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I will post all of the service plays that I get on this thread, so its easier to see who is on who. Please feel free to add any service plays that anyone else gets on this thread also.

---Thanks

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Ben Burns 10 star total

under nyy/red sox

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Highrollers Baseball

Sunday, August 23, 2009
15 UnitsRangers {S.Feldman** (+135) over Devilrays {D.Price**
1:38 PM -- Tropicana Field
Pitching For Texas: RH Scott Feldman (12-4, 4.06)
Pitching For Tampa: LH David Price (6-5, 5.03)

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Free Silver Key Pick for Sunday ML Baseball

PITTSBURGH HART -R -140 Over Cincinnati (1:35 et)

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JACK JONES

15* Pittsburgh Pirates -135

The Pirates just keep on rolling while the Reds seem to have totally given up on the season. Pitt has won 5 games in a row and is scoring over 5 runs per game over the past week. The Reds have lost 6 of their last 7, are 20 games under .500 for the season, and are hitting just .219 as a team and scoring about 3 runs per game over their last 7 contests. The Reds start Homer Bailey, a young prospect they have been trying to work into the rotation for a few years now. Bailey has struggled in the majors this year, going just 2-4 with a 7.53 ERA and 1.64 WHIP in 11 starts. The way the Pirates are rolling right now they are a solid bet over the Reds on Sunday.

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Today'spicks.net

Detroit Tigers
NY Yankees

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Jim Feist

15* High Roller Total

MLB (907) MILWAUKEE BREWERS at (908) WASHINGTON NATIONALS

Take: over Milw/Wash (15* High Roller Total)

Reason: The two teams that allow the most runs per game meet here on Sunday. The Nationals are worst in the NL (5.39 rpg) while the Brewers aren't far behind (5.03 rpg). Brewers' pitchers have also allowed the most home runs in the leage (164) while National pitchers are 2nd worst in free passes (463). Manny Parra starts today for the Brewers. Parra is 2-1 his last three starts with a 6.35 ERA and is 8-9 overall with a 6.33 ERA. Craig Stammen will counter for the Nats. Stammen is 3-6 on the season with a 5.13 ERA and in his one game against the M's this season he allowed five earned runs in just 4 2/3 innings. Despite both teams having terrible pitching, both are above the league average in runs scored by their offenses. Today's contest looks like a slug fest as neither team has much pitching, but decent hitting. Take the OVER



5* Sunday Night Baseball

MLB (929) NEW YORK YANKEES at (930) BOSTON RED SOX

Take: (929) NEW YORK YANKEES

Reason: The scores in this series have been more like the NY Giants and NE Patriots were playing. The Yankees scored over 20 runs on Friday and then the Red Sox come back with 14 on Saturday. The Sox have pretty much resigned themselves to a Wild Card shot as they trail the Yankees by 6 1/2 games in the AL East. It looks as though the CC Sabathia the Yankees thought they had drafted has finally emerged. Sabathia has been dominant his last three starts with a 3-0 record and 1.14 ERA. Moreover, Sabathia has 26 KO's compared to just five BB's. Josh Beckett starts for the Sox here and he's also having a fine season with a 14-4 record and 3.38 ERA. Beckett's lifetime ERA against the Yankees is 5.03 in 16 games while Sabathia has a 3.57 ERA against the Yankees in nine games. Don't expect to see the same offensive output these teams have been displaying the last couple of games here tonight. For us, it's just too hard to pass on Sabathia who is red-hot and the Yankees who want to make up for Saturday's drubbing at the hands of the Red Sox.

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Ben Burns

*7 Sunday Afternoon Roast

TORONTO BLUE JAYS (Romero)-130 over Los Angeles Angels(Bell)

Reason: I'm playing on TORONTO. It's tough to go against the Angels, as they're among the best teams in baseball. However, I feel that this will be a favorable situation and matchup to do so. For starters, this is the final game of a long (10 game) Eastern road trip. After this, the Angels return home to LA in preparation for tomorrow's game vs. Detroit. They last played a home game way back on Aug. 12th and it could be easy for them to get caught looking ahead to the return trip. More importantly, I feel that the pitching matchup will favor the Jays. Ricky Romero gets the call and he's been one of Toronto's better pitchers. For the season, he's gone 10-5 with a solid 3.95 ERA, averaging better than six innings per start. When looking closer into Romero's record, we find that he's been much better when pitching during the afternoon, than he has been during the evening. At night, he's just 4-4 with a 4.78 ERA. However, he's an impressive 6-1 with a 2.98 ERA in his eight daytime starts. Trevor Bell has made two starts. While he does have a 1-0 record, he's barely been mediocre. In his first start, which came in the afternoon, he allowed nine hits and four runs in 5 1/3 innings. His second start, which came in the evening, was very similar, as he allowed nine hits and three runs in 5 1/3 innings. That translates to a combined 5.91 ERA and 1.97 WHIP - which isn't very good at all - including a 6.75 ERA in his daytime start. Even with yesterday's setback, the Jays are still 11-7 the last 18 times that they were a host in this series. I expect Romero to be the better of the two young starters and for the Jays to grab the rubber game of this series. *7 Sunday Afternoon Roast

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TONY BRUNO WINS

10x YANKS UNDER

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Anthony Redd

Sunday's Card
5 Dime Rangers

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Ray "Fastrain" Toppin

24-17 MTD
16-9 WTD
2-3 Yesterday

Today's Play's

MLB
Florida +118
Texas +128

WNBA
Atlanta Storm -2

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Teddy Covers

Tigers

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Mr. A's

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 1:05 PM EST.
Los Angeles Angels (74-47) at Toronto Blue Jays (56-65)
(R) Trevor Bell (1-0) vs. (L) Ricky Romero (10-5)
Oddsmakers: Toronto as a -130 home favorite with the total listed at 10 'over'.

Los Angeles Angels +110

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 8:05 PM EST.
New York Yankees (77-46) at Boston Red Sox (70-52)
(L) CC Sabathia (14-7) vs. (R) Josh Beckett (14-4)
Oddsmakers: Boston as a -120 home favorite with the total listed at 9 'over'.

Boston Red Sox -120

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Gina

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 4:10 p.m. est.

Chicago Cubs (61-60) at Los Angeles Dodgers (74-50)
(R) Ryan Dempster (6-7) vs. (R) Chad Billingsley (12-6)

Chicago’s right-hander Ryan Dempster (6-7, 4.28) is 1-2 with a 5.40 ERA in his last three starts.

Los Angeles’ right-hander Chad Billingsley (12-6, 3.70) is 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA in his last three starts.

The struggling Cubs bats have gone comatose. Chicago has dropped ten of their last thirteen games and seven of its last 8 on the road. Go with the Los Angeles Dodgers to grab a four-game sweep of the collapse Cubs this afternoon at home. The Dodgers have won six of the last seven contests versus the Cubs at Dodger Stadium. In addition, The Cubs have not been lucrative with Ryan Dempster on the hill. Chicago has lost nine of right-hander’s last eleven starts and 20 of his last 28 on the road

Los Angeles Dodgers -175

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MLB Computer Picks

Houston Astros -145
St. Louis Cardinals -175
Los Angeles Dodgers -175

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Chris Jordan

300♦ L.A. DODGERS RUN LINE - I am not worried who the pitchers are in this one, I just want the men in blue on the run line!!!

Remember last season, when the Dodgers knocked the Cubs back to Chicago and back into their championship drought? In case you missed that fine playoff performance last October, tune into this one, as the Dodgers just might hammer a nail into Chicago’s 2009 campaign with this blowout win.

After all, the Cubbies have lost 10 of 13 overall and aren’t even close to being in the National League Central race any longer, let alone the NL Wildcard race; the fact they’ve started their current road trip on this 1-5 skid make things worse. The team is batting .197 on this junket, and is now batting .239 on the road this season.

On the flipside, we’ve seen what appeared to be a lethargic Dodgers team get back to its winning ways thanks to a stellar effort by its pitching staff. Dodgers pitchers have allowed three or fewer runs in seven consecutive contests. And tonight I’m putting my money on Chad Billingsley, who is 2-0 in his last three starts with a 1.59 ERA in those outings.

As a team, the Dodgers are 4-1 in Billingsley’s last five Sunday starts and 14-6 in his last 20 when he’s installed as the chalk at Chavez Ravine.

The numbers are even more vivid for this play, when talking about the Cubbies and their starter Ryan Dempster. Let’s start there, with the Cubs putting Dempster on the hill. They’re 2-9 in his last 11 starts, 1-7 in his last eight roadies against a winning team, 1-8 when he’s installed as the underdog and 1-11 in his last 12 that followed a Cubs loss the last time out.

As for Chicago, it is mired in losing skids of 1-7 on the road and against the National League West, 1-10 in its last 11 versus a winning team and 0-4 the four times they’ve played in Los Angeles.

Your choice to list the pitchers – they’re not likely going to change anyway – but it won’t matter. Dodgers roll.

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Jeff Benton Sunday's MLB winners

20 Dime: DODGERS (Billingsley) on the run line (-1 1/2 runs) over Cubs (Dempster) ... NOTE: Billingsley (Los Angeles) and Dempster (Chicago) must start this game, or this play is VOID!

5 Dime: Brewers-Nationals OVER the total ... NOTE: Both Parra (Milwaukee) and Stammen (Washington) must start this game, or this play is VOID!


Dodgers (-1 ½ runs)

Here’s what this play comes down to: The Chicago Cubs simply cannot hit a lick, and now they’re facing an All-Star pitcher in Chad Billingsley who is very much back on his game after suffering through a rough patch. So if the Dodgers can score at least three runs today, I honestly don’t see how we don’t cash this one.

How bad is Chicago’s offense? Well, it has scored a grand total of three runs in losing the first three games of this four-game series at Dodger Stadium (two of them being multi-run losses). The Cubs have a whopping three extra-base hits in the series (and one of those was a fluke double yesterday when L.A.’s Matt Kemp lost a pop fly in the sun). And they’re 2-for-20 with runners in scoring position in this series.

Yesterday, Chicago was shut down by a journeyman knuckleballer making just the second start of his career (both this week), one day after being one-hit by Randy Wolf and two Dodgers relievers.

Now the Cubs, who have scored three runs or fewer in six of their last seven games, have to face the resurgent Billingsley. The big right-hander stumbled over a 3½-week, four-start stretch last month. But so far in August, he’s 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA in three starts. In four career starts against the Cubs (including a 10-3 win in Game 1 of the N.L. Division Series last October at Wrigley Field), Billingsley has allowed a total of nine runs in 24 2/3 innings (3.28 ERA). What’s more, of L.A.’s 16 wins behind their ace in 2009, 14 have been by more than one run!

As for Billingsley’s counterpart today, Chicago’s Ryan Dempster, here’s all you need to know: He lost 6-3 to rookie pitcher in San Diego on Tuesday; he’s given up 10 runs in 14 innings in his last two starts (losing to the Padres and 6-1 to the Phillies); and Chicago is 7-15 in his 22 starts this season, including 2-11 on the road.

Bottom line: Chicago is 1-5 on its current road trip to San Diego and Los Angeles, and in those five losses, Lou Pineilla’s bunch has produced a grand total of seven runs against the following starting pitchers: Kevin Correia, Cesar Carillo, Jeff Weaver, Randy Wolf and Charlie Haeger. Do you REALLY think those bats are going to come to life against Billingsley today? Not a chance! Play the Dodgers on the run line, and don’t be surprised if big hitters Andre Either, James Loney and Russell Martin – all of whom got the day off yesterday – tee off on Dempster and push Billingsley to an easy win.


Brewers-Nationals OVER the total

Milwaukee and Washington have faced each other six times this year, all in the last month. The combined run totals in those five games: 20, 11, 12, 10, 10 and 20. Surprise, surprise, all six jumped OVER the total.

What makes me think that trend will continue today? Five words: Manny Parra and Craig Stammen. These are your starting pitchers in this contest. Here are Parra’s numbers for Milwaukee: 6.33 ERA and 1.82 WHIP overall, 6.93 ERA and 1.85 WHIP on the road, and just one quality start in the southpaw’s last six trips to the mound (with all five non-quality outings coming in games that went OVER the total, including a 7-5 Brewers home win on July 29).

As for Stammen, he’s got a 5.13 ERA overall, a 6.28 ERA at home and a 6.92 ERA in three day starts. Yes, the Washington right-hander is coming off two decent outings (two runs allowed in each start against the Rockies and Braves), but before that, he had a three-start stretch in which he gave up 17 runs (16 earned) in 9 1/3 innings – including a five-run, 4 2/3-inning effort on July 27 at the Brewers in which the Nationals rallied for a 14-6 victory.

Today, these pitchers will be facing to very hot offenses with two very shaky bullpens behind them. To wit: In a 10-game stretch prior to Saturday’s 11-9 shootout won by Milwaukee, the Brewers were hitting .306 as a team, including .298 against right-handers, with their relievers posting a 5.76 ERA, while the Nats were hitting .302 against left-handed pitching with a 5.09 bullpen ERA.

Finally, check out these trends; The Brewers are on OVER streaks of 8-3 overall, 7-0 against N.L. East teams, 11-4 as a favorite, 18-6-1 when the posted total is at 9 runs or more, 7-2 when Parra starts on the road and 7-1 when he starts on Sunday. For Washington, the OVER is 10-3-1 in its last 14 games against the N.L. East and 6-2 in its last eight as an underdog. Throw in the fact that we’ve got a hitter-friendly umpire behind the plate – the OVER has hit in Chuck Meriwether’s last four games when working the dish – and we’re set up for another double-digit Brewers-Nationals shootout. Take the OVER.

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Robert Ferringo

1.5-Unit Play. Take Philadelphia (-165) over N.Y. Mets

1-Unit Play. Take Philadelphia (-1.5, +105) over N.Y. Mets

1.5-Unit Play. Take St. Louis (-170) over San Diego

1-Unit Play. Take St. Louis (-1.5, -110)) over San Diego

1-Unit Play. Take Tampa Bay (-140) over Texas

1-Unit Play. Take Boston (-120) over N.Y. Yankees

1-Unit Play. Take Detroit (-130) over Oakland


Today's Totals

1-Unit Play. Take ‘Under’ 8.5 N.Y. Yankees at Boston

1-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 9.0 Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets

1-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 9.0 Minnesota at Kansas City

0.5-Unit Play. Take 'Under' 9.0 St. Louis at San Diego

0.5-Unit Play. Take 'Under' 8.0 San Francisco at Colorado

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Steven Budin-CEO

SUNDAY'S PICK

FREEHOLD, NEW JERSEY WISE GUYS



25 Dime Release



Boston Red Sox

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Aug 23/09

guaranteedwinner.net

Balitmore Orioles vs Chicago White Sox
PICK: WHITE SOX RL -1.5 -120

Record (9-3-0)

BOL!

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Chris James Sports

2* Red Sox -116
2* Rays/Rangers Under 9
2* Tigers/Athletics Under 9

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Stan Sharp | MLB Money Line Sun, 08/23/09 - 1:35 PM B|

double-dime bet 907 MIL (-111) SportBet vs 908 WAS Analysis: Stan is Betting MILWAUKEE today. Stan notes that the Milwaukee bats and woken up scoring 7 & 11 runs in the last 2 games. Washington after a mini winning streak is back to their season long form of losi?ng 5 in a row. Look for Milwaukee to extend Washington's losing streak to 6. TAKE MILWAUKEE as STAN SHARP'S BASEBALL MISMATCH GAME OF THE WEEK and make them a DOUBLE DIME PLAY.

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Lenny Del Genio

YANKEES

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Evan Altemus

ROCKIES

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SportsOddsAndPicks for Sunday

2-0 yesterday

SAN DIEGO +150 (with Carrillo) over St. Louis 4:05 p.m. ET
UNDER 8.5 RUNS Yankees at Boston 8:05 p.m. ET

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Nick "BookieKiller" Parsons

YANKEES

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Bob Balfe
Redsox -120 over Yankees
Beckett/Sabathia

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VR

3* rockies
2* padres under
2* mariners over
2* pirates

ADDED

2 Tampa Bay

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ASA

3* Angels

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Unlocked Sports

We were 1-0-1 yesterday as the Angels got the job done and the total for Rangers/Rays game was a push due to a ninth inning 2 out homer by Texas. We have 5 games on tap today.

1) Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays

Pick: Texas (3 units)

The Rangers absolutely must leave Tampa with a win today in order to regain their ground in the AL Wildcard race. They are currently 1 game behind the BoSox. Fortunately, they are sending Scott Feldman (12-4, 4.06) to the mound. The Rangers are 10-1 in his last 11 road starts. He will square off against David Price (6-5, 5.03). The Rays are 1-4 in Price's last 5 starts versus a team with a winning record. It's not too often that you get the opportunity to play the Rangers as a +131 underdog. This is a golden opportunity to get a moderate return from a small investment.

Lay 3 units on Texas.

2) Philadelphia Phillies vs N.Y. Mets

Pick: Philadelphia -1.5

3) Seattle Mariners vs Cleveland Indians

Pick Seattle -1.5

4) L.A. Angels vs Toronto Blue Jays

Pick: L.A. (3 units)

5) Chicago Cubs vs L.A. Dodgers

Pick: Cubs (2 units)

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bettingjesus

Mariners -115,Rockies -115, NYY UNDER

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Benjamin lee Eckstein

Ben lee won on Saturday with the Braves -$180/Marlins.

For Sunday "Mr Chalk" with his signature "PURE CHALK" play likes the White Sox -$240/Orioles.

"Mr Chalk" is 2-2 -$250 for the week and 71-49 -$620 for the MLB season.

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MLB BASEBALL PLAYS


3 Unit Play. #927 Take Detroit -125 over Oakland (Sunday 8/23 4:05 PM)

Rick Porcello gets the ball for Detroit in today's finale and will be attempting to extend a string of strong August outings. Porcello is 1-0 with a 2.21 ERA in four starts so far this month and today we should see Detroit win this game on the road.

3 Unit Play. #929 Take Over 8 ½ -110 NY Yankees at Boston (Sunday 8/23 8:05 PM)

Runs have come in bunches and bunches over the first two battles between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. So with two great pitchers on the mound tonight we again look for runs, runs, and more runs. Boston is 7-0 O/U in their last 7 games as a home favorite.







These are all the picks for the MLB today.



Good Luck to All – Vegas Informer

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Insider Sports Report


4 Star Minnesotta Twins

3 Star Detroit Tigers

3 Star Seattle Ms

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Freddy Wills POD

Take Under 9 Runs TEX/TB 4Dimes