posted June 17, 2008 at 17:20 in MLB Betting Trends

Just yesterday the Seattle Mariners let go of their general manager, Bill Bavasi, because the team, even with one of the largest payrolls in major league baseball, has the worst record in baseball. Particularly worrisome to baseball betting fans looking to make a nice score with the Mariners is that they were just swept by the Washington Nationals and lost the first game in this three-game sports betting series to the Florida Marlins by five runs. Things might not get much better for the Mariners tonight as they send Felix Hernandez to the mound. Hernandez has a terrific ERA at 2.81, but his record of 5 and 5 doesn’t give MLB betting fans much confidence.

The Florida Marlins, under the steady hand of GM Michael Hill, have done very well with practically no money in the kitty. They start Scott Olsen who has pitched well this season. Olsen has a record of 4 and 3 and an ERA of 3.27.

Here are the BetUS online betting odds for this game:

Florida Marlins

Scott Olsen – L + 1 ½ - 165 + 125 O 8 – 115

Seattle Mariners

Felix Hernandez – R - 1 ½ + 145 - 145 U 8 - 105

Here are a few online wagering trends that might help us find a good online bet in this game:

The Over is 22-8-3 in the Florida Marlins last 33 games on grass.

The Seattle Mariners are 14 and 37 in their last 51 games on grass.

The Under is 7 and 1 in the Seattle Mariners last 8 overall games.

The Over is 8-2-3 in the Florida Marlins last 13 interleague games.

The trends point to a BetUS over game, but I’m more inclined to look at each team and pick a winner.

To me the biggest difference in this game is the fact that the Florida Marlins play with confidence while the Seattle Mariners play with…well…no confidence.

The Mariners have been shell-shocked all season. To place an online wager on this team right now is tantamount to throwing money out of your car window while going 90 miles per hour down the 101 freeway in Los Angeles.

That’s how horrible this team has been. Because of that there’s only one real wager. That’s on the Florida Marlins to win this game straight-up at the nice online sportsbook wagering odds of + 125.

I’ll be making that online bet.

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