Philadelphia Phillies vs. Tampa Bay Rays 7:08 ET

MLB BASEBALL BETTING – Game Match-Up 6/24

After ripping apart LHP David Price for a whopping ten runs in just 4.1 innings, the Philadelphia Phillies (37-31, +$6) will look to build on their 10-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays (37-35, -$302) for another winning effort in Wednesday night’s premier MLB betting affair. The Phils have the best road record in baseball at 24-9, and they also have an MLB-best +$1,798 record away from home. But that mark will surely be tested, as the Rays posted the best home mark in baseball last season at +$2,701, and rode that home field advantage to the World Series last year.
 
The Rays are -175 favorites tonight to get back in the win column, while you can find a ‘total’ of 9 over -115 at BetUS.com right now!
 
RHP Joe Blanton gets the starting nod from manager Charlie Manuel on Wednesday evening. The righty was touched up for four runs in 5.1 innings pitched against Toronto in his last outing, but it was really his worst outing in about a month. Though the Phillies haven’t won any of Blanton’s L/3 starts, they had won six of his previous seven before that. Since a rough month of April, Blanton has settled down dramatically. He is 4-1 with a 4.15 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. Save for walking six Nats on May 15th, the righty hasn’t walked more than two batters in a game since April 27th, and he has a fantastic K/9 ra... [More]

Mets and Orioles from Camdem Yards

MLB Baseball Betting Odds
New York Mets (33-30) at Baltimore Orioles (28-37)
Thursday, June 18
 
BetUS MLB betting odds: Pick'em (-110 each way), Total 10.5
 
Right-handers go at it tonight, as Livan Hernandez of the Mets (5-1, 4.34 ERA) squares off against Jason Berken (1-3, 7.33 ERA) of the Orioles.
 
Here are some of the MLB Baseball betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
 
* NY has lost five of its last seven games
* NY has lost eight of its last 12 road games
* BALT has lost nine of its last 13 games
 
In the HEAD-TO-HEAD sports betting trends:
 
* BALT has won four of the last six meetings
 
Wednesday provided a real disappointment for the Mets, as Pedro Feliciano, who had held left-handed hitters to a .125 average previously, gave up a two-run homer to Aubrey Huff in the seventh inning, as Baltimore won by a 6-4 score. It was Huff's first extra base hit in 16 games. Meanwhile, David Wright's hitting streak came to an end. The National League's leading batter (.365) had hit safely in eleven straight contests. Matt Wieters, the highly-touted rookie catcher for the Orioles, hit his first major league homer off Tim Redding. The Mets are three games in back of the Philadelphia Phillies, who have lost two games in a row, in the National League East. The Orioles are twelve games behind the Boston Red Sox in the American League ... [More]

MLB Free Picks - Angels and Giants from the Bay

MLB Baseball Betting Odds
Los Angeles Angels (33-29) at San Francisco Giants (34-29)
Tuesday, June 16
 
BetUS MLB betting odds:  Giants -130, Angels +110, Total 9
 
Left-hander Jonathan Sanchez (2-6, 4.92 ERA) takes the mound for the Giants, while Sean O'Sullivan, a right-hander, makes his major league debut for the Angels.
 
Here are some of the MLB Baseball betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
 
* LA has won four of its last five games
* LA has lost four of its last six road games
* SF has won five of its last seven games
* SF has won nine of its last 11 home games
 
In the HEAD-TO-HEAD sports betting trends:
 
* LA has won four of the last six meetings
* SF has won seven of the last ten meetings as the home team
 
 
In the series opener John Lackey turned in a workmanlike performance, giving up three runs in seven innings for the Angels. The other guy on the mound, Barry Zito, got hammered, surrendering seven runs as Los Angeles powered its way to a 9-7 win on Monday. San Francisco had won three straight over Oakland on the weekend, and that streak was snapped, while the Angels won their fourth in a row. The Angels are gaining ground on the Texas Rangers, trailing them by just two games in the American League West. As for the Giants, they've got a ways to go to catch up to the Dodgers in the NL West, but they are out in front of the wild card race, a half g... [More]

Interleague Action - Marlins at Blue Jays

MLB Baseball Betting Odds
Florida Marlins at Toronto Blue Jays
Saturday, June 13
By Charles Jay
 
In this Saturday interleague matchup, southpaw Sean West (1-1, 2.22 ERA), who has been a real standout for the Marlins, goes up against Casey Janssen (2-2, 5.24 ERA) of the Blue Jays.
 
Here are some of the MLB Baseball betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
(Numbers are good through Thursday's games; please update with Friday's results)
 
* FLA has lost seven of its last ten road games
* FLA has played five of its last six road games UNDER the total
* TOR has won four of its last six games
* TOR has lost 14 of its last 21 games
* TOR has played its last five games UNDER the total
* TOR has won 16 of its last 23 home games
 
In the HEAD-TO-HEAD sports betting trends:
(Numbers are good through Thursday's games; please update with Frriday's results)
 
* FLA has won the last five meetings
* Four of the last five meetings have gone UNDER the total
* FLA has won four of the last six meetings as the road team
* Four of the last five meetings in Toronto have gone UNDER the total
 
The Marlins have fallen, without question. When they came out of the box they looked like they were going to be right in the thick of things in the National League East. Things started to go downhill, and one of the reasons is that the team can't put together a consistent offense. Right now Florida ... [More]

Expert Picks - Minnesota Twins vs. Oakland Athletics

Game-day:  6/9/2009
 
First-pitch:  10:05 pm est.
 
By D.S. Williamson
 
The Minnesota Twins entered Oakland as the favorites on Monday night but couldn’t get out of Oakland with a victory.  On Tuesday night, the Twins look to even their series against the Athletics when they send pitcher Scott Baker to the mound.  Baker hasn’t been that effective in 2009 compiling a record of 3 and 6 with a 5.88 ERA and a WHIP of 1.24.  The WHIP is very good.  That tells me that Baker’s usually not receiving the run support he needs in many of his games.
 
The A’s counter Baker with pitcher Brett Anderson.  Anderson hasn’t done much better in 2009 than Baker with a record of 3 and 5, an ERA of 4.97 and a WHIP of 1.44.
 
Here is the BetUS online sportsbook betting line for this game.
 
Minnesota Twins
Scott Baker – R                     -1 ½ +145        -115     O 8 ½ -105      O/U 4 -115
 
Oakland Athletics
Brett Anderson – L                +1 ½ -165        -105     U 8 ½ -115  ... [More]

White Sox and Tigers in Game 2 of Double Header

BetUS MLB betting odds: Tigers -115, White Sox -105, Total 10
 
Jeremy Bonderman makes his first start of the season for the Tigers, while the White Sox counter with fellow right-hander Jose Contreras (0-5, 8.19 ERA), who will be looking for his first win of the year in this one.
 
Here are some of the MLB Baseball betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
(Through Sunday's games; please check results of Game 1 of the doubleheader)
 
* DET has lost four of its last six games
* DET has played five of its last seven games UNDER the total
* CHI has lost five of its last six games
* CHI has played six of its last seven games UNDER the total
* CHI has lost five of its last six home games
* CHI has played eight of its last nine home games UNDER the total
 
In the HEAD-TO-HEAD sports betting trends:
 
* CHI has won five of the last six meetings
* CHI has won the last four meetings as the home team
 
 
Detroit got a grand slam from cult favorite Clete Thomas in Sunday as they beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-6. Thomas had come into the game as a pinch runner for the ailing Miguel Cabrera, who has had a hamstring problem of late and was removed by manager Jim Leyland after three at-bats. Cabrera might not play today.
 
The Tigers went into the doubleheader leading the AL Central by 3.5 games over the Minnesota Twins (leading by five in the loss column). the White Sox were 4.5 in... [More]