JR O'Donnell
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Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals
Chicago White Sox -155
The White Sox Are Smashing Lefty's... Laying the wood at a .390 clip the last 15 games........ Looking at B Chen, he is 0-1 with a 6.10 ERA in two career starts versus Chicago.
We made this baby a Bonus Play because of the injury to SS Ramirez.. Big Big loss
Had the Marlins PEGGED YESTERDAY EASY....
WILL PLAY THE CHI SOX WHO ARE RED HOT TODAY
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Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals
Chicago White Sox -155
The White Sox Are Smashing Lefty's... Laying the wood at a .390 clip the last 15 games........ Looking at B Chen, he is 0-1 with a 6.10 ERA in two career starts versus Chicago.
We made this baby a Bonus Play because of the injury to SS Ramirez.. Big Big loss
Had the Marlins PEGGED YESTERDAY EASY....
WILL PLAY THE CHI SOX WHO ARE RED HOT TODAY
The Spread
COMP.
Arizona Diamondbacks at Cincinnati Reds, 12:35PM ET
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Cincinnati is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Arizona
Cincinnati is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
Pick: Arizona
Houston Astros at San Diego Padres, 3:35PM ET
Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Houston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Diego
San Diego is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games
San Diego is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games at home
Pick: Houston
Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox, 8:10PM ET
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games when playing Kansas City
Chi White Sox are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home
Kansas City is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Pick: Kansas City
COMP.
Arizona Diamondbacks at Cincinnati Reds, 12:35PM ET
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Cincinnati is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Arizona
Cincinnati is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
Pick: Arizona
Houston Astros at San Diego Padres, 3:35PM ET
Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Houston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Diego
San Diego is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games
San Diego is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games at home
Pick: Houston
Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox, 8:10PM ET
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games when playing Kansas City
Chi White Sox are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home
Kansas City is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Pick: Kansas City
Nelly
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Arizona + over Cincinnati
Arizona has a terrible record but hiding is a team that has the talent to be a playoff contender. Injuries have been a big problem and the early season coaching change did not help as much as the front office has hoped. Still as bad as things have gone there have been some promising performances. Veteran Doug Davis is just 3-8 but his ERA is 3.10 on the season he is delivering great results even if it is not leading to wins. Davis has allowed three or fewer earned runs in each of his last six starts while allowing just one home run in that span. After a strong start to the season Aaron Harang had gone downhill, allowing ten runs and 18 hits in his last two starts. The Reds are just 7-9 in Harang starts even though he is often a modest favorite at home. Cincinnati owns a significant bullpen edge in this match-up but with two starters likely to go deep into the game it may not be as big of a factor. The road team has actually won six straight games in this series heading into Wednesday and Arizona has actually won or split seven of the last nine road series, it is the 15-28 home record that has killed the Diamondbacks as they have been very respectable away from the desert.
The Cubs and Brewers were both playoff teams last season and this is a heated rivalry that has picked up intensity in recent years. The first six games between these teams has been a wash in 2009, find out who will take game 1 of tonight's series. Nelly's Baseball is coming off a strong week of picks last week and we are ready to deliver Thursday night with another winner.
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Arizona + over Cincinnati
Arizona has a terrible record but hiding is a team that has the talent to be a playoff contender. Injuries have been a big problem and the early season coaching change did not help as much as the front office has hoped. Still as bad as things have gone there have been some promising performances. Veteran Doug Davis is just 3-8 but his ERA is 3.10 on the season he is delivering great results even if it is not leading to wins. Davis has allowed three or fewer earned runs in each of his last six starts while allowing just one home run in that span. After a strong start to the season Aaron Harang had gone downhill, allowing ten runs and 18 hits in his last two starts. The Reds are just 7-9 in Harang starts even though he is often a modest favorite at home. Cincinnati owns a significant bullpen edge in this match-up but with two starters likely to go deep into the game it may not be as big of a factor. The road team has actually won six straight games in this series heading into Wednesday and Arizona has actually won or split seven of the last nine road series, it is the 15-28 home record that has killed the Diamondbacks as they have been very respectable away from the desert.
The Cubs and Brewers were both playoff teams last season and this is a heated rivalry that has picked up intensity in recent years. The first six games between these teams has been a wash in 2009, find out who will take game 1 of tonight's series. Nelly's Baseball is coming off a strong week of picks last week and we are ready to deliver Thursday night with another winner.
Evan Altemus
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NY Mets at Pittsburgh
Play: UNDER 8.5
Both of these line-ups have been absolutely horrible lately. Each team has really struggled to hit the ball based on injuries and trades. The Mets have been ravaged with injuries, as Jose Reyes, Carlos Delgado, and Carlos Beltran are out with various injuries. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh continues to trade away their best players, which is devastating to a line-up that had problems scoring before the trades. Meanwhile, Tim Redding has started to pitch better and better. I expect him to have no problem handling the weak hitting Pirates. Pittsburgh's Paul Maholm has exhibited a strong home/road dichotomy with his performance recently. I expect him to have a dominating outing today and shut down the Mets. Look for both pitchers to go deep into the game as well.
2 UNIT SELECTION
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NY Mets at Pittsburgh
Play: UNDER 8.5
Both of these line-ups have been absolutely horrible lately. Each team has really struggled to hit the ball based on injuries and trades. The Mets have been ravaged with injuries, as Jose Reyes, Carlos Delgado, and Carlos Beltran are out with various injuries. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh continues to trade away their best players, which is devastating to a line-up that had problems scoring before the trades. Meanwhile, Tim Redding has started to pitch better and better. I expect him to have no problem handling the weak hitting Pirates. Pittsburgh's Paul Maholm has exhibited a strong home/road dichotomy with his performance recently. I expect him to have a dominating outing today and shut down the Mets. Look for both pitchers to go deep into the game as well.
2 UNIT SELECTION
Spartan
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Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cincinnati Reds
Play: Cincinnati Reds
I am supporting a play on the Aaron Harang and the Reds against the visiting Diamondbacks and lefty Doug Davis. Aaron sports a career record of only 2-4 against Arizona but in 8 starts his era is a sterling 1.66. He had a rough outing his last time on the hill against Cleveland but I look for a bounce back performance today. Davis is a underated pitcher in my opinion and an innings eater that could very well be picked up by someone in a trade soon. The Reds are only 3 games out in this pitiful division and I see them taking care of business in this spot.
Small wager guys on the Reds!
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Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cincinnati Reds
Play: Cincinnati Reds
I am supporting a play on the Aaron Harang and the Reds against the visiting Diamondbacks and lefty Doug Davis. Aaron sports a career record of only 2-4 against Arizona but in 8 starts his era is a sterling 1.66. He had a rough outing his last time on the hill against Cleveland but I look for a bounce back performance today. Davis is a underated pitcher in my opinion and an innings eater that could very well be picked up by someone in a trade soon. The Reds are only 3 games out in this pitiful division and I see them taking care of business in this spot.
Small wager guys on the Reds!
Jr Tips
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PHILLIES vs. NY METS
Philadelphia will try to get back in the win column against the Braves as they look to J.A. Happ for stability who is coming off his first major league shutout. Happ will start t against the Atlanta Braves for the first time. The left hander Happ (5-0, 3.00 ERA) allowed five hits and no walks, needing just 100 pitches to complete a 10-0 win in his last outing. The Phillies have dropped 13 of their last 17 and Philadelphia didn't manage a hit until the seventh inning of an 11-1 loss.Since slugger Raul Ibanez has been on the disabled list, Philadelphia's lineup has been inconsistent scoring two or fewer runs five times in the last 11 contests. The Braves are 6-2 against the Phillies this season and are looking for their fourth straight victory and will start Javier Vazquez (5-7, 3.04), who ranks among the top 10 in the NL in ERA, but has little run support from his team as he lost 1-0 against Boston Saturday after pitching 7 2/3 strong innings with eight strikeouts. In his last seven starts, the right-hander is 1-4 with a 2.61 ERA, but has gotten only nine runs to work with. Vazquez is 1-0 with a 3.29 ERA in two starts against the Phillies this year. Two of the hottest pitchers in the National League will face each other in a pitchers dual tonight where 3 runs will be enough to get the win.
TAKE UNDER 8
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PHILLIES vs. NY METS
Philadelphia will try to get back in the win column against the Braves as they look to J.A. Happ for stability who is coming off his first major league shutout. Happ will start t against the Atlanta Braves for the first time. The left hander Happ (5-0, 3.00 ERA) allowed five hits and no walks, needing just 100 pitches to complete a 10-0 win in his last outing. The Phillies have dropped 13 of their last 17 and Philadelphia didn't manage a hit until the seventh inning of an 11-1 loss.Since slugger Raul Ibanez has been on the disabled list, Philadelphia's lineup has been inconsistent scoring two or fewer runs five times in the last 11 contests. The Braves are 6-2 against the Phillies this season and are looking for their fourth straight victory and will start Javier Vazquez (5-7, 3.04), who ranks among the top 10 in the NL in ERA, but has little run support from his team as he lost 1-0 against Boston Saturday after pitching 7 2/3 strong innings with eight strikeouts. In his last seven starts, the right-hander is 1-4 with a 2.61 ERA, but has gotten only nine runs to work with. Vazquez is 1-0 with a 3.29 ERA in two starts against the Phillies this year. Two of the hottest pitchers in the National League will face each other in a pitchers dual tonight where 3 runs will be enough to get the win.
TAKE UNDER 8
Sports Gambling Hotline
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Milwaukee +135 at CUBS
This price seems a little bit high on the Cubs who are just 3-7 their last 10 games.
Sure, Seth McClung is only making his second start of this season, but McClung has been around the block a time or two, and let's face facts, Chicago's offense ain't exactly "Murderer's Row" this season. Chances are McClung can hang in there in this assignment.
Ryan Demspter has been struggling, as the righty has gone 0-2 his last 3 starts, with 10 runs allowed in his last 18 innings of work. Dempster is also 1-1 against the Brewers in 2 starts this season, with 8 runs allowed in 12 innings on the hill.
Milwaukee is on a 4-2 run their last 6, and they did take 5 of the 9 played at Wrigley Field last season.
We think the price is right for a play on the Brew Crew, as the bats in that lineup certainly have been showing more pop then the bats in the Cubs starting nine.
Play on the Brewers.
2? MILWAUKEE
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Milwaukee +135 at CUBS
This price seems a little bit high on the Cubs who are just 3-7 their last 10 games.
Sure, Seth McClung is only making his second start of this season, but McClung has been around the block a time or two, and let's face facts, Chicago's offense ain't exactly "Murderer's Row" this season. Chances are McClung can hang in there in this assignment.
Ryan Demspter has been struggling, as the righty has gone 0-2 his last 3 starts, with 10 runs allowed in his last 18 innings of work. Dempster is also 1-1 against the Brewers in 2 starts this season, with 8 runs allowed in 12 innings on the hill.
Milwaukee is on a 4-2 run their last 6, and they did take 5 of the 9 played at Wrigley Field last season.
We think the price is right for a play on the Brew Crew, as the bats in that lineup certainly have been showing more pop then the bats in the Cubs starting nine.
Play on the Brewers.
2? MILWAUKEE
Karl Garrett
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San Francisco at ST. LOUIS -135
Winner # 3 in a row last night, as the White Sox got the job done!
Tonight in the senior circut, go with the Cardinals to salvage the 2-2 split against the Giants.
St. Louis gritted out the 2-1 extra-innings win last night, and tonight they get to face a pitcher they have had their way with. Barry Zito has dropped his last 3 starts against the Redbirds, allowing 9 runs in 17 innings of work.
His counterpart Todd Wellemeyer is 2-0 the last 3 times he has faced the Giants.
St. Louis has been struggling for sure, but the G-Man still feels the Giants recent uptick is a bit of a fluke.
The Cards are at home, and they are the better team. Let's back them!
St. Louis is your Thursday comp play winner # 4 in a row.
4? ST. LOUIS
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San Francisco at ST. LOUIS -135
Winner # 3 in a row last night, as the White Sox got the job done!
Tonight in the senior circut, go with the Cardinals to salvage the 2-2 split against the Giants.
St. Louis gritted out the 2-1 extra-innings win last night, and tonight they get to face a pitcher they have had their way with. Barry Zito has dropped his last 3 starts against the Redbirds, allowing 9 runs in 17 innings of work.
His counterpart Todd Wellemeyer is 2-0 the last 3 times he has faced the Giants.
St. Louis has been struggling for sure, but the G-Man still feels the Giants recent uptick is a bit of a fluke.
The Cards are at home, and they are the better team. Let's back them!
St. Louis is your Thursday comp play winner # 4 in a row.
4? ST. LOUIS
Bobby Maxwell
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Houston at SAN DIEGO +110
Scored us a FREE winner on Wednesday as the Rangers got the ninth-inning win at home over the Angels. Today we'll get you another one as we go with the Padres at home to take care of the Astros.
We'll grab the small underdog in this one as the Padres are sending their best pitcher of late to the hill in this afternoon game in San Diego. The Padres Kevin Correia (5-5, 4.23 ERA) has been dominant lately and we'll back him in this one.
Correia is 2-1 in his last three games with a 2.49 ERA. The Padres have won four of his last five starts and he's held the opposition to three runs or less in each of those five. He went seven innings Saturday in Texas and held the Rangers to three runs on five hits in a 7-3 victory.
In Correia's last three starts at Petco Park in San Diego he's given up five runs in 20.2 innings. He faced these Astros back on May 9 and held them to two runs on four hits in six innings but the Padres fell 5-4.
Wandy Rodriguez (6-6, 3.35) is on the mound for Houston and he's got a 5.82 ERA in his last three games and 4.23 ERA away from home. He's given up 11 runs in his last three games, including four in six innings to the Tigers last Friday.
The Padres tend to play well in Thursday contests, going 8-3 in their last 11. And they are on runs of 7-2 agaisnt the N.L. Central and 4-1 against southpaws. Even though they lost Wednesday, the Padres are 5-3 in the last eight meetings with the Astros. We'll play the home team to win this one on get-away day from San Diego.
3? SAN DIEGO
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Houston at SAN DIEGO +110
Scored us a FREE winner on Wednesday as the Rangers got the ninth-inning win at home over the Angels. Today we'll get you another one as we go with the Padres at home to take care of the Astros.
We'll grab the small underdog in this one as the Padres are sending their best pitcher of late to the hill in this afternoon game in San Diego. The Padres Kevin Correia (5-5, 4.23 ERA) has been dominant lately and we'll back him in this one.
Correia is 2-1 in his last three games with a 2.49 ERA. The Padres have won four of his last five starts and he's held the opposition to three runs or less in each of those five. He went seven innings Saturday in Texas and held the Rangers to three runs on five hits in a 7-3 victory.
In Correia's last three starts at Petco Park in San Diego he's given up five runs in 20.2 innings. He faced these Astros back on May 9 and held them to two runs on four hits in six innings but the Padres fell 5-4.
Wandy Rodriguez (6-6, 3.35) is on the mound for Houston and he's got a 5.82 ERA in his last three games and 4.23 ERA away from home. He's given up 11 runs in his last three games, including four in six innings to the Tigers last Friday.
The Padres tend to play well in Thursday contests, going 8-3 in their last 11. And they are on runs of 7-2 agaisnt the N.L. Central and 4-1 against southpaws. Even though they lost Wednesday, the Padres are 5-3 in the last eight meetings with the Astros. We'll play the home team to win this one on get-away day from San Diego.
3? SAN DIEGO
MTI Sports
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Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves
Prediction: Philadelphia Phillies
In Vazquezs last start he went seven and two-thirds, struck out eight and allowed a lone run. The Braves lost the game 1-0. This is a bad spot for the Braves. The Atlanta hitters simply havent given Vazquez any run support in this situation. Perhaps its because Vazquez whines and complains about poor run support rather than trying to encourage his team, as many other pitchers do. Whatever the case, the Braves are 0-5 as a FAVORITE with Vazquez when they scored fewer than three runs in his last start. Atlanta has scored a TOTAL of six runs in these five games.
The Braves have won the first two game of this series and are going for the sweep here. Yesterday, the Braves treated Cole Hamels rudely and won 11-1. The Phillies are awfully tough in this spot. Philadelphia is 20-11 as a dog when they are off a loss in which they never led, 15-7 as a dog after a loss in which they allowed 12+ hits and 25-13 in the last game of a three game series.
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Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves
Prediction: Philadelphia Phillies
In Vazquezs last start he went seven and two-thirds, struck out eight and allowed a lone run. The Braves lost the game 1-0. This is a bad spot for the Braves. The Atlanta hitters simply havent given Vazquez any run support in this situation. Perhaps its because Vazquez whines and complains about poor run support rather than trying to encourage his team, as many other pitchers do. Whatever the case, the Braves are 0-5 as a FAVORITE with Vazquez when they scored fewer than three runs in his last start. Atlanta has scored a TOTAL of six runs in these five games.
The Braves have won the first two game of this series and are going for the sweep here. Yesterday, the Braves treated Cole Hamels rudely and won 11-1. The Phillies are awfully tough in this spot. Philadelphia is 20-11 as a dog when they are off a loss in which they never led, 15-7 as a dog after a loss in which they allowed 12+ hits and 25-13 in the last game of a three game series.
Marc Lawrence
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Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals
Prediction: Chicago White Sox
The White Sox send Mark Buerhle to the hill against the Royals in the opener of a four game series in Kansas City this evening. Buerhle enters tonight fray with team starts wins in 5 of his last 6 road games with 6 walks and 27 strikeouts in those efforts. He's also 13-2 in his last 15 team starts in this series. Back the better team with the better arm here tonight.
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Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals
Prediction: Chicago White Sox
The White Sox send Mark Buerhle to the hill against the Royals in the opener of a four game series in Kansas City this evening. Buerhle enters tonight fray with team starts wins in 5 of his last 6 road games with 6 walks and 27 strikeouts in those efforts. He's also 13-2 in his last 15 team starts in this series. Back the better team with the better arm here tonight.
Red Dog Sports
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Arizona at Cincinnati
Play: Under 8.5
There have been 41 unders, 13 overs and 5 pushes in the last 59 meetings and Aaron Harang has 8 unders and 0 overs in his last 8 starts vs. Arizona. Davis has an ERA of 1.83 in his last 3 starts while Harang's ERA this season is 3.95. Both pitchers have 6 overs and 9 unders this year. Look for another under on Thursday afternoon!
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Arizona at Cincinnati
Play: Under 8.5
There have been 41 unders, 13 overs and 5 pushes in the last 59 meetings and Aaron Harang has 8 unders and 0 overs in his last 8 starts vs. Arizona. Davis has an ERA of 1.83 in his last 3 starts while Harang's ERA this season is 3.95. Both pitchers have 6 overs and 9 unders this year. Look for another under on Thursday afternoon!
Frank Jordan
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Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves
Play: Philadelphia Phillies
J.A. Happ is 5-0 with an even 3 era. Philadelphia is playing great which is saving them as for some reason they are having a hard time at home. Atlanta brought in Javier Vazquez in in the off season to bolster the staff, but the plan quite hasn't worked yet as he is just 5-7 on the year with an era a shade over 3. Look for Philadelphia to continue that great play on the road where they are 26-14.
Play Philadelphia
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Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves
Play: Philadelphia Phillies
J.A. Happ is 5-0 with an even 3 era. Philadelphia is playing great which is saving them as for some reason they are having a hard time at home. Atlanta brought in Javier Vazquez in in the off season to bolster the staff, but the plan quite hasn't worked yet as he is just 5-7 on the year with an era a shade over 3. Look for Philadelphia to continue that great play on the road where they are 26-14.
Play Philadelphia
Jimmy The Moose
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Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves
The Phillies were pounded last night but look for them to bounce back with a win on Thursday. Philadelphia is 9-2 in their last 11 road games where they total has been set between 7.0-8.5. The Phillies are 8-3 in Happ's last 11 starts. Philadelphia has won 5 of his last 6 starts vs. a team with a losing record. The Braves are 1-6 in Vazquez's last 7 starts. In his last 5 home starts vs. a team with a losing record they are 1-4. They are 1-6 in his last 7 starts as a favorite. The Phillies are 20-8 in the last 28 meetings. Play on the Philadelphia Phillies +.
Play on: Philadelphia
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Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves
The Phillies were pounded last night but look for them to bounce back with a win on Thursday. Philadelphia is 9-2 in their last 11 road games where they total has been set between 7.0-8.5. The Phillies are 8-3 in Happ's last 11 starts. Philadelphia has won 5 of his last 6 starts vs. a team with a losing record. The Braves are 1-6 in Vazquez's last 7 starts. In his last 5 home starts vs. a team with a losing record they are 1-4. They are 1-6 in his last 7 starts as a favorite. The Phillies are 20-8 in the last 28 meetings. Play on the Philadelphia Phillies +.
Play on: Philadelphia
