Sports Betting

July/10/2009
SPORTSBETTING.COM

While bettors are starting to eye the NFL as training camps are beginning to open, the baseball schedule remains the big ticket betting item.

The Philadelphia Phillies have truly begun to play like defending World Series champions lately going 15-5 straight up in their last 20 games.

Before a 10-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs two nights ago, the Phillies were riding a 10-0 run and they returned to their winning ways last night when they defeated the San Diego Padres by a final of 9-4, covering as -305 home faves.

Philadelphia now begins a huge three-game series with the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals in one of the biggest series of the weekend. The Phillies open tonight as a -130 favorite.

Online sportsbook SPORTSBETTING.com is reporting pretty even early action, with the volume slightly favoring the red-hot Phillies (56% of the wagering volume has come in on the favorite).

Overall, Philly is 13-7 SU in its last 20 games against the Cardinals (but are only 10-10 SU in their last 20 home games).

The Phillies will send J.A. Happ to the mound, who is an impressive 7-0 with a 2.68 ERA this season.

Philly has gone 6-3 SU in Happ’s last nine home starts and those starts have produced 3 overs and 6 unders.

Joel Pineiro will get the start for the Cardinals and in two road starts against Philly, Pineiro’s teams—St. Louis and Seattle—have not lost, going 2-0 SU.

Blue Jays - Rays
- Over in the American League, all the trade rumors in MLB are centering on Toronto Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay, but the Jays have been struggling a little when Doc takes the mound.

While the Blue Jays have gone 13-7 in Halladay’s last 20 starts, they have only managed a 3-6 mark in his last nine.

Toronto is set to host the Tampa Bay Rays tonight and the books have installed them as -145 home faves with the Total set at 7.5.

While the Jays are 7-4 in Halladay’s last 11 home starts against Tampa Bay, a look at the Under might be the way to go.

The Jays have recorded 6 overs and 14 unders in their last 20 home games against Tampa and have 4 overs and 7 unders in Halladay’s last 11 starts against the Rays.

Matt Garza gets the start for Tampa Bay and in his last four starts in Toronto the result has been 0 overs and 4 unders.

As always Halladay is attracting a lot of attention from bettors, with early action at SPORTSBETTING.com coming in at a 73% clip on the Blue Jays.

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Dodgers-Marlins
- As the best team in all of Major League Baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers are sporting a very impressive 61-34 record.

The Dodgers host the Florida Marlins in a three-game weekend series and going into the first game tonight, see themselves listed as -150 home faves.

In their last 20 games, Los Angeles’ NL team has gone 13-7 and are currently on a 5-0 run.

It is Clayton Kershaw’s turn in the Dodgers’ rotation. In his last seven starts, the Dodgers have gone 7-0 and in his last 15 home games L.A. has gone 12-3 SU.

There is tons of great baseball on tap this weekend, good luck with your wagering.