This angle came up Wednesday as Pavano and Montreal turned the tables on Penny/Florida at +150. Today, its Jason Bere and the Cubs (-118) taking on Dave Williams and the Pirates, who beat them last week. The rules for pitcher revenge are this:
1) The two pitchers face each other again no more than 2 starts after the initial meeting; preferably in both of their next start.
2) The starter for the losing team in the first matchup must be credited with the loss. For instance, if Bere got a no-decision last week and the Cubs lost to the Pirates, they would not qualify as a play today.
In Mike Lee's book "Betting the Bases", he did a 3 year study and it produced the results of 65-31 with a ROI of 15%.
1) The two pitchers face each other again no more than 2 starts after the initial meeting; preferably in both of their next start.
2) The starter for the losing team in the first matchup must be credited with the loss. For instance, if Bere got a no-decision last week and the Cubs lost to the Pirates, they would not qualify as a play today.
In Mike Lee's book "Betting the Bases", he did a 3 year study and it produced the results of 65-31 with a ROI of 15%.
