I hope you all sided with history in the Belmont Stakes and cashed my play on California Chrome not to win. That's a play I look for every year when a horse has won the first two legs of the Triple Crown so keep that in mind for the coming years. My favorite horse Tonalist also came through with the victory as he made it back-to-back wins at the Belmont after claiming the Peter Pan Stakes a month ago. Commissioner was 2nd in that race too so it wasn't surprising to see him do well. My other plays went 2-3 on the day with yet another 'under' in the NHL playoffs going up in flames. I still believe the rest of the series will be low-scoring but I'll be looking to pick my spots. MLB was 2-2 with my top play on the 'over' in Tampa hitting but it was basically a break-even day on the diamonds. MLB action is where I'm going today as I'm looking to cash a few more tickets for you. All lines taken from Pinnacle Sports with bet amounts "to win" on favorites and flat on underdogs Play of the day in Bold NBA YTD: 12-13-1 (-$187) NHL YTD: 9-13-3 (-$417) MLB YTD: 53-58-7 (+$202) MLB Plays  Oakland/Baltimore Over 8.5 (-119) $357 to win $300 My play of the day here thanks to a very strong wind (11 mph) blowing straight out to left field. Camden Yards has always been a hitter-friendly park but when you give the players supportive winds like this, balls will fly everywhere. Ubaldo Jimenez is a fly-ball pitcher that's allowed 5 runs per start this year and the O's have a 3-9 SU record in [...]

I was 2-1 with my three MLB Plays yesterday and hitting my play of the day on the over in Tampa rather easily. Baseball is the only game in town tonight so it's back to the diamond for my plays. All lines taken from Pinnacle Sports with bet amounts "to win" on favorites and flat on underdogs Play of the Day in Bold NBA YTD: 12-13-1 (-$187) NHL YTD: 9-12-3 (-$177) MLB YTD: 49-55-7 (-$156) MLB Plays Philadelphia ML (+124) $200 to win $248 The Phillies have been god awful of late as their pitching has struggled mightily and they can't seem to get the key hits when they need it. It's a shame to see an organization that was so good in the late-2000's get marred in such a downward spiral like this but the league always fluctuates and Philadelphia has to adapt. But for as bad as Philly has been, the Reds have been worse against left-handed pitching all year. Hamels is a guy that has owned Cincinnati throughout his career and his lone win of the season came in a 12-1 romping of the Reds about a month ago. He is just the guy this team needs on the hill tonight as this six-game losing streak for the Phillies ends tonight. Cleveland ML (+155) $200 to win $310 This play is all about a surging Indians team that just swept their six-game homestand and goes into Texas to play a Rangers team they beat five of six times a year ago. One of those wins (1-0) came against Darvish so the Indians won't be intimidated/fooled by what the Japanese sensation throws at them. Texas is also being severely over-valued in this spot [...]

Yesterday was filled with a little bit of luck both ways as I went 0-1-2 with my selections. I was lucky to get a push with my totals in NHL and MLB, and was unlucky to have the Red Sox come back before eventually losing in extras to a walk-off HR. Can't dwell on what could have been though as it's on to tonight's card with some afternoon action included. All lines taken from Pinnacle Sports with bet amounts "to win" on favorites and flat on underdogs Play of the Day in Bold NBA YTD: 12-13-1 (-$187) NHL YTD: 9-12-3 (-$177) MLB YTD: 47-54-7 (-$449) MLB Plays Philadelphia/Washington Under 7.5 (-111) $222 to win $200 The Phillies are a complete mess right now as they've lost five in a row and their pitching has been brutal. Their bullpen is completely spent because their starters can't go deep into games anymore and Kyle Kendrick has the task of trying to change that tonight. Kendrick has had a lot of success against the Nats in the past except for a couple of hitters (Harper, Desmond, Zimmerman) but Harper won't be playing today and Kendrick should pitch well. He's got a strong wind blowing in from left field to help him keep the balls in the yard (he's a flyball pitcher) and the Phillies are 3-7 O/U in his last 10 starts on the road. Doug Fister gets the nod for Washington and he's rounding into form with his new team. He's only given up 2.7 runs per start over his last three and I think we see a similar number put up tonight. Miami/Tampa Over 7.5 (+105) $300 to win $315 Two of the weaker pitchers we've [...]