Baseball Predictions: September 21st 2011
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Prediction: Los Angeles Angels -175
We’ll lay the juice on the Los Angeles Angels Wednesday. The Angels picked up a game in the wild-card race yesterday, and now sit just 3.5 games behind the Boston Red Sox. They are also five back to the Rangers, and this is clearly a must-win situation for them. We like their chances with Ace Dan Haren on the mound. Haren is 15-9 with a 3.24 ERA and 1.026 WHIP in 32 starts this season. He’ll be up against Dustin McGowan, who has struggled mightily in limited action for the Blue Jays. McGowan sports a 7.50 ERA and 1.750 WHIP in 12 innings pitched in 2011, giving up 10 runs, 11 hits and 10 walks. The Angels are 10-2 in their last 12 games as a favorite of -151 to -200. Los Angeles is 37-14 in their last 51 games as a favorite. The Blue Jays are 1-7 in McGowan’s last 8 starts as an underdog of +151 to +200. Take the Angels on the Money Line. -Black Widow

Prediction: San Diego Padres -110
Colorado is 18-31 this year in day games. San Diego has won 4 of their last 5 games overall. Colorado has now lost 6 games in a row. San Diego bullpen has a 3.04 ERA overall this year and a 3.48 ERA on the road this season. Anthony Bass is 1-0 with a 1.88 ERA overall in 25 appearances this year. Bass has started one game where he is 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA and that happened to be in Colorado on June 13th of this year. Aaron Cook is 3-9 with a 5.47 ERA overall this year, 1-4 with a 4.73 ERA at home and 0-2 with an 8.22 ERA his last 3 starts. We’ll recommend a small play on San Diego today! Thanks and good luck, Rocky Atkinson

Prediction: Cleveland Indians -145
A pair of teams that are out of it after contending for much of the year. Chicago lefty Mark Buehrle is looking his age, tiring out with an 0-3 record and an 11.74 ERA his last three starts. The White Sox are 1-5 in Buehrle’s last 6 starts. The Indians have pounded him this season for 33 base runners in 19 innings (7.11 ERA). Cleveland has home field and a young arm in Ubaldo Jimenez, who has a 2-1 record and a 2.79 ERA his last three starts. The Indians are 4-1 in Jimenez’s last 5 starts. Play the Indians! -Jim Feist (Handicapperspicks.com)

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Pick: Chicago White Sox -150
The Chicago White Sox are one of the hottest teams in baseball right now. I’ll continue backing them Wednesday as they host the Cleveland Indians. Chicago has gone 9-2 in their last 11 games overall to get to 61-60 on the season, just 3.5 games back of Detroit and a half-game behind Cleveland in the AL Central. Now they send their hottest starter to the mound Wednesday looking to continue this roll. Mark Buehrle (10-5, 3.06 ERA) has allowed three runs or fewer in 18 straight starts, matching the club record set by Frank Smith in 1909. Since losing to Minnesota on June 16, Buehrle is 4-0 with a 2.02 ERA in nine starts with the White Sox winning eight times. Fausto Carmona (5-12, 5.12 ERA) has the majors’ third-worst ERA among qualifying pitchers and the White Sox have had a lot to do with that, touching him up for 18 runs in eight innings. The right-hander was pounded for a career-worst 10 runs in three innings on opening day, and was tagged for eight runs in five innings in an 8-2 loss at U.S. Cellular Field on May 19. Buehrle is a perfect 9-0 against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -150 over the last 2 seasons. Bet the White Sox Wednesday. -Jack Jones

Pick: Florida Marlins +115
Florida is 31-18 last 3 years and 13-6 this year as a road underdog of +100 to +125. Colorado has lost 5 of their last 7 games. Florida has a winning record on the road going 33-26 so far this year. Florida bullpen has a 3.34 ERA in all games this year. Ricky Nolasco is 9-8 with a 3.72 ERA overall this year, 6-4 with a 3.66 ERA on the road this season and 2-1 with a super 1.66 ERA his last 3 starts. Aaron Cook is 2-7 with a 5.42 ERA overall this year, 0-4 with a 4.36 ERA at home this season and 0-2 with a 6.61 ERA his last 3 starts. Nolasco is 5-0 with a 2.13 ERA overall vs Colorado since 1997. We’ll recommend a small play on Florida tonight! Thanks and good luck, Rocky Atkinson

Pick: Giants vs. Braves Over 7
The Over is the play here as Atlanta has several hitters with solid career numbers versus the Giant’s Matt Cain. Cain has struggled with Bourn and Jones for the Braves, and McCann has 3 RBIs in only 12 ABs. Jair Jurrjens has struggled since the All Star break and is coming off a stint off the DL. I look for one of these pitchers to struggle early in the game and for this to be comfortably over the total by the 5th inning. The Over is 8-2 in the Giant’s last 10 games as a road underdog, 10-1-1 in the Braves’ last 12 home games versus a team with a losing road record, and 6-1 in Jurrjens last 7 starts versus the NL West. -Patrick Webb (Handicapperspicks.com)

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Pick: Minnesota Twins +165
Minnesota sends Nick Blackburn to the mound where he is 7-6 with a 3.87 ERA overall this year, 5-3 in the road and 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA his last 3 starts. Minnesota is 16-8 overall vs Texas the past 3 years including winning 3 out of 4 so far this season. Blackburn has a 3.51 ERA overall vs Texas since 1997 while Holland has a 5.63 ERA overall vs Minnesota since 1997. We’ll recommend a small play on Minnesota tonight! Thanks and good luck, Rocky

Pick: Los Angeles Angels -121
The Halos have the edge on the mound with Haren, who will be very focused tonight following a rare poor start in his last outing. The Angels are 5-1 in Haren’s last 6 starts, 5-0 in his last 5 starts vs. the American League Central and 4-0 in his last 4 road starts vs. a team with a winning record. The Indians have lost 5 in a row at home and are just 3-7 in Carmona’s last 10 starts. The Indians are 6-18 in his last 24 starts vs. the American League West and 1-5 in his last 6 starts vs. the Angels. Take the Halos. -Dave Price

Pick: Chicago White Sox -135
Look for the red-hot Mark Buehrle to continue his dominance against the Tigers tonight. Buehrle is 4-1 (7-2 on the ML) with an ERA of 2.47 at home this season. The White Sox have won each of his last 5 starts and 11 of his last 13. He is 17-9 with an ERA of 3.20 in 31 career starts against Detroit, and the White Sox are 10-3 in Buehrle’s last 13 home starts vs. the Tigers. Take the Sox. -Jeff Alexander (Handicapperspicks.com)

Our Monday night MLB betting predictions take us to Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio where the Chicago White Sox will look to embark on that final push of the regular season against the putrid Cleveland Indians.
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The weekend was one filled with excitement and frustration for Palehose fans, as they dropped two of three to the hated New York Yankees, but picked up Manny Ramirez from the Dodgers in the hopes that he’ll fill the void left at the DH position.

Manager Ozzie Guillen’s squad now sits 4.5-games off the pace set by the Minnesota Twins in the AL Central.

For them to even get back into the playoff discussion, the Twins are going to have to slump while the Sox are going to have to go on another winning streak similar to the one they rattled off around the All Star Break.

Though Cleveland has been putrid overall, it’s been a nemesis to divisional opponents scratching out wins in 24 of the 50 meetings this season ($410). Most of those victories have come against the White Sox, as they’ve won eight of the 12 MLB predictions meetings this season; that mark includes a 4-1 tally at home.

Chicago White Sox (70-60, $627) vs. Cleveland Indians (53-77, -$642)
Game Date/Time: Monday, August 30th, 7:05 ET
Game Location: Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH
TV/Radio Broadcast: WGN, SportsTime Ohio, XM

MLB Odds: Chicago White Sox -1.5 +120 -140 (Mark Buehrle – L) vs. Cleveland Indians +1.5 -140 +120 (Mitch Talbot – R): Total 9 O -105 9 U -115

The last time Mark Buehrle toed the Progressive Field bump, he was given the heave-ho after arguing a pair of balk calls against him. He had his two game winning streak snapped his last time out at home against Baltimore.

What bothered him most about the defeat was walking a pair of leadoff hitters; both came around to score and Chicago ended up losing by two.

He’s been pretty solid throughout the month of August allowing just 33 hits and 12 ER’s with a K/BB ratio of 12/9. He’s 3-2 during that stretch with a 3.09 ERA. Though his record doesn’t reflect it, he’s been at his best away from US. Cellular Field where his ERA is a run+ lower than his home ERA (3.33).

He has had problems with the Tribe in the past however, but Chicago’s won three of his four outings against them this season.

Mitch Talbot has had a rough go of it since returning from the DL. The righty has allowed 22 hits and 15 runs (12 ER) over his L/3 starts. He was just plastered by the Oakland A’s his last time out allowing five ER’s in the first inning.

In 13 overall home starts, Talbot has allowed 86 hits and 47 ER’s in just under 73 total innings pitched.

Cleveland has secured MLB predictions victories in only three of his L/10 overall starts and just five of his 13 Progressive Field outings. He has however experienced great success against Chicago throughout his career going 3-0 with a 1.57 ERA & 0.91 WHIP.

MLB Insider Tip: If the White Sox are truly serious about making a run at the Twins, they have to start winning every series played from this point forward. Times a ticking, but lucky for them, they get to start off with the Tribe before heading to Boston and Detroit to close out this 10-game road trip.

I expect Chicago to come out 110% motivated to take it to the Tribe in this series. They’ve won each of the L/4 times Buehrle toed the bump in a series opener, and have treated MLB wagering fans kindly in the first game of a series winning 17 of the L/22 times.

The Tribe has come out on the short end of the scoreboard each of the L/5 times they opposed a lefty, and my MLB predictions have them keeping that trend intact in this spot.

Talbot is tossing batting practice right now, and if the Palehose can’t make him pay with the game being served up on a silver platter, their 2010 future looks bleak at best.

My MLB Prediction: Chicago White Sox (Buehrle)

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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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The brooms could potentially be busted out at PNC Park on Thursday night, as the Chicago White Sox look to secure the clubs first road sweep of the season against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

After pulling away in the later innings of the series opener to secure a 6-4 win, Chicago busted out the lumber early and crushed the Pirates in Game 2 en route to securing the dominating 7-2 road victory. John Danks climbed above the .500 mark with his sixth win of the season, and the White Sox won for the sixth time in their L/7 games played (+$541).
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Manager Ozzie Guillen’s men come into tonight’s finale winners in 15 of their 31 overall road games (+$133).The defeat only added to the Buccos miserable 2010 baseball betting campaign that’s seen them manage only 23 wins on the year; the loss was manager John Russell’s clubs 10th in a row and dropped them to 14-17 in their own house (+$116).

Chicago White Sox (33-27, +$1,025) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (39-20, +$932)
Game Date/Time: Thursday, June 17th, 7:05 ET
Game Location: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
TV/Radio Broadcast: WGN, FOX-Pittsburgh, XM

MLB Odds: Chicago White Sox -1.5 +130 -130 (Mark Buehrle – L) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates +1.5 -150 +110(Ross Ohlendorf – R): Total 8.5 O -105 8.5 U -115

If only Mark Buehrle could pitch against the Chicago Cubs for all of his remaining 2010 starts. After getting throttled by both the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers in his previous two starts, the lefty dominated the Cubs en route to throwing 6.2 innings of shutout ball to win for just the fourth time this season. He struck out a season high seven batters and issued not a walk. The victory improved him to 4-6 on the year and lowered his ERA to 4.93 and WHIP to 1.46. Chicago is 6-7 in his 13 starts overall, but they’ve managed to win only two of his six road starts where he’s 1-4 with a 4.68 ERA and a has allowed 42 hits and 21 runs (17 ER) through 32.2 total innings of work. He’s fared very well against the Pirates throughout his career, and it was only until last season that Pittsburgh managed to win a game he started against them. He’s 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA & 1.20 WHIP in four career starts vs. the Buccos, and Chicago’s won each of his L/4 starts against NL Central opposition.

RHP Ross Ohlendorf is yet to pick up a victory in eight 2010 MLB betting outings. After earning a pair of no decisions in his previous two starts, the righty took the loss against Detroit his last time out after allowing 10 hits and six ER’s through six innings of work. Pittsburgh is 2-6 with him leading their charge and opponents are batting .278 against him on the year. He’s been somewhat better at PNC Park where his ERA drops to 4.56 allowing 25 hits through 25.2 total IP. His lone appearance against the White Sox came last season where he held Chicago in check to the tune of six hits (2 HR) and three ER’s through 7.2 innings of work. The Pirates have dropped each of his L/3 Game 3 starts of a series, but they’re a $$$-making 6-1 the L/7 times he was installed a home underdog up to +150.

MLB Insider Tip: Chicago’s been a major disappointment throughout the early stages of the 2010 baseball betting season, but they’re currently playing some decent ball of late. Granted, it’s against less than stellar opposition, but why look to fade them now; especially against a team that hasn’t won a game since June 5th.

The Palehose have dominated this Interleague betting rivalry winning seven of the L/8 meetings dating back to the 2008 season. They missed out on their chance of sweeping the Cubs at Wrigley Field in the series before this, and my MLB predictions for the finale don’t foresee them letting the opportunity slip through their fingers once again.

My MLB Prediction: Chicago White Sox (Buehrle)
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