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Season to date for MLB:
74-99-1
-19.04 UNITS
Philadelphia +1.22 over ATLANTA
Play: Philadelphia +1.22 (Risking 2 units).
Cincinnati +1.12 over ST. LOUIS
Play: Cincinnati +1.12 (Risking 2 units).
FLORIDA /Milwaukee over 9 –1.16
Play: Florida/Milwaukee over 9 (Risking 2.32 units to win 2).
TAMPA BAY –1½ over Toronto
Play: Tampa Bay –1½ +1.23 (Risking 2 units).
Season to date for MLB:
74-99-1
-19.04 UNITS
Philadelphia +1.22 over ATLANTA
Play: Philadelphia +1.22 (Risking 2 units).
Cincinnati +1.12 over ST. LOUIS
Play: Cincinnati +1.12 (Risking 2 units).
FLORIDA /Milwaukee over 9 –1.16
Play: Florida/Milwaukee over 9 (Risking 2.32 units to win 2).
TAMPA BAY –1½ over Toronto
Play: Tampa Bay –1½ +1.23 (Risking 2 units).
Dave Cokin
Matchup: Texas at Chi. White Sox
Time: 8:10 PM EDT (Tue)
Listed pitchers must go: (R) HARDEN, R vs. (L) BUEHRLE, M
Play: Chi. White Sox (ML -118)
The Rangers are in a slump right now. The pitching has not been especially good, and while they can still hit the baseball, the absence of power hitting Nelson Cruz is definitely important. Rich Harden hardly seems like the stopper to the losing streak tonight. Harden has only three quality starts, he has not been sharp lately and he's running into a White Sox entry that looked pretty good in splitting a road series over the weekend in Tampa. Mark Buehrle may also be a man on a mission tonight in his first start since that ridiculous incident last week that saw him ejected by umpire Joe West. Buehrle actually has a nice scoreless inning streak going and looks to have finally regained the form he had been showing for most of last season until his post-perfecto slump. I have no problem with the price considering the present team form and the starting pitchers, so the White Sox are the choice tonight.
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Matchup: N.Y. Mets at San Diego
Time: 10:05 PM EDT (Tue)
Listed pitchers must go: (R) PELFREY, M vs. (L) LeBLANC, W
Play: N.Y. Mets (ML -115) Solid Gold Play
The Mets were bombed out by the Padres on Monday night and continue to be a poor road team. But the one exception has been when Mike Pelfrey takes the mound. He's pitching terrific ball and the Mets are 3-1 in Pelfrey's road starts. With Wade LeBlanc crashing back to earth following an unexpectedly spectacular run and the Mets in the mood for some immediate revenge, this is the spot to grab the visitors. I'll lay the moderate price tag and go with Pelfrey and the Mets.
Matchup: Texas at Chi. White Sox
Time: 8:10 PM EDT (Tue)
Listed pitchers must go: (R) HARDEN, R vs. (L) BUEHRLE, M
Play: Chi. White Sox (ML -118)
The Rangers are in a slump right now. The pitching has not been especially good, and while they can still hit the baseball, the absence of power hitting Nelson Cruz is definitely important. Rich Harden hardly seems like the stopper to the losing streak tonight. Harden has only three quality starts, he has not been sharp lately and he's running into a White Sox entry that looked pretty good in splitting a road series over the weekend in Tampa. Mark Buehrle may also be a man on a mission tonight in his first start since that ridiculous incident last week that saw him ejected by umpire Joe West. Buehrle actually has a nice scoreless inning streak going and looks to have finally regained the form he had been showing for most of last season until his post-perfecto slump. I have no problem with the price considering the present team form and the starting pitchers, so the White Sox are the choice tonight.
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Matchup: N.Y. Mets at San Diego
Time: 10:05 PM EDT (Tue)
Listed pitchers must go: (R) PELFREY, M vs. (L) LeBLANC, W
Play: N.Y. Mets (ML -115) Solid Gold Play
The Mets were bombed out by the Padres on Monday night and continue to be a poor road team. But the one exception has been when Mike Pelfrey takes the mound. He's pitching terrific ball and the Mets are 3-1 in Pelfrey's road starts. With Wade LeBlanc crashing back to earth following an unexpectedly spectacular run and the Mets in the mood for some immediate revenge, this is the spot to grab the visitors. I'll lay the moderate price tag and go with Pelfrey and the Mets.
Anthony Redd
20 Dime - Rays/Blue Jays Under
20 Dime - Athletics/Red Sox Under
20 Dime - Reds/Cardinals Under
10 Dime - Rays/Blue Jays Under - 5 Inning Play
10 Dime - Athletics/Red Sox Under - 5 Inning Play
10 Dime - Reds/Cardinals Under - 5 Inning Play
5 Dime - Orioles (listed pitchers - Matusz/Vazquez) - 5 Inning Play
5 Dime - Athletics (listed pitchers - Gonzalez/Lackey) - 5 Inning Play
20 Dime - Rays/Blue Jays Under
20 Dime - Athletics/Red Sox Under
20 Dime - Reds/Cardinals Under
10 Dime - Rays/Blue Jays Under - 5 Inning Play
10 Dime - Athletics/Red Sox Under - 5 Inning Play
10 Dime - Reds/Cardinals Under - 5 Inning Play
5 Dime - Orioles (listed pitchers - Matusz/Vazquez) - 5 Inning Play
5 Dime - Athletics (listed pitchers - Gonzalez/Lackey) - 5 Inning Play
ROBERT FERRINGO
SIDES
1-Unit Play. Take #970 Detroit (-170) over Cleveland
0.5-Unit Play. Take #970 Detroit (-1.5, +120) over Cleveland
1-Unit Play. Take #974 Boston (-150) over Oakland
1-Unit Play. Take #975 L.A. Angels (-110) over Kansas City
1-Unit Play. Take #966 San Francisco (-125) over Colorado
0.5-Unit Play. Take #968 N.Y. Yankees (-1.5, 120) over Baltimore
0.5-Unit Play. Take #951 Chicago Cubs (-145) over Pittsburgh
0.5-Unit Play. Take #956 Florida (-150) over Milwaukee
0.5-Unit Play. Take #958 Houston (-120) over Washington
0.5-Unit Play. Take #964 L.A. Dodgers (-125) over Arizona
0.5-Unit Play. Take #961 N.Y. Mets (-105) over San Diego
TOTALS
1.5-Unit Play. Take Over 8.0 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh
1-Unit Play. Take Under 8.5 Washington at Houston
0.5-Unit Play. Take Over 9.0 Tampa Bay at Toronto
0.5-Unit Play. Take Over 7.5 Philadelphia at Atlanta
0.5-Unit Play. Take Under 8.0 Arizona at L.A. Dodgers
0.5-Unit Play. Take Over 8.0 Colorado at San Francisco
0.5-Unit Play. Take Under 9.0 Texas at Chicago White Sox
SIDES
1-Unit Play. Take #970 Detroit (-170) over Cleveland
0.5-Unit Play. Take #970 Detroit (-1.5, +120) over Cleveland
1-Unit Play. Take #974 Boston (-150) over Oakland
1-Unit Play. Take #975 L.A. Angels (-110) over Kansas City
1-Unit Play. Take #966 San Francisco (-125) over Colorado
0.5-Unit Play. Take #968 N.Y. Yankees (-1.5, 120) over Baltimore
0.5-Unit Play. Take #951 Chicago Cubs (-145) over Pittsburgh
0.5-Unit Play. Take #956 Florida (-150) over Milwaukee
0.5-Unit Play. Take #958 Houston (-120) over Washington
0.5-Unit Play. Take #964 L.A. Dodgers (-125) over Arizona
0.5-Unit Play. Take #961 N.Y. Mets (-105) over San Diego
TOTALS
1.5-Unit Play. Take Over 8.0 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh
1-Unit Play. Take Under 8.5 Washington at Houston
0.5-Unit Play. Take Over 9.0 Tampa Bay at Toronto
0.5-Unit Play. Take Over 7.5 Philadelphia at Atlanta
0.5-Unit Play. Take Under 8.0 Arizona at L.A. Dodgers
0.5-Unit Play. Take Over 8.0 Colorado at San Francisco
0.5-Unit Play. Take Under 9.0 Texas at Chicago White Sox
WIN OR LOSE SPORTS BETTING
Major League Baseball
Rot# Team Spread Line Wager
951 CUBS ML -147 $21
953 PHIL ML +121 $11
958 HOU ML -118 $17
960 STL ML -116 $12
962 NYM / SD UN 6.5 +107 $8
968 NYY ML -225 $19
968 NYY -1.5 -112 $10
970 DET ML -172 $25
970 DET -1.5 +115 $11
971 TB ML -138 $21
974 BOS ML -149 $10
975 LAA ML -110 $10
977 TEX ML +111 $5
980 SEA ML -107 $15
WNBA
Rot# Team Spread Line Wager
601 PHOX - 6.5 -103 $7
Major League Baseball
Rot# Team Spread Line Wager
951 CUBS ML -147 $21
953 PHIL ML +121 $11
958 HOU ML -118 $17
960 STL ML -116 $12
962 NYM / SD UN 6.5 +107 $8
968 NYY ML -225 $19
968 NYY -1.5 -112 $10
970 DET ML -172 $25
970 DET -1.5 +115 $11
971 TB ML -138 $21
974 BOS ML -149 $10
975 LAA ML -110 $10
977 TEX ML +111 $5
980 SEA ML -107 $15
WNBA
Rot# Team Spread Line Wager
601 PHOX - 6.5 -103 $7
SPORTS WAGERS
Philadelphia +1.22 over ATLANTA
The Braves are hot while the Phillies are not. Tim Hudson is considered to be one of the premier pitchers in the league and he’s put up great numbers so far this year. In fact, Hudson comes in with a 5-1 record and a 2.24 ERA and over his last three starts, he’s 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA. Now, most will look at Hudson, they’ll look at how hot the Braves are and how cold the Phillies are and then they’ll see the Braves as a seemingly cheap –1.30 favorite and pull the trigger. It all looks good on paper, but let’s have a closer look. The Braves have been beating up on the Pirates and Marlins. They’ve faced 10 stiffs over its last 10 games that included Joe Blanton last night and prior to that it was Maholm, Burres, Duke (twice), Robertson, Ohlendorf, and Charlie Morton to name a few. Before facing a slew of stiffs they were scratching a clawing to score anything. They also faced the Brewers recently with Dave Bush and Doug Davis going and those two guys couldn’t be the 10th pitcher on 99% of the teams in this league. So, yeah, they’re scoring runs but will face a quality starter tonight in Cole Hamels. Hamels (103 BPV, 5-2-2-5-3) hasn't pitched like his vintage 2008 self, but he's not that far off, either. His ERA has dropped about 1½-runs over his last half dozen games and he’s looking sharper with each outing. He’s whiffed 63 batters in 63 IP and he doesn’t issue many walks. Cole Hamels is sharper than Hudson indeed despite the numbers that don’t reflect that. Hudson's (19 BPV, 3-3-5-3-0 PQS) 5-1 record and gaudy ERA don't reflect his skills. Even with his elite GB%, Hudson has to rely on some breaks, such as an 83% strand rate to get results. His luck will turn at some point and this is the perfect spot for that to occur. Hudson has faced the Padres in San Diego, the Giants at SBC park, the Astros, the Cards in St. Louis, the Pirates and the list goes on. The books are begging for Braves money here. You’ve been warned. Play: Philadelphia +1.22 (Risking 2 units).
Cincinnati +1.12 over ST. LOUIS
The Cards came up big in the opener of this series but Bronson Arroyo was long overdue to get rocked and he did. Johnny Cueto (95 BPV, 4-5-5-5-5 PQS) is one of the hottest starters going in the majors. His command has been outstanding with 54 k’s and just 17 walks in 61 frames. On the road he has a BAA of just .213 and his BAA in May was .182. The Reds are scoring runs in droves these days and should be able to put up plenty against P.J. Walters. Walters is in the rotation because of an in jury to Kyle Lohse. His debut was a decent one but it came against that weak hitting group in San Diego and that works out beautifully for this one. He’s appeared in 10 games in his career with the Cards and in 25 IP he’s allowed 28 hits with six of those going yard. He has a career WHIP of 1.64 and an ERA of 6.84. That’s only a handful of games and not a true measure but in his first start of the year in San Diego he only lasted five innings and of the 22 batters he faced, 10 of them flied out. In the minors this season he had an 81% strand rate and that’s a number that won’t repeat itself at this level. So, we get a tag on one of the premier pitchers in the business with an offense that usually gives plenty of support against the most overvalued team in the majors with an unproven rookie pitcher on the hill and an offense that is feeble at best and gets way too much credit. Play: Cincinnati +1.12 (Risking 2 units).
FLORIDA /Milwaukee over 9 –1.16
Totals is something we try and stay away from but damn, this one looks too good to pass up on. The Brewers starter and pen here is a combination that has been disastrous all year long and there’s no reason to expect a change. Dave Bush has been batting practice all year with a BAA of .297, a WHIP of 1.68 and the following are the scores in his five road starts this year: 7-6, 8-1, 3-0 (in San Diego), 7-3 and 15-3. Bush has walked 27 batters and struck out 27 in just 51 IP and he’s also allowed eight bombs. Ricky Nolasco has never been able to get these Brewer batters out. The current Brewers hitters are batting a robust .367 off Nolasco and it’s also worth noting that Milwaukee is second in the NL in runs scored, they’re second in home runs and they’re pretty much in the top three in all major offensive categories. They lose so much because they feature the worst pitching staff in the majors. Furthermore, Nolasco has been prone to giving up the long ball this year and has already allowed nine of them. He’s also allowed 18 hits and 11 runs over his last 9.1 IP. In three games in his career against the Brew Crew, Nolasco has an ERA of 11.81 and has lasted a combined 10.1 innings in those three starts. The Brewers pen will make an appearance here for sure and that’s a horror story in itself. Play: Florida/Milwaukee over 9 (Risking 2.32 units to win 2).
TAMPA BAY –1½ over Toronto
Brian Tallet gets the start for the Jays in place of Dana Eveland, who will likely never pitch for the Jays again. Brian Tallet is not far behind him. Tallet is one of the biggest stiffs you’ll ever see. None of his pitches are strong and he serves up juicy and hittable pitches in every single sequence of pitches to a batter. He had forearm stiffness and was out for a while but he was lousy before that in three starts with an ERA of 6.11 and giving up six bombs in 17 IP. In two rehabs starts, Tallet was brutal, going 0-1 with a 13.50 ERA and surrendering 11 hits over 5.1 innings. Tallet was 0-1 with an 11.05 ERA in three starts last season against Tampa Bay and the Rays had an off year last season. The Rays bats will wake up tonight. Jeff Niemann does not have to be perfect or anything close to it for this ticket to cash. Still, Niemmann is a quality starter with a ton more upside than his counterpart. Play: Tampa Bay –1½ +1.23 (Risking 2 units).
Philadelphia +1.22 over ATLANTA
The Braves are hot while the Phillies are not. Tim Hudson is considered to be one of the premier pitchers in the league and he’s put up great numbers so far this year. In fact, Hudson comes in with a 5-1 record and a 2.24 ERA and over his last three starts, he’s 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA. Now, most will look at Hudson, they’ll look at how hot the Braves are and how cold the Phillies are and then they’ll see the Braves as a seemingly cheap –1.30 favorite and pull the trigger. It all looks good on paper, but let’s have a closer look. The Braves have been beating up on the Pirates and Marlins. They’ve faced 10 stiffs over its last 10 games that included Joe Blanton last night and prior to that it was Maholm, Burres, Duke (twice), Robertson, Ohlendorf, and Charlie Morton to name a few. Before facing a slew of stiffs they were scratching a clawing to score anything. They also faced the Brewers recently with Dave Bush and Doug Davis going and those two guys couldn’t be the 10th pitcher on 99% of the teams in this league. So, yeah, they’re scoring runs but will face a quality starter tonight in Cole Hamels. Hamels (103 BPV, 5-2-2-5-3) hasn't pitched like his vintage 2008 self, but he's not that far off, either. His ERA has dropped about 1½-runs over his last half dozen games and he’s looking sharper with each outing. He’s whiffed 63 batters in 63 IP and he doesn’t issue many walks. Cole Hamels is sharper than Hudson indeed despite the numbers that don’t reflect that. Hudson's (19 BPV, 3-3-5-3-0 PQS) 5-1 record and gaudy ERA don't reflect his skills. Even with his elite GB%, Hudson has to rely on some breaks, such as an 83% strand rate to get results. His luck will turn at some point and this is the perfect spot for that to occur. Hudson has faced the Padres in San Diego, the Giants at SBC park, the Astros, the Cards in St. Louis, the Pirates and the list goes on. The books are begging for Braves money here. You’ve been warned. Play: Philadelphia +1.22 (Risking 2 units).
Cincinnati +1.12 over ST. LOUIS
The Cards came up big in the opener of this series but Bronson Arroyo was long overdue to get rocked and he did. Johnny Cueto (95 BPV, 4-5-5-5-5 PQS) is one of the hottest starters going in the majors. His command has been outstanding with 54 k’s and just 17 walks in 61 frames. On the road he has a BAA of just .213 and his BAA in May was .182. The Reds are scoring runs in droves these days and should be able to put up plenty against P.J. Walters. Walters is in the rotation because of an in jury to Kyle Lohse. His debut was a decent one but it came against that weak hitting group in San Diego and that works out beautifully for this one. He’s appeared in 10 games in his career with the Cards and in 25 IP he’s allowed 28 hits with six of those going yard. He has a career WHIP of 1.64 and an ERA of 6.84. That’s only a handful of games and not a true measure but in his first start of the year in San Diego he only lasted five innings and of the 22 batters he faced, 10 of them flied out. In the minors this season he had an 81% strand rate and that’s a number that won’t repeat itself at this level. So, we get a tag on one of the premier pitchers in the business with an offense that usually gives plenty of support against the most overvalued team in the majors with an unproven rookie pitcher on the hill and an offense that is feeble at best and gets way too much credit. Play: Cincinnati +1.12 (Risking 2 units).
FLORIDA /Milwaukee over 9 –1.16
Totals is something we try and stay away from but damn, this one looks too good to pass up on. The Brewers starter and pen here is a combination that has been disastrous all year long and there’s no reason to expect a change. Dave Bush has been batting practice all year with a BAA of .297, a WHIP of 1.68 and the following are the scores in his five road starts this year: 7-6, 8-1, 3-0 (in San Diego), 7-3 and 15-3. Bush has walked 27 batters and struck out 27 in just 51 IP and he’s also allowed eight bombs. Ricky Nolasco has never been able to get these Brewer batters out. The current Brewers hitters are batting a robust .367 off Nolasco and it’s also worth noting that Milwaukee is second in the NL in runs scored, they’re second in home runs and they’re pretty much in the top three in all major offensive categories. They lose so much because they feature the worst pitching staff in the majors. Furthermore, Nolasco has been prone to giving up the long ball this year and has already allowed nine of them. He’s also allowed 18 hits and 11 runs over his last 9.1 IP. In three games in his career against the Brew Crew, Nolasco has an ERA of 11.81 and has lasted a combined 10.1 innings in those three starts. The Brewers pen will make an appearance here for sure and that’s a horror story in itself. Play: Florida/Milwaukee over 9 (Risking 2.32 units to win 2).
TAMPA BAY –1½ over Toronto
Brian Tallet gets the start for the Jays in place of Dana Eveland, who will likely never pitch for the Jays again. Brian Tallet is not far behind him. Tallet is one of the biggest stiffs you’ll ever see. None of his pitches are strong and he serves up juicy and hittable pitches in every single sequence of pitches to a batter. He had forearm stiffness and was out for a while but he was lousy before that in three starts with an ERA of 6.11 and giving up six bombs in 17 IP. In two rehabs starts, Tallet was brutal, going 0-1 with a 13.50 ERA and surrendering 11 hits over 5.1 innings. Tallet was 0-1 with an 11.05 ERA in three starts last season against Tampa Bay and the Rays had an off year last season. The Rays bats will wake up tonight. Jeff Niemann does not have to be perfect or anything close to it for this ticket to cash. Still, Niemmann is a quality starter with a ton more upside than his counterpart. Play: Tampa Bay –1½ +1.23 (Risking 2 units).
Tuesday MLB Total-GC
On Tuesday the MLB Bonus Play is Over the total in the Arizona at LA. Dodgers game. Rotation numbers 963/64 at 10:10 eastern. This game has some solid pitching trends that suggest an over play. Arizona starter D. Haren has been awful of late with a 8.68 era over his past 3 starts. On the road overall he has a 5.18 era. In his 11 starts 10 of them have played over the total. Arizona has a terrible bullpen, especially on the road with a 8.73 era. The Dodgers have young pitching stud Ely making the start. While he has pitched well at home 5 of his 6 starts have gone over the total. Look for this one to play over the total tonight.. For the Bonus Play take the Over in the Arizona at LA. Dodgers game. GC
On Tuesday the MLB Bonus Play is Over the total in the Arizona at LA. Dodgers game. Rotation numbers 963/64 at 10:10 eastern. This game has some solid pitching trends that suggest an over play. Arizona starter D. Haren has been awful of late with a 8.68 era over his past 3 starts. On the road overall he has a 5.18 era. In his 11 starts 10 of them have played over the total. Arizona has a terrible bullpen, especially on the road with a 8.73 era. The Dodgers have young pitching stud Ely making the start. While he has pitched well at home 5 of his 6 starts have gone over the total. Look for this one to play over the total tonight.. For the Bonus Play take the Over in the Arizona at LA. Dodgers game. GC
