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Blue Jays scoring in bunches; dogs Friday in NY
The Toronto Blue Jays have won four straight games heading into Friday's matchup versus the New York Yankees. They've also taken seven of 10 dating back to May 5 against the Seattle Mariners.
Their bats appear to be waking up as they've scored at least 10 runs in three straight games and are averaging nine runs per game during the winning streak. The Jays are now tied for first in the American League with 53 home runs.
The Jays were the talk of the offseason as they revamped their lineup and starting rotation and found themselves 12/1 to bring the World Series trophy back to Canada.
Toronto will look to continue its winning ways as they open a weekend series versus New York at Yankee Stadium Friday. The Yankees are -163 favorites and will send Huroki Kuroda to the hill. The Jays will counter with lefty Mark Buehrle. -
Senators at Penguins: What bettors need to know
Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins (-190, 5.5)
Penguins lead best-of-seven series 1-0.
When they were at even strength, the Ottawa Senators more than held their own against the top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins in the opener of their Eastern Conference second-round series. After allowing two power-play goals - and a short-handed one to boot - the seventh-seeded Senators will look to stay out of the penalty box and leave the Steel City with a split following Game 2 on Friday. Chris Kunitz and defenseman Paul Martin each scored with the man advantage and Pascal Dupuis tallied while his team was short-handed as Pittsburgh breezed to a 4-1 triumph on Tuesday.
The Penguins went 2-for-4 on the power play in Game 1 after going 7-for-21 in their first-round series versus the eighth-seeded New York Islanders. Ottawa is no slouch when it is shorthanded, killing off a league-best 88 percent of its opponent's power plays. "If we break even on the special teams battle, it gives us a good chance to win," Senators coach Paul MacLean said.
TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, NBC Sports, CBC, RDS
ABOUT THE SENATORS: Jared Cowen struggled in Tuesday's setback as Martin's goal early in the first period deflected off the Ottawa defenseman and into the net. Cowen also had a key turnover behind his own goal which resulted in Malkin's tally. "Most of the things we're having trouble with are just mental fixes," Cowen told the Ottawa Citizen. "There's nothing we haven't seen before. In the playoffs, we tend to overanalyze things. Some things get blown up."
ABOUT THE PENGUINS: Evgeni Malkin, who collected a goal and an assist in Game 1, joined Dupuis and Jarome Iginla with seven-game point streaks in the postseason. The reigning Hart Trophy winner, Malkin sits one point behind Boston's David Krejci for the NHL lead in the playoffs. Veteran Tomas Vokoun has certainly fared well since replacing Marc-Andre Fleury to start Game 6 in the first round. Vokoun, who made 35 saves on Tuesday, has stopped 101 of 105 shots en route to winning his last three starts.
TRENDS:
* Senators are 0-4 in the last four meetings.
* Senators are 1-5 in the last six meetings in Pittsburgh.
* Penguins are 40-12 in their last 52 home games.
* Under is 8-1 in Penguins’ last nine vs. a team with a winning record.
OVERTIME
1. Iginla has eight assists, leaving him one shy of his career high - set over the course of 26 games with Calgary during the 2004 playoffs.
2. Ottawa D Eric Gryba suffered an upper-body injury in Game 1. Should Gryba be unable to play, Andre Benoit is expected to be inserted into the lineup.
3. Pittsburgh has won all four meetings with Ottawa in 2013.Comment
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Rangers -110
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MLB
Hot pitchers
-- Harvey is 4-1, 1.44 in eight starts, but winless (0-1, 1.98) in last four.
-- Lee is 2-0, 1.20 in his last couple starts. Reds won four of five Cingrani starts (2-0, 3.12).
-- Cahill is 2-1, 1.80 in his last four starts. Slowey is 0-1, 2.39 in four starts at home.
-- Ryu is 2-1, 2.81 in his last four starts.
-- JGarcia is 3-1, 2.60 in his last four starts.
-- Bumgarner is 4-1, 2.18 in eight starts this season. de la Rosa is 2-0, 0.00 (13 IP) in two May starts.
-- GGonzalez is 1-0, 1.38 in his last couple starts.
-- Gomez is 2-0, 2.57 in three starts this year.
-- Jimenez is 3-0, 1.45 in his last three starts.
-- Kuroda is 4-1, 1.64 in his last six starts.
-- Buchholz is 5-0, 1.69 in eight starts this season.
-- Shields is 1-1, 2.19 in his last five starts.
-- White Sox won last four Sale starts (3-0, 1.48).
Cold pitchers
-- Jackson is 2-5, 7.06 in eight starts this season.
-- Maholm is 1-4, 6.83 in his last five starts.
-- Peralta is 1-2, 7.16 in his last three starts.
-- Smith allowed six runs in 1+ IP in his first MLB start.
-- Lyles is 1-1, 8.36 in three starts this season.
-- Maurer is 1-3, 3.68 in his last four starts.
-- Buehrle is 0-2, 6.48 in his last four starts.
-- Hammel has a 6.00 RA in his last five starts, but Orioles won his last six, scoring 46 runs. Hellickson is 1-1, 7.15 in his last four starts.
-- Porcello is 1-1, 7.65 in his last four starts. Tepesch is 1-2, 6.48 in his last three outings.
-- Worley is 1-1, 8.40 in his last three starts.
-- Parker is 2-2, 6.75 in his last four starts.
-- Wilson is 2-2, 5.28 in his last five starts.
Starting Pitchers/First Inning
You can wager on whether teams will score in first inning. Below is how often a starting pitcher has allowed 1+ runs in first inning in one of his starts........
-- Harvey 1-8; Jackson 3-8
-- Cingrani 1-5; Lee 0-8
-- Cahill 2-8; Slowey 2-8
-- Ryu 3-8; Maholm 1-8
-- Peralta 0-8; JGarcia 1-8
-- Bumgarner 0-8; de la Rosa 2-8
-- GGonzalez 3-8; BSmith 0-1
-- Lyles 2-3; Gomez 1-3
-- Maurer 3-7; Jimenez 2-7
-- Buehrle 3-8 (0 of last 5); Kuroda 4-8
-- Hellickson 5-8; Hammel 3-8
-- Porcello 2-6; Tepesch 2-7
-- Buchholz 1-8; Worley 6-8
-- Shields 3-8; Parker 2-8
-- Sale 5-8; Wilson 2-8
Totals
-- Six of Cubs' last seven games went over the total.
-- Seven of last ten Cincinnati games went over total; six of last seven Philly games stayed under.
-- Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Arizona games.
-- Over is 7-2-1 in last ten Atlanta games.
-- Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Milwaukee games.
-- Last five Colorado games went over the total.
-- Four of last five games at Petco Park stayed under.
-- Under is 4-0-1 in Pittsburgh's last five games.
-- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Seattle games.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Bronx games; eight of last ten Blue Jay games went over the total.
-- Six of last eight games at Camden Yards stayed under total.
-- Six of last eight Detroit games went over the total.
-- Five of last seven Boston road games stayed under total.
-- Four of last five Oakland games stayed under the total.
-- Three of last four White Sox games went over the total.
Hot teams
-- Cubs won four of their last five games.
-- Reds won their last six games, scoring 37 runs. Phillies won three of four.
-- Diamondbacks won seven of their last ten games.
-- Dodgers won four of their last five games.
-- Cardinals won six of their last eight games.
-- Giants won 11 of their last 16 games.
-- Padres won nine of their last eleven home games. Washington won six of its last nine away games.
-- Pirates won six of their last seven games.
-- Cleveland won eight of its last eleven games. Mariners won five of their last seven.
-- Toronto won its last four games, scoring 36 runs.
-- Rangers won seven of their last eight games.
-- Boston won its last two games, allowing five runs.
-- White Sox won four of their last five games.
Cold teams
-- Mets lost six of their last seven games.
-- Marlins lost last five games, outscored 27-9.
-- Braves lost five of their last six games.
-- Brewers lost seven of their last eight games.
-- Rockies lost seven of their last nine games.
-- Astros lost seven of their last eight games.
-- Bronx lost three of its last five games.
-- Rays lost last two games, scoring five runs. Baltimore lost three of last four.
-- Detroit lost six of its last nine games.
-- Twins are 4-7 in their last eleven home games.
-- Oakland lost eight of its last ten games. Royals lost seven of last ten.
-- Angels lost four of their last five games.Comment
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DCI Pro Hockey
The Daniel Curry Index
05/17/13 Prediction
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game #2
PITTSBURGH 4, Ottawa 2Comment
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Mighty Quinn
Mighty hit with the Knicks (-4 1/2) Thursday.
Friday it’s the Mets. The deficit is 418 sirignanos.Comment
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Hockey Crusher
Ottawa Senators + Pittsburgh Penguins OVER 5.5
(System Record: 64-3, won last 4 games and a push)
Overall Record: 64-44-4
Baseball Crusher
Baltimore Orioles -110 over Tampa Bay Rays
(System Record: 19-4, lost last 4 games and a push)
Overall Record: 19-28-1
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(System Record: 398-15, lost last game)
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NHL
Friday, May 17
Pittsburgh are 4-0 vs Senators this year, winning 2-1/4-2/3-1/4-1, with Ottawa losing both visits here, scoring three goals; Senators lost six of last eight visits here overall. Penguins won 18 of last 21 home games- they've won last three games, allowing four goals since the switch to Vokoun in goal. Six of last nine series games went over total. Ottawa won six of last eight road games; over is 4-2-1 in its last seven games overall, 4-2 in Pittsburgh's last six. Ottawa was 0-5 on power play in Game 1, Penguins 2-4, despite Senators having 36 penalty minutes, Pittsburgh only 18.Comment
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Today's MLB Picks
Tampa Bay at Baltimore
The Orioles look to take advantage of a Tampa Bay team that is 0-8 in Jeremy Hellickson's last 8 road starts. Baltimore is the pick (-115) according to Dunkel, which has the Orioles favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (-115). Here are all of today's picks.
FRIDAY, MAY 17
Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. ESTGame 901-902: NY Mets at Chicago Cubs (2:20 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Harvey) 15.932; Cubs (Jackson) 16.153
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1; 9
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-150); No Run Total
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-150); N/AGame 903-904: Cincinnati at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Cingrani) 15.761; Philadelphia (Lee) 15.459
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-120); 7
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (+100); OverGame 905-906: Arizona at Miami (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Cahill) 15.064; Miami (Slowey) 13.373
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Arizona (-160); 7
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-160); UnderGame 907-908: LA Dodgers at Atlanta (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Ryu) 15.555; Atlanta (Maholm) 14.623
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-145); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (+125); UnderGame 909-910: Milwaukee at St. Louis (8:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Peralta) 14.615; St. Louis (Garcia) 14.308
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-170); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+150); UnderGame 911-912: San Francisco at Colorado (8:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Bumgarner) 15.815; Colorado (De La Rosa) 14.967
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 10
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-120); 9
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-120); OverGame 913-914: Washington at San Diego (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Gonzalez) 17.266; San Diego (Smith) 15.570
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Washington (-145); 7
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-145); OverGame 915-916: Seattle at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Maurer) 16.216; Cleveland (Jimenez) 15.211
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-165); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+145); OverGame 917-918: Toronto at NY Yankees (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Buehrle) 16.375; NY Yankees (Kuroda) 16.011
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-160); 8
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+140); OverGame 919-920: Tampa Bay at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Hellickson) 15.288; Baltimore (Hammel) 16.196
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-115); 9
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (-115); UnderGame 921-922: Detroit at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Porcello) 16.248; Texas (Tepesch) 15.380
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Texas (-125); 10
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+105); UnderGame 923-924: Boston at Minnesota (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Buchholz) 15.701; Minnesota (Worley) 14.430
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Boston (-160); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-160); OverGame 925-926: Kansas City at Oakland (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Shields) 14.121; Oakland (Parker) 15.045
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-130); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (+110); OverGame 927-928: Chicago White Sox at LA Angels (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Sale) 14.386; LA Angels (Wilson) 15.399
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1; 8
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-120); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-120); OverGame 929-930: Houston at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Lyles) 13.464; Pittsburgh (Gomez) 15.430
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 2; 7
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-200); 8
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-200); UnderComment
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Today's NHL Picks
Ottawa at Pittsburgh
The Penguins look to take advantage of an Ottawa team that is 1-5 in its last 6 games in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is the pick (-200) according to Dunkel, which has the Penguins favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-200). Here are all of today's picks.
FRIDAY, MAY 17
Time Posted 8:30 a.m. ESTGame 11-12: Ottawa at Pittsburgh (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Ottawa 12.354; Pittsburgh 13.818
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-200); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-200); UnderComment
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StatFox Super Situations™ - FoxSheets
MLB NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS
Play Against - All favorites with a money line of -125 to -175 (NY METS) with an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game, with a struggling bullpen whose WHIP is over 2.000 the last 5 games
28-15 over the last 5 seasons. ( 65.1% 22.9 units )
0-1 this year. ( 0.0% -1.0 units )
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MLB TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE is 45-31 (+24.4 Units) against the money line vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start over the last 2 seasons.
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