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Game of the Day: Warriors at Clippers

Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Clippers (-7, 209.5)

Series tied 3-3.

The Golden State Warriors found just enough in themselves at home to force a Game 7 but might not have a full compliment of weapons by the time they get there. The Warriors hope center Jermaine O’Neal, who suffered a sprained right knee in the second quarter of Game 6, will be able to go when they visit the Los Angeles Clippers for Game 7 on Saturday. The Clippers had some trouble adjusting to a tightly-called Game 6 and Blake Griffin fouled out late.

Golden State is already without starting center Andrew Bogut due to a fractured rib and has been using a smaller lineup with David Lee in the middle and O’Neal coming off the bench while Draymond Green takes on a bigger role guarding Griffin. O’Neal was not happy about the play that knocked him out of the game, telling USA Today, “It’s just a dirty play, to be quite honest. I mean, I’m not going to go try to dive into somebody’s legs. It wasn’t a scramble for the ball.” The Warriors gave more time to Marreese Speights off the bench when O’Neal went down and the veteran big man responded with 12 points and six rebounds.

TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, TNT, CSN Bay Area (Golden State), Prime Ticket (Los Angeles)

LINE HISTORY: The Clippers opened as big as 7.5-point favorites and were bet down to -7. The total opened 209.5.

INJURY REPORT: Warriors - J. O'Neal (Ques. - Knee). Clippers - H.Turkoglu (Ques. - Back)

WHAT BOOKS SAY: "With everything that has surrounded the Clippers during this series, I see them coming up extremely focused to close this series out. So far we are seeing 65 percent of the action backing the Clippers to win outright, while the 6.5-point spread is seeing good two-way action." - Michael Stewart, CarbonSports.ag.

WHAT SHARPS SAY: "The Clippers benefited from an emotionally-charged home crowd in Game 5 and it obviously affected the officials as Los Angeles had a 41-to-19 free-throw edge in their 113-103 win. The whistle was more balanced on the road in Game 6 as the Warriors held a 37-to-33 free-throw edge in their 100-99 victory. It will be interesting to see if the Clippers can use a strong home-court edge to once again influence the officials in Game 7 Saturday night. - Covers Expert Steve Merril.

ABOUT THE WARRIORS: Stephen Curry had a lot of questions to answer after a Game 5 loss in which he turned the ball over eight time and finished with 10 field-goal attempts. The All-Star guard was noticeably more aggressive in Game 6 and attempted 12 shots in the first quarter alone to keep his team in the game before Green, Speights and David Lee started to provide some support. Lee and Green both battled foul trouble, with Lee drawing his sixth early in the fourth quarter, but still managed to play strong defense on Griffin (8-of-24) and win the scrambles down low. “You know, it’s a battle,” Green told reporters. “We knew that coming into the series. For the last two years, as long as I’ve been here, it’s been a battle every time we played this team, and it’s grown into a rivalry.”

ABOUT THE CLIPPERS: Chris Paul is banged up with right hamstring and left hand issues and battled foul trouble throughout Game 6, finishing with nine points, eight assists, four turnovers and five fouls. “(Paul) is dealing with a lot of stuff, but, listen, he’s on the floor and Golden State doesn’t care, bottom line,” coach Doc Rivers said. “He does have injuries, and there is no doubt about that. I’m sure they have some too, but, listen, I think once you’re on the floor, you’re on the floor.” Los Angeles got another big game from DeAndre Jordan on Thursday with nine points, 19 rebounds and four blocks and Matt Barnes stepped up with a double-double, but the off nights from Griffin and Paul kept the Clippers from getting over the hump in the 100-99 setback.

TRENDS:

* Home team is 5-0 ATS in the last five meetings.
* Over is 7-1 in the last eight meetings in Los Angeles.
* Over is 11-4 in the last 15 meetings.
* Warriors are 1-5 ATS in the last six meetings in Los Angeles.

COVERS CONSENSUS: 67 percent of action is on Golden State while 67 percent is on the Over.

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Norm Hitzges

Kentucky Derby Winner - California Chrome

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Guaranteed Pick: Carlo Campanella


Game: Winner at Non Opponent May 3 2014 6:20PM
Prediction: Winner
Reason: Just like former Kentucky Derby winners Animal Kingdom (2010) and Super Saver (2011), Danza (#4) will be making his 3rd start of his 3 year old season in the Kentucky Derby. Also like Super Saver, Danza is trainer by Todd Pletcher and made his previous start in the Arkansas Derby (Grade I), but while Super Saver finished 3rd, Danza won the Arkansas Derby by 4 lengths.


Danza broke his maiden in his career debut at Belmont as a 2 year old and then immediately jumped into the Saratoga Special, a Grade II stakes race at Saratoga. That was a 6 furlong sprint and he closed fast to finished 3rd, beaten by less than a length by the speedy Corfu. After that race, he was put on the shelf for an 8 month layoff and returned this spring in an Allowance race at Gulfstream Park in Miami. That was just a prep at 7 furlongs and then Pletcher moved him into his first 2 turn route race in the $1 million Arkansas Derby.


Even though it was Danza's first route, he won the 1 1/8 mile race by more than 4 lengths. Interestingly, he was only .13 seconds slower than the stake race run the race before that same day that was won by multiple-grade I stake winner, Will Take Charge. Will Take Charge is an older 4 year old, who was one of the favorites in the Breeder's Cup Classic (Grade I). The runner up to Will Take Charge was Revolutionary, who you may know from finishing 3rd in last year's Kentucky Derby to Orb!


It was no surprise that Danza won the 1 1/8 Arkansas Derby, as his 2 siblings are winners at even longer distances, with his brother, Consider Yourself, winning at 1 3/8 miles in a graded stakes in Britian and his other brother winning this year's Tokoyo Derby at Santa Anita (Southern California) at 1 1/2 miles- both of those wins are longer distances than the Kentucky Derby's 1 1/4 miles. With Danza fresh, and rounding into form for a former Derby-winning trainer like Todd Pletcher, we'll take the BIG PRICE on him this Saturday!


The Play: DANZA (#4) to Win & Place.


Bonus Exactas:
5-Horse Exacta BOX: 4-5-11-16-19
Using Danza (#4), California Chrome (#5), Dance with Fate (#12), Commanding Curve (#17) and Wicked Strong (#20)
NOTE: This is a $20 ticket for a $1 Exacta Box


Exacta Key: Play #4 Danza for first and second with ALL horses (#4 with ALL & ALL with #4)
Note: These are $19 Exacta Keys for a $1 ticket, total cost is $38 for first and second place.

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Cappers Access

Pacers -6
Orioles -120
Royals +105

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MLB

Hot pitchers
-- This is Arrieta's first '14 start; he was 2-0, 1.38 in his last two starts LY.
-- Burnett is 2-0, 0.83 in his last three starts. Roark is 1-0, 1.23 in his last three.
-- Teheran is 1-0, 0.38 in his last three starts.
-- Cueto is 2-0, 0.35 in his last three starts. Gallardo is 2-0, 1.91 in six starts this season.
-- Morales is 3-0, 3.00 in his last three starts. Mejia is 3-0, 3.49 in five starts.
-- Kennedy is 1-0, 1.38 in his last couple starts.

-- Tanaka is 2-0, 1.66 in his last three starts.
-- Chen is 3-0, 3.86 in his last four starts.
-- Iwakuma is making first '14 start; he was 2-0, 0.76 in his last five starts LY. Keuchel is 2-0, 2.84 in his last four starts.
-- Carroll allowed two runs in 7.1 IP in winning his MLB debut.
-- Richards is 2-0, 2.53 in five starts this season. Harrison allowed two runs in six IP in his first '14 start.

-- Dickey is 1-0, 2.92 in his last couple starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Wacha is 0-2, 4.15 in his last three starts.
-- Maholm is 1-2, 5.24 in four starts this season. Turner allowed five runs in six IP in his first '14 start, before going on DL.
-- Vogelsong is 0-1, 8.44 in his two road starts.
-- McCarthy is 0-5, 5.31 in his first six starts.

-- Rays lost last four Odorizzi starts (0-2, 9.00).
-- Lester is 0-2, 9.26 in his last couple starts. Oakland is 0-4 when Milone starts (0-2, 5.70).
-- Correia is 0-3, 9.43 in his last four starts.
-- Masterson is 0-1, 7.31 in his last five starts.
-- Smyly is 0-1, 6.00 in two starts this season. Duffy is making first '14 start; he was 2-0, 1.31 in his last four starts LY.

-- Liriano is 0-3, 5.14 in his last five starts.


Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Wacha 1-6; Arrieta 0-0
-- Roark 1-5; Burnett 1-6
-- Vogelsong 1-5; Teheran 1-6
-- Maholm 1-4; Turner 1-1
-- Gallardo 2-6; Cueto 1-6
-- Mejia 0-5; Morales 1-5
-- McCarthy 2-6; Kennedy 2-6

-- Odorizzi 0-5; Tanaka 1-5
-- Milone 2-4; Lester 1-6
-- Chen 1-5; Correia 0-5
-- Iwakuma 0-0; Keuchel 1-5
-- Carroll 0-1; Masterson 2-6
-- Smyly 1-2; Duffy 0-0
-- Harrison 0-1; Richards 0-5

-- Dickey 1-6; Liriano 3-6

Totals
-- Nine of last twelve games at Wrigley Field went over.
-- Nine of twelve Washington road games went over.
-- Seven of last ten Cincinnati games stayed under total.
-- Seven of last nine Dodger games went over the total.
-- Six of last seven Atlanta home games stayed under.
-- Seven of last nine Colorado games went over total.
-- Under is 6-0-1 in San Diego's last seven home games.

-- Four of last six Pittsburgh home games stayed under.

-- Eight of last twelve Bronx home games stayed under; 12 of last 15Tampa Bay games went over.
-- Five of last six White Sox road games went over.
-- Six of last nine games at Fenway Park went over.
-- Five of Kansas City's last six home games went over.
-- Eight of last ten Baltimore road games went over.
-- Five of last six Seattle games went over the total.
-- Nine of twelve Angel home games went over total.

Hot teams
-- Cubs won three of their last four games.
-- Nationals won five of their last six games.
-- Milwaukee won 12 of its 15 road games.
-- Dodgers won 11 of their 15 road games. Miami won six of its last seven home games.
-- Giants won seven of their last eight games.
-- Colorado won seven of its last nine home games.
-- Arizona won its last three road games.


-- A's won 12 of their 17 road games.
-- Detroit won five of its last six games.
-- Orioles won seven of their last ten games.
-- Mariners won five of their last seven games.
-- Angels won four of their last five home games.

Cold teams
-- St Louis lost six of its last eight road games.
-- Phillies lost four of their last five home games.
-- Cincinnati lost five of its last seven games.
-- Braves lost last four games, but won eight of last ten at home.
-- Mets lost last two nights, giving up 17 runs.
-- Padres lost eight of their last twelve games.

-- Pirates lost ten of their last 13 games. Toronto lost seven of its last nine.

-- Bronx lost its last three games, outscored 20-10.
-- Indians lost six of last seven games, but won five of last six at home. White Sox are 5-9 on the road.
-- Red Sox lost five of their last eight home games.
-- Minnesota lost five of its last six games.
-- Kansas City is 5-7 in its last twelve games.
-- Astros lost eleven of their last fifteen home games.
-- Rangers lost five of their last seven games.

Umpires
-- StL-Chi-- Three of four Vanover games went over total.
-- Wsh-Phil-- Last four Gonzalez games went over total.
-- SF-Atl-- Three of four Fagan games stayed under total.
-- LA-Mia-- All five Iassogna games went over the total.
-- Mil-Cin-- Road team won all six Dimuro games; under is 3-1-1 in last five.
-- NY-Col-- Favorites won five of last six Tumpane games.
-- Az-SD-- Under is 15-5-1 in last 21 Wolf games.

-- TB-NY-- All five Eddings games stayed under total.
-- A's-Bos-- Road teams won three of four Reyburn games.
-- Blt-Minn-- Underdogs won three of last five Nelson games.
-- Sea-Hst-- Underdogs won four of six Hoye games.
-- Chi-Cle-- Underdogs won three of four Guccione games.
-- Det-KC-- Three of last four Tichenor games went over.
-- Tex-LA-- All three LBarrett games went over the total.

-- Tor-Pitt-- Underdogs won three of last four Hamari games.

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Indian Cowboy Soccer Sunday 8:00 am.....7 Unit Play


FRANCE - LIGUE 1 - May 04 - - AS SAINT ETIENNE -150

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Today's MLB Picks

NY Mets at Colorado

After dropping the first two games of the series, the Mets look to break through with a win today and come into the contest carrying a 4-0 record in Jenrry Mejia's last 4 starts as an underdog. New York is the pick (+115) according to Dunkel, which has the Mets favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+115). Here are all of today's picks.

SATURDAY, MAY 3 Time Posted: 6:00 a.m. EST

Game 951-952: St. Louis at Chicago Cubs (1:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Wacha) 16.851; Cubs (Arrieta) 15.418 Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1 1/2; 6 1/2 Vegas Line: St. Louis (-170); No Run Total Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-170); N/A

Game 953-954: Washington at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Roark) 16.002; Philadelphia (Burnett) 14.795 Dunkel Line: Washington by 1 1/2; 8 Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-120); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Washington (+100); Over

Game 955-956: San Francisco at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Vogelsong) 16.011; Atlanta (Teheran) 15.151 Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 6 Vegas Line: Atlanta (-180); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+160); Under

Game 957-958: LA Dodgers at Miami (7:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Maholm) 16.123; Miami (Turner) 14.571 Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-115); 8 Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-115); Over

Game 959-960 Milwaukee at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Gallardo) 14.807; Cincinnati (Cueto) 16.310 Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1 1/2; 6 Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-160); 6 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-160); Under

Game 961-962: NY Mets at Colorado (8:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Mejia) 16.297; Colorado (Morales) 15.501 Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1; 12 Vegas Line: Colorado (-135); 10 1/2 Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+115); Over

Game 963-964: Arizona at San Diego (8:40 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (McCarthy) 13.858; San Diego (Kennedy) 15.402 Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1 1/2; 8 Vegas Line: San Diego (-145); 7 Dunkel Pick: San Diego (-145); Over

Game 965-966: Tampa Bay at NY Yankees (1:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Odorizzi) 15.147; NY Yankees (Tanaka) 14.209 Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1; 8 Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-205); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+175); Under

Game 967-968: Oakland at Boston (1:35 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Milone) 15.364; Boston (Lester) 16.871 Dunkel Line: Boston by 1 1/2; 8 Vegas Line: Boston (-140); 9 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Boston (-140); Under

Game 969-970: Baltimore at Minnesota (2:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Chen) 13.677; Minnesota (Correia) 14.748 Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1; 10 Vegas Line: Baltimore (-125); 9 Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+105); Over

Game 971-972: Seattle at Houston (4:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Iwakuma) 15.392; Houston (Keuchel) 13.915 Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: Seattle (-140); 8 Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-140); Over

Game 973-974: Chicago White Sox at Cleveland (6:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Carroll) 15.385; Cleveland (Masterson) 14.414 Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 8 Vegas Line: Cleveland (-160); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+140); Under

Game 975-976: Detroit at Kansas City (7:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Smyly) 16.586; Kansas City (Duffy) 14.670 Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1; 7 1/2 Vegas Line: Kansas City (-110); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (-110); Under

Game 977-978: Texas at LA Angels (9:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Harrison) 15.572; LA Angels (Richards) 14.744 Dunkel Line: Texas by 1; 9 Vegas Line: LA Angels (-140); 8 Dunkel Pick: Texas (+120); Over

Game 979-980: Toronto at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Dickey) 14.918; Pittsburgh (Liriano) 16.302 Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 7 Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-125); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-125); Under

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Today's NBA Picks

Golden State at LA Clippers

The Clippers look to clinch the series tonight and come into the contest with a 5-1 ATS record in their last 6 games against the Warriors in Los Angeles. LA is the pick (-7) according to Dunkel, which has the Clippers favored by 10 1/2. Dunkel Pick: LA Clippers (-7). Here are all of today's playoff picks.

SATURDAY, MAY 3 Time Posted: 6:00 a.m. EST

Game 537-538: Atlanta at Indiana (5:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta 116.557; Indiana 125.169 Dunkel Line & Total: Indiana by 8 1/2; 182 Vegas Line & Total: Indiana by 6; 185 Dunkel Pick: Indiana (-6); Under

Game 541-542: Memphis at Oklahoma City (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Memphis 119.347; Oklahoma City 125.512 Dunkel Line & Total: Oklahoma City by 6; 189 Vegas Line & Total: Oklahoma City by 9; 185 Dunkel Pick: Memphis (+9); Over

Game 543-544: Golden State at LA Clippers (10:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Golden State 119.793; LA Clippers 130.418 Dunkel Line & Total: LA Clippers by 10 1/2; 212 Vegas Line & Total: LA Clippers by 7; 208 1/2 Dunkel Pick: LA Clippers (-7); Over

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Today's NHL Picks

Los Angeles at Anaheim

The Kings open up their series with Anaheim tonight and come into the contest with an 11-5 record in their last 16 road games. Los Angeles is the pick (+115) according to Dunkel, which has the Kings favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (+115). Here are all of today's playoff picks.

SATURDAY, MAY 3 Time Posted: 6:30 a.m. EST

Game 9-10: Montreal at Boston (12:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 11.209; Boston 12.544 Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 1 1/2; 4 Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-200); 5 Dunkel Pick: Boston (-200); Under

Game 7-8: Los Angeles at Anaheim (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Los Angeles 12.803; Anaheim 11.997 Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1; 6 Vegas Line & Total: Anaheim (-135); 5 Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (+115); Over

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Gamblers Data

Free Plays Saturday

Marlins +105

Orioles -120

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Free Selection from Arthur Ralph Sports

Free Play SAT Over the total 208 1/2 GState/Clippers

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Chase Diamond

10* Arizona +127

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Game 7 betting trends: Home teams dominate SU and ATS
By ANDREW AVERY

Saturday is a special day in the NBA as it will be the first day in league history when three Game 7's will be played in the same day.

We asked Covers Expert Marc Lawrence for some of his best Game 7 stats and he provided some great trends which are applicable to Saturday's trio of matchups.

The action tips off in Indiana as the No. 1-seeded Pacers host the Atlanta Hawks. As history can tell us, the Pacers may very well win the game straight up as No. 1 seeds are 14-3 SU, but against the spread is a different story. Teams ranked No. 1 are a paltry 7-9-1 ATS in those Game 7's. The Pacers are currently 6.5-point home faves Saturday.

Home teams have been a force in Game 7's. Since 1992, the home team is a dominant 42-12 SU and 32-20-2 ATS in Game 7's. That ATS clip is good for a respectable 61.5 percent winning clip. Along with the Pacers, the other home teams are the Oklahoma City Thunder (9-point faves over the Memphis Grizzlies) and the Los Angeles Clippers (7-point faves over the Golden State Warriors).

Lawrence also digs up a good stat about home teams coming off a loss, a category which the Los Angeles Clippers fall under. Coming off defeat, the home team is a stellar 30-7 SU and 22-13-2 ATS (62.8 percent). The Clippers dropped Game 6 100-99 in Oakland and now host the Warriors in the series finale Saturday night.

The news gets better for Saturday's home teams, however. In Round one, the home team is 10-4 SU and ATS, but a sparkling 6-0 SU and ATS if the home team's winning percentage is .647 or better. All three of the Game 7 home teams owned better winning percentages than .647 with the Pacers at .683, the Clippers at .695 and the Thunder owning a .720 winning percentage.

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Saturday's MLB betting cheat sheet: Marlins stay hot

Here's a comprehensive look at betting notes for Saturday's MLB betting action:

Miami Vice

A four-run seventh inning helped the suddenly-hot Miami Marlins fend off a late charge by the Los Angeles Dodgers and seal the 6-3 Marlins' victory Friday. The win extended the Marlins winning streak to four games and improved their record to 15-14. The Marlins entered Friday's game fresh off a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves and have outscored the oppositions 29-10 during their streak.

Dog Days of Spring

Underdogs put up an impressive 10-5 record in Friday's action with away dogs going 7-4 and home dogs going 3-1. Saturday sees four home dogs in action as the Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins, Miami Marlins and Houston Astros all the play the role of home dog on Saturday's board.

Special Brew

At 21-9, the Milwaukee Brewers own the top record in the bigs, but they've really put together something special on the road. With Friday's 2-0 win in Cincinnati, the Brew Crew improved to a sensational 12-3 record away from Miller Park. They'll try to make it 13-3 at the Great American Bll Park as Yovani Gallardo is matched up with Johnny Cueto.

Pitching Notes

* New York Mets hurler Jenrry Mejia will take the bump after what was easily his worst performance of the season. Mejia was batted around for six earned runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings of work against the Marlins, but did not factor in the 7-6 no-decision. Mejia gets the ball in Denver to face the Colorado Rockies Saturday evening. Mejia and the Mets are +124 dogs at Coors Field Saturday.

* The Boston Red Sox have been a pretty good bet when Jon Lester takes the mound against the Oakland A's at Fenway Park. The BoSox are 5-0 in Lester's last five turn versus the A's at home. The Sox are currently a -140 home fave with Tom Milone getting the ball for the visiting Athletics.

Hitting Notes

* Chicago Cubs 1B Anthony Rizzo paced the Cubs to a 6-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals Friday. Rizzo went 2-for-3 with his fifth homer of the season and three RBIs to extend his average to .295 on the campaign. The slugger now has a pair of homers and six RBIs versus the Red Birds this season.

* Across the Windy City, White Sox 1B Jose Abreu belted his MLB-leading 11th homer in Friday's 12-5 loss to the Indians. Three of his 11 dingers have come against the Indians, but he's gone 0-for-2 with one walk in his three plate appearances versus Saturday's starter, Justin Masterson.

Total Streaks

San Francisco Giants (0-3 O/U): The San Francisco Giants are 14-14-1 O/U on the season but some fantastic pitching has fueled an impressive run of Unders in three-straight ball games. The Giants defeated the San Diego Padres 6-0 and 3-2, before nipping the Atlanta Braves 2-1 Friday to put together the 0-3 Under streak. A pretty good Under pitcher in his own right takes the mound as Ryan Vogelsong (on a personal three-game Under streak) takes the bump against the Braves.

Prop of the Day

The Los Angeles Dodgers lead the Majors with seven extra-inning games on the season. They are currently +725 to need extra baseball in Saturday's game against the Miami Marlins, who have played in three extra inning games this season. The Dodgers made a late push in Friday's loss by scoring a pair of runs in the eighth and a solo run in the ninth.

Injury Watch

Colorado Rockies LF Carlos Gonzalez has a left index finger contusion which kept him out of Friday's 10-3 hammering of the New York Mets. According to the Denver Post, the star is "confident" that he'll return to the Rockies' lineup for Saturday's game. Gonzalez is batting .245 with six homers and 19 RBIs so far this season.

Weather Watch

* Forecasts are calling for windy and potentially-wet conditions when the White Sox and Indians play at Progressive Field Saturday. Forecasts calling for a 40 percent chance of showers this afternoon and leading up to game time, but that will dwindle down to a 10 percent chance as the game progresses. Wind will whip across Progressive Field from left field to right field at 22 mph.

* Wind will blow out at PNC Park as the Toronto Blue Jays try to bounce back from a 6-5 defeat at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates Friday night. Wind is expected to blow out to left-center field at 14 mph for Saturday's game.

Umpire Stat of the Day

The road team is 6-1 in Todd Tichenor's last seven games behind home plate. Tichenor will be calling balls and strikes in Kansas City as the Royals host the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers are currently -108 road faves.


** Odds, stats, weather forecast and probable pitchers as of 8:59 a.m. ET Saturday.