5-6-12

[Mr. IWS]

National Sports Service
5* Philadelphia -2½ over Chicago (NBA)
3* Denver -2 over L.A. Lakers (NBA)
3* Detroit (PORCELLO) -145 over Chicago White Sox (AXELROD)
3* Miami (NOLASCO) -135 over San Diego (WIELAND)

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Insider Sports Report
4* N.Y. Yankees (Hughes) -130 over Kansas City (Hochevar) Range: -115 to -155
3* Chicago +2½ over Philadelphia (NBA) Range: +4.5 to Pk
3* Atlanta (Beachy) -125 over Colorado (Nicasio) Range: -105 to -145
3* L.A. Lakers +2½ over Denver (NBA) Range: +4½ to Pk

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Valley Sports
3* Philadelphia (Hamels) Over Washington (Zimmerman
3* NY Yankees (Hughes) / Kansas City (Hochevar) Over The Total
2* San Diego (Wieland) Over Miami (Nolasco)
2* Boston (Buchholz) Over Baltimore (Hunter)
4* Chicago Bulls +3
3* Denver / L A Lakers Under 201
3* Denver Nuggets -2
2* Atlanta Hawks +5½

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Jeff Scott Sports

TOP PLAYS

4 UNIT PLAY

Milwaukee/ San Francisco Under 6

3 UNIT PLAYS

Texas -1.5 (-110) over CLEVELAND

Philadelphia +109 over WASHINGTON

Cincinnati/ Pittsburgh Under 8

Atlanta -124 over COLORADO

OTHER PLAYS

2 UNIT PLAYS

St Louis -1.5 (+105) over HOUSTON

Texas/ Cleveland Under 8.5

1 UNIT PLAYS

Boston/ Baltimore Over 10

Oakland/ Tampa Bay Under 7.5

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Jeff Scott Sports

TOP PLAY

3 UNIT PLAY

Philadelphia/ Chicago under 173.5

OTHER PLAY

2 UNIT PLAY

Boston/ Atlanta Over 171.5

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David Banks

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets

Well, it looks like we now have a series in the three-seed vs. six-seed
matchup in the Western Conference, as the Denver Nuggets (39-30, 38-31 ATS)
took Game 3 at home 99-84 on Friday after the Los Angeles Lakers (43-26, 29-40
ATS) took the first two game at Staples Center. That makes the Nuggets 7-1
in their last eight home games and they will try and stay hot and even this
series up in Game 4 from the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO on Sunday night at
9:30 ET on TNT.

Not to take anything away from Denver's performance in Game 3, but the
Lakers did not come out with the same intensity they showed in Los Angeles, and
thus the Nuggets ran them out of the building early while building up an
incredible 41-17 lead. Still, give the Lakers credit for fighting back as they
actually had the deficit down to four points in the fourth quarter before
Denver pulled away again late. Los Angeles ended up shooting just 37.2 percent
for the game, and once again, the bench was a no-show despite playing more
minutes due to the altitude. The bench totaled only nine points, as Matt
Barnes scored six points in 20 minutes. Steve Blake was even worse scoring
three points in 27 minutes and Jordan Hill was scoreless in 13 minutes. As for
the starters, Kobe Bryant was the leading scorer as usual but he was not his
dominant self with 22 points on just 7-of-23 shooting. While the Lakers
figure to get off to a better start in Game 4 since they do not figure to be as
passive as when they were while playing with a 2-0 series lead, they still
probably need to get some production from the bench, as once again the
Nuggets figure to run a lot in the altitude and the LA starters could get gassed
fairly quickly without some extended rests.

Surprisingly, the Nuggets shot only 39.8 percent in Friday's victory, but
they also had 15 more field goal attempts (93 to 78) as they committed only
seven turnovers in the entire game compared to 15 by the Lakers. This is a
team that actually lost 13 games at home this season but you would not know it
from its recent performances here as four of their last five home wins have
now been by at least 15 points. The Nuggets led the NBA in scoring during
the regular season at 104.1 points per game while ranking a dismal 29th in
defense allowing 101.2 points per contest, but they have actually stepped
things up on defense here at home lately, just in time for the playoffs. Denver
has kept its opponents below 100 points in five of its last six home wins
and Game 3 marked the fourth time in those five occasions that it has held
teams below 90 points.

It would appear that defense has usually ruled the day when these clubs
have gotten together in recent years, as Friday's result brought the 'under' to
an amazing 23-7 in the last 30 head-to-head meetings. Then again, those
games have averaged 202.5 combined total points, so the success of the 'under'
has had as much to do with inflated totals as it has with stiff defense.

Pick: LA LAKERS+2

[Mr. IWS]

The Sports Capper

Hoops Plays

SUNDAY

100* Play Denver (-3) over Los Angeles Lakers (TOP NBA PLAY)
9:30 PM EST

Los Angeles has lost 22 of the last 33 road games against the spread and they have also lost 5 of the last 6 games against the spread when playing their 4th game in a playoff series. Los Angeles has lost 14 of the last 21 games against the spread when revenging a loss and they have lost 4 of the last 5 games against the spread after scoring 85 points or less in their last game.

50* Play Philadelphia (-3) over Chicago (BONUS NBA PLAY)

50* Play Miami (-8) over New York (BONUS NBA PLAY)

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GoodFella

N.L. 3* TRIPLE DIME TOTAL OF MONTH!

OVER 8 - St. Louis/Houston

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Fantasy Sports Gametime

Baseball Sunday

100* Play Texas (-165) over Cleveland (MLB TOP PLAY)
Starts at 1:00 PM EST

Texas has won 10 consecutive road games as a favorite of -150 to -175 and they have also won 10 of the last 12 road games when the total posted is between 8.5 and 10 runs. Texas has won 6 of the last 7 games coming off two games without a stolen base and they have won 9 of the last 12 games vs. AL Central Division Opponents.

50* Play Tampa Bay (-170) over Oakland (MLB BONUS PLAY)

50* Play St. Louis (-160) over Houston (MLB BONUS PLAY)

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Paul Leiner

100* NY Yankees -130

50* Atlanta Braves -130

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Jeff Benton
Sunday's Action
20 Dime winner going out on the visitang Los Angeles Lakers over the Denver Nuggets tonight in the NBA playoffs. At the time I reledase this selection, the Lakers are a 2 point underdog both here in Vegas and offshore.


10 Dime baseball winner going out on the Philadelphia Phillies agannst the Washington Nationals. Hamels and Zimmerman are the pitchers I see listed to start, and both must start, or there is no action on the release.

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Chase Diamond

50 Dimes NY Knicks +8

50 Dimes Philadelphia/New Jersey UNDER 5.5

50 Dimes Denver Nuggets -2

30 Dimes Tampa Bay Rays ML

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Rockdemansports

BEST PITCHER SYSTEM -CARDS

DIAMOND DOG SYSTEM - PHILLIES

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Jimmy Boyd

***TOP PLAY*** 5* Sunday NBA Playoffs *BEST BET*
LA Lakers +2.5

Phillies/Nats Sunday Night Baseball SMASH!
Philadelphia Phillies

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Dave Cokin

Atlanta Hawks + 5