Baseball’s Best Bets (April 20, 2009)
Posted by Brian Joseph on Monday, April 20, 2009 at 10:34 am
The red hot Dodgers ruined my perfect day yesterday but 4-1 at +401 units is still a pretty good result.
A smaller card today has limited the options and while I’m not crazy about any of the games on the schedule, there is one that I kind of like:
TODAY’S PICKS
Florida Marlins (-116) over Pittsburgh Pirates
THE BET: 100 Units / Win = +100, Loss = -116
The hottest team in baseball has given me sweaty palms the last two days but came through with two come-from-behind wins against the lowly Nationals. The Pirates aren’t much better and are 6-20 in their last 26 as a home underdog and 4-17 in their last 21 against a left-handed starter. Neither starter — Andrew Miller for Florida and Ross Ohlendorf for Pittsburgh — has been exposed to either lineups which is a good thing for Ohlendorf since the Marlins are hitting well and bad for Miller since the Pirates aren’t. Hard to believe I’m predicting the Marlins to go to 7-0 on a road trip.
YESTERDAY’S RECAP
Season-to-Date: 18-14, +14 Units, +376 Units Unadjusted
Yesterday’s Winners
Florida Marlins (-144) over Washington Nationals (Marlins, 7-4)
Chicago White Sox (+152) over Tampa Bay Rays (White Sox, 12-2)
Milwaukee Brewers (+149) over New York Mets (Brewers, 4-2)
Cincinnati Reds (-113) over Houston Astros (Reds, 4-2)
Yesterday’s Losers
Colorado Rockies (+110) over Los Angeles Dodgers (Dodgers, 14-2)
