Washington Nationals vs. Florida Marlins Odds & Prediction: August 31st 2010

August 31, 2010 By

Our Tuesday night MLB predictions take us to Sun Life Stadium in beautiful Miami, Florida, where a pair of NL East dregs in the Washington Nationals and Florida Marlins partake in the second game of their current baseball betting series.
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The Nationals powered their way to the 9-3 victory in last night’s series opener launching a pair of long balls and 11 overall hits. Jason Marquis secured his first victory of the season after tossing 5.2 innings of three-run ball, and the Nats now have a nice little three-game winning streak in the works after swiping a pair from the Redbirds.

Since letting go of clubhouse sparkplug Cody Ross, the Marlins have dropped four of seven and enter tonight’s contest losers of three in a row. The pitching staff has surrendered a whopping 28 runs during that stretch. Now playing with a rag tag lineup with just a few notables, the Fish have seemingly given up on the season.

Washington Nationals (57-75, -$493) vs. Florida Marlins (65-65, $123)
Game Date/Time: Tuesday, August 31st, 7:10 ET
Game Location: Citi Field, Flushing, NY
TV/Radio Broadcast: FOX – Florida, SNY, XM

MLB Odds: Washington Nationals +160 (Jordan Zimmerman – R) vs. Florida Marlins -190 (Anibal Sanchez- R): Total 8.5 O -115 8.5 U -105

Jordan Zimmerman’s first start since returning from Tommy John surgery hardly went as planned. The righty surrendered seven hits (1 HR) and five ER’s while K’ing four and walking one through just four total innings of work. He said he felt strong throughout the outing, but just left a few pitches up that St. Louis batters teed off on.

There are simply no trends backing the youngster in this spot! The Nationals have lost each of his L/6 road starts, and each of his L/5 when installed a road underdog. He did however pick up a no decision against the Marlins in his lone career start against them tossing six innings of two-run ball with a 6/1 K/BB ratio last season.

Opposing the flamethrowing righty will be Anibal Sanchez who sports the second best starting ERA on the team at 3.29. Florida’s won three of his L/4 MLB predictions outings which includes a shellacking of the Mets his last time out after limiting NY to four runs through five innings of the Marlins 11-4 road victory.

He’s been at his best at home where he sports a 4-3 record with a 2.69 ERA & 1.26 WHIP through 73.2 innings of work; Florida’s just 6-6 in his 12 starts in front of the home crowd. He earned a no decision and a win in a pair of outings against the Nats this season, and in his career, he’s a perfect 4-0 with a 2.66 ERA in 11 starts vs. Washington.

MLB Insider Tip: This line is simply absurd for a pair of teams going nowhere this season. Yes, Sanchez is yet to suffer a defeat against the Marlins throughout his career, but Florida’s a .500 team with him leading its charge at home and the Nats have been playing some decent ball of late.

Washington’s gotten the better of each of the L/4 right-handers its opposed, and the Marlins are just 1-4 the L/5 times they were favored and 0-fer in Sanchez’ L/4 Game 2 starts.

Washington knows exactly what to expect with Sanchez as it’s opposed him numerous times. That’s simply not the case with Zimmerman, so both MLB bettors and the Marlins don’t fully know what to expect tonight. With that being the main reason for tonight’s MLB predictions against the heavily favored Marlins, take a stab with the Nats as they simply don’t deserve to be dogs of this magnitude to the Fish at this point in the season!

My MLB Prediction: Washington Nationals (Zimmerman)

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Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds Betting Odds & Prediction: August 27th 2010

August 27, 2010 By

Our Friday night MLB predictions take us to the Great American Ball Park where the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds will lock horns in the opener of the division rivals final series of the 2010 season.
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A funny thing happened after Manager Lou Piniella decided to take an early retirement from the sinking ship otherwise known as the Chicago Cubs; they started winning. Maybe it was because they were matched up against another stiff of a ball club in the Washington Nationals, or maybe the team loosened up after the Hall of Fame Skipper vacated the premises. Either way, the Cubs took a solid step forward in attempting to close their 2010 campaign off on the right foot.

The Reds blasted their way to an impressive 5-1 showing throughout the first six legs of their nine game west coast road trip. However, they ended up 6-3 overall after dropping the first two of their series with the San Francisco Giants and needed to go to extras in their marathon 12-11 win in the series finale. Luckily for Manager Dusty Baker’s squad, it had the day off on Thursday to rest up after the long road trip. Now they get to embark on a six-game home stand against division rivals where they sit 10-games over .500 (36-26, $558) for those that made MLB predictions backing them as a host.

Chicago Cubs (54-74, -$2860) vs. Cincinnati Reds (73-54, $1773)
Game Date/Time: Friday, August 27th, 7:10 ET
Game Location: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH
TV/Radio Broadcast: WGN,FOX – Ohio, XM

MLB Odds: Chicago Cubs +1.5 -130 +155 (Tom Gorzelanny – L) vs. Cincinnati Reds – 1.5 +110 -175 (Johnny Cueto – R): Total 9 O Even 9 U -120

Tom Gorzelanny has thrown a ton of pitches entering his 20 th start of the season on Friday night. He tossed 120 pitches for the second consecutive outing in a 5-4 Cubs win his last time out to move Chicago to 7-12 with him leading their charge this season.

He’s been at his best away from Wrigley Field where he sports a 3-2 record with a solid 3.27 ERA, but Chicago Cubs stands just 3-5 in his eight road starts. The Cubs are 1-6 in his L/7 starts vs. NL Central opposition, and he owns a personal mark of 3-4 with a 4.74 ERA in nine lifetime appearances vs. the Reds.

Johnny Cueto’s first start since serving his seven-game suspension didn’t go all too well. The righty was pumped to say the least, and because of it, his control suffered. The righty walked three and served up four home runs through just three innings of an 8-5 MLB predictions defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Now he returns to the “GAB” where he owns a 5-2 record with a 4.12 ERA & 1.36 ERA on the year; the Cincinnati Reds won six of his 11 home outings. He was outdueled by Randy Wells in his lone 2010 start against the Cubs and stands just 2-5 with a 4.17 ERA & 1.43 WHIP in nine career starts vs. Chicago.

MLB Insider Tip : Cincinnati has gotten the better of the Cubs this season winning 10 of the 13 overall meetings ($750); that mark includes a 4-2 ($190) mark at the Great American Ball Park. However, there’s just something about this spot for the Redlegs that I just don’t like at all.

Chicago looked to be playing much looser in its most recent series with Washington. Having traded away a number of players over the last month and capping it off with the departure of “Sweet Lou” might have been the exact elixir this club needed to start eating into its outrageous MLB betting deficit.

Gorzelanny has been one of the Cubs most dependable starters since he returned to the starting rotation, and Chicago is currently in the midst of a five-game road winning streak. Cincy could come out a bit rusty in this spot returning from an extended road trip, and they’ve played to an even 6-6 record after an off day to date. Go ahead and take a stab with the barking dog in the series opener!

My MLB Prediction: Chicago Cubs (Gorzelanny)

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MLB Betting: Cincinnati Reds vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Pick: August 17th 2010

August 17, 2010 By

The Reds were dropped out of first in the National League Central division but they’ve won three straight games to regain the top spot. A three-game series against the bottom-dwelling Arizona Diamondbacks could be what Cincinnati needs to give some breathing room between them and second place St. Louis Cardinals. Arizona is near the bottom of the money standings having cost baseball bettors -21.13 units on the moneyline and another -16.50 on the runline.
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The line for tonight’s game is closer than their records would suggest with the MLB odds setting the Reds as -115 favorites, the comeback on the Diamondbacks is -105 and the game total is set at 9 runs.

The Reds were bounced from first by the St. Louis Cardinals in a series that had as much animosity as anything the Yankees and Red Sox ever had. Players were kicked out after a bench clearing brawl, there was genuine hate happening and as it happens in these situations, the team that fired the first shot had their butts handed to them. It all began with Brandon Phillips calling the Cardinals a bunch of whiney B’s (I’m paraphrasing). The Cardinals came out motivated and took all three games from the Reds.

The Reds took their lumps but bounced back with a sweep of their own against the Florida Marlins to retake the top spot. Until the Brandon Phillips comment, the rivalry and race in the NL Central was the best story that nobody was talking about.

On the mound tonight for the Reds is Bronson Arroyo. Arroyo has been solid but not spectacular with a 12-7 record and a 3.94 ERA. His numbers have been excellent on road over the past six starts, as Arroyo is 4-1 with 1.90 ERA.

The Diamondbacks have been showing improvement lately, and they just finished a seven game road trip where they won four games. It’s a marked improvement over early in the season but they are still 25 games under .500.

Taking the mound for the Diamondbacks is Daniel Hudson. Hudson was acquired from the White Sox at the trade deadline and it’s been so far so good for the young right-hander. Since the trade he’s 3-0 with a 1.59 ERA including a 7 inning, 8-2 win over the Brewers, he struck out nine in the win.

Both players have been excellent lately, and if Hudson can keep his fine pitching ways about him and combine that with Arroyo’s hot road streak, this game should stay way under the nine run baseball betting total.

MLB Betting Free Pick – Cincinnati Reds/Arizona Diamondbacks Under 9 Runs
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MLB Odds: Chicago White Sox vs. Minnesota Twins Prediction: July 15th 2010

July 15, 2010 By

Our Thursday night MLB predictions take us to Target Field in the Twin Cities where the Minnesota Twins will look to get out of their funk against the division rival Chicago White Sox.
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Only time will tell if the All Star Break messed with manager Ozzie Guillen’s clubs mojo. Regardless, the Palehose are a scorching hot ball club that closed the first half of the season out on an insane 25-5 mark to snag a half-game lead in the AL Central. They enter tonight’s series opener winners of eight in a row and have won 22 of their 41 road games on the year ($710).

The Twins have not been able to hold their ground throughout the month of July having registered wins in just three of their 10 (-$656) overall ballgames. Manager Ron Gardenhire’s club went from leading the division by 1.5-games on July 1st to trailing tonight’s opponent by 3.5-games entering the break. Minnesota’s done a decent job protecting its house on the year by winning 26 of its 43 overall match-ups($63).

Chicago White Sox (49-38, $948) vs. Minnesota Twins (46-42, -$309)
Game Date/Time: Thursday, July 15th, 8:10 ET
Game Location: Target Field, Minneapolis, MN
TV/Radio Broadcast: Comcast (Chicago), FOX – North, XM

MLB Odds: Chicago White Sox -110 (John Danks – L) vs. Minnesota Twins -110 (Kevin Slowey – R): Total 8.5 O -115 8.5 U -105

John Danks snapped his personal two-game losing streak his last time out against the Angels by tossing a complete game two-hit shutout; he took a no-hitter into the 6th inning. He’s 8-7 on the year with a 3.29 ERA & 1.13 WHIP having allowed 90 hits and 41 ER’s with a K/BB ratio of 86/37. Chicago’s won four of his seven overall road starts where he carries a 4.29 ERA & 1.38 WHIP giving up just 37 hits through 42 total IP. He’s been real tough on the opposition of late serving up just 13 hits and eight ER’s over his L/20 total innings of work. He’s come up on the short end of both his 2010 MLB betting starts against the Twins this season giving up 15 hits but just three ER’s through 13 combined innings of work.

Opposing the crafty lefty will be Minnesota’s Kevin Slowey who’s been one of the many Twins starters to struggle recently. He’s 8-5 on the year with a 4.64 ERA but has tallied just one victory in his L/5 outings. The Twins carry a winning mark with him leading their charge this season (10-8, $214). He’s been at his best pitching in front of the home faithful going 5-3 with a 3.54 ERA & 1.20 WHIP; Minny’s 6-3 in his nine overall home starts. He was pounded in his lone appearance against the White Sox this season giving up eight hits and five ER’s through just 4.2 IP.

MLB Insider Tip: The Twins have dominated the White Sox winning 12 of the L/15 overall meetings and 20 of the L/26 times they hooked up in Minnesota; they hold a 3-2 season series advantage against them in 2010. Having said that, the Twins are battling way too many injuries right now, mainly to major contributors Mauer and Morneau, and I just don’t see them continuing their domination of the Palehose in this series and beyond. The Twinkie Dome used to terrorize the White Sox in their sleep. With it now a thing of the past, the Palehose will look to improve upon their wretched record against the Twins away from “The Cell”.

My MLB predictions for this series opener have the visitors improving upon their impressive 11-1 record against the L/12 +.500 opponents they faced; look for the White Sox to add to the Twins current frustration level!

My MLB Prediction: Chicago White Sox (Danks)
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Los Angeles Angels vs. Chicago White Sox Odds & Prediction: July 6th 2010

July 6, 2010 By

Our Tuesday night MLB predictions take us to US Cellular Field where the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will look to bounce back from the thrashing they absorbed in the series opener against the Chicago White Sox.
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The defeat saw manager Mike Scioscia’s club drop its fourth game in its L/6 tries after dropping two of three at Kansas City in its previous stop. Because of it, they now stand 22-19 on the road where they’ve put upwards of $650 in their baseball betting backer’s pockets. Since Texas shockingly lost its home opener in its series against the Cleveland Indians last night, the Halos deficit in the AL West standings remains at 3.5-games and they sit 4.5-games in back of the AL Wild Card leading Tampa Bay Rays.

After dropping its road series at Kansas City, manager Ozzie Guillen’s White Sox stormed the Ball Park in Arlington and took two of three from the 1st place Rangers. They then returned home and took it to another AL West opponent last night after the offense erupted for nine runs on nine hits to win for the sixth time in their L/10 tries ($275). The clubs recent run of success now finds them just one-game in back of the AL Central leading Detroit Tigers and 5.5-games out in the AL Wild Card chase.

Los Angeles Angels (46-39, $446) vs. Chicago White Sox (43-38, $347)
Game Date/Time: Tuesday, July 6th, 8:10 ET
Game Location: US Cellular Field, Chicago, IL
TV/Radio Broadcast: FOX-West, WCIU, XM

MLB Odds: Los Angeles Angels +1.5 -230 -115 (Jered Weaver – R) vs. Chicago White Sox -1.5 +190 -105 (Jake Peavy – R): Total 7.5 O -105 7.5 U -115

Jered Weaver has been nothing short of exceptional throughout his L/4 starts having gone 3-0 during that stretch and allowing only 14 hits and five ER’s while churning out an incredible K/BB ratio of 35/4; he’s tossed seven innings in each of his L/3 starts. He’s 5-2 with a 3.56 ERA & 1.13 WHIP in nine road starts this season; Anaheim is 5-4 with him leading its charge as a visitor. He’s been at his best under the lights (5-1, 3.09 ERA), and has flourished immensely against the White Sox going 4-0 with a 0.52 ERA & 0.72 WHIP in five career starts.

Though he ended up putting forth his fifth straight quality start, Palehose righty Jake Peavy saw his winning streak get snapped at three in a row his last time out at Kansas City. The Royals got to him for seven hits and three ER’s through his six innings of work to hand him his sixth loss of the 2010 baseball betting season. The defeat dropped him to 2-1 with a 1.23 ERA & 0.86 WHIP his L/3 outings, but now he returns home to “The Cell” where he’ll look to match the effort he exhibited against the Cubs his last time there. Chicago’s 3-4 in his seven 2010 home starts, and in two career outings against the Halos, Peavy stands 0-2 with a bloated 5.79 ERA & 1.14 WHIP.

MLB Insider Tip: Very interested to see how the Angels rebound from last night’s drubbing; in short, I don’t believe they will. Chicago is playing some outstanding ball right now in all facets of the game, and I just feel they’re way too hot to get in front of right now; especially at home. LA got back into the AL West race with an outstanding road trip at the beginning of June, but prior to that, they were pretty much left for dead. I believe the injuries are finally starting to catch up to them, and the adrenaline they’ve been running on is starting to taper off. Chicago got off to a tremendously slow start to the season, but they’ve been firing on all cylinders ever since Interleague play picked back up in the middle of June.

They’ve defeated each of the L/6 +.500 opponents that invaded US Cellular Field, and my MLB predictions for Game 2 of this series have them keeping that mark perfectly intact!

My MLB Prediction: Chicago White Sox (Peavy)
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