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Today's NHL Picks

San Jose at Columbus

The Blue Jackets look to take advantage of a San Jose team that is 2-9 in its last 11 road games against a team with a winning home record. Columbus is the pick (+105) according to Dunkel, which has the Blue Jackets favored by 1/2 a goal. Dunkel Pick: Columbus (+105). Here are all of today's picks.

TUESDAY, APRIL 9 Time Posted 8:00 a.m. EST

Game 1-2: San Jose at Columbus (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: San Jose 11.655; Columbus 11.901 Dunkel Line & Total: Columbus by 1/2; 6 Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-125); 5 Dunkel Pick: Columbus (+105); Over

Game 3-4: Philadelphia at NY Islanders (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 11.620; NY Islanders 12.478 Dunkel Line & Total: NY Islanders by 1; 5 Vegas Line & Total: NY Islanders (-130); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: NY Islanders (-130); Under

Game 5-6: Pittsburgh at Carolina (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh 11.150; Carolina 9.423 Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 5 Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-155); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-155); Under

Game 7-8: Washington at Montreal (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Washington 12.183; Montreal 11.660 Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 1/2; 6 Vegas Line & Total: Montreal (-150); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Washington (+130); Over

Game 9-10: Ottawa at Tampa Bay (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Ottawa 12.183; Tampa Bay 11.314 Dunkel Line & Total: Ottawa by 1; 5 Vegas Line & Total: Tampa Bay (-135); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Ottawa (+115); Under

Game 11-12: Buffalo at Winnipeg (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 11.861; Winnipeg 10.807 Dunkel Line & Total: Buffalo by 1; 6 Vegas Line & Total: Winnipeg (-165); 5 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Buffalo (+145); Over

Game 13-14: St. Louis at Nashville (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis 10.310; Nashville 10.946 Dunkel Line & Total: Nashville by 1/2; 5 1/2 Vegas Line & Total: St. Louis (-130); 5 Dunkel Pick: Nashville (+110); Over

Game 15-16: Chicago at Minnesota (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 11.775; Minnesota 11.984 Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 1/2; 4 1/2 Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-115); 5 Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-105); Under

Game 17-18: Los Angeles at Dallas (8:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 11.919; Dallas 12.112 Dunkel Line & Total: Dallas by 1/2; 5 1/2 Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-140); 5 Dunkel Pick: Dallas (+120); Over

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Today's NBA Picks

Philadelphia at Brooklyn

The Sixers look to take advantage of a Brooklyn team that is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 home games. Philadelphia is the pick (+7 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Nets favored by only 6. Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+7 1/2). Here are all of today's picks.

TUESDAY, APRIL 9 Time Posted: 8:30 a.m. EST

Game 651-652: Cleveland at Indiana (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland 111.478; Indiana 123.227 Dunkel Line & Total: Indiana by 11 1/2; 194 Vegas Line & Total: Indiana by 13; 189 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (+13); Over

Game 653-654: Milwaukee at Miami (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee 117.143; Miami 126.471 Dunkel Line & Total: Miami by 9 1/2; 191 Vegas Line & Total: No Line Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 655-656: Philadelphia at Brooklyn (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 116.921; Brooklyn 122.749 Dunkel Line & Total: Brooklyn by 6; 198 Vegas Line & Total: Brooklyn by 7 1/2; 192 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+7 1/2); Over

Game 657-658: Washington at New York (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Washington 117.653; New York 126.256 Dunkel Line & Total: New York by 8 1/2; 190 Vegas Line & Total: New York by 10 1/2; 194 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Washington (+10 1/2); Under

Game 659-660: Toronto at Chicago (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 111.348; Chicago 117.938 Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 6 1/2; 198 Vegas Line & Total: No Line Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 661-662: Phoenix at Houston (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 108.785; Houston 124.935 Dunkel Line & Total: Houston by 16; 209 Vegas Line & Total: Houston by 14; 212 Dunkel Pick: Houston (-14); Under

Game 663-664: Charlotte at Memphis (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Charlotte 108.559; Memphis 125.391 Dunkel Line & Total: Memphis by 17; 192 Vegas Line & Total: Memphis by 14; 186 Dunkel Pick: Memphis (-14); Over

Game 665-666: Oklahoma City at Utah (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Oklahoma City 128.104; Utah 123.125 Dunkel Line & Total: Oklahoma City by 5; 194 Vegas Line & Total: Oklahoma City by 3; 200 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Oklahoma City (-3); Under

Game 667-668: Minnesota at Golden State (10:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 116.658; Golden State 125.064 Dunkel Line & Total: Golden State by 8 1/2; 197 Vegas Line & Total: Golden State by 6 1/2; 201 Dunkel Pick: Golden State (-6 1/2); Under

Game 669-670: New Orleans at LA Lakers (10:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: New Orleans 114.912; LA Lakers 124.204 Dunkel Line & Total: LA Lakers by 9 1/2; 206 Vegas Line & Total: No Line Dunkel Pick: N/A

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Hockey Crusher
New York Islanders -126 over Philadelphia Flyers
(System Record: 44-3, won last 4 games)
Overall Record: 44-31-1

Basketball Crusher
Oklahoma City Thunder -4 over Utah Jazz
(System Record: 84-4, lost last 3 games)
Overall Record: 84-65-4

Baseball Crusher
St. Louis Cardinals + Cincy Reds UNDER 8.5
(System Record: 6-1, lost last 4 games)
Overall Record: 6-6

Soccer Crusher
Deportes Tolima + Independiente SF UNDER 2.5
This match is happening in Conmebol
(System Record: 383-14, lost last game)
Overall Record: 383-329-45

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SuperSportsGroup MLB - 4/9

NY v. Philadelphia 7:05pm
PICK: Mets ML +1160 Game

Pittsburgh v. Arizona 9:40pm
PICK: OVER 9 Game -105

Oakland v. LAA 10:05pm
PICK: A's ML +140 Game

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Kevin
MLBPredictions

2 UNIT = New York Yankees @ Cleveland Indians - YANKEES TO WIN (-115)
Listed Pitchers: Pettitte vs Carrasco
(Note: I'm risking 2.00 units to win 1.74 units)

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Big MLB Names Fall to Injuries over the Weekend

Some significant players went down with injuries in baseball this weekend. Here's an update on how they're doing:

Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves (5-1 SU, 3-3 over/under)

The Braves' first basemen was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique and he was not happy about it.

"They didn't even give me a choice," Freeman said on Sunday to reporters. "It's my career. I should be able to make that decision."

Freeman is hitting .417 with a home run and seven RBIs in five games. Chris Johnson replaced him at first base on Sunday against the Diamondbacks.

Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers (4-2 SU, 3-3 over/under)

The Rangers' pitcher left after five innings of his outing against the Angels on Sunday with continuous issues with a blister on his right ring finger, according to the Associated Press. His status is unknown.

Darvish was one out away from a perfect game against the Astros in his first start of the season.

Jered Weaver, LA Angels (2-4 SU, 4-2 over/under)

Weaver left Sunday's game against Texas in the sixth inning with a strained left elbow and is unsure if he will make his next start, according to the Orange County Register.

Weaver pitched six innings against Cincinnati, giving up two hits and one earned run in his first start of the season.

Jose Bautista, Toronto Blue Jays (2-4 SU, 3-3 over/under)

The Blue Jays slugger missed the three-game set with the Red Sox due to an ankle injury, but he is feeling better and decided to wait until Tuesday to return to the lineup against Detroit, reports the National Post.

"There's not that pressing need to run out there not being 100 percent," Bautista told to reporters before Sunday's game. "I think everybody agrees with me, and more importantly, I'll be able to be more pain-free and give a better effort once I start playing. If I play today, there's no way I can be 100 percent. It makes no sense for me to go out there and kind of half-ass it."

Bautista has two home runs in three games this season. Rajai Davis took his place in right field against the Red Sox.

Josh Reddick, Oakland Athletics (5-2 SU, 6-1 over/under)

Reddick sprained his right wrist in the fifth inning against the Astros on Sunday after crashing into a wall in foul territory trying to catch a pop up.

The X-rays came back negative. He is day-to-day.

"It was a huge sigh of relief," Reddick told MLB, "I was scared. I was nervous that something was seriously wrong because I lost feeling in that area for quite awhile."

Reddick is off to slow start after carrying the team offensively last season, hitting .125 with a home run and four RBIs in seven games.

All stats prior to action Monday.

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Teddy's Vegas Wiseguy Report: NBA Bottom Feeders

I’ve been writing about college basketball fairly consistently since the Super Bowl. Now that the calendar has shifted to April, it’s time to shift focus and start writing about the NBA. With less than ten days remaining in the regular season, most of the prevailing focus is on playoff teams. That’s why I’m writing this week’s column about the bottom feeders that have already been eliminated from playoff contention.

Can we make money betting on or against these squads down the stretch? Read on to find out my thoughts on a handful of lottery bound teams before I shift my focus towards playoff squads next week and beyond! Teams are listed in alphabetical order.

In the 2012 season, the Charlotte Bobcats set a record for NBA futility, finishing the season 7-59 SU. Their pointspread futility made headlines here in Las Vegas as well, as the Bobcats finished as the single biggest money loser in the league by a wide margin, a woeful 23-43 ATS.

In 2013, the Bobcats didn’t set any records for futility, but they’ve still got the single worst SU record in the NBA entering the homestretch. And, for the second straight season, the betting markets have been unable to catch up with how bad this team truly is. Charlotte ranks as the single biggest money loser in the league once again this year; 28-48-1 ATS through the weekend.

That being said, unlike last year, we’re seeing the Bobcats ‘show up’ late in the season. They’ve covered the spread in five of their last seven while pulling off a pair of home upsets against fellow lottery bound squads during that span.

Minnesota has played solid basketball for the better part of the last month. And when the T-wolves win, they cover – 14-0-1 ATS in their last 15 victories, dating all the way back to December. Each of their last six wins has come by six points or more, and Minnesota – lowly, lottery bound Minnesota – has a winning ATS mark as a favorite for the season.

The T-wolves are riding a 7-3-1 ATS run over their last eleven ballgames and head coach Rick Adelman just celebrated his 1000th career victory, joining Don Nelson, Lenny Wilkens, Pat Riley, Phil Jackson, Jerry Sloan, Larry Brown and George Karl. Interestingly enough, like Adelman, Sloan, Nelson and Karl have never won titles.

It’s surely worth noting that the T-wolves are 5-0-1 ATS following their last six defeats, an emerging under-the-radar trend. With a healthy Ricky Rubio running the point and center Nikola Pekovic developing into a double-double machine, there’s potential upside supporting the Timberwolves down the stretch and into next year.

Orlando came into the season with a hodgepodge roster in what was a clear rebuilding year. They’ve battled numerous injuries to just about every solid veteran player on the squad, and first time NBA head coach Jacque Vaughn hasn’t had any semblance of a consistent starting lineup or player rotation all year.

Therefore we shouldn’t be surprised in the slightest that Orlando is battling Charlotte for the worst overall record in the NBA. Nor should we be surprised that the Magic have gone 2-11 ATS as favorites; not a team to lay points with even in the best of spots.

But the flip side of the coin is that Orlando has cashed again and again in one particular pointspread role – as a double digit road underdog. The results don’t lie – they’re 12-5 ATS as double digit dogs, including recent pointspread covers at Houston and Atlanta in that double digit dog role on their most recent trip.

Philadelphia was a pretty strong candidate to quit on their coach and their season following a truly dismal post All Star break slide: 1-12 SU over a month long span from mid-February to mid-March. Head coach Doug Collins wasn’t expecting the skid: “'I sure didn't see this coming. It’s kind of mind-numbing to me.”

But wing Evan Turner’s quote at the end of that skid spoke volumes about their late season intensity: “I'm not going to sit here and drop my head. I don't think the leaders on this team will, either.” And that’s most assuredly been the case. Center Spencer Hawes has responded to his coach’s criticism with a series of strong efforts, as has forward Thaddeus Young. Lo and behold, suddenly the Sixers are winning games and covering spreads again, 8-6 SU, 8-5-1 ATS in their last 14 ballgames.

Even after Philly’s bad fourth quarter against Miami over the weekend turned a close game into a rout, Collins still had praise for his squad. “We went for a home run and unfortunately it didn't work for us this year. But I will tell you, the guys in the locker room, I'm incredibly proud at how hard they've played every single night. We've competed and we've had some really tough losses but we can only grow from that.''

Phoenix Suns bettors have been cashing Over tickets of late, as the Suns defensive intensity has been sorely lacking for weeks. Prior to Sunday’s home loss to New Orleans, the Suns had gone 6-1 to the Over in their previous seven games while allowing 113 points per game during that span.

Without injured centers Marcin Gortat (out for the year) and Jermaine O’Neal (in and out of the lineup), the Suns have no low post shot blocker and no strong on-ball defender. Phoenix shot a season best 61% from the floor and won the rebounding battle last Friday against Golden State and STILL lost the game – no defense plus 22 turnovers doomed their chances.

This quote from point guard Goran Dragic really doesn’t inspire much confidence down the stretch: “We're not going to make the playoffs, so (we'll) just try to compete until the end of the season.” ‘Trying to compete’ hasn’t cut the mustard for months – the Suns are just 7-16 ATS in their last 23 ballgames.

Portland fought the good fight this year. The Blazers starting lineup was solid, but Terry Stotts has been forced to utilize the NBA’s weakest bench on a nightly basis; a team with absolutely no quality depth whatsoever. Portland pulled the plug on their season about two weeks ago, when leading scorer and second leading rebounder LaMarcus Aldridge missed time with a sprained ankle. Things were ugly before Aldridge got hurt, but they got significantly worse without him.

Even after his return, the Blazers have continued to lose playing without their injured wing, Nicholas Batum. The bottom line? A team that was still very much in playoff contention two weeks ago has now lost eight straight while going 1-7 ATS in the process. And their ‘home court advantage’ at the Rose Garden has been non-existent of late, dropping five straight both SU and ATS in Portland.

If there was a post-All Star break MVP award, Washington Wizards point guard John Wall would quite deservedly get votes. And this is a little ‘blow your mind’ stat is certainly worth mentioning following Washington’s blowout win over Indiana at the Verizon Center on Saturday.

With Wall in the lineup, the Wizards are 18-4 SU at home this year; including a 9-0 SU run in their last nine tries. The only teams with higher home winning percentages than that are all elite squads: Miami, San Antonio, Oklahoma City and Denver.

And the Wizards haven’t just been beating bottom feeders at home during this extended span of excellence either. They’ve pulled home upsets over the likes of Indiana, Chicago, Memphis, Milwaukee, Houston, Denver, Brooklyn, New York, the LA Clippers, Atlanta and Oklahoma City since January as part of their truly impressive (and truly under-the-radar) 17-5 ATS run at the Verizon Center.

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Cliff Notes -Tuesday Baseball

Dodgers at Padres: Really, -140 is a reasonable price for Beckett, even on the road. Of course Petco holds even more balls than Dodger Stadium, but it IS a day game. Beckett did get hurt by some sloppy defense against the Giants, but also gave up two jacks, not unlike his last decade. The occasional mental lapse. Sadly, not sure who in the Padre lineup can do some damage, and of course the Padres aren't all that familiar with him. Richard was lit up by the Mets, but I suppose that adds some value since he's been quite solid at home, as most San Diego pitchers are. However, many of the Dodgers, including Kemp and Gonzalez, have simply owned him. San Diego comes in hitting .214 as a team with only one home run, while the Dodgers only have three jacks, and are hitting .232. Over 6.5 certainly looks tempting, but it's 6.5 for a reason and I am not buying it. With little or no bullpen, as well as Richard MIGHT pitch, the Dodgers should find a way to win this.

Mets at Phillies: Lee and Gee. Still waiting to see what happens with Monday's game, but if the Phillies go back into their hitting slump and/or wait til the ninth inning, I could make a case for the Mets. They are a confident bunch after that Sunday win over the Fish, and they have hit twice as many jacks as the Phillies have so far. But, of course it's Cliff Lee against a Mets team that last year struggled against any LHP's. Lee was brilliant in Atlanta, which looks a bit better seeing as how the Braves have been hitting. I'd be a little concerned that he threw 106 pitches. There's enough of a reason, given the familiarity, for me to at least consider the Mets. However, Citizens Bank Park was not his favorite place to pitch last year. Very mild in Philadelphia Tuesday night, and at seven in a somewhat hitter-friendly park, that's a tempting over. If the Phillies get to the Mets bullpen early enough, the could see seven by themselves.

Atlanta at Miami: Of all the pitchers I would consider fading on the Braves right now, Medlen is at the top of my list, if for no other reason than the fact that he was literally unhittable last season, making him way to expensive. There's just no way he can duplicate those numbers, and the Marlins are one of the teams that's seen him, twice. Put LeBlanc in a big park like this, and if he keeps the ball in it, the Fish could keep this game close. I won't lay that number with anyone on the road, probably ever, so it's the Fish, the Fish RL, or the total here. With the Braves pen, I'd say under, but that of course depends on Monday's game. If it stays under, there is value to the Fish RL. No, they are not a great team, but any home team with 1.5 at -110 or less is almost always worth it.

Milwaukee at Chicago: I may be at the point where taking the Brewers and their lack of a bullpen is out of the question on the road. I was certainly hoping the Brewers would be favored here. Milwaukee had a hard time closing out a five run lead on Monday. Wood looked good against the Pirates and his pitch count was down. If Braun wasn't back in the lineup this would have been an auto bet on the Cubs, since he's pretty much owned Woods. Peralta may be SOMEWHAT under valued since the beating he took was at the hands of the Rockies, who've been doing that to everyone. Combine that with the fact that the Cubs haven't seen him, and I could make a case for the Brewers, but back to sentence number one, not with that pen on the road. After todays' 11 run game tomorrow's total might be high at the outset, given the weather pattern, but by the same token, it might not be wise to expect a pitchers' duel, either.

Reds at Cardinals: I was really hoping St. Louis would win Monday's game, or at least not lose it like they did, because I really wanted to fade Lynn, again, as the streamlined version of Lance appears to be struggling with control, and did most of the Spring. There was no doubt the Reds had the better bullpen, even before this little meltdown. The only good thing is that I considered taking St. Louis. Another game where the total tomorrow, already set at 8.5 (which is a fair bit for an NL game) might be high, based on nothing other than regression, because these two could give up that many easily. No real feel for this one after what the Reds did today. Almost think they may do it again tomorrow, at least now.

Minnesota at Kansas City: The enigma that is the Twins continues, as they fail to do much except have their bullpen lose another one. If the Royals had a bullpen they'd be dangerous. I cannot get this weekend in Philadelphia out of my mind, and even in winning today Crow did all he could to out the tying run on in the ninth. That would make me CONSIDER the Twins again. Pelfrey looked good against the Tigers, but most notably were the 14 ground ball outs. Since he went to Witchita State and the Royals haven't seen him, there's always the chance of fading Guthrie here. But, Guthrie was equally impressive against the White Sox, then again, the White Sox haven't been hitting anyone. Take him out of Coors Field and he's backable, but the Twins have hit him hard. That over is tempting, given the ways to get there and a potential helping breeze, and I just can't see the real value in Guthrie -150.

Oakland at Texas: Parker is just not right and hasn't been all Spring. The very fact that Wilson is -165 is quite telling. Reddick nor Moss hit LHP well at all, and Cespedes is really struggling out of the gate. The only real advantage is that the A's don't play on Monday, while Texas does. Wilson has completely owned the A's, but he always seems to have that one big inning. That total only sitting at 7.5 in Arlington, no matter what time of year, is telling to me. Add to that the fact that Reddick is doubtful and Cespedes is questionable, I just cannot make a reasonable case for the A's, no matter how many runs they've been scoring. They got hot for a couple of games against Seattle and then scored all over Houston, so clearly they're offensive stats are skewed. I'd love to see that total go to eight and perhaps take the under. This looks like a 4-1 Texas win to me.

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MLB TORONTO at DETROIT

Play Against - All teams when the money line is +125 to -125 (TORONTO) poor offensive team - scoring <=4.7 runs/game on the season (AL), after allowing 9 runs or more
162-96 over the last 5 seasons. ( 62.8% 58.0 units )

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MLB OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

OAKLAND is 56-35 (+28.8 Units) against the money line vs. a good bullpen whose ERA is 3.75 or better over the last 2 seasons.
The average score was: OAKLAND (4.5) , OPPONENT (3.7)

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NBA OKLAHOMA CITY at UTAH

Play Under - All teams where the total is greater than or equal to 200 after going under the total by 24 or more points total in their last three games, with a winning record on the season playing another winning team
123-68 over the last 5 seasons. ( 64.4% 48.2 units )
26-15 this year. ( 63.4% 9.5 units )

NBA OKLAHOMA CITY at UTAH

Play On - Road teams vs. the money line (OKLAHOMA CITY) average defensive team (92-98 PPG) against a poor defensive team (98-102 PPG), after a loss by 6 points or less
66-41 over the last 5 seasons. ( 61.7% 34.8 units )
15-13 this year. ( 53.6% 6.4 units )

NBA OKLAHOMA CITY at UTAH

Play Under - Road teams where the first half total is greater than 100 excellent shooting team (>=47.5%) against an average shooting team (43.5-45.5%), in a game involving two average rebounding teams (+/-3 reb/game) after 42+ games
46-18 since 1997. ( 71.9% 26.2 units )
4-4 this year. ( 50.0% -0.4 units )

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Tuesday's Champions League Betting Preview

The final four of Europe's biggest club football competition will be set this week. Here's a look at Tuesday's quarterfinal second legs. All lines courtesy of Bet365.

Borussia Dortmund v. Malaga -250 +400 +800

The first leg finished 0-0 in Malaga. A score-draw or better and Malaga will advance. Dortmund will advance with a win of any score. If it is 0-0 at full-time, the match will go to extra time.

Borussia Dortmund hasn't been held scoreless at home in all competitions since November 3.

Malaga hasn't kept a clean sheet on the road in all competitions since December 15.

Galatasaray v. Real Madrid +400 +300 -133

The first leg finished 3-0 in Madrid. Galatasaray has to win by four goals or more to advance. If Galatasaray wins 3-0 after 90 minutes, the match will go into extra time. Anything less and Real Madrid will advance to the semifinals.

Galatasaray midfielder Wesley Sneijder has played only 161 minutes out of 270 minutes in three Champions League games since arriving in January from Inter Milan. He has been substituted in each game.

Real Madrid hasn't lost on the road by more than one goal all season.

Champions League futures odds:

Barcelona +175
Real Madrid +200
Bayern Munich +333
Borussia Dortmund +700
PSG +3,300
Juventus +4,000
Malaga +6,600
Galatasaray +35,000

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handicapping kings

jimmy

baseball

atlanta/miami - under 7 - 105 (7pm)

colorado/sf - over 7-115 (10pm)

nhl

washington/montreal under 5.5 -120 (730pm)

nba

oklahoma city -3.5 utah (9pm)

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Kyle Hunter

New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians (MLB) - 7:05 PM EDT

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Pick: Money Line: -115 New York Yankees


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*4 Star MLB Play of the Day* The New York Yankees put up 11 runs yesterday. While the Yankees offense definitely misses guys like Tex and ARod, the current lineup they are putting out there every day is better than most believe. You could make a good argument that the Yankees have the better lineup between these two teams, and in this game they'll definitely have a pitching advantage. Andy Pettitte continues to win games by hitting his spots and keeping batters guessing. Carlos Carrasco will make his first start since 2011. He missed all of last year with an injury. He had an ERA of 6.00 in Spring Training. Pettitte has had a lot of success in his career against the Indians. Cleveland is 0-8 in Carrasco's last 8 starts as a home underdog. They are 0-6 in his last 6 starts overall. The Indians are 0-6 in their last 6 against a starter with a WHIP of less than 1.15. Take the Yankees.


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Atlanta Braves vs. Miami Marlins (MLB) - 7:10 PM EDT

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Pick: Point Spread: -1.5/101 Atlanta Braves


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*3 Star MLB Runline Value Play* Sometimes you can overanalyze a game. The Braves are 25-3 in Kris Medlin's last 28 starts. The Marlins will likely be the worst team in the National League this year, and their offense has been horrific this year. They have been shut out four times in the first week of the year. Atlanta's offense is very solid now with the Upton brothers hitting it well and Jason Heyward in the middle of the order. This one is just a total mismatch. The Braves have won five straight against Miami when Medlin starts, and the Marlins are much worse now than they were in those games. Take Atlanta -1.5.

Handicapper: Kyle Hunter

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers (MLB) - 8:05 PM EDT

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Pick: Total: 10.5/106 Over

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*3 Star MLB Total Domination* The Tampa Bay Rays lost on a brutal call by home plate umpire Marty Foster in last night's game. I expect Joe Maddon's team to be ready to play in this one. Nick Tepesch will be making his major league debut for the Rangers. Tepesch only had a 4.28 ERA in Double A last year, so I'm not convinced he can consistently get out big league hitters right now. Roberto Hernandez will be pitching for Tampa Bay, and he has an ERA over 5 in his career against Texas. The wind tunnel effect in Texas (wind in from right) has caused a lot of high scoring games in the past and the ball should be flying well in this one. The over is 6-0-1 in the Rangers last 7 home games against a righty. The over is 4-0 in the Rays last 4 as an underdog of +110 to +150. Take the over.

Handicapper: Kyle Hunter

Charlotte Bobcats vs. Memphis Grizzlies (NBA) - 8:00 PM EDT

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Pick: Total: 186.5/-110 Under

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*3 Star NBA Total Domination* The Memphis Grizzlies have been getting back to the basics over the past week. Memphis struggled for a couple weeks and it was their defense that let them down. Now, they are back to playing the kind of defense that has them leading the league in points per game allowed. Charlotte has given up on this season, and the Bobcats are short-handed right now. I don't expect Charlotte to get above 85 points here. Memphis should be content to just win and move on to their next game with fresh legs rather than running this one up. The under is 5-0 in the Grizzlies last 5. The under is 19-9 in the Bobcats last 28 road games. Take the under.

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PAUL LEINER

100* Over 194.5 - Knicks/Wizards

100* Dodgers -140

100* Tigers -130

50* Yankees -115