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Senators at Rangers: What bettors need to know

Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers (-165, 5)

THE STORY: For the fourth time in his career, Henrik Lundqvist was named a finalist for the Vezina Trophy. If the top-seeded New York Rangers wish to continue their pursuit of the Stanley Cup, they'll need the stud goaltender to prove his worth in Thursday's seventh and deciding game of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Ottawa Senators. New York has won all three of its previous Game 7 matches at Madison Square Garden.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, NBCS, MSG

ABOUT THE SENATORS: Daniel Alfredsson returned following a three-game absence due to a mild concussion in Monday's 3-2 loss in Game 6. The captain showed an uncharacteristic level of frustration by smashing his stick and stomping on a water bottle as he spent time on the bench during the third period. "It was a little frustration and I probably should have handled myself better," Alfredsson said. Chris Neil has been generous on the scoreboard as well as with his fists. The agitator netted his second goal of the series in Game 6 and engaged in a lengthy battle with Brandon Prust. As he fought, Neil also encouraged the crowd at Scotiabank Place to keep chanting his name.

ABOUT THE RANGERS: Derek Stepan picked a fine time to make his presence known in the series. The second-year center collected his first points of the series with a power-play goal and two assists in Game 6. "I got a little of a monkey off my back," Stepan said. "I was having a tough time scoring. It was a relief to find the back of the net. Not only that, the power play gets a boost from it, too." Boston College star Chris Kreider was credited with the game-winning goal - and his first tally of his career - when he scored late in the second period. Brian Boyle, who is nursing a concussion, was not on the ice for morning practice on Wednesday.

TRENDS:

*Senators are 11-4 in their last 15 games as underdogs.
*Rangers are 1-4 in their last five home games.
*Over is 6-1-1 in Ottawa's last eight road games.

OVERTIME:

1. Craig Anderson's shutout streak of 145 minutes, 27 seconds came to an end during the Rangers' three-goal second period in Game 6.

2. After posting career bests in wins (39) and goals-against average (1.97) during the regular season, Lundqvist has stopped 179 of 190 shots in the series for a sizzling save percentage of .942.

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Devils at Panthers: What bettors need to know

New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers (105, 5)

THE STORY: The Florida Panthers get another shot at ending a lengthy postseason drought as they entertain the New Jersey Devils in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series Thursday night. Florida is seeking its first playoff series victory since the 1996 Eastern Conference finals. Travis Zajac scored his third goal of the playoffs 5:39 into overtime to give the Devils a 3-2 victory in Game 6 on Tuesday. Zajac leads all scorers in the series with three goals and three assists.

TV: 8:30 p.m. ET, TSN, MSG Plus, FSN, NHL Network

ABOUT THE DEVILS: The Devils, who will be playing their 14th Game 7 in team history, outshot the Panthers 42-16 in Game 6. The club is 6-7 in Game 7s, including 3-5 on the road. New Jersey won its last road Game 7 in the 2003 Eastern Conference finals in Ottawa. In order for the Devils to win their first playoff matchup since 2007, they'll have to accomplish something they haven't done in the postseason in four years - win two in a row. New Jersey won three straight to take its first-round series with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2007.

ABOUT THE PANTHERS: Goaltender Scott Clemmensen made 39 saves for the Panthers in relief of Jose Theodore, who was a late scratch with a knee injury prior to Game 6. Theodore took part in an optional practice Wednesday. "I've been playing this game all series long who we're going to start, and the truth of the matter is there's a question mark because we have trust in both our goalies," Coach Kevin Dineen said. "But Theo has been our go-to guy, and if he's available, he'll be the one running, I think."

TRENDS:

*Under is 6-2-5 in the last 13 meetings in Florida.
*Devils are 21-10-1 in the last 32 meetings in Florida.
*Panthers are 5-11 in their last 16 overall.
*Home team is 4-1 in the last five meetings.

OVERTIME:

1. Devils goalie Martin Brodeur is 5-4 in Game 7 matchups over his career and 11-12 in elimination games.

2. Panthers defenseman Jason Garrison, their leading goal scorer on the blue line, is questionable with a lower-body injury.

3. Florida forward Kris Versteeg has eight goals in 10 games versus New Jersey this season.

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Thursday's betting tips: Devils struggle as road favorites

Weather to watch

A 15-mph wind will be blowing out to left-center when the Tigers host the Mariners on Thursday afternoon. Temperatures will be in the high 50s, with a 10 percent chance of rain.

Who’s hot

NBA: Dallas is 6-1 ATS in its last seven games following a SU loss.

NBA: The under is 10-3 in Toronto’s last 13 games.

NHL: Ottawa is 11-4 in its last 15 games as an underdog.

MLB: Detroit is 15-6 in Rick Porcello’s last 21 starts.

MLB: The over is 6-1 in umpire Tony Randazzo’s last seven games behind the plate. He’s calling Toronto-Baltimore on Thursday.

Who’s not

NBA: The home team is 5-17 ATS in the last 22 Lakers-Kings games.

NBA: Portland is 1-8 ATS in its last nine games playing on two days’ rest.

NHL: The Devils are 2-6 in their last eight games as road favorites.

MLB: The Angels are 0-7 in their last seven in Game 3 of a series.

MLB: San Diego is 0-4 in Edinson Volquez’s last four starts.

Key stat

47 – That’s how many consecutive save opportunities Brewers closer John Axford has converted. Axford’s latest came Tuesday, when he allowed one hit in a scoreless ninth. He’s tied with Brad Lidge for the fourth-longest streak in baseball history.

Injuries that shouldn’t be overlooked

The Miami Heat’s Big Three -- LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh – are very iffy for Thursday’s season finale against Washington. All three sat out Tuesday. Miami is locked in as the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, so there’s no real urgency for coach Erik Spoelstra to play his stars. If any do play, look for very limited minutes.

Games of the day

Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers (-165, 5)

New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers (105, 5)

Notable quotable

“He comes to a team in the middle of the playoffs after winning a championship in college, and I’m sure there’s a letdown after the [college] season is over. And, not only coming into the playoffs, but an elimination game. I just don’t think much fazes the guy. The mindset, the mental part of it, that’s what’s really interesting … I’ve been really impressed with that.” – Rangers coach John Tortorella on rookie Chris Kreider, who scored the eventual game-winning goal in Game 6. Game 7 is Thursday at Madison Square Garden.

Tips and notes

Road teams are 11-4 in overtime in the NHL playoffs, after the Capitals won Game 7 in Boston on Wednesday.

Hornets guard Eric Gordon has been ruled out of Thursday’s regular-season finale because of his bad back. It was a nightmare season for Gordon, who played in just nine games. He averaged 20.6 points and 3.4 assists in those cameo appearances.

A bad season for the Red Sox got worse with the news that OF Carl Crawford went to get his sore left elbow examined by Dr. James Andrews. Crawford, who also had offseason wrist surgery, is out indefinitely.

Devils center Travis Zajac missed most of the regular season with an injured Achilles, but he’s coming up big in the playoffs. The overtime goal he scored Tuesday to force Thursday’s Game 7 in Florida was his third tally of the series, more than he scored all season. Zajac played just 15 regular-season games, getting two goals and four assists. “I firsthand saw what this guy went through for months of rehab and the setbacks in the gym by yourself and on the ice by yourself and left behind while the team is traveling,” Devils coach Pete DeBoer said. “It’s not a lot of fun, and it couldn’t have happened to a better guy.”

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Thursday's streaking and slumping starting pitchers

STREAKING

Philip Humber, Chicago White Sox
1-0, 0.63 ERA

The 29-year-old right-hander just tossed the 21st perfect game in MLB history. Opponents are batting .122 against Humber, who has fanned 16 and walked three batters this season. Humber left his team’s West Coast trip early to return to Chicago to be with his wife as she gives birth. He gets the Red Sox at home Thursday.

Jonathon Niese, New York Mets
2-0, 2.89 ERA

The 25-year-old lefty has gone at least six innings in each of his three starts. He has a WHIP of 1.13, and the league is hitting .200 against him. Niese, who faces Miami at home Thursday, has limited current Marlins batters to a .208 average (16 for 77) in his career.

SLUMPING

Luis Mendoza, Kansas City Royals
0-2, 6.92 ERA

The league is batting .414 against Mendoza, who has an ugly strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3:9. He gets the Indians on Thursday. When he faced them April 15, he was lit up for nine hits, four walks and nine runs (five earned) over four innings. The 28-year-old right-hander likely will get booted from the rotation as soon as Felipe Paulino returns.

Brian Matusz, Baltimore Orioles
0-3, 7.98 ERA

If Matusz doesn’t pitch well against the Blue Jays on Thursday, he could get sent down. The 25-year-old lefty has won one of his last 13 decisions. When he faced Toronto on April 15, Matusz gave up two homers and five earned runs in five innings. Opponents are batting .349 against him.

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DCI NHL

Season: 424-323 (.568)

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
Game 7, best-of-7
N.Y. RANGERS 3, Ottawa 2
New Jersey vs. FLORIDA: TOO CLOSE TO CALL

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty missed with the Brewers Wednesday.

Thursday it’s the Marlins. The deficit is 601 sirignanos.

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Rich Sports


Sport: NBA Basketball
Game: Dallas Mavericks @ Atlanta Hawks - Thursday April 26, 2012 8:05 pm
Pick: 3 units (Normal) ATS: Atlanta Hawks -4.5 (-110)


Sport: NHL Hockey
Game: Ottawa Senators @ New York Rangers - Thursday April 26, 2012 7:00 pm
Pick: 4 units (Normal) MONEYLINE: New York Rangers -170


Sport: MLB Baseball
Game: Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians - Thursday April 26, 2012 12:05 pm
Pick: 3 units (Normal) MONEYLINE: Cleveland Indians -140

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NHL Trends & Angles

The first round of the NHL Playoffs is still going on, but the second round will begin later this week so NHL Trends & Angles takes a look this week at second round angles that have surfaced in the six playoff seasons since 2006, or after the players strike wiped out the 2004-05 season.

But before we get to those angles, it is interesting that it is still possible for all eight seeds to be represented in the second round. The Western Conference matchups have already been decided, as the eighth seeded Los Angeles Kings upset the Vancouver Canucks and will now face the second seeded St. Louis Blues. The other Western series has the third-seeded Phoenix Coyotes taking on the fourth seeded Nashville Predators.

In the East, only one series has been decided and that saw the fifth seeded Philadelphia Flyers upset a fourth-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins club that was actually the favorite to win the Stanley Cup when these playoffs started. The eighth seeded Ottawa Senators have taken the top-seeded New York Rangers to a seventh game and the seventh seeded Washington Capitals have done the same to the second seeded Boston Bruins.

The other remaining series sees the third seeded Florida Panthers with a 3-2 lead over the sixth seeded New Jersey Devils in a series where the lower seeded Devils were favored going in.

Speaking of lower seeded teams, we kick off this week's Trends & Angles with just how well the lower seeds have done in the second round. Once again, all records posted here are for all second round playoff games only since the 2006 playoffs (following the 2005-06 season).

Play on all lower seeded teams as underdogs in the second round (40-50, +10.45): First of all, blindly playing all the underdogs in the second round has produced +7.56 units of profit the last six playoff years while blindly playing all the lower seeded teams in every game of the second round went +10.46, so it makes sense that combining those two trends would be profitable. For the record, lower seeded favorites have gone 26-18, but for only +1.05 of profit. This angle picked up another +4.94 units last season with lower seeded underdogs going over .500 at 8-7 straight up.

Play against all one-seeds in the second round (25-23, -8.17): It is interesting that the top seeds that have advanced to the second round have only gone two games over .500 once they got there, and that one-seeds played blindly have lost the most units of any seed the last six years while the eight-seeds have won the most units (+7.80). It is possible that there can be no one-seeds and two eight-seeds in the second round this year if Ottawa wins the seventh game in the first round vs. the Rangers. With that in mind, here are the records of each individual seed during the second round of the playoffs since 2006:

1 - 25-23, -8.17

2 - 30-27, -1.66

3 - 13-20, -7.26

4 - 19-11, +6.52

5 - 16-22, -4.58

6 - 17-16, +4.18

7 - 4-7, -3.74

8 - 11-9, +7.80

Play on all lower seeded road teams in the second round (32-42, +8.00): This is another angle that make sense when you consider that all road teams have turned a small blind profit of +2.85 units since the strike, so combining that with the already discussed successful lower seeds figures to have nice results such as these. Last season, lower seeded road teams earned +4.94 in the second round.

Play on all lower seeded teams in the second round coming off of a win (32-22, +14.23): This angle is rather surprising as one would think that higher seeded teams would come out breathing fire following a loss, but instead, the lower seeds have been able to follow up wins with more wins more often than not for a nice profit over the last six playoff seasons. In fact, all teams coming off a win have gone 62-49, +7.01 in this round, and some other nice subsets of that have been road teams off a win (29-26, +10.19) and, even more surprising, underdogs off a win (29-27, +11.90).

Play the 'over' in all second round games that have a posted total of 5 or less (27-17-14, 61.4%): It has been a long held belief that playoff games are lower scoring than regular season games, and the 'over' is only 61-58-16, 51.3 percent in all second round games the last six playoffs. However, while games with posted totals of 5½ have gone 35-31 for the 'under', those with totals of 5 or less have been higher scoring than expected. Now totals of 4½ have probably become a thing of the past in the playoffs, and the 'over' went 5-2 in games with that minute total. However, totals of 5 are still common and the 'over' on games with that total went 22-15-14, 59.5 percent during our six year study. Sure that is a lot of pushes, but we would take that for a 59.5 percent win rate in decided games.

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DCI NBA

Season
Straight Up: 623-309 (.668)
ATS: 494-474 (.510)
ATS Vary Units: 1321-1193 (.525)
Over/Under: 467-492 (.487)
Over/Under Vary Units: 919-1015 (.475)

TORONTO 95, New Jersey 89
UTAH 105, Portland 94
Miami 95, WASHINGTON 89
HOUSTON 96, New Orleans 91
MEMPHIS 94, Orlando 88
Denver 107, MINNESOTA 101
ATLANTA 96, Dallas 91
BOSTON 96, Milwaukee 86
New York 101, CHARLOTTE 85
CHICAGO 100, Cleveland 81
Philadelphia 90, DETROIT 87
San Antonio 108, GOLDEN STATE 97
L.A. Lakers 104, SACRAMENTO 100

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NBA

Hot Teams
-- Hawks covered seven of their last nine games.
-- Chicago won/covered four of its last five home games. Cavaliers are 5-3 vs spread in last eight road games.
-- Hornets won eight of their last twelve games.
-- 76ers won/covered their last four games, all on the road.
-- Memphis won its last ten home games (5-4 vs spread) they win here and they get home court in first round of playoffs.
-- Knicks won/covered four of their last five games.
-- Washington won/covered its last five games.
-- Celtics are 9-2-1 vs spread in their last dozen home games.
-- Nuggets won five of their last six games.
-- Jazz won last five home games, covered three of last four.
-- Lakers won six of their last eight games.
-- Spurs won/covered last nine games; they won last night in Phoenix without three starters and their coach.

Cold Teams
-- Mavericks lost their last three road games.
-- Rockets lost seven of their last eight games.
-- Pistons lost five of their last seven games.
-- Orlando lost four of its last five road games.
-- Bobcats lost their last 22 games (6-16 vs spread).
-- Miami is 3-5 in its last eight away games.
-- Bucks lost six of their last nine games.
-- Toronto is 4-8 vs spread in its last twelve home games. Nets lost their last five games (1-4 vs spread).
-- Minnesota lost its last seven home games (1-6 vs spread).
-- Blazers lost their last six games (2-4 vs spread).
-- Kings failed to cover their last five games as a home dog.
-- Golden State lost seven of its last eight games.

Wear-and-Tear
-- Mavericks: Last 4 nites off. Hawks: 3rd game/5 nites.
-- Cavaliers: 4th game/5 nites. Bulls: 2nd in row after three off.
-- Hornets: 3rd game/5 nites. Rockets: Last three nites off.
-- 76ers: 7th game/11 nites. Pistons: Last two nites off.
-- Magic: 4th game/6 nites. Grizzlies: Last two nites off.
-- Knicks: 2nd in row after two off. Bobcats: 4th game/5 nites.
-- Heat: 10th game/15 nites. Wizards: 3rd game/4 nites.
-- Bucks: 3rd game/4 nites. Celtics: 2nd game/6 nites.
-- Nets: Last two nites off. Raptors: Last two nites off.
-- Nuggets: 2nd in row after two off. T'wolves: Last three nites off.
-- Blazers: Last two nites off. Jazz: 2nd game/5 nites.
-- Lakers: Last three nites off. Kings: 3rd game/5 nites.
-- Spurs: 8th game/11 nites. Warriors: 5th game/7 nites.

Totals
-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five Dallas road games.
-- Last three Cleveland road games went over the total.
-- Three of last four New Orleans games went over total.
-- Five of last six Philly games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Orlando games went over the total.
-- Six of last nine New York road games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Miami road games stayed under total.
-- Last five Milwaukee road games went over the total.
-- Last four New Jersey road games stayed under the total.
-- Six of last seven Denver games stayed under the total.
-- Seven of last nine Portland road games went over the total.
-- Over is 10-2 in Lakers' last dozen road games.
-- Last five Golden State games stayed under the total.

Back-to-Back
-- Cavaliers are 3-5 vs spread on road if they played at home the night before. Chicago is 2-5-1 vs spread at home if they played the nite before at home.
-- 76ers are 5-3 vs spread if they won the night before.
-- Magic is 3-6 vs spread on road if they won the night before.
-- Knicks are 6-2 vs spread on road if they played at home night before. Charlotte is 2-6 vs spread at home if they played the night before.
-- Wizards are 3-0 vs spread at home if they won the night before.
-- Milwaukee is 3-5 vs spread on road if they played night before.
-- Denver is 3-0-1 vs spread if playing second nite in row on road.
-- Spurs are 4-9-1 vs spread on road if they played night before.

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MLB

Hot pitchers
-- Nolasco is 2-0, 3.93 in three starts this season. Niese is 2-0, 3.20 in his three outings this season.

-- Humber pitched a perfect game at Seattle in his last start.

Cold pitchers
-- Bailey is 1-2, 5.30 in three starts this season. Giants lost both times Vogelsong started (0-1, 3.38).
-- Padres are 0-4 when Volquez starts (0-2, 4.70). EJackson is 1-1, 4.26 in three starts this season.

-- Mendoza is 0-2, 9.69 in three starts this season. Tomlin is 1-1, 3.46 in two starts this season.
-- Porcello allowed nine runs while getting three outs in his last start. Noesi is 1-2, 9.49 in three starts this season.
-- Williams has a 7.72 RA in two starts this season. Moore is 0-1, 5.12 in his three starts this season.
-- Matusz is 0-3, 9.20 in three starts this season. Hutchison allowed five runs in 5.1 IP in his first MLB start, but he won.
-- Doubrant is 0-0, 3.94 in three starts this season.

Hot teams
-- Reds won five of their last six games.
-- Mets won their last two games, allowing two runs.
-- Nationals won their last four games, allowing five runs.


-- Indians won eight of their last eleven games.
-- Mariners won last two games, scoring 16 runs.
-- Orioles won their last three games, allowing three runs.
-- Tampa Bay won seven of its eight home games.
-- Red Sox won their last three games, scoring 24 runs.


Cold teams
-- Giants lost their last four games, outscored 13-4.
-- Miami lost its last six road games.
-- Padres lost six of their last eight games.

-- Royals lost their 12 of last 13 games.
-- Detroit lost five of its last six games.
-- Toronto lost its last two games, scoring one run.
-- Angels lost six of their last seven road games.
-- White Sox lost four of their last five home games.

Totals
-- Five of last seven Cincinnati games went over the total.
-- Under is 7-2-1 in games at Citi Field this season.
-- Six of last nine San Diego home games stayed under.


-- Six of last seven Cleveland games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 10-4-1 in last fifteen Detroit games.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in Angels' last seven games.
-- Over is 9-4-1 in last fourteen Toronto games.
-- Four of last five Boston road games went over the total.

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Today's NHL Picks

New Jersey at Florida

The Devils look to build on their 11-4 record in their last 15 games as a road favorite. New Jersey is the pick (-120) according to Dunkel, which has the Devils favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: New Jersey (-120). Here are all of today's picks.

THURSDAY, APRIL 26 Time Posted 7:00 a.m. EST

Game 81-82: Ottawa at NY Rangers (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Ottawa 11.996; NY Rangers 11.174 Dunkel Line & Total: Ottawa by 1; 4 Vegas Line & Total: NY Rangers (-170); 5 Dunkel Pick: Ottawa (+150); Under

Game 83-84: New Jersey at Florida (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: New Jersey 12.615; Florida 11.473 Dunkel Line & Total: New Jersey by 1; 5 1/2 Vegas Line & Total: New Jersey (-120); 5 Dunkel Pick: New Jersey (-120); Over

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Today's MLB Picks

Miami at NY Mets

The Marlins look to take advantage of a Mets team that is 0-4 in Jon Niese's last 4 starts as a home favorite. Miami is the pick (-105) according to Dunkel, which has the Marlins favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Miami (-105). Here are all of today's picks.

THURSDAY, APRIL 26 Time Posted: 7:00 a.m. EST

Game 951-952: San Francisco at Cincinnati (12:35 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Vogelsong) 14.743; Cincinnati (Bailey) 15.929 Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1; 9 Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-130); 8 Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-130); Over

Game 953-954: Miami at NY Mets (1:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Miami (Nolasco) 14.899; NY Mets (Niese) 13.415 Dunkel Line: Miami by 1 1/2; 7 Vegas Line: NY Mets (-115); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Miami (-105); Under

Game 955-956: Washington at San Diego (10:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Jackson) 15.869; San Diego (Volquez) 14.376 Dunkel Line: Washington by 1 1/2; 7 Vegas Line: Washington (-115); 6 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Washington (-115); Over

Game 957-958: Kansas City at Cleveland (12:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Mendoza) 14.488; Cleveland (Tomlin) 15.024 Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1/2; 8 1/2 Vegas Line: Cleveland (-140); 9 Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-140); Under

Game 959-960: Seattle at Detroit (1:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Noesi) 15.153; Detroit (Porcello) 15.497 Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1/2; 8 Vegas Line: Detroit (-200); 9 Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-200); Under

Game 961-962: LA Angels at Tampa Bay (1:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Williams) 15.517; Tampa Bay (Moore) 15.361 Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-165); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (+145); Over

Game 963-964: Toronto at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Hutchison) 15.558; Baltimore (Matusz) 14.314 Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1; 9 Vegas Line: Toronto (-115); 9 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-115); Under

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Hondo

Hondo, who has been struggling mightily this week, salvaged a split with the Pirates yesterday but succumbed with the D’backs so his deficit dipped below the dreaded Hondoza Line at 525 mendozas.

Today, Mr. Aitch will take a 10-unit stab with Niese and the Metamucils. As they say in Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathon. Tonight, he is going coastal with the Nats in San Diego -- 10 units of action on Jackson.