Monday's MLB National League Betting Cheat Sheet
By Covers.com
New York Mets at Atlanta Braves (-230, 8)
Cold pitching stat: Mets right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka is 0-2 with an 8.68 ERA in two starts since joining the club.
Hot batting stat: Braves OF B.J. Upton batted .269 in August, his best monthly mark of the season.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-80s with a 40 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms. Wind will blow out to right field at 4 mph.
Key betting note: The under is 7-1 in Atlanta's last eight series openers.
St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds (-124, 7)
Cold pitching stat: Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright was trounced by the Reds in their previous encounter five days ago, tagged for nine runs on eight hits while lasting just two innings.
Cold batting stat: St. Louis SS Pete Kozma batted .063 with 13 strikeouts in 48 August at-bats.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-80s with a 30 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms. Wind will blow out to left-center field at 6 mph.
Key betting note: The Reds have won right-hander Mat Latos' last six Monday starts.
Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers (+124, 9)
Hot pitching stat: Pirates right-hander Charlie Morton limited Milwaukee to an unearned run over 6 2/3 innings last time out, and has put together five consecutive quality starts.
Hot batting stat: Pittsburgh OF Pedro Alvarez has five homers and 11 RBIs in 14 games against the Brewers this season.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-70s with partly cloudy skies. Wind will blow from left to right field at 8 mph.
Key betting note: Pittsburgh has won nine of its last 54 games in Milwaukee.
Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs (-167, 8)
Cold pitching stat: Cubs left-hander Travis Wood is 1-2 with a 10.93 ERA and five home runs surrendered in 14 career innings against the Marlins.
Cold batting stat: Marlins SS Adeiny Hechavarria batted just .196 with 20 strikeouts in 102 at-bats in August.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-70s with partly cloudy skies. Wind will blow in from left field at 11 mph.
Key betting note: The under is 7-0 in Miami's last seven road games against teams with losing records.
San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres (-172, 9)
Cold pitching stat: Giants left-hander Barry Zito has lost back-to-back starts, allowing 11 runs over 7 2/3 innings in that span.
Hot batting stat: Padres OF Chris Denorfia is 7-for-19 with a homer and five RBIs against Zito.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-70s with partly cloudy skies. Wind will blow in from left field at 7 mph.
Key betting note: The over is 21-5 in the last 26 meetings in San Diego.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies (+200, 9)
Hot pitching stat: Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw is 5-2 with a 1.07 ERA and just two home runs surrendered in eight second-half starts.
Cold batting stat: Los Angeles SS Hanley Ramirez batted just .254 with a .293 on-base percentage in 19 games in August.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-80s with partly cloudy skies. Wind will blow out to center field at 3 mph.
Key betting note: The Dodgers have won Kershaw's last six road starts against teams with losing records.
Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies (-104, 6.5)
Hot pitching stat: Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg went the distance on a four-hit shutout - the first of his career - in his last meeting with Philadelphia back on Aug. 11.
Cold batting stat: Phillies SS Jimmy Rollins is just 2-for-16 in his career versus Strasburg.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-70s with a 55 percent chance of thunderstorms. Wind will be calm.
Key betting note: Philadelphia is 19-7 in starter Cole Hamels' last 26 meetings with the Nationals.
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Toronto Blue Jays at Arizona Diamondbacks (-168, 9)
Hot pitching stat: Diamondbacks right-hander Brandon McCarthy is 2-1 with a 0.93 ERA over his last four home starts.
Hot batting stat: Blue Jays 3B Brett Lawrie finished with 37 hits in August, the highest single-month total of his career.
Weather: Temperatures will exceed 100 under partly cloudy skies. Wind will blow out to right-center field at 6 mph.
Key betting note: The over is 35-15-2 in Arizona's last 52 interleague home games against right-handed starters.
Monday's MLB American League Betting Cheat Sheet
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Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees (-166, 9)
Hot pitching stat: White Sox left-hander Jose Quintana has posted three straight quality starts, allowing just eight runs while racking up 22 strikeouts in 21 2/3 innings over that stretch.
Hot batting stat: Yankees OF Alfonso Soriano is a .270 career hitter with 18 homers and 42 RBIs in 285 at-bats against the White Sox.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-80s with a 65 percent chance of thunderstorms. Wind will blow from right to left field at 7 mph.
Key betting note: Chicago has won just seven of its past 24 visits to New York.
Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox (-132, 9)
Cold pitching stat: Tigers right-hander Doug Fister is 1-4 with a 5.20 ERA in seven career starts against the Red Sox.
Hot batting stat: Detroit DH Victor Martinez is 10-for-24 with three walks lifetime against Red Sox starter John Lackey.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-70s with a 65 percent chance of thunderstorms. Wind will blow out to left field at 7 mph.
Key betting note: The under is 22-5-1 in Lackey's last 28 starts.
Seattle Mariners at Kansas City Royals (+123, 7.5)
Cold pitching stat: Mariners ace Felix Hernandez has lost three straight decisions for the first time since last December, surrendering 16 runs over 14 innings in that span.
Hot batting stat: Royals 1B/DH Billy Butler is a .336 career hitter with eight home runs and 33 RBIs in 44 games against Seattle.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-80s with sunny skies. Wind will blow in from left field at 6 mph.
Key betting note: The under is 10-2-2 in Kansas City's last 14 games against teams with losing records.
Minnesota Twins at Houston Astros (+104, 8.5)
Hot pitching stat: Astros right-hander Paul Clemens fared well in his first career major-league start Tuesday, limiting the Chicago White Sox to a run on four hits over six innings.
Cold batting stat: Houston OF Chris Carter has just five hits in 46 career at-bats against Minnesota.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-90s with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Wind will blow out to right field at 5 mph.
Key betting note: Houston is 3-13 in its last 16 games against teams with losing road records.
Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics (+114, 8)
Hot pitching stat: Rangers left-hander Derek Holland was at his best in his previous encounter with the Athletics nearly a month ago, limiting them to four hits over eight shutout innings while striking out 10.
Hot batting stat: Athletics C Kurt Suzuki is 7-for-20 with a pair of home runs against Holland.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-70s with mostly cloudy skies. Wind will blow out to right field at 7 mph.
Key betting note: The Rangers have won nine straight Monday games.
Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians (-128, 8)
Hot pitching stat: Orioles right-hander Bud Norris is 7-6 with a 3.57 ERA and 94 strikeouts in 98 1/3 career innings in September.
Hot batting stat: Cleveland OF Nick Swisher has 24 career home runs against Baltimore, his most versus any major-league team.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-70s with a 25 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms. Wind will blow in from left field at 12 mph.
Key betting note: The under is 11-1-1 in Cleveland righty Justin Masterson's last 13 starts against teams with winning records.
Tampa Bay Rays at Los Angeles Angels (+105, 8)
Hot pitching stat: Rays right-hander Chris Archer dominated the Angels five days ago, limiting them to a run on five hits over seven innings of a 4-1 win.
Cold batting stat: Entering Sunday's action, Los Angeles 1B/OF Mark Trumbo is a career .198 hitter in September.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-80s under partly cloudy skies. Wind will blow out to right-center field at 7 mph.
Key betting note: The under is 9-4 in the last 13 meetings.
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St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds
St Louis will be hoping history does not repeat itself when they open this four game set at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. When these two clubs squared off last Wednesday in St Louis the Reds pounded today's starter Adam Wainwright for 8 hits, 9 runs over 2.0 innings leaving Bush Stadium with a 10-0 victory. By far Wainwright's shortest outing of his career but the hurler remains a solid 15-8 (18-10 TSR) on the campaign with a 2.96 ERA and owns a smart 11-4 team start record on the road. On the other side, Reds will also be hoping Mat Latos enjoys better results than Tuesday in St Louis when the right-hander tossed 6 solid innings of 4 run-ball but was tagged with a loss in a Reds 6-1 defeat. With the loss, Latos heads to the mound 13-5 (16-10 TSR) overall with a 3.03 ERA and will put a sparkling 9-2 home team start record on the line. A deeper dive into our baseball betting database reveals some compelling numbers in Reds' / Latos' favor. The team is 5-0 at home in day games with the hurler, 5-0 in his September starts since his arrival in Cinci with the kicker being Reds are 2-0 vs Cardinals when they hook Latos against Wainwright. Those numbers in hand, Reds are the choice.