Kevin Bieksa scored the first three goals of the game while Bieksa added an assist on Alexandre Burrows’ empty-net goal late in the third period.

“Everybody contributed - and that’s what we need,” Luongo told the Globe and Mail. “We got some big goals early from the ‘D’ but they also made some huge plays in our own zone, down low, on the PK. We’ve got to refocus and get ready for the next game.”

The Canucks blueline did, however, take a hit Sunday night. Defenseman Sami Salo left the game with a testicular injury after being struck by Duncan Keith's shot from the point. Nolan Baumgartner is the most likely replacement if Salo is out for Game 6.

Road Warriors

Home ice hasn’t meant much in this second-round series. After Vancouver’s 4-1 win in Chicago Sunday, the road team has now on four of the first five games of this series – which could bode when for Chicago in Game 6.

The Blackhawks rolled over the Canucks in Vancouver, imposing their physical brand on hockey and getting under the skin of the Canucks’ top performers. Chicago outscored Vancouver 12-6 and made life difficult for Luongo, crowding the goaltenders crease with big bodies.

In the playoffs, the Blackhawks are 4-1 on the road and are averaging more than four goals per game in opposing rinks. The Canucks are 2-3 inside GM Place and allow 3.8 goals per game as hosts this postseason.

“Home-ice advantage, I don’t know what it means anymore,” Bieksa told reporters. “You go on the road and it’s a different mentality - weathering storms and simplifying your game and maybe that benefits teams.”

Basic Instinct

With the Canucks on the ropes, the Blackhawks couldn’t deliver the knockout blow in Game 5 at home Sunday.

That lack of killer instinct is rare for this young but opportunistic club. The previous five times Chicago had a chance to pull the plug on a playoff opponent, it has done so without remorse.

"We were kind of sitting back, we weren't initiating like we usually do," center John Madden told the Chicago Tribune. "Before we knew it we were two down and they were just kind of trapping it up and getting pucks deep and for the most part winning all the battles."

It also didn’t help that Chicago handed the Canucks six power-play chances, in which Vancouver made the most of in the second period.

The Blackhawks have allowed the Canucks to score on five of their 24 man advantages in this series. They also failed to score on their five power-play opportunities in Game 5, dropping Chicago’s power-play efficiency to 26.9 percent for the series.

"We were just slow making plays," defenseman Brian Campbell told the media. "We were a step behind the whole night for some reason. Once we got the puck we didn't move our feet, and once we let go of the puck we didn't move our feet and get into areas. It was maybe a little bit too much one-on-one play and not using our advantage of moving the puck and skating.

"We definitely didn't get the job done."

 

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ICE PICKS

Tuesday’s Best NHL Bet

Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks (-135, 6)

The Chicago Blackhawks had a great opportunity to put an end to the Vancouver Canucks’ season at home Sunday night, but they were beaten at their own game. The Canucks were the more physical team in Game 4, dominating the entire way en route to a 4-1 win.

After suffering three consecutive losses, Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo was in full form, making 29 stops and outplaying his counterpart Antti Niemi. But the most important thing for the Canucks was their ability to remain disciplined and to force Chicago into taking bad penalties.

“The one thing we know, we were not going to get frustrated, no matter what happened on the ice,” Luongo told the Chicago Tribune. “We were going to stick to the game plan and not let other stuff get in the way of how we played.”

Vancouver’s penalty kill was also much more efficient than in Game 4 when it allowed the Blackhawks to score four power play goals on eight opportunities. Chicago finished the game 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
The only thing that went wrong for Vancouver in Game 5 was a testicular injury suffered by defenseman Sami Salo, which forced him to leave the game at the end of the first period. He is listed as questionable for Tuesday’s tilt, but it seems unlikely he will be able to play.

“Guys will step up”, Ryan Johnson told the Vancouver Sun. “We’ve had to do it all year.”

Vancouver will have a hard time getting the job done against a Blackhawks team that has rebounded with a win after all three of its playoff losses and has won four of its five postseason games away from the United Center.

Pick: Chicago Blackhawks

 

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HOT LINES

Tuesday's Best MLB Bets

Seattle Mariners at Baltimore Orioles (+125, 8)

Seattle’s offense has been in a slumber this season, literally.
The Tacoma News Tribune reported Monday that Ken Griffey Jr. missed a pinch-hit opportunity during a game last week because he was napping in the clubhouse.

"He was asleep in the clubhouse," an unnamed Mariner told the newspaper. "He'd gone back about the fifth inning to get a jacket and didn't come back. I went back in about the seventh inning -- and he was in his chair, sound asleep."

You know your offense is pretty pathetic when Junior won’t even rouse from a catnap to stand in the batter’s box.

Seattle ranks 29th in the majors with 102 runs scored and last in home runs with 12. Despite an eight-run outburst Sunday, this offensively inept team has produced a 12-17-2 over/under record this year and has failed to plate more than three runners in eight of its last 10 ballgames.

With Milton Bradley out with personal problems, Jack Wilson questionable with a knee injury and Griffey catching an afternoon siesta, who is going to power this lineup?

It doesn’t matter who’s on the bump for Baltimore in this matchup because Seattle stinks and Cliff Lee will surely keep the O’s bats in check.

Pick: Under


Tampa Bay Rays at Los Angeles Angels (-125, 8.5)

The best team in baseball failed to get a runner to first baseball Sunday, but some may have seen it coming.

Before Dallas Braden threw a perfect game against Tampa Bay, the Rays came into the contest hitting .207 in their previous eight outings and posting two runs or fewer in five of those.

"(We) don't worry about it," B. J. Upton said Sunday. "You don't like to be no-hit but it’s still just a loss. We'll be over it in about 30 minutes."

Tampa will conclude a nine-game West Coast road trip Wednesday and the time change may finally be catching up with the team.

The last stop on the trip is Anaheim where the Rays have not fared well. Going into Monday, Tampa was 1-13 in Southern California since 2006 and 6-34 in the last 40 games at Angel Stadium.

Pick: LA Angels

 

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JM MLB system 11/5

SF giants A bet (moneyline)

Baltimore A bet (runline +1,5)

 

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Bs picks early double dime

double dime bookie basher phillies -1.5 -120

 

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Eafra Soccer 100-75-12 (yesterday not listed)

2* Suwon Bluewings OVER 2 (-155), AFC Champion's League at 6:30am EST

1* Suwon Bluewings -0.5 (-135), AFC Champion's League at 6:30am EST

 

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Grad betting

Jagiellonia - Polonia B. win bet@ 1.83(Ladbrokers)

 

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty split with the Magic (-5-1/2) and Penguins Monday night.

Tuesday it's the Cavaliers. The deficit is 650 sirignanos.

 

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Hondo

'Dorf came up a little small for the Pirates last night, causing Hondo to fall deeper into debt with 250 blasingames owed to various creditors.

Tonight, Mr. Aitch will switch dugouts and put 10 units on Cueto.

 

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DCI NBA

Season
Straight Up: 858-370 (.699)
ATS: 656-609 (.519)
ATS Vary Units: 1560-1463 (.516)
Over/Under: 629-644 (.494)
Over/Under Vary Units: 819-844 (.492)

Eastern Conference Playoffs, Semifinals
Game 5, best-of-7 series
CLEVELAND 100, Boston 94


DCI NHL

Season: 442-299 (.596)

Western Conference Playoffs, Semifinals
Game 6, best-of-7 series
Chicago vs. VANCOUVER: TOO CLOSE TO CALL

 

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Arthur Ralph Sports
443 - 323 run 58 %

Bonus Play Tues PHILLIES

 

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SPORTS ADVISORS

TUESDAY, MAY 11

NBA PLAYOFFS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Boston (6-3 SU and ATS) at Cleveland (6-3, 4-5 ATS)

The top-seeded Cavaliers, who got a split of Games 3 and 4 in Boston to reclaim home-court advantage in this best-of-7 conference semifinal series, return to Quicken Loans Arena for Game 5 against the fourth-seeded Celtics. Cleveland followed Friday’s 124-95 blowout win in Boston with Sunday’s 97-87 loss as a 1½-point favorite in Game 4. LeBron James, who had 38 points in the Game 3 rout, was held to a modest 22 points, along with nine rebounds and eight assists, and he committed seven turnovers. The Cavs were also outrebounded 47-33.
Rajon Rondo keyed Boston’s bounce-back win with a prolific triple-double of 29 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists, and Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett added 18 points apiece. The Celts shot 44.7 percent (34 of 76), despite a lousy 1-for-14 effort from three-point range (7.1 percent). Cleveland was humbled in Game 2 at home, losing 104-86 as a six-point chalk, but is still a solid 39-7 SU at the Q this season (3-1 in the postseason. However, the Cavs are a meager 19-27 ATS at home (2-4 in the playoffs), averaging 102.7 ppg on 49.4 percent shooting and giving up 94.5 (44.1 percent shooting). Boston is 28-17 on the highway (23-21-1 ATS), netting 98.0 ppg (47.7 percent shooting) while allowing 94.4 ppg (44.4 percent shooting). The Celts have split their two postseason roadies both SU and ATS.
These rivals have split eight meetings this season, with the SU winner covering every time, and the SU victor has cashed in 11 straight clashes overall. Against the Celtics, Cleveland is on ATS runs of 20-9-2 overall, 8-3 in the playoffs and 7-2 at home, though the underdog has cashed in four of the last five meetings, including the last three in a row. The Cavaliers are 19-8-1 ATS in their last 28 second-round playoff games, 8-4 ATS in their last 11 starts against Atlantic Division foes and 4-1 ATS in their last five following a non-cover. That said, they remain on ATS slides of 6-13 overall, 3-8 at home, 0-5 after a day off, 2-8 against winning teams, 4-11 as a chalk and 4-9 following a SU loss. The Celtics are on pointspread purges 6-15 in the second round, 2-9 coming off a SU win and 2-8 following a spread-cover, but they are on a 24-11 ATS run as a road pup of five to 10½ points and are 11-4-1 ATS in their last 16 as a playoff ‘dog of any price. The under is 19-7 in Cleveland’s last 26 conference semifinal contests and 4-1 in its last five games after a day off, but the Cavs are otherwise on “over” surges of 4-0 after a non-cover, 12-3 against the Atlantic Division and 6-1 as a playoff chalk of five to 10½ points. Likewise, Boston is on “over” sprees of 12-6 overall, 5-2 on the road, 8-3 against the Central Division, 5-0 after either a SU or an ATS win and 7-3 as a pup, though the under has hit in six of its last eight second-round playoff starts. Finally, in this rivalry, the total has stayed low in two of the last three games, with Game 4 failing to hit the 195-point price. However, but the over is still 6-2 in this season’s eight head-to-head meetings.

ATS ADVANTAGE: CLEVELAND


NATIONAL LEAGUE

San Diego (19-12) at San Francisco (18-12)

The top two teams in the N.L. West begin a three-game series at AT&T Park, where Barry Zito (5-0, 1.49 ERA) looks to continue his early-season dominance when he takes on the Padres’ Wade LeBlanc (2-0, 1.16) in a battle of southpaws.
San Diego began a six-game road trip by taking two of three in Houston over the weekend, failing to complete the sweep Sunday when it lost 4-3 in 11 innings. Despite that setback, the Padres have surged to the top of the division standings thanks to a 14-6 surge, going 6-3 on the highway during this stretch. On top of that, Bud Black’s team is on positive runs of 7-3 against N.L. West foes, 5-0 versus left-handed starters, 20-6 after a defeat, 20-8 against winning teams, 6-2 in series openers and 5-0 on Tuesday. The Padres’ lone negative: They’re 10-22 in their last 32 after a day off. San Francisco capped a six-game East Coast road trip with Sunday’s 6-5 victory at the Mets. The Giants went 4-2 on the journey – the two losses coming in walk-off fashion in New York on Friday and Saturday – and they’ve won 10 of their last 15. Additionally, San Francisco is 14-5 in its last 19 at AT&T Park (10-5 this season), 18-6 in its last 24 series openers and 6-1 in its last seven after a day off. However, Bruce Bochy’s bunch has dropped five of seven divisional contests. The Padres’ current 14-6 run includes a three-game home sweep of the Giants from April 19-21, with San Francisco managing a total of four runs in the three defeats. San Diego has won six of the last eight meetings dating to last September, but the home team is on a 16-5 roll in this rivalry. In fact, last year, the host won the first 11 head-to-head battles, and the Padres are 3-10 in their last 13 visits to AT&T Park. The Padres are undefeated with LeBlanc starting this season, and going back to a 2-0 victory over the Giants on the next-to-last day of the 2009 season, San Diego has won five straight behind the left-hander. During this five-game stretch, LeBlanc has surrendered a total of three runs in 30 1/3 innings (0.89 ERA), walking just seven while striking out 28. Also, since the beginning of September 2009, LeBlanc has given up two runs or fewer in nine of his last 10 starts – a total of 11 runs in 59 1/3 innings in those 10 contests (1.67 ERA) – with San Diego going 8-2 overall (4-1 on the road). Four of LeBlanc’s five starts this season have been at home, with his lone road effort being a 5-0 shutout victory in Cincinnati (he allowed three hits and two walks in six innings). Also, during his tremendous 10-start surge, LeBlanc has defeated the Giants twice – his only two career appearances against San Francisco – and he gave up a combined two runs and six hits with four walks and 11 strikeouts, pitching exactly seven innings in each contest. While LeBlanc has been solid all season, so too has Zito, who has delivered six quality starts in as many tries. In his last four trips to the hill, he’s allowed just four runs in 30 1/3 innings (1.19 ERA) with 22 strikeouts against just eight walks. The former Cy Young winner has allowed two runs or fewer in six of his last seven starts, with the Giants going 6-1, including a 7-2 victory in San Diego in the final weekend of the 2009 season. Behind Zito, the Giants are on additional positive stretches of 8-2 at home, 4-1 against the N.L. West, 4-0 on Tuesday and 5-0 when he starts a series. Zito is 3-0 with a 2.05 ERA in three home starts this season, but 3-6 with a 4.17 ERA in 16 games (15 starts) against San Diego. Last year, he faced the Padres six times, going 0-4 with a 5.08 ERA. The Padres are on “under” streaks of 18-7-1 on the road, 10-4-1 versus the N.L. West, 20-7 after a loss, 5-0 on Tuesday, 3-1-1 in LeBlanc’s last five starts overall and 4-1-1 in LeBlanc’s last six against the N.L. West. However, the over has cashed in seven of LeBlanc’s last nine road outings. San Francisco topped the total in its last four games on its just-concluded road trip and the over is also 6-2 in its last eight after a day off an 11-5-2 in its last 18 series openers. Conversely, the Giants still carry “under” trends of 9-1 at home, 7-0 in divisional games, 4-0 overall with Zito starting and 5-2-1 when Zito pitches at home. Finally, in this rivalry, the under has cashed in five straight clashes overall, nine of 13 in San Francisco and five of seven when Zito faces the Padres at AT&T Park.

ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER


AMERICAN LEAGUE

N.Y. Yankees (21-10) at Detroit (18-14)

Two pitchers off to poor starts to the season square off at Comerica Park, as Javy Vazquez (1-3, 9.78 ERA) takes the ball for the Yankees for the first time in two weeks and matches up against the Tigers’ Rick Porcello (2-3, 7.50) in the second game of a four-game series. Detroit held off the Yankees 5-4 to take Monday’s series opener and halt a 1-4 slide (all on the road). The Tigers have now won six in a row at home, and they’re 10-3 at Comerica Park this season and 46-22 in their last 68 home contests. Jim Leyland’s club has also won five of seven against the A.L. East and four straight at home against right-handed starters, but Detroit has dropped four of five Tuesday contests. The Yankees have followed up a six-game winning streak with back-to-back losses, but they’ve still won nine of 12 overall, going 4-2 on the road during this stretch. The defending world champs are on additional surges of 40-17 overall, 40-15 against the A.L. Central, 62-23 against right-handed starters, 8-3 on the road versus righties and 16-5 on Tuesday. Detroit beat New York 4-2 in last year’s first meeting (in Motown), but the Yankees came back to win the final five clashes by a combined score of 28-11. Despite Monday’s result, the visitor is still on a 7-3 roll in this rivalry, with the Yankees going 4-2 in their last six in Detroit. Vazquez has been a disaster in his second tour of duty with the Yankees, giving up 25 runs in 23 innings and failing to get out of the sixth inning in any of his five starts. After consecutive losses in which he surrendered five runs in 3 2/3 innings at the Angels on April 25 and five runs in three innings against the White Sox on May 1, the Yankees bypassed his spot in the rotation last week.
Vazquez is 1-2 with a 9.82 ERA in three road contests this year (giving up five home runs in 14 2/3 innings), and he’s 6-7 with a 4.50 ERA in 13 career starts against the Tigers (2-5, 6.09 ERA in seven starts at Comerica Park). Porcello went 14-9 with a 3.96 ERA in 31 starts as a rookie last year, but he’s struggled as a sophomore, posting just one quality start in six trips to the mound. Over his last four outings (three on the road), the right-hander has surrendered 22 runs (20 earned) in 19 innings (9.47 ERA). On Wednesday, he got tagged for five runs (three earned) in 5 1/3 innings of a 5-4 loss at Minnesota. The Tigers have lost four of Porcello’s last five starts overall and four straight when he’s pitched on Tuesday, but they’re 7-2 in his last nine Comerica outings. In three home starts this season, Porcello is 2-0 despite a hefty 5.51 ERA. Also, he faced New York once in his rookie campaign in 2009, giving up six runs in 3 2/3 innings at home, losing 8-6. New York is riding “over” streaks of 7-3 overall, 36-18-3 on the road, 10-4 versus winning teams, 5-2-1 versus right-handed starters and 4-1-1 on Tuesday. Additionally, going back to Vazquez’s first stint with New York in 2004, the Yankees have topped the total in seven of his last eight starts in Pinstripes, four of his last five on Tuesday, four of his last five against the A.L. Central and 10 straight against winning teams. Meanwhile, the Tigers are on “over” runs of 4-1 against the A.L. East, 14-6-2 on Tuesday, 4-1 behind Porcello overall and 5-1-1 when Porcello pitches on Tuesday. Finally, five of the last eight Yankees-Tigers contests in Motown have topped the total.

ATS ADVANTAGE: OVER

 

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Jr. O'Donnell (RedZone Sports)

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Short, sweet and powerful on ice here boys:

Vancouver tonight - 140 gets our free call on ice, 5-2-1 the last 8 in the rink, and tonight's play is all about Canucks goalie "R Louongo''.
JR O will line up on the powerful home team, winners of 30 games on home ice and the Canucks have the swagger back. The public will see the injury to Vancouver's Salo and grab the Dog here but not us. JR O is on fire in MLB and that fire carries over to a smooth Ice "W" tonight.

VANCOUVER GETS JR'S $$$$ TONIGHT.

 

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Cincinnati Reds (J.Cueto) @ Pittsburgh Pirates (C.Morton)

2* on Cincinnati (J.Cueto) / Pittsburgh (C.Morton) OVER 8.5

 

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Romania - Liga 1 - 18:30 GMT
Gloria - Unirea Urziceni take Unirea Urziceni to win

 

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