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Thursday, 30 August 2007

2007 MLB Betting Preview: Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs (8-30-2007)

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Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
Thursday, 8:05 pm Eastern â€“ WGN

SBG Global Opening Line: Cubs -167, Total 8.5 Flat

The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs wrap up their important National League Central series on Thursday as Manny Parra faces Ted Lilly. The Brewers are going with Parra who is 0-1 with a 3.09 ERA. It will be only his second Major League start. He is going in place of Yovani Gallardo. "It's a different look, somebody that they don't know," Brewers manager Ned Yost said. "We're playing all our division now, and they've seen our guys. They don't know [Parra], a guy throwing 93 [mph] with a nice breaking ball." The Cubs will counter with Ted Lilly who is 13-7 and has an ERA of 3.85. SBG Global reports that early betting has the public taking the favored Cubs at home.

The Cubs struggle against lefthanders as they are 12-20 against left-handed starters this season. Parra's only other start was July 28 at St. Louis where we went six innings and allowed allowing three runs, one of them earned.

The Cubs go with Ted Lilly who has not pitched nearly as well as he did early in the season. Lilly did pitch well against the Diamondbacks in his last start but in his previous two starts he had given up 11 runs.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 30 August 2007 )

Written by SBG Global staff

Wednesday, 29 August 2007

2007 MLB Betting Preview: Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees (08-29-2007)

Wednesday nightâ€™s game between the Red Sox and Yankees has the potential to be a classic as 16 game-winner Josh Beckett matches up against Roger Clemens. This is another key game for New York as they try and gain ground on Boston in the American League East. SBG Global reports that early betting has the public taking the favored Red Sox on the Road.

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Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
Wednesday, 7:05 pm Eastern â€“ ESPN 2

SBG Global Opening Line: Red Sox PK, Total 9 Under (-115)

Beckett comes into the game at 16-5 with an ERA of 3.21 while Clemens is 5-5 and has an ERA of 4.34. Beckett gave up seven hits and three runs over 5 2/3 innings in his last start against Chicago but still got the win. Beckett is 3-0 with a 2.25 ERA in four starts in August. Beckett is 1-0 with a 5.54 ERA in two starts against the Yankees this season. He is 2-1 with a 7.53 ERA in the regular season at New York in his career.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 29 August 2007 )

Written by SBG Global staff

Wednesday, 29 August 2007

2007 MLB Betting Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies (08-29-2007)

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New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
Wednesday, 7:05 pm Eastern

SBG Global Opening Line: Mets -115, Total 11 Flat

The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies continue their series on Wednesday as Oliver Perez matches up against Jamie Moyer. Perez is 12-8 on the season with an ERA of 3.34 while Moyer is 11-10 and has an ERA of 5.16 this season. SBG Global reports that early betting has the public taking the favored Mets on the Road.

Perez had a nice outing on Saturday giving up no runs against the Dodgers in 7 innings. It was his second straight win. Perez hasn't faced Philadelphia since early in the year and it was not pretty as he walked seven and didnâ€™t make it out of the third inning in that start.

Moyer has been bad lately for Philadelphia. He has a 7.27 ERA in five August starts. His last start against San Diego was poor as he allowed six runs in 4 1/3 innings. He is 0-1 with a 3.46 ERA in two starts vs. the Mets this season.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 29 August 2007 )

Written by SBG Global staff

Tuesday, 28 August 2007

2007 MLB Betting Preview: Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs (08-28-2007)

A big series in the National League Central starts on Tuesday as the Chicago Cubs host the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cubs get good news to start the series as Alfonso Soriano is set to return after spending three weeks on the disabled list. Chicago won just eight of its next 19 games Soriano. "He's ready to go," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said, "He's worked hard, and we could wait another week, but he's not going to get any better than he is." Soriano is batting .297 with 18 home runs and 18 stolen bases in 104 games this season.
SBG Global reports that early betting has the public taking the favored Cubs at home.

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Milwaukee Brewers (65-65) at Chicago Cubs (66-63)
Tuesday, 8:05 pm Eastern

SBG Global Opening Line: Cubs -155, Total 10 Under (-115)

This series is the final one of the season between the two teams. Chicago has won seven of 12 over Milwaukee. The Cubs have a 1.5 game lead over the Brewers in the division. "I think it's a little early," Piniella said. "It's an important series, but it's still early. Putting it in perspective, it's still August."
The series is huge for the Brewers who are 7-16 this month, the worst mark of any team in baseball. "This is the biggest series for us all year," shortstop J.J. Hardy said, "And it's fun to play games that mean this much."

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 28 August 2007 )

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Tuesday, 28 August 2007

2007 MLB Betting Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres (08-28-2007)

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Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres
Tuesday, 10:05 pm Eastern

SBG Global Opening Line: Diamondbacks -151, Total 7 Under (-115)

National League Cy Young contender Brandon Webb looks for his 15th win of the season as the Arizona Diamondbacks take on the San Diego Padres in the second game of their important series at Petco Park. Webb is 14-8 on the season with an ERA of 2.63. He will be opposed by the Padres Justin Germano who is 6-7 and has an ERA of 4.24. SBG Global reports that early betting has the public taking the favored Diamonbacks on the Road.

Webb's 42-inning scoreless streak ended in his last start against Milwaukee but he still got the win, allowing two runs in seven innings. Webb will be pitching with an extra day of rest since the Padres had an off-day last week.

Germano pitched well in his last start on Thursday against the Mets but left with a no decision. He struck out two and walked two.