{"id":5162,"date":"2009-08-04T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-04T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/tuesdays-complete-mlb-betting-previews\/"},"modified":"2009-08-04T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-04T20:00:00","slug":"tuesdays-complete-mlb-betting-previews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/tuesdays-complete-mlb-betting-previews\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday&#8217;s Complete MLB Betting Previews"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=Section1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Somebody declared tonight National Night Out 2009, but the top MLB handicapper has declared tonight the best night of the year to bet. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Real tough decision\u2014the best handicapper the world has ever seen has the 2009 MLB Game of the Year. For those who have yet to enter Center of the Handicapping Universe GodsTips, you will see it&#8217;s always backed by the analysis as all seven gifts tonight are. If any handicapper just posts picks without the reasoning behind them, chances are it&#8217;s a coin flip. The few of us who spend <span class=GramE>hours<\/span> daily picking winners are proud to show off the research.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Yes preseason <span class=GramE>football has us excited but stop<\/span> wishing your gambling lives away as we continue to win. Last night <\/span><\/font><st1:State><st1:place>Texas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> choking broke our heart, but we still turn another profit. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?Page=Packages\">Click now to purchase<\/a> GodsTips complete card including the MLB Game of the Year. <\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Now here are some betting previews for tonight courtesy of super sportsbook <\/span><\/font><span lang=EN style='mso-ansi-language: EN'><a href=\"http:\/\/sports.bodog.com\/welcome\/1861245\/\">Bodog<\/a>, starting out the Mets-Cardinals. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><b><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Albert Pujols<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><span lang=EN style='mso-ansi-language:EN'> and the St. Louis Cardinals open a two-game set against the New York Mets at Citi Field tonight.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'>Pujols is batting .226 with two homers and five RBIs in 16 games since appearing in his eighth All-Star game July 14. The first baseman hasn&#8217;t hit a homer since connecting for two in a 6-1 win over Arizona on July 17 in the first game following the mid-season break.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'>Pujols&#8217; struggles continued over the weekend, going 0 for 9 as the Cardinals took two of three against Houston to conclude a 5-2 homestand.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'>He may have trouble breaking out against <strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Johan Santana<\/font><\/b><\/strong>, who has won both of his starts against the Cardinals this year.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'>Santana is 3-0 with an 0.43 ERA in his last three home starts.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'>The Cardinals will counter with <strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Joel Pineiro<\/font><\/b><\/strong>, who is 3-0 with a 2.91 ERA in five starts against the Mets.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'><a href=\"http:\/\/sports.bodog.com\/welcome\/1861245\/\">Bodog<\/a> also previews the Cubs-Reds. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><b><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Tom Gorzelanny<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><span lang=EN style='mso-ansi-language:EN'> looks to help the Chicago Cubs continue their second-half surge when he makes his Chicago debut to night against the free-falling Cincinnati Reds.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'>After stumbling through the first half of the season, the Cubs have gone 20-10 since July 1 and an NL-best 13-5 since the All-Star break to move one percentage point ahead of St. Louis in the Central.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'>Chicago is hoping Gorzelanny can regain the form he had in 2007, when he went 14-10 with a 3.88 ERA in 32 starts for the Pittsburgh Pirates.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'>In five career starts versus Cincinnati, Gorzelanny is 2-2 with a 7.54 ERA.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><b><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Johnny Cueto<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><span lang=EN style='mso-ansi-language:EN'>, who will start for the Reds, has been in the middle of Cincinnati&#8217;s slide and hopes August goes a bit smoother than July.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'>Cueto had both the majors&#8217; worst ERA and opponents&#8217; batting average last month.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'>Get all the MLB odds at <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.bodog.com\/welcome\/1861245\/\">Bodog<\/a>. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'>Onward to the Dodgers-Brewers. After dropping the opener, <strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Manny Ramirez<\/font><\/b><\/strong> and the Los Angeles Dodgers look to avoid another loss to the Milwaukee Brewers tonight when the clubs continue a three-game series.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'>Ramirez went 1 for 5 in Los Angeles&#8217; 6-5 loss to Milwaukee on Monday, flying out to right with the bases loaded in the ninth after the Dodgers had fought back from a five-run deficit.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'>The Dodgers, who still have the best record in the majors, are 4-7 since a July 22 win over the Reds, although Ramirez&#8217;s slump may not be the biggest problem since Los Angeles is still averaging 6.1 runs and hitting .306 over those 11 games.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><b><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Hiroki Kuroda<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><span lang=EN style='mso-ansi-language:EN'>, who will pitch for the Dodgers, remains winless since beating San Diego on July 3.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'>Milwaukee, which hasn&#8217;t won three in a row since June 15-17, will hand the ball to <strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Yovani Gallardo<\/font><\/b><\/strong>, who is looking to win his third straight start.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'>Before a four-game series against the AL East leading New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox have two games in a ballpark where they have struggled immensely. However, they take some momentum into the first one against the Tampa Bay Rays tonight.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'>The Red Sox are 4-6 against the Rays and have lost three of four in St. Petersburg, where they have won just twice in their last 14 regular-season games. They did win two at Tropicana Field in last year&#8217;s AL championship series but also lost two, including Game 7.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'>See football bettors version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/sports_bettors_can_cash_in_the.html\">cash for clunkers program<\/a>!<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'>Boston&#8217;s <strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Jon Lester<\/font><\/b><\/strong> will be opposed by <strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Matt Garza<\/font><\/b><\/strong> in a rematch of the ALCS Game 7.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'>Lester had an 0.90 ERA in winning all three regular-season starts versus the Rays in 2008, but recorded a 4.97 ERA in losing both outings against them in the ALCS.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'>Garza is 2-0 with a 1.66 ERA in three outings against the BoSox this year.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN'>America&#8217;s only <\/span>Grandmaster <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">sports handicapper<\/a> Joe Duffy is not the only person unloading on tonight&#8217;s card among top handicappers. <\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Simply put, <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font color=blue><span style='color:blue; font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style: normal'>the Great One<\/span><\/font><\/i><\/b> Stevie Vincent is having the greatest 3.5 year start that any public handicapper has ever had. He just wins in every sport. Today is the National League O\/U of the QUARTER CENTURY <span class=GramE>among two Level 5 over\/under plays<\/span>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?Page=Packages\">Click now to purchase<\/a> <span class=SpellE>Stevie&#8217;s<\/span> best bets for tonight. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>OffshoreInsiders.com<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Somebody declared tonight National Night Out 2009, but the top MLB handicapper has declared tonight the best night of the year to bet. Real tough decision\u2014the best handicapper the world has ever seen has the 2009 MLB Game of the Year. For those who have yet to enter Center of the Handicapping Universe GodsTips, you &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/tuesdays-complete-mlb-betting-previews\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tuesday&#8217;s Complete MLB Betting Previews<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5162","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=5162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5162\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}