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MLB | May 06, 2024 Padres vs Cubs |
Cubs -106 at linepros |
Lost $106.0 |
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The San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs begin a 3-game set today from Wrigley field. The Padres are coming off a 2-1 series set at Arizona, though they did lose the final game on Sunday, 4-11. The Padres are in 2nd place in the NL West with a 18-19 record, 5.5-games back of the LA Dodgers. The Padres have a +11 run differential. Yu Darvish will start today for the Padres. Darvish is 1-1 in his six starts with a 3.45 ERA and 1.151 WHIP. Darvish has allowed more than three runs in a start just one time this season. The Cubs won two of three games from the Brewers, taking the last two in the series. The Cubs are tied for 1st place in the NL Central with the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cubs have a 21-14 record and a +18 run differential. Justin Steele will make his second start here today. His first start came back on March 28 against the Rangers where he went 4 2/3 innings and gave up three hits and one run. Steele is returning after a hamstring injury has kept him sidelined. Young Steele had an excellent season last year before missing all of April with that injury. If Steele can return to form then he will tough today. I'll take the Cubs in this one. |
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NBA | May 06, 2024 Pacers vs Knicks |
Pacers +6 -110 at YouWager |
Won $100 |
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The Indiana Pacers and NY Knicks begin their second round playoff set of the Eastern Conference. The Pacers dispatched the Milwaukee Bucks in six games. The highest scoring team in the NBA during the regular season averaged 123.3 ppg. However, like all NBA teams they saw that lofty average drop in the playoffs with a 113 ppg average. They allowed 119.6 ppg during the regular season and 110.2 ppg in the playoffs. The Knicks also took six games to beat the Philadelphia 76ers in round one. The Knicks averaged 112.5 ppg and allowed 108.2 ppg during the regular season. Those numbers dropped to 108.3 ppg for and 108.2 ppg allowed during the playoffs. They also went over in 80% of their playoff games thus far. The Pacers finished the regular season first in scoring, second in offensive rating and second in pace. They will face a Knicks team that allowed the second fewest points per game this year. However, they are one of the few teams that allowed as many points in the regular season as they did in the postseason. The Knicks beat the Sixers despite a injury plagued run that included just seven players rotating in and out in the playoffs. The Knicks had the slowest pace this season and know they face the high paced Pacers. Jalen Brunson averaged 41.2 ppg and 10.3 assists in the last four games. The Knicks will still be without Julius Randle and Bojan Bogdanovic in this round. I look for the high scoring Pacers to wear down this Knicks team that won't go deep into their bench. The Knicks will try to slow the pace and user rebounding but that likely won't last long. I look for the Pacers to give the Knicks all kind of issues in this series. Take the Pacers in game one. |
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Jim Feist is the recognized leader in the sports information and sports gaming industry. For more than 30 years his acclaim has become unparalleled, with numerous wins in prestigious handicapping contests. His other endeavors include websites that provide sports information worldwide. Feist is the principal panelist on PRO LINE, America's premier handicapping television show on the USA Cable Network. Year in, year out, Jim sets the standard for all other handicappers to gauge their own success. Experience, knowledge, and a limitless number of contacts and sources throughout the country make Jim the undisputed champion in sports handicapping. For sports information there's only one person to turn to: Jim Feist. |
