Baseball Betting
Another week, another set of great MLB betting baseball matchups to choose from. These two are all for Tuesday, May 12.
Marlins at Brewers. Both teams are playing about the same level of baseball right now – Florida on their way down to a .500 record (anyone get the feeling this is about how their going to play all year, a little closer to .500 ball than, ohhhh say, .900 ball) and Milwaukee on their way up passed a .500 record. The Brewers are gaining confidence, and I think we’ll see them as an NL Central player the rest of the way. They’re not in the top 5 in the NL in pitching or hitting categories right now, however. Plus, they’re throwing Manny Parra, who is yet to win a game in 6 starts this season. He’s working on 0-4 and a 4.88 ERA (hey, at least it’s under 6!). The Marlins, though, offer up Graham Taylor, who’s stats actually look worse, albeit over the course of only 3 starts. Still, no excuse. The Brewers get a slight edge as the home team, but I’d bet the over instead of the line. Brewers -125, Marlins +115.
The AL entry is an East special, when the Yankees head up to Toronto. The Blue Jays still hold on to that top spot in their division, despite expected season-long pressure from the Red Sox. But what about the Yankees? It seems like not a week goes by where you don’t hear about one of their players either being in trouble or injured. The later hurts the team more, of course, but should you pay attention to what’s going on in the Bronx? The answer is yes, the Yanks are a mess right now. Sure they have plenty of time to get their act together, but we’re not betting on plenty of time. We’re betting on Tuesday. Here, let me make it easy for you in case you were undecided. Burnett (2-0 with a 5 spot for an ERA) vs. Halladay. And I’m not even going to give you Halladay’s stats at this point (OK I’ll slip the 1.12 WHIP in there). Because of the matchup and Toronto at home, this one’s a no-brainer, and the line should reflect it this time. Toronto -160, Yanks +140. Put the extra money up and take the Blue Jays.