{"id":11321,"date":"2011-05-10T15:19:40","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T15:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/?p=11321"},"modified":"2011-05-10T15:19:40","modified_gmt":"2011-05-10T15:19:40","slug":"astros-vs-reds-mlb-picks-plus-tigers-vs-twins-bet-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2011\/05\/astros-vs-reds-mlb-picks-plus-tigers-vs-twins-bet-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros vs. Reds MLB Picks Plus Tigers vs. Twins Bet Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"

OffshoreInsiders.com Senior Sports Handicapper<\/a> Matt Rivers has a Major League Baseball odds winner on the Houston Astros (+110) to Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

Reasoning: Last week we had this same pitching matchup\u00a0in Cincinnati and it was Homer Bailey and the Reds who came through with relative ease. I liked the Astros plus the solid takeback in that one and fell short but will have no problem at all going right back to the well now in Houston at a sweet underdog price.<\/p>\n

Yes Bailey had a really solid first start to the season and yes the Astros are a well inferior team that does not have the offense of the Reds. But in revenge I am still all about Myers as the guy has been really good since leaving Philadelphia\u00a0and I just don\u2019t see Bailey besting the more experienced and superior hurler for a second time in a week, I just don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Bailey came up a few years back as a heralded kid with a world of upside but none of that ever materialized.\u00a0The right-hander still has a shot to be good but I\u2019m not fully buying it.\u00a0Until he consistently does it over and over again I\u2019ll take my chances fading him as this type of a road chalk with what I believe to be the clear better pitcher in Myers at home. We will need Pence or Bourn or Lee to get in a few knocks as the Houston lineup overall is garbage and well below Joey Votto and the Reds but\u00a0the price is right to back Myers and the \u2018Stros in revenge.<\/p>\n

Top expert pick<\/a> on this game: Houston from Matt Rivers<\/p>\n

Now to the winningest handicapper ever, Center of the Handicapping Universe GodsTips.<\/p>\n

DETROIT (PORCELLO +110) Minnesota (Liriano)<\/p>\n

Detroit is 6-1 the last seven +5.5. Minnesota is 3-9 their last 12. In two starts at home, Francisco Liriano has an ERA of 15.75 with a WHIP of 2.375. Detroit is 3-1 their last four with Porcello. His ERA in that period is 1.37 with a WHIP of 1.010.<\/p>\n

Detroit is 7-1 to left-handed pitchers. Minnesota is 1-7 off a loss and 3-14 in their last 17 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game. They are a disgraceful 1-8 in Liriano\u2019s last 9 starts after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.<\/p>\n

In their last five games, the Tigers have a slugging percentage of .409 compared to .297 for the home favorites.\u00a0 Over their last 10 games the gap is wider .416 to .291.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s betting picks<\/a>: Detroit Tigers from GodsTips.<\/p>\n

For more information: <\/strong>The top MLB handicapper ever GodsTips has added four baseball winners including a Wise Guy. Which favorite is starting a pitcher who struggled mightily at home this year against a red-hot pitcher? Hint: the dogs have a slugging percentage of .409 compared to .297 for the home favorites. Which favorite is is 1-7 off a loss and 3-14 in their last 17 after scoring two runs or less in their previous game? Get a famed competitor consensus and more.<\/p>\n

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OffshoreInsiders.com Senior Sports Handicapper Matt Rivers has a Major League Baseball odds winner on the Houston Astros (+110) to Cincinnati. Reasoning: Last week we had this same pitching matchup\u00a0in Cincinnati and it was Homer Bailey and the Reds who came through with relative ease. I liked the Astros plus the solid takeback in that one … Continue reading Astros vs. Reds MLB Picks Plus Tigers vs. Twins Bet Winner<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports_betting_news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11321"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11323,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11321\/revisions\/11323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}