Some late scoring in two games and a blowout in the other kept the trend rolling toward ‘overs’ Thursday.
Baseball Totals Wagering Continues OVER Trend
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So baseball betting 'overs' have outnumbered the 'unders' eight of the last nine days, making the totals 69-42 over that span.
Looking forward to Friday we're back to a full slate of games to play with. In some of Friday's more interesting action Mark Buehrle and the Marlins are -105 road favorites at Philadelphia and Kyle Kendrick; Stephen Strasburg and the first-place Nationals are -170 favorites at home against Mike Minor and the Braves; Johan Santana and the Mets are -105 home faves over Adam Wainwright and the Cardinals; CC Sabathia and the Yankees are -170 road chalk at Detroit and rookie Casey Crosby; in a fight for first place in the AL East David Price and the Rays are -170 home favorites over Wei-Yin Chen and the Orioles; and in the opener of a big series out West Colby Lewis and the first-place Rangers are -125 road faves at the Angels and Jerome Williams.
Here's a full look at Friday's MLB betting board, with all the starting pitchers and some betting trends, with prices courtesy of Oddsshark.com.
Minnesota +138 at Cleveland -143, Total 8.5 - Carl Pavano (2-4) | Derek Lowe (6-3) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland’s last 5 games.
NY Yankees -164 at Detroit +158, Total 8.5 - CC Sabathia (6-2) | Rick Porcello (3-4) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: NY Yankees are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit’s last 7 games.
Miami -108 at Philadelphia +103, Total 8.5 - Mark Buehrle (5-4) | Kyle Kendrick (1-3) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia’s last 7 games.
Atlanta +158 at Washington -164, Total 7.5 - Mike Minor (2-4) | Stephen Strasburg (5-1) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta’s last 5 games.
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta.
Boston +120 at Toronto -125, Total 10 - Clay Buchholz (4-2) | Henderson Alvarez (3-4) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games.
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home.
Baltimore +163 at Tampa Bay -170, Total 7 - Wei-Yin Chen (4-1) | David Price (6-3) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore’s last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games when playing Baltimore.
St. Louis -106 at NY Mets +101, Total 7 - Adam Wainwright (4-5) | Johan Santana (2-2) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games.
Cincinnati -124 at Houston +114, Total 8.5 - Mike Leake (1-5) | JA Happ (4-4) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston’s last 6 games.
Oakland +140 at Kansas City -145, Total 8 - Bartolo Colon (4-5) | Felipe Paulino (2-1) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Oakland is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Kansas City.
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Seattle +124 at Chi White Sox -134, Total 7 - Felix Hernandez (4-4) | Jake Peavy (6-1) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
Chi White Sox are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games.
Pittsburgh +125 at Milwaukee -130, Total 8.5 - Kevin Correia (1-5) | Randy Wolf (2-4) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh’s last 7 games when playing Milwaukee.
Milwaukee is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh.
LA Dodgers +106 at Colorado -111, Total 9.5 - Chris Capuano (7-1) | Josh Outman (0-0) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 9 of LA Dodgers's last 11 games when playing on the road against Colorado.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games.
Texas -114 at LA Angels +109, Total 8.5 - Colby Lewis (4-3) | Jerome Williams (5-2) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas’s last 7 games.
LA Angels are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games.
Arizona -120 at San Diego +115, Total 6.5 - Wade Miley (5-1) | Clayton Richard (2-6) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona’s last 5 games when playing San Diego.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego’s last 5 games when playing Arizona.
Chi Cubs +158 at San Francisco -164, Total 7 - Paul Maholm (4-3) | Madison Bumgarner (5-4) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs.
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