Service Plays Wednesday 10/20/10

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Wednesday's Best Mound Match-up

C.J. Wilson, Texas Rangers vs. CC Sabathia New York Yankees

C.J. Wilson (16-8, 3.27)

Wilson is 1-0 with a 2.03 ERA in two playoff starts, the last of which was a no-decision against the Yankees in Game 1. He went seven innings allowing three earned runs on six hits.

But by now, Wilson isn’t intimidated by the New York Yankees’ lineup. He already faced the Bombers three times in the regular season before making the start in Game 1 of this series.

And while he hasn’t had a lot of success, at least he knows what he’s up against on Wednesday. Wilson was 0-1 with a 5.65 ERA in the regular season.

However, he thinks that he’s in better shape for this start after seeing how Cliff Lee handled the Yanks, picking up some tips about how Lee faced certain batters. Wilson also feels his time working as a closer gives him an advantage now that he’s a starter.

"The reliever thing has helped me a lot because I think I'm able to work out of those jams more naturally because I've pitched more games," he said. "As a starter you only pitch 30 games a year. As a reliever, I was pitching in 40, 50, 70 games a year. The experience of having guys on base in those pressure situations in the seventh and eighth was more frequent with that."

CC Sabathia (22-7, 3.34)

Sabathia is coming off a terrible start in Game 1 that saw him give up six hits and five runs over just four innings. Nobody saw that kind of outing coming from New York’s ace, but Sabathia said he didn’t feel right heading into the start on eight days’ rest.

"Obviously, I didn't really know what I was doing," Sabathia told reporters of Game 1’s start. "I hadn't been out there in so long, I didn't know what to correct. There were so many things - not standing tall, flying open - because typically I can have a bad inning and then find out what I'm doing wrong and get my mechanics right and be able to correct it during the game. But I just didn't really have any clue.”

This time around, Sabathia will take the hill on regular rest, but Yanks bettors have to be at least a little concerned about his recent control problems. He has walked 12 batters over his last four starts dating back to the regular season.

Sabathia is 6-4 through 12 career playoff starts with a 4.79 ERA.

 

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Wednesday's Best MLB Bets

Philadelphia Phillies at San Francisco Giants (-115, 8)

Just when the Philadelphia Phillies thought their offense was coming around after a six-run outburst in Game 2, they put up a bagel against Matt Cain in Game 3. They had a few opportunities, but were 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.

The Phillies are now hitting just .203 in the playoffs with three home runs in six games and still can’t get anything going at AT&T Park after hitting only .199 there over the past three regular seasons.

"We just need to be aggressive," Shane Victorino told reporters. "I don't know what we're doing, why we're not hitting. If I could put my finger on it I would have answered it a long time ago. We're not going to sit here and worry about why we're not hitting. We're going to worry about when we're going to hit."

For the sake of Phillies bettors, they’d better hope that they hit on Wednesday.

Pick: Philadelphia Phillies


Texas Rangers at New York Yankees (-173, 8.5)

The kids are all right in Texas.

With youngsters Mitch Moreland and Elvis Andrus showing no kind of playoff jitters at all, the Texas Rangers feel pretty good heading into Game 5 against the New York Yankees with a 3-1 lead in the series.

The 25-year-old Moreland is hitting .304 with four RBIs in the playoffs after playing just 47 MLB regular season games, while the 22-year-old Andrus has hit safely in all nine of his postseason games.

"There's been a lot of maturity on this ballclub this year," Texas team president Nolan Ryan told reporters. "Some of the young kids, Moreland's a good example of that - he's come out and played well for us. He's swung the bat well and hasn't been overwhelmed by it. And so that says a lot - because it doesn't get any bigger than here [in New York]."

Texas has won all five of its playoff road games, while teams with a 3-1 lead in a League Championship Series have advanced to the World Series in 24 of 30 instances.

Pick: Texas Rangers​

 

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NHL Betting Preview

SABRES (1-4-1) at THRASHERS (3-2-0)

TV: MSG-B (HD), SPSO (HD)

Season Series: First of four meetings this season -- Buffalo makes both of its trips to Atlanta this month in a 10-day span. The Thrashers went 2-0-2 against the Sabres during the 2009-10 season. Derek Roy scored a pair of overtime goals inside of two weeks in January for Buffalo's two wins.

Big Story: The Sabres begin a stretch of three games in four nights badly in need of points. They have gone 0-4-1 since opening the season with a one-goal victory over the rival Senators. Ryan Miller, the reigning Vezina Trophy winner, has been spectacular at times, ordinary at others -- he carries a 2.63 goals-against average and .911 save percentage into Wednesday's action.

TEAM SCOPE:

Sabres: At the very least, you can say Buffalo has been playing competitive hockey -- each of the Sabres' last four defeats have come by one goal. That includes a pair of losses to the defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks by 4-3 scores. In their most recent game, at the United Center on Saturday, the Sabres took 2-1 and 3-2 leads they couldn't hold. Patrick Lalime spelled Miller in goal and stopped 17 shots.

"We deserved better," Lalime said. "We put a great effort tonight. We had a lot of chances, and they basically scored on the chances they had. That was the difference."

Thrashers: The sudden emergence of Anthony Stewart helped Atlanta salvage a split of its four-game road trip after dropping the first two in Tampa Bay and Los Angeles. Stewart, a former first-round pick of the Panthers and the older brother of Avalanche forward Chris Stewart, had 4 goals in 108 NHL games before recording a hat trick in the Thrashers' 5-4 shootout win over the Ducks and the tying goal in what became a 4-2 victory against the Sharks. The Thrashers rallied from two-goal deficits in both games.

"It feels great," Stewart said following the win in Anaheim. "I can't shut it down right now. I'm happy to contribute any way I can and I am still trying to prove myself in this League. So any way I can contribute is great."

Who's Hot: Drew Stafford has 2 goals and 5 points in the last five games for the Sabres. … Stewart is red hot for the Thrashers, while Chris Thorburn has 3 goals and an assist during a career-high four-game points streak.

Injury Report: Buffalo forward Jason Pominville has missed the last three games with a concussion and defenseman Shaone Morrisonn has missed the last two with a groin injury. … Atlanta goalie Ondrej Pavelec has been cleared to practice as he recovers from a concussion while defenseman Zach Bogosian is day-to-day with a shoulder injury.

Stat Pack: The Sabres' 19 shots in the first period Saturday were five more than the Blackhawks allowed in any period at the United Center last season. … Thrashers defenseman Tobias Enstrom tied a franchise record by playing in his 251st consecutive game on Saturday. Enstrom has never missed a game in his four-year career.

Puck Drop: Buffalo defenseman Tyler Myers, who seemingly did everything right in his rookie season en route to winning the Calder Trophy, has just a solitary assist through six games and a minus-7 rating -- tied for worst in the League with Jason Arnott of New Jersey, another team off to a 1-4-1 start.

"It's frustrating for sure but you just keep at it," Myers told the Buffalo News. "These six games have been tough for me, no doubt. But it's an 82-game season and I'm working to turn it around."


DUCKS (2-3-1) at BLUE JACKETS (2-2-0)

TV -- PRIME (HD), FS-O (HD)

Season Series -- This is the first of four meetings between the teams this season. The Blue Jackets took three of four meetings last season, but the teams split a pair of games at Nationwide Arena.

Big Story -- After losing their first three games, the Ducks seem to have righted the ship, winning two of their last three. The Blue Jackets are looking for a measure of consistency, having alternated wins and losses over their first four games.

TEAM SCOPE:

Ducks -- The Bobby Ryan experiment at center is over, and now that he's been reunited with Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry, the threesome is beginning to produce like they did last season.

Sunday against Phoenix, Ryan had 3 assists, Perry scored the game-winning goal and Getzlaf had a pair of assists. In the last three games, the trio has combined for 6 goals and 13 assists.

The Ducks are 2-0-1 in their last three games with 11 goals; they had just two goals in losing their first three games of the season.

Blue Jackets -- After watching his team hand Friday's game to the Blackhawks, coach Scott Arniel was tempted to overhaul his forward lines. Instead, he stuck with things and the result was a 3-2 win Saturday against the Wild.

Arniel showed the players video clips of the problems, and apparently that was enough to get the message sent.

"It was real quiet afterward," Arniel told the Columbus Dispatch. "There wasn't a lot of screaming and yelling, it was more like, 'Is that really how we want to play the game?'"

The second line of Nikita Filatov, Jakub Voracek and Derick Brassard created numerous chances and Brassard and Voracek each had an assist. The fourth line of Derek Dorsett, Derek MacKenzie and Chris Clark combined for 2 goals and 2 assists in the win.

"If you're going to challenge them, like we did, you have to give them an opportunity -- as lines and as a team -- to play through it," Arniel said. "I thought they pushed each other and made each other better."

Who's Hot -- Getzlaf led all scorers last week with 8 points in four games. His 2 goals and 6 assists earned him NHL Third Star of the Week honors. His 8 points on the season are tied for third in the League. … Blue Jackets forward R.J. Umberger is off to the best start of his career. He has 3 goals -- including the shorthanded game-winner Saturday against the Wild, and he has at least a point in three of the Jackets' four games.

Injury Report -- Ducks rookie defenseman Cam Fowler is questionable for Wednesday's game after suffering a broken nose in Sunday's game against the Coyotes. … Forward Jared Boll was placed on injured reserve with a back injury last Saturday. Defenseman Anton Stralman (left shoulder sprain) and Mike Commodore (broken left hand) are questionable for Wednesday's game.

Stat Pack -- Getzlaf's hot streak could get a boost against the Blue Jackets. In 19 games against Columbus, he has 8 goals -- 2 game-winners -- 24 points and a plus-11 rating. … Clark's 2-point game Saturday was his first multi-point game since Dec. 15, 2009.

Puck Drop -- Ducks defenseman Toni Lydman isn't known as an offensive force -- 33 goals in 660 NHL games coming into the season -- but after missing most of the preseason and the first four games of the regular season with blurred vision, he's managed to score a goal in each of his first two games this season.

"It feels great," Lydman told the Los Angeles Times. "If you just check my stats from previous years, I haven't been doing that too much. It's nice to put a couple in there. Especially when we win, it feels so much better."

 

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Wednesday's Best NHL Bets

Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers (-120, 5.5)

With only three points through six games, Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff needed to get his club’s attention.

So, he benched veteran winger Tim Connolly for most of the third period in Friday’s loss to Montreal and then put the club through a brutal practice of suicide skates after they lost another one on Saturday night.

"We haven't had a good practice in, really, 11 days," Ruff told reporters. "Today was a good day for us. I think even watching some of the players, they needed that."

They certainly need something to get them going. The club has scored just 10 goals so far this year and the power play has been terrible so far, converting on only 8.3 percent of its chances so far.

Derek Roy leads the team with five goals and six points, but no other Sabre has more than two goals.

Pick: Atlanta Thrashers


Anaheim Ducks at Columbus Blue Jackets (-135, 5.5)

Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time.

That has to be what Ducks coach Randy Carlyle has to be thinking about splitting up his No. 1 line of Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, and Bobby Ryan to begin the season. Anaheim lost its first three games of the year, managing just two goals.

Since putting the big line back together, everything is falling into place. The Ducks have now won two of their last three with Getzlaf, Perry, and Ryan combining for six goals and 13 assists.

Getzlaf was named last week’s Third Star of the Week after posting eight points in four games. He could add to those numbers against the Blue Jackets after posting 24 points and two game-winning goals in 19 career games against Columbus.

If Anaheim’s top line keeps clicking like this, you won’t see this sort of value for very long.

Pick: Anaheim Ducks

 

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Bettors' Best Friend (BBF): Wednesday's Wagering Tips

Lines To Watch

Chicago Blackhawks opened at -135 for Wednesday’s game against the Vancouver Canucks but are now listed around -140 following Vancouver’s blowout loss to Minnesota on Tuesday.

Who’s Hot

Philadelphia Phillies are 12-2 in their last 14 games as an underdog.

New York Yankees are 8-2 in their last 10 playoff home games.

Chicago Blackhawks have won three straight games, scoring 12 goals over that span.

Who’s Not

Buffalo Sabres have dropped seven of their last nine matchups against the Atlanta Thrashers.

Carolina Hurricanes are 15-31 in their last 46 road games.

Key Stat

.206 – The San Francisco Giants’ batting average against right-handed pitchers over the last 10 games. The Giants are up against righty Joe Blanton on Wednesday.

Notable Quotable

“I think since he's become a starter, he's become a better person to be around, also. And that's only because when he was in the bullpen as a closer, he was always in a destroying mode, and now that he's a starter, he has to destroy when he has to get through innings, and because he was a closer, he knows how to do that.” – Texas Rangers manager on his Game 5 starter, C.J. Wilson.

Injury That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked

Mark Teixeira (hamstring), New York Yankees – Teixeira appeared to hurt his right hamstring as he tried to run out a grounder in the fifth inning of Tuesday’s Game 4. He was 0-for-14 at the plate in the series and is scheduled to undergo an MRI.

Game Of The Day

Texas Rangers at New York Yankees

Notes And Tips

Texas’ Matt Treanor will be behind the plate again as C.J. Wilson takes the mound against the Yankees in Game 5. It will be his third start of the postseason with the other two coming in Wilson’s starts and it looks like manager Ron Wilson will keep rolling out personal catchers for his starters moving forward. Treanor is 1-for-3 at the plate in the playoffs with two runs scored.

The San Francisco Giants moved postseason sensation Cody Ross up from the eight-hole to the No. 5 spot in the batting order and he responded by ripping a two-out RBI single in the fourth inning of Game 3’s 3-0 win. Ross is likely to stay in that spot after his incredible playoff run. He’s hitting .348 with four home runs and seven RBIs in the postseason.

Los Angeles Kings backup goaltender Jonathan Bernier is expected to make his first start of the season at home against the Carolina Hurricanes. Many thought Bernier could challenge Jonathan Quick for L.A.’s starting job, but Quick has been fantastic so far in allowing only three goals through three games.

 

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Baseball Crusher
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Yankees -170 over rangers

 

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ICE TIME

LA Kings-ML(TOP PICK)
Atlanta Thrashers UNDER (NEXT)
Columbus Blue Jackets ML (NEXT)
Chicago Blackhawks OVER (LEAST)

 

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty missed with the Phillies and Yankees Tuesday.

Wednesday it's the Yankees. The profit is 355 sirignanos.

 

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Hondo

Hondo borrowed Christine O'Donnell's broom and swept with the Rangers and Giants yesterday to lower the NRN (nasty red number) to 2,520 darks.

Tonight, Mr. Aitch will ride 'em again -- 10 units on Bumgarner to push Philly to brink.

 

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Arthur Ralph Sports
536 - 386 run 58 %

Bonus Play 19-6 Bonus Play run WED: Chi Blackhawks -130

 

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Gamblers Data

Bonus Play Wednesday

LA Kings under 5.5

 

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CAPPERS ACCESS

Phillies

 

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JOE WIZ DAILY FREE PICK

Over 8 runs bet. the Phillies and Giants

 

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NHL DUNKEL

Vancouver at Chicago

The Canucks look to bounce back from last night's loss in Minnesota and build on their 8-1 record in their last 9 games when playing with 0 days of rest. Vancouver is the pick (+125) according to Dunkel, which has the Canucks favored by 1/2 a goal. Dunkel Pick: Vancouver (+125). Here are all of today's picks.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20
Time Posted 6:00 a.m. EST

Game 51-52: Anaheim at Columbus (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Anaheim 11.869; Columbus 10.194
Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Columbus (-140); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (+120); Over

Game 53-54: Buffalo at Atlanta (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 10.832; Atlanta 11.545
Dunkel Line & Total: Atlanta by 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Atlanta (-110); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-110); Under

Game 55-56: Vancouver at Chicago (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 11.431; Chicago 11.229
Dunkel Line & Total: Vancouver by 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-145); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Vancouver (+125); Over

Game 57-58: Carolina at Los Angeles (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Carolina 11.127; Los Angeles 12.076
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-200); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-200); Under

 

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MLB DUNKEL

Philadelphia at San Francisco

The Phillies look to build on their 10-1 record in their last 11 games as a road underdog. Philadelphia is the pick (-105) according to Dunkel, which has the Phillies favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-105). Here are all of today's picks.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20
Time Posted: 6:00 a.m. EST
Game 915-916: Philadelphia at San Francisco (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Blanton) 16.836; San Francisco (Bumgarner) 15.807
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1; 9
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-115); 8
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-105); Over

Game 917-918: Texas at NY Yankees (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Wilson) 16.135; NY Yankees (Sabathia) 16.344
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-175); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-175); Under

 

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3* Columbus -140

3* Carolina +170

 

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Fantasy Sports Gametime

100* Play New York Yankees (-170) over Texas

New York has won 28 of the last 36 games when the total posted is between 8 and 8.5 runs and they have also won 58 of the last 82 games when playing on a Wednesday. CC Sabathia has won 13 of the last 16 games when the total is between 8 and 8.5 runs and he is 11-2 in home games this season with an ERA of 3.00.


50* Play San Francisco (-110) over Philadelphia

San Francisco has won 4 of the last 5 games and they have also won 8 of the last 11 games vs. Philadelphia at home. Madison Bumgarner has won 8 of the last 10 games when the line posted is between +125 to -125 and he is 3-0 over the last 3 starts with an ERA of 1.50.


NHL Hockey

25* Play Los Angeles (-200) over Carolina

 

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MLB

San Francisco Giants -112

 

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DOG OF THE DAY
Philadelphia Phillies