Jimmy Boyd
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NBA | May 13 '09 (9:05p)
Dallas Mavericks vs Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets
-8½-110 at bookm
3* NBA on TNT Prime Time SMASH on Nuggets -8.5
I know the Mavs showed a lot of heart to win Game 4 at home to stay alive, but the Nuggets blew a double digit lead in that game. They won both Games 1 and 2 at home by 14 and 12 points respectively and I expect the Nuggets to take care of business by double digits to close this series out in front of its home fans tonight. Expect another huge game from Melo as the only Mavs player with half a shot at guarding him, Josh Howard, is hobbled with two bad wheels. Plus, the awesome Denver bench likely gets The Bird Man back tonight. The Nuggets feel like they really squandered an opportunity to get the job done in Game 4 and they won't squander another one tonight. Here's the clincher: Denver is 10-1 ATS as a home favorite of 6.5 to 9 points this season, winning these games by an average of 15.1 points. Take the Nuggets!
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MLB | May 13 '09 (9:40p)
Cincinnati Reds vs Arizona D-Backs Cincinnati Reds
-130 at spbook
3* N.L. Blowout of the Week on Reds -130
The D-backs have lost 8 of 10 now and they don't give themselves much of a chance tonight with Brian Augenstein taking the mound. I expect him to get knocked around in his MLB debut. The Reds are an impressive 12-5 on the road this season and have long had Arizona's number, winning 10 of the 14 meetings the last 3 seasons. The Reds have won 5 of 6 and 9 of their last 13 and should be in good hands tonight with Cueto taking the mound, as he is 3-1 with a 1.59 ERA on the season and an even better 2-0 with a 0.46 ERA on the road. I'll back the Reds tonight.
MLB | May 13 '09 (10:05p)
Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics Kansas City Royals
+107 at 5dimes
4* Major MLB Underdog of the Month on Royals +107
The Royals have now lost 4 in a row, and I look for them to bounce back strong after getting hit in the mouth with a 12-3 loss yesterday. They have the big advantage with Bannister on the hill, who is 3-0 with a 1.48 ERA this season. In fact, the Royals are 5-0 in Bannister's last 5 starts, 4-0 in his last 4 starts as a road underdog, and 9-2 in his last 11 road starts vs. a team with a losing record. The Royals are 6-1 in their last 7 meetings with the A's, and I expect their bats to get going tonight against struggling southpaw Josh Outman as the Royals are 8-3 in their last 11 road games vs. a left-handed starter. The Royals are 6-1 in their last 7 games vs. a left-handed starter overall and 4-0 in their last 4 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game. Take Kansas City tonight.
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NBA | May 13 '09 (9:05p)
Dallas Mavericks vs Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets
-8½-110 at bookm
3* NBA on TNT Prime Time SMASH on Nuggets -8.5
I know the Mavs showed a lot of heart to win Game 4 at home to stay alive, but the Nuggets blew a double digit lead in that game. They won both Games 1 and 2 at home by 14 and 12 points respectively and I expect the Nuggets to take care of business by double digits to close this series out in front of its home fans tonight. Expect another huge game from Melo as the only Mavs player with half a shot at guarding him, Josh Howard, is hobbled with two bad wheels. Plus, the awesome Denver bench likely gets The Bird Man back tonight. The Nuggets feel like they really squandered an opportunity to get the job done in Game 4 and they won't squander another one tonight. Here's the clincher: Denver is 10-1 ATS as a home favorite of 6.5 to 9 points this season, winning these games by an average of 15.1 points. Take the Nuggets!
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MLB | May 13 '09 (9:40p)
Cincinnati Reds vs Arizona D-Backs Cincinnati Reds
-130 at spbook
3* N.L. Blowout of the Week on Reds -130
The D-backs have lost 8 of 10 now and they don't give themselves much of a chance tonight with Brian Augenstein taking the mound. I expect him to get knocked around in his MLB debut. The Reds are an impressive 12-5 on the road this season and have long had Arizona's number, winning 10 of the 14 meetings the last 3 seasons. The Reds have won 5 of 6 and 9 of their last 13 and should be in good hands tonight with Cueto taking the mound, as he is 3-1 with a 1.59 ERA on the season and an even better 2-0 with a 0.46 ERA on the road. I'll back the Reds tonight.
MLB | May 13 '09 (10:05p)
Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics Kansas City Royals
+107 at 5dimes
4* Major MLB Underdog of the Month on Royals +107
The Royals have now lost 4 in a row, and I look for them to bounce back strong after getting hit in the mouth with a 12-3 loss yesterday. They have the big advantage with Bannister on the hill, who is 3-0 with a 1.48 ERA this season. In fact, the Royals are 5-0 in Bannister's last 5 starts, 4-0 in his last 4 starts as a road underdog, and 9-2 in his last 11 road starts vs. a team with a losing record. The Royals are 6-1 in their last 7 meetings with the A's, and I expect their bats to get going tonight against struggling southpaw Josh Outman as the Royals are 8-3 in their last 11 road games vs. a left-handed starter. The Royals are 6-1 in their last 7 games vs. a left-handed starter overall and 4-0 in their last 4 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game. Take Kansas City tonight.
NBA Playoffs: 5/13
Dallas +10.5 / Denver 9:05 ET 2 Units
We did not play game four of this series Monday because we really didn't know how the Mavs were going to react to getting robbed by the refs in game 3 by not calling the foul on Dallas and instead allowed Carmelo Anthony to get off (and make) a 3 pointer with time running out. Well we got our answer to that question . It's clear now that Dallas is not quite ready to concede as they hung in game 4 and got the come from behind win to give them life. Now anything can happen. Of course it's a pretty tall order for the Mavs to come back and win the series, but with a one game at a time mentality and a venue change after each game, anything is possible. Really tonight is the biggest hurdle for Dallas because a win here sends the series back to Dallas and a much easier time for the Mavs which, with another home win, would force a game seven.
And of course there's all the off court craziness surrounding this series with the way the Nuggets' families were treated in Dallas Monday and Mark Cuban getting into it with Kenyon Martin and on and on. Yeah, the Nuggets aren't happy and they'll be looking to bury the Mavs because of it but remember, it's not up to them. Ther's no switch they can flip to put their game in "burial mode" because they're pissed off. Dallas is plenty pissed themselves because of the refs blowing a game deciding call in game 3 so if anything, we believe the calls tonight will be a bit Mavs shaded. We also think the refs will call a tight game, not to let it get ot of hand and that also favors Dallas.
So with tonight's game opening at Denver -7 and being bet all the way up to -10.5 in some spots for reasons mentioned is not a warranted move... it's free points! Sure Denver can blow out Dallas tonight, anything's possible, but we'll back Dallas here who are sure to be getting the best of it from the free throw line as the NBA will look to subtly redeem themselves here. -End
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Dallas +10.5 / Denver 9:05 ET 2 Units
We did not play game four of this series Monday because we really didn't know how the Mavs were going to react to getting robbed by the refs in game 3 by not calling the foul on Dallas and instead allowed Carmelo Anthony to get off (and make) a 3 pointer with time running out. Well we got our answer to that question . It's clear now that Dallas is not quite ready to concede as they hung in game 4 and got the come from behind win to give them life. Now anything can happen. Of course it's a pretty tall order for the Mavs to come back and win the series, but with a one game at a time mentality and a venue change after each game, anything is possible. Really tonight is the biggest hurdle for Dallas because a win here sends the series back to Dallas and a much easier time for the Mavs which, with another home win, would force a game seven.
And of course there's all the off court craziness surrounding this series with the way the Nuggets' families were treated in Dallas Monday and Mark Cuban getting into it with Kenyon Martin and on and on. Yeah, the Nuggets aren't happy and they'll be looking to bury the Mavs because of it but remember, it's not up to them. Ther's no switch they can flip to put their game in "burial mode" because they're pissed off. Dallas is plenty pissed themselves because of the refs blowing a game deciding call in game 3 so if anything, we believe the calls tonight will be a bit Mavs shaded. We also think the refs will call a tight game, not to let it get ot of hand and that also favors Dallas.
So with tonight's game opening at Denver -7 and being bet all the way up to -10.5 in some spots for reasons mentioned is not a warranted move... it's free points! Sure Denver can blow out Dallas tonight, anything's possible, but we'll back Dallas here who are sure to be getting the best of it from the free throw line as the NBA will look to subtly redeem themselves here. -End
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Mike Lineback
"NBA 'BEST BETS' improve to 17-10 w/ Dallas on Monday. Incredible 36-12 NBA run in progress including Playoffs"
NBA | May 13 '09 (9:05p)
Dallas Mavericks vs Denver Nuggets
Play: Total 213 ov-110
NBA | May 13 '09 (9:05p)
Dallas Mavericks vs Denver Nuggets
Play: Dallas Mavericks +10
- PAID AND CONFIRMED
"NBA 'BEST BETS' improve to 17-10 w/ Dallas on Monday. Incredible 36-12 NBA run in progress including Playoffs"
NBA | May 13 '09 (9:05p)
Dallas Mavericks vs Denver Nuggets
Play: Total 213 ov-110
NBA | May 13 '09 (9:05p)
Dallas Mavericks vs Denver Nuggets
Play: Dallas Mavericks +10
- PAID AND CONFIRMED
