Paul Maholm - If you do not follow Major League Baseball very closely you may not even know who this guy is, but Maholm is looking like a star on the rise. He’s a left-handed pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Bucs are 4-0 in games he’s started this year. He was drafted in the first round of the 2003 draft, but in 2006 and 2007 got roughed around in the majors for an ERA of nearly 5.00. Maholm has been seeing lots of value in his games because the Pittsburgh offense is so bad, but be on the lookout for favorable matchups for Maholm the rest of the year. This guy will clean up against a left-handed batting team since lefties have two hits against him in 2009 after hitting .189 against him in 2008.
Runs in the American League - If you have blindly played the over in all of the American League games this year then you would have cashed in on 59% of your wagers. Three teams are putting up over six runs per game, while four staffs in the AL are giving up more than half a dozen a contest. I don’t know if you can expect this trend to continue the rest of the season though. Books normally have some low totals early in the year due to cold weather, but many locations are seeing above average temperatures. Plus, teams like the Angels have seen their rotations decimated due to injuries.
St. Louis Cardinals & LA Dodgers - Two teams that are really picking up the units for their backers in the early goings have been the Cardinals and the Dodgers. Both have won 13 of their first 18 games, with the Dodgers cashing tickets in 11 of 13. LA is second in the NL in runs scored and the pitching staff has done a nice job as well. The Cards are the league leaders in runs scored with both Albert Pujols and Ryan Ludwick punishing opposing pitchers. Both of these teams have the talent to keep up their solid starts all year long, but you will want to cash in before the baseball odds makers adjust.
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