Dr. Bob
Saturday Strong Opinion
MINNESOTA (+2 1/2) 91 L.A. Lakers 88
The Lakers have played considerably worse on the road all season long and that trend has continued in the playoffs. My season ratings favor Minnesota by 1/2 a point in this game and I'd favor the Timberwolves by 1/2 a point using playoff games only (the Lakers are playing better overall in the playoffs, but the disparity between the home and road ratings of these two teams during the playoffs is even larger than in the regular season). There are no significant situations favoring either team in this game, but the Lakers are just 16-32 ATS on the road this season, including 8-22 ATS following a victory. Minnesota has a profitable 57% chance of covering at the current line of +2 1/2 points based solely on the line value and I'll consider the Timberwolves a Strong Opinion in this game.
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Lenny Stevens
10* Lakers
Anaheim
Tampa Bay
(Special Note: Yankees have a 371 BA vs Hendrickson
and Tampa Bay has a 170 BA vs Brown)
Comp Plays:
Carlo Campanella
Oakland
Larry Ness
Fla Marlins
Big Al McMordie
Seattle
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TNT Sports Picks Plays:
Florida Marlins/Pavano -165 5 unit play
Los Angeles Dodgers/Lima -105 3unit play
Kansas City Royals/Reyes +103 3 unit play
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Earl Morgan
Mets
Cards
Orioles
Dodgers
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Seagull Sports
50* Anaheim Angels/Sele -110
20* Los Angeles Lakers -2
10* Detroit Tigers/Bonderman -102
10* San Diego Padres/Tankersley -115
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AAA Sports
1.5*Under, 1.5*Orioles, 2*Twins
Brian Smith
Reg-Mariners, Twins, Reds, Orioles
Cajun Sports
2*Lakers, 2*Twins, CardsOver
Champion
3*Under
Earl Morgan
Reg-Cardinals, Mets, Orioles, Dodgers
Fixer Wins
2*Wolves, Reg-Mariners, WhiteSox
Frank Magliosa
Pass (Basketball), 1.5*BlueJays
Gateway
1*Angels
Guaranteed
Pass (Basketball), 3*WhiteSox
Hardball Tech
Reg-Mariners, Cardinals
LV Sports
10*Lakers, 10*Cubs, Reds
Mark Langdon
1*RSox(RL), Royals, DodgersUnder, 3*WhiteSox
OCD Picks
3*Wolves, 3*Drays, JaysUnder, 4*DbacksOver, 5*RedsOver
Private Players
3*JaysUnder, CardsUnder, DraysUnder
Southcoast
Pass (Basketball)
TX Sportswire
Pass (Baseball)
Tony Diamond
Pass (Basketball)
Winn Report
2*Wolves
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Mike Neri
FOUR STAR: UNDER 181.5 La Lakers and Minnesota 8:35 EST
THREE STAR: Minnesota +2 8:35 EST
Cincinnati w/Acevedo "pick" Risk 1 Unit to make .90 Units 7:05 EST
Boston w/Wakefield -140 Risk 1 Unit to make .70 Units 1:20 EST
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Blazer
4* Wolves
Dr Bob
2* OPINION Wolves
JB Sports
2* OPINION Wolves
MIke Lee
6* Wolves
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Executive 600% playoff lock- Lakers
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The Sandman's 5% Saturday Afternoon MLB Best Bet Release:
# 969 Minnesota Twins (Santana) -115 over Kansas City Royals (Reyes)
Please List ONLY Minnesota SP Johan Santana for This Release.
RESTRICTED to the Twinkies on the Straight ML Only (No Run Line)
Please Invest at -115 to WIN 5% of Bankroll (2:12 PM EDT First Pitch)
Sandman GameTime Weather Intel: Partly Cloudy, 83 Degrees,
GUSTY Wind Alert Left to Right 15-20 MPH
The Sandman's 5% Saturday Afternoon MLB Best Bet Release:
# 974 Chicago White Sox (Rauch) Even Money over Anaheim Angels (Sele)
Please List ONLY White Sox SP Jon Rauch for This Release.
RESTRICTED to the Pale Hose on the Straight ML Only (No Run Line)
Please Invest at Even Money to WIN 5% of Bankroll (4:07 PM EDT First Pitch)
Sandman GameTime Weather Intel: Mostly Cloudy, 20% Chance of
Isolated Thunderstorms, 67 Degrees, GUSTY Wind Alert Mostly
OUT to Left Center (Right to Left) 10-15 MPH
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