MLB POD Competition - Monday, April 28th: Day #30

[Meestermike]

Welcome to the Predictem.com baseball handicapping contest. Enter your best MLB pick each day to win prizes!

Monday April 28th - Day # 30

Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets
Mon 4/28 901 Pittsburgh Pirates I Snell - R +1½ -110 +217 Over 7½ +100
7:10PM (EST) 902 New York Mets Jo Santana - L -1½ -110 -237 Under 7½ -120

Cincinnati Reds at St Louis Cardinals
Mon 4/28 903 Cincinnati Reds B Arroyo - R +1½ -165 +125 Over 9 +100
8:15PM (EST) 904 St Louis Cardinals Wellemeyer - R -1½ +145 -135 Under 9 -120

Houston Astros at Arizona Diamondbacks
Mon 4/28 905 Houston Astros C Sampson - R +1½ -140 +165 Over 9½ +105
9:40PM (EST) 906 Arizona Diamondbacks D Haren - R -1½ +120 -175 Under 9½ -125

Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants
Mon 4/28 907 Colorado Rockies F Morales - L +1½ -235 -105 Over 7½ +100
10:15PM (EST) 908 San Francisco Giants M Cain - R -1½ +195 -105 Under 7½ -120

Baltimore Orioles at Chicago White Sox
Mon 4/28 909 Baltimore Orioles D Cabrera - R +1½ -160 +135 Over 9 -110
2:05PM (EST) 910 Chicago White Sox J Vazquez - R -1½ +140 -145 Under 9 -110

New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians
Mon 4/28 911 New York Yankees M Mussina - R -1½ +145 -105 Over 10½ -110
7:05PM (EST) 912 Cleveland Indians A Laffey - L +1½ -165 -105 Under 10½ -110

Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Angels
Mon 4/28 913 Oakland Athletics C Gaudin - R +1½ -180 +120 Over 9 +100
10:05PM (EST) 914 Los Angeles Angels J Garland - R -1½ +158 -130 Under 9 -120

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Please post the correct team name, and the correct odds with your play.

Treat this POD just like you are playing at a sportsbook
It is very inconvenient for me when grading plays, to have to keep going back to the start of the thread to find the team name of your play and/or also its line value.

Thanks for everyones' co-operation.

IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO COMPLY WITH THIS SIMPLE RULE, THEN YOUR PLAY FOR THE DAY WILL BE VOIDED !!!

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Lines will be made available on a daily basis by 9 AM EDT for day games and no later than 3 PM EDT for evening games. If a line for a particular game is unavailable by these stated times, the game will be considered a no play and off the board.

***PLEASE***use only the daily posted ML (Money lines), RL (Run Lines) & GT (Game Totals) as your entry into the daily MLB-POD competition. No Alternate Run Lines and/or Alternate Game totals will be any part of this competition.

We ask only that contestants will need to submit a minimum of 22 plays each month. This equates to you needing to play around 3/4 of the time.

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The winner(s) is/are/will be the person(s) with the most units gained at the end of the applicable segment, not the best winning percentage. This will allow people sufficient times, especially during the summer holiday season for anyone to miss playing some games, and still stay in the hunt for the Predictem Holy Grail.

If your play is postponed by MLB, you may choose one (1) different game to play. You must only choose one (1) play and you must submit the new play prior to the posted start time for your new play.

Each and every MLB-POD play's weight will be = to 1 (one) unit only.

Grading of plays will take place as follows:
A play on a +125 dog = +1.25 units if your play wins; -1.00 unit if your play loses
A play on a -125 fav = +1.00 unit if your play wins; -1.25 units if your play loses
A play on a -1 1/2 +165 RL fav = +1.65 units if your play wins; -1.00 unit if your play loses
A play on a +1 1/2 -165 RL dog = +1.00 unit if your play wins; -1.65 units if your play loses
A play on a -110 Game Total = +1.00 unit if your play wins; -1.10 units if your play loses
A play on a +105 Game Total = +1.05 units if your play wins; -1.00 unit if your play loses

Baseball games are considered official after 5 innings of play (4½ if the home team is winning). If a game is called or suspended after 5 innings, the winner is determined by the score after the last full inning of play - unless the home team scores to tie or takes the lead in the bottom half of the inning. The winner is then determined by the score at the time the game is called.
When wagering on baseball totals or run-lines, the game must go 9 innings (8½ if the home team is winning).

Again I repeat, the winner(s) is/are/will be the person(s) with the most units gained at the end of the applicable segment, not the best winning percentage.

Prizes:
A $100 wagering credit will be given away to the player with the most units each month of the contest. Records reset each month, but will be recorded cumulatively as well.

At season's end, wagering credits will be awarded to the top 3 overall players. 1st will receive $250, 2nd $100 and 3rd $50. This will give incentive for people to always be picking their best games even if their out of it in any given month. In order to qualify for a season prize, you must play in at least 4 of the 6 months that the contest runs.

IMPORTANT:
Prizes must be rolled over 4x and cannot be withdrawn for 30 days after awarded. In the event that a player wins the monthly contest for the 2nd time, they will be required to deposit a matching $100 to their 5Dimes account in order to receive the 2nd time prize. Sorry, no 3rd time monthly winners allowed. This does not apply to the season ending prize.

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[NittanyLions94]

PIRATES GAME WAS CANCELLED, SO MY NEW SELECTION AT 5:57 PM EST IS:

Reds +125

[Skinsfan]

rockies ml -105

[Mark's Moneymakers]

st louis -1.5 (+145)

[gadfly36]

10:15PM (EST) 908 San Francisco Giants M Cain - R -105

[Badger]

901 Pittsburgh Pirates I Snell +217

[JB]

903 Cincinnati Reds B Arroyo - R +125

[JohnnyMapleLeaf]

St Louis Cardinals -135

[CuseFan10]

Arizona Diamondbacks -175

Guys on the Snell +217 train tonight, there's about a 90% chance that game gets rained out so you might want to add a back up pick if that's allowed.

[wsox08]

Chicago White Sox -145

[Hackman]

906 Arizona Diamondbacks D Haren - R -1½ +120

[The Evil Empire]

903 Cincinnati Reds B Arroyo - R +125

[manmythlegend]

Pittsburgh Pirates I Snell +217

[redsfann]

910 Chicago White Sox J Under 9 -110

[PhillyFan3]

914 Los Angeles Angels J Garland - R -1½ +158