Ron Raymond's Sports Betting Blog

*Note: It’s the first game of allot of series today and it’s important to note the trends of past games favoring the under; most teams are facing new pitchers for maybe the first time, as its interleague weekend.

New York Mets vs. Colorado: When NY METS team played as a 100 to 120 road Underdog - Playing on Friday - Last 5 years; The UNDER is 10-1-0 for the Mets in this situation.

Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs: When CHICAGO CUBS team Played as home team as a Favorite - During the 2008 season - Vs. Left handed pitchers; The Cubs are 8-2 SU in this role this season.

Toronto vs. Pittsburgh: When TORONTO team played as a road team - 1st game of a series - Before a non conference game; The UNDER is 8-2-1 for the Jays in this role; The UNDER is 8-2-1 for the Jays in this spot.

St.Louis vs. Boston: When BOSTON team played as a -160 to -180 home favorite - Total is between 9.5 to 10.0 - 1st game of a series; The Red Sox are 17-6 SU in this spot.

Los Angeles Angels vs. Philadelphia: When PHILADELPHIA team played as home team as a Favorite - During the 2008 season - 1st game of a series; The Phillies are 9-2 SU in this role this year.

Cincinnati vs. New York Yankees: When NY YANKEES team played as home team as a Favorite - Last 5 years - Vs NL CENTRAL opponent; The Yankees are 14-0 SU in this role L5Y.

Texas vs. Washington: When TEXAS team Played as road team as a Favorite - Vs NL Conference - Last 5 years; The Rangers are 1-9 SU in this spot L5Y.

Seattle vs. Atlanta: When SEATTLE team played as a 100 to 120 road Underdog - Vs. Right handed pitchers - Total is 8.5; The OVER is 12-3-0 for the Mariners in this position.

Baltimore vs. Milwaukee: When BALTIMORE team played as a 100 to 120 road Underdog - After a non division game - During the 2008 season; The UNDER is 8-2-2 for the Orioles in this spot.

Arizona vs. Minnesota: When MINNESOTA team played as home team as a Favorite - Vs Non Conference Opponent - Vs. Left handed pitchers; The Twins are 14-5 SU in this spot since ’97.

San Francisco vs. Kansas City: When SAN FRANCISCO team Played as road team as a Underdog - During the month of June - Total is 8.5; The UNDER is 1-11 SU in this situation since ’97.

Detroit vs. San Diego: When DETROIT team played as a 100 to 120 road Underdog - 1st game of a series - Last 2 years; The UNDER is 12-1-2 for the Tigers in this role L2Y.

Florida vs. Oakland: When FLORIDA team played as a road team - During the month of June - During the 2008 season; The OVER is 8-2-1 for the Marlins this season.

Cleveland vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: When CLEVELAND team played as a road team - Vs. Left handed pitchers - During the 2008 season; The Indians are 3-7 SU in this spot this year.

Here are today's ATS Baseball Stats and Trends for Thursday, June 12, 2008

When OAKLAND team Played as Home team as a Underdog - Vs Conference Opponent - Vs. Left handed pitchers - Coming off a 1 game win - Coming off a Home win
SU Record: 7-3-0
O/U/P Record: 1-9-0

When OAKLAND team played as a Home team - Playing on Thursday - Vs Non Division Opponent - Coming off a Win vs. AL EAST opponent - Scored 8 or less runs FOR in their last game
SU Record: 9-2-0
O/U/P Record: 5-6-0

When NY YANKEES team Played as Road team as a Favorite - After a conference game - Total is between 8.5 to 9.0 - Coming off a 1 game loss - Coming off a Road loss as a Underdog
SU Record: 12-3-0
O/U/P Record: 7-8-0

When NY YANKEES team played as a Road team - Vs. Right handed pitchers - During a night game - Coming off a night game - Coming off a 4 run lost
SU Record: 8-2-0
O/U/P Record: 6-4-0

When BALTIMORE team played as a Road team - Coming off vs. American League opponent - After a division game - Coming off 1 under - Coming off a Road loss as a Underdog
SU Record: 2-10-0
O/U/P Record: 2-9-1

When LOS ANGELES team played as a 120 to 140 road Underdog - Playing on Thursday - Before a non division game
SU Record: 8-2-0
O/U/P Record: 7-3-0

When LOS ANGELES team played as a 120 to 140 road Underdog - Playing on Thursday - Last 5 years
SU Record: 11-2-0
O/U/P Record: 8-5-0

When COLORADO team Played as home team as a Favorite - During the 2008 season - During a day game
SU Record: 4-6-0
O/U/P Record: 2-8-0

When CHICAGO CUBS team played as a home team - During the 2008 season - 3rd game of a series
SU Record: 8-2-0
O/U/P Record: 4-5-1

When ATLANTA team Played as road team as a Underdog - Vs NL Conference - During the 2008 season
SU Record: 2-13-0
O/U/P Record: 3-12-0

When ATLANTA team played as a road team - Vs. Right handed pitchers - During the 2008 season
SU Record: 5-15-0
O/U/P Record: 3-16-1

When ATLANTA team Played as road team as a Underdog - Vs. Right handed pitchers - During the 2008 season
SU Record: 2-8-0
O/U/P Record: 1-9-0

When HOUSTON team Played as home team as a Underdog - After a division game - 3rd game of a series
SU Record: 11-2-0
O/U/P Record: 7-6-0

TEXAS When ANY MLB Team played as a 100 to 120 Road Underdog - Playing on Thursday - During a day game - Coming off a 6 run win - Coming off a night game
SU Record: 8-7-0
O/U/P Record: 3-12-0

NY METS When ANY MLB Team Played as Home team as a Favorite - During the 2008 season - After a non division game - Vs NL WEST opponent - Coming off a Win vs. NL WEST opponent - Scored 5 or less runs FOR in their last game
SU Record: 14-3-0
O/U/P Record: 6-10-1

Ever since I’ve started handicapping baseball, one of the greatest myths I’ve encountered was the “team facing the lefty.” To be honest, there’s some juggling to do for the managers, as some batters cannot hit left handed pitching.

Here are some notable big name players who can’t hit left handed pitchers so far this season.

(Teams - At Bats - Batting Avg.)
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Florida Uggla 18 0.056
Cleveland Michaels 16 0.063
Cleveland Blake 12 0.083
CWS Uribe 10 0.1
Oakland Buck 20 0.1
Angels Anderson 9 0.111
NYY Cano 9 0.111
Cleveland Gutierrez 17 0.118
Cleveland Cabrera 15 0.133
Cleveland Perralta 15 0.133
Atlanta Teixeira 22 0.136
Oakland Barton 22 0.136
Kansas City Gordon 14 0.143
Toronto Thomas 7 0.143
NYM Reyes 13 0.154
Oakland Hannahan 13 0.154
Phillies Laroche 13 0.154
Florida Jacobs 19 0.158
Boston Manny 6 0.167
Boston big Papi 6 0.167
Detroit Cabrera 6 0.167
Oakland Cust 9 0.167
Oakland Ellis 24 0.167
Phillies Bay 12 0.167
Reds Freel 11 0.182
Dodgers Martin 11 0.182
Seattle Ichiro 11 0.182
Seattle Ibanez 11 0.182
Tampa Bay Gomes 11 0.182
Texas Byrd 11 0.182

As you can see, some of the top hitters in baseball have a heck of a time vs. left handed pitching and if you’re the Oakland A’s or the Cleveland Indians, you need to start looking for more right handed batters.

However, here’s the funny thing, the Oakland A’s are 4-3 SU vs. Left handed pitchers this season, but you might want to consider betting on the UNDER, as it’s 6-1-0 on the season when they face the southpaws.

Although it’s only the start of the 3rd week, here’s an early indication on how some teams do vs. left handed pitchers. One thing that jumps out, the Angels and Yankees have been lucky to avoid the southpaws, as they’ve only faced 1 left handed pitcher in the first two weeks of the season. The Milwaukee Brewers are perfect vs. the Randy Johnsons of the world, as they are 5-0 SU vs. lefties and the Diamondbacks and Cards are 5-1 SU. The UNDER is perfect for these teams; Houston (0-4-0), Kansas City (0-4-0) and Texas (0-3-0). Teams who’ve been able to tag the southpaws for runs are Milwaukee (4-1-0) and Pittsburgh (4-1-0).

In general, Road Teams who face left handed pitching this season are 30-22 SU and the OVER/UNDER is 25-27-0. Plus, Road Dogs are 23-17 SU and the UNDER is 22-18-0 in the exact same spot.

Furthermore, using some different angles on where to get a betting edge; when road teams vs. left handed pitchers who are coming off game that started a left handed pitcher, are 11-3 SU this season. Therefore, once a team has seen some left handed pitching, they tend to get better in the second game, so far! Which means, the Oakland A’s (Eveland) would be a nice Baseball Underdog for this evening vs. the White Sox (Danks).

Baseball Tip for Tonight: When ANY MLB Team played as a +100 to +120 Road Underdog - After a conference game - Vs. Left handed pitchers - Coming off a 1 run win - Coming off a Road win as a Underdog; the Road Dog is 11-6 SU in this role since 1997. Play on the Oakland A’s +100.