Posted on 5/16/2008 8:07:44 PM

MLB Online Betting - Detroit Tigers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

By D.S Williamson

The Detroit Tigers finish up their three game sports betting series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon when they send pitcher Nate Robertson to the mound. Robertson has had a tough time of things this online betting season going 1 and 4 with an ERA of 6.04. He’s sort of a microcosm of everything that is wrong with the Tigers this year. Most BetUS online sportsbook baseball betting fans had the Tigers ear-marked for a run to the World Series. They could still do it, but they have a huge uphill battle on their hands. This team just isn’t dominant, like Robertson, and more often than not looks like they’re just going through the motions in their games.

The Arizona Diamondbacks send future hall-of-famer Randy Johnson to the mound. The Big Unit is slowly pitching his way into form. Although getting any more then six innings out of Johnson is an anomaly, he does have the ability to keep things close. He’s 3 and 1 on the season with an ERA of 5.40. The ERA isn’t that good but the fact that he’s 3 and 1 tells MLB betting fans that his fellow D’Backs love to give him run support in the early innings when he pitches.

Here are my online betting odds for this game:

Detroit Tigers

Nate Robertson – L + 1 ½ - 125 + 155 O 9 ½ Ev

Arizona Diamondbacks

Randy Johnson – L - 1 ½ + 145 - 135 U 9 ½ - 120

Here are some online betting trends not counting Friday’s and Saturday’s games that might help us figure out where to put our money in this game.

The Detroit Tigers are 7 and 0 in their last 7 interleague games on the road.

The Detroit Tigers are 37 and 15 in their last 52 interleague games.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 4 and 1 in their last 5 interleague games at home.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 42 and 20 in their last 62 games at home.

The D’Backs are the better team and should win this game straight-up. I do believe that Johnson will have a good outing this Sunday against that powerful Detroit Tigers’ line-up and the Detroit Tigers might not be too happy on Sunday.

It’s going to be crazy hot on a Sunday afternoon in Phoenix. Randy Johnson and the rest of the D’Backs are used to the heat. The Tigers are not.

That’s all I need to know. I’m hoping that when the BetUS online sportsbook betting lines come out on Sunday morning the D’Backs aren’t as big of a favorite as I think they might be.

Either way, I’m not going to force a bad wager. The D’Backs should win this game on Sunday. That’s the online bet that I’m going to make. D’Backs to win straight-up.

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