MLB Baseball Betting Picks: The Best And Worst Road Teams: July 5th 2010

BetUS Sportsbook always has its watchful eye over the top teams in baseball, and today, we’re taking a look at the hottest teams that have been spoiling the party as unwanted guests in opposing homes. The MLB betting list for the best road teams is still littered with the best squads in the bigs.
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Season Standings
1: San Diego Padres (22-14, +$1,429) – Every time the Padres face a tad bit of adversity, they find a way to win a few games, particularly on the road, and all of a sudden things get a lot better. San Diego has held onto a 3.5 game lead on the Dodgers and the rest of the pack in the NL West thanks to some solid play on the road. Going five for their L/6 in the Sunshine State helped a ton.

2: Tampa Bay Rays (28-14, +$1,287) – Thanks to some poor play in its own house, Tampa Bay fell out of first place in the AL East. Even though the Rays have slumped back to third, they remain a key player in the chase for the playoffs after winning four out of six on the road this past week to regulate themselves. It’s amazing to think that this is a team on pace to win 55 road games and still find themselves out of the postseason discussion!

3: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (22-18, +$752) – The Halos actually haven’t played a road game since the last time we published this article two weeks ago. They’ll be back at it after going 11-3 on that hellacious 14 game roadie this week. First up is manager Lou Piniella’s woeful outfit on the Northside of Chicago.

Who’s Hot?
1: San Diego Padres (4-1, +$465) – We already alluded to that road trip in Florida for the Padres, and now we get to reference it again. San Diego’s pitching staff came up huge in those six games down south, giving up just 13 runs over the six days. Against the Marlins, it was particularly strong, only letting three runs cross home plate.

2: Cincinnati Reds (4-1, +$363) – Speaking of teams that are consistently finding ways to fend off competitors… It feels like it has been awhile since the Reds were in second place in the NL Central, doesn’t it? Taking three out of four at Wrigley Field marked the fourth straight series they have won since getting swept in Seattle in Interleague play. The Reds have gone 6-1 in seven roadies since that point as well, earning a cool $609 for their MLB bettors.

3: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (4-1, +$354) – The Halos are still hot on the road thanks to that great 11-3 road stand that wrapped up two weeks ago. However, the more that we look back at it, is winning two out of three games in Wrigley Field worth writing home about? The Cubs are playing such miserable baseball that we are wondering what the oddsmakers were thinking making the Angels short dogs in all three games! Hopefully for the sake of manager Mike Scioscia, the good times keep on rolling on this upcoming trip.

For every home team that is red hot, there has to be a visiting team that just can’t figure out how to put it together quite yet. Some of the worst squads in baseball are on this MLB betting list to stay away from.
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Season Standings
1: Baltimore Orioles (9-31, -$1,591) – Baltimore’s 6-1 win at Fenway Park on the Fourth of July finally took the team out of the dregs of the MLB betting world, as it is no longer the worst money team in the majors. However, this is still by far, the worst road team in the land, as a 9-31 record through virtually half the schedule is just inexcusable. Trips to Texas and Detroit this week probably won’t help matters any.

2: Arizona Diamondbacks (13-30, -$1,255) – Say goodbye to manager AJ Hinch and GM Josh Byrnes. The D’Backs made a major change in their front office structure over the weekend, and time will tell whether it will help the squad win games away from the desert or not. It sure didn’t help this weekend at home, as Arizona was outscored 17-2 in two defeats.

3: Seattle Mariners (14-29, -$1,283) – The M’s got a couple gems of starts from their starting pitchers on the road last week, especially from LHP Cliff Lee. The brass in Seattle has to be smiling, as with every solid start that the southpaw makes, his trade value goes up. Unfortunately for Mariners’ bettors, the value on their team is going to be down in the basement once the move is made to send Lee to a contender.

Who’s Not?
1: Philadelphia Phillies (1-4, -$515) – Wouldn’t it be ironic if the Phillies were to try to trade for Lee once again at the trade deadline for the second straight season? Philadelphia has been woeful on the road all season long, and the end result is going to be entering the All-Star Break in third place in the NL East and flirting with the .500 mark. There’s never an excuse to lose three out of four in Pittsburgh as this team just did.

2: Minnesota Twins (1-4, -$316) – Minnesota’s recent lack of solid play on the road has allowed both the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox back in the AL Central race. Dropping two out of three at Citi Field to wrap up Interleague play was excusable, but we still have a hard time believing that halfway through the season, the Twinkies are playing sub .500 ball away from Target Field.

3: Toronto Blue Jays (1-4, -$270) – The fall from grace for the Blue Jays was predictable, and it looks as though it has finally arrived. Toronto probably won’t sniff the .500 mark again after inexplicably getting swept for four games at Progressive Field to start off the final week of June. Unsurprisingly, it went on to drop two out of three at Yankee Stadium after that, and with 14 more road games coming up in the future against the Yanks, Rays, and Red Sox, there is just no way back into the 2010 AL East race.

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