The Cardinals are delighted by the performance on Monday of Pujol and they hope it may begin a streak of hitting for him. At the same time the Padres are looking for their Start at first to correct the problems he has had playing at home and that he will break out of the slump on this road trip.

The Padres record is 13-9 this 2010 season at home while the Cardinals are at almost an even 11-12 while playing away and on the road. With that said, it appears that the Twins and the Yankees have an equal chance of winning this matchup. Will this have a positive effect on the MLB Betting lines or MLB odds for this series game?
The Cardinals and the Padres Stats:
The Cardinals are: 26-20 SU
The Padres are: 27-18 SU
The Padres lately:
While playing Wednesday’s they are 6-4
Before they played the Padres they were 9-1
After they played the Padres they are 8-2
After their last loss they are 6-4

The Padres lately:
While playing Wednesday’s they are 3-7
Before they played the Cardinals they were 2-8
After they played the Cardinals they are 4-6
After their last win they are 5-5
The Next Game is:
The Padres at home vs. the Cardinals, on Thursday, May 27
MLB Odds Makers have the lines at present for the CARDINALS at -1 ½ (+145) and the PADRES at +1 ½ (-165) and the Total – Over 6 ½ (-120) and under 6 ½ (EV) and the CARDINALS are -115 and the PADRES are +105 on the Money Line.

On April 30th the team will put its win streak on the line (3 wins in a row) when it heads to Atlanta to face the always competitive Braves. Atlanta has a strong starting rotation and one of the best young players in baseball betting in Jason Heyward but is in the midst of its worst slump of the young MLB odds action.

The Braves (8-10) are currently in last place in the very competitive NL East and have lost five games in a row. The only positive that the Braves can take from this losing streak is that the team hasn’t necessarily been outplayed but rather shot itself in the foot making too many bad plays. But the team better things corrected in a hurry as it flies to St Louis to take on the Cards –one of the best teams in baseball betting- in a four game series.

The Braves will be worn out after a grueling seven game road trip which includes seven MLB betting games in games and the Friday, April 30th MLB odds matchup with the ‘Stros will be the team’s 8th game in eight days. That’s a very grinding schedule and it’s hard to picture the Braves being in top form for this sports betting matchup.

However, a change of scenery and playing back home in front of the Atlanta Brave faithful will no doubt have a positive impact on the Braves and no matter how many games they lose in the two upcoming baseball betting series on the road the team will likely win the opening game against Houston at home. The Astros are an average team at best and the Braves should win this MLB betting matchup.

This is something quite unusual for this team which has suffered through one disappointing season after another during the past few MLB betting seasons. Last in particular was awful for NY Mets fans as the team was among the worst in the NL baseball betting. But after acquiring a few free agent bats in the off season and keeping their pitching staff healthy the Mets are finally playing a like with the front office hoped it would be when it put together this gazillion dollar payroll.

The Mets will send Oliver Perez (0-2) to the mound in search of his first MLB odds victory this season. Perez has pitched well enough he’s just been unlucky, had little run support and had the bull pen give up plenty runs in the late innings. Baseball betting fans point to his 3.71 ERA as evidence of his success but in all three starts the Mets have only been able tack on 3 runs a game.

In recent games, however, runs haven’t been a problem and Perez should get his first win of the baseball betting season. The Dodgers will have their best pitcher so far in the 2010 MLB betting season on the mound with Hiroki Kuroda getting the start. Kuroda has been fantastic so far with a 2.18 ERA and a 2-0 record. He’s gone at least 5.2 innings in every start this MLB betting season and lasted 8 innings in his last start. He’s also been throwing good pitches with 18 Ks in 20.2 innings of work.

Still, the Mets are in the middle of something good right now in the baseball odds action and with Perez hungry for his first win and the Mets bats working well of late it seems like New York should extend its baseball betting win streak to six games in the Big Apple.

So while it’s quite understandable why the baseball betting public (or at least the people who buy newspapers and magazines) are fascinated by A-Rods behavior both on the baseball wagering diamond and off it this massive spotlight has no doubt been a distraction to the player.

Obviously the steroids helped his baseball betting production on the field and helped to make him the biggest star in the MLB wagering. But his days in New York have been more disappointment than success.

But according to sources close to him and sources with the Yankees that’s about to end this MLB wagering season. A-Rod is supposedly more focused than he’s ever been an unaffected by the media circus that follows him everywhere and that he helped to create.

That is not good news for opposing pitchers in the MLB odds competition. A-Rod was hobbled by injuries and personal problems last season but still managed to put up some terrific numbers in the baseball wagering action (30 HR, 100 RBIs) even if they were down from this career MLB betting averages.

So with a renewed focus, a new-found ease in life and at the plate, as well as short porch in the new Yankees stadium A-Rod looks poised to have a hugely productive year in the upcoming baseball betting season. He’ll sure be one the favorites in the MLB odds to win yet another AL MVP award and this team could also very easily repeat as the MLB betting champs.

Philadelphia (8-4), the defending NL champs are off to a great start to the 2010 ML betting season and are likely an even better team this season than they were last baseball betting season. The reason of course is the addition of ace Roy Halladay who has been dominating NL batters so far in his brief stint as the Phillies’ MLB betting ace.

Halladay has been as close to perfect as you can be in sports betting so far with his new team and has been putting up some of the best numbers in the MLB odds action. He’s 3-0 with a 1.13 ERA and has 21 Ks in 24 innings pitched. And in case you’re wondering that’s an average of 8 innings per starts. He’s already got one complete game this MLB betting season and he’ll sure have a few more by the time the baseball betting season ends.

Halladay should be expected to be the starter in this one as he’ll have five days of rest under his belt from his previous start and if that’s the case you’ve got to like the Phillie’s odds in this MLB betting matchup.

The Braves (7-5) are a pretty good team and will likely challenge for a wildcard spot in the NL playoff betting but if Halladay is on the mound they don’t stand much of a chance in this sports betting matchup. Atlanta is just 1.0 game behind in the NL East standings and would love to gain some ground and maybe even take the division lead by the end of this three game baseball betting series, but this isn’t likely one of the games they’ll win.

Even if the Braves do somehow hit Halladay hard in the early innings that’s only half the battle against a team like the Philadelphia Phillies who also have one of the best hitting lineups in the MLB odds competition. Anyway you look at it, this seems to be one sports betting matchup that the Phillies will win.