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Whither Bud? Who cares?

07/16/2007 12:00 AM

Brian Gabrielle - The experts in the media are all abuzz with whether or not commissioner Bud Selig will be on hand when Barry Bonds breaks Hank Aaron's record. This and other news in this week's Gab Session.

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Second half, second chances

07/16/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - Fans may remember Ichiro Suzuki's All-Star inside-the-parker for many years to come. But Tuesday night's game is already a distant memory now for handicappers preparing for the grind of baseball's second half run up to the playoffs. Here are five teams that either under- or over-performed in the first half and bear watching the rest of the way.

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All-Star Break Ganchalysis - AL

07/16/2007 12:00 AM

Ganchrow Sports - A sudden trend to the Over in Detroit's Comerica Park, a very well-balanced roster in Cleveland, and Seattle's MLB-leading ROI of 19% are just some of the top stories in the AL so far.

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2007 MLB All-Star Game

07/11/2007 12:00 AM

Willie Bee - Barry Bonds and the National League look to stop a 9-game losing streak to the American League this evening when AT&T Park in San Francisco hosts MLB's 78th All-Star Game.

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All-Star Break Ganchalysis - NL

07/16/2007 12:00 AM

Ganchrow Sports - Will the Mets' starting pitching stay strong in the second half? Can the Brewers and their bullpen hold off the surging Chicago Cubs in the NL Central? These questions and more are explored in the NL Ganchalysis.

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Bet on a fat guy in the Home Run Derby

07/10/2007 12:00 AM

Willie Bee - Phillies slugging first sacker Ryan Howard is set to defend his 2006 Home Run Derby title tonight in San Francisco. Will upstart Prince Fielder of the Brewers upset Howard’s bid?

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All-Star Game Wagering Preview

07/12/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - The American League looks to extend its streak of nine wins in a row -- excluding that abhorrent tie in 2002 -- when most of the best that MLB has to offer congregate in San Francisco for the 78th All-Star Game. The Home Run Derby is Monday night with the first pitch for the game on Tuesday at 8:25 p.m. (ET) on FOX.

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Weekend MLB Wagering Preview

07/09/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - The unofficial first half of the 2007 MLB season comes to an end this weekend. As teams try to go into the All-Star break on a run, or try to curb a bad spell. Let's take a quick look at some of the more interesting series on the slate, including the Mariners in Oakland against the A's and the Angels in the Bronx to face the Yankees.

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Game Focus: Indians at Tigers

07/05/2007 1:05 PM

Chance Harper - Thursday's marquee matchup in the majors pits the Indians against the Tigers in Detroit for the rubber game of their series. The afternoon tilt features two solid hurlers, CC Sabathia for Cleveland and Justin Verlander for Motown. With Sabathia winning his previous two starts against Verlander and the Tigers, Detroit is out for revenge. First pitch is 1:05 p.m. (ET).

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MLB Betting Preview

07/06/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - The official halfway point in Major League Baseball's regular season is just a week away with the upcoming All-Star Game slated for July 10 in San Francisco. Injuries, slumps and unexplained underachieving by some teams have made their mark, as always, and solid betting trends are beginning to be unmasked on the diamonds.

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MLB Weekend Betting Preview

07/02/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - Several series are on the board to entice viewers and bettors alike this weekend, including a big West Coast series with the Padres at the Dodgers. That set includes a marquee mound matchup on Saturday when San Diego's Jake Peavy opposes LA's Brady Penny. Other key games find the Brewers at the Cubs, A's at the Yankees and Mets in Philadelphia.

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Game Focus: Cardinals at Mets

06/28/2007 7:10 PM

Chance Harper - Last night's rain-shortened 2-0 win for the Mets left the New Yorkers with a 2-1 advantage in their home series against the Cardinals, a rematch of last year's NLCS. Pitchers have had the upperhand so far in the series with just 13 runs tallied in the first three contests, and that shouldn't change tonight when Adam Wainwright and Orlando Hernandez take the mound.

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Bullpens big in betting baseball

06/29/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - Saves, holds, setup men, left-handed specialists and closers are terms that didn't even exist in baseball's lexicon until recently. But bullpens are now one of the most important aspects of the game, and teams without a solid relief corps can pretty much forget the postseason, not to mention cost bettors plenty of heartache at the window.

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Weekend MLB Betting Preview

06/25/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - Fans who enjoy interleague play need to get their fill this weekend as AL-NL matchups come to a close. Among the more compelling series on tap are Boston at San Diego, Detroit at Atlanta and Oakland in New York to face the Mets. With the All-Star Game and the official midway point of the season fast approaching, the Dog Days of Summer have arrived.

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Betting the Rocket or the Rockies

06/21/2007 3:05 PM

Chance Harper - The Yankees will turn to Roger Clemens Thursday in hopes of avoiding being swept on the road by the Rockies. After seeing Colorado take the first two in the series by a combined 9-2 score, will New York hitters show up and support Clemens in today's battle or will he fall deeper into the red in his latest comeback from retirement?

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Which righty is right tonight?

06/19/2007 7:35 PM

Chance Harper - Several solid pitching matchups dot the MLB horizon Tuesday night, but none is more interesting than the Josh Beckett, Tim Hudson showdown in Atlanta. After knocking Red Sox veteran Curt Schilling around on Monday, can the Braves win again to draw even closer to the Mets while Boston begins to feel the Yankees on their tail?

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MLB Betting Preview

06/21/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - Interleague play continues around Major League Baseball this week, featuring the Braves hosting the Red Sox in Atlanta, the Phillies visiting the Indians in Cleveland and the New York Mets hosting the Minnesota Twins. Here's a quick inside look at some of the more interesting series coming up in the first half of the week.

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MLB Weekend Betting Preview

06/18/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - Interleague play continues this weekend around Major League Baseball as some teams come back to the pack and others climb in their respective races. The marquee series pits two such teams against one another as the surging New York Yankees host the sliding New York Mets in the battle of Big Apple squads.

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MLB 2007: Year of the Road Favorite?

06/19/2007 7:05 PM

LT Profits Sports Group - Value players are having a tough go in 2007 as favorites have performed much better than in previous years and blindly playing all American League favorites has turned a profit.

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Betting the MLB this week

06/15/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - The AL maintained its strong play against the NL over the weekend, taking 10 of the 14 interleague series, including three sweeps. The AL-NL play continues this week with a couple of possible World Series previews with the Brewers visiting the Tigers in Detroit and the Diamondbacks heading the New York to face the Yankees in a rematch of the 2001 Series.

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Weekend MLB Betting Preview

06/11/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - With 14 of the weekend's 15 series pitting NL against AL, it's time to cash some winners. That is if the American League's recent dominance of the National League continues as expected. Included on the weekend slate are a pair of possible World Series matchups as the Mets visit the Tigers and the Red Sox out west against the Diamondbacks.

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Injuries figuring big in betting

06/08/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - As the MLB season heads into the middle third of its 2007 schedule, injuries are beginning to take a toll. Atlanta is toiling without Chipper Jones, the Brewers are making do without Rickie Weeks and the A's are living without Huston Street in their pen. Here are a few notes for handicappers to take into consideration as this week's action begins.

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Weekend Betting Preview

06/04/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - The Indians, Angels, Brewers and Red Sox are four teams currently enjoying solid home field advantages in the big leagues so far this season. And all four clubs are in their own backyards this weekend looking to swell their division-leading records. Also at home on the season's ninth weekend are the New York Mets who entertain the red-hot Arizona Diamondbacks.

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Red Sox, Indians open week's betting

06/01/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - The week opens with a super matchup in Boston between the host Red Sox and visiting Cleveland Indians, the top two clubs in the American League at this point. And the top matchup next weekend is also in Boston where the Red Sox host the New York Yankees who find themselves in a do-or-die spot.

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Angels, Yankees highlight weekend betting

05/28/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - After taking two of three from the Red Sox this week, the Yankees face another formidable opponent this weekend in the Bronx when the Angels hit town. If New York is going to take another series, it will be against the meat of LA's rotation. Other weekend action includes the Indians in Detroit and Brewers in San Diego.

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Interleague betting trends to Over

05/25/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - The hitters are supposed to be at a disadvantage when facing pitchers they don't normally see. So you'd expect the offense to be down in interleague play. But that was not the case this past weekend as the Over came out on top by a 23-17 margin (57.5%) versus the Under. The AL also won out as well, topping the NL 23-19.

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Weekend Wagering Preview

05/21/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - Major League Baseball begins its 11th season with the interleague 'experiment' this weekend, with most eyes directed by the media to the Big Apple as the Mets host the Yankees. As hyped as that series is, the better, more crucial series are elsewhere such as Anaheim where the Angels and Dodgers meet and Boston where the Red Sox and Braves get it on.

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Do runs equal wins?

05/18/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - It's a simple proposition, but does it hold true? Do teams that score a lot of runs win more games? And do teams that score the fewest runs win fewer games? What is the effect of the most potent, and least potent, offensive attacks on the totals? Let's take a quick look before action begins this week on the MLB diamonds.

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Moneymaking Brewers hit New York

05/14/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - This weekend's MLB betting preview highlights the hot Milwaukee Brewers in the Big Apple to take on the New York Mets. Milwaukee will trot out the meat of their rotation with Jeff Suppan, Ben Sheets and Chris Capuano taking the mound in the series opposite Jorge Sosa, Mike Pelfrey and Oliver Perez.

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Yanks ink Rocket

05/11/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - One of the worst-kept secrets of the season was revealed this weekend when Roger Clemens announced he was coming out of retirement. Again. The Rocket will rejoin his former team in the Bronx and try to right what has been a sinking ship in the Yankees' starting rotation. Will it be enough to propel New York back into AL East contention?

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Brewers & Red Sox on top

05/07/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - With a month of the season gone, a few trends are becoming evident. The Brewers and Red Sox are threatening to run away with their respective divisions. The Indians and Braves appear to be back following downturns a year ago. And the Yankees and Cardinals, perennial favorites, are fighting to avoid penthouse to outhouse campaigns.

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April Showers

05/04/2007 12:00 AM

Willie Bee - An exciting start to the 2007 season was sobered on April’s final weekend with the news that Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock was killed in an auto accident.

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The Week Ahead

05/04/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - Lost in all the hoopla surrounding Alex Rodriguez' hot start for the cold Yankees and Curt Schilling's old bloody sock is the fact the Brewers are playing some excellent baseball in the National League. Milwaukee, up by 3½ in the NL Central, will be tested early on this week when the Beer City Bunch host the defending champion St. Louis Cardinals.

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Red Sox at Yankees highlight weekend action

04/30/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - The biggest rivalry in baseball picks up again this weekend when the first-place Boston Red Sox visit The Bronx for three games with the fourth-place Yankees. Boston, at 14-7, leads the American League's Eastern Division, while New York, despite a powerful offense, is struggling just to stay out of the cellar at 8-12.

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Twins & Tribe kick off the week

04/27/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - Several key series highlight the early part of this week's MLB slate. AL Central rivals clash in Minnesota when the Twins host the Indians. Boston, off a sweep of the Yankees, look to keep their fine start going with a 2-game home series against the Blue Jays. And the red-hot Giants travel to Los Angeles to meet the Dodgers in a key NL West matchup.

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Reeling Cubs host Cardinals

04/24/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - This weekend includes a couple of storied rivalries being renewed, one of them between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field with both old foes off to slow starts after being picked to be the cream of the NL Central. Also on tap are the Yankees visiting the Red Sox in Boston and the Mets hosting the Braves in New York.

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Under the weather

04/20/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - Sure, we all know that April in Major League Baseball often means cold weather and low-scoring games. But in the first two weeks of this season, with the numerous cold-outs and snow-outs and 2-1 games, these early-season indicators to seem to be playing out to an extreme as Mother Nature wreaks havoc with her wintry conditions across the MLB landscape.

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Cubbies try to get on track

04/16/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - The Cubs were supposed to have a potent offensive attack this year, thanks in no small part to the offseason addition of Alfonso Soriano. But through the Cubbies' first eight games of this season, their mega-rich new centerfielder hasn't knocked in a single run. And as a team, the Cubs have scored just 31 runs total, half of those in back-to-back games in Milwaukee last weekend.

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MLB Infirmary Report

04/13/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - Injuries are already starting to mount for some major league clubs with the season just a week old. From Hanley Ramirez in Florida to a trio of Yankees in the Bronx and a pair of starters in the Angels' rotation, trainers have been working overtime patching up the recently lamed and trying to rehab those players who left Florida and Arizona banged up.

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Opening Weekend

04/09/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - The schedule makers start the first weekend of the new baseball season off with a bang by throwing a number of interesting division matchups at us. On top of the list are the Oakland A's at the LA Angels, the LA Dodgers at the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs visiting the Milwaukee Brewers. Here’s a closer look at all three of them

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Rookie crop on the rise

04/06/2007 12:00 AM

Chance Harper - Opening Day brings hope to all fans as they look for their teams to play their way into the Fall Classic. The start of a new season also brings hope to rookies across Major League Baseball, each looking to become the next Willie Mays or Sandy Koufax. This year's rookie class looks as deep if not deeper than the freshmen who preceded them in 2006.

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MLB April Handicapping - Armed To The Max

04/15/2007 7:05 PM

Marc Lawrence - Ah. the smell is in the air. Hot dogs, peanuts, and ice-cold beer are once being offered up at ballparks across the country as the 2007 Major League Baseball season is suddenly underway, and knowing which pitchers are ready to begin the year holds the key to April riches.

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MLB April Pitchers – 2007 Edition

04/11/2007 7:05 PM

LT Profits Sports Group - A major key in turning a profit during the month of April is being able to identify which pitcher is either fast or slow out of the gate, and acting accordingly if the price is right.

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2007 MLB Team Previews

04/15/2007 12:00 AM

Willie Bee - Just in time for the start of the season, here are links to all 30 MLB team previews, including roster information and win projections.

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Can Cardinals Repeat?

04/08/2007 12:00 AM

Willie Bee - Coming off their 10th World Series title in franchise history, the Cards have reworked their starting rotation as they look to repeat on top of the baseball world.

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Mets team to beat in NL East

04/02/2007 12:00 AM

Willie Bee - Coming out of spring with a shaky mound that will eventually settle down, the Mets will eventually win 90 games and take the NL East again this year.

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A's face battle in AL West

04/02/2007 12:00 AM

Willie Bee - Armed with a new staff ace (they hope), a new bat at DH and a new manager, Oakland looks to defend their AL West title in 2007.

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Padres under new management

04/02/2007 12:00 AM

Willie Bee - San Diego goes for their third straight NL West title with a new manager at the helm. Can Bud Black lead the Pads back into the playoffs and beyond?

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Dodgers loaded for NL West run

04/02/2007 12:00 AM

Willie Bee - Loaded on the mound and sporting a veteran lineup in the field, the Dodgers look for back-to-back postseason appearances this season.

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Yankees yearning for #27

04/02/2007 12:00 AM

Willie Bee - Once again ousted from the playoffs in the first round a year ago, the Yankees will shoot for their 27th trip to baseball's Promised Land this season.

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