Rockies @ Angels
The Rockies are the hottest team in the major leagues and they travel to face the Angels in a late night Interleague meeting. With five straight wins what would make bettors go against this team? Well for one reason Palmer gets the nod for the Halo?s and he has been red hot in his last three with a tiny WHIP and a stellar ERA. The difference is that Cook has pitched just as well and he is coming in with the hotter team. The point to notice is that both teams have played well and pitched well. This game could fall in the category of the pitchers duel. With some travel and a good pitching performance with decent bullpens this game is slated to go under the total. The problem is the wind is blowing out of the park and against these pitchers the total may be a tough call. If there is one thing you can ever learn in baseball it is to play the hot team. The bounces go your way, the calls go your way and the wins go your way. With two pitchers that are both doing well and two teams that are playing well your way to go is with the hotter team. Campos is behind the platee and he has a big strike zone so beware heading into this one.
Rockies +120
Giants Vs A?s
Am I misreading this line? The A?s come out at -150 favorite against the Giants. The Giants swept the Rangers the leader in this division and now in the battle of the Bay they are big underdogs? Well for one thing Sanchez has been very bad lately. His ERA is over 7 and he has been very hittable to say the least but, the A?s can?t hit left handers. They are wiffing at southpaws at a .212 clip on the season. The Giants have also had a better performance by the bullpen lately as well and so this line comes off as very odd. Meriwether is behind the plate and he has a small strikezone, the runs come in and so do the Giants.
Over 8-115
Giants +150
~Matt
