Baseball’s Best Bets (June 11, 2009)

Posted by Brian Joseph on Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 6:06 am

I went back and forth yesterday on a list of picks I liked but just couldn’t nail down one that I could recommend. I narrowed it down to 4 but couldn’t spot just 1… good thing since I went 1-3 in those games I didn’t recommend.

Today was tough again but after consideration I nixed the Phillies/Mets going over 9.5, Baltimore (-150) in Koji’s return and the lukewarm Rangers (-108) over Toronto.

Instead, this happened…

TODAY’S PICKS

Chicago Cubs (-138) over Houston Astros
THE BET: 100 Units / Win = +100, Loss = -138

Russ Ortiz wasn’t good enough to stay in a mediocre rotation. If the Cubs’ bats are going to pick up, this is the game to do it in. The Cubs have Ryan Dempster who hasn’t been spectacular this year but also hasn’t given up an earned run in two outings. Cubs win! Cubs win?

YESTERDAY’S RECAP

Season-to-Date: 53-40, +600 Units, +961 Units Unadjusted

Yesterday’s Winners (Tuesday)
San Francisco Giants (-118) over Arizona Diamondbacks (Giants, 9-4)

Yesterday’s Losers (Tuesday)
None