The pitching for tonight game will be Andy Pettitte the Yankees pitcher of fame who is 5-0 and with an ERA of 1.79. For the Rays they will start James Shields who is 4-1 with and ERA of 3.00.

The Rays are on a stretch of 20 games in 20 days and so far they are 1/3 thru that schedule, with 13 games left to play. The Rays pitcher Shield has 38 strikeouts over his last 4 games and has only walked 2 batters for the same period. He claims to have four major pitches that he can throw to either side of home plate so that can complicated things for the opponents if he uses them properly.

The Yankees of late are having problems with their line up due to injuries. That puts a lot of pressure on Ramiro Pena who is back up to several infield positions, and also is used on occasions as a catcher and in the outfield. I’m sure they are glad to have that guy sitting on the bench.

The Yankees normally would be favorites as they are at home and their record there is 13-5 so far this MLB season while the Rays on the road are a fantastic 16-4 thus far. These stats tend to give the Rays and the Yankees both a 45- 55 % for taking this game, so it’s a toss and will certainly show concern from MLB betting fans as well as movement for the MLB Odds in place.
The Rays and the Yankees Stats:
The Rays are: 29-11 SU
The Yankees are: 25-15 SU
The Rays lately are:
While playing on Thursday’s they are 3-7
Before they played Houston they were 2-4
After they played the Yankees they are 3-7
After their last win they are 8-2

The Yankees lately are:
While playing Thursday’s they are 7-3
Before they played the Mets they were 7-3
After they played the Rays they are 8-2
After their last loss they are 6-4
The Next Game is:
The Rays at the Astros, on Friday, May 21

The Astros have been far and away the worst team in the MLB betting so far in 2010 and there is little reason to believe that this team’s fate in the MLB odds competition is going to change any time quickly. The team is 0-7 and is off to one of the worst starts in franchise history. Aside from a few aging bats one strong starter this team is one of the weakest in baseball betting.

Contrast that with the white-hot start St Louis Cardinals, the early favorite in the MLB odds to win the NL Championship betting title, and you have the perfect recipe for a baseball betting blood bath. The Red Birds are off to a 5-2 start of the season, all but one of the wins coming on the road rather than the very baseball betting friendly confines of the Card’s home stadium.

The Cards have an embarrassment of riches in their starting rotation and could very realistically have three 20-game winners on their MLB betting starting rotation. Add to that the meat of their lineup (Albert Pujols and Matt Holiday) and it becomes very difficult to find a way to beat this team in the MLB odds competition. Both of these sluggers are off to torrid starts (Pujols .407 BA, 5 HRs; Holliday .379, 3 HRs) and have given opposing pitchers in the baseball betting competition fits.

The Cards are the better team in this MLB odds match up in every single statistical category and will be sending an impressive Brad Penny to the mound (7.0 innings, 1.29 ERA in first MLB odds start). The ‘Stros will counter with an ineffective Brett Myers (6.0 ERA) and the result should be another dominant night by Pujols and Co. and all but guaranteed Cardinals victory in the baseball betting.

These two opposite coastal powers has been among the best teams in MLB betting over the past decade and have more than a handful of World Series betting appearances and titles between them. Both are immensely talented and both expect to feature prominently in the baseball betting postseason come October.

The Yankees are off to a much better start to the MLB wagering season having run up a record of 4-2 in the cutthroat AL East. And what’s more impressive is that all those baseball betting victories have come on the road, far from the friendly confines of the New Yankee Stadium and the ridiculously short fence in left field.

The Angels, on the other hand, have struggle din the MLB betting this season and are likely to continue to struggle at Yankee stadium. After getting off to a meager 2-5 record in the baseball betting odds action LA is already 3.5 games behind the AL West leading A’s with less than two weeks in the baseball betting season on the books.

The pitching in this MLB betting matchup should be superb with the ageless Andy Pettite on the mound for the home team Yanks dueling the Angels ace, Ervin Santana. Pettite has yet to record a win the baseball betting this year but he’s been tough to hit with a 1.50 ERA in 6.0 innings in his lone start. Santana was rocked in his previous start, a tough loss in which his ERA ballooned to 6.0.

Santana will bounce back but the New Yankee Stadium –and it’s deranged fans- is just a bit too friendly to the Yankee hitters and New York will get the baseball betting win behind another strong performance by Pettite.

Starting pitchers for today’s game for Atlanta is T. Hanson who will make his debut Thursday night. The Cubs will give R. Wells his first start of the season after a bright 2009 when he became the first
Cubs rookie to have 10 wins since 1998.

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The Braves pitching is off to a strong start, only allowing four hits in seven scoreless innings.

Unlike the Braves, the Cubs pitchers are off to a rough start, giving up
10 runs and six walks in 8 2-3 innings thus far.

The Braves look to complete a season opening three game sweep of the Cubbies.
Some Facts to consider:
Cubs are 1-4 SU in last 5 games when playing on road against Braves
Cubs are 1-5 SU in last 6 games when playing Braves
Cubs are 1-6 SU in last 7 games
Braves are 5-1 SU in last 6 games when playing Cubs
Braves are 4-1 SU in last 5 games when playing home against Cubs
Braves are 17-8 SU in last 25 games
Braves are 2-6 SU in last 8 games
Next up:
Cubs at Cincinnati Reds, Friday, April 9
Braves at San Fran Giants, Friday, April 9

It will be J. Lester on the rubber for the Red Sox in this game . Lefthander Lester is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this 2010 season.
Odds are posted for this game so check for the opening line and total.

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New York lost to the Red Sox 9-7 as a +105 underdog on Sunday. The 16 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9).
J. Posada was 3-4 with a home run and 2 RBI’s for the Yankees , and C. Granderson hit a solo home run.
D. Pedroia was 2-4 with a home run and 3 RBI’s for the Red Sox, while K. Youkilis was 3-4 with 2 RBI’s and 3 runs scored in the win.
Team records:
Yankees : 0-1 SU
Red Sox: 1-0 SU
The Yankees most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing the Red Sox are 9-1
After playing the Red Sox are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3

The Red Sox most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing New York are 3-7
After playing New York are 3-7
After a win are 6-4