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Potsys Picks ( THE FONZ AND RALF MALF ARE PASSING TODAY )

PHILADELPHIA -1.5 (125)
TEXAS -260
CLEVELAND (J.Masterson) at CINCINNATI (S.LeCure) Under 9.5

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FreePicksUSA

FLORIDA -188
NY METS -127
ATLANTA -117
NY YANKEES 110

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Jeff Benton

Saturday's Winners ... 30 DIME selection on the Florida Marlins-San Diego Padres UNDER the posted total. As I publish today’s plays overniaht on Friday, the number in this contest is a solid 7 across the board, with a slight lean (-120 to -125) to the UNDER. All totals plays in baseeball require listed pitchers, so Josh Johnson (Florida) and Jon Garland (San Diego) must start this game or this play is VOID!


10 DIME selection on the CHICAGO WHITE SOX over the Chicago Cubs in interleague action. The White Sox are a solid favorite here in the range of -120 to -125, but I expect that number to go up as the day goes along so jump on this one early. Also, list only Freddy Garcia as the White Sox starting pitcher. If Garcia does not start, this play is VOID!


Padres-Marlins UNDER

What can you say about Florida ace Josh Johnson? He’s been as impressive as any pitcher in baseball this season. He’s 8-2 with a 1.80 ERA on the season, including 5-1 with a ridiculous 0.79 ERA in his last eight trips to the bump. How good has Johnson been the last six weeks? He’s given up a total of four earned runs, 38 hits and 10 walks in 57 innings while notching 51 strikeoats. The final scores of his last five games: 1-0, 3-2, 2-0, 3-2 and 4-1.

Not included in Johnson’s recent eight-start tear was his only complete game of the season. That came back on April 26 at home against these Padres, who mustered just one run and three hits while whiffeing nine times against Johnson in a 10-1 loss. The next night, San Diego got revenge with Jon Garland on the mound, rolling to a 4-1 victory with Garland giving up just the one run on three hits and three walks in six innings with 10 strikeouts.

Garland has faced Florida five times in his career, going 3-1 with a 2.14 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 33 2/3 innings. All five have been quality starts, and Garland has held the Fish to a .218 batting average. Although Garland has slipped a bit in June, he’s still 7-5 with a 3.26 ERA on the season. And even though he doesn’t figure to go as long as Johnson tonight, that’s perfectly fine because the Padres have the best bullpen in all of baseball (2.63 ERA).

Finally, after last night’s 3-0 win over the Marlins, San Diego enters this one on “under” streaks of 22-8-3 in road games, 5-0 against N.L. East opponoents, 10-2 on Saturday, 14-6-3 on the road against right-handed starters, 5-1 when Garland starts on the road and 4-0 when Garland faced the N.L. East. And as noted above, runs have been hard to come by lately for either team with Johnson starting, as the under has cashed in each of his last five starts.

Bottom line: If the Marlins and Padres could only muster three runs in Friday’s matchup when the starters were Chris Volstad and Clayton Richard, how do they do better than that in a Garland vs. Johnson showdown?

Easy money on the UNDER here!


White Sox

Hell yes, I’ll ride the hot hand here and back the ChiSox, who go for victory #11 in a row tonight against the freefalling Cubs, who are showing more fight amongst themselves than they are against their opponents (you catch Carlos Zambrano’s dugout act after his first-inning implosion yesterday?).

Before getting to the mess that is the Cubs, let’s focus on the South Siders. Not only have they won a season-best 10 in a row, they’ve outscored the opposition 48-22, posting three shutouts in the last five games, including back-to-back goose eggs the last 48 hours (2-0 over the Braves on Thursday; 6-0 over the Cubs yesterday). Even before Jake Peavy’s gem on Friday, the White Sox had a 2.18 team ERA over their previous 10 games (including a 1-0 loss at Wrigley Field on June 13 that preceded the current 10-game winning streak).

Going back to June 9, Ozzie Guillen’s crew is 14-1 – again, the only defeat being that 1-0 loss to the Cubs – including 12-1 against the National League. Throw in a winning series against Florida a month ago, and the White Sox are a major-league best 14-2 in interleague play this season (6-1 at home).

Conversely, the Cubs just can’t get out of their own way. They’ve lost three of four and five of seven, and going back to May 30, they’re in an 8-15 funk. Take away a fluke 12-1 win over the Angels on Sunday, and the Cubs have scored a grand total of four runs in their last five games, and Friday marked the third time they’ve been shutout since last Saturday.

Also, this Windy City rivalry has been anything but the last few years. The Pale Hose have taken three of four meetings this year, six of the last seven and 10 of the last 13 (and all three of the Cubs’ wins during this 13-meeting stretch were one-run nail-biters).

What about the starting pitchers in this contest? Well, no question the Cubs’ Carlos Silva (8-2, 3.01 ERA) is having a career year. And his team is 10-3 when he pitches. However, one of the losses was a 2-1 setback to the White Sox at Wrigley Field two weeks ago. Meanwhile, Freddy Garcia’s 4.85 ERA certainly doesn’t measure up to Silva’s, but he’s been terrific lately, giving up three earned runs or fewer in seven of his last nine starts, and the Sox are 8-1 in those nine games.

If all that’s not enough, take a look at the history these pitchers have against their respective opponents today: Garcia is 4-0 with a 1.25 ERA in five career starts against the Cubs (who lost all five games), while Silva is 4-11 with a 5.33 ERA in 20 games (18 starts) against the White Sox. And with their 2-1 victory on June 12 at Wrigley, the Sox are now 6-0 the last six times they’ve faced Silva.

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LOGICAL PICK
Pick Today is Cincinnati Reds.
The game is on at 7:00 PM EST.

63.9 % Win Probability

Over/Under:
Spread:
Moneyline: -135

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ROBERT FERRINGO

SIDES
2-Unit Play. Take #912 Tampa Bay (-1.5, +105) over Arizona
1-Unit Play. Take #903 Philadelphia (-135) over Toronto
1-Unit Play. Take #921 Boston (-140) over San Francisco
1-Unit Play. Take #930 L.A. Angels (-130) over* Colorado

TOTALS
1.5-Unit Play. Take Under 9.5 Cleveland at Cincinnati
1.5-Unit Play. Take Under 10.5 Houston at Texas
1.5-Unit Play. Take Over 9.5 Colorado at L.A. Angels
1-Unit Play. Take Over 8.5 Arizona at Tampa Bay
1-Unit Play. Take Over 9.0 Philadelphia at Toronto
1-Unit Play. Take Under 9.0 Chicago Cubs at Chicago W

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JACK JONES
Jack's Free Pick For Saturday: Detroit Tigers +111

I'll fade Kenshin Kawakami as the righty continues to struggle for the Atlanta Braves. He is really the one weak link in their rotation, but for whatever reason the Braves have not elected to send him down to the minors yet. Kawakami is WINLESS IN 14 STARTS this year, you heard that right folks. The righty is 0-9 with a 4.78 ERA and 1.460 WHIP this season. No question the wrong team is favored in this one with Kawakami on the bump.

Max Scherzer has been solid of late, going 2-1 with a 3.10 ERA and 1.033 WHIP in his last 3 starts. He has 67 K's in 73 innings this year, including 24 strikeouts over his last 3 starts totaling 20.1 innings pitched. The Tigers are 43-19 against the money line after scoring 2 runs or less over the last 2 seasons, and after a tough showing last night offensively, I look for Detroit to explode for at least 6 runs in this one. Detroit is 63-29 in their last 92 interleague games, serving as one of the most dominant teams in interleague play over the last few seasons. The Tigers have won 5 of their last 6 meetings with Atlanta. Roll with the Tigers Saturday at a solid price.

Free Pick Records:

MLB: 37-31 (+333 Units

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TheSportsCapper Baseball

Play Toronto (+130) over Philadelphia (TOP MLB PLAY)

Play Texas (-260) over Houston (BONUS MLB PLAY)

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INSIDER ANGLES
SATURDAY MLB: ARIZONA vs. TAMPA

The Tampa Bat Rays were no-hit by Edwin Jackson of the Arizona Diamondbacks last night, and the Snakes did not exactly light up the scoreboard either, winning 1-0. While we do not foresee another no-hitter on Saturday, we do expect another low scoring affair.

Southpaw Davis Price is quickly developing into one of the best pitchers in the American League for the Rays, as he is 10-3 with a 2.45 ERA and 1.23 WHIP in 91.2 innings. Incredibly, Price has allowed three earned runs or less in 13 of his 14 starts with 11 official Quality Starts. The young southpaw has never faced Arizona before, which is almost always to the pitcher’s advantage, and he is catching a Diamondbacks lineup that ranks 13th out of 16 National League teams in batting.

Arizona is starting Ian Kennedy, who may possibly be pitching the best ball on the staff this season despite his 3-5 record. Kennedy has a nice 3.60 ERA and a very good 1.18 WHIP in 95 innings with 82 strikeouts against 31 walks. Kennedy has allowed three earned runs or less in nine of his last 10 starts and in 12 of his 15 starts overall.

Kennedy is also catching Tampa Bay at the perfect time, as the Rays lineup had averaged 3.80 runs per game with a pathetic .229 team batting average in the last 10 games entering last night, and both of those already bad figures got worse following the no-hotter.

Look for both offenses to continue to struggle in this Saturday late afternoon affair.

MLB Free Pick: Diamondbacks, Rays Under 8.5

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JIMMY BOYD

3* Angels -130

We missed with the Angels in extras last night as they blew a 3-2 lead in the 8th, but I'll come right back with them tonight. The Rockies are 0-4 in Cook's last 4 starts, and he is 0-4 with an ERA of 7.39 on the road this season. Saunders hasn't been much better at home, but I strongly feel that is just an aberration. Saunders have proven to be the guy the Angels want on the mound following a loss as they are 30-13 in his last 43 starts following a team loss in their previous game. They are also are 29-11 in his last 40 starts with 5 days of rest and 16-6 in his last 22 starts as a favorite of -110 to -150. The Angels have still won 9 of the last 13 in this matchup, and I really like their chances at home tonight.

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FreePicks USA

FLORIDA -188
NY METS -127
ATLANTA -117
NY YANKEES 110

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Ferringo 6-26-10
2-Unit Play. Take #912 Tampa Bay (-1.5, +105) over Arizona (4 p.m., Saturday, Stopper. Thats what David Price is and will be today. Hes been one of the best pitchers in the American League and now his team needs him to be better than owly Ian Kennedy. Price has won seven of nine starts and was outdueled by Josh a former Rays arm. I have to think they come out strong in this one today and make a statement

1-Unit Play. Take #903 Philadelphia (-135) over Toronto (4 p.m., Saturday, June 26) The main factor at work here is how bad the Jays have been against lefties this year. Philadelphia is catching a little bit of fire now that Jimmy Rollins has come back into the lineup and they laid into the Jays yesterday. While I would love to predict a bounceback effort out of Shawn Marcum and the Jays I just think that Cole Hamels will be too tough. Phillys offense has come alive, scoring an average of seven runs per game in their last nine games spanning four series. Torontos has been going the other way. They are just 2-7 at home against a lefty starter and just 1-4 overall against southpaws. seven runs per game in their last nine games spanning four series. Torontos has seven runs per game in their last nine games spanning four series. Torontos has been going the other way. They are just 2-7 at home against a lefty starter and just 1-4 overall against southpaws. been going the other way. They are just 2-7 at home against a lefty starter and just Reply With Quote
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Posts:6361-Unit Play. Take #921 Boston (-140) over San Francisco (7 p.m., Saturday, J 26) 26) Bostons had a little bit of a tough go of it on their road trip but I think that Clay year and playing in a spacious stadium here fits his skill set very well. Boston ha won over 70 percent of its last 102 interleague games and San Fran has really won over 70 percent of its last 102 interleague games and San Fran has really benefited from a soft schedule lately. Boston will get its licks in against a call-up today and I think that they find a way to get a win. benefited from a soft schedule lately. Boston will get its licks in against a call-u benefited from a soft schedule lately. Boston will get its licks in against a call-u today and I think that they find a way to get a win

1-Unit Play. Take #930 L.A. Angels (-130) over* Colorado (10 p.m., Saturday, to just ditch this series here. Colorado is riding a rush similar to what the Angel then settle back in. Aaron Cook is 5-13 with an extra day of rest and the Angels 50-24 in their last 74 interleague games. The Angels are 9-4 in the last 13 meet and I think that they take care of business here Reply With Quote
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Posts:636Todays Totals 1.5-Unit Play. Take Under 9.5 Cleveland at Cincinnati ( 26) 1.5-Unit Play. Take Under 10.5 Houston at Texas (3 p.m 1.5-Unit Play. Take Over 9.5 Colorado at L.A. Angels (1 26) 1-Unit Play. Take Over 8.5 Arizona at Tampa Bay (4 p.m 1-Unit Play. Take Over 9.0 Philadelphia at Toronto (4 p 1-Unit Play. Take Under 9.0 Chicago Cubs at Chicago W Saturday, June 26) Reply With Quote
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Posts:6360.5-Unit Play. Take #910 Texas (-1.5, -125) over Housto 26) 26) Houston finally snapped Texas winning streak but that sti are necessarily in the class of the Rangers. Houston is stil games compared to Texas 11-1. The Rangers are still 18-5 and 8-2 in the last 10 meetings. Josh Banks is making his f a

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TEDDY COVERS

MLB
Cleveland/Cincinnati over 9.5

AFL
Jacksonville Sharks -5 e

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baseball prophet

RANGERS -RL -140 pod!!

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Seabass

50* Det
50* Mil
100* Laa
100* Fl
200* Phi

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DIMEWINS

SAT 6/26/10

Player 1
7.00* FLORIDA - 1' +120

Player 2
7.0* OVER COL/LAA 9' -120

Player 3
7.00* WASHINGTON -120