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Steve Merril's MLB Report (Friday, July 11)

By: Steve Merril Date: Jul 11, 2008
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ATLANTA +135 (Reyes/Peavy) – 10:05 pm ET #913

The Braves remain an underrated team as they head into the second half of the season as they have been extremely unfortunate in one-run games this season. Atlanta has a league-worst 5-22 record in games decided by exactly one run this season, as opposed to 38-27 in all other games. This 5-22 record in close games is largely random, especially considering that the Braves have a solid bullpen this season with a 3.27 ERA and 1.25 WHIP.

Atlanta provides value tonight at a nice underdog price as they are the better overall team, plus my pitcher performance ratings predict a solid bounce-back effort from Atlanta’s Jo-Jo Reyes who is coming off poor starts in two of his past three outings. Both of those poor starts came at home, but Reyes has been extremely strong on the road this season with a 2.52 ERA and 1.12 WHIP.

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With the 2008 NFL preseason kicking off August 3rd with the Redskins vs. Colts, it is a great opportunity to take a look at some of the big names in the football betting industry that can make anyone a lot of money for a small financial investment.

BetVega-Experts.com will welcome Ben Burns for the 2008 football season. Ben is an extremely successfull handicapper who has dozens of documented Top 3 finishes in football, basketball, baseball AND hockey, including numerous national seasonal titles. Competing against 150 of the biggest names in the business, in his years while at one of the most reputable and recognized sports monitors, Ben ranks as the #1 NFL handicapper of All-time. In fact, no one else is even close! At the same monitor, Ben is also the #1 documented NHL handicapper of All-Time! Ben is widely renowned as a “Totals Expert” in all sports. He also tends to particularly shine during the postseason. He entered Super Bowl XLII having gone 47-21 (69%) with his NFL playoff selections the past five years and a perfect 10-0 with his Super Bowl selections since making his picks available for the public.

Another big name in the sports handicapping industry is Steve Merril. Steve has been the #1 ranked handicapper at BetVega-Experts since he began posting picks here in 2008. His consistent winning record and hard working approach has provided many clients with a windfall of cash season after season. Steve Merril's record includes has numerous documented national No. 1 finishes in NFL, NCB football, MLB baseball, NBA, and NCB basketball; Won the inaugural $100,000 Insider's Handicapping Invitational.