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Jeffrey James (YouWinNow)


Play of the Day - #967 - #968 Kansas City - Cleveland UNDER 7.5 -110


Both of these starters have been red hot lately with ERA's under 2.00 in their last 3 starts. Kluber has been especially good at home this season for Cleveland and Duffy has been better on the road than at home for the Royals. The Indians bats have been very quiet at home as well. Many reasons to play the under here in this one.

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MLB

National League
Brewers-Reds
Gallardo is 2-1, 3.09 in his last five starts.
Latos is 1-1, 1.29 in his last two starts.

Milwaukee lost four of its last five games.
Reds won five of last seven home games.

Four of last five Gallardo starts stayed under total.

Cubs-Nationals
Arrieta is 4-0, 0.78 in his last five starts.
Zimmerman is 3-2, 1.43 in his last six starts.

Cubs won seven of their last nine road games.
Washington won six of its last seven games.

Eight of last ten Washington games went over total.

Diamondbacks-Braves
Miley is 0-3, 4.71 in his last nine starts.
Wood is 1-1, 2.25 in his last three starts.

Arizona lost five of its last six games.
Atlanta won its last nine games.

Eight of last ten Miley starts stayed under total.

Phillies-Pirates
Ex-Pirate Burnett is 1-2, 3.30 in his last four starts.
Locke is 1-1, 2.45 in his last five starts.

Philly lost nine of its last eleven games.
Pirates won eleven of their last fourteen games.

Four of last five Burnett starts stayed under.

Marlins-Cardinals
Marlins won last nine Alvarez starts (3-0, 1.35).
Gonzales is 0-1, 9.65 in two starts; he has a 27.03 RA after third inning.

Miami lost six of its last nine games.
St Louis won eight of its last twelve home games.

Three of last four Alvarez starts stayed under total.

Giants-Padres
Lincecum is 2-0, 0.00 in his last two starts (17 IP), one of which was no-hitter against San Diego June 25.
Hahn is 4-0, 1.13 in his last four starts.

Giants lost nine of their last twelve games.
San Diego won five of its last six games.

Four of five Hahn starts stayed under the total.

Dodgers-Rockies
Beckett is 2-1, 2.53 in his last five starts.
Flande is 0-1, 6.10 in his first two MLB starts.

Dodgers won 15 of their last 22 games.
Colorado lost 16 of its last 19 games.

Six of last eight Beckett starts stayed under total.

American League
Rays-Tigers
Price is 3-1, 2.01 in his last four starts.
Porcello is 3-0, 0.00 in his last three starts (24 IP).

Tampa Bay won nine of its last eleven games.
Tigers won nine of their last thirteen games, but lost last two.

11 of last 15 Detroit games went over the total; Price's last five starts stayed under. .

Royals-Indians
Duffy is 3-2, 1.69 in his last six starts.
Kluber is 1-2, 1.73 in his last four starts.

Royals won 12 of their last 14 road games.
Cleveland lost five of its last seven home games.

Under is 6-3-1 in last ten Duffy starts.

Orioles-Red Sox
Gausman is 3-1, 2.63 in his last four starts.
Red Sox lost last six Peavy starts (0-5, 5.65).

Baltimore is 12-6 in its last eighteen games.
Red Sox lost ten of their last fifteen games.

14 of last 17 games at Fenway Park stayed under.

Bronx-Twins
Kuroda is 1-3, 3.66 in his last five starts.
Nolasco is 1-1, 5.08 in his last five starts.

Bronx Bombers lost six of their last eight games.
Minnesota lost nine of their last twelve games.

Last six Kuroda starts stayed under the total.

Mariners-White Sox
Walker won his first '14 start, allowing three runs in six IP.
Chicago lost last four Noesi starts (0-2, 6.35).

Seattle won 11 of its last 14 games.
White Sox lost eight of their last eleven home games.

Seven of last ten Seattle games stayed under the total.

Astros-Angels
McHugh is 0-4, 5.25 in his last four starts.
Angels won last six Richards starts (5-0, 1.49).

Houston lost 14 of its last 18 games.
Angels won eleven of their last fourteen games.

Over is 3-0-1 in last four Richards starts.

Blue-Jays-A's
Hutchison is 1-2, 4.67 in his last three starts.
Samardzija was 0-2, 5.48 in his last four starts for Chicago; Cubs scored 3 or less runs in 12 of his 17 starts.

Blue Jays lost eight of their last nine road games.
Oakland won ten of its last twelve home games.

Nine of last ten Toronto games stayed under.

Interleague game
Rangers-Mets
Tepesch is 1-1, 1.93 in his last three starts.
Wheeler is 0-3, 8.56 in his last three home starts.

Texas lost ten of its last eleven road games.
Mets lost eight of their last ten games.

Four of last five Wheeler home starts stayed under.

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Gallardo 5-17 (3 of last 4); Latos 0-4
-- Arrieta 3-11; Zimmerman 1-17
-- Miley 3-18; Wood 5-9
-- Burnett 5-18; Locke 2-6
-- Alvarez 5-17 (1 of last 8); Gonzales 0-2
-- Lincecum 6-17; Hahn 0-5
-- Beckett 3-16; Flande 0-2

-- Price 7-18; Porcello 6-16
-- Duffy 2-11; Kluber 4-18
-- Gausman 0-5; Peavy 4-17 (3 of last 6)
-- Kuroda 6-17 (1 of last 7); Nolasco 6-17 (4 of last 5)
-- Walker 1-1; Noesi 3-12
-- McHugh 1-13; Richards 4-17
-- Hutchison 3-17; Samardzija 8-17

-- Tepesch 2-8; Wheeler 6-17

Umpires
-- Mil-Cin-- Four of last six Baker games stayed under.
-- Chi-Wsh-- Six of eight Everitt games went over total.
-- Az-Atl-- Nine of eleven Basner games went over.
-- Phil-Pitt-- Seven of last ten Scott games stayed under.
-- Mia-StL-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Timmons games.
-- SF-SD-- Favorites won 11 of last 12 Hoye games.
-- LA-Col-- Favorites won seven of last eight Kellogg games.

-- TB-Det-- Six of last eight Gibson games went over.
-- KC-Clev-- Over is 8-4-1 in last thirteen Cooper games.
-- Balt-Bos-- Underdogs are 9-5 in last fourteen Estabrook games.
-- NY-Min-- Five of last seven Drake games stayed under.
-- Sea-Chi-- Over is 10-4-1 in last fifteen LBarrett games.
-- Tor-A's-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Morales games.
-- Hst-LAA-- Eight of last ten Vanover games went over.

-- Tex-NYM-- Underdogs won 12 of last 15 Hudson games; under is 10-6 in his games behind the plate.

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TUF 19 Finale

Event: TUF 19 Finale
Date: July 6, 2014
Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center
City: Las Vegas, Nevada

5-Round Featherweight Bout: Frankie Edgar (15-4-1) vs. BJ Penn (16-9-2)
Line: Edgar -475, Penn +350

Two of the best in the sport look to get a huge victory on Sunday night as Frankie Edgar and BJ Penn square off for a third time at TUF 19 Finale in Las Vegas.

Edgar was able to get back on track in his last fight on July 6, 2013, defeating Charles Oliveira by way of unanimous decision at UFC 162, where he held a substantial 81-38 edge in significant strikes. Before that match, he had lost his previous three fights, which were all title bouts. However, those losses were to Benson Henderson (twice) and Jose Aldo, and all those defeats went the five-round distance. Sunday marks the third matchup between these two fighters, with Edgar winning the first two fights back in 2010 by way of unanimous decision. Edgar is an incredible athlete, using his speed and quickness to wear his opponents out. Even with the two wins against Penn, this may be the toughest of the three.

Penn, who is making his featherweight debut on Sunday, is regarded as one of the best to ever fight in the octagon. His resume includes wins against Diego Sanchez, Kenny Florian, Takanori Gomi and Matt Hughes (twice), and Penn is the one of two fighters (along with Randy Couture) to win UFC titles in two weight classes, lightweight and featherweight. Penn has big-time knockout power, and will really look to use that strength to his advantage in this fight. Of his nine career losses, seven have been by way of decision, showing Penn can wear down the later the fight goes. When these men fought for five rounds on Aug. 28, 2010, Edgar held a dominant 94-36 edge in significant strikes. It is very difficult to beat someone three consecutive times, but that is exactly what EDGAR will do on Sunday night.

Of his 15 victories, "The Answer" Edgar has won nine of those fights by way of decision. His conditioning and stamina will be a huge advantage in this sport, as Penn will struggle to keep up with Edgar. He also has three wins by way of knockout, and three by submission. Edgar does come into the fight with an advantage on significant strikes landed (3.35 per minute, compared to 2.77 for Penn). However, the 32-year-old New Jersey can get a little sporadic with his striking, landing only 39% of those strikes. Penn, on the other hand, lands 51% of his attempts. If Edgar is able to use his speed and quickness, then he will be in great position to get the win. However, if this turns into a striking contest, Penn has a great chance of finally getting a win in this rivalry.

"The Prodigy" Penn has 16 victories in his career, with seven of those wins coming by way of knockout. He also has six wins by submission and three by decision. Of his six submission victories, five have come by his preferred method of the rear naked choke. While the 35-year-old from Hawaii does not have as high of takedown average (1.36) as Edgar (2.54), he is much more accurate when going for the big takedown (55%, compared to 35% for Edgar). This is a fight of contrasting styles, and for Penn, he can ill-afford to have this match turn into a grueling and long match. He's only 3-7-2 in fights that go the distance, but an impressive 13-2 in fights that don't last the maximum rounds. If the 5-foot-9, 145-pound Penn, who holds a three-inch height advantage over his opponent and has actually fought as high as 205 pounds, is able to set the pace and hit Edgar early in the fight, then the opportunity will be there to get the win.

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Hurley extends lead to 2 at Greenbrier

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) - Billy Hurley III doesn't plan to lose much rest sitting on a third-round lead for the first time on the PGA Tour.

The former U.S. Navy officer shot a 3-under 67 on Saturday to extend his advantage to two strokes over Angel Cabrera entering the final round of the Greenbrier Classic.

''I've been working for a long time to win on the PGA Tour,'' Hurley said. ''I figure if I shoot the lowest score tomorrow, I can't lose.''

Hurley never relinquished the lead he has held since midway through the second round at Old White TPC. He birdied the par-5 12th and par-4 13th before dropping a stroke on the par-3 15th.

He had a 12-under 198 total. No third-round leader has won the Greenbrier Classic, now in its fifth year. Playoffs have decided the tournament twice.

Cabrera shot 64. He's looking for his first non-major win on the PGA Tour.

Kevin Chappell was third at 9 under after a 69. Steve Stricker had a 68 to top the group at 8 under.

There will be more than a trophy to raise and a $1.2 million winner's check available Sunday. The four best finishers not previously eligible for the British Open among the top 12 on the final leaderboard will earn spots in the July 17-20 tournament at Royal Liverpool.

Hurley finished his five-year Navy service in 2009 and would still be a naval officer if golf wasn't keeping him busy. He returned to the PGA Tour this year after playing on the Web.com Tour in 2013.

He said nerves won't play a part in how he gets ready for what could be a memorable Sunday.

''I'm going to keep doing what I'm doing,'' he said. ''I just want to put my mind in position so that I can play well. I slept fine last night. The benefit of the Navy if you learn how to sleep anywhere. I think I'll sleep fine tonight, too.''

Cabrera wore an Argentine blue shirt in the third round and is riding his country's momentum in the World Cup, including Saturday's 1-0 win over Belgium to advance to the semifinal round.

''I was very happy when I found out they won,'' Cabrera said, adding that he was equally as giddy when he started his round with four birdies on the first six holes.

Old White sets up nicely for Cabrera's long drives and he made four birdie putts of 19 feet or longer.

''I was able to get the speed of the greens, and that was the big difference,'' Cabrera said.

At the Wells Fargo Championship in May, Cabrera was the second-round leader but closed with a pair of 75s.

Another under-par round Sunday would mark the first time that he has had four rounds in the 60s since the 2010 Deutsche Bank Championship.

Chappell barely got anything going until making a 12-foot putt for birdie on the par-5 17th.

''I don't think I've had my best ball-striking day yet,'' he said. ''Hopefully, my putter gets hot and (it) should be fun.''

Joining Stricker in the group at 8 under were Michael Thompson (64), Cameron Tringale (64), Will Wilcox (65), Joe Durant (66), Camilo Villegas (67) and Chris Stroud (70).

Stricker, in his eighth tour event this year, will compete next week at John Deere and is leaning against going to the British Open unless he has one or more high finishes before then.

The highlight of Stricker's third round was a bending 42-foot putt for birdie on the first hole. He was 1 over on his round at the turn before making three birdies the rest of the day.

''Anything can happen and that's the truth,'' Stricker said. ''There are not a lot of guys in between me and the lead ... but there are a ton of guys right behind us. So anybody can come out of the pack here.''

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Wright returns to Mets' lineup
By THE SPORTS XCHANGE

New York Mets third baseman David Wright is back in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Texas Rangers.

Wright has been out with a bruised rotator cuff in his left shoulder. He is batting third and playing third base.

The club was hopeful that Wright would return Friday for the start of a 10-game homestand but he was unable to go. Wright missed the final six games of a 1-7 road trip and left the Mets a season-worst 10 games out of first place in the National League East after being swept in a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves.

Wright was not with the team in Atlanta, instead receiving treatment in New York on his non-throwing shoulder that forced him out of the June 26 game at the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Mets avoided placing Wright on the 15-day disabled list while playing a man short for the past seven games. Eric Campbell filled in for Wright at third base.

Wright had a 10-game hitting streak in which he was batting .385 with two home runs and seven RBIs despite dealing with discomfort in the shoulder for more than two weeks.

For the season, Wright is batting .277 with six homers and 41 RBIs.

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After sacrificing two top prospects, the A’s are now all in for 2014
Matthew Pouliot

A’s general manager Billy Beane was famously quoted in Moneyball saying “my #@!% doesn’t work in the playoffs. My job is to get us to the playoffs.”

He couldn’t possibly have made it any more clear Friday that he no longer feels that way.

In trading his preseason No. 1 and No. 2 prospects to the Cubs for Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel, Beane was trying to give a team that’s been baseball’s best for three months a better chance of being its best in October.

It was easily the boldest move Beane had pulled off since he traded Carlos Gonzalez, Huston Street and Greg Smith to the Rockies for Matt Holliday following the 2008 season. That deal proved to be one of Beane’s worst, as Holliday was traded again for a disappointing haul at midseason and the 2009 A’s floundered to a 75-87 record.

This time, the A’s cashed in one of the game’s 10 best prospects in 2012 first-round pick Addison Russell, plus 2013 first-round pick Billy McKinney. It’s a huge blow to a minor league system that hasn’t been churning out a lot of talent. In fact, the only A’s draft picks to suit up for the team this year are Sonny Gray, Sean Doolittle (a first baseman-turned-closer) and Dan Straily. Straily was also sent to the Cubs as part of the deal.

In return, the A’s acquired half of their upcoming postseason rotation, bumping Jesse Chavez and Tommy Milone to also-ran roles, if everything goes according to plan. Chavez will most likely stay in the rotation for now, but given that his career high for innings is 130 (and he’s at 103 right now), the A’s might have been surmising that he’d wear down. Milone, who has a fine 3.55 ERA this year, is likely to get bumped to the pen or to Triple-A.

It’s curious that the A’s didn’t instead target an ace like David Price or Cole Hamels if they were willing to part with Russell. But there’s no denying how effective Samardzija and Hammel have been this year. They both had ERAs a bit under 3.00 for the Cubs, with practically identical strikeout rates (103 strikeouts in 108 innings for Samardzija, 104 in 108 2/3 innings for Hammel). But neither have the October track record another GM might have preferred. Samardzija, a career Cub, has never pitched in the postseason. Hammel has made three postseason starts with a 4.80 ERA. One concern with him is that he’s never topped 180 innings. Right now, he’s on pace to pitch 200 in the regular season alone.

So, the A’s are certainly a better team now. But they were almost certainly October-bound whether or not they made the trade. Perhaps they were worried that the Angels, who look like the AL’s second best team, could overtake them in the AL West, putting them in a wild card game. Clearly, their chances in October are much better if they avoid that fate. Still, Samardzija and Hammel only move the needle so much in the postseasson, and the long-term future doesn’t look so healthy.

As terrific of a job that Beane has done finding bargains like Josh Donaldson, Brandon Moss, Chavez, John Jaso and others, the price to keep all of those players in arbitration is about to go through the roof in the coming years, and Beane is going to have to pull off more miracles to supplement his core talent if the farm system isn’t up to the task. Now not only are they going to pay Samardzija about $10 million next year (Hammel is a free agent at season’s end, Samardzija has one year of arbitration left), but they lost the chance to save about $5 million at shortstop by replacing Jed Lowrie with Russell.

If it were anyone except Beane in charge, I’d say the A’s window is now this year and next, with a bleak period to follow. But maybe he’ll keep it going. And if he can bring a world championship to Oakland before then, then that long-term price hardly matters.

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Blue Jays' starter scorching hot on the road
Justin Hartling

Drew Hutchison has been dominant for the Blue Jays on the road this season. In Hutchison's last six road starts the Jays are 5-1 and bettors have cashed in on the under five times.

Hutchison has only surrendered 10 runs over those six games and has kept the other team scoreless three times.



Royals shakey at best against Indians pitcher

The Kansas City Royals will be staring down Corey Kluber Sunday, which does not bode well for them. The Royals are 1-5 in their last six games against the Cleveland Indians when Kluber starts.

The Royals have whiffed an average of six times per game, including a dominant 11 K performance by Kluber earlier this season.



Little-known pitcher strong against Astros

The Los Angeles Angels will be sending Garrett Richards to the mound against the Houston Astros Sunday. The 'Halos' are 4-1 in Richards last against the Astros.

Richards has supplied a bend don't break method giving up double-digit hits twice in that span, but has allowed less than three runs per game.



Young lefty pitching well for Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates can often go unnoticed after years of terrible baseball, but pitcher Jeff Locke should not be ignored. The Pirates have won Locke's last four starts with the young lefty never allowing more than three runs.

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Price, Porcello square off Sunday night
By: Freddy Wander - StatFox


TAMPA BAY RAYS (40-50) at DETROIT TIGERS (48-36)

First pitch: Sunday, 8:10 p.m. ET

Line and Total: Rays -110, Tigers +110, Total 7.5


The Rays and Tigers do battle Sunday night in the finale of their four-game series.

Tampa Bay has been having a dreadful season, but has turned it on lately by going 7-2 over its past nine games through Thursday. Six of those victories came against division rivals, and in the Rays' most recent series, they swept the Yankees in three games; allowing just seven runs in the set. But their offense was able to muster only two hits in their 8-1 defeat at the hands of the Tigers on Thursday, with OF Desmond Jennings (.241 BA) having one of those hits and is 5-for-13 with two doubles and two runs in his past three contests. Detroit has once again taken a strong five-game lead in the AL Central, coming away with victories in 12 of the past 14 contests entering Friday. Max Scherzer gave his club eight innings of two-hit, one-run baseball in the series-opening rout, and was backed by home runs from 2B Ian Kinsler, DH Victor Martinez and OF Torii Hunter. Kinsler has been on fire over his past 10 games coming into Friday, going 16-for-40 (.400) with two doubles, three homers, 10 RBI and nine runs. Sunday's pitching matchup is a great one, as Rays LHP David Price (7-7, 3.50 ERA) goes toe-to-toe with RHP Rick Porcello (11-4, 3.12 ERA) for the Tigers. The road has not been easy for Tampa Bay, as it has gone just 19-25 in away games through Thursday, but Detroit is a pedestrian 23-19 in front of its hometown fans this season. Over the past three years, the Tigers hold a 9-5 edge in this series, which includes a 5-2 record at home.

Amidst all of the frequent trade rumors surrounding David Price, he has managed to put together another solid season while dropping his ERA from 4.42 to his current 3.50 over his past seven starts. In that time he has posted five double-digit strikeout performances and 69 punch-outs in 53.2 innings (11.6 K/9). Overall on the year he has mowed down 10.5 batters per nine innings while having a miniscule 1.2 BB/9, but his 17 home runs allowed are tied for second-worst in the league. In Price’s last outing, he went seven strong innings while allowing only one run on four hits and three walks with nine strikeouts in a win over the Yankees. In his career against Detroit, Price has gone 4-1 in seven games (5 starts) with a 2.23 ERA and 1.10 WHIP, and has allowed just one home run in 36.1 frames. DH Victor Martinez is one player that has owned the lefty over his career, going 8-for-17 with two doubles, three homers and 5 RBI. On the other hand, 1B Miguel Cabrera (1-for-14, 6 K’s) and OF Austin Jackson (2-for-14, 8 K’s) have had no luck in the matchup. Prior to Friday’s contest, the Rays bullpen has gone 14-14 with a 3.80 ERA and 1.22 WHIP while saving 17-of-25 (68%) games. Grant Balfour has lost his job as closer and Joel Peralta (4.00 ERA, 1 save), Jake McGee (1.21 ERA, 3 saves) and Juan Oviedo (2.48 ERA, 1 save) are all getting chances to earn ninth-inning appearances.

Rick Porcello became the first Tigers’ pitcher since 1944 to throw two consecutive complete-game shutouts when he dominated Oakland in his last start, allowing just four hits while failing to record either a strikeout or walk. Overall in his past three starts (24 IP), Porcello has given up just 13 hits while holding his opponents scoreless and going 3-0. At just 25 years old, Porcello already has nearly 1,000 innings (975.1 IP) and has put together six straight seasons of double-digit wins despite striking out just 5.4 batters per nine innings over his career. He has been somewhat lucky in 2014 though, with batters hitting .266 BABIP, while he has held a career-high 75.7% of runners on base. Against the Rays, Porcello has gone 2-2 with a 2.73 ERA and 1.06 WHIP, and has given up just one home run in that time (33 IP). OF Desmond Jennings is a solid 3-for-10 with 1 RBI in the matchup against Porcello, while 2B Ben Zobrist, 3B Evan Longoria, OF Matt Joyce and INF Sean Rodriguez have combined to go just 4-for-30 (.133) with six strikeouts against him. Through Thursday’s game, the Tigers’ bullpen has gone 11-10 with a subpar 4.61 ERA and 1.39 WHIP while converting 22-of-30 (73%) saves. Joe Nathan (6.16 ERA, 17 saves) is only 17-for-22 in his save chances and has already allowed five home runs in 30.2 innings.

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Today's MLB Picks

Milwaukee at Cincinnati

The Brewers look to follow up yesterday's 1-0 win over the Reds and come into today's contest with a 5-1 record in Yovani Gallardo's last 6 starts against Cincinnati. Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+120). Here are all of today's MLB picks.

SUNDAY, JULY 6 Time Posted: 6:00 a.m. EST

Game 951-952: Milwaukee at Cincinnati (1:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Gallardo) 15.832; Cincinnati (Latos) 14.676 Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1; 6 Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-140); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+120); Under

Game 953-954: Chicago Cubs at Washington (1:35 a.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Arrieta) 13.799; Washington (Zimmermann) 15.382 Dunkel Line: Washington by 1 1/2; 8 Vegas Line: Washington (-165); 7 Dunkel Pick: Washington (-165); Over

Game 955-956: Arizona at Atlanta (1:35 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Miley) 15.733; Atlanta (Wood) 14.646 Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 6 Vegas Line: Atlanta (-170); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+150); Under

Game 957-958: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (1:35 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Burnett) 13.318; Pittsburgh (Locke) 15.724 Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 2 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-160); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-160); Over

Game 959-960: Miami at St. Louis (2:15 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Miami (Alvarez) 14.155; St. Louis (Gonzalez) 15.662 Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: St. Louis (-110); 8 Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-110); Over

Game 961-962: San Francisco at San Diego (4:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Lincecum) 15.770; San Diego (Hahn) 14.669 Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 5 Vegas Line: San Diego (-125); 6 1/2 Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+105); Under

Game 963-964: LA Dodgers at Colorado (4:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Beckett) 17.128; Colorado (Flande) 15.566 Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers 1 1/2; 12 Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-160); 11 Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-160); Over

Game 965-966: Tampa Bay at Detroit (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Price) 17.715; Detroit (Porcello) 16.933 Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1; 6 Vegas Line: Detroit (-110); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-110); Under

Game 967-968: Kansas City at Cleveland (1:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Duffy) 16.785; Cleveland (Kluber) 15.658 Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1; 6 Vegas Line: Cleveland (-135); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (+115); Under

Game 969-970: Baltimore at Boston (1:35 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Gausman) 15.200; Boston (Peavy) 16.894 Dunkel Line: Boston by 1 1/2; 10 Vegas Line: Boston (-125); 9 Dunkel Pick: Boston (-125); Over

Game 971-972: NY Yankees at Minnesota (2:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Kuroda) 14.200; Minnesota (Nolasco) 15.194 Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1; 7 Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-120); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+100); Under

Game 973-974: Seattle at Chicago White Sox (2:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Walker) 16.152; White Sox (Noesi) 14.636 Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1 1/2; 10 Vegas Line: Seattle (-130); 9 Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-130); Over

Game 975-976: Houston at LA Angels (3:35 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Houston (McHugh) 16.359; LA Angels (Richards) 17.805 Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: LA Angels (-185); 8 Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-185); Over

Game 977-978: Toronto at Oakland (4:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Hutchison) 15.725; Oakland (Samardzija) 14.616 Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1; 6 Vegas Line: Oakland (-160); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+140); Under

Game 979-980: Texas at NY Mets (1:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Tepesch) 14.685; NY Mets (Wheeler) 13.766 Dunkel Line: Texas by 1; 7 Vegas Line: NY Mets (-120); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Texas (+100); Under

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WNBA Basketball Picks

Phoenix at Los Angeles

The Mercury head to Los Angeles today where they are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games versus the Sparks. Phoenix is the pick (-1) according to Dunkel, which has the Mercury favored by 4. Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (-1). Here are all of today's WNBA picks.

SUNDAY, JULY 6 Time Posted: 6:00 a.m. EST

Game 601-602: Minnesota at New York (2:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 117.569; New York 110.527 Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 7; 149 Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota by 4 1/2; 154 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-4 1/2); Under

Game 603-604: Phoenix at Los Angeles (4:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 117.257; Los Angeles 113.335 Dunkel Line & Total: Phoenix by 4; 163 Vegas Line & Total: Phoenix by 1; 158 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (-1); Over

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Cappers Access

Marlins -114
Rays -113

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Gamblers Data

Free Plays Sunday

Cubs +150

Giants +105

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Free Selection from Arthur Ralph Sports

Free Play 13-2 run Sun: Oak A's -160

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty hit with the Nationals on Saturday and likes the Nats on Sunday.

The deficit is 271 sirignanos.