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THE SPORTS ADVISORS

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21

NLCS

L.A. Dodgers (4-3) at Philadelphia (6-2)

Now just one victory away from a return trip to the World Series, the Phillies give the ball to last year’s postseason hero Cole Hamels (11-12, 4.46 ERA) in Game 5 of the NLCS at Citizens Bank Park. With their season on the line, the Dodgers turn to Vicente Padilla (12-6, 4.46).

With the Phillies trailing 4-3 and down to their last out in Game 4 on Monday, Jimmy Rollins ripped a two-run double off L.A. closer Jonathan Broxton to give Philadelphia a stunning 5-4 victory. Tonight, the defending world champs will attempt to knock the Dodgers out of the NLCS in five games for the second consecutive season.

The Dodgers are still 6-3 in their last nine games and are on additional positive surges of 5-2 as an underdog and 40-18 after a loss, but they’re 1-6 in their last seven on the highway, 3-7 in their last 10 against the N.L. East and 3-8 in their last 11 on Wednesday. Also, Joe Torre’s team has dropped seven of nine NLCS games the last two years, all to the Phillies, going 0-4 at Citizens Bank Park.

The Phillies are 17-5 in their last 22 playoff contests, including 9-2 in the last 11 dating to last year’s run to the World Series title. They’ve also won 10 of 11 at home in the postseason the last two Octobers. Charlie Manuel’s club is on additional surges of 7-2 overall, 35-15 at home (33-12 as a home chalk), 10-1 as a playoff favorite, 13-3 against the N.L. West and 8-2 on Wednesday.

Going back to last August and including the playoffs, Philadelphia has won 14 of 20 against L.A. (9-2 at Citizens Bank Park). Also, dating back several seasons, Los Angeles is just 10-25 in its last 35 games in Philly. In addition to last year, the Phillies knocked the Dodgers out of the playoffs in 1983 after getting eliminated by Los Angeles in the 1977 and 1978 NLCS.

Padilla has been brilliant in his first two playoff starts. First, he scattered four hits and a walk in seven scoreless innings of a 5-1 win at St. Louis in the deciding Game 3 of the NLDS. Then in Game 2 of this series Friday, he allowed just one run – a Ryan Howard solo homer – on four hits in 7 1/3 innings, with Los Angeles rallying for a 2-1 victory. Padilla has walked two and struck out 10 in 14 1/3 innings in the postseason. Padilla is 5-0 with a 2.52 ERA for the Dodgers, who have won four straight games behind the 28-year-old and are 8-1 in his nine starts since he was acquired from Texas in late August.

The Dodgers are also unbeaten in Padilla’s five road starts with the team, with the former Phillie going 4-0 with a 2.32 ERA. Prior to Friday, Padilla’s only other previous start against his ex-team came with Texas last June, and he gave up seven runs in six innings of an 8-6 loss. Padilla went 10-11 with a 4.98 ERA in 26 career starts at Citizens Bank Park when he pitched for Philadelphia from 2000-2005.

Hamels gave up four runs in just 5 1/3 innings in Game 1 in Los Angeles on Thursday, but the Phillies’ offense bailed him out in an 8-6 victory, snapping a four-game losing streak behind the left-hander. Hamels has gone five straight starts without a quality performance, giving up a total of 21 runs (all earned) in 27 innings during that stretch (7.00 ERA).

After going 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA in five postseason starts last year – winning both the NLCS and World Series MVPs – Hamels is 0-1 with a 7.20 ERA in two starts this year, including a 5-4 home loss to Colorado in the divisional round. With that defeat, Hamels is 7-6 with a 3.92 ERA in 18 starts at Citizens Bank this season.

Prior to Game 2, Hamels had faced the Dodgers six times in his career, allowing two runs or less in all six games while posting a 1.64 ERA. He pitched seven innings five times and threw a complete-game in the other contest. The Phillies are 5-1 in Hamels’ last six starts versus Los Angeles (2-1 at home).

As a team, Los Angeles sports “over” runs of 11-4 on the road, 8-3 in road playoff games, 7-1 against the N.L. East, 12-4 versus winning teams, 6-1 as an underdog and 7-1 after an off day, but the under is 9-1-2 in its last 12 on Wednesday. Also, the Phillies carry “over” streaks of 18-5-1 overall (6-1 last seven in the playoffs, all against N.L. West competition), 7-2-1 at home, 12-3-1 against right-handed starters, 13-2-1 as a favorite and 3-1-1 with Hamels on the hill.

Finally, the over is 6-3 in the nine postseason meetings between the squads the last two Octobers (3-1 in Philadelphia). Going back to the regular season, the over is 4-1 in the last five battles overall.

ATS ADVANTAGE: PHILADELPHIA and OVER


COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Tulsa (4-2, 3-1-1 ATS) at UTEP (2-4 SU and ATS)

Tulsa looks to bounce back from a tough non-conference loss to fifth-ranked Boise State when it travels to El Paso, Texas, for a Conference USA battle with the Miners at the Sun Bowl.

The Golden Hurricane jumped on Boise State quickly a week ago tonight and led 14-8 after the first quarter, then gave up the next 20 points and couldn’t recover in a 28-21 loss, though they did cover as a nine-point home underdog. Tulsa managed just 295 yards of offense while giving up 380, and it got out-rushed 193-88 in seeing a two-game winning streak halted. The Hurricane’s two losses this year came to teams ranked fifth and 12th (45-0 loss at Oklahoma).

UTEP has been idle since falling 35-20 at Memphis as a 1½-point road favorite on Oct. 10, failing to capitalize on the momentum gained after a stunning 58-41 home upset of then-No. 12 Houston on Oct. 3. Against Memphis, the Miners rolled up 442 total yards, but gave up 486, including 270 on the ground, and they committed three turnovers in falling to 2-6 SU in their last eight games.

The home team has won five in a row (3-2 ATS) and seven of eight (5-3 ATS) in this rivalry. Last year, Tulsa rallied from a 28-21 deficit and destroyed UTEP 77-35 as a 20½-point home favorite, finishing with a whopping 791-338 edge in total offense (321-32 rushing). It was the most yards gained in a Division I-A game last year. The Hurricane are 5-2 ATS in the last seven battles with the Miners overall and 5-2 ATS in their last seven trips to El Paso.

Prior to last year’s rout, the underdog had cashed in four straight meetings, with those four games decided by a total of 16 points.

UTEP is surrendering an average of 46.7 points and 596 yards per game in its last three contests, while the Golden Hurricane are surrendering just 13.7 points and 270.7 yards in their last three.

The Golden Hurricane are just 2-5-1 ATS in their last eight road games, but otherwise are on pointspread surges of 4-1-1 overall, 3-0-1 as a favorite and 4-1 after a SU loss. UTEP has cashed in four straight games as an underdog of 3½ to 10 points, but otherwise the Miners are in ATS ruts of 2-5 overall, 3-7 at home, 3-11 on artificial turf and 2-5 after a bye week.

Tulsa has stayed under the total in seven straight lined games and is on further “under” streaks of 4-0 on the road, 4-1 in Conference USA action, 5-0 as a favorite, 10-3-1 in October and 5-2 as a road favorite. Conversely, UTEP is on “over” streaks of 5-2 in conference play, 5-2 after a bye and 8-2 as an underdog. Finally, five of the last six clashes in this rivalry have topped the posted total, including each of the last three at the Sun Bowl.

ATS ADVANTAGE: TULSA

 

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Brandon Lang

20 DIME - UTEP MINERS - Dangerous home dog tonight.

UTEP has perhaps one of the more impressive wins of the year in college football and the general sports fan probably knows nothing about it.

Playing at home, which is where they are tonight, they shredded a Houston team 58-41 as a 14 1/2 point home underdog.

A Houston team that was coming off a huge win at Oklahoma State out of the Big 12.

Now I also understand this UTEP team lost at home to Kansas, and went on the road and lost to Memphis but is Tulsa really that good to be laying more than a touchdown here?

I look at Tulsa on the road at Rice, a game they won 27-10 against a Rice team that gave up 63 at home to Navy and just had a 49-spot put on them by East Carolina.

It was an inspired effort by Tulsa at home last Wednesday against Boise State but if weren't for Boise head coach Chris Petersen kicking a field goal on 4th and goal from the 1 yard line instead of punching it in with 3 minutes to go 3rd quarter, they don't cover that game.

UTEP can play folks, and like I said, you don't start hanging a 58-spot on Houston at home unless you have some talent to get it done in this spot here.

I will gladly grab the touchdown and a hook with UTEP and just like Tulsa last week, look for this home dog to hunt and figure out a way to stay within the number.

 

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DCI
Season: 40-28 (.588)

BOSTON 3, Nashville 2
Carolina vs. N.Y. ISLANDERS: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Buffalo vs. FLORIDA: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
MINNESOTA 3, Colorado 2
CHICAGO 4, Vancouver 3
ANAHEIM 3, Dallas 2


DCI
Conference USA
Tulsa 44, UTEP 28

 

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DUNKEL
Tulsa at UTEP

The Golden Hurricanes look to take advantage of a UTEP team that is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 home games. Tulsa is the pick (-7) according to Dunkel, which has the Golden Hurricanes favored by 9 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Tulsa (-7). Here are all of this week's picks.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21
Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. EST
Game 301-302: Tulsa at UTEP
Dunkel Ratings: Tulsa 97.039; UTEP 87.658
Dunkel Line: Tulsa by 9 1/2; 52
Vegas Line: Tulsa by 7; 57
Dunkel Pick: Tulsa (-7); Under

 

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DUNKEL
LA Dodgers at Philadelphia

The Phillies look to close out the series and build on their 5-1 record in Cole Hamels' last 6 starts against the Dodgers. Philadelphia is the pick (-135) according to Dunkel, which has the Phillies favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-135). Here are all of today's picks.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21
Time Posted: 7:30 a.m. EST
Game 903-904: LA Dodgers at Philadelphia
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Padilla) 15.367; Philadelphia (Hamels) 16.380
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-135); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-135); Over

 

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Lance's Lock

Pick: UTEP +7'

Overall: 859-747-32

Current Streak: 1 win

 

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Hondo

The Yankee bats took the game out of the hands of micro-manager Joe Girardi last night, enabling Hondo to post a victory that trimmed his debt to 1,755 owens.

Tonight, 10 units on the Phils to wrap it up and, in so doing, offset his dismal NLCS Dodger selection.

 

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DUNKEL
Buffalo at Florida

The Sabres look to take advantage of a Florida team that is coming off a win over Philadelphia, but is just 4-10 in its last 14 games following a victory. Buffalo is the pick (-120) according to Dunkel, which has the Sabres favored by 1/2 a goal. Dunkel Pick: Buffalo (-120). Here are all of today's picks.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21
Time Posted: 8:30 a.m. EST
Game 1-2: Nashville at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: Nashville 9.779; Boston 11.289
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-220); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-220); Over

Game 3-4: Carolina at NY Islanders
Dunkel Ratings: Carolina 10.534; NY Islanders 10.832
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Islanders by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Carolina (-140); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Islanders (+130); Over

Game 5-6: Buffalo at Florida
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 12.472; Florida 11.905
Dunkel Line & Total: Buffalo by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Buffalo (-120); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Buffalo (-120); Under

Game 7-8: Colorado at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado 12.098; Minnesota 11.609
Dunkel Line & Total: Colorado by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 9-10: Vancouver at Chicago
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 12.048; Chicago 11.714
Dunkel Line & Total: Vancouver by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-165); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Vancouver (+155); Under

Game 11-12: Dallas at Anaheim
Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 10.544; Anaheim 11.245
Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

 

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty hit with the Yankees and missed with the Thrashers Tuesday night.

Today it's Tulsa. The surplus is 665 sirignanos.

 

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Jim Feist's ESPN Conference USA Showdown: Tulsa/UTEP!

CF (301) TULSA VS (302) UTEP

Take: 5-Star (301) TULSA

Reason: Tulsa and SMU are the only two unbeatens (2-0) in Conference USA West. Tulsa (5-2 SU/4-3 ATS) plays its 5th game out of 7 on the road. That hasn’t slowed down this wide-open offensive attack, though, under second-year coach Todd Graham. Sophomore QB G.J. Kinne (10 TDs, 2 INTs) and dynamic soph WR Damaris Johnson lead the way, averaging 31 points, 154 yards rushing and 239 yards passing. "This is a great offense, the coaches do a great job game planning, that's one of the reasons I came," Kinne said. The Tulsa defense leads Conference USA and is 21st nationally in scoring defense, giving up just 16.2 points per game and a league-best 299.2 yards pg. "(The UTEP game) is big for us because it's the next conference game and the third step in our goal of being conference champions," HC Todd Graham said. "We also have 10 days off after this one and then have the next three games at home." UTEP (2-4 SU/ATS) has a decent offense, but they’ve been turnover prone with a terrible defense. The defense is terrible, giving up 34.5 ppg, and that was the problem the last game in a 35-20 loss at Memphis (as a favorite), giving up 486 yards (270 rushing). Tulsa won 77-35 a year ago! Play Tulsa.

 

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MLB LONG SHEET

Wednesday, October 21

LA DODGERS (99 - 70) at PHILADELPHIA (99 - 71) - 8:05 PM
VICENTE PADILLA (R) vs. COLE HAMELS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 33-34 (-17.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 202-144 (+16.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 198-140 (+15.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 17-5 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in playoff games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 118-81 (+14.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 49-37 (+4.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 62-38 (+15.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 46-23 (+17.9 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
LA DODGERS are 20-14 (+9.1 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LA DODGERS are 99-70 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 11-3 (+11.8 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 this season.
LA DODGERS are 99-70 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
PADILLA is 19-8 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
PADILLA is 13-2 (+14.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PADILLA is 9-1 (+11.5 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PADILLA is 11-2 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in road games this season. (Team's Record)
PADILLA is 11-1 (+13.8 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PADILLA is 19-8 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
PADILLA is 24-15 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PADILLA is 12-5 (+8.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (Team's Record)
PADILLA is 7-1 (+7.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 32-30 (-13.4 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
HAMELS is 17-17 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
HAMELS is 1-6 (-9.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 6-5 (+0.8 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

VICENTE PADILLA vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
PADILLA is 0-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.125.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

COLE HAMELS vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
HAMELS is 5-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 2.19 and a WHIP of 1.014.
His team's record is 5-2 (+2.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.1 units)

 

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NHL LONG SHEET

Wednesday, October 21

NASHVILLE (2-4-0-1, 5 pts.) at BOSTON (3-4-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/21/2009, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 20-4 ATS (+13.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 31-13 ATS (+9.3 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 120-110 ATS (-36.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 1-1 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 1-1-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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CAROLINA (2-4-0-1, 5 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (0-4-0-2, 2 pts.) - 10/21/2009, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 14-7 ATS (+21.8 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 80-129 ATS (+242.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 45-87 ATS (-46.5 Units) in home games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 35-57 ATS (-23.2 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 6-2 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 6-2-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.6 Units)

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BUFFALO (4-2-0-0, 8 pts.) at FLORIDA (2-4-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/21/2009, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 154-106 ATS (+30.1 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
BUFFALO is 33-20 ATS (+55.2 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive home games since 1996.
FLORIDA is 100-114 ATS (+227.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
FLORIDA is 85-126 ATS (-92.9 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 6-2 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 6-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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COLORADO (6-1-0-1, 13 pts.) at MINNESOTA (1-6-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/21/2009, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 11-9 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 11-9-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
10 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.0 Units)

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VANCOUVER (3-5-0-0, 6 pts.) at CHICAGO (5-2-0-1, 11 pts.) - 10/21/2009, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 117-127 ATS (+282.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 190-233 ATS (+483.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 97-122 ATS (-55.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 7-7-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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DALLAS (3-2-0-3, 9 pts.) at ANAHEIM (3-4-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/21/2009, 10:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 12-8 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 12-8-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
10 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.6 Units)

 

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MLB SHORT SHEET


Wednesday, October 21st

National League Championship Series
Best of Seven
Game Five
Phillies Lead, 3-1
TV: TBS
LA Dodgers at Philadelphia, 8:05 ET
Vicente Padilla (R) vs. Cole Hamels (R)

Padilla:
10-1 TSR as an underdog
7-1 TSR Away vs. teams w/ winning record 2nd half

Hamels:
1-6 TSR at home vs. teams w/ winning record
14-17 TSR as favorite

 

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Hot Lines: Today's best MLB bets

Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies (-138, 8.5)

Pitching matchup

Cole Hamels (Philadelphia Phillies) vs. Vicente Padilla (Los Angeles Dodgers)

Cole Hamels (10-11, 4.32 ERA)

Hamels is far from his lights-out form of last postseason when he was named NLCS and World Series MVP. But if the fading fireballer can get the Phillies back to the World Series with a win in Game 5 he’ll be back in the hearts of Philadelphia backers.

Hamels has allowed eight runs in more than 10 innings of work in the playoffs and was knocked around for four runs in just over five innings against the Dodgers in Game 1 last Thursday. He struggled with his command, allowing two home runs and watching his pitch count surpass the century mark with 69 of those tosses for strikes.

Vicente Padilla (12-6, 4.46 ERA)

Padilla has the hot hand for the Dodgers. He hasn’t lost since joining Los Angeles in August and is 1-0 with a 0.63 ERA in two postseason starts. His most recent trip to the bump was a 7 1-3-inning no decision in which he gave up one run on only four hits for a 2-1 Los Angeles victory in Game 2.

Padilla is a former Phillies pitcher, who was with the club between 2000 and 2005. The Dodgers’ beat writers are expecting the always-vocal Philadelphia crowd to bombard the right-hander with barbs from the past. Padilla has been solid on the road, going 7-2 with a 3.60 ERA in both Texas and L.A. this season.

At the plate

The big bats continue to come through for the Phillies. And there is no bat bigger than Ryan Howard. The slugging first baseman hit a two-run home run in Game 4 Monday, giving him two home runs and eight RBI in the NLCS.

Shane Victorino and Chase Utley are giving the top half of the order some pop while struggling leadoff hitter Jimmy Rollins sprung into action in Game 4 with a two-run double in the bottom of the ninth to give Philadelphia a 3-1 series lead heading into Wednesday. Even defensive catcher Carlos Ruiz is getting in on the act. He's hitting .500 (5-for-10) for the series.

The Dodgers are getting their production from the opposite end of the batting order. Los Angeles’ top hitters this series are the five, six and seven hitters James Loney, Ronnie Belliard and catcher Russell Martin, all of which are batting .333 or better in the first four games of the NLCS.

The power bats of Manny Ramirez, Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp have been silenced for the most part. Those players have five RBIs between them but just two home runs, a total of 13 strikeouts and they’re all hitting .250 or worse against the Phillies.

Pick

Monday night’s loss was crushing for the Dodgers, who did all they could to get out of jams with the lead in the later innings.

Philadelphia scored a similar come-from-behind win over Los Angeles in Game 4 of last year’s NLCS, then went on to eliminate a deflated Dodgers team 5-1 in Game 5 to advance to the World Series.

Baseball bettors will see history repeat itself Wednesday night in the City of Brotherly Love.

Pick: Phillies -138

 

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Wednesday, October 21

Trend Report

7:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. NY ISLANDERS
Carolina is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
NY Islanders are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the NY Islanders last 5 games when playing Carolina

7:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. BOSTON
Nashville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Nashville's last 11 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games at home

7:30 PM
BUFFALO vs. FLORIDA
Buffalo is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Buffalo is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Florida's last 12 games when playing at home against Buffalo

8:00 PM
COLORADO vs. MINNESOTA
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Colorado is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Colorado

8:30 PM
VANCOUVER vs. CHICAGO
Vancouver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games when playing Chicago
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games

10:00 PM
DALLAS vs. ANAHEIM
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Dallas is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games