Division and wild card races are getting more interesting each day. Don’t just watch the action, though. Put down a bet or two! Below are five games that are the best baseball games to bet on today.
There could be money to be made from betting on poor baseball teams tonight. Take for example the Chicago White Sox, who may be toiling near the bottom of the American League Central, and have lost two straight against the Baltimore Orioles, but will have Hector Noesi starting for them later. What does that mean for the White Sox? Find out more about it when you read today’s list of best baseball games to bet on.
[sc:MLBArticles ]MLB Picks and Predictions for Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Los Angeles Angels vs. Boston Red Sox (7:00 PM ET)
Line: Los Angeles Angels (-138) at Boston Red Sox (+128); total: 8.5 – see all MLB lines
[sc:MLB240banner ]Three-straight losses have Boston falling even deeper into the cellar of the AL East. The Red Sox will look to arrest their skid as they start Clay Buchholz (5-7, 5.79 ERA), who is looking for his first win since July.
The Red Sox, however, are 4-1 in Buchholz’s last five starts against the Halos. The Angels, who have been trampling sub-.500 teams lately on their way to the top of the AL West, are 8-2 in their last 10 games.
Writer’s prediction: The Angels come out victorious.
Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (7:05 PM ET)
Line: Atlanta Braves (+115) at Pittsburgh Pirates (-125); total: 7.0– see all MLB lines
The Braves have come alive in the NL East race with five straight wins, and they’ll go for a sweep of the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates tonight in the third and last game of the series. The Pirates, who have dropped their seventh straight game following their 11-3 loss to Atlanta last night, will send Gerrit Cole (7-4, 3.78 ERA) to the mound. Tonight’s contest will be Cole’s first start after going into the disabled list last July. The Pirates are 6-1 in Cole’s last seven starts as favorites.
Writer’s prediction: Cole helps Pirates stop skid, as Pittsburgh wins.
Detroit Tigers vs. Tampa Bay Rays (7:10 PM ET)
Line: Detroit Tigers (+120) at Tampa Bay Rays (-130); total: 7.5– see all MLB lines
Although Rick Porcello (13-8, 3.28 ERA) is just 1-3 with an ERA of 3.28 in four starts thus far this month, the Tigers don’t lose often when the right-hander toes the slab in the second game of a series. They are 9-2 in Porcello’s last 11 starts following a series-opener. Porcello will be up against a rising star in the Rays’ rotation in Jake Odorizzi (9-9, 3.82 ERA). The Rays are 5-1 in Odorizzi’s last six starts, including their recent 4-0 win against the Chicago White Sox last August 9th, where he tossed six-shutout innings.
Writer’s prediction: Tampa Bay levels the series with a win.
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Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals (7:15 PM ET)
Line: Cincinnati Reds (+102) at St. Louis Cardinals (-112); total: 7.0 – see all MLB lines
If only Johnny Cueto (15-6, 2.06 ERA) can pitch every night, everything would be easy in Cincinnati. As it is, the Reds have sunk lower in the NL Central, no thanks to a 2-9 record in their last 11 games. With Cueto on the mound tonight, Cincinnati can still hope for the best as the team is 4-0 in the Dominican’s last four starts, and 8-2 in the last 10 overall. The Cards, meanwhile, will have Lance Lynn (13-8, 2.91 ERA), who isn’t too shabby either with a 3-0 record and 2.41 ERA in three starts since the start of August.
Writer’s prediction: Same old result for the Reds when Cueto’s on the mound. Cincy wins.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Chicago White Sox (8:10 PM ET)
Line: Baltimore Orioles (-144) at Chicago White Sox (+134); total: 8.5 – see all MLB lines
The hard-hitting Orioles have battered Chicago in the first two games of the series, outscoring the South Siders, 13-3. Runs may be harder to come by tonight for the O’s, though, as the White Sox send Hector Noesi (7-8, 4.84) to the mound. Noesi has been among the bright spots for the White Sox, who are 5-1 in his last six starts. Noesi is also 3-0 with an ERA of 2.79 this month. The O’s, on the other hand, are 3-0 in their last three overall.
Writer’s prediction: White Sox pulls the rug underneath the O’s with a decisive win as home underdogs.
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