Friday, May 09, 2008

Blue Jays-Indians Preview

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Cleveland Indians will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Progressive Field.
Ace righthander Roy Halladay will take the mound for the Blue Jays to start this game. Halladay is 3-4 this season with a 3.00 ERA.
Starting this game for the Indians will be ace CC Sabathia. The lefthander has a 7.52 ERA to go along with a 1-5 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Blue Jays lost 8-3 to the Rays in 13 innings last time out, as -120 favorites. The 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5).
Scott Rolen had three hits in five trips to the plate for the Blue Jays. Shawn Camp gave up five runs in relief to suffer the loss.
The Indians were doubled 6-3 by the Yankees on Thursday, as +140 underdogs on the road. The nine runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (10).
Casey Blake drove in two runs for the Indians, while Paul Byrd allowed five runs off eight hits to suffer the loss.
Team records:
Toronto: 17-19 SU
Cleveland: 16-18 SU
Toronto most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Cleveland are 5-5
After playing Tampa Bay are 2-8
After a loss are 4-6

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Toronto are 6-4
After playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Toronto is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games at home
Cleveland is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games when playing Toronto
Next up:
Cleveland home to Toronto, Saturday, May 10
Stevie Vincent is the founder of the ground-breaking betting science of forensic handicapping and the former Executive Editor of the Freescoreboard Tailgate Party. His BetOnSports360 sports betting plays are available exclusively at OffshoreInsiders.com 
  

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