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Thunder at Mavericks: What Bettors Need To Know

Oklahoma City Thunder at Dallas Mavericks (-6.5, 198.5)

THE STORY: Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks dealt the Oklahoma City Thunder a stunning blow in Game 4 of the NBA's Western Conference final. The Mavericks look to finish the job Wednesday as they host the deflated Thunder with a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. A victory would move Dallas into the NBA Finals for the first time since 2006.

TV: 9 p.m. ET, ESPN

ABOUT THE MAVERICKS: Down 15 with less than five minutes remaining in regulation, Dallas stormed back against an overwhelmed Oklahoma City defense - and as expected, Nowitzki led the charge. The 7-footer scored nine straight points during a stretch that cut the deficit to two, then tied things up on a pair of free throws with six seconds remaining. Jason Kidd hit the dagger in OT, a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left that gave Dallas the lead for good. The win extended the Mavs' road winning streak in the playoffs to five games, setting them up to win the conference title at home. Nowitzki finished with 40 points and has been next to impossible to contain all series long.

ABOUT THE THUNDER: The Thunder played what might have been their worst five minutes of the playoffs during Dallas' improbable comeback. the defense had no answer for Nowitzki, while the offense fell flat. Kevin Durant finished with 29 points and 15 rebounds but had his attempt at a go-ahead 3-pointer blocked by Shawn Marion in the final seconds of the fourth quarter. Russell Westbrook finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists but had yet another string of questionable shot attempts that ultimately cost his team a chance at wrapping things up in regulation. The duo will need to be better if Oklahoma City plans on extending the series.

WHO'S HOT/WHO'S NOT: Even with a 7-for-21 performance in Game 3, Nowitzki is shooting 56 percent (41 for 73) from the field against the Thunder - and a ridiculous 50 for 52 from the free-throw line. Thunder C Serge Ibaka had five blocks Monday night, giving him eight in the past two games. Denver as a team has just six blocks in that span.

KEY STATISTIC: 12 - Nowitzki's points-per-game average in the fourth quarter against the Thunder. He matched that number in the fourth period of Game 4, helping lead the Mavericks back from certain defeat.

LAST WORD: Durant had a career-high nine turnovers in Game 4. The Thunder finished with 25 turnovers as a team.

TRENDS: Oklahoma City is 11-5-1 against the spread in its last 17 road games.
The over is 16-5 in the last 21 meetings between the two teams in Dallas.
Dallas is 9-1 against the spread in its last 10 home games.

 

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PICK 'N' ROLL

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Oklahoma City Thunder at Dallas Mavericks (-6.5, 198.5)

Jason Terry allowed himself to smile, but before the final seconds even ticked off his team’s miraculous Game 4 overtime victory in Oklahoma City, he was heard shouting a clear message to the team’s bench: “One more, one more.”

One of just two Maverick players to reach the NBA Finals on the 2006 squad, Terry held up a single digit to the bench as the clock ran out. He knew his team would celebrate, but he wanted to make sure it was already focused on the task at hand in Dallas.

He has no reason to believe the Mavs won’t show a killer instinct.

Dallas closed out Portland at the Rose Garden, 103-96 in its first opportunity in Game 6, leading by as many as 17 late. The team also left no doubt with a 122-86 win over the Lakers in Game 4 to complete a sweep after holding an advantage of as many as 36 points in the second half.

When the Mavericks have a team down in the postseason they do something they have struggled with historically – make them stay down.

"Past history doesn’t mean much to us," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. "Right now we’re really focused on the here and now. We’re five wins a way from our goal and it's important to see that big picture. That's why this next game is important because it's another opportunity for us, in terms in things that have gone in the past, none of that stuff matters."

Meantime, the Thunder must be able to learn from the past while letting this loss go. That’s going to be difficult, especially for young star Kevin Durant. The NBA scoring champ had 29 points, but failed to score the final 5:06 of regulation and all of overtime. After the game, he has heaping blame on himself.

"I feel upset because I let them down," Durant said of the fans. "I let the city down."

They are going to be even more upset when the series fails to return to Oklahoma City.

PICK: Mavericks

 

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MLB NEWS AND NOTES
MLB Betting Preview: Mariners-Twins
By CBSSports



Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins (+105, 7.5)

The Minnesota Twins and Seattle Mariners represent the two worst offenses in the AL, though each has done enough to split the first two games of their series.

After snapping a four-game losing streak, Minnesota hopes starter Brian Duensing can break out of his own funk.

The Twins host the Mariners on Wednesday in the rubber match of a three-game set.

Minnesota (.234) and Seattle (.233) have combined for 21 runs through the first two games, with the Mariners winning 8-7 in 10 innings Monday and the Twins ending Seattle's six-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory Tuesday. Jason Kubel, who went 2 for 4 with an RBI, is the only regular for either team hitting above .300, coming in at .313.

Duensing (2-4, 4.98 ERA) hopes to keep Seattle's light-hitting offense down once again while looking to end a four-start skid. The left-hander began the season 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA through four starts, but he's sporting a 7.50 ERA during his losing streak. Duensing also made a relief appearance May 10, allowing two runs and four walks through two innings against Detroit.

He gave up five runs in six innings Friday in an 8-7 loss at Arizona.

If Duensing runs into trouble, Minnesota (16-31) will have a rested bullpen after Nick Blackburn tossed a complete game Tuesday.

Manager Ron Gardenhire welcomed the off day for his relievers, who have struggled of late. The bullpen blew both save opportunities and had an 11.70 ERA in 10 innings while allowing a .432 batting average during the Twins' losing streak.

Closer Matt Capps and setup man Joe Nathan each pitched Monday and were unavailable Tuesday. Blackburn threw a career-high 127 pitches.

"We're always concerned with the pitch count, but his ball was still sinking and he still had a great breaking ball," Gardenhire said. "We needed that and he gave us what we needed, a big performance and a complete ballgame."

The Mariners (23-25) used the success of their starters to build their winning streak, going nine straight games of at least seven innings pitched prior to the series opener against the Twins.

Erik Bedard (2-4, 3.94) was part of that run after pitching eight scoreless innings Friday in a 4-1 win at San Diego. The left-hander began the season 0-4 with a 7.71 ERA, but he's gone 2-0 with a 1.33 ERA in four starts since.

However, Bedard hasn't had much success versus Minnesota. He beat the Twins for the first time in 10 career starts June 7, 2009 - his most recent outing against them. He's 0-2 with a 4.62 ERA in five career starts in Minnesota, never lasting more than six innings.

Bedard looks to get Seattle back on track after it lost for only the second time in nine games.

"We're playing good baseball," manager Eric Wedge said. "We're getting better. We've got a lot of guys that are working to move forward and figure out what they're capable of and what they need to do. And they'll keep getting better."

While the pitching staff has been a main reason for the improved play, the offense still leaves much to be desired. Justin Smoak leads the team with six home runs and 26 RBIs, though he hasn't gotten on the board in either category in his last six games.

The Mariners have lost six of the last eight meetings in Minnesota.

 

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Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies (-115, 8)

It was a mix of good and bad news for the Colorado Rockies as they picked up a win in the front end of Tuesday’s doubleheader with the Diamondbacks.

On the plus side, their offense came to life after a few games of futility, turning a 3-0 deficit into a 12-4 victory. Carlos Gonzalez had a huge game at the plate with a pair of home runs and four RBIs.

However, the Rockies also saw Jorge De La Rosa come out of the game in the third inning with an elbow injury. De La Rosa had been dealing with some blister issues on his pitching hand, but this could turn into something more serious.

He threw one pitch after calling the trainer out from the dugout, but then headed straight to the showers. Heading into Tuesday’s start, De La Rosa was 5-2 with a 3.34 ERA.

We’re looking for more offense in this one after the doubleheader.

PICK: Over


Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins (+105, 7.5)

With Jim Thome back in the lineup and Joe Mauer getting closer – he’s set to DH in an extended spring training game Wednesday – at least there is some good news for Twins supporters.

But there isn’t much else to get excited about. The club can’t get anything going at home and wasted a pair of homers from Thome Monday night when the bullpen blew another lead.

"You go on the DL and you go down, you always want to come back and swing the bat well," Thome, who is seven homers away from 600, told reporters. "Unfortunately, we didn't win the ballgame. That's what you want to do every night. It felt good to swing the bat good, but ultimately, it's all about winning."

Which makes it surprising that anybody in Minnesota is showing up to watch this club. The Twins were just 4-12 at home heading into Tuesday night’s action and with the struggling Brian Duensing on the mound for Wednesday’s game against Erik Bedard, we don’t like their chances.

PICK: Mariners

 

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Bruins at Lightning: What Bettors Need To Know

Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning (-120, 5.5)

THE STORY:Tim Thomas won the Vezina Trophy two years ago and is once again up for the award in 2011. After denying Steve Downie on a point-blank opportunity in the third period on Monday, Thomas will have no trouble convincing the Tampa Bay Lightning that he is worthy of the hardware. The All-Star netminder turned aside 33 shots and Brad Marchand scored to snap a tie late in the second period as the Boston Bruins skated to a 3-1 home triumph in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals. The Bruins lead the best-of-seven series, 3-2, and are on the precipice of advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1990. The Lightning will look to stave off elimination when the clubs reconvene at the St. Pete Times Forum on Wednesday for Game 6.

TV: 8 ET, VERSUS, CBC

ABOUT THE BRUINS: Boston is 17-4 all-time when leading a series 3-2 - and it can thank Thomas for earning a 3-2 lead in this set. With the Bruins nursing a 2-1 lead midway through the third period, Downie found himself staring at an open net. The veteran goaltender quickly took action and denied Downie with a bottom edge of his stick as the blade bounced off the goal post. Nathan Horton and Rich Peverley sandwiched goals around Marchand's game-winner on Monday. After being whistled for back-to-back interference penalties, Horton leveled the contest at 4:24 into the second period. He one-timed a centering feed from Milan Lucic for his seventh goal of the postseason. Michael Ryder saw his five-game point streak come to an end on Monday. He had collected three goals and four assists prior to be kept off the scoresheet.

ABOUT THE LIGHTNING: Guy Boucher surprised many by starting Mike Smith in Game 5. After stopping all 29 shots in two relief appearances in this series, Smith made his first career postseason start and finished with 17 saves. Simon Gagne opened the scoring 69 seconds into the contest by converting a 2-on-1 breakaway. The 31-year-old Quebec native scored for the second straight game and collected his seventh career goal in nine playoff games against the Bruins. Sean Bergenheim, who leads the NHL with nine postseason goals, exited Monday's contest with an undisclosed injury. He did not play in the second or third period, and Boucher offered little in regard to the Finn's status for Game 6. Roloson is now expected to start in goal.

WHO'S HOT/WHO’S NOT: Downie is having a series he'd like to forget. The 24-year-old Ontario native has failed to secure a point in all five games and has amassed 20 penalty minutes. With Tampa Bay pressing for a potential tying goal in the third period, Downie was whistled for a costly boarding penalty which injured defenseman Johnny Boychuk. Boston captain Zdeno Chara picked up an assist on Marchand's goal. The point was his first since he collected three in a Game 3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in the conference semifinals.

SPECIAL TEAMS: Both clubs went 0-for-4 on the power play in Game 5 and have failed to score on nine opportunities with the man advantage in the last three contests. As a result, the Bruins fell to 4-for-56 while the Lightning dropped to 14-for-61 in the playoffs. Tampa Bay has killed off 68 of 73 shorthanded situations.

LAST WORD: Boston improved to 9-2 in the playoffs when it has been outshot in a game. Tampa Bay recorded a 34-19 edge in shots on goal - including a decisive 14-4 advantage in the first period.

TRENDS: Boston has won eight of its last 10 overall.
The under is 1-5-2 in Tampa Bay's last eight home games.
The home team is 11-5 in the last 16 meetings between the two teams.

 

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Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning (-120, 5.5)

The Lightning have more questions than answers heading back to Florida trying to win Game 6 and send the series back to Boston.

Tampa Bay first must find a way to replace the impact of forward Sean Bergenheim, who leads the postseason with nine goals. He suffered a lower body injury on a hit in the first period and is listed as doubtful for Game 6. The injury is especially devastating as the Lightning have been pathetic on the power play during the series.

Martin St. Louis, Steve Stamkos and Vincent Levacalier had trouble finding any chemistry on the man advantage in a 3-1 defeat in Boston last weekend. For the series, Tampa Bay is a pathetic 2-for-18 on the power play and was just as bad in Game 6 – 0-for-4 with just four shots on goal.

"We were trying to make too many passes, and we didn't have too much setup time," Stamkos said. "We didn't get enough shots. Thomas made some nice saves, but we didn't challenge him the way we did in (Game 4). We didn't do a good enough job of getting screens, either."

Dwayne Roloson was a stone wall through the first two rounds, but has been incredibly human against the Bruins. After he was pulled early in Game 4 before Tampa rallied, Mike Smith came on in relief to boost the team to victory. Coach Guy Boucher opted to ride Smith into Boston to less successful results – Smith was solid but unspectacular as he finished with just 17 saves.

Now Boucher is reportedly going back to Roloson for Game 6, but considering how sneaky the bench boss was in Game 5, you may want to wait to see who's in the cage before sending in your wagers.

However, that might not matter much at this point.

PICK: Bruins

 

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Wednesday’s Betting Notes: A’s Closer Slams Skip

Who's Hot

NBA: Oklahoma City is 7-1-1 against the spread in its last nine games in Dallas.

NHL: The home team is 11-5 in the last 16 meetings between the Bruins and Lightning.

MLB: Cleveland is 25-4 in its last 29 home games.

Who’s Not

NBA: Five of the last 21 meetings between the Thunder and Mavericks in Dallas have played under the total.

NHL: Just one of Tampa Bay’s last eight games have played under the total.

MLB: Minnesota is 5-17 in its last 22 home games heading into Tuesday’s action.

Key Stat

106 – Number of bats Albert Pujols went between home runs before he finally broke his dinger slump Monday night – the longest drought of his career. He hit his eighth jack of the year in St. Louis’ 3-1 victory over the Padres, which came exactly a month after he hit his seventh homer. Pujols averages a home run every 14.3 at bats in his career.

Injury That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked

Sean Bergenheim, Tampa Bay Lightning: Bergenheim is listed as questionable for Wednesday’s game after suffering an undisclosed injury and missing the final two periods of Game 5’s loss. The left wing leads the NHL playoffs with nine goals.

Game Of The Day

Oklahoma City Thunder at Dallas Mavericks (-6.5, 198.5)

Notable Quotable

“I can’t remember another comeback like that. Once we got to [overtime] we had to feel good about ourselves after being down 15 and making all that comeback. And we obviously talked about it in timeouts that we’ve got to go for it now. We’re here and this is our ballgame and we’ve got to go for it, so that’s what we talked about.” – Dirk Nowitzki after he poured in 40 points in Dallas’ huge comeback victory in Game 4. The Mavs look to advance to the NBA Finals Wednesday, leading Oklahoma City 3-1 in the series.

Tips And Notes

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Brian Fuentes blasted manager Bob Geren following Monday’s loss, questioning the team’s direction and Geren’s managing time after he took his AL-high seventh defeat of the season. Fuentes, who has been the club’s closer all season, claims that now he never knows when Geren will bring him in the game. "The games in San Francisco were unorthodox managing," Fuentes told reporters. I get up in the seventh inning. I have no idea. I didn't stretch. If there was some sort of communication beforehand, I'd be ready, which I was. I was heated up. I was ready. But there's just a lack of communication. I don't think anybody knows what direction (Geren) is headed." Oakland had lost six straight games heading into Tuesday night’s action.

After shocking everyone by sitting veteran Dwayne Roloson in favor of Mike Smith in Game 5’s loss to the Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher will go reportedly back with Roloson for Wednesday’s Game 6. Smith stopped 17 of the 19 shots in the loss, which was his first start of the postseason. Roloson was pulled twice in this series before he was benched on Monday, but has been Tampa Bay’s go-to guy since coming over from the Islanders early in the regular season. The Lightning are set as -120 favorites in Game 6.

Rafael Nadal advanced to the second round of the French Open on Tuesday, but it wasn’t pretty. He needed five sets to defeat John Isner, marking the first time he played a five-set match in his last seven visits to Roland Garros. "Tough, tough moments for me," Nadal said. "I played too nervous, in my opinion." Nadal played better to finally send Isner packing, but will need to be much better moving forward in the tournament. He’s still favored to tie Bjorn Borg with his sixth French Open title at +100. Novak Djokovic is right on his heels at +125.

 

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BEN BURNS

10* NBA MAIN EVENT
Thunder-Mavs under 198.5

 

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DCI NHL

Season: 398-302 (.569)

Eastern Conference Finals
Game 6, best-of-7
Boston vs. TAMPA BAY: TOO CLOSE TO CALL

 

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DCI NBA

Season
Straight Up: 851-372 (.696)
ATS: 640-635 (.502)
ATS Vary Units: 1512-1494 (.503)
Over/Under: 661-632 (.511)
Over/Under Vary Units: 794-769 (.508)

Western Conference Finals
Game 5, best-of-7
DALLAS 104, Oklahoma City 97

 

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Today's MLB Picks

Washington at Milwaukee

The Nationals look to build on their 7-1 record in Jason Marquis' last 8 starts. Washington is the pick (+150) according to Dunkel, which has the Nationals favored by 1/2 a run. Dunkel Pick: Washington (+150). Here are all of today's picks.
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4" width="538"><tbody><tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="522" height="17">WEDNESDAY, MAY 25
Time Posted: 6:30 a.m. EST</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="522" height="17">Game 951-952: Atlanta at Pittsburgh (12:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Minor) 15.578; Pittsburgh (McDonald) 15.128
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-115); 8
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-115); Under</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="522" height="17">Game 953-954: Washington at Milwaukee (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Marquis) 15.422; Milwaukee (Greinke) 14.759
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-170); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+150); Over</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="522" height="17">Game 955-956: St. Louis at San Diego (6:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Carpenter) 15.759; San Diego (Latos) 13.624
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 2; 7
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-125); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-125); Over</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="522" height="17">Game 957-958: Cincinnati at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Wood) 14.787; Philadelphia (Halladay) 15.557
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-200); 7
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-200); Under</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="522" height="17">Game 959-960: NY Mets at Chicago Cubs (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Gee) 15.418; Cubs (Coleman) 15.200
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-120); No Run Total
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-120); N/A</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="522" height="17">Game 961-962: LA Dodgers at Houston (2:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Lilly) 14.140; Houston (Rodriguez) 14.567
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-130); 8
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+110); Over</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="522" height="17">Game 963-964: Arizona at Colorado (8:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Kennedy) 14.734; Colorado (Hammel) 15.926
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Colorado (-115); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-115); Under</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="522" height="17">Game 965-966: Florida at San Francisco (10:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Florida (Volstad) 14.973; San Francisco (Bumgarner) 14.527
Dunkel Line: Florida by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-150); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Florida (+130); Over</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="522" height="17">Game 967-968: Boston at Cleveland (12:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Lester) 16.014; Cleveland (Talbot) 15.689
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Boston (-165); 8
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-165); Over</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="522" height="17">Game 969-970: Tampa Bay at Detroit (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine) 14.877; Detroit (Penny) 15.821
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Detroit (-140); 9
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-140); Under</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="522" height="17">Game 971-972: Toronto at NY Yankees (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Reyes) 16.619; NY Yankees (Garcia) 15.843
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1; 10
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-180); 9
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+160); Over</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="522" height="17">Game 973-974: Seattle at Minnesota (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Bedard) 16.400; Minnesota (Duensing) 15.169
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Seattle (-120); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-120); Under</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="522" height="17">Game 975-976: Chicago White Sox at Texas (2:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Floyd) 16.079; Texas (Wilson) 15.598
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Texas (-155); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+135); Over</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="522" height="17">Game 977-978: Kansas City at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Hochevar) 15.783; Baltimore (Arrieta) 14.207
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-135); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (+115); Under</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="522" height="17">Game 979-980: Oakland at LA Angels (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Cahill) 15.150; LA Angels (Santana) 14.832
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-110); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-110); Over</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 5px;" width="522">
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Today's NBA Picks

Oklahoma City at Dallas

The Mavericks look to close out the series and build on their 9-1 ATS record in their last 10 games as a home favorite. Dallas is the pick (-6 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Mavericks favored by 8 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Dallas (-6 1/2). Here are all of today's picks
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4"><tbody><tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt; width: 564px;" height="17">WEDNESDAY, MAY 25
Time Posted: 6:30 a.m. EST</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt;" width="564" height="17">Game 517-518: Oklahoma City at Dallas (9:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oklahoma City 123.497; Dallas 131.896
Dunkel Line & Total: Dallas by 8 1/2; 195
Vegas Line & Total: Dallas by 6 1/2; 198 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Dallas (-6 1/2); Under</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

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Today's NHL Picks

Boston at Tampa Bay

The Bruins look to close out the series and build on their 4-1 record in their last 5 games as a road underdog. Boston is the pick (+105) according to Dunkel, which has the Bruins favored by 1/2 a goal. Dunkel Pick: Boston (+105). Here are all of today's picks.
<table id="table1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4"><tbody><tr> <td style="height: 12.75pt; width: 564px;" height="17">WEDNESDAY, MAY 25
Time Posted 7:00 a.m. EST</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 95px;">Game 71-72: Boston at Tampa Bay (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston 13.259; Tampa Bay 12.688
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Tampa Bay (-125); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (+105); Under</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty missed with the Bulls (+5) Tuesday night.

Wednesday it's the Mavericks. The deficit is 2,082 sirignanos.

 

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Hondo

Hondo lost another small pile of DDPs (disposable dead presidents) last night when the Rangers failed their assignment against the Chisox, causing the debt to grow to 1,280 dobys.

Today, Mr. Aitch will throw his support behind the Native Americans -- 10 units on Talbot to shut down the Bosawx. Also, he'll take stab with the Nats -- 10 units on Marquis to do the noble thing and muzzle Milwaukee.

 

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Cappers Access

Thunder
Pirates
Rangers(RL)

 

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Gamblers Data

Bonus Play Wednesday

Bruins "Pick"

 

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Baseball Crusher
Play of the Day:

Orioles -140 over Royals

 

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Hockey Crusher
Play of the Day:

Bruins + Lightning UNDER 5.5