SF/Houston Over 8 -105
NYY/Boston Over 9? -115
Zito bad at Minute Maid, bad in spring training, bad in April. Wandy had a bad spring and bad vs SF....Burnett not great at Boston, Lester usually stumbles out start of season, and those bullpens+offense!
3-2-1 yesterday, +1.50 units.....MLB season: 3-2-1, +1.50 units.
the two losses were 5 inning unders that lost in bottom of 5th. I usually bet these at a book that offers 4.5 inning bets--I've found paying the extra juice works as I lose many of these unders in the bottom of 5th....
All flat bet 1 unit risk per pic (for example, a +135 pic would pay 1.35 units, a -135 pic would pay 0.74 units, no rounding up or down)....so if up +3.24 units, you'd have a profit of $32.40 if betting unit is $10 flat bet each pic--or up $324 if your betting unit=$100.....Almost never any SU chalk over -160 (I will use high chalk in parlays, and I grade/record the 2-way chalk parlays with my SU pics).
info from the sportspy:
Colorado Rockies
-LHP Greg Smith, who did not pitch in the Majors last season, will start for the Rockies in place of LHP Jeff Francis.
-Bullpen inherited a total of 4 runners in yesterday's game and did not allow any of them to score.
-SP Greg Smith has never faced a team from the National League Central Division.
NYY
-Among the 381 all-time MLB pitchers with 30-or-more career decisions against the AL East, SP A.J. Burnett ranks first with a .733 (33-12) career winning percentage. He was 13-7 with a 3.38 ERA in 30 starts not at Fenway Park in 2009.
-New York's three scheduled starters for the Boston series (Sabathia, Burnett and Pettitte) own a combined 28-16 record with a 3.81 ERA against Boston.
Balt
-SP Kevin Milwood is making his 7th Opening Day start. The right-hander was 0-2 with a 12.96 ERA in three spring starts this year. He's 2-2 with a 6.16 ERA in five starts against Tampa Bay, including a 1-1 mark and 6.63 ERA in three starts at Tropicana Field.
Tb
-Tonight's game is sold out and the Rays are 32-9 when playing in front of crowds of 30,000+ in attendance.
-The Rays have 100 wins against the Orioles, matching their most wins against an opponent (Toronto). Since September 5, 2007, the Rays are 15-4 at home against the Orioles.
-SP James Shields is the oldest member of the Rays' starting rotation. He led the Rays staff with a 2.11 ERA this spring over 5 starts. The Rays are 9-1 in his last 10 starts against Baltimore.
Minnesota Twins
-SP Nick Blackburn went 8-4 with a 3.06 ERA with three complete games in 18 first-half starts. His 240 hits allowed led the AL.
-Blackburn is looking for his first career win tonight against the Angels, after posting a career record of 0-3 with a 5.72 ERA in five starts. He made his first career start in the Majors vs. Los Angeles on April 2, 2008, allowing one run on five hits in seven innings.
-The right-hander has posted a career road record of 7-17 with a 6.46 ERA in 39 games.
Boston
-1B/3B Kevin Youkilis has hit safely in eight straight games dating back to September 2009, going 11-for-26 with 2 HRs and 9 RBI.
-SP Jon Lester has a 2-4 record and 4.78 ERA over 12 career starts during the months of March and April. He is 40-12 with a 3.50 ERA in his career during the remaining months of the regular season.
-Lester owns a 3-1 record and 3.88 ERA in 8 career starts against the Yankees.
NYY/Boston Over 9? -115
Zito bad at Minute Maid, bad in spring training, bad in April. Wandy had a bad spring and bad vs SF....Burnett not great at Boston, Lester usually stumbles out start of season, and those bullpens+offense!
3-2-1 yesterday, +1.50 units.....MLB season: 3-2-1, +1.50 units.
the two losses were 5 inning unders that lost in bottom of 5th. I usually bet these at a book that offers 4.5 inning bets--I've found paying the extra juice works as I lose many of these unders in the bottom of 5th....
All flat bet 1 unit risk per pic (for example, a +135 pic would pay 1.35 units, a -135 pic would pay 0.74 units, no rounding up or down)....so if up +3.24 units, you'd have a profit of $32.40 if betting unit is $10 flat bet each pic--or up $324 if your betting unit=$100.....Almost never any SU chalk over -160 (I will use high chalk in parlays, and I grade/record the 2-way chalk parlays with my SU pics).
info from the sportspy:
Colorado Rockies
-LHP Greg Smith, who did not pitch in the Majors last season, will start for the Rockies in place of LHP Jeff Francis.
-Bullpen inherited a total of 4 runners in yesterday's game and did not allow any of them to score.
-SP Greg Smith has never faced a team from the National League Central Division.
NYY
-Among the 381 all-time MLB pitchers with 30-or-more career decisions against the AL East, SP A.J. Burnett ranks first with a .733 (33-12) career winning percentage. He was 13-7 with a 3.38 ERA in 30 starts not at Fenway Park in 2009.
-New York's three scheduled starters for the Boston series (Sabathia, Burnett and Pettitte) own a combined 28-16 record with a 3.81 ERA against Boston.
Balt
-SP Kevin Milwood is making his 7th Opening Day start. The right-hander was 0-2 with a 12.96 ERA in three spring starts this year. He's 2-2 with a 6.16 ERA in five starts against Tampa Bay, including a 1-1 mark and 6.63 ERA in three starts at Tropicana Field.
Tb
-Tonight's game is sold out and the Rays are 32-9 when playing in front of crowds of 30,000+ in attendance.
-The Rays have 100 wins against the Orioles, matching their most wins against an opponent (Toronto). Since September 5, 2007, the Rays are 15-4 at home against the Orioles.
-SP James Shields is the oldest member of the Rays' starting rotation. He led the Rays staff with a 2.11 ERA this spring over 5 starts. The Rays are 9-1 in his last 10 starts against Baltimore.
Minnesota Twins
-SP Nick Blackburn went 8-4 with a 3.06 ERA with three complete games in 18 first-half starts. His 240 hits allowed led the AL.
-Blackburn is looking for his first career win tonight against the Angels, after posting a career record of 0-3 with a 5.72 ERA in five starts. He made his first career start in the Majors vs. Los Angeles on April 2, 2008, allowing one run on five hits in seven innings.
-The right-hander has posted a career road record of 7-17 with a 6.46 ERA in 39 games.
Boston
-1B/3B Kevin Youkilis has hit safely in eight straight games dating back to September 2009, going 11-for-26 with 2 HRs and 9 RBI.
-SP Jon Lester has a 2-4 record and 4.78 ERA over 12 career starts during the months of March and April. He is 40-12 with a 3.50 ERA in his career during the remaining months of the regular season.
-Lester owns a 3-1 record and 3.88 ERA in 8 career starts against the Yankees.
