8-22-09

[Mr. IWS]

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Re: 8-22-09

ChicagoSportsConnection.
SATURDAY August 22nd

UNDER 9...Cubs @ Dodgers......4:10 EDT

At the time of this writing...we're loking pretty good on Friday nights UNDER....the Cubbies have one big hit thru 7 innings....and you know what?

They stink.

The Lovavble Losers will have their 102nd straight season without a championship.

Congrat's to The loveable Losers on that.

Lilly for Cubbies was very sharp in his 1st outing back from an injury.....and the Losers can't hit....so we'll go UNDER again on Saturday afternoon.

Good luck to us.
TINCUP

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Re: 8-22-09

Anthony Redd

Saturday's Card
15 Dime Buccaneers

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Re: 8-22-09

ATS Lock club (6-2-1.....+15.4 units)

5 units Seattle -3
3 Units Arizona -2 1/2

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Re: 8-22-09

FantasySportsGametime
MLB Baseball

50* Play New York Yankees (-155) over Boston (MLB)

New York has won 8 of the last 10 games and they have also won 10 of the last 14 road games as a favorite of -150 to -175. AJ Burnett is 5-1 vs. Boston over his career with an ERA of 3.39 and he has an ERA of 2.49 over the last 3 overall starts.


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50* Play Atlanta (-175) over Florida (MLB)

Tommy Hanson has won 5 of the last 6 games as a favorite of -150 or higher and he has also won 5 of the last 6 home games when the total posted is between 8.5 and 10 runs. Tommy Hanson is 3-0 over the last 3 starts with an ERA of 2.41.

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Re: 8-22-09

We Cover Spreads

*1 49'ers-2.5

Raiders Coach Tom Cable has a lot more on his plate then just this upcoming game. Word is Raiders assistant coach Randy Hanson has hired an attorney and is expected to cooperate with police after Head Coach Tom Cable allegedly broke his jaw earlier this week in a scrap during practice which will result in felony charges against the Raiders head coach.

The effect this incident could have on such a young team is huge. It may be showing already this week in practice. This week the 49'ers and the Raiders sqaured off in a couple of practices which were completely dominated by the San Francisco 49'ers; and mainly by their defense. Defensive Coordinator Greg Manusky has to be very pleased with his units showing this week against the Raiders. Niners veteran corner back Nate Clements said it was the best defensive practice he'd ever been a part of. He intercepted 3 passes when the two teams faced off, Dre Bly and Diyral Briggs also snatched two passes from Raiders QB's.

Both Raider QB's Jamarcus Russell and Bruce Gradowski struggled. Gradowski threw two picks in the red zone and Jamarcus Russell threw back to back picks in the red zone drill as well. This really revved up the 49'ers defense after Raiders players were talking smack in the beginning of practice. For the rest of the practice the Raiders offense was dead silent as they got back in their huddles before the next snap. While all this was unraveling Al Davis sat in his golf cart dead silent as well. After practice Raiders players were humbled to say they were flat out dominated.

The 49'ers QB's didn't throw any interceptions and were said to have a solid practice besides a couple deep routes being off target because of being forced around the pocket. We really like the QB rotation for the 49'ers here in preseason with Alex Smith, Shaun Hill, and Damon Huard; who completed 14 of 18 passes for 2 TD's and 0 turnovers as a group against Denver in the 17-16 loss in their opener. As far as experience goes they have the definite edge here over Oakland.

This is Mike Singletarys first full season here as Head Coach and we expect him to have these guys plenty motivated for this game and use the energy form their great practices this week to feed off of coming into this game. The 49'ers were a dismal 2-5 ATS last year before Mike came in and he went 5-3-1 ATS to close out the season.

This line is available for -2.5 at almost all of the Vegas books and a good amount of the offshore books right now; so try to shop and find the best line available.

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Re: 8-22-09

KELSO STURGEON HIGHROLLERS MLB PICK for TODAY

Highrollers Baseball

Saturday, August 22, 2009
15 UnitsAthletics {T.Cahill} (+100) over Tigers {A.Galarraga}
9:05 PM -- Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Pitching for Oakland: RH Trevor Cahill (6-12, 4.97)
Pitching for Detroit: RH Armando Galarraga (6-10, 5.16)
Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to center field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 65.

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Re: 8-22-09

Pointwise NFLX Phones

4* Washington
2* Carolina
2* NY Giants

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Re: 8-22-09

Sam Clayton

25 DIME - ANGELS

Absolutely love the value we're getting with the Halos Saturday morning because Los Angeles is not going to lose this game. Those that have been following me know that I've been preaching all season long about the motivation (or lack thereof) that arises after a one-run loss. When great teams come oh so close and drop ball games by one run, the fire in the belly stirs up and the majority of the time, they come out firing and win the ensuing game running away. Now, I'm not a forecasting a blowout and I'm not suggesting you play the runline, but I will say that chances are extremely good that the second best team in baseball is going to come out victorious tomorrow afternoon across the border.

Aside from being the best road team (37-25) in the American League, the Angels are an offensive juggernaut. Los Angeles boasts the Majors' highest batting average (.290), and they lead the bigs in hits, runs scored and runs batted in. Los Angeles also ranks second in on-base percentage and fifth in slugging. This isn't exactly the type of offense that Scott Richmond (6-6, 4.01), a middle-aged, inexperienced starter is going to be able to handle. Richmond is 0-1 with a 7.00 ERA in two starts since the All-Star break and the Blue Jays have lost five of his last seven starts. Ervin Santana gets the call for the Halos and while his season statistics aren't the greatest as a whole, he's finally beginning to show flashes of brilliance that the Angels' organization has expected all along. Unlike Richmond, Santana has been a boss lately, posting a 3-0 mark with a 3.00 ERA his last three outings and he's won five of his last six decisions. More importantly though, his fastball is gaining speed and life, his breaking ball looks sharp and he's going deeper into games.

Important intangibles always pull me in and I've found yet another one for today: the Angels have lost three consecutive games only three times this season and it hasn't happened since before the All-Star break back on June 20-22. Los Angeles lost 11-3 to the Tribe on Thursday and as mentioned earlier, they dropped a heartbreaker last night 5-4 to the Jays. I'm extremely confident that Mike Scoscia pulls out all the stops and that the Angels come out determined and hungry today. These two teams are going in two completely different directions what with the Angels leading the AL West and Toronto 20 games behind the Yanks out east. L.A. has won 7 of 10 games while the Jays have lost 7 of 10. And with Vegas continuing to discredit Santana and setting a very low line, I'm laying the chalk. Play the Halos.

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Re: 8-22-09

Bob Balfe

Redskins -3 over Steelers
Pittsburgh had a huge scare when Big Ben left practice the other day. Tonight the Steelers are going to play allot of young guys and the last thing they need is a backup QB to get hurt. Washington is at home and will play their starters a little more. The Redskins also have four QB's that are capable of putting up points. Take the Skins at home.

Browns -3 over Lions
Detroit finally won a preseason game last week after going 0-16 last year. Detroit has improved, but can they win on the road and can they win against a 3-4 defense like the Browns. The 3-4 is confusing especially to youngster Matthew Stafford. The Browns maybe in more trouble then the Lions. Cleveland was dominated in every phase of the game last week in Green Bay. The Browns have not scored a offensive TD dating back to November of last year. The Lions were one of the worst defenses in the league so it would be nice to see the Browns put together some solid drives. This is a team that needs to play well at home today. Take Cleveland.

Pirates -135 over Reds
Duke/Lehr

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Re: 8-22-09

Vegas Sports Experts

10* Take NY Giants (+2) over Chicago (NFL Power Play)

Chicago
• 0-5 ATS in pre-season as a favorite the last 3 years
• 4-12 ATS in pre-season home games when the total is between 35.5 and 42 points
• 1-4 ATS in pre-season coming off an OVER the total the last 3 years
• 1-3 ATS in pre-season when playing on a Saturday the last 3 years

5* Take New Orleans (+3) over Houston (NFL Bonus Play)

Houston
• 0-5 SU & ATS in pre-season coming off a TO margin of +2 in the last game
• 3-8 SU in pre-season coming off a win against the spread
• 2-8 ATS in pre-season coming off an UNDER the total

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Re: 8-22-09

Chris Jordans 3 small picks for today
Saturday night trio ...
100? HOUSTON ASTROS - Analysis due back by 1 p.m. eastern

100? GREEN BAY PACKERS -

100? SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS -

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Re: 8-22-09

Northcoast

3 1/2* Cleveland
3* Wash
3* San Diego over

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Re: 8-22-09

AUGUST 22 2009
FRANK PATRON 30000 UNIT MUST WIN PRESEASON LOCK #2

FRANK PATRON

30000 UNIT MUST WIN PRESEASON LOCK #2

NY GIANTS +2

No matter what unit is on the field the Giants simply have guys that can get to the QB and cause all types of pressure plus I do like the depth the G-Men have at the QB position and believe it or not they do have playmakers at the WR position.

Cutler really struggled in his new system last week and honestly I never thought he was that good. The Bears are a lackluster team and the Giants just have too much depth. Should be an easy outright win for the G-men in the windy

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Re: 8-22-09

4 Unit Play. Take Under 8.5 between the Chicago Cubs @ LA Dodgers (Saturday @ 4:10pm est). Its not often that I like two pod's but today I believe we have a chance at cashing at both. Lilly came off the DL and pitched very well in his last start as he pitched 6 shutout innings against the Padres - this extends his streak to 8 of 10 quality starts. He has simply not recieved much run support from the Cubs. Joe Torre mentiond that Haeger undoubtedly deserves another start after his quality performance against the Cardinals at home as he went 7 innings, gave up 5 hits and 3 runs. I look for another quality performance from both pitchers today as they failed to win in their last start. Lilly will look for the elusive win once again as he has continued to pitch well and Haeger will look to stay in the mix with the Dodgers pitching staff for the better as he gets another opportunity to pitch. The Under is 5-1 for the Cubs when the total is set at this margin on the road, the Under is 5-1 for the Dodgers when the total is set at this range and the Under is 5-0 for Lilly when the total is set at this range as well.

4 Unit Play. Take Arizona Diamondbacks -120 over the Houston Astros (Saturday @ 7:05pm est). Scherzer is quite a capable pitcher but he comes off a tough start in Atlanta. He was pitching well until the wheels fell off in one particular inning and a costly throwing error which he made. But, overall, he is a very good bounce-back pitcher. Bear in mind that he only gave up 3 earned runs in Atlanta and of his 10 of starts, only once has he pitched back to back nonquality starts. I look for him to be sharp in his outing at Houston today. The Dbacks weren't able to score a run yesterday as they lost 0-1 but they should see some pitches to hit today. Moehler has been inconsistent of late as he is 0-4 over his last 5 starts and has given up 13 runs in his last 16 innings on 24 hits. I look for the Dbacks to have the edge here and likely pick up the road win. The Diamondbacks are 4-0 when Scherzer is coming off 4 days rest while the Astros are 0-5 in Moehler's last 5 starts.

IC