It's good to be back after a few plays of personal things that has limited my time on the forum. Mrs Shaker has Jury Duty all week so it's Peace and Quiet Time here in Downtown! Beautiful Day here in Memphis and plans to take the boat on the River for a spin a bit later..
We have the BATTLE OF THE TRENDS tonight in Oklahoma City. The Visiting Team in Warriors/Thunder games is 1-9-1 ATS last 11. The Warriors are 13-0 Straight-Up after a Loss, and OKC is 11-2 Straight-Up last 13 at home. Pick your Poison. I'm Passing..
As we know there are NO LOCKS but some might point to the Nationals as one to take a look at. This team has won the last 13 Games when Stephen Strasburg has started. They play the Mets tonight with a -160-ish Betting Line. Looks reasonable to me. But wait! What about the Run Line?
There are a lot of Bettors that swear by the Run Line and specifically the MINUS RUN LINE. Exactly who have been the Better teams to play in this spot? Not Surprisingly most are the Better Teams Period. The Chicago Cubs have won 24 of their games by 2 Runs or More. That's 83% of all of their games! Other Notables are Red Sox (22) and Orioles, Nationals, Cardinals (21). Did somebody say Nationals -1.5 tonight? Atlanta has LOST 25 games by 2 or more runs. Gee I can't wait until the Braves/Cubs Series. Ya Think Cubs win those by 2 or more? Of course not..
Today's CONSENSUS MLB TOTAL is Arizona/Pittsburgh OVER. Consensus Plays are derived from Polling some of the people I know in the Business either well or not so well, + other Info Sources. Remember I'm just the reporter here. Both teams have played OVER more often than not this year. Over the last 10 Games played the DBacks have averaged 7.5 Runs Per 9 Verses Southpaws, Pit has scored 5.8 Verses Righties during the same time-frame. Quick Addition = 13.3. "I Dunno" Said the Reporter..
I do have a MLB Total set for tonight that I like a lot and it's ready to go at GregShaker.com
You Guys have fun today and I hope all of your Bets are Winners..