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Tuesday MLB Betting Feature – Rays at Red Sox

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Jeff Mattinger in Headlines

The Red Sox picked up tonight’s starter in the offseason for big games like this in the American League East division.

Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox

Tampa Bay is floundering after starting the season with a fantastic 32-12 mark, going 12-19 over its last 31 games. “We’ve had a rough patch…as bad as we’ve been playing and we’re only three games back, that’s got to say a lot about where we were,” pitcher Matt Garza said. The Rays offense must get back on track, hitting .170 over their recent six-game homestand, including just .063 (7-for-50) with runners in scoring position. Being away from Tropicana Field has been a winning combination for the young squad, posting an impressive 24-12 mark (+990) and averaging 5.6 runs. This fits well with the road team winning all seven games between these clubs in 2010. The Rays are surprisingly just 3-4 as a road underdog of +100 to +125 this season (-50).

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Friday MLB Evening Betting Feature – Phillies at Red Sox

Posted on June 11, 2010June 10, 2010 by Jeff Mattinger in Headlines

Two teams going in opposite directions meet at historic Fenway Park for a three-game interleague set.

Philadelphia Phillies at Boston Red Sox

Philadelphia was shutout for the seventh time this season and now head to face one of the hottest teams in baseball. The Phillies are on pace for 20 shutouts, which would be the most since being blanked 22 times in 1969. Even with its offensive troubles of the past few weeks, Philadelphia is the only team in baseball to have four different players with 10 home runs this season. The club is currently 3-5 this month (-380), after going 11-15 during the 2009 season in June. Don’t expect things to drastically turn around for the Phillies during interleague play, as they’ve gone 17-30 the past three years (-1,690)

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Friday MLB Handicapper Report

Posted on May 21, 2010May 22, 2010 by Jeff Mattinger in Headlines

Friday MLB Handicapper Report – FINAL

Interleague Facts of Note

In 2009, AL clubs compiled a .263 batting average with 315 home runs, 1,206 runs scored and a 3.89 ERA. NL clubs batted .257 with 249 home runs, 1,061 runs scored and a 4.45 ERA.
The New York Yankees hold the MLB’s best all-time Interleague record at 133-95 (.583), followed by Minnesota at 132-96 (.548). The Florida Marlins own the NL’s best all-time Interleague mark at 120-99.
Seattle OF Ichiro Suzuki led all batters with 33 hits during interleague play last season.
St. Louis 1B Albert Pujols smashed an MLB-high nine home runs against the AL last year. He also leads all active players (400 AB min) with a .355 average during interleague play.
Seven pitchers total posted a perfect 3-0 record, including Seattle ace Felix Hernandez, who also managed a 0.84 ERA.
Two of Friday’s starting pitchers check in with the lowest ERA during interleague play with a minimum of 150 innings. Boston SP John Lackey at 2.63 and Los Angeles Angels SP Joel Pineiro at 3.25.

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Friday MLB Betting Preview

Posted on May 20, 2010May 20, 2010 by Jeff Mattinger in Headlines

On Friday, some may argue that the Subway Series deserves all the headlines. Don’t mention that to the die-hard fans of these two clubs.

Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies

Boston picked up a quick two-game home sweep against the Minnesota Twins and now head off for a three-game series against Philadelphia. The Red Sox finished with a losing 2-3 record on their last road trip against the Tigers and Yankees. The team pushed its record against left-handed starters to 10-5 (+420) on the year with Thursday night’s victory and will get ready to face another tonight. Playing the two-time defending NL Champions is certainly no picnic, but the Red Sox have destroyed the NL East in their last 51 matchups, going 38-13. Phillies’ fans will be holding their breath during Interleague play, as the team is just 30-51 against the AL since Charlie Manuel took over the controls in 2005.

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Monday Night Notes

Posted on March 30, 2009 by T.O. Whentam in College Basketball

This has not been a good preseason for pitchers. Johan Santana is behind schedule, Justin Duchscherer is out for a month or more, and we’re hearing even more today. Cole Hamels’ elbow isn’t recovering as quickly as they hoped it would, and he officially isn’t in contention to be the opening day starter anymore. His fastball is still only in the 85-88 miles per hour range so he has some work to do, but that’s much better than what it was earlier in the spring. The Angels also got some bad news – John Lackey is out until late April or May. The good news, if there is some, is that the MRI showed that the damage wasn’t as bad as it could have been. The Angels have a lack of depth in their rotation at the best of times, so the sooner they can get their ace back the better.

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Seven Random Things

Posted on May 15, 2008June 12, 2008 by T.O. Whentam in Sports Handicapping

Justine Henin retired suddenly yesterday despite the fact that she was number one in the world rankings. A couple of things arise from that. First, it’s sad where we have gotten to as a society of sports watchers – an athletes leaves suddenly and I can’t help but wonder what she was about to be caught doing. That’s probably not the case here, but we can’t help but wonder. Second, there goes one of the easiest bets in tennis. She had won three straight French Opens. The tournament starts in a couple of weeks. She hasn’t been playing well lately, but she still would have been an automatic bet for a few rounds.

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