10* under 7.5

Verlander has pitched solid in the playoffs after an average year where he was #2 behind Max Scherzer and even Anible Sanchez even pitched better for most of the year.

John Lackey has been solid as well.

The playoffs have seen some solid pitching. I think we see a 3-2 game that stays under.

10* under 7.5

I like Detroit with Justin Verlander. He has been up and down after winning the Cy Young and MVP. Oakland goes with Sonny Gray but he is still a young pitcher and the Tigers saw him earlier in the week. The A's have been a surprise team all year but did lead 2-1 in games and jumped ahead in Game 4 before losing.

I expect to see Torii Hunter, Austin Freeman, Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera help the road team win.

10* Detroit

Take Boston as they look to bounce back after a loss and face Jeremy Hellickson, who has struggled in his last few starts. Boston watched the Rays celebrate on Monday. I think we see a 5-3 win by the Bosox.

Boston 5
TB 3

10* Boston

Oakland at Detroit
1pm
10* Detroit -148

Anibel Sanchez has an ERA of 2.56 and the team is 17-12. The Tigers are an impressive 51-30 at home. Parker for the A's has been solid but cooled down lately with an ERA of 9.20 in his last 3 starts. Sanchez has 202 k's and just 54 walks in 2013. I think we see Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder and Austin Freeman do damage in this early 1pm start. The series is 1-1 and the home team needs to shine.

Oak 2
Det 4

10* Detroit

St Louis at Pittsburgh
4:35pm Sunday
10* St Louis +143

St. Louis was 43-38 on the road this year. Their pitcher is Kelly and the team was 11-4 in his starts and his ERA was 2.69. Pittsburgh is a big favorite since they are at home and have Liriano on the mound. The series is 1-1 and the winner will be in the driver's seat.

10* Cardinals +143

Kershaw is the likely Cy Young winner in the national league and starts game 1 at Atlanta. The Braves are without Dan Uggla and Evan Gattis will play outfield and he is big and slow w/o much experience. Kershaw should be able to keep the Braves to just 1 or 2 runs as Upton hit less than ,200 and struggled.

Look for LA to win 4-2.

10* LA

Tampa Bay at Cleveland
8pm
10* Cleve +104

The Indians are at home and are 51-30 at home. They go with Danny Salazar who faces Alex Cobb. Cobb has great numbers and solid stuff but Tampa just travelled to Texas and won on Monday and now must go into Cleveland and win. Nik Swisher, Jason Kipnis and company are well coached by Terry Francona. It should be a close game but go with the home team.

TB 2
Cleve 3

10* Cleveland +104

Take under 7.5 on Monday. Texas has 64 overs and 89 unders and they will be the home team for this one game playoff that is sure to be filled with tension. David Price has allowed 2, 2, 2 and 2 runs in his last 4 starts after a slow beginning to the season. He has allowed just 4 walks and has 25 whiffs in those last 4 games on the mound.

Martin Perez starts for Texas and he has allowed 3, 1, and 3 runs in his last 3 games. I think we see a 4-3 game that stays under the total.

10* under 7.5

Tampa Bay is still trying to win a wild card spot in the American League. They are on a nice winning streak and have mediocre Jeremy Hellickson on the mound to face last year's Cy Young winner (RA Dickey). TB has seen Dickey and he has not fared well at home with an ERA close to 5 and he has givven up quite a few homers. Look for Wil Myers, Ben Zobrist and Evan Longoria to do damage. Juan Bautista is out for the Blue Jays.

TB 4
Tor 2

10* Tampa Bay -121

under 7.5

The Yankees start Kuroda and he has 8 overs and 20 unders. The home team has 14 more unders than overs and have struggled with injuries to Jeter, ARod, Texiera, etc. this year.

Tampa Bay has a solid starter going Tuesday night as well. Both have great relief pitchers as well as the Yankees have Mariano Rivera.

I think we see a 3-2 final that stays under.

under 7.5

Take under 8 as these two have combined for 16 overs and 30 unders. Happ has an ERA of 2.13 in his last 3 while Quintana's is 1.80. His totals have reached 7, 1, 4, 10, 7, 7, 7, and 7 in his last 8 starts while Happ's are at 7, 7, 13, 5, 8, 8, 8 and 6 runs. Look for 6 or 7 runs scored and under 8 to win.

under 8

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Wednesday:

Seattle at Detroit
5* Seattle +160

Seattle starts Iwakuma and the team is 17-14 in his starts and his ERA is a very low 2.87. Justin Verlander starts for the Tigers and Detroit is just 14-17 in his starts and his ERA is 3.66 this year. He has allowed 3, 4, 0, 3 and 6 runs in his last 5 starts while the Seattle pitcher has allowed 0, 0, 3, 1 and1 in his last 5 road starts. Seattle is just 1-7 in their last 8 and the Tigers are 84-41 in the last 125 home games.

Seems to be nice value with Seattle +160.

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Miami at Phil
7pm
10* over 7.5 runs

Flynn has an ERA of 10.12 in limited action but allowed 6 runs and 6 walks in 4 innings in his last start. Roy Halladay has an ERA of 7.28 as he has been involved in 9 overs/ 2unders this year. He has allowed 5 walks in each of his last 2 starts. His last 4 home games have seen games end with 15, 5, 14 and 16 runs scored by both teams. Take over 7.5 tonight.

Cashner is 2-1 in his last 3 starts and his ERA is a solid 1.25 while AJ Barnett has an ERA of 6.06 in his last 2 and the Pirates are just 12-15 in his starts this year. Take the road team SD Padres as nice value on Monday night.

San Diego +153

The Nats are just 8-18 in Haren's starts and he is 0-3 in his last 3 with a super high ERA of 11.37. Zack Wheeler of the Mets has a solid ERA of just 2.95 in his last 3. The visitors are 6-1 in their last 7 but I like for the home team to step up and win 4-3 on Wednesday night and win in the New Yorker's 9/11 tribute.

Wash 3
NYM 4

5* NY Mets

7:05 PM
under 9 runs

The trends point toan under tonight with Nova facing Gonzalez.

NY YANKEES vs. BALTIMORE
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games on the road
NY Yankees are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Baltimore's last 20 games when playing NY Yankees

Take Pittsburgh +160 as they are close to .500 on the road. They lost badly in Saint Louis and will be happy to get away. Yu Darvish is 0-3 with an ERA of 4.82 in his last 3 starts.

I like our chances for McCutchon and Jones doing damage. There is nice value with the Pirates.

5* Pittsburgh

Walker starts for the Mariners and he pitched well in his first start as he allowed just one run in a win. KC is just 3-6 in their last 9 at home. I look for Ackley to play well for the road team in a close road victory on Wednesday night.

Seattle 4
KC 3

5* Seattle

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3*

San Francisco at San Diego
10:10pm Tuesday
pick: San Diego +135

The Padres are 36-32 at home. They start Erlin who has a high ERA because he allowed 9 runs in one game but the others he allowed just 1, 3, 2 and 2 runs. Madison Bumgarner (of Hickory, NC) has a low ERA of 2.91 but he has just one win in his last 8 games (loss, loss, no decision, ND, loss, win, ND and loss). Plenty of value taking San Diego.

5* San Diego Padres

Take the road team (Brewers) with Kyle Lohse as he has an ERA of 3.29 in his last 3 starts and the Brewers have been solid hitters lately even without Ryan Braun. Pittsburgh uses Locke on the hill and he started OK but has struggled and lost his last 2 home starts.

Nice value on the underdog.

Milw 4
Pitt 3

5* Milwaukee +120

Monday baseball

Houston at Chicago White Sox
5* Houston +138

Astro pitcher Oberholtzer is 3-1 with a 2.91 ERA. The White Sox have played well recently as underdogs but are now a favorite. Take Houston as a nice underdog with value.

Houston is 6-6 in its last 12 and just won 2 of 3 from Toronto. Look for a close game with Houston having value.

Houston 4
CWS 3

5* Houston +

Washington is hot as they have 4 wins in a row and came back to win by 1 last night, led by Jayson Werth, Desmond, Span, Zimmerman and Harper while KC has lost 6 in a row with 4 of them at home.

Zimmerman pitches for the road team and they are 17-8 in his starts while Davis hurls for KC and they are just 10-13 in his mound visits.

Wash 5
KC 3

10* Washington -109

Look for a low scoring game as both Kuroda and Archer have produced plenty of unders this year. They have combined for 7 overs/31 unders. I think we see a 3-2 score for an under.

10* under 7

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Thursday 2:20pm eastern

5* Chicago Cubs +143

Washington at Chicago Cubs
Stephen Strasburg has pitched 7 of his last 10 starts at home but on the road he has lasted:

at Atlanta 2 runs in one inning
at Detroit 5 runs
at Miami 7 runs in 2 innings

Travis Wood has an ERA of 3.13 for the Cubs and his recent home starts were against the Dodgers, ST Louis, and Cincinnati. Plenty of value on the Cubs at +143

Adam Warren starts for the Yankees. He has been a reliever and has good stuff and the home team is 8-2 in its last 3 while Toronto is just 26-37 on the road and uses RA Dickey on the hill. His ERA is 4.49 and he lost 3-2 to NY earlier this year. The Yankees are used to his stuff and should take advantage of him. Look for Cano and Arod to do damage.

NYY 5
Tor 4

10* NYY -110

Tampa Bay at Baltimore
7pm Monday
pick: Orioles +115

Chris Tillman starts for the Orioles and the team is 18-6 when he pitches. He has a solid ERA of 3.70 and has allowed 2, 1, 6, 0, 2 and 3 runs in his last six starts. David Price pitches for the Rays and he does have an ERA of 1.96 in his last 3 starts but the Orioles beat him earlier this year by scoring 5 runs on 8 hits in 6 innings. He has allowed just 4, 0, 1, 1, 1 and 4 runs in his last six starts. TB is just 29-29 on the road. Their home record is 41-23 and this game will be played at Baltimore. The Orioles seem to find a way to win when Tillman is on the hill and I like the value as a home underdog. Hopefully, Adam Jones can do some damage with his right handed stick versus the lefty.

I have seen Baltimore +115 to +123 on Sunday night. GL!

Baltimore +115

Sunday baseball:

Colorado at Baltimore
1:30pm
5* Colorado +145

The teams have split the first two games. The O's are just 2-5 in their last 7 games and Scott Feldman has lost his last 2 at home allowing 4 and 5 runs in those starts. Feldman is 0-2 with an ERA of 6.00 in his last 3 starts. Chacin of the Rockies is 2-1 in his last 3 starts with an ERA of 1.57 and WHIP of 0.91. He has allowed just 1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1 and 1 run in his last seven starts. The team is 14-9 in his starts and he beat the LA Dodgers 3-1 in a recent start.

Colorado is a solid home team led by Fowler, Tulowitzi, Cuddyer, Wiln Rosario, Helton and Herrera but less of a threat on the road. They face an Oriole team that has offensive stars like Chris Davis, Manny Machado, Nate McLouth, Matt Wieters and Adam Jones. The Rockies are big underdogs but have nice value with the better pitcher going on Sunday afternoon. GL!

5* Colorado +145

Thursday baseball:

early start:

LA Angels at NY Yankees
1pm
10* NYY -105

This game is a toss up. The Yankees are hitting the ball lately as they have won the first two meetings 14-7 and 11-3.Suzuki, Cano, ARod, Gardner, Granderson and Soriano have played well. LAA is without Aybar and Albert Pujols even though they have Hamilton, Trout and Trumbo. NYY is 33-26 at home and still in the hunt for the wildcard while LAA is 23-33 on the road. Phil Hughes has pitched poorly but does have 20 strikeouts in his last 5 games. CJ Wilson has pitched well but did allow 5 at Texas and 6 at Detroit. Hopefully, we see the home team continue to play well as they beat J Weaver badly on Wednesday.

10* NYY -105

The Yankees won 14-7 last night. They are at home and are 4-1 in the last 5 and not out of the playoff picture. Curtis Granderson is back and playing well. ARod has contributed some and so have Vernon Wells and Cano.
Ivan Nova starts for NYY and his ERA is 0.58 in his last 3 while Weaver goes for the road team, which is 2-7 their last 9. Weaver has pitched well this year but his ERA is 6.38 at Yankee Stadium.

I think we see NYY win a close game.

LAA 3
NYY 4

10* NY Yankees

CC Sabathia is 0-3 with an ERA of close to 7 in his last 3 starts and he has allowed the most total bases in the majors as well as the third most home runs. Vargas is a risk for the Angles but they do have Trumbo, Trout and Hamilton on offense.

LAA 5
NYY 4

10* LAA

Take the Orioles as they lead the majors in home runs and face the defending World Series winners who are out of the playoffs and have just one consistent hitter (Buster Posey). Bud Norris is 2-0 since coming over from the Astros and is throwing 93 mph. Matt Cain has an ERA of 5.00 at home. Look for Adam Jones, Matt Wieters and Chris Davis to do damage today.

O's 4
SF 3

10* Baltimore

Pittsburgh at Colorado
(#909/910)
8:40am
10* under 8.5

These two have combined for 100 overs and 122 unders this year. They played a 5-2 game in Pittsburgh about a week ago. Liriano has allowed 0, 5, 2, 1 and 2 runs in his last 5 on the road while de la Rosa for the home team has 8 overs and 14 unders and has been involved in 3, 4, 3 and 6 run games at home in his last four.

Liriano has a super low ERA of 0.42 in his last 3 games. Playing an under in Colorado can be a killer but I do like the under on Friday.

I think we see a 4-3 type of game.

10* under 8.5 runs

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MLB
10* Tampa Bay/Arizona under 8
Chris Archer of the Rays has 1 over/11 unders. The two starters have ERA's of 1.93 and 1.74 in their last 3 starts. The teams have combined for 95 overs and 116 unders. Look for an under.

I think we see a 4-3 game that stays under the total.

10* under 8

NYY at Chicago White Sox
Tuesday (Aug. 6, 2013)
5* Yankees +114

The White Sox won last night 8-1 to end a losing streak. Kuroda starts for NY and the team is 13-9 in his starts. He is 3-0 with a very low 0.86 ERA in his last 3 trips to the mound. He beat LA and Clayton Kershaw 3-0 in his last start. Chris Sale has pitched well but the White Sox are just 9-11 when he pitches and he is 0-3 with an ERA of 3.27 in recent starts. I think we see a 3-2 type of game with the road team winning. GL!

5* NY Yankees +114

Atlanta at Washington
7pm Monday
5* Atlanta +125

Plenty of value playing Atlanta +125 against Stephen Strasburg as the Nationals are just 7-14 in his starts. The team is 0-3 in his last 3 visits to the mound even with a decent ERA of 3.27.

Mike Minor starts for the Braves and the team is 15-7 in his starts. His season ERA is 2.75 and just 1.23 (with a 0.59 WHIP) in his last 3. Washington is playing at Milwaukee as I write this on Sunday afternoon while Atlanta plays at Philadelphia 8pm Sunday night before going to Washington. The Braves are an amazing 38-15 at home and 28-30 on the road but with Simmons, Gattis, the Uptons, Freddie Freeman, Dan Uggla, the Johnsons, etc. there is plenty of value on the Atlanta Braves.

5* Atlanta +125

Th weather is hot in Baltimore and so are the bats. The Orioles are led by Chris Davis, Matt Wieters, Manny Machado and Adam Jones. They have been hitting the ball well lately at Camden Yards. Seattle has some nice sticks as well and were .400 last night.

I think we see 10+ runs on Saturday night.

M's 4
O's 6

10* over the total

San Francisco at Tampa Bay
7pm Friday
10* under 7

Bumgarner starts for SF and he has 5 overs/16 unders while Archer has 1 over/10 unders so they have combined for 6 overs and 26 unders. Their ERA's in the last 3 starts are 1.23 and 0.36. TB's last home games have reached 7, 7, 5, 7, 3, 7, 7, 5, 11, 4 and 3 runs. That's just one game in the Rays last 11 games that has gone over the 7 runs. Hopefully, we see a 3-2 type of game on Friday night.

10* under 7

Take the under on Wednesday as Miley faces Hellickson and both have ERA's in the 3.00 range in their last 3 starts. Arizona has 11 more unders than overs.

Final scoe:

AZ 2
TB 4

10* under 7.5

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Tuesday

LA Angels at Texas
8pm Tuesday
10* under 8.5

These two played a 4-3 game last night that stayed under 8. Texas now has 37 overs and 62 unders. Holland has an ERA of 3.06 and it's 2.42 in his last 3 starts. He has allowed just 2,3,1,3,2 and 0 runs in his last 6 starts. CJ Wilson has an overall ERA of 3.18 and a nice 1.61 in his last 3 as he has allowed 3,0,1,1,0,5,0 and 2 runs in his last 8 starts. This looks like an under especially with the total set at 8.5.

Thanks and good luck......

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LA Angels at Texas
10* under 8

Weaver has 2 overs/11 unders this year and has pitched well. Texas has 37 unders/61 unders in 2013. Matt Garza pitched well in his first start with the Rangers and has allowed 2 or less runs in his last few starts. Albert Pujols is out for the road team. This looks to be an under on Monday night.

LAA 3
Texas 2

Thanks and GL......

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Sunday:
baseball

Cincinnati at LA
4:10pm
10* Cin Reds -110

Taking the Reds with Cingrani. The team is 8-3 in his starts while his ERA is 3.18. Chris Capuano's ERA is 5.03 and the Dodgers are just 5-7 in his starts. He was hit hard at Toronto last week. Should be close with the Reds winning. Look for Jay Bruce, Brandon Phillips and Joey Votto to play well. The Dodgers have been hot lately but I think the Reds win 3-2.

Cin 3
LA 2

Thanks and good luck..........

NY Mets at Washington
3pm Sat. (July 27, 2013)
10* NY Mets +136

I think there is value on the Mets today. Washington won last night as they scored a run to win in the 9th. Dan Haren starts for the home team and they are just 4-14 when he is on the mound. He is 0-3 in his last 3 starts with an ERA of 3.94. Dillin Gee pitches for the Mets and the team is 10-10 in his starts. The team is 3-0 and his ERA is 2.21 in his last 3 starts. He has allowed 0, 0, 5, 2 and 1 run in his last five starts and hasn't allowed a homer in 34 innings.

Bryce Harper is ??? for the Nationals. Hopefully, Murphy, Wright and Byrd can do some damage for the Mets and Gee can slow down Ryan Zimmerman and Jason Werth.

Plenty of value on the NY Mets at +136. GL!

10* New York Mets +136

Taking TB in this early game as they are 23-7 in their last 30 games and start Archer. The team is 7-3 in his starts and he has an ERA of 2.76 but it is a very low 0.41 in his last 3.

Ivan Nova hurls for the Yankees and the team is 4-4 in his starts but his ERA is a decent 3.66.

TB wins by 2 runs (5-3)

10* TB -110

Tampa Bay at NY
7pm
10* Tampa Bay

Jeremy Hellickson is 3-0 in his last starts and has an ERA of 3.00. The team is 22-5 in its last 27 games and led by Evan Longoria. The team is 13-7 in his 20 starts in 2013. CC Sabathia is 0-3 in his last few starts with an ERA of 6.50. The Yankees are 35-16 in its last 51 Friday night games but the home team has plenty of injuries as Jeter, ARod, Texiera and Granderson are still out.

Look for the Rays to win.

TB 5
NYY 3

10* TB

Thursday baseball

Cincinnati at LA
10:10pm
Latos/Greinke
10* LA -128

LA does have to play in Toronto on Wednesday and then travel back to the west coast for the Thursday night game. Cincy just played a doubleheader (split the two games) in San Francisco on Tuesday and is already on the west coast. Zack Greinke has pitched well lately as his ERA is 0.41 in his last 3 starts. His last 4 home starts hve seen him allow 0, 4, 2 and 0 runs. The team is 12-3 in his starts. Another key statistic is that Greinke is hitting .404.

The Reds start Matt Latos. The team is 13-7 in his starts but his ERA is 7.20 (with a 1.93 WHIP) in his last 3. He hits .136, which is decent for a pitcher. The Reds are 32-18 at home and 25-26 on the road. The Reds are led by Joey Votto, who is a hitting machine and never seems to get out. Jay Bruce and Shin Choo are solid but the Dodgers will be at home and led by Yasiel Puig and Hanley Ramirez.

Take the Dodgers on Thursday.

10* LA Dodgers

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Wednesday:

baseball:

10* LA Dodgers -104 (7pm)
The Dodgers are hot. Down 8-3 last night they come back and win 10-9.
Nolasco has an ERA of 3.12 in his last 3 while Rogers' ERA is 6.48 in that span. Puig, Ramirez and company have been red hot.

LA has scored 14 and 10 runs in the first two games in Toronto and look to score more tonight!

LA 6
Tor 4

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Take LA as the Dodgers won 3 in Washington and won last night 14-5 and just moved into first place. Yasiel Puig and Hanley Ramirez are leading the way for the Dodgers. Chris Capuano has bad stats but has thrown well lately. Go with the hot team and hope Jose Bautista doesn't go wild for Toronto.

LAD 5
Tor 4

10* LA

Monday baseball

Detroit at Chicago White Sox
8:10pm
Scherzer/Sale
Detroit

Max Scherzer is off a loss in his last start. The Tigers are 15-4 in his starts in 2013. The White Sox are 9-8 when Sale starts for them and he beat the Tigers 6-3 back on July 11 but he allowed 10 hits and 2 home runs. The Tigers have one of the best hitters in baseball, Migeul Cabrera (.362 batting average), who hit a homer in the last game vs. Sale. The Tigers also have Torii Hunter (.310), Jhonny Peralta (.303) and Tuiasosopa (.322). Look for the Tigers to win on Monday night in Chicago.

Det 4
CWS 2

10* Detroit Tigers

Take the Braves -123 and look for them to boune back after blowing a big lead on Saturday. Mike Minor faces Carlos Quintana and Minor is solid on the mound and the team is 11-5 in his last 16 starts.

Atl 5
CWS 3

10* Braves

Take the underdog at +155 as Nathan Eovaldi has pitched well in 2013 is 2.93. The Brewers won 2-0 last night and I look for the road team to bounce back after a shutout. Gallardo is a decent pitcher but has been down lately as he has given p 3, 4, 8 and 3 runs in his last 4 starts.
Look for the Marlins to win a close one.

Miami 4
Milw 3

10* Miami

Saturday baseball

Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati
4pm
Burnett/Latos
10* under 8

AJ Burnett starts for the Pirates and he has 5 overs and 11 unders this year. His ERA is 2.37 in his last 3 starts. He faces Latos of the Reds, who has an ERA of 3.52 for the season but it is 6.48 in his last 3 starts. I expect Latos to pitch better after some time off for the all-star break. Take the under as we have seen the last nine meetings reach 8, 8, 4, 5, 9, 2, 6, 17 and 4 runs.

10* under 8

LA Dodgers at Washington
7pm
5* LA +140

Taking LA as we have had success playng against Stephen Strasburg. The Nationals are just 7-11 in his starts. His ERA is 6.60 in his last 3 starts. LA has lost 2 of 3 but are 17-5 in their last 22 games and Yasiel Puig is expected to play after missing action to an injury. Nolasco has pitched well after coming over from Miami. His ERA is 2.84 in his last 3 starts.

Final:

LAD 3
Wash 2

5* LA +140

under 8 as Citi Field is known as a pitcher's park. he last few years have seen 8, 4 and 5 runs scored. The pitchers should keep it under control and we see a 4-3 type of game for an under.

10* under 8

The Cubs played well on Saturday to defeat the Cards, who are without Rafael Furcal and Matt Holliday. The Cubs need to get support for starter Travis Wood, who has been solid and faces Wainwright, who is the ace for the Cardinals. Look for a close game that Chicago wins 3-2.

Cubs 3
Cards 2

10* Cubs

under 8 runs

Take the under as our 15* TOP TOTAL. These two played a low scoring game last night and the D-Backs have seen the under profit 42-20-4 in their last 66 home games while Kyle Lohse has 11 unders in a row on the road against winning teams. I think we see a 4-2 final that stays under the total.

4-2 final score.

15* under 8

Friday

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Washington at Miami
7pm
5* Miami +170

Stephen Strasburg starts for Washington and has pitched well but the team is just 7-10 in his starts. The Nationals are 20-26 on the road and play at Miami. The Marlins use Nathan Eovaldi on the mound and his ERA is just 2.55 and he has allowed hitters an on base % of .263 this year. Miami is 2-1 at home against the Nationals. Bryce Harper has returned to the lineup for Washington and that does concern me but there is value in taking Miami at home as big underdogs.

5* Miami +170

Thursday baseball

Colorado at LA Dodgers
10:10pm
(Pomeranz/Capuano)
10* over 8

The LA Dodgers return home and face Colorado's Pomeranz, who has an ERA of 9.72 and WHIP (walks/hits per inning) of 2.52. Colorado played four games at LA earlier this year and the scores reached 8, 14, 8 and 10 runs. LA has both Yasiel Puig and Hanley Ramirez hitting over .400. LA starts Chris Capuano, who has an ERA of 6.92 in his last 3 starts. He has given up 5, 5, 1, 5 and 5 runs in his last five home starts. Look for Gonzalez and Michael Cuddyer to provide offense for the Rockies.

10* over 8

Thanks amd GL.........

Wednesday:

Oakland at Pittsburgh
(Milone/Liriano)
10* Pittsburgh -131

Oakland has won the first two games by the same score of 2-1. Milone pitches for the Athletics and the team is 10-8 in his starts. He has an ERA of 4.11 and has allowed 3, 4, 3 and 6 in his last four starts. Francisco Liriano starts for the home team and they are 8-3 in his starts. He has pitched 69 innings and struck out 74 batters. The Pirates are now 29-17 at home and look to bounce back with their ace who has allowed just 1, 4, 1, 0 and 0 runs in his last 5 home starts. Take the Pirates to win on Wednesday.

10* Pittsburgh -131

The Dodgers are playing well. They are getting solid pitching from starters, relievers, and getting key hits and playing good defense. Yasiel Puig has been added to the team and brought new life to the Dodgers.

Arizona is a decent team and in contention for a playoff spot and helped for the great pitching of Patrick Corbin but he won't be starting tonight.

Look for the LA Dodgers to continue their winning ways at +103 or something closer to -110.

LA 4
AZ 3

10* LA

Felix Hernandez is a good pitcher but Seattle doesn't hit very well to trust them to win at home vs. a good offensive team like the Red Sox who are off a 3-0 shutout loss at LA on Sunday Night Baseball action. I expect Dustin Pedroia, David Ortiz and company to step up and win a close game.

Boston 3
Seattle 2

10* Boston

Lackey and Weaver have combined for 4 overs and 18 unders. Lackey used to pitch for the Angels and will want to impress. I think we see a 4-2 type of game that stays under the total.

Final score: 4-2

10* under 8 runs

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Saturday

baseball
10* LA Dodgers +154

The Dodgers are hitting the ball well and play at San Francisco against a solid pitcher like Madison Bumgardner but Yasiel Puig has sparked the Dodgers offense. LA won easily last night and the Giants have struggled after winning the World Series last year. Take the value with the underdog and hope they keep hitting.

Fife is scheduled to start for LA and he is an average pitcher but he should be motivated against their hated rivals.

LA 4
SF 3

10* LA Dodgers

Thanks and good luck......

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Friday baseball

Detroit at Cleveland
7pm
10* Cleveland -127

Cleveland returns home after a long road trip and starts Justin Masterson, who has an ERA of 3.32 and the team is 12-6 in his starts. He has allowed just 2, 1, 1, 0 and 0 runs in his last 5 home starts. The Tigers are just 6-9 in Rick Porcello's starts and his ERA is 8.82 in his last 3. Miguel Cabrera is doubtful and Omar Infante is out. I think Cleveland has a good chance to win.

Det 2
Cleve 4

10* Cleveland -127

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Thursday MLB
Detroit at Toronto
7pm
10* Toronto +130

Verlander starts for Detroit and the team is just 9-8 in his starts. He has pitched 105 innings and allowed 108 hits. His ERA is 5.50 in his last 3 starts while Rogers has a 2.89 ERA in his last 3. Hopefully, Reyes, Bautista and Adam Lind can help get the Blue Jay offense going after losing the last two games at home to Detroit. Ten star play on the home underdog.

10* Toronto +130

Seattle at Texas
8pm
Felix Hernandez/Holland

10* Texas -130
I think Texas will bounce back on Wednesday after losing badly on Tuesday. Seattle is now 15-25 on the road while Texas is 24-17 at home. Holland just won at New York without giving up a run but lost his last two home games and allowed 4 runs in each. Here is his chance for a bounce back game. Also Holland allowed 8 runs in a loss to Seattle last year. The Rangers do have solid veterans like Andrus, Murphy, Berkman, Beltre and Nelson Cruz. Felix Hernandez is a good pitcher and the Rangers should be focused when they face him.


Seattle 3
Texas 5

10* Texas

Wednesday

baseball

Detroit at Toronto
7pm
Scherzer/Johnson

10* Detroit -110
The Tigers won Tuesday 7-6 and now have Max Scherzer on the mound. The team is 13-3 in his starts as he has allowed just 74 hits in 110 innings. He has an ERA of 3.10 and WHIP of 0.90. Johnson starts for the Blue Jays and he is 3-6 with an ERA of 5.21 and 1.59 WHIP. Toronto is without Adam Lind, Melky Cabrera and Ecarnacion. Take Detroit in game three of their series.

Det 5
Tor 4

10* Detroit -110

Thanks and good luck.....

Tuesday Baseball

Detroit at Toronto
(Fister/Wang)
7pm
10* Toronto +125

Detroit is just 1-6 in their last 7 games and lost Monday 8-3 at Toronto. The Blue Jays are 17-5 in their last 22 home games. The Tigers are just 7-9 in games that Fister pitches and he has allowed 1, 6, 2, 3, 3, 0, 3 and 5 runs in his last 8 starts.

Chien-Ming Wang starts for the Blue Jays. He allowed 7 runs in his last start vs Boston but his previous starts were pitching 6 innings and allowing 0 runs vs. the Orioles,and pitching 7 innings allowing no runs against Texas.

It does concern me Adam Lind and Encarnacion are questionable but Mark Derosa had 3 rbi's on Monday and guys like Jose Reyes (.349) and Rajai Davis (.321) are hitting well.

Take the home underdog on Tuesday at +125.

10* Toronto +125

Detroit at Toronto
1:05pm
10* over 9

These two play at 1pm Monday (Canada Day) in front of a sellout crowd. Dickey starts for Toronto and he has pitched well on the road as he just won 3-0 at Tampa Bay but his last few at home have ended 7-6, 6-5, 7-5 and 10-6. He did face Baltimore twice and they have seen his stuff (knuckleball). He has given up 6 homers and 11 walks in his last 4 home starts.

Toronto is 6-1 in its last 7 at home and they have played well at Rogers Center and are led by Adam Lind and Jose Bautista.

The Tigers have Miguel Cabrera (won Triple Crown last year) and Prince Fielder and other veterans like Austin Freeman. They are a solid hitting team and will be happy to leave Tampa Bay. Looks like we have a chance for an over on Monday.

10* over 9 runs

Kuroda has pitched well for the Yankees as he battled and won vs. Yu Darvish of Texas earlier in the week. NY has lost 5 of 6 and play this game at Baltimore. The Orioles are in contention for the AL East crown and are led by Adam Jones and Nate McLouth under Buck Showalter.

The Yankees have several injuries to veterans like Derek Jeter, ARod and Mark Texeira but still have ome talent and new players that are producing. And if they lead they have Mariano Rivera to come and save the day.

I like the Orioles to win a 4-3 game.

NYY 3
Balt 4

10* Baltimore

Take Oakland -105 at home as they are 24-12 at home and face a young pitcher like Shelby Miller, who will be facing an American League team with a DH instead getting to face a weak hitting pitcher. Oakland just defeated the Reds two games at home and now face another National League team.

Bartolo Colon has good stuff and his ERA is 2.14 in his last 3 starts while Miller's is 4.32. Oakland is 19-7 in its last 26 and 16-5 last 21 IL games.

Take the A's

over 10.5

The weather is hot in Colorado and the ball is travelling well. Led by hittier such as Troy Tulowitzi and Michael Cuddyer, the Rockies are a solid home team. Chatwood is a solid starter for ht ehome team but the Mets shoulkd score some with Duda, David Wright and Daniel Murphy.

Look for 11 or 12 runs on Thursday night.

10* over 10'

Thursday:

LA Angels at Detroit
1pm
10 over 8.5 runs

The first two games of the series ended with scores of 14-8 and 7-4. These two have combined for 87 overs/65 unders this year. The Angels are hitting the ball well in Detroit led by Shuck, Trout, Pujols, Trumbo, Hamilton, Kendrick and Aybar while the Tigers have offensive players like Jackson, Hunter, Cabrera, Fielder, Martinez and Peralta. Even last night's #9 hitter (Pena) was hitting .297.

Two veterans are on the mound but Fister's ERA is 6.62 in his last 3 starts while Weaver's ERA is 5.21 in that span. It does concern me that we are seeing an afternoon game (getaway) but these two can score runs quickly.

over 8.5 runs

Baseball
Pittsburgh at Seattle
Wed. (June 26) 3:40pm

The Pirates have won 6 of their last 7 road games and face Felix Hernandez on Wednesday afternoon. He pitched earlier against the Pirates so they will be used to his stuff. The M's are just 8-8 when King Felix starts this year and he has allowed 1, 4 and 5 runs in his last three home starts. The Pirates will pitch Jeanmar Gomez who has been injured for three weeks but the team is 7-0 in his starts. Plenty of value on the big underdog at +147.

5 unit on Pittsburgh +147

under 7.5.

This opened at 8 but moved to 7.5. Both Kuroda and Darvish have ERA's below 3 and pitched a 2-0 game last year. Kuroda also pitched a 3-0 game vs Texas. I hope to see a 4-3 type of game since Jeter, Texeira and ARod are out for the Yankees.

under 7.5 is he pick.

Toronto at Tampa Bay
7pm
10* Toronto +

The Blue Jays have won 11 in a row and are hot. They defeated Baltimore 13-5 at home on Sunday and now head to Tampa Bay. Jose Bautista has 16 home runs, Encarnacion has 21 home runs and Adam Lind is hitting .337. They also have Colby Rasmus and Melky Cabrera playing well. Toronto starts Rogers and he is 3-0 with a 2.04 ERA in his last 3 while Tampa Bay uses Jeremy Hellickson, who has a 5.09 ERA and allowed 2, 8, 0, 3 and 5 runs in his last five starts. I like the road team on Monday as they are going for 12 wins in a row.

10* Toronto +120

Matt Harvey is a good pitcher but has allowed 3 and 4 runs in recent road starts. The Mets have David Wright and Daniel Murphy but lack the offense of the Phils with Rollins, Utley, Brown, Howard and the two Youngs.

Phil 4
NYM 3

10* Phillies

Saturday

Cincinnati/Arizona
7:15pm
under 8 runs

These two have seen their share of unders. Arizona has plays 35 unders, 17 overs and 4 pushes in its last 56 home games and the under has profited 42-16-4 in the last 62 meetings. Leake starts for the Reds and his ERA is 2.64 this year and the team is 9-5 when he is on the mound. Patrick Corbin will pitch for the Diamondbacks and his ERA is 2.28 and the team is 13-1 in his starts. Corbin has allowed just 2, 1, 3, 0 and 1 run in his last 5 home starts. Look for the under to win on Saturday after a high scoring game on Friday night.

10* under 8

Friday baseball:

Cincinnati at Arizona
9:40pm
10* Cincinnati -133

The Reds start Jonny Cueto and he has pitched well lately. In his last 3 starts he has an ERA of 0.86 and 0.62 WHIP. He has pitched 43 innings and given up just 25 hits this year. He has allowed an on base percentage of just .235 while his counterpart for Arizona, Wade Miley has allowed an OB% of .343. The Reds have solid hitters like Joey Votto (.318) and Jay Bruce (.283) and strong relievers like Aldonis Chapman to stop any late rallies by the Diamondbacks.

Cin 4
AZ 2

10* Cincinnati -133

Tampa Bay at New York Yankees
7pm
10* NYY -113

The Yankees are 19-13 at home and start Andy Pettitte against Tampa Bay. The Rays start Matt Moore and the team is 10-4 in his starts but he is just 0-3 in his last 3 starts with an ERA of 13.83. He has allowed 5, 8 and 5 runs and given up 11 walks in that span. TB is just 35-75 in their last 110 games in New York and is just 15-19 on the road this season. The Yankees do have some injuries to stars like Jeter, ARod and Texeira but they do have some decent hitters like Gardner, Suzuki, Cano and Hafner. Take the NY Yankees as a small home favorite on Thursday night.

10* NYY -113

Wednesday baseball:

10* Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 7:10pm
under 8

These two played a 4-0 game last night so the last 5 meetings have rached 4, 5, 9, 2 and 6 runs. Locke of the Pirates has a 1.96 ERA in his last 3 starts while Cincinnati's Branson Arroyo's ERA is at 1.66 in his last 3 starts. The two pitchers have combined for 11 overs and 17 unders this year. I like our chances for an under on Wednesday.

Look for a 4-2 final.

10* under 8

Red Dog Sports

baseball
Oakland at Texas

3* Oakland +150
Texas won 8-7 last night as they ended a 6 game home losing streak. Oakland is 22-8 in their last 30 games and they start Parker, who is 3-0 with an ERA of 1.69 in his last three starts. Yu Darvish starts for Texas and he has pitched well but has 4 no decisions and one loss in his last 5 starts. Taking a chance on the A's Tuesday night as big underdogs.

Monday (June 17, 2013)
Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati (7:10pm)
#955/956
10* under 8 runs

Francisco Liriano o the Pirates has an ERA of 2.36 while Leake of the Reds has an ERA of 2.76. Leake's ERA in his last 3 starts is an impressive 1.89. The two have combined for 2 overs and 4 unders in their last 6 starts and their WHIP (walks/hits per inning) is in the 1.25 range.

The Pirates are a surprise team that is very good at home but they do struggle on the road. I think Leake can keep McCutcheon and Jones off the bases and contribute to a low score. I think we see an under on Monday night.

My guess is we see a 4-2 final score.

10* under 8

Red Dog Sports

baseball
10*
Philadelphia/Colorado over 9.5 (4:10pm)

These two went over easily on Friday and Saturday as both games had 15 runs (10-5 and 8-7). Hamels is 2-9 overall and his ERA is 4.50 in his last 3 while Chacin of the Rockies has an ERA of 6.61 in his last 3 and his games have seen 11, 11 and 13 runs.

college baseball
NC State/UNC under 9 (3pm)
Their last game in the ACC Tournament was 2-1 in extra innings with Carlos Rodon pitching for NCSU.

Thanks and good luck!

Philadelphia at Colorado
4:10pm
#961/962
10* over 10 runs

These two played a high scoring game on Friday night with a score of 8-7 in the 7th inning (as I write this). The weather is warm in Colorado and the wind is blowing so hopefully we get this type of conditions on Saturday afternoon.

Chatwood faces Pettibone on the mound and neither pitcher has great statistics and neither has a lot of experience at Coors Field.

Troy Tulowitzki and Michael Cuddyer are good hitters for the home team and Dominic Brown and Jimmy Rollins are nice offensive players for the Phillies.

10* over 10

St. Louis at Miami
7:10pm
10* (#907) St Louis -136

The Cardinals are 24-11 on the road and trying to stay ahead of the Reds in their division. St. Louis is well coached by Mike Metheny and led by Matt Carpenter, Beltran, Allen Craig, Kozma, Molina and David Freese. Molina might be the best overall catcher in the major leagues.

Miami starts Jose Fernandez and the reason why this line is low. They are 11-22 at home and just played weak teams like the NY Mets and Milwaukee. They lost to the Brewers by 6-1 and 10-1. Fernandez has an ERA of 3.17 but the team is 6-6 in his starts.

Miami does have played like Juan Pierre and Ozuna who can do some damage.

Jake Westbrook starts for the Cards and he is off an injury and could fail but I like them to pull out a win.

STL 4
Miami 2

10* St. Louis

Red Dog

Wednesday
Cincinnati at Chicago
2:20pm
pick: Cin -115
The Reds have played well on the road as they are 21-7 in the last 28 games in Chicago.
Leake has an ERA of 1.93 in his last 3 while Wood's ERA is 4.08.

Reds 5
Cubs 3

10* Reds -115


Thanks and good luck............

San Francisco at Pittsburgh
7pm
4* (#952) Pitt -110

Take the home team as they are off a loss to the Cubs in Chicago on Sunday and return home. They will be using rookie pitcher Cole. He has great stuff and has thrown as hard as 100mph. The Pirates are 21-11 at home and have a solid relief staff.

The Giants use Tim Lincecum. He has an ERA of 4.75 and the team is 7-5 in his starts but the Giants are just 12-18 on the road.

Take Piitsburgh at home

Take Miami as they will be at home after a nice win at New York versus the Mets. They are just 10-20 at home but have won their last three in their facility by scoring 11, 8 and 5 runs. The team is just 3-10 when Ricky Nolasco starts but he has allowed just 2, 3, 1 and 1 run in his last four starts and he has 28 strikeouts in that time frame.

Miami is led by Juan Pierre, Lucas, Ozuna and Coghlan. Milwaukee is just 9-17 on the road and the team is only 5-8 when Yvgeni Gallardo starts and his ERA is 5.25 and he has allowed 5, 5 and 4 runs in his last three starts.

Milw 4
Miami 5

10* Miami +114

baseball:

Pittsburgh at Chicago
2:20pm
10* (#957) Pittsburgh -115

Take the Pirates as they are 16-13 on the road and havethe better starter going Sunday. Jeff Locke has an ERA of 2.45 (1.59 in his last 3) and the team is 7-5 in his starts while Edwin Jackson is a journeyman with an ERA of 6.29 for the Cubs. The team is 2-9 in his starts (0-3 with an ERA of 7.04 in his last three).

Garrett Jones and Andrew McCuthcheon are solid hitters that lead the Pirates. Pittsburgh has one of the best relieving corps in the majors to help save a lead.

It does concern me that the Cubs have lost both games and may be motivated not to get swept but the Pirates are better.
Pitt 4
Chicago 3

10* Pittsburgh -115

Over 8.5

Take the over as we saw a low scoring game on Friday. These two have combined for 67 overs and 46 unders.The Oriole starter has an ERA of 7.20 while Hellickson's is 5.59 and they have combined for 9 overs/4 unders. O's have 16 overs in last 22 on road while TB has 12 overs and 4 unders in the last 16 at home.

Take over 8.5

Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs
2:20pm eastern
10* (#951) Pittsburgh -110

The Pirates are 4-6 in their last 10 games but they have been facing good teams like Detroit, Cincinnati and Atlanta. Now they get to play at Chicago. Travis Wood starts for the Cubs and has allowed 24 walks this year. His ERA is 4.82 in his last 3 starts. Pittsburgh starts Liriano and he has pitched 29 innings, allowed just 9 walks with 39 strikeouts. His ERA is 2.17. I think the Pirates win on Friday afternoon.

10* Pittsburgh -110

10* Baseball total

Arizona/St. Louis over 8.5 (8:15pm)

These two played a 7-6 game last night. Miley for Arizona gave up 7 runs in 7 innings last start and his ERA is 5.01 this year. His last 4 games have seen 9, 14, 3 and 11 runs scored. Kelly starts for the Cardinals and he is a reliever who gets to start. He has 18 innings pitched and opponents are hitting .422. I think we see an over on Wednesday night.

Look for 10 runs to be scored.

10* over 8.5

Here is my play for Wednesday:

10* San Francisco -110 (3:45pm eastern)

The Giants are 20-10 at home while Toronto is just 10-17 on the road. RA Dickey starts for the Blue Jays. He won the National League Cy Young Award last year but his ERA is 5.18 and he has allowed 6 earned runs in his last two starts. Barry Zito pitches for the home team and he has allowed just 1, 4, 1, 1 and 0 runs in his last five home games. I like the Giants -110 on Wednesday afternoon.

10* SF Giants -110

Baltimore is a solid 17-11 on the road and starts Chris Tillman, who has pitched better on the road. His ERA is 1 run lower away from home while Lucas Harrell has struggled at home. The Astros bullpen has pitched plenty of innings and the team just travelled to Colorado and LA.

Balt 6
Houston 3

10* Baltimore -1.5 runs

Pittsburgh +129

The Pirates are 14-11 on the road and AJ Burnett has allowed 3 runs or less in his last 10 starts while Kris Medlen has struggled this year as they Braves are just 4-7 in his starts and his actual record is 1-6. I think we see a 3-2 win by Pittsburgh on Monday.

10* Pittsburgh

Red Dog

Sunday
3*

New York Yankees/Boston
8pm
under 8

These two pitchers have combined for 6 overs/ 11 unders. The Yankees have 21 overs and 28 unders. Buchholz has an ERA of 1.73 while Kuroda's is 2.39. I think we see an under on Sunday night.

10* under 8

Over 8.5 is my pick.

These two played an over last night in a 7-5 game so they have now combined for 63 overs and just 41 unders. Detroit has played overs in 6 of their last 8 Saturday games. Verlander and Hammel have combined for 15 overs and just 5 unders this year and Verlander's ERA is 9.82 in his last 3 starts. Hammel's is 5.12 in that frame. The over has won 9-3-1 in the last 13 meetings.

Fielder and Cabrera are both solid hitters and so are McLouth, Machado, Markasis, Adam Jones, Chris Davis, Matt Wieters and JJ Hardy.

The weather should be hot in Baltimore and hopefully, the ball will travel well.

10* over 8.5

Take Pittsburgh at +110. Cueto starts for the Reds and the team is just 2-3 in his starts while Wandy Rodriguez has been solid for the home team as they are 8-2 in his starts. The Pirates are 20-9 at home which is one of the best home records in the majors.

10* Pittsburgh

Washington at Baltimore
#963/964
7pm
10* over the total

These two played a 9-6 game last night for 15 runs. The weather is in the upper 80's at night in the Baltimore area and these two have combined for 60 overs/40 unders. Haren has 7 overs/3 unders and an ERA of 6.00 in his last 3 starts.

Baltimore starts Freddie Garcia and his ERA is close to 5 in his last 3 starts with 14 innings pitched and allowed 19 hits.

The Nationals have Span, Zimmerman, Laroche and Desmond. Brye Harper is out but they have some power and the ball travels well at Camden Yards. The Orioles have McLouth, Machado, Markakis, Jones and Chris Davis.

Look for the over to profit on Thursday.

10* over the total

I like under 8. KC is not hitting the ball at all and lost last night at home by 4-1. The Cards are hot but should be able to jump ahead and win a low scoring game. The pitchers will hit in this game at ST LOUIS and that should contribute outs for the under.

I think we see a 4-2 type of game and the under.

10* under 8