Tim Michael - Betting Expert

T.M. Selection: Reds/Rockies OVER (8* MONEY-MAKER).

Coors Field is the great equalizer in sports. Now, both the Reds and the Rockies have struggled with offensive consistency this year, but each is primed for a big night at the plate facing these confirmed "gas can" starters in the opener of this series. Luis Castillo (1-4, 6.42 ERA) and Chi Chi Gonzalez (1-1, 5.97), are both struggling this season and I simply can't seem them "flipping a switch" and resolving their issues in this brutal pitchers arena. This one has over written all over it!

T.M. Prediction: 8-7 Reds.

T.M. Selection: Yankees (10* TRADE-MARK).

The Yankees will have no mercy on Tampa. New York has been stifled by the Rays over the last couple of years, so it will always look to kick Tampa when it's down moving forward. After a very slow start as well, New York is finaly starting to hit its stride, as it enters having won four in a row and eight of its last ten. Tampa is trending the other way now, loser of four of its last five. Jameson Taillon (1-2, 5.02 ERA) and Rich Hill (1-1, 5.17) are a "wash" as far as the starters are concerned, but look for New York to improve upon its 7-2 record in its last nine after three or more straight vicotries in a row; great price on the red hot Yankees!

T.M. Prediction: 6-3 Yanks.

T.M. Selection: Nuggets (10* TRADE-MARK).

Yes, Minnesota has been playing a lot better of late. That tends to happen to teams which have played poorly all season, and then catch other teams tired or disinerested at the end of the season. Minnesota just hammered the Pistons 119-100 on the road, but the Nuggets aren't going to roll over here, as they're still in a tight race in the West standing with just a couple of games to go. Denver is playing well right now as well, as it's won 11 of its last 14. I say Minnesota is the one due for a letdown here after its rare big road win, while I look for the Nuggets to improve upon their impressive 21-4-1 ATS record here in their last 26 visits to Minnesota; lay the points!

T.M. Prediction: COMING SHORTLY.