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posted June 24, 2008 at 18:59 in MLB Articles

The third biggest money-shredder in online MLB betting this season is currently the San Diego Padres. Many of the so called ''experts'' had the Padres finishing near the top of the NL West, but their 32-45 record has them tied at the bottom of its division with the Colorado Rockies, and that has San Diego investors seeing red, literally!

Based on $100 MLB online betting plays, the Padres have dropped $1,480 but with a belly full of home cooking and Jake Peavy (5-4, 2.88 ERA) taking the mound on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game interleague series versus the Minnesota Twins it figures the Pads will recover lost funds. Or will they?

The Twins have owned interleague foes, winning six straight and eight of nine against NL opponents. The Twinkies are coming off consecutive three-game series sweeps of Washington and Arizona, downing the D-backs with a 5-3 win Sunday to improve to 9-3 in interleague play this season.

Over the last nine games, Minnesota is batting a robust .306 and averaging 6.8 runs per game. Tuesday's starter Kevin Slowey (4-6, 4.37 ERA) hopes the Twinkies run support continues to help him win his third straight start.

Slowey, 3-1 with a 3.48 ERA in five career interleague appearances, will be facing the Pads for the first time. In his last outing, the right-hander allowed just one run and seven hits over six innings of an 11-2 win over the Nats on Wednesday.

Key Minnesota MLB Online Gambling Trends:

- Twins are 37-14 in their last 51 interleague games.

- Twins are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. a team with a losing record.

- Twins are 8-3 in their last 11 road games vs. a right-handed starter.

- Twins are 7-2 in their last 9 vs. National League West.

- Twins are 3-7 in their last 10 road games.

- Twins are 8-1 in their last 9 games following an off day.

San Diego will counter with reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Peavy, who is making his third start since being on the DL for nearly a month with an elbow strain. Peavy has split his first two starts since returning.

In his first game off the DL, the right-hander threw 93 pitches after needing just 72 to get through six scoreless innings in a 9-0 win over the Dodgers on June 12. In his most recent trip to the hill on Wednesday, he pitched just four innings against the Yankees, giving up four runs and six hits in an 8-5 defeat.

Peavy's sole lifetime start against Minnesota came at home on June 6, 2003, when he allowed three runs in 6 2-3 innings of a 7-5 extra-inning loss. At home, he has a sparkling 1.26 ERA in six starts this season and is 3-2.

Key San Diego MLB Online Wagering Trends:

- Padres are 6-14 in their last 20 during Game 1 of a series.

- Padres are 16-35 in their last 51 vs. a team with a winning record.

- Padres are 3-8 in their last 11 interleague home games vs. a right-handed starter.

- Padres are 4-9 in their last 13 vs. American League Central.

- Padres are 8-3 in their last 11 home games.

- Padres are 1-4 in their last 5 games following an off day.

BetUS MLB odds are giving Peavy the edge, pricing San Diego favorites at -165 with a game total of 7 under -115.

- Padres are 24-8 in Peavys last 32 starts as a home favorite of -151 to -200.

- Padres are 8-3 in their last 11 games as a home favorite.

- Twins are 2-5 in Sloweys last 7 starts as an underdog of +110 to +150.

- Twins are 3-7 in their last 10 games as a road underdog.

Analysis: San Diego has lost six of seven after dropping two of three over the weekend to Detroit. They are now 3-9 in interleague play this season. The Twins and Pads have split six meetings, with Minnesota winning two of three at Qualcomm Stadium from June 6-8, 2003. Bottom-line: The Pads can't score. They've dished a MLB second-worst 277 runs while hitting just .246.

Free MLB Picks: Minnesota Twins +145

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