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Saturday's Best MLB Bets

Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Indians (160, 8.5)

The Rays have not won in Cleveland since 2005, forcing manager Joe Maddon to resort to some voodoo to undo the curse of the Tribe.

"I'm sure there's some sort of negative spiritual influence that's been cast upon us," he told the Tampa Tribune. "We're going to look for the paranormal kind of activity, we'll get … the ghost meters out the next time we come here, and we'll see if we can eradicate it somehow."

A better solution might be to bring the same bats. The Rays are swinging a hot stick these days, scoring 38 runs in their last five outings and twice posting double figures during that span.

They also bring to the mound lefthander David Price, who is 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA in two career starts against the Tribe, who continue to struggle against lefties.

The Indians counter with righthander Mitch Talbot, who may be suffering from fatigue. He hasn't lasted more than 5 2/3 innings in his last three starts and is 0-2 in that stretch.

Ghosts or not, this streak is due end.

Pick: Tampa Bay Rays


New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers (-130, 8.5)

Neither team has been playing well offensively, but they haven't faced opposing pitching as weak as they will today.

For the Mets, righthander Mike Pelfrey takes the hill for the first time since serving up seven hits and six runs in the first inning against the Diamondbacks in his last outing. In his two career outings against L.A., the Dodgers have hit him at a .341 clip.

The Dodgers counter by digging deep in their bullpen to fill out the fifth spot in the rotation. Righty Carlos Monasterios is allowing about four fewer runs per nine innings as a reliever as opposed to a starter so the Mets may finally find some offensive opportunities.

The Mets have been batting .221 against righties (as opposed to .185 vs. lefties) and the Dodgers are a full 15 points better against righthanders.

Pick: Over

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Saturday’s Streaking And Slumping Starting Pitchers


Streaking

Vin Mazzaro (5-2, 3.50 ERA), Oakland Athletics

Mazzaro started the season in the A’s rotation but was quickly moved over to a long relief role. He didn’t exactly flourish out of the pen, but he’s been sensational since rejoining the five-man starting unit.

The 23-year-old New Jersey native owns a 2.82 ERA in his eight starts since rejoining the rotation. Oakland is 4-4 in those eight games but the club has been an underdog in all but one of those contests.

Johnny Cueto (9-2, 3.39 ERA), Cincinnati Reds

Cueto continues to deliver for the upstart Reds. The young righty has given up two or less runs in each of his last six appearances. And he’s been a nice play for total bettors too. The under is 4-1-1 in his last six trips to the bump.

Slumping

Ubaldo Jimenez (15-1, 2.38 ERA), Colorado Rockies
Jimenez seemed like a lock for the NL Cy Young award but a recent stretch of average to poor starts over the last month has shaken things up a bit.

The Rockies don’t care what Josh Johnson or Adam Wainwright are doing. They just want to see their ace regain his top form. Jimenez’s ERA is 6.39 over his last five starts and the over is 4-1 over the same period.

His win-loss record hasn’t taken a hit thanks to some great run support from his teammates. The Rockies are still 8-2 in his last 10 outings, but bettors should know he’s not the same pitcher he was in the first two months of the season.

Scott Feldman (5-8, 5.48 ERA), Texas Rangers

Feldman is the weakest link in the Rangers’ revamped rotation. He’s given up five runs in four of his last five outings and Texas is 1-3 the last four times he’s taken the hill.

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Lady Luck: Today's WNBA best bets

Phoenix Mercury at Minnesota Lynx (-1, 184.5)

The Mercury are finally heating up and starting to look like the defending WNBA champions. Thursday night's 123-91 victory over Tulsa might have been there best outing of the season.

Setting WNBA records with a 67-point first half and a 36-point second quarter, the Mercury won for the fourth time in its past five games after snapping a long losing skid.

''Records are nice, but as long as you win the game,'' said the Mercury's Diana Taurasi, who scored a game-high 26 points. ''I think we are more happy that we got to play really good basketball for long stretches."

The same cannot be said for the Lynx, which has lost two in a row and four of its last six. Minnesota has averaged just 74 points per game in its last five outings, more than 30 points less than the Mercury.

Pick: Mercury


Chicago Sky at San Antonio Silver Stars (-2, 148)

The Sky has been playing lights-out defense lately, holding its last five opponents to just 60.6 points per game.

The first win in that span was an 88-61 rout of the Silver Stars, who have rebounded to win two of their last four but not because of their offense.

Both teams like to ground it out on the defensive end and the Sky, shooting just 38.4 percent on the road this season, are coming off a Friday night game and plane ride to San Antonio.

All signs point to a defensive struggle.

Pick: Under

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Bettors' best friend: Saturday's wagering tips

Lines off the board

Cardinals at Cubs: Total is off pending the wind direction and speed at Wrigley Field.

Lines to keep an eye on

White Sox at Athletics: Total opened at 7.5 but has slipped to 7.

Braves at Marlins: Total opened at 8.5 but has dropped to 8.

Rangers at Angels: Total opened at 9.5 but has climbed to 10.

Red Sox at Mariners: Total opened at 8 but has dipped to 7.5.

Yard Dawgz at Predators (AFL): Predators opened as -3 favorites but are now -3.5.

Sharks at Battlewings (AFL): Sharks opened as -13.5 picks and are now at -14.

Eskimos at Bluebombers (CFL): Bluebombers opened as -2 favorites but that line is now a pick-em at most books. The total has fallen from 55 to 54.

Roughriders at Stampeders (CFL): Stampeders opened as -2 favorites but are now -1.5. The total jumped from 54.5 at opening to 56.

Sparks at Sun (WNBA): Sun opened as -8.5 favorites but are now -9.

Fever at Mystics (WNBA): The total opened at 145.4 and has plummeted to 140.5.

Weather to watch

Cardinals at Cubs: 50 percent chance of thunderstorms.

Twins at Orioles: 30 percent chance of thunderstorms.

Rockies at Phillies: 30 percent chamce of thunderstorms.

Padres at Pirates: 50 percent chance of thunderstorms.

Blue Jays at Tigers: 80 percent chance of thunderstorms.

Rays at Indians: 80 percent chance of thunderstorms, wind blowing out to right field at 17 mph.

Braves at Marlins: 60 percent chance of thunderstorms, wind blowing in from right field at 17 mph.

Who's hot

Athletics have won seven of their last eight.

Indians are 6-1 in their last seven.

Cardinals are 8-1 in their last nine.

Yankees have won their last eight at home.

Who's not

Royals have lost eight of their last 10.

Mets are 1-7 in their last eight.

Orioles have lost six of their last seven.

Key stat

8,642 - Number of at-bats it took New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez to hit his 599th home run, third-fastest in baseball history behind home-run king Barry Bonds (8,212) and Babe Ruth (6,921). Ruth remains the youngest to reach the milestone at 36, unless A-Rod goes homerless for more than a year. He turns 35 on Tuesday.

Injury that shouldn't be overlooked

The slumping Royals can ill-afford to lose one of their few reliable hitters but have in outfielder David DeJesus, who has been placed on the DL with a severely sprained right thumb he suffered Thursday night in a collision with the outfield wall. DeJesus is batting .318 with five homers and 37 RBI this season. He will be replaced by minor-league callup Alex Gordon, who was batting .194 in 12 games with the big-league club before being optioned to Triple-A.

Game of the day

Angels at Rangers (-130, 10.5)

Notable quotable

"He's a very young and immature kid who smoked too much marijuana and has told me that he's not smoking anymore, and I told him that I would trust him as long as that was the case."

Minnesota Timberwolves president David Kahn said of free-agent signee Michael Beasley. He was fined $50,000 by the NBA for the "inappropriate" comment.

Tips and notes

Jamie Moyer's elbow injury has forced the Philadelphia Phillies to shuffle their rotation this weekend. Lefthander J.A. Happ will return from a rehabilitation assignment to take Moyer's spot in the rotation vs. Colorado on Sunday. He has not pitched since mid-April due to a sore elbow but was anticipated to return this weekend. Righthander Kyle Kendrick, who was optioned Tuesday to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, will return to start Saturday. He is 5-4 with a 4.82 ERA this season.

Picking an underdog to win the Brickyard 400 is risky business. The top three drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings have a combined eight wins at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Four-time defending series champion Jimmie Johnson, who is third in the current standings, has won the race three times, all in the last four years. Jeff Gordon, who is second in the standings, has a record four wins at the 2 1/2-mile speedway since it began hosting NASCAR in 1994. Harvick, who sits atop the standings, won this race in 2003 and has added four top-10s since.

New France soccer coach Laurent Blanc has suspended all 23 World Cup players from his debut next month in a friendly vs. Norway. Tthe French Football Federation gave Blanc permission to suspend the players as a punishment for the team's embarrassing performance at the World Cup, where France was winless and had a player mutiny against former coach Raymond Domenech. That could spell trouble for France in the 2012 Euro Cup, where it is currently an 8/1 shot to win the championship. France faces Norway in Oslo on Aug. 11, but Blanc has to name his 23-player roster by Aug. 5

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JIM FEIST COMP
(955) NEW YORK METS
(956) LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Take "Over"
It's tough playing these two teams over considering how badly the offenses have played on these clubs since the all star break. Both the Dodgers and Mets are losing badly since the break, and with key injuries on both sides, the offenses have done little. However, I'm going to take a chance here on the OVER Saturday. I like this pitching matchup and feel they will both give up their share of hits and runs. Mike Pelfrey has a nice record at 10-5, however his ERA is 4.01 and his WHIP is a lofty 1.50. Pelfrey has really struggle of late, losing three straight starts, allowing 17 earned runs in just 10 innings, walking nine and striking out just four. Carlos Monasterios will start for the Dodgers. Monasterios is taking the spot of James McDonald who failed to show anything in his chances on the hill. Monasterios has a decent ERA out of the pen at 3.61, but he has control issues as he's walked 18 and struck out just 24 on the season. I don't see this 24-year old from Venezuela being much more than a spot starter until the Dodgers make a trade or find someone better. Which brings me to today's game. Pelfrey is pitching terribly, Monasterios is making a spot start. I don't see either pitcher being particularly effective here on Saturday. Take the OVER and if these clubs can't hit these pitchers, then there's no hope for them. Take OVER.

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Jack Clayton
Free play

Sport: MLB
Game: Red Sox at Mariners
Date/Time: 7/24/2010 10:00PM EST
Pick: Under the total

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Nolan Fernandez 07-24

washington/milwaukee (over 9.5)
free play

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MARC LAWRENCE COMP

Play On: Colorado w/Jimenez
Note: The Rockies will look to get Ubaldo Jimenez back on track when they meet Kyle Kendrick and the Phillies in Philadelphia Saturday afternoon. Jimenenz enters with a sparkling 16-3 team start mark this season while Kendrick is 1-2 with a 7.08 ERA at home in his career team starts. With that, look for Colorado to get the cash here today. We recommend a 1-unit play on Colorado.

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ROSS BENJAMIN
Free play
MLB | Jul 24

Play On: San Diego -1.5 (-103)

The San Diego starter Latos has been invincible in his last 4 starts posting a microscopic 0.33 ERA. The Padres are a perfect 6-0 in Latos last 6-starts. The Pirates are 1-6 in their last 7 as an underdog with Karstens as their starter. Karstens has posted a lofty 6.35 ERA in his last 3-starts while allowing 5 home runs in the process. Play on this game to go over the total as my free selection of the night.

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Baseball Crusher 7/24


MIN (-130) over BAL

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Arthur Ralph Sports
486 - 355 run 58 %

Free play Sat SL Cards + 120

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Hondo

Hondo, who salvaged a split Thursday night with the Giants, kept the good vibe going yesterday when the Cubs chewed up the Cards in Wrigley to lower the deficit to 1,060 demeters.

Today, Mr. Aitch is a little late to the party, but he's hopping on board the anti-Metamucil bandwa gon with a 10-unit Dodgers play. Also, he'll go back to the Giants, because everybody beats the D'backs (except the Metamucils) -- 10 units on Bumgarner.

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty hit with the Cubs Friday.

Saturday it's the Cubs. The deficit is 80 sirignanos

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GAMBLERS DATA
Angels +110