posted June 7, 2008 at 21:16 EST in MLB Free Picks

The New York Mets and the San Diego Padres square-off in the fourth game of their current sports betting series on Sunday afternoon. Scheduled to pitch for the Mets is none other then Pedro Martinez. Martinez, who at one time was the most feared pitcher in the major leagues, will be pitching in only his third game of the season. The 36 year old Martinez has suffered through numerous injuries in his career. There’s just no telling how good he will be on Sunday. So far this season, his record is 1 and 0 with an ERA of 6.75. He’s given up two home runs in 9.1 innings pitched.

The San Diego Padres counter with pitcher Wilfredo Ledezma. Ledezma has started only five games so far this season. He is 0 and 2 on the season, but his two losses occurred when he was working in save situations. The Padres have turned Ledezma into a starter because of injuries to both Chris Young and Jake Peavy.

Here are my personal online betting odds for this game:

New York Mets

Pedro Martinez – R - 1 ½ + 170 - 110 O 9 - 120

San Diego Padres

Wilfredo Ledezma – L + 1 ½ - 200 - 110 U 9 Ev

Here are a few baseball betting trends not counting Friday’s and Saturday’s games that might help us find a suitable online bet in this game.

The New York Mets are 7 and 3 in their last 10 overall games.

The New York Mets are 3 and 8 in their last 11 games on the road.

The San Diego Padres are 5 and 13 in their last 17 games at home versus a team with a winning record.

The San Diego Padres are 11 and 27 in their last 38 games versus a team with a winning record.

This is going to be a tough game to call. Bottom line - - if Pedro Martinez is healthy, then this thing is over. In fact, once the BetUS online odds come out late Saturday night or early Sunday morning, we might find that Martinez is the favorite.

If he is, then putting a wager on Wilfredo Ledezma won’t be a bad idea. Martinez should probably retire. He’s had too many injuries in order to be the dominant pitcher that he used to be.

That means that he is susceptible to being overbet in situations where online baseball betting fans believe he will dominate.

Any pitcher in the major leagues could dominate the Padres these days, but I just feel that Ledezma might be a good wager if he ends up the underdog.

If not, then I will have to take the Mets at whatever online wagering odds I get to win this game straight-up.

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