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The Baltimore Ravens find themselves in an unfamiliar position. The Ravens are entering the 2010 season with a lot of hope in their passing game. For years the Ravens were known as a defensive juggernaut, but now they look to have a strong attack on both sides of the ball.

Joe Flacco is young, but appears to have all of the tools necessary to win games. He is especially fond of throwing the deep ball. The wide open passing attack that the Ravens employ goes a long way in creating room for Ray Rice to run the ball.

The Ravens put up more points than all but three teams in the AFC and also surrendered just 261 points on the season. They have the makeup of a team that could contend for a Super Bowl Championship.

The passing attack was already strong last season, but Joe Flacco will have a player unlike any that he has had to work with before in 2010. Anquan Boldin has been one of the top receivers in the league for years and has landed with the Ravens after several years of success with the Cardinals. Boldin will give Flacco a possession receiver that he can look to at any time while he is in trouble.

The Ravens look poised to make a Super Bowl run. 2010 looks as good as any time for them to make a run as you never know if all of the pieces will fall into place as players like Ray Lewis get older.

The Ravens open the 2010 NFL season against the New York Jets on Monday Night Football on Sept. 13.

The Jets are a 3-point favorite and the over/under total is 37 in NFL Odds at Legends.

The Seattle Mariners will try to avoid being swept by the Chicago White Sox when the teams close out a four-game series at U.S. Cellular Field on Thursday.

The White Sox are a -178 moneyline favorite and the over/under total is 9 in MLB Betting at Legends sportsbook.

Seattle has dropped to 39-63 SU on the season while the White Sox are 56-44 SU.

The Mariners will start righthander David Pauley, who is 0-2 with a 2.70 ERA this season. The White Sox will go with righthander Freddy Garcia, who is 9-4 with a 4.75 ERA.

Seattle is a woeful 5-16 SU in its last 21 games, 1-6 SU in its last seven games on the road, 1-8 SU in its last nine games when playing the White Sox overall, and 0-5 SU in its last five games against the White Sox in Chicago.

The White Sox are the exact opposite, 15-6 SU in their last 21 games, and are 5-0 SU in their last five games at home.

Chicago edged the Mariners 6-5 as a -168 moneyline favorite on Wednesday.

The slumping Los Angeles Angels will try to avoid their fifth loss in the past six games when they host the Boston Red Sox Tuesday.

The Red Sox will start righthander John Lackey, who is 9-5 with a 4.36 ERA this season. The Angels will counter with righthander Jered Weaver, who is 9-6 with a 3.22 ERA.

The Angels are a -155 moneyline favorite and the over/under is 7.5 in MLB Betting.

Boston is a perfect 5-0 SU in the past five meetings but just 1-4 SU in the last five meetings in Los Angeles.

The total has gone over in four of the past six meetings overall, but under in four of the past six meetings in Los Angeles.

The total has gone over in four of the Angels’s last six games at home, and the Angels are 4-2 SU in their last six games at home.

The Red Sox beat the Angels 6-3 in the series opener on Monday, as a  -130 moneyline favorite.

The Detroit Tigers will try to stop the Tampa Bay Rays short win streak at two games when the teams open a three-game set Monday at Tropicana Field (7:10 pm ET, ESPN).

Righthander Max Scherzer gets the start for the Tigers tonight. He is 7-7 this season with a 4.43 ERA. The Rays will counter with righthander Matt Garza, who is 10-5 with a 4.39 ERA.

MLB Odds at Legends sportsbook have the Rays as a -183 moneyline favorite and the over/under total at 8.

Ryan Raburn drove in three runs to help the Tigers complete a come-from-behind 6-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. Detroit was a -118 favorites and the score went over the over/under total of 9.5.

Phil Coke improved to 6-1 with the win in relief, and Jose Valverde secured the game with his 21st save for the Tigers.

Reid Brignac nailed a three-run homer to lead the Rays to a 4-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday, as -145 favorites. The score was well below the over/under total of 9.

Wade Davis scattered seven hits and two runs over 6 1-3 innings to earn the win, while Rafael Soriano closed out the ninth for his 26th save.

Detroit (51-46 SU) is 3-7 SU in its past 10 games. Tampa Bay (59-38 SU) has won two straight.

Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last five games when playing Tampa Bay.

The New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers play the second game of a four-game series Friday night at Dodger Stadium (10:10 pm ET, SNY).

MLB Betting at Legends has the Dodgers as a listed as a -116 moneyline favorite and the over/under total is at 6.5.

The Mets will start ace lefty Johan Santana, who is 7-5 with a 2.87 ERA this season. The Dodgers will counter with righthander Vicente Padilla, who is 4-2 with a 3.65 ERA.

In the opener on Thursday, LA’s Matt Kemp knocked in both runs in a 2-0 Dodgers win. Los Angeles won the game as -180 favorites and the score went under the total of 8.

Hiroki Kuroda pitched eight scoreless innings for the win, while Hong-Chih Kuo closed out the ninth for his third save. Hisanori Takahashi surrendered three hits and two runs over seven innings in the Mets loss.

New York (49-47 SU) has lost four straight games. Los Angeles (51-45 SU) has won two straight games.

The Mets are 4-2 SU in the last six meetings with the Dodgers, but 1-6 SU in the last seven meetings in Los Angeles.
New York is 1-7 SU in its last eight games, both overall and on the road.

The Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles open a four-game set on Thursday at Camden Yards.

The Twins will start righthander Carl Pavano, who is 11-6 record with a 3.48 ERA this season. The Orioles will counter with righthander Kevin Millwood, who is 2-8 with a 5.77 ERA.

Minnesota is a -150 favorite and the over/under total is 9 in MLB Betting at Legends.

On Wednesday, the Twins’ Delmon Young had three RBIs to lead Minnesota to a 6-0 win over the Cleveland Indians 6-0 in the series finale.

The Twins cashed as -200 favorites and the score went under the total of 8.

Francisco Liriano tossed seven scoreless innings to post the victory, striking out eight batters along the way for the Twins.

And Ty Wigginton had a two-run homer in the Orioles’ 5-4 loss to AL East rival Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. Baltimore was a +180 underdogs and the score went under the total of 9.5.

Brad Bergesen surrendered nine hits and five runs over his 5 1-3 innings in the loss.

Minnesota is 50-45 SU and Baltimore is 30-64 SU.

The Colorado Rockies and the Florida Marlins play the third game of a four-game set on Wednesday at Sun Life Stadium (7:10 pm ET, FOX).

MLB Baseball Odds have the Marlins as a -113 moneyline favorite while the over/under total is 7.5.

The Rockies were led by Melvin Mora, who went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run and five runs batted in, in a 10-0 pasting of the Marlins on Tuesday night. Colorado cashed as -120 road favorites and the score slipped over the 9.5-run total.

Dexter Fowler, Jonathan Herrera, Chris Iannetta, Ian Stewart, and Brad Eldred drove in the other runs for Colorado and pitcher Jeff Francis had seven scoreless innings to earn the win.

Florida pitcher Nate Robertson gave up seven earned runs over five innings to take the loss for Florida, which managed only three hits on the night.

The Rockies will start righthander Jason Hammel, who is 7-4 this season with a 4.07 ERA.

The Marlins will counter with righthander Ricky Nolasco, who is 9-7 with a 4.66 ERA.

Colorado is 51-42 SU and Florida is 45-48 SU.

There is a strong over trend as all 5 of the past five meetings in Colorado have gone over, six of the past eight meetings have gone over, and seven of Colorado’s last nine games on the road have gone over.

The Philadelphia Phillies will try to stop a short losing skid while the St. Louis Cardinals will be trying to extend a winning streak when the teams clash in the second game of a three-game set Tuesday at Busch Stadium.

The Phillies (48-44 SU), are 5-5 SU in the past 10 games and are in danger of sliding out of the playoff race in the NL East division, as they are now in third place, six games behind the leading Atlanta Braves.

The Cardinals (52-41 SU) are in first in the NL Central, just a half-game ahead of the Cincinnati Reds.

The Cardinals are a -178 moneyline favorite for tonight’s tilt, and the over/under is 8 in Baseball Odds at Legends.

Albert Pujols went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and three runs batted in to lead the Cardinals past the Phillies 8-4 on Monday night. St. Louis cashed as -125 home favorites and the score went over the 9-run total.

Jon Jay was 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Cardinals, as Brad Hawksworth allowed four runs over six innings to get the win for St. Louis. Shane Victorino knocked in two runs for Philadelphia, while losing pitcher Kyle Kendrick was rocked for seven runs over five innings for the Phillies.

Philadelphia will start lefty Jamie Moyer, who is 9-9 with a 4.88 ERA this season. St. Louis will counter with ace righthander Chris Carpenter, who is 10-3 with a 3.16 ERA.

It’ll be the battle of California when the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers open a three-game series Monday at Dodger Stadium (10:10 pm ET, FOX).

The Dodgers are slight, -113 moneyline favorites and the over/under total is 8 in MLB Odds at Legends.

The Giants will start southpaw Madison Bumgarner, who is 2-2 this season with a 2.57 ERA. The Dodgers will counter with righthander James McDonald, who is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season.

In their last game Sunday, the Giants lost to the New York Mets 4-3 in extra innings as a +105 underdog. The score went over the over/under total of 6.5. Travis Ishikawa drove in two runs for the Giants and Jonathan Sanchez gave up two runs on six hits in seven innings.

And the Dodgers lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 as a -155 favorite on Sunday. The score was a push on the total of 9. Vicente Padilla pitched six shutout innings for the Dodgers and drove in a run in the loss.

San Francisco is 50-42 SU. Los Angeles (49-43 SU) has lost four straight games.

The Dodgers are 7-1 SU in the last eight meetings overall, and 4-1 SU in the last five meetings at home.

The San Francisco Giants go for their fourth-straight win when they host the New York Mets for the second game of a four-game series on Friday (10:30 pm ET, FOX).

The Giants are a -120 moneyline favorite and the over/under total is 7 in MLB Odds at Legends sportsbook.

Buster Posey and Pablo Sandoval led the Giants in the opener on Thursday, as they each drove in a run in a 2-0 win. San Francisco won as -170 favorites and the score went well below the over/under total of 7.

Tim Lincecum tossed a complete-game victory for the Giants, allowing six hits with no runs. R.A. Dickey surrendered five hits and one run over seven innings in the Mets loss.

On Friday, the Mets will start lefty Jonathon Niese, who is 6-3 this season with a 3.61 ERA. And the Giants will counter with lefty Barry Zito, who is 7-4 with a 3.76 ERA so far this season.

San Francisco is 48-41 SU and has won three straight games. New York is 48-41 SU.

The Mets have fared well in recent meetings with the Giants, going 12-5 SU in the last 17 games and 5-2 SU in the last seven in San Francisco.