Chicago White Sox (-144) MLB Baseball Odds – Mon June 30 ’08 8:10p
The White Sox (46-35) are playing some impressive baseball at the moment, and are off beating their cross town rivals the Chicago Cubs 5-1 yesterday, completing a three-game sweep of that series for their fourth straight win overall. The Pale Hose now expect to continue that run vs last place Cleveland Indians team that they have beaten in six of their last seven confrontations , including a three-game home sweep back in late May. .With the inconsistent Jeremy Sowers (0-3, 5.97 ERA) going to the hill for the slumping Tribe tonight,I doubt very much their will be very much positive momentum behind their efforts to turn things around. Note: Sowers has no wins in 6 starts during his current campaign, and after tonight im betting that count will increase to 7 starts, 0 wins . Look for and expect White Sox hurler Gavin Floyd (8-4, 3.39), to bounce back off a less than stellar effort last time out, when he gave up five runs in 5 1-3 innings in a 5-0 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The righty thrower previous to that had gone 4-0 with a 3.66 ERA in five starts. Final notes & Key Trends: Indians are 0-7 in Sowers L7 starts as a road underdog. Indians are 1-6 in the last 7 meetings. Play on the White Sox

Kansas City Royals @ Baltimore Orioles u9.0 (-110) – Mon June 30 ’08 7:05p
The home-away splits for the Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles suggest that this should be a relatively low scoring game tonight, and we concur. The Under is 23-18, 56.1 percent in all Kansas City road games this season with a rather low average combined total score in those games of 8.72 runs per game. Their starter Zack Greinke has become the new ace of the staff this year, with a 3.40 ERA and 1.25 WHIP in 106 innings. He has been light out lately with a 1.80 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP his last three starts. Now Brian Burres has tailed off lately, but he was scratched in his last start and seemed fine while pitching one inning in relief on Thursday, so we feel he is ready to return to his fine early-season form. Also, the Under is 17-14 in Baltimore home games this season, and the Orioles are batting significantly lower vs. right-handers (.252) than they are vs. left-handers (.272). Burres lost 4-0 to the Royals earlier this season, and we look for the pitchers to dominate again tonight. MLB Free Pick: Royals, Orioles Under 9 (-110)
 
Seattle Mariners (140) – Mon June 30 ’08 10:10p
The Seattle Mariners have caught fire since their front office and managerial shake-ups, and even though they are facing one of the best tonight in Roy Halladay of the Toronto Blue Jays, this is still a nice price for the Mariners at home in their current form. Seattle just finished off a sweep of the San Diego Padres, making them 5-1 in their last six games, all on the road. Sure the Mariners are a disappointing 15-24 at home, but they are playing their best baseball of the season right now, so we see them returning home at this time as a positive, as that home mark only figures to improve from here on out. Now there starter tonight R.A. Dickey struggled badly in his first three starts this season, but then he suddenly tossed seven scoreless innings while allowing only six hits vs. the New York Mets in his last start.  No, he is not quite that good, but he is better than he looked in his first three outings, so look for another nice start tonight vs. a Toronto offense that scored one run and no runs respectively in two of their games vs. the Atlanta Braves this past weekend. It also helps that the Seattle bullpen has improved lately, and now has a commendable 3.85 collective ERA for the year. Now make no mistake, Halladay is one of the best, but he does not appear to be completely on his game right now. In fact, he has a high 1.55 WHIP over his last three starts, and the Blue Jays as a team have lost his last three outings. Also, the fact that he is just 8-6 despite a 3/12 ERA and 1.09 WHIP further underscores the struggles of the Jays offense at times this season. We will ride the hot team as a nice home underdog vs. the great but slumping starter in this spot. MLB Free Pick: Mariners +140

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San Diego Padres (-141) – Sun June 29 ’08 4:05p
The San Diego Padres starting hurler today and the ace of their pitching staff, and National Leagues reigning Cy Young award winner Jake Peavy (5-4, 2.77 ERA) prepares to mow down the opposition today in front of the home town fans. With this being his 4th start ,after a lay off ,because of an elbow injury, Im expecting he could easily be in the best shape of his current campaign, which is not a good omen for opposing batting orders. Note: Peavy has allowed just 4 Ers in his L16 innings of work. With the Mariners sending the often injured and ineffective Erik Bedard to the hill in response, I very much like the Padres chances of winning. Note: Bedard is currently less, than 100% and has rarely thrown more than 100 pitches in a game this season. Final notes & Key Trends: Peavy is 4-0 when starting against Seattle along with an ERA of 1.56 and a minuscule WHIP of 0.779 . Mariners are 2-9 in their last 11 road games vs. a team with a losing home record . Play on the Padres

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Baltimore Orioles @ Washington Nationals u8.5 (-120) – Sun June 29 ’08 1:35p
Jeremy Guthrie of the Baltimore Orioles has pitched in hard luck for two years now while Jason Bergmann looks to have regained his great form, so look for a low scoring game here. Guthrie received the lowest run support in the league last season, and this year has not been that much different so far. He has a nice 3.64 ERA and 1.21 WHIP in 108.2 innings, he has allowed three earned runs or less in 13 of his last 16 starts, and yet Guthrie is just 4-7. Then again, a continued lack of run support would suit the Under just fine here. He certainly should be able to hold his form vs. this weak Washington offense. As for Bergmann, remember that he had a three-start stretch last month where he tossed 19.2 scoreless innings, and after regressing a bit in his next three outings, he has now allowed just two earned runs in 13 innings in his last two outings. This will also be his firrt career start vs. Baltimore, which should help his cause. Finally, the Under is 14-6-1 in the last 21 head-to-head meetings between these clubs, and we see no reason that will not continue today given this pitching matchup. MLB Free Pick: Orioles, Nationals Under 8.5 (-120)

Chicago Cubs @ Chicago White Sox u9.0 (105) – Sun June 29 ’08 8:05p
The Chicago Cubs and Chicago White So wrap up interleague play for 2008 when they conclude their Windy City Series in the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball game tonight. Mark Buehrle is now in peak form right now for the White Sox, as he has reeled of seven Quality Starts in his last eight outings, allowing exactly one run in five of those starts including three of his last four appearances. He was also a perfect two for two in Quality Starts vs. the Cubs last season, when he was not nearly as sharp as he is now. Now Sean Marshall is making just his second start of the season for the Cubs, but he tossed probably the game of his life vs. these White Sox right here in this stadium last season, tossing 6.1 scoreless innings while allowing just five hits. The southpaw is facing a White Sox lineup that is hitting only .234 vs. left-handed pitching at home this season, as opposed to .292 vs. righties here. Finally, the White Sox lead the American League with a 2.72 bullpen ERA while the Cubs rank fourth in the National League with a 3.45 pen ERA, which should limit late tack-on runs. MLB Free Pick: Cubs, White Sox Under 9 (+105)

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Baltimore Orioles (-105) – Sat June 28 ’08 7:10p – Courtesy of LT Profits
John Lannan of the Washington Nationals has been pitching out of his mind over his last seven starts, but we look for him to return to earth tonight as the Baltimore Orioles look to even up the Beltway Series. Lannan has very modest stuff and relies solely on the location of his pitches, and he has certainly been great the last month and a half or so allowing three runs or less in each of his last seven starts. However, rather incredibly, the Nationals have lost each of his last six outings, which should give you an idea of just how pathetic the Washington offense has been!  The Nats are batting a dismal .233 as a team at home, averaging a pathetic 3.45 runs per game here in their own stadium. Worst of all, we simply do not believe that Lannan is as good as he has looked, so if he regresses a bit and allows a few more runs tonight, Washington will really be up against it. While Lannan has over-performed lately, we also feel that Orioles starter Garrett Olson has underachieved in recent starts. Olson is highly regarded and he allowed three earned runs or less in seven of his first eight starts this season before suddenly going three straight outings without a Quality Start, However, facing this Nationals lineup should be the perfect remedy to get Olson back on track. Besides, Washington is still just 6-18 in their last 24 home games even with their win in the series opener last night, so look for Baltimore to even the series here.MLB Free Pick: Orioles -105
 
Arizona Diamondbacks @ Florida Marlins o8.0 (-120) – Sat Jun 28 ’08 7:10p – Courtesy of LT Profits
There may be something physically wrong with Brandon Webb of the Arizona Diamondbacks that nobody is disclosing, and with the mediocre Andrew Miller pitching for the Florida Marlins, look for a relatively high scoring game. In his last three starts, Webb was taken out after just five innings while allowing three runs and nine baserunners vs. the New York Mets, and he was then much worse than that over his last two outings, surrendering 11 earned runs and 23 baserunners in just 10.1 innings. The worst part is that his velocity appears to be noticeably down. As for Miller, he is 5-6 with a 5.03 ERA and a poor 1.60 WHIP in 82.1 innings, and those key numbers are not any better at home (5.05 ERA, 1.56 WHIP). Granted, he had a couple of good outings recently, but he then returned to form in his last start at Oakland allowing five runs and nine baserunners in only four innings. Unless Webb suddenly overcomes what looks like a dead arm period, we see this game landing on double-digits. MLB Free Pick: Diamondbacks, Marlins Over 8 (-120)

Atlanta Braves (-120) – Sat Jun 28 ’08 1:05p – Courtesy of Alex Smart
The Braves starting pitcher today Tim Hudson(8-5,2.96 ERA) ended a long term drought , last time out, as he ended a 0-10 interleague losing run in 13 starts ,with an impressive win against the Seattle Mariners. I expect he puts out another top notch effort against a Blue Jays team that he has done very well against in his career as is evident by a 10-2 record and a stingy 2.61 ERA in 14 starts. Note: The Jays have lost 16 of their 23 games overall. Play on the Braves

2008 Arena Football Betting Playoffs Previews
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The Arena Football playoffs begin this weekend, with four national TV games on ESPN and ESPN2.  We’ll see four more national TV games next weekend as the top two seeds in each conference come off their bye weeks with home games.  The two conference championship games are the following weekend, followed by Arena Bowl XXII in New Orleans following a two week ‘Super Bowl’ type layoff.  Each week between now and the Arena Bowl, I’ll be previewing the upcoming playoff matchups.
 
Friday, June 27th
New York @ Dallas (Dallas -7, O/U 103)
 
Dallas won 13 games in 2006, but were bounced out of the playoffs at home by Orlando following their bye week.  They went 15-1 last year, but suffered a devastating playoff loss at home to Columbus, also following their bye.  Dallas is coming off another exceptional regular season, but the Desperados know full well that regular season success does not directly translate to postseason excellence.  It’s surely worth noting that this year, Dallas didn’t win the division and won’t have a bye prior to the start of the playoffs.
 
Dallas played like a team that wasn’t particularly concerned with their regular season results down the stretch of the regular season.  The Desperados went just 3-3 SU, 2-4 ATS in their final six games of the campaign.  To make matters worse, the Desperados have suffered through a rash of injuries in recent weeks, with electric kick returner Josh Bush the latest to go down, although star Ironman Will Pettis is expected to return to the lineup this week following a two game concussion induced absence.
 
Dallas has dominated this series in recent years, winning six straight meetings against the Dragons.  Both meetings this year were tight games, each decided by exactly two points, with New York covering the spread as an underdog in both contests.  Last year, Dallas won the two meetings 60-7 and 67-13, with their defense absolutely dominating the Dragons in both games.  The Dragons offense hasn’t exactly clicked against the Desperados defense this year either.  New York scored just 31 and 49 points in the two defeats, held to a very modest 11 touchdowns on 21 meaningful drives in those games.
 
New York suffered a major injury of their own in their season ending loss to Philadelphia last weekend when leading receiver Jason Willis dislocated his ankle.  Willis caught 135 passes and 30 touchdowns this year, leaving veteran quarterback Aaron Garcia without his top target against a defense that they’ve struggled against.  That being said, all the pressure is on the home team coming off two consecutive playoff collapses, and New York has been a pointspread machine since March, covering the pointspread at an 8-3-1 clip in their last dozen games.  It’s surely worth noting that the last four games have all flown Under the total, three of those Unders coming by more than five touchdowns!
 
Saturday, June 28th
Colorado @ Utah (Utah -6.5, O/U 119)
 
Utah’s second half turnaround was one of the biggest stories of the season in the AFL.  The Blaze started out the campaign with an 0-9 mark finding new ways to lose each week – a defensive meltdown, an untimely turnover, a special teams miscue.  But head coach Danny White coaxed an amazing turnaround, as Utah went 6-1 SU, 6-1 ATS in their final seven games to not only reach the playoffs but actually earn a first round home game in the weak American Conference.
 
The Blaze are led by the #2 quarterback in passing yardage and touchdowns this year, Joe Germaine (#3 in QB rating).  Receivers Huey Whittaker, JJ McKelvey and Aaron Boone became the first receiving trio to each catch 100 passes in the same season, all three ranking in the top eight in the AFL in receiving yards.  Even the Blaze defense, which was a disaster area back in March and April, has come on strong down the stretch.
 
Colorado, too, has some momentum heading into the playoffs after winning and covering their last two regular season games following a dismal stretch of seven defeats in an eight game span.  Unlike Danny White’s Blaze, who have been bounced out of the playoffs in the first round in each of the last two seasons, Colorado has a recent history of postseason success.  John Elway’s Crush won the Arena Bowl with John Dutton at QB and Mike Dailey as head coach as recently as 2005.  Last year, the Crush went 1-1 SU, 2-0 ATS on the road in the playoffs, winning outright at Kansas City and losing in spread covering fashion at the eventual champs San Jose.
 
But the depleted Crush receiving corps took another hit last weekend.  Already missing star rookie wide receiver/kick returner Chad Owens with a torn ACL, speedy WR threat Brad Pyatt went on injured reserve with concussion problems.  Dutton, the former Arena Bowl MVP, ranked dead last among QB’s with at least 220 passing attempts in quarterback rating, and he tied for the league lead in interceptions thrown.  The Crush lost their only regular season meeting at Utah 71-36.
 
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Philadelphia Phillies (-115) MLB Odds – Fri June 27 ’08 8:05p
Brett Myers has been a huge disappointment for the Philadelphia Phillies, but we do expect him to get decent run support tonight vs. Kason Gabbard of the Texas Rangers, and the Phillies have the superior bullpen to seal the deal. Gabbard is not exactly in Cy Young form himself, as he is 2-3 with a 4.96 ERA and 1.78 WHIP for the season, and his numbers are actually worse than that in his last three starts, where he owns a hideous 6.46 ERA and 1.96 WHIP. The southpaw is facing a Philadelphia lineup that has hit significantly better vs. left-handed pitching (.274) than vs. right-handed pitching (.194) over the last 10 games. Myers is a real mystery as he was projected to be the number two starter for the Phils this season. However, just when it looked like he has straightened himself out, he has regressed badly again in his last three starts. Maybe the fact that the Rangers have never faced him before could be enough to get him going again here. What we really like about this matchup however is that it pits the team with the best bullpen ERA in baseball in the Phillies (2.60) vs. the team with the worst bullpen ERA in Texas (4.98), and the struggles of Myers have kept this price reasonable. MLB Free Pick: Phillies -115

New York Yankees (120) MLB Odds – Fri June 27 ’08 8:10p
Pedro Martinez of the New York Mets referred to the New York Yankees as his Daddy when they continually battered him when he was with the Red Sox, and Pedro is nowhere near the level he was then right now. Martinez is a shell of his former self this year, as he has a 6.57 ERA and 1.70 WHIP in five starts with just one Quality Start among those outings, His last start may have been his worst yet, as he allowed six earned runs and nine hits while lasting just 4.1 innings vs. the Colorado Rockies. He now must contend with a blistering-hot Yankees lineup that hitting .308 as a team while averaging 6.00 runs over the last 10 games. And Martinez is a decided favorite here to boot! Now Sidney Ponson is making his Yankees debut, and he actually was not terrible with Texas earlier this season, posting a 3.88 ERA in 55.2 innings. Besides, he does not need to be fantastic the way the Yanks are hitting the ball right now, he merely needs not to get shelled. Considering his ERA in the early going, we feel that he is more than capable of giving the Bombers every chance to win this game. All things considered, this could be one of those rare times when the routinely overpriced Yankees actually offer some value. MLB Free Pick: Yankees +120 (Game 2)

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MLB Picks: Tampa Bay Rays @ Florida Marlins o9.5 (-110) MLB Odds - Thu June 26 ’08 12:10p
The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Florida Marlins 15-3 here last night, and while this may not be as big a blowout today, we do expect another high scoring game. If you recall, we mentioned a while back that Mark Hendrickson of the Marlins was pitching over his head in the early going, and that he would return to being his mediocre self eventually. Well, Big Mark has made us look like geniuses lately, as he has gone six straight starts without recording a Quality Start. He has a whopping 10.08 WHIP and a disgusting 1.95 WHIP over those last six outings. The southpaw is facing a Rays lineup that is coming on vs. lefties lately, hitting .292 against them the last 10 games. Now Matt Garza does have great stuff for Tampa, but he has not been very consistent, especially on the road. He is 1-3 with a 6.25 ERA and an ugly 1.55 WHIP away from home, and he has failed to record a Quality Start in any of his last three road outings. Finally, the Over is 9-3 in the last 12 Florida home games, and we look for a continuation of that pattern here. MLB Free Pick: Rays, Marlins Over 9.5 (-110) – MLB Baseball Picks
 
MLB Picks: San Francisco Giants (150) MLB Odds - Thu June 26 ’08 7:05p
Cliff Lee of the Cleveland Indians is certainly having a great season, but Matt Cain of the San Francisco Giants is on a nice little roll himself and he is facing a Cleveland offense that is struggling right now. Cain has five Quality Starts in his last six outings, as he appears to have recovered his fine form of last year when he was arguably the unluckiest pitcher in baseball. He has a nice 2.95 ERA and an excellent 1.03 WHIP in his last three starts. Cain is facing an Indians offense that has scored just six runs in the last three games including a total of three runs in the first two games of this series. Now nobody can quibble with what Lee has done, going 10-1with a 2.45 ERA and 1.08 WHIP. However, if you only look at the last three starts for each of these pitchers, Lee actually has the higher WHIP (1.23), and his ERA is not significantly better (2.41) than Cain over this span. Thus, at this price, we feel that the Giants are worth an investment to get the upset and record the series sweep. MLB Free Pick: Giants +150 – MLB Baseball Betting

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Located in Southeastern Michigan 80 miles North of Detroit, Warwick Hills is an old traditional golf course with stately hardwoods and a beautifully manicured landscape. While the fairways are tree-lined and can present problems to wayward drives, the landing areas are fairly generous and the greens are oversized with subtle slopes. Many birdies await, as the winning score the past four years is minus (-15), -24, -24 and 23-UNDER par. Since 1990, the average score of the winner at the Buick Open is 19-under par. Since the 2000 event, 94% of the players that completed 72 holes have finished ‘under’ par. Length has its advantages at Warwick Hills, but shotmakers and players that can make ‘birdies in bunches’ and continue to be aggressive will contend. Brian Bateman, ranked 408th in the world, pulled a surprise victory last year when he birdied the final hole Sunday to finish 15-under par. However, Bateman has been way ‘off course’ this year while missing the cut in nine of 16 starts.

Warwick Hills is a 7,127-yard par 72 layout that features many straightaway holes with reachable par 5’s and some short par 4’s. The 2007 tournament yielded 1,786 birdies, which was the second highest tournament total on Tour. In fact, no lead is safe on this golf course, as over the past five years, Warwick Hills has ranked in the top-4 in birdies allowed for the week among all PGA Tour courses. The par-5 13th hole yielded 18 eagles during the 2007 tournament to rank as the easiest stroke average hole while the par-4 15th is annually the most difficult hole on the course.

Jim Furyk’s dominating performances at Warwick Hills would seem to justify accuracy over power. His last six appearances read 2, T6, T6, Win, T10, T2. He’s finished at least 16-under par in five of those tournaments, and has a streak of 37-consecutive rounds under par at Warwick Hills. However, power usually takes precedence for most players in this event who want to go really low. Following a week of rain in the area and a forecast of scattered showers (30-50%), the course should play ‘soft’ again and scoring should be plentiful.

Buick became the first corporate sponsor of the PGA Tour in 1958, and to this day remains the largest and longest standing corporate sponsor as they celebrate a 50-year partnership with the PGA Tour. However, without lead spokesman Tiger Woods and other top-ranked pros in the field, another first-time winner will have a greater ‘shot’ at breaking through.  Just one top-10 player and only two of the top-25 in the world rankings tee-it-up this week at the Buick Open, but 11 total past champions will take their ‘shot’ for another title including Jim Furyk, Justin Leonard, Woody Austin, Kenny Perry, Scott Verplank, Rocco Mediate and Billy Mayfair. See the player performance table below to ‘chart’ some of your strategy this week, and get on my ‘bag’ as we continue to ‘shoot’ for more profits in head-to-head match-up wagering.

Here is the latest update on defending champion Brian Bateman. During his visit to the interview room at the Buick Open media center, Bateman disclosed that he has been playing all season with a torn labrum in his left shoulder, an injury that is eventually going to require surgery — probably sooner rather than later for the 35-year-old Louisiana native. “It hurts on every shot,” Bateman said Tuesday afternoon. “It’s caused me to shorten my swing, which has taken me out of my natural swing. My mechanics have changed. Because of that, my ball-striking has not been very good. I thought in the last few weeks that it was time to just have the surgery and then call it a year. But I really wanted to play here and really wanted to try and defend. You don’t have many opportunities to defend out here and I thought I owed it to the Buick and to the people here at Warwick. As far as surgery, it might be in the next few weeks. I may try to play through a couple of the majors and maybe the FedEx Cup and take the fall off.”

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Detroit Tigers u9.0 – Wednesday June 25 ’08 7:05p
Kyle Lohse (9-2,3.63 ERA) the St.Louis Cardinals starting hurler tonight against the Detroit Tigers is one of baseballs hottest pitchers, as is evident by a 6-0 run along with a stingy 2.07 ERA in his L7 starts. Meanwhile, his pitching opponent from the Tigers ,Armando Galarraga (7-2, 3.03 ERA) has been equally as hot, and is looking like a good bet to make the AL all star team. The former minor leaguer, has allowed only 1 run in his L13 plus innings of work, and has allowed opposing batting orders to average just .184 against him this season. Bottom line: With two quality hurlers on the hill and two viable bullpens backing them , a low scoring duel looks to be on the agenda. Final notes & Key Trends: Cardinals have gone under in 20 of 28 games this season with a total of 9 to 9.5. Under is 4-0 in Galarragas L4 starts with a total of 9 to 9.5. Lohse has not seen the total eclipsed in any of his L6 starts. Play UNDER – Click Here for More Baseball Betting Picks & Odds

Milwaukee Brewers @ Atlanta Braves u8.5 (-120) – Monday June 23 ’08 7:10p – Courtesy of LT Profits
Now it is no secret that Ben Sheets of the Milwaukee Brewers is one of the best pitchers in baseball, but Jo-Jo Reyes of the Atlanta Braves is also in great current form, so runs should be hard to come by tonight. Reyes allowed just one run and five hits vs. a very potent Texas Rangers lineup in his last start, marking the fourth Quality Start in his last five starts and the third time in that span that he allowed two runs or less. Reyes also tossed a gem the first time he faced Milwaukee this season, allowing only one run and two hits in seven innings. If Reyes does need some help, the Atlanta bullpen received a boost recently with the return of closer Mike Gonzalez. Even without Gonzalez until last week, the Braves pen is ties for ninth in the Major Leagues with a 3.52 ERA. Sheets has been his usual dominant self this season, currently sitting at 8-1 with a 2.74 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. He has held opponents to just a .270 On Base Percentage so far, and he has already proven that he can handle the Braves lineup, as he has four Quality Starts in his last five appearances against them. Finally, the Under is 17-8 in the last 25 head-to-head meetings between these clubs in Atlanta, and we look for that pattern to continue here. MLB Free Pick: Brewers, Braves Under 8.5 (-120) – MLB Betting Odds

Milwaukee Brewers (-114)  – Monday June 23 ’08 7:10p – Courtesy of Alex Smart
The Milwaukee Brewers enter into this tilt against the Atlanta Braves in top form having won 6 of their L7 and 21 of their L31 games overall , and are 7 games above .500 on the season. With Ben Sheets on the hill for the brew crew tonight, they once again look like a good bet. The veteran right hander is (8-1, 2.74 ERA) on the season ,and is 5-0 on the road this year, along with a stingy 2.62 ERA, and 4-0 with a 2.11 ERA in his L6 starts overall. Sheets is also 8-3 with a 4.80 ERA in his 11 career starts against the Braves, and has recorded a very stable 3.48 ERA during a five-start win streak in this series. Lets back him to help his team notch another victory in Turner Field this Monday night. Play on the Brewers – Baseball Picks

Arizona Diamondbacks @ Boston Red Sox u8.5 (-115) – Monday June 23 ’08 7:05p – Courtesy of LT Profits
Runs should be scarce when Josh Beckett and the Boston Red Sox host Danny Haren and the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night. Beckett has lowered his ERA to 3.87 after a bit of a rough sport this season, and he has an excellent 1.13 WHIP in 86 innings with 89 strikeouts. He now has four Quality Starts in his last five outings including hurling seven scoreless innings while allowing just six hits vs. the Cincinnati Reds last week. He also pitched very well in his last start vs. Arizona last year, allowing two earned runs and five hits in eight innings. Haren has also done well in his first year with the Diamondbacks, as he actually has a lower ERA (3.26) and WHIP (1.00) than Beckett does year-to-date while pitching more innings (96.2). While Haren is not as much of a strikeout pitcher, his good 0.96 groundball/flyball ratio will serve him well in Fenway Park. He has also allowed two earned runs or less in four of his five career starts vs. the Red Sox. It also helps each pitcher that Arizona is batting a pathetic .208 vs. right-handers on the road and Boston has seen its team batting average drop since David Ortiz went out (.266 last 10 games), so look for a safe Under tonight. MLB Free Pick: Diamondbacks, Red Sox Under 8.5 (-115) – Baseball Handicappers