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Year: 2015
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NBA Betting? Spurs vs Clippers Predictions
In what should be one of the best first round NBA playoff series – the (No. 3) Los Angeles Clippers take on the (No. 6) San Antonio Spurs. These two played each other in the 2012 NBA playoffs too.
Back in 2012, the Spurs won the series 4-0, but the Clippers are in better shape now.
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NBA Basketball Odds
San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Clippers
Series Odds: Spurs –175 vs. Clippers +155Series Schedule
Game 1 – Sunday, April 19th 2015 at 10:30pm ET on TNT
Game 2 – Wednesday, April 22nd 2015 at 10:30pm ET on TNT
Game 3 – Friday, April 24th 2015 at 9:30pm ET on ESPN
Game 4 – Sunday, April 26th 2015 at 3:30pm ET on ABC
Game 5 – Tuesday, April 28th 2015 (Time: TBD)
Game 6 – Thursday, April 30th 2015 (Time: TBD)
Game 7 – Saturday, May 2nd 2015 (Time: TBD) on TNT
The San Antonio Spurs (55-27) will look to defend the NBA title, after defeating the Heat in 2014 (4-1).
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SAS are heating up at the right time. They closed the regular season on a 9-1 run and the majority of the team are healthy. However, not having home court advantage will prove to be the downfall of the Spurs.
The Los Angeles Clippers (56-26) have won seven games in a row and nine of their last ten. The Clippers don’t have a single injury to worry about and they’ll be looking to improve upon last year’s finish.
LAC beat the Warriors in the first round (4-3) last season, but they lost to the Thunder (4-2) in round two.
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Offense
We should see plenty of points in this series, as both teams rank in the top ten in scoring. The Clippers averaged 106.7 PPG (2nd) during the regular season, while the Spurs averaged 103.2 PPG (7th).
Both teams rank among the worst teams in offensive rebounding. The Spurs average 9.8 ORPG (27th) and the Clips average 9.6 ORPG (28th). I was surprised to see the Clips rank so low in this category.
These teams counter each other with a veteran PG. Tony Parker is healthy and playing better finally, but Chris Paul has the edge at PG. Both teams play team basketball and rank in the top five in assists.
Tiago Splitter and Matt Bonner are both banged up, which hurts the Spurs depth in the paint. Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan have to dominate the paint and force the Spurs to beat them by shooting.
Offensively, the Clips have a considerable edge. The Clips even rank 3rd in 3-pointers made this season (10.1 3PM Per Game). Will the Spurs cover the perimeter and leave the paint open for Griffin to operate?
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Defense
The Spurs are the better defensive team, as they rank 3rd in points allowed (97.0 PPG), while the Clips rank 16th in points allowed (100.1 PPG). The Spurs are also a slightly better rebounding team.
If the Spurs big men can’t play to start the series, they’ll be in trouble. The Clippers have size and like to dominate the paint. However, Leonard and Danny Green are both great defenders at their position.
Both teams rank closely in steals and blocks. The Spurs average 8.0 SPG (11th) and 5.4 BPG (8th), while the Clippers average 7.8 SPG (13th) and 5.0 BPG (9th). At the end of the day – the Spurs are better on defense.
Series Prediction:
Bet on the Clippers to Win the Series (+155)
I’m surprised to see the Clippers as an underdog in this market. The Clips are the better team this season and I can’t pass up the value. The Spurs dynasty is slowly ending and this year will be a wake-up call.
I have the Clippers winning the series in six games against the Spurs.
Tim Duncan, Parker and Manu Ginobli won’t make it easy on the Clippers, but I’m confident the underdog will win this series. The Clippers will also have home court advantage in the series, which will help.
Check out our Updated NBA Betting Odds.
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MLB betting action sees the : Baltimore Orioles taking on the Boston Red Sox Friday April 17th at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts. Cappers Picks provides free MLB handicapping tips all season long.
: Baltimore Orioles (5-4) vs. Boston Red Sox (6-3)
Venue/ Stadium: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Time/Date: 7:10 PM EST Friday April 17, 2015
MLB Betting Odds
MLB Moneyline: Orioles +115 / Red Sox -135
MLB Betting Over/Under Odds: 9 runs
PITCHING MATCH UP: Baltimore: Ubaldo Jimenez (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs.
Boston: Joe Kelly (1-0, 1.29 ERA)
: Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox Preview
1. The Red Sox rank 1st in the Majors in runs scored.
2. The Orioles have also been solid at the plate this season ranking 6th in runs scored.
3. The Red Sox are atop the AL East ? game up on the Rays and 1 game up on the Orioles
This season the Red Sox are 2-1 at home and the Orioles are 2-1 on the road.
In their last games the Orioles beat the New York Yankees 7-5 and the Red Sox lost to the Washington Nationals 10-5.
Ubaldo Jimenez signed a big contract to come to the Orioles last season, but was a big disappointment going 6-9 with an ERA of 4.81. However, in the first start of the season he was stellar going 7 innings and only giving up 1 hit in a 7-1 win over the Blue Jays.
While Jimenez was great in his first start of the season he has been less than stellar going 1-3 with an ERA of 9.37 in 7 career starts against the Red Sox.
Joe Kelly started the season on the DL, but in his first start of the season he was solid only giving up 1 earned run in 7 innings in a win over the Yankees. Last season against the Orioles he was 1-1 with an ERA of 3.38.
The Orioles are 7-1 in Jimenez’s last 8 starts.
The Red Sox are 4-0 in Kelly’s last 4 starts.
Not only have the Orioles won 6 of their last 8 games facing the Red Sox, but they have won their last 5 against them in Boston.
While the Red Sox have scored the most runs in the Majors so far early in the season their pitching only ranks 28th in team ERA.
After losing 4 of 5 the Orioles have rebounded and won 2 straight games.
MLB Betting Trends
* Baltimore is 19-9 in their last 28 games following a win.
* Baltimore is 1-6 in their last 7 vs. a team with a winning record.
* Boston is 5-2 in their last 7 overall.
* Boston is 7-16 in their last 23 home games.
* Boston has an Over record of 5-0 in their last 5 home games.
4*Cappers MLB Free Pick
Think this could be a high scoring game tonight, but the Red Sox will come out on top, take Game 1 of this series, and snap their home losing streak to the Orioles.
MLB: Oakland A’s vs. Kansas City Royals Predictions
Major League Baseball betting sees the Oakland A’s taking on the Kansas City Royals on Friday April 17 at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Cappers Picks provides complimentary handicapping picks all MLB season long.
The Royals got off to a hot start but now they are looking to get back to winning after back to back losses to the Twins.
Oakland A’s (5-5) vs. Kansas City Royals (7-2)
Friday April 17
8:10PM
Kaufmann Stadium – Kansas City, MO
MLB Betting Line: Oakland -115, Kansas City -105
MLB Betting Total: 7.5
Probable Pitchers:
OAK: Sonny Gray (R)
KC: Jeremy Guthrie (R)
Oakland
The first ten games of the season has been spent back and forth between extremes for the A’s. Four times they have shutout their opponent and five times they have scored 7 or more runs but they have just a 5-5 record to show for it. They have not won a single game where they have given up more than a single run and they are going to have to do something about that if they are going to be competitive this season. It is a small sample size but Oakland needs less variance.
Sonny Gray is certainly showing that he is the ace of the staff. He dominated on opening day with 8 innings of one hit ball and was only slightly less dominating in his second start, giving up 1ER over 7 against Seattle. Though not the most intimidating on the mound he has amazing presence and executes his game plan every time out. He has given up just 7 hits over two starts and is the reason the A’s are favoured.
Kansas City
The Royals started the season with seven straight victories but have lost their last two. Nobody thought they were going to go undefeated but I think most believed they wouldn’t see their streak end against the Twins. The pitching we got used to has been a factor for the Royals but the big surprise is that they are the top scoring team in baseball so far. We will see how long they can keep that up with Alex Rios on the shelf for a month. He was actually contributing.
This will be Jeremy Guthrie’s second turn of the season and the first was unimpressive. He is by far the weak link of the staff but the Royals have a knack for winning more often than they lose when he is on the hill. The Oakland lineup has been like KC’s so far. It is not loaded but they are putting a bunch of runs on the board. Guthrie will have to pitch deep into the game because the pen has been beat up the last couple of games.
MLB Betting Trends:
- Under is 9-3-1 in OAK last 13 road games.
- Over is 6-2 in OAK last 8 overall.
- Over is 6-2 in OAK last 8 on grass.
- KC are 10-2 in their last 12 home games.
- KC are 13-3 in their last 16 games as an underdog.
- KC are 8-3 in their last 11 games following a loss.
- Under is 12-5-1 in the last 18 meetings.
MLB Betting Prediction: Oakland -105
MLB Score Prediction: Oakland 4 – Kansas City 2
The A’s have their best on the hill against the Royals’ worst. Not exactly a likely win for KC but you are still getting pretty good value on the other side.
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NHL Flames vs. Canucks April 17 Free Pick
NHL Free Pick: Flames vs. Canucks Lines and Preview
Flames lead series 1-0
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Weekly NHL Betting action sees the Calgary Flames taking on the Vancouver Canucks April 17 at Rogers Arena. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.
So much for the youngsters on the Calgary Flames being intimidated in their first Stanley Cup game! The Calgary Flames were able to wrestle home ice advantage away from the Vancouver Canucks in Game 1 Wednesday night with a typical, gritty, never-say-die effort. The Canucks now know that they are indeed in for a dogfight – Game 2 should be very interesting Friday night.
Daily NHL Hockey Odds
Calgary (46-30-4-3) at Vancouver (48-30-3-2)
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, April 17, 2015
Where: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia
Broadcast: CBC, CNBC, TVA
Calgary Flames +1½ -245 +131 Ov 5 -123
Vancouver Canucks -1½ +205 -145 Un 5 +112
The formula seems to be simple for the Calgary Flames – enter the third period down a goal or two and let the best third period offense in the game ramp up and do its thing. The Flames are no strangers to third period explosions – they outscored their opponents 99-68 this past season – on Wednesday night they bested the Canucks 2-0 in the final 20 minutes of the game. Calgary has made a name for themselves with the way they are able to come back in games – they are never, ever out of a contest!
The Flames’ offensive output in the third shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise on Wednesday – they were terrific down the stretch in averaging 3.19 goals per game during a 13-5-3 stretch. The defensemen on Calgary’s roster were especially visible in Game 1 – something that the Canucks simply has no answer for.
Defensively the Flames have Jonas Hiller to thank – he made some game-changing saves Wednesday night and is now 6-1-0 with a .946 save percentage in his last eight starts. Hiller is 4-2-0 in his last six starts in Vancouver with a .929 save percentage over that span. Solving Hiller has been no easy task the last couple of weeks – Vancouver has absolutely no choice.
The Vancouver Canucks have now lost a staggering seven straight games at home in the Stanley Cup playoffs after Wednesday night’s defeat -they have lost 11 of their last 12 postseason games overall and has been outscored 50-21 while losing 13 of their last 15 postseason games. Yikes!
Offensively the chances were definitely there but Jonas Hiller was there on a number of occasions to slam the door. Of concern is the fact that Radim Vrbata hasn’t scored in his last seven games – his longest stretch this season. The Sedins were dominant however despite being held off the score sheet which is a good sign. They along with Alex Burrows generated 9 of Vancouver’s 30 shots on goal – many of the quality variety.
Eddie Lack did nothing to warrant a benching for Game 2 – he played well in Game 1 stopping 28 of 30 shots. I guess Ryan Miller could get the nod but Lack was 2-0-0 with a 0.48 GAA and .985 save percentage in his last two starts before Game 1 and is deserving of another start.
NHL Gambling Trends
• CAL are 2-8 in their last 10 Fri. games.
• CAL are 23-6 in their last 29 vs. Pacific.
• Under is 18-7-3 in VAN last 28 vs. Pacific.
• CAL are 8-21 in the last 29 meetings.
• CAL are 8-20 in the last 28 meetings in Vancouver.
The Calgary Flames have now beaten the Canucks three straight times. But the matchup is very close on paper – it is Vancouver’s turn to win. The Canucks did a bunch of things right in Game 1 and weren’t rewarded – their fortunes turn around as they even up what looks as though it is going to be a seven game series.
NHL Betting 4* Free Play
Vancouver Canucks -145
NHL Free Pick: Blackhawks vs. Predators Lines and Preview
Blackhawks lead series 1-0
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Weekly NHL Betting action sees the Chicago Blackhawks taking on the Nashville Predators April 17 at Bridgestone Arena. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.
The Nashville Predators played about as well as they could through the first half of Game 1 against Chicago but it still wasn’t meant to be. After jumping out to a 3-0 lead the struggling Preds surrendered four straight goals en route to a 4-0 double OT defeat. Nashville has now lost seven straight games and now face the reality that one of the most dominant teams of the decade has a chance to put a real stranglehold on the series.
Daily NHL Hockey Odds
Chicago (49-28-3-3) at Nashville (47-25-5-6)
When: 9:30 PM ET, Friday, April 17, 2015
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Broadcast: NBCSN, SN, SN360, TVA3, CSN-CH, SPSO
Chicago Blackhawks +1½ -310 +101 Ov 5 -124
Nashville Predators -1½ +260 -111 Un 5 +113
Perhaps the Blackhawks got lucky in Game 1 but the experience edge that they own against Nashville was further magnified in the come-from-behind win. Chicago didn’t panic and methodically clawed their way back despite an ugly effort by Corey Crawford and a slow start but the offense.
The best news, outside of Wednesday’s result for Chicago is that goaltender Corey Crawford may have gotten his bad game out of the way. He allowed three goals on 12 shots and was pulled from the net after looking totally out of sorts. Backup Scott Darling emerged to steal the game with 42 saves in nearly 68 minutes of action. Prior to Game 1 Crawford had a 1.78 GAA and .944 save percentage in his previous four starts – as good as he had been all season long.
Expect Crawford to rebound Friday – he absolutely has to be better.
Chicago’s offense was as advertised – dangerous when given the chance. Patrick Kane played 23 minutes and recorded two assists, Patrick Sharp, Jonathan Toes, Nick Hjalmarsson and Duncan Keith scored and Keith, Toews, Marian Hossa and Kane all had multi-point games. This is the Hawks time of the season – scary if you are a Predators fan.
The Nashville Predators seem to be finding new ways to lose- seven straight losses and 10 losses in their last 12 games at home is definitely reason for alarm. So is the play of Pekka Rinne who looked OK Wednesday night but wasn’t able to be the difference maker that the Predators so require. Rinne has lost his last five starts with a 3.24 goals-against average and .871 save percentage – yikes!
Offensively the guns for Nashville failed to show up – Mike Ribeiro, Filip Forsberg, James Neal and Mike Fisher were all held pointless in the game – Fisher’s availability is in question after leaving in the second period of Wednesday’s game. That said, Nashville did score three times on the second best defense in the NHL but the defense and goaltending let them down.
NHL Gambling Trends
• Under is 5-2-1 in CHI last 8 Fri. games.
• NAS are 0-8 in their last 8 vs. Central.
• Over is 6-1-3 in NAS last 10 overall.
• Over is 6-1-2 in NAS last 9 vs. Western Conference.
There simply isn’t a whole lot to love about Nashville right now – they have been awful at home and have now lost seven straight games overall. Chicago smells blood – they gained a ton of confidence with every waning moment of Game 1. I expect the bleeding to continue Friday and for the most experienced and perhaps most professional team in the NHL to take full advantage. Without Pekka Rinne in absolutely top form this series is a mismatch!
NHL Betting 4* Free Play
Chicago Blackhawks +101
Brewers vs. Pirates Predictions
MLB Baseball betting action sees the Milwaukee Brewers taking on the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Cappers Picks provides free MLB baseball handicapping tips all season long.
MLB Baseball Odds
Milwaukee Brewers (2-7) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (3-6)
Stadium: PNC Park (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Time/Date: 7:05 PM ET; Friday April 17th
MLB Odds: Milwaukee Brewers +115/ Pittsburgh Pirates -125
Over/Under: 7 runs (-120 Over)
Pitching Matchup: Jimmy Nelson (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Jeff Locke (1-0, 3.00)
Scoring runs seems to be a difficult task in the early going for both the Brewers and Pirates. After lighting up the scoreboard in 2014, the pair of NL Central teams look to get back to their hitting ways when they meet on Friday night. Both starters could make things tough on hitters once again as they both come in off solid 1st starts of the season.
Milwaukee Brewers
The Brewers bats have been the main reason for their despair through their first 9 games. Getting shutout twice already, along with 4 games of 2 runs or less, the Brewers need to start finding some production somewhere. They’ll attempt to that following one of those shutouts in which they only had 6 hits in.
Milwaukee will send RH Jimmy Nelson to the mound to try and stop this two game losing skid. Nelson took these Pirates on in his one and only start of the season going 7 innings allowing no runs and just 2 hits. The right hander struck out 9.
Nelson struggled down the stretch of last season losing 7 straight starts and will be taking on the Pirates for the 2nd time in his career.
Things will not be any easier for the Brewers as they are going to be without Carlos Gomez for 15 days. Gomez was sidelined with a right hand string injury and with the way the Brewers have been hitting, this could be a very costly and bad timed injury for them.
On the road this season, Milwaukee is 1-2 S.U.
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is in the same boat as the Brewers. Unable to hit the ball, the Pirates come in after being shutout 2 straight times to the Detroit Tigers in their series loss. The Pirates are scoring a mere 3.2 runs a game in this young season.
The Pirates can point to Andrew McCutchen and Josh Harrison as their main reason for struggling offensively.
McCutchen is hitting just .207 on the season and has gone hitless in 4 of the games played.
Josh Harrison is hitting just .194 and like McCutchen, has gone hitless in 4 of the games this season.
Pittsburgh will send left hander Jeff Locke to the mound. Locke got the win against Milwaukee in his first start of the season, going 6 strong innings, allowing 7 hits and just 2 runs.
Locke has made 8 careers starts against Milwaukee going 3-2 with a 3.86 ERA.
MLB Baseball Trends:
- Brewers are 8-19 in their last 27 games following a loss.
- Brewers are 2-5 in their last 7 vs. National League Central.
- Pirates are 7-3 in their last 10 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Pirates are 14-6 in their last 20 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game
Free 4* MLB Baseball Pick: Pittsburgh -125
The Pirates had been playing some decent ball up until these past two shutouts. They scored 5 runs in the series opener vs. Detroit, and 10 runs before that. With both teams having already met just a week ago, pitchers will certainly be able to know what the hitters don’t like. Back the Pirates here as Locke has had success in PNC Park throughout his career and should be able to stifle this Brewers lineup.
Pittsburgh 4, Milwaukee 2
NHL Predictions: Islanders vs. Capitals
Game Two of the Eastern Conference first round playoffs see the New York Islanders taking on the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center in Washington, District of Columbia. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.
NHL Hockey Odds
New York Islanders (1-0) vs. Washington Capitals (0-1)
Stadium: Verizon Center (District of Columbia)
Time/Date: 7:00 PM ET; Friday April 17th
NHL Odds: New York Islanders +130/ Washington Capitals -140
Over/Under: 5.5 (+120 Over)
The Islanders showed no signs of stumbling or fear as they came out and dominated in all aspects of the game en route to a 4-1 Game 1 win over the Capitals. The Islanders will look to do something they haven’t done in over 32 years on Friday as they search for a 2-0 lead in the series. Washington will look to captain, Alexander Ovechkin, in hopes of bringing the Caps back to even in this series. Ovechkin was held scoreless throughout Game 1 and the Islanders always seem to have eyes him, not allowing him to move freely and quickly.
New York Islanders
The Islanders stumbled into the post season with multiple key losses down the stretch that forced them to give up home ice in the first round of the playoffs. They showed none of those signs in Game 1 as they took care of business and stole home ice right back from the Capitals, who stole it on the last day of the regular season.
The Islanders got contributions from just about everyone in Game 1, but the main guy was Brock Nelson. Nelson scored 2 goals and solidified the win for New York.
New York also got a goal from Josh Bailey, along with an assist.
F and leading point getting John Tavares didn’t even record a shot in Game 1. Expect him to come out firing in Game 2 on Friday as he tallied 86 points throughout the entire regular season.
G Jaroslav Halak recorded 24 saves and allowed just one to squeak by him in the first period. If he continues to play like he did in Game 1, the Islanders fortunes could be bright.
Washington Capitals
The Capitals must find a way to get more shots and continue to put pressure on Islanders’ goalie Jaroslav Halak on Friday. Putting just 25 shots on goal in Game 1, Washington will look to get Alexander Ovechkin going as they hope to head to New York with the series tied 1 game a piece.
The lone goal scorer for Washington was F Marcus Johansson. Johansson scored in the first period to even things up at 1, but the Capitals failed to put anything else on the board after. Johansson continues his impressive campaign as he has racked up 47 points on the season.
Caps goalie Braden Holtby faced 29 shots in Game 1, and allowed 3 of them to get past him. While he didn’t play bad by any means, he’ll need some help from his defense as they failed to put any traffic in front of the goal throughout the entire game.
Dating back to last season, the Capitals have scored just that one goal over their last 3 playoff games. In 2014, they had similar scoring problems as they were shutout by the other New York team, the Rangers, in the final 2 games before they were eliminated.
Expect Washington to be even more physical than in Game 1 as they cannot afford to head on the road with a 2-0 deficit.
NHL Hockey Trends:
- Islanders are 23-9 in their last 32 vs. Metropolitan.
- Islanders are 3-8 in their last 11 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Capitals are 11-4 in their last 15 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Capitals are 21-10 in their last 31 games playing on 1 days rest.
Free 4* NHL Pick: Washington -140
Lay the juice here as Washington should be incredibly prepared and focused for this one. A win and they’re right back in the series, a loss could spell a whole world of trouble for them. Expect Ovechkin to come up big in a home win for Washington.
