Let me preface this statement on the fact I have had little time to handicap due to my graduate studies. I liked this site so I decided to stop by for a break and it is my pleasure to briefly share my successful strategy with you.

MLB is a game of streaks! Pitchers get hot and so do hitters and then they stumble for a week or two and struggle. Ride winners until they cool and hammer losers until they get better.

In baseball, all it takes it one bad bounce, poor placement ona pitch, missing the cut-off man to make a differnce in the outcome of a game. Teams that are struggling find amazing ways to lose games.

Teams that are hot always find a different solution to get the same outcome...A WIN! .230 hitters hit the walk-off homer, managers pinch hit for a batter and the pinch hitter somehow gets on base, or the team they are playing(the current losers) stumble on the basepaths.

Look around a sportsbook and watch how people lose. Have you ever heard, "I can't believe those friggin Cubbies, how in the hell did they muff up that double play?" Why bet on teams that are struggling? Do not let the + money entice you.

Even Johan Santana, Derek Jeter and Jake Peavy will fall on hard times. Jump off the train when hit slows and get back on it when things get going again.

My point is simple:

Bet on hot teams(= or better than 7-3 of 10) vs cold teams(= or worse than 3-7 of 10).

So a DET-140 winners of 7 of last 10 plays a NYY+135 who happen to be losers of 7 of last 10 exhibits a play on the Detroit Tigers.

****Caveat****

The money line does play a huge factor and if your team is a -150 or above, I am not betting that game for even hot teams lose. Betting them as a dog is so rare, but worth the risk!!!!

Let's take a look at today's games to help you out....

The teams are hot...LAA, TEX, MIL and DET(lost last 2)
These teams are cold...NYY, OAK, WAS, CIN, and SF.

LAA-245...too high no play
MIL-156...too high no play
TEX+182 a play! (They are playing DET). When too hot teams go off against each other, take the dog!

These games go against:

NYY...a play on BAL+125
OAK...no play on CLE-166 too high
WAS...no play on ATL-220 too high
CIN...a play on PHI-135
SF...a play on SD+100

So here are Derty D's plays for today: (list all pithcers)

TEX+182
BAL+125
PHI-135
SD+100

That's it. Easy, quick and most important, profitable!

We'll see!

BOL to all!

Derty D