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Today's TIP OF THE DAY:

Date: 6.21.10 at 7:05PM
Game: Kansas City Royals vs. Washington Nationals

Current Line: Washington ( -150)

Over/Under: 9

Play On: Washington ( -150)

Inside the Board Room:
Bruce Chen will be the starting pitcher for the Royals on this day. Lefthander Chen is 2-1 this season with a 4.71 ERA. It'll be Livan Hernandez toeing the rubber for the Nationals in this contest. Righthander Hernandez is 5-4 with a 2.94 ERA so far this season. The Royals lost to Atlanta 8-5 as a +165 underdog on Sunday. The 13 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5). Chris Getz had two RBI for Kansas City and Kyle Davies was roughed up four four runs on four hits and seven walks in 4 1-3 innings.
Roll with the Nationals tonight!

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CappersAccess

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Nationals -1 1/2 +1.45

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Hentai Sports

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Game : Cincinnati Reds at Oakland Athletics (MLB) 10:05pm EST

Prediction : Oakland Athletics ML / Gio Gonzalez must start.

Analysis : The Reds are in a hitting funk scoring just 13 runs in their last seven games. Cincinnati put 7 on the board in one of those encounters, so now you can see how deep this club has fallen off the hitting wagon. Yesterday, they were shutout again 1-0 by Seattle in a get away affair up in the Northwest. Overall the visitor is on a very negative 1-6 run and now face the A’s in Oakland where they are 1-8. RHP Mike Leake of the Reds is a quality starter throwing a solid 5-1 mark (3.02)this season. However, the youngster has regressed lately being wacked for 10 hits and 10 runs the last two outings versus the Giants and Dodgers. It appears Cincinnati is continuing their poor history versus west coast .

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MR A

New York Yankees -175

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GINA

Monday, June 21, 2010 10:05 p.m. est.
Cincinnati Reds (37-33) at Oakland Athletics (34-37)
(R) Mike Leake (5-1) vs. (L) Gio Gonzalez (6-5)


Oakland is coming off a horrible road trip, dropping five of their last six games. But now back at home and facing a struggling Reds team could help them to get back to winning ways. Oakland has won eight of the last 9 meetings against the tumbling Reds and went 5-1 in its last 6 against them at home. Go with the A’s at home to outscore Cincinnati’s comatose bats. The Reds have lost their last three games, six of their last seven and are just 2-5 in its last 7 on the road.

Cincinnati’s right-hander Mike Leake (5-1, 3.02 ERA) is 1-1 with a 5.19 ERA in his last three starts and 2-0 with a 1.67 ERA in his last four on the road. Leake will make his first appearance against the Athletics.

Oakland’s lefthander Gio Gonzalez (6-5, 4.21) is 1-2 with a 6.23 ERA in his last three starts and 4-2 with a 2.90 ERA in his six starts at home. Gonzalez will make his first appearance against the Reds.

Oakland Athletics -120

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Frank patron
10000 unit interleague lock
over 10.5 runs new york at arizona
burnett vs lopez

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Dan Bebe | MLB Money Line Mon, 06/21/10 - 10:05 PM

dime bet 956 OAK (-122) Bodog vs 955 CIN
Analysis: I will admit, I have a slight concern about the A's coming home, but that is allayed by the strength of this opening number, and by Gio Gonzalez being nearly unhittable in Oakland.


Let's just blast through the key reasons I think the A's not only win this one, but why this price is a reasonable one to lay.


First, Gonzalez. He's the ultimate key to this one. Gio hasn't been pitching all that well, lately, but those starts have largely come on the road, where Gonzalez has been quite human. His numbers away from that concrete monstrosity in Oakland? 2-3 record, 5.44 ERA, opponent's hit .298 off him on the road, and his WHIP is 1.67. How about at home, where we get to back him, here? He's 4-2, his ERA is 2.90 (just a shade over half of his road ERA), opponents bat just a meager .165, and his WHIP, not surprisingly, is down at 1.02. His strikeout to walk ratio is about the same at both locales, but he seems to keep the ball down at home, allowing just a single home run in over 40 innings of work, as opposed to 6 on the road in just 2 more innings. I love Gonzalez at home, and I expect him to continue his solid work here, going 7 innings and allowing 2 runs.


Next, Mike Leake. He has been trending downward, even if it's not hugely evident. And for whatever reason, the 7-hit cutoff is sort of his barometer. If he gives up 7 hits, he's not really on his game; anything less, and he's doing fine. Just looking at Leake's game log for 2010, he allowed 7 hits (or more) only twice in his first 8 starts of the season. He has allowed 7 hits or more in all 5 starts since. He's not pitching poorly, per say, but the fact that he's seemingly getting more and more hittable for Big Leaguers means that any walks he issues are more important, and any home runs he allows can do more damage, and the runs will start to come across the dish. I also like that Leake lost his first game of his career in his last start. Young guns tend to TRY to bounce back, putting extra pressure on themselves and needing 2 or 3 starts to get that confidence back. I don't think the A's are going to hammer Leake, since this park plays like a giant cave where fly balls go to die, but I do think that Leake will have to work, and should depart a little earlier than the Reds would hope.


The A's bullpen has been stellar at home, and I like that if this game remains close, those top arms in the A's pen will have a ton of confidence pitching at home. I also like that the A's are coming off a road win in St. Louis, while the Reds have lost 3 straight on this road trip, and their bats have gone cold in some chillier, larger AL East ballparks.


Offensively, this game might be a struggle to watch, but the A's are aggressive, they're still playing decent enough ball, and we're catching a dominant home starter against a downward trending rookie on a slumping team. Good spot, good price; let's ca†sh it.


Play the A's!

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KELSO

10 units Oakland A's -120
3 units KC Royals +125

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BOOKIEMONSTER
CIN/OAK Under 7.5

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STAN LISOWSKI

3* Oakland -120

Cincinnati has dropped 6 of 9 vs. the AL this year and are just 2-5 on the road against left-handed starters. Oakland is 16-9 as a favorite on the year with their pitchers having a 2.90 ERA at home. The Reds are having some issues scoring, as they have not totaled 4 runs scored in 6 of their past 7 games.

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JEFF BENTON
Monday's Winner

15 DIME OAKLAND A’S over the Cincinnati Reds in interleague action.

As I publish Monday’s plays, the A’s are a solid -125 favorite both here in Vegas and offsaore. As you’ll notice in my analyesis, Oakland lefty Gio Gonzalez is a big reason for this releose, so make sure you list Gonzalez as the A’s starting pitcher. If Gonzalez does not start, this play is VOID!


A’s

Both these teams are in a funk right now, with Cincinnati losing three in a row, six of seven and seven of nine and Oakland dropping four of five and seven of nine. The one caveat, though, is Oakland’s 2-7 slump came entirely on the road (where they’re just 13-24 on the season). At home, the A’s have been a completely diffarent team, going 21-13 while getting it done both on the mound (2.90 ERA) and at the plate (.271 team average).

Conversely, the Reds’ 2-7 rut started when they lost two of three each to the Royals and Dodgers at home, followed by a disastrous weekend in Seattle, where Cincinnati got swept by the pathetic Mariners – not only swept, but outscored 7-1 (the Reds lost a pair of 1-0 contests). Cincinnati is now a sub-.500 team on the highway this season at 14-16, including 2-5 in the last seven. And their team stats on the road mirror their mediocere record (.253 average; 4.32 ERA).

Even though the main numbers don’t show it, the pitching matchup favors the A’s, too. Cincinnati’s Mike Leake is 5-1 with a 3.02 ERA in 13 starts, but in his last two outings he’s allowed 10 runs, 20 hits and seven walks in 10 1/3 innings (he started out 5-0 with a 2.22 ERA). Oakland’s Gio Gonzalez is just 6-5 with a 4.21 ERA overall, but at home he’s 4-2 with a 2.90 ERA in six starts. The fact Gonzalez is a southpaw is key, too, because the Reds have lost five of their last six games to lefty starters, 13 of 16 on the road against lefties, and 22 of 30 against lefties when playing in A.L. ballparks.

Furthermore, the Reds are just 17-35 in their last 52 interleague roadies and 7-21 in their last 28 against A.L. West competioion. Compare that to Oakland, which is 69-33 in its last 102 interleague home games, 84-37 in its last 121 interleague games as a favorite and 7-0 when Gonzalez takes the mound as a chalk.

Finally, although these teams don’t meet every season, it’s interesting to note that the A’s have won eight of nine against Cincinnati overall, including five of the last six in Oakland. Combined score in those nine head-to-head meetings: Oakland 73, Cincinnati 32!

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Tout Tally


KC - 7 .( 2 ARE RL PLAYS)
WASH - 13 .( 2 ARE ON THE RL )

OVER - 8
UNDER - 5

YANKS - 17 ( 4 ARE RL PLAYS )
ARIZ - 5 ( ONE IS A RL PLAY )

OVER - 12
UNDER - 5

CINCI - 9
OAKLAND - 26

OVER-5
UNDER -5

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VEGAS PRO SPORT PICKS


Washington-150

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DEANO

2* New York Yankees ML

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Street Rosenthal of HandicappingTrends

*200 Oakland Athletics -124