4-11-12

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SPORTS WAGERS

NHL SERIES

Ottawa +193 over N.Y. RANGERS

The Senators are not going to be an easy out. They have deep scoring, good speed, and enough grit to match the Rangers' toughness. New York's been making a lot of mistakes down the stretch and they’re not in good form, as they’ve lost three of its last four with a chance to clinch the President’s trophy. The Rangers are an offensively challenged group that scored two goals or less in seven of their last 13 games and that’s not the way you want to come into the playoffs. Ottawa has been written off many times this year. They were written off before the season began. They were written off as a fluke 25 games in and all they kept on doing was winning games. Don’t write this team off. They’re good and they can challenge the Rangers in this series. Sens better balanced team with more weapons than the Blue Shirts. Yes, the Rangers are better defensively but Ottawa is capable of playing different styles and could be in New York’s kitchen after beating them rather handily in the season series 3-1 and outscoring them, 14-8. This is going to be a long series and the Sens are going to give this prohibitive favorite a big run for their money. Play: Ottawa +193 (Risking 1 unit).

FLORIDA +167 over New Jersey

This is a series everyone assumes the Devils are going to win but we’re not as convinced, as Florida is truly a team with nothing to lose. "We're going in loose," GM Dale Tallon said Sunday. "Everyone's waiting for the other shoe to drop, but we're going to have some fun with this." While the Devils seem to hold a significant edge in terms of the firepower up front, there are still questions about the blue line. They have been without their best defenseman, Henrik Tallinder, for the last half of the season and blood clotting issues look to keep him out of the playoffs. No defenseman had more than four goals. While the addition of Marek Zidlicky at the trade deadline added a little oomph to the blue line, the reality is the Devils won't get much help from the back end when it comes to offense. The Panthers, by comparison, are downright dynamic on the back end. Led by Brian Campbell, who finished tied for second among all defensemen with 53 points and second among defensemen with 49 assists, the Panthers' blue line is crucial to generating offense. Jason Garrison enjoyed a breakout year with 16 goals, third among defensemen. Dmitry Kulikov, who had 27 points, is another weapon from the back end. In a series that figures to be tight, production from the blue line, or lack thereof, might be a deciding factor. Lastly, we’ve been suggesting all year that Marty Brodeur is a big liability and we’re not about to change our tune now. He’s allowed an inordinate amount of soft goals and could easily cost the Devils this series. The price, the lack of pressure, the much stronger goaltending and defense make the Panthers very appealing taking back a tag like this with home ice advantage. Play: Florida +167 (Risking 1 unit).

Los Angeles +189 over VANCOUVER

There are no easy draws in the Western Conference and the President's Trophy winning Vancouver Canucks certainly didn't get one with the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Kings. This one could come down to goaltending and in that regard we’ll gladly take our chances with L.A at +189. The Kings finished second only to the St. Louis as the stingiest team in the league, allowing only 2.07 goals per game thanks in large part to Vezina Trophy candidate Jonathan Quick. Goals have been hard to come by this season for the Kings but one can point to their final stretch of the season to prove they've gotten over that problem. The Kings scored 54 goals in their 18 games through March and April, good for an average of three goals per game, which would rank them among the league leaders had they done that all year long. This is a more comfortable team up front than it was three months ago. These aren't exactly the same bunch of Canucks that got pushed around by the Boston Bruins in last year's Cup finals. Since that fateful series in June, the Canucks have added the likes of Dale Weise, Zack Kassian, David Booth, Samuel Pahlsson and Marc-Andre Gragnani. All around, this is the most depth the Canucks have probably ever had in their history but the absence of team leader and point-getter Daniel Sedin will be felt. This is certainly a tough matchup for both teams but the tag on the Kings makes them very worthy of a wager. Play: Los Angeles +189 (Risking 2 units).

NASHVILLE -111 over Detroit

Line opened with the Predators being -125 favorite. It’s been bet down because the Wings have the pedigree and popularity to attract money. That works in our favor and we’ll gladly step in. Nashville enters this series healthier, younger and more poised to advance. They won six of eight games down the stretch and allowed one goal or less in all six wins. Detroit was held to two goals or less in 12 of its last 17 games. Pekka Rinne is as good as any goaltender in the league while Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard has been injured often in final two months and has not looked the same. Earning the No. 4 seed was crucial for the Predators, especially considering Detroit's struggles on the road this season. Nobody in the league had as big a swing when it came to success at home versus winning on the road. At Joe Louis Arena, the Red Wings carved a spot in the NHL record books with their home win streak. Yet, on the road they were just 17-21-3 including losses in three of its last four home games. Either way, an extremely talented team will be out after one round. Detroit's road struggles are a concern and Nashville's loud building isn't the best place to try to resolve them. The Predators have the best shutdown D pair in hockey, more depth up front, better special teams and a slight edge in goal that could potentially turn into a big edge. This is a first round underlay. Play: Nashville -111 (Risking 2.22 units to win 2).

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Anthony Redd

80 Dime Winner

Utah Jazz

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Paul Leiner

100* Nationals -115

50* Dodgers -135

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JIMMY BOYD

Boyd's Hawks/Celtics 5* NBA *BEST BET*
Hawks +3.5

Boyd's Suns/Grizzlies 4* NBA SMASH!
Grizzlies -5.5

Boyd's 4* 41-0 Wed Night Baseball SMASH
Phillies

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Mike Hook | MLB Money Line Wed, 04/11/12 - 12:35 PM ×£
double-dime bet ml 919 BOS (-115) Hilton vs 920 TOR Analysis: The BOSTON RED SOX -115 are a DOUBLEƒ STAR MLB PLAY for Wednesday, April 11th

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Jeff Scott Sports

3 UNIT PLAYS

Boston/ Toronto Under 8: Last night I had the over in this game, but that pick was mostly due to the fact that there was crappy pitching on the mound and not because these teams have been hitting all that well. Today, crappy pitching will not be an issue. Ricky Romero had a rough showing in his opener and he does have an ERA of 7.12 in his career vs Boston, But Ricky has normally been solid in the beginning of the year with a 2.93 ERA in March/ April, plus he has always pitched well at home with a career 3.47 ERA at the Rogers Centre. Jon Lester did not have a rough opener as he allowed just 1 ER in 7 innings to a powerful Detroit team. Jon has always pitched well vs tghe Jays, with a 3.06 ERA in 18 career starts vs them, including a 3.33 ERA in 11 starts here. Both offenses are struggling right now and theyu will not get going vs these tough pitchers today. I expect no more than 6 runs in this one.


Kansas City +118 over OAKLAND: The A's are 2-4 on the year, but 1 of their wins were vs Seattle overseas and their other was vs a KC team that had just come off BB upset road wins over the Angels. This is not a good team and will reside in the bottom of the AL West all year long. They really got rid of alot of talent over the Winter and will be paying for it this summer, even when they get Manny Ramirez. The A's do have some pitching, but they just cant hit. they come in hitting just .205 and have scored just 1 total run in the two games vs the Royals so far. Today they face Bruce Chen, who is 2-2 with a 4.85 in his last 5 starts vs the A's, but who also had a good showing in his opener vs the Halos, in which he allowed 0 ER on just 3 hits in 6 innings of work to a much, much stronger (than the A's) Halo's offense. He should have a good showing vs this popgun attack of the A's. The KC offense has not been all that good in the early going, but they are a very talented group and should be able to do damage vs McCarthy, who is 0-1 with a 6.92 ERA in 2 starts vs them. The Royal are the much better offensive team in this one and they have a very solid starter on the mound that can keep the A's off the board. Look for the Royals to take the rubber match here.

2 UNIT PLAY

CINCINNATI -128 over St Louis: The Cards are really proving that they do not need Albert, as they have come out and hit .306 and have scored 5.7 rpg in the early going, on their way to a 5-1 mark, butthe Reds are still a very good team and they will fight very hard today to avoid a 3 game home sweep. Johnny Cueto gets the ball for the Reds and he had a nice opening game, in which he pitched 7 shutout innings vs Miami to get a 4-0 win. Johnny really looks ready to be the ace of this staff. Cueto has not pitched great vs the Cards, while Garcia has done a fine job vs the Reds, but this game is very important to Cincinnati and I feel they will shut down the Cards offense, while their own offense wakes up enough to get the win.

1 UNIT PLAY

Milwaukee -121 over CHICAGO: Ryan Dempster has always pitched well vs the Brewers, as he is 15-5 with a solid 2.75 ERA overall, including a 10-3 mark with a 2.96 ERA in his last 17 starts vs them, but Gallardo is 4-1 with a 2.03 ERA vs Chicago, plus the Brewers have a big edge offensively as well. They should complete the sweep here.

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MLB Predictions / Kevin

Atlanta Braves @ Houston Astros - ASTROS TO WIN (+113)
Listed Pitchers: Delgado vs Rodriguez
(Note: I'm risking 2 units to win 2.26 units)

The Atlanta Braves picked up their first win of the season yesterday with a 6-4 win over Houston as -170 favorites with Tommy Hanson on the mound. Atlanta has started the season 1-4, while the Houston Astros are now 3-2. Randall Delgado will get his first start of the season tonight after making the Braves rotation after a shaky spring. Delgado pitched 21.2 innings in spring and had a 7.89 ERA, with 23 strikeouts and 12 walks. His 7 starts last season with Atlanta is what won him the job, as he went 1-1 with a 2.83 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and .220 opponents batting average. The Astros have Wandy Rodriguez on the mound who is getting his second start of the season. Wandy pitched 6.1 innings in the Astros home opener allowing 6 hits and 3 runs (none of which were earned runs). The Braves are struggling with the bats to start the season as they are hitting just .193 as a team and .157 against lefties. Houston is hitting .269 as a team. Also take note that the Astros bullpen has been better than the Braves with a 3.65 ERA and 1.05 WHIP compared to the Braves bullpen with a 4.32 ERA and 1.86 WHIP. Take note that in Rodriquez' last 5 home starts vs the Braves the Astros are 4-1. Yesterday we went against a good young pitcher on the road in his first start of the season in the afternoon game and we are going to do it again today backing the more experienced pitcher at home in his second start of the season. Take the Astros at a good underdog price tonight.

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Hoopsgooroo

901 Cards +115 @ 12:35p
920 Jays +112 @ 12:35p
921 Rays +165 @ 1:05p
903 Nationals -120 @ 1:10p
923 Royals +110 @ 3:35p
908 Padres -125 @ 6:35p
910 Phillies -140 @ 7:05p
926 Orioles +155 @ 7:05p
930 Twins +155 @ 8:10p
914 Rockies +105 @ 8:40p
916 Dodgers -145 @ 10:10p

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Greg Shaker | NHL Total - Wednesday, Apr 11 2012 7:35PM
51 PHI / 52 PIT OVER 5.5 BetOnline triple-dime bet

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Bob Balfe

SF Giants -120

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WUNDERDOG
NHL 208-165 Last 373 picks +$5280
Game: Detroit at Nashville (8:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: Detroit +115 (moneyline)

The Detroit Red Wings certainly have playoff experience. This is a club that has been in the playoffs since the 1989-90 season and some of the NHL players were not born the last time the Red Wings failed to make the playoffs. They have won four Stanley Cups during the streak and are poised for another deep run. Many will look at their 5-12 finish and think this team is ready for a quick exit, but remember last year, when they closed in similar fashion at 9-13 over their last 22 and then proceeded to sweep Phoenix in four straight games, scoring 18 times in the process. Nashville, at 16-13 over their last 29, isn't exactly burning up the ice themselves. The Red Wings enter this one at 56-20-3 off three days rest and have been money in the quarterfinals at 20-7 in their last 27.
Play on Detroit.

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WUNDERDOG
MLB 17-14 Season-to-Date +$2220
Game: Chicago White Sox at Cleveland (12:05 PM Eastern)
Pick: Chicago White Sox +125 (moneyline)

The Indians have won just noce in their last eight games overall and struggle big at home vs lefthand starters at just 4-13 in their last 17 such games. The White Sox are 7-2 behind Danks with a totals of 7 to 7.5, and Masterson is just 1-4 vs. the Sox at home in his last five. Chicago has dominated here at 11-3 in their last 14 in Cleveland.
Play on Chicago in this one.

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Jimmy Moore

4* Philadelphia Phillies -140

4* Detroit / Nashville Under 5 +115

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Jack jones 20* cavs +8.5

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Vegas Sports Informer

3* #910 Take Philadelphia -135 over Miami (7:05p.m., Wednesday April 11)

When was the last time you saw Roy Halladay only a -135 at home? Yes the Marlins have been playing better ball as of late but they haven't faced a pitcher like Halladay all young season long. Philly will also be looking to snap their 3-games losing streak and tonight at home against the Marlins who will be under a microscope with no Ozzie Gullien in the dugout. Phillies win big tonight at home and their ace Halladay again will be a stud on the mound. The Phillies are a perfect 7-0 at home when Roy Halladay faces a team with a losing record.

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DOC SPORTS

3-unit Play Take #908 San Diego Padres (-120) over Arizona Diamondbacks (6:35pm ET)

The Arizona Diamondbacks are starting this season where they left off and have jumped to the top of the National League West with a 4-0 mark. After a sweep of the Giants, they took an extra innings contest from the Padres last night 4-2. Today they'll be up against it as they go with their #5 starter Joe Saunders. The left-hander put together a flukish-type season last year posting a 3.69 ERA, which was about a half run better than his career ERA. He doesn't have any flashy skills and I fully expect his ERA to be back in the 4's again this season. Today will be particularly challenging as he faces a mostly right-handed San Diego Padres lineup that loves southpaws. The Padres are off to a sluggish start at 1-4 but their best pitcher goes today in left-hander Cory Luebke. Luebke posted a stellar 3.29 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in his rookie season last year. He struggled a bit in his last start but the Dodgers lineup struggles against lefties and they don't have much punch to begin with. Outside of Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier everyone else is very young or below average. In analyzing the respective offenses, defenses and bullpens of these teams they are about a draw. However, San Diego gets the big nod when it comes to starting pitching today and they will enjoy home field advantage.
Take the Padres at a pretty good price here today.

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Jason Sharpe

4 Unit Play Take #908 San Diego -119 over Arizona (6:35pm est):

Huge pitching mis-match may be an understatement here in this one as San Diego puts Cory Luebke against one of our favorite bet against pitchers in baseball Mr. Joe Saunders.
The Padres got behind 2-0 yesterday at Petco which a deficit like that can feel like a tall mountain to climb. They fought back to tie the game only to lose it in extra innings. San Diego had more men on base in the game and overall came out of the ball game feeling like they should have won it. They actually won the nine game series at home last year versus division leading Arizona. Luebke took the loss in his first outing but he pitched a lot better in that defeat than the numbers show. Luebke had a very solid 6 to 1 strikeout to walk ratio in the game and four of his six runs allowed were with two outs. This is a guy right on the cusp of some real big things and for a Padre pitcher to actually have much better numbers away from Petco like Luebke did last season (2.55 ERA on the road and 4.04 at home) speaks volumes on just how good of a pitcher this guy really is.
Somehow Joe Saunders remains another year in a major league pitching rotation. Not sure how he continues to fool most but he seems to do just enough to keep others interested in his services. Arizona has only won three of his last ten road starts coming into this one but that isn't anything really new for the Diamondbacks as they always seem to struggle on the road, having dropped their last five straight as a road underdog. Worse yet is how poorly the D-Backs have been against lefties as they have gone just 24-49 versus the last 73 that they have started against them.San Diego in a match-up against a poor road team, who struggles to hit lefties and may be missing one of their better players in Josh Upton, should be a much bigger favorite than this here. They blew a good chance last night to win that one but won't do the same here in this contest. Take San Diego in this one.

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Robert Ferringo

1.-Unit Play. Take #905 Milwaukee (-120) over Chicago Cubs

1.5-Unit Play. Take #916 L.A. Dodgers (-140) over Pittsburgh

1-Unit Play. Take #903 Washington (-115) over N.Y. Mets

0.5-Unit Play. Take #908 San Diego (-120) over Arizona

Today's Totals

2.-Unit Play. Take 'Under' 7.5 St. Louis at Cincinnati

1.5-Unit Play. Take 'Under' 6.5 Washington at N.Y. Mets

1-Unit Play. Take 'Under' 7.0 (+100) Tampa Bay at Detroit

1-Unit Play. Take 'Under' 6.0 Miami at PhiladelphiaMiami at Philadelphia

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Doc Sports

NHL

4-unit Play Take #53 Detroit Red Wings (+115) over Nashville Predators (8:05pm EST)

The Stanley Cup playoffs have finally arrived and it's a brand a new season. You can throw all the records out the window and look at things with a new perspective because it's a different brand of hockey come playoff time. That different style of hockey is exactly why the Detroit Red Wings have done so well in the postseason for the last two decades. The Red Wings are built for the playoffs with a roster comprised of savvy veterans who have been there before and know what it takes to win the big game. They have strong coaching, strong leadership and most importantly a confidence about them that almost no one can eclipse. The Nashville Predators, on the other hand, are the completed opposite. They are a scrappy, fundamentally sound team that is better built to take advantage of weak opponents in the regular season. They do have some veterans and a great coach, but they haven't done it before and their style just makes it extremely difficult to win a 7-game series. Everyone plays relatively disciplined in the postseason and everyone gives 100% effort most of the time. As a result, Nashville isn't going to outwork anyone like they do in the regular season. These teams had nearly identical records in the regular season, and that was with Detroit suffering through several major injuries. Now that they're healthy, they clearly have a more talented roster. Throw that in with their experience, leadership and playoff know-how and it's easy to make a case for Detroit coming out on top.

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Handicappster

5 UNITS - Philadelphia Phillies ML

5 UNITS - LA Dodgers ML

5 UNITS - Boston Celtics -2.5

5 UNITS - Pittsburgh/Philadelphia OVER 5.5

4 UNITS - NY Knicks +4.5

4 UNITS - San Francisco Giants ML

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Robert Ferringo

NHL

3-Unit Pick Take Over (5) Detroit at Nashville

Nashville has become a legitimate team in the West and if they want to move on to the second round they will have to beat a core group that has done a lot of winning in the past. Nashville has one of the best goalies in the league in their net with Pekka Rinne ready to start the playoff's while Detroit has Jimmy Howard who has played well here at the end of the season after missing time with injuries. Detroit has a explosive offense and despite Rinne success in the net the Predators give up a lot of shots while Nashville has also become a better offensive team, Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard is prone to give up rebounds and gives up soft goals from bad angles, this total opened at (5.5) with heavy under money attached before moving to (5) with over money attached, not much room for any mistakes at that number and I think we will see this two play a fast paced game one giving us good value here on the over.

4-Unit Pick Take Los Angeles (Series) (+188) over Vancouver (10 pm, Wednesday, April 11)

Vancouver is the team that has had all the success the last couple of years after making the Stanley Cup last year losing to Boston in seven games. Vancouver again finished at the top of the Western Conference but good a very tough draw in the opening series facing the Los Angeles Kings, the Kings had some upgrades to their roster after last year and then got off to a bad start to begin this year before replacing their coach Terry Murray with tough Darryl Sutter that along with the trade for Jeff Carter seemed to spark this Los Angeles team and if it wasn't for a pair of overtime losses to the Sharks Los Angeles would have won the Pacific division. Instead Los Angeles slips to eight place to play a Vancouver team that knocked them out in the first round in 2010, but this LA team is much better now, the Kings have played Vancouver tough this year splitting the four games they have played and catch a Vancouver team that won't have team second leading goal scorer Daniel Sedan in the lineup for game one and I think the Canucks have some problems in the locker room with the goaltending situation. This number is too high and Los Angeles should give Vancouver all they can handle.

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Dave Cokin

NBA

Atlanta Hawks (+3) over BOSTON CELTICS

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Marc Lawrence with a 3* on phillies -140 (halladay) and 3* on la clippers+8.

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Jeff Benton
Wednesday's Action
30 Dime winner going out on the Philadelphia 76ers as the visitang road faveorite against the Toronto Raptors. At the time I release this selrction, the Sixers are a 3 1/2-point chalk both here in Vegas and offshore.


10 Dime baseball Run Line winner going out of the New York Yankees with Sabathia over the Baltimore Orioles with Arrieta. On the Run Line, the Yanks are -105 both here in Vegas and offshore at the time I release this selection. Do keep in mind that BOTH listed pitchers must start, or no action on the release.

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JR ODonnell | NHL ML - Wednesday, Apr 11 2012 8:05PM
ML 53 DET (+110) Bookmaker (http://www.cappersmall.com/forums/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bookmaker.eu%2Flatest-promo%2F%3Fcmpid%3D1560_1308).com vs 54 NAS triple-dime bet

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Sharp Moves

UNDER 202 - LA Lakers/San Antonio

OVER 200.5 - New York/Milwaukee

UNDER 198 - Sacramento/New Orleans

OVER 180 - Atlanta/Boston

OVER 197 - Utah/Houston

UNDER 193 - Indiana/Cleveland

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Paul Leiner

*500 Over 179 Sixers/Raptors

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J.R. Stevens / SMOOTH44

5* TOP-RATED

KANSAS CITY +115