1* = $100  TOP FREE PLAY – 32-21-1 (60.3%) (+$4461) MLB YTD 52-53-2 (49.5%) (+$195) NFL YTD 1-0 (100%) (+$310) PARLAY’S YTD (1*) – 0-2 (0%) (-$200) YEAR-TO-DATE * - 2* 24-19 (55.8%) 3* 41-46-1 (47.1%) 4* 25-24-2 (51%) 5* 3-0 (100%) All lines courtesy Pinnacle Sports TOP play in bold Rangers ml +169 (2*) - Rangers have won 16 of their past 20 versus the Angels and already winning two of three in Anaheim from May 2-4.  That flight was a long, bitter one back for the Angels after giving up a walk off  grand slam to end the series against the tribe.  It's gonna take a day to shrug that one off and the Rangers should pounce on them tonight. Dodgers ml -104 (2*) - Padres are last in the majors in runs scored, RBI's, OBP, Slugging % and batting average.  Dodgers won 2 of 3 games at San Diego to start the season and are 9-2 in the previous 11 match-ups.  Ill take the Dodgers here. Jays/Reds OVER 8.5 -105 (3*)  Tigers ml +146 (2*) - Porcello is pitching great on the road 5-2 in seven road starts.  He's 8-3 with a 3.59 ERA in 19 career starts against the Indians.  He went 3-0 in four starts against the Indians last year.  Kluber is 1-3 with a 5.24 ERA in eight games (7 starts) lifetime against the Tigers.  Take the Tigers to get their road trip off on a winning note.

It was a successful day on the diamond yesterday as I went 2-1 with my plays and both winners were nice sized underdogs. The finale between the Royals and Tigers have no chance of going over the total, but Atlanta came through as +130 dogs for my Play of the Day and Philly followed up with a win of their own at +165. Yesterday is old news though as I'm looking to give you guys some more winners on the diamond tonight. All lines taken from Pinnacle Sports with bet amounts "to win" on favorites and flat on underdogs Play of the Day in Bold MLB YTD: 71-70-9 (+$2244) MLB plays  NYM/Miami Over 7.5 (-115) $345 to win $300 New York won Game 1 of this series on the back of Zach Wheeler's complete game shutout and while that's a note you should all make for his next start early next week, tonight's game is one we should see plenty of runs in as well. I say that because although the Mets offense has gone stale with a 1-7-1 O/U record in their last nine games, we've got a very favorable umpire situation for a high-scoring game tonight. Home plate ump Lance Barrett has a 10-2 O/U record this year when calling balls and strikes with each team (road and home) scoring over 5 runs per game. With a lower total thanks to the Mets cold bats and the perception of both franchises being poor, we only need 75% of the 10.5 runs Barrett sees per game to pass this total. It helps that at the time of writing, only 24% of bets have come in on the high side of this total yet the [...]

A 4-4 grind day yesterday and cashed my TOP play to make it 3 straight in that department.  It's full time baseball for me until NFL starts so let's get started with the late games for today. 1* = $100  TOP FREE PLAY – 32-20-1 (61.5%) (+$4761) MLB YTD 50-51-2 (49.5%) (+$251) NFL YTD 1-0 (100%) (+$310) PARLAY’S YTD (1*) – 0-2 (0%) (-$200) YEAR-TO-DATE * - 2* 22-18 (55%) 3* 41-45-1 (47.6%) 4* 25-24-2 (51%) 5* 3-0 (100%) All lines courtesy Pinnacle Sports TOP play in bold Yankees ml +102 (2*) - Jays have lost 15 straight games at Yankee Stadium.  That's huge, they just can't win there period.  Plus they have lost 8 of 11 overall, averaging 2.2 runs.  Yankees continue to dominate this match-up 4-1 on the season and are getting great value at home.  I also like to use a system with home dogs getting less then 35% with a total of 8 or higher to play the home dog.  Yankees win 5-4 White Sox ml -104 (3*) - Twins got swept by the Red Sox and have lost 5 straight so they sent Deduno to the bullpen and called up a rookie to start.  Not trusting a rookie starter at all even if he has a decent triple A record this is the big leagues and the White Sox have been crushing the ball of late, scoring 15 runs in two games against the Giants and their great pitching. Boston/Oakland OVER 7.5 +103 (2*) - No Oritz that's ok because the A's can get 8 runs themselves here.  Weather is partly cloudy with the wind blowing those home run balls out to right field. Mets ml +120 (2*) - Top [...]

Missed with another play of the day yesterday as I'm starting to slide with those top plays again, but managed to go 1-1 with my picks overall as the Jays finally got a game to go over the total. A small losing day is something I can live with as you won't win every day with your selections, you've just got to have more winning days than losing ones. I'm looking to get back on track with these plays today as I've got some afternoon action for everyone. As a side note, I'm not putting it in today's selections, but with the LAA/Cleveland game getting washed out yesterday and the starting pitchers moved to this afternoon, I'm not against sticking with my original analysis and playing the "over" 8.5 in that game. C.J Wilson is still making a road start so all of those numbers I touched on yesterday still apply. Wilson does have a much better ERA in the daytime but Masterson's is way worse (7.66), so if you are looking for some real early action, I still lean heavily on that over. All lines taken from Pinnacle Sports with bet amounts "to win" on favorites and flat on underdogs Play of the Day in Bold MLB YTD: 69-69-9 (+$1730) MLB plays Kansas City/Detroit Over 8 (-103) $206 to win $200 KC is looking for it's 11th straight win today as they hope to sweep the Tigers away in this four-game set and continue to build on their new-found lead in the AL Central. KC's offense has awakened from their year-long slump to start this winning streak and I don't see them stopping with the bats today. The Royals have pounded right-handed pitching during [...]

I missed with my play of the day (Toronto/NYY Over) last night but it was still a profitable night as the over in Houston/Washington came through as did my play on Oakland ML. There are plenty of daytime ball games today so let's get right to the picks. All lines taken from Pinnacle Sports with bet amounts "to win" on favorites and flat on underdogs Play of the Day in Bold MLB YTD: 68-68-9 (+$1822) MLB Plays Houston Astros ML (+144) $300 to win $432 Houston has lost all three games with Washington this year but they showed some very positive signs late in last night's loss as they tried to come back and win. The Astros aren't the same pushovers they've been the last few years as they are finally taking some great steps forward into becoming a legitimate, competitive franchise again. Houston still won't contend for the playoffs this season, but the influx of talented youth they've got in their lineup will only help them in years to come. But what makes this play one I like tonight is the fact that Houston gets to face left-handed Gio Gonzalez tonight in his first start off the DL. As a team Houton hits nearly .40 points better (.267 to .227) and score 4.36 runs per game. The Astros don't hit as many HR's against southpaws (0.3) but that means they are getting it done by keeping the order moving and getting hits all over the field. They've already seen Gonzalez this year before he went on the DL and there is no way in my mind that Gio is worth this hefty price in his first start back. He has a 7.98 ERA in his [...]