20 Units, Take San Francisco ML, This pick falls into one of my top MLB systems and the Giants have Tim Lincecum (5-1, 1.61 ERA) who is the superior pitcher in this match-up on the mound. Lincecum has an ERA of just 1.55 over 7 starts this season and an ERA of just 2.14 over his last 3 starts. Lincecum has an ERA of just 1.20 over 2 career starts against the Astro's while averaging 7.5 innings per start and I look for him to dominate them again this afternoon. Chris Sampson (2-3, 6.27 ERA) has struggled this season and he has an ERA of 6.14 over his last 3 starts while lasting just 4.9 innings per start. The Giants are 10-5 in their last 15 games against the Astro's and they give Lincecum plenty of run support this afternoon. Take the Giants as my MLB Afternoon Game of the Week.

25 Units, Take the Over, This pick falls into one of my top NHL Total systems and 9 of the last 13 games in this match-up have gone over the posted total. The average score per game for the Flyers in the playoffs is 6.3 and this Flyers team will cause all kinds of havoc for Fleury in front of the net to get goals tonight since this is the only way they will win. The O/U is 4-1 for the Flyers over their last 5 games played and both of these teams have very solid powerplays converting at over 21.5% this season. Both of these teams have had trouble killing penalties with the Penguins opponents converting at 21.1% against them on the road and the Flyers have had trouble killing penalties in the playoffs with opponents converting at 23.9%. Take the Over as my NHL Playoff Total of the Year in what should be a real barn burner. Flyers 4 Penguins 3

20 Units, Take New Orleans, We are getting very good line value here tonight with the Hornets that have already experienced the hostile environment in San Antonio so the second time around will have little effect on them. The Hornets just crushed the Spurs by 22 points in their last game and I look for them to play very well defensively again tonight after holding the Spurs to shooting just 37.7% against them last game. The Hornets are 16-3 SU in their last 19 games after allowing 85 points or less and the Spurs are just 8-13 ATS after scoring 85 points or less in their previous game. The Hornets are the better overall shooting team in this match-up and they are shooting 39.7% as a team from beyond the arc on the road this season. The Hornets have outscored their opponents by an average of 7.2 ppg in the playoffs while the Spurs have been outscored by an average of 1.8 ppg. Take the Hornets to keep this game very close tonight as my NBA Playoff Slam Dunk.