St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers 5/23/08 Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers open up a series on Friday that should be very competitive as the Dodgers come in after sweeping Cincinnati while the Cardinals have won four of their last five. Friday’s pitching matchup has Adam Wainwright facing Derek Lowe.
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Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics Game 2 Pick
The Boston Celtics had enough energy to win Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Detroit Pistons as they won 88-79 on Tuesday. They expect a much tougher test on Tuesday since Detroit is not likely to be as rusty. Point guard Chauncey Billups had not played in quite a while after missing the last two games against Orlando.
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Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros Preview 5/22/08
The Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros open up a four game set on Thursday with Kyle Kendrick facing Roy Oswalt. Kendrick is 3-2 on the season with an ERA of 4.76 while Oswalt is 4-4 and has an ERA of 5.43.
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San Antonio Spurs at Los Angeles Lakers Game 1 Pick
The defending champion San Antonio Spurs survived against the New Orleans Hornets but to reach the NBA Finals they will have to go through the Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant. The Lakers have home court advantage in this series and that could prove important as Los Angeles is a perfect 6-0 at home in the playoffs and has won 12 straight overall at home.
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Arizona Diamondbacks at Florida Marlins 5/20/08 Preview
Two division leaders open up a three game set on Tuesday as the Florida Marlins host the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks lead the National League West while the Marlins lead the National League East. The Diamondbacks are playing well of late while the Marlins have slumped. That could change though as Arizona plays 26 of their next 38 games on the road.
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Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics Game 1 Pick
The two best teams in the Eastern Conference will meet for the right to play in the NBA Finals. The Boston Celtics took the long way to get here as they defeated the Atlanta Hawks in seven games and the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games. The Detroit Pistons were more efficient, dispatching the 76ers in six games and the Magic in five.
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San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Hornets Game 7 Pick
The San Antonio Spurs will try and accomplish something that not many teams have done in the NBA playoffs this season and that is pull off a road win. The defending NBA champs have not won in New Orleans in the playoffs and have been blown out in each game. They will hope to rely upon their experience in tonight’s Game 7.
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Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Preview 5/19/2008
The Houston Astros return home after a very successful 7-3 road trip to take on the division leading Chicago Cubs. Lance Berkman has been tearing up the league and leading the Astros recently, hitting .545 during his 17-game hitting streak with 8 home runs and 21 RBIs. The Astros are 11-6 at home this season.
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Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers Game 6 Pick
Things have gotten much tougher for the Cleveland Cavaliers in their series against the Boston Celtics. Not only do they have to win on Friday to force a Game 7, they must do it without one of their best shooters as Daniel Gibson will miss the game with a separated shoulder. It will be up to LeBron James to lead the Cavaliers on Friday.
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Los Angeles Lakers at Utah Jazz Game 6 Pick
The Utah Jazz will look to use the NBA’s best home court edge to even their best of seven series against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. The Lakers won 111-104 on Wednesday and could clinch if they can win at Utah. The Jazz had a good chance to win Game Five at Los Angeles but let their chance slip away and now must win on Friday to force a Game Seven.
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