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Free Sports Picks: Baseball Odds

OffshoreInsiders.com Senior Sports Handicapper Matt Rivers has a free pick Monday is on the Minnesota Twins (+138) to Cleveland.

Reasoning: Why not? I’m going to continue to roll with the Twins as has been the case for a little while now. I have been on them for the last little bit because Ron Gardenhire’s club is just not nearly as bad as the record indicates and I knew that they were going to start winning some games, which they have.

Minnesota just swept Kansas City on the road in all four games and even though they are still a semi mash unit without Joe Mauer, Joe Nathan and a few others I like this team and will ride them. Year after year we see the small market Twinkies rise up and play ball the right way. It has even led to a bunch of postseason appearances. This team has those components with guys like Morneau, Cuddyer, Young and Span and have started to get things going of late. It may be too late to play in October this season but Gardy is a great manager and will continue to have his Twins playing hard.

Cleveland is in first place and Josh Tomlin has been really, really good but the Indians are suddenly struggling mightily and I think collectively questioning themselves a bit these days. The Tribe were just pummeled at the Jake by the Rangers and now face an improving Minnesota team with a guy in Scott Baker who can be very good. Baker didn’t have his best stuff last time out but the right-hander is solid and can be dominant as the high number of strikeouts continue to prove.

The Twins are hot, the Indians are extremely cold and at this price I will gladly continue my liking of Minnesota.

Top expert pick on this game: Minnesota

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Baseball Picks

OffshoreInsiders.com Senior Sports Handicapper Matt Rivers  has a free pick Sunday is on the Twins.

I have been on the Twins a bunch recently and today will be just another one of those plays.

Minnesota is in the midst of one of their worst seasons in a long time and probably is going nowhere as they are just too far behind. But I’m not fully losing hope on Ron Gardenhire’s gritty and talented club because they are not as bad as their porous record, no how no way. Sure Joe Nathan, Joe Mauer and Jason Kubel are all now out which hurts but there are still pieces on this Twins’ team with Morneau, Cuddyer, Span and Young and after now winning the first three games of this series against the medicore at the very best Royals this price is just a bit silly.

I don’t mind Kansas City as guys like Butler and Gordon are high quality hitters and Francouer and Cabrera are capable but the Royals are on their usual downward trend after the good start and all in all are not the overall team of today’s opponent. The record may still favor the Royals but it won’t for much longer and in a battle of these southpaws I will grab the price.

Jeff Francis was awesome years back in Colorado and has shown glimpses this season but it’s not like he is the guy he used to be and therefore I will take my chances on the yes struggling, but still capable Brian Duensing. Things have not been great for the Twinkie lefthander but he showed a ton of upside with quality pitching earlier in the season and at this number I am just fine in taking my chances with him and the Twins, expecting a fourth straight victory.

Top expert pick on this game: Minnesota Twins

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Athletics vs. Red Sox MLB Odds

OffshoreInsiders.com Senior Sports Handicapper Matt Rivers has a Saturday comp winner for Saturday is on the Oakland A’s (+162) to Boston.

Reasoning: This is an interesting comp play because to be honest with you it is going to be hard for the visitors from Oakland to win this game. The Red Sox are a team that is clearly better than the Athletics and at home with a stud in Beckett on the hill the Sox win this game a lot more than they don’t. But with the aforementioned said Trevor Cahill is borderline great and a guy that just cannot really ever be getting such a takeback, ever, and against anybody.

The Athletic starter busted through last season proving he was a future star. Nothing at all has changed this season as Cahill has been even better. The last few outings weren’t as good as the first month plus to the season but don’t kid yourself the guy is very good and will keep the A’s in the game. He is going to have to be great in order to match Beckett and mow down guys like Adrian Gonzalez, Dustin Pedroia, Carl Crawford and others but Cahill has been great at times and at this price I can’t help but back him in some capacity.

The bottom line is that playing the A’s today is almost something that I can’t pass up on principle alone. It’s not a lock or a game that can’t lose but it is just one of those things where I am getting an All-Star pitcher and a great takeback. Win or lose I’ll take my chances with the visitors from the West Coast.

Top expert pick on this game: Oakland

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Heat at Mavericks Game 3 Point Spread, Vegas Odds, Play Props Posted

Game 3 NBA odds for Sunday’s Miami Heat vs. Dallas Maverick’s Game 3 are set with the home team laying three points.

NBA BASKETBALL – SUN 6/5
GAME HANDICAP MONEY LINE TOTAL POINTS
Sun 6/5 705 Miami Heat +3 -115 +125 OVER 187.5 -108
05:00 PM 706 Dallas Mavericks -3 +106 -138 UNDER 187.5 -102

With Miami’s epic collapse—or Dallas’ remarkable comeback—the Hea have dropped to -147 to win the NBA Championship odds.

NBA Finals Best of Seven
SUN 6/5 DALLAS MAVERICKS VS MIAMI HEAT
05:00 PM 781 Dallas Mavericks +132
782 Miami Heat -146

Proposition bets have been posted for all key players in Game 3: Dwayne Wade, Jason Kidd, Dirk Nowitzki, LeBron James and crew.

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NBA Finals Player Props: Miami Heat vs Dallas Mavericks (Game 3)
SUN 6/5 TOTAL POINTS FOR LEBRON JAMES?
05:00 PM 1101 Over 26.5 Points  -107
1102 Under 26.5 Points  -109
SUN 6/5 TOTAL POINTS FOR DWAYNE WADE?
05:00 PM 1103 Over 24.5 Points  -108
1104 Under 24.5 Points  -108
SUN 6/5 TOTAL POINTS FOR CHRIS BOSH?
05:00 PM 1105 Over 17.5 Points  +105
1106 Under 17.5 Points  -123
SUN 6/5 TOTAL POINTS FOR DIRK NOWITZKI?
05:00 PM 1107 Over 25.5 Points  -140
1108 Under 25.5 Points  +120
SUN 6/5 TOTAL POINTS FOR SHAWN MARION?
05:00 PM 1109 Over 12.5 Points  -120
1110 Under 12.5 Points  +103
SUN 6/5 TOTAL POINTS FOR JASON KIDD?
05:00 PM 1111 Over 7.5 Points  -127
1112 Under 7.5 Points  +109
SUN 6/5 TOTAL POINTS FOR TYSON CHANDLER?
05:00 PM 1113 Over 8.5 Points  -123
1114 Under 8.5 Points  +105
SUN 6/5 TOTAL ASSISTS FOR LEBRON JAMES?
05:00 PM 1115 Over 5.5 Assists  -108
1116 Under 5.5 Assists  -108
SUN 6/5 TOTAL ASSISTS FOR JASON KIDD?
05:00 PM 1117 Over 7.5 Assists  +111
1118 Under 7.5 Assists  -130
SUN 6/5 TOTAL REBOUNDS FOR LEBRON JAMES?
05:00 PM 1119 Over 7.5 Rebounds  -138
1120 Under 7.5 Rebounds  +118
SUN 6/5 TOTAL REBOUNDS FOR CHRIS BOSH?
05:00 PM 1121 Over 8.5 Rebounds  -130
1122 Under 8.5 Rebounds  +111
SUN 6/5 TOTAL REBOUNDS FOR TYSON CHANDLER?
05:00 PM 1123 Over 8.5 Rebounds  -113
1124 Under 8.5 Rebounds  -103

Cubs vs. Cardinals MLB Picks

OffshoreInsiders.com Senior Sports Handicapper Matt Rivers has a free pick Friday is on the Chicago Cubs (+160) at St. Louis.

Reasoning: Certainly I don’t love backing the underachieving Cubbies without Alfonso Soriano around but the Cardinals just lost Matt Holliday and after Jaime Garcia’s last outing why not grab a ton of coin here with the at least potential of the Cubs.

Chicago’s going nowhere this season but they are not a terrible team to back as the big dog. No doubt when they are the big chalk I will run to the window and fade the heck out of them but in this spot I’ll take my chances with Ramirez, Fukudome, Castro and others. The days where this franchise was pretty good appear to be gone but they aren’t terrible and Ryan Dempster and that sinker can be very good at times.

The first month of the season was awful for the Chicago ace but the Dumpster has settled in and has been looking very good once again. I’m not saying he is on the high level of Garcia when the southpaw is on but the lefthander was pounded in that last game and who knows if that was the beginning of a little rut. I will give any player a pass for one egg but the previous one wasn’t as good as before and quite possibly we have a bit of a downward trend developing.

All in all the Cardinals at Busch are obviously the superior team as the records clearly would attest to. But the Cubbies have enough, especially with an improving Dempster, to compete and win the game in the end.

Top expert pick on this game: Chicago Cubs

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Free MLB Betting Tips

OffshoreInsiders.com Senior Sports Handicapper Matt Rivers has a free pick Thursday is on the Seattle Mariners (-117) to Tampa.

Reasoning: Felix Hernandez at home at around a pick in this spot is more than fine with me. Certainly James Shields can be very good and has been very good, if not great, for the bulk of this season but Shields is no Hernandez. The reigning AL Cy Young award winner is absolutely filthy when on and pretty much always at least very good. He was touched up recently against the Yankees and isn’t perfect but this guy is a star hurler and even though they’re not the most talented team ever the Mariners are playing some spunky ball as they currently are actually over .500.

In the end the M’s aren’t going to be in the hunt but right now Brandon League has been closing games out and guys like Justin Smoak, Brendan Ryan and a few others are overachieving and looking pretty good. Ichiro doesn’t seem to be the same superstar he has been for a number of years but he can always be a danger in the box and must be at the very least respected.

Tampa Bay has been a reflection of their really good manager in Joe Maddon and is a team that lost a ton in the offseason but continues to chug along. I have no issues with Evan Longoria and the visitors as they have the far better chance after 162 games to make some noise but the Rays are not a great team anymore after losing the Crawford’s, Pena’s and Soriano’s of the world and in the end here I’m all about the Cat at Safeco at around a pick!

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Sports Betting Tips in MLB Builds NBA Finals 2011 Bankroll

OffshoreInsiders.com Senior Sports Handicapper Matt Rivers has a free MLB Tuesday is on the NY Yankees (+155) to Oakland.

Certainly Brett Anderson is better than Freddy Garcia and the Yankees at times are not great but if I don’t have to lay money with what is still the definite better team then I’m all for it.

I really do like the lefty in Anderson. This kid has really good stuff and combined with Trevor Cahill are leading one of the better young pitching rotations in the game today. I don’t see the southpaw embarassing himself by any means but to get Arod, Tex, Cano, Swisher, Jeter and the Bombers, even across the country, is the right side. Garcia is old and a guy that I will fade in the right spot, mainly when he is laying a ton, but this is a solid spot to back the righthander in.

Joe Girardi’s club has had issues at times and they are not on the same level as the Red Sox this season. But the Yanks also are still one of the best teams in the game with a lineup that is way more high powered than the extremely mediocre Athletics. The Pinstripers were able to hit Felix Hernandez last week and just yesterday did some damage against Cahill and his one point whatever era.

This may not be a blowout as Anderson is tough but Garcia has been a lot better than expected and at this price I’ll take my chances on the New Yorkers.

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Baseball Wagering Tips Free

OffshoreInsiders.com Senior Sports Handicapper Matt Rivers has a Memorial Day Monday winner and it is on the Cleveland Indians (+105) Toronto.

Reasoning: Jo Jo Reyes hasn’t won in a bazillion starts. Literally almost 30, and to get the team with the best record in the American League in the Indians at around a pick today is fine with me. Certainly I never love the dreaded road chalk role and do realize that Cleveland has not played as well over the past few days but for the most part Fausto Carmona has bounced back nicely this season and is far superior to the former Brave Reyes.

I don’t mind John Farrell’s Blue Jays as Jose Bautista has been crushing the ball and guys like Hill and Lind and Escobar and the suddenly surging Corey Patterson are not bad at all. The problem today is that Reyes has been that bad and he is up against an offense that just continues to perform game in and game out. With Grady Sizemore back to go with Choo, Santana and Cabrera the Tribe are a team that may legitimately be a ton better than anybody believed they would be and that is with this recent mini slide where they have dropped four of the last five games.

I never thought nor do I currently believe that the Indians are a true World Series threat. But these guys are every bit as good as the Jays and probably better as the records indicate and to get the quality sinker baller in Carmona against Reyes is a semi must play.

Top expert pick on this game: Cleveland Indians

NBA Finals Odds 2011: Mavericks vs. Heat Game 1 Preview, Picks

The Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat meet in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.  The Heat are big favorites to win the NBA Championship.

Also, in Game 1, the Heat are (-4.5) favorites with a total of 186.5.

Dallas comes in 69-28 straight up, 57-38 against the spread, going over 55-41. They are 33-15 on the road outright, 32-16 according to the sportsbooks going over 28-20.

Miami is a stunning 70-27 straight up, 49-46 against the spread, going over 50-46. At home it’s 38-11, 21-27, and over 27-21 respectively.

Dallas shoots 47.3 percent from the field versus squads that allocate an average of 45.8.  They allow 95.5 points per game to teams that usually get 99.8.

Miami has a similar ratio on offense making 47.5 percent of their field goals to defenses that permit 45.6 while allowing 43.2 percent to squads that normally accumulate 45.7.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Dallas is 6-0 as an underdog, 8-2 playing on three or more days rest, 8-2 to Southeast, 20-8 on the road versus an opponent with a home winning percentage of .600 or better, 40-19 off straight up win, 41-20 on the road overall. Dallas is 9-1 in Miami and the road team is 19-7.

Miami is 6-0 as favorites, but 10-22 playing on three or more days rest.

Over/under trends: Dallas over 9-4 as underdogs. Miami has gone over 7-0 as favorites.

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Mavericks vs. Heat NBA Finals Odds To Win Series, Alternate Vegas Lines

The Mavericks vs. Heat series odds as well as more specific proposition bets are up for the NBA Finals. The offshore sportsbooks have Miami -172 to win it all.  Of course OffshoreInsiders.com will have all the sports service picks, but here are Vegas odds series prices for the NBA Finals.

DALLAS MAVERICKS VS MIAMI HEAT
3001 Dallas Mavericks +1.5 Games  -162
3002 Miami Heat -1.5 Games  +143
DALLAS MAVERICKS VS MIAMI HEAT
3003 Dallas Mavericks +2.5 Games  -420
3004 Miami Heat -2.5 Games  +361
DALLAS MAVERICKS VS MIAMI HEAT
3005 Dallas Mavericks +3.5 Games  -1185
3006 Miami Heat -3.5 Games  +885
DALLAS MAVERICKS VS MIAMI HEAT
3007 Dallas Mavericks -1.5 Games  +288
3008 Miami Heat +1.5 Games  -328
DALLAS MAVERICKS VS MIAMI HEAT
3009 Dallas Mavericks -2.5 Games  +534
3010 Miami Heat +2.5 Games  -650
DALLAS MAVERICKS VS MIAMI HEAT
3011 Dallas Mavericks -3.5 Games  +1850
3012 Miami Heat +3.5 Games  -2650
DALLAS MAVERICKS VS MIAMI HEAT
2201 Dallas Mavericks wins 4-0 +1972
2202 Dallas Mavericks wins 4-1 +735
2203 Dallas Mavericks wins 4-2 +750
2204 Dallas Mavericks wins 4-3 +685
2205 Miami Heat wins 4-0 +942
2206 Miami Heat wins 4-1 +689
2207 Miami Heat wins 4-2 +347
2208 Miami Heat wins 4-3 +302
DALLAS MAVERICKS VS MIAMI HEAT-LENGTH OF SERIES
3101 Over 4.5 Games  -879
3102 Under 4.5 Games  +629
DALLAS MAVERICKS VS MIAMI HEAT-LENGTH OF SERIES
3103 Over 5.5 Games  -214
3104 Under 5.5 Games  +192
DALLAS MAVERICKS VS MIAMI HEAT-LENGTH OF SERIES
3105 Over 6.5 Games  +177
3106 Under 6.5 Games  -197
DALLAS MAVERICKS VS MIAMI HEAT
781 Dallas Mavericks +155
782 Miami Heat -172