09/06/2008 - Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Clint Barmes homered and Ubaldo Jimenez pitched six-plus solid innings, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 5-3 victory over the Houston Astros at Coors Field.
Brad Hawpe scored two runs and drove in another while Garrett Atkins, Chris Iannetta and Troy Tulowitzki each had an RBI for Colorado, which has won three of four.
Jimenez (10-12) allowed three runs on five hits and a walk, and struck out six in this opener of a three-game set. Brian Fuentes pitched a perfect ninth for his 27th save of the year.
Darin Erstad went 2-for-4 with a run scored, and Ty Wigginton had a hit and drove in a run for the Astros, who had an eight-game winning streak snapped.
Brian Moehler (10-6) took the loss after giving up five runs on six hits in just 4 2/3 innings while striking out four and walking three.
Colorado broke the scoreless tie in the fourth. Willy Taveras reached on an infield single and Matt Holliday was hit by a pitch. Hawpe followed with an RBI single, and Atkins hit a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0. Three batters later Tulowitzki added an RBI single to plate Hawpe for the third run.
Barmes gave the Rockies a 4-0 lead by leading off the fifth with his eighth homer of the year. Iannetta drew a two-out walk with the bases loaded later in the inning to plate another run.
Houston got on the board in the sixth. Michael Bourn worked a walk, stole second and advanced to third on Jimenez's throwing error. Geoff Blum drove him home a couple batters later on an RBI single to make it 5-1.
The Astros cut the deficit to two in the seventh. Erstad hit an infield single and advanced to second when Humberto Quintero was hit by a pitch. That ended Jimenez's day as Manuel Corpas came on. He induced a groundout that advanced the runners, and Bourn hit an RBI groundout to plate Erstad. Wigginton followed with an RBI single for Houston's second run of the inning.
Game Notes
The Rockies lead the season series 3-1...The all-time series between the clubs is tied 65-65...Houston is 32-16 since July 11.
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Eastern Conference Playoff Betting Trends
We all know by now that the “public” loves to put their money on the FAVORITES and the OVERS. Just by taking a quick glance at Sportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends” it appears as is this tendency will continue as far as the Eastern Conference games are concerned. For the inaugural games of the first round, 69% of the early money is on Toronto -4.5; 59% of bettors prefer Chicago -4.5; 84% are backing Detroit -9; and 56% think Cleveland -11.5 is the way to go. As far as TOTALS are concerned, the only UNDER the “public” is backing is the Cleveland/ Washington game in which 83% are pounding the UNDER (190). Remember, there is no better way to predict a possible line change than by monitoring MySportsbook.com’s “Betting Trends”. By determining who the “public” is backing, you can get the most ideal line for your bet. For example, if you are siding with the public you better place your bet before the line moves in the wrong direction. On the other side of the coin, if you prefer the team that the “public” is betting against; you might be able to get and extra ½ or even more by placing your bet a bit later. Under the “Betting Trends” section, Sportsbook.com also provides plenty of statistical data and trends in order for the bettor to make the most informed pick. Below are some extremely important trends for the first round opponents of the Eastern Conference match-ups, more can be found at MySportsbook.com
New Jersey Nets vs. Toronto Raptors
Toronto was the most reliable covering team this season with a 48-33-1 ATS record but covered the OVER only 41.5% of the time.
The last 20 times these teams have played, the TOTAL has gone UNDER 16 times.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Toronto is 33-19 ATS including 17-9 at home.
New Jersey has covered four games in a row while Toronto has failed to cover their last four games.
When playing a team with a winning record during the second half of the season, New Jersey was just 5-13 ATS this season.
After scoring 105 points or more, Toronto has covered the OVER only 28% of the time this season.
Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls
Miami has failed to cover their last 7 games whereas Chicago has covered 6 out of their last 8 games.
Miami has covered the UNDER in four of their last five games whereas Chicago has covered the UNDER in five out of their last six.
When playing on Saturdays, Miami covered 80% of their games this season.
Away from home, Chicago is just 16-25 ATS this season.
At home, Miami covered the UNDER about 66% of the time whereas Chicago covered the UNDER about 61% of the time.
The last 13 times these teams have played each other, Chicago has covered 9 times.
In Miami’s last 11 road games, the UNDER covered 9 times.
Orlando Magic @ Detroit Pistons
Detroit has covered 5 out of their last 6 games.
Away from home, Detroit is 28-13 ATS but just 14-26-1 ATS at home.
At home, Orlando covered the UNDER 64% of the time while Detroit covered the UNDER in 63% of their away games.
The last five times these teams have played in Detroit, the OVER covered each time.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Detroit is 8-17-1 ATS at home but 17-9 ATS away.
Detroit covered the spread 5 out of the last 6 times they played Orlando.
After a Division game, Orlando covered the UNDER 87% of the time this season.
Washington Wizards @ Cleveland Cavaliers
In a home game where the TOTAL is between 190 and 194.5 points, Cleveland is 9-1 ATS this season.
Washington has covered the UNDER in their last 6 games and in 8 of their last 9 games.
The last 6 times these teams have played each other, the UNDER covered each time.
When playing on 3 or more days of rest, Washington is just 18-37 ATS since 1996.
Since 1996, Washington is 28-16 ATS versus Cleveland including 11-5 over the last 3 seasons.
In their last 7 road games, Washington is 6-1 ATS.
Versus Eastern Conference teams at home, Washington is just 6-18-2 ATS.
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