5-24-13

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Kevin
MLBPredictions

2 UNIT = Los Angeles Angels @ Kansas City Royals - ANGELS TO WIN (-111)
Listed Pitchers: Vargas vs Mendoza
(Note: I'm risking 2.00 units to win 1.80 units)

We are going to stick within the same series as I like the price we are getting on the Angels tonight. Los Angeles took the first game 5-4 last night as their big hitters continue to produce with the #1-4 hitters notching 6 hits and the team as a whole hitting 4 homeruns. Los Angeles has now won 5 in a row and are 20-27 after a very rough start to the season. The Royals have lost two straight and 6 of their last 7 overall dropping to 21-23 on the season. The Angels have scored 38 runs over their last 5 games compared to the Royals who have 20 over their last 5 and just 22 over their last 7. Tonight's starter for LA is Jason Vargas who is 3-3 with a 3.55 ERA, .273 OBA and 1.41 WHIP. In his last two starts he has pitched 14 innings giving up just 2 earned runs with 13 strikeouts. That includes 7 innings, 5 hits and 2 earned runs with 7 strikeouts and 1 walk vs Kansas City on the 14th of this month. Luis Mendoza will start for KC and he is 1-2 with a 5.50 ERA, .257 OBA and 1.36 WHIP. He has been solid over his last three starts allowing 3, 3, and 2 earned runs against over 6 innings of work in each, but with the way this Angels team is hitting right now I think we could see him have some struggles. Mendoza went 6 innings giving up 6 hits and 3 earned runs against the Angels on the 13th of May. Take note that the Angels are 4-0 in Vargas' last 4 starts and 4-1 in their last 5 road games, while the Royals are just 2-6 in Mendoza's last 8 starts and 0-5 in their last 5 home games. The Angels have had success in Kansas City over the years winning 31 of 44 meetings in KC. I'll take the hot bats of the Angels to keep it going tonight with a 6th straight win.

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EAGLE EYE SPORTS---Billy Joe Hershey
Your Two Picks:
Miami Marlins +1.5 (-140)
Heat / Pacers Under 180.5 (-110)

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Handicapping Kings

JIMMY

BASEBALL
OAKLAND -158 HOUSTON (8PM)
SD +120 ARIZONA (940PM)
COLORADO/SF - OVER 8 -110 (10PM)

NBA
INDIANA/MIAMI - OVER 181 (830PM)

WNBA
INDIANA/SA - UNDER 145.5 (8PM)

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1unit wagers / Steven Kane

MLB
Reds(-145)
The Cincinnati Reds rolled through a nine-game road trip, and with the struggling Chicago Cubs coming to town Friday night, there's little reason to think one of the best home teams in the majors won't continue its success.

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Beathespread NBA Play 5/24:

HEAT -7.5

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Stephen Nover | NBA Sides - Friday, May 24 2013 8:35PM
508 MIA -7.0(-110) Hilton vs 507 IND triple-dime bet

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Doc's Sports

4-unit Play Take #964 San Francisco Giants (-145) over Colorado Rockies (10:15pm ET) The San Francisco Giants host the Colorado Rockies as the two teams begin a three-game set in AT&T Park this weekend. These teams met last week in Colorado and the Rockies took three of the four games in that series. However, the Rockies are a very tough team to beat in Coors Field, so I expect this series to be a complete 180 from last week. Both teams have identical 26-21 records overall, but the Giants are 17-8 at home this season while the Rockies are just 10-12 on the road. The Giants are also better than the Rockies in every phase of the game. They have the better starting pitcher today, the better bullpen, they play better defense and they also have a better offense after taking into account park effects. Tim Lincecum is the Giants starter and he's looked really good overall despite a few rough outings. His peripheral numbers have improved from last season and he's slowly getting back to his old form. Tyler Chatwood goes for the Rockies and he's been a great bet against guy during his career. He's struggled with his confidence and I've never really liked his stuff very much. This game has the Giants written all over it.

4-unit Play Take #966 Toronto Blue Jays (+100) over Baltimore Orioles (7:05pm ET) The Toronto Blue Jays haven't lived up to expectations so far in 2013, but the tide is starting to turn. The Jays have won seven out of 10 games and the offense is really starting to click. During those 10 contests, they have averaged 6.4 runs per game against some pretty good pitching staffs. Today they'll go up against right-hander Chris Tillman of the Orioles. Tillman comes in with a 3.52 ERA in nine starts, but he's been fortunate. His strand rate is very high at 83% and he's walking more than a batter more per nine innings than he did last season. It's time for some regression and a dangerous Blue Jays lineup should be able to arrange that. The Jays go with a rookie making his debut today in Sean Nolin. The young lefty has put up exceptional numbers in the minor leagues. He'll be tough for the Orioles to face since they've never seen him and probably won't have much of a book on him yet. Toronto is rolling and I think they get the job done today as a home underdog.

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Allen Eastman

5-Unit Play. Take 'Under' 9.0 Cleveland at Boston (7 p.m., Friday, May 24)

This is my MLB Game of the Week. I think that this one is going to be low scoring and several of the big hitters that I bet with feel the same way. In fact, some early sharp action actually moved this game from 9.5 to 9.0. And it could go lower. I think that Justin Masterson has been great this year. He's looked great and thrown well and I like his stuff. Remember, he was a Red Sock. They got rid of him to Cleveland and now he will want some revenge against his former team.These are two very high scoring teams. And the public is all in on this one going 'over' after last night's big offensive game. But I think the public is going to get burned. Both of these teams are due for a letdown game. Especially Cleveland after a big win last night in Terry Francona's return and after their big series with Detroit. John Lackey was a great pitcher once. He has not been good in Boston. But he has just a 3.12 ERA in his last few starts and has been looking better. I think it is a pitching duel between Masterson and Lackey and this one will stay under by a couple runs.


2-Unit Play. Take 'Under' 8.0 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati (7 p.m., Friday, May 24)

This Cubs lineup is really struggling. They can't score runs and are one of the worst in baseball. That will continue against this great Reds pitching staff. The Reds are No. 3 in ERA and No. 1 in WHIP and Bronson Arroyo is due for a big outing. He is a veteran pitcher and has thrown 15 straight scoreless innings. He will extend that streak today and is hot right now. Scott Feldman has been really good for the Cubs as well. He has been their best pitcher and the 'under' is 4-0 in his last four road starts. The 'under' is 6-2 when Arroyo faces the Cubs. Take the 'under' here.

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Jimmy Boyd

4* (MLB) Seattle Mariners ML +111

3* (MLB) NY Mets ML +156
3* (NBA) Miami Heat -7

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Blasscyk WINS

969 N.Y. Yankees OVER 8.5(+110) *3 UNITS* (5 Dimes)

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Wunderdog Sports Free Pick

Game: St. Louis at Los Angeles Dodgers (10:10 PM Eastern)
Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers +105 (moneyline)

While the St. Louis Cardinals are off and running to a 30-16 start, the LA Dodgers have been an underachieving team with a disappointing 19-26 start. Chris Capuano, after starting the season in the pen for the Dodgers, was elevated to the rotation because of injuries. Capuano has been a streaky pitcher over his career. When he is in a rut, he tends to stay there, but when he pitches well he often strings together several strong outings. He is on a roll now, allowing just a single run in each of his last two starts, covering 13.2 innings. I expect him to have another strong outing tonight. The Cards' Achilles heel has been vs. left-handed pitching where they have dropped their last four. Go with the Dodgers.

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Wunderdog Sports Free Pick

Game: Indiana at San Antonio (8:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: Game Total OVER 145 (-110)

The Indiana Fever begins defense of their 2012 WNBA Title tonight in San Antonio. Once a defensive-oriented team, the Fever averaged 78.3 points per game in their 10 playoffs games. This team is now on the move offensively. These teams only meet twice a year, as they are in opposing conferences, but last year they supplied a lot of points with a combined 160 generated in each game. I expect Indiana to come out doing what they do best and that is running the floor. And, as we saw a year ago San Antonio will be a willing participant. This should be an up-tempo game, so play on the OVER.

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PLayersbet
Heat over 181.5
Arizona ML MLB

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Danny b

Rangers over