Betting Overview If Boston Red Sox fans would have been told a month ago that the AL wild card race would come down to the wire with the Tampa Bay Rays, they would have thought it was crazy. The Tampa Bay Rays have won five straight games while the Boston Red Sox have lost five straight games. That puts the Rays only three games out of the AL wild card lead with an interesting stretch … [Read more...]
MLB Game Preview for Friday September 9, 2011: Oakland A’s @ Texas Rangers
Sports Book Overview Not too long ago, the Texas Rangers looked to have a stranglehold on the AL West pennant. But, as the season wore on and the All-Star break ended, people started to wonder if the Rangers could sustain their high level of play into the end of the season without Cliff Lee. Just when the Rangers were losing momentum last season, Texas made the trade for Cliff Lee and … [Read more...]
MLB Betting Trends The Return Of Strasburg
Entering the final month of the 2011 MLB season, many fishing games handicappers are looking for the latest trends to help them make a profit on their favorite teams. One team garnering a lot of attention on the Tuesday MLB betting line, is the Washington Nationals. Currently in fourth place in the ever daunting National League East, the Nationals welcome back highly regarded prospect and 2009 … [Read more...]
MLB Game Preview for Friday September 2, 2011: Texas Rangers @ Boston Red Sox
Online Betting Overview As the playoffs get closer, division leaders are trying to find that combination of players that will pad their pennant leads and get them ready for the playoffs. The Boston Red Sox are engaged in the most contentious battle for a pennant in baseball as they keep going back and forth with the New York Yankees to see who will take the AL East pennant and who will get the … [Read more...]
MLB Game Preview for Wednesday August 31, 2011: New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox
Sports Betting Online Overview When the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox collide in a series, the rest of the MLB world seems to stop. With the Red Sox a game and a half in front of the Yankees in the race for the AL East pennant, New York travels into Boston to try and climb back on top in the standings. The opening game of this series has C.C. Sabathia pitching against John … [Read more...]
MLB Game Preview for Friday August 26, 2011: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim @ Texas Rangers
Online Sports Book Overview Things were going great for the Texas Rangers until they ran into the Boston Red Sox and lost 13-2 at the Rangers’ home field. What made that worse was that the 13-2 loss was the second in a row to Boston with the potential sweep coming Thursday. To top all of that off, the Angels are currently riding a six-game winning streak that has cut the Texas lead in … [Read more...]
MLB Teams Picking Up The Pace For One Last Effort To Make Post Season
With just over two months left in the MLB betting regular season, the playoff picture for the 2011 World Series playoffs still has a lot left to be resolved. The only for sure thing in the sports betting MLB playoff picture, is that the Philadelphia Phillies will be winning the NL East division, as they own a six and half game lead over the second place Atlanta Braves. Barring a New York Mets … [Read more...]
MLB Game Preview for Friday August 19, 2011: Toronto Blue Jays @ Oakland Athletics
Betting Overview The Oakland A’s were supposed to be contenders this year, or at least give Los Angeles and Texas a run for their money in the AL West pennant race. The A’s have a starting pitching rotation that can go toe-to-toe with any team in the majors. But a shaky bullpen and lack of run support have put the A’s 16.5 games back of the AL West lead. Early in the season, Oakland was … [Read more...]
MLB Game Preview for Wednesday August 17, 2011: Cleveland Indians @ Chicago White Sox
Sports Betting Online Overview We are hitting the home stretch in the MLB playoff race, and now is the time for some of these teams to start making their move. The Cleveland Indians had spent the majority of the time leading up to the All-Star break in first place in the AL Central. After the All-Star break, the Detroit Tigers came in and took the AL Central lead. But as we get to the last … [Read more...]
MLB Game Preview for Friday August 12, 2011: Boston Red Sox @ Seattle Mariners
Bet On Sports Overview It did not take the Seattle Mariners long to find their winning ways after finally breaking one of the longest losing streaks in all of baseball history. The Mariners are an interesting mix of very young players and experienced veterans. But when the wheels started to come off, it looked like the Mariners lacked leadership. For the first couple months of the season, … [Read more...]