MLB Baseball Betting - Tigers making bettors nervous
If you
bought into all the preseason hype
and did some futures MLB betting on
the Detroit Tigers last month you’re
probably not feeling too comfortable
about that wager right now. The Tigers
have been absolutely brutal over the
first two weeks of the season, and they
have fewer wins than any other team in
the American League so far.
So what’s been Detroit’s
problem? Well, having multiple slumping
hitters at the same time isn’t
helping their cause, as only Carlos Guillen
and Brandon Inge (and reserve outfielder
Clete Thomas) had respectable starts
to the season. Much more had been expected
from newly acquired Miguel Cabrera, while
veterans Ivan Rodriguez, Gary Sheffield,
Magglio Ordonez, and Placido Polanco
haven’t been comfortable at the
plate.
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Starting
pitching has been an issue as well – especially with ace Justin
Verlander. The righthander is 0-2 through
three starts, and he’s allowed
at least four earned runs in every outing.
In fact, Verlander is coming off his
worst start of the season Saturday, in
which he gave up six earned runs over
7 2-3 innings of work versus Chicago.
Verlander had actually been cruising
along on that day until the White Sox
got to him in the eighth.
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Until the
Tigers start winning consistently they
aren’t going to see any improvement
in their World Series odds at BetUS.com – which
currently sit at +750. That puts them
tied with the Chicago Cubs for fourth
spot on that futures chart, with the
Boston Red Sox (+500), New York Mets
(+500), and New York Yankees (+600) sitting
atop that odds list.
Of course,
none of the Red Sox, Mets, Yankees,
or Cubs have had a great start to the
2008 season either, so bettors haven’t had any reason to jump
on one of those leading contenders’ bandwagons.
So which teams are the most tempting
to baseball futures bettors at this time?
It looks to be the Arizona Diamondbacks
and the St. Louis Cardinals.
The D-Backs
advanced to the playoffs last season,
and the 1-2 punch of Brandon Webb and
Dan Haren combined with some hot hitting
has them looking good in the National
League West standings right now. Arizona
is also expected to get Randy Johnson
back from the disabled list this week,
and if he can regain some of his old
form the D-Backs’ rotation
will look even better. Arizona is currently
listed at +2500 to win the World Series.
The Cardinals have been a big surprise
in the NL Central, as they currently
lead that division despite a patchwork
rotation. Each of Kyle Lohse, Adam Wainwright,
Braden Looper, and Todd Wellemeyer has
been able to get the job done on the
mound through two weeks, and Albert Pujols
and Rick Ankiel have been leading the
way on offense. St. Louis is a longshot
on the World Series odds chart at just
+6500 right now.
Elsewhere,
the Oakland Athletics hold down the
lead in the AL West entering the week,
but they’re way back
at +8000 odds to win the World Series
this season. Other championship longshots
who have started off well include the
Baltimore Orioles (+25000), Florida Marlins
(+15000), and Chicago White Sox (+3500).
Chances are that those teams will fall
back to the pack quickly, but it doesn’t
hurt to keep an eye on them.
Along with the Tigers, the Cleveland
Indians are also struggling in the early
going despite high expectations. The
Tribe sits at +1200 odds to win the World
Series heading into play this week. Other
projected contenders with middling results
so far include the Los Angeles Angels
(+1100), Philadelphia Phillies (+2100),
Colorado Rockies (+2500).
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