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Today's CFL Picks

FRIDAY, JUNE 28 Time Posted: 7:00 a.m. EST (6/27)

Game 123-124: Hamilton at Toronto (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Hamilton 110.452; Toronto 112.262 Dunkel Line: Toronto by 2; 59 Vegas Line: Toronto by 4; 55 Dunkel Pick: Hamilton (+4); Over

Game 125-126: BC at Calgary (10:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: BC 117.660; Calgary 122.616 Dunkel Line: Calgary by 5; 48 Vegas Line: Calgary by 3; 51 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Calgary (-3); Under

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CFL doubleheader: Tiger-Cats at Argos, Lions at Stamps

Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Toronto Argonauts (-3, 54.5)

The Toronto Argonauts will look to start their quest for a repeat as Grey Cup champions on the right note when they host the provincial rival Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday. Toronto defeated the Calgary Stampeders 35-22 at home for its league-record 16th title despite posting a 9-9 record during the regular season. The Tiger-Cats struggled mightily on defence last season, finishing 6-12 in large part because they allowed a league-worst 32 points per game.

The Argonauts defeated Hamilton in three of four meetings last year, including both games at Rogers Centre. The Tiger-Cats hired coach Kent Austin, who led the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a Grey Cup championship in 2007 and spent the last three seasons coaching at Cornell University. Austin was 11-19 in his three seasons with the Big Red. Hamilton is vying for its first winning season since 2004, when it finished 9-8-1.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, TSN

ABOUT THE TIGER-CATS: In an effort to improve their defence, the Tiger-Cats drafted defensive tackle Linden Gaydosh with the first overall pick in this year’s draft. Gaydosh, however, decided to sign with the NFL’s Carolina Panthers instead. Veteran quarterback Henry Burris threw for 43 touchdowns and a career-high 5,367 yards last year in his first season with Hamilton. The 38-year-old looked strong in the preseason, completing 13 of 17 passes for 198 yards and two touchdowns in a 52-0 rout of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

ABOUT THE ARGONAUTS: Weeks after signing quarterback Ricky Ray to an extension that carries through 2015, Toronto reached an agreement with last year’s Most Outstanding Player Chad Owens for two more years. The move helps secure the offence that helped the Argonauts to their first Grey Cup in eight seasons. Toronto cut veteran defensive tackle Kevin Huntley last week, showing confidence in linebackers Robert McCune and Marcus Ball. McCune registered 86 tackles and Ball added 73 last season.

TRENDS:

* Over is 4-0 in the last four meetings.
* Tiger-Cats are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 meetings.
* Argonauts are 5-2 ATS in their last seven Week 1 game.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Members of last year’s Argonauts squad will receive their championship rings prior to the start of the game.

2. Owens set the professional football record for all-purpose yards last season, finishing with 3,863.

3. The Tiger-Cats will open their season at home against Edmonton on July 7. They will play in Guelph, Ont., while their new stadium is under construction.

BC Lions at Calgary Stampeders (-3, 51.5)

The BC Lions finished last season with a league-best 13-5 record and looked poised to repeat as Grey Cup champions, only to drop a 34-29 decision to the Calgary Stampeders in the West Division final. The Lions will have a chance to avenge that loss as they open their season with a visit to Calgary on Friday. The Stampeders suffered a 35-22 setback to the Toronto Argonauts in the Grey Cup final and enter their sixth campaign with coach John Hufnagel, who sports a 59-30-1 regular-season record.

The Lions defeated Calgary twice in the regular season last year, but the Stampeders won 41-21 at home in the last meeting before the West final. That victory marked the return of injured Calgary quarterback Drew Tate, but veteran Kevin Glenn would start both the West final and the Grey Cup. A healthy Tate is expected to guide the Stampeders in 2013, while BC signed quarterback Travis Lulay to a two-year extension after he recorded his first season with a passer rating over 100 (100.7) in his fourth year with the squad.

TV: 10 p.m. ET, TSN

ABOUT THE LIONS: Defence was key for BC last year, as the team finished with 354 points allowed - 55 fewer than any other team in the league. Linebacker Adam Bighill registered 104 tackles, nine sacks and four interceptions while defensive end Keron Williams led the league with 12 sacks. Veteran Paul McCallum recorded a league-high 187 kicking points last year. The Lions traded slotback Geroy Simon, the league’s all-time receiving leader, to Saskatchewan for wide receiver Justin Harper and a third-round pick in 2014.

ABOUT THE STAMPEDERS: Jon Cornish led the league in rushing last year with 1,457 yards - a record for a non-import player - and won the award for Most Outstanding Canadian. Calgary’s offence should run smoothly with Tate and Cornish in the backfield, while its defence - led by linebacker Charleston Hughes (11 sacks) - remains largely intact. The Stampeders added defensive tackle Kevin Huntley to their practice roster less than a week after he was cut by the Toronto Argonauts. Huntley played against the Stampeders in last year’s Grey Cup final.

TRENDS:

* Lions are 1-5 ATS in their last six road games.
* Under is 14-2 in Lions’ last 16 road games.
* Lions are 4-1 ATS in their last five meetings in Calgary.

EXTRA POINTS

1. The Lions were 5-4 away from BC Place last year. Calgary finished 7-2 at home.

2. Despite widespread flooding in Calgary last week, McMahon Stadium escaped damage and will be ready to host Friday’s contest.

3. The Lions defeated the Stampeders 29-27 in preseason action.

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Pirates bettors turning huge profits during six-game winning streak

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been the best bet in baseball for most of the season, but they’ve been especially profitable over the past week.

The Pirates have won six straight games to rise to the top of the NL Central standings entering play Thursday.

The Bucs have been underdogs in five of the six contests and any $100 bettor would be up a cool $828.64 if they had wagered on each game of the streak.

Pittsburgh opens a six-game homestand against the Milwaukee Brewers Friday. The Brew Crew is in town for three games before the Philadelphia Phillies roll into PNC Park for a three-game set. The Bucs have a 6-4 record against the Brewers this season and are 3-1 against the Phillies in 2013.

Pirates bettors are up a league-high 24.30 units so far this campaign.

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty missed with the Nationals Thursday.

Friday it’s the Mets. The deficit is 811 sirignanos.

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Baseball Crusher
St. Louis Cardinals -105 over Oakland A's
(System Record: 46-4, lost last 2 games)
Overall Record: 46-43-1

Soccer Crusher
Paraguay U20 + Greece U20 UNDER 2.5
This match is happening in FIFA
(System Record: 416-15, lost last 3 games and 3 pushes)
Overall Record: 416-362-55

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BONES BEST BET

CFL Week 1

Straight Picks

Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Toronto Argonauts - Over 55 / -110 *1.5*

Despite it being Week 1 where some teams start off slow, we would be foolish to not play the over on this game. Hamilton scored a league high 538 (29.9 per) points and allowed a league high 576 (32 per) points last year, absolutely huge numbers and past the over right there. The Argonauts were a middle of the pack team in points for and against, but against the Tiger-Cats something just clicks with them. These teams played 4 games betweem then last year with combined scores of 83, 76, 63, and 63 not even close to the total set at 55.

Edmonton Eskimos - ML / +100 *0.75*

Saskatchewan and Edmonton are two evenly matched teams, for Edmonton to be a plus money dog at home does not seem right to us. Edmonton is a decent home team (5-4 last year) while the Roughriders have trouble traveling (3-6 last year) and lost both games in Edmonton last year (37-20 and 28-20).

3 Team Teaser - 7 Points - Ties Reduce / +150 *1*
Winnipeg +10.5 / Hamilton Toronto O48 / Edmonton +8

We've already discussed the over , and getting it down to 48 is a no-brainer to us. We also have discussed taking the Eskimos. Leaving just Winnipeg +10.5 to discuss. Winnipeg were 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games, but perhaps more importantly Montreal is just 1-5 ATS in their last 6 trips to Winnipeg. Montreal struggles in Winnipeg, and we can see that trend continuing in Week 1.

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Handicapping Kings

PJ (Our resident Tennis Capper)

ATP TENNIS

(ACE PLAY- 2 UNIT PLAY) Steve Darcis -130 Lukasz Kubot (930am)

NICOLAS MHUT -230 TOMMY ROBERDO (930AM)

WTA TENNIS

KRISTEN FLIPKENS -220 BOJANA JOVANOVISKI (1230PM)

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MLB

Hot pitchers
-- Cole is 3-0, 3.44 in his first three MLB starts.
-- Nolasco is 1-0, 2.84 in his last couple starts.
-- Harvey is 2-1, 1.67 in his last four starts.
-- Teheran is 1-1, 1.46 in his last two starts.
-- Chacin is 3-0, 1.74 in his last three starts.
-- Capuano is 1-1, 1.62 in his last three starts.

-- Cueto is 2-1, 3.20 in his last four starts.

-- Phelps is 2-1, 2.66 in his last four starts.
-- JJohnson is 1-1, 3.20 in his last four starts.
-- Scherzer is 6-0, 2.02 in his last seven starts. Colome is 1-0, 3.60 in two starts (all four runs allowed unearned).
-- Shields is 0-0, 2.81 in his last five starts.
-- Bauer is 1-2, 2.76 in three starts this season. Santiago is 2-1, 2.75 in his last three starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Hellweg is 7-4, 2.82 in 14 AAA starts; this is his MLB debut.
-- Volquez is 1-1, 7.92 in his last five starts.
-- Detwiler is 0-3, 8.15 in his last four starts.
-- Delgado is 0-1, 3.75 in two starts this season.
-- Zito is 0-4, 14.51 in his five road starts.
-- Lannan is 0-2, 10.80 in his last three starts.

-- Colon is 7-0, 1.41 in his last three starts. Miller is 1-2, 4.32 in his last three.
-- Wood is 0-4, 3.46 in his last four starts.

-- Gausman is 0-3, 7.66 in five starts this season.
-- Webster is 0-2, 12.00 in three starts this season.
-- Walters is 0-3, 6.98 in his last four starts.
-- Perez is 1-1, 3.65 in two starts this season.
-- Carrasco is 0-3, 7.78 in his four starts this season. Quintana is 0-1, 4.84 in his last six starts.
-- Norris is 0-3, 4.50 in his last four starts. Williams is 1-2, 5.21 in his last three starts.

Starting Pitchers/First Inning
You can wager on whether teams will score in the first inning. Below is how often a starting pitcher has allowed 1+ runs in first inning in one of his starts........
-- Hellweg 0-0; Cole 0-3
-- Volquez 4-16; Nolasco 5-15
-- Detwiler 5-11; Harvey 3-16
-- Delgado 1-2; Teheran 7-14
-- Zito 5-15; Chacin 2-14
-- Lannan 3-5; Capuano 2-8 (0 of last 6)

-- Cueto 2-8; Perez 2-2
-- Miller 5-15; Colon 3-15
-- Wood 1-15; Iwakuma 5-16

-- Phelps 2-10; Gausman 2-5
-- Johnson 1-8; Webster 3-3
-- Scherzer 4-15; Colome 1-2
-- Shields 7-16; Walters 3-3
-- Carrasco 1-4, Bauer 1-3; Quintana 5-15, Santiago 1-8
-- Williams 2-8; Norris 4-16

Totals
-- Last four Milwaukee games went over the total.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in Miami's last nine games.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five games at Citi Field.
-- Eight of last ten Arizona games stayed under total.
-- Under is 7-3-1 in Colorado's last eleven games.
-- Six of last eight Dodger home games went over the total.

-- Four of last five Texas games stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five Oakland games went over the total.
-- Five of last six Mariner games went over the total.

-- Three of last four Bronx games stayed under the total.
-- Ten of last fourteen Toronto games stayed under the total.
-- Seven of last eight Detroit games went over the total.
-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Minnesota games.
-- Under is 9-4-1 in Cleveland's last fourteen games.
-- Three of last four Angel games went over the total.

Hot teams
-- Pirates won their last six games, scoring 39 runs.
-- Marlins won five of their last six games.
-- Mets won seven of their last ten games.
-- Dodgers won their last six games, allowing 14 runs.

-- Rangers won seven of their last eight games.
-- Oakland won 14 of its last 16 home games.
-- Cubs won three of their last four games.

-- Tampa Bay won three of its last four games.
-- Houston won six of its last nine home games. Angels won their last four road games, scoring 33 runs.
-- Cleveland won six of its last nine games.
-- Boston won seven of its last eight home games.

Cold teams
-- Brewers lost three of their last four games.
-- Padres lost four of their last five games.
-- Nationals lost 13 of their last 19 road games.
-- Braves lost six of their last nine games. Arizona lost three of its last four.
-- Giants lost six of their last seven games. Colorado lost its last three games, allowing 19 runs.
-- Phillies are 3-5 in their last eight games.

-- Reds lost five of their last six games.
-- Cardinals lost four of their last five games.
-- Mariners lost seven of their last ten games.

-- Bronx is 5-10 in its last fifteen games. Orioles lost five of last seven games.
-- Toronto lost three of its last four games.
-- Detroit lost six of its last nine games.
-- White Sox are 4-5 in their last nine games.
-- Royals lost six of their last eight games. Minnesota lost four of last six.

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Hondo

Kansas City Royals

"The best thing about picking just one game is that it limits the losses. Hondo, who suffered a triple trouncing Wednesday, lost only with the feeble Nats yesterday, causing the deficit to expand to 850 pateks.Tonight, Mr. Aitch will strike up the band and pepper the one and only Jimmy Shields with a few units — 20 on the Royals."

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Today's MLB Picks

San Diego at Miami

The Marlins look to take advantage of a San Diego team that is 3-7 in Edinson Volquez' last 10 road starts. Miami is the pick (-120) according to Dunkel, which has the Marlins favored by 2 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Miami (-120). Here are all of today's picks.

FRIDAY, JUNE 28 Time Posted: 6:30 a.m. EST

Game 901-902: Milwaukee at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Hellweg) 16.022; Pittsburgh (Cole) 15.670 Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-185); 8 Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+165); Over

Game 903-904: San Diego at Miami (7:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Volquez) 14.097; Miami (Nolasco) 16.571 Dunkel Line: Miami by 2 1/2; 7 Vegas Line: Miami (-120); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Miami (-120); Under

Game 905-906: Washington at NY Mets (7:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Detwiler) 15.745; NY Mets (Harvey) 14.564 Dunkel Line: Washington by 1; 7 Vegas Line: NY Mets (-165); 6 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Washington (+145); Over

Game 907-908: Arizona at Atlanta (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Delgado) 14.819; Atlanta (Teheran) 16.479 Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1 1/2; 7 Vegas Line: Atlanta (-155); 8 Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-155); Under

Game 909-910: San Francisco at Colorado (8:40 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Zito) 15.442; Colorado (Chacin) 14.571 Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 11 Vegas Line: Colorado (-155); 10 Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+135); Over

Game 911-912: Philadelphia at LA Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Lannan) 14.562; LA Dodgers (Capuano) 16.918 Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 2 1/2; 7 Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-145); 8 Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-145); Under

Game 913-914: NY Yankees at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Phelps) 14.292; Baltimore (McFarland) 16.650 Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 2 1/2; 10 Vegas Line: No Line Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 915-916: Toronto at Boston (7:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Johnson) 16.647; Boston (Webster) 15.278 Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: Toronto (-115); 9 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-115); Under

Game 917-918: Detroit at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Scherzer) 16.344; Tampa Bay (Colome) 15.066 Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 7 Vegas Line: Detroit (-140); 8 Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-140); Under

Game 919-920: Kansas City at Minnesota (8:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Shields) 14.910; Minnesota (Walters) 15.814 Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1; 9 Vegas Line: Kansas City (-140); 8 Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+120); Over

Game 921-922: Cleveland at Chicago White Sox (8:40 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Carrasco) 15.575; White Sox (Quintana) 14.609 Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1; 9 Vegas Line: No Line Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 923-924: LA Angels at Houston (8:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Williams) 15.287; Houston (Norris) 16.133 Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 8 Vegas Line: LA Angels (-140); 9 Dunkel Pick: Houston (+120); Under

Game 925-926: Cincinnati at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Cueto) 16.674; Texas (Perez) 15.219 Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1 1/2; 8 Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-115); 9 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-115); Under

Game 927-928: St. Louis at Oakland (10:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Miller) 14.959; Oakland (Colon) 16.455 Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1 1/2; 6 Vegas Line: Oakland (-110); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-110); Under

Game 929-930: Chicago Cubs at Seattle (10:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Wood) 13.630; Seattle (Iwakuma) 15.313 Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1 1/2; 6 Vegas Line: Seattle (-140); 6 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-140); Under

Game 931-932: Cleveland at Chicago White Sox (5:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Bauer) 14.673; White Sox (Santiago) 14.202 Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: No Line Dunkel Pick: N/A

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WNBA Basketball Picks

Los Angeles at Minnesota

The Lynx look to build on their 5-1 ATS record in their last 6 games against the Sparks in Minnesota. Minnesota is the pick (-5) according to Dunkel, which has the Lynx favored by 7. Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-5). Here are all of today's picks

FRIDAY, JUNE 28 Time Posted: 7:00 a.m. EST

Game 601-602: Tulsa at Indiana (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Tulsa 109.665; Indiana 108.704 Dunkel Line & Total: Tulsa by 1; 146 Vegas Line & Total: Indiana by 1 1/2; 141 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Tulsa (+1 1/2); Over

Game 603-604: Washington at Atlanta (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Washington 106.851; Atlanta 115.704 Dunkel Line & Total: Atlanta by 9; 151 Vegas Line & Total: Atlanta by 11; 156 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Washington (+11); Under

Game 605-606: Los Angeles at Minnesota (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 113.217; Minnesota 120.122 Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 7; 158 Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota by 5; 163 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-5); Under

Game 607-608: New York at Seattle (10:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: New York 111.628; Seattle 109.471 Dunkel Line & Total: New York by 2; 148 Vegas Line & Total: Seattle by 4 1/2; 143 Dunkel Pick: New York (+4 1/2); Over

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