posted June 6, 2008 at 17:48 in MLB Betting Trends
MLB Baseball Betting - Brewers vs. Rockies
by D.S Williamson
The Milwaukee Brewers begin a three game sports betting series versus the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. They send their best pitcher to the mound, Ben Sheets. Sheets is almost automatic for baseball betting fans. He has an ERA of 2.71 and a record of 6 and 1. In 76.1 innings pitched, Sheets has struck out 60 batters. That’s pretty good. What’s even better is the fact that he’s only given up 9 home runs in those 76.1 innings pitched.
The Colorado Rockies counter the brilliant Sheets with pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez. Jimenez is almost an exact opposite of Sheets. While Sheets has compiled a record of 6 and 1, Jimenez has compiled a record of 1 and 6. While Sheets has an ERA of 2.71, Jimenez has an ERA of 5.37. Jimenez is usually a play against to MLB betting fans every time he takes the mound.
Here are the BetUS online sportsbook betting odds for this game.
Ben Sheets – R - 1 ½ + 120 - 140 O 9 ½ Ev
Ubaldo Jimenez – R + 1 ½ - 140 + 120 U 9 ½ - 120
Here are a few online wagering trends that might help us find a good online bet in this game.
The Milwaukee Brewers are 9 and 1 in Ben Sheets’ last 10 starts on the road.
The Milwaukee Brewers are 6 and 0 in their last 6 overall games.
The Colorado Rockies are 2 and 8 in their last 10 overall games.
The Colorado Rockies are 1 and 12 in Ubaldo Jimenez’s last 13 starts.
This is a pretty easy game to call. With Ben Sheets on the mound, it’s all over but the shouting. Sheets should dominate the Rockies from his very first pitch.
That means that the Rockies have pretty much no chance of winning this game. Jimenez could get lit up like a Christmas tree in this thing.
I’m confident enough to go ahead and take Sheets on the run-line. Giving up 1 ½ runs to get a pitcher of Ben’s ability at + 120 is a good online wager in my book.
That’s what I’ll do. I’m going to ride Ben Sheets to an above even money online betting victory!
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