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MLB Baseball Wagering Options At Bodog
How many different ways can a bettor place wagers on a Major League Baseball series between two teams at Bodog.com? All kinds of ways, if this weekend's lineup is any indication.
For example, take a look at list of potential plays available for the series featuring the Atlanta Braves vs. the Washington Nationals:
- Team to score first in the game
- Will there be a Run scored in the first Inning?
- Total Hits, Runs and Errors
- Alternative Runline (1)
- Alternative Runline (2)
- Total Team Runs: ATL o / ATL u
- Total Team Runs: WAS o / WAS u
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Yes, the perennial NL East champion Atlanta Braves visit our nation's capital this weekend to take on the Washington Nationals in a three-game series. In Friday's opener, the Braves throw John Smoltz against the Nats' John Patterson. Two solid pitchers squaring off in a pitcher's park points toward an under bet in this situation.
Florida's Marlins head to Philadelphia to take on the Phillies in the first game of a three-game series Friday night. Betting that a run is scored in the first inning may pay off, with Scott Olsen going against Jon Leiber and his 9.18 ERA. Also, games at Citizens Bank Park have averaged over 10 runs per game over the last two seasons.
If the Yankees' Chein-Ming Wang can just hold Baltimore scoreless in the first inning in the opener of a three-game series in New York Friday night, the Yanks and their powerhouse lineup have a good chance to score first, even if it is against Kris Benson. Also, New York is 9-5 vs. the run line this season.
Josh Beckett goes against A.J. Burnett in the first game of a three-game series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox Friday. With two good starters and a cold Boston offense (one run vs. Tampa Thursday night, and just 13 homers so far this year), the under is tempting in this situation.
Ben Sheets makes his second start of the year for Milwaukee Friday in the second game of a four-game series against the Cincinnati Reds. Cincy is a run-scoring machine at the moment, putting up a 12 spot in Thursday night's series opener. In his limited action last year, Sheets missed starting against the Reds. But in three starts vs. Cincy in '04, the Brewer ace allowed just four earned runs in 21 innings pitched.
Houston is another team racking up the runs this season, averaging 5.9 per game. The Astros may be a good pick to score first against Pittsburgh's Zach Duke and his 4.50 ERA in the opener of a three-game series Friday at Minute Maid Park.
Tampa Bay visits the Rangers for the opener of a three-game series Friday night. Bettors should always expect lots of runs at Ameriquest Field, where games have averaged well over 11 runs per over the last three seasons.
When the Chicago Cubs visit St. Louis to take on the Cardinals for three games this weekend, they'll be without Derrek Lee, who broke his wrist the other night. The Cardinals, however, will have Albert Pujols, and he alone might be worth a wager on St. Louis to score first all the time.
The Cleveland Indians won the season series with the Kansas City Royals last year 13 games to six. This year, the Tribe is even better, while the Royals are the worst team in baseball. Any questions?
In another AL Central battle, the Minnesota Twins hit Second City to take on the White Sox for three games. In Friday's opener, Johan Santana goes against Mark Buehrle. The under is very tempting here, as would be the under on the time of the game, which could come in at under two hours, the way these two guys mow 'em down.
The San Francisco Giants visit Denver this weekend to take on the Colorado Rockies. Of course, the over is always a good option in games played at Coors Field, which has ranked second, first and second the last three seasons in runs per game. Also, could this be the weekend Barry Bonds gets off the schneid? That also might be a good bet.
The New York Mets are in Southern Cal this weekend to play four against the San Diego Padres. The Mets started hot, but the injury bug bit recently, and Carlos Beltran and Cliff Floyd have both missed games. Also, Petco Park isn't exactly friendly to hitters; games there have averaged 7.8 runs and 8.3 runs the last two seasons.
McAfee Coliseum is also known as a pitcher's park, but is it really? Games there averaged 9.1 runs last year, 9.5 runs in 2004. Keep that in mind when wagering on the Angels-A's series this weekend.
The Detroit Tigers visit the Great Northwest to spar with the Seattle Mariners this weekend. Friday's starters Mike Maroth and Jarrod Washburn are off to varying starts; Maroth is 2-0 with a .73 ERA, while Washburn is 1-2 with a 5.00 ERA.
And in Los Angeles, the punchless Dodgers host the Arizona Diamondbacks for three games. L.A. scored a bunch of runs right off the bat this season, but has tallied just 11 times in their last six games. Just one of those has gone over the total.
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