They say that home is where the heart is, but that just hasn’t been the case for a few teams across baseball this year. There are a lot of strong teams in this week’s “Who’s Not,” so watch out for these MLB betting squads that are killing your bankrolls!
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Season Standings
1: Milwaukee Brewers (8-16, -$1,135) – And to think that this is an improvement for the Brewers! Milwaukee is simply just drowning in its own pitching miseries at this point, particularly at Miller Park. MLB betting fans are just getting crippled laying chalk with the Brew Crew on a regular basis at home, and until the corner really starts to turn, it’s hard to see how anyone has the ability of backing this team.

2: Houston Astros (9-18, -$952) – Two weeks ago, we said that the Astros may just need to get away from home and hit the road for a bit. Since that point, they’ve gone 2-9 on the road and haven’t improved any at home. This is a team that is only going to get worse, not better, especially once the road out of town starts to open up and guys like 1B Lance Berkman and RHP Roy Oswalt get traded.

3: Cleveland Indians (8-14, -$617) – You have to go back to the middle of April to find the last time that the Indians won a series at home. Since the sweep of the White Sox that ended on April 18th, they are just 4-12 and have dropped $870 for MLB betting aficionados. Pitching has been a tremendous problem over these 16 games, as Cleveland has averaged allowing 6.06 runs per game since the middle of April.

Who’s Not?
1: New York Yankees (2-3, -$392) – Just two weeks ago, we had the Yankees on the top of the season standings for home teams, but we also warned that one bad week can really wreck that. That’s exactly what happened. Three losses as huge favorites at home have come back to destroy New York bettors, and we must keep warning that this is a team that is going to run in huge streaks this year.

2: Tampa Bay Rays (2-3, -$355) – Much like the Yankees, when the Rays get beaten at home, it is really starting to hurt. Even though Tampa Bay is still one of the best overall money teams in baseball, it is quickly becoming one of the worst money home teams. We expect that to change at some point, but it’s fairly clear that the oddsmakers are going to punish you in a big way if you plan on raising the stakes on the Rays at Tropicana Field and they lose.

3: Florida Marlins (1-4, -$310) – Manager Fredi Gonzalez should start to worry about his job. After the whole SS Hanley Ramirez situation, the head man for the Fish can now add the fact that his team has been the subject of a perfect game to his dubious resume. Florida had a woeful offensive series at home against Philly over the weekend, scoring just three total runs in as many games.
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Any time you can turn your home field into a little house of horrors for the opposite, you’re going to be a hero for baseball bettors. The teams you see atop these MLB betting home standings may surprise you, but BetUS has all of the information that you need to cash in while the iron is hot!
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Season Standings
1.Oakland Athletics (18-9, +$911) – The A’s just continue to play great baseball at home, and it doesn’t seem to matter who pays a visit there. They’ve already won critical series against the Rays and the Giants this year, both of which came into Oakland as hot as could be. The pitching staff has thrown 20 straight spotless innings at home, though the next series there is still a few days away.

2.New York Mets (19-9 +$874) – No one has been able to hit New York’s pitching at Citi Field of late. The Phillies came in and couldn’t score a run in three games! The Mets have thrown 27 straight donuts on the board at home, and they haven’t allowed more than four runs in a game at Citi Field since May 12th. At ten games over .500, they have the second best home record in the majors.

3.Atlanta Braves (16-6, +$727) – Here’s the team with the best home record that baseball has to offer. Atlanta has only suffered six setbacks at Turner Field this year and has only lost one series there this year. It’s not like lousy pitchers keep coming into Atlanta either. Carlos Zambrano, Roy Halladay, Wandy Rodriguez, Dan Haren, and Johan Santana have all fallen victim to the Braves as visitors this season.

Who’s Hot?
1.New York Mets (5-0, +$626) – Thanks to that three game sweep at home against the Phils, not only did the Mets significantly boost their record and improve the bankrolls of their bettors, but manager Jerry Manuel might have saved his job as well. Now, New York is just three games behind the Phils in the NL East standings, and for as long as it stays within striking distance, Manuel should remain safe.

2.Atlanta Braves (5-0 +$500) – Atlanta’s five straight victories at home isn’t nearly as impressive as New York’s. The Braves took care of the Pirates and Reds in those five games and have been at least -165 chalks in their L/4 at home. However, wins are wins, and no matter who they come against, manager Bobby Cox will certainly take it.

3.Arizona Diamondbacks (4-1, +$346) – The D’Backs may still be in dead last in the NL West standings, some 10.5 games out, but they are playing some solid ball at home. They took two out of three against Toronto and swept a miniature two game set with the Giants in their L/5 home games. Buyers beware, though. Arizona is still just 11-12 at home, and though that’s nothing in comparison to its woeful 9-19 mark on the road, it’s still a record that can cost MLB betting fans a ton of loot throughout the remainder of the season.
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Low scoring games have become a trend across baseball, and here at BetUS Sportsbook, we’re looking at why the MLB odds have been stacked for ‘unders’ of late on the diamond.
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Season Standings
1: Baltimore Orioles (32-17-2) – It’s hard to think that an offense that has been scoring an average of 3.37 runs per game this season could be getting worse by the minute, but that’s exactly what is happening. It’s a shame that the O’s are already 21 games under .500 considering the fact that the staff feels like it has improved from a year ago (though a 4.66 ERA is still nothing to write home about).

2: San Diego Padres (29-17-4) – The Padres have only committed 22 errors all season long, putting them fifth in the bigs in that category. Parlay that defense with a pitching staff that has a sub-3.00 ERA for the year (2.98), and the recipe is ripe for a ton of ‘under’ games. Give the Pads come credit for holding off the suddenly surging Dodgers as well. Though they probably won’t stay in first place all season long, they’re certainly going to be an interesting team to watch.

3: St. Louis Cardinals (31-19-1) – If not for the fact that the Cards have scored at least seven runs in three of their L/4 games, they would probably have the best record against the MLB odds for ‘under’ bettors for the season. This pitching staff just continues to be crazy. The Redbirds have held five of their L/6 foes to three runs or less and continue to lead baseball in team ERA with just a 2.95.

Who’s Hot?
1: Philadelphia Phillies (6-0) – Here’s how you know that you’re going to play a ton of ‘under’ games: Your offense scores a grand total of seven runs over its L/8 games and you have a perfect game thrown by RHP Roy Halladay in the process. Amazingly, one of the most potent looking offenses in baseball has been offensive, for lack of a better term. Somehow, the Phils scored four runs in three games and went 2-1 against the Marlins to show for it. That offense had better get kicked into gear soon, or Philly will be on the outside of the playoff picture looking in.

2: Baltimore Orioles (5-1) – No one is as offensively challenged right now as the two-time defending National League champs are, but the Orioles aren’t very far behind. They have only plated three runs over their L/3 games and nine in their L/9 overall. With games coming up against the Yankees and Red Sox, how on earth does Baltimore think that it is competing with offensive production like that?

3: New York Mets (4-2) – The Mets played a pair of contrasting series last week. Their three-game set at Milwaukee was relatively predictable, but the 34 straight donuts that went on the board over a span of five games, including three shutouts against the Phillies was the really impressive ‘under’ stretch in the Big Apple.
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Memorial Day is open us, and here at BetUS Sportsbook, we’re going to try to help you out with all of your baseball handicapping needs. Find out why the D’Backs are still great for MLB picks for the ‘over’!
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Season Standings
1: Arizona Diamondbacks (34-15-2) – Another week, four more ‘overs’ for Arizona mlb betting fans. This week, it was the bullpen that really imploded, particularly on Sunday against the Giants. If you had 50 guesses at which pitcher in baseball had allowed the most home runs, would you ever get to RHP Dan Haren? And you want to know why this staff has a 5.94 ERA through 51 games of the season…

2: Milwaukee Brewers (29-18-3) – Relatively speaking, it was a low scoring week for the defensively and pitching challenged Brewers. Coming into this week, the Brew Crew had only played four ‘under’ contests all season long at home. They successfully pulled that off just in this week. However, don’t think that that means that the pitching staff is getting any better. Milwaukee has still allowed an average of 5.67 runs per game in its L/9, and that includes one shutout and a one-run game.

3: New York Yankees (28-20-2) – The Bronx Bombers are having a major pitching problem right now. LHP CC Sabathia has an ERA of over 4.00, while RHP Joba Chamberlain’s is nearly 6. Scoring at least seven runs in all three games against the Indians was great over the weekend, but one would like to think that scoring 26 runs in three days would produce three wins, especially with Sabathia on the bump for one of the games… Nope. That was the loss in the bunch (13-11 on Saturday).

Who’s Hot?
1: Cleveland Indians (5-0-1) – Speaking of the Tribe, they can’t find a way to record outs right now, and it’s becoming a tremendous issue. The pitching staff hasn’t held a team under three runs in a game since May 16th, and it has allowed at least five runs in nine of its L/11. For as long as this keeps up, Cleveland is going to be stuck in ‘Over’ City, and should be the subject of your MLB picks.

2: Atlanta Braves (4-1-1) – The Braves have won five straight games and are 14-4 in their L/18 overall thanks to an offense that just keeps putting runs on the board. In this stretch, they have scored at least seven runs nine times, so regardless of what the pitching staff is up to, the reality is that plenty of ‘over’ games are going to keep happening in “Hot ‘Lanta.”

3: Seattle Mariners (4-1) – It seems like the M’s are totally hit or miss offensively of late. They have scored at least five runs in four out of five games, but have only scored exactly one run in three of their L/7. Keep in mind that this is a team that has only played one ‘under’ contest at Safeco Field since May 19th, and with a slew of home games coming up to start June, this may be a trend to keep an eye on.
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BetUS Sportsbook is back with its World Cup picks for the winner of Group C. Many feel as though the United States may be the only team that can challenge England from walking away with nine points in this group, but the other contenders have to feel like they are just one moment of greatness from being able to qualify.

World Cup Betting Lines – To Win Group C
England -300: United States +450: Slovenia +800: Algeria +2000
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England – The Brits clearly have the deck stacked in their favor in this group, as they are going to be the most talented team of these four hands down. There may not be any way to stop the talent of the likes of F Wayne Rooney, M Steven Gerrard, M Frank Lampard, F Peter Crouch, and F Jermain Defoe. No one scored more goals in European qualifying for this tournament than the Three Lions, as they put 34 strikes in the back of the net, going 9-0-1 in the process. The British media is fully expecting to see nine points and at least seven goals come out of three matches in the group stages.

United States – The United States couldn’t have asked for a nicer draw than the one that it received in England’s group in the first round of the World Cup. GK Tim Howard will inevitably be leading the charge in net, as F Landon Donovan tries his best to improve upon his 42 career goals in 121 career matches for his country. Keep an eye on D Oguchi Onyewu as well in defense, as his ability to close down the biggest strikers in the world is paramount for the USA’s success.

Slovenia – Kudos go out to Slovenia for qualifying for the World Cup in just its second attempt at reach soccer’s grandest stage (it split from Yugoslavia in 1991). Even though there are legitimately a few options for the Slovenians to turn to, save F Milivoje Novakovic, there doesn’t seem to be enough talented players to be able to safely procure many, if any, points from this tournament.

Algeria – The good news for Algeria is that its first match is going to come against Slovenia, and three points in that match may ultimately be good enough to see it into the top of Group C for at least a little while. However, a squad that doesn’t have much in the way of top flight experience at either the international level or on domestic club levels really shouldn’t be able to compete with either the United States or England on this sort of a stage, and barring a few fluke moments as the team came up with in 1982 when it shocked West Germany in the first round of the World Cup, it will be a short stay in South Africa for the Desert Foxes.

With Rooney potentially nursing an injury, the prospects of England winning that first match with the United States may not be as high as they once were. The USA is going to be craving respect in this tournament right from the outset, and even a draw against the Brits could set up a big upset in this group. Don’t be surprised to see the Stars and Stripes end up with the pole position in Group C.

My World Cup Prediction: United States +450
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Just because a team is fantastic against the MLB betting moneylines doesn’t make it an awful squad against the run-lines. Here at BetUS Sportsbook, we’re keeping you in the know for how to beat the less popular lines to bet baseball on. See who joins the woeful Brewers on this MLB betting list!
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1: Milwaukee Brewers (18-29, -$1,404) – If the Brewers don’t start to get some pitching together, they’re not going to be beating moneylines, run-lines, alternate lines, or any other lines aside from the maybe the unemployment lines! Milwaukee’s problem with beating any of the lines has to do with the fact that its pitching staff is just prone to giving up the big inning seemingly every night. It’s nearly impossible to come back from a 4+ run inning to cover anything in MLB betting action.

2: Chicago White Sox (17-30, -$1,356) – If you thought that manager Ozzie Guillen was unhappy with umpire Joe West after a balk call against his LHP Mark Buehrle a few days ago, he certainly won’t like the fact that no team in the majors has a worse record against the run-line than his club. The Pale Hose have come out on the wrong end of the run-line in four straight one run games, which isn’t going to help matters any for a team that only has eight wins by more than one run all month long.

3: Houston Astros (20-27, -$1,339) – What this is telling us is that the Astros are underdogs quite a bit. Teams that are only seven games under .500 on the run-line shouldn’t be out over 13 units worth of coin on the season. The ‘Stros did lose a one run game and cash on the run-line last night in Milwaukee, but that’s something that has only happened six times all season long. Just like so many other bad teams in baseball, it’s hard to make headway on the run-line when you can’t lose games by just one run. The oddsmakers have really yet to react.

4: Cleveland Indians (20-25, -$1,112) – This is the exact same situation that Houston is in. The Tribe have only picked up victories on the run-line in four games for the entire season in which they lost, the lowest amount for any team in baseball that is regularly an underdog. (Meaning teams like the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees that are favorites nearly every night don’t count in this statistic, as they have combined for zero wins against the run-line in games that they have been underdogs in). Until Cleveland starts winning games, winning run-lines is going to prove to be just as difficult.

5: Texas Rangers (18-29, -$938) – Now here’s an odd team to throw in this mix. The Rangers are +$136 on the season on the moneyline and they play in a ballpark that is historically known for having a smaller amount of one run games than most. Texas doesn’t quite have the offense this year that it normally does, and the oddsmakers have caught on to the fact that this is probably the best team in the AL West. As a result, a few extra one run games have gone a long way in crippling run-line bettors for the Rangers.
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