Taking the PENS here to close things out. Cashed with them last game after riding the Sharks early. I will sprinkle some PL +200 in also to get us the extra cash when the Pitt wins this one 4-1 tonight. 4* Money Maker PITT PENGUINS

Taking the BREWERS here. I have lost with the Mets against the Pirates this week. But this isn't really fading them as much as fading Colon. I love the chubby guy. But come on. The fact is he barely goes 6 inning. And not for nothing, but the lack of hitting is a concern if yo are a Mets fan. Milwaukee trots out Jimmy Nelson. The kid is off his worse outing of the season. He had pitched good heading into that game. The Brewers are a bit hot of late and are within striking distance of .500 winning 10 of their last 15. Mets in a bit of a slump. 4* Money Maker MILWAUKEE BREWERS 

Taking the WHITE SOX. Yeah, these guys are slumping. But I really like this spot for them. 11-0 nothing last night. Miguel Gonzalez is going to give us 6 innings tonight.Nothing fancy. Just a solid outing and what we need here.  And I just find that teams getting bombed respond the day after. Nats are a very good. That isn't the argument I am making. I just see this line come down and have to take the home dog here. 4* Money Maker CHICAGO WHITE SOX 

Taking the ROCKIES here. This is really all about the scheduling spot here. Pitt in a 9 game home stand, but has to come to Colorado for a rain game. Locke has pitched good lately, while Bettis has been less than stellar to say the least. This is just one of those spots, between the line, and travel, where I have to take what looks like the ugly starting pitcher. 4* Money Maker COLORADO ROCKIES

4* Money Maker HOUSTON ASTROS

4* Money Maker SF GIANTS

4* Money Maker CLEVELAND INDIANS

Taking the CAVS here. Again. 0-2 here in the Finals as the Cleveland couldn't steal one for our money-line selections. Look. I thought the Cavs would actually win this thing. James gave GS all it could handle alone last year. Maybe if Love is out that opens things up here. If we can't grab one tonight, we will be on the Warriors to close this out the rest of the way. 4* Money Maker CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 

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Taking the ASTROS here and going RL for the big pay-day. I know that Keuchel has been brutal this year. Rangers smacked him for 7 runs just 2 starts ago. But that is one of the reasons I am on him here. Also. Why is this line so low? Astros haven't beaten the Rangers since I can't even remember. They are 2-7 in Keuchel's last 9 starts. Rangers seem to win every game that Hamels starts. 18-5 last 23 overall and 10-2 at home with him on the hill. I think those trends reverse tonight. 4* Money Maker HOUSTON ASTROS 

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(rained out from Monday) Taking the METS here. Lost with these guys yesterday. But, Harvey pitched like he I thought he would. Just couldn't muster any offense vs a very good pitcher. Niese has a nice 5-2 record, but isn't remotely close to Jose Fernandez. We have backed Matz often this year and has paid off dividends. This line is a little low, but I can't walk away from a guy with his numbers. He just finished May with a .76 WHIP (1.05 year). 4* Money Maker NY METS

Taking the METS here in Game 2. Like taking Matz in Game 1, I have to grab the better starter on the hill. Even though deGrom hasn't been awesome like he was last year, they guy is still very good. Juan Nicasio is average at best, and the Mets should be able to muscle across some runs here. 4* Money Maker NY METS 

Taking the PENGUINS here. Ok. Had the Sharks all series and last series. But I think the ride is over. Hate to end a nice winning season on the ice going down in flames here in the Finals. 4* Money Maker PITT PENGUINS

Taking the CAVS again. Nothing to say here. I like Cleveland for the series. I had them ML and plus the points in Game 1. I am doing it again here. 4* Money Maker CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 

Taking the WHITE SOX here. Verlander has been pitching much better in his May starts. 2 SHOs and he has lowered his ERA to respectability. I think the White Sox have a nice shot in the arm getting James Shields. Guy is a solid innings eater and will help deepen the rotation. It shows they are 'all in' as they say in going for it. I would have liked a bat to help today, but I think they are heading in the right direction. As for our starter, can Quintana get some offensive help please. 4 straight losses for a guy who's ERA 'ballooned' to a robust 2.13 after a 2-4 2.61 ERA month of May. I like my dogs. I like betting on pitchers who give us a chance in their starts. Quintana is the epitome of what I look for. A 1.03 WHIP and .227 BA against shows he limits hitters. 4* Money Maker CHICAGO WHITE SOX 

Taking the METS here. We had the Marlins yesterday and they couldn't hold on. Here. Look. I'll be honest. You have read my write-ups. I am as down on Harvey as anyone. And as much as I love Jose Fernandez, I can't lay that number with him. Especially vs a guy like Harvey who just showed you in his last start what he is capable of doing. I am not saying Harvey is 100% and will be dominate from here on out. But I do think he is more than likely to have a couple good starts in row which he had done earlier this year. 4* Money Maker NY METS

Going SHARKS Puck Line here. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Thought we were going to steal at least 1 in Pittsburgh. Basically do or die time for San Jose. I think they get this one 3-1, 4-2 style. Heck, 4-0- make it easy for us $ 4* PL Money SAN JOSE SHARKS 

4* Total Money OVER Yankees/ Orioles

4* RL Money HOUSTON ASTROS 

4* Money Maker MIAMI MARLINS

4* Money Maker LA ANGELS 

4* RL Money CHICAGO WHITE SOX

Taking the ORIOLES here. So I just had the Marlins as a free play yesterday on the bases. But I thought long and hard about adding the Yanks. Figured Tigers were coming from the west coast, and it was a random make up game. But I couldn't pull the trigger on Pineda. He pitched OK and the bullpen actually made it close. That being said. We get the O's at a short price here at home. Could be a sucker play. Tillman is 7-1 2.92 ERA on the year and a .203 BA Against. Baltimore has won his last 4 home starts vs the Yanks. And the Orioles are 7-1 last 8 vs NY and a 22-8 run last 30 vs the Bombers here at home. Eovaldi has pitched good his last 3 starts. 2 runs in 18 innings on 9 hits with 17 Ks. My problem here is the anemic Yankee offense and the fact that their 'big 3', of Betances, Miller and Chapman all pitched last night. Maybe all of them get run out there again tonight. I'm just betting on the Baltimore lineup getting enough runs to eliminate that element all together. 4* Money Maker BALTIMORE ORIOLES 

Taking the BREWERS here. Get to see a couple of the young up and comers on the hill tonight. It has been a bit of roller coaster with Velasquez from the Phillies this year. He has a couple great, great games. But I think the growing pains have been showing lately. As in, a 5+ ERA in May including 10 runs his last 2 road starts in 7 innings. His home splits are very good though. a .74 ERA and 3-1 record in 4 starts. That being said, he still has been up and down. Jimmy Nelson on the other hand. Well, he has had his rocky rookie starts. He a year under his belt. He has gone into the 8th in 3 of his last 4 starts. On the year, a 2.88 ERA. He hasn't been really abused by any lineup. Can't forget about the Brewers winning 7 of 10, while the Phils dropped 9 of 10 including 7 straight. Brewers 10-1 last 11 here in Philly. 4* Money Maker MILWAUKEE BREWERS 

Taking the CAVS here. Will go ML +220 but you can grab the 5.5 or 6 if you want. Look. I though the Thunder were going to take out the Warriors. And honestly, blowing double digits lead probably constitute a choke. But hats off to Klay and Curry because they are absolutely deadly from deep. More importantly, even with a hand in their face. But we get the under valued Cavaliers here. You know them. The guys who lost last years Finals to GS. The team with the guy who nearly won Finals MVP even though his team lost. It is go time for LeBron. We can say what if Love and Kyrie both played last year. I know LeBron and the Cavs will be saying that after they win this one. Look. We saw the Warriors have trouble with Westbrook. Irving won't be as out of control. They also have Love who can be more of a difference maker than Adams or Ibaka for the Thunder. And then there is LeBron. Warriors have chinks in the armor. Even if they win this series, there is no way you can say this team is better than 96 Bulls. The Bulls were never abused and lost, nor abused and had to come back from double digit road and home deficits to win. 5* Best Bet CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 

Taking SAN JOSE. Again. Here we are with the Sharks. They battled for us, but to be honest, I am a little shocked they couldn't muster more shots on goal. I think that changes here in Game 2. Being down, you know you are coming out fast and focused. Have to be confident that after falling down 2-0, they battle back and lose late in the 3rd. Sharks even it up here. 4* Money Maker SAN JOSE SHARKS

4* Money Maker MIAMI MARLINS

4* Money Maker LA ANGELS

4* Money Maker MINNESOTA TWINS

Going METS RUN LINE here. I like Matz. Guy has been great for us. You know darn well that I am not laying anything more than 150. I think we do get some decent value here though. Latos. I mean, look. I have tried backing this guy in real life and fantasy. And he teases and teases you. 4-0 1.84 ERA in 5 April starts. 2-1 7.04 ERA in 4 May starts. He has given up 4 or more runs in 5 of his last 6 starts. Hitters were slapping him around to the tune of .337 BA against last month. I don't even count Matz first start of the year. It was a quirky schedule and he wasn't getting reps in. In my eyes, he is a perfect 7-0 with a 1.13 ERA. Even giving up 6 hits in 1+ innings, he still sports a .99 WHIP. Mets should be able to score a few here and the Sox bullpen has been a dumpster fire recently. 4* RL Money NY METS

Taking the ORIOLES here. We will flip sides today as we did cash with the Red Sox last night. But that was a different match-up. Sox send recalled Eduardo Rodriguez to the hill today. He has shown some nice flashes last year. But he hasn't been dazzling in Triple A. Just some average numbers at best. I have backed Gausman a few times this year. He is someone I like to keep in my stable. He is 0-2 in 7 starts. He has a 3.24 ERA and 1.16 WHIP, not terrible by any stretch. Even a .239 BA against isn't really hurting him. My only concern is pitches. He only goes about 6 innings with up and down strike out numbers. What I do know is this. He will keep us in the game. And at this short price, it is a worthy investment. 4* Money Maker 

Taking the PHILLIES here. Will follow the line move here. Number has come down a bit. And let's be honest here, Aaron Nola has pitched pretty darn good this year. .200 BA Against .92 WHIP. He has faced the Nats twice. Lost a game where he gave up 7 in 5 innings striking out 6 and took a ND in a 2 hit gem, giving up no runs while K'ing 7 more hitters. Harper might be taking a night off which only helps the cause. I like Joe Ross, but he hasn't impressed as much as Nola. But I can't bash his numbers for being horrible. 4* Money Maker PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 

Taking OKC THUNDER here. Again. Yes, we have had these guys every game the last 2 series with the exception of taking Spurs Game 1. Take the points. Take the +270, 280 ML. Thunder win this one. Look. Maybe they 'choked' in the 4th. KD and Russell hit 3 of 14 shots in the quarter. Not going to win many games when your stars do that. Plus, Klay was unstoppable from 3 which game Curry just enough time to hit a big shot. I still think KD and Westbrook have been the 2 best players on the floor. Klay next, ahead of Curry. Oracle will be a tough place no doubt. But if you allow GS to sink nearly 47% of 3s, 21 of 45 (69 points!) and you can't water from a boat, 3-23 (Outscored 69-9!) you are going to have trouble putting away any team. Forget about a team that won 73 regular season games. 4* Money Maker OKC THUNDER 

Taking the SHARKS here. Have had these guys in every series and won't be any different in the Finals. San Jose, for me, has been dominate the last 2 rounds. Just look at the scores. They have scored 33 goals while allowing 8 in their wins. The Pens just haven't dominated like that. I think the Sharks are the better team and will win the series. 4* Money Maker SAN JOSE SHARKS 

Taking the RED SOX here. At this price, have to grab them with Wright on the hill. The knuckleballer is having a nice little year. 2.52 ERA, .208 BA against, 1.10 WHIP. Plus, good road splits. A 1.73 ERA in 5 starts, 21 hits in 36 inning for a .96 WHIP and a .172 BA against. Wilson hasn't been bad since moving from the bullpen. But I think we rate the edge based on lineups. Jones and Davis are under 240 on the year. Machado and Trumbo have been excellent. But the Sox have 6 regulars at over .295. 4* Money Maker BOSTON RED SOX 

Taking the WHITE SOX today. I guess the lines-makers are finally catching on to our fade Harvey train. He's a home dog here. Wow. Look. My opinion is that he is tired out. Off Tommy John surgery, everyone, me included, ridiculed him for his agent saying he wouldn't pitch in post season. I think he should have. You never know if you will back to the World Series. But I believe we are seeing the lingering effects of that. That being said, his numbers speak volumes. 6+ ERA, .330 BA Against (330!), 1.69 WHIP. He has a 7.56 ERA here in May. After his loss today, I wouldn't be shocked to see a 'DL' visit for him to get his head straight. I like Jose Quintana. A guy you can always back. Never laying a huge number. But keeps us in games. He is sporty a tidy 2.22 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP. Not terribly dominating, 60Ks in 65 innings. I guess you can say he has been 'roughed up' his last 2 starts. Those are the first 2 games he has allowed more than 3 earned runs on the year. 4* Money Maker CHICAGO WHITE SOX  

Taking the PADRES here. Please raise your hand if you had Pomeranz pegged for a sub 2 ERA through 9 starts. A .164 BA Against and 1.04 WHIP. He might be 2-2 in his May starts. but .87 ERA and .84 WHIP let us know that San Diego has a shot to win. He also has solid road splits. 2.04 ERA .175 BAA 1.08 WHIP. He has allowed 1 earned run his last 20 innings on the road. Archie Bradley gets the call from Triple A where he has impressive numbers. But in his 2 starts in the bigs, a 7.84 ERA, 9 runs in 10+ innings. Plus, the walks. 7 of them, along with 14 hits translates into runs for the opposing hitters. (.326 BA against). 4* Money Maker SAN DIEGO PADRES 

4* Money Maker TEXAS RANGERS

4* Money Maker BALTIMORE ORIOLES

Taking the THUNDER here. We had had OKC from the get go and we aren't changing course here. Even losing they were battling to the end. They didn't mail anything in. Warriors have had issues all series long and 1 game doesn't change my view. OKC size is a big factor here. Plus KD and BW have been the best players. I still think Curry is dealing with a lingering injury. 4* Money Maker OKC THUNDER 

4* Money Maker CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

Taking the RAYS here. Trying to figure out why a guy with a 5+ is favored over Tanaka who basically gives up 2 runs a game. Archer does sport a 2.25 ERA career wise 5-2 vs the Yanks which bodes well here since NY is 29th in all of MLB with their road batting stats. 4* Money Maker TB RAYS 

Taking the DODGERS here. Granted, I am the first to say I have had mixed results taking rookies making debuts this year. But this kid Urias from LA. Man, he does have some impressive so far at Triple A. 44ks in 41 innings. I mean. Look. His minor league numbers are off the chart. But to be honest, this line, begging you to take the Mets with deGrom. He is actually pitching to a 4.63 ERA in May. Also, his strikeouts are down. I am not saying he is in Harvey type area, but he also had an increased work load. Maybe he is still figuring things out, or has a sore/tired arm. Either way. deGrom's numbers the last 2 years, and the fact that NYM are a good team, a team that went to the World Series, and this price is this short. Well. that tells me something here. Will grab the rook. 4* Money Maker LA DODGERS 

Taking the THUNDER here. Holy cow. Is this a joke. 7+ points tonight. I may sprinkle some +300 ML here. I get the Warriors won 73 games. Best team ever right. LOL. I might be one of those 'old guys' out yelling at whipersnappers to get off my lawn, but as I said my twitter. I can not remember Jordan and the Bulls get run out of any building like the Warriors have in these playoffs. I said before. I think Curry has a lingering injury. At least something hampering him. I know everyone is thinking GS comes out. They hit a ton of 3s. Curry scores 40 and it's happy times. I think the pressure is on. Big time. Not sure how they will handle it. Thunder has cashed over and over for this postseason. Durant and Westbrook as just as awesome as Curry. At times this series, better. Thunder didn't take the foot off the gas against the Spurs. They won't hurry. Especially here. They know the Warriors have a nice resume of success of late. But this is too many points to pass up. 4* Money Maker OKC THUNDER 

Taking TAMPA here. Have to grab the Bolts here in Game 7. Like I said before. I think people forget Tampa was in the Cup Finals last year. Pitt can be beaten. Hello, they won twice here already this playoffs. No value laying 2-1 but plenty of it taking the dog here. 4* Money Maker TB LIGHTNING 

Taking the CARDINALS here. A pitcher of pitchers trendy in opposite directions. Leake has looked sharped this month, especially his last 3 starts giving up just 2 runs over 21 innings with a sub .200 BA Against and WHIP below 1. Can't complain about those numbers. Joe Ross started a perfect 3-0 with an impressive .79 ERA. The correction has come with 4 straight May losses and a 4.50 ERA this month. The strikeouts are there for him, but giving up more than a hit an inning is costing him. Let's grab the small dog here. 4* Money Maker STL CARDINALS 

Taking SAN JOSE here. We have cashed with this guys already this NHL post season and will be looking to ride them to a Cup win. Part of me wants to hit the PL for +195, but I will be happy with a straight win tonight. 4* Money Maker SAN JOSE SHARKS 

Taking the RAPTORS here. We have cashed multiple time with the Cavs this postseason and had them all 4 games so far in this series. I still think they are the better team. I think they would have beat the Warriors if they met in the Finals this year. But right now. Tonight. The Raptors are the play. Especially getting double digits. Raptors seem to have found their heart and their shots. We knew the Cavs couldn't keep hitting 3s like they are layups. LeBron will take control tonight, but it won't be for a huge win. Cleveland might be a little tight here and leave Toronto some room to cover. Hey. If Love finds his game and the Cavs hit 20+ 3 pointers tonight. Well, we are in trouble. But I expect a tighter, attack the rim game from them to slow things down a bit and keep us in the number. 4* Money Maker TORONTO RAPTORS 

Taking the MARLINS here. Ok. I am probably lining up for a loss with this huge number. I know that Andriese came on fast. CG SHO, 1 run in his first 16 innings yada yada yada. But the Tigers got him for 4 runs on 5 hits in 5+ last game out. Not saying he is going down the tube. But we have seen young guys impressive in their first starts before. I think the Marlins have a decent lineup. These games have been 1 run affairs so far in this series. At this price, we have grab Miami. Nicolino is going to give up 6 innings and probably give up 3 runs. I think if he does that or better, we are capable of winning. 4* Money Maker MIAMI MARLINS 

Taking the PADRES here. Not a fan of taking teams on 3 game losing streaks. Especially against a team that has won 9 of 10. But There is no way in God's green Earth that I am laying with Peavy. I guess when a guy is 1-5 (9starts) with a 8.21 ERA and is favored the opposing team is brutal. Well, at least Shields will give a fighting chance. And on a side note real fast. Peavy hasn't been good since a 19 win season, in 2007! Those sub 3 ERAs are a long time ago. .343 BA against almost a 2 WHIP. This is a straight fade. Back to Shields. 2-6 with a pretty respectable 3.07 ERA. He is 2-2- in May with a 2.45 ERA. 4* Money Maker SAN DIEGO PADRES 

Taking the PHILLIES here. Have to say, a bit of tough call here for me. Part of me would like to back the Tigers. They have won 4 straight and 8 of 10. But Sanchez has been terrible. He has given up 4 or more runs in 6 of his last 7 starts. I know the Phillies have over achieved so far this young season. We cashed the Tigers as a Free Play to start this series. But I will lean Nola here. The kid has looked better and better every time I see him. The numbers don't lie. .90 WHIP .193 BA Against. He has a 2 ERA this month. 6 runs in 4 starts, 27KS in 27 innings. And just 20 hits allowed. Sanchez in 24 innings. 22 hits and 10 walks, 0-3 6.38 ERA this month. Give me some brotherly love here. 4* Money Maker PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

Taking the METS here with Matz! Look. I said the last time I took Matz that his first start of the year was a fluke based on time off and spring training. He has super since. 42Ks in 40 innings his last 6 starts, all wins. Not really knocking Roark here. How can you with a guy with a 2.89 ERA. But at this short price, and Matz' numbers here in May. Mets off an ugly loss last night. I think we get a win here. 4* Money Maker NY METS

Taking the THUNDER here. Why back off now? Have had these guys all series and all last series. If Green gets suspended, which he should since the Cavs have a guy serving a 1 game, then I think OKC goes to a fave. Regardless. As I said on my twitter during the game. Can we please put to bed that this team is better than the Jordan Bulls. I don't ever remember Jordan getting humiliated like that in a playoff game. I still think Curry has some kind of lingering injury, or at least something hampering him. We will ride KD and BeastBrook this series and should be interesting when the faces the Cavs. 4* Money Maker OKC THUNDER 

4* Money Maker TB LIGHTNING 

Taking the BRAVES here. Will grab Teheran in this spot. If he was on any other team, the guy would be a Cy Young contender. Instead, he toils on this rebuilding franchise. Teheran is posting a tidy .67 ERA here in May with a .82 WHIP and .176 BA against. For the year, 2.73 ERA .216 BAA 1.11 WHIP. The 1-4 record is more for the Braves lack of offense. The guy hasn't given up more than 2 runs since mid-April. Braves back home a long home stand with their ace on the hill, and a new manager calling the shots. That will be a nice little boost in the arm tonight. Enter the Brewers. I like Jimmy Nelson. I think he has the makings of a staff ace for Milwaukee. But I think in this spot, the way the Braves are hitting lately, edge to the home team. And let's be honest. With a 2-17 record at home, Atlanta has to start winning here sometime. Right. Right? 10* Money Bomb ATLANTA BRAVES 

Taking the INDIANS here. For me, this is a straight fade of Latos. Yes, you see 5-1 and think, he, guy is having a nice year. Well, he had a great first 4 starts to start the season. A .74 ERA in those 24 innings. But since then. Get out the water to put the fire out. Last 4 starts, he has only gone 5 innings per game with 20 earned on 36 hits in 20.2 total innings. A bloated 8+ ERA for the month. Clevinger making his 2nd career start. Went 5+ striking out 5 giving up 4 earned last time out. He was the top arm in the Indians system for whatever that is worth. Again. Latos has been brutal. 4* Money Maker CLEVELAND INDIANS 

4* Money Maker CLEVELAND CAVS

4* Money Maker SAN JOSE SHARKS

Taking TAMPA BAY here. This is about value here. I can't lay 2-1 with the Pens. And how is this 2-1 anyway. Tampa hasn't been bad. This series is tied 2-2 last time I checked. Do people forget these guys were in the Stanley Cup Finals last year? I think they can win a game on the road. 4* Money Maker TB LIGHTNING 

Taking the THUNDER here. We have cashed with these guys all playoffs. Not changing our ways now, especially off a poor performance in Game 2. With Durant and Westbrook, we are always in the game. 4* Money Maker OKC THUNDER

Going OVER the total here. I know I said on my free pick video that I was going to stay away from totals as service plays. I promptly cashes our Giants/Padres under that night on the free pick. I know I am 7 games below .500 with my totals. Remove those, and our + MLB takes off another 700+ dollars. So why today. Well, you know I love Weaver. Guy is brutal (5.76 ERA .328 BA against). Also. Ubaldo hasn't pitched well with his 5.60 ERA. He has gone 5 or fewer innings in 3 of his last 4 starts. A .304 BA against and 1.76 WHIP. Please. This game should be at about 8 runs by the 3rd inning. 4* Total Money OVER Orioles/Angels 

Taking the RANGERS here. These guys win with Hamels on the hill (17-4). And to be honest, let's look at Keuchel here. Guy is clearly not himself. He is 0-2 in his 4 May starts with a 6.85 ERA this month! 5.43 ERA on the year. Teams hitting him at a .288 clip, .316 this month. How do you trust him as a fave here? I can't, especially when Texas is 13-2 last 15 in the series.  4* Money Maker TEXAS RANGERS

Taking the INDIANS here. Like Salazar better than Porcello here. Simple as that. He has 61Ks in 50 innings including 8 or more Ks in all 4 of his May starts. 1.00 WHIP and .157 BA against. You know I like my guys who miss bats. Porcello the ole pitch to contact guy. A 6-2 record and 3.51 ERA is respectable. So is he .228 BA against and 1.09 WHIP. But the ERA is high for a reason . He gives up hits with men on base. At his historic best, he is a guy with a 4+ ERA and never a big strikeout guy. Indians have won 5 of 7 against Sox. I think they are the better team, and have the edge on the hill today. 4* Money Maker CLEVELAND INDIANS 

Taking the ORIOLES here. Kevin Gausman deserves better. Guy is rocking a 3 ERA. 0-1 in 5 starts. Poor kid has given up 10 earned runs and can't find a win. I think the Baltimore bats can muster some offense tonight against Matt Shoemaker. Shoemaker lowered his ERA nearly an entire half a run by giving up only 3 runs in 5 innings last game. A respectable 8.49 ERA coupled with a .328 BA against and 1.85 WHIP has have to have the O's sluggers licking their chops tonight. Plus Shoemaker has been absolutely abused pitching at home this year. A 14.40 ERA in 3 starts lasting just 10 innings allowing 20 hits and 17 runs. That translates to a .417 BA against and WHIP of 2.70. Yikes! Like I said in my pre-season team W/L preview, this Angels team is going to be bad. At 13-20, their. .394 win % is the 3rd worse ahead of the Twins and completely rebuilding Atlanta. 4* Money Maker BALTIMORE ORIOLES 

Taking the CAVS here. Has Cleveland be put to the test at all this post season? As much as LeBron gets crap, the guy has been to 5 NBA Finals. Can you imagine the hysteria if he walked off the court to clear his head? Holy cow. Look. I didn't like the Raptors last series. And frankly, if the Heat didn't lose Whiteside, I think we have Heat/Cavs here. Regardless. Raptors have no answers for LeBron. Oh. And Kyrie Irving is a huge difference maker. Do people forget that Cleveland lost in the Finals last year with LeBron playing GS 1 on 7? Now he has a healthy Love and Kyrie. Get out the brooms. Cavs win by 10 here and wrap this puppy up in Game 4, and wait for their next victim. 4* Money Maker CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 

Taking the ROCKIES here. There are several pitchers that I don't like at all. And Niese is on that list. A 5+ ERA, near .300 BA against and a 1.54 WHIP. Chatwood actually has some decent numbers. He had 2 starts where he gave up 5 and 6 runs. Other than that, 7 runs in 6 starts. 4* Money Maker COLORADO ROCKIES 

4* Money Maker PITT PENGUINS

Taking the RAYS here. Tampa must of found some offense in customs as they erupted for runs like mad banshees in Toronto. If we can get half that kind of support tonight, it should be another easy win on the bases for us. Much like backing the Nationals last night, we are backing a pitcher in Andriese, though with a smaller sample size, has been very good. With just 2 starts this season under his belt, Matt is rocking a .56 ERA and WHIP and a .122 BA against. Anibal Sanchez has given up 4 runs in 3 straight and 5 of his last 6 outings. Rays 7-3 last 10 on the road and Tigers 1-5 in Sanchez's last 6 starts. 4* Money Maker TAMPA BAY RAYS 

Taking OAKLAND here. If any of these network sites had the A's RL at +190, I would lay the runs. That is how bad I think this Yankees team is. Forget them being 2-12 last 14 here in Oakland. This line up is not producing. Tex, Arod, Beltran, all guys they rely on are banged up and all closer to 40 than 30. Some clown OF from Boston they signed to a ridiculous contract. They already had Ellsbury. His name is Bret Gardner. And Gardy has been better. I do like Castro and Didi though. After that. This team is clearly in sell mode when July gets here. The rotation is in trouble. Yes they have a great 3 arms in the bullpen. But they don't help if you are losing and can't score runs. A's have won 4 straight and looking to continue the Yanks road woes (5-12). 4* Money Maker OAKLAND A's

Taking the SHARKS here. I will be honest. Almost want to take the +220 on the PL. But our overall record is suffering here on the sites since I put a lot of PL games out and not ML. We are scoring wins overall because I say do ML and sprinkle PL in the write-ups. But the sites don't allow both picks. So we are going to try to build our site bankroll with a straight play. But do sprinkle some small PL action. 4* Money Maker SAN JOSE SHARKS 

4* Money Maker CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 

Taking the NATIONALS here. Cashed with Gio and the Nats last night, and will come back again here with the short price. Look. It is pretty simple for me. Harvey has not looked good all year. I will admit. I was one of many last year saying the guy should pitch into the post season. You never know when you are getting back. Remember the Nats sitting, this guy, Strasburg, during their post season run a few years back? Well, they are still looking to get to a World Series. That being said, I think Harvey is still over coming his post surgery. As common as this stuff is, it still takes time to get back to really being 100%. Harvey has a .311 BA against and a WHIP of over 1.50. That isn't going to cut it against any MLB line-ups. Right now these guys are on 2 different ends of the spectrum. I'll take the guy who looks head and shoulders better. 4* Money Maker WASHINGTON NATIONALS 

Taking the THUNDER. Cashed here in Game 1 and will come back in Game 2. Look. Do I expect the Warriors to score 14 points in the 4th and blow another huge lead? No. Do i expect a little more from Curry? Yes. But let us flip over to OKC. Do I think that KD and Westbrook shoot a combined 17 for 50? Absolutely not. Thunder can play. They have 2 of the best 3 players on the floor and that is a simple fact. Do I think they are saying to themselves. Hey, we can get a split go home and take control of this thin? Just mail it in tonight. Come on. They showed what they are made of last series against a tough, veteran, winning club in the Spurs. I'll take my shot with these guys here getting a few buckets. 4* Money Maker OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER

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Taking the NATS here. Generally I will play a top team off a shutout. Add in that they get a soft tosser like Colon, and I am all in. Not that it could matter, but the NYP has a front page of Colon and his 'secret' family. The guy seems to have 2 kids with his side chick (4 with wife) and the jump-off is calling him a dead beat. Now, this isn't news to Bartolo, but I am sure he isn't happy with it being tabloid front page material. Back to the baseball side of things. GG has a tidy 1.93 ERA in 7 starts with just 2 wins to show for it. .224 BA Against 1.12 WHIP not terrible numbers. He has given up more than 2 earned once, (5) against the Cubs. Colon will give up his 3 runs a game. He'll go 7 for you. That is what he does. Nats 8-2 in Gio's last 10 starts vs Mets. 4* Money Maker WASHINGTON NATIONALS 

Taking the RANGERS here. Well. We won on the A's game 1. Lost with Rangers last night. And are back to Texas here. Martin Perez is rocking a 1. 56 ERA so far in his 3 May starts. A .180 BA Against isn't too shabby either. What is there to say about Rich Hill? Hats off to a career year at 36. I just think the Rangers get it done here after last nights tough loss. They want to get that taste out of their mouths in a hurry. 4* Money Maker TEXAS RANGERS

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Taking the RANGERS here. We cashed with Oakland last night. But we will flip sides and back Hamels as the short road fave. Hahn gets the nod out of Triple A tonight. Now, he has 2 starts under his belt already this year going 12 innings (4 runs) for a perfect 3 ERA. The guy really doesn't have terrible career numbers (14-11 3.21 32 games 30 starts). He should really be given a spot at the end of someones rotation. But in all fairness. He isn't Cole Hamles and the Rangers coming off a loss. I thought we would see a Texas let down last night and we got it. Ranges 16-1 in his last 17 starts. We know what we are getting from the lefty. 200 innings 200 Ks, solid ERA. At this price, can't shy away. 4* Money Maker TEXAS RANGERS 

Taking the ROYALS here. Defending champs trying to find a little bit of the last 2 years magic. They have struggled so far this year. But I do like what I have seen from them on a whole. Porcello has been savior in the rotation for the Sox. 6-1 with a .99 WHIP, respectable ERA for sure. Just feel like the regression is coming. I am not saying he isn't going to go somewhere like 16-8 or along those lines. But he isn't a big strike out guy. His BA against is nearly 70 points below his career numbers. So I don't think we are seeing some newly invented guy. I think we are seeing a guy pitching about his head. Porcello pitches to contact most of the time. Royals are patient and are too good to be slumping for extended periods of time. Ventura has been impressive in his 3 home starts (.177 BA against 2.65 ERA). 4* Money Maker KC ROYALS 

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Taking the WHITE SOX here. I hate going against Keuchel. Guy made me a ton and was great in my fantasy league last season. But that was last year. Not the same guy. Well, maybe in 3 starts he has been. But every time you think he is about to start something, he gets shelled the next outing. He has given up 4 HRs his last two starts, and this White Sox can bring some lumber to the box. Now Rodon sure isn't pitching like Cy Young. In this spot though, I think the Sox have a little bit more offense, and frankly, one of the better bullpens so far of the young season. 4* Money Maker CHICAGO WHITE SOX 

Taking the MARINERS here. Neither pitcher with impressive numbers on the year. Ubaldo is sporting a 6+ ERA in his 3 May starts. Miley a big better sitting in the mid 4s.. But if we add in his CG SHO to end April, he is on a nice little run giving up 6 runs in 21 innings with a 1.00 WHIP and 200 BA against. 4* Money Maker SEATTLE MARINERS 

Taking the MARLINS here. We cashed here last night and will come back again. First. How does this line swing like this? Velasquez is the hot young arm right? Well, he has been average at best his last 2 starts giving up 4 runs in both (6innings both games). The Ks have been about 1 an inning which is a lot different then him K'ing 25 in his first 15 innings of work this year. Let's be honest. We know the Phillies are suppose to be in a big rebuild. They started off very hot, very impressive. But this Marlins team has some solid pieces with a little bit of major league success behind them. I'll grab the veteran Chen and friends tonight. 4* Money Maker MIAMI MARLINS 

Going UNDER the total here. Lost badly with the total here last night. I don't expect both or even 1 of these guys to get lit up here. My numbers say under again, and that is where I will go. 4* Total Money UNDER Rays/Jays

Taking OAKLAND here. Have to fade the Texas train here with Holland on the hill. I will be the first to say I had these guys as AL West Champs if they can hold it together with Yu coming back. But Holland, I think they should start looking somewhere else. Can't find a much worse option, especially on the road. Holland brings a miserable 7.40 road ERA to town in 4 starts. 24 hits in 20+ innings, 17 earned. Yikes. Hitters slapping him at nearly a .290 mark. The 10 walk/ 12 strike out ratio doesn't help matters either. I can't discount a bit of let down spot either from Texas. They took 2 of 3 from the Jays, and started a melee. There is really not a much of a positive spin for me to place on Manaea and his 11+ ERA except that he has an awesome first name (Sean!). Still, I think Texas is in a bit of spot where the A's can steal a home win. The numbers show Holland is bad, but Manaea's has his beat. Yet they are favored having lost 7 of 10, while Rangers won 7 of 10. I tend to jump on lines like this, and long term wise, we have made money doing it. 4* Money Maker OAKLAND A's 

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Going UNDER the total here. Happ has the second best ERA (1.68) in all of MLB since mid-August. He has given up 3 runs or less in 17 straight starts. The Rays hit .220 as a team. Are they exploding tonight against a guy who has given up 1 run this month (15.1 innings 10Ks). Doubt it. I like Smyly. I think people forget the hype around this kid. He is still just 26, and hopefully, finally fully healthy. The 1-4 record isn't impressive, but I will gladly take a 200 BA against along with a sub 1 WHIP (.92) with 52 strikeouts in 44 innings. Under 5-0-1 last 6 in the series. 4* Total Money UNDER Rays/Jays

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Taking the DBACKS here. Fade Peavy in full effect. 14.25 road ERA. .351 BA against. 1.91 WHIP a nearly 8.50 ERA. Nothing else left to say. 4* Money Maker ARIZONA DBACKS 

Taking the WHITE SOX here. Same thinking as yesterday with these team. Now Quintana isn't sale, but the guy has been deadly so far this season. A .99 WHIP and 1.38 ERA 42Ks in 45+ innings. His last 4 starts a microscopic .64 ERA and .186 BA against. And then we have Ivan Nova and the Yankees line-up. Not happy laying with road fave, but will grab the dominate pitcher here. 4* Money Maker CHICAGO WHITE SOX

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Taking the WHITE SOX here. You know I am not big on faves, especially a 140 road favorite. But Chris Sale is something special. Also, we aren't getting any real value at +110 on the RL either. Sale has been crushing it all year. A perfect 7-0, 1.79 ERA .77 WHIP and a BA against of .165 - Oh, did I mention his 1.21 career ERA vs the Yanks. Speaking of the Bombers. That is what they have been doing recently. But with the exception of David Price, they haven't faced a guy like Sale. And even against Price. We have seen the Yanks able to get runs of stud pitchers who they see often in division games. Sale is a very tough lefty. And I still the Yanks have several gaps in their lineup that need to be addressed before I take them seriously against a proven guy like this. 4* Money Maker CHICAGO WHITE SOX

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Taking the DBACKS here. Almost want to grab them +190 or whatever they are on the RL. The Giants offense had been awful scoring 1 run the last 3 games and 3 runs the previous 4 before getting on the board 5 times yesterday. Not sure they will have an easy time here vs Greinke. I was quick to fade the big FA signee out of the gate, but he appears to be rounding into shape his last 2 starts. In fact, if we through the STL blitz against him, he has been good in 4 of his last 5. Arizona just had a 5 game win streak snapped, but can get back on the horse here tonight. Arizona has won the last 4 against SF. Cueto has 2 absolute gems in 2 of his last 3 starts. I always liked this guy. But at this price, I have take the team with Goldy, who can win the game by himself. 4* Money Maker ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS