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A winning streak will be on the line for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday when they battle the Washington Nationals at
The Pirates will give the ball to starter
It’ll be
Oddsmakers currently have the Nationals listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Pirates defeated
The Nationals lost to
Current streak:
Team records:
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing Washington are 6-4 After playing Colorado are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 Washington most recently: A few trends to consider:
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games when playing Washington The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games Pittsburgh is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Washington The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington’s last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington’s last 8 games Washington is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington’s last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh Next up:
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Monthly Archives: May 2009
White Sox-Blue Jays Odds Preview
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The Chicago White Sox will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Monday when they take on the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Blue Jays defeated the White Sox 8-2 as a -260 favorite on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5).
Current streak:
Team records:
Toronto: 26-14 SU Chicago most recently:
When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing Minnesota are 4-6 After playing Toronto are 5-5 After a loss are 3-7 Toronto most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi White Sox’s last 9 games when playing Toronto The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox’s last 8 games when playing on the road against Toronto The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox’s last 7 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox’s last 6 games Toronto is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox Toronto is 13-2 SU in their last 15 games when playing Chi White Sox The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto’s last 9 games when playing Chi White Sox Toronto is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home Next up:
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Celtics-Magic, Lakers-Rockets Almost Overshadow Great Baseball Betting Sunday
Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The NBA ends the second round of its playoffs, the NHL starts its third round, and the Mets and Giants finish their series.
Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
The Lakers and the Celtics will both be trying to avoid playoff disasters on Sunday when they take to the court at home in the deciding game of their series (official betting preview).
At
Whether one is accessing their Alltell from the Biltmore Estate in
The top NBA handicapper in world history says today’s card is on of the strongest. GodsTips: not only did we give you two of the top three finishers in the Preakness, but are 11-5 in all sports the last 15, despite MLB being all underdogs and small favorites. Wow, we remained shocked that our extra innings success if finally mirroring our domination of nine-inning games. The ESPN Game of the Month is among five MLB that we added.
Meeting up on the diamond . . .
Baseball’s primetime matchup on Sunday has the Mets finishing off their series in
Also on the National League schedule for Sunday: the Dodgers at Florida, Colorado at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at Washington, Milwaukee at St. Louis, Houston at the Cubs, Cincinnati at San Diego, and Arizona at Atlanta. Braves righthanded starter Derek Lowe is 5-1 with a 3.80 ERA through his eight outings.
The top pitcher on tap in the
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
The NHL’s Western Conference final gets underway on Sunday afternoon, with
Athletics-Tigers Odds Preview
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The Detroit Tigers will be trying to extend a winning streak on Sunday when they take on the Oakland Athletics at
The Athletics will give the ball to starter
Meanwhile, it’ll be
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Tigers tore apart the A’s 9-1 on Saturday, as -120 favorites. That game’s 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).
Current streak:
Team records:
Detroit: 19-16 SU Oakland most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6 Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After playing Detroit are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 Detroit most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland’s last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland’s last 5 games on the road Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Oakland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Detroit Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit’s last 5 games Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Oakland Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Oakland Next up:
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Twins-Yankees Odds Preview
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The Minnesota Twins will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Sunday when they take on the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
Starting this game for the Yankees will be
Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Rodriguez’s home run made was his only hit of the day and his second of the season. Designated hitter
Current streak:
Team records:
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing NY Yankees are 3-7 After playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 New York most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 6 games when playing NY Yankees Minnesota is 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing NY Yankees Minnesota is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games NY Yankees are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing Minnesota NY Yankees are 16-8 SU in their last 24 games at home Next up:
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Magic-Celtics Lines Preview
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The Orlando Magic and the Boston Celtics will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at TD Banknorth Garden.
Oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 3-point favorites versus the Magic, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Magic dominated the fourth quarter and forced Game 7 with an 83-75 victory over the Celtics on Thursday. The Magic covered the 7-point spread, while the combined score went UNDER the posted total of 191.l
Rajon Rondo had 19 points with 16 rebounds for a double-double in a losing effort.
Team records:
Boston: 62-20 SU, 43-39 ATS Orlando most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4 After playing Boston are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 Boston most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Orlando’s last 9 games when playing Boston The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Orlando’s last 19 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando’s last 7 games on the road Orlando is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games Boston is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games at home The total has gone OVER in 10 of Boston’s last 12 games at home Boston is 19-5 ATS in its last 24 games when playing at home against Orlando Boston is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Orlando |
Rockets-Lakers Odds Preview
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The Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at
Oddsmakers currently have the Lakers listed as 13-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Team records:
Los Angeles: 65-17 SU, 42-39-1 ATS Houston most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5 After playing LA Lakers are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 Los Angeles most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston’s last 10 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston’s last 8 games when playing LA Lakers Houston is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Houston’s last 18 games on the road LA Lakers are 11-1 SU in their last 12 games at home LA Lakers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games when playing at home against Houston LA Lakers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Houston The total has gone UNDER in 7 of the LA Lakers last 9 games |
Official Betting Previews: Lakers-Rockets, Magic-Celtics
Put aside the winnings from the Preakness results as filly Rachel Alexander and Jess Jackson sets sight on the Belmont Stakes after the Preakness payouts.
The Orlando Magic-Boston Celtics and the
The NBA odds at BetED has
The Magic allows just 93.9 points per game to teams normally getting 99.5.
Now some betting trends, all records against the spread: the Magic are 44-19 as an underdog of 4.5 or less.
Meanwhile the betting line for Houston-LA is the Lakers -12.5 at BetUs Sportsbook with the total of 194 at Bodog Life.
Against the spread trends:
For more information: Get the top NBA picks to beat the live NBA odds at OffshoreInsiders.com
2009 Preakness Odds: Horse Handicappers Say Morning Line Longshot Wins
Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The second jewel of the Triple Crown takes place at Pimlico, NASCAR has its All-Star race, and the Giants take on the Mets. Preakness handicapper Joe Duffy of GodsTips as the win, place and show and the 2009 Preakness Odds and many prop bets are at Sports Betting Sportsbook, BetUs Sportsbook, Bodog Life, and BetED.
Meeting up on the diamond . . .
The Mets will send ace Johan Santana to the mound on Saturday afternoon for their road matchup with the Giants. Lefthander Santana (4-2, 0.78 ERA) took the loss against the Braves last time out despite giving up just two unearned runs in 6 1-3 innings of work. Countering for the Giants will be lefthander Randy Johnson. The Big Unit (3-3, 5.89 ERA) got a win vs. the Nationals in his last start.
Elsewhere on the National League schedule for Saturday it’ll be
Over in the American League on Saturday the Yankees will try to get another win out of Joba Chamberlain (2-1, 3.89 ERA) when they play host to the Twins and Nick Blackburn (2-2, 4.32 ERA). Righthander Chamberlain beat the Orioles in his last outing, giving up just three earned runs over six innings of work. Righthander Blackburn threw seven scoreless innings against the Mariners in his last outing.
Rounding out the Junior Circuit slate for Saturday: the White Sox at
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Rounding out the Roundup . . .
Filly Rachel Alexandra (Post #13) was pegged as the 8/5 morning line favorite for Saturday’s running of the 134th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. Rachel Alexandra competed in the Kentucky Oaks instead of the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago, winning that race by 20 ¼ lengths. Pioneerof The Nile (Post #9) sits second at 5/1 odds for the Preakness, while Kentucky Derby champ Mine That Bird (Post #2) and Friesan Fire (Post #5) are both listed in third at 6/1 odds.
Finally, the Sprint Cup Series stages its All-Star event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on Saturday, with Jimmie Johnson listed as the 6/1 Vegas favorite to win the non-points race. Kyle Busch is next at 7/1 odds, followed by both Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart at 8/1, and Kurt Busch and Denny Hamlin at 10/1. Kasey Kahne, the 2008 All-Star winner, is back at 30/1 to get the trophy again on Saturday. Martin Truex Jr. is pegged as the 6/1 favorite for the Sprint Showdown.