4* Total Money UNDER Mets/ Dodgers

Taking the PADRES here. I will go ugly. I can't pass up a double header dog getting 2-1. Rea hasn't been terrible overall. He was roughed up in his first start giving up 5 runs in 3 innings. He has given up just 9 in his last 31. That isn't too shaby. The Cubs have to lose eventually right. Right? 4* Money Maker SAN DIEGO PADRES 

Going UNDER the total here. Game 7. I am always looking for the defenses to step up. Offense going to be a little more conservative as not to make a mistake that can lead to points. 4* Total Money UNDER Blues/Stars

Taking the HEAT here. 3 OT games so far in this series. Nothing is easy. We have Wade who has been the best player so far between the two teams. Raptors still trying to find consistent play out of their two leaders. 4* Money Maker MIAMI HEAT

4* Total Money UNDER Tigers/ Nats

4* Total Money UNDER Rays/ Mariners

Going OVER the total here. I sorta want to back Minny. Like I said last night though while we cashed Gausman and the O's. We can't back teams on big losing streaks. And 6 straight and 9 of 10 constitute a decent sized losing streak. So I will delve into the total here. I think the O's get runs of Hughes who gives up 3 runs a start before the 4th inning. His ERA is bloated after giving up 6 in 2 innings his last start. I think Baltimore tags him for 3-5. As for Minny. They get to face a rookie making his 4th start since coming out of the pen and he has been OK if nothing else. I just think the bats make some noise here this afternoon. 4* Total Money OVER Orioles/Twins

Taking the PADRES here. I played these clowns early and will come back with them again. If I go 0-2 with a pair of big dogs, I can live with it. Because there is no way on God's green Earth I can live with myself taking -220 faves and going 0-2. Pomeranz is sporting a 2.12 ERA with a WHIP of 1.09 and .176 BA Against. I can live taking a dog with a guy like that on the hills. Even against the mighty Cubs offense. Lackey is what, like 50. In all seriousness. He is a nice veteran here. But the guy has a 4+ ERA and I really think that his best days are far behind him. I know the Cubs have been absolutely brilliant so far, but this line is inflated based on them scoring huge amount of runs. It's a day-night double dip. Some guys will get rested. I think we have the stronger starter. 4* Money Maker SAN DIEGO PADRES 

4* Money Maker ARIZONA DBACKS

Taking the ASTROS here. Lost backing Kluber last night when I said in my write up my gut says Friers. Well, no such gut move tonight. Strictly numbers. Bauer hasn't been effictive since coming out of the pen. 2 starts, 6 runs in 9.2 innings. Devenski is another pen to rotation guy. But in his 2 starts, 11 innings, 3 runs. 4* Money Maker HOUSTON ASTROS

Taking the ORIOLES here. Much like last nights loser on Kluber and the Indians, this line looks a bit too good to be true. But I can't back a rookie on a team that is in the midst of a 5 game losing streak. Gausman doesn't have a win in 3 starts. But does sport a .68 WHIP and a .152 BA against. Worth a shot at this price. 4* Money Maker BALTIMORE ORIOLES 

4* Money Maker PITT PENGUINS

4* Money Maker OKC THUNDER

Taking the BRAVES here. I like this Wisler kid and he is coming off a gem vs the Mets. I think he controls the Philly bats tonight. The guy has a .90 WHIP and .175 BA against so you know he make things tough for the Phillies. Philly counters with Adam Morgan who hasn't gotten past the 6 in either start so far (5,4). 4* Money Maker ATLANTA BRAVES

Taking the A's here. Had these guys last night and they were hammered. Off a bad loss like that, I am on board. Especially against a back end, way, way back end of a rotation guy like O'Sullivan. 4* Money Maker OAKLAND A's

Taking the MARINERS here. Another case of a line I am concerned about. But I make my money long term in MLB by backing solid starters and not laying heavy numbers. So when I can get King Felix, even with less velocity, at home, laying a short price, I will grab it. Even with a drop in MPH, Hernandez is still posting solid numbers. K's are down, just 29 in 36 innings, but with 2300 innings logged, that is expected. He is still producing a .204 BA against after being roughed up by the A's for 8 runs on 9 hits in just 4 innings of work. He has great career numbers vs TB (7-2 1.90 15 starts) and I attribute the blip against Oakland as a team that sees him more, so they can get him on a bad day. TB just beat up on the Angels who I have been an under team from the start. They send Matt Moore here who is also off his worse start of the season. With 4 straight wins, Rays are now 9-9 on the road. Seattle is just 5-7 at home, but with the hot hitting of Cano, Kyle Seager finding his stroke, and the powerful Nelson Cruz lurking, I think we have a safe play here. 4* Money Maker SEATTLE MARINERS 

Taking the METS here. Will grab Matz here on the short price. Take out his first start and he has an ERA of .66! And that first start was basically because of quirky scheduling and not pitching at all. The kid has been a beast since. 29Ks in 27 innings. Dodgers are home after playing a weekend set across the country, in another country for that matter vs the Blue Jays. Mets a short drive away after playing San Diego. Kazmir, though with a nice strike out to inning ratio, has a bit of a high ERA which tells me, and you for that matter, he gives up hits at the wrong time. If he gives up his normal 4 runs in 5, 6 innings, should be another W for Matz and the Mets. 4* Money Maker NY METS

4* Money Maker SAN JOSE SHARKS

Taking the INDIANS here. Have to say, my gut is telling me to take the Astros with Friers here. I see this line and shake my head. The guy has a 5+ ERA, teams hitting over .300 against him,  and a 1.40 WHIP. And we are sitting basically at PK vs Kluber. Indians bats have been up and down yes. But, Astros are a strike out machine as a team and are facing a guy who Ks a man an inning. His last 3 games have been gems. He did start out rocky with a low point of the Mets rocking him for 9 hits and 6 earned in 6 innings of work. But minus that game, the guy is putting up Cy Young numbers. 3 earned his last 24 innings with 23Ks and 12 hits. Career wise Kluber is a solid 4-1 1.48 ERA vs the 'Stros. 4* Money Maker CLEVELAND INDIANS 

Taking the OAKLAND A's here. I generally will fade the Sunday night winner, especially off a win off a bitter rival. Red Sox/ Yankees may have lost some luster, but Boston is no fan of NY. And getting a big win like that puffs out their chest some. Now they can be flat against a quality starter like Sonny Gray. Gray hasn't been particularly sharp his last couple outings. Walking way too many for my liking. But there is no way I would back Clay Buchholz anytime. 4* Money Maker OAKLAND A's

Taking the ROYALS here. Well, the reigning World Series Champs are looking more like chumps dropping 7 of 10. But the Bombers are not much of a bombing team. Yes they might explode against the Red Sox for a few runs. But as we saw last night, this offense is nothing special. It is old and needs HRs to win. Yanks feel good having won 2 of 3 from their rivals. But KC needs to start putting some wins together. White Sox are off to a fast start and are looking to be this years Royals surprising everyone. So we get Nova who has pitched poorly out of the pen for what will probably be 5 innings depending on his pitches. KC lineup deep and works pitch counts. Both bullpens are above average. Chris Young will give us 5, if we are lucky 6 innings tonight. If the bats hit like they suppose to, we should have a relative easy win tonight in the boogie down Bronx. 4* Money Maker KC ROYALS 

Taking TAMPA on the Puck Line here. Granted, I haven't had any winners in this series since the Islanders cashed for us in Game 1. But I think their tank is empty after losing a pair of OT games at home. TB has the crowd and momentum. 4-1,4-2 seems right. 4* PL Money TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 

Taking the PHILLIES here. Can't not grab Nola at this price. I know Marlins have been winning, but Philly has the edge here on the hill. A .80 WHIP, .176 BA Against. 25 hits in 40 innings with 44Ks. What else is there to say? A 20 inning scoreless streak and team hitting .64 against him in road starts. 4* Money Maker PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 

Taking TAMPA BAY here. I have written here about my fade train of Jered Weaver. The guy with an 83 MPH fastball that is trying to a pass himself off as a MLB starting pitcher. I will be first to say that a 3-1 record in 5 starts hasn't shown me any profit. But the odds-makers know what is coming as he hasn't be favored more than 125 and is in pick'em most of the time. Like today. Before getting shelled my the Brewers for 7 runs in 5 innings, Weaver had a .286 BA against 1.41 WHIP with 11Ks and 7 walks in 26 innings. Those numbers ballooned to .325 BA against and 1.62 WHIP. Not saying that TB is going to rock out 11 hits in 5 innings here. But the fact is Weaver is out there soft tossing balls to guys who get paid to hit. With the loss of Richards at the top of the rotation, Pujols at .202 with 140 million due the next 5 years, Simmons hitting .216, this team is a mess. LeBron can carry 4 guys on the court. He can always have ball. Trout can't hit in all 9 slots and isn't a pitcher. Tampa Bay 5-1 last 6 times faces Weaver including 5 straight here at Angel Stadium. 4* Money Maker TAMPA BAY RAYS 

4* Money Maker GS WARRIORS

4* Money Maker PITT PENGUINS

Taking the RANGERS here. Had these guys last night, and will come back with Griffin today. Guy has been great this year. That's that. A .180 BA Against, 1.00 WHIP, 2.32 ERA with 20 hits allowed in 30 innings to go along with 26Ks. He hasn't pitched in 2 years. Griffin was 21-11 with 3+ ERA with 47 starts and a .230 BA against and not a terrible WHIP. Sometimes it takes a guys a bit longer to get back from TJ surgery. And then we have Mike Pelfrey who is 6 years removed from looking like a starting MLB pitcher. The guy is sporting a .359 BA Against and a 2+ WHIP. He has walked (15) more guys than he has K'd (12). 4* Money Maker TEXAS RANGERS 

4* Money Maker OKC THUNDER

Taking the MARINERS here. Seattle has reeled off 8 wins the last 10 games and the Astros are asking themselves what the heck is going on here. Walker looks like he has figured things out and could be on his way to a very good year. 29Ks in 30 innings with a tidy 1.09 WHIP vs a team that swings and misses like nobody else. Fister is a nice soft tossing innings filler, but I think Seattle gets about 5 off him here tonight in this park. 4* Money Maker SEATTLE MARINERS 

Taking the RANGERS here. Saw this line opened around 155 and now sitting around the 130 mark. Zimmerman has been absolutely lights out with a blistering .55 ERA on the year. But you beat who is in front of you. You beat 3 teams a combined 23 games under .500 and 2 more teams a combined 3 games over .500. Texas has dropped 3 straight and are coming off a 12-2 beat down. I expect the Rangers to show some Texas sized pride tonight and get a win. 4* Money Maker TEXAS RANGERS

Taking the DODGERS here. Have to grab LA here as a small dog with Maeda on the hill. Guy has been absolutely terrific. 3-1 in 5 starts, a 1.41 ERA, .205 BA against, .94 WHIP. Can't really knock Stroman with a .95 WHIP and a .191 BA Against, but the 3.77 ERA tells me when he gets hit, the hits come in bunches and he gives up runs. 4* Money Maker LA DODGERS 

Going UNDER the total here. I will say that my totals have been terrible this year. You will always get the truth from me, win or lose. And 8 here looks pretty high considering we have 2 guys with sub 1 WHIPS on the hill. Both guys miss bats, and neither team has faced each other. Edge to the pitchers I would think. 4* Total Money UNDER Dodgers/Jays 

4* Money Maker CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

Taking ISLANDERS on the PL. You can go NYI minus the 110, 115, but I am looking for a big payday here. Isles will come out full throttle here down 2-1. Just think the value is right at this number. Hopefully it is an easy 4-1 win, but we can always hope for a late empty net if we need one. Isles get it done. 4* PL Money NY ISLANDERS 

Taking the NATS here. Will grab Scherzer at this price. Guy off his best start after an up and down month. But we know what we will get from him. 7+ 7Ks, maybe a run or 2. Not as much faith in Lackey holding down a lineup. 4* Money Maker WASHINGTON NATIONALS 

4* Money Maker COLORADO ROCKIES

4* Total Money UNDER Sharks/Preds

4* Money Maker MIAMI HEAT

4* Total Money OVER Brewers/ Reds

4* Money Maker TEXAS RANGERS

Taking the WHITE SOX here. We will continue to fade away on Buchholz. Just not a fan of this guy. Rodon on the other hand. Well, I like his stuff, especially with the way the White Sox have been playing. His numbers are a bit skewed as he went a third of an inning giving up 5 runs to the Angels. 4*  Money Maker CHICAGO WHITE SOX

* real fast - so we have been up and down lately with bases. I am sticking to what I know that has profited us in the past. We aren't taking big names and heavy faves. We take a lot of dogs and will have many split days only making a few dollars. It is a long season, with a lot of action. I always suggest and tell you my monthly or season best is best value rather than buying daily. Money Management in everything we do *

Taking the TWINS here. I do like Fiers. I thought this is a nice add for the 'Stros. But I just think that Minny is ready to put together something here. Hughes had logged 4 straight quality starts before his last game. Again. It isn't sexy, but he puts us in a spot to win games. Houston has under achieved so far and they have no right laying this kind of number right now. 4* Money Maker MINNESOTA TWINS 

4* Money Maker WASHINGTON CAPITALS

4* Total Money UNDER DBacks/Marlins

4* Money Maker COLORADO ROCKIES

Taking the MARINERS here. Have to back Felix at this price even it looks too good to be true. Fact is that bullpens have been killing me lately. But at least here I get a guy who will give at least 7, possible 8 innings of 1 run or less ball. Hernandez has been a beast this year with a .165 BA against, 1.38 ERA and 28 Ks in 32 innings, with just 19 hits allowed. It is tough to sweep teams, especially on the road. But Seattle is hitting the ball and even facing a young left, I think they can scrape something together here. Hernandez struck out 10 A's back on April 10 giving up 3 hits in 7 innings in a game won by Oakland in extra innings. 3-1 M's seems about right this afternoon. 4* Money Maker SEATTLE MARINERS 

4* Total Money UNDER Mariners/A's

4* Total Money UNDER Braves/Mets

4* Money Maker CINCINNATI REDS

4* Money Maker PITT PIRATES

4* Money Maker SAN DIEGO PADRES

4* Money Maker NASHVILLE PREDATORS

4* Money Maker MINNESOTA TWINS

4* Money Maker ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

4* Money Maker TB RAYS

4* Money Maker BALTIMORE ORIOLES

4* Money Maker NY ISLANDERS

4* Total Money UNDER Thunder/Spurs

4* Money Maker WASHINGTON CAPITALS 

4* RL Money MILWAUKEE BREWERS Run Line 

4* Money Maker PITT PIRATES

4* Money Maker TEXAS RANGERS

4* PL Money SAN JOSE SHARKS

4* Money Maker STL BLUES

4* Money Maker STL CARDINALS 

4* Money Maker BALTIMORE ORIOLES

4* Total Money UNDER Hornets/ Heat

4* Money Maker PITT PENGUINS

4* Money Maker TEXAS RANGERS

4* Money Maker MILWAUKEE BREWERS

4* Money Maker TB RAYS

4* Money Maker NY ISLANDERS

4* Money Maker WASHINGTON NATIONALS

4* Money Maker HOUSTON ASTROS 

4* Money Maker MILWAUKEE BREWERS

4* Money Maker LA ANGELS

4* Money Maker DALLAS STARS

4* Money Maker TAMPA BAY RAYS

4* Money Maker CHICAGO WHITE SOX

4* Money Maker NY ISLANDERS

Taking the DBACKS here. Just want to fade STL in this spot. They have won 2 of the first 3 in this game set. They locked up a winning road trip. But I think this is a rest spot for some guys as they face the Nats tomorrow at home. Wacha is sporting a tidy 2.82 ERA, but I look at a .300 BA against and a WHIP 1.43 that says regression is all but on the horizon. 4* Money Maker ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 

4* Money Maker ATLANTA HAWKS

4* Money Maker PITT PENGUINS

Taking the WHITE SOX here. Chicago streaking with 6 straight wins and 8 of their last 10. Danks has pitched poorly, but is off is best start of the year. White Sox bats have come alive and I think they carry Danks here. 4* Money Maker CHICAGO WHITE SOX

4* Total Money UNDER Ducks/Preds 

Taking the ANGELS here. Why not go for the sweep? I like Trope. This kid is off to a nice start and Chris Young has been anything but in his first appearances of the season. The guy allowed 2 earned in 6 innings and lower his ERA from 7.90 to 6.41. Teams still hitting him at a nearly .300 clip. Tropeano has been a nice addition filling in here. A 1.69 ERA in 3 starts shows that. I would like to see him get past a 6th inning, but if he will have us in the game regardless. 4* Money Maker LAA ANGELS 

4* Money Maker PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS

Taking the DBACKS here. Give me some Corbin. This is a talented lefty and he is healthy. The Cards just don't like a vintage model. Hey, they might be closing in on 90 wins late, but right now, I am not buying. How often did you see Wainwright as a dog? The guy is struggling big time right now. 7+ ERA, teams hitting .326 against him. 9 Ks. Give me the desert snakes. 4* Money Maker ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 

Taking the TWINS here. I will jump on their phenom rookie tonight. Short number. Tribe bats not terribly exciting. This Berrios kid had a nice start at AAA, 2-0 1.09 ERA 20Ks in 17 inning, .94 WHIP. He has been a beast in the minors and is just 21. We have seen young guys come up and be successful lately. Not much of a book on the guy so Cleveland will have to get use to him on the fly. 4* Money Maker MINNESOTA TWINS 

Taking the RANGERS here. Had the Yanks yesterday based purely on their win streak and the Rangers losing. Well CC is not someone I will be backing at all this season. Yanks are a poor hitting team. They are sitting in last place. Lefties give them trouble. Texas gets it done here tonight. 4* Money Maker TEXAS RANGERS 

Taking OAKLAND here. Right off the bat we know Verlander is on the decline. Add in I am seeing stories about replacing the manager and how that isn't the answer and the Tigers have issues. Give me some Sonny Gray all day long at this price. Cashed with the A's yesterday and will look to them again tonight. 4* Money Maker OAKLAND A's 

4* Money Maker NY ISLANDERS

Taking the ROYALS here. Weaver is one of the pitchers on my fade away list. And though he is off to a decent start, at this price, we will still go against the veteran. Royals have one of those line-ups that will make him work. Add in his poor velocity, and I think we get 3-5 runs by the 5th and that should be more than enough for Volquez who has pitched strongly this year. He is sporting a 1.46 ERA 1.09 WHIP and 22Ks in 24 innings. 4* Money Maker KC ROYALS 

4* Total Money UNDER Celtics/Hawks

4* Money Maker NY YANKEES

4* Money Maker OAKLAND A's

Going UNDER the total here. We get a pair of pretty good strike out pitchers off poor outings. We know all about Matt Scherzer. Guy is a beast. Hasn't been all that impressive to start the year though. And on the other side we have the youngster, Vince Velasquez. He has been mowing down hitters to the tune of a .72 WHIP with 29 Ks in 19 innings. The Phillies aren't a slugging bunch. And I think Scherzer gets on track with a big game tonight. Harper is off to a historic start, but I think the kid has solid performance tonight. 4* Total Money UNDER Phils/Nats 

Taking the WHITE SOX here. I did lose with the total last night here. And it is now 9-3 last 12. That being said. We will back Sale here. Guy is a beast. And if the Sox are hitting, well, he is as much as a 'sure thing' as their can be right now. A .67 WHIP in his 30 innings with a .162 BA against. Maybe Dickey and his knuckler throw some hitters off. But at this price, we have to take the stud lefty. 4* Money Maker WHITE SOX 

4* Total Money UNDER White Sox/ Blue Jays

4* Money Maker MIAMI MARLINS