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July 19th - Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays
July 19th Lock - Boston Red Sox +$102
Date: July 19th
Teams: Boston at Toronto
Pitching: Lester vs Halladay
Lester owns the Jays, while conversely Halladay has a difficult time with the Red Sox. Lester has held Aaron Hill to a .167 OPS, and #3 hitter Adam Lind to a .282 OPS. Only two Jays have had success vs [...]
July 16th - Phillies (+100) at Marlins
July 16th Lock - Phillies even money
Date: July 16th
Teams: Philadelphia Phillies at Flordia Marlins
Pitchers: Moyer vs Volstad
Bet: Phillies +100
Reasoning:
The Phillies have their full strength lineup back in place, with Rollins, Victorino, Utley, Howard, Ibanez and Werth batting 1-6
The Phils have won each of the past three Moyer starts. The Marlins are 1-2 in Volstad’s past [...]
July 10th - Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies (-170)
Date: July 10th
Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies
Pitchers: Duke vs Blanton
Bet: Phillies -170
Reasoning:
Zack Duke has allowed 8 HR in his past seven starts. His FB/GB ratio over that time has been 87/76. Not too shabby, not that great when heading into Philly.
Blanton is coming off of a solid start, inducing 13 GB vs 6 [...]
July 4th: Toronto Blue Jays at -115 vs the Yankees
Date: July 4th
Teams: Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees
Pitchers: Halladay vs Wang
Bet: Jays -115
I’m in a bit of a rush here but this shouldn’t need to much of an explanation. Doc Hallady is in the top five in AL groundball percentage, plus he’s Doc. Wang on the other hand has been inconsistent, is sporting [...]