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Date added: 10.22.08
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2008 MLB World Series Preview
This article is the final sequel to Nite Owl's two earlier MLB playoff previews (of the four divisional playoff series, and then both league championship series) published earlier this month in the Top Ten Cappers newsletter. And the results of the first two rounds, with underdogs LA Dodgers and Boston Red Sox winning two of the four divisional ... read more
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Date added: 10.16.08
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Red Sox on the Ropes
The Tampa Rays are now one game away from a World Series "date" with the Philadelphia Phillies, after pounding the defending World Champion Red Sox into near oblivion with their two dominating wins in games 3 and 4 (combined score of 22-5 in favor of Rays in those two games), at of all places Fenway Park, considered to be an impenetrable ... read more
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Date added: 10.10.08
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2008 MLB Championship Series Playoff Preview
2008 MLB Championship Series Playoff Preview This article is a sequel to Nite Owl's MLB playoff preview (of the four divisional playoff series) published in last week's Top Ten Cappers newsletter. And the results of the first round, with underdogs LA Dodgers and Boston Red Sox winning two of the four series, confirmed once more what I said in my earlier ... read more
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Date added: 10.01.08
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2008 MLB Playoff Preview – Divisional series
For most baseball fans, this is the most exciting time of the year, especially for fans of the “elite eight” teams that have earned the right to continue playing and compete in the “fall classic” for the “big prize.” The playoffs also provide a some excellent wagering opportunities, especially for underdog players, ... read more
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Date added: 08.02.08
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Getting Value Out of Heavy Faves in MLB
By this point of the season, anyone who bets MLB on a daily basis has probably already seen > 100 games where they look at the match-up of teams and starting pitchers, and decide they really like the favorite, until they see a money line price tag of 180>, often-200>. Anyone who has been betting on MLB very long knows that betting these pricey ... read more
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Date added: 10.24.07
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MLB World Series Preview
This World Series preview is the final sequel to Nite Owl’s MLB playoff preview (of the four divisional playoff series) and Nite Owl’s subsequent MLB Championship Series playoff preview, both having been published in earlier, recent editions of the Top Ten Cappers newsletter. In our divisional playoff preview, Nite Owl gave out complimentary ... read more
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Date added: 10.20.07
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Preview of Game 6 of ALCS - Boston vs Cleveland
This key match-up at historic Fenway Park, with Boston as a (-130) money line favorite and the totals line set at 9 ½, should be both interesting and entertaining for fans of both teams, or just for baseball fans in general, but both the "side" and the total in this game are unplayable, in my opinion, for a number of reasons. Unlike ... read more
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Date added: 10.11.07
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MLB Championship Series Playoff Preview
This article is a sequel to Nite Owl’s MLB playoff preview (of the four divisional playoff series) published in last week’s Top Ten Cappers newsletter. In that preview, Nite Owl gave out complimentary series picks of Arizona at (+110) to win their series over the Cubs (which they did, in just 3 games) and the Red Sox at (-170) to win their ... read more
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Date added: 10.03.07
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2007 MLB Playoff Preview
For most baseball fans, this is the most exciting time of the year, especially for fans of the “elite eight” teams that have earned the right to continue playing and compete in the “fall classic” for the “big prize.” The playoffs also provide a some excellent wagering opportunities, especially for underdog players, ... read more
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Date added: 09.21.07
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Finding Value in Major League Baseball Match-ups – part 5
Closers, Set up men, and their ManagersNo matter how good a starting pitcher is, very few of them, especially “power pitchers,” have enough “gas” and stamina to pitch a full nine innings, and a starter is considered to have made a “quality start” if he has pitched 7 innings and left the game with his team holding ... read more
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Date added: 09.21.07
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Finding Value in Major League Baseball Match-ups – part 4
The major focus of parts 4 and 5 is on which teams win and lose close games, and why. As the regular season approaches its final week and then the playoffs, the “summer doldrums” are over, and fan excitement and interest (both at the ballparks and the “betting window”) increases, with close, pressure-packed games in abundance, ... read more
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Date added: 09.20.07
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Finding Value in Major League Baseball Match-ups – part 3
Part 3 identifies and discusses some of the most significant mode (home, road, day, night) “extremes,” both good and bad, among starting pitchers, as well as which teams hit particularly well or poorly against the four “extreme” types of pitchers (power/contact, groundball/flyball). While the significance of the match-up of ... read more
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Date added: 09.18.07
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Finding Value in Major League Baseball Match-ups - part 2
Strong Team trends: Some teams, even contenders and “public” teams like the NY Yankees and Boston Red Sox, are particularly vulnerable in certain situations, despite their overall good records and “numbers.” For example: The NY Yankees are only 2-14 away vs. LHPs (left handed pitchers), scoring a paltry 3.7 average RPG in these ... read more
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Date added: 08.24.07
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Finding Value in Major League Baseball Match-ups – part 1
Like the John Travolta character in the 1980s hit movie “Urban Cowboy,” who always seemed to be “Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places” (the song the movie made famous), most part-time sports handicappers always seem to look for value in all the wrong places, particularly when it comes to betting major league baseball, a ... read more
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