posted May 2, 2008 at 18:04 EST in MLB Free Picks

Micah Owings, an MLB betting dream, is batting .421 this season. That’s impressive in itself but what’s more impressive is the fact that Owings is a pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He takes the mound tonight as the New York Mets come to town with dreams of beating the best team in Major League Baseball. Winning baseball betting strategies requires us to take a look at any game that the Diamondbacks are a part of. Their record this season is 20 and 8. Four of those victories came courtesy of Micah Owings who has a 3.48 ERA and has struck out 28 batters.

The New York Mets send John Maine to the mound. Playing in Arizona during this time of the year isn’t easy for anybody. I remember this day ten years ago. It ws 9:00 a.m. in the morning and the temperature was 96 degrees the Valley of the Sun. Hopefully, it won’t be that hot for Maine tonight as he, in order to satisfy any online wagers made on him, must come up big time to beat the D’Backs in the desert. Maine has an ERA of 3.58, which isn’t too bad. Of course, with Owings starting tonight, it’s like having a DH on the mound. No easy outs for Maine.

Here are the BetUS sportsbook wagering odds on this game.

New York Mets

John Maine – R + 1 ½ - 195 + 105 O 9 Ev

Arizona Diamondbacks

Micah Owings – R - 1 ½ + 165 - 125 U 9 - 120

The best online betting odds practically jump out of the page. The New York Mets, almost everybody’s pre-season darling to represent the National League in this year’s World Series, just aren’t at the same level as the Arizona Diamondbacks.

With Micah Owings providing John Maine absolutely no free outs because of his excellent swing, I don’t see any reason not to ride Owings to another victory tonight. He’s 4 and 0 so far this season. I’ll be betting that he makes it to 5 and 0.

The best online betting wager tonight is on Owings at – 1 ½ runs + 165. That’s where I’m going.

The BetUS sportsbook betting odds on Micah Owings for the Arizona Diamondbacks to beat John Maine and the New York Mets is – 1 ½ runs + 165.

I think Owings is a special player. Special players do special things like when Owings hit that pinch-hit home-run to bring home a victory for the Diamondbacks in their last game.

I’ll be placing an online bet on Micah Owings and the Arizona Diamondbacks to win tonight.

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