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Carlos Zambrano made his return to a major league mound for the first time in eight months, serving up four runs on four hits and two walks while striking out six for Miami.

 

Zambrano was ejected for throwing inside at Atlanta's Chipper Jones on Aug. 12 of last year while with the Cubs and announced his retirement in frustration after the game. He later changed his mind, but the Cubs placed him on the disqualified list and eventually traded him to the Marlins this offseason.

 

St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Reigning American League Rookie of the Year Jeremy Hellickson began his sophomore campaign on the right foot, coming within an out of his second-career shutout as the Rays blanked the Yankees, 3-0, at Tropicana Field. The 25-year-old right-hander led all rookie pitchers in earned run average (2.95), quality starts (20) and opponents' batting average (.210) to earn the honor last season, and celebrated his 25th birthday on Sunday by tossing 8 2/3 scoreless innings of three-hit ball before being pulled with two outs in the ninth after walking Nick Swisher.

 

Carlos Pena continued his hot homecoming to Tampa Bay, finishing 2-for-4 with a solo home run, while Jeff Keppinger also had two hits and a solo blast. Hellickson (1-0) finished with four strikeouts and four walks.

 

Pena blasted his home run into the bleachers in right in the bottom of the third inning to give the Rays a 2-0 advantage and, with two outs in the sixth inning, Keppinger lifted a fastball into the seats in left-center field, pressing the lead to 3-0 in favor of the home team.

 

The Yankees went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven runners on base.

 

Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brian Bogusevic singled home the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning and Brett Myers saved his first game in nearly five years as the Houston Astros edged the Colorado Rockies, 3-2, to pick up their first opening-series win since 2006. Jose Altuve had two hits and scored two runs for Houston, which took two out of three games in the series.

 

Wilin Rosario smacked a two-run home run for Colorado. Rex Brothers (0-1) began the eighth and allowed three hits and two runs -- none earned -- in 2/3 of an inning.

 

Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - For the second game in a row the Pirates won in their final at-bat as Andrew McCutchen's RBI single with two outs in the ninth gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in the finale of a three-game set. With David Herndon (0-1) on the mound, Casey McGehee doubled to left to start the inning and Josh Harrison, who came on to run, moved to third on a sac bunt from Alex Presley, who beat the throw to first on a slow grounder to score the winning run in the 10th inning of Saturday's victory.

 

Hunter Pence hit a solo homer and drove in two while Juan Pierre had a two-run single for the Phillies, who got six innings of one-run, five-hit ball from starter Vance Worley.

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Eastern Conference Playoff Betting Trends

We all know by now that the “public” loves to put their money on the FAVORITES and the OVERS.  Just by taking a quick glance at Sportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends” it appears as is this tendency will continue as far as the Eastern Conference games are concerned.  For the inaugural games of the first round, 69% of the early money is on Toronto -4.5; 59% of bettors prefer Chicago -4.5; 84% are backing Detroit -9; and 56% think Cleveland -11.5 is the way to go.  As far as TOTALS are concerned, the only UNDER the “public” is backing is the Cleveland/ Washington game in which 83% are pounding the UNDER (190).  Remember, there is no better way to predict a possible line change than by monitoring MySportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends”.   By determining who the “public” is backing, you can get the most ideal line for your bet.  For example, if you are siding with the public you better place your bet before the line moves in the wrong direction.  On the other side of the coin, if you prefer the team that the “public” is betting against; you might be able to get and extra ½ or even more by placing your bet a bit later.  Under the “Betting Trends” section, Sportsbook.com also provides plenty of statistical data and trends in order for the bettor to make the most informed pick.  Below are some extremely important trends for the first round opponents of the Eastern Conference match-ups, more can be found at MySportsbook.com

New Jersey Nets vs. Toronto Raptors

Toronto was the most reliable covering team this season with a 48-33-1 ATS record but covered the OVER only 41.5% of the time.
The last 20 times these teams have played, the TOTAL has gone UNDER 16 times.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Toronto is 33-19 ATS including 17-9 at home.
 New Jersey has covered four games in a row while Toronto has failed to cover their last four games.
When playing a team with a winning record during the second half of the season, New Jersey was just 5-13 ATS this season.
After scoring 105 points or more, Toronto has covered the OVER only 28% of the time this season. 
 
Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls

Miami has failed to cover their last 7 games whereas Chicago has covered 6 out of their last 8 games.
Miami has covered the UNDER in four of their last five games whereas Chicago has covered the UNDER in five out of their last six.
When playing on Saturdays, Miami covered 80% of their games this season.
Away from home, Chicago is just 16-25 ATS this season.
At home, Miami covered the UNDER about 66% of the time whereas Chicago covered the UNDER about 61% of the time.
The last 13 times these teams have played each other, Chicago has covered 9 times.
In Miami’s last 11 road games, the UNDER covered 9 times. 
 
Orlando Magic @ Detroit Pistons

Detroit has covered 5 out of their last 6 games.
Away from home, Detroit is 28-13 ATS but just 14-26-1 ATS at home.
At home, Orlando covered the UNDER 64% of the time while Detroit covered the UNDER in 63% of their away games.
The last five times these teams have played in Detroit, the OVER covered each time.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Detroit is 8-17-1 ATS at home but 17-9 ATS away.
Detroit covered the spread 5 out of the last 6 times they played Orlando.
After a Division game, Orlando covered the UNDER 87% of the time this season. 
 
Washington Wizards @ Cleveland Cavaliers

In a home game where the TOTAL is between 190 and 194.5 points, Cleveland is 9-1 ATS this season.
Washington has covered the UNDER in their last 6 games and in 8 of their last 9 games.
The last 6 times these teams have played each other, the UNDER covered each time.
When playing on 3 or more days of rest, Washington is just 18-37 ATS since 1996.
Since 1996, Washington is 28-16 ATS versus Cleveland including 11-5 over the last 3 seasons.
In their last 7 road games, Washington is 6-1 ATS.
Versus Eastern Conference teams at home, Washington is just 6-18-2 ATS. 
 
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