MLB Betting Trends: Bet The “Over” With These MLB Umpires: June 12th 2010

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Any angle that MLB betting fans can take to get a leg up on the books is a good one, and today at BetUS Sportsbook, we’re taking a look at the umpires that have been straight money for ‘over’ bettors this year. Check out these umps that we are “all over” in MLB betting action!
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Angel Campos (9-2-1) – You have to go back to May 18th to find the last time that Campos called a game in which he saw less than ten runs hit the board. In fact, that May 13th duel between New York Mets LHP Johan Santana and RHP Josh Johnson was the only non-ten run game that Campos has seen since his very first game of the season. Lately, the strike percentage for this ump has been a tad low, as three of Campos’ L/4 have seen strike percentages under 59.0 percent.

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Angel Hernandez (10-3-1) – May 3rd was the last time that Hernandez had an ‘under’ game when he was behind the plate. Since that point, his average runs per game production has been a stunning 12.1 runs per game, and there hasn’t been an ‘under’ in sight. An 18 run duel between Atlanta Braves RHP Tommy Hanson and Arizona Diamondbacks RHP Dontrelle Willis was his most recent MLB betting affair. It was the fourth time this season that Hernandez called a game in which at least a dozen runs were scored.

Tim Welke (9-3-2) – Welke’s most recent three run game between LHP Clayton Richard of the San Diego Padres and RHP Mike Pelfrey of the New York Mets has to be a little concerning for MLB betting fans that love betting the ‘over’ in his games. After all, only one batter was issued a free pass, while 20 were rung up. A whopping 72.3 percent of pitches were called strikes that day. With ten straight games under his belt with at least a 60.0 percent strike ratio, Welke may be in line for a lot more ‘unders’ than ‘overs’.

Phil Cuzzi (7-3-1) – After a three-game run of ‘unders’ in the middle of April, Cuzzi has been all about the ‘overs’ of late. He hasn’t umpped an ‘under’ affair since April 25th, knocking out six straight victories for ‘over’ bettors. In all of those games, at least ten runs were scored, with the only outing under a dozen came in his most recent start on May 28th. When Cuzzi gets back behind the dish, watch out for plenty of ‘overs’.

Mark Wegner (8-4-1) – It’s hard to fault anyone that is calling an ‘under’ game when RHP Ubaldo Jimenez is one of the men hurling pitches to the plate. Relatively speaking, Wegner’s 64.9 percent strike ratio was low for a Jimenez start, which should encourage ‘over’ bettors in spite of that defeat that they suffered on that day. In his L/3 outings (one of which included Jimenez, mind you), Wegner has only rung up an average of 11.0 men per game. Two of those three went ‘under’ the number in spite of the low strikeout totals. The ‘over’ train should start to roll again soon.

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