Thursday's MLB betting action features several very good pitching matchups involving playoff contenders and candidates for post-season awards. Among them;
Baseball Moneylines Dominated By Pitching Thursday
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- At Citi Field, RA Dickey will try to enhance his Cy Young Award credentials and keep the Mets from getting swept as New York goes against Josh Johnson and Miami. As of Thursday morning the Mets are listed as -140 favorites over the Marlins.
- At Busch Stadium, Madison Bumgarner and the Giants, who lead the NL West by a game and a half, take on Adam Wainwright and the Cardinals, who lurk 3.5 games off the pace in the NL Wild-Card race. The Redbirds are listed as -145 favorites over San Francisco.
- At PNC Park, the Pirates, who own one of those NL Wild Card slots, will send out one of their recent acquisitions, Wandy Rodriguez, against Joe Saunders and the Diamondbacks, who trail the Giants by five games in the NL West. As of Thursday AM Pittsburgh is listed as a -130 favorite over Arizona.
- Down in Houston, Jordan Zimmerman, one of this year's more hard-luck hurlers, will throw for the NL East-leading Nationals against Lucas Harrell and the Astros. Washington is lined as a -190 road favorite.
- And in Detroit, the Tigers, who sit a half-game out in the AL Central, will send Doug Fister to the hill against Hiroki Kuroda and the AL East-leading Yankees. Detroit is listed as a -125 favorite over New York for the finale of that four-game series.
Miami +126 at NY Mets -131, Total 6.5 - Josh Johnson (7-7) | R.A. Dickey (14-3) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in nine of Miami’s last 11 games when playing on the road against the Mets
The total has gone UNDER in nine of the Mets’ last 11 games when playing at home against Miami
NY Yankees +106 at Detroit -111, Total 9 - Hiroki Kuroda (10-8) | Doug Fister (6-7) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in six of the Yankees’s last eight games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Toronto +168 at Tampa Bay -175, Total 7.5 - Henderson Alvarez (7-8) | Matt Moore (8-7) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in four of Toronto’s last six games
The total has gone UNDER in each of Tampa Bay’s last five games
San Francisco +129 at St. Louis -134, Total 7.5 - Madison Bumgarner (12-6) | Adam Wainwright (9-10) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last six games
St. Louis is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games at home
Arizona +119 at Pittsburgh -124, Total 8 - Joe Saunders (5-8) | Wandy Rodriguez (7-10) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Arizona’s last 18 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last five games when playing Arizona
Kansas City +168 at Baltimore -175, Total 8.5 - Will Smith (2-4) | Wei-Yin Chen (10-6) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in five of Kansas City’s last six games
Baltimore is 5-0 SU in its last five games
Boston -124 at Cleveland +119, Total 9.5 - Felix Doubront (10-5) | Ubaldo Jimenez (8-11) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in four of Boston’s last five games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in four of Cleveland’s last five games when playing Boston
Cincinnati -146 at Chi Cubs +141 - Mike Leake (4-7) | Chris Volstad (0-8) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Cincinnati is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games
Chi Cubs are 11-4 SU in their last 15 games at home
Washington -177 at Houston +170, Total 7.5 - Jordan Zimmermann (8-6) | Lucas Harrell (9-7) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Washington is 5-0 SU in its last five games
The total has gone UNDER in five of Houston’s last six games
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