When it comes to MLB betting, there seems to be more ways to turn a profit over a 162 game schedule than anywhere else. From split stats, to fan graphs, to how fast a pitcher can throw, there are plenty of indicators that a team should be wagered on or avoided like the plague. Today we will be looking at the sports betting trend, of starting pitchers, and how an actual fast ball, verses … [Read more...]
MLB Game Preview for Friday August 5, 2011: Philadelphia Phillies @ San Francisco Giants
Sports Betting Overview This is the series that many baseball fans are saying could be the preview of the NLCS. The San Francisco Giants looked like they may be going into another free fall similar to the one they experienced right before the All-Star break. But in an important series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Giants got things back on track and took sole possession of the NL … [Read more...]
MLB Game Preview for Wednesday August 3, 2011: Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Sports Betting Overview Just when the Pittsburgh Pirates needed to pick up some momentum to compete for the NL Central title, the team starts to trail off and finds itself dropping out of the race. In the last 10 games, the Pirates are 3-7 and that includes a four-game losing streak. MLB betting fans want to believe that the Pirates can end their Cinderella season by making the playoffs, … [Read more...]
MLB Game Preview for Friday July 29, 2011: San Francisco Giants @ Cincinnati Reds
Sports Betting Overview This is the opening game of what could be a very long series for the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds are already in trouble in the NL Central standings as they are five and half games out of first place and fading fast. Cincinnati has won only four of its last 10 games, and the team is currently on a three-game losing streak. The Reds have fallen to 50-54 which puts them … [Read more...]
MLB Realignment Making The Game More Appealing
Sports betting enthusiasts and baseball experts alike are always trying to think of ways to make the game more appealing. Essentially, over the last 20 years, MLB betting handicappers have grown bored with the league, as certain teams remain in the basement while others always stay on top. One of the biggest arguments is that the divisions are not aligned properly, as certain teams get to beat up … [Read more...]
MLB Game Preview for Friday July 22, 2011: Seattle Mariners @ Boston Red Sox
Sports Betting Overview This series is one of those “good news/bad news” series for each team. The good news for the MLB baseball betting fans in Boston is that the Red Sox have a home series against the Seattle Mariners. The bad MLB baseball news for the Seattle Mariners is that they have to go to Boston to play a series against the Red Sox. The Mariners are just not playing well. After a … [Read more...]
MLB Game Preview for Wednesday July 20, 2011: Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Sports Betting Overview It has been a long time since the online casino baseball fans in Pittsburgh have seen their team in first place after the All-Star break. The Pittsburgh Pirates went on a stretch where they won seven of 10, including a current two-game winning streak, and took over first place in the NL Central from the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers. The MLB standings … [Read more...]
MLB Game Preview for Friday July 15, 2011: Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers
Sports Betting Overview If there was a team in MLB that would benefit from a boost after the All-Star break, it is the Chicago White Sox. MLB baseball betting fans know that the White Sox are only five games out of the AL Central lead, and the team in the lead is the Detroit Tigers. By their own admission, the White Sox have not played the best baseball this season. Manager Ozzie Guillen summed … [Read more...]
MLB Teams Facing The Most Pressure To Make 2011 Playoffs
On Thursday July 14, 2011 the second half of the MLB sports betting season kicks off. With 72 games left in the regular season, all 30 teams will be entering the stretch run to the playoffs, as only three and a half months remain in the season. For several MLB betting franchises, the second half of the 2011 season, is filled with pressure, as now is the time for them to go from pretenders to … [Read more...]
MLB Game Preview for Friday July 8, 2011: Atlanta Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies
Sports Betting Overview Baseball betting experts give the Atlanta Braves a lot of credit. It would be difficult for almost any team to keep pace with the best team in baseball. But the MLB standings show the Braves only three games off the pace being made by the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East. Recent MLB scores show the Braves on quite a roll while the Phillies have hit a skid. … [Read more...]