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WNBA Consensus Picks

SIDES (ATS)

Time Away Line Picks Pct Home Line Picks Pct Detail Odds

11:30 AM New York +4 230 46.28% Washington -4 267 53.72% View View


TOTALS (OVER/UNDER)

Time Away Total Over Pct Home Total Under Pct Detail Odds

11:30 AM New York 141 255 57.30% Washington 141 190 42.70% View View

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WNBA JUNE/ JULY RECORD:


*****...............................3 - 7 - 2
DOUBLE PLAY....................15 - 17
TRIPLE PLAY......................6 - 4
SLAM DUNK.......................11 - 7


MLB RECORD FOR JUNE/JULY:


*****.............................53 - 61 - 1 .............................- 2.92
double play......................93 - 96 - 2 .............................- 12.55
triple play........................37 - 28 - 1 .............................+ 21.25
grand slam......................53 - 58 - 2...............................- 32.84


CFL JUNE/JULY RECORD:

SINGLE PLAY.................................0 - 0
DOUBLE PLAY................................3 - 2
TRIPLE PLAY..................................1 - 0
BLOW OUT....................................0 - 1

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THURSDAY, JULY 9

Game Score Status Pick Amount

New York - 11:30 AM ET New York +4 500 SLAM DUNK

Washington - Under 142 500 SLAM DUNK

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THURSDAY, JULY 9

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Oakland - 1:05 PM ET Oakland +129 500 *****
NY Yankees - Over 7.5 500 *****

Toronto - 2:10 PM ET Chi. White Sox -113 500
Chi. White Sox - Over 8 500

Tampa Bay - 2:10 PM ET Kansas City -118 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Kansas City - Under 7 500 DOUBLE PLAY

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THURSDAY, JULY 9

Game Score Status Pick Amount

St. Louis - 7:05 PM ET Pittsburgh -108 500 GRAND SLAM
Pittsburgh - Over 7 500

Houston - 7:10 PM ET Houston +109 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Cleveland - Over 7.5 500

Cincinnati - 7:10 PM ET Cincinnati +138 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Miami - Over 7 500

Detroit - 8:10 PM ET Minnesota +121 500 *****
Minnesota - Under 8 500

Atlanta - 8:40 PM ET Colorado -108 500 GRAND SLAM
Colorado - Under 10 500

LA Angels - 10:10 PM ET LA Angels +129 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Seattle - Over 7 500

Philadelphia - 10:10 PM ET LA Dodgers -300 500 *****
LA Dodgers - Under 7 500

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THURSDAY, JULY 9

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Ottawa - 9:00 PM ET Ottawa +6 500 BLOW OUT

Edmonton - Under 45.5 500 DOUBLE PLAY

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MLB Consensus Picks

SIDES (ATS)

Time Away Line Picks Pct Home Line Picks Pct Detail Odds

10:10 PM Philadelphia +271 373 31.64% LA Dodgers -300 806 68.36% View View

1:05 PM Oakland +138 364 34.54% NY Yankees -150 690 65.46% View View

2:10 PM Tampa Bay +116 440 37.70% Kansas City -126 727 62.30% View View

7:10 PM Houston +109 557 44.03% Cleveland -118 708 55.97% View View

7:10 PM Cincinnati +138 546 44.83% Miami -150 672 55.17% View View

2:10 PM Toronto +108 520 45.94% Chi. White Sox -117 612 54.06% View View

10:10 PM LA Angels +129 619 49.17% Seattle -140 640 50.83% View View

7:05 PM St. Louis +100 655 51.94% Pittsburgh -108 606 48.06% View View

8:10 PM Detroit -129 860 65.05% Minnesota +119 462 34.95% View View

8:40 PM Atlanta +100 821 65.06% Colorado -108 441 34.94% View View


TOTALS (OVER/UNDER)

Time Away Total Over Pct Home Total Under Pct Detail Odds

7:05 PM St. Louis 7 277 34.63% Pittsburgh 7 523 65.38% View View

10:10 PM LA Angels 7 332 42.46% Seattle 7 450 57.54% View View

7:10 PM Cincinnati 7 220 45.08% Miami 7 268 54.92% View View

7:10 PM Houston 7.5 365 51.05% Cleveland 7.5 350 48.95% View View

2:10 PM Tampa Bay 7 372 56.53% Kansas City 7 286 43.47% View View

8:10 PM Detroit 8 448 58.03% Minnesota 8 324 41.97% View View

10:10 PM Philadelphia 7 400 58.31% LA Dodgers 7 286 41.69% View View

1:05 PM Oakland 8.5 389 59.57% NY Yankees 8.5 264 40.43% View View

2:10 PM Toronto 8 442 61.73% Chi. White Sox 8 274 38.27% View View

8:40 PM Atlanta 10 488 62.40% Colorado 10 294 37.60% View View

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CFL Consensus Picks

SIDES (ATS)

Time Away Line Picks Pct Home Line Picks Pct Detail Odds

9:00 PM Ottawa +6 535 53.39% Edmonton -6 467 46.61% View View


TOTALS (OVER/UNDER)

Time Away Total Over Pct Home Total Under Pct Detail Odds

9:00 PM Ottawa 45.5 449 50.91% Edmonton 45.5 433 49.09% View View

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James, Cavs agree to 2-year contract

July 9, 2015

CLEVELAND (AP) Just shy of the one-year anniversary of his celebrated homecoming, LeBron James told the Cavaliers he's staying put.

James agreed to terms of a one-year, $23 million contract for next season, two people familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press on Thursday. The deal includes a player option for 2016-17, said the persons who spoke on condition of anonymity because James has not yet signed the contract.

That will be done soon as the four-time MVP has a busy schedule over the next few weeks to promote a new comedy film in which he portrays himself.

James is hosting a VIP screening in Akron on Friday, where he'll walk the red carpet with the other stars of ''Trainwreck,'' an R-rated movie he filmed last summer shortly after announcing he was returning to the Cavs.

Unlike last July 11, when his essay in Sports Illustrated touched Cleveland fans and changed the NBA's landscape, James wasn't the star attraction during this summer's free agency period. He ended any suspense about his future in Cleveland by saying he several times during the past season that he intends to end his career with the Cavs.

So while his agreement with the Cavs is not a surprise, it does give him future flexibility and the ability to make more money next summer when the league's new TV deal kicks in. The $24 billion package is expected to escalate the salary cap by millions.

The 30-year-old James led the Cavs to the NBA Finals in his first season back. Cleveland lost in six games to Golden State, but through no fault of James.

Forced to carry the scoring load following injuries to All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving and forward Kevin Love, James was brilliant against the Warriors, averaging 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds and 8.8 assists - the best statistical line in finals history.

But it wasn't enough, and after dropping to 2-4 in the finals, James said he's more motivated than ever to bring a championship to Cleveland, which has gone without a major pro sports title since 1964.

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Warriors, Green complete 5-year deal

July 9, 2015

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Draymond Green has overcome the odds his entire life, going from a chubby kid from a small Michigan town to Big Ten Player of the Year to NBA champion.

The versatile forward has done it all while living by the mantra his mother, Mary Babers-Green, instilled in him at an early age: ''Men that don't work don't eat.''

Green has put in the work - and now he can eat as well as he wants.

A week after reaching a verbal agreement, Green signed his $82 million, five-year contract with the Golden State Warriors on Thursday to remain with the reigning champions.

Green thanked his family, friends and the franchise at a news conference on the team's practice court, which was lined with about 150 young campers and front-office employees. His mother wiped away tears while sitting in the front row with Green's girlfriend, best friend and agent.

It was the latest surreal scene to play out for Green, who has become a basketball celebrity in the Bay Area and beyond.

''I never imagined walking through the airport being a struggle. Or everywhere you go just being a complete struggle. I never imagined that for myself. In my wildest dreams, I couldn't imagine that,'' Green said. ''The respect that you get from everyone after winning a championship, it's been incredible.''

Green was a restricted free agent, meaning the Warriors could have matched any offer he received. But Golden State always expected to pay whatever salary he commanded, even if that meant dipping into the league's luxury tax - which it will almost surely do now.

The Warriors drafted Green 35th overall in 2012 after passing on the former Michigan State standout with their first two selections. He took over as the starting power forward this season after David Lee injured his left hamstring in the final preseason game.

The 25-year-old Green averaged 11.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists and finished runner-up for NBA Defensive Player of the Year.

In the playoffs, he averaged 13.7 points, 10.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists, including a triple-double in the Game 6 clincher at Cleveland in the NBA Finals.

Warriors general manager Bob Myers called re-signing Green the team's top priority this offseason. He counts the versatile forward as a core part of the franchise's long-term future alongside MVP Stephen Curry and All-Star guard Klay Thompson.

''Draymond, through his entire life, whatever situation he's been confronted by, he's won,'' Myers said. ''It doesn't matter where he was or what position he played. His teams won. And that's not a coincidence. We want to have as many of those guys as we can.''

It's a major pay raise for Green, who worked his way up from the blue-collar town of Saginaw, Michigan, where he won back-to-back state titles in high school. He starred at Michigan State, winning Big Ten Player of the Year and going to two Final Fours, but he was an overlooked second-round pick in the NBA.

Green, who made $3.6 million total in his first three years in the league, is now a player whom Warriors coach Steve Kerr calls the ''heartbeat'' of the NBA champions.

''I don't necessarily think that this deal validates me because I don't play basketball for money,'' Green said. ''I play basketball because I love the game of basketball. It's what I've loved since I was 2 years old. No money is going to make me feel validated or like I belong because I signed a contract.''

But Green admitted he still ran around his hotel after getting the deal done with Myers last week.

''It was a great feeling, but it didn't even compare or come close to the feeling of winning a championship. It didn't come close,'' he said. ''So if anything validated me, it was that.''

The 6-foot-7, 230-pound Green said he still wants to improve his outside shooting, develop a few post moves and do more than play ''bully ball.''

Green and the Warriors are tied together now, especially after the team agreed last week to trade Lee and his $15.4 million contract to the Boston Celtics for well-traveled forward Gerald Wallace. Green said he takes the Warriors' financial commitment seriously and plans to live up to his end of the bargain.

''I'm going to give it my all. We won one championship, but that's not enough for me,'' Green said. ''That's my goal. That's what drives me and is going to continue to drive me. The contract's not going to change that.''