Baseball Betting: Blue Jays Top List of Most Profitable Road Squads

With about 20% of the 2010 Major League Baseball season in the books, a surprise team has established itself as the most profitable road club in the early going. The Toronto Blue Jays have banked +10.9 units of profit in away outings in 2010. Toronto has posted a 12-5 road mark in 17 contests this season. After trading away ace right-hander Roy Halladay in the offseason, the club was projected to be one of the weaker squads in the American League this year. Another AL East club is just behind Toronto in terms of road profitability. The Tampa Bay Rays (+8.5 units in away games) has the best road record in baseball this season at 13-4. In its 17 road outings through May 10th, Tampa Bay is allowing just 2.5 runs per game. The next most profitable team is the Washington Nationals. While the club is just 7-6 in road outings, the Nats have banked +6.4 units of profit away from home. After having the worst record in the majors in 2009, the Nationals have been sizable underdogs in most of its away contests in the early portion of the 2010 season. The only other squad that has produced more than four units of profit on the road this year is the Milwaukee Brewers. Milwaukee has been the highest scoring away team so far in 2010 at 6.4 runs per outing. The club is 11-8 (+4.1 units) in away games but has the worst home record in the majors at 4-9. Three NL clubs are the least profitable on the road Three National League squads that were expected to be playoff contenders in 2010 are struggling on the road in the early going. The Atlanta Braves (6-14 away record) have been the least profitable road team in baseball this season at -9.1 units. An inconsistent offense has hurt Atlanta in the early portion of this season. The Los Angeles Dodgers (5-11 away record) are next on a dubious list at -8.4 units in road contests. LA's pitching has been an issue in the team's disappointing start this year. After a frustrating 2009 campaign, the Chicago Cubs were looking for a bounce back season in 2010. So far, some road struggles have hurt the team. The Cubs (7-12 away record) have lost -6.9 units for its backers away from Wrigley Field.?