The Red Hot Yankees Were On A 12-1 Run the other day. To play the Yankees, even on the road, you had to lay big juice. How does -240, +210 sound playing at Oakland. Now ask yourself, how does this line sound after the Yankees have lost two in a row, including being shut out at Oakland.
Now ask yourself, how does this big line sound to play a team that is hitting .221 with three runs and four extra-base hits in their two losses after averaging 6.2 runs and batting .299 with 28 home runs in the previous 13 games. You see it all the time. Team go from hot to cold or cold to hot without any warning and can stay that way for awhile. You might think the Yankees will be OK tonight because they have their best starter, CC Sabathia (13-7, 3.64 ERA) going tonight against the last place A's.
Looks like the big line is justified, but look a little further. CC did win his last three starts while giving up only one run and five hits in his last two. He allowed one run and three hits in eight innings of an 11-1 victory over the Mariners on Thursday, striking out a season-high 10. BUT, look what he says about pitching at Oakland.
“I must have done something bad here as a kid because I have some bad karma here,” Sabathia said Monday. Look at this. He is just 1-4 with a 7.12 ERA at Oakland and he has lost his last four starts at the Oakland Coliseum, near where he grew up. He has a 10.07 ERA during that stretch and is winless in his last five starts there.
I'm taking the PLUS 2.10 but if you think the Yankees will still beat the A"s, my advice to you is pass the game. No one can make money betting -250 favorites, especially ones whose recent stats and starting pitcher look like a team that should be a big DOG, not a big favorite.
I wish I would have posted this sooner because in addition to playing the A's, I played this small two team parley that has a good chance of hitting at big 8-1 odds. Timmy Lincecum has had a couple of just so so starts and can be beat. Also, I'm hoping any long rain delay and he dosen't come back.
<table id="pendingWager" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="pending"> <table><tbody><tr><td width="220">Parlay (2 Teams)</td> <td>08/18/09 19:05 ET</td> </tr><tr> <td width="220"> bet 150.00 to win 1,268.25 </td> <td>Result: Pending</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr><tr> <td class="pendingAltColor" colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width="220"> Giants(SanFrancisco) Lincecum
Reds(Cincinnati) Bailey </td> <td> 08/18/09(19:10 ET)
Reds(Cincinnati) +205 </td> </tr></tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="pending" colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width="220"> Yankees(NewYork) Sabathia
Athletics(Oakland) Mazzaro
Sorry this so long but I really think it's worth knowing for anyone who is thinking of playing this game. (also I can't make the A's +210 move up where it should be)
It's a two team Cinc to Oakland parley, risking 150 to win 1268.
Good Luck to anyone who likes the A's tonight.
I spent so much time putting this together that I didn't have time to proof read it. Hopefully, you can understand my thinking.
</td> <td> 08/18/09(22:05 ET)
Athletics(Oakland) +210 </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Now ask yourself, how does this big line sound to play a team that is hitting .221 with three runs and four extra-base hits in their two losses after averaging 6.2 runs and batting .299 with 28 home runs in the previous 13 games. You see it all the time. Team go from hot to cold or cold to hot without any warning and can stay that way for awhile. You might think the Yankees will be OK tonight because they have their best starter, CC Sabathia (13-7, 3.64 ERA) going tonight against the last place A's.
Looks like the big line is justified, but look a little further. CC did win his last three starts while giving up only one run and five hits in his last two. He allowed one run and three hits in eight innings of an 11-1 victory over the Mariners on Thursday, striking out a season-high 10. BUT, look what he says about pitching at Oakland.
“I must have done something bad here as a kid because I have some bad karma here,” Sabathia said Monday. Look at this. He is just 1-4 with a 7.12 ERA at Oakland and he has lost his last four starts at the Oakland Coliseum, near where he grew up. He has a 10.07 ERA during that stretch and is winless in his last five starts there.
I'm taking the PLUS 2.10 but if you think the Yankees will still beat the A"s, my advice to you is pass the game. No one can make money betting -250 favorites, especially ones whose recent stats and starting pitcher look like a team that should be a big DOG, not a big favorite.
I wish I would have posted this sooner because in addition to playing the A's, I played this small two team parley that has a good chance of hitting at big 8-1 odds. Timmy Lincecum has had a couple of just so so starts and can be beat. Also, I'm hoping any long rain delay and he dosen't come back.
<table id="pendingWager" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="pending"> <table><tbody><tr><td width="220">Parlay (2 Teams)</td> <td>08/18/09 19:05 ET</td> </tr><tr> <td width="220"> bet 150.00 to win 1,268.25 </td> <td>Result: Pending</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr><tr> <td class="pendingAltColor" colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width="220"> Giants(SanFrancisco) Lincecum
Reds(Cincinnati) Bailey </td> <td> 08/18/09(19:10 ET)
Reds(Cincinnati) +205 </td> </tr></tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="pending" colspan="2"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width="220"> Yankees(NewYork) Sabathia
Athletics(Oakland) Mazzaro
Sorry this so long but I really think it's worth knowing for anyone who is thinking of playing this game. (also I can't make the A's +210 move up where it should be)
It's a two team Cinc to Oakland parley, risking 150 to win 1268.
Good Luck to anyone who likes the A's tonight.
I spent so much time putting this together that I didn't have time to proof read it. Hopefully, you can understand my thinking.
</td> <td> 08/18/09(22:05 ET)
Athletics(Oakland) +210 </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
