4-27-13

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Bob Balfe

Rays/White Sox Under 7

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MTi Sports

Hawks -2.5

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ROBERT FERRINGO

3-Unit Play. Take 'Over' 8.0 - Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets (1 p.m., Saturday, April 27)

1-Unit Play. Take 'Under' 9.5 - Houston at Boston (7 p.m., Saturday, April 27)

1-Unit Play. Take #911 San Francisco (-115) over San Diego (8:40 p.m., Saturday, April 27)

1-Unit Play. Take #923 Tampa Bay (-115) over Chicago White Sox (7 p.m., Saturday, April 27)

1-Unit Play. Take #919 Texas (-145) over Minnesota (4 p.m., Saturday, April 27)

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ALLEN EASTMAN

5-Unit Play. Take 'Under' 8.5 - Cleveland at Kansas City (8 p.m., Friday, April 26)
This is my MLB Game of the Week.
I am going with the 'under' in this game and I think that I will get a strong performance out of these two veteran starters. Ervin Santana has been really sharp this year. He is 2-1 with a 2.48 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 29 innings. He has better control and he is doing good work. He will face a banged up Indians lineup. Carlos Santana and Asdrubal Cabrera missed yesterday's game and they are both hurt. I am not sure if either will play. But they aren't 100 percent. The Indians have gone 'under' in four of their last five games. The Royals offense has not been very strong over the last two weeks and they are not hitting the ball well. I think the pitchers dominate this one and I have it handicapped at 4-0 for the Royals. Take the 'under'.

2-Unit Play. Take #906 St. Louis (-120) over Pittsburgh (4 p.m., Saturday, April 27)
The Cardinals blew out the Pirates last night. I think they can do it again today. The Pirates bullpen has really been worn down over the last week. The Cardinals are back after a long road trip and they have been very strong at home. St. Louis is 37-15 in their last 52 home games. Jake Westbrook is on the hill tonight. Westbrook is 5-2 in his last seven home starts and he will get the job done today. A.J. Burnett has been good this year. But the Pirates are just 2-3 in his five starts. I like the home team today.

2-Unit Play. Take #923 Tampa Bay (-125) over Chicago White Sox (7 p.m., Saturday, April 27)
The Rays let the White Sox come back and take them down last night. But I think they are going to get this win tonight. The visiting team is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings and Tampa Bay has already lost two straight and don't want to go 0-3 so far in this series. Matt Moore is on the mound for the Rays and he has won six straight starts. Gavin Floyd is on the mound for Chicago. He is just 2-8 in his last 10 starts as an underdog and the White Sox are just 7-19 in their last 26 games as a dog. Take the road team.

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Steve Fezzik

Focus Play

UNDER 177.5 - Nets / Bulls

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TEAM DOC SPORTS

5-unit Play Take #905 Pittsburgh Pirates (+115) over St. Louis Cardinals (4:15pm ET) We have a big series in St. Louis this weekend between the Pirates and Cardinals. Both teams are playing good baseball right now, fighting with each other and the Reds for supremacy in the division. I wasn't very high on this Pittsburgh team before the season began, but they've really impressed me against a tough schedule so far. Their lineup is in the middle of the pack as far as scoring runs, but that's exactly where they want to be with the starting rotation and bullpen that they've put together. Right-hander A.J. Burnett takes the mound for the Pirates today and he doesn't require much run support. He has a 2.79 ERA and 1.14 WHIP to go along with a dominating 42-11 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 2013. He's also been very consistent in each of his five starts, including a game two weeks ago when he shut down the Cardinals throwing seven innings allowing only one hit and no runs. The Cards will counter with Jake Westbrook, who has had a strange start to the year. While he holds a 1.25 ERA, Westbrook has gotten into all kinds of trouble as he's walked 5.8 batters per nine innings. He's managed to avoid any home runs, but he can't continue to give up free passes at this rate. If he's able to keep this game close, St. Louis still isn't home free as their bullpen has been a mess for most of the season. The Pirates, meanwhile, have gotten some great efforts from the back end of their pen. Their closer Jason Grilli, is 9-for-9 in save chances and sports a perfect 0.00 ERA in 10 innings of work.
I don't see any other way but to play the Pirates here today, and it's our 5-unit Game of the Week.

4-unit Play Take #907 Chicago Cubs (-130) over Miami Marlins (7:10pm ET) The Chicago Cubs go for a third straight win in Miami as they take on the Marlins on Saturday night. And when the Cubs are beating up on you, you know your team is bad. Things have gotten pretty ugly for the Marlins organization in recent days. Owner Jeffrey Loria ruffled some feathers in the clubhouse when he dictated the pitching rotation for a doubleheader in Minnesota earlier in the week. The players didn't like it and it may have gotten under the skin of a team that was already struggling to begin with. The Cubs have an edge in the pitching matchup today as southpaw Travis Wood takes on youngster Alex Sanabia. The Marlins really struggle with lefties and Wood is pitching pretty well right now. Sanabia is only 24-years old and has a lot to learn at the big league level. I question if he's ready to pitch in the majors and I doubt if he'd be up here if he was on any other team. The Cubs should take advantage as they have a few good hitters in their lineup that have been swinging the bat well. Take the Cubs in this spot today.

The following game was originally rained out on Friday night. Play this game only if Scott Kazmir and Ervin Santana are the starting pitchers.

4-unit Play Take #974 Kansas City Royals (-155) over Cleveland Indians (8:10pm ET) If you made a list of the worst starting pitchers that are currently on a big league roster, Scott Kazmir would have to be in the top five. The left-hander surprisingly made the Indians roster in the spring after missing the last two seasons with injuries. He didn't display great stuff in his starts, so it's a bit of a mystery why the Indians deemed with worthy of a rotation spot. His fastball was clocked in the mid-80's and his curveball isn't breaking as much as it needs to. He was torched by the Astros in his first start of the season where he gave up six earned runs in less than four innings of work. That might be brushed aside against anyone else, but when Houston is jumping all over you it's cause for concern. He'll get an even tougher test today against the Kansas City Royals. Ervin Santana takes the ball for the Royals and he's been superb so far in 2013. He's 2-1 with a 2.48 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in his four starts. But more importantly, his strikeout rate is the highest of his career and his walk rate the lowest of his career. Many times when a pitcher changes teams the new pitching coach is able to tweak a few things and give the pitcher a new perspective. That's seemingly what has happened for Santana and he's better than ever. The Indians lineup will be missing Michael Bourn tonight who is on the disabled list, and Asdrubal Cabrera and Carlos Santana may also be out. I have a feeling this one might get ugly in favor of the home team. Take the Royals tonight.

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JASON SHARPE

Saturday April 27th 2013

3 Unit Play Take #905 Pittsburgh +110 over St. Louis (4:15pm est):
Not many pitchers fly more underneath the radar than Pittsburgh Pirates starter A.J. Burnett. The veteran right-hander is off to an excellent start so far this season including nearly throwing a no-hitter against these St. Louis Cardinals just ten days ago as Burnett went seven strong innings without allowing a run, gave up just one hit and zero walks in the outing. The Pirates are off to a nice 13-10 start on the season helped out by being one of the top defense's in all of baseball and are hitting 36 points higher as a team so far against right-handed pitching.

The Pirates will go up against a right-hander here in Jake Westbrook in this one. Westbrook has been a real lucky pitcher thus far as he comes in with just a 1.25 ERA to start the season but that hasn't been the really story with him as he has walked four or more batters in each of his three starts this season and comes in with a WHIP approaching 1.50. Somehow Westbrook has been able to avoid allowing the big hit and has left nearly 90% of his runners on base, which is way higher than a career mark that sits around 70%.

Nice underdog price here on a pitcher who never gets the respect he deserves. Play the Pittsburgh Pirates here in this one.

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Marc lawerence

3* hawks
3* Seattle

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SB Professor MLB

Washington Nationals -105
Detroit Tigers -102

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Hoopsgooroo

[903] Cincinnati Reds -105 vs Washington Nationals
[930] Detroit Tigers -105 vs Atlanta Braves
[915] Baltimore Orioles +133 vs Oakland Athletics
[919] Texas Rangers -140 vs Minnesota Twins
[905] Pittsburgh Pirates +108 vs St Louis Cardinals
[924] Chicago White Sox +101 vs Tampa Bay Rays
[925] Cleveland Indians +150 vs Kansas City Royals
[925] Cleveland Indians OVER 9 +105 vs Kansas City Royals
[911] San Francisco Giants -107 vs San Diego Padres
[927] Los Angeles Angels +149 vs Seattle Mariners

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5Lines

Total Line for 04/27/2013
(Lost last 2 games)
Today's Winning Team is:
MLB - Los Angeles Angels : o7
Cost: -110

Run Line for 04/27/2013
(Lost last 4 games)
Today's Winning Team is:
MLB - Houston Astros : +1.5
Cost: +105

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NBA

Saturday, April 27

NBA playoff notes: Westbrook out indefinitely

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook will be out indefinitely after the team announced he will have surgery to repair a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee. Here is a look playoff notes for Saturday's NBA action.

Westbrook to undergo surgery

Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook is going to have surgery to repair cartilage in his right knee and will no be out indefinitely, the team announced on Friday.

The injury occurred in the second quarter of Game 2 as Houston guard Patrick Beverley collided with Westbrook on an attempted steal.

"Anyone who knows me knows I don't go out there and try to hurt anybody," Beverley told ESPN. "I play at one speed and that's fast. I was just trying to make a play on the ball before they called a timeout and it's just unfortunate."

The Thunder guard has tallied 48 points and 14 assists in the first two games of the series with Houston.

Reggie Jackson could be called on to get the start in place of Westbrook.

The Thunder are 1.5-point road favorites for Game 3 Saturday. The total is 207.


Jeremy Lin hopes to play

Houston Rockets guard Jeremy Lin is cautiously optimistic about returning for Game 3 Saturday night. His status remains questionable as of Saturday morning.

Lin suffered a muscle contusion in his chest and did not play in the second half of Game 2. The point guard played 20 minutes in Houston's Game 2 loss. He scored seven points and dished 3 assists before leaving the game.

“Not going to make any promises or anything,” Lin told the Houston Chronicle. “I just don’t know. Right now, it’s just day-to-day. I’m still hopeful, still optimistic. I just learned my lesson about making guarantees.”


Johnson probable for Nets

Brooklyn Nets guard Joe Johnson is listed as probable for Game 4 Saturday.

Johnson was a game-time decision for Game 3 but logged 41 minutes of action. He scored 15 points on 6-14 shooting

Johnson has been dealing with a foot injury and got a cortisone shot for the pain in Game 3.

"I felt pretty good the whole game, other than probably about the last two to three minutes. It had kind of tightened up," Johnson told ESPN. "But other than that, I felt all right."

The Nets are 3-point road underdogs for Saturday's game. The total is 177.5.


Stephenson questionable after leaving Game 2

Indiana Pacers starting shooting guard Lance Stephenson is listed as questionable for Game 3 versus the Atlanta Hawks.

Stephenson landed on his right hip late in the first quarter of Game 2 and did not return until late in the second half. He totaled 18 minutes and scored 4 points in the Game 2 victory.

The Pacers are 2.5-point road underdogs in Game 3. The total is 190.

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The Philly Godfather

My Moves

$100 1H TB RAYS M MOORE -L -120 (1H TB RAYS M MOORE -L vrs 1H CHI WHITE SOX G FLOYD -R): 1H -120
$100 1H CIN REDS M LEAKE -R -110 (1H CIN REDS M LEAKE -R vrs 1H WAS NATIONALS D HAREN -R): -110
#NBA Brooklyn Nets 300: +3

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HighRollerSportsPicks

Max 30 unit play Reds-Nats over 8 is going today! 1.05pm ET

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Seabass Report for Saturday:
100 Clippers
50 Brewers
50 UNDER Padres
50 UNDER Orioles