MLB POD Competition - Friday, May 9th - Day #41

[Meestermike]

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Friday May 9th - Day # 41

Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs UPDATED AT 10:30 AM EDT
Fri 5/9 951 Arizona Diamondbacks D Haren - R +1½ -210 +110 Over 8 -120
2:20PM (EST) 952 Chicago Cubs T Lilly - L -1½ +175 -120 Under 8 +100

Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates
Fri 5/9 953 Atlanta Braves T Glavine - L +1½ -220 +105 Over 9 -115
7:05PM (EST) 954 Pittsburgh Pirates I Snell - R -1½ +180 -115 Under 9 -105

Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets
Fri 5/9 955 Cincinnati Reds M Belisle - R +1½ -150 +145 Over 9½ -115
7:10PM (EST) 956 New York Mets M Pelfrey - R -1½ +130 -155 Under 9½ -105

Florida Marlins at Washington Nationals
Fri 5/9 957 Florida Marlins R Nolasco - R +1½ -175 +120 Over 9 -130
7:35PM (EST) 958 Washington Nationals T Redding - R -1½ +155 -130 Under 9 +110

St Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers
Fri 5/9 959 St Louis Cardinals Wellemeyer - R +1½ -200 +115 Over 9½ +115
8:05PM (EST) 960 Milwaukee Brewers M Parra - L -1½ +170 -125 Under 9½ -135

Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres
Fri 5/9 961 Colorado Rockies A Cook - R +1½ -170 +140 Over 6½ -125
10:05PM (EST) 962 San Diego Padres J Peavy - R -1½ +150 -150 Under 6½ +105

Philadelphia Phillies at San Francisco Giants
Fri 5/9 963 Philadelphia Phillies C Hamels - L -1½ -110 -170 Over 7½ -110
10:15PM (EST) 964 San Francisco Giants P Misch - L +1½ -110 +160 Under 7½ -110

Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers
Fri 5/9 965 Houston Astros B Moehler - R +1½ -140 +165 Over 9 -110
10:40PM (EST) 966 Los Angeles Dodgers D Lowe - R -1½ +120 -175 Under 9 -110

New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers
Fri 5/9 967 New York Yankees K Igawa - L +1½ -170 +125 Over 10 -125
7:05PM (EST) 968 Detroit Tigers K Rogers - L -1½ +150 -135 Under 10 +105

Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Indians
Fri 5/9 969 Toronto Blue Jays R Halladay - R +1½ -210 +115 Over 8 +110
7:05PM (EST) 970 Cleveland Indians C Sabathia - L -1½ +175 -125 Under 8 -130

Los Angeles Angels at Tampa Bay Rays
Fri 5/9 971 Los Angeles Angels J Garland - R +1½ -170 +135 Over 8½ -120
7:10PM (EST) 972 Tampa Bay Rays J Shields - R -1½ +150 -145 Under 8½ +100

Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers
Fri 5/9 973 Oakland Athletics G Smith - L -1½ +145 -110 Over 9½ -120
8:05PM (EST) 974 Texas Rangers S Feldman - R +1½ -165 +100 Under 9½ +100

Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals
Fri 5/9 975 Baltimore Orioles S Trachsel - R +1½ -165 +135 Over 8½ -130
8:10PM (EST) 976 Kansas City Royals G Meche - R -1½ +145 -145 Under 8½ +110

Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins
Fri 5/9 977 Boston Red Sox J Lester - L -1½ +130 -120 Over 9 -115
8:10PM (EST) 978 Minnesota Twins B Bonser - R +1½ -150 +110 Under 9 -105

Chicago White Sox at Seattle Mariners
Fri 5/9 979 Chicago White Sox J Contreras - R +1½ -210 +105 Over 9 +105
10:10PM (EST) 980 Seattle Mariners C Silva - R -1½ +175 -115 Under 9 -125

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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.

One entry per household is permitted. Sorry, brothers, mothers and others in the same house are not eligible. We have numerous ways to verify this too. Please be honest and don't try to bend the rules. Anyone caught abusing the rule will be banned from the forum.

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:
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[Angelus]

Philadelphia -170

[V3r1f13d]

Brewers L -1½ +170

[Skinsfan]

angels ml +135

[CuseFan10]

Boston Red Sox J Lester - L -1½ +130

[Badger]

959 St Louis Cardinals Wellemeyer +115

[Scorpion]

Seattle -115

[justabrake]

Seattle Mariners C Silva -115

[Loaded Shooter]

New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers
Fri 5/9 967 New York Yankees K Igawa - L +1½ -170 +125 Over 10 -125
7:05PM (EST) 968 Detroit Tigers K Rogers - L -1½ +150 -135 Under 10 +105


Tigers OVER 10 (-125)

[Mark's Moneymakers]

phillies -170

[emv01]

Arizona ML +110

[JohnnyMapleLeaf]

Oakland Athletics -110

[BoilerBacker]

Chicago White Sox +105

[Horfin]

Angels +135

[NittanyLions94]

Cardinals +115