Tweet
Sportsbook Investing
Play of the Day:
Los Angeles Kings -120 over Phoenix Coyotes
Play of the Day:
Los Angeles Kings -120 over Phoenix Coyotes
-
-
Today's MLB Picks
Detroit at Cleveland
The Tigers look to build on their 6-2 record in Rick Porcello's last 8 starts as a road underdog. Detroit is the pick (-105) according to Dunkel, which has the Tigers favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-105). Here are all of today's picks.
TUESDAY, MAY 22
Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. ESTGame 951-952: NY Mets at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Dickey) 15.125; Pittsburgh (McDonald) 14.855
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-130); 7
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+110); UnderGame 953-954: Washington at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Zimmermann) 14.670; Philadelphia (Halladay) 16.256
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-155); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-155); OverGame 955-956: Atlanta at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Beachy) 15.964; Cincinnati (Latos) 16.909
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-120); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (+100); OverGame 957-958: Colorado at Miami (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Nicasio) 15.033; Miami (Nolasco) 14.775
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Miami (-140); 8
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+120); UnderGame 959-960: Chicago Cubs at Houston (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Wood) 14.493; Houston (Happ) 13.983
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Houston (-120); 8
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (+100); UnderGame 961-962: San Francisco at Milwaukee (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Cain) 13.764; Milwaukee (Marcum) 15.314
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-115); 7
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-115); OverGame 963-964: San Diego at St. Louis (8:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Volquez) 15.253; St. Louis (Wainwright) 13.615
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-165); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+145); OverGame 965-966: LA Dodgers at Arizona (9:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Harang) 15.287; Arizona (Cahill) 15.478
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Arizona (-145); 9
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-145); UnderGame 967-968: Kansas City at NY Yankees (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Hochevar) 14.629; NY Yankees (Hughes) 15.103
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-170); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-170); OverGame 969-970: Detroit at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Porcello) 15.913; Cleveland (Jimenez) 14.362
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-115); 9
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-105); UnderGame 971-972: Boston at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Doubront) 16.727; Baltimore (Matusz) 15.505
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Boston (-125); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-125; UnderGame 973-974: Toronto at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Hutchison) 15.644; Tampa Bay (Moore) 16.379
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-130); 8
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-130); OverGame 975-976: Minnesota at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Walters) 14.374; White Sox (Floyd) 15.942
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-170); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-170); UnderGame 977-978: LA Angels at Oakland (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Wilson) 15.870; Oakland (Godfrey) 14.488
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-155); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-155); OverGame 979-980: Texas at Seattle (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Harrison) 16.687; Seattle (Noesi) 15.667
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Texas (-165); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-165); UnderComment
-
Today's NBA Picks
Indiana at Miami
The Pacers look to bounce back from their 101-93 loss in Game 4 and build on their 9-4 ATS record in their last 13 games after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game. Indiana is the pick (+7) according to Dunkel, which has the Heat favored by only 3 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Indiana (+7). Here are all of today's picks
TUESDAY, MAY 22
Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. ESTGame 537-538: Indiana at Miami (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Indiana 122.254; Miami 125.878
Dunkel Line & Total: Miami by 3 1/2; 184
Vegas Line & Total: Miami by 7; 180 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Indiana (+7); OverComment
-
Today's NHL Picks
Los Angeles at Phoenix
The Kings look to bounce back from their loss in Game Four and build on their 7-0 record in their last 7 road games. Los Angeles is the pick (-125) according to Dunkel, which has the Kings favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-125). Here are all of today's picks.
TUESDAY, MAY 22
Time Posted 8:00 a.m. ESTGame 17-18: Los Angeles at Phoenix (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 13.562; Phoenix 12.765
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-125); 4 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-125); UnderComment
-
CAPPERS ACCESS
Pacers
Astros
Rangers(RL)Comment
-
Free Silver Key Pick for Tuesday ML Baseball
HOUSTON HAPP -L -125 over Cubs
Comment
-
Paul Leiner
100* Heat / Pacers Over 180.5
50* DBacks -140
Comment
-
SPORTS WAGERS
Minnesota +159 over CHICAGO
The Twins have won three of their past four series against Milwaukee, Detroit and Toronto. They’re scoring runs, they’re getting some decent pitching and they could be a whole lot better than originally given credit for. With Minnesota under the radar, we’ll keep a close eye on them and play when undervalued like they are here. The White Sox are struggling at home with a mere seven wins in 19 games. P.J. Walters has made just two starts, having faced the Tigers and the Jays, allowing only 10 hits in 12.1 IP while striking out seven with just three walks. Walters has a solid groundball/line-drive/fly-ball profile of 49%/23%/28%. He has shown consistent and solid skills in the minors and has not looked out of place against two worthy opponents. The South Side is coming off a sweep of the Bad News Cubs. Despite the Cubs' inepitute, the cross town rivalry is prominent and the series was played in front of a full house all three games. The White Sox had the day off yesterday and could be a bit lethargic coming into the first game of this series. Gavin Floyd is a consistent and very serviceable starter. However, the White Sox have won just four of his eight starts and current Twins batters are hitting a gaudy .357 in 157 career AB’s against him. The Twins have seen a lot of Floyd while the Chisox have yet to see Walters.Play: Minnesota +159 (Risking 2 units).
Detroit +106 over CLEVELAND
This is the first meeting of the season between these two division rivals. Surprisingly, it is the Indians who are leading the Tigers in the AL Central. Rick Porcello has seemingly struggled this season with his 5.12 ERA and 1.40 WHIP but a closer look shows a 3.77 xERA and career bests in control, groundball rate (53%) and strikeout rate. His fastball has turned from mediocre to good. It was at 89.2 mph in April 2011 but increased to 91.9 mph in April 2012. This 2.7 mph increase is the highest of any starter between those periods. Porcello is a strong candidate to turn things around. It was just two years ago that Ubaldo Jiminez made a name for himself in the Rockies rotation when he went 19-8 with a 2.88 ERA in 33 starts. It’s been downhill ever since and it’s not because of bad luck. Jiminez has simply lost it. In 46 innings this season, he’s walked 32 batters while whiffing just 28. Jimenez never possessed great control or command but both are now atrocious. Jiminez is clearly troubled and we’ll gladly fade him in a pitching matchup that heavily favors the Tigers. Play: Detroit +106 (Risking 2 units).Comment
-
David Banks
Indiana Pacers vs. Miami Heat
The Indiana Pacers (48-27, 37-38 ATS) apparently had control of this series
as they had a chance to go up 3-1 at home over a heavily favored Miami Heat
team (52-23, 38-37 ATS) whose Big Three was reduced to the Big Two with the
injury to Chris Bosh. Instead, LeBron James came up clutch when it mattered
the most and Dwayne Wade could not miss a shot in the second half, and
Miami seized both home court advantage and momentum in this series with a 101-93
win to even things up. The Heat now get to return home for Game 5 on
Tuesday night from American Airlines Arena in Miami, FL at 8:00 ET on TNT.
Things looked bleak for Miami when the Pacers raced out to a 9-0 lead to
begin the game and Indiana still led by eight points 54-46 at halftime.
However, that is when the now Big Two of James and Wade took over with some timely
help from Udonis Haslem, who had been benched to start the game. The Heat
took control by outscoring the Pacers 30-16 in the third quarter, with James
and Wade scoring 14 points apiece and Haslem scoring the other bucket to
account for the 30 points. Then in the fourth quarter, Miami was able to
repulse several Indiana comeback attempts thanks to Haslem hitting four of his
five field goal attempts in the quarter while the Pacers were focused on
stopping the Big Two. In the end, James just may have had the best game of his
playoff life as he finished with 40 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists, just
missing a triple-double, while Wade poured in 30 points and added nine
rebounds, with a whopping 22 of those points coming after halftime. Don't forget
about Haslem's key supporting role either, as he hit on five of his six
field goal attempts for the game and finished with 14 points, 12 in the second
half. The defense did its part also, limiting Indiana to 41.8 percent
shooting and forcing 15 turnovers as the Heat played its most complete game of the
series at the most critical time.
This was the first game in this series where Miami's vast edge in
post-season experience was evident, as after the Pacers played with great emotion
while feeding off of the energy of an enthusiastic home crowd during the first
half, they were unable to respond after talking that big hit in the third
quarter. Of course it did not help that center Roy Hibbert, who dominated both
ends of the floor while the Pacers pulled away to a 19-point blowout win in
Game 3, was virtually non-existent in the second half due to foul trouble
and finished with just 10 points. Now the bright side is that Hibbert should
play better in Game 5 as long as he does not pick up some quick early fouls,
while Haslem may not match his lights-out shooting performance from Sunday.
Would that be enough for Indiana to steal another road game in this series
and reclaim the series lead? Well, if the Big Two play the same way they
played in Game 4, the Pacers' task here still seems very difficult.
Game 4 did go 'over' the posted total of 179 after the 'under' had gone 3-0
in the first three games, with those three contests averaging only 167.7
points combined. In fact, the Heat had scored only 75 points exactly in each
of their back-to-back losses coming in before the 101-point explosion. The
'under' is still 5-2 in the last seven head-to-head meetings overall and 6-2
in the last eight meetings here in Miami.
Pick: OVER 180.5Comment
-
The Sports Capper
Hoops Plays
TUESDAY
100* Play Miami (-6.5) over Indiana (TOP NBA PLAY)
8:00 PM EST
Indiana has lost 27 of the last 37 games against the spread as a road underdog of 6.5 to 9 points and they have also lost 18 of the last 26 games against the spread when revenging a home loss.
Comment
-
Jeff Scott Sports
3 UNIT PLAY
MIAMI -6.5 over Indiana: Google News Play Im going to side with the home team in this one. the Heat are 32-6 at home and have outscored their opponents 11.1 ppg on this floor this year. Miami is without Bosh once again, but they have had some time to adjust to his loss and should be ready for a complete game at both ends of the floor tonight. The Pacers have played great defense this year, but they do allow 94.4 ppg on the road, while Miami allows just 88.7 ppg at home. The Heat are the better team here and while Indiana has put up a heck of a fight so far, I feel that Miami is ready to crush them in this one. The Heat just have too many weapons and will treat the home crowd to an easy DD win in this one.
3 UNIT PLAYS
St Louis/ San Diego Under 7.5: John Jay, Lance Berkman and Allen Craig are all on the DL for the Cards. So Where will their offense come from, especially vs Edinson Volquez, who has pitched very well this year. Edinson has a losing record (2-3) but with a solid 3.04 ERA, with his starts averaging just 5.6 rpg on the year. He has struggled with the Cards, posting a 7.36 ERA in his last 5 starts vs them, but they just don't have the offense right now to capitalize. Adam Wainright has had a tough go this year and is looking for that one big game to get his confidence back and this may be the team for him to do it against as he owns an 0.82 ERA in 3 career starts vs the Padres. The padres have averaged just 2.4 rpg in their last 5 games, while St Louis has put up just 3.8 rpg in their last 5. An injured offense, a weak offense and some solid pitching on the mound should equal a low scoring game.
Baltimore/ Boston Under 9.5: Gonna follow the money in this one and you know how much I hate to do that, but It really does make sense. First let's look at the lefty vs lefty stat. In the AL when two lefties face each other the UNDER is 15-10-2 on the year. Now let's look at the starters. Felix Doubront has been pitching very well of late as he comes in with a 2.50 ERA in his last 3 starts and a 3.52 ERA in his road starts this year. Felix also gets the advantage of having never faced the O's. On the other side we have Brian Matusz, who has not pitched all that badly of late. Brian has just 1 bad start in his last 5 starts and in that game he allowed 7 ER in just 5 innings to Texas, but in his other 4 starts over that stretch he has allowed a combined 6 ER's, while posting a 2.25 ERA in those 4 starts. Brian has also pitched well vs Boston of late as he has a 3.91 ERA in his last 5 starts vs them, while allowing 2 ER's or less in 4 of those 5 starts. Both teams do hit lefties pretty well, but tonight I expect these pitchers to continue to pitch well as this one barley reaches 7 runs.
Atlanta -120 over CINCINNATI: Being a Phillies fan this is a tough pick for me to make, but money is money. The Braves lost last night to the read, but behind Brandon Beachy they should bounce back tonight. Brandon has been the Braves best pitcher this year, as he comes in with a 5-1 mark and 1.33 ERA overall and a 3-1 mark with a 1.74 ERa on the road this year. Mat Latos has nod had a great start to his Cincinnati career as he is just 2-2, but with a 4.63 ERA and he has struggled at night, posting a 1-2 mark with a 5.24 ERA. The Reds have struggled to score at home as they have averaged just 4.1 rpg and have hit righties at a .211 clip in their own backyard this year. Atlanta has scored pretty well on the road as they have averaged 4.8 rpg away from home on the year. The Reds have won 3 in a row, but Latos will be outdueled by Beachy tonight as Atlanta bounces back from last night's loss.Comment
Comment