Ben Burns

Reports of Sale's demise were greatly exaggerated. Last time out, he recorded 17 K's. That give him 31 K's with ZERO walks his last two starts, 41 K's his last three. Over that 3-game span, he's got a dominant 1.29 ERA and 0.476 WHIP. He's also 5-2 with a 1.83 ERA in seven reg. season starts vs. Houston. Miley has a 2.31 ERA at home but a 4.50 mark on the road. Opposing batters hit just .181 against him at home but .274 against him on the road. The last time that Miley faced Boston was when he was with Baltimore in Sept. 2017. Coincidentally, that matchup also came against Sale. Sale and the Bosox won 9-0. Sale gave up four hits while striking out 13 in eight innings. Miley got rocked. The Sox should roll again this afternoon. Consider Boston.

WHITE HOT Ben Burns enters Sunday's action with a 28-13 RECORD the L10 days, a 21-7 mark with top-rated bets. He's an AWESOME 131-78 since April 1st! While his short-term stats are AMAZING, insiders know that it's Ben's long-term success with top-rated plays which really separates him from the crowd. Top-rated hoops have produced $88K IN PROFITS! Top-rated MLB has generated $77K IN PROFITS!

*Ben's MLB totals are now 14-2 this season, 10-1 when he elevates to his highest rating. His National Leauge TOTAL OF THE MONTH goes EARLY this afternoon!

I'm playing on ARIZONA. The Diamondbacks have been much better against left-handers and I expect them to have the edge in this afternoon's all-southpaw affair. I won with the Rays over the Pirates in Ray's last start. Here's an excerpt from that writeup: "...The Diamondbacks have absolutely dominanted the Pirates. They've beaten them in eight straight meetings, going 12-1 the past 13. With an edge in the starting pitching department, they'll continue that domination on Monday. With six strikeouts in this game, Ray will become the second fasted southpaw, in terms of games played, to reach 800 career strikeouts. Considering he recorded 11 of them last game, I like his chances. For the season, Ray has 55 K's in 43 innings to go along with a solid 3.30 ERA and 1.28 WHIP ..." Ray did indeed reach 800 strikeouts and he's now got an awesome 1.10 ERA his last three starts. Pomeranz, on the other hand, has an ugly 7.71 ERA his last three. Note that Pomeranz's teams are 1-4 for his career against the Dbax. He lost his last two starts against them by a combined score of 17-4. The Dbax are 9-7 vs. southpaws, 62-56 the past 2+ seasons. The Giants, on the other hand, are 5-9 vs. southpaws, 52-74 (-13.1) the past 2+ seasons. Arizona rolls. 

I'm playing on LA/Cincy OVER the total. I won with the 'under' when these teams faced each other Friday. The Dodgers won 6-0. Yesterday's game was also low-scoring; the Reds returned the favor with a 4-0 shutout of their own. On Sunday, I expect both teams' bats to finally show up. Ryu has been downright dominant at home. However, he's more hittable on the road and thats been the case his entire career. The Reds got eight hits, two of them leaving the yard, in five innings the last time that they faced Ryu. In fact, he's gone five innings or less in each of his last three starts against the Reds, giving up five home runs in 14 innings. Those three games produced 32 combined runs, an average of nearly 11 per game. Roark looked pretty hittable last time out, giving up eight hits (3 runs) in five innings. While his 3.50 ERA looks pretty good, Roark's 1.47 WHIP reveals that he's giving up a high number of baserunners. He had a 4.34 ERA and a 4.67 ERA the past two seasons and I suspect this season's number will climb after today's game. Expect this one to hit double-digits. 

I'm playing on CHICAGO. I won with the 'under' in yesterday's game. On Sunday night, I expect the visitors to have a significant advantage. The Cubs defeated Scherzer on Friday but couldn't beat Strasburg yesterday. After facing those two long-time top pitchers, they'll be licking their chops at the opportunity to face Hellickson. Over his last five starts, Hellickson has a horrible 8.06 ERA. On the other hand, Hendricks has a superb 1.95 ERA over his past five starts. In three of those five, he didn't give up a single run. Over his last three starts, Hendrickson's ERA dips to 0.36, going along with a 0.52 WHIP. Those are dominant numbers. Hendricks' teams are 4-0 his last four starts against the Nats. Over the same span, Hellickson's teams are 0-2 against the Cubs. In fact, one of those was a h2h battle against Hendricks. The Cubs are 46-22 (+14) their last 56 as a road favorite in the -125 to -175 range. Expect them to improve on those stats here.

I'm playing on SAN JOSE. The Blues scored in the opening minute of Game 3, en route to a 2-1 victory. Back on home ice, the series now tied 2-2, I fully expect the Sharks to respond with a victory. Not only are the Sharks 5-1 when tied in these playoffs, they're also 8-1 the last nine times that they scored one goal or less in their previous game. They've been battle-tested in these playoffs, with both Vegas and Colorado taking them to a seventh game. I believe that's going to serve them well in this pivotal game. The Blues are 27-22 on the road, 13-13 when playing a road game with an O/U line of 5.5. On the other hand, the Sharks are 32-19 at home, 9-2 when playing a home game with an O/U line of 5.5. The Sharks have taken three of four meetings here at SJ this season. Look for them to seize control of the series. 

I'm playing on TORONTO. The Raptors embarrassed themselves in Game 2. Back home, I expect an extremely determined effort on Sunday. This is a battle-tested Toronto team. It wasn't long ago that the Raptors were off their huge Game 7 win against Philly. Then, they almost stole Game 1 of this series. One bad game doesn't make them a bad team. The Raptors have still won five of six (and eight of their last 10) here at home. The Raptors are also a perfect 4-0 SU when off a road loss of 20 or more points, 1-0 SU/ATS in these playoffs. They still believe that they can win this series. While that remains to be seen, I fully expect them to take Game 3, covering the small number along the way.