Cardinals vs Pirates Baseball Odds
The Cardinals are coming off being swept by the Atlanta braves, but they are still holding onto first place in the NL Central with a slight 1.5 game lead over the Pirates.
The Cardinals are coming off being swept by the Atlanta braves, but they are still holding onto first place in the NL Central with a slight 1.5 game lead over the Pirates.
The Cardinals have the best record in the Majors (60-37) and they are in first place in the NL Central 1.5 games ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Nationals are coming off being swept at home in a series against he Dodgers and now face a Pirates’ team that has lost 6 of their last 10 games.
There isn’t a team in the game employing a four-man rotation at the moment, which means that each week, each team will send out five different starting pitchers. That’s five players from each of Major League Baseball’s 30 teams, meaning that at least 150 different names will hit the betting board in a given week.
The Phillies have won 3 straight games and the first 2 in this NL East series. The Nationals are in 2nd place in the division 6 games behind the Atlanta Braves and the Phillies are in 3rd 7.5 games back of Atlanta.
The Diamondbacks have won 5 straight and this is after losing 5 in a row. They are in first place with a 4.5 game lead over the Dodgers, who have won 7 of their last 10 games.
The Dodgers are one of the hottest teams in the Majors, as they have won 3 straight and 9 of their last 10. They are only 2.5 games out of first place in the NL West.
It was Dickens who penned the line “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” and for our purposes I’ll use that as a way of leading into this week’s Trend Report, one which focuses on teammates that are trending in opposite directions.
You’ve surely heard it many times before: The baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint. As the third month of play comes to an end and we near the midway point of the season, let’s re-evaluate some names we see on the betting board every fifth day, while noting a few that may have been overlooked.
Here are three starting pitchers worth backing, and three you’re going to want to fade.
The mountains of data offered to fans can sometimes be intimidating, but once in a while a gem appears that can help us to make sense of what we can expect to see out on the diamond.
The first pitch is still a while from now, but it is never too early to make your MLB futures bets.
The 2012 College World Series has its teams. Now its time to bet on America’s pastime. (The College version) Who do you like this year? Kent St., South Carolina, Stony Brook are the top ones to to bet on don’t you think?
The Cardinals won the World Series last season, but with Pujols gone it will be tough to repeat and the Phillies, Yankees, and Pujols’ new team of the Angels have the best odds to win the World Series this season.
Spring Training has begun! Can you feel the excitement in the air? Or is it just the winter nip that still grips most of our fine continent? It is time to look into the crystal ball and to predict who among the 32 MLB teams will be the last one standing in October.
MLB Betting – Top 10 Trade Deadline Deals
Which moves rocked the boat in Major League Baseball the most as the trade deadline passed over the weekend?
You could argue that right now is the best possible time to make your World Series futures bet. Enough of the season has passed that you have a strong sense of each team’s identity. But there’s also just enough time left in the season that a team or two could still be undervalued.