posted May 12, 2008 at 16:35 in MLB Free Picks
MLB Baseball Betting Odds - New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Not a single BetUS online sportsbook baseball betting fan could have ever expected this! The Tampa Bay Rays are not only a game and a half behind the Boston Red Sox for first place in the A.L. East, but they are also shooting for their 10th straight sports betting victory when they face the New York Yankees on Monday night. The Rays have been very, very good this season. Some of that success, one victory perhaps, can be attributed to the man they send to the mound on Monday night, Matt Garza. Garza’s record of 1 and 1 won’t put shivers into the spines of opposing batters, but it’s not bad. What’s more disturbing is his ERA of 4.90. That’s not the sort of ERA that online betting fans are looking for when making online wagers.
The Yankees counter with Andy Pettitte. Pettitte hasn’t been spectacular but he hasn’t hurt the Yankees this year either. His record of 3 and 3 is okay. His ERA of 3.77 is actually very good. Pettitte this year, like most of his career, has been a solid pitcher to key online bets around.
Here are the BetUS online sportsbook betting odds for this game:
Andy Petite – L - 1 ½ + 135 - 125 O 9 - 120
Matt Garza – R + 1 ½ - 155 + 105 U 9 Ev
Here are some online betting trends that could help us find a suitable online bet to make on this game.
The New York Yankees are 4 and 1 in their last 5 games on field turf.
The New York Yankees are 9 and 2 in Andy Pettitte’s last 11 starts on the road.
The Tampa Bay Rays are 4 and 1 in their last 5 overall games.
The Under is 5 and 0 in Andy Pettitte’s last 5 games on the road.
The Under is 5 and 1 in the New York Yankees last 6 games on the road.
The BetUS online wager of under 9 runs looks solid in this game, but I just can’t do it. Even though I have ultimate faith in Andy Pettitte, there’s no way I can put any faith at all in Matt Garza.
Because of that there appears to be a very solid wager on the run line in this game. Andy Pettitte is a solid starter and the Yankees batters should get to Garza with regularity on Monday night. That means that giving up 1 ½ runs on Andy Pettitte for + 135 is a nice wager.
That’s where I’m going. My online sportsbook bet in this game on Monday night will be on Andy Pettitte at – 1 ½ runs and + 135.
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