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Las Vegas - Life is tough in baseball's BEST division, the National League West, but Arizona is keeping its head above water with a 14-11 record (not including last night). The Diamondbacks will send Merrill Kelly to the mound and if you looked at his 4.73 ERA, you're probably saying Eck, why? Well, the bloated ERA comes from one bad start against the Yankees in New York where he was rocked for 9 hits and 9 earned runs in just 3 innings. In his other four starts, Kelly logged 23 innings and allowed only 5 earned runs for a skinny 1.96 ERA. His record is 3-1 and he is 2-0 in Phoenix, so gimme the Snakes for the money.

Then we skate up to Colorado and drop a few bucks on the Avalanche over the Stars. Tough OT loss for the Avs in game three, but we're expecting a YUGE effort tonight as they look to avoid a 3-1 hole.

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