2012 MLB O/U Record: 96-92-8, -$137
2011 MLB O/U Record: 366-270-42, +$1,104
Very mad at myself that I wasted a victory in one of my top five biggest over/under bets of the season, as I went 3-5 overall for the day last night to end up about even. Again, I stress that this is all MENTAL and you as a bettor are your own worst enemy. That easy Norris vs McDonald under was something that stuck out to me right away during my over/under breakdown routine, but unfortunately, it was the first game I reviewed (I go in order based on the MLB.com Mobile site. It's a very strict hours' long process), and like I said, I was so infatuated by an unlikely pitching matchup between my two favorite pitchers in all of baseball that I wasn’t able to properly focus on the rest of the games. I found that first game, then went into the mindset of, “Well, I can't believe McDonald and Norris are facing each other and I already have this huge bet locked up. Let me just grab some others for the hell of it,” which is not a recipe for success on any given night, since I’m not concentrating properly or to my full potential on those other games. However, it is rare, though, that your two favorite pitchers square off in one game so that should be an attitude I could avoid from here on out. In any case, let’s move on to the Saturday slate…
(Postingthis early because I have a 1 o’clock game. Detailed write-ups to come later withmy best bets)
CJ Wilson vs Matt Harrison UNDER 9 - $20 for $21
Justa small bet to begin the day. Anything more would be foolish, since CJ Wilson is surrounded by unpredictable variables. One, we still don’t know how he’s thinking mentally since this is the first time in his big-league career that he’s pitching in his old home, and I’ve noted on here from watching Wilson for years ever since he was a scrub reliever years ago what a mentally-driven pitcher he is - how the in-game scenarios or how his performance is going easily dictate what will happen next - thus meaning this could easily affect his performance. Then again, he technically “started” last night so does that mean those jitters won’t be there this afternoon? Two, he’s the first pitcher since Aaron Myette in 2002 (So nice to say that name in 2012. As a diehard Ranger fan, I actually liked him when he was with us during that awful era of Rangers baseball) to start games onconsecutive days, so how does that play into his outlook? In my opinion, he’ll be just fine because, as I hinted to, the jitters or nerves of returning to Texas should be gone, and best of all, his stats took a beatdown last night after the rain delay came to a conclusion, as all those inherited runners scored thanks to Jerome Williams, so I’m sure he’ll be extra motivated to atone for that. Meanwhile, Matt Harrison is much better than his 5+ ERA and should start to bring that down again so hopefully he gives us a fine start. Only a small bet, however.
As I said, I'll be back in a bit with my bigger bets (Nicasio vs Harang U8, Volquez vs Halladay U6.5) and in the form of detailed write-ups. Good luck to us in this first game
2011 MLB O/U Record: 366-270-42, +$1,104
Very mad at myself that I wasted a victory in one of my top five biggest over/under bets of the season, as I went 3-5 overall for the day last night to end up about even. Again, I stress that this is all MENTAL and you as a bettor are your own worst enemy. That easy Norris vs McDonald under was something that stuck out to me right away during my over/under breakdown routine, but unfortunately, it was the first game I reviewed (I go in order based on the MLB.com Mobile site. It's a very strict hours' long process), and like I said, I was so infatuated by an unlikely pitching matchup between my two favorite pitchers in all of baseball that I wasn’t able to properly focus on the rest of the games. I found that first game, then went into the mindset of, “Well, I can't believe McDonald and Norris are facing each other and I already have this huge bet locked up. Let me just grab some others for the hell of it,” which is not a recipe for success on any given night, since I’m not concentrating properly or to my full potential on those other games. However, it is rare, though, that your two favorite pitchers square off in one game so that should be an attitude I could avoid from here on out. In any case, let’s move on to the Saturday slate…
(Postingthis early because I have a 1 o’clock game. Detailed write-ups to come later withmy best bets)
CJ Wilson vs Matt Harrison UNDER 9 - $20 for $21
Justa small bet to begin the day. Anything more would be foolish, since CJ Wilson is surrounded by unpredictable variables. One, we still don’t know how he’s thinking mentally since this is the first time in his big-league career that he’s pitching in his old home, and I’ve noted on here from watching Wilson for years ever since he was a scrub reliever years ago what a mentally-driven pitcher he is - how the in-game scenarios or how his performance is going easily dictate what will happen next - thus meaning this could easily affect his performance. Then again, he technically “started” last night so does that mean those jitters won’t be there this afternoon? Two, he’s the first pitcher since Aaron Myette in 2002 (So nice to say that name in 2012. As a diehard Ranger fan, I actually liked him when he was with us during that awful era of Rangers baseball) to start games onconsecutive days, so how does that play into his outlook? In my opinion, he’ll be just fine because, as I hinted to, the jitters or nerves of returning to Texas should be gone, and best of all, his stats took a beatdown last night after the rain delay came to a conclusion, as all those inherited runners scored thanks to Jerome Williams, so I’m sure he’ll be extra motivated to atone for that. Meanwhile, Matt Harrison is much better than his 5+ ERA and should start to bring that down again so hopefully he gives us a fine start. Only a small bet, however.
As I said, I'll be back in a bit with my bigger bets (Nicasio vs Harang U8, Volquez vs Halladay U6.5) and in the form of detailed write-ups. Good luck to us in this first game