MLB Betting Action
The baseball season is picking up steam.
Today features more interleague MLB Gambling action, with the exception of the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds game.
One of the things interleague baseball allows for is cross-town rivalries and that is exactly what’s happening in the Windy City as the north side Chicago Cubs host the south side Chicago White Sox with the Cubbies listed as -165 favorites and the ChiSox at +145.
In the last 20 meetings overall between the two, the Cubs hold a slight edge going 11-9 straight up.
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The numbers are similar at Wrigley Field as the Cubs are 11-9 SU
The Cubs’ Carlos Zambrano will take the mound in front of the Wrigley faithful and in his last 20 home starts, the Cubbies are 13-7 SU against the guys from the south side.
Zambrano is a right-hander, and in the ChiSox’s last 20 games against righties they have produced a mark of 5 overs, 14 unders and 1 push.
It is Gavin Floyd’s turn in the White Sox’s rotation and he has struggled in his last eight road games going 2-6 SU.
Like Zambrano, Floyd throws with his right hand and in the Cubs’ last 20 games against RHPs, they are 9-11 SU.
The bettors at SPORTSBETTING.com are leaning to the Cubbies in this one, with 65% of the early action coming in on Zambrano and crew.
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– Oakland vs. LA
Meanwhile, the state of California will see one of its NL teams host one of its AL teams.
The Oakland Athletics are in Los Angeles to play the Dodgers with the home team favored at -145 and the road team an underdog at +125.
In the last 14 meetings between the two, the A’s have an overwhelming edge going 11-3 straight up and in the last five road games; Oakland is 3-2 SU.
Oakland will send youngster Vin Mazzaro to the mound and he has looked promising through three games in the big leagues, as he has gone 2-1 and all three of his starts have produced Unders.
The Dodgers will start a veteran with much more seasoning in Randy Wolf and in his last 20 starts, the Dodgers are 14-6 SU and 7 overs, 12 unders and 1 push.
SPORTSBETTING.com is seeing 70% of the action coming in on the Oakland side.
– Red Sox vs. Marlins
The Boston Red Sox will play a team that doesn’t visit Fenway Park that often, the Florida Marlins.
Going into tonight’s game, the BoSox are listed as -230 faves while the Marlins are +185 underdogs.
The Red Sox have owned the Marlins at home, going 8-3 SU and the Total has gone 4-1-1 in the last six tilts between the two in Beantown.
Ricky Nolasco will go for Florida and his last 20 road starts have produced a 13-7 record both SU and on the Over/Under, including six Overs in a row.
Jon Lester has been extremely profitable at Fenway Park, as Boston is 17-3 SU in his last 20 starts.
Enjoy all the baseball action this week and through the weekend.
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