It's so tempting to lay less than $1.40 on the best pitcher in the American League, if not all of baseball. No starter has an ERA lower than Zach Greinke's 2.08. His strikeout-to-walk ratio is a mind-boggling 153-to-28. Yet Greinke continues to...

Yankees (Sabathia) at Twins (Baker) UNDER 9 -$1.25 Analysis: Look for CC Sabathia to bounce back from a rare poor performance. He's not pitching at hitter-friendly Yankee Stadium. Sabathia has a 3.12 ERA in 27 starts pitching at the Metrodome...

White Sox Sox (Contreas) +$1.10 at Indians (Sowers) Analysis: Analysis: Why is Jeremy Sowers favored? Perhaps the better question is why is Jeremy Sowers even on a big-league roster? I can answer the first question. Sowers is favored (although that...

Dodgers -$1.10 (Wolf) hosting Rockies (Jimenez) Analysis: The Rockies have lost eight of their last nine games to the Dodgers. Rockies starter Ubaldo Jimenez struggles versus the Dodgers. He's already lost three times to them this season with a fat...

Red Sox (Beckett) -$1.18 at Braves (Jurrjens) Analysis: I'm happy to see the marketplace get behind the Braves in this matchup, because I'll take Josh Beckett at this reduced lay price. When he's on, Beckett is as good as any pitcher...

Cardinals -$1.10 (Wellemeyer) at Mets (Redding) Analysis: I'm not a Todd Wellemeyer fan, but he rates a solid edge against an injury-riddled, bullpen-challenged Mets squad going with Tim Redding. Wellemeyer is off a solid start in a victory against...

Orioles +$1.30 (Bergesen) at Phillies (Happ) Analysis: The Phillies aren't playing well enough to be this big of a favorite especially with young and largely untested J.A. Happ on the mound. How bad has it been lately for the Phillies? They have...

Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jason Kendall is the kind of hitter that you sometimes see in slow-pitch softball leagues. You know the weakest hitter in the lineup, who all the outfielders cheat way up for because he's got no chance of hitting one deep...

Let me get this right. Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth kills a pedestrian driving drunk in Miami and the only jail time he gets is 30 days. Who was the judge, Eric Mangini? I drive in the right turn lane for an extra block and get...

Blue Jays (Romero) +$1.75 at Phillies (Hamels) Analysis: The Phillies could be in a letdown spot following their intense home series with the Red Sox. Phillies starter Cole Hamels is still striving for consistency this season. In two of his last...

Red Sox -$1.20 (Wakefield) hosting Yankees (Wang) Analysis: The Yankees can't beat Boston this season. They are 0-6 versus the Red Sox. Don't look for anything to change in this matchup. Right now Chien-Ming Wang could be the most brutal pitcher...

Pirates (Duke) at Braves (Kawakami) UNDER 8 1/2 Analysis: Zack Duke doesn't get much respect, but the Pittsburgh lefty has been one of the most consistent pitchers in baseball this season. Yes, I know that's hard to believe. But the numbers don't...

Cubs -$1.25 (Zambrano) at Reds (Owings) Analysis: Carlos Zambrano is back from suspension and raring to go as he looks to pick up his 100th career win. I see that happening in this matchup. Zambrano has a very strong history against the Reds, particularly...

Nationals -$1.30 (Jordan) hosting Giants (Johnson) Analysis: Not often will I back the Washington Nationals when they are favored. This is one of those rare exceptions. No doubt the Nationals are terrible. That point isn't being argued. But the...

Tigers (Verlander)-Orioles (Guthrie) UNDER 9 (-$1.20) Analysis: Who's the hottest pitcher in baseball right now? You can't be faulted for automatically saying Zack Greinke. But you can also argue for Justin Verlander. Verlander is 5-0 with...

Reds -$1.45 (Arroyo) hosting Astros (Paulino) Analysis: The marketplace has pushed this game up, backing the Reds. At first I was leery of laying this price with Bronson Arroyo on the hill for Cincinnati. But the marketplace has this right. This isn't...

Indians +$1.15 (Pavano) hosting Rays (Garza) Analysis: The oddsmaker has to make Tampa Bay a favorite with a pitching matchup of Matt Garza against Carl Pavano. On paper it does look like a mismatch. But this another perfect example of why games aren't...

Tigers -$1.30 (Verlander) at Royals (Meche) Analysis: The marketplace has acted on this game betting the Royals. The Royals are the wrong side and the price is now low enough where I can get involved backing the better team, Detroit. The Tigers...

Pirates (Karstens) at Nationals (Martis) OVER 10 Analysis: Stephen Strasburg can't come to the Washington Nationals soon enough. The Nationals have the worst record in baseball. And it's not because of their hitting. Washington has scored...

Don't know if you got involved with Thursday's day game in Arlington between the Mariners and Rangers. I was very tempted to play over the total because Seattle starter Felix Hernandez hadn't been sharp in his two previous starts. No total...

Disgraced referee Tim Donaghy has nothing on Bennett Salvatore and his two stooges, Mark Wunderlich and Ken Mauer. Not after this bastard crew called 61 fouls in Denver's 106-105 win at Dallas on Saturday. There were a staggering 89 free throws...

Braves (Reyes) +$1.65 at Phillies (Hamels) Analysis: Anyong fearing Cole Hamels right now? I'm not. The oddsmaker has installed the Phillies as a big favorite because of the reputations of Hamels and Braves starter Jo-Jo Reyes. Both reputations...

Cubs (Lilly) at Astros (Ortiz) OVER 9 1/2 -$1.20 Analysis: I like over the total. Why? Russ Ortiz. Still need more reasons to play over the total? OK, just in case you think a washed-up Ortiz still has something left despite a 5.21 ERA and lifetime...

Most people remember Jack Kemp, who died Saturday at 73, as a Republican presidential candidate in 1988 and Bob Dole's running mate in 1996. I remember Jack Kemp differently. He was one of my childhood heros as the star quarterback for the Buffalo...

There's an early game that has caught my eye. I think the value is with the favorite this time. Astros (Oswalt) -$1.30 at Nationals (Olsen) Analysis: I'll lay this short price with Astros ace Roy Oswalt against the Nationals' Scott Olsen...