posted July 3, 2008 at 17:05 in MLB Articles
MLB Baseball Gambling - New York Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals finish up a four game sports betting series on Thursday night with the Mets only being able to garner a split after already losing two out of three to the Cards. The Cardinals are clearly the better team this season. For online sportsbook baseball betting fans, the Cardinals figure to only get better as their pitching comes back to form. Todd Wellemeyer, in only his second start after an injury, was fantastic in pitching the Cardinals to a 7 to 4 victory in the first game of this series. Tonight St. Louis starts pitcher Mitchell Boggs. Since being called up from Triple A, Boggs has done very well in a Cardinals uniform. His ERA is 4.37 and his record is 3 and 0.
The New York Mets counter with pitcher Mike Pelfrey. Pelfrey is a solid guy but he’s slowed down some since his super-fast start to the season. Pelfrey has a 4.47 ERA and a record of 5 and 6. For MLB betting fans, Pelfrey could bring home the bacon or get totally squashed. It just depends on the night.
Here are the BetUS online sportsbook betting odds for this game.
Mike Pelfrey – R + 1 ½ - 200 - 105 O 9 ½ - 125
Mitchell Boggs – R - 1 ½ + 170 - 115 U 9 ½ + 105
Here are a few online wagering trends that might help us find a good online bet in this game.
The New York Mets are 8 and 2 in their last 10 games following a loss.
The New York Mets are 1 and 4 in Mike Pelfrey’s last five starts versus a team from the National League Central Division.
The St. Louis Cardinals are 4 and 1 in their last 5 games versus a right-handed starter.
The St. Louis Cardinals are 4 and 0 Mitchell Bogg’s last four starts.
It makes no sense to give up the run and a half on Mitchell Boggs for the + 170. I do like getting 70 bucks above even money, but the online wager is too risky. This could be a close game because both Boggs and Pelfrey can pitch well on any given night.
They should both also give up between two to three runs each. That means that the BetUS over/under of 9 ½ runs leans somewhat towards the under side.
I’m not making an online bet on that either. Instead, I’m going with the best team in this situation. That would be the St. Louis Cardinals who are actually going off at decent online betting odds of – 115.
I will be making an online wager on the St. Louis Cardinals to beat the New York Mets at sportsbook wagering odds of – 115.
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