The Pick of the Day - Friday
Houston Astros at Texas Rangers -1.5 Runs (-135)
The fifth place Astros (27-36) travel across the state to battle the first place Rangers (37-27). The Astros are a putrid 9-22 on the road this year, and will send righty Jordan Lyles (1-2, 5.40 ERA). Lyles is 0-5 with a 5.94 ERA on the road in his career, and allowed 6 earned runs already this year to the Rangers in his only start (5 IP). Darvish (7-4, 3.72 ERA) takes the mound for the Rangers on seven days rest, similar to his Japanese routine. The Rangers have won 16 of the last 21 meetings with Houston and look to continue to dominate the NL (6-3) in interleague play. Go with the Rangers BIG!!
Friday, June 15, 2012
Friday, June 1, 2012
3 MLB Picks - Friday
It's been a while but here are three quality picks for today, June 1st. We will kick off the weekend with three easy games. Good luck fools.
Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals (-165) or -1.5 Runs at +130
Take Strasburg (5-1, 2.64 ERA) and the Nats. Washington is 15-8 at home and riding high in first place in the NL East. The Braves are throwing Minor (2-4, 6.98 ERA), who has allowed 35 earned runs in his last six starts. He stinks. This could get real ugly, go with the Nats to cover the 1.5 runs. If you are nervous, then take it straight up (-165).
Chicago Cubs at SF Giants (-165) or -1.5 Runs at +135
PacBell will be rockin tonight, the G-Men always play well at home (14-11) in front of their sold out crowds. They will be led by starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner (5-4, 3.14 ERA), and have won three of their last four games. The Cubs (18-32) are putrid and are even worse on the road (6-17). To make matters worse for the Cubbies, Paul Maholm (4-3, 4.62 ERA) takes the mound, he's givin up 11 earned runs in his last three starts. Dig deeper: the Cubs are a ML worst 2-9 against lefty starters while SF is 10-5 vs southpaws. Take the Giants at the money line (-165) to be safe.
OVER 9.5 Runs Total - Boston Red Sox at Toronto B.Jays
I absolutely love taking the OVER with Bucholz (4-2, 7.19 ERA) and the Red Sox. For some reason, the Sox give him mad run support. They play the Jays in Toronto, a true hitters park, against the righty Henderson Alvarez (3-4, 3.56 ERA). Alvarez has been hit hard recently, allowing 28 hits and 12 runs in his last three starts. Both of these bullpens have been terrible this season so they shouldn't help either. Take the OVER!!
Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals (-165) or -1.5 Runs at +130
Take Strasburg (5-1, 2.64 ERA) and the Nats. Washington is 15-8 at home and riding high in first place in the NL East. The Braves are throwing Minor (2-4, 6.98 ERA), who has allowed 35 earned runs in his last six starts. He stinks. This could get real ugly, go with the Nats to cover the 1.5 runs. If you are nervous, then take it straight up (-165).
Chicago Cubs at SF Giants (-165) or -1.5 Runs at +135
PacBell will be rockin tonight, the G-Men always play well at home (14-11) in front of their sold out crowds. They will be led by starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner (5-4, 3.14 ERA), and have won three of their last four games. The Cubs (18-32) are putrid and are even worse on the road (6-17). To make matters worse for the Cubbies, Paul Maholm (4-3, 4.62 ERA) takes the mound, he's givin up 11 earned runs in his last three starts. Dig deeper: the Cubs are a ML worst 2-9 against lefty starters while SF is 10-5 vs southpaws. Take the Giants at the money line (-165) to be safe.
OVER 9.5 Runs Total - Boston Red Sox at Toronto B.Jays
I absolutely love taking the OVER with Bucholz (4-2, 7.19 ERA) and the Red Sox. For some reason, the Sox give him mad run support. They play the Jays in Toronto, a true hitters park, against the righty Henderson Alvarez (3-4, 3.56 ERA). Alvarez has been hit hard recently, allowing 28 hits and 12 runs in his last three starts. Both of these bullpens have been terrible this season so they shouldn't help either. Take the OVER!!
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