**Top Play #1**

New York Yankees (-102) over New York Mets*

*Please list both Andy Pettitte and Oliver Perez.

Andy Pettitte takes the mound for the slumping Yankees and that is good news as he has compiled a 2.68 ERA this season, including a 1.93 ERA and 1.225 WHIP on the road (5 starts). Moreover, Pettitte enters tonight's game in good form as evidenced by his 2.21 ERA over his last three starts, including yielding only 3 runs over his last 14+ innings of work. Finally, Pettitte is a profitable 7-2 with a 3.21 ERA and 1.266 WHIP against the Mets over his career.

While Oliver Perez has been pitching well for the Mets, he has not faired as well against the Yankees. In fact, the last time Perez faced the Bronx Bombers he yielded 6 earned runs, 7 hits and 5 walks over 5 innings of work. Not surprisingly, he has a career 5.40 ERA and 1.971 WHIP against the Yankees. And, since 2003, Perez is 7-7 with a 4.83 ERA in the month of May.
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Play Against - Any team (Mets) - good NL offensive team (>=5.0 runs/game) against a good AL starting pitcher (ERA<=4.20), on a good fielding streak, 10 straight games with one or less errors.
(49-10 since 1997; 83.1%)

This system is a perfect 18-0 since 2003 and 25-0 since 2000.
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Play Against - All underdogs with a money line of +100 or higher (Mets) - good NL offensive team (>=5.0 runs/game) against a good AL starting pitcher (ERA<=4.20), on a good fielding streak, 10 straight games with one or less errors.
(35-3 since 1997; 92.1%)

This system is a perfect 15-0 since 2003 and 20-0 since 2000.
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Finally, this line is badly skewed as a result of the public's perception of both teams. Great value on the Yankees tonight so invest with confidence.

Rating: 1.25*

good luck today, Osk. should be an interesting weekend for the baseball.

I failed to mention that the Yankees are a syndicate source play of mine. Good luck today.

My book is already at -110. I'm on it. Thanks and good luck today.

For this as well as the hoops play

Good Luck!

good luck today

Chicago Cubs (-130) over Chicago White Sox*

*Please list both pitchers.

Play Against - Road teams when the money line is +125 to -125 (White Sox) - with a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start), with a struggling bullpen whose WHIP is over 1.750 the last 10 games.
(76-28 over the last 5 seasons; 73.1%)

This system is 48-14 since 2003.
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Play Against - Any team (White Sox) - bad AL offensive team (<=4.5 runs/game) against a good NL starting pitcher (ERA<=3.70), cold hitting team - batting .250 or worse over their last 20 games.
(45-12 since 1997; 78.9%)

This system is 11-3 since 2002 and 25-5 since 2000.
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Ted Lilly has a 2.45 ERA and 0.909 WHIP at home, a 3.10 ERA and 1.082 WHIP over his last three starts and a 2.53 ERA and 0.900 WHIP overall this season. He has yielded a measly 3 runs over his last 15 innings of work, including a stellar performance his last time out in Philadelpia.

Mark Buehrle has compiled a 5.00 ERA and 1.667 WHIP over his last three starts and, further, has a 5.63 ERA in 7 career starts against the Cubs. The last time Buehrle visited Wrigley Field in 2006, he allowed 11 runs and 13 hits over 5 innings of work.

The Cub's collapse yesterday, together with the White Sox victory over the Yankees, has caused the public to pound the visiting squad today. Big mistake. There is a good reason for why the oddsmakers have installed the Cubs as -130 favorites despite their woeful performance this season.

Rating: .75*

Note: The Cubs are merely a strong opinion and, as such, are not a Top Play. That explains the .75* rating on this game.

My feelings exactly, except they are a top play for me. Let's get this one!

Seeing your 5* rating on the Cubs made this a 'no-brainer'.

Good luck, buddy.

i ike you seeing the two of you on the cubbies with me.

lets hope for the best ... and that the bullpen can hold up one time for us. lol

The reason they installed them as a big favorite they know the Cub legions will bet them no matter what, and let's face it they (cub fans) have more money (LOL), I'm on the other side, better team, and dog, I hope it's my head talking and not my heart.

Best of luck to you on the rest of your plays

Good luck tonight.

I will be on the Yankees as well. Hopefully this Subway Series can finally wake them up.


Wojo

Personally I think the lines on Yankee are based on past reputation and are off in the other direction.
If the Yankees were just considered like any other 500 team on the road against a team like the Mets with one of best records in baseball, line would be at least Mets -140 if not higher no matter who was pitching for Yankees.
Last I looked the Yankees are by far the WORST investment of any team in the majors if one had bet to win 1 unit on them every game they played.