Since the NL Central division was formed in the mid-90s, the St. Louis Cardinals have finished the season in first place 50 percent of the time. This year, however, the Cincinnati Reds have emerged as the class of the NL Central and the Reds currently own an eight game lead over the Cardinals. The t[...]
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September 3rd, 2010 - 6:29 pm § in Baseball Preview
Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Betting Preview
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:25 pm § in Baseball Preview
Philadelphia Phillies at Colorado Rockies Baseball Betting Preview
The Philadelphia Phillies and the Colorado Rockies will have a chance to make up for a May rain delay on Thursday night at Coors Field. Philadelphia currently leads Colorado by 5.5 games for the NL Wild Card. The Rockies are listed as slight favorites at -130 on the MLB line while the run total sits[...]
September 1st, 2010 - 6:53 pm § in Baseball Preview
Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds Baseball Betting Preview
For much of the season, the Cincinnati Reds have led the NL Central. Much of the media has been skeptical of their success, pointing to their strong record against weak teams and poor record against good teams. They then proceeded to go a major league-best 19-8 in August to establish a comfortable s[...]
August 31st, 2010 - 9:09 pm § in Baseball Preview
New York Mets at Atlanta Braves Baseball Betting Preview
As the season nears its end, the likelihood of the New York Mets making the playoffs continues to decrease. The best they can hope for is to settle into a role as a playoff spoiler for other contending teams. One such team with playoff aspirations that the Mets can attempt to derail is the Atlanta [[...]
August 30th, 2010 - 4:56 pm § in Baseball Preview
Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians Baseball Betting Preview
With five weeks left in the regular season, the Chicago White Sox trail Minnesota by 4.5 games for first place in the AL Central. After Monday night’s game with the Cleveland Indians, it looks like the White Sox will have help as they make their final playoff push. The White Sox go in to this [...[...]
August 27th, 2010 - 6:15 pm § in Baseball Preview
Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Betting Preview
The Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays open a pressure-filled series on Friday night that will have playoff implications. Tampa Bay is tied with New York for first place in the AL East, but Boston has a chance to gain some ground on them as the two teams face each other six times [...][...]
August 26th, 2010 - 8:40 pm § in Baseball Preview
St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals Baseball Betting Preview
Stephen Strasburg has been the dominant storyline of the Washington National’s season. The standout rookie has exceeded expectations and has proven to be a strikeout machine. He was scheduled to start in Washington’s series-opening game with the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, but was placed on[...]
August 25th, 2010 - 6:28 pm § in Baseball Preview
Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers Baseball Betting Preview
The Minnesota Twins will be in Arlington Wednesday night to face the Texas Rangers in a strong pitching duel. Brian Duensing of the Twins and C.J. Wilson of the Rangers have both won five decisions in a row. The Rangers are listed as baseball money line favorites paying -150 to the Twins +130. The M[...]
August 24th, 2010 - 5:33 pm § in Baseball Preview
Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers opened up the second half of the season by getting swept on the road by St. Louis, and that series has set the tone for the way things have gone for LA since. They have not won a road series since before the All-Star Break and they will begin a road [...][...]
August 23rd, 2010 - 6:40 pm § in Baseball Preview
Cincinnati Reds at San Francisco Giants Baseball Betting Preview
The Cincinnati Reds have been one of baseball’s best road team’s this year. They are currently six games into a nine-game road trip and have won five of them. They open up the final series of their current road trip Monday night when they pay a visit to the San Francisco Giants. The Cincinnati R[...]