2012 MLB O/U Record: 166-162-16, -$1,371 (Been makingbigger bets this year, with countless bad breaks, obviously)
2011 MLB O/U Record: 366-270-42, +$1,104
Just another comical oddity in my 2012 season, as my best bet Happ vs Cain under turned out to be a perfect game… yet I still couldn’t pick up the victory. Not that I deserved it, as I was WRONG on JA Happ, which I’m embarrassed about because he’s one of my top three favorite pitchers, although I do know he will turn it around again considerably at some point this year, much like he did last year after returning to the bigs from an extended Triple-A stint. In any case, that game last night was the FOURTH no-hitter/perfect game this year that I had the under in, and what’s my record to show for it in those unders? 2-2; just a microcosm of my season. In fact, each perfect game was an under that was my best bet of the evening, so that tells me my over/under senses are still working, despite not getting the results this year so I just have to keep pushing to get back into my rhythm. Let’s see what we got today…
Johan Santana vs Jeremy Hellickson UNDER7.5 - $32 for $27
Just a smaller-sized afternoon bet to kick things off on this Thursday. The previous two games in this interesting Mets/Rays series have all been overs so I’m counting on both pitchers to cool down each team’s bats. Johan Santana, after all, is still pretty fresh off the historic Mets first no-hitter in franchise history (Living in NY, believe me, alot of Met fans I know never thought they’d see one in their lifetime), and despite getting tagged in his last start by the crosstown-rival Yankees, I see him getting back into form here today. One great stat to back me up on that ishis domination during daytime games this year, as he’s made five starts and posted a 2-1 record with a 1.13 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, and .191 BAA. Jeremy Hellickson, meanwhile, just continues to defy all the sabremetric experts in continuing to pump out quality start after quality start. Actually, his last start was a rare exception, as he walked a career high 7 in less than five innings of work (108 pitches), prompting him to be taken out in his second shortest start of the season. “I had no idea where the ball was going,” he said afterwards. “It was not a good feeling out there.” I mention those quotes because if a pitcher has that awful feeling about his last start, odds are he’ll be extra motivated to get back on track in effort of avoiding a similar atrocious feeling in his next outing. He’s got a good chance to do that against this Mets lineup, especially in the cozy confines of Tropicana Field where he has a 1.59 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in seven starts this season. Hopefully he continues to do just that at home.
**Will Add More Over/Under(s) ThroughoutDay Leading Up To Gametime**
(In the meantime, watch that Parker vs White line throughout the day to see if it goes to 11. If it does, it’s worth a solid bet)
2011 MLB O/U Record: 366-270-42, +$1,104
Just another comical oddity in my 2012 season, as my best bet Happ vs Cain under turned out to be a perfect game… yet I still couldn’t pick up the victory. Not that I deserved it, as I was WRONG on JA Happ, which I’m embarrassed about because he’s one of my top three favorite pitchers, although I do know he will turn it around again considerably at some point this year, much like he did last year after returning to the bigs from an extended Triple-A stint. In any case, that game last night was the FOURTH no-hitter/perfect game this year that I had the under in, and what’s my record to show for it in those unders? 2-2; just a microcosm of my season. In fact, each perfect game was an under that was my best bet of the evening, so that tells me my over/under senses are still working, despite not getting the results this year so I just have to keep pushing to get back into my rhythm. Let’s see what we got today…
Johan Santana vs Jeremy Hellickson UNDER7.5 - $32 for $27
Just a smaller-sized afternoon bet to kick things off on this Thursday. The previous two games in this interesting Mets/Rays series have all been overs so I’m counting on both pitchers to cool down each team’s bats. Johan Santana, after all, is still pretty fresh off the historic Mets first no-hitter in franchise history (Living in NY, believe me, alot of Met fans I know never thought they’d see one in their lifetime), and despite getting tagged in his last start by the crosstown-rival Yankees, I see him getting back into form here today. One great stat to back me up on that ishis domination during daytime games this year, as he’s made five starts and posted a 2-1 record with a 1.13 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, and .191 BAA. Jeremy Hellickson, meanwhile, just continues to defy all the sabremetric experts in continuing to pump out quality start after quality start. Actually, his last start was a rare exception, as he walked a career high 7 in less than five innings of work (108 pitches), prompting him to be taken out in his second shortest start of the season. “I had no idea where the ball was going,” he said afterwards. “It was not a good feeling out there.” I mention those quotes because if a pitcher has that awful feeling about his last start, odds are he’ll be extra motivated to get back on track in effort of avoiding a similar atrocious feeling in his next outing. He’s got a good chance to do that against this Mets lineup, especially in the cozy confines of Tropicana Field where he has a 1.59 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in seven starts this season. Hopefully he continues to do just that at home.
**Will Add More Over/Under(s) ThroughoutDay Leading Up To Gametime**
(In the meantime, watch that Parker vs White line throughout the day to see if it goes to 11. If it does, it’s worth a solid bet)