MLB Weekend Betting Trends - May 16th

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It figures to be an exciting weekend with the battles for bragging rights in both Los Angeles and New York highlighting the schedule.



The betting action figures to be brisk, so make sure you’re referencing the Sportsbook Betting Trends and Team Statistics pages before getting in on any of the action.

In the Big Apple, the New York Yankees host the New York Mets for three games. Both of Gotham’s clubs have been treading water in the early going of 2008 and will be looking at interleague to provide a spring board for a run back towards contention.

Surprisingly, the problem for the Yankees has been scoring runs, as entering the week they were averaging just over four runs per contest. Still, most savvy bettors have picked up on it and have been pounding the Totals to go under. In their first 42 games, the Yanks had gone under the total 30 times.

In the Los Angeles, the L.A. Angels from the American League host the senior circuit’s L.A. Dodgers for three contests. The Angels fell out first place in the A.L. West last weekend after being swept by the Rays and will be looking to get back on top here.

The Dodgers are playing about .500 baseball, but their biggest problem has been trying to track down the hot-starting Diamondbacks. L.A.’s boys of blue were just 5-10 last year in interleague play, losing nearly six units for backers.

The lone divisional series on tap for this weekend pits the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs from venerable Wrigley Field in Chicago. The loveable losers from the north side are starting to heat up, having swept Arizona this past weekend, then following that up by taking two of three from the reeling San Diego Padres.

The fans in Chicago are definitely catching a case of pennant fever, as their talented club is leading the N.L. Central while scoring a Major League best 5.8 runs per game.

Now, here are of those top trends we referenced earlier, taken straight from the FoxSheets’ Power Searches.

DETROIT at ARIZONA
DETROIT is 11-24 (-18 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
The average score was DETROIT 4.1, OPPONENT 5.5 - (Rating = 3*)

OAKLAND at ATLANTA
OAKLAND is 10-1 (+10.6 Units) against the money line vs. a good bullpen whose ERA is 3.75 or better this season.
The average score was OAKLAND 5.5, OPPONENT 2.7 - (Rating = 3*)

CHI WHITE SOX at SAN FRANCISCO
CHI WHITE SOX are 18-2 (+15.8 Units) against the money line vs. an NL starting pitcher whose ERA is 4.70 to 5.20 since 1997.
The average score was CHI WHITE SOX 7.7, OPPONENT 4.2 - (Rating = 3*)

WASHINGTON at BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE is 13-1 OVER (+12.1 Units) with an on base percentage of .310 or worse over their last 20 games over the last 2 seasons.
The average score was BALTIMORE 5.3, OPPONENT 5.9 - (Rating = 3*)

CLEVELAND at CINCINNATI
CLEVELAND is 12-1 UNDER (+10.8 Units) in May games this season.
The average score was CLEVELAND 3.6, OPPONENT 1.8 - (Rating = 3*)

NY METS at NY YANKEES
NY YANKEES are 30-11 UNDER (+17.6 Units) in all games this season.
The average score was NY YANKEES 4.1, OPPONENT 4.3 - (Rating = 3*)

DETROIT at ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 32-15 OVER (+16.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last two seasons.
The average score was ARIZONA 5.7, OPPONENT 4.3 - (Rating = 2*)

DETROIT at ARIZONA
JIM LEYLAND is 65-39 (+28 Units) against the money line in road games in the first half of the season as the manager of DETROIT.
The average score was LEYLAND 5.6, OPPONENT 4.2 - (Rating = 2*)

OAKLAND at ATLANTA
BOBBY COX is 41-50 (-30.8 Units) against the money line in home interleague games as the manager of ATLANTA.
The average score was COX 4.4, OPPONENT 4.9 - (Rating = 2*)

MILWAUKEE at BOSTON
TERRY FRANCONA is 57-23 (+27 Units) against the money line in interleague games as the manager of BOSTON.
The average score was FRANCONA 5.9, OPPONENT 4.1 - (Rating = 2*)

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