Baseball Handicapping Articles

Five To Follow MLB Betting: Sunday, May 31, 2015 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 5/30/2015

Is this the end of the road for Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz? Big Papi, probably a Hall of Famer (maybe not first ballot), is 39 years old and his contract is up after this season. He is hitting just .216 with six homers and 18 RBIs with a slugging percentage of .377 that some leadoff hitters can beat. In May he's hitting .200.

Five To Follow MLB Betting: Saturday, May 30, 2015 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 5/29/2015

I'm certainly right more than wrong when dealing with baseball predictions -- perhaps not as much as I'd like to be -- but I'll eat crow when necessary. Have you seen the MLB standings entering the weekend? The Minnesota Twins are tied for first in the AL Central. I absolutely didn't see that coming and, like most, expected slight improvement this season for the team but still a last-place finish in perhaps MLB's deepest division. The Twins also have the best home record in the American League.

MLB Betting Advice: Under-the-Radar Teams to Wager on
by Robert Ferringo - 5/28/2015

Gauging value is critical to success in baseball betting. It isn't enough to know which are the best teams and who are the best pitchers. Baseball is one of the few sports that doesn't have a spread to compete with. Which means that risk-management and bankroll discipline are crucial for any wannabe summer profiteer.

MLB Betting Tips: Hottest Baseball Teams for Wagering
by Robert Ferringo - 5/28/2015

Momentum is monumental in Major League Baseball betting. Every team, from the 100-game winners to the 100-game losers, goes through hot streaks and cold streaks during the course of a 162-game season. And understanding who's hot and who's not is a key aspect to making money during the summer home run season.

Five To Follow MLB Betting: Friday, May 29, 2015 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 5/28/2015

Interesting news out of New York this week as the Mets have decided to go to a six-man rotation in order to keep the innings down on the season for young right-handers Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard. Pitching coach Dan Warthen indicated the Mets likely will stick with that extra starter in the rotation through early-to-mid-August. So that means the Mets will have a very thin bench for position players (probably four, and one has to be a backup catcher) for a few months. They better hope for no 18-inning games.

Tracking the Nationals: MLB Picks and Handicapping for Washington Baseball
by Dave Schwab - 5/28/2015

I am spending the entire MLB season exclusively handicapping the Washington Nationals and releasing free picks for select games with the use of Doc's Sports Unit Betting System to try and demonstrate the value of specialization when it comes to betting on baseball The ultimate goal to help prove the value in this betting strategy is to build a profitable bankroll with these unit plays.

Five To Follow MLB Betting: Thursday, May 28, 2015 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 5/27/2015

The Marlins simply continue to embarrass themselves. Of course, general manager Dan Jennings named himself manager recently. When he first fired Mike Redmond many thought that third-base coach Brett Butler would become the manager at least for the rest of the season because he played 17 seasons in the majors and spent most of the past decade coaching and managing in the minors before joining the Marlins.

Five To Follow MLB Betting: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 5/26/2015

Here's hoping you didn't bet on the Kansas City Royals on Monday at the Yankees or have starter Jeremy Guthrie in one those daily fantasy leagues. He had one of the worst outings in big-league history in allowing 11 runs -- four homers -- in just one inning. I feel comfortable in saying I can do better than that. Guthrie faced 16 batters and 13 reached. He became the third starter ever to give up at least 11 runs while recording three outs or fewer.

MLB Awards through a Quarter Season
by Alan Harris - 5/26/2015

With the 2015 MLB Season now about 40 or so games in, let's hand out some awards at the quarter pole. Now, we know that these awards aren't won after just a fourth of the season in the books, but we are far enough along to see who has jumped to the front in the various categories. Without further adieu, here are our 2015 MLB award winners through 5/26/15.

Five To Follow MLB Betting: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 5/25/2015

Memorial Day is always a good benchmark for determining which teams will make the playoffs. Since the start of three-divisional play in 1995, about 60 percent of the teams leading their divisions or their league's wild-card race on Memorial Day have made it into the postseason. Last year on Memorial Day your division leaders were the Blue Jays, Tigers, A's, Braves, Brewers and Giants. Only Detroit won its division, but the A's and Giants made it in as wild cards.

MLB Series Odds with Expert Picks and Predictions
by Dave Schwab - 5/25/2015

The MLB regular season heads into the final week of May with quite a few intriguing matchups kicking things off for the Memorial Day Holiday. Bovada has released its three-game series prices in advance of the start of these new MLB series, and oftentimes you can find some tremendous value in the betting odds if you know how and where to look.

Five To Follow MLB Betting: Sunday, May 24, 2015 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 5/23/2015

I am completely tired of hearing about the New England Patriots' "Deflategate" and think it's the most overblown thing in modern NFL history in terms of a rule violation or whatever you want to call it. But I bring that up because we had a baseball version of tampering with a ball happen on Thursday night as Brewers reliever Will Smith was ejected against Atlanta because it was determined had had slathered rosin and sunscreen on his forearm.

MLB Handicapping: Why Bats are Getting Hot Again
by Robert Ferringo - 5/22/2015

Guess what: MLB hitters don't suck anymore. Well, let's just say they suck less. If there was ever any question to the extent steroids impacted Major League Baseball, they were answered with the pathetic offensive performances of the past two seasons. Scoring dipped to levels not seen since the Bush presidency - the FIRST one - and the game had become painful to watch on a daily basis.

Five To Follow MLB Betting: Saturday, May 23, 2015 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 5/22/2015

There can be no argument that there are "letdown" games in the NFL, NBA and NHL. But those games are much more physically and emotionally taxing and a baseball game. So can there be such a thing as letdown series in MLB? I think we may find out this weekend when the San Francisco Giants visit Colorado.

MLB Betting: Studs and Duds
by Trevor Whenham - 5/22/2015

It seems that the baseball season has only just begun, but we are already about a quarter of the way through the season. That means that it is a very good time to look at what has happened so far from a betting perspective. Which teams have been particularly pleasurable to bet on? And which ones have burned large sums of bettors' money without shame? Let's take a look at baseball's betting studs and duds to this point:

MLB Betting Advice and Handicapping: Totals Trends Report
by Aaron Smith - 5/22/2015

In the National League, it is the Washington Nationals who are tearing it up as many expected them to before the season. In the first couple reports of the season I said there was no way the Nationals would stay around .500, but I'll admit I didn't expect them to win 17 of their next 21 games. The Dodgers seem to be able to beat just about everyone other than the Giants! How bad were the Dodgers in their sweep at the hands of San Francisco?

MLB Handicapping: Betting Ramifications of Marlins Manager Change
by Trevor Whenham - 5/22/2015

Jack McKeon famously took over the Marlins in 2003 when the team was at 16-22, and they went on to win the World Series. It was the glory days for the Marlins franchise. When everything went south this year and the team found themselves at 16-22 again, they did the only thing they could have - they fired their manager. Will it work again? Has the World Series been all but wrapped up? I'm more than a little skeptical. If they were able to start winning, though, they could deliver some nice profits for bettors.

Five To Follow MLB Betting: Friday, May 22, 2015 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 5/21/2015

When you think of Washington's Ryan Zimmerman, you probably don't think of one of the best sluggers in baseball. Solid player with a career .284 average, 189 RBIs and 741 RBIs in 1,239 games. What Zimmerman does better than perhaps anyone active right now (at least in the National League) is hit walk-off homers.

Tracking the Nationals: MLB Picks and Handicapping for Washington Baseball
by Dave Schwab - 5/21/2015

Specialization on just one team when it comes to betting on MLB games can be a lucrative betting strategy when it is done on a long-term basis. That is why I am spending the entire season exclusively handicapping the Washington Nationals and releasing free picks for select games with the use of Doc's Sports Unit Betting System. The ultimate goal to help prove this betting theory is to build a profitable bankroll with these unit plays.

Five To Follow MLB Betting: Thursday, May 21, 2015 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 5/20/2015

West Coast baseball fans have been spoiled twice this season and will be a third time on Thursday in the clear pitching matchup of the day. I'm talking about Dodgers ace and three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw and Giants ace and World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner. How unbelievable is it they are facing off a third time already? They didn't at all last year and just once per season from 2011-13.