If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Tampa Bay Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays meet at Rogers Centre.
Righthander Matt Garza will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Garza is 5-3 this season with a 2.97 ERA.
Garza’s opponent in this one will be Brandon Morrow. The Blue Jays righthander has a 6.66 ERA to go along with a 3-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game’s total is sitting at 8½.
My baseball handicapping software predicts that Tampa Bay will win.
Current streak:
Toronto has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
Tampa Bay: 34-17 SU
Toronto: 30-22 SU
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Monday are 8-2
Before playing Toronto are 8-2
After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4
Toronto most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Tampa Bay are 2-8
After playing Baltimore are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay’s last 10 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Tampa Bay’s last 18 games
Toronto is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto’s last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto’s last 10 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Stats courtesy of Chalk
The division rival Houston Astros and Cincinnati Reds are set to renew hostilities on Sunday when they meet at Great American Ball Park.
The Astros will trot Felipe Paulino out to the mound in this one. Righthander Paulino has a 0-7 record and a 5.08 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Reds will be Mike Leake. The righthander has a 2.70 ERA to go along with a 4-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game’s total is sitting at 9.
My handicapping software predicts that Cincinnati will win.
Current streak:
Houston has lost 3 straight games.
Cincinnati has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
Houston: 16-33 SU
Cincinnati: 30-20 SU
Houston most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 2-8
Before playing Washington are 7-3
After playing Cincinnati are 2-8
After a loss are 3-7
Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 6-4
After playing Houston are 9-1
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston’s last 10 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston’s last 9 games
Houston is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
Cincinnati is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Cincinnati is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Stats courtesy of Chalk
AT&T Park will host the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.
Billy Buckner will be the starting pitcher for the Diamondbacks on this day. Righthander Buckner is 0-2 this season with a 9.00 ERA.
It’ll be Jonathan Sanchez toeing the rubber for the Giants in this contest. Lefthander Sanchez is 2-4 with a 3.00 ERA so far this season.
The SF Giants are posted as a 155 money-line favorite against the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the game’s total is 8.5.
My baseball handicapping software predicts that the SF Giants will win.
Current streak:
Arizona has lost 5 straight games.
San Francisco has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Arizona: 20-29 SU
San Francisco: 25-22 SU
Arizona most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing San Francisco are 3-7
After playing San Francisco are 6-4
After a loss are 3-7
San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Arizona are 7-3
After playing Arizona are 5-5
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Arizona is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco
Arizona is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Arizona
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
San Francisco is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
San Francisco is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Stats courtesy of Chalk
Turner Field will host the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.
Brian Burres will be the starting pitcher for the Pirates on this day. Lefthander Burres is 2-2 this season with a 5.40 ERA.
Meanwhile, it’ll be Kris Medlen who starts for the Braves. Righthander Medlen is 0-0 with a 2.76 ERA so far this season.
The Atlanta Braves are posted as a 220 money-line favorite against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the game’s total is 9.
My handicapping software predicts that Atlanta will win.
Current streak:
Pittsburgh has lost 3 straight games.
Atlanta has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 20-29 SU
Atlanta: 26-22 SU
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 2-8
Before playing Atlanta are 3-7
After playing Atlanta are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6
Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Pittsburgh are 7-3
After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
Pittsburgh is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Pittsburgh is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Atlanta
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Atlanta is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh
Atlanta is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Stats courtesy of Chalk
AT&T Park will host the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Francisco Giants on Friday.
Edwin Jackson will be the starting pitcher for the Diamondbacks on this day. Righthander Jackson is 3-5 this season with a 6.28 ERA.
Starting this game for the Giants will be Matt Cain. The righthander has a 2.88 ERA to go along with a 2-4 record this season.
The SF Giants are posted as a 140 money-line favorite against the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the game’s total is 7.5.
My handicapping software predicts that the SF Giants will win.
Team records:
Arizona: 20-28 SU
San Francisco: 24-22 SU
Arizona most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing San Francisco are 3-7
After playing Colorado are 2-8
After a loss are 3-7
San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Arizona are 7-3
After playing Washington are 6-4
After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Arizona’s last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona’s last 5 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Arizona’s last 18 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona’s last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco’s last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of San Francisco’s last 19 games at home
Stats courtesy of Chalk
PETCO Park will host the Washington Nationals and the San Diego Padres on Friday.
John Lannan will be the starting pitcher for the Nationals on this day. Lefthander Lannan is 1-2 this season with a 5.55 ERA.
Meanwhile, it’ll be Clayton Richard who starts for the Padres. Lefthander Richard is 4-2 with a 2.73 ERA so far this season.
The San Diego Padres are posted as a 155 money-line favorite against the Washington Nationals, and the game’s total is 6.5.
My baseball handicapping software predicts that San Diego will win.
Team records:
Washington: 24-24 SU
San Diego: 28-19 SU
Washington most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing San Diego are 2-8
After playing San Francisco are 2-8
After a loss are 5-5
San Diego most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Washington are 5-5
After playing St. Louis are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington’s last 8 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington’s last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington’s last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Washington’s last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Diego’s last 8 games when playing Washington
San Diego is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego’s last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Stats courtesy of Chalk
AT&T Park will host the Washington Nationals and the San Francisco Giants on Thursday.
Righthander Craig Stammen will take the mound for the Nationals to start this game. Stammen is 1-2 this season with a 5.96 ERA.
The Giants will counter Stammen with Barry Zito. Lefthander Zito has a 2.80 ERA to go along with a 6-2 record this season.
The SF Giants are posted as a 175 money-line favorite against the Washington Nationals, and the game’s total is 8.
My handicapping software predicts that the SF Giants will win.
Team records:
Washington: 24-23 SU
San Francisco: 23-22 SU
Washington most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing San Diego are 2-8
After playing San Francisco are 2-8
After a win are 4-6
San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Arizona are 7-3
After playing Washington are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
Washington is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
Washington is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
Washington is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games when playing San Francisco
Washington is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Francisco is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing Washington
San Francisco is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Washington
San Francisco is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Stats courtesy of Chalk
Coors Field will host the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies on Thursday.
Ace righthander Dan Haren will take the mound for the Diamondbacks to start this game. Haren is 5-3 this season with a 4.79 ERA.
Meanwhile, it’ll be Jason Hammel who starts for the Rockies. Righthander Hammel is 1-3 with a 7.51 ERA so far this season.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are posted as a 120 money-line favorite against the Colorado Rockies, and the game’s total is 9.5.
My baseball handicapping software predicts that the total score will go OVER 9.5 runs.
Current streak:
Arizona has lost 3 straight games.
Colorado has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
Arizona: 20-27 SU
Colorado: 24-22 SU
Arizona most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing San Francisco are 3-7
After playing Colorado are 2-8
After a loss are 3-7
Colorado most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing LA Dodgers are 7-3
After playing Arizona are 8-2
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona’s last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Arizona’s last 17 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona’s last 9 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado’s last 5 games at home
Colorado is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Arizona
Stats courtesy of Chalk
Tropicana Field will host the division rivals Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.
The Red Sox will give the ball to starter John Lackey in this one. Righthander Lackey is 4-3 this season with a 5.07 ERA.
The Rays will counter Lackey with Matt Garza. Righthander Garza has a 2.37 ERA to go along with a 5-2 record this season.
The Tampa Bay Rays are posted as a 160 money-line favorite against the Boston Red Sox, and the game’s total is 8.5.
My handicapping software predicts that Tampa Bay will win.
Current streak:
Boston has won 4 straight games.
Tampa Bay has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Boston: 26-21 SU
Tampa Bay: 32-14 SU
Boston most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Kansas City are 5-5
After playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 2-8
Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After playing Boston are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston’s last 7 games
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay’s last 8 games when playing Boston
Tampa Bay is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Stats courtesy of Chalk
Progressive Field will host the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians on Monday.
The White Sox will give the ball to starter John Danks in this one. Lefthander Danks is 3-3 this season with a 2.26 ERA.
The Indians will counter Danks with Justin Masterson. Righthander Masterson has a 5.65 ERA to go along with a 0-4 record this season.
The Chicago White Sox are posted as a 145 money-line favorite against the Cleveland Indians, and the game’s total is 8.
My handicapping software predicts that Chicago will win, and the total score will go OVER 8 runs.
Team records:
Chicago: 18-25 SU
Cleveland: 16-26 SU
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Cleveland are 4-6
After playing Florida are 2-6
After a loss are 7-3
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After playing Cincinnati are 3-7
After a win are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox’s last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox’s last 9 games when playing Cleveland
Chi White Sox are 5-11 SU in their last 16 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland’s last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland’s last 7 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games
Stats courtesy of Chalk