MLB Sunday 6/10

[Stifler's Mom]

ytd 244-239 (+32.69 units)

NY Mets/Detroit over 9.5 -115

Both teams hitting over .300 vs LHP, and Detroit's bullpen is questionanable as hell. Most know i'm not much of a totals player, but I'm going to take my chances here.

Houston Astros +130

Houston hits .281 vs LHP, far improved from their avg vs RHP. The White Sox are anemic vs LHP at .208, and are just a bad team period. Houston isn't good, but this line is out of whack. I know the world will jump on CWS and Buehrle today, and that's fine for me. Statistically, they should be the +130 dog from what I see.

Arizona Diamondbacks +108

Where did they come up with this lovely line? RJ owns Boston going back to his days with NYY, but that's only a small part. He's pitching lights out like his old self, and Dice K, like I've been saying for a while now, blows. Arizona is a capable team, and they should be favored here if you ask me.

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Probably gonna have a few more after I look a little harder, but wanted to get a headstart here on the ones that stood out because of the pitching matchups.

[Underdog88]

GL today Stif.... any thoughts on backing King Felix tonight as a dog?

[Stifler's Mom]

I think I'm gonna jump on. The offensive numbers show a HUGE advantage for Seattle, and I know Felix hasn't been lights out, but #1, that was against better offenses than SD, and #2, with the way Seattle has been scoring, he only needs to be decent, not lights out. The opposite for Young. His good numbers have come against some pretty anemic NL offenses.

[Stifler's Mom]

Detroit Tigers -110

Same reason I took the Arizona/Boston over on Friday night. 76% on the Mets as a dog? Just siding with the oddsmakers over the public here.

Seattle Mariners +124

I come to the conclusion that this is another incorrect favorite with SD. See above. Plus the M's have scored 5+ runs per game for the last 9 games. That's production, and if they can match that again today, I think Felix would have to be pretty poor for SD to get 5 off him, and no letdown with the back end of the Seattle bullpen.

Toronto Blue Jays -101

OK, so Schmidt had one good start since coming off the DL. I'm still not buying it....and because of it I can get Halladay at -101 with the public not overwhelmingly on board? That doesn't happen too often. Actually, it happens never. Schmidt gets too much respect from his days in SF about 4 or 5 years ago.

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[Personified]

Now is the time, I would consider playing Tom Halladay! :)

[flmmkrz]

Originally Posted by Personified

Now is the time, I would consider playing Tom Halladay! :)

Is that roy's brother or dad?

[Underdog88]

Tom Halladay? LoL. That's exactly what I was thinking regarding Yound/SD Stif- hopefully the King pitches well

[Personified]

Sorry I meant Roy Halladay..If you remember at the UC forum I always disliked jared schmidt, everyone there was taking him at -250 or more, he is just not as good as he used to be that one year, hes an average player today. And look at what the Jays did, 10 - 3 now! You just never know when Jays offence would show up, so I passed on this game.

[JohnnyMapleLeaf]

I agree with Personafied. Tom Halladay and Jared Schmidt are no Rick Clemens, Gary Maddux or Cameron Schilling!

[Q-Unit]

how about Nomar Ryan, or Randy Koufax?

and Dave Ruth?

[Personified]

I dont care for gary maddux either, I did win 1000 on him in April...but had to sweat it out...giving up runs in the first inning...geez