Baseball in the month of August is nearly here, and BetUS Sportsbook takes some time out to look at the best run-line teams that the game has to offer. Check out who the top run-line teams are with our MLB picks!
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1: Toronto Blue Jays (63-39, +$2,412) – Thanks to a five game winning streak on the run line, the Blue Jays have stormed to the top of this MLB betting list for the season in surprising fashion. Though it is fairly clear that the boys from the Great White North aren’t going to be in the hunt for October this year, they should be proud of their 53-49 record through their first 102 games of the season, especially in the rough and tumble AL East. Look for the top slugging offense in baseball at 155 homers for the season to tail off just a bit as the season declines, but as long as wins keep coming by multiple runs or as underdogs, the Jays are a money team against the run-line.

2: New York Mets (60-42, +$2,133) – The face of the Mets might be changing quite a bit between now and tomorrow’s trade deadline. There is still a question as to whether this team is going to be buying or selling. An offense that is averaging just 4.29 runs per game is frightening to bet on, but in run-line instances, perhaps not so much. It still seems as though the oddsmakers are undervaluing the Metropolitans just a bit on the season, and as a result, plenty of one run losses are turning into run-line victories as short underdogs.

3: San Diego Padres (57-43, +$1,427) – How much longer can the Padres possibly sit atop the NL West standings? Through 100 games, they are 20 games above .500 and are well on their way towards having the best record in the National League. Though the team is only 9-6 since the last time we reviewed our “Run-Line Champs,” it has picked up almost five full units thanks to the fact that it is cashing in on several home victories with big run-line numbers because of short ‘totals’.

4: New York Yankees (56-45, +$1,403) – The consummate run-line team, it should be no surprise that the Yankees are on this list as well considering the fact that they are the fourth best money team in baseball through their first 101 games of the year. There is a big series in Tampa Bay this weekend that will help determine the winner of the AL East, though there is clearly still plenty of baseball to be played. Still, with an offense like this that is averaging an MLB best 5.45 runs per game, it’s hard to not back the Bronx Bombers.

5: Cincinnati Reds (57-46, +$1,117) – The Reds remarkably have the exact same record both SU and against the run-line, and their total earnings for the year are within a unit and a half of each other. They have stormed back to the forefront in the NL Central and are going to be in the scrum for those last few playoff positions in the tightly packed National League. If they make a big move at the deadline though, the oddsmakers might catch on and adjust these lines too far to bet.

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 Orioles on this MLB betting list!
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1: Baltimore Orioles (43-59, -$2,567) – When the Orioles swept that four game series with the Texas Rangers right before the All-Star Break, they might have done a bunch of good for their moneyline bettors, but their run-line bettors didn’t feel the full effect of being such hefty pups. This has easily been the worst MLB betting team all season long on run-lines, and even though manager Buck Showalter just took over the reins, we don’t think anything is changing this year.

2: Arizona Diamondbacks (46-56, -$2,048) – Talk about a dysfunctional franchise! Earlier this year, the surprising dismissals of both GM Josh Byrnes and manager AJ Hinch caused a ton of issues in the Arizona organization. Now, it traded the face of the team, RHP Dan Haren to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for LHP Joe Saunders and a couple prospects that will probably never be heard from again. Yikes! This certainly isn’t going to help matters any for a team that has struggled all season long just staying in games, let alone winning them.

3: Milwaukee Brewers (45-58, -$1,695) – There aren’t many teams in baseball that can say they’ve won fewer games against the run-lines than the Brewers can. Playing such miserable ball at home at the outset of the season really set this team back quite a bit, and now it is in a hole that it simply won’t work out of this year. With trade rumors swirling about all of the best sticks on this team, who knows what it’ll look like by the time Saturday’s wheeling and dealing is over with. Until that point, the Brew Crew are a no-no for MLB betting fans.

4: Seattle Mariners (48-55, -$1,372) – The worst money team in baseball makes its appearance as the fourth worst run-line team in the bigs at almost 14 units deficient this year. The M’s have played lackluster ball since trading away LHP Cliff Lee, and the end result might just be another season on the verge of 100 losses. The water has clearly been poisoned in the great northwest, and until someone gets the Mariners the panacea, they can’t be trusted in any situation.

5: Pittsburgh Pirates (51-50, -$1,156) – Only the Pirates could figure out how to be above .500 against the run-line and still be losing money on the season. Why is this? The oddsmakers are clearly putting too much stock in their abilities to stick within one run in games, and though they’re doing it more often than not, it isn’t often enough to beat a line of -140 or -150. The Bucs are surely not going to do anything to better themselves before the July 31st trade deadline, so this is what MLB betting aficionados are going to have to deal with all season long.

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The balance of power in the AL East could swing quite a bit one way or the other this weekend, as the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays crack skulls in MLB betting encounters. The first of these duels is on Friday night at Tropicana Field.
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The Rays enter this evening’s tussle just two games back on the Bronx Bombers in the AL East. New York holds a comfortable lead on the other division leaders for the best record in baseball, while Tampa Bay, who has the second best record in the bigs, is a whopping 5.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox for the AL Wild Card race.

New York Yankees (65-36, +$848) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (63-38, +$741)
Game Date/Time: Friday, July 30th, 7:10 ET
Game Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
TV/Radio Broadcast: YES, Sun Sports, XM

MLB Wagering Odds: New York Yankees -1.5 +150 -110 (Phil Hughes – R) vs. Tampa Bay Rays +1.5 -170 -110 (Wade Davis – R): Total 9 O -105 9 U -115

Things have certainly not gone well for RHP Phil Hughes to say the least of late. Even though he is 12-3 with a 4.04 ERA and was a deserving All-Star, his performances over the last two months haven’t been up to stuff. Hughes has watched his ERA balloon from 2.54 up to where it is now since in just eight starts, and in the L/6, it has risen from 3.11 up almost a full run. The righty “only” allowed three runs in 5.1 innings of work, but thanks to the fact that the bats really came to play on that night, Hughes escaped with a win over the Kansas City Royals. It was just his second victory since June 19th. Hughes has allowed at least three earned runs in four of his L/5 starts and at least five runs in three of his L/5.

Though RHP Wade Davis isn’t going to be the Rookie of the Year in the American League, he is certainly one of the most feared fifth starters in baseball. He is 8-9 on the season with a 4.32 ERA. Davis has won three straight starts and is pitching quite well, as he has only allowed a total of five runs to cross the plate over 21.1 innings of work in that stretch. Davis has faced the Bronx Bombers three times in his career, going just 1-2 with a 4.86 ERA.

MLB Insider Tip: The Rays are suddenly 10-1 in their L/11 games at Tropicana Field to improve to 30-20 there on the season. This series is just too important for Tampa Bay to lose. A sweep would be devastating for a club that is just trying its best to stick around in the race for the playoffs in spite of the fact that it has the second best record in baseball. The road team might have captured five of the eight meetings this season, but that all ends tonight. Bank on the Rays to go bananas on the slumping Hughes in this MLB betting affair.

My MLB Prediction: Tampa Bay Rays (Davis)
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The 2010 NFL odds are out, and BetUS Sportsbook is looking at the NFC East today. The Dallas Cowboys proved to be too much to top last season, but they are going to be on high alert this year, as all three teams feel like they have to be contenders for a home playoff game.
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Dallas Cowboys (+125 odds) – The Cowboys made real headlines last week by becoming the first team in the NFL to sign their first round draft pick, WR Dez Bryant. Bryant could bring a whole other dimension to the passing game, which was one of the best in the league last year. Between the play of QB Tony Romo and his weapons, including Bryant, WR Miles Austin, WR Roy Williams, and TE Jason Witten, Dallas is sure to be back in the playoff mix once again this year.
My NFL Predictions: 11-5, 1st place in NFC East

New York Giants (+270 odds) – The Giants failed to make the playoffs last year, but it wasn’t the offense’s fault. QB Eli Manning did the best he could with an entirely new set of receivers and tight ends. The play of WR Steve Smith was outstanding last year, and if either Hakeem Nicks or Mario Manningham can step up and do the same thing this season, the New York offense is going to be fantastic. Rookie DE Jason Pierre-Paul and the addition of SS Antrel Rolle from Arizona should help out a pass defense which was the worst in the division last year. The playoffs aren’t out of the question for HC Tom Coughlin’s crew.
My NFL Predictions: 10-6, 2nd place in NFC East

Philadelphia Eagles (+270 odds) – Now that QB Donovan McNabb has moved on, the Eagles have a lot of work to do. QB Kevin Kolb looked sharp in limited action last season, and he is going to be the man tabbed with the duty of making the fans in the City of Brotherly Love forget about #5. It is the defense that concerns us though, especially in the secondary. Philadelphia didn’t have a fantastic secondary last season, and though S Marlin Jackson was signed to help fill the void, his Achilles rupture is going to take him out of the lineup for the entire season.
My NFL Predictions: 8-8, 3rd place in NFC East

Washington Redskins (+550 odds) – Speaking of Donovan McNabb… He’s the new man under center in our nation’s capitol, and along with him comes new HC Mike Shanahan. If owner Dan Snyder is right that the play of QB Jason Campbell and coaching abilities of former HC Jim Zorn really were inadequate, the Redskins could challenge for the NFC East title this year. Though both Shanahan and McNabb are upgrades on their predecessors, it won’t be enough to get the Skins into the playoffs or out of the NFC East gutter. There is still far too much work to be done here for success.
My NFL Predictions: 7-9, 4th place in NFC East

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Our Wednesday night MLB predictions take us to the Ballpark in Arlington where the Texas Rangers will look to secure their 60th win of the 2010 baseball betting season against the division rival Oakland A’s.
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Last night’s 3-1 extra innings Rangers win saw Texas snag its third win in a row in the 2010 series; they hold a 4-3 advantage in the AL West rivals seven meetings heading into Game 2 of the teams current three-game series; three of the L/4 overall meetings were decided in extras.

Once Nelson Cruz launched the walk-off bomb last night, the Rangers had greatly improved upon their positioning in the division. With the Angels once again falling to the Red Sox at home, manager Ron Washington’s club now enjoys a healthy 8.5-game lead in the AL West. That said; while they sit 15-games over .500 at home, the Rangers have cost MLB bettors some coin as a host losing $62 on the year.

The A’s now sit a game over .500 on the year (50-49) and have made their MLB betting backers upwards of $200 overall. They sit seven-games under .500 as a visitor (20-27, -$455), but have won seven of their L/10 road games capturing series wins at Baltimore, Cleveland, and Kansas City; not the stiffest of competition.

Oakland A’s (50-49, $205) vs. Texas Rangers (59-41, $475)
Game Date/Time: Wednesday, July 28th, 8:05 ET
Game Location: Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX
TV/Radio Broadcast: Comcast (California), FOX – Southwest, XM

MLB Odds: Oakland A’s +135 (Trevor Cahill – R) vs. Texas Rangers -155 (Colby Lewis – R) Total: Over/Under 8.5

The A’s have been very successful with Trevor Cahill leading their charge having won 12 of his 17 overall starts on the year. He enters his 18th test of the season off a loss however after getting outdueled by Chicago’s Mark Buehrle in the A’s 5-1 defeat last Friday night. He’s been at his best in the comfy confines of Oakland-Alameda County Stadium where he stands 5-2 with a 2.19 ERA, but the A’s have won seven of his nine road outings where he’s 4-2 with a 4.07 ERA & 1.07 WHIP. The A’s have won each of his L/6 road starts, and he’s been exceptional against the Rangers throughout his career going 4-1 with a 2.23 ERA & 1.10 WHIP in six overall starts.

Getting his 20th overall call to the bump will be Rangers righty Colby Lewis. He’s 9-6 on the year with a 3.52 ERA & 1.14 WHIP having allowed 99 hits and 48 ER’s with a K/BB ratio of 117/41 through 122.2 total IP. Texas has been around a .500 team behind him winning 10 of his 19 overall starts. Max Scherzer and the Detroit Tigers got the best of him his last time out. Lewis has been at his best at home where he sports a 5-1 mark with a 3.40 ERA. He’s been matched up against Cahill twice already this season and has a loss and no decision to show for his efforts. In six career starts vs. Oakland, he’s 2-1 with a 4.05 ERA & 1.68 WHIP.

MLB Insider Tip: I’m expecting runs to continue to be hard to come by in tonight’s battle after Game 1 of this series fell comfortably ‘under’ the closing number. Both Trevor Cahill and Colby Lewis are in very fine form. Cahill has had nothing but success against the Rangers throughout his career, and I firmly expect Lewis to come out real fired up so as not to get defeated by Trevor for the third straight time this season.

‘Under’ bettors have made mad bank with both of these starting hurlers this season as its 11-4-2 in Cahill’s outings and 12-6-1 in Lewis’. Pitching and defense have reigned supreme when these division rivals have hooked up in Texas with it cashing in 9 of the L/13 overall meetings. My MLB predictions have that trend holding suit this evening!

My MLB Prediction: Colorado/Texas Under (Cahill/Lewis)
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BetUS Sportsbook is getting ready for the 2010 NFL season! In preparation, we are issuing our NFL expert picks on the AFC West for this year.
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San Diego Chargers (-325 odds) – The Bolts are in command of the AFC West this year, and there is no reason to get challenged by any other of these other contenders. San Diego has the best passing attack in this division by far, as QB Philip Rivers is head and shoulders above his competitionEven though RB LaDainian Tomlinson and DB Antonio Cromartie are both gone, this team shouldn’t be taking a step back.yo Look for rookie RB Ryan Mathews to have a big, big season.
My NFL Betting Predictions: 13-3, 1st place in AFC West

Oakland Raiders (+750 odds) – The biggest underdog of the bunch in the AFC West is the most intriguing team. The Raiders have a new look with QB Jason Campbell under center now in place of the bust known as JaMarcus Russell. Many forget that Campbell threw for 3,500+ yards and 20+ TD passes last year. He can totally change the face of this offense, which has been simply miserable in years past. The defense has a new captain as well, as rookie LB Rolando McLain could be the Defensive Rookie of the Year. The silver and black might be a year away from being back, but to challenge the .500 mark is a distinct possibility.
My NFL Predictions: 7-9, 2nd place in AFC West

Denver Broncos (+650 odds) – HC Josh McDaniels put his career on the line when he traded up into the middle of the first round to pick Florida Gators QB Tim Tebow to be his future quarterback. QB Kyle Orton wasn’t terrible last season in spite of the fact that there weren’t many expectations, but he will be crippled this year after the rift between McDaniels and WR Brandon Marshall finally sent the wide out to MiamiLast season’s collapse from 6-0 to miss the playoffs was embarrassing to say the least, and it’s hard to think that this year will be anything different. McDaniels could be on his way out after a second bad season.
My NFL Predictions: 6-10, 3rd place in AFC West

Kansas City Chiefs (+700 odds) – With DC Romeo Crennel now in the fold, many think the Chiefs could be a big difference maker this season. However, we tend to disagree. Having SS Eric Berry to work with is going to be great in KC, but he is still only one of 11 players on that defense. There aren’t enough pieces to the puzzle for this unit to be much improved. The addition of RB Thomas Jones as a free agent from the New York Jets is going to be a great pick up, but the problem at hand is that it may stunt the growth of RB Jamaal Charles, who led all rushers in the second half of the season in terms of yardage.
My NFL Predictions: 6-10, 4th place in AFC West

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Advanced wagering on 2010 NFL odds are up and ready for betting at BetUS Sportsbook, and today, we are analyzing the four teams in the AFC North and predicting their order of finish.
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Baltimore Ravens (-115 odds) – Bottom line: No one is stopping Baltimore this year in the AFC North. The Ravens have a loaded defense, and even though some players like LB Ray Lewis and SS Ed Reed are aging, it feels like the team is constantly stockpiling talent through the draft. This year is no exception, as LB Sergio Kindle and DT Terrence Cody should have huge impacts. Look for the acquisition of WR Anquan Boldin to pay major dividends. Baltimore should have over 5,500 yards of offense this year as a team, and that could make it a dangerous team, not just to win the AFC North, but the Super Bowl as well.
My NFL Predictions: 13-3, 1st place in AFC North

Pittsburgh Steelers (+210 odds) – The Steelers could be in for a very long season. It is already well advertised that QB Ben Roethlisberger is sitting for the first month of the season thanks to his off the field issues. Missing the traded WR Santonio Holmes won’t help matters either. Neither will the loss of OT Willie Colon, who will miss the season due to injury. The defense should get SS Troy Polamalu back healthy, but there are still too many questions to buy what Pittsburgh is selling. Expect the ’08 champs to miss the playoffs once again.
My NFL Predictions: 7-9, 2nd place in AFC North

Cincinnati Bengals (+300 odds) – If anything comes from these drug allegations linked to RB Cedric Benson, the Bengals are going to be in a ton of trouble. The Comeback Player of the Year last season could be facing a suspension, which would put a ton of pressure on the shoulders of QB Carson Palmer. Whether it was because his receivers just weren’t great or that he has lost his touch, Palmer struggled all season last year, barely throwing for 3,000 yards. He’ll need to come a lot closer to 4,000 this year for Cincy to make any noise in division.
My NFL Predictions: 6-10, 3rd place in AFC North

Cleveland Browns (+1500 odds) – In another year’s time, the Browns might be a team to contend with. Even though this team has the longest winning streak in the NFL going right now at four games, Cleveland still knows that there is plenty of work to be done. We love the prospects of watching RB James Harrison run this year, but there isn’t a lot of talent on the rest of the team quite yet. That will change soon though, as GM Mike Holmgren is clearly changing the philosophy at the Dawg Pound. Some combination of Jake Delhomme, Seneca Wallace, and Colt McCoy should find a way to make this team respectable in 2010 by its own standards.
My NFL Predictions: 6-10, 4th place in AFC North

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