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**StarDust Bum** · 05-08-2011, 11:31 AM

Detroit Red Wings extend NHL betting series

Hockey moms will get a late Mother’s Day present Sunday when the San Jose Sharks host the Detroit Red Wings in Game 5 of this Western Conference semifinal series. The puck drops from San Jose’s HP Pavilion at 5 p.m. (PT), with Versus providing television coverage.

Most sports books monitored by Don Best Sports’ Real-Time Odds have opened the Sharks as 150 home favorites, with the total set at 5 ½ ‘over’ (minus 115).

This contest became necessary when the Red Wings edged the Sharks 4-3 in Friday’s Game 4 as 130 home favorites. San Jose had won seven straight one-goal games against the Wings prior to that result, including the first three contests of this series.

The combined seven goals skipped above the 5 ½-goal closing total, leaving the ‘over’ 9-4 in the last 13 overall series meetings.

Detroit, which captured Game 4 despite relinquishing a 3-0 first-period lead, now trails the best-of-seven series 3-1.

Father Time has not seemed to have any influence on Detroit defenseman Niklas Lidstrom. The 41-year-old staked the Wings to that early lead with a pair of first-period markers. Darren Helm scored the winning goal with 87 seconds remaining in regulation after the Sharks had battled back to tie the game at 3-3.

The victory meant the Wings avoided what would have been their first losing series sweep since 2003 when Anaheim beat them four straight in the first round. Ironically, current Wings coach Mike Babcock was directing traffic from behind the bench for the Ducks in that series.

Aided by an offside call the referees missed, Detroit forward Todd Bertuzzi opened the scoring with a whirling-dervish backhand shot that beat San Jose goalie Antti Niemi at 6:22 of the first period.

Lidstrom made it 2-0 when he hammered home a rebound at the 11:09 mark. It was Detroit’s first two-goal lead of the series and was only a glimmer of things to come for the future Hall-of-Fame defenseman.

Lidstrom made it 3-0 thanks to a power play goal with just under two minutes to play in the period. He stopped a rising pass from Henrik Zetterberg with his skate and then somehow managed to send a ground-rule double past Niemi into the net. It was Detroit’s only goal of the game with the man advantage in four opportunities.

Detroit is 4-for-16 on the power play during this series, while San Jose is 4-for-17 after failing to score on its two chances. The Wings outshot the Sharks, 40-28, which marked the second straight game they fired at least 40 shots on the San Jose net.

San Jose began its rally from a 3-0 deficit at the 18:16 mark of the first period – just 15 seconds after Lidstrom’s goal – when Logan Couture scored a soft goal from a bad angle that sneaked past Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard on the stick side.

The Sharks trimmed the lead to 3-2 thanks to a second period marker from Dan Boyle before finally tying the game at the 14:29 mark of the third stanza on a Danny Heatley goal that was scored directly in front of Howard.

Detroit’s lone two penalties of the game occurred in the third period, but the club fought off both to blank the Sharks in that category for the first time in the series.

If the Sharks fail to eliminate the Wings on Mother’s Day, the two foes must travel back to Detroit for Tuesday’s Game 6.

**StarDust Bum** · 05-08-2011, 11:37 AM

Tampa Bay Rays end MLB odds set at Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles (14-17, -1.06 units) and Tampa Bay Rays (18-14, +2.37 units) started the season on opposites side of the spectrum, but a lot has changed entering the series finale on Sunday with the first pitch scheduled at 10:35 a.m. (PT) at Camden Yards.

Many MLB experts left the Rays for dead after they started the season 0-6, but have now changed their tune. Tampa Bay is just the eighth team in major league history to begin 0-6 and reach four games over .500 at any point in the season.

The Orioles have gone in the opposite direction after starting the 2011 campaign with a 4-0 record that included a three-game sweep in Tampa Bay to start the season. Despite the recent struggles in dropping 17 of its last 27 games, Baltimore is still ahead of last season's pace when the O's didn’t reach 15 wins until May 25.

Rays starting pitcher Wade Davis (3-2, 2.77) has led the club to four straight victories with him on the hill, including a 3-2 home win last time out versus the Blue Jays. The former third-round pick has surrendered two earned runs or less in five of his six starts during the 2011 campaign, while allowing just a single home run in 39.0 innings of work.

Davis has a good chance of silencing the Orioles bats on Sunday afternoon, coming in with a 3-2 record and 2.81 ERA in six previous starts against them.

Tampa Bay is 8-1 in his last nine road starts versus a team with a losing record.

Baltimore has enjoyed decent success against today’s opponent historically, coming into the series with a 114-111 all-time mark versus the Rays, including a 60-50 record at Camden Yards. Manager Buck Showalter has also made his mark against American League East foes since his arrival last August, posting a 19-17 record in 36 opportunities.

Showalter’s presence in the dugout has been a major lift for a starting rotation that has made 53 quality starts and posted a 3.57 ERA in 86 games under his direction. Those statistic combined with the Orioles going ‘under’ the MLB odds in 21 of 28 Sunday games may give bettors a significant edge in playing the total.

Orioles hurler Brad Bergesen (0-3, 4.88) will be making his seventh appearance (sixth start) of the 2011 season and still looking for his first victory. The right-hander will also be seeking his first career win over the Rays, going 0-4 with a 9.00 ERA in four previous tries.

The Rays should be slight road favorites for the series finale based on the various splits that the starting pitchers have against the opponent. Tampa Bay will certainly enter with plenty of confidence knowing its 11-4 versus right-handed starters, while Baltimore is 3-8 in the last 11 meetings on its home turf.

Jeff Kellogg has the plate for this contest which also favors the visiting Rays. Home teams are just 1-5 in his six games calling balls and strikes this season while totals have split.

Weather forecasts are predicting a great day for baseball in the Baltimore area, with an expected high in the low-70s and a light winds out of the northwest.

**StarDust Bum** · 05-08-2011, 11:44 AM

Sunday's Diamond Tips

May 7, 2011

Sunday is not only Mother’s Day, but it also signals the finales of many weekend series in Major League Baseball. Two games are going to be getting national coverage, which will focus our attention on this time around. It all starts in Arlington, where the Yankees finish up a road trip with the Rangers. Before we talk about that test, let’s focus on the primetime battle between the Braves and Phillies.

Braves at Phillies – 8:05 p.m. EDT, ESPN

The Phillies were expected to be at the top of the National League East’s standings with their deep starting pitching. Atlanta was predicted to be right behind them after making the playoffs last year. And we’re close to those predictions being prophetic as the Bravos sit just 3 ½-games behind Philadelphia.

The Braves will wrap this series up with Jair Jurrjens (3-0, 1.52) on the mound. Atlanta is cautiously optimistic about what he’s doing right now. Jurrjens has been positively fantastic in all four of his starts in 2011, going at least six innings in each effort. He’s getting quality run support out of his offense as the ‘over’ has cashed in his last three starts. While Jurrjens is just 3-3 with a 2.56 earned run average during his career versus the Phils, he did win his last start against them on July 6 2010 as a $1.25 road pup.

Philadelphia sends Cole Hamels (4-1, 2.66) to start this battle. Having guys like Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee in front of him is helping Hamels get comfortable in his own skin again, who is pitching his best since winning it all in 2008. Since getting roughed up in his first start of the year, Hamels has gone at least seven innings in five straight starts. The ‘under’ has gone 4-1 in those starts, with the run live easily getting covered in four of the outings.

Even though Hamels is pitching great this year, this is not going to be an easy win. Atlanta has been a road underdog against a lefty four times already this season. All the Braves have done in this role is going 3-1.

Yankees at Rangers – 2:05 p.m. EDT, TBS

Last year’s American League Championship Series participants certainly don’t look like they’re guaranteed anything at the moment. The Yanks are doing their best to keep Tampa Bay off of their heels in the AL East. Meanwhile, Texas could use Josh Hamilton right about now with its lack of offensive pop.

C.C. Sabathia (2-2, 2.68) is the man with the starting duties for New York’s final game of a seven-game road trip. Forgive bettors if they’re a little gun-shy for the hefty lefty on Sunday afternoon. Sabathia pitched a solid seven innings worth of work for the Yankees in Detroit last Tuesday evening, but allowed all four runs in a 4-2 loss as $1.60 road favorites (risk $160 to win $100). The Bombers did win his last start against Texas 6-5 back on April 17, but he last just 6.1 innings in that outing. Even though Sabathia gets some decent run support, the ‘under’ has cashed in two of his three road starts this year.

The Rangers were supposed to send Alexi Ogando to the mound for this game, but a blister on the finger of his throwing hand is keeping him out. That means Dave Bush (0-0, 1.46) will get the spot start for Texas. Bush has been a reliable reliever for Ron Washington this season, going at least three innings in two of his three appearances in that capacity. And he’s got a 2-1 record with an ERA of 3.56 in five career starts against the Yankees. Bettors shouldn’t expect much out of the former Brewer. Bush was a spot starter on April 13 against the Tigers, but lasted just three innings. He did pitch well in that outing with no runs allowed on three hits.

There is plenty of reason to expect Texas to be posted as a home underdog for this test. The Rangers won the only time they were in this role of the campaign, which was a 9-5 decision against Boston in the season opener. Stretch that situation out to the beginning of August of last year, and Texas is 1-6.

**StarDust Bum** · 05-08-2011, 11:45 AM

Matsuzaka ready to start Sunday vs. Twins

MINNESOTA TWINS (12-19)

at BOSTON RED SOX (15-18)

First pitch: Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT
Line: Boston -170, Minnesota +160

Daisuke Matsuzaka (2-3, 4.33 ERA) looks to prove his health and worth Sunday when his Red Sox host the Twins for the third game of a four-game series. Matsuzaka, who has been wildly inconsistent all year, left his latest start with elbow tightness and then pitched poorly in relief earlier in the week. But he still announced himself ready to make Sunday’s start against Twins right-hander Carl Pavano (2-3, 5.84 ERA).

Pavano is going through a rough stretch of games, posting an 8.47 ERA and 1.82 WHIP in his past three starts. He’s also been awful in his four road starts this year (0-3, 8.18 ERA, 1.68 WHIP). He gave up seven runs on 12 hits in 5.1 innings in his last outing a week ago at Kansas City. Pavano’s career numbers versus Boston are also ugly (3-3, 6.09 ERA, 1.68 WHIP), but he has pitched well in his past two outings versus the Sox, winning both games. He only allowed two runs on six hits in his last trip to Fenway in 2009, and surrendered only one run on four hits over six innings in last year’s lone start against them.

Matsuzaka has had a roller-coaster season. He allowed seven runs in just two innings versus Tampa Bay on April 11, then gave up only two hits in his next 15 innings, spanning two starts. But Matsuzaka lasted only four innings in his last start on April 29 against Seattle due to tightness in his pitching elbow. He has landed on the DL four times since 2008 because of problems with his right arm. Matsuzaka pitched in relief for the first time in his career in Wednesday’s rain-delayed game, but gave up the winning runs in a 5-3 loss to the Angels in 13 innings. However, Matsuzaka is 2-1 with a 2.30 ERA in four career starts against Minnesota, including 1-0 with a 1.17 ERA in two home starts at Fenway Park.

Minnesota’s anemic offense appeared to get back on track Friday, when it pounded Boston for nine runs on 12 hits. But Saturday was the same old story, as Clay Buchholz and four Sox relievers combined for a three-hit shutout in a game that was delayed more than two hours because of rain. Two players that could be key to Sunday’s game are Justin Morneau and Jason Kubel, who are a combined 11-for-22 lifetime versus Matsuzaka.

Boston’s bats have only scored nine runs in the past four games, but prized free-agent signing Carl Crawford is finally starting to heat up with a .407 BA in May. He’s also 11-for-28 lifetime versus Pavano. Jacoby Ellsbury is also red-hot, batting .362 with 13 runs during his current 16-game hitting streak.

Despite the lopsided money line, I just don’t expect Matsuzaka to pitch well on Sunday with his recent injury woes. Although Pavano has been terrible this year, his past two outings against the Sox are enough reason to take a chance on the big underdog Minnesota team to pull off the upset on Sunday. The FoxSheets provide two more highly-rated trends which advise bettors to avoid the Red Sox:

BOSTON is 1-9 (-13.4 Units) against the money line vs. teams outscored by opponent by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season this season. The average score was BOSTON 2.9, OPPONENT 5.7 - (Rating = 5*).

BOSTON is 4-13 (-16.4 Units) against the money line as a favorite of -125 to -175 this season. The average score was BOSTON 3.5, OPPONENT 5.7 - (Rating = 4*).

**StarDust Bum** · 05-08-2011, 11:47 AM

White Sox-Mariners play rubber match on Sunday

CHICAGO WHITE SOX (12-22)

at SEATTLE MARINERS (16-18)

First pitch: Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
Line: Chicago -105, Seattle -105, Total: 7.5

The White Sox won on Saturday for just the second time in 10 games, and they look to string together a win streak in Sunday’s series finale at Seattle. Two lefties square off when Chicago’s Mark Buehrle (2-3, 4.37 ERA) faces Mariners southpaw Erik Bedard (1-4, 5.23 ERA).

Buehrle has not had a great season, especially on the road, where he is 1-2 with a 6.84 ERA and 1.56 WHIP in four starts this year. But his last road start (April 27) was a quality outing of 7 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K at Yankee Stadium. Buehrle also threw well on Monday against Baltimore with 6.2 innings of shutout ball, although he did allow 12 base runners that game. He has enjoyed winning success facing Seattle in the past, going 7-3 with a 4.03 ERA, while his team is 10-5 in his 15 lifetime starts. But he is only 1-3 with a 4.42 ERA and 1.45 WHIP in six starts at Safeco Field, going winless in four starts in Seattle since April 2002. One batter he hates facing is Ichiro Suzuki, who is 20-for-45 (.444) lifetime against Buehrle.

Bedard’s first three starts of the year were horrible (0-3, 8.56 ERA, 1.98 WHIP), but he has been a different pitcher in his past three outings, going 1-1 with a 2.84 ERA and 1.00 WHIP. In his last start on Tuesday against Texas, Bedard allowed just two runs on two hits and two walks in seven innings, but got a no-decision. He’s 3-2 with a 4.11 ERA and 1.21 WHIP in eight career outings versus the White Sox, but has only faced them once since 2007.

With an even money line and two capable starting pitchers, I’m going with the team that has been playing better over the past two weeks, and that’s Seattle, which is 8-3 in its past 11 games. The FoxSheets show these two highly-rated trends siding with the Mariners:

Play On - Home teams when the money line is +125 to -125 (SEATTLE) - with a starting pitcher whose gives up 1 or more HR's/start, with a team batting average of .255 or worse on the season (AL). (120-74 since 1997.) (61.9%, +48.8 units. Rating = 3*).

CHICAGO WHITE SOX are 3-13 (-12.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season. The average score was CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2.9, OPPONENT 4.4 - (Rating = 3*).

**StarDust Bum** · 05-08-2011, 11:49 AM

Rockies try to avoid getting swept in San Francisco

COLORADO ROCKIES (18-13)

at SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (17-16)

First pitch: Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT
Line: Colorado -120, San Francisco +110, Total: 7.5

The Giants are hoping for more dramatics as they attempt to sweep the Rockies on Sunday afternoon. San Francisco has won four of five games, including the past two in walk-off variety in the ninth inning. Sunday’s series finale features two undefeated pitchers as Colorado’s Jorge De La Rosa (4-0, 2.92 ERA) squares off against Ryan Vogelsong (1-0, 4.40 ERA).

The Rockies are tired of the walk-off endings, as they’ve lost the past three games in this fashion. But De La Rosa gives them a great chance to take care of business earlier in the game. The left-hander is 7-1 with a 2.30 ERA in 10 career starts versus the Giants, as his team is 9-1 in these outings. He is also 3-0 with a 0.64 ERA at San Francisco. This season, De La Rosa has pitched very well, including three straight quality starts (2.70 ERA, 1.05 WHIP). He got a no-decision Tuesday at Arizona after allowing three runs on seven hits in six innings. One Giants player De La Rosa has not fared particularly well against is Freddy Sanchez, who is 10-for-22 with two homers off the Colorado southpaw. Sanchez was 3-for-5 with an RBI double in Saturday’s game.

Colorado’s bats need to wake up. The team has only scored five runs once in the past nine games, carrying a paltry .234 BA and seven homers over this stretch. Star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is the biggest culprit for this scoring drought. He is 2-for-31 in his past eight games and has just one homer in the past 19 contests.

Vogelsong, who didn’t start a game from 2005-2010 is making just his third start of the season, as he remains in the rotation as the replacement for Barry Zito (foot). After a strong showing at Pittsburgh on April 28 (5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K), Vogelsong was rocked by the Mets on Tuesday. He allowed five runs on five hits, while walking four batters in just four innings. Vogelsong has never started against Colorado.

The Giants have won eight of the past 10 meetings with the Rockies, but this pitching mismatch has me leaning towards slightly-favored Colorado to avoid the sweep with a Sunday victory. The FoxSheets give more support to the Rockies including this anti-Giants trend:

SAN FRANCISCO is 7-14 (-12.0 Units) against the money line in home games vs. a very good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.250 or better over the last 2 seasons. The average score was SAN FRANCISCO 2.9, OPPONENT 3.6 - (Rating = 1*).

**StarDust Bum** · 05-08-2011, 11:50 AM

Hamels-Jurrjens square off on Sunday night

ATLANTA BRAVES (19-16)

at PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (22-10)

First pitch: Sunday, 8:00 p.m. EDT
Line: Philadelphia -135, Atlanta +125, Total: 7.5

The Braves have had their hands full all weekend against the Phillies starters, and things won’t get any easier against Cole Hamels in Philadelphia on Sunday night baseball.

On Friday, Atlanta scored a 5-0 win thanks to Derek Lowe’s gem, but they struck out 16 times over seven innings against Cliff Lee, and 18 times in the game. On Saturday night, they were shut out by a combination of spot starter Kyle Kendrick and four relievers, which did not include Philly’s top two relievers—Brad Lidge and Jose Contreras— who are on the disabled list.

Hamels has faced the Braves in Philadelphia nine times since 2007 and the Phillies won six of those matchups. He is 15-10 with a 3.72 ERA in 20 career starts against the Braves. He has also dominated Atlanta of late. On April 10, Hamels threw seven shutout innings in a win in Atlanta. Last September, he held the Braves to one run in eight innings in a home victory.

Right-hander Jair Jurrjens will go for Atlanta. He’s made four starts this year and hasn’t allowed more than two runs in any of those starts, going 3-0 with a 1.52 ERA. He’s pitched very well against the Phillies of late. Since 2009, he’s 2-1 with a 1.93 ERA over five starts against Philadelphia.

The Braves have dropped eight of their past 11 in Philadelphia, and considering how badly they’re struggling at the plate (.240 BA, seven total runs in past three games) they can’t be trusted right now. My pick is Philadelphia.

The FoxSheets have plenty of valuable information on this game, including this four-star trend that plays in the Phillies’ favor:

Play On - Home favorites with a money line of -110 or higher (PHILADELPHIA) - with a starting pitcher whose ERA is 3.00 or better on the season (NL) against opponent with a starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.050 or better on the season-NL. (63-16 since 1997, 79.7%, +40.5 units. Rating = 4*).

**StarDust Bum** · 05-08-2011, 11:53 AM

It's time for Ozzie to go in Chicago

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Ozzie Guillen recently said that he would be fine if the Chicago White Sox were to fire him. He said that he could always go back to managing in his native Venezuela, or that he could easily land a gig with Fox.

Well it may be time for him to start making some arrangements because his time on the South Side of Chicago could be coming to an end real soon if his team does not start winning.

Whether it has been his profanity-laced tirades at his own players or umpires, his questioning of MLB in regards to preferential treatment that Asian players receive compared to Latin players, his own family openly criticizing the White Sox organization on Twitter and countless other things, Guillen has done his fair share of embarrassing the White Sox organization.

General manager Ken Williams - often a target of Guillen and his family - always seemed to look the other way. For one, Guillen is a favorite of owner Jerry Reinsdorf, and two, the White Sox have for the most part been a winning organization since Guillen took the helm in 2004.

But, that 2005 World Series championship was a long time ago and Guillen's antics have gotten real old, especially when the team is not winning.

Ozzie Guillen's antics have gotten real old, especially when the team is not winning.
And the White Sox are not winning at the moment, having lost 17 of their last 21 games, and owners of the worst record in all of baseball at 11-21.

"What can we do about it? Nothing. I'm not making any excuses. We [stink]," Guillen said. "And he (Reinsdorf) watches the same games we watch. A lot of Managers of the Year get fired. They do. That's why when they gave me my Manager of the Year Award, psh. I don't care about that."

The White Sox were probably a slugger away from winning the AL Central last season. They wanted Adam Dunn at the deadline, but eventually settled on Manny Ramirez, who proved to be a major disappointment.

Well Williams addressed that huge void in the middle of the lineup this past offseason and finally landed Dunn, signing the slugger to a four-year, $56 million deal, thrusting the White Sox to the front of the pack among AL Central contenders.

Dunn, who a certain writer from The Sports Network predicted as his AL MVP, has been abysmal, hitting just .153 with a mere three home runs and 12 RBI. In his defense he did miss time following an appendectomy and I know everyone bounces back differently from procedures like that, but St. Louis' Matt Holliday has been nothing short of spectacular since returning from the same operation.

It's not just Dunn either. This whole team just isn't hitting and they may have hit rock-bottom on Tuesday when Francisco Liriano, a pitcher who hadn't been able to get anyone out this season, no-hit them.

"I wasn't in the lineup," said Guillen, whose team was no-hit for 5 1/3 innings by the Tigers' Brad Penny on April 23. "I was a very bad manager during the game, and I was worse before the game because I made the lineup."

Still, it's only May 5 and the top two teams in the AL Central at the moment are the Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Royals - the two teams who have owned the division's last two spots in each of the last two seasons.

Colorado was in a similar position with Clint Hurdle in 2009. Obviously not the lightning rod that Guillen is, but Hurdle had some success with the Rockies and his team just got off to an awful start. Whether they had tuned out or not, something clicked for that team when Jim Tracy took over and the team rolled to one of the best records in baseball the rest of the way and reached the postseason.

Bottom line was Colorado general manager Dan O'Dowd knew he had a playoff team and had to make a move to try to salvage his season. It might be time for Williams to do the same.

The media began tuning Guillen out a long time ago. Williams had better figure out if the White Sox players have started to adopt that same policy.

**StarDust Bum** · 05-08-2011, 12:11 PM

Red Wings try to extend series with Sharks

DETROIT RED WINGS

at SAN JOSE SHARKS

NHL Playoffs – Western Conference Semifinals
Game 5 – San Jose leads series 3-1
Puck drops: Sunday, 8:00 p.m. EDT
Line: San Jose -150, Detroit +130, Total: 5.5

Detroit staved off elimination in Game 4, blowing a 3-0 lead, but still managing to get the GW goal with under 2:00 remaining. The two teams now head back to San Jose where the Wings will attempt to extend this series back to Detroit for Game 6.

The Wings are asking themselves what might have been, as all four games in this series have been decided by one goal, and Detroit blew a lead in the third period of Game 3. Last year, Detroit lost the first three games against the Sharks, then won Game 4, but lost the series in five games. In order for the Wings to avoid a repeat of last season, they need to continue to pound the net with shots, like they have in the last two games when they put at least 40 shots on goal. While Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg have combined for nine points this series, the Wings need production from Valtteri Filppula and Johan Franzen, who have combined for zero points this series. If those players can break out of their slump, than I like Detroit’s chances to get back in this series.

The last thing the Sharks wanted to do was give the Red Wings a reason to believe they can come back in the series, but they did just that. The Red Wings have improved from game to game and played their best during Games 3 and 4 at Joe Louis Arena. The Sharks believed the Red Wings were the better team in Game 3, but didn't catch any breaks. The same could be said for Game 4, only this time the Red Wings got the big goal that kept the series going after overwhelming the Sharks in the first period. If the Sharks don’t tighten up their defense and prevent the Wings from getting quality shots like they did the last two games, they will be in trouble. After registering five points in the previous round against the Kings, Patrick Marleau has been invisible this series, recording zero points. His 0.29 points per game in the playoffs against the Wings is the fewest against any team he has faced.

It’s hard to determine just whether the Sharks are truly the better team, or has just gotten consistent breaks in this series. Detroit finally got some breaks in Game 4, and if that continues, this series could turn upside down and we just might wind up back in San Jose for Game 7. I like Detroit to stay alive and force Game 6 and get production from Franzen and Filppula.

The FoxSheets says:

DETROIT is 13-3 ATS (+9.8 Units) in road games after failing to cover 2 of their last 3 against the spread this season. The average score was DETROIT 3.9, OPPONENT 2.7 - (Rating = 3*).

**StarDust Bum** · 05-08-2011, 12:33 PM

Date WLT Pct Net Units Record
05/07/11 17-*12-*1 58.62% +*2390 Detail
05/06/11 18-*10-*2 64.29% +*3555 Detail
05/05/11 8-*15-*1 34.78% -*3570 Detail
05/04/11 15-*13-*0 53.57% +*1045 Detail
05/03/11 12-*15-*1 44.44% -*2040 Detail
05/02/11 8-*6-*2 57.14% +*1120 Detail
05/01/11 12-*17-*1 41.38% -*2675 Detail
Totals 90-*88-*8 50.56% -*175

Sunday, May 8

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Detroit - 1:07 PM ET Toronto -105 500
Toronto - Under 9 500

Washington - 1:10 PM ET Florida -159 500
Florida - Under 8 500

LA Dodgers - 1:10 PM ET NY Mets +112 500
NY Mets - Over 7 500

Minnesota - 1:35 PM ET Minnesota +169 500
Boston - Over 9.5 500

Tampa Bay - 1:35 PM ET Tampa Bay -120 500
Baltimore - Over 9 500

Houston - 1:35 PM ET Pittsburgh -121 500
Pittsburgh - Over 8 500

NY Yankees - 2:05 PM ET Texas +153 500
Texas - Over 9.5 500

Oakland - 2:10 PM ET Kansas City +102 500
Kansas City - Under 8.5 500

Milwaukee - 2:15 PM ET Milwaukee +130 500
St. Louis - Over 8.5 500

Cincinnati - 2:20 PM ET Chi. Cubs -103 500
Chi. Cubs - Under 7 500

Cleveland - 3:35 PM ET LA Angels -146 500
LA Angels - Under 7 500

Colorado - 4:05 PM ET Colorado -124 500
San Francisco - Over 7.5 500

Arizona - 4:05 PM ET San Diego -127 500
San Diego - Under 7 500

Chi. White Sox - 4:10 PM ET Seattle -114 500
Seattle - Under 7.5 500

Atlanta - 8:00 PM ET Philadelphia -143 500
Philadelphia - Over 7.5 500

**StarDust Bum** · 05-08-2011, 12:54 PM

Date WLT Pct Net Units Record
05/07/11 1-*1-*0 50.00% -*525 Detail
05/06/11 1-*3-*0 25.00% -*1100 Detail
05/05/11 1-*1-*0 50.00% 0 Detail
05/04/11 5-*1-*0 83.33% +*2170 Detail
05/03/11 2-*1-*1 66.67% +*545 Detail
05/02/11 1-*1-*0 50.00% +*45 Detail
05/01/11 1-*3-*0 25.00% -*1510 Detail
Totals 12-*11-*1 52.17% -*375

Sunday, May 8

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Detroit - 8:00 PM ET San Jose -135 500
San Jose - Over 5.5 500

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