Service Plays Wednesday 8/25/10

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Streaking And Slumping Starters

Streaking

Felix Hernandez (9-10, 2.51 ERA), Seattle Mariners
If Felix Hernandez played for pretty much any other team in the league, he’d probably be mentioned as a Cy Young candidate. The 24-year-old hasn’t allowed more than three runs in a single start since June 8 and is 2-1 over his last three, allowing one unearned run over that stretch.

Hernandez also has 31 strikeouts over that span.

Ryan Dempster (11-8, 3.56 ERA), Chicago Cubs

Dempster has been the one constant for the Chicago Cubs this year. He heads into this matchup with the Nationals having gone 2-0 with a 2.11 ERA with 16 strikeouts in his last three starts. Dempster has allowed just five combined earned runs over his last five trips to the hill.

He went eight innings allowing two earned runs while sitting down seven batters in his most recent outing, a 5-3 loss to Atlanta in which he picked up a no-decision.

Slumping

Jason Marquis (0-6, 11.39 ERA), Washington Nationals

Marquis heads into Wednesay’s game still in search of his first win of the season after allowing at least five runs in four of his six 2010 starts to date. However, there are signs that he might be finally getting it together. He allowed just a single earned run over five innings against Philadelphia last week, but took a 1-0 loss against Phillies ace Roy Halladay.

Over bettors have cashed in on five of Marquis’ six starts.

Returning

Jeff Niemann (10-3, 3.12 ERA), Tampa Bay Rays
Niemann is set to make his first start after coming off the DL with a sore shoulder. He had won three of his last four before hitting the shelf on Aug. 3.
Niemann has one win in three lifetime tries against Tampa Bay, putting up a 5.51 ERA.

 

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HOT LINES

Wednesday’s Best MLB Bets

Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox (-138, 7.5)

Can somebody give Felix Hernandez a little help here? The 24-year-old has allowed just a single unearned run over his last three starts while striking out 31 and he still picked up a loss.

That has been the story of his season. Hernandez’s record is nothing special at 9-10, but he also owns a 2.51 ERA with 183 strikeouts. Seattle is giving him just 3.1 runs of support per outing.

Meanwhile, Jon Lester has no one to blame but himself for his most recent start. Lester lasted just two innings against the Toronto Blue Jays last week, giving up nine earned runs and two dingers while throwing only 37 total pitches before hitting the showers.

Pick: Seattle Mariners


Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies (-330, 7.5)

Houston’s J.A. Happ makes his first start against his former team on Wednesday and gets a tough matchup with the Phillies rolling out ace Roy Halladay. Happ has gone 2-3 with a 4.62 ERA since joining the Astros, marking the first time he has made five straight scheduled starts this year.

"I don't really know why I never got that so to speak," Happ told reporters of never being given a set spot in the roster with the Philadelphia. "I felt like I would have been fine there. I felt like I could have had that there also. I don't see why it would have been any different. But to be on a team that wants you to pitch every five days is definitely a nice thing. I'm going to give them everything I've got, and hopefully they'll appreciate that."

Happ definitely has Roy Halladay’s approval. Upon hearing Happ was on his way to Houston, Halladay texted friend and Astros pitching coach Brad Arnsberg to say the Astros were going to be very happy with the young lefty.

Pick: Under

 

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WNBA Betting Preview

Dream-Mystics Preview

A little more than two weeks ago, the Washington Mystics were holding on to the fourth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Riding a season-high six-game winning streak, Washington now heads into the postseason as a No. 1 seed for the first time.

Having not moved past the opening round in eight years, the Mystics host the struggling Atlanta Dream on Wednesday night in Game 1 of this best-of-three conference semifinal series.

Since falling to the fourth seed with a 76-67 loss at Connecticut on Aug. 8, the Mystics (22-12) have reeled off six straight victories to earn the top spot in the East.

Washington won 90-81 at Atlanta on Sunday to finish the regular season in a first-place tie with New York, but the Mystics took the tiebreaker by winning the season series Friday with their 75-74 victory that snapped New York's franchise-record 10-game win streak.

"It feels great to get the top seed, because it means we have home court," forward Crystal Langhorne said Sunday after posting her 15th double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

The Mystics, who have won a season high-tying five straight at the Verizon Center, will likely need to lean heavily on Langhorne if they are going to make their first conference finals appearance since sweeping Charlotte in the opening round in 2002.

Langhorne, who led Washington this season with 16.3 points per game and was fifth in the league in rebounding (9.7), averaged 20.0 points and 11.5 boards as the Mystics won three of four versus Atlanta this season.

The fourth-seeded Dream (19-15) split two matchups at the Verizon Center, notching the franchise's first win in the nation's capital with an 86-79 overtime victory June 5, but Atlanta has dropped six of seven since taking a one-game conference lead Aug. 1.

The Dream have given up 85.6 points per game in their last seven compared to 75.0 during a four-game winning streak which preceded that stretch.

"We've got to play better defense," coach Marynell Meadors said Sunday after her team let Washington shoot 57.1 percent from the field in the second quarter to build a 17-point halftime lead.

"I promise you one thing, we won't play like we did in the first half."

Although the Dream have struggled over the past three weeks, they still could advance past the conference semifinals for the first time if Angel McCoughtry continues to put up big scoring games against the Mystics while Sancho Lyttle and Erika de Souza control the paint.

McCoughtry, last season's rookie of the year, finished third in the league in scoring with 21.1 points per game. She averaged 23.8 versus Washington this season.

Lyttle averaged 12.3 points and 11.3 rebounds in the four match-ups, while de Souza added 12.0 points and 6.8 boards per game.

Atlanta averages a league-leading 38.8 rebounds, but Washington held opponents to a league-low 28.3 per game and out-rebounded the Dream in the last two meetings.

This is the first playoff match-up between Washington and Atlanta. Game 2 is in Atlanta on Friday night.

Storm-Sparks Preview

The Seattle Storm were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Los Angeles Sparks each of the past two seasons.

A healthy Lauren Jackson is determined not to let that happen again.

After finishing with one of the best records in WNBA history, Jackson and the Storm try to take the first step toward winning their first title in six years when they host the Sparks in Wednesday night’s best-of-three series opener.

Seattle (28-6) has looked like the favorite to win the championship for much of the season, opening a franchise-best 22-3 and securing home-court advantage throughout the postseason July 27. The Storm tied the 2001 Sparks for most regular-season victories and are seeking their first title since 2004.

“Our team is on a mission right now,” Jackson told the WNBA’s official website. “And that’s to win a championship.”

With Jackson healthy and the top contender to win her third league MVP, that goal seems possible.

Jackson missed each of the past two postseasons with injuries, and Seattle lost both series to the Sparks in three games.

Jackson, who averaged 20.5 points and 8.3 rebounds this season, and the Storm won all five meetings with Los Angeles (13-21) in 2010.

The Storm concluded the regular season with a 76-75 win over the Sparks on Saturday to finish a league-record 17-0 at home. Seattle has won eight straight regular-season home games over Los Angeles since 2007.

“I think both teams have really good competitors,” Storm coach Brian Agler said. “(The Sparks are) to the point now where they’re going to take whatever it takes to win. They’re going to do what they have to do.”

Seattle, with Jackson in the post, boasted one of the league’s top defenses, allowing an average of 73.8 points on 41.3 percent shooting.

While Jackson garners most of the attention for the Storm’s remarkable season, Swin Cash and Sue Bird are also playing significant roles for Seattle.

Cash averaged 13.8 points - her highest since 2004 with Detroit - and Bird finished second in the league with 5.8 assists per game.

“We’ve played them five times, so at this point, if we don’t know them by now, then we haven’t been paying attention,” Sparks forward Tina Thompson said. “We’re going to keep coming out and playing hard, fighting. That’s what our players are all about, is to leave everything out there and give it our all.”

While the Storm are finally at full strength for the playoffs, the Sparks have been without Candace Parker since June because of a season-ending shoulder injury.

The 35-year-old Thompson has stepped up in Parker’s absence, averaging team highs of 16.6 points and 6.2 rebounds to help Los Angeles rebound from a 4-13 start and make the playoffs for the 11th time in 12 years.

Still, without Parker, it appears that it will be tough for the Sparks, who were eliminated in the Western Conference finals each of the past two seasons, to win their first title since 2002.

Game 2 of the series will be in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon.

 

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LADY LUCK

Wednesday's Best WNBA Bets

Atlanta Dream at Washington Mystics (-4.5, 159)

The Washington Mystics picked a perfect time to get hot, reeling off six straight wins and going 4-2 against the spread (ATS) down the stretch to move from third place to the Eastern Conference’s top seed by the end of the regular season.

As a reward, they face the slumping Atlanta Dream in the first of a best-of-three-game series beginning Wednesday. The Dream lost six of their final seven games in the regular season, covering just two spreads over the slump.

Washington may not put a ton of points on the board every night, but the Mystics do hit their open looks. Their .451 field goal percentage was good for second best in the league. Washington also allowed the fewest points per game in the WNBA this season – 73.3 – and will need to keep it tight around the club’s own bucket against a Dream team that loves to get up and down the floor.

Pick: Washington Mystics


Los Angeles Sparks at Seattle Storm (-9.5, 150)

The Seattle Storm cruised into the playoffs with their bench handling most of the heavy lifting over the past few weeks. Seattle, the top seed in the Western Conference, clinched home-court advantage on July 27.

The Los Angeles Sparks got out of the gate slow to start the season, booking a 4-13 record in the first half of the campaign. They rebounded to win nine of their last 17, but have a tall task in front of them in this series.

The Storm were a perfect 17-0 at home this year and won all five games (3-1-1 ATS) against the Sparks this season.

Pick: Seattle Storm

 

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

Weather To Watch

Twins at Rangers: There is an expected 10 mph wind blowing across the diamond from third toward first.

Royals at Tigers: There is an expected 10 mph wind blowing in from left center field.

Mariners at Red Sox: 80 percent chance of rain with a 12 mph wind blowing in from center field.

Orioles at White Sox: There is an expected 16 mph wind blowing in from left center field.

Houston at Philadelphia: 30 percent chance of rain.

Oakland at Cleveland: 30 percent chance of rain and an expected 10 mph wind blowing in from right field.

Cardinals at Pirates: 30 percent chance of thunderstorms.

Marlins at Mets: 30 percent chance of rain.

Who’s Hot

The Reds are 9-2 in their past 11 road games.

The over is 13-5-1 in the Cardinals past 19 games.

The Padres are 13-3 in their past 16 overall.

Who’s Not

The Royals are 3-14 in their past 17 road games.

The under is 6-2 in the Astros past eight games.

The under is 17-6-3 in Oakland’s past 26 road games.

Key Stat

25: Aggregate margin of victory for the Tigers on their home stand, outscoring opponents 31-6 in four straight wins. It is the largest margin of victory in the first four games of a home stand for Detroit since September of 1968.

Injury That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked

The bullpen situation for the St. Louis Cardinals just got dicey. The Cardinals, in the thick of a division and Wild Card race, just put left-hander Dennys Reyes on the disabled list. Reyes has appeared in 50 games this season and is 2-1 with a 3.94 ERA, however he has a strain in his pitching elbow. The bigger deal is that St. Louis lost left-handed pitchers Renyel Pinto (released) and Nate Robertson (opted-out) recently from Triple-A Memphis and was forced to call up righty Fernando Salas. For a manager in Tony LaRussa that loves pitching matchups, this is a big curve ball.

Game Of The Day

Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers (-145, 8.5)

Notable Quotes

"I love Detroit. I feel like we're not out of it yet. At least we can make some kind of run." – Johnny Damon on his decision not to return to the Red Sox this week.

Tips And Notes

After a horrendous game between the Jets and Panthers this weekend, most Carolina backers don’t know whether to pine for Matt Moore or Jimmy Clausen at quarterback. Well this quote shouldn’t help: "I still don't feel 100 percent right now," Clausen told CarolinaGrowl.com. "The doctor said it's probably going to be until after the season until I feel 100 percent. I'm going to have to play through some aches and pains until the season is over. That's just the nature of football." Clausen, who may have a chance to take over the Panthers if Moore struggles early, has been hobbled by a toe injury that has nagged him for months.

Tuck this note away for the weekend. Columbus played Santos Laguna in Mexico on Tuesday night, but coach Robert Warzycha left standout All-Star attacking midfielder Guillermo Barros Schelotto and outstanding central defender Chad Marshall at home to rest before a game against FC Dallas on Saturday. The Crew is 9-2 at home this because of shrewd roster moves like this and not only should Columbus have the best two players on the pitch this weekend, they should be as fresh as ever.

As if the New York Yankee rotation needed a little more controversy. Struggling starter Javier Vasquez was shipped to the bullpen on Tuesday with a 9-9 record and 5.05 ERA. Starting in his place? Ivan Nova, who is 0-0 with a 2.16 ERA. On Monday, Nova went 5.1 innings and gave up two earned runs on six hits in a 3-2 loss to the Blue Jays. That start was mediocre enough to earn him another chance to secure a regular spot. "I can't tell you right now," Yankees manager Joe Girardi told ESPN.com when asked if Vazquez would remain in the 'pen. "I want to see where we are after Sunday, and we'll continue to evaluate how everyone's doing and how everyone's feeling."

 

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GREEK SPORTS PICKS

5 UNIT Atlanta Braves
5 UNIT Chicago Cubs
5 UNIT Minnesota Twins

 

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Craig Masters

Texas Rangers -145 ML

 

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SPORTGENIUS

1 UNIT Texas Rangers RL

 

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WNBA DUNKEL

Atlanta at Washington
The Mystics look to take advantage of an Atlanta team that is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games in Washington. Washington is the pick (-4 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Mystics favored by 5 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Washington (-4 1/2). Here are all of today's picks.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25

Game 601-602: Atlanta at Washington (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta 112.352; Washington 117.757
Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 5 1/2; 156
Vegas Line & Total: Washington by 4 1/2; 159 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-4 1/2); Under

Game 603-604: Los Angeles at Seattle (11:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 107.506; Seattle 115.462
Dunkel Line & Total: Seattle by 8; 155
Vegas Line & Total: Seattle by 9 1/2; 150
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (+9 1/2); Over

 

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Dave Eckstein

Milwaukee Brewers -111

 

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"Bulgarian Paid service"

Doubles,
Everton v Huddersfield 1 @ 1.33
Sogndal v Bryne 1 @ 1.50

 

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty split with the Yankees and Marlins Tuesday night.

Wednesday it's the Reds. The deficit is 50 sirignanos.

 

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Hondo

Hondo's daily double-beatdown was administered by the Orioles and Reds, whose setbacks raised the runaway deficit to a season-high 1,775 zisks.

Tonight, Mr. Aitch will heed the sage advice of Howard "Home Run Howie" Kussoy, who says Hughes can't lose. Ten units.

 

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Arthur Ralph Sports
501 - 368 run 58 %

Bonus Play WED BRAVES -125

 

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Gamblers Data

Wednesday
Padres -165

 

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KIKI SPORTS

Wednesday August 25th

2 units Atlanta -125
1 unit St Louis -165
1 unit Boston -150

 

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my sports winner (phone)

San Francisco RL +185
Detroit RL +115
NY Yankees

 

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The Joker 83-68-2 (0-1)

Back FC Copenhagen at [1.9] to beat Rosenborg

 

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John Harrison

Yankees -130 (3 UNITs)
Cubs +100 (3 UNITs)