posted June 19, 2008 at 12:46 in MLB Articles
Online MLB Betting Action – Washington Nationals at Minnesota Twins
After dropping six straight games and seven of eight overall, the Minnesota Twins, (36-36, 42-30 RL) have bounce back in a big way thanks to their two recent interleague sports betting matchups with the Milwaukee Brewers and Washington Nationals, (29-44, 39-34 RL).
After taking two of three from the Brewers, the Twins enter tonight’s online wagering contest looking to complete a three-game sweep of the inconsistent Nationals after routing them 11-2 on Wednesday night.
"Obviously, we had kind of a tough stretch at the beginning of that road trip and came together pretty well at the end," said Twins starter Kevin Slowey.
Minnesota will look to complete their sweep for BetUS MLB online sports wagering community by sending left-hander Glen Perkins (2-2, 4.57 ERA) to the mound and should stand an excellent chance of winning for the BetUS online MLB sports wagering community.
Perkins has failed to record a decision in three straight starts and allowed three runs on eight hits in six innings of Saturday’s 9-4 road win over the Brewers.
Washington will need to put more runs on the board tonight if they want to avoid being swept. The Nationals have scored just three total runs in their two games against the Twins.
Washington will counter with right-hander Shawn Hill (1-3, 4.61) who picked up a much-needed win in his last start despite allowing four earned runs on a season-high 12 hits in just five innings of a 7-6 win over the lowly Seattle Mariners on Friday.
"I battled through what obviously wasn't a good night for me," Hill said. "But at the same time, anytime you give up 12 hits you're not doing something right. I'll take it with a grain of salt."
Hill is 2-3 with a 6.82 ERA in six career interleague starts.
Here is a look at tonight’s key online sports wagering trends followed by my analysis and MLB online betting Free Picks.
The Nationals are 4-1 in Hill’s last five road starts vs. a team with a losing record.
The Nationals are 7-2 in Hill’s last nine starts vs. a team with a losing record.
The Over is 4-0 in Perkins' last four starts with four days of rest.
The Over is 4-0 in Perkins' last four starts overall.
The Under is 6-1-1 in Hill’s last eight starts vs. a team with a losing record.
The Over is 4-1 in Perkins' last five starts with the total set at 9.0-10.5.
The Nationals are 2-5 in the last seven meetings.
Analysis: The Washington Nationals are absolutely atrocious on their worst day and just plain-old mediocre when they are at their very best. BetUS online MLB baseball bettors should take the Twins to win this matchup and complete their sweep of the lowly Nationals.
MLB Free Picks: Minnesota 7 Washington 3
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Shawn Hill - R +1½ -160
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Glen Perkins - L -1½ +140
Over 9 -105
Under 9 -115
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