Baseball Handicapping Articles

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Thursday April 17, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 4/16/2014

It has been a terrible past three seasons for Houston Astros fans, but things will get better if their farm system is any indication. And one of the jewels of that system now is likely in the majors for good in George Springer. Here is a look Thursday's Royals-Astros matchup and four other interesting games.

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 4/15/2014

Afternoon baseball fans -- or those of us who work from home and hate not having sports on during the day -- can rejoice Wednesday as there are a handful of matinee games with a few teams on getaway days. Here's a look at five interesting matchups from the schedule.

MLB Totals Betting Trends Report
by Aaron Smith - 4/15/2014

The Major League Baseball season is two weeks old. According to some people, the Milwaukee Brewers should practically be crowned World Series Champions. Those same people believe the Boston Red Sox are no longer a threat to even make the playoffs. The people spewing this kind of nonsense are the types of people you should pay no attention to this time of the year. Baseball is the longest season of any of the major sports, and two weeks isn’t even close to enough time to judge how a team’s season will go.

Wagering on the Los Angeles Dodgers: What Bettors Need to Know
by George Monroy - 4/15/2014

The Los Angeles Dodgers immediately put their high-priced roster to work during the beginning 2014 Major League Baseball season. Los Angeles started the year by winning nine of its first 14 matchups and producing excellent betting numbers on both the moneyline and runline. Savvy baseball bettors have probably been salivating at how well the Dodgers have been playing recently and will continue to ride the team until those numbers show signs of turning.

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 4/14/2014

We will call Tuesday's interleague matchup between the Cubs and Yankees the Masahiro Tanaka Bowl. They were the two most aggressive bidders for the Japanese star, with the Yankees trumping the Cubs bid by about $30 million while also including a no-trade clause, something that Cubs boss Theo Epstein doesn't believe in.

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Friday April 11, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 4/10/2014

What's unique about Friday's full schedule? It's the first day of the 2014 season where there are no matinees when there has been a full slate. In my opinion there should be at least one matinee every day so MLB could have the spotlight to itself for those who work odd hours and want to watch live sports at a pub or something during the day, but what do I know? Here's a look at five interesting matchups to kickoff the weekend.

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Thursday April 10, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 4/9/2014

Let the ESPN hype machine begin: the Red Sox and Yankees face off for the first time this season on Thursday, and most books will have live betting on all four games this weekend because, well, it's Red Sox-Yankees and they are almost always on national TV. Here's a look at that and four other interesting matchups on Thursday.

MLB Handicapping: Best Baseball Trends for Profits
by Darin Zank - 4/8/2014

We've been keeping an eye on the proceedings thus far during this new MLB season, trying to tease out some stats/trends that might help us make some money betting on the games. Here are a few items we thought might be of interest to Doc's Sports readers heading into this second week of the season. We'll try to keep this kind of information current throughout the season, and together maybe we can make it a profitable venture.

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Wednesday, April 9, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 4/8/2014

The New York Yankees had to be thrilled with Masahiro Tanaka's big-league debut last week in Toronto. He passed that first test and now has another one in his first-ever start at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday. Here's a look at five interesting matchups on the schedule.

Tracking the Nationals: Season-Long MLB Picks and Handicapping for Washington Baseball
by Dave Schwab - 4/7/2014

This baseball season Doc’s Sports will be focusing on the Washington Nationals for MLB free picks. The top sports bettors in the game are well aware that specialization is the key to sports betting profit. To try and prove this point, my goal is to earn a profit on these free season-long MLB picks involving Nationals games, and my plan is to offer one or two game previews with free picks each week.

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Tuesday, April 8, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 4/7/2014

By the end of Tuesday night every team in the majors will have played at least one home game (barring rainouts) with Seattle, Atlanta, Philadelphia and San Francisco staging their home openers. Here is a look at five interesting matchups on the schedule.

Tracking the Nationals: Season-Long MLB Picks and Handicapping for Washington Baseball
by Dave Schwab - 4/4/2014

Doc’s Sports will be tracking the Washington Nationals this season. Specialization is key to sports betting profit, and we feel confident we will earn a profit on these free season-long MLB picks involving Nationals games that we will offer in these weekly articles. All of the picks will follow Doc’s Sports Unit Betting System, and we will publish these articles once or twice a week, so be sure to check our homepage daily and follow along!

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Saturday, April 5, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 4/4/2014

The first Saturday of the season in the majors will be the first time many pitchers make their second starts of the season and where we can start drawing some conclusions on them. Here is a look at five interesting matchups on the schedule.

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Friday April 4, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 4/3/2014

Japanese phenom Masahiro Tanaka left his native country to pitch in America. Well, he's going to have to wait until his second start for that. Tanaka will make his big-league debut on Friday night in Toronto in a game that will draw a lot of attention around the majors. Here's a look at that and four other interesting matchups on Friday's schedule.

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Thursday April 3, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 4/2/2014

Most of the first series of the season come to a close in Thursday's baseball action, and it's getaway day for a handful of teams -- there's always value to be found in those day after night games. Here's a look at five interesting matchups on the MLB schedule for Thursday.

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Wednesday April 2, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 4/1/2014

Detroit's Max Scherzer begins his quest to join Denny McLain as the only Tigers pitchers with two Cy Young Awards when Scherzer takes the bump for Wednesday's matinee against Kansas City. Here are five interesting matchups from Wednesday's schedule.

MLB Handicapping: 10 Hitters to Watch in 2014
by Aaron Smith - 3/31/2014

The Major League Baseball season is here! There’s a lot to love about baseball season. Baseball means warmer weather and more sunshine, and it also means plenty of chances to bet on games all through the week. This isn’t like football season where the games come around only once a week. The MLB season is a grind, but there are definitely great value opportunities out there for bettors.

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 3/31/2014

The Philadelphia 76ers just ended a mammoth losing streak over the weekend. Can the Houston Astros do the same in their season opener Tuesday against the Yankees? Here's a look at five intriguing matchups from the schedule in order of first pitch.

New York Yankees Odds to Win 2014 World Series with Picks and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 3/28/2014

I don't know about you, but I'm tired of everything in baseball's regular season usually being overshadowed by all things Red Sox-Yankees. Or, for New Yorkers, Yankees-Red Sox. The TV networks, especially ESPN, are definitely to blame with their East Coast -- i.e. bigger ratings -- bias. That said, baseball is more interesting when both clubs try to outdo one another and are on nearly-equal footing.

MLB Betting Advice: Handicapping Teams that Could Start Fast
by Trevor Whenham - 3/28/2014

As we get ready for the start of the MLB season (the real start — that charade in Australia doesn’t count), here is a look at three squads who have a chance to break out of the gates faster than people expect, and deliver some early-season baseball betting value: