4-20-14

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Paul Leiner

100* Mavericks +9.5

50* Dodgers -145

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Benjamin Ross

5* San Antonio -9.5

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Bob Balfe

Chicago Cubs +105

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Today's MLB Picks

Baltimore at Boston

The Orioles look to bounce back from yesterday's 4-2 loss to the Red Sox and come into tonight's contest with a 4-0 record in their last 4 games following a defeat. Baltimore is the pick (+150) according to Dunkel, which has the Orioles favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (+150). Here are all of today's picks.

SUNDAY, APRIL 20 Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. EST

Game 901-902: Atlanta at NY Mets (1:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Hale) 16.562; NY Mets (Wheeler) 15.154 Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1 1/2; 7 Vegas Line: Atlanta (-115); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-115); Under

Game 903-904: St. Louis at Washington (1:35 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Miller) 16.153; Washington (Strasburg) 15.253 Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1; 8 Vegas Line: Washington (-140); 7 Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+120); Over

Game 905-906: Milwaukee at Pittsburgh (1:35 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Estrada) 15.855; Pittsburgh (Cole) 15.035 Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1; 8 Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-125); 7 Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+105); Over

Game 907-908: Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs (2:20 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Bailey) 16.164; Cubs (Villanueva) 14.559 Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1 1/2; 7 Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-125); No Total Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-125); N/A

Game 909-910: Philadelphia at Colorado (4:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Hernandez) 14.212; Colorado (Nicasio) 15.759 Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1 1/2; 11 Vegas Line: Colorado (-165); 10 Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-165); Over

Game 911-912: Arizona at LA Dodgers (4:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Collmenter) 14.735; LA Dodgers (Beckett) 13.869 Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 7 Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-155); 8 Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+135); Under

Game 913-914: San Francisco at San Diego (4:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Lincecum) 15.899; San Diego (Erlin) 14.784 Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 6 Vegas Line: San Diego (-120); 7 Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+100); Under

Game 915-916: LA Angels at Detroit (1:08 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Santiago) 14.794; Detroit (Porcello) 16.226 Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 9 1/2 Vegas Line: Detroit (-145); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-145); Over

Game 917-918: Toronto at Cleveland (1:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Morrow) 15.525; Cleveland (Carrasco) 13.982 Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1 1/2; 7 1/2 Vegas Line: Toronto (-115); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-115); Under

Game 919-920: NY Yankees at Tampa Bay (1:40 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Nuno) 14.925; Tampa Bay (Ramos) 14.593 Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-130); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (+110); Over

Game 921-922: Minnesota at Kansas City (2:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Hughes) 15.151; Kansas City (Ventura) 16.601 Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: Kansas City (-210); 8 Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (-210); Over

Game 923-924: Chicago White Sox at Texas (3:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Johnson) 15.630; Texas (Ross) 14.502 Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 8 1/2 Vegas Line: Texas (-185); 9 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+165); Under

Game 925-926: Houston at Oakland (4:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Peacock) 13.130; Oakland (Chavez) 16.786 Dunkel Line: Oakland by 3 1/2; 8 1/2 Vegas Line: Oakland (-235); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-235); Over

Game 927-928: Baltimore at Boston (7:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Jimenez) 16.266; Boston (Peavy) 15.078 Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1; 8 Vegas Line: Boston (-170); 9 Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (+150); Under

Game 929-930: Seattle at Miami (1:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Maurer) 15.787; Miami (Slowey) 14.963 Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1; 7 Vegas Line: Miami (-110); 8 Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-110); Under

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NHL

Sunday, April 20

Home side won all five Ranger-Flyer games this season; Philly lost last nine visits to MSG. Rangers won five of last six home games; they scored twice in 0:47 span of third period in Gamne 1, when they were 2-6 on power play, Flyers just 0-1. Under is 5-0-2 in New York's last seven games. Flyers lost three of last four and eight of last 12 games- they were outshot 13-1 in third period of Game 1, 36-15 for game. Over is 6-0-1 in Philly's last seven games.

Detroit is 23-19 on road this season after 1-0 win in Game 1, when they scored with 3:01 to play, in game with only three penalties, 44 faceoffs (average thru Friday's games was 72.0); they've won four of five with Boston this season, winning last four games after Bruins won first meeting 4-1. Top-seed Boston is 31-11 at home- they lost six of their last eight games. Obviously, pressure on Bruins to win and avoid going to Motor City down 2-0.

Montreal won first two series games in St Pete, despite going 0-6 on power play and being -10 on faceoffs; they scored nine goals in first two games, after Lightning had given up four in winning last four regular season games. Montreal won nine of last twelve games overall; they've won five of last seven at home, are 26-15 at home this season. Tampa Bay gave up pair of third period goals in each game so far, but they've won four of last six road games.

San Jose is 31-11 at home this season, but they split six games with Los Angeles this year; Kings lost 11 of last 12 visits to this building. Sharks won four of last five home games- they coasted in Game 1, taking 5-0 lead into third period. Kings lost five of last six games, scoring total of 14 goals- they've lost four of last five away games. Five of LA's last seven games went over the total. League-wide, over is 9-2-2 in playoff games so far this week.

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NBA

Sunday, April 20

Mavericks are trying beat Spurs best-of-7, team they've lost to last nine in a row (2-7 vs spread). Dallas won five of last seven games, is 27-14 vs spread on road this year- they won NBA title in 2011, but haven't won playoff series since. San Antonio has veteran nucleus that has four rings; last of which was in 2007; they're 14-3 last 17 first round series. Spurs were just 3-4 in their last seven games, as they readied for this-- Dallas lost its last seven visits to Alamo.

Are Bobcats just happy to be in playoffs, or will they compete against Miami team thats beaten them 15 times in row (Heat covered eight of last ten in series)? This is Charlotte's second winning season out of 10 in NBA- they got swept 4-0 by Orlando in only other appearance (2010). Bobcats are 23-16-2 vs spread on road; five of their last seven games stayed under total. Miami coasted to 11-14 finish in last 25 games; only two teams have won NBA title after being under .500 in last 25 games- '95 Rockets were last team to do that.

Washington is in playoffs for first time since '08; their last series win was in '05, but with John Wall playing 82 games, they're good. Wizards won two of three vs Chicago this season, is 5-3 in last eight meetings, as 13 of last 16 series games stayed under total. Chicago is in playoffs for 9th time in last 10 years; they're 3-5 in last eight first round series. Noah is playing with heavy heart after his mentor/second dad passed away this week. Wizards are 26-15 vs spread on road this season; they split last four visits to United Center.

Portland missed playoffs last two years, lost last six first round series; last time they won playoff series was 2000. Blazers won nine of last ten games; they're 25-16 vs spread on road this season; Portland lost five of last six games with Rockets-- last seven tilts in series went over total. Portland lost its last three visits to Houston by 15-13-5 points. Rockets are 1-7 in first round series since losing finals in '97- they're 22-17-1 vs spread at home this season. This is only second time Houston has been in playoffs in last five years, so pair of hungry franchises in this series.

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maddux

added

Miami/Bobcats UNDER
Houston/Prtland UNDER

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Brandon Lang


20 Dimes: LA Angels over the Detroit Tigers

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Cleveland Insider

NBA
5* Portland Trailblazers +5.5 over the Houston Rockets

MLB
5* Cincinnati Reds -132 over the Chicago Cubs

NHL
5* NY Rangers -170 over the Philadelphia Flyers

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Guaranteed picks

Mavericks
Heat
Wizards
Blazers
Red sox/Orioles under
Diamondbacks
Rangers
Braves
Nationals

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Stephen Nover
TRIPLE STAR NBA TOTAL OF MONTH
UNDER Rockets

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Prophet Plays

Toronto ML
Detroit over 8.5
Cinn Reds ML
Boston ML

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Ben Burns

NHL Blue Marlin BIG CHALK B-L-O-W-O-U-T!
Boston Bruins ML -230


10* NHL TOTAL BEST OF THE BEST!
Los Angeles vs San Jose - UNDER 5

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Prophet Plays

Spurs under 205.5
Miami under 188
Houston -5.5
Houston under 214.5

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VEGAS SHARP

4 Units
712 Miami Heat -9.5 over Charlotte Bobcats