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L.A. Dodgers vs. Colorado Rockies Gambling Prediction & MLB Preview

Dodgers (40-43) vs. Rockies (41-44)

The Los Angeles Dodgers have parlayed their great play of late into a big jump in the standings. Now out of the basement they enter today tied with Colorado for second place just 2.5 games behind Arizona in the National League West.

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MLB Trend Report – A Tale of Two Teammates

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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.

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Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Gambling Prediction & MLB Preview

Milwaukee (32-46) vs Pittsburgh (49-30)

The Milwaukee Brewers jumped all over Pirates phenom Gerrit Cole in the first inning last night scoring 3 runs but the bats went silent after that. The end result a 10-3 loss at the hands of the Bucs.

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Cincinnati Reds vs. Texas Rangers Gambling Prediction & MLB Preview

Cincinnati (45-35) vs Texas (47-33)

The Cincinnati Reds have a nice record and a solid lead on that second Wild Card spot but they are slipping in the National League Central. They used to be neck and neck with Pittsburgh but the Pirates have raced ahead of late, zooming to the top of the league standings.

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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Oakland A’s Gambling Prediction & MLB Preview

St. Louis (48-30) vs Oakland (46-34)

Heading into the weekend St. Louis is tied with Pittsburgh atop the National League Central and all of baseball.

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N.Y. Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles Gambling Prediction & MLB Preview

New York (42-36) vs Baltimore (43-36)

By virtue of the Yankees loss and the Orioles’ win on Thursday night New York find themselves a half game back of the O’s heading into the weekend.  Worse yet, there seems to be too much focus off the field on players that are not contributing to the team at all – I wonder who that could be.

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Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox Gambling Prediction & MLB Preview

Toronto (39-38) vs Boston (46-33)

The Toronto Blue Jays did their usual thing in Tampa…lose. This time it put an end to their 11 game winning streak which tied a franchise best. The Jays were able to take at least one game from the Rays as R.A. Dickey dominated them in the finale on Wednesday.

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Philadelphia Phillies vs. L.A. Dodgers Gambling Prediction & MLB Preview

Philadelphia (38-41) vs. Los Angeles (35-42)

For a moment it looked like the Philadelphia Phillies were going to start mounting a charge in the National League East. But with inconsistency in their everyday lineup and throughout the rotation (except for Cliff Lee) it just hasn’t happened.

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MLB Trend Report – Starters to put money on!

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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.

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Cincinnati Reds vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Gambling Prediction & MLB Preview

Cincinnati Reds (44-31) vs Arizona Diamondbacks (40-33)

Cincinnati is looking to close some ground in the National League Central but couldn’t take advantage of a loss by St. Louis and finished yesterday behind Pittsburgh in a fun race to watch.

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Texas Rangers vs. St. Louis Cardinals Gambling Prediction & MLB Preview

Texas Rangers (42-32) vs St. Louis Cardinals (47-27)

The Texas Rangers drew first blood in this series between former World Series combatants (2011). Texas took the first game and if they keep winning they might use this series to reclaim first place in the American League West. Not exactly a true measure of revenge but better than nothing.

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MLB Trend Report – Undervalued Starting Pitchers – AL East Edition

Baseball is a numbers game

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.

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L.A. Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres Gambling Prediction & MLB Preview

Los Angeles Dodgers (30-40) vs San Diego Padres (36-36)

The Los Angeles Dodgers are in last place and fading, with the worst record in the National League West Over the last 10 games.

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San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies Gambling Prediction & MLB Preview

San Diego Padres (29-33) vs Colorado Rockies (33-30)

To me the San Diego Padres are one of the most counfounding teams out there. With the names they have on their roster they should probably be among the worst teams in the Majors but they are hanging in there at just below .500.

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San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Dbacks Gambling Prediction & MLB Preview

San Francisco Giants (32-29) vs Arizona Diamondbacks (35-27)

The San Francisco Giants came into this weekend hoping to close the gap against the first place Arizona Diamondbacks but the best they can hope for now is winnning the series. They dropped the opener but came back yesterday winning a 10-5 victory.

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Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves Gambling Prediction & MLB Preview

Washington Nationals (28-27) vs Atlanta Braves (32-22)

This is an important series between the Nationals and Braves this weekend and the Nationals struck first taking game 1 – thought it may have cost them ace Stephen Strasburg.