Top Baseball Weekend Trends
This weekend closes the book on the unofficial first half of the season in both the National and American Leagues and every major league team wants to finish on an upbeat note
2008-07-14
This weekend closes the book on the unofficial first half of the season in both the National and American Leagues and every major league team wants to finish on an upbeat note. Here is a look at the Top Trends in baseball this upcoming weekend and how they might impact the races in both leagues. We’ll start by seeing what is happening in the senior circuit.
The New York Mets have quietly gotten back into the NL East race, winning six games in a row, to pull within 1.5 games of front-running Philadelphia. The Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers have taken it upon themselves this week to raise the stakes and neither can afford any slip-ups this weekend, either trying to build or shorten the lead in the NL Central. The Los Angeles Dodgers lost a game to second place Florida to start four game series and will need to keep pace with Arizona who is in the City of Brotherly Love, after squeaking by Washington.
In the American League, Tampa Bay is facing some real adversity for the first time in 2008 having lost four in a row. The conditions are hardly ripe for a quick turnaround for the Rays, who are 3-27 in July road games the last three years and have had a devil of a time in Cleveland, with nine losses in a row and counting. Baltimore has lost five straight and heads to Fenway Park, not exactly a place to get well. Detroit’s trying to get back into AL Central race and can’t afford another loss to Minnesota if their hopes are to be realized. Oakland will have a chance to narrow the gap in the AL West, facing heated rival Los Angeles, who has the best road record in baseball at 29-17, up +11.9 units.
Here are the top trends that should be in play for most of the games this weekend from a variety of series:
Arizona at Philadelphia
ARIZONA is 1-12 (-12.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 54%) this season.
The average score was ARIZONA 2.6, OPPONENT 5.8 - (Rating = 4*)
Baltimore at Boston
BOSTON is 27-6 (+17 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8.5 to 10 this season.
The average score was BOSTON 5.5, OPPONENT 3.5 - (Rating = 3*)
San Francisco at Chicago Cubs
CHICAGO CUBS are 24-6 (+15.8 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -150 this season.
The average score was CHICAGO CUBS 6.5, OPPONENT 4 - (Rating = 3*)
Minnesota at Detroit
MINNESOTA is 9-0 (+10.6 Units) against the money line with an on base percentage of .393 or better over their last 3 games this season.
The average score was MINNESOTA 6.7, OPPONENT 2.4 - (Rating = 3*)
Colorado at N.Y. Mets
NY METS are 14-24 (-20.7 Units) against the money line as a favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
The average score was NY METS 4.4, OPPONENT 4.7 - (Rating = 3*)
L.A. Angels at Oakland
LA ANGELS are 21-6 (+13.7 Units) against the money line after having lost 2 of their last 3 games this season.
The average score was LA ANGELS 4.9, OPPONENT 3.4 - (Rating = 3*)
Florida at L.A. Dodgers
FLORIDA is 20-2 OVER (+18.3 Units) vs. terrible power teams - averaging 0.75 or less HR's/game this season.
The average score was FLORIDA 5.5, OPPONENT 5.4 - (Rating = 6*)
Atlanta at San Diego
ATLANTA is 23-3 UNDER (+19.6 Units) as an underdog of +100 to +150 this season.
The average score was ATLANTA 3.3, OPPONENT 3 - (Rating = 6*)
Chicago White Sox at Texas
TEXAS is 19-3 OVER (+16.4 Units) against AL Central opponents this season.
The average score was TEXAS 6.8, OPPONENT 7.3 - (Rating = 5*)
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