MLB POD Competition - Sunday, May 18th: Day #50

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

Sunday May 18th - Day # 50

Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs
Sun 5/18 901 Pittsburgh Pirates Dumatrait - L +1½ -145 +151 Over 9 -110
2:20PM (EST) 902 Chicago Cubs J Marquis - R -1½ +125 -161 Under 9 -110

Kansas City Royals at Florida Marlins
Sun 5/18 903 Kansas City Royals Z Greinke - R -1½ +130 -116 Over 8½ -105
1:10PM (EST) 904 Florida Marlins B Badenhop - R +1½ -150 +106 Under 8½ -115

Cleveland Indians at Cincinnati Reds
Sun 5/18 905 Cleveland Indians C Lee - L -1½ +145 -118 Over 7½ -115
1:15PM (EST) 906 Cincinnati Reds E Volquez - R +1½ -165 +108 Under 7½ -105

Toronto Blue Jays at Philadelphia Phillies
Sun 5/18 907 Toronto Blue Jays S Marcum - R +1½ -220 -101 Over 9 -110
1:35PM (EST) 908 Philadelphia Phillies K Kendrick - R -1½ +180 -109 Under 9 -110

Washington Nationals at Baltimore Orioles
Sun 5/18 909 Washington Nationals J Lannan - L +1½ -185 +130 Over 8½ -125
1:35PM (EST) 910 Baltimore Orioles J Guthrie - R -1½ +160 -140 Under 8½ +105

Oakland Athletics at Atlanta Braves
Sun 5/18 911 Oakland Athletics Duchsherer - R +1½ -220 +103 Over 9 +110
1:35PM (EST) 912 Atlanta Braves JJ Reyes - L -1½ +180 -113 Under 9 -130

Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox
Sun 5/18 913 Milwaukee Brewers Villanueva - R +1½ +100 +225 Over 9½ +100
1:35PM (EST) 914 Boston Red Sox J Beckett - R -1½ -120 -245 Under 9½ -120

Tampa Bay Rays at St Louis Cardinals
Sun 5/18 915 Tampa Bay Rays E Jackson - R +1½ -230 -106 Over 8½ -115
2:15PM (EST) 916 St Louis Cardinals K Lohse - R -1½ +190 -104 Under 8½ -105

Houston Astros at Texas Rangers
Sun 5/18 917 Houston Astros B Backe - R +1½ -160 +123 Over 11 +100
3:05PM (EST) 918 Texas Rangers K Gabbard - L -1½ +140 -133 Under 11 -120

Minnesota Twins at Colorado Rockies
Sun 5/18 919 Minnesota Twins K Slowey - R +1½ -155 +135 Over 10 +105
3:05PM (EST) 920 Colorado Rockies J Francis - L -1½ +135 -145 Under 10 -125

Los Angeles Dodgers at Los Angeles Angels
Sun 5/18 921 Los Angeles Dodgers D Lowe - R +1½ -185 +110 Over 9 -115
3:35PM (EST) 922 Los Angeles Angels Jer Weaver - R -1½ +160 -120 Under 9 -105

Chicago White Sox at San Francisco Giants
Sun 5/18 923 Chicago White Sox J Danks - L -1½ +150 -110 Over 8 +100
4:05PM (EST) 924 San Francisco Giants M Cain - R +1½ -170 +100 Under 8 -120

San Diego Padres at Seattle Mariners
Sun 5/18 925 San Diego Padres S Estes - L +1½ -150 +152 Over 8½ +100
4:10PM (EST) 926 Seattle Mariners F Hernandez - R -1½ +130 -162 Under 8½ -120

Detroit Tigers at Arizona Diamondbacks
Sun 5/18 927 Detroit Tigers Robertson - L +1½ -165 +122 Over 10 -115
4:10PM (EST) 928 Arizona Diamondbacks R Johnson - L -1½ +145 -132 Under 10 -105

New York Mets at New York Yankees
Sun 5/18 929 New York Mets OL Perez - L +1½ -150 +142 Over 8½ -110
8:05PM (EST) 930 New York Yankees C Wang - R -1½ +130 -152 Under 8½ -110

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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 11:30 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:
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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[justabrake]

Yankees -152

[V3r1f13d]

Brewers R +1½ +100

[Skinsfan]

nats ml +130

[Loaded Shooter]

New York Mets at New York Yankees
Sun 5/18 929 New York Mets OL Perez - L +1½ -150 +142 Over 8½ -110
8:05PM (EST) 930 New York Yankees C Wang - R -1½ +130 -152 Under 8½ -110


Yankees RL -1.5 (+130)

[Bills Hooligan]

Pittsburgh Pirates Dumatrait - L +151

[Horfin]

Colorado -150

[Mark's Moneymakers]

atlanta -1.5 (+180)

[gadfly36]

1:35PM (EST) 910 Baltimore Orioles J Guthrie - R -140

[Larry]

Tigers +122

[MJJM888]

Cleveland Indians at Cincinnati Reds
Sun 5/18
Under 7½ -105

[Half-Man Half-Amazin]

Indians -118

[brock]

919 Minnesota +135

[wsox08]

Tampa Bay -106

[JB]

903 Kansas City Royals Z Greinke - R -116