These kind of pitching records definitely influence MLB Betting and the MLB Odds posted to date. The Marlins are returning home for 10 games after losing two of three games to the White Sox in the Interleague series and where able to rout the White Sox on Sunday 13-0. Their pitcher J. Johnson improved to 5-1. Meanwhile the Braves are now 2nd in the East NFL Stats just back of the Phillies.

The Marlins are 12-10 this 2010 season at home while the Brave are an only 9-15 while playing away and on the road. With that said, it appears that the Marlins have a slight 55 % chance of winning this matchup. Will this have a positive effect on the MLB Betting lines or MLB odds for the game?

The Braves and the Marlins Stats:

The Braves are: 23-21 SU

The Marlins are: 23-22 SU

The Braves lately:

While playing on Tuesday’s they are 4-6

Before they played the Marlins they were 6-4

After they played the Pirates they are 4-6

After their last loss they are 6-4

The Marlins lately:

While playing Tuesday’s they are 5-5

Before they played the Braves they were 4-6

After they played the White Sox they are 6-2

After their last win they are 5-5

The Next Game is: The Marlins at home to the Braves, on Wednesday, May 26

MLB Odds Makers have the lines at present for the MARLINS at -1 ½ (+160) and the BRAVES at +1 ½ (-180) and the Total – Over 9 (-110) and under 9 (-110) and the Marlins are -125 and the Braves are +115 on the Money Line.

The Starting pitchers will be Barry Zito for the Athletics who is 6-1 with an ERA of 2.15 and for the Giants it will be Trevor Cahill, is 1-2 with and ERA of 4.37. Zito was a very expensive investment for the A’s and it appears now in his fourth season theirs a possibility that the investment will return some favors. Unfortunately his worst performances since leaving the Giants team, has been when he has started against the Giants.

The Athletics should be the favorites as they are at home and their record there is 15-9 so far this MLB season, while the Giants on the road are at 9-10 thus far. These stats tend to give the A’s and the Giants both a 45- 55 % for taking this match-up , so it’s a toss, and will certainly make for a change for MLB betting fans as well as movement for the MLB Odds in place.
The Giants and the Athletics Stats:
The Giants are: 22-18 SU
The Athletics are: 20-22 SU
The Giants lately:
While playing Friday’s they are 6-4
Before they played the Athletics they were 5-5
After they played the Diamondbacks they are 6-4
After their last loss they are 6-4

The Athletics lately:
While playing Friday’s they are 2-8
Before they played the Giants they were 5-5
After they played the Tigers they are 3-7
After their last loss they are 4-6
The Next Game is:
Athletics at home vs. the Giants, on Saturday, May 22

MLB Odds Makers have the lines at present for the Giants at -1 ½ (+150) and the A’s at +1 ½ (-170) and the Total – Over 7 ½ (-105) and Under 7 ½ (-115) and the Giants are -107 and the A’s are -103 on the Money Line.

The Mets (2-5), unfortunately find themselves in familiar territory so far this year: last in the NL East. Last year was a baseball betting aberration, or so the Met’s faithful hoped. After being absolutely depleted by injuries it was no wonder that the team finished near the bottom of the NL betting competition. But this MLB betting season was supposed to be different.

With a healthy roster, ace Johan Santana finally in good form and host of free agent bats meant to bolster the team’s meager run production in the 2010 MLB odds action, this was going to be the year the team got back into MLB playoff betting contention. But it hasn’t happened yet and the team’s baseball postseason betting hopes won’t get any help facing a dominating Cardinal staff and stacked lineup.

The Cards (5-2) starting pitching has been among the best in the NL betting action so far this year. Ace Adam Wainright has been all but unhittable (2-0, 1.20 ERA, 13 Ks) and his fellow starters haven’t been bad either. But the Card’s have the luxury of having an off night as well, as Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday have been blasting opposing pitchers so far this MLB betting season (8 HRs and 20 RBIs between the two of them through 7 baseball betting games).

Depending on the pitching matchups the Cards will win at least 2 of the 3 games in this MLB odds series and could even sweep.

The St. Louis Cardinals (5-2) have been dominating opponents so far in the young 2010 MLB betting season. The team started the year with a 4-2 road record before opening up the baseball betting action at Busch Stadium.

The New York Mets (2-5) have done just the opposite of the Red Birds in the 2010 betting odds action. This team has been a bit of a disappointment after stocking up on free agent bats in the baseball betting off season and getting its pitching staff more or less healthy. When the team heads to St Louis it will definitely have its work cut out for it and no baseball odds maker is going to give the team much of a chance in the game. Unless ace Johan Santana is pitching.

And this is a real possibility. Santana, the Cy Young winner, will either pitch the opening night of this 3-game baseball betting series on Friday, or he’ll pitch in this game. If that were to happen the Mets’ MLB odds of winning this game would increase tremendously. Santana only has one win this season and his ERA of 4.91 in 11 innings of work is hardly impressive but he’ll be ready to pitch in this series.

The Cards just might have their ace, Adam Wainright, on the mound which would turn this MLB odds matchup into a pitching duel between two of the best in the NL. Regardless of the teams’ records, that pitching matchup would make this a very interesting baseball betting proposition.

Still, the Cards offense is far superior to the Mets and it would take a near perfect performance by Santana to win this MLB betting matchup.

Even though the A’s (6-4) have lost two in a row, they’ve won six straight at home over the Orioles.

Starting pitchers are: for the Orioles , David Hernandez (0-1) and for the Athletics Ben Sheets (0-0). Despite their recent home success over the Orioles, the A’s could have a hard time getting the best of Orioles scheduled starter Hernandez. The right-hander gave up two runs in six innings of a 3-0 loss to Toronto on Saturday.

Orioles look for turnaround on Robinson Day- As all of baseball wears No. 42 on Thursday to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day!
Present streak:
Orioles have lost 6 straight games.
Athletics have lost 2 straight games.
Team Stats :
Orioles: 1-8 SU
Athletics: 6-4 SU
The Orioles more recently:
While playing on Thursday’s they are 4-6
Before playing the Athletics they were 1-9
After playing Tampa Bay they are 3-7
After a loss they are 2-8

The Athletics more recently:
While playing on Thursday’s they are 5-5
Before playing the Orioles they were 8-2
After playing Seattle they are 5-5
After a loss they are 3-7
Next up:
The Athletics at home with the Orioles, Friday, April 16