RudyNYCSports MLB Play of the Day - 4/1/11 1-0 +1.5 units, +$157.50 yesterday
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[B]Red Sox/Rangers OVER 8.5 -120 (5dimes) 1.5 units[/B]
[B]ALERT: Total is quickly moving to 9.[/B] The short of it is we have two starters, Lester and Wilson, who had not great but decent springs who now are faced with the typical opening day possibility of being yanked (pun on words???) early. All we hear is Lester, Lester, Lester as if he has won the 2011 Cy Young award already. Lester is traditionally a slow starter in the regular season. On the other hand, Wilson got out of the box hot last year and we are a bit concerned that he might be ready despite the "OK" spring where he was battling a hammy injury. However, the Red Sox lineup is brutally good and one has to believe they will put up a few as will the Rangers on a perfect sunny day with temps in the 80's. Balls can fly in Arlington when the heat is turned up. We'll say it again, this one goes over in the mid to late innings. Should be a fun game to watch.
[B]White Sox/Indians OVER 8 -105 (5dimes) 1.5 units[/B]
Here we have have two pitchers Carmona and Buerhle who had average springs but have had a history of starting the regular season in decent form. However, Carmona has been erratic throughout his career and we believe the potent White Sox hitters will knock him around silly. The weather is improving in Cleveland but the high will be around 40 and the sogginess will persist as another storm approaches later in the day. We know what that means: shorter starting pitching stints and many pitching changes. This game will be reminiscent of yesterday's Yankee game and we will see the low attainable total of 8 surpassed in the late innings.
GL,
RUDY
