Good pitching performances were the name of the game around MLB Monday, leading to three ‘unders’ out of four games on the baseball betting board.
Interleague Odds: Yankees Favored in Atlanta
Up in Toronto the Nationals' Edwin Jackson gave up just one run on four hits through eight innings, leading Washington to a 6-3 victory. With the win the Nats cashed in as +155 underdogs.
And in Miami the Marlins' Josh Johnson gave up just one run on four hits in seven innings as the Fish beat Boston 4-1.
Finally, in Monday late West Coast game, the Angels came back from an early 2-0 deficit, tying the game in the sixth inning and getting an RBI single from Albert Pujols in the ninth, to beat the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine 3-2.
Pujols, recovering his stroke after that frozen start to this season, has rapped out two base hits in each of his last six games to bump his average to .260.
Looking at Tuesday's full slate of games CC Sabathia and the Yankees are -160 favorites at Atlanta and Mike Minor; Mark Buehrle and the Marlins are -115 faves over Clay Buchholz and the Red Sox; Colby Lewis and the Rangers are -175 chalk over Ian Kennedy and the Diamondbacks; and Jerome Williams and the Angels, who have won 10 road games in a row, are -105 faves over Aaron Harang and the Dodgers.
Here follows Tuesday's complete baseball betting board, with pitching matchups and betting trends, odds and totals courtesy of Oddsshark.com.
Pittsburgh +140 at Baltimore -145, Total 8.5 - Brad Lincoln (1-1) | Wei-Yin Chen (5-2) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore’s last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Washington +148 at Toronto -153, Total 9.5 - Chien-Ming Wang (0-2) | Henderson Alvarez (3-5) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto’s last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
NY Mets +155 at Tampa Bay -160, Total 8 - Chris Young (0-0) | Alex Cobb (2-2) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 18 of NY Mets' last 25 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland +161 at Cincinnati -168, Total 8.5 - Jeanmar Gomez (4-4) | Johnny Cueto (6-3) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cincinnati’s last 9 games at home
NY Yankees -150 at Atlanta +145, Total 8.5 - CC Sabathia (7-3) | Mike Minor (3-4) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: NY Yankees are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games
Atlanta is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Boston +102 at Miami -107, Total 8 - Clay Buchholz (6-2) | Mark Buehrle (5-6) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami’s last 7 games when playing at home against Boston
Arizona +159 at Texas -166, Total 10 - Ian Kennedy (5-5) | Colby Lewis (4-5) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
Detroit -128 at Chi Cubs +123 - Max Scherzer (5-4) | Paul Maholm (4-5) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Detroit is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs' last 6 games
Milwaukee -142 at Kansas City +137, Total 8.5 - Zack Greinke (7-2) | Luis Mendoza (1-2) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City’s last 5 games
Philadelphia -111 at Minnesota +106, Total 9 - Kyle Kendrick (2-4) | Nick Blackburn (2-4) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Chi White Sox +158 at St. Louis -164, Total 8.5 - Jose Quintana (1-1) | Adam Wainwright (5-6) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Chi White Sox are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis' last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Oakland +109 at Colorado -114, Total 10.5 - Bartolo Colon (5-6) | Jeremy Guthrie (3-4) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oakland’s last 9 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado’s last 9 games when playing Oakland
LA Angels at LA Dodgers - Jerome Williams (6-3) | Aaron Harang (5-3) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: LA Angels9-0-1 SU in their last 10 games on the road
LA Dodgers6-1-1 SU in their last 8 games
San Diego +156 at Seattle -166, Total 6.5 - Clayton Richard (2-7) | Felix Hernandez (4-4) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego’s last 6 games
Seattle is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Diego
Houston +159 at San Francisco -166, Total 6.5 - Bud Norris (5-3) | Madison Bumgarner (7-4) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco’s last 5 games at home
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