MLB Baseball Futures Betting - NL East Wagering
BetUS Sportsbook has baseball
betting odds up on who will win
each of Major League Baseball's six
divisional races, and in the NL East
the Phillies have finally risen to
the top, although the Florida Marlins
are being stingy about going away.
The Mets have been in a funk for most
of the season. Will this high-priced
bunch start to achieve?
Let's take a look at the MLB Divisional Odds as they are currently posted at BetUS:
BetUS MLB Futures Odds
To win
National League East
PHILADELPHIA
PHILLIES -190
NEW YORK METS +350
FLORIDA MARLINS +400
ATLANTA BRAVES +600
WASHINGTON NATIONALS +10000
The
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (-190 in BetUS
odds) seem to have started taking a little
more control of things, having won 12
out of 15 games. One of the reasons Chase
Utley established himself as an MVP candidate
is that he was able to help carry this
team in the early going when others weren't
hitting. He's got 21 homers and is near
the league lead in RBI's. Ryan Howard,
after a very slow start, is beginning
to produce runs with a lot more consistency.
He had three doubles in one game on Sunday.
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Shane Victorino
recently went through a period of 20
games where he hit .370. Closer Brad
Lidge has been close to unhittable (0.96
ERA, 1.00 WHIP), and he is challenging
for the NL lead in saves. But in moving
ahead, this team will have to offer Cole
Hamels (6-4, 3.36 ERA) a little more
help in the rotation. Jamie Moyer is
fine, but if that 45-year-old is the
#2 starter you are not going to blow
away the competition en route to a division
title.
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After manager Willie Randolph got a
reprieve from management, the NEW
YORK METS (+350 in BetUS odds) went on a short
spurt. But as of Tuesday's action they
lost five games in a row, and that has
put Randolph back on the hot seat. There
might be some reason for optimism. But
Pedro Martinez, who allowed 10 hits in
five innings the other day, must start
to show some form, and El Duque Hernandez
needs to come back to the rotation. Johan
Santana (7-4, 3.08 ERA) has been good,
but he hasn't been dominant. Moises Alou
could be coming back on a regular basis.
Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado and David
Wright all could be hitting more. The
Mets would seem too talented not to make
a move at some point. But it's getting
late for that. Catcher Ramon Castro overslept
and made it to the park too late to play
on Sunday. But he's not the only one
who needs a wakeup call.
The
FLORIDA MARLINS (+400 in BetUS odds) are producing
enough offense; the team now has more
home runs than anyone in the majors
(98, as of Tuesday's games). Hanley
Ramirez had a slow month of May, but
when put back to the leadoff spot in
the lineup, he started hitting again,
and he's climbed over the .300 mark.
Dan Uggla would be the second baseman
everybody would be talking about, if
not for Chase Utley. He carried this
team at one point, and leads the homer
parade with 18. Third baseman Jorge Cantu,
who was acquired from Tampa Bay, has
been red-hot of late. Luis Gonzalez has
done a nice job filling in for Josh Willingham.
Even Cody Ross, whose hit a lot of homers
lately, got his average "up" to
.230. But there is a legitimate question
as to whether the pitching is going to
hold up over the full season. Right now
Scott Olsen is the only member of the
regular rotation with an ERA under 4.63.
They hope Ryan Tucker, just up from Double-A
and a winner on Sunday against Cincinnati,
might be of some help there.
The
ATLANTA BRAVES (+600 in BetUS odds) have been slumping. Part of the reason,
obviously, is that they can't win on
the road (7-22 after Tuesday's action).
By contrast, a team like Philadelphia
is 18-14 away from home. Chipper Jones
is hitting .420 to lead the majors, and
had 92 hits in 59 games. He will miss
a game or two with a right quadriceps
injury, but it's not considered serious.
Good thing, because without him, the
Braves would be seriously hurting for
some offense. Tim Hudson and Jair Jurrjens
have been more than good enough in the
rotation, but John Smoltz, who recently
had shoulder surgery, may never pitch
again. That's why it is hoped that Jorge
Campillo (2-0, 2.17 ERA) can continue
to pitch well, because he may be the
pivotal guy in the rotation. There is
some upside with this team, and they
shouldn't be counted totally out of it,
but there are also a lot of questions.
The Braves were swept by the Phillies
over the past weekend, and the ten-game
road trip started badly with a loss to
the Cubs.
The
WASHINGTON NATIONALS (+10000 in BetUS
odds) are a non-starter, and they'll
be a non-finisher.
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