Baseball Betting – MLB’s Coldest Teams ATS

The MLB sports betting regular season is now three weeks into the regular season, and the following teams have been ice cold for MLB bettors at BetOnline Sportsbook throughout the last week of play.

(RANK) (TEAM) (SU RECORD) (SU RECORD L/5 -$$)

1) Baltimore Orioles (9-13) (1-4 SU L/5 -$425): After getting off to a decent 6-2 start through the first eight games of their 2009 MLB betting campaign, the Orioles have hit rock bottom winning just three of their next 14. That mark includes their recent 1-4 SU mark their L/5 games that saw them fail their betting backers as lofty -150 favorites twice. Overall, Baltimore currently ranks 24th on the $$$ list with a deficit of close to $400 on the year. On top of that, they’ve struggled in Camden Yards winning just seven of the 15 games they’ve played to date. That’s horrifying news for O’s bettors and their fans considering the club finished 21-games under .500 as a visitor last season. Offensively, the team ranks out amongst the most potent of attacks in the league, but the pitching staff is once again horrendous. This gas can of a unit currently ranks 30th (dead last) in team ERA (5.94), 28th in WHIP (1.61), and 27th in the quality start department (6). Oh yeah, the bullpen ranks in at #26 in the league with a gaudy 6.14 unit ERA. Now they have to hit the road for five against AL East rivals Toronto and Tampa Bay; don’t be surprised to see them at the top of this list next week as well.

2) San Diego Padres (11-10) (1-4 SU L/5 -$395): The surprising Padres were the toast of the MLB betting community after it picked up a number of huge underdog wins at New York and Philadelphia the last couple weeks. The accolades quickly turned to boos though recently after San Diego’s managed just a 2-7 SU mark since it got the best of Brett Myers and the Phillies as +170 underdogs back on April 18th. If not for a 4-3 win at Coors Field against the Rockies in the second of their three-game set, the Padres would find themselves losers of five in a row heading into this weekend’s four- game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Going into the season, San Diego figured to be one of the worst teams in the “Bigs” after winning just 63 games a season ago. They currently rank in the bottom third of the league in runs/game (#21 with 4.33), batting average (#20 at .258), ERA (#22 at 4.82), WHIP (#21 at 1.48), and quality starts (7 total to rank #25). Now that San Diego is starting to show its true colors, look to fade the Fathers more times than not; especially away from Petco Park where they managed to win just 28 games in 2008.

3) Tampa Bay Rays (8-14) (1-4 SU L/5 -$350): It’s tough having a target on your backs! That’s exactly what the defending AL Champs have discovered throughout the first three weeks of their title defense. That said; they’ve already had to play through a hellacious schedule that’s seen them play 15 of their 22 games away from friendly Tropicana Field. Not making excuses for the club, but it’s not easy winning on the road in the Major League’s; especially in the first month of the season when teams make it a point to win at home trying to get off to a solid start to their respective seasons. Still, the Rays offense and pitching has been bothersome. They’re hitting the home runs and swiping the bases (ranked #9 & #1 respectively), but they’re not hitting for average (#19 at .260) and they’ve only averaged scoring 4.41 runs per game (#20). Making matters worse for the struggling offense is the fact that the starting rotation hasn’t fared well and the bullpen has gone from one of the best in ’08 to one of the worst right now. Things will come together for Manager Joe Maddon’s club, there’s too much talent at hand for it not to, but it better flip the switch quick before it finds its 6.5-game deficit in the East stretch out to 10.

And the rest….

4) Cleveland Indians (8-14) (2-3 SU L/5 -$150)

5) Cincinnati Reds (11-10) (2-3 SU L/5 -$120)