{"id":12006,"date":"2009-07-16T15:19:51","date_gmt":"2009-07-16T20:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=12006"},"modified":"2023-02-07T06:36:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T14:36:36","slug":"weekend-matchups-preview-bodog-160709","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/mlb-baseball\/weekend-matchups-preview-bodog-160709\/","title":{"rendered":"Bodog MLB Baseball Top Matchups (July 16)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>MLB Weekend Top 10<\/h2>\n<p>This week&#8217;s Top 10 bonanza is dedicated to the man who wears No. 10 for the Baltimore Orioles, Adam Jones. He drove in Curtis Granderson with a sac fly in the eighth inning as the American League (+100) beat the National League 4-3 at Tuesday&#8217;s All-Star Game. Jones barely got any mention for his game-winning RBI; Carl Crawford made the signature play of the day in the seventh with a leaping catch to take a home run away from Brad Hawpe and win the MVP honors.<!--more--> The real games start again on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>To get you ready, we present out latest betting preview in what is proving to be a very interesting and profitable 2009 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>All stats are at press time; for the freshest betting lines, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/record.bettingpartners.com\/_TcMlrmSOeQxhg6WO2I1rgWNd7ZgqdRLk\/1\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>sports.bodog.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top 10 paying teams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Los Angeles Dodgers (56-32, 19.37 units)<br \/>\n2. Los Angeles Angels (49-37, 12.24 units)<br \/>\n3. Texas Rangers (48-39, 11.11 units)<br \/>\n4. San Francisco Giants (49-39, 10.68 units)<br \/>\n5. Boston Red Sox (54-34, 9.84 units)<br \/>\n6. Colorado Rockies (47-41, 7.07 units)<br \/>\n7. Detroit Tigers (48-39, 6.86 units)<br \/>\n8. Seattle Mariners (46-42, 6.49 units)<br \/>\n9. Philadelphia Phillies (48-38, 3.72 units)<br \/>\n10. Chicago White Sox (45-43, 3.19 units)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top 10 paying pitchers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Matt Palmer, L.A. Angels (9-2 team record, 10.64 units)<br \/>\n2. Tim Wakefield, Boston (13-4, 9.22 units)<br \/>\n3. Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay (12-4, 8.99 units)<br \/>\n4. Josh Johnson, Florida (14-5, 8.60 units)<br \/>\n5. Josh Beckett, Boston (14-4, 8.41 units)<br \/>\n6. Jason Marquis, Colorado (12-6, 7.86 units)<br \/>\n7. Scott Feldman, Texas (11-4, 7.43 units)<br \/>\n8. Matt Cain, San Francisco (13-5, 7.19 units)<br \/>\n9. Felix Hernandez, Seattle (13-5, 6.80 units)<br \/>\n10. Mark Buehrle, Chicago White Sox (13-5, 6.60 units)<\/p>\n<p><strong>This weekend&#8217;s top 10 storylines<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Nationals fire manager Manny Acta, name Jim Riggleman interim skipper<br \/>\n2. Pedro Martinez reportedly signs one-year contract to pitch for Phillies<br \/>\n3. Rays 3B Evan Longoria (finger) likely to return to action after missing All-Star Game<br \/>\n4. Diamondbacks release veteran 1B Tony Clark<br \/>\n5. MRI comes up negative on Reds OF Jay Bruce (wrist); out 6-8 weeks<br \/>\n6. Matt Cain (elbow) expects to start Sunday for Giants<br \/>\n7. Dodgers lefty Eric Milton likely out for season after successful microdiskectomy<br \/>\n8. Rays put reliever Grant Balfour on bereavement list following death of grandfather<br \/>\n9. Royals starter Gil Meche (back spasms) not expected to miss any action<br \/>\n10. Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton (toe) could require ongoing treatment, says manager Joe Torre<\/p>\n<p><strong>This weekend&#8217;s top 10 games to bet on<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Sunday: N.Y. Mets at Atlanta (6:00 p.m. Eastern, ESPN)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an early start for Sunday Night Baseball. The Mets have lost Fernando Nieve&#8217;s last three starts after winning his first three. All-Star snub Javier Vazquez (2.95 ERA) has an 8-10 team record for 5.66 units of debt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Saturday: L.A. Angels at Oakland (4:10 p.m., FOX)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The A&#8217;s are 4-10 in their last 14 games on grass; Los Angeles is 20-8 in its last 28 on grass.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Sunday: Detroit at N.Y. Yankees (2:05 p.m., TBS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joba Chamberlain (11-6 team record, +1.92 units) is slated to start for the Yankees; the New York press is calling for him to be put back in the bullpen.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 3px solid #ffffff;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bodogaffiliate.com\/resources\/banners\/sportsbook\/square\/250x250\/250x250b-sportsbook.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Saturday: Baltimore at Chicago White Sox (4:10 p.m., FOX)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The White Sox are 36-16 in their last 52 home games against losing teams. Jeremy Guthrie (7-11, -3.26 units) is scheduled to start for Baltimore.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Friday: Houston at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This should be a killer pitching duel between Roy Oswalt (9-10, -3.41 units) and Chad Billingsley (13-6, +4.53 units). Houston has won Oswalt&#8217;s last three starts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Friday: San Francisco at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tim Lincecum (12-6, +3.01 units) makes his first start for the Giants since pitching two innings at the All-Star Game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Sunday: Boston at Toronto (1:07 p.m.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boston has won eight of the last 11 against the Blue Jays, who have lost 12 of 15 overall and are actively shopping AL All-Star Game starter Roy Halladay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Friday: Chicago Cubs at Washington (7:05 p.m.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Nationals are last in the majors at 26-61 and 29.69 units in the hole. Scott Olsen (3-8, -3.95 units) plays the sacrificial lamb to Carlos Zambrano (10-6, +3.17 units)<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Saturday: Philadelphia at Florida (7:10 p.m.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pedro Martinez will make some warm-up starts in the minors, so Joe Blanton (9-8, -0.07 units) is still on tap for Philly versus Josh Johnson, the No. 4 pitcher on our money list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Sunday: Minnesota at Texas (8:05 p.m.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ESPN doesn&#8217;t like this matchup enough, but handicappers will be curious to see whether Tommy Hunter&#8217;s 4-0 under streak (6-0 dating back to last year) will continue for the Rangers.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Get the latest MLB Wagering Odds at Bodog Sportsbook &#8211; Click Here NOW!<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bodog sportsbook looks at top MLB Betting trends.  This week&#8217;s Top 10 bonanza is dedicated to the man who wears No. 10 for the Baltimore Orioles, Adam Jones&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[670],"tags":[3882,14227,13898,215,13618,2066,14228,678,14226,13698,13697,14225],"class_list":["post-12006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mlb-baseball","tag-baseball-lines","tag-baseball-previews","tag-baseball-sportsbook-odds","tag-bodog-lines","tag-bodog-mlb-odds","tag-bodog-sportsbook","tag-mlb-baseball-previews","tag-mlb-betting","tag-mlb-matchup","tag-top-mlb-teams","tag-top-pitchers","tag-weekend-matchups-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12006"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103036,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12006\/revisions\/103036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}