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Team Open Line Movements Current Moneyline Halftime Scores

6:05 PM EDT

305 B.C. LIONS -3 -3 / -3 -05 / -3 -2.5 -150
306 OTTAWA REDBLACKS 46 46 / 46.5 / 47 46 +130

TV: ESPN3.com

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MLB Consensus Picks

SIDES (ATS)

Time Away Line Picks Pct Home Line Picks Pct Detail Odds

2:15 PM San Diego +192 186 26.31% St. Louis -210 521 73.69% View View

7:15 PM Philadelphia +160 197 30.45% Atlanta -174 450 69.55% View View

7:15 PM Miami +115 232 34.73% Chi. Cubs -125 436 65.27% View View

10:10 PM Colorado +155 76 35.68% Arizona -168 137 64.32% View View

7:15 PM NY Mets +163 243 35.89% LA Dodgers -177 434 64.11% View View

7:15 PM Minnesota +156 254 37.80% Kansas City -170 418 62.20% View View

1:05 PM Tampa Bay +147 301 41.29% NY Yankees -160 428 58.71% View View

4:05 PM Cleveland +111 299 42.53% Pittsburgh -120 404 57.47% View View

1:08 PM Toronto +109 323 43.07% Detroit -118 427 56.93% View View

7:15 PM Milwaukee -108 296 46.69% Cincinnati +100 338 53.31% View View

1:35 PM Houston +127 382 52.19% Boston -138 350 47.81% View View

9:05 PM LA Angels -123 349 52.56% Texas +114 315 47.44% View View

11:05 AM San Francisco -110 436 54.50% Washington +102 364 45.50% View View

4:05 PM Seattle -128 423 58.67% Oakland +118 298 41.33% View View

2:10 PM Baltimore +104 403 58.75% Chi. White Sox -112 283 41.25% View View


TOTALS (OVER/UNDER)

Time Away Total Over Pct Home Total Under Pct Detail Odds

7:15 PM NY Mets 6.5 119 39.40% LA Dodgers 6.5 183 60.60% View View

4:05 PM Seattle 6.5 169 43.56% Oakland 6.5 219 56.44% View View

2:15 PM San Diego 7 185 45.23% St. Louis 7 224 54.77% View View

7:15 PM Minnesota 8 173 46.01% Kansas City 8 203 53.99% View View

7:15 PM Philadelphia 7.5 175 46.92% Atlanta 7.5 198 53.08% View View

2:10 PM Baltimore 7.5 200 47.28% Chi. White Sox 7.5 223 52.72% View View

4:05 PM Cleveland 7.5 165 47.41% Pittsburgh 7.5 183 52.59% View View

11:05 AM San Francisco 6.5 227 47.49% Washington 6.5 251 52.51% View View

9:05 PM LA Angels 9 186 48.82% Texas 9 195 51.18% View View

1:35 PM Houston 8.5 248 57.01% Boston 8.5 187 42.99% View View

1:05 PM Tampa Bay 7.5 235 57.46% NY Yankees 7.5 174 42.54% View View

7:15 PM Miami 7.5 28 58.33% Chi. Cubs 7.5 20 41.67% View View

7:15 PM Milwaukee 8.5 235 64.92% Cincinnati 8.5 127 35.08% View View

1:08 PM Toronto 8 292 66.36% Detroit 8 148 33.64% View View

10:10 PM Colorado 9 94 68.12% Arizona 9 44 31.88% View View

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CFL Consensus Picks

SIDES (ATS)

Time Away Line Picks Pct Home Line Picks Pct Detail Odds

6:00 PM BC Lions -3 625 57.03% Ottawa +3 471 42.97% View View


TOTALS (OVER/UNDER)

Time Away Total Over Pct Home Total Under Pct Detail Odds

6:00 PM BC Lions 46 470 47.28% Ottawa 46 524 52.72% View View

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WNBA JUNE/ JULY RECORD:


*****...............................2 - 7 - 2
DOUBLE PLAY....................13 - 17
TRIPLE PLAY......................5 - 3
SLAM DUNK.......................10 - 7


MLB RECORD FOR JUNE/JULY:


*****.............................48 - 54 - 1 .............................- 5.42
double play......................80 - 84 - 1 .............................- 15.73
triple play........................29 - 25 - 1 .............................+ 15.90
grand slam......................44 - 50 - 1...............................- 32.35


CFL JUNE/JULY RECORD:

SINGLE PLAY.................................0 - 0
DOUBLE PLAY................................3 - 1
TRIPLE PLAY..................................1 - 0
BLOW OUT....................................0 - 1

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SATURDAY, JULY 4

Game Score Status Pick Amount

San Francisco - 11:05 AM ET San Francisco -108 500 *****
Washington - Over 6.5 500 *****

Tampa Bay - 1:05 PM ET NY Yankees -160 500
NY Yankees - Under 7.5 500

Toronto - 1:08 PM ET Toronto +101 500 GRAND SLAM
Detroit - Over 8.5 500

Houston - 1:35 PM ET Boston -140 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Boston - Over 8 500 TRIPLE PLAY

Baltimore - 2:10 PM ET Chi. White Sox -112 500 *****
Chi. White Sox - Over 7.5 500 *****

San Diego - 2:15 PM ET St. Louis -210 500 GRAND SLAM
St. Louis - Under 7 500

Cleveland - 4:05 PM ET Cleveland +111 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Pittsburgh - Over 7.5 500

Seattle - 4:05 PM ET Seattle -128 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Oakland - Under 7 500

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SATURDAY, JULY 4

Game Score Status Pick Amount

BC Lions - 6:00 PM ET BC Lions -3 500 DOUBLE PLAY

Ottawa - Over 45.5 500 DOUBLE PLAY

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Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

How football expert Phil Steele sees the SEC West this fall.........

7) Mississippi State-- Senior QB Prescott is a darkhorse Heisman candidate.

6) Texas A&M-- New DC John Chavis is Sumlin's best recruit.

5) Arkansas-- Hogs have one of best offensive lines in country, senior QB.

4) Ole Miss-- Avoid playing top three teams in SEC East.

3) Auburn-- Will Muschamp is the new defensive coordinator.

2) LSU-- Only had four players drafted by NFL; if they get solid QB play......

1) Alabama-- Only has three starters back on offense this season.

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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Happy 239th birthday, America.........

13) DeAndre Jordan signs with Dallas for four years, $80M, plus whatever a decent shooting coach gets paid. Get ready for a winter filled with Mark Cuban complaining about the intentional foul rules.

12) Definition of Irony: Donald Trump has a line of fancy clothes some stores sell. The suitcoats have a label inside them that says "Made in Mexico"

11) I learned a new phrase this week: "throwing shade".

According to my friends at the urban dictionary, "throwing shade" means: ".......to talk trash about a friend or aquaintance, to publicly denounce or disrespect."

See all the neat stuff you learn coming here every day?

10) Random college football fact: Missouri is 26-9 vs spread in its last 35 road games; since 2007, they're 13-3 as road favorites.

9) Is Josh Reddick trying to get traded? He went on record Thursday in a radio interview ripping the A's front office for sitting him against lefty pitchers. Thats what happened with Josh Donaldson, before he got traded last winter, though he criticized the front office for other stuff. Problem is, Reddick is 11-69 (.159) against lefties- he ain't as good as Donaldson.

8) Over/under in Met-Dodger game Friday night was 5.5; thats an NHL over/under, unusually low for a baseball total. Of course, the game ended 2-1.

7) Great note from Christopher Kamka, a Comcast guy from Chicago:

Journeyman pitcher Clayton Richard starts for the Cubs today, his first start in two years, but he has made 129 career big league starts, going 46-47.

Anyway in 2002, Richard was Mr High School Football in Indiana, and was backup QB to Chad Henne at Michigan for a year, before quitting to concentrate on baseball.

Runner-up for Mr HS Football in Indiana in 2002? White Sox P Jeff Samardzija, who also pitches today and wound up being a really good WR at Notre Dame.

6) Howie Kendrick stole second for the Dodgers in the sixth inning last night, ending a 23+-game streak without a stolen base, LA's longest drought of the modern era.

5) PT Barnum would be so proud; there is a Fantasy Football Combine at the Wynn Casino in Las Vegas July 17-19. Only costs $995 a person. Oy.

(PT Barnum was credited with a famous saying: "There is a sucker born every minute", though many historians dispute that he actually said it. You get the point.)

4) There is no state income tax in Texas; there is a 13.3% state income tax in California, which becomes something of a factor in these free agent negotiations.

3) Last 14 Detroit Tiger games went over the total, but Miguel Cabrera strained a calf muscle last night and is probably headed to the DL. Wager accordingly.

2) NBA Summer League from Orlando tips off at 9am on NBA TV. We're almost to the point where there is good stuff on TV 24 hours a day. Need time to sleep.

1) Happy Birthday America; we're very lucky to live here. We're fortunate to have freedoms a lot of other places do not have. Thanks to those people who protect our freedoms. Enjoy your 4th of July!!!!

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Fourth of July Betting Guide

The kids want to go to the beach and your wife has a to-do list that rivals the ink on freshly signed NBA contracts. All you want to do is spend your Independence Day watching and wagering on what the day has to offer when it comes to sports.

Well, we are here to help with a list of the day's events, plus when and where you can watch.
Happy Fourth of July!

THE WORLD-FAMOUS NATHAN’S INTERNATIONAL HOT DOG EATING CONTEST

TV: 11 a.m. ET, ESPN 3 (women), 12 p.m. ET, ESPN 2 (men)

Joey Chestnut has won this event eight-straight times and looks to defend his crown as a monstrous -1000 favorite. The guy is a legend in the world of competitive eating but has expressed worry in regards to new rival Matt Stonie.

For a little extra spice, online shop BookMaker.eu is offering up some tasty specials for the annual contest:
2015 Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest: Hot Dogs eaten by female winner?

OVER - 37.5 -155
UNDER - 37.5 +125

2015 Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest: Who will eat more hot dogs?
JOEY CHESTNUT -8.5 EV
FIELD (ANY OTHER COMPETITOR) +8.5 -130
Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest: Hot Dogs eaten by male winner?
OVER - 66.5 +110
UNDER - 66.5 -140

2015 Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest: Who will win Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest?
JOEY CHESTNUT -1000
FIELD - ANY OTHER COMPETITOR +600


MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Per usual on the Fourth, there is a full sate of MLB games with games around the clock. The action kicks off with Washington Nationals host the San Francisco Giants in the Nation's capital and concluding with the Colorado Rockies visiting the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Opening odds via BetOnline.ag

San Francisco Giants at Washington Nationals (-112, 7)
11:05 a.m. ET, ESPN2
Betting note: the Under cashed in last four meetings between the two clubs in 2014. This will be their first meeting in 2015.

Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees (-152, 7.5)
1:04 p.m. ET
Betting note: the Yanks took two of three the last time these clubs met in the Bronx. The under cashed in all three of those meetings.

Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers (-129, 8)
1:08 p.m. ET
Betting note: the Tigers are 8-0 in David Price's last eight starts on five day's rest.

Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox (-128, 8.5)
1:35 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Betting note: Under bets have gone 7-1-3 in Clay Buchholz's last 1 starts overall.

Baltimore Orioles at Chicago White Sox (-115, 8.5)
2:10 p.m. ET
Betting note: the Baltimore Orioles are 5-0 in Chris Tillman's last five starts.

San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals (-180, 7.5)
2:15 p.m. ET
Betting note: the home team is 5-0 in umpire Hunter Wendelstedt's last five games behind home plate.

Seattle Mariners at Oakland A's (+122, 7)
4:05 p.m. ET
Betting note: The Mariners are 15-3 in Felix Hernandez's last 18 road starts versus the A's.

Cleveland Indians at Pittsburgh Pirates (-127, 7.5)
4:05 p.m. ET
Betting note: The Pirates are just 1-6 in the last seven games Jeff Locke started on a Saturday.

Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals (-169, 8.5)
7:15 p.m. ET
Betting note: the Twins are 3-9 in their last 12 games which umpire Lance Barksdale has worked behind home plate.

Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves (-174, 7.5)
7:15 p.m. ET
Betting note: the Braves are 1-7 in Alex Wood's last eight starts against NL East clubs.

Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs (-133, OFF)
7:15 p.m. ET
Betting note: the Marlins are 2-7 in Jarred Cosart's last nine starts.

Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds (+107, 8.5)
7:15 p.m. ET
Betting note: the Brewers are 2-10 in Jimmy Nelson's last 12 starts with four day's rest.

New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers (-157, 6)
7:15 p.m. ET
Betting note: under wagers have cashed in Zack Greinke's last five starts overall.

Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers (+130, 9)
9:05 p.m. ET
Betting note: Rangers starter Wandy Rodriguez is second in starter money this season at $866. Tigers' ace David Price leads at $894.

Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks (-158, 9.5)
10:10 p.m. ET
Betting note: the under has gone 7-0-2 in umpire Paul Schrieber's last nine games behind home plate.


MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

The MLS has seemingly grown in popularity in the United States year in, year out, but it still has not hit the pinnacle of popularity that everyone expected after USA '94. Still, more and more European stars are joining the league to help it grow, with Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard set to join L.A. and NYCFC respectively.
There are six games on the docket Saturday to celebrate America's birthday (odds via WilliamHill.com).

NY Red Bulls at Columbus Crew (+240, +260, +105)
7:30 p.m. ET
Betting note: The Crew and their opponent have scored over 2.5 goals in seven of Columbus's past eight home games.

NYCFC at Montreal Impact (+230, +240, +115)
8:00 p.m.. ET
Betting note: NYCFC won the previous meeting by a score of 3-1 back on June 14.

Vancouver White Caps at Colorado Rapids (+190, +240, +138)
9 p.m. ET
Betting note: Colorado has won four street home meetings (all competitions) against Vancouver.

New England Revolution at FC Dallas (+275, +240, +100)
9 p.m. ET
Betting note: FC Dallas has won nine of their last 10 home games in MLS.

Orlando City at Real Salt Lake (+180, +230, +150)
10 p.m. ET
Betting note: Under 2.5 has hit in three straight Orlando City games.

Toronto FC at LA Galaxy (+360, +275, -138)
10:30 p.m. ET
Betting note: the Galaxy are unbeaten in 28 of their last 29 home games in MLS.


WIMBLEDON

Feel like placing some wagers on the American contingent at the All England Club? If so, you'll have to focus on the women's side as Madison Keys is the only American in action Saturday.

Keys is in action against Germany's Tatjana Maria and is presently -450 with the German +333 (Bet365). The two have have never faced off, but Keys certainly has the edge when comparing performances in this year's Grand Slams. Maria has a pair of first round exits in the Aussie and French while Keys was ousted in the Round of 32 at Roland Garros but made it to the semis in the Australian Open before bowing out to Serena.


TOUR DE FRANCE

TV: 7 a.m. ET, NBCSN

Obviously, American riders have had a bit of history in France. Lance Armstrong dominated this event for years, but had his seven titles stripped in 2012 after the whole performance enhancing drugs thing. But before Armstrong, Greg LeMond won the event three times in five years.

A couple of American cyclists look to make noise at the 2015 event. Tejay van Garderen comes in at 30/1 while New Yorker Andrew Talansky is currently being offered at 100/1 at the Westgate LV Superbook.

Last year's winner, Vincenzo Nibali, comes in at 5/1. Chris Froome is the fave at 7/4, Nairo Quintana 9/4 and Alberto Contador 7/2.


CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

B.C. Lions at Ottawa RedBlacks (+3, 46.5)
6 p.m. ET

Missing football? Well, look no further than North of the Border. Yeah, it's not exactly the NFL or college football, but the CFL just might scratch where that football void in your life itches.

There is just one game on the board as the Ottawa RedBlacks host the B.C. Lions as 3-point home dogs.
The RedBlacks won all of two games last season, their first in the league, but are already out to a 1-0 straight up record after trumping the Montreal Alouettes as 8-point road dogs in Week 1.

BC was on a bye week to start the season, so this is the first we'll see of the Lions in 2015.


WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL

The women's World Cup final between the United States and Japan doesn't go until Sunday, July 5, but you can still get your wager in early!

At Bet365, the ladies are -133 faves with defending champion Japan coming in at +375 (Draw +250).

There is the third place game on the board Saturday, however, as Germany and England square off. The Germans are presently -182 with the English +425 and the Draw +333.

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Two late games:

SATURDAY, JULY 4

Game Score Status Pick Amount

LA Angels - 9:05 PM ET Texas +110 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Texas - Under 9 500 GRAND SLAM

Colorado - 10:10 PM ET Arizona -160 500 GRAND SLAM
Arizona - Under 9 500 DOUBLE PLAY