Baseball Handicapping Articles

MLB Handicapping: Down the Stretch They Come
by Ron Endres - 9/9/2009

Those words remind me of an announcer at my favorite place to be, the racetrack. I am not at the track, but instead I am watching the exciting MLB pennant chases as they near the finish line. The last regular season games will be played on Sunday, Oct. 4. That means that all the teams have less than 25 games left to play.

Dave Busk Previews the Weekend's Top MLB Series
by Dave Busk - 8/28/2009

These two teams just met last weekend with the Rockies taking three of four and now they lead the Giants by three games in the Wild Card chase. We get a great pitching matchup in Game 1 of the series with Ubaldo Jimenez and Tim Lincecum squaring off before getting another rematch from last week in Game 2 with Jason Marquis facing Barry Zito, who walked six Rockies in his last start before his bullpen walked a additional seven.

MLB Handicapping: Vulnerabilities of the Contenders
by T.O. Whenham - 8/26/2009

We're about to head into the home stretch of the baseball season. This is when things really get exciting - for some teams, anyway. Many teams are just waiting for the season to come to a merciful end, but by my count there are 15 teams - eight in the AL and seven in the NL - that can legitimately hold out hopes of making the playoffs.

Dave Busk Previews the Weekend's Top MLB Series
by Dave Busk - 8/21/2009

We’re hitting the stretch run of the 2009 MLB season. I will write a preview every Friday for the rest of the season to touch on the important series during the weekend that involve teams either in the hunt for the division or the Wild Card. I have been red hot on the bases, winning seven of 10 days and have posted five straight free MLB picks on my page.

MLB Handicapping: How To Handle the Dodgers
by T.O. Whenham - 8/19/2009

A month ago the Dodgers were in the driver's seat. They had the best record in the majors, and a very secure nine-game lead in their division. Though things aren't totally disastrous now, the story is very different. L.A. has won just 10 of their last 25 games, their divisional lead has been cut in half, and both the Yankees and the Angels have a better record now.

MLB Handicapping: Betting on Bad Teams
by Dave Busk - 8/18/2009

We’re in mid-August and with attention turning to the small group of teams in the chase for their division or a Wild Card ticket to the postseason the money lines are always increasing for these teams. There is still a flip side for teams that have no pressure left – it’s already certain that when the last day of the regular season arrives on the schedule that their season will be over. Lets take a look at some of those teams and the different directions they are going.

Dave Busk Previews the Weekend's Top MLB Series
by Dave Busk - 8/14/2009

Some big series get underway this weekend in MLB so I will take a couple of minutes to talk about these series that will finish off on Sunday. Plenty of money-making opportunity this weekend along with some good television.

MLB Handicapping: Look Back At Trade Deadline Deals
by Robert Ferringo - 8/10/2009

This happens all the time in fantasy baseball: two teams make a blockbuster trade, everyone in the league starts burning up the message boards about how one side got molested and what an unfair deal it is, the teams that made the deal start hurling insults back and after about a three-day shelf life the trade gets forgotten.

MLB Betting: Will Jays Let Alex Rios Go?
by Matt Severance - 8/10/2009

The Toronto Blue Jays have a fascinating decision to make before approximately 1:30 ET time on Tuesday afternoon. You see, the Jays recently put outfielder Alex Rios on waivers last week, and he was claimed, reportedly, by the Chicago White Sox.

MLB Betting Systems – Chase Betting
by Matt Severance - 8/7/2009

I have been commissioned by Doc’s to write a story about MLB betting systems, specifically chase betting. The question is whether I agree with this betting system. I suppose I do, but with a few exceptions.

List of Oldest Ballparks in MLB
by Victor Ryan - 8/7/2009

The last 20 years has been a golden age of stadium construction in North America. It began with the dazzling Skydome in Toronto in 1989 and was followed by Camden Yards in Baltimore in 1992, the first of the “retro” parks that now proliferate Major League Baseball. Now, there are only eight stadiums that predate that time. The following is a list of the oldest ballparks in MLB.

MLB Betting: Red Sox, Yankees Have Same Chink in Armor
by Matt Severance - 8/5/2009

Everything seems right in baseball at the moment, as the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, ESPN’s two favorite teams, enter play Wednesday separated by just one and a half games in the American League East and with both teams at least three games ahead of the closest wild-card pursuer.

MLB Betting: Will Nationals Sign Strasburg?
by Matt Severance - 8/5/2009

There seems to be little question that San Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg, the No. 1 overall pick of the Washington Nationals in June, is going to ask for a contract that is way off the charts for any draft pick in history.

MLB Betting: Fallout From Peavy Trade
by Matt Severance - 8/4/2009

Chicago White Sox general manager Kenny Williams is easily the biggest gambler among all the GMs in Major League Baseball. Williams seems to come up with a creative trade each season, and his track record has been very good despite taking on what looked to be some questionable pieces at times.

Why I Play So Many Games
by Robert Ferringo - 8/4/2009

There is an often espoused theory in gambling that the best players are the ones that only play a few games and that the more you play against the house the more you are going to lose. The idea is that a “pro” should only pick and choose exactly those precious few spots that lend him an advantage over the books. And anyone that plays over this imaginary – and unspecified – number of games is a sucker headed for the poorhouse.

MLB Betting Strategies
by Matt Severance - 7/31/2009

If you check on Sportsbook, you will see that baseball comes in way behind pro and college football and pro and college basketball in terms of betting action. I agree it’s not quite as cut and dried as the other sports.But you need to cure that betting fix during those summer months when your only option among the Big 4 sports is baseball. So hopefully a few basic MLB betting strategies from Doc’s can turn you into a winner.

MLB Wild Card Tiebreakers
by Matt Severance - 7/31/2009

With the calendar about to turn to August, it’s definitely time to focus on the wild-card standings in Major League Baseball. So here is how the wild-card tiebreakers work:

MLB Handicapping: Phillies Happ Exceeding Expectations
by Dave Busk - 7/30/2009

In spring training, the common theme was that the Phillies would maybe have to land a starter to bolster their chances to repeat as champs. What has happened within their system over the last five months just shows you how half a season can change your team.

MLB Handicapping: Red Sox Struggles
by T.O. Whenham - 7/28/2009

The Boston Red Sox probably would rather pretend that July just never happened. At the start of the month they had the second best record in the majors, and they were 2.5 games up on the Yankees. By July 27 things had turned around - they were 2.5 games behind the Yankees, and they were falling like a rock. It hasn't been pretty.

Worst Franchise in MLB? Washington Versus Pittsburgh
by T.O. Whenham - 7/28/2009

The Washington Nationals are a truly pathetic franchise. How pathetic are they? Well, their almost as pathetic as the Pittsburgh Pirates. Or maybe that should be the other way around? It's so hard to tell because both teams are so incredibly bad, and in possession of such dim futures, so it's really hard to judge which is worse.