4-5-12

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Chase Diamond

EARLY MLB

30 Dime Pirates +1.5 (-115)

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Frank Santucci

Parlay

Tigers/Red Sox Over 7, Mets/Braves Over 7, Reds Run Line -1.5

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Teddy Covers

Afternoon Delight! Opening Day Blowout Cash

Toronto Blue Jays ML

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MLBPredictions / Kevin

Toronto Blue Jays @ Cleveland Indians - BLUE JAYS TO WIN (-118)
(Note: I'm risking 2.36 units to win 2 units)

**Note this is an afternoon game**

Being from Canada there is a lot of hype north of the border for this Toronto Blue Jays team. Time will tell whether this Blue Jays team can compete for a playoff spot in the AL East this year, but one thing is for sure: behind Ricky Romero this Toronto team always has a good shot at winning. The oddsmakers seem to agree with me as the Blue Jays are favorites here on the road to open the season in Cleveland. Thursday's match up will feature Ricky Romero vs Justin Masterson. Romero is coming off a great season where he went 15-11 with a 2.92 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and .216 opponents batting average. Pretty impressive numbers, especially in a tough AL East Division. His first half performance earned him a trip to the All Star game which was well deserved. This spring Ricky has looked in mid-season form. Romero had 4 appearances pitching 11 innings. In those 11 innings of work Romero allowed just 2 hits, 0 runs and had 10 strikeouts with just 2 walks. Justin Masterson had his best season in the bigs going 12-10 with a 3.21 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and .257 opponents batting average which earned him the number one spot in the Indian's rotation. While spring training doesn't really show much for some pitchers, it is noted that Justin had a rough spring. In 18 innings of work spread out across 5 appearances Justin allowed 23 hits and 18 earned runs for an ERA of 9.00. Opponents were batting .315 against Masterson, and his WHIP was up to 1.56. Take note that dating back to last season the Jays are 11-2 in Romero's last 13 starts and 8-0 in his last 8 starts as a favorite. The Indians are just 3-7 in Masterson's last 10 starts as an underdog. These two teams met 7 times last season with the Jays winning the season series 4-3. Also note that the Jays went 3-1 in Cleveland last year.
I'm backing Ricky Romero and this Blue Jays team here on opening day.

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Reno Sports Advisors

4* NY. METS ML

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Chase Diamond

EARLY MLB

30 DIMES PITTSBURGH PIRATES +1.5 (-115)

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Paul Leiner

250* Atlanta Braves -110

100* Cleveland Indians +105

50* Detroit Tigers -145

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Chris Justice

MLB

Philadelphia Run Line -1.5

OVER 7 Atlanta Braves/NY Mets

Toronto Blue Jays ML

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Fantasy Sports Gametime

Baseball Thursday

100* Play Philadelphia (-175) over Pittsburgh (MLB TOP PLAY)
Starts at 1:30 PM EST

Roy Halladay has won 33 of the last 43 games when the total posted is 7 runs or less and he has also won 9 of the last 11 games when pitching in the month of April. Roy Halladay has won 18 of the last 25 day games and they have won 49 of the last 68 games as a favorite of -110 or higher.

50* Play LA Dodgers (-150) over San Diego (MBL BONUS PLAY)

50* Play Detroit (-145) over Boston (MLB BONUS PLAY)

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SuperSPortsGroup MLB - 4/5

Atlanta v. NY 1:10pm
PICK: OVER 7 Game ev Best bet of the day

Toronto v. Cleveland 3:05pm
PICK: Indians ML +110
PICK: OVER 7 Game -125

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Marc Lawrence

3* Magic

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Mike Hook

Doubles: Braves & Reds

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SPORTS WAGERS - MLB (pass on NHL)

Atlanta -104 over N.Y. METS Pinnacle
The cleaning up of their financial mess has begun but the Mets product on the field still has a long way to go. New York did not add a significant piece this offseason, compounded by the fact it lost one of the top free agents in Jose Reyes. They also lost Angel Pagen, Willie Harris and Chris Capuano. The Mets hit the fourth fewest runs in the league last season and as a result, they’ve decided to change the dimensions of Citi Field, bringing in the fences to generate more power. The problem with that is that it will be easier for the opposition too and the Mets rotation instills fear into nobody. Johan Santana will get the Opening Day nod for the Mets after missing all of 2011 due to shoulder surgery. Santana showed no signs of trouble this spring, tossing 18 innings with a 3.44 ERA and a 13:7 K: BB ratio. Manager Terry Collins confirmed that Santana is "healthy," although the Mets expect to monitor his innings. Spring numbers are just that and until Santana shows us something in real time, we’ll gladly fade him and the Mets. His decline was already underway before his surgery, as elevated strand rates hid a declining strikeout rate. He was no longer elite before the surgery and now his health still a huge question mark. Tommy Hanson is a young rotation anchor who has not reached his ceiling yet. His skills surged for the second straight season in 2011, putting him firmly among the game's elite. Hanson was diagnosed with a small tear in his rotator cuff last season and he re-worked his delivery in the off-season but he was solid in the spring with a 2.77 ERA and one walk in 13 frames. The Braves added nothing and lost little in the offseason and will field the same team as last year. They were better than New York last season, they’re much better this season and they have a significant edge on the hill in the opener. Play: Atlanta -104 (Risking 2.08 units to win 2).

PITTSBURGH +157 over Philadelphia Bet365
You may see us fading the Phillies quite a bit early on because they’re likely to be overvalued most days, especially at the outset of the season. If things go bad, the marketplace will catch up but for now, they’re overpriced. Roy Halladay gets the opening day start and he needs no introduction. It’s same ol', same ol'. Other than age risk, the downside here just isn't apparent unless one chooses to view that 2H command "slide" as a warning sign. He’s still MLB's ace/workhorse poster boy but he may not get the offensive support he’s going to need. The Phillies parted ways with free agents Raul Ibanez, Brad Lidge, Ryan Madson and Roy Oswalt while also trading away backup infielder Wilson Valdez. The Phillies did have their usual big catch over the winter, adding former Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon to the mix but the rest of the moves were designed to fill in for injuries that have already afflicted the roster. The Phillies are built to win another World Series but making the playoffs is by no means a lock given the current state of the offense and the aging pitching staff. The Pittsburgh Pirates teased the baseball world last season when they went into the All-Star break holding a one-game lead atop the National League Central. But everything changed on the night of July 26 when one of the worst calls you'll ever see caused them to lose a six-hour, 19-inning marathon in Atlanta. On the surface it was just another loss, but the Pirates went onto lose 10 of their next 11 games and won only 18 of the season's final 59 games. That said, it showed that there is some talent on this roster and it starts with emerging star Andrew McCutchen. Erik Bedard gets the opening day assignment and when healthy, he can be very good. He’ll make his NL debut here after spending eight years in the AL. He enjoyed his healthiest year since 2007, missing only 31 days after triple-digit days lost in each of the previous three seasons. Bedard can handcuff both RH and LH hitters, he has solid control and averages a strikeout per inning. On opening day in Pittsburgh with Bedard facing hitters that are unfamiliar with him, we’ll gladly take our chances with the Bucs at this overlay. Play: Pittsburgh +157 (Risking 2 units).

Toronto -121 over CLEVELAND Pinnacle
During spring training we see a lot of inflated batting numbers, as major league players face a lot of minor league prospects. The Indians come into the season after some ugly spring numbers that saw them bat a combined .247. This is a team that is relying on Shin-Soo Choo and Travis Hafner to stay healthy and to have productive years. They might just be the most offensively challenged team in the AL. Justin Masterson finally had the breakout in 2011 that many saw coming. That doesn't mean you should bet on a repeat. His strikeout rate decreased for the second straight season. He had a tiny 6% HR/F. His SO rate vs. LHers was a lot lower than the rate he posted against RH batters and he had surgery on his labrum in the off-season. Expect his ERA of 3.21 last season rise significantly to 4.21 or thereabouts. The Blue Jays were tearing it up in the spring and they have so much more confidence coming into the opener than the Indians. Warranted or not, there are some high expectations for the Blue Jays and if the pitching holds up, they really could be contenders. Ricky Romero went 2-0 in the spring with an ERA of 0.00. In 11 innings, he allowed two hits and struck out 10. Historically, he’s been outstanding in the first half with erosion in the second half. Romero also is one of the rare pitchers whose skills improve during the game, as he dominates more the third time through the lineup than the first and second times through. Romero has a great chance to dominate here against a Tribe team that comes in struggling offensively without a single pitch being thrown yet. That’s not the way you want to begin the year. Play: Toronto -121 (Risking 2.42 units to win 2).

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Greg Shaker

THURSDAY MLB TOTAL DOMINATOR
double-dime bet 901 ATL / 902 NYM Over 7 Bookmaker (http://www.cappersmall.com/forums/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bookmaker.eu%2Flatest-promo%2F%3Fcmpid%3D1560_1308).com
Analysis: This is my only Baseball Play for Thursday with a somewhat shaky line situation in all of the games today except this one which has a clear choice for the OVER. A number of factors to consider here incluªding the fact that Santana's arm has not been as active as he would like, losing some velocity since coming back this spring. This field has been re-adjusted and we are going to see more run production due to this fact. My number is good enough to play OVER as it sits at 8.2. That makes this a 2% Play

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Jeff Scott Sports

4 UNIT PLAY

Toronto/ Cleveland Over 7: This series has been a bit high scoring of late as the OVER is 6-1-1 in the last 8 meetings, with an average of 10.9 rpg being scored in those games. Justin Masterson only faced Toronto once last year and threw just 1 inning vs them, but in 2 starts vs them he has a 5.92 ERA, with both games putting at least 7 runs on the board. Ricky Romero is coming off a nice year for the Jays in which he posted a 2.92 ERA in 32 starts, but he has had some problems with the Tribe, as he has a 5.40 ERA in 3 career starts vs them. Romero will face a Cleveland offense that should be very strong, now that Hafner, and Choo are healthy, to go along with Cabrera, Santana, and Kipnis. This team should easily top last years 4.4 rpg they scored. Toronto comes in with a potent offense led by Bautista, Encarnacion, Johnson and Arencibia and they should eclipse last years numbers of 4.6 rpg and .249 BA. Jose lind is also in the mix, but is questionable for this one, still this Jays lineup shold be able to do damage vs Masterson today. Both pitchers have struggled of late in this series and with two solid offenses facing them I will expect about 9 runs in this one.

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POWER ANGLE PLAY

DETROIT -143 over Boston: Google News Play The Bosox are not the same team as in years past. They will be weaker this year, especially at the start with the loss of Crawford and now closer Andrew Bailey will be out 4 to 5 months. The core of their offense is still there with All-Stars OF Jacoby Ellsbury, 1B Adrian Gonzalez and 2B Dustin Pedroia, but they are still not as strong offensively as last year when they put up 5.4 rpg. Today they will face last years Cy Young and AL MVP winner in Justin Verlander and he has done well with a 3-2 mark and 3.22 ERA in 7 starts vs Boston, including a 2-0 mark with a 1.76 ERA in his last 4 starts vs them. On the other side, Jon Lest has not had a good time vs the Tigers as he is 0-2 with a 5.89 ERA in 3 starts vs them. Things might not get better for him today as the Tigers look to have one of the best offenses in baseball. Detroit has some solid hitters besides Cabrera and Fielder. 2B Ryan Raburn posted a .911 OPS in last year’s playoffs, LF Brennan Boesch hit .283 with 16 homers in 2011 and SS Jhonny Peralta batted .299 with 21 homers last season. Home opener and season opener for a tigers team that has a ton of promise this year and they should open the year with a solid win over a Boston team that I feel will take a step back this year. POWER ANGLE FOR THIS PLAY--- The Tigers are 17-2 the last 2 seasons, when Justin Verlander is on the mound as a favorite of -125 to -175.


Toronto -123 over CLEVELAND: I have Toronto as being a team that could surprise this year, but it is hard for this team to move up in the AL East with the Sox, Yanks and Rays there, but I do believe they have a chance to take over the number 3 spot from the BoSox. Toronto may be without Lind in this one, but ofensively they still are loaed with Bautista, Johnson, Encarnacion and Thames, plus thier catcher J.P. Arencibia hit 23 HR's and 78 RBI's from the bottom of the order last year. This is a team with plenty of pop and should have a good showing vs Masterson, who is 1-1 but with a 5.92 ERA in 2 career starts vs them. Cleveland does have some pop as well, but not as much as the Jays, especially with Sizemore on the DL at present. Ricky Romero is off a fine year, in which he went 15-11 with a 2.92 ERA and while he does have a 5.40 ERA in 3 starts vs the Tribe, he is 2-1 in those games. Right now i feel the Jays are the better team, with the better offense and better starter on the mound and they should win a rather high scoring game here.

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Info Plays

7* Braves / Mets Over 7

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Matt Fargo

8* Detroit Tigers

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Falcon Sports

Top program play for april 5th
Dodgers (-1.50) 2 units MLB
Kershaw-volquez must start
　
This is about as much juice as I wish to lay at anytime. You can get or create the dodgers -1 for about (-1.20). We picked up a win last night on a nice dog and this could be a very low scoring game, so I am going with kershaw on the moneyline in this one. It will be my priority to keep our average juice laid near the (-1.10) mark.
Other leans for today (braves ML) and the (phillies -1). The remaining mlb games are no opinion plays for the program.

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Rich Sports


Sport: MLB Baseball
Game: Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers - Thursday April 5, 2012 1:05 pm
Pick: 3 units (Normal) MONEYLINE: Detroit Tigers -150

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dodgers
toronto
detroit

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NHL Predictions

Bruins / Senators Over 5.5

Tonight we should see Marty Turco vs Ben Bishop in net. These two teams have met 5 times this season with 4 of those 5 meetings going OVER the posted total. We’ve seen totals of 1, 8, 7, 7 and 8. Over their last 10 games the Bruins are averaging 3.60 goals, while the Senators are averaging 2.90. On the road this season Boston is averaging 3.15 goals per game and 2.70 against. Ottawa is scoring 2.88 goals per game at home, while giving up 3.02 against. Take note that the OVER is 9-4-1 in the Bruins last 14 games, and 21-7-2 in their last 30 road games. The OVER is 5-1 in the Sens last 6 overall. Take the OVER here tonight.

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Jimmy Boyd 4/5
5* Washington Wizards +7.5

3* Los Angeles Dodgers -149

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Jeff Benton
Wednesday's Action
20 Dime winner going out on the New York Mets agaiast the visitcing Atlanta Braves. At the time I release this selrction, the Braves are listed as the -110 favorite over the Mets, and the starting pitchers are listed as Hanson and Santana both here in Vegas and offshore.


Note: Both listed pitchers must start, or there is to be no action on the release.

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Micah Roberts, VegasInsider.com (2-0 yest side & under)

4/5 Toronto (Romero -115) over CLEVELAND (Masterson)
4/5 Atlanta (Hanson -110) over NY METS (Santana)
4/5 LA Dodgers (Kershaw)-SAN DIEGO (Volquez) (Over 6 even)

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David Banks

Boston Celtics vs. Chicago Bulls

The second leg of TNT's Thursday night doubleheader takes us to the Windy
City where the Chicago Bulls (42-13, 32-23 ATS) will look to put an end to
their first two-game losing streak in over a year when they close out their
regular season series with the Boston Celtics (30-22, 26-26 ATS); the game's
tip is set to go live from the United Center at 9:30 ET.

The Celtics had reached a season low heading into the All Star break
dropping five straight games both SU & ATS. However, the time off was
exactly what Head Coach Doc Rivers needed to get his squad playing the type
of ball many expected to see from this veteran club as the outset of the
season. Though it failed to cover its first two out of the break, Boston won
each of its five games out of it to catapult itself back into the Atlantic
Division title chase. Since then, the C's have been one of the hottest teams
in the league capturing wins in 15 of their L/20 overall games while
covering the closing number in 13 of those contests. They'll enter Wednesday
night's home clash with San Antonio winners of five in a row both SU & ATS,
but will head to Chicago the following night 11-14 SU & ATS on the road as
well as 7-8 SU & 5-10 ATS records when playing on no rest.

A little over a year had passed since the Bulls dropped back-to-back games,
but that impressive streak came to an end on Monday night when they lost to
Houston at home the night after getting rolled in Oklahoma City Sunday
afternoon. In order for Chicago to halt this mini losing streak, it will
have to take better care of the ball after turning it over a combined 31
times in the pair of defeats. Reigning MVP - Derrick Rose - absorbed some
contact in Wednesday's practice, so it's possible that he'll take to the
hardwood after sitting out each of Chicago's L/11 games. The Bulls check in
14-7 SU & 11-10 ATS in the 21 overall contests he's missed to date. Chicago
has been at its absolute best as a host winning 21 of their 27 overall
games, but they've only managed to cover the closing number in 13 of those
games. Coach Thibodeau's squad will have had two days to prepare for this
one and have gone 3-0 SU & 2-1 ATS under that scenario to date.

Chicago holds 2-1 SU & ATS series advantages over the Celtics this season,
and it's won four of the conference rivals L/5 overall meetings; the 'under'
cashed in four of those contests. They already defeated Boston without
D-Rose in the line-up back on February 16th when they scored the 89-80 home
win and cover as eight-point favorites. Boston's covered four of its L/5 on
the road as well as six of its L/8 against +.600 opposition, but has had
trouble against Central Division opposition managing just one cover in its
L/6 tries. The home team has covered five of the L/6 in this rivalry and
Chicago's 10-3 ATS its L/13 TNT appearances. The 'under' has cashed each of
the L/5 times these squads went at it in the United Center.

BOSTON CELTICS+8

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WUNDERDOG
NHL 202-161 Last 363 picks +$5150
Game: Dallas at Nashville (8:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: Nashville -150 (moneyline)

The Dallas Stars have been on a topsy-turvy road all season long. They opened the season on fire at 11-3, then went in the tank at 4-9, and have been riding the roller coaster all season. They are at it again. After posting a 10-1 run, the Stars have fallen prey to their own inconsistencies at 3-7 over their last 10, including three straight in the loss column. Nashville has won four of their last six, and for the most part have gotten stellar play between the pipes, as the four wins show just a single opponents' goal in each. The Stars have fallen prey to each of the last five opponents they have faced with a winning record, while the Predators are living up to their name at home, taking 21 of the last 28 here. Play on Nashville.

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Robert Ferringo

"Game of the Week"
4* TORONTO (-125) @ CLE (12pm PDT)

PHI (-155) @ PIT (10:30am PDT)

TOR @ CLE OVER 7 (12pm PDT)

LAD (-155) @ SD (4pm PDT)

LAD @ SD UNDER 6 (4pm PDT)

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Mike Hook NBA Sides

dime bet 508 SAC 3.5 (-110) Hilton vs 507 LAC

Analysis: The SACRAMENTO KINGS +3.5 are a 1 UNIT BURIED TREASURE

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Viking Sports

NHL

3* Tampa Bay/Toronto 6 OVER

3* Buffalo/Philadelphia 5.5 OVER

3* Anaheim/Edmonton 5.5 UNDER

2* Montreal/Carolina 5.5 OVER

2* Chicago/Minnesota 5 OVER

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Sports N`Profits

Atlanta Braves -109 vs. New York Mets @ 110PM

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates under 7 @ 135PM

Cleveland Indians +115 vs. Toronto Blue Jays @ 305PM

Miami Marlins vs. Cincinnati Reds over 7 1/2 @ 410PM

Buffalo Sabres vs. Philadelphia Flyers over 5 1/2 @ 7PM

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Lenny Del Genio: Double- Reds

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Goodfella: Double- Blue Jays -122

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Hoopsgooroo 4/5
913 Jays -120 @ 3:15p
907 Marlins +124 @ 4:05p
909 Dodgers -157 @ 7:05p

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Tony Flacco

ADDED PLAY
2 UNITS Reds over 7.5

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VegasButcher

Cleveland Indians +109

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JR ODonnell

Dime Bet - LA Dodgers ML

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Marc Lawrence

Late Telephone:

Toronto Bluejays ML-120 (w/Romero)

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Tony George

Dime Bet - Chicago Bulls -6

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Indian Cowboy

NBA

4* OVER 206 Los Angeles Clippers vs. Sacramento Kings (10:00PM EST)

COMP
Chicago Bulls -7.5 over Boston Celtics (9:30PM EST)