5-10-14

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Indian Cowboy Soccer

6 Units - Monaco (+110) over Valenciennes (3 p.m., Saturday, May 10) (French Ligue 1)

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Game of the Day: Ducks at Kings

Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings (N/A)

Los Angeles leads series 2-1.


After sidestepping an 0-3 hole, the Anaheim Ducks attempt to even their Western Conference second-round series when they visit the Los Angeles Kings for Game 4 on Saturday. Anaheim dropped the first two games of the matchup at home, scoring a total of three goals in the process, before taking advantage of its power-play chances en route to a 3-2 triumph in Game 3 on Thursday. Corey Perry and Teemu Selanne each tallied with the man advantage and defenseman Ben Lovejoy added a much-needed goal late in the third period as the Pacific Division-champion Ducks continued the trend of road victories in the series.

Coach Bruce Boudreau switched from Jonas Hiller to Frederik Andersen in goal, citing the former's 0-5-2 career record at Staples Center as the reason. The move worked as the Danish rookie - who was 2-0-0 at Los Angeles during the regular season - limited the Kings to one goal on 23 shots. The 24-year-old Andersen suffered an apparent right leg injury midway through the third period, but Hiller came on and turned aside seven of the eight shots he faced - allowing only Mike Richards' first tally of the postseason with 31 seconds remaining.

TV: 9:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, TSN, RDS

LINE HISTORY: The Kings opened as -150 home faves with a total of 5.

INJURY REPORT: Ducks: G F. Andersen (Ques. Lower body), LW M. Beleskey (Ques. Undisclosed). Kings: D W. Mitchell (Ques. Lower body), D R. Regehr (Ques. Undisclosed).

WHAT BOOKS SAY: "I anticipate making L.A. a smaller favorite in Game 4 than we did the previous game, where they were a -150 fave. Reason being, is that road teams have now won six straight games in this series, dating back to January." - Mike Perry, Sportsbook.ag.

WHAT SHARPS SAY: "So far I'm 3-0 in this series. I took the Kings in Games 1 and 2 and then jumped on the Ducks in Game 3. The line in Game 4 should once again be in the pick 'em range (-125 to -130) for Los Angeles. The Kings' offense finally came back down to earth after its six-game win streak ended. Anaheim made some changes leading up to Game 3, recalling Sami Vatanen from the minors and including Kyle Palmieri in the lineup after he was a healthy scratch previous and the moves seemed to work. I'd say to keep your eyes open for more lineup changes from each team before making a decision." - Covers Expert Art Aronson.

ABOUT THE DUCKS:
With Andersen's status in question, Anaheim recalled John Gibson from Norfolk of the American Hockey League on Friday. The 20-year-old native of Pittsburgh was superb during his brief stint during the regular season, going 3-0-0 with a shutout while allowing only four goals on 87 shots. Defenseman Sami Vatanen made his NHL playoff debut in Game 3 and drew rave reviews from Boudreau. "I thought he was the best player on the ice for both teams," the coach said.

ABOUT THE KINGS: While Anaheim went 2-for-2 on the power play Thursday, Los Angeles converted its only opportunity as Jeff Carter cashed in for his third goal of the postseason. The Kings are 8-for-28 with the man advantage over their last eight games after going 0-for-4 in their first two contests. Anze Kopitar extended his point streak to 10 games with his league-leading 11th assist, which also raised his postseason-best point total to 15.

TRENDS:

* Under is 5-1-3 in the last nine meetings.
* Under is 9-3-1 in the last 13 meetings in Los Angeles.
* Ducks are 5-2 in the last seven meetings and 4-0 in the last four in L.A.
* Road team is 6-0 in the last six meetings.

COVERS CONSENSUS: 61 percent of bettors are backing the L.A. Kings

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty hit with the Pacers (+4) on Friday and likes the Heat on Saturday.

The deficit is 261 sirignanos.

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Cappers Access

Nets +1.5
Trailblazers +1.5
Braves -130

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MLB

Hot pitchers
-- Greinke is 5-1, 2.58 in eight starts this season.
-- Lynn is 2-1, 2.70 in his last five starts.
-- Gee is 3-1, 0.67 in his last four starts.
-- Santana is 3-0, 2.41 in five starts for Atlanta. Samardzija has a 2.45 RA in his last four starts.
-- Simon is 3-0, 2.81 in his last four starts. Lyles is 2-0, 1.93 in his last four.
-- Eovaldi is 1-0, 2.25 in his last three starts.

-- Happ threw five shutout innings in his first '14 start.
-- Scherzer is 4-0, 1.33 in his last four starts.
-- McHugh is 2-1, 3.26 in three starts for Houston.
-- Bedard is 1-0, 1.64 in his last couple starts.
-- Ventura is 1-0, 1.42 in his last three starts. Young is 2-0, 3.58 in five starts.

-- Lohse is 4-0, 3.20 in his last six starts.
-- Quintana is 0-0, 2.77 in his last couple starts.
-- Gray is 4-1, 2.30 in seven starts this season.

Cold pitchers
-- Cain was 0-2, 4.85 in his last four starts before going on DL (cut finger).
-- Volquez is 0-3, 7.00 in his last three starts.
-- Kendrick is 0-3, 4.99 in his last five starts.
-- Stults is 0-1, 7.11 in his last three starts.

-- Skaggs is 1-1, 6.35 in his last four starts.
-- Gibson is 0-2, 6.48 in his last three starts.
-- Gonzalez is 0-2, 5.51 in his last three starts.
-- McAllister is 0-2, 5.06 in his last three starts.
-- Perez is 0-2, 12.10 in his last two starts, after throwing 26 consecutive scoreless innings. Lester is 1-2, 5.49 in his last three starts.

-- Former Brewer Sabathia is 0-2, 9.35 in his last two starts.
-- Miley is 0-1, 7.50 in his last three starts.
-- Roark is 1-1, 7.29 in four road starts.

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Cain 3-5; Greinke 1-7
-- Lynn 2-7; Volquez 3-6
-- Kendrick 2-6; Gee 1-7
-- Samardzija 3-7; Santana 2-5
-- Lyles 2-7; Simon 2-6
-- Eovaldi 2-7; Stults 2-7

-- Skaggs 3-5; Happ 0-1
-- Gibson 2-6; Scherzer 2-7
-- McHugh 1-3; Gonzalez 1-6
-- McAllister 2-7; Bedard 1-4
-- Lester 1-7; Perez 1-7
-- Ventura 2-6; Young 1-5

-- Sabathia 3-7; Lohse 4-7
-- Miley 2-8; Quintana 1-7
-- Roark 2-6; Gray 2-7

Totals
-- Seven of last ten Pittsburgh games went over total.
-- Eight of last nine games at Citi Field stayed under; six of Philly's last eight road games went over.
-- Five of last six Cincinnati games stayed under.
-- Eleven of last thirteen Atlanta home games stayed under.
-- Under is 11-2-1 in last fourteen San Francisco road games.
-- Eight of last nine Miami road games stayed under.

-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Baltimore games.
-- Nine of last eleven Toronto home games went over.
-- Seven of last eight Minnesota games stayed under.
-- Five of last seven Cleveland games stayed under.
-- Seven of last eight Boston games stayed under total.
-- Six of last eight Kansas City games went over.

-- Eight of last eleven Milwaukee games went over total.
-- Over is 13-6 in White Sox home games this season.
-- Ten of last thirteen Washington road games went over.

Hot teams
-- Pittsburgh won five of its last seven games.
-- Rockies won nine of their last thirteen games. Cincinnati won seven of its last nine home games.
-- San Francisco won 12 of its last 15 games.
-- Marlins won eight of last ten games; they're 3-11 on road.

-- Orioles won seven of their last nine games.
-- Blue Jays won five of their last six games.
-- Detroit won eight of its last ten games, but lost last two.
-- Indians won six of their last eight games.
-- Boston won four of its last six games.
-- Kansas City won three of its last four games. Mariners won four of their last six home games.

-- Bronx won six of its last eight road games.
-- Arizona won six of its last nine road games. White Sox won five of their last six games overall.
-- Oakland won its last two games, allowing one run.

Cold teams
-- Cardinals are 4-8 in their last twelve road games.
-- Mets lost seven of their last eight games. Phillies lost four of their last five.
-- Braves lost eight of their last ten games. Cubs lost five of their last six.
-- Dodgers lost five of their last six games.
-- San Diego lost seven of its last ten games.

-- Astros lost eight of their last ten games.
-- Angels are 4-5 in their last nine road games.
-- Minnesota lost three of its last four games.
-- Rays lost their last six home games.
-- Rangers lost four of their last six home games.

-- Milwaukee lost seven of its last nine games.
-- Washington lost its last three away games.

Umpires
-- SF-LA-- Four of last five TBarrett games went over total.
-- StL-Pitt-- Favorites won four of five Rackley games.
-- Phil-NY-- Last four Timmons games stayed under total.
-- Chi-Atl-- Four of last five Fletcher games stayed under.
-- Col-Cin-- Four of five O'Nora games stayed under total.
-- Mia-SD-- Over is 4-0-1 in LBarrett games this season.

-- LA-Tor-- All five Johnson games went over the total.
-- Min-Det-- Over is 5-1-1 in West games this season.
-- Hst-Balt-- Favorites won four of six Kellogg games.
-- Cle-TB-- All five Nauert games went over the total.
-- Bos-Tex-- Four of last six Miller games stayed under.
-- KC-Sea-- Last five Barry games stayed under total.

-- NY-Mil-- Five of six Emmel games stayed under total.
-- Az-Chi-- Four of last five Cuzzi games went over total.
-- Wsh-A's-- Three of last four Danley games went over.

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Today's MLB Picks

Arizona at Chicago White Sox

The Diamondbacks look to bounce back from last night's 9-3 loss to the White Sox and come into today's contest with a 7-2 record in Wade Miley's last 9 starts following a team loss in the previous game. Arizona is the pick (+105) according to Dunkel, which has the Diamondbacks favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+105). Here are all of today's picks.

SATURDAY, MAY 10 Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. EST

Game 901-902: San Francisco at LA Dodgers (4:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Cain) 14.946; LA Dodgers (Greinke) 16.534 Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1 1/2; 6 Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-150); 7 Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-150); Under

Game 903-904: St. Louis at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Lynn) 14.823; Pittsburgh (Volquez) 15.742 Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1; 7 Vegas Line: St. Louis (-125); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+105); Under

Game 905-906: Philadelphia at NY Mets (7:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Kendrick) 15.885; NY Mets (Gee) 14.951 Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1; 8 1/2 Vegas Line: NY Mets (-145); 7 Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+125); Over

Game 907-908: Chicago Cubs at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Samardzija) 13.813; Atlanta (Santana) 15.320 Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1 1/2; 8 Vegas Line: Atlanta (-155); 7 Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-155); Over

Game 909-910: Colorado at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Lyles) 14.563; Cincinnati (Simon) 17.244 Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 2 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-125); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-125); Over

Game 911-912: Miami at San Diego (8:40 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Miami (Eovaldi) 14.412; San Diego (Stults) 15.930 Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1 1/2; 6 Vegas Line: Miami (-115); 6 1/2 Dunkel Pick: San Diego (-105); Under

Game 913-914: LA Angels at Toronto (1:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Skaggs) 16.450; Toronto (Happ) 14.562 Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 2; 11 Vegas Line: Toronto (-120); 9 1/2 Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (+100); Over

Game 915-916: Minnesota at Detroit (1:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Gibson) 15.464; Detroit (Scherzer) 16.882 Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 6 Vegas Line: Detroit (-240); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-240); Under

Game 917-918: Houston at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Houston (McHugh) 15.087; Baltimore (Gonzalez) 13.925 Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 8 Vegas Line: Baltimore (-170); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Houston (+150); Under

Game 919-920 Cleveland at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (McAllister) 14.307; Tampa Bay (Bedard) 15.879 Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1 1/2; 9 1/2 Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-120); 8 Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-120); Over

Game 921-922: Boston at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Lester) 16.474; Texas (Perez) 14.983 Dunkel Line: Boston by 1 1/2; 8 Vegas Line: Boston (-130); 9 Dunkel Pick: Boston (-130); Under

Game 923-924: Kansas City at Seattle (9:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Ventura) 15.890; Seattle (Young) 14.816 Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1; 7 Vegas Line: Kansas City (-125); 6 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (-125); Over

Game 925-926: NY Yankees at Milwaukee (7:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Sabathia) 13.871; Milwaukee (Lohse) 15.443 Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-140); 8 Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-140); Over

Game 927-928: Arizona at Chicago White Sox (7:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Miley) 15.628; White Sox (Quintana) 14.092 Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1 1/2; 10 Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-125); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+105); Over

Game 929-930: Washington at Oakland (9:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Roark) 15.913; Oakland (Gray) 14.821 Dunkel Line: Washington by 1; 8 Vegas Line: Oakland (-170); 7 Dunkel Pick: Washington (+150); Over

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Today's NBA Picks

San Antonio at Portland

The Blazers look for their first win in the series and come into tonight's contest with a 10-3 ATS record in their last 13 games against the Spurs at home. Portland is the pick (+1 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Blazers favored by 7. Dunkel Pick: Portland (+1 1/2). Here are all of today's playoff picks.

SATURDAY, MAY 10 Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. EST

Game 721-722: Miami at Brooklyn (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Miami 125.814; Brooklyn 122.497 Dunkel Line & Total: Miami by 3 1/2; 192 Vegas Line & Total: Miami by 1 1/2; 188 Dunkel Pick: Miami (-1 1/2); Over

Game 723-724: San Antonio at Portland (10:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: San Antonio 121.738; Portland 128.793 Dunkel Line & Total: Portland by 7; 213 Vegas Line & Total: San Antonio by 1 1/2; 209 Dunkel Pick: Portland (+1 1/2); Over

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Today's NHL Picks

Montreal at Boston

The Canadiens look to bounce back from their 1-0 loss in Game 4 and come into tonight's contest with an 8-1 record in their last 9 games after scoring 2 goals or less in the previous game. Montreal is the pick (+165) according to Dunkel, which has the Canadiens favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Montreal (+165). Here are all of today's playoff picks.

SATURDAY, MAY 10 Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. EST

Game 59-60: Montreal at Boston (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 12.795; Boston 11.708 Dunkel Line & Total: Montreal by 1; 4 Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-190); 5 Dunkel Pick: Montreal (+165); Under

Game 61-62: Anaheim at Los Angeles (9:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Anaheim 12.269; Los Angeles 13.732 Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 1 1/2; 6 Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles (-155); 5 Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-155); Over

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Buffett Gambler

boston -121

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Hondo

Dodgers

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JEFFREY JAMES (Play of the day)

#916 Detroit Tigers with Scherzer moneyline -210 (1:05 edt)

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Baseball Crusher
Milwaukee Brewers -122 over NY Yankees
(System Record: 24-0, lost last game)
Overall Record: 24-15

Hockey Crusher
LA Kings -150 over Anaheim Ducks
(Playoff Record: system 14-1: overall 14-7, won last game)
(Regular Season Record: 91-4)
Overall Record: 105-81-2

Basketball Crusher
Portland +1.5 over San Antonio Spurs
(Playoff Record: 9-8-3, won last game)
(Regular Season Record: 78-8)
Overall Record: 87-93-8

Soccer Crusher
Atletico Rafaela + Tigre UNDER 2.5
This match is happening in Argentina
(System Record: 566-21, won last game)
Overall Record: 566-481-84

Here are the rest of his baseball, hockey and basketball plays for today...


Baseball
Chicago Cubs +126 over Atlanta Braves
St. Louis -110 over Pittsburgh Pirates
LA Dodgers -150 over SF Giants


Hockey
Boston -183 over Montreal
Anaheim + LA UNDER 5
Boston + Montreal OVER 5


Basketball
Brooklyn +1.5 over MIami
Brooklyn + MIami UNDER 189
Spurs + Portland OVER 209

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StatFox Super Situations


SAN ANTONIO at PORTLAND
Play Under - Any team after 2 or more consecutive overs against opponent after 4 or more consecutive overs 124-68 over the last 5 seasons. ( 64.6% | 49.2 units ) 28-24 this year. ( 53.8% | 1.6 units )


SAN ANTONIO at PORTLAND
Play Against - Any team vs the money line (PORTLAND) terrible defensive team - allowing 103+ points/game on the season, on Saturday games 169-84 over the last 5 seasons. ( 66.8% | 61.5 units ) 36-22 this year. ( 62.1% | 5.3 units )


SAN ANTONIO at PORTLAND
Play Over - All teams where the first half total is 100.5 to 105 well rested team - playing 4 or less games in 10 days, on Saturday games 78-38 over the last 5 seasons. ( 67.2% | 36.2 units ) 8-14 this year. ( 36.4% | -7.4 units )

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FantasySportsGametime

SATURDAY
NBA BASKETBALL

1000* Play San Antonio -1.5 over Portland (NBA TOP PLAY)
10:30 PM EST

San Antonio has won 31 of the last 39 games when playing on a Saturday and they have won 26 of the last 34 games when playing as a road favorite.San Antonio has won 32 of the last 45 games after scoring 105 points or more in their last game and they have won 36 of the last 47 games coming off two or more wins.

50* Play Brooklyn +1.5 over Milwaukee (NBA BONUS PLAY)

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NHL HOCKEY


50* Play Montreal +190 over Boston (NHL BONUS PLAY)
50* Play Anaheim +155 over Los Angeles (NHL BONUS PLAY)