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Pick 'n' Roll: Today's best NBA bets

Boston Celtics at Orlando Magic (-7.5, 188)

You live by the sword, you die by the sword. That same saying is true when it comes to teams dependent on the 3-pointer.

When you’re on, you can bury an opponent. But when you’re off, you get a performance like the Orlando Magic’s 92-88 loss to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals Sunday. The Magic, who finished third in 3-point percentage and led the NBA in 3-point attempts, went just 5-for-22 from beyond the arc (22.7 percent) in Game 1.

Sharp-shooting forward Rashard Lewis was 0-for-6 from outside while point guard Jameer Nelson hit only two of his seven shots from 3-point range. Other perimeter threats Mickael Pietrus and J.J. Redick combined to hit 2-for-6 from downtown.

That poor shooting performance could have something to do with Orlando’s extended layoff after sweeping the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Magic had six days between series, leaving their outside touch a bit rusty for Sunday’s game.

“You don’t want to make excuses,” Redick told reporters. “When you don’t do it for a few days, you forget how much you have to put into it, and we didn’t put enough into this game.”

Orlando has attempted 254 3-pointers this postseason, knocking down 37 percent of them. With a bad shooting night behind them, basketball bettors can expect the Magic to come out firing in Game 2 and even this series at 1-1.

Pick: Orlando

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Ice picks: Today's best NHL bets

Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks (-140, 5.5)

The Sharks thought they were done with all this talk about a postseason curse. San Jose rolled over the defending Campbell Trophy winners, the Detroit Red Wings, in the conference semifinals and appeared to have shaken any hex holding them back in the playoffs.

But, after a 2-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 1 of the Western Conference final Sunday, the curse chatter is starting again. The Sharks did everything in their power to win Game 1, firing 45 shots on goal but coming up with just one power-play goal.

“There’s a lot of emphasis on Game 2 now,” center Joe Pavelski told reporters. “We have to win. On home ice you want to win at least one, definitely. We’re on our heels a little bit and we have to respond.”

San Jose’s powerful offense has sputtered in the past three games. It managed just one goal in a 7-1 loss to Detroit in Game 4 of that second-round series. Then, it netted just two goals to eliminate the Red Wings with a 2-1 victory in Game 5. Add those efforts to Sunday’s close loss and the Sharks have managed just four goals on their last 106 shots.

With Chicago boasting one of the most underrated bluelines in hockey, scoring chances are going to be hard to come by. And with both goaltenders playing well, Game 2 could finish much like the series opener.

Pick: Under


Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers (-155, 5)

The Canadiens’ faith in their goaltending will not be shook. Not even after suffering a 6-0 thumping at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final Sunday.

"No concern about that whatsoever," Michael Cammalleri told the Montreal Gazette. "Jaro's had games where pucks have gone in on him before and he's come back and played spectacular.

"Carey's also someone we have tons of confidence in. I don't think he's let in a goal in practice in two weeks. We love our goaltending."

But while Cammalleri isn’t stressing over the poise between the posts, he should be concerned about the Habs’ play on the other end of the ice. Montreal, which ranked 25th in the NHL in scoring, is not a good offensive club. If it wasn’t for Cammalleri and Brian Gionta catching fire in the playoffs, the Canadiens wouldn’t have made it out of the first round.

Montreal’s luck could be running out. The Habs actually outshot the Flyers 28-25 Sunday but managed just five shots on goal in the third period. Cammalleri registered only one shot for the game, failing to pick up a point for the first time in the last four games.

After tapping into a miraculous offense in the first two series, the well is running dry for the Canadiens in the conference final.

Pick: Philadelphia

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Hot Lines: Today's best MLB bets

Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles (-110, 7.5)

Sometimes a change of scenery, or manager, is all a team needs to get going.

Now don’t expect the Royals win the AL Central, but the boys in blue did take two out of three games from the White Sox under new manager Ned Yost.

Having been labeled as a great mentor to younger players, there were concerns about Yost being able to handle the veterans on the team. But it doesn’t sound like there’s a lack of connection or respect after three games.

"I know there are a lot of people panicking, but hopefully our new boss we have here can put this team together and play as a team and do the little stuff we need to do to win as a team,” said Jose Guillen.

The 34-year-old Guillen is one mercurial player that Yost must keep happy in order to maintain chemistry in the clubhouse. The Royals are 10-4 in games where Guillen has an RBI and 4-20 when he doesn’t. He has posted 15 RBIs in his last 14 outings versus Baltimore.

You’re not going to find a better price to back the reigning AL Cy Young winner, Zack Greinke, when facing a porous team like the Orioles.

Pick: Royals


Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds (-130, 9.5)

Dusty Baker has spat in the face of sabermetricians, holding firm to his belief that on-base percentage isn’t an underlying stat in baseball success unless those runners can score.

Whatever method Baker believes in is working. Through a quarter of the season, the manager has his Reds in first place in the NL Central.

Heading into Monday’s affair with Milwaukee, Cincinnati had outscored opponents 49-15 over an eight-game stretch, winning seven of those contests, and the club is hitting .314 during a 10-game span.

The Reds’ pitching has also been lights out during the team’s recent success. Reds pitchers as a whole have posted a 1.88 ERA over the last eight games.

The third component to success on the diamond, outside of hitting and pitching, is defense and Cincy hasn’t committed an error in 11 straight games.

The Reds are riding the momentum of a three-game sweep over the Cardinals while the Brewers have dropped six straight. Look for these teams to keep trending in opposite directions.

Pick: Reds

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papyagang pick of the day 5-18

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Texas ML
Detroit ML
Florida ML all 20*

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NY PLAYERS CLUB
4* San Jose Sharks -140
2* Atlanta Braves +1.5 -165
1* Montreal +1.5 -240

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JR ODonnell | NBA Sides Tue, 05/18/10 - 8:30 PM ƒŠ

triple-dime bet 505 BOS 7.5 (-110) Sportbet vs 506 ORL
Analysis:
BOSTON CELTICS + 7.5 ..GAME AT 8:30 Espn
3* WINNER EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS


We note that after the magic got blown away last game the Magic will be the public darling tonight in must win spot for the boys from Fla. We are all over the Boston C's who square up well with Orlando. The last game the magic were held to 21% 5-22 from behind the arc. The Celtics will hound and harass Dwight Howard again tonight and they can play him straight up and take away what the Magic offense does best. The Celtics should be 3 point dogs here according to ou~r JR O power ratings and the Celtics are 30-17 on the road and as we stated before , they are not afraid to roll into the Magic center . The Celtics are a smooth 57-28 a road pup and we will back the boys from bean town as a 3* top play winner

CELTICS BABY ....ROLL THEM

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Fantasy Sports Gametime

Tuesday Baseball

100* Play Tampa Bay (-240) over Cleveland
Game starts at 1:10 PM EST

Tampa Bay has won 5 of the last 6 games and they have also won 80 of the last 105 games when playing as a favorite of -150 or higher. David Price has won 11 of the last 12 day games and he is 5-1 this season with an ERA of 2.03.

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50* Play Florida (-190) over Arizona
Game starts at 1:10 PM EST

Florida has won 6 of the last 8 games and they have also won 5 of the last 6 home games as a favorite of -150 or higher. Josh Johnson has won 11 of the last 13 games as a home favorite of -150 to -200 and he is 3-0 at home this season with an ERA of 2.18.


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Tuesday NHL Hockey Plays

25* Play Montreal (+135) over Philadelphia

25* Play Chicago (+120) over San Jose

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Greg Shaker | MLB Money Line Tue, 05/18/10 - 8:05 PM ƒŠ

triple-dime bet 978 TEX (-123) BetUS vs 977 ANA
Analysis: MLB: Anaheim Angels at Texas Rangers - Rangers (Weaver/Wilson)(Best Bet) -123 | Unit Value: 3
Game Date: 5/18/2010
I just have to play Texas one more time.

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Lenny Del Genio | MLB Money Line Tue, 05/18/10 - 10:05 PM ƒŠ

triple-dime bet 964 SDP (-110) Bodog vs 963 SFG
Analysis: 
Play on San Diego at 10:05 EST – Play on SD.

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Evan Altemus | NBA Total Tue, 05/18/10 - 8:30 PM ƒŠ

triple-dime bet 505 BOS / 506 ORL Over 188.5 Sportbet
Analysis: These two teams combined for 180 points in Game 1, mainly because of Orlando’s horrible offensive performance in the 1st half. However, they were still able to get to 88 points, which is very telling. I don’t expect them to struggle that much again in the 1st half, and I expect them to make adjustments to score more points. However, the Magic are not a physical and dominant defensive team, so I expect Boston to score at least 90 points in this game. I lean toward Orlando for the side because I think Boston will be a little lackadaisical after winning Game 1. If the game is an Orlando blowout then it will definitely go over the total. Also, it was the first game of the series for both teams, which is why they played sluggish on offense. Look for Orlando to much better offensively and for both teams to be in better offensive rhythm.

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Craig Davis

Three 15 Dimers today on the card:

T.B. Rays RL
Philly RL
Orlando MINUS the points

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PittViper

Rangers -124
Padres -109

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Jim Feist

Early Walkoff Wipeout - Tuesday!
12:05 (969) CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS (970) DETROIT TIGERS
Take: 3-Star (970) DETROIT TIGERS

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MIKE LINEBACK

4* Tampa Bay Rays RL