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Philadelphia Phillies (101-66) at San Francisco Giants (96-72)
AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
(L) Cole Hamels (1-0) vs. (R) Matt Cain (0-0)
Go with the Phillies with lefty Cole Hamels on the hill. The Phillies are 22-5 in their last 27 road games and are 6-2 in Hamels' last 8 starts versus the Giants.
Philadelphia Phillies -115
Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 8:05 p.m. est.
Texas Rangers (95-75) at New York Yankees (99-69)
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
(R) Tommy Hunter (0-1) vs. (R) A.J. Burnett (0-0)
New York Yankees are now 2-5 in their last 7 games at home, while the Rangers have won their last 7 on the road. Go with the Rangers! New York has dropped five of its last 6 games versus Texas and will have struggling A.J. Burnett on the hill. The right-hander is 1-7 with a 6.61 ERA in his last 12 starts and the Yankees are 1-4 in Burnett last 5 home starts. Texas counters with Tommy Hunter. The right-hander is 1-1 with a 2.51 ERA in his last three starts and went 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA in 2 career starts against the Yankees.
3* Philadelphia/San Francisco OVER (Hamels vs Cain) [4:05pm]
Both of the previous two series games went Over this total, and both sets of starters for those games grade out higher than Cain and Hamels do today. Note that Hamels has a 4.67 career ERA against the Giants while Cain (who is 0-3 against them) has a 6.23 ERA in his career against the Phillies. Look for this one to get Over the 6' run total
San Francisco has won 3 of the last 4 games and they have also won 29 of the last 42 games after batting .200 or worse over a three game span. Matt Cain has won 8 of the last 10 games after giving up one run or less in his last outing and he has an ERA of 2.75 in home games this season.
50* Play Texas (+135) over New York Yankees
Yankees pitcher, AJ Burnett has lost 12 of the last 17 games when playing in the 2nd half of the season and he is 0-2 over the last 3 starts with an ERA of 7.94. Rangers pitcher, Tommy Hunter has won 14 of the last 18 night games and he has an ERA of 3.77 in all games this season.
Game: 8:00PM Calgary Flames vs. Nashville Predators
Play On: UNDER 5
Current Line: Nashville (-160)
Over/Under: 5
Preview: The Calgary Flames and the Nashville Predators will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Bridgestone Arena.
Oddsmakers currently have the Predators listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Flames, while the game's total is sitting at 5.
The Flames were a 5-3 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Oilers. That made winners of bettors who got Calgary at -135 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.
The Predators were a 3-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Capitals. That made winners of bettors who got Washington at -110 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
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