Baseball Handicapping Articles

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.

MLB Betting: Pete Rose Reinstatement Odds
by Matt Severance - 7/27/2009

Betting on whether Pete Rose gets back into Major League Baseball … is that irony or what? But it’s what you can do now at WagerWeb in the wake of reports that Commissioner Bud Selig is “seriously considering” possible reinstatement for Rose, 20 years after the all-time hit king was banned from baseball for life for betting on it while manager of the Cincinnati Reds (but never supposedly against his team).

MLB Betting: Are Astros For Real?
by Matt Severance - 7/23/2009

What is it with the Houston Astros after the all-star break? No team seems to surge post-break in recent years like the Astros, and it’s happening again. Stuck in last place in the NL Central at 19-28 and nine games out of first at the end of May, Houston just swept St. Louis and is now a game behind the first-place Cardinals entering play Thursday.

MLB Trade Predictions
by Matt Severance - 7/23/2009

It’s never easy to predict any trade in Major League Baseball because of all the misinformation out there nowadays. A random blogger can post something, and suddenly it becomes a rumor that a GM must address.

How Do MLB Standings Work?
by Matt Severance - 7/22/2009

Most everyone is pretty familiar with how the standard Major League Baseball standings work – after all, it’s not like the NHL where there are extra categories like shootout losses. But we can all use a refresher on some of the more subtleties of MLB standings, so that’s why we’re here today.

MLB Team Owners
by Jay Horne - 7/22/2009

When it comes to the baseball diamond it’s not hard to make headlines. A player goes on a hot hitting streak or a pitcher throws a couple of shutouts then they take the spotlight in the newspapers and TV shows. How teams perform on the field reflects back to the players and coaches. A lot of times coaches are given credit for a team’s performance and those are not always good praises.

MLB Handicapping: Oddsmakers Giving Nationals Too Much Respect
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 7/21/2009

The Washington Nationals trotted out one of the most misguided rosters in Major League history this season. Their pitching staff ranks amongst the worst of all time. Through 92 games the Nationals were 26-66, 40 games under .500, 27 games out of first place and came out of the gates after the all-star break by losing five straight games.

MLB Handicapping: Martinez and Schmidt
by T.O. Whenham - 7/21/2009

It's deja vu all over again. A few years ago Jason Schmidt and Pedro Martinez were among the elite pitchers in the league. Various hardships - and the inevitability of age - have made them mostly irrelevant recently. After long roads back, both guys have made their return to the big leagues in the same week.

MLB Handicapping: Time to “Sell” on the Rockies
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 7/21/2009

Mid-season managerial changes in baseball are generally about proving a point. Very rarely do they actually result in the kind of rebirth that the Colorado Rockies are experiencing under interim manager Jim Tracy.

MLB Betting: Crucial Three-Week Stretch for White Sox
by Matt Severance - 7/20/2009

The Chicago White Sox are far from a perfect team, but they also play in a far-from-perfect division, so the 47-44 Pale Hose are just a game-and-a-half behind the first-place Detroit Tigers in the AL Central, with the Twins a half-game behind Chicago.