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Texas Rangers, KC Royals in MLB betting clash

Texas had beaten KC 19 of the last 26 meetings heading into Friday.
Two American League teams battling near the top of their respective divisions continue their three-game series with Saturday’s matchup.

Both Kansas City and Texas entered Friday’s action in second place. The Royals trail Cleveland in the AL Central standings, while the Rangers are right on the heels of the Los Angeles Angels in the AL West.

Kansas City pitcher Kyle Davies (1-1, 7.20 ERA) picked up a no-decision in Monday’s effort against Cleveland. The six-year veteran was reached for two runs on seven hits with no walks and seven strikeouts over six innings and 90 pitches.

The Royals eventually dropped that contest as a 105 home ‘pick,’ 7-3, while the combined 10 runs slithered ‘over’ the 9 ½-run closing total. The ‘over’ is 3-1 during his four starts this season.

Davies' lone victory of the season came April 13 versus Minnesota as a 161 road underdog, 10-5, while the combined 15 runs soared ‘over’ the 8 ½-run closing total. The right-hander lasted just five innings, yielding five runs on 10 hits with a walk and four strikeouts.

Kansas City has not beaten the Rangers the previous six times Davies has pitched against Texas, including both efforts last year. The 27-year-old went a combined 12 1/3 innings, surrendering 12 runs (11 earned) on 19 hits (one home run) with four walks and eight strikeouts. The Royals dropped those games as a 134 road underdog, 13-12, and as a 157 home ‘dog, 3-0.

The ‘over’ is 3-1 his past four starts against the Rangers.

Texas hurler Alexi Ogando (2-0, 2.33 ERA) escaped with a no-decision in Sunday’s effort versus the New York Yankees. The Dominican pitched 6 1/3 innings, surrendering five runs on six hits (three home runs) with a walk and a strikeout on 92 pitches.

That marked his season-high pitch total in three starts. The Rangers eventually dropped that contest as a 152 road underdog, 6-5, while the combined 11 runs went ‘over’ the 8 ½-run closing total. The ‘under’ cashed his first two starts of the season.

Ogando beat Detroit in his previous effort April 11 as a 128 road underdog, 2-0. The rookie right-hander tossed seven innings while allowing just two hits with a walk and four strikeouts.

Ogando has never started against the Royals in his brief major league career.

Kansas City has struggled to a 17-35 record its last 52 road games heading into Friday’s matchup. The Royals are just 7-19 their previous 26 meetings with the Rangers.

Texas has seen the ‘under’ go 7-2-1 its past 10 outings overall. The Rangers are also 7-2 their previous 10 home outings.

The Rangers continue to do without MVP slugger Josh Hamilton who suffered a broken arm earlier this month in Detroit. He's expected to be out until the end of May.

Kansas City continues a six-game road trip after this series with three games at Cleveland. Texas follows this series with four home games against Toronto before embarking on a seven-game road trip versus AL West rivals Oakland and Seattle.

First pitch is scheduled for 5:05 p.m. PT from Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Saturday’s forecast for Arlington, Texas calls for just a 10 percent chance of rain, with a high of 90 degrees and a low of 72.

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MLB Betting Preview: White Sox at Detroit Tigers

Brad Penny gets the start for Detroit on Saturday against Chicago’s Edwin Jackson.
The Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers play the middle game of their three-game weekend set on Saturday in a game that can be seen regionally on FOX television. Both Chicago and Detroit have struggled early in the baseball betting season and each team can point to their poor pitching as the big reason for the early trouble.

Check out the current line for this game at *** Global.com.

The White Sox have the pitching edge Saturday afternoon as they are scheduled to send Edwin Jackson to the mound. He had a bad first inning on Monday against Tampa Bay, then settled down and pitched well though the White Sox were stymied by David Price in the defeat.

In his last three starts, Jackson is 1-1 with a 3.66 ERA. He has pitched well in his career against the Tigers with a record of 3-1 and a 3.33 ERA. He has 44 strikeouts in 51 1/3 innings in his career against Detroit.

Detroit is set to send Brad Penny to the mound on Saturday. Not much has gone well for Penny this betting season. He gave up five runs in just over five innings of work last time out against Oakland. In his last three starts, Penny is 0-1 with a 6.35 ERA.

Both Chicago and Detroit have some problems right now. The White Sox are scoring enough runs to win games but their pitching has been very inconsistent and their bullpen has been awful.

Detroit is even worse as their pitching is near the bottom of the league and other than Justin Verlander there is not much to like in their starting rotation.

The difference in the two teams is that Chicago has been scoring a few more runs and White Sox starting pitching has more depth.

Before yesterday’s game the Tigers had won 11 of the last 20 meetings against the White Sox. Chicago has held their own on the road in Detroit as before Friday’s game they had split the last 10 meetings.

Chicago won five games and lost four games in Detroit last season. The White Sox won five of the first six meetings but then lost the last three.

Six of the 10 games between the two teams in Detroit last season went 'over' the total.

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NHL Betting: Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens Game 5

The home team has lost each of the first four games in this Eastern Conference quarterfinal series between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens. The ‘under’ has cashed twice in Boston, while the ‘over’ has taken the honors twice in Montreal.

Despite the home-ice failures, most sports books monitored by Don Best Sports’ Real-Time Odds have opened Boston as a hefty 185 home favorite. The total is set at five goals for this 4 p.m. (PT) contest, which will be televised by the Versus network.

Boston tied the series Thursday by recording a come-from-behind 5-4 overtime victory as a slight 107 road favorite. The combined nine goals meandered ‘over’ the five-goal closing total.

Michael Ryder scored 1:59 into overtime to give the Bruins the victory. Ryder, the former Canadiens winger who also scored in the second period, took Chris Kelly’s pass from behind the net and shot past Carey Price to give Boston its second victory in a row at Bell Centre.

Kelly, playing with a full cage after suffering a facial injury when he crashed into a goal post in Game 3, brought Boston even for the third time in the game by scoring a goal with 6:18 left in the third period. He put away a loose puck at his feet in the net for his second of the series.

Patrice Bergeron and Andrew Ference added goals for the Bruins, while Tim Thomas made 34 saves to raise his overall record to 37-13-4-5. Thomas has a 2.05 GAA, a sparkling .936 save percentage and nine shutouts.

Michael Cammalleri had a goal and two assists for Montreal, while Brent Sopel, Andrei Kostitsyn and P.K. Subban also scored. The Canadiens relinquished leads of 1-0, 3-1 and 4-3.

The statistics would indicate that the Canadiens stopped playing offense after Kostitsyn scored at 7:47 of the second period to put Montreal in front 3-1. At that point, the Canadiens were out-shooting the Bruins 14-4 in the middle period.

The Bruins had a 10-1 edge over the final 13 minutes. It was a similar story in the third period as the Bruins outshot the Canadiens 13-7 after Subban’s power-play goal gave Montreal a 4-3 lead.

Though the Habs finished Game 4 with a 38-35 advantage in shots on goal, they are getting outshot 126-120 in this series so far.

Montreal netminder Carey Price stopped 30 shots in a losing effort. Price fell to 40-20-5-2 overall with a 2.35 GAA and a .923 save percentage. He also has nine shutouts, including a 2-0 whitewashing of the Bruins in Game 1 of this series.

Jeff Halpern made his Canadiens playoff debut after missing the last four games of the regular season and the first three of the series because of a lower-body injury. Left winger Benoit Pouliot was scratched from the lineup to make room for Halpern.

Both squads have been very careful to stay out of the penalty box, and Game 4 was no different. The Habs were 1-for-2 with the man advantage, and are now just 2-for-14 in the series. The Bruins failed to score during their lone power play opportunity, and are now 0-for-12 in the series.

Montreal is 6-2 in its last eight trips to Boston and 11-5 in its last 16 overall outings against the Bruins. The ‘over’ is 5-2-2 in the past nine series meeting.

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NHL Odds: Blackhawks collide with Canucks

Last season, the Boston Bruins were the team that choked away a 3-0 lead in the playoffs when they were beaten by the eventual Eastern Conference champs, the Philadelphia Flyers. We're not quite at the choking stage yet, but the Vancouver Canucks have definitely at least thought about lifting their hands up to their own necks after losing Games 4 and 5 to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Game 6 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals drops the puck at 4:30 p.m. (PT) on Easter Sunday at Chicago's United Center.

The first three games of this series found the Canucks always looking like the better team, but not necessarily the dominating one. They were able to score victories by grinding and doing all of the little things that a team that tallied 117 points in the regular season should be doing.

Roberto Luongo was fantastic in net, posting a shutout in Game 1, and coming up with respectable performances in Games 2 and 3, allowing five goals between those two games. Daniel Sedin had three goals and two assists in three games, while Henrik Sedin had four assists.

Ryan Kesler had a pair of points as well, and Jannik Hansen was a hero with a pair of goals.

Meanwhile, Chicago really hadn't gotten anything yet out of any of its stars. Corey Crawford had a GAA right around 3.00, Marian Hossa couldn't find his way onto the stat sheet, and there were a minimal number of players that had more than one point to show for their work in three games.

Apparently getting their backs pushed squarely up against the wall was just what the doctor ordered for the Blackhawks, though.

Despite the fact that they are going up against the best team in hockey, at least in terms of the regular season, Chicago manned up and smacked the Canucks in the mouth twice Down three-zip, the Blackhawks came away with wins of 7-2 and 5-0 in Games 4 and 5 respectively, much to the delight of their NHL betting fans.

Suddenly, the stats have evened out. Henrik Sedin hasn't had a point since Game 3. Daniel Sedin only has one meaningless goal. Kesler has just one assist since that point. Hansen hasn't been heard from. Luongo has been run out of the building twice to the point that it was still a wonder until Friday morning whether he would even get the nod in Game 6 or not.

Things look a lot different for the Blackhawks as well. Duncan Keith now has six points, making him one of the top scorers this postseason, while Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp had five points apiece. Hossa has finally made his grand entrance into this series with two goals on Thursday.

Crawford has enjoyed two straight great outings as well, including posting his first career postseason shutout in Game 5 on the road. The only big name that hasn't lit the lamp yet for Chicago is Jonathan Toews, and even he has three assists.

It was only a few days ago which you could have gotten the Blackhawks at plus 120 to win Game 4 on their home ice in the Windy City. Now, that has totally flipped, as the defending champs are minus 120 to extend this series to a seventh and decisive game next week back in British Columbia.

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Lightning try to stave off elimination vs. Penguins


TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

at PITTSBURGH PENGUINS


Eastern Conference Playoffs – First Round
Game 5 - Penguins lead series 3-1
Puck drops: Saturday, 12:00 p.m. EDT
Line: Pittsburgh -150, Tampa Bay +130, Total: 5

Tampa Bay travels to Pittsburgh looking to avoid getting ousted from the 2011 playoffs. After splitting the first two games at Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay lost both games at home to put itself in this position.

After winning Game 2 by a 5-1 margin, the Lightning lost a pair of 3-2 games at home where they were just unable to put the puck past Marc-Andre Fleury consistently. Many around Tampa are very frustrated with the lack of production from Steven Stamkos, who after leading the Eastern Conference in goals scored during the regular season with 45, has no goals and just one assist through the first four games of this series. With the type of effort Martin St. Louis has give Tampa in this series (4 G, 2 A), any type of production from Stamkos could have the Lightning on the verge of advancing to the second round.

Despite missing two of its top scorers since early February, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh has not missed a beat. The Pens are on the cusp of advancing to the second round thanks to outstanding goaltending from Fleury, and a balanced scoring attack. Eight different Penguins have at least two points in this series, led by Arron Asham who has recorded three goals and an assist. Fleury has been the key though, keeping the Lightning out of the net with outstanding saves and posting a 1.83 GAA and .927 save percentage in the series.

Although they are down 3-1, the Lightning have only been outscored by one goal through the first four games, and that’s without getting any production whatsoever from Stamkos. Sooner or later, Stamkos will light up, and I don’t think this series will end until he gets his say. I like Tampa Bay to send this to a Game 6, with Stamkos and St. Louis teaming up to provide a few goals. This four-star FoxSheets trend also sides with the Lightning.

TAMPA BAY is 9-1 ATS (+10.3 Units) in road games when trailing in a playoff series since 1996. The average score was TAMPA BAY 2.8, OPPONENT 2.0 - (Rating = 4*).

And here is another FoxSheets trend favoring Tampa.

TAMPA BAY is 24-14 ATS (63.2%, +38.9 Units) against good offensive teams - scoring 2.85+ goals/game this season. The average score was TAMPA BAY 3.3, OPPONENT 2.9 - (Rating = 2*).

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Matsuzaka looks to keep Boston rolling


BOSTON RED SOX (8-11)

at LOS ANGELES ANGELS (12-8)


First pitch: Saturday, 9:05 p.m. EDT
Line: Los Angeles -120, Boston +110, Total: 8.5

Boston has turned its season around with six wins in the past seven games. On Saturday, the Sox will turn to their shakiest starter to keep the streak going against the Angels in Anaheim.

Daisuke Matsuzaka is an absolute mystery right now. He couldn’t locate pitches in his first two starts of 2011, allowing 10 runs and 14 hits over seven innings while walking five and striking out only four.

Then, in Boston on Monday, he suddenly looked like the $103 million man the Sox thought they were getting in 2007. He shut out the Blue Jays over seven innings, allowing just one hit and one walk. Obviously, it was encouraging start from the right-hander. But the fact that he only struck out three in the game shows that he’s not overpowering hitters.

Fitting with the rest of his MLB career, Matsuzaka has been terrible in general with flashes of greatness against the Angels, posting a 5.88 ERA over five career starts (regular season and playoffs). His past two starts against L.A. differed greatly. In September 2009, he threw six shutout innings against Boston. Then last May, he allowed five runs in 5.1 innings.

The Angels will send Ervin Santana to the hill. The 28-year-old has regressed since a Cy Young-caliber season in 2008, and he’s currently struggling through another subpar season. He’s allowed at least three runs in each of his four starts, and was knocked around for six runs and 10 hits over four innings in Texas in his last outing.

After posting a 6.05 ERA at home in 2009, he seems to have settled down in Angel Stadium. He’s 9-5 with a 4.16 ERA at home since then, with the Angels winning 13 of his 19 starts. He did pitch well against the Sox last year, giving up just three runs over 14 innings in two starts, both in Boston.

Both pitchers are big-time risks, but Santana seems safer than Matsuzaka at this point. My pick is Los Angeles.

The FoxSheets have some info that works in favor of the Angels, including:

L.A. ANGELS are 89-60 (59.7%, +23.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons. The average score was L.A. ANGELS 4.2, OPPONENT 3.8 - (Rating = 1*).

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Lincecum tries to retain home mastery of Braves


ATLANTA BRAVES (9-12)

at SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (10-9)


First pitch: Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
Line: San Francisco -150, Atlanta +140, Total: 6.5

Having taken the first contest of their three-game series against the defending World Champions, the Atlanta Braves will send Tim Hudson to the mound to try to accomplish something they have never done, and that’s to beat Giants ace Tim Lincecum in his home ballpark.

After allowing just 3 ER combined in winning his first two starts, Tim Hudson (2-2, 4.05 ERA), has been rocked for 9 ER in his past two starts (both losses). Hudson will need to get off to a better start if he wants to have success against the Giants. Seven of his 13 ER allowed this season have come in the first inning. Hudson is 5-4 in his career against the Giants, but is 3-0 with a 2.84 ERA in his last five starts against them.

Tim Lincecum (2-1, 1.67 ERA) has dominated the Braves at home in his career. He is 5-0 with a 1.42 ERA in his five career starts against the Braves at AT&T Park, which includes a two-hit shutout with 14 K in Game 1 of the 2010 NLDS. Lincecum took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in his last start on Monday at Colorado, and finished with a line of 7.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB and 10 K.

Atlanta has really struggled on offense this season, batting just .228 as a team and averaging 3.5 runs per game. I like Lincecum to shut them down again and lead San Francisco to victory. The FoxSheets support my pick with this four-star trend:

Play On - Home teams with a money line of -100 to -150 (SAN FRANCISCO) - with a very good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.250 or better on the season, good fielding team - turning 1.1 or more DP's/game on the season. (71-24 over the last 5 seasons.) (74.7%, +41.3 units. Rating = 4*).

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Myers tries to cool off red-hot Brewers bats


HOUSTON ASTROS (7-13)

at MILWAUKEE BREWERS (10-9)


First pitch: Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
Line: Milwaukee -165, Houston +155, Total: 7.5

Just hours after signing his $145.5 million extension, Ryan Braun went 3-for-4 with a three-run HR to lead the Brewers to a 14-7 win in the first contest of their three-game series against the Astros.

On Saturday, the Brewers will throw Shaun Marcum (2-1, 1.90 ERA) against Houston. Marcum has been outstanding since losing his first start of the season, allowing just three runs (2 ER) and 14 hits in his last three outings (19 IP). He did not allow an earned run in his past two starts spanning 13 innings. Saturday will be Marcum’s first career start against the Astros.

Houston will counter with its ace Brett Myers (1-0, 2.39 ERA), who has watched his bullpen cost him two wins which he left up at least three runs. Myers is 3-3 with a 3.21 ERA in his eight career regular-season starts against the Brewers.

Braun, the first Brewer to reach base safely in the first 19 games of a season since Paul Molitor did it in 1991, is 4-for-15 off Myers. The Brew Crew have won four straight at home against the Astros, and I like them to hand Myers his first loss. The FoxSheets provides this highly-rated trend backing Milwaukee:

Play On - Any team (MILWAUKEE) - average hitting team (AVG = .255 to .269) against a good starting pitcher (ERA <=3.70) -NL, starting a pitcher who did not walk a hitter last outing. (110-71 over the last 5 seasons.) (60.8%, +47.9 units. Rating = 3*).

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AL Fade Alert

April 23, 2011


With 162 games in the Major League Baseball season, there are lots of opportunities for teams to go back and forth, alternating winning and losing streaks. Over the years, however, once the campaign has a few weeks under its belt, trends can become more pronounced...especially for teams in trouble. By this point, some of the novelty of the early surprise package sides has worn off, with those squads often coming back to earth after quick starts. Injuries can begin to pile up. And often the result is an easier-to-identify group of teams to “fade” each week.

After three weeks of the 2011 season, we’re beginning to get a better idea of teams and pitchers to look against until further notice. Following is a brief American League “fade” alert as we get ready to enter the final week of April. All stat numbers through games of April 22.

Seattle Mariners... Back-to-back shutouts over the punchless A’s have temporarily buoyed the spirits of the Mariners. And young flamethrower Michael Pineda has been one of the early pitching surprises of the league. But remember that the M’s had dropped five in a row at Safeco Field before the A’s visited on Thursday night, and the anemic Seattle offense still ranks near the bottom of MLB stats in a number of important categories, including 28th in BA (.224), 27th in homers (11), and 24th in runs scored (3.57 pg). Meanwhile, the bullpen ERA of 4.95 ranks 27th in the league, as manager Eric Wedge waits for closer David Aardsma to return from the disabled list. TRENDS TO NOTE: Seattle has been a pretty serious money-burner this season, at -528 even after a couple of wins over Oakland the past few days. On the run line they’re even less appealing at -786, the worst mark in the majors. Starters Erik Bedard (-433), Doug Fister (-204), and Jason Vargas (-172) have been big losers in the early going.

Chicago White Sox... Two years ago, there was word in June that GM Kenny Williams was about to blow up the Chisox roster unless manager Ozzie Guillen could whip the Pale Hose into contention. Which Guillen did, sparing a midseason housecleaning. Now, two years later, they’re starting to say the same things on the South Side, with the White Sox struggling in a current 1-8 run that has been marked by a complete meltdown of the bullpen that has normally talkative pitching coach Don Cooper strangely without words. And no wonder, since, incredibly, the White Sox have blown 6 of 7 save opportunities, with Matt Thornton blowing all four of his chances, as Ozzie’s closer-by-committee approach has been a dismal failure in the wake of Bobby Jenks’ offseasson departure to Boston. Young Sergio Santos looks to be Ozzie’s next alternative in his assembly line of would-be closers...stay tuned. TRENDS TO NOTE: The Pale Hose have been serious money-burners thus far, ranking 28th in the league at -569. And of all Major League starting pitchers, only St. Louis’ Chris Carpenter has been offering worse value than the Chicago’s John Danks (-473).

Baltimore Orioles... So much for that quick break from the gate for the O’s, who seemed to be picking up where they left off last season for Buck Showalter, under whom Baltimore won 34 of 57 games down the stretch last season. But many AL East observers noted that the Orioles played well under no pressure late last season, and that once AL hitters got a new look at Showalter’s young staff. the O’s could flounder. Which is exactly what has happened the past two weeks, as Baltimore has lost 9 of 11 after a 6-1 start, with the offense now near the bottom of the AL with a .235 BA, and scoring more than five runs only twice. The lineup is dotted with aging sorts such as Vlady Guerrero and Derrek Lee, and there isn’t much help coming from the minors anytime soon. Meanwhile, the pitching staff, even earlier than expected, has started to buckle. Showalter, who needs all the help he can get with his pitchers, hopes to have Brian Matusz back soon from a strained left intercostal muscle. TRENDS TO NOTE: The O’s have been absorbing some lopsided beatings, which partially explains their -502 mark against the run line. Starters Brad Bergesen (-200) and Jeremy Guthrie (-174) have not offered much value, especially of late.

Minnesota Twins... This looks as if it is going to be a difficult season for the Twins. Already, injuries are taking their toll, with Joe Mauer the latest to go on the DL with bilateral leg weakness and a viral infection (that doesn’t sound too good, but it shouldn’t keep him out too much longer). Before he was shelved, Mauer was batting only .235, while other expected power sources Justin Morneau (.208) and Jim Thome (.191) have struggled as well. Mourneau, coming back from missing almost half of last season with a concussion, has also missed recent action due to a strained neck that has required an injection to kill the pain, plus the same viral inflection that hit Mauer. LF Delmon Young has also been scratched from a few recent games due to a rib injury. No wonder the Twins rank only 24th in MLB batting (.233) and an even poorer 29th in run scored (3.0 pg). Meanwhile, starting pitcher Francisco Liriano seems destined for a return to the bullpen, where Joe Nathan, back from season-ending surgery a year ago, has already relinquished closer duties to Matt Capps. All of this going wrong in the Twin Cities, and we’re not out of April yet. TRENDS TO NOTE: The Twins’ lack of offense is reflected in a 14-5 “under” mark to date. Starters Liriano (-283), Scott Baker (-202), Carl Pavano (-200), and Nick Blackburn (1-93) have all offered poor value thus far.

AL PITCHERS IN TROUBLE (W-L record and money mark included): Jon Danks, Chicago White Sox (0-4. -$468); Erik Bedard, Seattle (0-4, -433); Clay Buccholz, Boston (1-3., -359); Jeff Francis, Kansas City (1-3, -300); Francisco Liriano, Minnesota (1-3, -283); Jon Lester, Boston (2-3, -260); Ervin Santana, LA Angels (1-3, -257); Ricky Romero, Toronto (1-3, -227); Brandon McCarthy, Oakland (1-3, -216); Daisuke Matsuzaka, Boston (1-2, -212); Jeremy Hellickson, Tampa Bay (1-3, -211); Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay (1-3, -211); Dog Fister, Seattle (1-3, -204); Scott Baker, Minnesota (1-3, -2-2); Carl Pavano, Minnesota (1-3, -200); Brad Bergesen, Baltimore (1-3, -200); Colby Lewis, Texas (1-2, -193); Nick Blackburn, Minnesota (1-3, -193); Brad Penny, Detroit (1-3, -175).

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Date WLT Pct Net Units Record
04/22/11 12-*11-*1 52.17% +*135 Detail
04/21/11 10-*10-*0 50.00% -*425 Detail
04/20/11 12-*18-*1 40.00% -*3280 Detail
04/19/11 17-*8-*1 68.00% +*5400 Detail
04/18/11 12-*7-*1 63.16% +*2595 Detail
04/17/11 10-*17-*0 37.04% -*4965 Detail
04/16/11 15-*10-*1 60.00% +*1765 Detail
04/15/11 14-*13-*0 51.85% +*740 Detail
04/14/11 10-*11-*0 47.62% -*1010 Detail
04/13/11 6-*11-*1 35.29% -*2945 Detail
04/12/11 11-*12-*1 47.83% -*455 Detail
04/11/11 9-*9-*0 50.00% -*65 Detail
04/10/11 17-*13-*0 56.67% +*1425 Detail
04/09/11 16-*14-*0 53.33% +*740 Detail
04/08/11 16-*9-*1 64.00% +*2845 Detail
04/07/11 8-*12-*0 40.00% -*2535 Detail
04/06/11 11-*14-*0 44.00% -*1330 Detail
04/05/11 15-*11-*1 57.69% +*1535 Detail
04/04/11 6-*6-*0 50.00% -*45 Detail
04/03/11 11-*15-*0 42.31% -*2105 Detail
04/02/11 14-*13-*1 51.85% +*565 Detail
04/01/11 10-*10-*1 50.00% -*35 Detail
Totals 262-*254-*11 50.78% -*1450

Saturday, April 23

Game Score Status Pick Amount

LA Dodgers - 1:05 PM ET LA Dodgers +108 500
Chi. Cubs - Over 9.5 500

Tampa Bay - 1:07 PM ET Tampa Bay -123 500
Toronto - Under 7.5 500

Cleveland - 1:10 PM ET Cleveland +107 500
Minnesota - Over 7.5 500

Arizona - 1:10 PM ET NY Mets -124 500
NY Mets - Under 8.5 500

Chi. White Sox - 4:10 PM ET Detroit +100 500
Detroit - Over 8.5 500

Atlanta - 4:10 PM ET San Francisco -157 500
San Francisco - Under 6.5 500

Cincinnati - 4:10 PM ET Cincinnati +134 500
St. Louis - Over 7.5 500

NY Yankees - 7:05 PM ET Baltimore +161 500
Baltimore - Over 8.5 500

Washington - 7:05 PM ET Washington +106 500
Pittsburgh - Under 8 500

Colorado - 7:10 PM ET Florida +103 500
Florida - Under 8.5 500

Houston - 7:10 PM ET Milwaukee -167 500
Milwaukee - Over 7.5 500

Kansas City - 8:05 PM ET Kansas City +194 500
Texas - Under 9 500

Philadelphia - 8:35 PM ET San Diego +103 500
San Diego - Under 7 500

Boston - 9:05 PM ET LA Angels -104 500
LA Angels - Under 8.5 500

Oakland - 9:10 PM ET Oakland -114 500
Seattle - Under 6.5 500


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Date WLT Pct Net Units Record
04/22/11 2-*2-*0 50.00% -*180 Detail
04/21/11 1-*5-*0 16.67% -*1790 Detail
04/20/11 4-*5-*1 44.44% -*725 Detail
04/19/11 2-*2-*0 50.00% -*150 Detail
04/18/11 4-*3-*1 57.14% +*345 Detail
04/17/11 3-*1-*2 75.00% +*1035 Detail
04/16/11 4-*4-*0 50.00% -*170 Detail
04/15/11 7-*1-*0 87.50% +*3085 Detail
04/14/11 5-*0-*1 100.00% +*3035 Detail
04/13/11 5-*4-*1 55.56% +*325 Detail
Totals 37-*27-*6 57.81% +4810

Saturday, April 23

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Tampa Bay - 12:00 PM ET Tampa Bay +136 500
Pittsburgh - Over 5 500

NY Rangers - 3:00 PM ET NY Rangers +179 500
Washington - Over 5 500

Montreal - 7:00 PM ET Montreal +161 500
Boston - Over 5 500

Los Angeles - 10:30 PM ET San Jose -203 500
San Jose - Over 5 500

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Playoff Results - First Round

April 23, 2011

Home teams have gone 14-21
Favorites have gone 19-16
Favorites that won have gone 8-11 on the puck line
The 'over' has gone 19-10-6

First Round Results

Visitor Home Final Score ATS OVER/UNDER

Wednesday Apr. 13, 2011
Lightning Penguins 3-0 FAVORITE (-145) UNDER 5.5
Coyotes Red Wings 4-2 FAVORITE (-170) OVER 5.5
Rangers Capitals 2-1 (OT) FAVORITE (-165) UNDER 5
Blackhawks Canucks 2-0 FAVORITE (-180) UNDER 5
Predators Ducks 4-1 UNDERDOG (+120) PUSH 5

Thursday Apr. 14, 2011
Canadiens Bruins 2-0 UNDERDOG (+160) UNDER 5
Sabres Flyers 1-0 UNDERDOG (+135) UNDER 5.5
Kings Sharks 3-2 (OT) FAVORITE (-220) PUSH 5

Friday Apr. 15, 2011
Lightning Penguins 5-1 UNDERDOG (+110) OVER 5
Rangers Capitals 2-0 FAVORITE (-170) UNDER 5
Blackhawks Canucks 4-3 FAVORITE (-180) OVER 5
Predators Ducks 5-3 FAVORITE (-150) OVER 5

Saturday Apr. 16, 2011
Coyotes Red Wings 4-3 FAVORITE (-165) OVER 5
Sabres Flyers 5-4 FAVORITE (-175) OVER 5
Canadiens Bruins 3-1 UNDERDOG (+170) UNDER 5
Kings Sharks 4-0 UNDERDOG (+175) UNDER 5

Sunday Apr. 17, 2011
Capitals Rangers 3-2 FAVORITE (-120) PUSH 5
Ducks Predators 4-3 FAVORITE (-145) OVER 5
Canucks Blackhawks 3-2 UNDERDOG (+100) PUSH 5

Monday Apr. 18, 2011
Flyers Sabres 4-2 UNDERDOG (+105) OVER 5.5
Bruins Canadiens 4-2 FAVORITE (-115) OVER 5
Penguins Lightning 3-2 UNDERDOG (+135) PUSH 5
Red Wings Coyotes 4-2 UNDERDOG (+105) OVER 5.5

Tuesday Apr. 19, 2011
Canucks Blackhawks 7-2 UNDERDOG (+105) OVER 5
Sharks Kings 6-5 (OT) FAVORITE (-120) OVER 5

Wednesday Apr. 20, 2011
Capitals Rangers 4-3 (2OT) FAVORITE (-110) OVER 5
Penguins Lightning 3-2 (2OT) UNDERDOG (+125) PUSH 5
Flyers Sabres 1-0 FAVORITE (-115) UNDER 5.5
Ducks Predators 6-3 UNDERDOG (+130) OVER 5
Red Wings Coyotes 6-3 FAVORITE (-125) OVER 5.5

Thursday Apr. 21, 2011
Bruins Canadiens 5-4 (OT) FAVORITE (-115) OVER 5
Blackhawks Canucks 5-0 UNDERDOG (+170) UNDER 5.5
Sharks Kings 6-3 FAVORITE (-130) OVER 5

Friday Apr. 22, 2011
Sabres Flyers 4-3 (OT) UNDERDOG (+145) OVER 5.5
Predators Ducks 4-3 (OT) UNDERDOG (+120) OVER 5

Saturday Apr. 23, 2011
Lightning Penguins
Rangers Capitals
Canadiens Bruins
Kings Sharks

Sunday Apr. 24, 2011
Ducks Predators
Flyers Sabres
Canucks Blackhawks

Monday Apr. 25, 2011
Capitals Rangers
Penguins Lightning
Sharks Kings

Tuesday Apr. 26, 2011
Sabres Flyers
Bruins Canadiens
Blackhawks Canucks
Predators Ducks

Wednesday Apr. 27, 2011
Rangers Capitals
Canadiens Bruins
Lightning Penguins
Kings Sharks




Winners in BOLD

[StarDust Bum]

Diamond Trends - Saturday

April 23, 2011



SU TREND OF THE DAY:


The Brewers are 11-0 since June 22, 2010 when they are off a game in which they scored more runs off the bullpen than they did off their opponent’s starter win for a net profit of $1350.




OU TREND OF THE DAY:


The Padres are 8-0 OU since July 11, 2010 vs a team that has won at least their last three games for a net profit of $800 when playing the over.

STARTER TREND OF THE DAY:


The Giants are 11-0 since August 06, 2008 when Tim Lincecum starts as a favorite after he had a WHIP of less than one his last start on the road and they won in his previous start for a net profit of $1100.

MLB BIBLE TREND OF THE DAY:


The Cardinals are 0-10 (-2.0 rpg) since October 2006 as a 140+ favorite when they are off a non-shutout win in which they had at least 2.75 times as many hits as runs.

TODAY’S TRENDS:


The Blue Jays are 9-0 since May 28, 2010 at home vs a divisional foe that is behind them in the divisional standings for a net profit of $900.
The Tigers are 7-0 since May 02, 2010 at home after a win in which they did not walk the opponent for a net profit of $700.
The Rays are 7-0 since April 14, 2010 when David Price starts as a road favorite after going at least 6 innings and giving up no home runs for a net profit of $700.