Thursday was one of those days that every handicapping dreams of where almost everything went right. I went 2-0 with my MLB underdog plays (cashing with the Indians +175 vs. the Yankees -- though followers should have been able to get +190 -- and the Padres +115 vs. the Mets) 3-0 with my umpire totals (the Padres-Mets OVER, the Marlins-Braves UNDER and the Angels-Mariners UNDER), plus 1-1 with two NHL playoff games (losing with the Flames +145 vs. the Blackhawks after the Flames led 1-0 and 2-1 before losing late, but then winning with the Ducks +190 vs. the Sharks in a 2-0 upset of the top seed).

That brings my record in these three categories to :

MLB underdogs: 17-14 for a net profit of 7.46 units thanks to the power of plus-money

MLB umpire totals: 12-5-1 for a net profit of 6.4 units (after starting the season 0-3)

NHL playoffs: 1-1 for a net profit of 0.9 units

I hope a lot of you have been following along. I hope to keep it going, though no one can expect to continue at such a lofty win rate (but I 'll certainly try). Remember that I only write these "Tuley the Tout" blogs about once a week, but my daily plays can be found each day in the ViewFromVegas Forums. We have a lot of other sharp handicappers in all sports, especially in horse racing, so it pays to check back every day.

There are no MLB umpire plays that qualify today with most series starting anew for the weekend, so check back Saturday morning for those plays. Here are some of my plays for the weekend. I welcome any questions in the VFV Forums.

MLB
Dodgers +155 vs. Phillies (Friday)
Braves +105 vs. Pirates (Friday)

NHL
Blues +165 vs. Canucks (Friday)
Flames +135 vs. Blackhawks (Saturday)

NBA
Bulls +8.5 vs. Celtics (Saturday)
Heat +5 vs. Hawks (Sunday)

Good luck, and see you at ViewFromVegas.com

Yours truly,
Dave Tuley








 went 0-2 with my underdogs Wednesday (an ugly 9-0 loss by the White Sox and an equally embarrassing 19-6 loss by the Orioles), but I still claim a winning record on the season at 15-14 and a net profit of +4.56 profits thanks to the plus-money on dogs.

I was bailed out on the day as I went 2-1 with my umpire totals, winning with the Marlins-Braves OVER 9 and the Padres-Mets UNDER 9.5 while losing earlier in the day with the Red Sox-A's UNDER 9 -120 (which was a bit of a bad beat as Tim Wakefield had a no-hitter through 7 innings and the score was 2-0 until Boston scored 6 runs in the top of the eighth and eventually won 8-2. For the season, my MLB umpire totals are 9-5-1 for a net profit of +3.4 units.

I've got 5 plays for Thursday

Padres +115 vs. Mets
Indians +175 vs. Yankees


Marlins-Braves UNDER 9...Dana DeMuth was 20-13 with the under last year
Padres-Mets OVER 7.5 EV...Gary Darling was 23-11 with the over last year
Angels-Mariners UNDER 8...Marty Foster was 22-10-2 with the under last year