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On the contrary Nadal is on record saying he wants Agassi's masters title record (which I think he broke or tied recently) and believe me you never want to lose a final to a rival especially in a masters tourney and he lost 4X in row to Djoko. Tennis is a big head to head sport. It's those "bullshit" tournament wins that will have Djoko laying 150 at least to Nadal in the final assuming they both make it. One thing I will say is that I'll be surprised and blown away by Djoko if he wins the French, that would really be something. Shit maybe even I'll go gluten-free after that!

San Fran cant hit a beach ball right now and Chase field has been a house of horrors for Sanchez in the past. Sanchez is running into a buzzsaw tonight, Kennedy isn't, that's the point of the post. Zona is EN FUEGO and O'l Anibal ain't stoppin 'em.

I'm with ya on everything you said bro.

Yes but imo you also need to consider that Nadal has never had someone standing in his way before like Djoko is now. He's never had a player beat him 4X in a row in finals, on both hard and clay.... Maybe its time for a little mind games for the first time...

I disagree. I think Kennedy and Sanchez are on the same level, if anything edge to Kennedy.

This is getting a little crazy now, c'mon. I know his recent comments. Is he playing possum? Maybe, maybe not. Regardless this guy always ups his game at this stage of any tournament in particular this one. His odds have gone from even money to 250 in this past week. That's a little crazy. 40 point jump yesterday alone. That means they are worried about this Soderling match. I don't know, I suppose Soderling has a shot with these new balls and with how Nadal played against Isner but Sods isn't quite the server Isner is and Nadal has seen plenty of Sods. If Rafa comes out an gives Soderling a beat down those +250 odds will tank I would think. And Djoko better be careful of Fed as Fed will now only give his all in majors.

Federer is very tough to beat 3 out of 5 for anyone including Djoko. I don't know, I realize Djoko is the MAN right now but +250 for Rafa at Roland Garros seems like incredible value....

Arizona's Ian Kennedy is 5-0 with a 1.87 ERA in his last eight starts and is seeking his fourth win in as many outings. The Marlins' Anibal Sanchez is 4-0 with a 1.64 ERA in his last seven games so that's why we get a fair price on Kennedy and the D-backs tonight.  The problem for Sanchez is that he, not Kennedy, has to contend with baseball’s hottest team.

The Diamondbacks (30-24) have a chance to win eight straight for the first time since April 4-12, 2008, have won 15 of 17, and are coming off one of the best offensive performances in franchise history. Arizona had 19 hits - one shy of the club record - in Monday’s series-opening 15-4 drubbing of Florida.

Ian Kennedy won his only start against Florida last July 10, allowing two runs and five hits over 5 1-3 innings. He gave up one run and scattered seven hits over eight innings in Wednesday’s 2-1 victory at Colorado.

Marlins starter Anibal Sanchez has a poor recent track record versus the Diamondbacks, going 0-1 in two starts over the last three seasons - both at Chase Field - while allowing 10 runs and 17 hits over 10 1-3 innings. Florida will try to avoid losing 3 in a row for the second time this year, and they'll have to do it without All-star Hanley Ramirez who will be sitting this one out.

Arizona is the play here.

The preview below came off a free site not a pay site so no worries no violations here!  I agree with what they're saying though so I'm on the Cubs at that price GL

Today only one game stood out as moderate value and it's just as much a play against Cincy as it is on the Cubs. We say that because Cincy is just coming off a very emotional series with the Cards and we would look for them to bounce tonight. Those chances are amplified when you consider how much trouble they've had with Carlos Zambrano.

Zambrano has posted a 2.43 ERA in winning his last 10 road games, and has a 0.75 ERA in winning his last five starts at Great American Ball Park. The right-hander is also 7-1 with a 1.56 ERA in his last eight starts against the Reds.

The Reds will counter with Homer Bailey. Bailey hasn’t had much luck against the Cubs going 1-2 with a 7.65 ERA in four starts, allowing 29 hits and 13 walks in 20 innings. So at +135, the Cubs are the play.

The Cubs went 3-5 on their just-completed homestand, leaving 45 men on base while going 7-for-43 with runners in scoring position in those defeats. We'll look for th Cubs to convert some of those men on base to runs tonight against Bailey and let's hope for a lackluster effort from Cincy after yesterday's big win over the Cards. We'll take the Cubs tonight for 1.10 units at +135.

I know what happened today, I watched it and I had a small play on Djoko. Let's all remember two things though before the French.

1) The red clay of Roland Garros is the slowest of all, it will not play like Rome or Madrid.

2) Its a MAJOR. That's 3 out of 5 sets needed to beat El Toro on that stuff. Very, Very hard.

The only guy capable at this point is Djoko, but I just have a weird feeling Djoko will get beat before the final. I find it hard to believe that Nadal won't make the final of the French, and if he does do you think he'll only be laying -110?  He'll be laying 250 + unless its Djoko he's facing, but even then I bet he's laying 150 or better so to me, the -110 price I see now is a bargain. GL

We get a nice line on Milwaukee tonight due to the fact that Gallardo hasn't been pitching well in his last few starts as well as the fact that the Brewers are coming off their worst offensive game of the year, managing a season-low three hits in Sunday’s 5-0 loss to Houston.

Milwaukee took three of four from Atlanta at Miller Park from April 4-7, as the Brewers limited the Braves to eight runs, a .200 batting average and five extra-base hits. Milwaukee’s mastery of Atlanta’s lineup was highlighted by Gallardo’s gem in the second game.

Gallardo threw a two-hitter in a 1-0 win April 5, improving to 3-0 with a 0.96 ERA in five career starts against Atlanta. Since shutting down the Braves, however, Gallardo has posted an 8.86 ERA in his last four starts, allowing 35 hits and eight walks over 21 1-3 innings. We'll look for him to get back on track tonight and out-duel Jurrjens. I'll take Milwaukee for 5 units out of 10 at +130.

The second game I like is for Boston to continue their dominance of the L.A. Angels.

A win tonight would make Jered Weaver the first pitcher in at least 93 years to win his first seven starts in a season twice in a career - a feat he first accomplished as a rookie in 2006.

Weaver has been especially sharp in his last two outings, throwing back-to-back complete games - including a seven-hitter with 10 strikeouts in a 5-0 win over Oakland last Monday. So why is he an underdog tonight? For starters, he's coming off a stomach virus that caused him to lose 9 pounds in the last few days. In addition, Weaver's ERA is 7.76 in five starts at Fenway, including one of his worst outings of 2010 on Aug. 17, when he allowed six runs in five innings of a 6-0 defeat.

Weaver will be opposed by Clay Buchholz who is still trying to get it together. He also had his start moved back because of illness though his was not nearly as serious as Weaver's.

The fact of the matter is that Boston owns the Angels and if they are basically even money at home vs. them we have to take Boston. Even in April, Boston didn’t have a problem with the Angels. Since getting swept in the 2009 AL division series, the Red Sox are 13-1 against Los Angeles. I'll take Boston tonight at -105 for 4 units out of 10.