MLB Prediction/NY Yankees at LA Angels Betting Prediction
MLB sports betting is moving the line quite a bit on the LA Angels/NY Yankees game, but what side is the right side to bet on? Read our prediction to take the right side. Opening as high as Los Angeles -170 at SBGGlobal.com, the line has been steamed down to as low as -150 currently thanks to a large amount of betting on the Yankees.
We'll take a closer look and see which MLB team is the best to make a bet on. The Yankees are throwing out Ian Kennedy and the youngster has struggled quite a bit so far this season in limited MLB action (0-3, 7.41 ERA). He has not started since late May following an injury but has done well in his rehab starts and is a good bet to eventually have major league success.
The Yankees rushed him back a little quicker than most expected, but with all the injuries to their rotation this season they really needed the pick-me-up he could provide.
He’ll go against the Angels in Los Angeles, a team he has never faced in his young MLB career. The Angels have the best record in baseball at 71-43 and have hit a solid .272 while in their home park this year. Anyone betting on them all season would be up over USD 2000 if they wagered USD 100 on each game.
Opposing Kennedy will be another youngster in Jered Weaver (9-9, 4.37 ERA). Weaver has had a rough go of late with a 7.24 ERA over his last three starts. He was also rocked in his last start against the Yankees earlier this season. It's not going to be any easier for Weaver this time around with the Yankees hitting .292 over the course of their last ten games. The Yankees have shown a better bullpen on the year as well with a 2.81 ERA to the Angels' 3.19 this year.
Kennedy has a chance to excel here and with Weaver being an uncertainty, betting on the underdog with the hotter bats just makes sense. Bet the New York Yankees +135 at SBG Global, now offering up to 185 percent sign up bonus.
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Sports Betting
Sports bettors don't want to simply count down the days until preseason NFL betting really takes off Thursday (NFL Exhibition Line). Oh no question on the heels of sweeping the Redskins and the over against Washington, the football specialists at GodsTips will make sharp players a fortune this weekend. But gamblers don't want to simply wish their gambling lives away as there is still plenty of change to be made from the bookmakers today.
Chris Carpenter will get his second start of the season on Tuesday night as the Cards get a visit from Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers. Here's your Daily Sports Roundup...
Event of the day...
Carpenter wasn't dominant in his much-anticipated return from the disabled list last week, but his team got the win - and he didn't get hurt. The righthander went four innings against the Braves in his 2008 debut, giving up a single earned run on five hits and fanning two batters. St. Louis ended up winning the game by a score of 7-2.
And now Carpenter's comeback will continue at home on Tuesday, as his Cardinals play host to the Dodgers in an 8:15pm ET contest. Both St. Louis and Los Angeles had Monday off, so the clubs should be well-rested heading into this key matchup of playoff contenders. The Cards are right in the thick of the NL Wild Card race with the Brewers, while the Dodgers are right there with the Diamondbacks in the NL West. Chad Billingsley (11-9, 3.05 ERA) will take the mound for the Dodgers on Tuesday night, and he'll be looking for his third consecutive victory. The righthander tossed a gem in his last outing, giving up just five hits and fanning eight in a complete-game shutout versus the Giants. Los Angeles is 7-3 in Billingsley's last 10 starts.
Non-event of the day...
The Braves and Giants have little to play for this season, and baseball fans have little to watch on Tuesday when these clubs meet again. Mike Hampton (0-0, 10.00 ERA) will make his third start of the year for Atlanta, and you can tell by his ERA that the first two didn't go so well. Jonathan Sanchez (8-7, 4.61 ERA) will get the ball for San Francisco, and the Giants are a miserable 0-5 over his last five outings.
Also on the schedule...
The Marlins and Phillies will begin a key National League series on Tuesday, with Josh Johnson (1-0, 4.18 ERA) taking on Jamie Moyer (10-6, 3.79 ERA). Other NL games on tap: Houston at the Cubs, San Diego at the Mets, Milwaukee at Cincinnati, Washington at Colorado, and Pittsburgh at Arizona. Ace Brandon Webb (15-4, 3.04 ERA) will get that start for the Diamondbacks.
Over in the American League the Tigers will be looking to make up some ground in the AL Central when they start a series with the White Sox - Nate Robertson (6-8, 6.06 ERA) will face Gavin Floyd (11-6, 3.43 ERA) in that one. Elsewhere, it's Oakland at Toronto, Cleveland at Tampa Bay, the Yankees at Texas, Boston at Kansas City, Baltimore at the Angels, and Minnesota at Seattle.
News from the wire...
Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith has been suspended by the team for the first two games of the regular season for fighting in practice...Bucs quarterback Jeff Garcia continues to miss time with a strained calf...Padres pitcher Greg Maddux and Mariners pitcher Jarrod Washburn could still find themselves traded over the next week ....Twins pitcher Francisco Liriano impressed in his return from the minors on Sunday, tossing six scoreless innings in a win over the Indians.
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Peek at the future...
It'll be Detroit's Justin Verlander vs. Chicago's John Danks in Wednesday's top pitching matchup...Phil Mickelson is the early 8/1 Vegas favorite to win the PGA Championship later this week...the Giants and the Patriots will both play their preseason openers on Thursday, with New York at Detroit and New England hosting Baltimore...the men's basketball tournament at the Olympics gets started on Sunday.
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Angels-Red Sox highlight busy week for LiveBetting
The Los Angeles Angels and the Boston Red Sox clash in a rematch of the 2007 ALDS and Sportingbet.com is offering Live Betting for the first two games of the three-game set that opens Monday night at Fenway Park.
The two tilts are among 10 MLB matchups Sportingbet.com has available for IN:PLAY Betting in the coming week. IN:PLAY Betting allows baseball sports betting fans to wager while a game is in progress. Sign-up with Sportingbet.com to Bet Live on tonight's opener (7:05 pm ET, ESPN) and the second game Tuesday (7:05 pm ET, NESN, MLB.tv)
LA righthander Jered Weaver, who's 8-8 this season with a 4.08 ERA, will get the start Monday while Daisuke Matsuzaka will start for the Red Sox. The righthander is 11-1 with a 2.63 ERA so far this season.
Matsuzaka, who is 6-1 in nine home starts this season, has never faced the Angels in the regular season. Dice-K faced Anaheim in Game 2 of the ALDS last season, allowing three runs in 4 2/3 innings of his team's 6-3 win. Sportingbet.com has the Red Sox as a -167 favorite and the over/under total at 9.
The Angels dropped a 5-2 decision to the Baltimore Orioles as a -150 favorite on Sunday. The score went under the total of 9.5. After losing the first two games of their series with AL rival New York Yankees, Boston salvaged a 9-2 win as a -175 favorite on Sunday. The 11 runs went over the total of 10.5.
The Angels are 5-1 against Boston this season, including a 2-1 record as the visitor.
On Tuesday, righthander John Lackey (8-2, 3.02 ERA) will get the start for the Angels while RHP Clay Buchholz will be on the mound for the Red Sox (2-5, 5.81 ERA).
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MLB Baseball Betting Odds-Baltimore at ChicagoCubs
The Baltimore Orioles (39-36), who have surprisingly hung in there in the American League's East division, will try to take their second in a row from the Chicago Cubs (48-29), leaders in the National League Central, as these two interleague opponents clash again in the friendly confines of Wrigley Field (natural turf) in Chicago on Wednesday night. Game time is 8:05 PM ET. It's a pair of left-handers on Wednesday night, as Brian Burres (6-5, 5.31 ERA) of the Orioles faces off against Ted Lilly (7-5, 4.71 ERA) of the Cubs. At BetUS online sportsbook, Chicago is listed as a
-190 sports betting favorite (Baltimore is +160).
Whatever is keeping the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East race, you have to hand it to them, and manager Dave Tremblay. After all, Baltimore is in the top ten in only one category, on offense or defense (homers, where they are ninth). There isn't a member of the regular batting order hitting over .300. Jeremy Guthrie is the only starting pitcher with an ERA under 4.46. And the O's have been out-stolen 69-48 by foes. Whether it's with mirrors or not, the Orioles are currently just 6.5 games in back of the Red Sox in the AL East race. The Cubs have been getting some help in holding their lead in the National League Central, because St. Louis has not played particularly well. They are three and a half games in front of the Cards, and lost a game last night, as St. Louis beat Detroit and the Cubs fell to the Orioles by a 7-5 score, as Guthrie was not great but good enough for the win. The Cubs, who have the best home record in the NL, lost just their tenth home game of the season against 32 wins.
Ted Lilly, the Chicago starter, shut out the Orioles over six innings the last time he faced therm. But that was back in June of 2006, when Lilly was a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. Not that what he's been up to lately wouldn't be enough to encourage a strong recommendation. Lilly has compiled a 2.69 ERA, and as usual, he's been striking out people. More importantly, the Cubs have won eight of his last ten starts. He's made up for time lost by an awful beginning that saw him sitting with a 9.17 ERA through April 17. Brian Burres has had a season that is somewhat opposite that of Lilly. Burres gave up one run or less in three of his first four starts, but in his last five outings, he has amassed an earned run average of 10.27. That's not encouraging. The Cubs, as mentioned, don't lose many games at home; in fact, last night's loss was their first at Wrigley in a span of 15 games. The Cubs also have had success against southpaws, winning 16 of 24 times. This ads up to a recommendation, albeit not a big one, on the Cubs at the -190 price in the BetUS Major League Baseball betting odds.
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MLB Baseball Betting Odd-Cincinnati at N.Y.Yankees
The hot-hot-hot New York Yankees (40-33) will get a major test in keeping their winning streak going on Friday when they take on the Cincinnati Reds (33-41) in an interleague sports betting clash that is set to begin at 7:05 PM ET at Yankee Stadium (natural turf) in the Bronx. The Reds send their ace, Edinson Volquez (9-1, 1.67 ERA) to the mound against right-hander Mike Mussina (10-4, 3.87 ERA) of the Yankees.
At BetUS online sportsbook, New York is listed as a -145 MLB wagering favorite (Cincinnati is +125), with a total of nine runs (the Under is -120, while the Over is even money). The Yankees got a very solid pitching performance from Joba Chamberlain, who gave up one run and struck out nine in 5-2/3 innings last night to propel New York to a 2-1 win over the Padres. It was the seventh straight win for the Bronx Bombers, who are five games in back of the Red Sox in the AL East. At Yankee Stadium, they now have a record of 21-15. Cincinnati is in a tough stretch right now. The Reds have scored just six runs in their last four games, and after dropping two of three against the Red Sox, they were swept by the Dodgers, losing a 7-4 decision on Thursday as Aaron Harang gave up five runs in five innings, and let the Dodgers off to lead that was too great to make up. Cincy is the last-place team in the National League Central, a half game behind fourth-place Houston and 12.5 games in back of the division-leading Chicago Cubs. Cincinnati is playing .333 ball on the road (12-24).
Mike Mussina is the pitcher as the Yanks go after their eighth straight. Mussina is in an outstanding 11-game stretch, where he has given up as many as three runs on just three occasions and four runs only once. In his last start, which took place last Saturday, he gave up three runs in six innings in an 8-4 win over Houston. In his last six starts he has struck out 21 batters and walked only three. And he is in a three-way tie with Joe Saunders and Cliff Lee for the American League lead, with ten wins. If you thought that was good, you need to check out Edinson Volquez, who might be the front-runner for the National League's Cy Young award. Volquez gave up one run or less in each of his first eight starts, and the only games the Reds lost in that period, they were shut out. Through 14 starts, Volquez has only been in one game in which he has allowed more than two runs, and that was two starts ago, when he went six innings in a 9-4 win over Florida in which he walked five batters. Last time out he went seven innings against the Red Sox, and struck out nine hitters while giving up just two runs. Volquez currently leads the NL in ERA and has struck out more hitters than anybody. The Reds have had an 11-3 record with him on the mound.
The Reds might be a live underdog here, but the Yankees and Mussina are too hot right now to look at that as a priority. I much prefer the "under" in this one; with a total of nine runs, and these pitchers in very good form, that could be a bargain at -120 in the BetUS Major League Baseball betting odds.
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MLB Baseball Betting - Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers
What a difference a week makes if you're a sports betting fan of the Chicago White Sox. After dropping three of four at Tampa Bay and severely costing its MLB bettors, Manager Ozzie Guillen went on a tirade of epic proportions that completely turned this club around. He said he was done making excuses for everybody and that change was a necessity for the White Sox to compete for another World Series Championship. His message was heard loud and clear by his players who after knocking off the Minnesota Twins 7-5 in yesterday afternoon's online gambling affair now sit a perfect 7-0 coming into tonight's divisional clash with the Detroit Tigers. After plating a combined 41 runs in their previous 13 games, Chicago hammered the Royals and Twins pitching staffs' for a combined 61 runs throughout their seven-game winning streak. At 37-26, they find themselves perched a top the AL Central 6.5-games in front of the Minnesota Twins. Jimmy Leyland's Tigers continue to be one of the worst MLB wagers in all of baseball (USD-1
770.00). Big things were expected for this club before the season started, but it just hasn't transpired for them on the field of play. Last night's embarrassing 8-2 loss at home to the Cleveland Indians was the clubs sixth loss in its L/10 games, and it was the fifth time in their last 10 overall that they've scored two runs or less. They enter tonight's tussle with the White Sox a poor 26-37 overall good for fourth place within the division, and they've been very beatable at home evidenced by their 14-16 SU mark at Comerica Park.
Chicago management must be tickled pink with their decision to hold onto Jose Contreras after he struggled throughout his entire '07 campaign. Many thought he had lost it, but Contreras comes into tonight's start 6-3 with a 2.76 ERA and 1.04 WHIP. He's allowed one earned run in seven of his L/10 overall starts this season. Chicago's won eight of his 12 starts on the year, and did so in his last start against the Royals where he threw seven innings of one-run ball in its 6-2 home victory. Jose has been decent against Detroit in his career going 8-7 with a 4.49 ERA and 1.31 WHIP, but Chicago's lost three of his last four starts against them.
Looking to secure a win against their division rivals for the just the second time this season will be Nate Robertson who enters tonight's start a disappointing 3-6 with a 6.30 ERA and 1.35 WHIP. Detroit is 4-8 in his 12 starts this season, and they're 2-3 in his home starts that have seen his ERA drop to 5.81. Robertson has struggled mightily this season allowing 88 hits and 48 runs with a K/BB ratio of 49/22 in 71+ innings of work. He's allowed three of less earned runs just twice in his L/10 overall starts. Against the White Sox, Robertson is 5-6 in his career with a 5.15 ERA and 1.47 WHIP in 17 starts.
Oddsmakers opened Chicago up short -115 road favorites in this evening's baseball betting affair with the 'total' set at 9.5 even. BetUS.com offers all MLB betting odds be it side, total, or run-line, so be sure to login to your account and get your wagers down before the first pitch. Chicago has feasted upon divisional competition this season winning 21 of their 29 overall games (13-1 L/14), and they're 21-11 against sub .500 teams on the year. The Tigers have been clueless against AL Central opponents (7-19) and right-handers (17-32) this season making the red hot White Sox an attractive Motown investment.
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MLB Baseball Betting - Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Chicago Cubs
MBL bettors can get their online betting action down bright and early Friday afternoon when the NL West Division leading Arizona Diamondbacks (23-12) invade Wrigley Field to take on the (19-15) Chicago Cubs. D'Back bettors have made some nice coin backing the snakes on the road this season evidenced by their impressive 9-5 mark as a visitor. They''l put the best road record in the National League ob the line against the Cubs who've been masterful in the "comfy confines" winning 11 of their 17 overall home games. Neither club enters this sports betting affair playing dominant ball. Arizona's split their last 10 games, and they're coming off a 10-game homestand that saw them win its series against Houston, lose to the NY Mets, and split a four-game set with Philadelphia. The Cubs last six games have come on the road, and they proved to be a terrible sports wager by going 2-4 overall.
Arizona's prized off-season acquisition, Dan Haren, will get the starting nod for Manager Bob Melvin's club. Haren enters this afternoon's ballgame 4-1 with a 3.12 ERA and 0.99 WHIP. He's allowed 35 hits and 18 runs (15 earned) with a K/BB ratio of 36/8 in a tad over 43 total innings of work. His last time out saw him earn a no decision against the NY Mets where he went six innings allowing three hits and two earned runs while striking out seven batters and walking one. Haren hasn't faced the Cubs since he pitched for the Cardinals back in 2004, but still owns an 0-1 mark with a lofty 12.46 ERA and a 2.31 WHIP in two career starts against Chicago.
Ted Lilly will get the ball for the eighth time this season looking to improve his 2-4 record and bloated 5.97 ERA. His first four starts of the season were nightmarish allowing 25 hits and 19 earned runs in just 18 2/3rd innings of work rewarding him with an 0-3 record. However, he's been a different pitcher going 2-1 and limiting opponents to 15 hits and five earned runs in 19 innings of work his L/3 starts. Arizona's dominated him the couple times they've seen him as Lilly stands 0-3 with a 5.63 ERA against the snakes, and he lost both starts against them last year including Game 2 of the NLDS. Oddsmakers opened the Cubs short -110 home favorites in this afternoon's baseball betting affair with the 'total' yet to be determined. BetUS.com offers all MLB betting odds be it side, total, or run-line, so be sure to login to your account and get your wagers down before the early first pitch.
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