7-24-11

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Bob Valentino

60 DIME WINNER #9 IN A ROW

Nationals

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Anthony Redd

40 Dime Run Line of the Month

Yankees -1.5

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Derek Mancini

20 DIME MLB Road Warrior

Rockies

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Jeff Benton

40 DIME N.L. Game of the Month, Part 2

Rockies

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Matt Rivers

150,000♦ Sunday Night

Game of the Month

Braves

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Trace Adams

2000♦ Highest-Rated

Winner # 4 in a Row

Tampa Bay

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MLB
Write-Up


Sunday, July 24

Hot pitchers
-- Mets are 6-1 on the road when Gee starts. Sanchez has a 2.92 RA in his last couple starts.
-- Stauffer is 2-0, 1.54 in his last seven starts. Phillies are 10-1 in last 11 Halladay starts; he left his last start in 5th with heat-related issues.
-- Morton is 1-1, 3.18 in his last three starts.
-- Garza allowed one run in 14 innings in his last two starts.
-- Jimenez is 3-0, 2.18 in his last three starts.
-- Billingsley is 3-2, 2.48 in his last five starts. Marquis is 1-1, 2.57 in his last couple starts.
-- Giants won last five Bumgarner starts (2-0, 2.88).

-- Masterson is 3-1, 1.49 in his last five starts. Jackson is 2-1, 2.48 in his last four starts.
-- Gonzalez is 3-1, 2.45 in his last five starts.
-- Liriano is 2-0, 4.07 in his last four starts. Porcello is 3-0, 4.42 in his last three starts; Tigers scored 20 runs in those three games.
-- Cobb is 2-0, 2.22 in his last four starts.
-- Ogando is 3-0, 2.08 in his last three starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Atlanta lost last three Beachy starts (0-1, 6.32). Reds scored total of three runs in losing Willis' first two starts (0-1, 3.38).
-- Lohse is 0-3, 7.15 in his last four starts.
-- Houston lost last eight Lyles starts (0-5, 5.40).
-- Owings' last start was May 26, but Arizona scored 15 runs in taking both his starts this season (1-0, 4.36).
-- Gallardo is 1-3, 9.90 in his last four road starts.

-- Colon is 0-3, 11.37 in his last three starts.
-- Guthrie is 1-3, 6.75 in his last four starts. Chatwood is 0-2, 5.28 in his last three outings.
-- Wakefield is 1-1, 7.83 in his last four starts. Pineda is 1-2, 6.84 in his last four starts.
-- Paulino is 1-3, 4.93 in his last seven starts.
-- Cecil is 1-2, 4.94 in his last four starts.

Totals
-- Four of last five Houston games stayed under the total.
-- Five of Reds' last seven games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in San Diego's last nine road games.
-- Six of last eight Morton starts went over the total.
-- Over is 6-2-1 in Mets' last nine games.
-- Five of last six Colorado games went over the total.
-- Six of Giants' last seven home games stayed under the total.
-- Eight of last eleven Dodger home games stayed under the total.

-- Five of last seven Oakland road games went over the total.
-- Three of Minnesota's last four games went over the total.
-- White Sox' last six road games stayed under the total.
-- Orioles' last four games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 6-1-1 in Seattle's last eight road games.
-- Seven of last eight Kansas City games stayed under the total.
-- Four of Toronto's last five games went over the total.

Hot Teams
-- Sr Louis won its last three games by 21-7 margin.
-- Phillies won 15 of their last 18 home games.
-- Cubs won their last two games, allowing three runs.
-- Braves won 15 of their last 21 games.
-- Dodgers won five of their last six home games.
-- Giants won 10 of their last 14 games. Milwaukee is 5-1 in game after its last six losses.

-- Bronx won 14 of its last 18 home games.
-- Red Sox won six of their last seven games.
-- Texas won its last nine home games, scoring 70 runs. Toronto won eight of its last twelve games, but lost last two.
-- Angels won three of their last four games.
-- Minnesota won 15 of its last 23 games. Tigers won four of six.
-- Royals won their last four games, allowing eleven runs.

Cold Teams
-- Pirates lost their last three games, scoring six runs.
-- San Diego lost ten of its last fourteen games.
-- Astros lost 11 of their last 13 road games.
-- Cincinnati is 7-10 in its last 17 games.
-- Florida lost four of its last five games. Mets lost four of their last six road games.
-- Arizona is 6-8 in its last fourteen home games. Colorado is 3-9 in its last dozen road games.
-- Nationals lost eight of their last twelve games.

-- Oakland lost 10 of its last 13 road games (4-2 last 6 games overall).
-- Baltimore lost eight of its last twelve home games.
-- White Sox are 5-8 in their last 13 games. Cleveland lost its last four home games, allowing 26 runs.
-- Seattle lost its last 14 games in a row, outscored 51-23 in its nine games since the All-Star break.
-- Tampa Bay is 7-12 in its last nineteen games.

Umpires
-- Hst-Chi-- Five of last six Iassogna games stayed under the total.
-- Atl-Cin-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six Barksdale games.
-- SD-Phil-- Under is 12-3 when Porter calls balls and strikes.
-- StL-Pitt-- Seven of last eight Hirschbeck games went over the total.
-- NY-Fla-- Seven of last ten Muchlinski games stayed under total.
-- Col-Az-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Reynolds games.
-- Mil-SF-- Last four Schreiber games stayed under the total.
-- Wsh-LA-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six TWelke games.

-- A's-NY-- Six of last eight Nelson games went over the total.
-- Det-Min-- Under is 4-0-1 in last five Cederstrom games.
-- Chi-Clev-- Last five Hoye games all went over the total.
-- LA-Balt-- Under is 12-5-1 in last eighteen Tichenor games.
-- Sea-Bos-- Over is 7-3-1 in last 11 Kellogg games, 1-3 in last four.
-- TB-KC-- Five of last seven Runge games went over the total.
-- Tor-Tex-- Underdogs won six of last eight Gorman games.

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Vaughn Wilson MLB
3 Units Colorado Rockies (-145)

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Silver Key Pick for Sunday ML Baseball

BOSTON WAKEFIELD -R -145 over Seattle

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Sports Network


SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS (0-3) AT MONTREAL ALOUETTES (3-0)Sunday, July 24, 7:00 p.m.

The winless Saskatchewan Roughriders will be fighting an uphill battle on Sunday in Montreal, as they take on the unbeaten Alouettes.

This game represents a rematch from just two weeks ago, as Montreal knocked off the Roughriders in Saskatchewan by a 39-25 final on July 9.

All three losses thus far for the Roughriders have come by double figures, and they have surrendered more than twice as many points (114) as they have scored (56). The most recent setback was a 33-3 beating at the hands of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last weekend.

In that 30-point rout, Saskatchewan trailed 23-0 at halftime as was never able to threaten Hamilton in the second stanza.

Darian Durant struggled mightily under center in defeat, as he was intercepted three times and completed just 9-of-23 passes for 95 yards. Durant also fumbled the ball once and was unable to get his team into the end zone all afternoon. The most productive player for the Roughriders was Efrem Hill, as he made five catches for 87 yards.

On defense, Saskatchewan permitted a pair of touchdowns through the air and one on the ground. There was a glaring lack of big plays, as the Roughriders failed to force a fumble and finished with only one sack and one interception.

Through three outings, Durant has twice as many interceptions (six) as TD passes, and it remains to be seen if Ryan Dinwiddie gets his chance under center. Saskatchewan rookie head coach Greg Marshall is eager to earn his first CFL victory and isn't at all proud to be at the helm of the first Roughrider team to start 0-3 since 2000.

As for Montreal, it very much looks the part of a two-time defending Grey Cup champion. The Alouettes beat Saskatchewan in the 2009 and 2010 title games, and while the Roughriders appear to be long shot to reach the 2011 championship matchup, Montreal must be looked upon as a favorite to win it all again.

Marc Trestman has been tremendous as the head coach of the Alouettes, and there is no doubt that he benefits from the presence of his legendary quarterback, Anthony Calvillo.

In Montreal's 40-17 thrashing of Toronto last week, Calvillo became the CFL's all-time leader in touchdown passes. The 18-year veteran has now tossed 396 scoring strikes, two more than Damon Allen threw in 23 seasons.

On Sunday, Calvillo has an outside chance of overtaking another record held by Allen, as he is just 38 completions shy of the all-time mark of 5,158. Allen's all-time passing yardage record will likely fall by season's end as well.

Calvillo, a three-time CFL MVP, threw for 307 yards and two scores against the Argonauts, and teammate Brandon Whitaker was unstoppable, rushing for 120 yards and a score while catching 11 passes for 94 yards.

Star linebacker Chip Cox recorded an interception and ran a fumble recovery back 108 yards for a score to tie a CFL record.

Montreal has now won its last two games by double figures after squeaking by still winless BC by four points to open the campaign.

Taking a look at the standings, Montreal is alone atop the East Division, one game up on Winnipeg. As for Saskatchewan, it sits in the basement of the West Division alongside BC, which is also 0-3.

In terms of the all-time, regular-season series between these two squads, the Alouettes are ahead by a count of 35-27-1 dating back to 1946.

Montreal is clearly superior to Saskatchewan and figures to cruise to victory on Sunday. There is a chance for a hangover after Calvillo's milestone achievement, but it is remote. The Alouettes are simply too seasoned and too well coached.

Montreal 34 Saskatchewan 10

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Junior Will
3 Units Sandiego Padres+1.5 (-105)

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Philly-Connection
4 Units Atlanta Braves (-125)

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Tim Buzan

3 Units Milw Brewers (+110)

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Wood Brothers MLB

3 Units Cleveland Indians (-130)

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FANTASY SPORTS GAMETIME

MLB Baseball Sunday
Play Philadelphia (-225) over San Diego (Top Play of the Day)
Starts at 1:30 PM EST
Philadelphia has won 5 of the last 6 games and they have also won 21 of the last 23 home games as a favorite of -200 to -225. Philadelphia has won 16 of the last 20 games vs. San Diego and they have also won 24 of the last 34 day games.

Play Texas (-200) over Toronto (Top Play of the Day)
Starts at 8:10 PM EST
Texas has won 14 of the last 16 games and they have also won 7 consecutive games as a favorite of -200 or higher. Alexi Ogando is 7-1 in home games this season with an ERA of 2.54 and he is 3-0 over the last three overall starts with an ERA of 2.08.

Play Chicago Cubs (-170) over Houston (Bonus)
Starts at 2:20 PM EST

Canadian Football Sunday
100* Play Montreal (-11.5) over Saskatchewan
Starts at 7:00 PM EST

Montreal has won 14 consecutive home games when the total posted is greater than 52 points and they have also won 11 consecutive home games as a favorite of 10.5 to 14 points. Montreal has won 14 of the last 15 games coming off a win by 20 points or more and they have also won 10 of the last 11 games coming off two or more OVER the totals.