MLB Baseball Betting Picks for September 5th 2008
Milwaukee Brewers -1.5 (-165) - Fri September 5th ‘08 8:05p
Payback will be strong and swift as the Brewers, who last night to the Padres, bounce back big with C.C. Sabathia. The money line on this game is off the charts and truth being told the run line is a little steep. But how can you not like the unbeaten Sabathia who is coming off a near no-hitter and hasn’t lost since donning a Milwaukee uniform? The Brewers will be counting on the big lefthander to help them snap out of a four-game slide and he should cruise against the offensively challenged Padres. Sabathia has been incredible since coming over from Cleveland in the July 7th trade. C.C. is 9-0 with a 1.43 ERA. He has six complete games in 11 starts. When you take a closer look at his freakish numbers, it’s like looking at Koufax in ’63 or Gibson in ’67, etc. In his last three starts, Sabathia is 2-0 with a 1.12 ERA. He’s got a whip of 1.04. In his last 11 starts, the Brewers are 10-1. And on and on the numbers go. Last year, the Brewers squandered an 8 1/2-game lead in the NL Central and missed the playoffs. Sabathia won’t let that happen again. - Courtesy of Bob Harvey
Kansas City Royals (135) - Fri September 5th ‘08 8:10p
The Kansas City Royals completed a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics by winning a doubleheader last night, while the Cleveland Indians cannot be too excited about this series after playing spoiler by taking two out of three games from the Chicago White Sox. Royals starter Brandon Duckworth has done a nice job whenever called upon, as he has allowed exactly three runs in each of his two starts. Believe it or not, Duckworth has allowed three runs or less in eight of his last nine major league starts. The problem is that those starts have been spread across the last three years! That said, he has looked healthy in his two starts back and we see no reason why he cannot have continued success vs. an Indians team that has never faced him before. Now Anthony Reyes has also pitched well in five starts this season, in fact allowing two earned runs or less on each occasion. However, Reyes is not exactly a youngster and he has never been able in maintain this kind of form over a prolonged period in the past. This, he actually looks overvalued here as he is a prime candidate to implode at any time. Finally, the Kansas City bats have suddenly caught fire, as the Royals are batting .304 as a team while averaging 5.10 runs the last 10 games, and we look for them to scratch out enough runs off of Reyes to get this victory at a price. MLB Free Pick: Royals +135 - Courtesy of LT Profits
Boston Red Sox (-135) - Fri September 5th ‘08 8:05p
Boston is 44-14 this year when playing against a team with a losing record. Boston bullpen has a 3.74 ERA overall this year. Josh Beckett has a 3.17 ERA on the road this season. Boston is 18-8 overall vs Texas last 3 years including a perfect 7-0 overall vs Texas this season. Red Sox are 20-8 in Becketts last 28 road starts. We’ll recommend a small play on Boston tonight as your FREE winner! Thanks and good luck, Rocky - Courtesy of Rocketman Sports
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