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Sunday, June 1, 2008

MLB Baseball Betting - Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Mets

By D.S Williamson
The Dodgers' best pitcher, Hiroki Kuroda takes the mound Sunday against the underperforming New York Mets. Kuroda is an absolute stand-out in more ways then one when the rest of the Dodgers' starting rotation is examined. He is the only starter for the Dodgers with an ERA below 4 at 3.29. The saddest thing, of course, is that Kuroda rarely gets the run support that he needs in order to win games. His record on the season is 2 and 4. From a baseball betting point-of-view, that makes Hiroki Kuroda difficult to wager on. It's a sad story for MLB sports betting fans-a great pitcher who never gets the support he needs.

The New York Mets counter with ace Johan Santana. Santana has been super solid this season. His ERA is a very good 3.41 and his record is 6 and 3. He isn't exactly a shut-down guy but online baseball betting fans automatically get at least 6 innings out of Santana every time he takes the mound. That means that he's a very good wager on the online wagering run-line.

Here are my personal online betting odds for this game.

Los Angeles Dodgers
Hiroki Kuroda - R + 1 1/2 - 125 + 155 O 8 1/2 Ev
New York Mets
Johan Santana - L - 1 1/2 + 115 - 185 U 8 1/2 - 120


Here are a few online wagering trends not counting Friday's and Saturday's games that might help us find a suitable online bet in this Sunday match-up.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 0 and 5 in their last 5 games on the road.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 0 and 4 in their last 4 games on grass. The New York Mets are 1 and 6 in their last 7 games versus a right-handed starter.

If my predictions are even close to what's above, then this game doesn't really present many options for us. I do believe that Santana could, if anything, be an even bigger favorite in this game.

That would make things very difficult for us as BetUS online wagering fans. We would need to make a case for Kuroda even though that may not be possible.

The only real online bet then will be on the money-line. Can the Dodgers win this game even though Johan Santana figures to pitch into the sixth or even seventh innings?

I'm going to have to say yes because the Dodgers will be the underdog.

More then likely that's where I will be going -with the Dodgers at above even money on the online betting money-line.