Superstar sports handicapper Matt Rivers Twins at home plus 125 at home to Boston. Here are the sports betting reasons:
The Red Sox certainly have the far superior hurler with Jon Lester on the bump today in Minnesota's new ballpark but I'll fade Boston here and take my chances. The Twinkies have two superstars in Mauer and Morneau and in their brand new stadium for real certainly should be more than focused.
Carl Pavano has resurrected himself enough to back here plus this number. No I don't expect a ton from the former Red Sock/Expo/Yankee and wherever else he's been but Pavano was good in his first start and without quite possibly Jacoby Ellsbury I'm all about the home dog Twins here.
If Lester has his A-Game going then not many opponents have much of a chance as the guy is stud who has survived Cancer and won World Series clinching games. Minnesota though is a fundamentally sound squad with a great manager in Ron Gardenhire and in their new home opener I will grab the positive karma and the plus money in backing the Twinkies.
For more information: Did I do it again or what? The unreal part of this is how every big play I release has had ridiculous line movement, as in about 40 cents plus of movement flat out because the world is listening to what I say. The Red Sox yesterday went from laying 140 all the way to 175 and the Indians the day before from a 170 dog to a 125 dog. Win, lose or draw and it is much more winning, a ton of people are taking my advice and raking in the dough.
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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Hawks take on the Bucks, the Raptors play in Detroit against the Pistons, and the Rangers hit the road to play the Tribe.
Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
The NBA begins the final week of its regular season with 11 games on Monday, including Atlanta at Milwaukee. The Hawks (51-29 SU, 46-34 ATS) have won two straight games heading into their Monday matchup, beating the Wizards 105-95 in Washington in their last game on Saturday. The Bucks (45-35 SU, 52-27-1 ATS) were beaten 105-90 at home by Boston in their last game on Saturday. The Bucks and Hawks have split their season series 1-1 so far, with Milwaukee winning 98-95 at home as a 6-point favorite when the teams last met March 22. John Salmons had 32 points for the Bucks; Joe Johnson poured in 27 for Atlanta.
Elsewhere on the NBA hardwood on Monday it'll be Orlando at Indiana, Miami at Philadelphia, Charlotte at New Jersey, Washington at New York, Minnesota at San Antonio, Memphis at Denver, Oklahoma City at Portland, Houston at Sacramento, Dallas at the Clippers, and Toronto at Detroit. The Pistons (26-54 SU, 33-44-3 ATS) will be looking to get in the way of the Raptors' playoff chances on Monday, but they're 0-3 against Toronto this season. The two teams last met on December 27, when the Raptors pulled out a 102-95 home win as a 4-point favorite. The injured Chris Bosh led Toronto with 25 points in that game.
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Meeting up on the diamond . . .
American League action on the diamond on Monday has Kansas City at Detroit, Boston at Minnesota, Oakland at Seattle, Tampa Bay at Baltimore, the White Sox at Toronto, and Texas at Cleveland. The Rangers will send Rich Harden to the mound for the second time this season on Monday; righthander Harden gave up three runs (one earned) on one hit and five walks over 3 2-3 innings in a no-decision against the Blue Jays last week. The Indians will counter with Fausto Carmona; righthander Carmona got the win against the White Sox in his first start, surrendering three earned runs on one hit and six walks over his six innings.
Meanwhile, the National League on Monday offers up Milwaukee at the Cubs, Houston at St. Louis, Atlanta at San Diego, Cincinnati at Florida, Pittsburgh at San Francisco, and Washington at Philadelphia. The Phillies will go with Cole Hamels in their Monday matinee; lefthander Hamels beat the Nationals in his first outing of the year last week, holding them to two earned runs on five hits over his five innings of work. Jason Marquis will get the ball for Washington in this one; righthander Marquis was roughed up by Philadelphia in his first outing of the season, surrendering six earned runs on eight hits over his four innings of work. Get the latest lines on the scores and odds site ScoresOddsPicks.com.
