{"id":54224,"date":"2012-08-30T07:58:12","date_gmt":"2012-08-30T14:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=54224"},"modified":"2012-08-30T08:07:42","modified_gmt":"2012-08-30T15:07:42","slug":"betting-parlay-handicapping-preview-thursday-august-30-30812","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/mlb-baseball\/betting-parlay-handicapping-preview-thursday-august-30-30812\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday MLB Betting Parlay \u2013 Rays vs. Blue Jays, Red Sox vs. Angels"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>MLB Betting Previews- Thursday, August 30 Parlay<\/h2>\n<p>The MLB regular season continues to grind-on through the stretch-run towards the postseason. Looking ahead to this Thursday\u2019s slate of games, we have carefully analyzed all the pitching matchups to uncover a golden opportunity for the following two-team parlay. <!--more--> <\/p>\n<h3>Game 1: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays<\/h3>\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong>Money Line: Tampa Bay +105 Toronto -115<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Total Line: 7.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/baseball\/mlb-matchups.aspx?page=\/data\/MLB\/matchups\/g4_summary_15.html\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"nofollow\">Matchup<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/baseball\/mlb-preview.aspx?page=\/data\/MLB\/matchups\/g4_preview_15.html\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"nofollow\">Preview<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay will send Matt Moore to the mound on Thursday night to kick-off this crucial four-game weekend series against the Blue Jays. The left-hander is 10-7 this season with a 3.60 ERA. Last Friday against Oakland, he gave-up three runs on seven hits in 6 1\/3 innings but did not get the decision. Moore has not lost a decision in his last six starts.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto is out of the playoff race but will look to play the role of spoiler with Carlos Villanueva getting the start in the series opener. Last Friday he gave-up four earned runs for the just the second time in his last 10 starts. Overall, the right-hander is 6-4 with a 3.30 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>The Rays are just 3-7 in Moore\u2019s last 10 starts on the road, while the Blue Jays are 6-1 in Villanueva\u2019s last seven starts at home. Tampa Bay has dominated this series with a 9-1 record in the last 10 meetings, but comes up short on Thursday night to give Toronto the early edge in this series.\u00a0[dfads params=&#8217;groups=10&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/p>\n<h3>Game 2: Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels<\/h3>\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong>Money Line: Boston +115 Loa Angeles -125<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Total Line: 8.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/baseball\/mlb-matchups.aspx?page=\/data\/MLB\/matchups\/g4_summary_18.html\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"nofollow\">Matchup<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/baseball\/mlb-preview.aspx?page=\/data\/MLB\/matchups\/g4_preview_18.html\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"nofollow\">Preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boston lost the series opener 6-5 on Tuesday night as a 186 road dog, but feels good about its chances to close things out with a win with Jon Lester on the mound. Despite an overall record of 8-10 with a 4.98 ERA, the left-hander has won his last three starts after giving-up a total of five earned runs. He is 4-1 against LA with a 4.20 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>The Angels playoff hopes are staring to fade, but they will try and squeeze-out a win on Thursday night with Zack Greinke on the mound. The right-hander only gave-up one earned run in his last start after yielding a total of 20 earned runs in his previous four outings. Overall, he is 11-5 with an ERA of 3.87. Lifetime against Boston, Greinke is 1-4 with a 2.88 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Sox are 5-1 in Lester\u2019s last six starts on the road, while the Angels are 0-5 in their last five home games against a left-handed starter. Boston is 7-1 in its last eight games in LA and 5-1 in Lester\u2019s last six starts against the Angels. Stick with the trends for the back-end of this parlay as the Red Sox close this series out with a win.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"MLB Picks\" href=\"\/handicappers\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>GRAB OUR BEST Expert MLB Picks for 2011 MLB Betting! \u2014\u2013&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MLB Betting Previews- Thursday, August 30 Parlay The MLB regular season continues to grind-on through the stretch-run towards the postseason. 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