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Game of the day: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix Suns

Los Angeles Lakers at Phoenix Suns (-1, 221)

Game 4 of the Western Conference finals resumes Tuesday night in Phoenix where the Suns hope to even up their series with the Lakers.

That’s Amar’e

The Suns got back in their series vs. the Lakers thanks largely to the 42 points and 11 rebounds Amar’e Stoudemire supplied in a 118-109 victory over the in Game 3 in Phoenix on Sunday.

The loss severed the Lakers’ eight-game winning streak and narrowed their series lead to one game.

After being disparaged for his bad defense and eyebrow-raising comments about Lamar Odom, Stoudemire finally stepped his game up with his best postseason performance since the 42 points he posted against San Antonio in 2005.

“Everybody has the right to have their opinions. So I can't really comment on their opinions," the Phoenix All-Star big man told reporters. "But from my standpoint, you can never question my determination, my focus, my dedication… My dedication to the game is at an all-time high."

His effort did not surprise L.A. guard Kobe Bryant. “He wasn't going to come out here and roll over. I saw this coming."

Odom, meanwhile, made only 4-of-14 shots and had 10 points and six rebounds before fouling out.

“It was one of those games. It happens… He had a wonderful game," Odom said. "He got to the hole and was forceful. He played great."

Red stripe

Stoudemire’s awakening served the Suns well – particularly at the free throw line. Phoenix made 37 of 42 freebies, including 14-of-18 by Stoudemire. The Lakers were 16-for-20 at the charity strip.

An almost unthinkable halftime free throw margin of 20 to 3 in the Suns’ favor negated another strong effort on the offensive glass by the Lakers.

It is what kept the Lakers in the game. In the first half, Los Angeles rebounded 29 percent of its misses, leading to 13 second-chance points. Nonetheless, the defending champs trailed by seven at the break.

"We certainly didn't come out to play the way I wanted," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said, "and we certainly didn't play the way I wanted at the end."

Jackson drew what he said was his first technical of the year in the second quarter, when the Suns were 13 of 15 at the line and his team hadn't even shot a free throw.

As a result of failing to get to the line, L.A. settled for 32 shots from downtown, the most in Lakers playoff history. They made nine (28.1 percent) - which was actually better than Phoenix's 5-for-20 shooting (25 percent) from beyond the arc.

Home is where the winners live

Home teams have ruled in the playoffs this season.

The Suns won their fifth-straight home playoff game Sunday, the club's longest single postseason home win streak since May 1993 when they last reached the NBA Finals. Los Angeles last won a playoff game in Phoenix on April 26, 2006.

In games through Sunday, hosts in the playoffs this season have gone 47-22 straight up and 40-27-2 against the spread, including 36-20-1 ATS as favorites.

The Lakers are 3-3 SU and 2-3-1 ATS on the road in the postseason, but 7-0 and 5-2 ATS at home. Los Angeles would have home-court advantage in the NBA Finals over Boston.

On the flip side, the Suns are 5-1 SU and ATS at home and 4-3 SU and ATS on the playoff road this campaign.

Star struck

Lakers center Andrew Bynum took a step back in Game 3. He played just 7:31 minutes, scored only two points and was in foul trouble from the beginning.

His absence made it easier for Stoudemire and company to drive toward the basket over and over. Bynum has torn cartilage in the knee and won't be pain-free until he has surgery. He is averaging 6.3 points and 4.3 rebounds in the West finals and will be available for Game 4 despite previous reports saying he could be out.

"I'll talk to him and see how he feels about it," Jackson said. "I think he was ineffective. There were some things that got by him."

Meanwhile, Suns’ star G Steve Nash again had trouble scoring from the field, but finished with 17 points, 15 assists and only one turnover in 38 minutes.

Nash broke his nose and displaced cartilage during a collision with Derek Fisher in the final minute of Game 3. He practiced with the team on Monday and then underwent surgery to repair the damage. Nash will be in the starting lineup Tuesday.

"I think we would have been surprised if he would have gone out of the game," Grant Hill said. "He's fine. No Friday the 13th mask, no Rip Hamilton mask, no Ginobili tape. He'll be ready to go, so it wasn't that bad."

From the archives

• The Lakers are 11-3 SU and 10-4 ATS in this series since 2007, but 0-2 ATS when playing off an SU and ATS defeat.

• Los Angeles is 8-1 SU and ATS off a SU and ATS playoff loss the last two seasons.

• Phoenix is 13-26-1 ATS at home in the playoffs off a win.

 

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PICK 'N' ROLL

Tuesday’s Best NBA Bet

Los Angeles Lakers at Phoenix Suns (-1, 221)

Is a zone defense all the Suns needed to slow down the Lakers? It looked that way during Game 3. Phoenix coach Alvin Gently let his boys play zone for the game’s entirety and the move seemed to take away the Lakers attack in the paint.

"We did a good job of making our rotation in the zone," Gentry told the LA Daily News. "They were getting some shots, but for the most part they were jump shots rather than shots in the paint, and that is what we wanted to try and limit."

Will the zone work again after the Lakers had a chance to prepare for the defensive set? That’s the million-dollar question because we know the Suns have no hope of trying to guard the Lakers man-to-man.

Not to rain on the Suns' parade too much, but they were helped quite a bit by some hometown officiating. Phoenix’s free throw edge (42-20) canceled out its pitiful shooting from long range.

And how bad of a sign is it that the Lakers finished with 109 points and the Suns think they did a good job defensively?

Pick: LA Lakers

 

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MLB NEWS AND NOTES
Tuesday Double Play
By Judd Hall

Bettors that were looking for some variety on the diamond didn’t find it on Monday night. Luckily for them, 11 of those series will be getting underway on Tuesday night. That gives us plenty of action to sweat out. Let’s look at a game that pits some division leaders against one another, while the other showdown has two clubs look to keep pace with the Phillies.

Braves (23-21, -161) at Marlins (23-22, -125) – 7:10 p.m. EDT

Atlanta might have earned some wins with some good ol’ fashioned luck last week, but they’ve played quite well. The Braves have won 10 of their last 13 games. That surge was good enough to push them 3 ½-games behind Philadelphia for first place in the National League East.

The Braves are going through a tough stretch where they will be playing on the road for 17 of their next 23 contests. That can’t bode all that well for them since they are 10-15 away from Turner Field right now. Of course, they are coming into this game having taken two of three at PNC Park against the Pirates to improve its road mark to 6-2 in its last eight.

Kenshin Kawakami (0-6, 4.98) will get the start on Tuesday night for Bobby Cox’s crew. While his stats for the season stink, it would appear that Kawakami is indeed turning the corner. The Japanese hurler has tossed 9.1 innings in his last two starts, striking out 12 batters and walking just three. But more importantly, the Braves won both of those outings.

Florida’s coming home after an utterly forgettable 2-3 road trip. The Marlins did finish up with a 13-0 pimpslapping of the White Sox last Sunday. If you take that outcome out of its last five matches, Florida had given up at least four runs in three of those other four tilts.

The Marlins will turn to Anibal Sanchez (3-2, 3.28) to help themselves string wins together. Not a bad guy to have toeing the slab right now if you’re the Fish. Sanchez has lasted seven innings in his past two starts, giving up two earned runs on eight hits as Florida won both appearances.

Most betting outlets have listed the Fish as $1.25 home favorites (risk $125 to win $100) with a total of 8 ½.

Florida is just 12-10 for the season at Sun Life Stadium with the ‘over’ going 13-7-2. In the Marlins past six home tests, they are 5-1.

Another thing to keep in mind for the Marlins is that they are 5-1 as home favorites against NL East foes.

Atlanta hasn’t played great on the road against clubs from the NL East, evidenced by a 2-7 mark during the 2010 campaign. The ‘under’ is 7-1-1 in those games as well.

Cardinals (26-19, -268) at Padres (26-18, +993) – 10:05 p.m. EDT

The Cardinals are back in the driver’s seat for the NL Central after winning on Sunday against Los Angeles and the Reds falling to Cleveland on the same day. St. Louis has certainly responded after losing its mid-May series in Cincy by going 5-2 in its last seven contests.

St. Louis will entrust Adam Wainwright (6-2, 2.49) to keep a hold on first place for them. He tossed seven strong innings of six-hit ball while giving up two earned runs in a 4-2 win over the Marlins on May 20. Wainwright hasn’t pitched terrible on the road recently, tossing at least six innings and giving up no more than four earned runs in his last four games outside of Busch Stadium. The Cardinals’ offense hasn’t shown up for him in those road contests as they scored just four or fewer runs as they’re 1-3 in Wainwright’s last four road starts.

The Padres are back on track with two straight wins to keep a one-game cushion over San Francisco in the NL West. It also doesn’t hurt that San Diego is still getting great starting pitching (6.0 innings per start, 3.03 ERA) to keep this run going.

San Diego has Jon Garland (5-2, 2.38) set to start this series for them. Garland has been a solid producer in his first season with the Pads. And they’ve helped pay gamblers off handsomely when their newest pitcher gets on the mound, having won six of his last seven starts.

As good as Garland has fared this season, he’s not done well against the Cards during his career. In three career starts against St. Louis, he has gone 0-3 with a 7.36 earned run average. He’s only done worse against the Phils and Braves during his 12 years in the big leagues.

Perhaps the past failures of Garland is why the oddsmakers have made St. Louis a $1.25 road favorite with a total of 6 ½.

San Diego has gone just 6-5 when posted as a road underdog this season, losing two of its last three in this spot. The ‘under’ is 4-2 in the past six matches under these criteria.

The Cardinals are 10-8 as road faves in 2010 with the ‘under’ going 12-6. Tighten those numbers up to games against the NL West and St. Louis is 3-1 with the ‘under’ showing a similar mark.

 

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HOT LINES

Tuesday's Best MLB Bets

Houston Astros at Milwaukee Brewers (-155, 9.5)

When this series is over, one team will hold the worst record in the National League and the other will likely have the second-lowest winning percentage.

These two squads have combined for all of 32 wins this season – the same amount as the Rays.

"It's tough times," Houston first baseman Geoff Blum told the team's official website. "We've just got to keep battling. There's nothing we can point to that's going to turn the tide. We have to keep playing hard, and that's all you can do."

The Brew Crew has owned Houston in Milwaukee recently, winning 18 of the last 23 meetings at Miller Park and six-of-seven. The Brewers also have their porous bullpen situation figured out, for now, moving the ineffective Trevor Hoffman to the setup role.

Felipe Paulino hasn’t earned a victory yet this season (0-6) and the Astros are 1-7 when he takes the mound. Look for the trend to continue Tuesday.

Pick: Milwaukee Brewers


Washington Nationals at San Francisco Giants (-115, 9.5)

The Giants were just beat down by their Bay Area baseball brethren.
Oakland outscored San Francisco 10-1 in a three-game sweep and the Athletics pitchers held Giants hitters to 14 hits and zero home runs.

"It's really, really tough. It's frustrating," said Bengie Molina after the team was shutout in two straight games. "It's very sad. Every day we go out there and don't score."

Manager Bruce Bochy even juggled hitters around in the lineup Sunday, moving Aaron Rowand to the No. 6 spot and Andres Torres to leadoff to try and find a spark, but results remained the same.

The ageless Livan Hernandez is one of baseball’s biggest surprises this year with a 1.62 ERA and will look to keep the San Fran’s bats under wraps Tuesday.

The Giants should be searching for a bat to stick in the middle of their order but until that happens expect this team to cash plenty of unders behind stellar pitching and sub-par hitting.

Pick: Under

 

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GOLD COIN SPORTS-THE MONARCH

3 MLB plays. Better get them now as the line will go up.

All plays for 2 units each.


Phillies (Moyer) -121 @ Mets (Dickey) (2 units)

Cards (Wainwright) -132 @ San Diego (2 units)

Tigers (Verlander) -123 @ Seattle (2 units)

 

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SPORTS BETTING PROFESSOR
MLB SYSTEM VERSION 2.0

St Louis-130
Cleveland+117
Ny Mets+107
Arizona-128
Minnesota+112
TB-108

 

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DCI NBA

Western Conference Playoffs, Finals
Game 4, best-of-7 series
PHOENIX 110, L.A. Lakers 105

 

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty hit with the Magic (+7) Monday night.

Tuesday it's the Lakers. The deficit is 1010 sirignanos.

 

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Hondo

Here's a shocker: Hondo lost again last night when the Rays flopped at The Trop to increase the deficit to 665 mosebys.

Tonight, wherefore art thou Romero? Nevermind, that's not important. However, it is vital that Romero shut down the Angels -- 10 units on the Blue Jays.

 

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Arthur Ralph Sports
452 - 327 run 58 %

Bonus Play TUES Phillies -130

 

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SPORTS ADVISORS

TUESDAY, MAY 25

NBA PLAYOFFS

WESTERN CONFERENCE

L.A. Lakers (10-3, 8-5 ATS) at Phoenix (9-4 SU and ATS)

The Suns, back in this best-of-7 Western Conference finals series after getting blown out in Games 1 and 2, look to tie things up with a victory in Game 4 against the defending champion Lakers at U.S. Airways Arena. Phoenix pulled away late in Game 3 for a 118-109 victory as a 1½-point home favorite, a triumph that followed two double-digit losses in Los Angeles. Amare Stoudemire had a huge night, tying his career playoff high with 42 points on 14-for-22 shooting and adding 11 rebounds. Robin Lopez had his best postseason performance with 20 points, and Steve Nash doubled up with 17 points and 15 assists. Kobe Bryant (36 points, 11 assists, nine boards) nearly had a triple-double in defeat, and Pau Gasol had 23 points and nine rebounds as Los Angeles outshot Phoenix 48.3 percent to 46.3 percent. But the huge difference came at the free-throw line – the Suns made a whopping 42 trips to the charity stripe, hitting 37 (88.1 percent), while Los Angeles was 16 of 20. L.A. also committed 17 turnovers and forced just seven. The loss ended the Lakers’ eight-game winning streak (7-1 ATS). Los Angeles is now 5-2 SU and ATS in its seven meetings with Phoenix this season, and despite the Game 3 defeat Phil Jackson’s squad is still 8-4 ATS in its last 12 trips to the desert. The Lakers have won nine of the last 12 SU in this rivalry and are 11-5 ATS in the last 16. The home team has cashed in eight of the last nine meetings, and the chalk is on a 6-1 ATS swing (4-0 last four). These squads also met in the first round in 2006 and 2007, with Phoenix taking both series, rallying from a 3-1 deficit in ’06 while going 4-3 ATS, and rolling in five games in ’07 (2-3 ATS).
The SU winner is 14-1 ATS in the last 15 Lakers-Suns clashes (7-0 this year). Also, the SU winner has cashed in 22 straight games for Phoenix (including all 13 playoff games), and the SU winner is 11-2 ATS in Los Angeles’ 13 playoff games this year. Los Angeles is 26-21 (20-26-1 ATS) on the road this season (3-3 SU and ATS in the playoffs), winning three in a row SU and ATS on the highway before Sunday’s setback. Phoenix is 37-10 (30-16-1 ATS) in the home jerseys, winning its last five SU and ATS after dropping the first-round opener against Portland. The Lakers sport positive pointspread streaks of 7-2 overall (5-1 last six), 4-1 in conference finals, 7-3 as a playoff pup and 6-1 after scoring 100 points or more, but they are also 4-12 ATS in their last 16 starts following one day of rest and are 5-12 ATS in their last 17 after a spread-cover. The Suns are 1-4 ATS in their last five conference finals outings, but the pointspread streaks are all positive from there, including 34-16-1 overall, 37-18-1 at home 21-6-1 as a favorite, 4-0 as a playoff chalk, 5-1 after a SU win, 19-7-1 after an ATS victory and 35-15-1 after a day off. Los Angeles is on “over” surges of 9-1-1 overall (6-0-1 last seven), 5-1-1 as a visitor, 5-1 in the conference finals (4-0 last four), 5-0-1 after a day off, and 4-1-1 as a playoff pup. Likewise, Phoenix is on “over” stretches of 6-1 overall (4-0 last four), 6-1 at home (all as a chalk), 16-7 as a playoff chalk, 4-1 in conference finals and 4-1 after either a SU or an ATS win. Finally, the over is 4-1 in the last five meetings in this rivalry, including 3-0 in this series, and the total has gone high in 12 of the last 17 clashes between these Pacific Division rivals.

ATS ADVANTAGE: OVER


NATIONAL LEAGUE

St. Louis (26-19) at San Diego (26-18)

Two teams clinging to first place in their respective divisions kick off a three-game series at Petco Park, with Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright (6-2, 2.49 ERA) set to oppose the Padres’ Jon Garland (5-2, 2.38). St. Louis was off Monday after taking two of three from the Angels over the weekend, capped by Sunday’s come-from-behind 6-5, 12-inning victory. The Cardinals, who are tied with the Reds for first place in the N.L. Central, followed up a 3-9 slump by going 5-2 on their just-completed seven-game homestand. Tony LaRussa’s troops are also 35-16 in their last 51 series openers. However, they’ve lost six of nine on the road and are in additional ruts of 2-6 after a victory, 1-5 on the road against right-handed starters and 3-7 versus the N.L. West. San Diego returns home from a successful 3-2 road trip, knocking off Seattle on Saturday (2-1) and Sunday (8-1) before resting yesterday. The Padres, who lead the Dodgers by one game in the N.L. West, are still just 4-6 in their last 10 games, and they’ve lost six of seven at Petco overall and six of seven at home against right-handed starters. On a positive note, San Diego is on surges of 10-3 against the N.L. Central, 20-8 versus winning teams, 6-1 on Tuesday, 9-4 in series openers and 4-0 overall against righties. The Cardinals have owned this rivalry over the past several years, going 60-21 in the last 81 meetings, including 11-1 in the last 12. St. Louis has also won four of the last five battles in San Diego, but the home team is still 11-5 in the last 16 series clashes. Wainwright gave up two first-inning runs to the Marlins on Thursday but shut them out from there, yielding six hits and three walks in seven innings of a 4-2 victory. Going back to the middle of last June, Wainwright has had 26 quality starts in his last 28 trips to the mound, yielding two earned runs or fewer in 25 of those 28 contests (including 10 of the last 12). However, the right-hander walked three in each of his last two outings after going 14 straight starts without issuing more than two free passes. Wainwright is 2-2 with a 2.83 ERA on the road, and the Cardinals have won 20 of his last 26 on the highway. Also, behind the 6-foot-7 pitcher, St. Louis is on surges of 39-17 overall, 9-3 on Tuesday, 26-8 versus opponents with a winning record and 6-1 when he starts a series. Finally, Wainwright’s only start against the Padres came at home last season, and he scattered eight hits in seven scoreless innings en route to a 9-2 victory. Garland is coming off his worst start of the season, as he allowed four runs on nine hits in five innings at Los Angeles on Wednesday, but San Diego’s offense caught fire and Garland ended up rolling to a 10-5 victory. Prior to Wednesday, Garland had delivered five straight quality starts, giving up just four total runs in 33 innings (1.09 ERA). The Padres are 6-1 in the right-hander’s last seven starts (3-1 at home). Garland is 2-0 with a 1.08 ERA in four home games, yielding just three earned runs in 25 innings. Last year when he was with Arizona, Garland faced the Cardinals twice and went 0-2 with an 8.38 ERA, dropping to 0-3 with a 7.36 ERA all-time against St. Louis. St. Louis is on a slew of “under” runs, including 10-3 on the road, 6-2 against the N.L. West, 34-16-1 against winning teams, 12-2 in series openers and 47-23-3 after a victory. Also, the under is 9-4-1 in Wainwright’s last 14 road starts and 4-1 in his last five Tuesday efforts. Similarly, the Padres are on “under” streaks of 11-4-1 overall, 4-1 at home, 5-1 versus the N.L. Central, 6-1 on Tuesday, 32-15-4 against right-handed starters, 22-8-1 against winning teams and 4-0 when Garland comes off five days of rest. These teams have topped the total in seven of their last 10 meetings overall, but the under is 8-3-1 in the last 12 at Petco.

ATS ADVANTAGE: ST. LOUIS and UNDER


AMERICAN LEAGUE

N.Y. Yankees (26-18) at Minnesota (26-18)

The suddenly slumping Yankees continue a six-game road trip with their first-ever visit to Target Field, as A.J. Burnett (4-2, 3.86) takes the ball for the visitors and the Twins counter with Scott Baker (4-4, 4.88). New York edged the Mets 2-1 in Friday’s opener of the Subway Series at Citi Field, but dropped the final two contests by scores of 5-3 and 6-4. The Yankees have followed up a six-game winning streak by losing 10 of their last 15 games, including six of eight on the road, to fall 5½ games back of Tampa Bay in the A.L. East standings. Still, the defending champs are on several positive runs, including 102-49 overall, 39-15 against the A.L. Central, 6-2 in series openers, 7-2 on Tuesday, 65-29 against right-handed starters and 45-21 when coming off a defeat. Minnesota failed to complete a three-game interleague sweep of the Brewers last weekend, falling 4-3 on Sunday after winning the first two games 15-3 and 8-7 (in 12 innings). The Twins are just 5-7 in their last 12 games – including losing two of three to the Yankees in the Bronx – but they’ve taken a liking to their new stadium going 14-7 through 21 games at Target Field (5-2 last seven). Going back to their days in the Metrodome, the Twins have won 24 of 33 home games, and they’re also on runs of 22-8 in series openers, 12-5 after a loss and 20-6 on Tuesday. On the flip side, they’ve lost 47 of 69 to A.L. East opponents and seven of nine after a day off.
Not only did the Twins lose two of three in New York earlier this month, but they’re 17-52 in the last 69 meetings (playoffs included). Last year, the Yankees went 4-0 in Minnesota, including a 4-1 victory to finish off a sweep of the best-of-5 divisional playoff series. Five days after beating the Twins 8-4 at home – yielding two earned runs in 6 2/3 innings – Burnett got pounded 10-6 by the Rays on Wednesday, allowing six runs on nine hits and four walks in 6 2/3 innings. Still, with Burnett on the bump, New York is on upticks of 12-5 overall, 7-1 against the A.L. Central, 4-0 on Tuesday and 8-3 versus winning teams. Burnett is 2-1 with a 4.99 ERA in five road starts this year. However, with that 8-4 home win on May 14, the Yankees are now 4-0 in Burnett’s four starts against the Twins since he signed with New York prior to the 2009 season. Going back to his time in Toronto in 2008, Burnett has led his teams to five straight wins over Minnesota, giving up just 10 runs in 38 1/3 innings (2.35 ERA). Baker was a tough-luck 3-2 loser at Boston on Wednesday, giving up all three runs in six innings. However, the right-hander has three quality starts in four home appearances this year, going 3-1 with a 3.90 ERA. In fact, Minnesota is 10-2 in Baker’s last 12 home starts, as well as 4-0 in his last four on Tuesday. The Twins have lost eight of Baker’s last 10 contests against A.L. East foes, and that includes Baker’s 8-4 loss to Burnett at Yankee Stadium 11 days ago, yielding five runs on 10 hits in six innings. Since winning his first two career starts against New York (two runs allowed in 12 innings), Baker has lost his last two (10 runs allowed in nine innings). He does have a strong 21-7 strikeout-to-walk ratio versus the Yanks. New York sports “over” trends of 6-1 overall, 8-1-1 after a day off, 5-0 against right-handed starters, 10-4-1 in series openers, 9-2 in Burnett’s last 11 starts overall and 7-1 in his last eight road outings. Conversely, the under is 5-2 in the Yankees’ last seven road games, 6-1 in their last seven against the Central Division and 6-2 in Burnett’s last eight starts against the Central. Minnesota is on “under” tears of 8-3 at home, 23-7-3 against the A.L. East, 5-2-2 after a day off, 24-7-2 following a loss, 5-1 on Tuesday and 4-1 in Baker’s last five starts against the A.L. East. However, the over is 7-3-2 in Baker’s last 12 starts overall, 3-1-1 in his last five at home, 8-2-1 in his last 11 when starting a series and 16-5-2 in his last 23 when coming off five days of rest. The under has cashed in five of the last six Twins-Yankees battles.

ATS ADVANTAGE: N.Y. YANKEES

 

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National sports service

5* PHIL OVER METS
4* WHITE SOX OVER CLEVELAND
3* SUNS -1 OVER LAKERS

 

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Insider sports report

4* FLORIDA OVER ATLANTA
3* PHIL OVER METS
3* LAKERS PLUS 1 OVER SUNS

 

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papayagang pick of the day

50* Texas Rangers ML
50* San Diego Padres ML
50* Mil / Hou over 9.5
20* Minn / NYY under 9.5

 

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Goran's Winners

Pick 01 (Euro 2012 qualification)

Portugal to win their Euro 2012 Group (group H)
6 units
Price 1.75

 

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Professional Tipster

Date Country League Event Our pick
25.05.2010 International Friendly Georgia - Cameroon Cameroon Kick-off at 17:30 GMT

 

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Sampicks

International - Friendly - 17:30 GMT
Georgia - Cameroon take Cameroon to win
Best odds: 1.75

 

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The Joker:
Back Paraguay -0 on the Asian Handicap at [2.1] v Republic of Ireland