Angels to hold Big A rubber match with Blue Jays

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06/01/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After having a three-game winning streak halted on Saturday, the Toronto Blue Jays will attempt to get back on track when they close out a three-game weekend set against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim this afternoon.

Last night, Juan Rivera's pinch-hit single in the bottom of the 10th inning plated Casey Kotchman for the winning run as the Angels edged Toronto, 3-2.

Scot Shields (3-1) got the win after he threw a scoreless top of the 10th for Los Angeles, which snapped a two-game slide. Brian Tallet (0-1) took the loss for the Blue Jays.

The game featured two strong performances from the starting pitchers. John Lackey threw eight innings for the Angels and allowed two runs -- one earned -- on six hits and a walk, while striking out seven. Shaun Marcum gave up just two runs in seven innings despite giving up 11 hits for the Blue Jays.

The Angels improved to 2-0 in extra-inning games, while Toronto fell to 3-4.

A.J. Burnett will take the mound for Toronto this afternoon, and he has a mediocre 5-5 record with a modest 4.57 ERA. Burnett does have 65 strikeouts in 69 innings of work, but he has also permitted 71 hits to go along with 31 walks.

The righty is 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA in two career outings against the Angels.

Jon Garland is slated to oppose Burnett, and he is 5-3 with a 3.89 ERA this season. The right-hander pitched extremely well against Detroit on Monday, as he threw 7 1/3 shutout innings of four-hit ball. Unfortunately, he didn't figure in the decision.

Garland has already beaten the Blue Jays once this season and is 10-2 with a 4.17 ERA lifetime against Toronto.

The Angels took two of three from the Jays at the Rogers Centre from May 20-22. Toronto, though, holds a slight 8-7 edge in its last 15 visits to Anaheim.

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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. 
 
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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. 
 
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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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