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**Udog** · 05-25-2011, 08:39 AM

Wednesday’s betting notes: A’s closer slams skip

Who’s hot

NBA: Oklahoma City is 7-1-1 against the spread in its last nine games in Dallas.

NHL: The home team is 11-5 in the last 16 meetings between the Bruins and Lightning.

MLB: Cleveland is 25-4 in its last 29 home games.

Who’s not

NBA: Five of the last 21 meetings between the Thunder and Mavericks in Dallas have played under the total.

NHL: Just one of Tampa Bay’s last eight games have played under the total.

MLB: Minnesota is 5-17 in its last 22 home games heading into Tuesday’s action.

Key stat

106 – Number of bats Albert Pujols went between home runs before he finally broke his dinger slump Monday night – the longest drought of his career. He hit his eighth jack of the year in St. Louis’ 3-1 victory over the Padres, which came exactly a month after he hit his seventh homer. Pujols averages a home run every 14.3 at bats in his career.

Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked

Sean Bergenheim, Tampa Bay Lightning: Bergenheim is listed as questionable for Wednesday’s game after suffering an undisclosed injury and missing the final two periods of Game 5’s loss. The left wing leads the NHL playoffs with nine goals.

Game of the day

Oklahoma City Thunder at Dallas Mavericks (-6.5, 198.5)

Notable quotable

“I can’t remember another comeback like that. Once we got to [overtime] we had to feel good about ourselves after being down 15 and making all that comeback. And we obviously talked about it in timeouts that we’ve got to go for it now. We’re here and this is our ballgame and we’ve got to go for it, so that’s what we talked about.” – Dirk Nowitzki after he poured in 40 points in Dallas’ huge comeback victory in Game 4. The Mavs look to advance to the NBA Finals Wednesday, leading Oklahoma City 3-1 in the series.

Notes and tips

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Brian Fuentes blasted manager Bob Geren following Monday’s loss, questioning the team’s direction and Geren’s managing time after he took his AL-high seventh defeat of the season. Fuentes, who has been the club’s closer all season, claims that now he never knows when Geren will bring him in the game. "The games in San Francisco were unorthodox managing," Fuentes told reporters. I get up in the seventh inning. I have no idea. I didn't stretch. If there was some sort of communication beforehand, I'd be ready, which I was. I was heated up. I was ready. But there's just a lack of communication. I don't think anybody knows what direction (Geren) is headed." Oakland had lost six straight games heading into Tuesday night’s action.

After shocking everyone by sitting veteran Dwayne Roloson in favor of Mike Smith in Game 5’s loss to the Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher will go reportedly back with Roloson for Wednesday’s Game 6. Smith stopped 17 of the 19 shots in the loss, which was his first start of the postseason. Roloson was pulled twice in this series before he was benched on Monday, but has been Tampa Bay’s go-to guy since coming over from the Islanders early in the regular season. The Lightning are set as -120 favorites in Game 6.

Rafael Nadal advanced to the second round of the French Open on Tuesday, but it wasn’t pretty. He needed five sets to defeat John Isner, marking the first time he played a five-set match in his last seven visits to Roland Garros. "Tough, tough moments for me," Nadal said. "I played too nervous, in my opinion." Nadal played better to finally send Isner packing, but will need to be much better moving forward in the tournament. He’s still favored to tie Bjorn Borg with his sixth French Open title at +100. Novak Djokovic is right on his heels at +125.

**Udog** · 05-25-2011, 08:41 AM

Wednesday's six-pack

-- Rockies P Jorge de la Rosa tore a ligament in his pitching elbow and is done for the year, obviously. Tough blow for Colorado.

-- Joe West started umpiring in major leagues when I was in high school and I'm 51 now, so West has been around for a long, long time. .

-- Sporting News has LSU #1 in its pre-season college football ratings.

-- Miami beat the Bulls in OT by 8, as Chicago's Rose played the whole second half, and it showed at the end. Heat now leads series 3-1.

-- Mike Miller was +36 in a game Miami won in OT; that means when Miller was off the court, for 27:54, Heat was outscored by 28 points. In the 26:06 Miller played, Miami was +36. An amazing statistic.

-- San Jose-Vancouver Tuesday night was 21st overtime game in NHL playoffs this spring, but first one in 20 days, as Canucks won to go to the Stanley Cup finals for first time in 17 years. Road teams are 13-8 in OT games this spring. It was the first loss in six playoff OT games for San Jose this year.

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Wednesday's List of 13: Random mid-week stuff..........

13) Here’s my proposal on how to tweak the first round of NBA/NHL playoffs, which would make the regular season a little more meaningful.

In the 1-8 series, the #1 seed would get all seven games at home.
In the 2-7 series, the #2 seed would get six home games (3-1-3 format). The #3 seed would get five home games (3-2-2) and the 4-5 series would stay as it is now. Just something to think about.

12) Nitwits who ran the Mets wanted to get rid of Bobby Bonilla after the ’99 season, because he was a clubhouse cancer; instead of giving him $5.9M to go away then and there, these geniuses agreed to give him deferred money, as in 25 years of payments every July 1, starting this year, worth a total of $29.8M. Brilliant!!!

Hard to imagine why they’re nearing a state of financial ruin.

11) John Wooden’s family signed on with reps from IMG, so they can properly cash in on the former coach, now that he is deceased. Not sure what I think of this, other than I hope that when I go to Vegas in July, I don’t see a guy dressed up as Wooden panhandling for money with fake-Elvis and fake-Michael Jackson in front of Bally’s.

10) Arizona guard MoMo Jones left the desert to transfer closer to home; rumor was he wanted to go to St John’s, but he can’t, because his high school coach Maurice Hicks is Director of Operations for the Red Storm, which prevents St John’s from recruiting Jones. Seton Hall and Hofstra are now his rumored landing spots.

9) Speaking of Jones, his old high school, Rice HS, is closing down for good next month. They have a great basketball tradition, playing all over New York City and the northeast, since they didn’t have a home court.

8) Over the next six years, the Red Sox are going to pay Carl Crawford $117M and he’s batting 8th. As in next-to-last. Yikes.

7) I read this week that ESPN.com pays columnist Rick Reilly $2.4M a year; here is where I quickly move on to next note before I say something unkind. In other words, the money the Sox are paying Crawford is better spent than the $2.4M Reilly is stealing from ESPN.

6) Penn State will have a D-I hockey team in two years; that and the fine wrestling program they’ve committed a lot of resources towards probably contributed to Ed DeChellis bolting for Navy, even though he is taking a $200,000 pay cut to coach the Middies. Basketball ain’t a priority in Happy Valley, not that it is in Annapolis, either.

5) Plaxico Burress gets out of jail June 6, just in time…….to play in the CFL? Either that or the UFL. The Arena League? Its either that or a gig on Court TV. Burress should have some interesting opinions or our legal system; plus, I think his wife's a lawyer.

4) Hope VCU students enjoyed their run to the Final Four this spring, because their student fee for next fall got raised $50, in order to help defer the cost of Shaka Smart’s new contract.

3) There are seven guys who have been NFL head coaches after being assistants for Mike Holmgren; six of the seven have/had winning records, then there is Marty Mornhinweg, who went 5-27 in two dreadful seasons with Matt Millen’s Lions. Mornhinweg is now OC for the Eagles, and Lord help the team that gives him another head coaching shot.

2) Minor League baseball teams combined to sell $151.1M worth of apparel and novelties LY, the second-best year they’ve ever had.

1) Someone needs to explain to me exactly what it is the royal family does over there in England; are they powerful? popular? Do they have Facebook pages? Are they on Twitter? Inquiring minds want to know.

**Udog** · 05-25-2011, 08:53 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Oklahoma City at Dallas

The Mavericks look to close out the series and build on their 9-1 ATS record in their last 10 games as a home favorite. Dallas is the pick (-6 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Mavericks favored by 8 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Dallas (-6 1/2). Here are all of today's picks

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25

Game 517-518: Oklahoma City at Dallas (9:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oklahoma City 123.497; Dallas 131.896
Dunkel Line & Total: Dallas by 8 1/2; 195
Vegas Line & Total: Dallas by 6 1/2; 198 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Dallas (-6 1/2); Under

NBA
Long Sheet

Wednesday, May 25

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OKLAHOMA CITY (64 - 34) at DALLAS (68 - 28) - 5/25/2011, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 57-37 ATS (+16.3 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 36-27 ATS (+6.3 Units) as a favorite this season.
DALLAS is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) against Northwest division opponents this season.
DALLAS is 13-1 ATS (+11.9 Units) in all playoff games this season.
DALLAS is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) when leading in a playoff series this season.
DALLAS is 37-17 ATS (+18.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
DALLAS is 24-9 ATS (+14.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
DALLAS is 28-18 ATS (+8.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
DALLAS is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
DALLAS is 34-20 ATS (+12.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
DALLAS is 21-11 ATS (+8.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 101-82 ATS (+10.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 78-55 ATS (+17.5 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 53-38 ATS (+11.2 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 24-15 ATS (+7.5 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 59-45 ATS (+9.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 37-51 ATS (-19.1 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 8-6 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 9-5 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Short Sheet

Wednesday, May 25

Western Conference Finals - Game 5 - DALLAS 3-1
OKLAHOMA CITY at DALLAS, 9:00 PM ET ESPN
OKLAHOMA CITY: 22-6 Over at Dallas
DALLAS: 13-1 ATS in playoffs

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

NBA
Write-Up

Wednesday, May 25

Oklahoma City is first team in 15 years to lose playoff game when they led by 15 points with under 5:00 left; tough loss to bounce back from, now they've got to win on road to extend series. Thunder is 3-30 outside arc in last two games. Game 4 was first time in series Mavs got to foul line more than OC (39-25). Westbrook was 7-22 from floor, Durant had nine turnovers Monday. Dallas bench played better last two games; they were +11 last game. Thunder turned ball over 25 times last game (-12). Over is 6-2 in this round, between this series and Chicago-Miami. Road team won three of four games in Thunder-Maverick series.

NBA

Wednesday, May 25

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Trend Report
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9:00 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY vs. DALLAS
Oklahoma City is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Dallas is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City

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NBA

Wednesday, May 25

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Thunder at Mavericks: What bettors need to know
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Oklahoma City Thunder at Dallas Mavericks (-6.5, 198.5)

THE STORY: Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks dealt the Oklahoma City Thunder a stunning blow in Game 4 of the NBA's Western Conference final. The Mavericks look to finish the job Wednesday as they host the deflated Thunder with a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. A victory would move Dallas into the NBA Finals for the first time since 2006.

TV: 9 p.m. ET, ESPN

ABOUT THE MAVERICKS: Down 15 with less than five minutes remaining in regulation, Dallas stormed back against an overwhelmed Oklahoma City defense - and as expected, Nowitzki led the charge. The 7-footer scored nine straight points during a stretch that cut the deficit to two, then tied things up on a pair of free throws with six seconds remaining. Jason Kidd hit the dagger in OT, a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left that gave Dallas the lead for good. The win extended the Mavs' road winning streak in the playoffs to five games, setting them up to win the conference title at home. Nowitzki finished with 40 points and has been next to impossible to contain all series long.

ABOUT THE THUNDER: The Thunder played what might have been their worst five minutes of the playoffs during Dallas' improbable comeback. the defense had no answer for Nowitzki, while the offense fell flat. Kevin Durant finished with 29 points and 15 rebounds but had his attempt at a go-ahead 3-pointer blocked by Shawn Marion in the final seconds of the fourth quarter. Russell Westbrook finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists but had yet another string of questionable shot attempts that ultimately cost his team a chance at wrapping things up in regulation. The duo will need to be better if Oklahoma City plans on extending the series.

WHO'S HOT/WHO'S NOT: Even with a 7-for-21 performance in Game 3, Nowitzki is shooting 56 percent (41 for 73) from the field against the Thunder - and a ridiculous 50 for 52 from the free-throw line. Thunder C Serge Ibaka had five blocks Monday night, giving him eight in the past two games. Denver as a team has just six blocks in that span.

KEY STATISTIC: 12 - Nowitzki's points-per-game average in the fourth quarter against the Thunder. He matched that number in the fourth period of Game 4, helping lead the Mavericks back from certain defeat.

LAST WORD: Durant had a career-high nine turnovers in Game 4. The Thunder finished with 25 turnovers as a team.

TRENDS: Oklahoma City is 11-5-1 against the spread in its last 17 road games.
The over is 16-5 in the last 21 meetings between the two teams in Dallas.
Dallas is 9-1 against the spread in its last 10 home games.

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NBA

Wednesday, May 25

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Pick 'n' roll: Wednesday's best NBA bets
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Oklahoma City Thunder at Dallas Mavericks (-6.5, 198.5)

Jason Terry allowed himself to smile, but before the final seconds even ticked off his team’s miraculous Game 4 overtime victory in Oklahoma City, he was heard shouting a clear message to the team’s bench: “One more, one more.”

One of just two Maverick players to reach the NBA Finals on the 2006 squad, Terry held up a single digit to the bench as the clock ran out. He knew his team would celebrate, but he wanted to make sure it was already focused on the task at hand in Dallas.

He has no reason to believe the Mavs won’t show a killer instinct.

Dallas closed out Portland at the Rose Garden, 103-96 in its first opportunity in Game 6, leading by as many as 17 late. The team also left no doubt with a 122-86 win over the Lakers in Game 4 to complete a sweep after holding an advantage of as many as 36 points in the second half.

When the Mavericks have a team down in the postseason they do something they have struggled with historically – make them stay down.

"Past history doesn’t mean much to us," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. "Right now we’re really focused on the here and now. We’re five wins a way from our goal and it's important to see that big picture. That's why this next game is important because it's another opportunity for us, in terms in things that have gone in the past, none of that stuff matters."

Meantime, the Thunder must be able to learn from the past while letting this loss go. That’s going to be difficult, especially for young star Kevin Durant. The NBA scoring champ had 29 points, but failed to score the final 5:06 of regulation and all of overtime. After the game, he has heaping blame on himself.

"I feel upset because I let them down," Durant said of the fans. "I let the city down."

They are going to be even more upset when the series fails to return to Oklahoma City.

Pick: Dallas

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**Udog** · 05-25-2011, 09:06 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Boston at Tampa Bay

The Bruins look to close out the series and build on their 4-1 record in their last 5 games as a road underdog. Boston is the pick (+105) according to Dunkel, which has the Bruins favored by 1/2 a goal. Dunkel Pick: Boston (+105). Here are all of today's picks.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25

Game 71-72: Boston at Tampa Bay (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston 13.259; Tampa Bay 12.688
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Tampa Bay (-125); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (+105); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, May 25

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BOSTON (57-30-0-11, 125 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (56-30-0-12, 124 pts.) - 5/25/2011, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 56-42 ATS (+98.0 Units) in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 14-6 ATS (+7.7 Units) when trailing in a playoff series since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 50-46 ATS (-2.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 31-22 ATS (+8.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 47-30 ATS (+12.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 13-5 ATS (+7.3 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
BOSTON is 27-22 ATS (+51.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 11-6 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 11-6-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
9 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)

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NHL
Short Sheet

Wednesday, May 25

Eastern Conference Finals - Game 6 - Bos 3-2
BOSTON at TAMPA BAY, 8:05 PM ET VERSUS
BOSTON: 12-6 SU as road underdog
TAMPA BAY: 16-40 SU vs. Boston

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

NHL
Write-Up

Wednesday, May 25

Teams are combined 0-18 on power play in last three Tampa Bay-Bruin games; Lightning outshot Boston 34-20 in game 5- last time Bruins had edge in shots in any period was 2nd period in Game 3. In the three wins this series, Boston has outscored Lightning 9-1 in 2nd/3rd periods- they were outscored 7-1 in two losses. Tampa Bay outshot Bruins 55-30 in third period of last four games. Boston won both series games that went under total. Tampa Bay won two of three that went over total. Boston goes to Stanley Cup finals fir first time in 21 years if they win here.

NHL

Wednesday, May 25

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
BOSTON vs. TAMPA BAY
Boston is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games

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NHL

Wednesday, May 25

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Bruins at Lightning: What bettors need to know
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Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning (-120, 5.5)

THE STORY: Tim Thomas won the Vezina Trophy two years ago and is once again up for the award in 2011. After denying Steve Downie on a point-blank opportunity in the third period on Monday, Thomas will have no trouble convincing the Tampa Bay Lightning that he is worthy of the hardware. The All-Star netminder turned aside 33 shots and Brad Marchand scored to snap a tie late in the second period as the Boston Bruins skated to a 3-1 home triumph in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals. The Bruins lead the best-of-seven series, 3-2, and are on the precipice of advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1990. The Lightning will look to stave off elimination when the clubs reconvene at the St. Pete Times Forum on Wednesday for Game 6.

TV: 8 ET, VERSUS, CBC

ABOUT THE BRUINS: Boston is 17-4 all-time when leading a series 3-2 - and it can thank Thomas for earning a 3-2 lead in this set. With the Bruins nursing a 2-1 lead midway through the third period, Downie found himself staring at an open net. The veteran goaltender quickly took action and denied Downie with a bottom edge of his stick as the blade bounced off the goal post. Nathan Horton and Rich Peverley sandwiched goals around Marchand's game-winner on Monday. After being whistled for back-to-back interference penalties, Horton leveled the contest at 4:24 into the second period. He one-timed a centering feed from Milan Lucic for his seventh goal of the postseason. Michael Ryder saw his five-game point streak come to an end on Monday. He had collected three goals and four assists prior to be kept off the scoresheet.

ABOUT THE LIGHTNING: Guy Boucher surprised many by starting Mike Smith in Game 5. After stopping all 29 shots in two relief appearances in this series, Smith made his first career postseason start and finished with 17 saves. Simon Gagne opened the scoring 69 seconds into the contest by converting a 2-on-1 breakaway. The 31-year-old Quebec native scored for the second straight game and collected his seventh career goal in nine playoff games against the Bruins. Sean Bergenheim, who leads the NHL with nine postseason goals, exited Monday's contest with an undisclosed injury. He did not play in the second or third period, and Boucher offered little in regard to the Finn's status for Game 6. Roloson is now expected to start in goal.

WHO'S HOT/WHO’S NOT: Downie is having a series he'd like to forget. The 24-year-old Ontario native has failed to secure a point in all five games and has amassed 20 penalty minutes. With Tampa Bay pressing for a potential tying goal in the third period, Downie was whistled for a costly boarding penalty which injured defenseman Johnny Boychuk. Boston captain Zdeno Chara picked up an assist on Marchand's goal. The point was his first since he collected three in a Game 3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in the conference semifinals.

SPECIAL TEAMS: Both clubs went 0-for-4 on the power play in Game 5 and have failed to score on nine opportunities with the man advantage in the last three contests. As a result, the Bruins fell to 4-for-56 while the Lightning dropped to 14-for-61 in the playoffs. Tampa Bay has killed off 68 of 73 shorthanded situations.

LAST WORD: Boston improved to 9-2 in the playoffs when it has been outshot in a game. Tampa Bay recorded a 34-19 edge in shots on goal - including a decisive 14-4 advantage in the first period.

TRENDS: Boston has won eight of its last 10 overall.
The under is 1-5-2 in Tampa Bay's last eight home games.
The home team is 11-5 in the last 16 meetings between the two teams.

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NHL

Wednesday, May 25

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Ice picks: Wednesday's best NHL bets
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Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning (-120, 5.5)

The Lightning have more questions than answers heading back to Florida trying to win Game 6 and send the series back to Boston.

Tampa Bay first must find a way to replace the impact of forward Sean Bergenheim, who leads the postseason with nine goals. He suffered a lower body injury on a hit in the first period and is listed as doubtful for Game 6. The injury is especially devastating as the Lightning have been pathetic on the power play during the series.

Martin St. Louis, Steve Stamkos and Vincent Levacalier had trouble finding any chemistry on the man advantage in a 3-1 defeat in Boston last weekend. For the series, Tampa Bay is a pathetic 2-for-18 on the power play and was just as bad in Game 6 – 0-for-4 with just four shots on goal.

"We were trying to make too many passes, and we didn't have too much setup time," Stamkos said. "We didn't get enough shots. Thomas made some nice saves, but we didn't challenge him the way we did in (Game 4). We didn't do a good enough job of getting screens, either."

Dwayne Roloson was a stone wall through the first two rounds, but has been incredibly human against the Bruins. After he was pulled early in Game 4 before Tampa rallied, Mike Smith came on in relief to boost the team to victory. Coach Guy Boucher opted to ride Smith into Boston to less successful results – Smith was solid but unspectacular as he finished with just 17 saves.

Now Boucher is reportedly going back to Roloson for Game 6, but considering how sneaky the bench boss was in Game 5, you may want to wait to see who's in the cage before sending in your wagers.

However, that might not matter much at this point.

Pick: Boston

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**Udog** · 05-25-2011, 09:11 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Washington at Milwaukee

The Nationals look to build on their 7-1 record in Jason Marquis' last 8 starts. Washington is the pick (+150) according to Dunkel, which has the Nationals favored by 1/2 a run. Dunkel Pick: Washington (+150). Here are all of today's picks.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25

Game 951-952: Atlanta at Pittsburgh (12:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Minor) 15.578; Pittsburgh (McDonald) 15.128
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-115); 8
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-115); Under

Game 953-954: Washington at Milwaukee (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Marquis) 15.422; Milwaukee (Greinke) 14.759
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-170); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+150); Over

Game 955-956: St. Louis at San Diego (6:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Carpenter) 15.759; San Diego (Latos) 13.624
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 2; 7
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-125); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-125); Over

Game 957-958: Cincinnati at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Wood) 14.787; Philadelphia (Halladay) 15.557
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-200); 7
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-200); Under

Game 959-960: NY Mets at Chicago Cubs (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Gee) 15.418; Cubs (Coleman) 15.200
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-120); No Run Total
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-120); N/A

Game 961-962: LA Dodgers at Houston (2:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Lilly) 14.140; Houston (Rodriguez) 14.567
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-130); 8
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+110); Over

Game 963-964: Arizona at Colorado (8:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Kennedy) 14.734; Colorado (Hammel) 15.926
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Colorado (-115); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-115); Under

Game 965-966: Florida at San Francisco (10:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Florida (Volstad) 14.973; San Francisco (Bumgarner) 14.527
Dunkel Line: Florida by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-150); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Florida (+130); Over

Game 967-968: Boston at Cleveland (12:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Lester) 16.014; Cleveland (Talbot) 15.689
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Boston (-165); 8
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-165); Over

Game 969-970: Tampa Bay at Detroit (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine) 14.877; Detroit (Penny) 15.821
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Detroit (-140); 9
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-140); Under

Game 971-972: Toronto at NY Yankees (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Reyes) 16.619; NY Yankees (Garcia) 15.843
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1; 10
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-180); 9
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+160); Over

Game 973-974: Seattle at Minnesota (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Bedard) 16.400; Minnesota (Duensing) 15.169
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Seattle (-120); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-120); Under

Game 975-976: Chicago White Sox at Texas (2:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Floyd) 16.079; Texas (Wilson) 15.598
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Texas (-155); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+135); Over

Game 977-978: Kansas City at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Hochevar) 15.783; Baltimore (Arrieta) 14.207
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-135); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (+115); Under

Game 979-980: Oakland at LA Angels (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Cahill) 15.150; LA Angels (Santana) 14.832
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-110); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-110); Over

**Udog** · 05-25-2011, 09:18 AM

MLB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, May 25

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ATLANTA (27 - 23) at PITTSBURGH (22 - 25) - 12:35 PM
MIKE MINOR (L) vs. JAMES MCDONALD (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 46-46 (-17.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 14-24 (-13.8 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 15-27 (-16.2 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 2-13 (-16.0 Units) against the money line after shutting out their opponent over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 35-28 (+14.6 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 285-306 (+34.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 3-17 (-13.1 Units) against the money line after getting shut out over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

MIKE MINOR vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
No recent starts.

JAMES MCDONALD vs. ATLANTA since 1997
MCDONALD is 1-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 1.143.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.3 units)

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WASHINGTON (21 - 27) at MILWAUKEE (26 - 23) - 1:10 PM
JASON MARQUIS (R) vs. ZACK GREINKE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 22-5 (+14.1 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 18-6 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 18-6 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
MILWAUKEE is 30-44 (-16.0 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
GREINKE is 15-22 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 14-21 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 3-2 (+1.4 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

JASON MARQUIS vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
MARQUIS is 5-9 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 4.79 and a WHIP of 1.515.
His team's record is 7-11 (-8.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-9. (-3.5 units)

ZACK GREINKE vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
GREINKE is 1-0 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.429.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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ST LOUIS (29 - 20) at SAN DIEGO (19 - 29) - 6:35 PM
CHRIS CARPENTER (R) vs. MAT LATOS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 49-58 (-19.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 47-57 (-20.0 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 58-57 (-26.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CARPENTER is 2-8 (-10.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
CARPENTER is 0-5 (-7.6 Units) against the money line in day games this season. (Team's Record)
CARPENTER is 2-8 (-10.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
SAN DIEGO is 42-31 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 8-19 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 8-19 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN DIEGO is 12-23 (-9.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 2-2 (+0.8 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.1 Units)

CHRIS CARPENTER vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
CARPENTER is 6-2 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.63 and a WHIP of 1.112.
His team's record is 6-4 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-2. (+5.0 units)

MAT LATOS vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
LATOS is 0-2 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 25.33 and a WHIP of 4.128.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.4 units)

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CINCINNATI (25 - 23) at PHILADELPHIA (29 - 18) - 7:05 PM
TRAVIS WOOD (L) vs. ROY HALLADAY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 98-58 (+18.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 539-619 (+52.2 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 194-179 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 356-399 (+41.4 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 396-450 (+45.9 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

TRAVIS WOOD vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
WOOD is 0-0 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.111.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

ROY HALLADAY vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
HALLADAY is 2-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 2.43 and a WHIP of 1.057.
His team's record is 3-2 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.9 units)

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NY METS (22 - 24) at CHICAGO CUBS (20 - 25) - 8:05 PM
DILLON GEE (R) vs. CASEY COLEMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 179-190 (-37.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 6-18 (-11.4 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 45-59 (-28.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 45-59 (-28.4 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 14-23 (-13.1 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 28-41 (-20.9 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 44-50 (-20.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

DILLON GEE vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
No recent starts.

CASEY COLEMAN vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.

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LA DODGERS (21 - 28) at HOUSTON (18 - 30) - 2:05 PM
TED LILLY (L) vs. ANEURY RODRIGUEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 21-28 (-9.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 21-28 (-9.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA DODGERS are 12-22 (-12.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
LA DODGERS are 11-19 (-9.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
LILLY is 28-40 (-17.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
HOUSTON is 39-28 (+15.2 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 35-25 (+18.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 1-0 (+1.2 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

TED LILLY vs. HOUSTON since 1997
LILLY is 7-2 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 2.36 and a WHIP of 1.012.
His team's record is 7-6 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-9. (-6.7 units)

ANEURY RODRIGUEZ vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
No recent starts.

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ARIZONA (23 - 23) at COLORADO (23 - 22) - 8:40 PM
IAN KENNEDY (R) vs. JASON HAMMEL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 158-213 (-47.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 32-69 (-27.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 11-36 (-21.7 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 30-68 (-29.6 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 107-102 (-19.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 79-84 (-23.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 107-102 (-19.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 64-73 (-26.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 64-68 (-21.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 3-2 (+2.0 Units) against COLORADO this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.6 Units)

IAN KENNEDY vs. COLORADO since 1997
KENNEDY is 0-1 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 3.55 and a WHIP of 1.447.
His team's record is 5-2 (+3.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-3. (+0.7 units)

JASON HAMMEL vs. ARIZONA since 1997
HAMMEL is 2-1 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 4.13 and a WHIP of 1.306.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)

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FLORIDA (27 - 19) at SAN FRANCISCO (27 - 20) - 10:15 PM
CHRIS VOLSTAD (R) vs. MADISON BUMGARNER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 130-95 (+26.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 119-69 (+32.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 129-93 (+27.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 89-59 (+25.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 156-124 (+26.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 56-37 (+17.0 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 13-7 (+8.2 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
FLORIDA is 13-7 (+8.2 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
FLORIDA is 22-12 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
FLORIDA is 40-21 (+19.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 55-45 (+19.0 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 547-608 (+44.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 1-0 (+1.2 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

CHRIS VOLSTAD vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
VOLSTAD is 1-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 1.20 and a WHIP of 0.933.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.1 units)

MADISON BUMGARNER vs. FLORIDA since 1997
BUMGARNER is 0-1 when starting against FLORIDA with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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BOSTON (26 - 22) at CLEVELAND (30 - 16) - 12:05 PM
JON LESTER (L) vs. MITCH TALBOT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 7-12 (-12.2 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -150 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 30-16 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 15-7 (+9.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
CLEVELAND is 19-5 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CLEVELAND is 12-3 (+10.0 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
CLEVELAND is 30-16 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CLEVELAND is 15-8 (+8.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 16-5 (+8.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 4-1 (+4.8 Units) against BOSTON this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.7 Units)

JON LESTER vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
LESTER is 3-1 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 3.93 and a WHIP of 1.291.
His team's record is 6-3 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-4. (-0.8 units)

MITCH TALBOT vs. BOSTON since 1997
TALBOT is 0-0 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.32 and a WHIP of 2.161.
His team's record is 2-0 (+3.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.1 units)

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TAMPA BAY (26 - 22) at DETROIT (24 - 23) - 1:05 PM
ANDY SONNANSTINE (R) vs. BRAD PENNY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 115-68 (+27.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 52-25 (+20.1 Units) against the money line in home games in day games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 115-68 (+27.5 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 56-33 (+19.0 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 64-43 (+16.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 57-36 (+16.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 68-80 (-18.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

ANDY SONNANSTINE vs. DETROIT since 1997
SONNANSTINE is 1-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.371.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

BRAD PENNY vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
PENNY is 2-4 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 4.95 and a WHIP of 1.294.
His team's record is 2-4 (-3.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+1.0 units)

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TORONTO (24 - 23) at NY YANKEES (25 - 21) - 1:05 PM
JO-JO REYES (L) vs. FREDDY GARCIA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
REYES is 15-31 (-18.7 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
GARCIA is 12-5 (+10.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TORONTO is 109-101 (+15.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 16-7 (+12.5 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 48-47 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 90-73 (+22.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 57-50 (+17.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-3 (+1.0 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)

JO-JO REYES vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.

FREDDY GARCIA vs. TORONTO since 1997
GARCIA is 6-6 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 6.06 and a WHIP of 1.751.
His team's record is 9-6 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-5. (+2.6 units)

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SEATTLE (23 - 24) at MINNESOTA (15 - 31) - 1:10 PM
ERIK BEDARD (L) vs. BRIAN DUENSING (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 85-124 (-35.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 20-42 (-23.7 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 82-118 (-33.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 18-45 (-26.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 32-50 (-21.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
DUENSING is 12-2 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 15-31 (-13.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 4-12 (-9.8 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
MINNESOTA is 13-26 (-10.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 2-1 (+0.2 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

ERIK BEDARD vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
BEDARD is 1-5 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.68 and a WHIP of 1.740.
His team's record is 3-7 (-5.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-6. (-3.1 units)

BRIAN DUENSING vs. SEATTLE since 1997
No recent starts.

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CHI WHITE SOX (22 - 27) at TEXAS (25 - 23) - 2:05 PM
GAVIN FLOYD (R) vs. C.J. WILSON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 40-27 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 51-43 (+14.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 2-1 (+1.2 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

GAVIN FLOYD vs. TEXAS since 1997
FLOYD is 1-2 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 7.85 and a WHIP of 1.963.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)

C.J. WILSON vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
WILSON is 1-0 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

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KANSAS CITY (22 - 24) at BALTIMORE (21 - 24) - 7:05 PM
LUKE HOCHEVAR (R) vs. JAKE ARRIETA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 14-6 (+8.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
KANSAS CITY is 12-4 (+9.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
BALTIMORE is 119-120 (-45.8 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -150 since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

LUKE HOCHEVAR vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
HOCHEVAR is 0-3 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 7.66 and a WHIP of 1.523.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-3. (-2.4 units)

JAKE ARRIETA vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
ARRIETA is 1-0 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 3.18 and a WHIP of 1.412.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

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OAKLAND (22 - 26) at LA ANGELS (25 - 24) - 10:05 PM
TREVOR CAHILL (R) vs. ERVIN SANTANA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 11-18 (-10.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
OAKLAND is 13-22 (-12.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
LA ANGELS are 24-8 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CAHILL is 27-13 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAHILL is 11-3 (+8.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAHILL is 26-12 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAHILL is 28-16 (+14.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA ANGELS are 96-105 (-19.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 67-80 (-21.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 3-3 (+0.4 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

TREVOR CAHILL vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
CAHILL is 4-1 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 1.81 and a WHIP of 1.186.
His team's record is 6-1 (+5.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.4 units)

ERVIN SANTANA vs. OAKLAND since 1997
SANTANA is 12-3 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 2.03 and a WHIP of 1.169.
His team's record is 14-5 (+8.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-13. (-8.0 units)

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**Udog** · 05-25-2011, 09:23 AM

MLB
Write-Up

Wednesday, May 25

Hot pitchers
-- McDonald is 3-1, 2.51 in his last five starts.
-- Washington won seven of last eight Marquis starts, but he has a 7.43 RA in his last four outings.
-- Halladay is 4-2, 2.03 in his last six starts. Wood is 2-0, 3.00 in his last four starts.
-- Mets are 5-0 when Gee starts (1-0, 3.00 in last three).
-- Kennedy is 4-0, 1.99 in his last seven starts.
-- Bumgarner has a 2.43 RA in his last five starts.

-- Lester is 6-0, 3.65 in his last seven starts, but has a 7.27 RA in his last three outings. Talbot was 1-0, 1.46 in two starts before going on the DL April 11.
-- Penny is 3-1, 1.61 in his last four home starts.
-- Reyes has a 3.24 RA in his last four starts.
-- Bedard is 2-0, 1.67 in his last four starts.
-- Floyd is 2-1, 2.79 in his last three outings.
-- Hochevar is 0-1, 2.08 in his last three starts. Arrieta is 4-1, 3.86 in his last seven starts.
-- Cahill is 5-1, 1.69 in his last seven starts. Santana is 2-1, 3.66 in his last five starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Minor allowed five runs in 4.1 IP in his only start, back on April 6.
-- Greinke has a 6.86 RA in four starts, but Brewers won his last three.
-- Carpenter has a 7.36 RA in his last three starts. Latos is 1-6, 5.80 in eight starts this season.
-- Coleman is 1-3, 6.84 in his last five starts.
-- ARodriguez is 0-2, 8.22 in his last three starts. Lilly is 1-2, 5.04 in his last four starts.
-- Hammel is 0-2, 5.85 in his last three starts.
-- Volstad is 0-2, 6.14 in his last four starts.

-- Rays are 0-3 when Sonnanstine starts (0-1, 6.08).
-- Garcia is 1-4, 4.45 in his last five starts.
-- Duensing is 0-4, 8.00 in his last four starts.
-- Wilson is 0-2, 5.68 in his last three starts.

Totals
-- Seven of last nine Atlanta road games stayed under the total.
-- 13 of Phillies' last 18 games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 5-1-1 in Houston's last seven home games.
-- Last five games at Wrigley Field that went 9+ innings went over.
-- Over is 7-3 in last ten games at Miller Park.
-- Under is 6-1-1 in Arizona's last eight road games.
-- Eight of Cardinals' last twelve road games went over the total. Seven of last nine games at Petco Park stayed under the total.
-- Over is 7-3 in Florida's last ten road games.

-- Six of last eight Baltimore games went over the total.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Detroit home games.
-- 10 of last 14 Cleveland games went over the total.
-- Last four Bronx games went over the total.
-- Over is 5-2-1 in White Sox' last eight road games.
-- Over is 9-4 in last thirteen games at Target Field.
-- Six of Angels' last nine home games went over the total.

Hot teams
-- Pirates won four of their last six games.
-- Phillies won 11 of their last 17 home games.
-- Brewers won 12 of their last 15 games.
-- Arizona won seven of its last eight games.
-- Cardinals won eight of their last nine games.
-- San Francisco won nine of its last ten home games. Marlins won seven of their last ten road games.

-- Baltimore won its last three games, allowing eight runs.
-- Detroit won its last three games, scoring 15 runs.
-- Red Sox won 12 of their last 16 games. Indians won 19 of their last 22 home games.
-- Toronto won nine of its last thirteen games. Bronx won six of eight. .
-- Texas won four of their last six home games. White Sox won 12 of their last 17 games overall.
-- Seattle won seven of its last eight games.

Cold teams
-- Braves lost four of their last six games.
-- Reds lost six of their last seven games.
-- Dodgers lost eight of their last eleven games.
-- Cubs lost eight of their last twelve home games. Mets lost their last three games, allowing 27 runs.
-- Nationals lost eight of their last ten games.
-- Colorado lost five of its last seven games.
-- San Diego lost 17 of its last 23 home games.

-- Royals lost seven of their last nine road games.
-- Rays lost six of their last eight games.
-- Minnesota lost 13 of its last 17 games.
-- Oakland lost six of its last seven games. Angels lost seven of ten.

Umpires
-- Atl-Pitt-- Underdog won seven of last nine Timmons games.
-- Wsh-Mil-- Home side won last four Johnson games.
-- StL-SD-- Underdog won last four Wolf games, with three of the four games staying under.
-- Cin-Phil-- Favorites won last six Randazzo games.
-- NY-Chi-- Underdogs won three of four Tumpane games.
-- LA-Hst-- Underdogs won six of last nine Nelson games.
-- Az-Colo-- Four of last five Guccione games went over total.
-- Fla-SF-- Five of last six West games stayed under total.

-- Bos-Clev-- Underdog won both Rackley games, with both games over the total.
-- TB-Det-- Four of last five Gibson games stayed under the total.
-- Tor-NY-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Bell games; home side won seven of his last nine games behind plate.
-- Sea-Minn-- Favorites won seven of nine Marquez games, with three of last four staying under total.
-- Chi-Tex-- Three of last four Hudson games stayed under total; dogs are 6-3 in his games behind the plate. .
-- KC-Balt-- Home teams won last five Fletcher games.
-- A's-LA-- Three of four Blaser games went over the total.

**Udog** · 05-25-2011, 09:27 AM

MLB

Wednesday, May 25

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Trend Report
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12:05 PM
BOSTON vs. CLEVELAND
Boston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Cleveland's last 14 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

12:35 PM
ATLANTA vs. PITTSBURGH
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta

1:05 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. DETROIT
Tampa Bay is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

1:05 PM
TORONTO vs. NY YANKEES
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto's last 13 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Toronto is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games

1:10 PM
WASHINGTON vs. MILWAUKEE
Washington is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Washington's last 19 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

1:10 PM
SEATTLE vs. MINNESOTA
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Seattle
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle

2:05 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. TEXAS
Chi White Sox are 2-3-1 SU in their last 6 games ,when playing Texas
Chi White Sox are 5-11-1 SU in their last 17 games ,when playing on the road against Texas
Texas is 2-3-1 SU in their last 6 games ,when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Texas4-1-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

2:05 PM
LA DODGERS vs. HOUSTON
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 9 games

6:35 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. SAN DIEGO
St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 17 of St. Louis's last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games at home
San Diego is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:05 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. BALTIMORE
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Baltimore is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home

7:05 PM
CINCINNATI vs. PHILADELPHIA
Cincinnati is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Philadelphia is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cincinnati

8:05 PM
NY METS vs. CHI CUBS
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Mets

8:40 PM
ARIZONA vs. COLORADO
Arizona is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing Arizona
Colorado is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Arizona

10:05 PM
OAKLAND vs. LA ANGELS
Oakland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Oakland is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 9 games at home

10:15 PM
FLORIDA vs. SAN FRANCISCO
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Florida's last 10 games on the road
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games at home

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**Udog** · 05-25-2011, 09:30 AM

MLB

Wednesday, May 25

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Hot lines: Wednesday's best MLB bets
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Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies (-115, 8)

It was a mix of good and bad news for the Colorado Rockies as they picked up a win in the front end of Tuesday’s doubleheader with the Diamondbacks.

On the plus side, their offense came to life after a few games of futility, turning a 3-0 deficit into a 12-4 victory. Carlos Gonzalez had a huge game at the plate with a pair of home runs and four RBIs.

However, the Rockies also saw Jorge De La Rosa come out of the game in the third inning with an elbow injury. De La Rosa had been dealing with some blister issues on his pitching hand, but this could turn into something more serious.

He threw one pitch after calling the trainer out from the dugout, but then headed straight to the showers. Heading into Tuesday’s start, De La Rosa was 5-2 with a 3.34 ERA.

We’re looking for more offense in this one after the doubleheader.

Pick: Over

Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins (+105, 7.5)

With Jim Thome back in the lineup and Joe Mauer getting closer – he’s set to DH in an extended spring training game Wednesday – at least there is some good news for Twins supporters.

But there isn’t much else to get excited about. The club can’t get anything going at home and wasted a pair of homers from Thome Monday night when the bullpen blew another lead.

"You go on the DL and you go down, you always want to come back and swing the bat well," Thome, who is seven homers away from 600, told reporters. "Unfortunately, we didn't win the ballgame. That's what you want to do every night. It felt good to swing the bat good, but ultimately, it's all about winning."

Which makes it surprising that anybody in Minnesota is showing up to watch this club. The Twins were just 4-12 at home heading into Tuesday night’s action and with the struggling Brian Duensing on the mound for Wednesday’s game against Erik Bedard, we don’t like their chances.

Pick: Mariners

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**Udog** · 05-25-2011, 10:36 AM

MLB
Short Sheet

Wednesday, May 25

National League

ATLANTA at PITTSBURGH, 12:35 PM ET
MINOR: ATLANTA 2-9 after allowing 1 run or less
MCDONALD: PITTSBURGH 11-2 UNDER after 3 or more consecutive home games

WASHINGTON at MILWAUKEE, 1:10 PM ET
MARQUIS: WASHINGTON 6-23 in road games revenging a one run loss to opponent
GREINKE: MILWAUKEE 32-8 as a favorite of -150 or more

ST LOUIS at SAN DIEGO, 6:35 PM ET
CARPENTER: ST LOUIS 42-27 when the money line is +125 to -125
LATOS: SAN DIEGO 5-15 at home when the money line is +125 to -125

CINCINNATI at PHILADELPHIA, 7:05 PM ET
WOOD: CINCINNATI 59-35 UNDER in road games after a win
HALLADAY: PHILADELPHIA 51-31 UNDER after a loss

NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS, 8:05 PM ET
GEE: NY METS 24-13 after scoring 1 run or less
COLEMAN: CHICAGO CUBS 6-16 after scoring 9 runs or more

LA DODGERS at HOUSTON, 2:05 PM ET
LILLY: LA DODGERS 12-22 against right-handed starters
RODRIGUEZ: HOUSTON 19-13 after 2 straight games where the bullpen gave up no runs

ARIZONA at COLORADO, 8:40 PM ET
KENNEDY: ARIZONA 5-19 in road games after allowing 2 runs or less
HAMMEL: COLORADO 33-12 in home games after 2 straight games where they committed no errors

FLORIDA at SAN FRANCISCO, 10:15 PM ET
VOLSTAD: 14-4 OVER after a win
BUMGARNER: SAN FRANCISCO 89-59 in night games

American League

BOSTON at CLEVELAND, 12:05 PM ET
LESTER: BOSTON 7-12 as a road favorite of -150 to -175
TALBOT: CLEVELAND 5-0 as an underdog of +150 or more

TAMPA BAY at DETROIT, 1:05 PM ET
SONNANSTINE: 1-10 TSR on the road when the money line is +125 to -125
PENNY: 44-21 TSR at home when the total is 8.5 to 10

TORONTO at NY YANKEES, 1:05 PM ET
REYES: TORONTO 54-46 after a loss
GARCIA: NY YANKEES 9-15 after a one run win

SEATTLE at MINNESOTA, 1:10 PM ET
BEDARD: SEATTLE 18-45 against left-handed starters
DUENSING: 12-2 TSR when the money line is -100 to -150

CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS, 2:05 PM ET
FLOYD: CHI WHITE SOX 70-47 UNDER on the road when the total is 8.5 to 10
WILSON: TEXAS 100-70 UNDER after a loss

KANSAS CITY at BALTIMORE, 7:05 PM ET
HOCHEVAR: KANSAS CITY 11-31 on the road when the total is 7 to 8.5
ARRIETA: BALTIMORE 30-10 UNDER after 2 or more consecutive wins

OAKLAND at LA ANGELS, 10:05 PM ET
CAHILL: 11-3 TSR against division opponents
SANTANA: LA ANGELS 67-81 against the money line in night games

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