Game of the day (Wed) 2-0 YTD

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B.Looper has had one bad game all season. Funny thing about him, is that he will get hit more than your average starter, but even when he allows a lot of hits, he is able to get out of it, mainly because he is not giving up big hits, extra bases, and walks. In his last 4 starts, every opponent had more than a hit per inning, but all four games went under the total, and the opponnents stil scored just over 3 runs per game against him. He should allow less hits than usual in this pitcher friendly ballpark, against the team with the #29 batting average in the league. Last year he was brilliant in his only start @ SD. 3 hits, 0 ER with 7 strikeouts and only 1 walk in 7 innings of work. C.Young has been almost an automatic 'under' in this ballpark since the start of last season. 14 unders and 3 overs to be exact. He knows how to pitch in this ballpark, and so far this season he allowed only 17 hits in 25.2 IP in 4 home starts. That's exactly what you need to have against the league's #3 batting average. I like the under (7.5) here.
 

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Kuroda and Cueto are a lot better than what their records and ERA's show. According to Sagarin ratings, Cueto's NPERA is 1.55 better than ERA and his Rickey/9IP (measurement of the pitcher's power) is 7.8 which is a lot better than average (3.00 in NL). There are only a few National League starters with Rickey/9IP at 7 or better, and when you see the names, you'll agree that these are the elite pitchers in the league right now. Hamels, Haren, Volquez, Sheets, Lincecum, Peavy and Santana. There are a few others that are close to 7.00, like Webb and Dempster. Cueto's main problem this season is the long ball. Actually, in his last start he allowed only 3 hits, and all three hits were home runs. The good news for him is that the Dodgers have only 31 home runs this season, which is good for #25 in the major league, and next to last in the NL. The Reds' offense is a home run type offense but their home run production is much better at home. Good news for Kuroda, a pitcher that will struggle with his control at times, but will not allow a whole lot of long balls. He has allowed only 5 HR in 54IP this season. I like the under (9).
 

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systeam. Nice writeups. You sold me on the SL/SD under; however, I don't think you considered Cueto's spilts between home and away in your Cinc/LA under play. Big time difference between home and away. Take a look.

His HOME ERA is UNDER 4 but his ROAD ERA is OVER 9. He has 5 home starts and all five went Under, but 3 of his 4 road starts went Over. He should be a nice Under play for you next time he is home, but tonight, on the road, the numbers say otherwise. Also, the total went from 8.5 up to 9 but is now back to 8.5.

You would be better off just sticking with the subject of your thread. You said Game of the Day, not GameS of the Day so just go with the SL/SD Under. Good Luck tonight.
 

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