PDS Sports Blog

The fans at Citi Field will be treated to a game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Mets when they take their seats on Monday.

The Reds will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Aaron Harang in this game. Harang has a 6-7 record and a 5.02 ERA this season.

Harang’s opponent in this one will be Michael Pelfrey. The Mets righthander has a 2.96 ERA to go along with a 10-2 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game’s total is sitting at 8.

Drew Stubbs belted two home runs driving in four runs on Sunday, as the Reds cruised past the Cubs 14-3. The Reds won the game as +106 underdogs, while the 17 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (11) set by sportsbooks.

Paul Janish homered and drove in three runs, while three others went deep for the Reds. Mike Leake tossed six innings for the win, allowing eight hits and three earned runs.

Jason Bay batted in four runs to lead the Mets to a 9-5 victory over the Nationals on Sunday, as +105 underdogs. That game’s 14 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks.

Hisanori Takahashi tossed five innings and improved to 7-3 with the win, while Francisco Rodriguez notched his 20th save with a scoreless ninth.

One of sport picks for today is for the NY Mets to win.

Team records:
Cincinnati: 47-36 SU
New York: 46-36 SU

Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing NY Mets are 4-6
After playing Chi Cubs are 8-2
After a win are 6-4

New York most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Cincinnati are 4-6
After playing Washington are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Cincinnati is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Cincinnati is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets are 14-3 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets’s last 5 games at home
NY Mets are 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
NY Mets are 15-8 SU in its last 23 games

Stats and article courtesy of Chalk

The San Francisco Giants and the Milwaukee Brewers will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Miller Park.

The Giants will give the ball to starter Jonathan Sanchez in this one. Lefthander Sanchez is 6-6 this season with a 3.26 ERA.

It’ll be David Bush toeing the rubber for the Brewers in this contest. Righthander Bush is 3-6 with a 4.45 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game’s total is sitting at 9.

The Giants fell 4-3 to the Rockies in 15 innings last time out, as +105 underdogs. That game’s seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks.

Guillermo Mota gave up the winning run and was saddled with the Giants loss.

The Brewers were pounded 7-1 by the Cardinals last time out, as +140 underdogs. That game’s eight runs made it OVER the posted over/under (6.5) set by sportsbooks.

Yovani Gallardo gave up six runs off five hits over 2 2-3 innings in the Brewers loss.

My baseball handicapping software predicts that the SF Giants will win.

Team records:
San Francisco: 41-40 SU
Milwaukee: 37-45 SU

San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Milwaukee are 4-6
After playing Colorado are 6-4
After a loss are 3-7

Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing San Francisco are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco’s last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
San Francisco is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing Milwaukee
San Francisco is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee’s last 7 games when playing at home against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee’s last 6 games when playing San Francisco
Milwaukee is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Milwaukee is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home

Stats and article courtesy of Chalk