07/03/2009 by Steve Makinen  smakinen@statfox.com

Major League Baseball reaches its halfway point of the 2009 season this weekend, and with the 4th of July holiday upon us, the sport will celebrate our Independence with a full slate of games. While the action doesn’t match any division leaders, or current playoff teams versus one another, there are still several intriguing series’ in which chasing clubs will be trying to make up key ground in various races. We’ll look a bit closer at some of those pairings. All three days this weekend will offer numerous baseball betting opportunities, so get prepared by utilizing our weekly Top StatFox Power Trends feature. You’ll find that at the conclusion of this piece.   read more ...

07/02/2009 by Steve Makinen  smakinen@statfox.com

The word “disappointing” has been thrown about regularly regarding the Cubs’ 2009 season thus far as they begin a key four-game series at home against the Brewers on Thursday night. Still, a big holiday weekend against division-leading Milwaukee and Chicago will be right back in the thick of things. According to a 15-0 StatFox Matchup Power Trend, that may be just what’s in store.   read more ...

07/01/2009 by Steve Makinen  smakinen@statfox.com

Sometimes a hunch can really amount to something. In studying some of the baseball numbers this week, it dawned on me that something was amiss. It seemed as if there was way more lower scoring games than usual, so I dug into the numbers and looked for answers. As it turns out, my hunch was correct, as according to the StatFox Database, the month of June 2009 will go down on record as the lowest scoring regular season month in baseball since at least 1997. Not coincidentally, June also produced the most UNDER results on total bets in that span as well. Does it mean anything going forward?   read more ...

07/01/2009 by Steve Makinen  smakinen@statfox.com

It’s grown a reputation by different names than the Coke Zero 400, but Saturday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona is always one of the best on the yearly schedule. This race is how NASCAR honors Independence Day weekend, and it is well-recognized for fireworks both on and off the track. The combination of night racing, superspeedway action at the circuit’s most famous track, and holiday pageantry make the Coke Zero 400 “must-see TV” and one of NASCAR’s most prestigious events. On top of all that, seven different winners have won the last seven races at Daytona, making Saturday a wide-open event.   read more ...

07/01/2009 by Marc Lawrence  

In keeping with our game plan of acknowledging good pitchers and avoiding bad pitchers during their GOOD and BAD months of the season, below is the list of arms to watch throughout the month of July. Note that the W-L records are those of the team in which the listed pitcher started over the previous three seasons.   read more ...