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Oakland at Detroit April 27, 7:10 EST

The Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics play the third of a four game set at Comerica Park with both teams having notched one victory.

Detroit will send out righthander Justin Verlander who currently sports a 1-2 record with a 5.79 ERA. Verlander is 0-2 at Comerica Park this campaign and hasn't enjoyed home cooking dating back to last season as he carries a 3-10 team start record to the mound. However, a hidden gem among a sea of baseball betting stats is the fact Tigers have flourished when Verlander faces Oakland. In his last nine starts vs A's the Tigers are 7-2 including 3-1 at this venue.

The Athletics will have Sonny Gray handling the start. Gray 3-1 with a 2.73 ERA enters in great form having tossed six or more innings in each of his four starts. Gray's quick start to a season is not uncommon. In his last fourteen April starts the right-hander is a sparkling 10-2 with Athletics 10-4 over the span including 4-1 in an opposing park. As for facing Tigers with Gray, the A's are 2-2 in his four career starts including a 1-1 split hooked up against Verlander.

 

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Wednesday's six-pack

-- Toronto 102, Indiana 99-- Pacers led by 15 in the fourth quarter.

-- Atlanta 110, Boston 83-- Home side won all five series games.

-- New Mexico State promoted from within, tabbed Paul Weir as its head coach to replace Marvin Menzies. Weir has a recruiting connection in Canada.

-- That leaves Delaware, Northern Colorado as the only D-I head coaching jobs that have yet to be filled for next season.

-- Delaware's Kory Holden transferred to South Carolina- good player.

-- Pirates 9, Rockies 4-- Andrew McCutchen hit three homers for the Bucs.

 

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#1 Sports

Wednesday's Free Selection: Boston Red Sox - 180

 

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Mike Wynn

Bonus Play: MLB St Louis w/Wainwright Pk over Arizona

 

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Razor Sharp

FREE PICK FOR WEDNESDAY:Take KANSAS CITY (Young) Pick'em over LA Angels

 

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Totals4U

Wednesday's Free Selection: Houston Astros/Seattle Mariners over 7 1/2

 

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Atlantic Sports

Wednesday's Free Selection from Atlantic Sports: Anaheim Ducks - 160

 

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Platinum Plays

Free Pick: Texas Rangers w/Perez Pk over NY Yankees

 

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Easy Money Sports

Lee's Free Wednesday Selection Kansas City w/Young -105

 

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Golden Dragon Sports

Free Pick Clevland Tomlin -110

 

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Huddle Up Sports

Bonus Play: Seattle Iwakuma -130

 

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Hawkeye Sports

Wednesday's Free Selection: San Francisco Giants - 165

 

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The Vegas Steam Line

Your free winner for Wednesday: Take SEATTLE (Iwakuma) -130 over Houston

 

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High Stakes Syndicate

Free Selection for Wednesday: Seattle Mariners - 130

 

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Nevada Sharpshooter

Your free winner for Wednesday: Take the CHARLOTTE/MIAMI UNDER the total of 193

 

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Sharp Bettor

Sharp Bettor's Free Pick for Wednesday, April 27, 2016, MLB. 04/27 7:10 PM

(917) OAKLAND ATHLETICS (S GRAY - R) VS (918) DETROIT TIGERS

Play UNDER the total.

 

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Roz Wins

Roz's Wednesday, April 27, 2016, Free MLB Pick: 4/27 10:10 PM

(927) HOUSTON ASTROS (C MCHUGH - R) VS (928) SEATTLE MARINERS

Play Houston.

 

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Dave Cokin

Bonus Play Wednesday

PIRATES (Niese) @ ROCKIES (Gray) 8:40 PM

Take: ROCKIES +107

The Pirates are starting to rake, and Pittsburgh fans have to be thrilled at the breakout night enjoyed on Tuesday by Andrew McCutchen. There’s no question about which team is superior here, as the Bucs are likely playoff contenders yet again, while the Rockies will probably be lucky to win 70 games.

Nevertheless, I’ll be on the Rockies tonight. I liked what I saw from emerging righty Jonathan Gray in his first start of the season, even though he gave up a bunch of runs in his five innings of work. But Gray flashed some dominant stuff along the way, and I like his chances of getting me some good innings tonight, even against the potent Pirates.

Jon Niese is throwing more fastballs than in the past, and that is likely due to now working with pitching guru Ray Searage, who’s one of the best in the business. Searage builds on strengths and based on the mix of two and four-seamers Niese is featuring, it looks like the coach feels that’s the best way for Niese to attack the opposition. But the lefty has put up rather pedestrian numbers thus far, he’s in a ballpark that hasn’t exactly been a haven for him previously, and I would expect Colorado to have some success with the sticks tonight.

The Pittsburgh bullpen did well on Tuesday night, but that unit has been surprisingly porous so far this season, so what should look like a commanding edge over what Colorado has to offer isn’t that lopsided right now.

I made the Rockies -112 for this game, and they’re catching close to that as a home underdog. That’s not spectacular value. But when I can catch what I think is an edge and it also happens to be in direct opposition to what will be the public betting side, I don’t have a problem making the play. Put me down for a call on the Rockies to get this one.

 

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Aaron Toller

Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich

Free Pick: Over 2

Champions league semifinal leg 1 from Spain. Tuesday we saw a pretty uneventful matchup but this one promises to be a good one for Wednesday. How power Bayern Munich take on the defensive Athletico Madrid squad. I like the over 2 goals as I see this one having plenty of scoring opportunities giving Bayern attack 1st method and style and look for Athletico to counter attack when they get the chance.

 

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Scott Spreitzer

Astros vs Mariners

Bonus Play Seattle Mariners

I'm recommending a play on the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night. After spending several seasons mired at or near the bottom of MLB's standings, the Astros broke through last year in a dream season that many felt was a year or two away. Going into 2016, many thought Houston had a chance to dethrone the KC Royals as AL champs. In fact, the Westgate in Las Vegas opened Houston's win total at 88.5, the highest total in the American League at that particular joint. Things have not gone well for the Astros, both on the mound and at the plate. Houston's pen ranks 22nd in ERA and 21st in BAA. Astro starters and relievers rank 3rd-worst in ERA when opponents have runners in scoring position (RISP). But it doesn't stop with pitching. Houston's offense ranks dead last, 30th in MLB with a .185 team batting average with RISP. They're also near the bottom of the league in team batting average and OBP, overall. I expect more struggles tonight against Seattle hurler Hisashi Iwakuma, who has pitched well in his last 10 starts against Houston. Iwakuma has exhibited outstanding control in 43 starts at SAFECO heading into this season, sporting a 0.96 WHIP in more than 240 IP. The right-hander finished with 7 Ks and just 1 BB in his lone start at home this season, a six-inning effort against the Rangers. His counterpart tonight, Collin McHugh has been a disaster in three of his four starts this season. Take away one good home outing on April 11, and McHugh has been tagged for 14 earned runs & 26 base runners in his other three starts, spanning just 9 2/3 IP. We'll recommending a play on the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.