After my recent funk, I called up Pulitzer Prize winner, singer/songwriter Bob Dylan to bring me piece of mind...and possibly a few Tuesday winners.  I recorded the conversation and translated as best as possible.

Me: Bob, I know you must be busy, but I need your help.

Bob: (nasal mumbling) Call an ambulance.  Call 9-1-1.

Me: No, Bob, I'm in a sports betting dark period.

Bob: (strumming an acoustic guitar and singing) Keep on trying to do your best...and don't lay an egg like a bird in a nest.

Me: Well, it's not "Maggie's Farm" but it sounds promising. 

Bob: Thank you.  Thank you.

Me: Bob, I need a few winners.

Bob: (more guitar and singing) The serfs they were enslaved to the dirt.  They toiled and tussled but to make matters worse...

Me: Bob!  Bob!  Put on your sports handicapping hat, please.

Bob: Oh...yeah...just a minute.  (an acoustic guitar falls onto a hard wood floor and then the shuffling of shoes)  Here's my advice:

Braves -153

A simple case of a team pitching and hitting well (Braves) versus a team that couldn't hit a pinata -- without a blindfold.

Cubs -112

Carlos Zambrano is the kind of guy I could write a song about.  Plus, the Cubs offense is way overdue for one of its recent runfest games.

Marlins -112

Starting pitcher Scott Olsen already beat the Brew Crew 3-0 as a visitor.  Milwaukee is batting a meek .230 against lefties.  In addition, the Brewers are 2-7 over the last 9 games in Florida.

Red Sox +109

The Tigers are slipping once again.  And now they face a Red Sox team that has scored 32 runs over the last four games, with a team batting average of .347.

Me: Thanks, Bob.  Congrats on the Pulitzer.

Bob: No, thank you.  Good luck tonight.