PDS Sports Blog

A winning streak will be on the line for the San Diego Padres on Saturday when they battle the Arizona Diamondbacks at PETCO Park.

The Diamondbacks will give the ball to starter Rodrigo Lopez in this one. Righthander Lopez is 5-7 this season with a 4.40 ERA.

Starting this game for the Padres will be Clayton Richard. The lefthander has a 3.33 ERA to go along with a 6-4 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Padres listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game’s total is sitting at 7.

Scott Hairston knocked in three runs, as the Padres drilled the Diamondbacks 12-1 on Friday night.

San Diego cashed as -115 home favorites, while the teams played OVER the 6.5-run total listed by oddsmakers.

Adrian Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a two-run shot for the Padres, as winning pitcher Jon Garland allowed one run over six innings for San Diego.

Justin Upton drove in the lone run for Arizona, while Dan Haren was handed the loss after getting ripped for six runs over five innings for the Diamondbacks.

One of my sports picks for today is for San Diego to win.

Current streak:
Arizona has lost 2 straight games.
San Diego has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Arizona: 34-56 SU
San Diego: 52-37 SU

Arizona most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing San Diego are 3-7
After playing San Diego are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

San Diego most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Arizona are 6-4
After playing Arizona are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona’s last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Arizona’s last 12 games when playing on the road against San Diego
Arizona is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
Arizona is 4-19 SU in its last 23 games on the road
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego’s last 7 games
San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona

Stats and article courtesy of Chalk

The Milwaukee Brewers and the Atlanta Braves will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Turner Field.

The Brewers will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Chris Narveson in this game. Narveson has a 6-6 record and a 5.87 ERA this season.

The Braves will counter Narveson with Tim Hudson. Righthander Hudson has a 2.30 ERA to go along with a 9-4 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 235-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game’s total is sitting at 8½.

Ryan Braun hit a two-run homer in the Brewers’ 9-3 win over the Braves on Friday night.

Milwaukee won as +160 road underdogs, while the game played OVER the 8.5-run total posted by sportsbooks.

Prince Fielder also drove in two runs for the Brewers, as Randy Wolf allowed three runs over six innings to get the win for Milwaukee.

Brian McCann and Troy Glaus knocked in runs for Atlanta, while losing pitcher Tommy Hanson gave up three earned runs over five innings for the Braves.

My baseball handicapping software predicts that Atlanta will win.

Team records:
Milwaukee: 41-50 SU
Atlanta: 53-37 SU

Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Atlanta are 5-5
After playing Atlanta are 3-7
After a win are 4-6

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Milwaukee are 4-6
After playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee’s last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Milwaukee’s last 11 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Milwaukee’s last 24 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta’s last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Atlanta’s last 11 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta’s last 5 games

Stats and article courtesy of Chalk

The St. Louis Cardinals will be trying to extend a winning streak on Saturday when they take on the Los Angeles Dodgers at Busch Stadium.

Hiroki Kuroda will be the starting pitcher for the Dodgers on this day. Righthander Kuroda is 7-7 this season with a 3.87 ERA.

It’ll be Adam Wainwright toeing the rubber for the Cardinals in this contest. Righthander Wainwright is 13-5 with a 2.11 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game’s total is sitting at 7½.

Yadier Molina went 2-for-4 with a two-run blast and four runs batted in to lead the Cardinals past the Dodgers 8-4 on Friday night.

St. Louis cashed as -130 home favorites, while the game played OVER the 7.5-run total posted by sportsbooks.

Randy Winn was 2-for-4 with two RBIs for the Cardinals, as Kyle McClellan picked up the win in relief of Jaime Garcia for St. Louis.

James Loney went 3-for-5 with an RBI for Los Angeles, while Chad Billingsley was rocked for seven runs over four innings to take the loss for the Dodgers.

My handicapping software predicts that St. Louis will win.

Current streak:
Los Angeles has lost 2 straight games.
St. Louis has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
Los Angeles: 49-41 SU
St. Louis: 49-41 SU

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing St. Louis are 8-2
After playing St. Louis are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3

St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing LA Dodgers are 3-7
After playing LA Dodgers are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers’s last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers’s last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers’s last 5 games when playing St. Louis
LA Dodgers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis’s last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis’s last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers

Stats and article courtesy of Chalk