PDS Sports Blog

The Boston Red Sox and the Seattle Mariners will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Safeco Field.

The Red Sox will give the ball to starter Jon Lester in this one. Lefthander Lester is 11-4 this season with a 2.81 ERA.

The Mariners will counter Lester with David Pauley. Righthander Pauley has a 3.27 ERA to go along with a 0-2 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game’s total is sitting at 7½.

Bill Hall went deep for a solo shot and the Red Sox defeated the Mariners 2-1 on Friday, as -118 favorites. That game’s three runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks.

Scott Atchison pitched just over one inning of relief for the win, and Jonathan Papelbon collected his 22nd save.

Jason Vargas allowed eight hits and two runs over seven innings in the Mariners loss.

One of my sports picks for today is for Boston to win.

Current streak:
Boston has won 2 straight games.
Seattle has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Boston: 55-42 SU
Seattle: 37-60 SU

Boston most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 10-0
Before playing Seattle are 5-5
After playing Seattle are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

Seattle most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing Boston are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Boston is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Seattle
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Seattle is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Boston
Seattle is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Boston
Seattle is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games
Seattle is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games at home

Stats and article courtesy of Chalk

The Colorado Rockies and the Philadelphia Phillies will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Citizens Bank Park.

The Rockies will give the ball to ace starter Ubaldo Jimenez in this one. Righthander Jimenez is 15-1 this season with a 2.38 ERA.

It’ll be Kyle Kendrick toeing the rubber for the Phillies in this contest. Righthander Kendrick is 5-4 with a 4.96 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Rockies listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game’s total is sitting at 8.

Roy Halladay tossed a five-hit shutout with nine strikeouts on Friday, and the Phillies defeated the Rockies 6-0. The Phillies won that game as -220 favorites, while the six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks.

Ross Gload hit a two-run dinger and Raul Ibanez also drove in a pair of runs for the Phillies. Halladay improved to 11-8 with the win.

Aaron Cook surrendered nine hits and five runs over 4 1-3 innings in the Rockies loss.

My handicapping software predicts that Colorado will win.

Current streak:
Colorado has lost 3 straight games.
Philadelphia has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Colorado: 51-45 SU
Philadelphia: 50-46 SU

Colorado most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Colorado are 7-3
After playing Colorado are 7-3
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

Stats and article courtesy of Chalk