Service Plays Tuesday 5/4/10

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Pick 'n' Roll: Today's best NBA bets

Atlanta Hawks at Orlando Magic (-9, 192)

With the Magic sweeping Charlotte in four games, the team hasn’t played competitive basketball in eight days.

"It can go against you or it can help you," Hawks coach Mike Woodson said of the layoff. "If your team is banged up, they had a good week to heal some wounds. Sometimes layoffs can hurt you as well."

Not only has Orlando not played a game in more than a week, the team hasn’t stepped into Amway Arena with anything on the line but practice in 13 days.

"We're pretty tired of that," Vince Carter said. "A real game will be a welcome site."

All the time off adds up to the Magic coming out a little rusty in this playoff series opener. The team lives and dies by the 3-pointer and having an opponent’s hand in your face is much different than your teammate’s during practice.

Atlanta may have figured out the key to success during the last two games against the Bucks – defense. The Hawks held Milwaukee to 69 and 74 points while wrapping up the series.

Hotlanta has played to the under in three straight and the last five meetings between these two went under by an average of 17.2 points per game. Expect the streaks to extend tonight.

Pick: Under

 

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Ice picks: Today's best NHL bets

San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings (-165, 5.5)

Most hockey fans expected the perennially, underachieving playoff Sharks to lose at least one of the first two games in this series.

But perhaps this is the season the Stanley Cup knows its way to San Jose. The Sharks took the first two games of the series with 4-3 decisions but now the match heads to Hockey Town.

"It'll be nice to get home ice again," Nicklas Lidstrom said. "We're down 2-0 in this series, but we're heading home. It's going to be an important Game 3 coming up in Detroit. We're confident playing at home, but playoffs is different than the regular season.”

The Red Wings lost two of three home games in the first-round series versus Phoenix but went 25-10-6 at Joe Louis Arena during the regular season.

Detroit is hoping to get the same kind of love from the officials on their home ice as San Jose did at the Shark Tank. The Sharks were afforded 16 power-play opportunities during the first two games while the Wings only had nine.

Look for the powers-to-be to give Detroit enough of a home-rink advantage to get the team back in the series.

Pick: Red Wings

 

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What bettors need to know: Penguins at Canadiens

Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens (+140, 5.5)

Series tied 1-1

Welcome back Halak

Montreal goaltender Jaroslav Halak returned to playoff form in Sunday’s 3-1 win over Pittsburgh in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinal.

Halak, who captured the hockey world’s attention with his stellar play in the Canadiens’ first-round upset of the No. 1 Washington Capitals, gave up five goals on 20 shots before being pulled in Game 1’s 6-3 loss. However, he rebounded by making 38 saves in Game 2’s victory over the Penguins.

"I needed to be better," Halak told reporters following the win. "I knew that. I think the guys knew they needed to step up. And we did that tonight."

Sunday’s performance improves Halak’s postseason numbers to a 2.68 GAA and a .931 save percentage in eight playoff games. He’s faced an average of over 36 shots per game and seems to rise to the occasion when opponents pepper him with shots. Halak is 4-0 when facing 38 or more shots this postseason.

Cooler heads prevail

Pittsburgh’s offense looked like it had ice water flowing through its veins in Game 1. The defending Stanley Cup champs scored six goals – including an empty netter late in the third period – on just 24 shots on goal.

But, with Montreal tightening up the blueline, the Penguins found little room to operate in Sunday’s 3-1 loss. Pittsburgh jumped out to an early one-goal lead in the first period but couldn’t solve the Habs defense for the remainder of the game. It wasn’t for a lack of effort. Pittsburgh fired 39 shots on goal, with 30 of those coming in the final two periods of the game.

"We expected games like this, where their goaltender plays well and their defence plays like they did," Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma told the media. "We have to continue to go with our game plan - it's a race to four."

While Pittsburgh’s power play dominated in Game 1, scoring four goals with the man advantage, it was locked down Sunday. Montreal killed all three of the Pens’ power-play chances and added a goal with the man advantage itself, getting a power-play score from Michael Cammalleri in the second period.

Emotions boiled over when Penguins star Sidney Crosby smashed his stick against the Canadiens goal post after a failed scoring attempt in the second period, shattering the stick into pieces and making it obvious that the Habs were getting the Pens' goat.

The Jordan rules

Pittsburgh’s offensive stumble could have a lot to do with the injury to third-line center Jordan Staal, who suffered tendon damage on top of his left foot during Game 1 of this conference semifinal.

Staal, a towering grinder who was key in last year’s Stanley Cup run, underwent surgery Friday and is currently listed as day-to-day and is expected to return some time in the postseason.

"He's a guy we always look to as a two-way guy and a guy who's real tough to play against," Penguins captain Sidney Crosby told the press. "Collectively, we all have to make sure we're better. Whoever's playing in his absence, I don't think they have to put pressure on themselves to be Jordan Staal, (because) he's not an easy guy to replace."

Penguins backers are hoping that return is sooner than later. Staal had four points in the playoffs including a goal in Game 1 before colliding with Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban mid way through Friday’s game.

With Staal out of the lineup, Pittsburgh has shuffled its forward corps, putting Maxime Talbot on the third line with Matt Cooke and Tyler Kennedy. Talbot was also an important part of last year’s championship team.

"(Staal) is obviously someone really hard to replace," Talbot told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "I don't think you can replace a guy like that. I'll do my best to be effective and do what I can do."

Montreal is also dealing with serious injuries. Defenseman Andrei Markov is expected to miss the rest of the postseason after suffering what is being reported as a severe knee injury in Game 1. He had three assists in the playoffs

 

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Hot Lines: Today's best MLB bets

Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins (-140, 10)

The Yankees are usually ahead of the curve when wheeling and dealing, especially when it comes to their farm system.

But New York might want a do-over regarding one of the moves it made this offseason. The team sent Austin Jackson to Detroit as a portion of the deal for outfielder Curtis Granderson.

Granderson (.225, 2 HR, 7 RBI) was put on the DL yesterday while Jackson is one of the best leadoff men in the league. The rookie has reached base safely in 20 consecutive games and is hitting .395 in that span.

Jackson has at least one hit during the Tigers five-game winning streak (batting .565) and the team is 9-4 this season when its centerfielder registers a multi-hit game.

This is a perfect spot for Detroit to pounce on the Joe Mauer-less Twins and position itself atop the AL Central standings.

Pick: Tigers


San Francisco Giants at Florida Marlins (+155, 7)

Not much has changed for the Giants since last season – stellar pitching and pathetic hitting.

San Francisco will hit the road where it went 4-5 to open the season. The first three wins of that road trip came against Houston, but the G-Men went 1-5 against L.A. and San Diego where the team was 1-for-30 with RISP.

"We have to figure out a way to get some runs," manager Bruce Bochy said.

On the recent homestand, San Francisco managed a meager 3.9 runs per game but the team only needs to score a shade over that to have success. The Giants are 12-3 this season when they score at least four runs.

San Fran may only need one or two runners to cross the plate with ace Tim Lincecum on the bump Tuesday.

Lincecum has only faced Florida once in his career. He earned the victory in that game, going 7.1 innings while giving up a pair of earned runs.

Expect the Giants offensive struggles to continue down in the Sunshine State where runs may be tough to come by for both teams in this series.

Pick: Under

 

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty hit with the Cardinals Monday night.

Tuesday it's the Magic. The deficit is 550 sirignanos.

 

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Hondo

Hondo's Anti-Peavy Theory failed miserably last night when the Royals phoned it in at U.S. Cellular Field, causing the debt to balloon to 150 sains.

Tonight, he'll be Livan on the edge in D.C. -- 10 units on the Nats to KO Kawakami.

 

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440 - 320 run 59 %

Bonus Play Tues -140 Houston

 

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DCI NBA

Season
Straight Up: 851-366 (.699)
ATS: 649-604 (.518)
ATS Vary Units: 1540-1455 (.514)
Over/Under: 620-642 (.491)
Over/Under Vary Units: 812-843 (.491)

Eastern Conference Playoffs, 1st Round
Game 1, best-of-7 series
ORLANDO 101, Atlanta 91
Western Conference Playoffs, Semifinals
Game 2, best-of-7 series
L.A. LAKERS 104, Utah 101

 

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DCI NHL

Season: 438-296 (.597)

Eastern Conference Playoffs, Semifinals
Game 3, best-of-7 series
Pittsburgh vs. MONTREAL: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Western Conference Playoffs, Semifinals
Game 3, best-of-7 series
San Jose vs. DETROIT: TOO CLOSE TO CALL

 

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SPORTS ADVISORS

TUESDAY, MAY 4

NBA PLAYOFFS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlanta (4-3 SU and ATS) at Orlando (4-0 SU, 3-1 ATS)

The defending Eastern Conference champion Magic continue their run for back-to-back conference titles when they open their best-of-7 semifinal series against the rival Hawks inside Amway Arena. The Magic have been idle since wrapping up a 4-0 sweep (3-1 ATS) of the Bobcats on April 26, waiting for the Hawks to complete their seven-game series against the Bucks. Atlanta completed its rally from a 3-2 series deficit by blowing out Milwaukee in Sunday’s decisive Game 7, winning 95-74 and easily cashing as an 8½-point favorite. They held the Bucks to 32.6 percent shooting and got 22 points from Sixth-Man-of-the-Year Jamal Crawford, while All-Star Al Horford chipped in 16 points and 15 rebounds. Orlando took three of four SU and ATS in the season series with the Hawks, and the Magic have won and covered in six of the last seven meetings dating to January 2009. Additionally, Orlando has won and cashed in four of five at home against the Hawks, including two January blowouts: 104-86 as a 5½-point favorite and 113-81 as a 3½-point chalk.
Atlanta is 20-24 SU (24-20 ATS) on the highway this season (1-2 SU and ATS in the playoffs), averaging 98.4 ppg on 46 percent shooting, while allowing 97.9 ppg (46.4 percent shooting). Orlando won its two first-round home games against Charlotte (1-1 ATS) to improve to 36-7 at home (25-17-1 ATS). The Magic have won nine straight (6-2-1 ATS) and 15 of their last 16 (11-4-1 ATS) inside Amway Arena. The Hawks, who were swept out of the Eastern Conference semifinals a season ago by the Cavaliers (0-3-1 ATS), are 0-5-1 ATS in their last six as a playoff ‘dog, but they’re also on ATS surges of 7-3 overall, 5-1 after a spread-cover, 11-4 against winning teams, 22-8-1 as an underdog of five to 10 ½ points and 7-3 against the Eastern Conference. The Magic are on a plethora of positive ATS runs, including 19-7-1 overall, 5-1-1 at home (all as a chalk), 21-6-1 as a favorite, 8-1 after a straight-up win and 21-6 against Eastern Conference teams. Atlanta has topped the total in four of five on the road, 16 of 21 after a straight-up win and nine of 11 on the road against teams with a winning home record, but it is on “under” runs of 4-1 after just one day off, 7-2 as a playoff underdog, 7-3 on Tuesday and 19-7 as a ‘dog of five to 10 ½ points. Orlando is on “over” runs of 4-1-1 at home and 4-1-1 after three or more days off, but is also on “under” streaks of 6-0-1 on Tuesday, 4-0 in conference semifinal games, 4-1-1 as a playoff favorite, 29-14-2 as a favorite overall and 11-5-1 against Southeast Division rivals. In this rivalry, the “under” has been the play in five straight meetings, including all four this season.

ATS ADVANTAGE: ORLANDO and UNDER


WESTERN CONFERENCE

Utah (4-3 SU, 5-2 ATS) at L.A. Lakers (5-2 SU, 3-4 ATS)

The defending NBA champion Lakers look to take a 2-0 lead over the fifth-seeded Jazz when the two square off for Game 2 of their best-of-7 Western Conference semifinal series inside the Staples Center. Los Angeles surrendered a big fourth-quarter lead in Game 1 on Sunday only to rally back in the final four minutes and score a 104-99 victory, falling just short as a seven-point chalk. Kobe Bryant led the way with 31 points and Pau Gasol added 25 points and 12 rebounds as the hot-shooting Lakers shot 53.2 percent from the floor and outrebounded the Jazz 43-28. L.A. has now won three straight playoff contests (2-1 ATS), and it is 4-0 at home in the playoffs (3-1 ATS). Meanwhile, Utah fell to 1-3 SU and ATS on the highway in the postseason. The Jazz and Lakers met in the first round of the postseason last year with Los Angeles prevailing in five games (2-3 ATS) en route to the NBA title. Additionally, the Lakers won a six-game second-round playoff series from Utah two years ago. This year, L.A. took three of the four regular-season meetings (SU and ATS), including two easy wins and covers in Hollywood, capped by a 106-92 victory on April 2 as a 4½-point favorite. Los Angeles is on a 19-6 roll against the Jazz overall (15-9-1 ATS) and it has won 15 consecutive meetings at the Staples Center (11-4 ATS). Also, despite Utah’s spread-cover in Game 1, the home team has cashed in 18 of the last 28 head-to-head clashes. Utah is 22-23 (25-18-1 ATS) on the road this season and just 5-7 (6-6 ATS) in its last 12 on the highway. Los Angeles has gone 38-7 inside Staples Center, but just 18-25-2 ATS, despite outscoring the opposition by more than eight ppg (103.5-94.8). The Jazz are just 2-6 ATS in their last eight as road ‘dogs, 4-8 ATS in their last 12 on the road against teams with winning home records and 5-17-1 ATS in their last 23 as ‘dogs of five to 10½ points, but they are on positive pointspread surges of 36-16-3 overall (5-1 last six) and 5-0 with just one day off. The Lakers are 11-6-1 ATS in their last 18 conference semifinal games, but otherwise they carry several negative pointspread trends, including 3-7 overall (all against the Western Conference), 8-18-1 as a favorite, 4-11-1 at home (all as a favorite), 7-18-2 after a day off, 5-15-1 after a straight-up win, 5-11 on Tuesday Utah is 5-1-1 “under” in its last six against Pacific Division foes, but from there it is on “over” streaks of 6-1 overall (4-0 last four), 5-1 on the road (4-0 last four), 40-19-1 as an underdog, 36-16-1 as a road ‘dog, 9-3 as a playoff pup, 7-3 on Tuesday and 5-1 after one day off. On the flip side, it’s been all “unders” for Los Angeles lately, including 12-5 at home (all as a chalk), 20-8 as a favorite, 24-10 against Northwest Division teams, 7-1 against winning teams and 4-1 in conference semifinal games. However, the Lakers have topped the total in four of their past five overall in these playoffs. Finally, these teams had stayed under the total in seven consecutive meetings – including the final three playoff contests last year – before Game 1 crept past the total. So the over has now been the play in 13 of the last 18 clashes in California.

ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER


NATIONAL LEAGUE

St. Louis (18-8) at Philadelphia (14-11)

Adam Wainwright (4-1, 2.13 ERA) goes after his fifth win on the young season when he leads the streaking Cardinals against Cole Hamels (2-2, 5.28) and the Phillies as this four-game series continues at Citizens Bank Park. The Cardinals got another strong pitching performance from rookie Jaime Garcia and stretched their winning streak to three in a row with a 6-3 victory in Monday’s series opener. Tony LaRussa’s squad, which has the best record in the National League, has won eight of nine overall and is on additional solid runs of 7-1 as a favorite and 6-0 versus N.L. East foes. However, St. Louis has dropped six of its last eight against left-handed starters and five straight on the highway against lefties. Philadelphia has now still dropped nine of its last 15 contests since starting the season 8-2, going 2-4 at home during this stretch. The Phillies remain on positive runs of 35-18 against the N.L. Central, 11-5 versus right-handed starters and 7-1 at home against righties.
These teams faced off just five times last year, with the Phillies winning four of the five contests, and going back to 2008, Philadelphia has won eight of the last 11 series clashes, going 4-2 at home. In last year’s four wins over St. Louis, the Phillies tallied 39 runs. Wainwright is coming off his 11th consecutive quality start – at least six innings pitched while allowing three earned runs or fewer – as he held the Braves to three runs in six innings en route to Thursday’s 10-4 home victory. The outing actually ended a string of five straight starts in which Wainwright pitched at least seven innings and gave up two earned runs or fewer. Going back to the middle of June, the right-hander has had 24 quality starts in his last 25 trips to the mound, allowing two earned runs or fewer in 22 of those 25 contests. With Wainwright starting, the Redbirds are on impressive upticks of 37-15 overall, 20-6 on the road, 15-5 against the N.L. East, 25-6 versus winning teams and 5-1 on Tuesday. He’s made two road starts this year, going 1-1 with a 2.40 ERA, as he gave up two runs in each of contest (6-3 win at Cincinnati; 2-0 loss at San Francisco). Wainwright’s worst start of 2009 came in a home game against the Phillies, as he got torched for seven runs (all earned) on nine hits and two walks in six innings, losing 10-7. However, in three starts against Philly prior to that – all in 2007 – he gave up a total of three runs and 17 hits in 21 innings (1.29 ERA), and the Cardinals won all three games by a combined margin of 20-6. That includes a 10-2 win in Wainwright’s only previous start at Citizens Bank Park (he pitched seven shutout innings). Hamels’ struggles continued at San Francisco on Wednesday as he gave up four runs on nine hits and four walks in six innings. Though Hamels did strikeout 10, he left trailing 4-1, but the Phillies rallied with two outs in the ninth inning and prevailed 7-6 in 11 innings. Still, over his past two starts, Hamels has allowed 10 runs (all earned) in 12 innings, and unlike Wainwright, the lefty has just one quality outing in his last 12 starts (playoffs included). Philadelphia has won 21 of Hamels’ last 29 starts against N.L. Central competition and four of his last five Tuesday outings, but it has dropped five of his last seven starts at Citizens Bank. This year at home, Hamels is 1-1 with a 3.95 ERA in two games. Against the Cardinals, he’s 2-2 with a 4.22 ERA in six career starts. St. Louis brings a slew of “under” trends into this contest, including 8-2-1 overall, 8-3 on the road, 13-3-1 versus winning teams, 25-10-2 against left-handed starters and 7-3-1 when Wainwright starts on the highway. On the flip side, the Cardinals have topped the total in four straight Tuesday contests, and it’s been all “overs” for Philadelphia, including 36-17-2 overall, 16-6-2 at home, 8-3 against N.L. Central teams, 7-3 as an underdog, 7-1-1 with Hamels starting and 3-1-1 with Hamels toiling at home. Finally, the over is 13-7-2 in the last 22 Phillies-Cardinals clashes at Citizens Bank Park. Also, three of Wainwright’s four career starts against Philadelphia and three of Hamels’ last four outings against St. Louis have gone over the posted price.

ATS ADVANTAGE: ST. LOUIS and OVER


AMERICAN LEAGUE

Detroit (16-11) at Minnesota (17-9)

The Tigers’ Dontrelle Willis (1-1, 3.75) tries to build off a strong start in his last outing when he toes the rubber at Target Field, while the Twins are set to counter with Nick Blackburn (1-1, 6.85). Michael Cuddyer hit a three-run home run to highlight a four-run first inning as Minnesota cruised past Detroit 10-3 on Monday. The Twins have seven of 10 in their new ballpark, and they’re on additional impressive runs of 36-16 overall, 17-5 at home (including the Metrodome), 28-11 against A.L. Central foes, 23-6 as a favorite, 13-5 versus southpaws, 39-15 at home against lefties and 23-6 on Tuesday. The Tigers had a season-high five-game winning streak halted Monday, but they’re still 9-4 in their last 13 contests (4-3 on the road). Additionally, they’re on stretches of 7-4 against division rivals, 4-1 versus right-handed starters and 4-2 as an underdog, but Detroit has also now lost 30 of 44 as a road ‘dog. These division rivals met last week in Motown, with the Twins winning the opener 2-0 and Detroit coming back to score victories of 11-6 and 3-0, so this year’s season series is now even. Last year, Minnesota took 11 of the final 17 meetings with the Tigers, including a 6-5, 12-inning home victory in a one-game playoff to determine the division champ. Also, Monday’s contest extended Detroit’s misery in Minneapolis, as the Tigers are now 28-63 in their last 91 games in Minnesota. Ten days after a tough-luck 2-0 loss at the Angels in which he gave up both runs in six innings, Willis was even better on Thursday against these Twins. He scattered four hits and two walks while striking out six in a six scoreless innings, leading Detroit to a 3-0 home win. Willis has pitched at least six innings and surrendered a total of four runs in three of his four starts in 2010. Detroit has won four straight games with Willis starting against A.L. Central rivals, but it has also lost seven of his last nine as a visitor. However, his first two road performances of this season were identically solid: six innings pitched and two runs allowed in each contest. Also, prior to Thursday, Willis’ only previous career start against the Twins came last May in the Metrodome, and he gave up four runs in 4 2/3 innings, getting a no-decision in the Tigers’ 14-10 loss. Blackburn hasn’t been on the mound since April 24 when he allowed six runs (five earned) in 4 1/3 innings at Kansas City. A week earlier, the Royals roughed him up at Target Field, scoring five runs in five innings. Despite those two poor performances, though, the Twins found a way to win both games by scores of 9-7 and 6-5. Minnesota is 7-2 in Blackburn’s last nine trips to the hill, 4-1 in his last five at home and 6-1 in his last seven against the A.L. Central.
Blackburn dominated the Tigers in his final two starts against them in 2009, giving up just three runs (two earned) in 16 innings (1.13 ERA), and Minnesota won both contests 6-2 (home) and 3-2 (road). Still, Blackburn is just 2-3 with a 3.95 ERA in seven lifetime appearances (six starts) against Detroit.
The Tigers are on “over” streaks of 5-0-1 on the road, 5-1-1 as an underdog, 4-0-1 as a road pup, 6-2 versus A.L. Central competition and 4-1 on Tuesday. Also, the over is 5-1-1 in Willis’ last seven starts against divisional foes, but seven of his last 10 starts overall have stayed low. The Twins carry “under” trends of 7-2 versus southpaw starters, 8-2-1 at home against lefties, 4-1 when Blackburn starts on Tuesday and 17-6-1 when Blackburn pitches on grass. Conversely, Blackburn’s last four home starts have jumped over the total, as have his last four against the A.L. Central. Finally, though Monday’s contest soared over the posted total, the under was 4-1-1 in the last six Metrodome meetings between these two in 2009, and the under has cashed in each of Blackburn’s last five starts versus Detroit.

ATS ADVANTAGE: MINNESOTA

 

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Proffesional tipster 26-14-7 (yesterday not listed)

France Ligue 2 Nimes - Brest Brest 0,+0.5

Spain Primera Getafe - Gijon Getafe

 

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"Bulgarian Paid service" 50-49 (1-0)

FC Nantes - AC Ajaccio
Win bet FC Nantes @2,05(12BET)

 

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SUPER POGODAK
Pick of the day
Lyn - Sogndal
Over 2.5 @1.92 (bet365)

 

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The Joker

Back the Draw at 3.2 in Laval v Caen
French League 2 - 19:00 BST

 

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RW Sports

spanish league:
almeria - villareal, villareal +0 (dnb), 1 unit, 1.66 @ pinnacle
getafe - sporting, getafe -1, 1 unit, 2.10 @ pinnacle
valencia - xerez, xerez +1.75, 1 unit, 1.85 @ pinnacle

 

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Sampicks 5/04

Spain - Primera - 19:00 GMT
GETAFE - GIJON take GETAFE to win
Best odds: 1,65

 

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Mreast mlb tuesday titan

#955 st. Louis cardinals @ #956 philadelphia phillies 7:05pm edt

play on #956 philadelphia phillies +120 for 3 units

 

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Lance's Lock
Pick: The over 192 in Hawks/Magic
Overall: 954-841-35
Current Streak: 1 loss

 

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DON WALLACE SPORTS
NBA

4* Orlando -9 over Atlanta

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