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Last week I learned that the NL East is going to be a tough division this. The Braves pitching and bats were reminiscent of the Tommy Glavin/John Smoltz (and of course Chipper Jones) era. On the other side of the coin, the Nationals under performed and were shelled by the Braves in the last game of the series... Not to mention swept in the series at home.
The Phillies swept the Marlins (as expected). However, they did it with a total of SIX runs throughout the series. We will have to see if the Phillies get those bats going this week... They have the talent, they just need to get out that slump.
Here's the big surprise, the New York Mets are in sole possession of 2nd place in the division as they head to Colorado tonight. The Rockies and Mets start a nice little four game series that theoretically the Mets should take three of four. But, the Rockies are over performing and could give the Mets fits.
Anyway, this week I am backing the Mets and Nationals to win their respected series. The Phillies are not putting up enough runs to convince me they can beat the Reds (who scored 19 runs in the past three games compared to the Phillies 6 runs). The Nationals are juiced at a 65 cents favorite but I am confident they are going to take out the bad taste in their mouths (from the Braves series) this week against the Marlins.
The Mets are generously priced as a 16 cents underdog and I will take it. Colorado beat up on the Padres the last three days.... The Padres (2-10). I cannot, with a straight face, say that Colorado will take this series from the Mets. That being said, look for an even GB/FB ratio (both pitchers have a 1.00 GB/FB ratio) and possibly a couple home runs. The weather in Denver is suppose to be cold, possibly raining/snowy so if this game gets off I can foresee a low scoring gaming. Anyway, picks are below for the two NL East games I like today.
New York Mets +116
Washington Nationals -165
1-2 YTD -2.5%
Best of Luck,
WD
Twitter: @WageDiscipline
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