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Jimmy Moore

WOMEN'S TITLE GAME WINNER

#205 4* South Carolina Gamecocks -3 (6:00 edt) ESPN
There is just no way the Bulldogs can get back here emotionally after their stunning upset of Connecticut in the semi-final game. You know South Carolina will be pouring over Mississippi State tape and develop a plan to stop the Bulldogs and their shorter than usual star player. Lay this very small number with South Carolina against the emotionally drained Mississippi State team to win with Jimmy. Thank you and good luck.

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SUNDAY Simon
SPAIN - LA LIGA 2
​(UNDER 2 +103) Almeria @ Gimnastic Tarragona (6AM)
(UNDER 2 -127) Reus Deportiu @ Lugo​ (10AM)
SWITZERLAND - AXPO SUPERLEAGUE
(OVER 3 -124) Lugano @ Luzern​ (745AM)
FRANCE - LIGUE 1
(UNDER 2 +102 ) Angers SCO @ FC Nantes​ (11AM)
TURKEY - SUPER LIG
​(OVER 2.5 -125) Genclerbirligi AN @ Besiktas​ (12PM)

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​MLB- Advanced sports investments

LUCAS- April Record (0-0 0.00)
​Sunday April 2nd
New York Yankees -105 Tampa Bay Rays (1pm)
JEFF- April Record (0-0 0.00)
​Sunday April 2nd
​San Francisco Giants -130 Arizona Diamondbacks (410pm)

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Hockey Crusher
Anaheim Ducks + Edmonton Oilers OVER 5 (pending)
Columbus Blue Jackets +108 over Washington Caps
(System Record: 69-4, won last game)
Overall Record: 69-68-15

Rest of the Plays
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Basketball Crusher
South Carolina +7 over Gonzaga (pending)
Chicago Bulls +6 over New Orleans Pelicans
(System Record: 76-4, won last 2 games)
Overall Record: 76-74-4

Rest of the Plays
none

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Soccer Crusher
Sarmiento + Rosario Central UNDER 2.5
This match happening in Argentina
(System Record: 1120-35, won last 5 games and a push)
Overall Record: 1120-854-181

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Stephen nover
NBA Game of Week
3*
New Orleans -6

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Sleepyj
3*
Indania +8

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MLB 2017
St.Louis Cardinals - Chicago Cubs
Under 7.5

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RC Picks

D-Backs
Warriors

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Frank Hackman

Dbacks 120
Yanks ov 7 +110

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Stephen nover
2*
Buffalo -130 ml

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Greg shaker
2*
Chicago / new Orleans over 209

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Jr O'Donnell
3*
Washington / golden state over 221

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play of the day
pacers +9

system 1 hornets +5.5
system 2 raptors -11.5
system 3 bucks -5.5

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MVP lock club
toronto -10.5

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Alan Harris MLB

4 Unit Play. Take #901 San Francisco Giants -140 over Arizona Diamondbacks (4:10 PM, Sunday, April 2, ESPN 2)

The San Francisco Giants will look to open up their 2017 season with a road win when they travel to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ on Sunday afternoon. Madison Bumgarner (15-9, 2.74 ERA, 1.03 WHIP) will get the start on the hill for the Giants and he will be opposed by Zack Greinke (13-7, 4.37 ERA, 1.27 WHIP), who is scheduled to get the call on the hill for the Diamondbacks. The Giants closed out their 2016 season going a perfect 4-0 in their last four games when facing a NL West Division rival and they went 4-1 in Bumgarner's last five road starts. The DBacks, on the other hand, struggled a bit last season in the spot they are in here today as they went just 2-5 in their last seven games where they faced a pitcher with a WHIP of 1.15 or lower. Throw in the fact that the Giants are a perfect 8-0 in Bumgarner's last eight starts at Chase Field along with the fact that they are 13-3 in their last sixteen head to head meetings with Arizona overall and we'll lay the small price with them here to get the road win in Phoenix on Sunday afternoon.

4 Unit Play. Take #903/904 Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals Under 7.5 -120 (8:35 PM, Sunday, April 2, ESPN)

Two teams that closed out their 2016 season trending to the under in the spots they are in here tonight will meet when the World Champion Chicago Cubs hit the road to take on the Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. MO on Sunday night. Jon Lester (19-5, 2.44 ERA, 1.02 WHIP) will get the start on the mound for the Cubs and he will be opposed by Carlos Martinez (16-9, 3.04 ERA, 1.22 WHIP), who is scheduled to get the call on the bump for the Cardinals. The Cubs closed out their 2016 season going 5-1 to the under in Lester's last six starts versus a NL Central Division rival and they were an excellent 12-3 to the under in his last fifteen starts overall. The Cardinals closed out their 2016 season as an under team as well in the spot they are in here tonight as they went 5-1 to the under when facing a starting pitcher with a WHIP of 1.15 or lower and they stayed under the number in seven of their last nine home games when Martinez was on the hill. Throw in the fact the Cubs are 6-0-1 to the under in Lester's last seven starts against the Cards while the Cards have gone 5-2-1 in Martinez's last eight starts versus the Cubs and that's where we'll have our play as we expect runs to be at a premium in St Louis on Sunday night.

4 Unit Play. Take #905 New York Yankees -105 over Tampa Bay Rays (1:10 PM, Sunday, April 2, ESPN)

The New York Yankees will look to open their 2017 season with a road win when they travel to take on the Rays at Tropicana Field in Tampa, FL on Sunday afternoon in the first game of the 2017 MLB season. Masahiro Tanaka (14-4, 3.07 ERA, 1.08 WHIP) will get the start on the mound for the Yankees and he will be opposed by Chris Archer (9-19, 4.02 ERA, 1.24 WHIP), who is scheduled to get the call on the hill for the Rays. The Yankees closed out their 2016 season by going 5-2 in their last seven games when facing an AL East Division rival and they were an excellent 6-1 in Tanaka's last seven starts where he started in Game 1 of a series. The Rays, on the other hand, have struggled a bit in the spot they are in here today as they lost six of their last seven road game to close out last season and they were and awful 2-10 in Archer's last twelve starts at Tropicana Field. Throw in the fact that the Yanks are a perfect 8-0 in Tanaka's last eight starts against the Rays while the Rays are 0-6 in Archer's last six starts versus New York and we'll take the Yankees at the pickem or so price to get the road win in Tampa on Sunday afternoon.

Both the team and player props listed below can be found at most major off shore books as long with the books in Vegas that put up a good amount of stuff (Westgate, William Hill, South Point, etc.?.)

****TEAM PROPS****

8 Unit Play. Take Philadelphia Phillies Over 72.5 Wins (October 2017)

We easily cashed our 8-Unit MLB Future last season with the Phillies over after they won 71 games and we're going right back to the well here in 2017 as we believe they have the talent to improve just two games from their win total last year to make this a winner this season. Their offense that scored a league low 610 runs should be improved with the additions of Howie Kendrick and Michael Saunders and we expect the trio of Tommy Joseph, Odubel Herrera and Makiel Franco all to build on the career years that they had in 2016. The starting rotation should also be better this season. Jeremy Hellickson took a one year deal from the team once again so we expect him to pitch well in what is a contract year and youngsters Jerad Eickhoff, Aaron Nola and Vince Velasquez should all be better than they were last season as they have another year of major league experience under their belts. The Phillies also took a flier on Clay Buchholz this year and if he can pitch like he did a few seasons back and not the way he did last season, he could be a major piece of the rotation this season. Things are trending upwards in Philly and as long as the pitching holds up, we think they have a very good chance to play .500 baseball in a division that includes both the Braves and Marlins (two teams we think will have down years) so we'll take the Phillies over once again as our biggest MLB Futures Play here in 2017.

6 Unit Play. Take Baltimore Orioles Over 80.5 Wins (October 2017)

We're not sure why the Bookmakers have projected a nine-win drop-off from a Baltimore team that won 89 games last season. Buck Showalter always seems to have players that both play hard and enjoy playing for him and they basically have the same roster that they had last season. MLB home run leader Mark Trumbo resigned with the team in the off-season and they still have potential MVP Manny Machado playing third base. Now, this may be his last full season in Baltimore with free agency looming at the end of the 2018 season but even if there are no plans for him to resign in Baltimore, he's not going anywhere this season. They also still have Chris Davis and Adam Jones and the additions of Seth Smith and Wellington Castillo will be improvements over what they had last season in left field and behind the plate. Their starting rotation is led by Kevin Gausman and Chris Tillman at the top, both who are dependable starters and they should get better seasons from both Dylan Bundy (who made only 14 starts last season) and Wade Miley (who struggled after being acquired from the Mariners at the deadline). Baltimore also has one of, if not the top closer in the game in Zach Britton and we don't expect many struggles from Brad Brach or Darren O'Day, who will lead the charge out of the pen. Throw in the fact that besides Boston, we believe that the AL East is full of question marks and we'll take the over here with the O's as we believe they are a .500 team at worst here in 2017.

6 Unit Play. Take Washington Nationals -155 to win NL East (October 2017)

As long as the Nationals can stay healthy, they are hands down the best team in the NL East. We all know about the struggles that the team has had in the playoffs but thankfully, those issues don't factor into this wager here. They won 95 games last season, winning the division over the Mets by eight games. Yes, New York dealt with injuries to most of their pitching staff but the Nats were without Stephen Strasburg for a good part of the season and while Bryce Harper played in 147 games last year, he just didn't seem right at any point in the season and he numbers reflected that he may have been dealing with a few nagging injuries for the entire season. And while everyone, with good reason, raves about the Mets pitching staff, the starting five in Washington of Max Scherzer, Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez, Tanner Roark and Joe Ross isn't too shabby in its' own right. They also have one of the best top to bottom lineups in the majors and the addition of Adam Eaton, who was acquired in an off-season trade with the White Sox, only makes them better. The did lose Wilson Ramos behind the dish but they replaced him with veteran backstop Matt Wieters, who came over from the Orioles. It may take him some time to get used to working with a new pitching staff but that is really the only question mark we see on the roster. Throw in the fact that the Mets are already dealing with injuries (Matz), suspensions (Familia) and question marks (Wheeler, who hasn't pitched since 2014) and we'll lay the price here with the Nats to take the NL East as we believe this is the year they finally put it all together and make a run at a World Series Championship.

5 Unit Play. Take Los Angeles Angels Over 79.5 Wins (October 2017)

We easily hit our prop last year on the Angels under as they struggled out of the gate, never really got things going at all during the season while eventually finishing an awful fourteen games under .500. We expect things to be a bit different this season in Orange County. The Angels were ravaged by injuries last season and part of the reason why they were so bad was that outside of their normal 1-8 starting position players, there was a huge lack of depth on the roster. They addressed this in the off season by adding Ben Revere as an extra outfielder and Luis Valbuena, who has some pop in his bat and can play all four infield positions if need be. They also made a nice addition in Cameron Maybin, who if can stay healthy, will be the team's everyday left fielder. The infield, while not great, has serviceable players all around the diamond and with CJ Cron getting most of the starts at first base, we are expecting a bit of a resurgence from Albert Pujols, who won't have to worry about playing the field all that much here in 2017. As for the pitching, there aren't any names in the starting rotation that are going to win the Cy Young but there are more than a few teams that wouldn't mind going into their season with Garrett Richards, Matt Shoemaker, Ricky Nolasco, Tyler Skaggs and Jesse Chavez as their rotation. Throw in the fact that we believe that Cam Bedrosian will be a pretty good closer and the fact that we aren't as high on the Mariners and Rangers as some and we're playing the Angels over as we have them at least being a .500 team here in 2017.

4 Unit Play. Take Houston Astros +105 to win AL West (October 2017)

The AL West could provide us with one of the best division races baseball this season as the Rangers come in as back to back champions, both the Astros and Mariners will be there until the end and we think that both the Angels and A's are going to be a bit better than many think here in 2017. We are going to side with the Astros here as we think they have the best top to bottom lineup in the division and that they'll get enough pitching from both their starting rotation and bullpen to win the AL West when it's all said and done. Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa, Alex Bregman and George Springer are all young players who are coming into their prime and the off-season additions of Brian McCann and Josh Reddick will go a long way in the clubhouse for a team that will be counting on young players to make or break their season. Houston regressed to just 84 wins last season after making the playoffs in 2015 and guys like McCann and Reddick are just what the doctor ordered to make sure that type of thing doesn't happen here in 2017. The question marks that the team has are on the pitching side as their starters ERA jumped nearly a half run last season but we are expecting big things from the trio of Dallas Keuchel, Lance McCullers and Collin McHugh here in 2017. As with any team, the Astros will need to stay healthy but if that happens, we like this team, especially on the offensive side of the ball, to win the AL East at what we feel is a bit of a short price here in 2017.

4 Unit Play. Take Miami Marlins Under 76.5 (October 2017)

There are just too many question marks in Miami for us to play anything under here with the 2017 Marlins, the biggest of those is going to be how the players deal with the death of ace Jose Fernandez, who was pretty much the face of the organization both on and off the field. Yes, time has passed since the boating accident that took his life but something like this isn't something that you just get over in a day or too so it'll be interesting to see the teams' mindset, especially early in the season. Miami has a decent enough crop of position players with guys like Stanton, Yelich and Ozuna in the outfield and we really don't have any issues as Dee Gordon, Justin Bour and Martin Prado are all serviceable MLB players on the infield. The problems with the Marlins are on their pitching staff and things could really get ugly in Miami by the time it's all said and done this season. Wei-Yin Chen, Adam Conley, Edinson Volquez, Dan Straily and Tom Koehler. That is the rotation that Don Mattingly has to work with. There just isn't a good pitcher on that list. Also, AJ Ramos has been named the closer coming into the season and he lost the closer job twice last season in Miami. Things are bleak in South Florida right now as the farm system is pretty much barren and with teams like the Phillies and Braves getting better, along with being in the NL East with the Mets and Nationals, we don't see a way that the Marlins get over their posted with total here in 2017.

3 Unit Play. Take Minnesota Twins Over 74.5 Wins (October 2017)

Following a successful 2015 season, the Minnesota Twins were awful in 2016. They stumbled out of the gate en route to 103 losses and while we don't see them getting to the .500 mark, going over this 74.5 number isn't an unreasonable expectation for them. They have three players in Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano and Max Kepler who could be primed for break out seasons and they have a full-fledged star in Brian Dozier. Both the starting rotation and bullpen could prove to be question marks for Minnesota but there are going to be some wins up for grabs in an AL Central Division that includes a rebuilding White Sox team and a Royals squad that could be in that same mode by the trade deadline in July. The Indians are the cream of the crop in the division and the Tigers will hit enough to win a bunch of games. That leaves the third position up in the air and we like the Twins to grab that spot, putting them up and over the 75-win mark in the process.

3 Unit Play. Take Pittsburgh Pirates Under 83 Wins (October 2017)

There are just too many question marks in what we think will be a competitive division besides the Reds for us to think the Pirates are a .500 team here in 2017. Yes, their outfield of Andrew McCutchen, Starling Marte and Gregory Polanco is fantastic but there's just not much of anything else when looking at their 1-8 starters. In fact, McCutchen may not even be with the team at the end of the season as his contract is up after this year and he will be involved in any and all trade talks leading up to the deadline, which could prove to be a huge distraction for the team. There are also big question marks in their starting rotation as Gerrit Cole is their ace and while he's a very good pitcher, he tends to struggle at times with his command. After that, they have a youngster in Jameson Taillon and then Ivan Nova, Chad Kuhl and Drew Hutchinson as the Opening Day starting five. Not exactly a murders row of starting pitchers this year in the Steel City. Throw in the fact that we like both the Cubs (obviously), Cards (always solid, no matter who is in the lineup) and Brewers (a team headed in the right direction) a bit more that we like Pittsburgh this year so the only way we can play the Pirates total is under here in 2017 as we don't see them hitting the .500 mark in what we predict will wind up being a bit of a rebuilding season for them.

3 Unit Play. Take Seattle Mariners Under 85.5 Wins (October 2017)

We have the Astros winning the division as we noted earlier, and while the Mariners are catching some buzz as the hot team to be on this season, we just don't see it coming to fruition. Yes, their middle of the order with Cano, Cruz and Seager along with the newly acquired Jean Segura can go head to head with any 2-5 in the majors but after that, there are just too many question marks for us to think they can win 86 games in what will be a hotly contested AL West Division. There are also too many question marks in their starting rotation as well as it seems like Felix Hernandez is still trying to dominate guys, which he really can't anymore, Hisashi Iwakuma is on the down side of his career and James Paxton, while his stuff may be the best on the staff, just hasn't been able to stay healthy in his career thus far. They also plan to fill out the back of their rotation with Ariel Miranda and Yovani Gallardo, two guys that we looked to play against last year any time they were on the hill. Throw in a closer in Edwin Diaz who was awful at the end of last season along with a bunch of just average arms in the pen and we'll play the Mariners under as we think they finish fourth in the division behind the Astros, Rangers and Angels here in 2017.

3 Unit Play. Take Cincinnati Reds Under 69.5 (October 2017)

3 Unit Play. Take San Diego Padres Under 66.5 (October 2017)

We're playing the under on these two teams here as they both have what we think are the two worst starting pitching rotations coming into a season that we have seen, possibly ever.

Scott Feldman, Brandon Finnegan, Rookie Davis and Amir Garrett. Those are the names currently listed as the top four starting pitchers on the Reds depth chart. Nothing else really needs to be said here.

The same can be said for the Padres as they will be trotting out a rotation of Jhoulys Chacin, Clayton Richard, Jered Weaver, Trevor Cahill and Luis Perdomo every five days.

Honestly, we're not sure which one of these is worse but they are both horrific. These two teams will both finish last in their respective divisions by a wide margin and they both will be fighting for the top pick in next year's draft while being out of the 2017 playoff race by Memorial Day Weekend.

****PLAYER PROPS****

3 Unit Play. Will any player join the 30/30 Club (HR/SB) Yes +350 (BetCris)

Mike Trout is on the record saying that he's planning on running more this season and he already joined the 30/30 club back in 2012 with a nice 30/49 season. He also just missed hitting this last year as he went 29/30. We think he gets there this season. Some others that also have a chance to make this bet a winner are Jose Altuve (24/30 in 2016), Paul Goldschmidt (24/33 in 2016), Trea Turner (13/33 in 2016 in just 306 AB's) and Mookie Betts (31/26 in 2016)

3 Unit Play. Take Rizzo/Bryant Total HR's Over 67 -115 (BetCris)

Since we like Bryant to go over 34.5, as you'll see below, we have to like this one as well. We think Bryant goes up and over 40 and Rizzo hasn't hit less than 30 in any of the past three seasons.

3 Unit Play. Take Bryce Harper Over 30.5 Home Runs -125 (BetOnline)

As we noted above, something just didn't seem right with Harper last season. He seemed to be battling nagging injuries all year long and he was never really able to get things going in 2016. From what we have seen from him here in 2017 thus far, he looks to be back to his 2015 MVP self and we are predicting a big year for both Harper and the Nationals.

3 Unit Play. Take Kris Bryant Over 34.5 Home Runs -115 (BetOnline)

The Cubs are once again going to be an offensive juggernaut in 2017, just as they were in 2016 when they won the World Series. If they are going to make a run at repeating, 2016 MVP Kris Bryant is going to be a huge key just as he was last season. We think he's ready to go up and over the 40-homer mark after hitting 39 last season so there looks to be value in this number at 34.5.

3 Unit Play. Take Trevor Story Over 29.5 Home Runs -115 (Bovada)

After hitting 27 homers in just 372 AB's before his 2016 season was cut short by an injury, we like Trevor Story to crack the 30-home run mark here in 2017 as long as he doesn't miss any significant time with another injury. We all know how the balls fly out of Coors Field and hitting in a Rockies line-up that features Cargo, Blackmon and Arenado, Story should see his fair share of pitches as they can't pitch around everyone and he will be one of the ones that teams decide to pitch to mostly because he will strike out a ton.

3 Unit Play. Take Corey Seager Over 26.5 HR's -105 (Bovada)

3 Unit Play. Take Corey Seager Over 84.5 RBI's -115 (Bovada)

Seager went 26/72 in his first full season in the majors in 2016. We expect him to be even more productive in a loaded Dodgers line-up and we wouldn't be surprised to see him approach 30/100 or so here in 2017.

2 Unit Play. Take Justin Upton Over 26.5 Home Runs (Bovada)

Upton has only hit less than 26 homers once in the last four years and that was in 2015 when he hit 26. He hit 31 in 2016, which was his first year in Detroit and we expect him to go up and over the 30-home run plateau once again here in 2017.

3 Unit Play. Take Clayton Kershaw Over 16.5 Wins -115 (BetOnline)

2 Unit Play. Take Clayton Kershaw +160 to Win NL Cy Young Award (Bovada)

Clayton is the best pitcher in the game hands down and if he's healthy all season, we don't see anyone challenging him for the Cy Young Award. He has already won three in his career with win totals of 21, 16 and 21 so if we think he wins it this year, we like the correlated bet for his win total to be over 16.5.

3 Unit Play. Take Chris Sale Over 16 Wins +100 (mybookie.ag)

2 Unit Play. Take Chris Sale +350 to win AL Cy Young Award (Bovada)

Chris Sale has finished in the top 6 of the AL Cy Young voting in each of the last five years and that was on a pretty awful White Sox team. Here in 2017, he gets to play with a Boston team that will actually score runs for him. Some guys have a hard time playing in Boston or New York because of the pressure but Sale seems like the kind of guy that won't have a problem handling that side of things. We actually think he'll be pitching with less pressure since he knows that he doesn't have to go out an either pitch a shut-out or give up just one run for his team to have a chance to win the game. Since he's our pick for the Cy Young, we like his win total to go over the 16 mark here in 2017.

2 Unit Play. Take Aaron Sanchez Over 12.5 Wins -125 (BetOnline)

2 Unit Play. Take Jose Altuve Over 31.5 Stolen Bases -115 (BetOnline)

2 Unit Play. Take Makiel Franco Over 24.5 Home Runs -125 (Bovada)

2 Unit Play. Take Yoenis Cespedes Over 93.5 RBI's -115 (BetOnline)

2 Unit Play. Take Mike Trout Over 22.5 SB's -130 (BetOnline)

2 Unit Play. Take Mike Trout Over 175.5 Hits -115 (Bovada)

2 Unit Play. Take Manny Machado Over 90.5 RBI's -115 (Bovada)

2 Unit Play. Take Carolos Santana Over 24.5 HR's -115 (Bovada)

2 Unit Play. Take Masahiro Tanaka Over 12.5 Wins -135 (BetOnline)

2 Unit Play. Take Danny Duffy Under 12.5 Wins -115 (mybookie.ag)

2 Unit Play. Take Francisco Lindor Over 13.5 HR's -115 (Bovada)

2 Unit Play. Take Buster Posey Over .300 Batting Avg -115 (Bovada)

2 Unit Play. Take Andrew Benintendi Over .290 Batting Avg -115 (Bovada)

2 Unit Play. Take Trea Turner Over 15.5 HR's -125 (Bovada)

2 Unit Play. Take Trea Turner Over 100.5 Runs -115 (Bovada)

2 Unit Play. Take Trea Turner Over 40.5 SB's -115 (Bovada)

Turner put up 14 HR's, 53 Runs and 33 SB's in just 307 AB's in 2016. He's now back at his regular shortstop position, where he will be way more comfortable than he was last year in centerfield. We're all in on Turner having a huge season hitting in the 1 or 2 hole for the Nats this season depending on what Dusty Baker decides what to with Adam Eaton.

These are all your MLB Plays for today. Your next MLB update will be Monday, April 3, 2017.

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MLB BASEBALL PLAYS

4 Unit Play. Take #903 Under 7.5 -120 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis (8:35p.m., Sunday April 2 ESPN)
The World Series champs open the 2017 MLB Season at Busch Stadium in St. Louis and tonight we should see an outstanding pitching matchup. Last time Jon Lester pitched in Busch Stadium the Cubs beat Carlos Martinez 7-0 but tonight it will be a closer game. Tonight I see pitching dominating the mound for both teams and whoever wins this game I see a 3-2 game and the UNDER is the 'Best Bet' on today's start of the MLB Season and we cash are first MLB play of the season. Chicago Cubs are 3-12 O/U in Lesters last 15 starts and the Cardinals are 2-7 O/U when Martinez starts at home.

MLB 2016 FUTURE PLAYS

4 Unit Play. Take Colorado Rockies Under 80 � +100 Regular Season Wins (October 2017)
(mybookie) I have no clue why some baseball critics believe the Colorado Rockies could have a surprising year. The NL West is going to be a tough division and I have the Rockies fighting the San Deigo Padres for the NL West basement. Last year the Rockies won 75 games and their starting rotation is 'iffy' at best and their bullpen has holes in the back end. Colorado has a brutal end of August beginning of September schedule and with this end of the year schedule is the reason why we cash this UNDER ticket.

3 Unit Play. Take Houston Astros Under 91 � -130 Regular Season Wins (October 2017)
(Bookmaker) Last year the AL West made me some crazy money because I had the Texas Rangers 'Over' in Total Season Wins and this year we are going back to the AL West. Everybody is sold on the Houston Astros this year and I believe the Rangers/Astros will battle for the division crown. Last year the Astros won 84 games and now the oddsmakers are telling us that Houston is 7 games better. I'm not sold on the Astros bullpen and this year if the Astros struggle at the plate that could spell trouble for them in the division and the American League. This one will be close but I see the Astros winning around 87-88 games this year but watching Houston and Texas battle all year long will be fun.

8 Unit Play. Take Boston Red Sox -160 AL East Division Winner (October 2017)
(Bookmaker) It's no secret that I'm a huge Chicago Cubs fan and I still have tears flowing but this year is a new year and I believe the Boston Red Sox will be one of the best teams in the league. No team in the East or in the American League can match the potential dominance of the newly created David Price, Rick Porcello, Chris Sale, and yes lets throw in Eduardo Rodriguez. The Red Sox will miss Big Papi but I see a new and improve Pablo Sandoval and we can all agree the Red Sox will add another bat during the trade deadline. I know the AL East has Toronto and Baltimore but nobody in the AL East can go toe-to-toe with the Red Sox pitching staff. This team could be very scary all season long!

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Allen Eastman MLB

3-Unit Play. Take #903 Chicago Cubs (-125) over St. Louis (8:30 p.m., Sunday, April 2)

I will go with the Cubs in this one. They are the defending World Series champions for the first time in over 100 years. And now they get to have their first game against the their big rivals. Chicago is going to want to get this first win and send a message that they are still the best team in baseball. The Cubs have won four of their last five games in St. Louis. The Cubs are also 4-0 in their last four games against the Cardinals when they face Carlos Martinez. The Cubs finished last year going 55-24 and I think that they will pick up where they left off.

2-Unit Play. Take 'Over' 6.5 N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay (1 p.m., Sunday, April 2)

I like some offense in this one. These two teams are very familiar with one another and familiar with these two starting pitchers. The 'over' is 9-3 in the last 12 meetings between these two teams and the 'over' is 4-1 in the last five meetings in Tampa Bay. The 'over' is 9-3 in Tampa Bay's last 12 home games and the 'over' is 7-3 in Tanaka's last 10 road starts. Play the 'over' here.

Allen Eastman