MLB Handicapping
The MLB baseball handicapping season is set to take a break as the All-Star break provides all 30 teams with a four-day break, but there is no break for the alert bettor.
While the All-Star festivities themselves offer little in the way of predictive opportunities, it does allow us to catch up on our research as the baseball season reaches its unofficial midway point, and it’s these opinions that can determine whether or not the second half will be profitable for us.
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Here is a look at some stats and trends worth keeping an eye on when breaking down the board once the baseball season gets back into full swing.
The San Francisco Giants are 10-22 in their last 32 games.
The Giants sat at 42-21 on June 9, holding the best record in baseball, and looking like a legitimate title contender. Since June 9, the Giants have gone 10-22, good for the worst record in baseball over that time frame.
The team’s pitching staff hasn’t been what we expected. Matt Cain and Ryan Vogelsong just can’t consistently provide the team with good outings, and the list of teams Tim Lincecum will be effective against is getting shorter.
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The team’s offense has desperately need Angel Pagan to return, though back injuries can be tricky. Marco Scutaro’s return may not provide as much of a spark as Pagan’s return would have.
It also hasn’t helped that the team hasn’t been able to take care of business at home. Heading into the break, the Giants went 6-16 in their final 22 home games.
They won’t have to worry about that when they return from break, though they will have to deal with a Miami Marlins team that’s good at home.
The Milwaukee Brewers have lost 11 of their last 13 games
The team saved a little face by winning their final game before the break and re-claiming the top spot in the N.L. Central from the St. Louis Cardinals, but they had lost seven in a row prior to that game.
Many questioned whether the Brewers would come crashing back to Earth after such a hot start, and it appears they finally have.
The team should still be able to continue to score runs, but their pitching staff and bullpen were playing way above themselves in the early part of the year.
What that means is the over could be something to target when the Brewers hit the field.
Maybe not in their first series back, when they travel to D.C. to take on the Washington Nationals, but their next series comes at home against the Cincinnati Reds, who have been known to smack the ball around.
Miller Park was the site of an epic under streak earlier in the year, but remember that it’s a hitter-friendly locale.
