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Monday's National League betting cheat sheet and tips
Check out our quick-hitting betting notes on Monday's National League games:
St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates (-140, 7)
Hot pitching stat: Cards starter Jake Westbrook went six strong innings in his last start against the Pirates on April 17. He gave up six hits but K'd six and did not allow a run.
Cold batting stat: Pirates star OF Andrew McCutcheon is batting .188 (3-for-16) against the Cardinals this season. It is his worst average against any team in the majors this season.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-70s and skies will be mostly sunny at gametime. Wind will blow out to left field at 8 mph.
Key betting note: The Cardinals are 1-8 in Westbrook's last nine road starts versus a team with a winning record.
Colorado Rockies at Atlanta Braves (-145, 7.5)
Cold pitching stat: Braves pitcher Brandon Beachy is scheduled to make his first appearance of the season Monday. He made one start against the Rockies at Turner Field in 2012, lasting 6 1/3 innings and allowing two ER en route to a 7-2 victory.
Hot batting stat: With a home run Sunday, Rockies SS Troy Tulowitzki has now homered in back-to-back games.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-80s with sunny skies. Wind will blow in from left field at 4 mph.
Key betting note: The Rockies are 2-9 in the last 11 meetings.
New York Mets at Miami Marlins (-115, 7.5)
Cold pitching stat: Mets starter Jeremy Hefner is 0-2 with an 18.47 ERA over his last two starts.
Hot batting stat: Marlins star OF Giancarlo Stanton continues his torrid pace at the dish. Stanton is 9-for-13 (.692) over his last four games. He has four doubles and two homers over that span.
Weather: The roof could be closed in Miami due to a 20 percent chance of rain by gametime. Temperatures will be in the low-90s and wind will blow in from center field at 7 mph.
Key betting note: The Mets are 1-5 in the last six meetings in Miami.
Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs (-120, OFF)
Cold pitching stat: Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija took the loss in his only 2013 start against the Brewers on April 19. He lasted seven innings, giving up five runs on six hits en route to the 5-4 loss.
Hot batting stat: Cubs OF David DeJesus is a career .462 hitter (12-for-26) against Brewers scheduled starter Kyle Lohse. He has a double, triple, homer and four RBIs versus the veteran righty.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-70s with partly cloudy skies. Wind will blow from right field to left field at 5 mph.
Key betting note: The Brewers are 7-23 in their last 30 versus the National League Central.
Cincinnati Reds at San Diego Padres (+130, 7.5)
Hot pitching stat: Reds starter Mike Leake is 3-0 with a 2.70 ERA over his last three starts.
Cold batting stat: The Reds were 4-for-26 with runners in scoring position in their four-game series versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. They dropped three of the four games.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-60s with partly cloudy skies and 10 percent chance of rain. Wind will blow in from left field at 3 mph.
Key betting note: The Reds are 8-1 in Leake's last nine road starts.
Click here for the American League cheat sheet.
*Odds courtesy of BetOnline.com
** Odds, probable starting pitchers and weather forecasts as of 7:32 p.m. ET. -
Monday's American League betting cheat sheet and tips
Check out our quick-hitting betting notes on Monday's American League games:
Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox (+105, 8.5)
Hot pitching stat: Rays ace David Price is 4-1 with a 1.76 ERA in his five starts since returning from the DL. He has three complete games in that span.
Cold batting stat: Sox DH David Ortiz is 7-for-31 (.226) with no homers and seven strikeouts in his career versus the lefty Price.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-80s with partly cloudy skies. Wind will blow out to center field at 7 mph
Key betting note: The under is 7-0 in the last seven meetings.
Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers (-129, 8)
Hot pitching stat: Rangers starter Matt Garza went 7 1/3 strong innings while giving up one run (unearned) on five hits in a 3-1 victory over the New York Yankees in his Rangers debut on July 24.
Hot batting stat: Rangers SS Elvis Andrus is 23-for-62 (.371) with four doubles, two homers and five RBIs in his career versus Angels starter Jered Weaver.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-90s with partly cloudy skies. Wind will blow in from right field at 9 mph.
Key betting note: The over is 14-3 in the last 17 meetings in Texas.
Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians (-150, 8)
Cold pitching stat: Indians starter Zach McAllister is 0-3 with a 6.14 over his last three starts.
Cold batting stat: White Sox OF Alex Rios is 4-for-31 (.129) this season versus the Indians. It is his lowest batting average against any American League club.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-70s with partly cloudy skies and 10 percent chance of rain. Wind will blow from left field to right field at 10 mph.
Key betting note: The over is 9-0-3 in Sox SP John Danks' last 12 starts versus the American League Central.
Toronto Blue Jays at Oakland A's (-162, 7.5)
Cold pitching stat: A's starter A.J. Griffin has given up five homers in his last two starts (11 1/3 innings). He is 1-1 with a 5.56 ERA over those two starts. Griffin has given up eight dingers in his five July starts.
Hot batting stat: Jays OF Colby Rasmus continued his scorching-hot July with the game-winning RBI in Sunday's 2-1 victory over the Houston Astros. Rasmus is hitting .375 with 11 doubles, three homers and 13 RBIs in the month.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-50s with mostly sunny skies. Wind will blow out to right field at 12 mph.
Key betting note: The Athletics are 11-2 in Griffin's last 13 starts as a home favorite.
Click here for the National League cheat sheet.
*Odds courtesy of BetOnline.com
** Odds, probable starting pitchers and weather forecasts as of 7:27 p.m. ET.Comment
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WNBA betting: Top 3 trends from the first half
As the WNBA regular season resumes its schedule with the New York Liberty at the Washington Mystics Thursday, we thought we'd look back at some big betting trends from the first half of the season.
Under Siege
The biggest trend in the first half of the regular season was certainly games playing under the total. League wide, the collective over/under record was 40-63-2. That means the 'under' is playing at a nice clip of 61.2 percent in games thus far. It's certainly worth following this trend to see if the pattern continues.
It Was All A Dream
The Atlanta Dream are the best home team when it comes to covering the spread. The Dream posted excellent 8-0 straight up and 7-1 ATS records at home in the first half of the season. Atlanta plays will open the second of the schedule with a pair of road games, but will resume their home slate on August 11 when the New York Liberty come to town.
Mercury Rising
The Phoenix Mercury were the hottest squad against the spread heading into the All-Star break covering in three straight games. Phoenix is the highest scoring squad in the league averaging 83.1 points per game, but also has the worst defense allowing 85.2 points per contest. The Mercury were 8-10 ATS in their 18 games prior to the All-Star break. They open their second half of the season at the Seattle Storm on August 1.Comment
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CFL betting: Home underdogs 0-6 ATS in 2013
With the Hamilton Tiger-Cats failing to cover as 4-point home dogs against the Saskatchewan Roughriders Saturday night, the home underdog is now 0-6 against the spread on the season.
Homer underdogs were 0-4 heading into Week 5 on the CFL schedule. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost to the Calgary Stampeders 37-24 Friday evening and moved the trend to 0-5 as the Bombers were 5.5-point home dogs for that matchup.
Winnipeg is now 0-3 on the season as the home dog. With the loss Saturday, the Ti-Cats now move to 0-2 ATS as home dogs.
The final matchup of the week, the BC Lions at Toronto Argonauts, is currently off the board with Argo QB Rickey Ray's status day-to-day with a knee injury.Comment
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Mighty Quinn
Mighty hit with the Blue Jays on Sunday and likes the Pirates on Monday.
The deficit is 1433 sirignanos.Comment
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JOE WIZ
Under 8 runs Oakland and TorontoComment
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Baseball Crusher
Miami Marlins -115 over New York Mets
(System Record: 56-6, won last 2 games)
Overall Record: 56-59-1
Soccer Crusher
Lokomotiva Zagreb + Slaven Belupo UNDER 2.5
This match is happening in Croatia
(System Record: 432-15, lost last game)
Overall Record: 432-371-57Comment
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Today's MLB Picks
Cincinnati at San Diego
The Padres look to build on their 6-0 record in their last 6 home games against a team with a winning record. San Diego is the pick (+140) according to Dunkel, which has the Padres favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+140). Here are all of today's picks.
MONDAY, JULY 29
Time Posted: 6:30 a.m. ESTGame 951-952: St. Louis at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Westbrook) 15.220; Pittsburgh (Liriano) 16.869
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-150); 7
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-150); UnderGame 953-954: NY Mets at Miami (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Hefner) 15.585; Miami (Turner) 14.492
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Miami (-120); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+100); OverGame 955-956: Colorado at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (De La Rosa) 15.311; Atlanta (Beachy) 14.206
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-145); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+125); OverGame 957-958: Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Lohse) 14.274; Cubs (Samardzija) 15.634
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-120); No Run Total
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (-120); N/AGame 959-960: Cincinnati at San Diego (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Leake) 15.284; San Diego (O'Sullivan) 16.384
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-160); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+140); UnderGame 961-962: Chicago White Sox at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Danks) 14.655; Cleveland (McAllister) 17.224
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 2 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-170); 8
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-170); OverGame 963-964: LA Angels at Texas (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Weaver) 14.377; Texas (Garza) 14.016
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Texas (-135); 8
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (+115); UnderGame 965-966: Toronto at Oakland (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Rogers) 14.502; Oakland (Griffin) 15.905
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Oakland (-165); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-165); OverGame 967-968: Tampa Bay at Boston (6:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Price) 16.886; Boston (Doubront) 15.353
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-115); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-115); UnderComment
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