6-19-13

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Blackhawks at Bruins: What bettors need to know

Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins (-130, 4.5)

In order to take a step toward solving the Boston Bruins, the Chicago Blackhawks will need to tackle the task that is Tuukka Rask. The goaltender has kept the President's Trophy-winning Blackhawks off the scoreboard for over 122 minutes as the Bruins have claimed a 2-1 edge in the Stanley Cup final. After Rask recorded his third postseason shutout by stopping all 28 shots he faced in a 2-0 triumph on Monday, Chicago will look to get the better of the young stud in Wednesday's Game 4 and end Boston's seven-game home winning streak - thereby evening the series in the process.

The Blackhawks are expected to receive a boost with the "likely" return of Marian Hossa, according to coach Joel Quenneville. Hossa, who shares the team lead with 15 points, was a late scratch with an upper-body injury on Monday - despite taking part in the pre-game warmup. An ailing power play continues to plague Chicago, which has failed to score on all 11 opportunities with the man advantage in the series and 20 consecutive dating back to Game 2 of the Western Conference final versus the Los Angeles Kings.

TV: 8 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, RDS

ABOUT THE BLACKHAWKS: After sharing the team lead in goals with Patrick Kane in the regular season, captain Jonathan Toews has mustered all of one during the playoffs. "Whether it's him or our power play, offensively I think we're all a little gun shy in that area," Quenneville said. "One thing with Johnny, you can always measure how he's going to be competing because game in, game out, he leaves it out there." Quenneville admitted that he has considered reuniting Kane and Toews on the same line - as he did briefly against the Kings. The presence of towering Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara has played a part in splitting the two.

ABOUT THE BRUINS: Credit Patrice Bergeron for adding to Chicago's troubles as last season's Selke Trophy winner scored a power-play goal and won 24 of 28 faceoffs in Game 3. Bergeron has tallied twice with the man advantage in the Stanley Cup - and has won the respect of his teammates in spades. "(He) is by far the best two-way centerman in the league," Brad Marchand said. "He proves it night in and night out how special he is as a two-way guy." Daniel Paille scored for the second straight contest and has three points in the Stanley Cup final.

TRENDS:

* Bruins are 7-1 in their last 8 overall.
* Under is 11-3-3 in Blackhawks last 17 games playing on 1 days rest.
* Under is 4-0 in Bruins last 4 home games.
* Blackhawks are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Boston.

OVERTIME:

1. Chicago C Michal Handzus lost all 10 of his faceoffs in the first two periods of Game 2. He did not take another in the third period.

2. The Bruins have killed off their last 27 short-handed chances.

3. Boston has won 11 of its last 13 games.

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DCI Pro Hockey
The Daniel Curry Index

06/19/13 Prediction

Season: 320-197 (.619)

Stanley Cup Finals
Game 4, best-of-7
BOSTON 3, Chicago 2

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Confederations Cup betting: Day 4 matches

The FIFA Confederations Cup continues with two matches Wednesday. Here is a quick cheat sheet as the group stage continues in Brazil.

Brazil v Mexico (-333, +400, +1000)

Site: Fortaleza

The Brazilians opened the tournament in impressive fashion by dominating a decent Japan squad by a score of 3-0. The starting XI will most likely remain unchanged for the match versus Mexico. The Mexicans played versus Italy but lost 2-1 on a late goal by Mario Balotelli. A loss and Mexico is eliminated. They may not have what it takes to beat Brazil, but they should be attacking with guns blazing. They have the firepower to put some goals on the board, but the question will be weather the Mexicans can stop a very formidable Brazilian attack.

The last time the two nations played was a friendly last year. Mexico won 2-0 on goals by Gio dos Santos and Chicharito Hernandez.

* Brazil's star Neymar scored the opening goal in brilliant fashion in just the third minute against Japan. He had 63 touches in total while getting just two shots.
* Mexico's keeper Jose de Jesus Corona made four saves and stopped three crosses in a very good performance against the Italians.


Italy v Japan (-138, +250, +400)

Site: Recife

A win and Italy advances out of the group stage. The Italian side could be bolstered by the return of Stephan El Shaarawy to the attack. El Shaarawy missed the opening match against Mexico with an ankle injury but should be recovered and get the start. Japan was beaten by the hosts Brazil 3-0 and must get points here to have any hope of advancing. They have talent in various areas of the pitch, but will be in tough against a very good Italian side.

The two nations have not played since a 1-1 draw in 2001.

* Andrea Pirlo was orchestral in the 2-1 win over Mexico. The veteran midfielder had a goal, two tackles, 84 touches and 93 percent pass accuracy.
* Japan's striker Shinji Okazaki was 60 percent of his aerial battles, had 22 touches and took two shots in Japan's loss to Brazil

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Blackhawks Look to Tie Up Finals on Wednesday

2013 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
at BOSTON BRUINS

Stanley Cup Finals
Game 4 - Boston leads series 2-1
Puck Drops: Wednesday, 8:05 p.m. ET
Line: Boston -135, Chicago +115, Total: 4.5

Thanks to another herculean effort from Tuukka Rask, the Bruins are seeking a commanding 3-1 series lead over the Blackhawks at home in Game 4 on Wednesday night.

Rask stood on his head in Game 3, turning aside all 28 shots Chicago peppered him with, and leading his team to the 2-0 home victory. Boston held the edge in nearly every statistical category, outshooting the Blackhawks 35-28, outhitting them 31-25 and winning an astounding 40-of-56 faceoffs (71%). The Bruins converted on 1-of-4 power-play chances while Chicago was 0-for-5 with the man advantage. Boston has now killed off 27 straight penalties during its postseason run. Bruins LW Daniel Paille, who scored the overtime goal in Game 2, recorded the first tally of Game 3, propelling his team to its fourth win in the past five meetings with the Blackhawks. Boston now has an 8-2 home record this postseason, including seven straight victories at TD Garden. The Blackhawks fell to 3-5 on the road during this postseason, and also lost star RW Marian Hossa to an upper-body injury. He is listed as questionable for Game 4. Although Chicago's offense has scored just one goal in the past two games combined, this club had scored 28 goals in its previous nine contests (3.1 goals per game), including four in Game 1 against this Boston squad. And history shows that after two or more straight Unders, the Blackhawks are an amazing 18-3 (86%), while the Bruins are just 11-15 (42%) in the past three seasons at home coming off a home win by 2+ goals.
The pick here is underdog CHICAGO to win Game 4 and even the series.

This three-star FoxSheets trend also likes the Blackhawks to pull off the upset:

CHICAGO is 25-6 ATS (+15.0 Units) after playing a road game this season.
The average score was CHICAGO 3.6, OPPONENT 2.2 - (Rating = 3*).

Blackhawks netminder Corey Crawford (13-7, 1.73 GAA, .936 Sv Pct. in playoffs) has also played very well in his first Stanley Cup Finals, saving 110-of-117 shots (.940 Sv Pct., 1.72 GAA). In the Game 3 loss, he stopped 33-of-35 shots the Bruins put on net. So far in the series, the Blackhawks have just two players with multiple points, C Andrew Shaw (1 G, 1 A, +2 rating) and C Dave Bolland (1 G, 1 A, +1 rating). Five other teammates have at least a dozen shots on goal (RW Marian Hossa 17, C Patrick Sharp 17, RW Patrick Kane 13, C Jonathan Toews 12 and LW Brandon Saad 12), but only Sharp and Saad have actually gotten any of those chances past Tuukka Rask. Hossa's potential absence looms large, as not only has he played the most minutes (28:59 avg. ice time) of any Blackhawks forward this series, he is one of three Chicago players with 15 points in the postseason, tallying seven goals and eight assists with a stellar +8 rating. Sharp (9 G, 6 A, +2 rating) and Kane (6 G, 9 A, +3 rating) are the others tied for the team lead. Despite leading the Blackhawks in minutes played this series, D Duncan Keith (35:43 avg. ice time) and D Niklas Hjalmarsson (29:32 avg. ice time) have both been held without a point. The Blackhawks are 0-for-11 on the power play in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask (14-5, 1.64 GAA, .946 Sv Pct. in playoffs) has had a phenomenal series so far, saving 120-of-125 shots (.960 Sv Pct., 1.22 GAA). He's led his team to seven straight home wins, saving 227-of-237 shots (.958 Sv Pct.) during this home win streak. This includes turning aside 135-of-137 shots (.985 Sv Pct.) in the past four games at TD Garden. The Bruins have three players with three points in this series, LW Daniel Paille (2 G, 1 A, +1 rating), LW Milan Lucic (2 G, 1 A, +1 rating) and C Tyler Seguin (0 G, 3 A, +1 rating). Three others have two points, including C Patrice Bergeron, the only player in this series with more than one goal. Both of Bergeron's tallies have been on the power play, where the Bruins are 2-of-9 in this series. Seguin and Bergeron lead the team with 13 shots on goals in this series. Although C David Krejci (9 G, 14 A, 23 points) and LW Nathan Horton (7 G, 11 A, 18 points) lead the NHL in postseason scoring, both have been held without a point in each of the past two games. Boston has five players that have logged at least 28 minutes per game during the NHL Finals, including three that are over 30 minutes -- D Dennis Seidenberg (34:53 avg. ice time), D Zdeno Chara (33:57 avg. ice time) and D Andrew Ference (30:48 avg. ice time). Seidenberg had a game-high six blocked shots and a game-high-tying four hits on Monday.

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Bruins series price climbing, total drops for Game 4

The Boston Bruins' odds continue to be on the move after they took a 2-1 series lead against the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Bruins prevailed in Game 3 by a score of 2-0. Prices on the B's to win the Stanley Cup moved to -230 with the Blackhawks currently sitting at +190.

The Blackhawks opened the series as -145 series favorites back on June 9.

Bettors could have placed a futures bet on the Bruins at +1200 back before the lockout-shortened campaign started in January.

Boston is currently a -130 home favorite in Game 4 and oddsmakers have set a total of 4.5.

The drop in the total is expected, especially with Chicago's scoring woes in the Cup final. The Blackhawks have not scored in 122 minutes 26 seconds and their power play is now 0-for-11 in the series.

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MLB

Hot pitchers
-- JFernandez is 2-0, 1.80 in his last three starts.
-- Stults is 4-1, 1.40 in his last six starts. Bumgarner is 2-0, 2.25 in his last two outings.
-- GGonzalez is 0-0, 2.25 in his last three starts, all lost by National bullpen.
-- Medlen is 2-1, 2.29 in his last three starts.
-- Locke is 3-0, 1.00 in his last six starts. Arroyo is 1-0, 2.08 in his last three.
-- Jackson is 2-0, 1.38 in his last couple starts.

-- Buehrle is 2-1, 2.18 in his last five starts.
-- Ryu is 3-0, 1.94 in his last six starts.
-- Lohse is 1-0, 2.57 in his last two starts. Bedard is 2-1, 3.80 in his last four.

-- Tillman is 3-0, 1.89 in his last three starts.
-- Mendoza is 1-1, 2.25 in his last five starts.
-- Sale is 4-3, 2.02 in his last nine starts.
-- Milone is 1-1, 2.18 in his last three starts.
-- Saunders is 2-1, 2.02 in his last four starts. Wilson is 2-0, 3.00 in his last couple starts.


Cold pitchers
-- Cahill is 0-4, 7.31 in his last five starts.
-- Kendrick is 0-1, 8.71 in his last couple starts.
-- Marcum is 0-3, 4.87 in his last three starts.
-- Westbrook is 0-1, 7.84 in his last couple starts.

-- Nicasio is 0-1, 5.96 in his last four starts.
-- Capuano is 0-2, 7.59 in his last couple starts. Hughes is 1-3, 5.83 in his last six starts. Bronx lost last five Kuroda starts (0-3, 4.40).

-- Porcello is 2-0, 1.38 in his last couple starts.
-- Masterson is 0-2, 5.31 in his last three starts.
-- Dempster is 2-3, 6.00 in his last five starts. Hellickson has a 6.55 RA in his last four starts.
-- Correia is 1-2, 4.89 in his last six starts.
-- Grimm is 0-2, 11.40 in his last threee starts.


Starting Pitchers/First Inning
You can wager on whether teams will score in first inning. Below is how often a starting pitcher has allowed 1+ runs in first inning in one of his starts........
-- Fernandez 3-13; Cahill 4-14
-- Stults 3-14; Bumgarner 0-14
-- Gonzalez 4-14 (0 of last 5); Kendrick 6-14
-- Marcum 2-8; Medlen 4-14
-- Locke 3-14 (0 of last 6); Arroyo 1-14
-- Jackson 5-14; Westbrook 2-7

-- Nicasio 5-14 (0 of last 6); Buehrle 4-14 (0 of last 5)
-- Ryu 3-13 Capuano 1-6; Hughes 4-13 (0 of last 5) Kuroda 5-14
-- Lohse 5-13; Bedard 6-12

-- Tillman 3-14; Porcello 3-12
-- Mendoza 2-10; Masterson 3-15
-- Hellickson 7-14 (0 of last 4); Dempster 5-13
-- Milone 5-14 (0 of last 5); Grimm 6-11
-- Sale 5-13; Correia 5-13
-- Saunders 4-14; Wilson 4-14


Totals
-- Under is 7-3-1 in last eleven Washington games.
-- Ten of last fifteen St Louis games went over the total.
-- Six of last seven Cincinnati games stayed under total.
-- Under is 5-1-2 in Mets' last eight games.
-- Over is 6-2-1 in Miami's last nine games.
-- Over is 9-3-1 in last thirteen San Diego games.

-- Five of last six Toronto games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Bronx games.
-- 10 of last 13 Houston games stayed under the total.

-- Under is 7-1-1 in last nine Baltimore games.
-- Eight of last nine Cleveland games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 6-0-1 in last seven Boston games.
-- Under is 9-4-1 in last fourteen Oakland games.
-- Five of last seven Minnesota games stayed under the total.
-- Ten of last twelve Seattle games stayed under the total.


Hot teams
-- Cincinnati won six of its last nine games.
-- Mets won three of their last four games.
-- Cardinals won 15 of their last 23 home games. Cubs won four of last six.
-- Miami won six of its last ten games.
-- Padres won ten of their last thirteen games.

-- Toronto won its last seven games, allowing 12 runs.
-- Astros won five of their last six games.

-- Baltimore won seven of its last ten games. Detroit won eight of its last 12.
-- Red Sox won three of their last four games.
-- Royals won 11 of their last 14 games.
-- Angels won four of their last six games.

Cold teams
-- Phillies lost seven of their last 11 games. Washington lost four of last five.
-- Atlanta lost six of its last nine games.
-- Pirates lost five of their last eight road games.
-- Milwaukee lost three of its last four games.
-- Arizona lost seven of its last ten games.
-- San Francisco lost five of its last eight games.

-- Colorado is 3-6 in its last nine road games.
-- Dodgers lost six of their last eight games. Bronx lost five of last six.

-- Indians lost ten of their last fifteen games.
-- Tampa Bay lost eight of its last ten games.
-- Rangers lost 10 of their last 13 games; A's lost three of last five.
-- White Sox lost 12 of their last 14 road games. Twins lost three of last five.
-- Seattle lost 11 of its last 16 away games.

Umpires
-- Wsh-Phil-- Underdogs won eight of last twelve Marquez games.
-- NY-Atl-- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Rackley games.
-- Pitt-Cin-- Over is 7-3-1 in last eleven Meals games.
-- Chi-StL-- Four of last five Johnson games stayed under.
-- Mia-Az-- Four of last five Foster games went over the total.
-- SD-SF-- Favorites won last eight Randazzo games, with last four staying under the total.

-- Col-Tor-- Last seven Guccione games went over the total.
-- Mil-Hst-- Five of last six Dreckman games stayed under total.

-- KC-Cle-- Five of last seven Porter games stayed under total.
-- TB-Bos-- Favorites won six of last eight Iassogna games.
-- Balt-Det-- Under is 7-0-1 in last eight Wegner games.
-- A's-Tex-- Six of last eight Eddings games stayed under total.
-- Chi-Min-- Favorites won seven of last ten Blaser games.
-- Sea-LA-- Favorites won six of last eight Danley games.

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Roxxy

Lynx
under phoenix

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Hockey Crusher
Chicago Blackhawks + Boston UNDER 5
(System Record: 77-3, lost last 2 games)
Overall Record: 77-54-4

Baseball Crusher
Atlanta Braves -1.5 over NY Mets
(System Record: 41-4, lost last 3 games)
Overall Record: 41-39-1

Soccer Crusher
Atletico Rafaela + San Lorenzo UNDER 2.5
This match is happening in Argentina
(System Record: 415-15, won last 3 games and a push)
Overall Record: 415-358-51

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Today's MLB Picks

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati

The Reds look to build on their 8-3 record in Bronson Arroyo's last 11 starts as a home favorite of -110 to -150. Cincinnati is the pick (-140) according to Dunkel, which has the Reds favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-140). Here are all of today's picks.


WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19
Time Posted: 6:00 a.m. EST


Game 951-952: Miami at Arizona (3:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Miami (Fernandez) 14.430; Arizona (Cahill) 15.892
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Arizona (-185); 8
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-185); Under


Game 953-954: San Diego at San Francisco (3:45 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Stults) 16.628; San Francisco (Bumgarner) 15.699
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1; 8
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-150); 7
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+130); Over


Game 955-956: Washington at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Gonzalez) 14.416; Philadelphia (Kendrick) 15.424
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1; 6
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-110); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-110); Under


Game 957-958: NY Mets at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Marcum) 15.437; Atlanta (Medlen) 14.481
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-210); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+180); Over


Game 959-960: Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Locke) 14.681; Cincinnati (Arroyo) 15.557
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-140); 8
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-140); Under


Game 961-962: Chicago Cubs at St. Louis (8:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Jackson) 15.222; St. Louis (Westbrook) 14.168
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1; 9
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-175); 8
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (+155); Over


Game 963-964: Baltimore at Detroit (1:08 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Tillman) 15.207; Detroit (Porcello) 16.743
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Detroit (-150); 9
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-150); Under


Game 965-966: Kansas City at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Mendoza) 16.526; Cleveland (Masterson) 15.692
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-155); 8
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (+135); Over


Game 967-968: Tampa Bay at Boston (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Hellickson) 14.966; Boston (Dempster) 14.554
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Boston (-150); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+130); Over


Game 969-970: Oakland at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Milone) 14.881; Texas (Grimm) 16.273
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Texas (-110); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-110); Under


Game 971-972: Chicago White Sox at Minnesota (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Sale) 14.796; Minnesota (Correia) 15.621
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-135); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+115); Over


Game 973-974: Seattle at LA Angels (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Saunders) 14.482; LA Angels (Wilson) 14.012
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-220); 8
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+190); Under


Game 975-976: LA Dodgers at NY Yankees (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Capuano) 15.476; NY Yankees (Hughes) 14.472
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1; 9
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-180); 8
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (+160); Over


Game 977-978: Colorado at Toronto (7:07 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Nicasio) 14.935; Toronto (Buehrle) 17.068
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 2; 8
Vegas Line: Toronto (-150); 9
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-150); Under


Game 979-980: Milwaukee at Houston (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Lohse) 14.630; Houston (Bedard) 16.542
Dunkel Line: Houston by 2; 7
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-140); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+120); Under


Game 981-982: LA Dodgers at NY Yankees (1:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Ryu) 16.309; NY Yankees (Kuroda) 15.211
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1; 6
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

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Today's NHL Picks

Chicago at Boston

The Bruins look to follow up their 2-0 win in Game 3 and build on their 5-1 record in their last 6 games after allowing 2 goals or less in the previous game. Boston is the pick (-135) according to Dunkel, which has the Bruins favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Boston (-135). Here are all of today's picks.


WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19
Time Posted 6:00 a.m. EST


Game 57-58: Chicago at Boston (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 12.510; Boston 13.417
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 1; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-135); 4 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-135); Under

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WNBA Basketball Picks

Minnesota at Phoenix

The Lynx look to build on their 4-0 ATS record in their last 4 games in Phoenix. Minnesota is the pick (-3) according to Dunkel, which has the Lynx favored by 4 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-3). Here are all of today's picks


WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19
Time Posted: 6:00 a.m. EST


Game 601-602: Minnesota at Phoenix (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 114.091; Phoenix 109.518
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 4 1/2; 172
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota by 3; 177
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-3); Under

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Oakland -105

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NHL

Wednesday, June 19

Bruins won 11 of last 13 games overall (4-2 in OT games) since rallying from down 4-1 at 11:00 mark in Game 7 of 1st round vs Toronto. Bruins are 8-2 at home in playoffs; they allowed seven goals in last eight games overall. Six of last eight Boston games stayed under total; under is 5-2-1 in Chicago's road playoff games. Chicago won eight of last 11 games since being down 3-1 in Detroit series. Blackhawks allowed three or less goals in last 13 games. Chicago failed to score on its last 20 power-play opportunities (0-11 in series); Boston has killed off its last 27 short-handed situations. Home team gets last line change and Bergeron has won 24 of last 28 faceoffs, so playing in Garden is big advantage for B's. Toews has only one playoff goal for Hawks, after tying for team lead in regular season.

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty missed with the Heat (-7) Tuesday.

Wednesday it’s the Tigers. The deficit is 647 sirignanos.

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Hondo

Seattle Mariners

"The Giants rallied heroically for Hondo last night, which, in addition to showing the Padres who their daddies are, also reduced the deficit to 200 charltons.
Tonight, Mr. Aitch expects everything to be shipshape with the Mariners — 10 units on Saunders."

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Fading MLB traveling teams a profitable betting practice
by Jason Logan

The circus life of Major League Baseball is unlike any other pro sport. Teams play a game, rush to the airport to fly across the county that night, and are back on the field the next day staring down a new opponent.

Only four American League clubs have a winning record in this situation – Baltimore, Oakland, Seattle and Texas – while six National League teams are above .500 when coming off a game and travel the night before – Atlanta, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, St. Louis and San Francisco.

Just the AL East (29-28) and NL Central (29-26) have a collective winning record in this situation. American League clubs are 76-93 coming off a game and travel while the National League boasts a 76-86 record when going field-runway-field. That’s an MLB-wide 45.9 winning percentage for teams playing and traveling the night before.

“(Travel) does play into (the odds) for sure,” Peter Korner, founder of the Nevada-based odds service The Sports Club. “It’s a long season and clubs have to rest some people. We consider it more in extreme cases.”

Korner notes that oddsmakers send out the overnight MLB odds for the next day before that day’s schedule is even played, and says bettors can find value scouting those teams traveling that night especially if that day’s contest goes long.

“If we put the line out for the next day and that night’s game goes long or into extras, (bettors) play it. And it’s up to the Bookmaker (http://www.cappersmall.com/forums/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bookmaker.eu%2Flatest-promo%2F%3Fcmpid%3D1560_1308)s to make the change, but usually by that point (bettors) have already made their play,” he says. “It’s an angle bettors should play. There are so many games and it’s such a long tough season.”

A perfect example of finding value fading a team with a busy travel sked are the Pittsburgh Pirates, who enter Tuesday's action as the best bet in the majors at +15.10 units (41-29). However, the Bucs would be even more profitable if they weren't 2-10 in outings when coming off a game and travel the day before.

Here are the best and worst records in the majors when coming off a game and travel the night before:

Best travel bets (Records as of June 18, 2013)

St. Louis Cardinals: 8-2, 5-3-2 O/U
Oakland Athletics: 9-5, 10-4 O/U
Cincinnati Reds: 8-4, 5-7 O/U
Baltimore Orioles: 7-6, 7-6 O/U
Philadelphia Phillies: 7-6, 6-6-1 O/U
San Francisco Giants: 6-3, 4-3-2 O/U
Milwaukee Brewers: 6-4, 6-3-1 O/U
Atlanta Braves: 6-4, 6-4 O/U
Seattle Mariners: 6-5, 4-6-1 O/U
Texas Rangers: 6-5, 4-6-1 O/U

Worst travel bets (Records as of June 18, 2013)

Colorado Rockies: 1-10, 4-7 O/U
Pittsburgh Pirates: 2-10, 5-7 O/U
Miami Marlins: 2-8, 5-4-1 O/U
Chicago White Sox: 2-7, 4-5 O/U
Minnesota Twins: 2-7, 5-4 O/U
Los Angeles Angels: 3-8, 6-5 O/U
Houston Astros: 4-8, 6-5-1 O/U
Washington Nationals: 4-8, 6-5-1 O/U
New York Mets: 4-5, 4-4-1 O/U

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StatFox Super Situations™ - FoxSheets

MLB MIAMI at ARIZONA

Play On - All favorites with a money line of -110 or higher (ARIZONA) poor power team (<=0.9 HR's/game) against a starting pitcher who gives up 0.5 or less HR's/start, with a cold starting pitcher- ERA >= 7.50 over his last 3 starts
65-25 since 1997. ( 72.2% 32.8 units )
0-2 this year. ( 0.0% -2.5 units )

StatFox Situational Power Trends™ - FoxSheets

MLB BALTIMORE at DETROIT

BALTIMORE is 69-51 (+32.2 Units) against the money line as an underdog of +100 to +150 over the last 2 seasons.

The average score was: BALTIMORE (4.4) , OPPONENT (4.5)

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StatFox Super Situations™ - FoxSheets

WNBA MINNESOTA at PHOENIX

Play Under - Road teams where the total is greater than or equal to 140 very good team - outscoring their opponents by 6+ points/game, after scoring 75 points or more
112-60 since 1997. ( 65.1% 46.0 units )

WNBA MINNESOTA at PHOENIX

Play On - Road favorites vs. the money line (MINNESOTA) explosive offensive team - scoring 77+ points/game on the season, in May, June, or July games
117-37 since 1997. ( 76.0% 0.0 units )
1-0 this year. ( 100.0% 0.0 units )

WNBA MINNESOTA at PHOENIX

Play Over - Home teams where the first half total is greater than 70.5 good foul drawing team - attempting >=20 free throws/game
193-114 over the last 5 seasons. ( 62.9% 67.6 units )
1-1 this year. ( 50.0% -0.1 units )

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POWERPLAYWINS

POD

Chicago White Sox -130 (Sale)

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CHASE DIAMOND

9* MLB Perfect

Point Spread: Chi Cubs+1½/-147

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"Mr Chalk" 2013 MLB Season

Ben lee won on Tuesday with the Fightin Phillies -$160/Nationals and has Np on Wednesday.

"Mr Chalk" is 43-25 +$790 for the 2013 MLB Season.


Ben lee lost on Tuesday with the Heat -7/Spurs and has Np on Wednesday.

Ben lee is 19-16 +$185 for the 2013 NBA Playoffs.


Ben lee had Np on Tuesday.

For Wednesday ben lee likes the Bruins -$130/Blackhawks.

Ben lee is 3-0 +$330 for the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Finals and 19-5 +$1240 for the 2013 NHL Playoffs.

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Paul Leiner

500* Brewers -120

100* White Sox -140

50* A's -110

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Jimmy Boyd

5* (MLB) Detroit Tigers ML -145

3* (MLB) Cleveland Indians ML -155
3* (MLB) NY Mets ML +180

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LA Syndicate
Top Afternoon Play
Diamondbacks/Marlins Under 8

Chicago Syndicate
Top Afternoon Play
Detroit Tigers

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Kevin
MLBPredictions

2 UNIT = Baltimore Orioles @ Detroit Tigers - UNDER 9 RUNS (-115) *EARLY START*
Listed Pitchers: Tillman vs Porcello
(Note: I’m risking 2.00 units to win 1.74 units)

These two teams have split the first two games of the series with totals of 6 and 7 runs. 3 of their 5 meetings this year have gone UNDER the total. Tonight two hot pitchers square off as Chris Tillman goes for Baltimore and Rick Porcello for the Tigers. Tillman is 7-2 with a 3.61 ERA, .248 OBA and 1.28 WHIP. Over his last three starts he has pitched 19 innings giving up just 3 earned runs against. Porcello is 4-3 with a 4.37 ERA. .250 OBA and 1.14 WHIP. He has also pitched 19 innings over his last 3 starts allowing 4 earned runs for a 1.89 ERA. Since a rough April he has been great, and he is 2-0 with a 3.72 ERA at home. The UNDER is 12-3-1 in the Orioles last 16 overall, 5-1 in the Orioles last 6 road games, 4-1 in their last 5 as a road underdog, and 4-1 in Tillman’s last 5 with a high total between 9-10.5. The UNDER is 8-1 in the Tigers last 9 overall, 5-2 in their last 7 home games, and 5-2 in Porcello’s last 7 starts. Take the UNDER this afternoon.

**1 UNIT = Colorado Rockies @ Toronto Blue Jays - BLUE JAYS TO WIN (-155)
**1 UNIT = Colorado Rockies @ Toronto Blue Jays - BLUE JAYS -1.5 (+136)
Listed Pitchers: Nicasio vs Buehrle
(Note: I’m risking 1.00 units to win 0.65 units and 1.00 units to win 1.36 units)

*We did this a number of times last year, but this is the first time this season We are splitting up the two units bet between the moneyline and run line. If the Jays win by exactly 1 run we stand to lose 0.35 units, if the Jays win by 2+ runs we stand to win 2.01 units, and if they were to lose we’d lose the whole 2 units of course. Instead of going full out on the run line this gives us a bit of a safety net.

The Jays are winners of 7 straight games as they’ve taken the first two of this series vs Colorado winning 2-0 and then 8-3 last night. Colorado has just 9 hits over the two games and have done very little offensively. Tonight they will face a veteran pitcher that has been pitching solid in Mark Buehrle. Buehrle is 3-4 with a 4.66 ERA, .266 OBA and 1.32 WHIP on the season, but he has posted a 2.54 ERA over his last 7 starts and he is 2-1 with a 3.77 ERA. Juan Nicasio is on the mound for Colorado as they look to avoid the sweep. He is 4-2 with a 4.86 ERA, .251 OBA and 1.35 WHIP on the year. Over his last three starts he is 0-0 with a 5.09 ERA, and his ERA has risen each month to start the season. The Rockies are just 20-41 in their last 61 games as an underdog dating back to last year, 2-5 in their last 7 overall, and 18-40 in their last 58 games vs a left handed starter. They have struggled in interleague going 5-23 in their last 28 interleague games. They are just 4-10 in Nicasio’s last 14 starts as an underdog. The Blue Jays have won 7 straight and are 4-1 in their last 5 home games. They are 5-2 in Buehrle’s 7 home starts this year and 4-1 in his last 5 starts. This Blue Jays team is rolling and their is a good vibe at the Rogers Centre. The last time the team has won 7 straight was in 2008 I believe I heard last night so I expect a good crowd and good energy in Toronto tonight. I like the match up with the Jays throwing a lefty out to complete the sweep and with the Jays averaging 6.2 runs per game over their last 5 I like them to win by a few.

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Kyle Hunter

*4 Reds Under 8

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Matt Fargo Golf Picks - Traveler's Championship

Recommended Tournament Win at the Travelers Championship:

Bubba Watson (20-1)
John Rollins (30-1)
Charley Hoffman (40-1)
Brendon de Jonge (40-1)
Marc Leishman (50-1)

2012 Record to date after 36 events: +51.6 Unicorns
2013 Record to date after 22 events: -20.4 Unicorns

Here is a breakdown of what he has done in every tournament this year so far:

Hyundai Tournament of Champions (-5 Unicorns)
Sony Open in Hawaii (-5 Unicorns)
Humana Challenge (- 5 Unicorns)
Farmer Insurance Open (+3.5 Unicorns)
Waste Management Phoenix Open (+19 Unicorns)
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (-5 Unicorns)
Northern Trust Open (-5 Unicorns)
WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship (+25.66 Unicorns)
The Honda Classic (-5 Unicorns)
WGC-Cadillac Championship (-5 Unicorns)
Tampa Bay Championship (-5 Unicorns)
Arnold Palmer Invitational (-1.5 Unicorns)
Shell Houston Open (-5 Unicorns)
The Masters (-8 Unicorns)
RBC Heritage (+27 Unicorns)
Zurich Classic of New Orleans (-5 Unicorns)
The Wells Fargo Championship (-5 Unicorns)
THE PLAYERS Championship (-5 Unicorns)
HP Byron Nelson Championship (-5 Unicorns)
Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial (-5 Unicorns)
Memorial Tournament (-5 Unicorns)
FedEx St. Jude Classic (-5 Unicorns)
U.S. Open (-6 Unicorns)

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Cappers Access

Blackhawks +135
Giants -150
Nationals -110

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Handicapping Kings

JIMMY

MLB
TB/BOSTON - OVER 9.5 +100 (7pm)

NY/ATLANTA - OVER 7.5 +105 (7pm)

CHICAGO -130 MINNESOTA (8pm)

WNBA
MINNESOTA -3.5 PHOENIX (10pm)

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GoodFella

Wednesday FREE Early MLB Total

NY YANKEES/LA DODGERS - UNDER 7.5 (-115)
Kuroda & Ryu Must Start

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MLB Totals

Free Plays

981 Dodgers +136

959 Pirates +122

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Indian Cowboy

WNBA

3-Unit play Take Over 177.5 - Minnesota vs. Phoenix (10:05pm)

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Teddy Covers

10* Red Sox over

10* Astros over

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Chris Jordan

National League East
Game of the Month

500♦ Line Mistake

Phillies ML

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Wunderdog Sports Free Pick

Game: Oakland at Texas (8:05 PM Eastern)
Pick: Texas -110 (moneyline)

The Oakland A's and the Texas Rangers have exchanged blows with each winning a game in this series. Oakland got the best of Texas last night, but that poises this Texas team to do what they have done better than any team in baseball - come back strong after a loss. The Rangers are the kings of the hill in this spot at 78-37 when following a setback in their last 115, and at home to pretty much even odds they carry a lot of value. The A's have had consistency problems with Milone, and they have fallen to 1-5 in his last six starts, following a quality start in his last outing. Make the play on Texas to rebound from last night's loss.

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Ocal Sports

Giants
White Sox

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Dannyb

Tex
Over atl

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Chuck Edel | MLB Total - Wednesday, Jun 19 2013 8:05PM
969 OAK / 970 TEX OVER 9.5 double-dime bet

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Bryan Leonard | MLB ML - Wednesday, Jun 19 2013 8:15PM
ML 961 CHC +150 vs 962 STL double-dime bet

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GoodFella | MLB Total - Wednesday, Jun 19 2013 1:05PM
981 LOS / 982 NYY UNDER 7.5 single-dime bet

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Early Sebastian:
50 Miami

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Ats hockey lock club

3 units-Chicago Blackhawks over Boston

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VINCENT RIZZO

NY Yankees -142 GAME 1
SF Giants -146
Washington-112
LA Dodgers / NY Yankees Over 8 GAME 2

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Stephen Nover MLB Money Line Wed, 06/19/13 - 7:05 PM

double-dime bet - 965 KAN (+140) vs 966 CLE

The Royals gave away a victory last night against Cleveland. But they've been playing good ball and their bullpen usually has been highly reliable. I see the Royals bouncing back today.

Kansas City is 11-3 in its last 14 games. Luis Mendoza has had five strong starts in his last six outings. He has a 2.95 ERA during his last three starts against the Indians.

Cleveland starter Justin Masterson has proven tough at home. The Royals faced him earlier this season, though, and scored seven runs off him in six innings.

Masterson has dropped three in a row to Kansas City. His ERA during this span is 8.84.

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SPORTS WAGERS

BOSTON -½ +128 over Chicago

Normally we would not recommend spotting a half puck to a team like the Blackhawks, but just like every team the Bruins have played this post-season besides the Maple Leafs in the first round (did Toronto really score 18 goals on Rask?), Boston has the Blackhawks reeling and over-thinking the game. Zdeno Chara is one man. Yeah, he’s great but Joel Quenneville has Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews split up so that Chara can’t be on the ice against both of them all the time. Quenneville’s constant line juggling is unnecessary and the frustration it’s causing for the players is evident. John Tortorella of the Rangers was always line juggling and we all know how that worked out. Chicago is down just 2-1 to these Bruins but this deficit seems deeper than the 3-1 hole they were in to Detroit.

Before this series, the Bruins were worried about respecting Chicago’s speed and avoiding dumb penalties. As it turns out, it should have been the other way around. Every game it’s a disciplined, exhaustive effort by the B’s and three stars are not enough to recognize all the great efforts from top to bottom. Instead of dwelling on that morale-killing loss in Game 1, the Bruins have responded by digging deep and doing everything it takes to win. Chicago is getting great efforts from certain players but when your top two guys (Toews and Kane) aren’t producing or going extra hard, it resonates down the entire bench. There is a cliché that says, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” but again, Quenneville is overthinking the game and even if he puts Kane and Toews back together here, the damage may have already been done. Then there’s Tuukka Rask, who has frustrated every team he’s played and he’s doing the same to the Blackhawks. In the end, the Bruins have shut down the high-flying Penguins and Blackhawks when most said it was not possible. After the injury to Nathan Horton, Claude Julien put together a third-line of Daniel Paille, Chris Kelly and Tyler Seguin and the trio came calling again. Julien is out-coaching Quenneville, Boston is more focused and certainly playing with more purpose while the Blackhawks are getting worse with each passing period. Doubtful anything changes tonight and therefore we’ll spot the -½ puck.

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Stanley Cup action report: Total bettors taking over 4.5 goals

The Boston Bruins can put the Chicago Blackhawks on the ropes with a win at home in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final Wednesday. We talk with Michael Stewart, an oddsmaker for CarbonSports.ag, about the money coming in on tonight’s NHL playoff action:

Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins – Open: -135, Move: -140

Some books have pumped up the Bruins moneyline for Game 4 while others have begun to trim the price tag on the home side, with action showing on the Blackhawks. According to Stewart, it’s been all Boston money at his book.

“We opened the Bruins at -135 on the moneyline and have since gone to -140 as 73 percent of the money is coming in on the Bruins,” he says.

Boston has won the last two games of the Cup final after losing Game 1 in triple overtime. The Bruins have a huge home-ice edge, having won seven straight inside the TD Garden heading into Game 4.

Puckline bettors are also siding with Boston in Game 4. According to Stewart, 75 percent of bets are taking the Bruins to cover the 1.5-goal spread (+225). The Bruins edged the Blackhawks 2-0 in Game 3.

The total for Game 4 opened at 4.5 and has drawn action on the over, bumping it up to 5 at some markets. Stewart says 70 percent of the over/under bets are siding with the over despite the last two games finishing under. The under is also 4-0 in Boston’s last four home games.

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GOODFELLA 3 Dime MLB Dominator GOW on Oakland ML

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LA Syndicate
Wednesday Night Top Plays
Athletics
Over Angels
Over Dodgers (Game 2)

Chicago Syndicate
Wednesday Night Top Plays
NHL Over 4.5 Blackhawks/Bruins
MLB Over 8 Cubs/Cardinals
White Sox

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Rob Ferringo

Take #57* Chicago (+110) over Boston (8pm, Wednesday, June 19th)

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SB Professor Late MLB Picks 6/19

956. Philadelphia Phillies +105
970. Texas Rangers +102
972. Minnesota Twins +120
980. Houston Astros +111

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Sports handicapper King

Blackhawks
White Sox

Freeloader on Dbacks

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FLACCO

2* whitesox ml

1-10 rating

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Betting First Look with Marco D'Angelo

Toronto Blue Jays
(M. Buehrle)

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Bob Balfe

MLB
Rays +110[/B] over Red Sox
(Hellickson/Dempster)
Both teams have been struggling to hit the ball the last week, but to me Dempster allowing all of those walks this year is never good for a game that might be low scoring. More guys you put on base the more chances for runs to be allowed it really is that simple. Take Tampa.

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LARRY NESS

10* Division "GOM" = Washington Nationals ML

10* AL Pitching Mismatch "GOW" = Chicago Whitesox ML

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DHayes

Astros +111

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Seabass Report for Wednesday Night:
50 Black Hawks
50 Cincinnati
50 Texas

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Scott Landau WED:
WAS -115 / TB +116 / TEX +104

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Dr Ed Myers

COL
NYM 2D each.

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RICH SPORTS

MLB

955 Was 1st 5 -115 - 1U

958 Atl -1 125 - 1.5U

965 KC 1st 5 +.5 - 1U

968 Bos-125 -1.5U

969 Oak - 1.5U

971 Chw 1st 5 -135 - 2.5U

973 Sea UNDER 8.5 -135 - 1U

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RICH SPORTS

NHL

57 Chi +115 -1U
57 Chi UNDER 5 -150 - 2U

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Kelso 100 Toronto

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Sports Junkie

5* Play Yankees/Dodgers Under 8 (Game 2)

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JIM HURLEY

Pirates (+120) UnderDog GOW
BlueJays (-155)
Rays (+130)
A's (-110)

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Wunderdog nhl
1.0* Boston ML -135

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WAYNE ROOT

Millionaire A's (-110)
Billionaire Pirates (+120)

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Kelso

100 Toronto
15* Cardinals -160

5* Houston +125