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Larry Ness | MLB Money Line Sat, 06/26/10 - 4:05 PM

double-dime bet 903 PHI (-140) Bodog vs 904 TOR
Analysis: My 8* Oddsmaker's Error is on the Phi Phillies at 4:05 ET.
The Blue Jays have the misfortune of playing in the same division as the Yankees and Red Sox (plus now the Rays). They also knew they couldn't re-sign Roy Halladay ("the face of the franchise") and last off-season, traded him to the Phillies as to not lose him to free agency and get nothing. Toronto was anticipating Hallady's return to Toronto this weekend, as the Phillies were scheduled to visit Rogers Centre on this final weekend of IL play in 2010 but security concerns surrounding the G20 Summit forced MLB to move the series to Philadelphia. Can the Jays get a break? Yes, Toronto bats last and the DH is being used, but this is still a HOME game for the Phillies. Halladay blanked the Jays last night 9-0, bringing into focus two things. The Phillies were in a terrible batting slump from May 22 through June 15, hitting a woeful .218 as a team while averaging only 2.4 RPG. No wonder the team lost 15 of 21 in that span? However, the Phillies have scored 63 runs over their last nine games (7.0 per), winning SEVEN times while batting .283 as a group! Meanwhile, the Jays were shut out for the SIXTH time this year on Friday and have scored more than six runs just TWICE in their last 33 games. Toronto has scored only 67 runs in its 21 games during June, an average of only 3.19 per game! That sets the stage for this afternoon's contest, as Cole Hamels takes on Shaun Marcum. Hamels went 15-5 in 2007 and then 14-10 in 2008, plus 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA in the postseason (team was 5-0 in his starts). He would win MVP awards in both the NLCS and World Series and establish himself as the team's ace. He did not pitch like an ace in 2009, going 10-11 with a 4.32 ERA and then posted a 7.58 ERA in four postseason starts. However, he's looked pretty darn good since May 1, not allowing more than three ERs in any of his nine starts (six times, he's allowed two ERs or less). His ERA in that span is 2.91 and his record (4-3 / team is 5-4) would be much better in that stretch, except that those Philly bats were struggling so badly for a good portion of that time (se above). Again, the Phillies are playing in their home park and Hamels owns a 2.96 ERA at Citizens Bank Park in seven 2010 starts. Toronto's Shaun Marcum missed all of 2009 after Tommy John surgery but has recovered nicely to go 6-3 with a 3.24 ERA in 15 starts this season (team is just 8-7). However, while his home ERA is 2.52, his road ERA is more than 1 1/2 runs higher (4.12). The Phils were favored by more than 2-to-1 last night with Halladay and now it's at least 70-cents to as much as $1.00 less with Hamels. That's a bargain! Toronto loses again today, "at home!"

Good luck...Larry

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BIG AL's 100% INTERLEAGUE UNDERDOG OF THE YEAR!

At 4:05 pm, our selection is on the Detroit Tigers over the Atlanta Braves.

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10* IL Total of the Year

Rockies / Angels Over

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BIG AL McMORDIE

SATURDAY USA v GHANA WORLD CUP WINNER!

Our Selection: United States Opponent: Ghana Line: -120 (draw, no option)

Analysis: At 2:30 pm, our selection is on the United States to defeat Ghana (the preferred bet is at -120 odds, with a "draw no option" wager; alternatively, if a draw is offered as an option, then the odds on USA to win would be +155). USA came in 1st in Group C above England (W:1, D:2, L:0, F:4, A:3) and now plays Ghana who came 2nd in Group D (W:1, D:1, L:1, F:2, A:2). With only one minute to go in their final group game, the Americans were not going through to the last 16. However, the United States team kept fighting until the brilliant Landon Donovan scored an injury time winner against Algeria on Wednesday that sent them into the last 16. Battling, spirited and having high team morale has epitomized the American team and without these qualities they would not still be in the tournament. This last victory was just the latest in a series of admirable displays from the Americans, which I fully expect to continue into this next match. Ghana also has done quite well so far, admittedly not scoring many goals, but not conceding many either. They were unlucky not to score against Germany in their final match but is a team with a lot of power and good passing ability. I still maintain that if Ghana had its star captain Michael Essien fit for the tournament, then they would have been an even more dangerous prospect. As the last remaining African nation left in the World Cup, there will be a lot of support for Ghana but I just doubt whether they are better than a more experienced USA team. Look for the USA to win a tightly fought match.



100% INTERLEAGUE UNDERDOG OF THE YEAR!

Our Selection: Tigers Opponent: Braves Line: +111

Analysis: At 4:05 pm, our selection is on the Detroit Tigers over the Atlanta Braves. There are players that can't wait for inter-league play to end and then there are players that wish it could go on for the rest of the season and Tigers righthander Max Scherzer is definitely part of the latter group. Scherzer's last two starts have been against the National League in what are his only two inter-league appearances of the season, and he is 2-0 and has allowed just four earned runs in 13 innings for a 2.77 ERA with 17 strikeouts and four walks and the Tigers have won the two games by a combined score of 10-5. He gets an extra day of rest coming into what will be his final inter-league start of the season (unless the Tigers get to the World Series) and that's a good thing going up against a tough Braves squad. The team might be tough, but their starter Kenshin Kawakami has been anything but heading into the half-way point of the season. The 35-year-old righthander is inexplicably 0-9 after his first 14 starts this season (and 0-11 dating back to last year). And although he didn't set the world on fire in 2009 - his first season in the Majors after coming over from Japan - Kawakami at least was able to win seven games in 35 appearances (25 starts). His 4.78 ERA in 2010 is almost a full run higher than 2009 and his WHIP has also ballooned to 1.46. Heading into Saturday's game Detroit had won five of six meetings against the Braves. Interleague Underdog of the Year on the Tigers.


93% (13-1) BASEBALL ROADKILL WINNER!

Our Selection: Brewers Opponent: Mariners Line: -132

Analysis: At 4:10 pm, our selection is on the Milwaukee Brewers over the Seattle Mariners. It's been a rough first half so far for Brewers lefthander Randy Wolf, who after his first 13 starts was 4-6 with a 5.31 ERA. The word was that Wolf's problems were purely mental and mechanically there has been nothing wrong with the veteran southpaw. He's talked to some people about his approach on the mound and apparently it's worked as in his 14th and 15th starts, Wolf seems to have turned a corner as he has two quality outings in a row on the road, allowing just three earned runs in 14 innings, while the Brewers went 2-0 in those games and outscored their opponents by a combined 18-3. Wolf should have won both of those starts (he only won the first one) but nevertheless he's almost evened his record on the season and lowered his ERA to 4.79. The Brewers are certainly hoping that this is a sign of things to come because they will need Wolf to return to the form he had in 2009 (or close to it) if they are to compete in the very tough NL Central the rest of the way. Seattle will go with righthander Doug Fister who is 3-3 with a very surprising 2.45 ERA, however Fister has been on the DL with shoulder fatigue since his last start at the end of May and it's no telling how fit he will be in his first start back and as a result, Fister will be on a strict pitch count. After going 2-1 in Fister's first three starts, the Mariners are 2-5 in his next seven, leading up to his DL stint. MLB Roadkill on the Brewers.

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Florida Marlins
Philadelphia Phillies
Atlanta Braves
Milwaukee Brewers
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BIG AL McMORDIE

SATURDAY USA v GHANA WORLD CUP WINNER!

Our Selection: United States Opponent: Ghana Line: -120 (draw, no option)

Analysis: At 2:30 pm, our selection is on the United States to defeat Ghana (the preferred bet is at -120 odds, with a "draw no option" wager; alternatively, if a draw is offered as an option, then the odds on USA to win would be +155). USA came in 1st in Group C above England (W:1, D:2, L:0, F:4, A:3) and now plays Ghana who came 2nd in Group D (W:1, D:1, L:1, F:2, A:2). With only one minute to go in their final group game, the Americans were not going through to the last 16. However, the United States team kept fighting until the brilliant Landon Donovan scored an injury time winner against Algeria on Wednesday that sent them into the last 16. Battling, spirited and having high team morale has epitomized the American team and without these qualities they would not still be in the tournament. This last victory was just the latest in a series of admirable displays from the Americans, which I fully expect to continue into this next match. Ghana also has done quite well so far, admittedly not scoring many goals, but not conceding many either. They were unlucky not to score against Germany in their final match but is a team with a lot of power and good passing ability. I still maintain that if Ghana had its star captain Michael Essien fit for the tournament, then they would have been an even more dangerous prospect. As the last remaining African nation left in the World Cup, there will be a lot of support for Ghana but I just doubt whether they are better than a more experienced USA team. Look for the USA to win a tightly fought match.
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