World Series Betting Game 3: Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Yankees
The Yankees will give the ball to their veteran southpaw on Halloween night when LHP Andy Pettitte takes the bump. This will be Pettitte's fourth baseball wagering start of these playoffs, and so far, he has been fantastic. The left-hander has only allowed five earned runs in 19.0 innings of work, striking out 15 along the way. Yankees betting fans are 2-1 in those three starts, with the lone defeat coming in Game 3 of the ALCS. Pettitte has had a fairly average career against the Phils, going 2-2 with a 3.67 ERA in seven career starts. Philly roughed him up for four runs in seven innings when these two teams met in the regular season in May.
LHP Cole Hamels hasn't been nearly as effective in the playoffs this year as he was a year ago for Phillies gambling aficionados, but the defending champs are still 2-1 in his three starts. Hamels hasn't pitched more than 5.1 innings in four straight starts dating back to the regular season, and he has allowed at least three earned in his L/6 outings overall. Many wondered whether manager Charlie Manuel would even elect to keep the struggling left-hander in his rotation. Barring a strong start tonight against the Yanks, if this series should go to a Game 7, Manuel will likely look elsewhere even though Hamels was the man that did a ton of damage in the playoffs a year ago. For his MLB betting career, the southpaw is 0-1 with a 2.77 ERA in two starts against the Yanks.
The 'under' has now gone 15-3 in New York's L/18 World Series gambling battles after the Bronx Bombers took Game 2 of the series 3-1. The Phils have still won three of the five MLB betting clashes between these squads this season. This will be the Yanks' first visit to Citizen's Bank Ballpark.
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World Series Baseball betting odds
NEW YORK --- The New York Yankees are hot favorites to win the World Series after taking a 3-1 lead in the American League Championship Series with a 10-1 victory over the Angels.
The Yankees are now on offer at best odds of 8/15 (bet $150 to make $80 profit) to win the World Series. The Los Angeles Angels are 20/1 to win the World Series.
The Philadelphia Phillies, who are the reigning champions, are rated 15/8 to win the World Series. They currently lead the Los Angeles Dodgers by 3-1 in the National League Championship. The Dodgers are 22/1 outsiders to stage an unlikely comeback and then go on and win the World Series.
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Game 5 NLCS Betting: LA Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Phillies
On Wednesday night, the Philadelphia Phillies will try to close out the Los Angeles Dodgers in a heated NLCS betting affair.
This could be all that she wrote for manager Joe Torre and his '09 LA Dodgers. They threw everything they could at the Phils in Game 4 of the NLCS, but still ultimately blew it when closer Jonathan Broxton gave up a two-run double in the bottom of the ninth to not only record his first blown save of this postseason, but to cost his team a chance to guarantee that this series will go back to La La Land. Still, Monday's 5-4 loss was the first real production that the offense brought to the table since Game 1. No one in the regular lineup is batting above 1B James Loney's .357. Wednesday's starter, RHP Vicente Padilla will hope to get better production from his #3 and #4 hitters. OFs Manny Ramirez and Andre Ethier are only batting .250 and .200 respectively in this series.
Last year, it was LHP Cole Hamels that really made the difference in the Phillies run to the World Series. This year, he'll have a chance to pitch his squad into the Fall Classic for a second straight year. Hamels was thrust into this spot when SS Jimmy Rollins capped the comeback in the ninth inning with his two-run double that sent the City of Brotherly Love into euphoria. 1B Ryan Howard continued on his tear through the postseason by blasting another two-run bomb in the 1st inning of the baseball betting affair on Monday. Starting with the final day of the regular season, the Phils have scored at least four runs in all but one of their games. The offense is certainly clicking right now, and it'll probably take a fantastic effort from the Dodgers on Wednesday to force this series back to Los Angeles.
Monday's MLB gambling victory marked the tenth time in the L/11 games in Philly that the Phillies came out victorious. Wednesday has also been a great day for the defending champs as well of late, as they are 8-2 in their L/10 Wednesday contests, while the Dodgers are just 3-8 in their L/11 Wednesday games.
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Playoff Conditions
DENVER, CO - The snow in Colorado scrapped plans for Pedro Martinez's first postseason start in five years.
Game 3 of the Philadelphia-Colorado playoff series was postponed a day because of weather Saturday better suited for cross-country skiing. That prompted a pitching switch by the Phillies, with left-hander J.A. Happ going to the mound Sunday instead of the 37-year-old Martinez. The Rockies are sticking with Jason Hammel.
The Phillies holed up in their hotel Saturday with no plans of working out at the ballpark. The Rockies summoned their players for a 90-minute workout inside Coors Field.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook BetOnline have made the Philliess -115 moneyline favorites for Sunday's game against the Rockies. Current MLB Public Betting Information shows that 54% of more than 4900 bets for this game have been placed on the Phillies -115.
``We just want to keep ourselves on somewhat of a schedule,'' manager Jim Tracy said.
Tracy suspected this might not be a night for baseball when even his dogs wanted to skip their morning walk. Major League Baseball agreed with Tracy's beagles, pushing back Game 3 of this NL division series to Sunday night and Game 4 to Monday.
The playoff is tied at one game each. Game 5, if necessary, will be played as scheduled Tuesday in Philadelphia, without a day off for travel.
``I think it's a very wise decision,'' Tracy told The Associated Press by phone. ``You could have something happen in weather like this where you could lose a player for half a year in 2010. I don't think that would be good for anybody.
``There's no question about the type of play that you would see in this kind of weather vs. if you have better conditions that they're calling for Sunday. To be cold and wet and rainy and sleety or snowy is completely different than cold and dry and clear.''
Surely any dog would know that. Well, at least Tracy's.
``We got up to take the dogs for a walk and when two beagles don't want to go outside, I don't see how baseball players would see this as a real good day to be playing,'' he said. ``It was snowing and 18 degrees, not very conducive for baseball.''
With the day off Saturday, both teams could go back to Game 1 starters on Monday, Ubaldo Jimenez for Colorado and Cliff Lee for Philadelphia.
Happ, a rookie, said Friday that he felt better after being knocked out of Game 1. He had entered in relief and took a hard liner off his left leg in the seventh inning.
Before the weather changed things, Martinez was set to make his first postseason start since he won Game 3 for Boston at St. Louis in the 2004 World Series.
The postponement allowed manager Charlie Manuel to put Happ back into his rotation, two-fifths of which he had burned in Game 2 Thursday in Philadelphia. Joe Blanton pitched an inning of relief, allowing a run in Colorado's 5-4 win, and Happ had to leave when Seth Smith hit a hard liner off the lower part of his left leg. X-rays were negative.
With Martinez on the mound, the Rockies would have used their most potent lineup with Ian Stewart at third base and Smith in left.
A cold front moved into Denver overnight, dropping temperatures into the teens with record lows for the date. Coors Field was covered with a thin layer of snow and ice Saturday morning and flurries were expected to continue through the night.
The National Weather Service said the cold front packed more punch than expected and easily broke the record low for the date of 25 degrees set in 1905.
``It's not going to get as warm as we thought. It got much colder than we anticipated,'' meteorologist Eric Thaler said. ``We crushed the record: 17 today, 7:22 this morning. Up in the foothills it's even colder.''
Thaler said the updated forecast called for temperatures in the mid-20s at game time, which would have been the coldest, by far, for any postseason game.
The lowest game-time temperature in the postseason was 35 degrees for Game 4 of the 1997 World Series at Cleveland between the Indians and Florida Marlins. The Rockies' coldest game was 28 degrees on April 12, 1997, when they beat Montreal 12-8.
With the front moving out Saturday night, temperatures are expected to approach 50 on Sunday.
``It's still not going to be a delightful time tomorrow night,'' Thaler said. ``Baseball is 70s and 80s and 90s weather. It's not going to be that. By the end of the game, it might be sneaking into the mid-to-upper 30s. You're still going to want to bundle up, but it will be warmer than today.''
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MLB Playoffs: Detroit at Minnesota betting odds
MLB Playoffs: The Tigers and Twins both won yesterday and force betting odds for a one game playoff in Minnesota. The current betting odds show a total at 8.5 runs, with Minnesota laying -165 as home favorites. Rick Porcello will try to ace these Twins on the road this time, as Scott Baker will try to pitch the Twins into the postseason. The winner of this game will face the Yankees starting the night after.
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Minnesota won the season series at home going 7-2 against these Tigers. Rick Porcello is not at home, where he really has owned opponents. On the road, there is a different story to be told. Porcello gave up 1 ER in his two home starts vs. Minnesota over 13 innings. In Minnesota, he allowed 7 ER's in 10 innings. Minnesota will likely get 3-4 off of him helping their chances against the betting odds. Minnesota also has in their favor the fact that the Tigers do not play well in this dome. They have made several errors in the past that haunted them and cost them a loss. This could very well happen again, as the Twins are used to this atmosphere.
The Twins have also been a hot team against the betting odds recently, winning 7 of 10 including 4 straight. Detroit has lost 3 of 4, and 5 of their last 8 ballgames finding themselves in a bad situation. The betting odds show Minnesota as favorites and rightfully so, as they also will have the crowd extra cheerful, as this will be the last "dome" game in Minnesota. Expect the Twins to play and pitch their best baseball.
Scott Baker has struggled against Detroit at home, but is a big game pitcher, and if you have yet to notice, the Minnesota pitching staff has been on a solid run. Blackburn has returned to form and guys like Baker have helped the team down the stretch. This one will likely end a 5-4 final, as I would lean to the over with 2 teams that can hit well. If Baker struggles early look for him to be yanked early and you'd maybe see a guy like Manship or even Duensing come in for relief. These guys have been solid at home and should be given consideration for a relief role in this game. Bet these odds at one of the many sports-books out there today, and start your MLB playoffs on a winning note. Minnesota 5-4.
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Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins - World Series Futures
Major League Baseball's only tight pennant race may produce the best World Series value in the future's market.
The Minnesota Twins pulled closer to the Detroit Tigers today with a key victory that brings them within one game of the Tigers for the lead in the American League Central division. Nobody really saw this coming a month ago but the Twins have come out of nowhere to offer baseball fans a tight pennant race, something that is lacking in all the other divisions. By making the last entrant into the American League's post-season a question mark, the Twins have put some value into the Major League Baseball future's market.
Currently with Stan James the Tigers are set at +2200 (22/1) to win the World Series while the Twins are set longer at +2800 (28/1).
Those are the longest odds of any American League team and the reason for that of course is that the other three American League teams still in contention for the fall classic have all virtually secured their playoff spots. The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels are in while the Boston Red Sox are practically a lock for the wild card, although Texas is not yet mathematically eliminated. Meanwhile the Twins and Tigers are in a standoff just to qualify for the playoffs and that adds risk to betting on them.
Even so, our recommendation is to sprinkle the Tigers with just a really soft bet while putting a more aggressive bet on the Twins.
If the Tigers win the AL Central they would have the worst winning percentage of the American League playoff teams, but Major League Baseball has a lot of parity in it and even when the worst team is playing the best team, the worst team still almost always has a reasonable chance to win. At +2200 (22/1) you would have to like having the Tigers as a dark horse.
If the Twins win the AL Central, as they actually look like they are going to, then things get incredibly interesting. The Twins have been HOT lately and even though they haven't had the greatest season overall when compared to the other contenders for the World Series riding a hot streak can win you a title. Gamble on the Twins winning the AL Central and then you might have the hottest team in all of baseball going into the playoffs with the longest odds.
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MLB Sports Betting Preview: Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Indians
American League Central rivals meet up in an MLB betting affair on Tuesday night at Progressive Field when the Detroit Tigers (79-70, -$149) take on the Cleveland Indians (61-88, -$2,643). The Tigers come into this baseball gambling match with a comfortable lead over the Minnesota Twins for the lead in the division, but with three games left with the Twins and six remaining with the Chicago White Sox, they won't want to slip in this very manageable series.
RHP Edwin Jackson will try to stop a recent string of lousy MLB wagering results when he takes the ball on Tuesday. In his L/2 starts, Jackson has allowed a total of ten earned runs in just 12.0 innings pitched. He has allowed four homers in those starts, raising his total to a lofty 25 on the season. Back on September 1st, Jackson allowed four runs in just five innings against these Indians at Comerica Park, but he picked up the 'W' thanks to a strong offensive performance. In four baseball betting starts against the Tribe this season, Jackson is 3-0 with a 2.74 ERA. He's 4-1 with a 2.92 ERA in nine outings against Cleveland for his career.
Cleveland betting fans have had a miserable time this season, as they have lost over 26 units on the year. LHP Aaron Laffey will be tabbed with the job of making sure that that number doesn't reach 27 units on Tuesday. After rolling off a perfect 5-0 month of August for Indians gambling aficionados, Laffey has been absolutely horrible in the month of September. In three starts this month, he is 0-3 with an 8.04 ERA. He has allowed a whopping 31 hits in those three outings, and as a result, his opposing batting average (.431) and WHIP (2.49) are absolutely pathetic. His numbers against Detroit aren't much better for the year. In two starts, the southpaw is 0-1 with a 6.52 ERA, a 2.28 WHIP, and the Tigers are batting .351 against him. For the season, Laffey is 7-6 with a 4.09 ERA.
In 15 MLB gambling contests this year, the Tigers own a remarkable 11-4 record over the Indians. 'Under' bettors have had almost as successful of a time in this series in '09, as they have cashed winning baseball betting tickets ten times. On Tuesday, the oddsmakers have made the AL Central leaders -135 favorites with the over/under set at 8.5 over -105.
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