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Jr. O'Donnell (RedZone Sports) free internet play:
Oakland A's -115 tonight boys as the JR O camp is in nasty mood after 3* hit on the Jays/Angels over. Back at it focused and ready tonight as MR. PERFECT Braden does seem a little cheap vs. a 14-31 Baltimore O's club with J Guthrie. Laying juice on the road is usually a loser , but tonight's spot has W written all over it. Lay it boys as Braden will not lose 3 straight after the perfect game, He actually threw well vs. the Detroit Tigers last game and that performance will carry over tonight. JR O is focused to sweep tonight with the Oakland A's. The O's are 2-13 against the A's from 2007 on. "MAKE IT 2-14 AFTER TONIGHT"
John Harrison - Colorado Rockies/Arizona Diamondbacks UNDER 9.5
Nolan Fernandez - Houston Astros +145
Richie Parker - San Francisco Giants -115
Dave Eckstein - Florida Marlins -122
Chad Greene - NY Yankees -115 (2 UNITs)
Play Against - Home teams (MINNESOTA) poor power team (<=0.9 HR's/game) against a starting pitcher who gives up 0.5 or less HR's/start, with a starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.300 to 1.400 on the season-AL
72-42 since 1997. ( 63.2% | 35.6 units )
2-2 this year. ( 50.0% | 0.6 units )
Play Against - Road teams (OAKLAND) after 3 consecutive games versus an interleague opponent, in May games
49-21 since 1997. ( 70.0% | 26.9 units )
0-3 this year. ( 0.0% | -3.6 units )
Situational Power Trends
TEXAS is 79-43 (+39.4 Units) against the money line after having lost 2 of their last 3 games over the last 3 seasons.
The average score was: TEXAS (6.0) , OPPONENT (5.2)
Super Situations
LAL at Suns
Play Under - Any team after 5 or more consecutive overs, good team - outscoring their opponents by 3+ points/game
125-71 since 1997. ( 63.8% | 46.9 units )
12-6 this year. ( 66.7% | 5.4 units )
Play Against - Underdogs vs the money line (PHOENIX) good shooting team - shooting >=46% on the season against opponent after 2 straight games making 9 or more 3 point shots
124-31 over the last 5 seasons. ( 80.0% | 52.9 units )
36-10 this year. ( 78.3% | 8.9 units )
Play Under - Any team vs. the 1rst half line after going over the total by 24 or more points total in their last three games against opponent after going over the total by 48 or more points total in their last ten games
398-256 over the last 5 seasons. ( 60.9% | 116.4 units )
43-39 this year. ( 52.4% | 0.1 units )
INSIDER ANGLES
So the Phoenix Suns showed signs of a pulse after all, taking Game 3 of this series with the Los Angeles Lakers to make it a series, with the Lakers now up 2-1.
Still, we feel the Suns have used up their allotment of wins, and we look for the Lakers to assert their authority in Game 4, just as they did in the first two games at home. After all, this was not the first time that a team lost the first two games of a series on the road, only to return home to win Game 3 with a much improved effort.
Game 4 is usually the pivotal game though, and it is usually won by the superior team regardless of the site. The oddsmakers may also be telling us something here, as remember that the Suns opened at -3 in Game 3, and yet they are now only -1 here while playing at home following a win.
It should not be a secret that the Lakers are the better team, and their routs in the first two games were much more authoritative than the Phoenix win in the third game. We feel that LA simply relaxed a bit on Sunday, feeling that they have this series well in hand and that they will now flip the switch and take away the confidence that the Suns may have gained with that win.
It is also worth noting that the Suns did not actually stop the Lakers in Game 3, as Los Angeles still shot 48.3 percent from the field, which was better than the 46.3 percent that Phoenix shot. The teams were also just about equal in rebounds, with the Lakers holding a slim 41-40 margin. The difference in the game came down to free throws, as the Suns has more free throws made (37) than the Lakers has attempts (20)!
As long as Game 4 is called more fairly for both teams, look for the Lakers to head back to Los Angeles with a 3-1 lead.
VEGAS EXPERTS
We’ll back the Dodgers as a virtual pick ‘em here in Wrigley Field against the Cubs, as LA throws Clayton Kershaw tonight, and he’s been lights out over his last three starts. Against the Padres twice and the Rockes, Kershaw has allowed a combined two runs over 22 1/3 innings – good for a staggering 0.81 earned run average. And with the Cubs going six straight games without reaching 10 or more base hits, we think Kershaw gets the job done again tonight!
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