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Here is the two early MLB games:

Wednesday, April 7Game Score Status Pick Amount

Colorado - 1:10 PM ET Colorado +104 500 ( POD )
Milwaukee - Over 9 500

San Francisco - 2:05 PM ET San Francisco -144 500
Houston - Under 7.5 500 ( MLB TOTAL )

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Wednesday Wagers

We’ve had great weather all across the land as the Major League Baseball season opened up for 2010. There is no shortage of action on the diamond on Wednesday with 15 games for us to choose from at the betting shops. We’re going to look at last year’s World Series participants as one closes out its series with a hated rival and another continues its set against a divisional foe.

Phillies at Nationals – 7:05 p.m. EDT

Philadelphia (1-0, +100) opened defense of its National League title with a strong 11-1 annihilation of that Nats on Monday as a $2.00 road favorite. Roy Halladay showed no sign of nerves in his first game for the Phillies with nine strikeouts and two walks in seven innings of work. The Phils’ offense showed up in a big way in the clutch with five of their 11 runs being scored with two outs. Placido Polanco welcomed himself to his new Philly teammates with a grand slam in the seventh inning.

Las Vegas Sports Consultants is expecting more of the same on Wednesday night as the Phillies are listed as $1.63 road favorites (risk $163 to win $100) and a total of nine. Bettors looking for the Nationals to bounce back for a plus-153 return (risk $100 to win $153).

For the Phils to get their second straight win, they’ll have to get a good effort out of Cole Hamels. The southpaw from San Diego was out of sorts from the start of last season as he went 10-11 with a 4.32 earned run average. Hamels was truly atrocious when pitching on the road in 2009, evidenced by a 3-6 mark and an ERA of 4.99. Despite that high ERA, the ‘under’ went 9-7 in his 16 road tests last year.

Washington (0-1, -100) will trot out its newest fireballer in Jason Marquis. Last year with the Rockies, Marquis was 15-13 with a 4.04 ERA. He was a force last April with a 3-1 mark with an ERA of 4.10.

The Nats would like to think they have a chance at making it out of this game with a “W.” The only problem with that is they went 1-5 against left-handed pitches as home pups last season.

Philadelphia is 10-4 when listed as a road favorite over the last five years after scoring 10 or more runs in its last game.

Yankees at Red Sox – 7:10 p.m. EDT

It looked like the Yankees were onto their 10th win in their last 11 meetings with Boston on Sunday night. New York (0-1, -100) surged out to a 5-1 lead after four innings. But the Red Sox weren’t going to just fall over. The BoSox outscored the Yanks 8-2 from the fifth inning on to walk away with a 9-7 win as $1.15 home faves. Kevin Youkilis had three extra-base hits with two runs batted in, while Dustin Pedroia drilled a two-run shot off of Chan Ho Park.

LVSC has listed Boston (1-0, +100) as a $1.45 home “chalk” with a total of nine in the last game of this three-game set. The Yanks can be backed on the money line at plus-135.

New York is sending Andy Pettitte out to the mound on Wednesday night. Not a bad option to entrust your starting duties with since Pettitte has gone 7-3 with a 3.90 ERA in 15 career starts at Fenway Park. And he was 8-4 in road games in 2009.

The Red Sox will counter with their latest arm, John Lackey. In his last season with the Angels, Lackey posted an 11-8 mark to go with a 3.83 ERA. Against the Bombers, however, Lackey is has gone just 5-7 with a 4.66 ERA. Also, the Halos were 1-1 against NY in last year’s ALCS. If you’re thinking about backing him at Fenway Park, just remember that he is 2-5 with a 5.75 ERA in nine starts at Boston’s home field for his career.

One big trend to look out for on Boston is that they are 13-2 over the last two seasons as a home favorite of at least $1.40 following a win as a home fave. The ‘over’ is just 8-7 in that stretch.

New York has lost five of its last six games as a road underdog, with the ‘over’ going 4-1-1 in that stretch.

Random Knowledge

-- Hideki Matsui endeared himself to folks in the O.C. with 2-for-4, 2 RBI debut with the Halos on Monday night. But it just odd for me to see him in any uniform that isn’t the Yankees. And I’m pretty damn sure he’s thrilled to not have to hear John Sterling screw up any home run calls for him this year.

-- Monday was geared towards “chalk-eaters” with the favorites going 11-2 for the day. Even the run line was profitable with a 10-1 mark for those faves in their 11 outright victories. The ‘over’ was 10-2-1 in the slate.

--With Mark Buehrle’s 6-0 win over the Tribe on Monday for Chicago, he improved to 4-0 in April starts dating back to last season. Other hurlers to look out for are Minnesota’s Kevin Slowey (3-0, 4.44 ERA in April ’09) taking on the Halos on April 8 and the Dodgers’ Chad Billingsley (4-0, 2.14 ERA) will match up against the Pirates on Thursday as well.

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Wednesday Tips

One week remains in the NBA regular season with 12 playoff berths locked up already. The Western Conference is set, while half of the Eastern teams have clinched spots in the postseason. Miami, Milwaukee, and Charlotte are all on the playoff doorstep, as Toronto and Chicago battle it out for the last position in the East. The Wednesday card is loaded with 13 contests as we'll highlight the three biggest games of the night.

Celtics (48-29 SU, 31-44-2 ATS) at Raptors (38-39 SU, 36-41 ATS)

Both squads will be playing on the second end of a back-to-back, as Toronto needs every win down the stretch to stave off Chicago. The Raptors look to avoid the series sweep against the Celtics, while trying to end a seven-game skid in this series.

For as much Boston despises the regular season, the C's have a lot to play for over the next week, trying to improve to the third seed. The biggest key of getting the third spot is avoiding Cleveland in the second round, but Boston still beats out Atlanta for that seed in the event of a tie due to an odd NBA ruling that gives preferential treatment to division champions.

There have been very few hurdles to leap in this series, with the Celtics coasting to covers in all three meetings this season. Boston beat Toronto in early January without Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo, but Rondo came back a week later and posted a triple-double in a road victory over the Raptors. All three matchups finished 'over' the total, with the Celtics topping the 110-point mark twice.

The Raptors are a dreadful 2-10 ATS at home since the All-Star Break, while going 0-4 SU and 1-3 ATS in the home underdog role. This stretch will test Toronto, battling Cleveland, Boston, Atlanta, and Chicago in the span of six days. The Celtics have struggled to cash tickets recently by compiling a 2-5 ATS the last seven games.

Nuggets (50-27 SU, 32-39-1 ATS) at Thunder (48-28 SU, 45-31 ATS)

Denver has a rough road ahead of them this week as the Nuggets try to lock up the Northwest Division title. Entering Tuesday's action, Denver and Utah are tied atop the division with 50-27 records, even though the Nuggets have won the season series. Meanwhile, Oklahoma City will be playing its fourth game in five nights following Tuesday's trip to Utah.

The road has not been kind to the Nuggets recently as Denver has dropped five of its last six on the highway. The Nuggets own a pathetic 0-5-1 ATS mark the previous six away from the Pepsi Center, while allowing 100 points or more five times in this stretch.

The Thunder will likely not win the division title, but OKC would like to move up in the Western Conference standings over the final week. Oklahoma City has won five of six, including victories over the Lakers, Celtics, and Mavericks. The Thunder is 6-2 SU the last eight at the Ford Center, but Scott Brooks' squad is just 3-5 ATS in this span at home.

The home team has owned this series recently with five straight victories. Denver topped OKC twice at the Pepsi Center, while the Thunder thrashed the Nuggets at the Ford Center in late January. However, Carmelo Anthony missed that 101-84 loss at Oklahoma City with a sprained ankle. Denver is 2-1 SU in three lifetime games at the Ford Center, but the Nuggets have failed to cover each time.

Spurs (47-29 SU, 41-34-1 ATS) at Suns (50-27 SU, 44-32-1 ATS)

Phoenix returns home looking to bounce back from its first loss in 11 games as the Suns host the Spurs. Despite Saturday's loss at Milwaukee, the Suns finished a five-game road trip at 4-1 to pull into a four-way tie at 50-27 with the Mavs, Nuggets, and Jazz. The Spurs seem a world behind at 47-29, but the Spurs have won five of six both SU and ATS.

San Antonio has turned into a profitable road team recently, covering eight of the last 12 away from the AT&T Center. The Spurs have cashed seven of the past nine as road underdogs, including outright victories over the Lakers, Thunder, Celtics, and Nuggets. San Antonio has been without Tony Parker for the last 16 games with a broken hand, but the point guard is set to return at Sacramento. The timing works out for the Spurs as George Hill will miss Wednesday's game with an ankle injury.

The Suns are 10-2 SU and 9-3-1 ATS since the break at home, with the two losses coming to the Jazz and Lakers in early March. Phoenix has taken care of business in the Valley as single-digit 'chalk' in this span, going 8-1 SU and 7-1-1 ATS. Coming off the long road trip hasn't been a problem for Alvin Gentry's squad, who is 5-2 ATS off a road set of at least two games this season.

The home team has captured each meeting this season, as San Antonio held off Phoenix on February 28 with a 113-110 victory. The Spurs failed to cover as four-point favorites, but San Antonio halted Phoenix's five-game winning streak at the time. Back in December, the Suns took care of the Spurs in the Valley, 116-104 as two-point 'chalk.' The Spurs are 4-1 SU the last five meetings, while winning two of the last three on the road.

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Handicapping the NBA's Final Week

Over the last five months of NBA basketball, all 30 teams have developed tendencies in all kinds of varied situations. If you’ve been betting these tendencies night in and night out, you are well versed with when each team tends to perform and when it doesn’t. For those who haven’t been following so closely, I’m here to take a look at each clubs strengths and weaknesses from a situational standpoint to see if we can’t take advantage in the last week of the regular season, and hopefully into the playoffs. Note that you can find these records every week in the Situational Report in Platinum Sheet. Let’s get to the first team.

* Note: Situational Records were as of press time, 4/1/10

ATLANTA
* On 3+ Days Rest: 4-1 (80.0%), +2.9 Units
* as Home Favorites: 24-14 (63.2%), +8.6 Units
* vs. Division: 5-9 (35.7%), -4.9 Units
Atlanta has done a lot of things well and should be ready for the early portion of the postseason due to its record when well-rested and as a home favorite. As for this last week of the season, the Hawks are in just sure spot where they’ll play as home favorites (4/9 vs. Toronto), but face two divisional games yet (4/6 at Charlotte, 4/10 at Washington).

BOSTON
* vs. Western Conference: 9-19 (32.1%), -11.9 Units
* as Home Favorites: 11-24 (31.4%), -15.4 Units
Boston has punished its backers all season –long with negative returns in almost every scheduling situation imaginable. Two of the worst have been as Home Favorites and against the West. Unfortunately, the schedule vs. the West has concluded, but the Celtics will host Washington on 4/9 and Milwaukee on 4/14, testing the home chalk mark, assuming of course, they are playing for something in the latter as opposed to resting starters.

CHARLOTTE
* on Zero Days Rest: 14-5 (73.7%), +8.5 Units
* vs. Division: 10-4 (71.4%), +5.6 Units
* as Home Underdogs: 7-3 (70.0%), +3.7 Units
Charlotte has thrived against the number this season in a variety of situational aspects. Some of the most profitable angles for the Bobcats have come against Division Opponents, as Home Underdogs, or when playing on the second of back-to-back days. Charlotte doesn’t figure to be a home dog any longer this season but does face division foe Atlanta on 4/6, and will be on zero days rest on both 4/7 (at New Orleans) and 4/10 (vs. Detroit).

CHICAGO
* On 3+ Days Rest: 4-1 (80.0%), +2.9 Units
* vs. Division: 10-3 (76.9%), +6.7 Units
* on Zero Days Rest: 9-11 (45.0%), -3.1 Units
Chicago, for all its disappointment this year in terms of the playoff picture, has done well for its betting supporters, particularly when well rested or against divisional foes. At this time of year, rest periods of 3+ days are unheard of, meaning the divisional games versus Milwaukee on 4/6 & Cleveland on 4/8 will be the spots in which to watch the Bulls. On the other hand, Chicago’s struggles in the back-to-back makes it a potential fade on 4/9 (at New Jersey) and 4/14 (at Charlotte).

CLEVELAND
* as Underdogs: 7-3 (70.0%), +3.7 Units
* on the Road: 21-16 (56.8%), +3.4 Units
* on Zero Days Rest: 6-11 (35.3%), -6.1 Units
Surprisingly, Cleveland has struggled to cover the number in games on zero days rest, i.e. the second of back-to-back games. There is only one spot left to fade the Cavs as such this season, 4/9 at home vs. Indiana. On the opposite side of the coin, Cleveland will be in Chicago on 4/8 and at Atlanta on 4/14, two chances to ride their road prowess, with the potential of being an underdog in the Hawks game.

DALLAS
* as Road Favorites: 13-6 (68.4%), +6.4 Units
* as Home Favorites: 8-27 (22.9%), -21.7 Units
Dallas has been a crazy, but rather easy team to handicap all season long. Essentially, riding the Mavs as road favorites and fading them as home favorites has been as profitable of a recipe as you can ask for in the NBA. To close out the regular season, Dallas should be favored on the road at Sacramento on 4/10 and the Clippers on 4/12, and favored at home on 4/7 vs. Memphis and 4/14 vs. San Antonio.

DENVER
* as Underdogs: 9-5 (64.3%), +3.5 Units
* on Zero Days Rest: 6-12 (33.3%), -7.2 Units
* as Road Favorites: 7-15 (31.8%), -9.5 Units
Denver is one of two teams that does not play on the season’s final day, meaning the Nuggets will squeeze five games into a 7-day span between 4/7 & 4/13. On 4/8 (vs. LA Lakers) and 4/13 (at Phoenix) they will be in fade spots in the second of back-to-back games. Denver doesn’t figure to be a road favorite the rest of the way, but should be an underdog on 4/7 at Oklahoma City and 4/13 at Phoenix.

DETROIT
* vs. Eastern Conference: 16-27 (37.2%), -13.7 Units
* as Road Underdogs: 11-22 (33.3%), -13.2 Units
* on Zero Days Rest: 4-15 (21.1%), -12.5 Units
* vs. Division: 3-12 (20.0%), -10.2 Units
In this first playoff-less season in many years in Detroit, the Pistons performance against the spread has been downright awful. It doesn’t figure to change in the last week of the campaign. For the strongest fade possibilities, look to go against the Pistons at home vs. Atlanta on 4/7 and at Charlotte on 4/10. Both games meet the criteria of being on zero days rest and vs. Eastern Conference foes.

GOLDEN STATE
* vs. Division: 11-4 (73.3%), +6.6 Units
* on Two Days Rest: 10-5 (66.7%), +4.5 Units
* as Underdogs: 33-24 (57.9%), +6.6 Units
Golden State squeezes six games into the season’s final nine days and the only one on two days rest will be at the Clippers on 4/10. That also is the Warriors only remaining divisional game. If you’d like to keep riding the, as underdogs the rest of the way, there should be a handful of opportunities, most notably on the final two days of the season vs. Utah and at Portland.

HOUSTON
* On 3+ Days Rest: 4-1 (80.0%), +2.9 Units
* vs. Eastern Conference: 9-18 (33.3%), -10.8 Units
* on Zero Days Rest: 5-15 (25.0%), -11.5 Units
* on Two Days Rest: 3-10 (23.1%), -8 Units
Houston has been a strange Jekyll & Hyde team this year in terms of trying to handicap. Most of the success angles or lack thereof stem from the Rockets’ amount of rest heading into a game. Note that for the rest of the season, they will be playing on either a single day’s rest or zero day’s rest. Considering the struggles in the latter, look to fade Houston on 4/7 vs. Utah and 4/12 at Sacramento. The game vs. Charlotte on 4/9 is the only remaining contest vs. the East.

INDIANA
* as Favorites: 12-7 (63.2%), +4.3 Units
* as Road Underdogs: 16-21 (43.2%), -7.1 Units
The Pacers have come on of late, unfortunately too late, but they have produced major profits for bettors down the stretch. Indiana has just five games remaining and figures to be favored on 4/7 (vs. New York), 4/10 (vs. New Jersey), and 4/14 (at Washington). They will be in the fade-able road underdog role on 4/9 at Cleveland.

LA CLIPPERS
* vs. Eastern Conference: 17-11 (60.7%), +4.9 Units
* on the Road: 14-24 (36.8%), -12.4 Units
* vs. Western Conference: 14-31 (31.1%), -20.1 Units
With as bad as the Clippers have been in the second half of the season, there really isn’t any reason to think that they will give more than the minimum effort the rest of the way. However, if you’re looking for the single best fade according to their tendencies, it would be at Sacramento on 4/8, as the Clippers will be both on the road and taking on a Western Conference team.

LA LAKERS
* vs. Western Conference: 19-26 (42.2%), -9.6 Units
* as Road Underdogs: 4-8 (33.3%), -4.8 Units
In typical defending champion fashion, the Lakers have bled losses for their backers this season, struggling most notably in the road underdog role. They figure to be in that spot at Denver on 4/8. Also of note, all five of their remaining games are vs. West foes.

MEMPHIS
* vs. Eastern Conference: 16-11 (59.3%), +3.9 Units
* as Home Favorites: 10-14 (41.7%), -5.4 Units
Memphis has had a few decent runs of success this season, and they seemed to coincide with stretches f the schedule against Eastern Conference foes. The Grizzlies will face just one more such game this season, on 4/10 vs. Philadelphia. However, that game and the one of 4/6 vs. Houston both figure to be spots where they are playing as home favorites, a weak spot.

MIAMI
* on the Road: 21-16 (56.8%), +3.4 Units
* as Home Favorites: 13-17 (43.3%), -5.7 Units
Miami has seemingly done its best work this season on the road and could actually be embracing a back-to-back trip at New York and Philadelphia on 4/11 & 4/12 because of it. If you look at the Heat’s remaining games, the schedule is actually the easiest in all of the NBA. However, that could pose a problem considering their struggles as home chalk. They will be favored at home on 4/7 (vs. Philadelphia), 4/9 (vs. Detroit), & 4/14 (vs. New Jersey).

MILWAUKEE
* on Zero Days Rest: 15-3 (83.3%), +11.7 Units
* vs. Eastern Conference: 29-14 (67.4%), +13.6 Units
* on the Road: 24-12 (66.7%), +10.8 Units
* On 3+ Days Rest: 0-6 (0.0%), -6.6 Units
Milwaukee has thrived in a variety of different scheduling situations this season and will need to continue to do so if it hopes to hang on to a favorable playoff seeding. The Bucks schedule is tough the rest of the way, but games at Chicago on 4/7, Philadelphia on 4/9, and Boston on 4/14 combine multiple strong tendencies. The home games on 4/7 vs. New Jersey and 4/10 vs. Boston will be on zero days rest.

MINNESOTA
* On 3+ Days Rest: 4-0 (100.0%), +4 Units
* vs. Eastern Conference: 12-16 (42.9%), -5.6 Units
Although I personally wouldn’t be actively seeking out spots to back a team like Minnesota the rest of the way, it should be noted that the Timberwolves don’t have any 3+ days rest games remaining. The better spot to consider might be fading them in the season finale at home versus Detroit, the only remaining game vs. an East foe. However, that would be like guessing which is the worse of two evils.

NEW JERSEY
* on Two Days Rest: 8-4 (66.7%), +3.6 Units
* vs. Western Conference: 11-18 (37.9%), -8.8 Units
* at Home: 14-24 (36.8%), -12.4 Units
The effort has clearly picked up in New Jersey of late, and at one point in early March, the Nets actually covered six straight games. Still, the entire body of work is atrocious and it makes little sense to back this team in the last week. In fact, if anything, the more sensible approach would be to fade New Jersey in its remaining home games on 4/9 (vs. Chicago) and 4/12 (vs. Charlotte).

NEW ORLEANS
* on Zero Days Rest: 9-6 (60.0%), +2.4 Units
* vs. Western Conference: 20-28 (41.7%), -10.8 Units
* as Home Favorites: 7-15 (31.8%), -9.5 Units
New Orleans has had one of the most disappointing seasons in the NBA, but thankfully its almost over, with just four games left in the final 12 days. None of them are in the favorable back-to-back scenarios, and three of them are at home. The Hornets figure to be favored on 4/7 vs. Charlotte and 4/11 vs. Minnesota.

NEW YORK
* on Zero Days Rest: 6-10 (37.5%), -5 Units
* on Two Days Rest: 4-8 (33.3%), -4.8 Units
New York’s ATS performance this season has left a lot to be desired, so much that there isn’t even a favorable situation which to highlight at this point. Should you need any reason beyond the obvious to fade the Knicks the rest of the way, they will be on zero days rest on 4/7 at Indiana and on 4/12 at home vs. Washington.

OKLAHOMA CITY
* as Road Underdogs: 16-7 (69.6%), +8.3 Units
* vs. Eastern Conference: 20-10 (66.7%), +9 Units
* on Two Days Rest: 5-8 (38.5%), -3.8 Units
Being the third best spread covering team in all of the NBA, a host of situational strong spots have arisen for Oklahoma City in 2009-10. The Thunder were at their best against Eastern Conference foes, unfortunately, that part of the schedule has concluded. Instead, you might want to look to ride OKC at Utah on 4/6 and at Portland on 4/12, both road underdog opportunities.

ORLANDO
* vs. Eastern Conference: 26-20 (56.5%), +4 Units
Orlando’s inability to generate any consistently strong success in any particular angle this season when compared to last season and the year before has to be reason for concern in the Magic camp. In their run to the NBA Finals last season, they seemed to be playing with more purpose and it was evident in their ATS success. At least they have played well versus other East foes and their last five games are in-conference.

PHILADELPHIA
* as Road Underdogs: 19-14 (57.6%), +3.6 Units
* vs. Eastern Conference: 16-30 (34.8%), -17 Units
* at Home: 11-26 (29.7%), -17.6 Units
* as Home Underdogs: 4-13 (23.5%), -10.3 Units
Philadelphia has been one of the more defined teams in the NBA in 2009-10. Unfortunately for them, the bad has outweighed the good as yet another playoff-less season proves. In any case, the 76ers have been good as road dogs but poor at home and against Eastern Conference rivals. They will be road dogs at Miami (4/7), Memphis (4/10), and Orlando (4/14). The Memphis game is the only one not against the East. Fade opportunities arise on 4/9 (vs. Milwaukee) and 4/12 (vs. Miami).

PHOENIX
* as Favorites: 29-21 (58.0%), +5.9 Units
* on Zero Days Rest: 6-11 (35.3%), -6.1 Units
Phoenix is knee deep in a tight race for home court advantage in the first couple of rounds of the playoffs and the Suns should be favored in at least three of their final five games. The one spot which could prove most difficult is the season finale at Utah, not only because the Jazz are tough at home and figure to be favored, but because Phoenix will have played at home versus Denver the prior night.

PORTLAND
* on Zero Days Rest: 14-3 (82.4%), +10.7 Units
* as Road Favorites: 12-4 (75.0%), +7.6 Units
* on the Road: 23-12 (65.7%), +9.8 Units
* vs. Western Conference: 26-18 (59.1%), +6.2 Units
Portland’s rise up the standings in the last month or two has made its betting backers quite happy. It’s not over yet though, as there are still a few good opportunities in which the Blazers will be in spots where they’ve shown strong tendencies. Among them, they will be favored on the road at the Clippers on 4/7, will be on the road again in L.A. on 4/11, and they will be in a back-to-back at home vs. Oklahoma City on 4/12, and face West foes in all of their final five games.

SACRAMENTO
* as Home Favorites: 9-4 (69.2%), +4.6 Units
* as Road Underdogs: 21-13 (61.8%), +6.7 Units
* as Home Underdogs: 8-15 (34.8%), -8.5 Units
Sacramento has shown strong tendencies this season based entirely on where it has played and how oddsmakers have set up the pointspreads. As home favorites or road dogs, the Kings have been stellar. They will be in these spots on 4/8 (home vs. Clippers) and 4/13 (at Lakers). Sacramento has been very unreliable as home dogs though, and will be in that role on 4/6 (vs. San Antonio) and 4/10 (vs. Dallas).

TORONTO
* as Favorites: 17-13 (56.7%), +2.7 Units
* as Underdogs: 17-24 (41.5%), -9.4 Units
The biggest difference in Toronto’s performance this season against the pointspreads stems from whether or not it has been favored or the underdog. As chalk, the Raptors have been profitable. Look for them down the stretch in this role against Chicago on 4/11, at Detroit on 4/12, and New York on 4/14. Toronto hasn’t done nearly as well when catching the points, which they will be at Cleveland on 4/6 and at Atlanta on 4/9.

UTAH
* on Zero Days Rest: 12-4 (75.0%), +7.6 Units
* at Home: 26-11 (70.3%), +13.9 Units
* vs. Eastern Conference: 20-9 (69.0%), +10.1 Units
* as Favorites: 34-17 (66.7%), +15.3 Units
* On 3+ Days Rest: 1-4 (20.0%), -3.4 Units
As you can see from the list above, there has been only one rare spot where Utah has been a “play against team”, that being off 3+ days rest. Naturally, at this point in the season, there will be no more such games, at least until the playoffs. The Jazz will be on zero days rest on 4/7 at Houston and on 4/14 at home vs. Phoenix. Utah could be favored in all five of its remaining games, two of which are at home.

WASHINGTON
* on Two Days Rest: 7-2 (77.8%), +4.8 Units
* at Home: 13-23 (36.1%), -12.3 Units
* as Home Favorites: 4-11 (26.7%), -8.1 Units
Washington is another team playing out the string, with six games in the final nine days. Unfortunately with that packed of a schedule, none of the games will be on two days rest. More likely though, you’ll want to spot and fade the home games, there are three of those, 4/6 (vs. Golden State), 4/10 (vs. Atlanta), and 4/14 (vs. Indiana).

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Just tore up the NBA last night.........

Date WLT Pct Net Units Record

04/06/10 15-3-0 83.33% +5370 Detail

04/04/10 10-6-0 62.50% +1200 Detail
04/03/10 10-6-0 62.50% +1580 Detail
04/02/10 7-5-1 58.33% +900 Detail
04/01/10 3-1-0 75.00% +950 Detail

Totals 45-21-1 68.18% +10000

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Date WLT Pct Net Units Record
04/07/10 1-2-1 33.33% -550 Detail
04/06/10 9-5-0 64.29% +1509 Detail
04/05/10 10-14-2 41.67% -1743 Detail
04/03/10 9-3-1 75.00% +3490 Detail
04/02/10 8-3-2 72.73% +2560 Detail
04/01/10 1-8-0 11.11% -3680 Detail
Totals 38-35-6 52.05% +1586

Wednesday, April 7Game Score Status Pick Amount

LA Dodgers - 7:05 PM ET LA Dodgers -164 500
Pittsburgh - Over 8 500

Philadelphia - 7:05 PM ET Washington +164 300
Washington - Over 9 300

Baltimore - 7:10 PM ET Tampa Bay -210 300
Tampa Bay - Over 9 400

NY Yankees - 7:10 PM ET NY Yankees +130 300
Boston - Over 10 300

Chi. Cubs - 7:10 PM ET Chi. Cubs +135 500 ( POD )
Atlanta - Under 8 500

St. Louis - 7:10 PM ET Cincinnati +136 500 ( POD )
Cincinnati - Over 8.5 500

Florida - 7:10 PM ET NY Mets +122 500
NY Mets - Under 8.5 500

Toronto - 8:05 PM ET Toronto +164 500 ( POD )
Texas - Over 9 500

Cleveland - 8:10 PM ET Cleveland +137 500 ( POD )
Chi. White Sox - Under 8 500

Detroit - 8:10 PM ET Kansas City +117 300
Kansas City - Under 8.5 300

San Diego - 9:40 PM ET Arizona -133 300
Arizona - Over 9.5 500

Minnesota - 10:05 PM ET Minnesota +129 500 ( POD )
LA Angels - Over 9.5 500

Seattle - 10:05 PM ET Oakland -123 300
Oakland - Under 7.5 500

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Wednesday, April 7Game Score Status Pick Amount

Toronto - 7:00 PM ET Toronto +183 500 ( NHL POD )
NY Rangers - Over 5.5 500

Columbus - 7:30 PM ET Detroit -208 500
Detroit - Over 5.5 500

St. Louis - 8:30 PM ET St. Louis +170 500 ( NHL POD )
Chicago - Under 5.5 500

Colorado - 9:30 PM ET Edmonton -104 500
Edmonton - Under 5.5 500

Nashville - 10:00 PM ET Phoenix -129 500
Phoenix - Under 5 500

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Date WLT Pct Net Units Record
04/06/10 15-3-0 83.33% +5370 Detail
04/04/10 10-6-0 62.50% +1200 Detail
04/03/10 10-6-0 62.50% +1580 Detail
04/02/10 7-5-1 58.33% +900 Detail
04/01/10 3-1-0 75.00% +950 Detail
Totals 45-21-1 68.18% +10000

Wednesday, April 7Game Score Status Pick Amount

New York - 7:00 PM ET Indiana -10.5 500 ( POD )
Indiana - Over 219 300

Boston - 7:00 PM ET Boston -6 500 ( POD )
Toronto - Over 203.5 500

Washington - 7:00 PM ET Orlando -13.5 300
Orlando - Over 192.5 300

Atlanta - 7:30 PM ET Detroit +4.5 300
Detroit - Over 192.5 300

Philadelphia - 7:30 PM ET Philadelphia +11.5 300
Miami - Under 191.5 300

New Jersey - 8:00 PM ET New Jersey +7.5 500
Milwaukee - Under 190 500

Golden State - 8:00 PM ET Minnesota -1 400
Minnesota - Under 229.5 400

Charlotte - 8:00 PM ET Charlotte -1 300
New Orleans - Over 193 300

Denver - 8:00 PM ET Oklahoma City -2.5 500 ( POD )
Oklahoma City - Over 214 500 ( NBA TOTAL )

Utah - 8:00 PM ET Houston +4 400
Houston - Over 215.5 400

Memphis - 8:30 PM ET Memphis +9.5 300
Dallas - Over 205.5 500

Portland - 10:30 PM ET Portland -8.5 500 ( NBA POD )
L.A. Clippers - Over 193.5 500

San Antonio - 10:30 PM ET San Antonio +6 500 ( NBA DOG )
Phoenix - Over 209 500 ( NBA TOTAL )


Good Luck All !

[Chado1]

GL this MLB season BUM!!!