Some picks
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Cincinnati Reds
Pick: Cincinnati Reds -173 odds
At 7:10 pm, our complimentary selection is on the Cincinnati Reds over the Milwaukee Brewers. The only person happier to see Johnny Cueto’s last outing than the manager of coaches of the Reds was probably Cueto himself. The hard-throwing righthander has a history (albeit a short one) of 2nd half meltdowns like in 2009 when he went 3-5; 5.81 after going 8-6; 3.62 prior to the break and similarly in his rookie season when he had two wins after the break as compared to seven prior. So imagine how thrilled the Reds must be that, after back to back poor efforts on August 10 and 21 (making it three out four starts that were sub-par), Cueto came out in his last outing on August 27, and threw a gem - eight innings with one run on six hits with eight strikeouts and no walks - against the Cubs at home. Now he can make it two in a row and really put some demons and doubts behind him as his team will need him to be sharp in this last month of the season with the NL Central race likely coming down to the wire. He’s in a great position to do just that as Cincy has been absolutely dominant against the Brewers lately, taking eight of the last nine contests heading into this series. And his team is facing a lefthander in Chris Narveson who, despite a winning record (10-7) has really struggled keeping men off the basepaths this season which has resulted in a career-worst 5.52 ERA heading into this, his 23rd start of the season. Take the Reds. As always, good luck…Al McMordie. Get more baseball betting picks from Al at Touthouse.com
Baseball Betting Picks: Rockies vs. Giants Odds: September 1st 2010
Free Sports Picks, MLB Baseball PicksSeptember 1st, 2010
Colorado Rockies vs. San Francisco Giants
Pick: Colorado Rockies -115 odds
After being the underdog in the first two games of this series, the Rockies are now the favorites and for good reason. Colorado won the opener of this series before dropping Game Two last night and that makes this game rather important. Colorado is seven games behind the slumping Padres in the National League West and while that deficit may not be able to be come back from, the Wild Card race is wide open. The Rockies are 4.5 games back with San Francisco being three games up on them.
The Giants are hanging around in the division as they trail the Padres by four games but they have been unable to take advantage of the San Diego skid, which has now reached six games. San Francisco simply is not playing well and it has been unable to put any sort of run together. Since a four-game winning streak at the end of July and start of August, the Giants are only 11-15 in their last 26 games while winning consecutive games only three times. Get more baseball betting picks from Matt Fargo at Touthouse.com
One of the reasons have been struggles from their ace.
Tim Lincecum has hit a rough patch of late with four straight non-quality efforts. None have even been close to good as he has posted a dismal 9.00 ERA in those four games with the Giants going 0-4 in those games. He has had some trouble with Colorado this season as in two starts he is 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA and 2.06 WHIP. Colorado has actually been his biggest nemesis throughout his career as he has the highest ERA against the Rockies of any team that he has made at least five starts against.
Colorado goes with its ace Ubaldo Jimenez and after a small bump in the road, he is mowing them down once again. After a six-game stretch where he posted a 7.64 ERA, Jimenez has since tossed six straight quality starts while putting up a 2.57 ERA over those games. He has been a tough luck loser as run support has fallen off but this is the prime opportunity for the Rockies to gets the bats going. His 2.31 road ERA is best in the National League for all qualified starters.
Colorado is 10-2 in its last 12 games following a loss as well as going 14-2 in Jimenez’ last 16 starts when coming off a loss in its previous game. 3* Colorado Rockies
Pick: Angels vs. Mariners Over 7.5
This is a low total for an American League game. Normally you have at least one ace with a total like this, and yet for this game we’re looking at No. 4 and 5 starters. Jason Vargas of the Mariners has bene struggling, with a 6.52 ERA his last three starts. The Angels come to town forced to go with Trevor Bell (5.07 ERA), who has below average stuff with opponents hitting .315 off him. He is 0-3 on the road with an ERA over 5, 4-1-1 over the total his last six road starts. Look for an offensive show, play the Angels/Mariners Over the total.
Pick: Los Angeles Angels +109 (Rob Vinciletti)
On Wednesday the free play is on the LA. Angels. Game 929 at 10:10 eastern. The Angels apply to a nice system that plays on road dogs that are off a road dog loss and scored 2 or less runs and 5 or more hits and 5 or more left on base, vs an opponent off home favored win that scored 4 or more runs and won by 2 or more runs with a posted total of 8 or less. LA has won 6 of 8 here this year. Seattle is batting a shade over .200 the past week and they are a lousy 12-28 in divisional play. When installed as a home favorite in this range the Mariners are a money burning 4-9. Look for the Angels to get the win here tonight. On Wednesday the lead play is from a 96% MLB Divisional totals system. I also have a solid MLB Triple angle System Dominator side. For the free play take the Angles. RV
Pick: San Diego Padres -132
The San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks square-off in Game 3 of their series on Wednesday night in the desert. The Padres are 38-18 versus teams with a losing record including 12-5 when playing on the road in this situation. They are also a perfect 9-0 when Latos takes the bump on the road versus teams with a losing record. San Diego is 14-4 when playing in Game 3 of a series this season and Arizona is 9-24 in Game 3’s. One final note for the Padres we see they are 6-0 when Mike Everitt is behind home plate calling balls and strikes. Lay the chalk with the visitor as San Diego gets another Game 3 victory and Arizona falls victim to recent history once more.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays
MLB Pick: Tampa Bay Rays -169 odds
The Jays exploded for 13 runs in yesterday’s game. With David Price on the mound, they’re unlikely to come anywhere close to that number this evening. Price has been exceptional all season and the Rays are 17-8 (+4.4) in his 25 starts.
Marcum is also enjoying a very solid season for the Jays and has pitched well recently. However, his 4.14 ERA on the road doesn’t compare to Price’s 2.26 ERA at home.
The price may seem a bit steep but the Rays have simply been that good at home the past few seasons. Note that they’re a highly profitable 66-21 (+32.1) the last 87 times that they were listed as home favorites in the -150 to -175 range.
Even with yesterday’s loss, the Rays are also still 20-6 the last 26 times that they hosted the Jays. Additionally, the Rays are a perfect 6-0 when Price has started against the Jays. Price was 5-0 with a superb 2.09 ERA in those games. Price has already gotten the better of Marcum twice this season (Rays won by scores of 7-3 at Toronto and 10-1 here at Tampa) and has allowed just one earned run in 23 innings against Toronto this season. Consider laying the wood.
Pick: Cincinnati Reds -173 odds
At 7:10 pm, our complimentary selection is on the Cincinnati Reds over the Milwaukee Brewers. The only person happier to see Johnny Cueto’s last outing than the manager of coaches of the Reds was probably Cueto himself. The hard-throwing righthander has a history (albeit a short one) of 2nd half meltdowns like in 2009 when he went 3-5; 5.81 after going 8-6; 3.62 prior to the break and similarly in his rookie season when he had two wins after the break as compared to seven prior. So imagine how thrilled the Reds must be that, after back to back poor efforts on August 10 and 21 (making it three out four starts that were sub-par), Cueto came out in his last outing on August 27, and threw a gem - eight innings with one run on six hits with eight strikeouts and no walks - against the Cubs at home. Now he can make it two in a row and really put some demons and doubts behind him as his team will need him to be sharp in this last month of the season with the NL Central race likely coming down to the wire. He’s in a great position to do just that as Cincy has been absolutely dominant against the Brewers lately, taking eight of the last nine contests heading into this series. And his team is facing a lefthander in Chris Narveson who, despite a winning record (10-7) has really struggled keeping men off the basepaths this season which has resulted in a career-worst 5.52 ERA heading into this, his 23rd start of the season. Take the Reds. As always, good luck…Al McMordie. Get more baseball betting picks from Al at Touthouse.com
Baseball Betting Picks: Rockies vs. Giants Odds: September 1st 2010
Free Sports Picks, MLB Baseball PicksSeptember 1st, 2010
Colorado Rockies vs. San Francisco Giants
Pick: Colorado Rockies -115 odds
After being the underdog in the first two games of this series, the Rockies are now the favorites and for good reason. Colorado won the opener of this series before dropping Game Two last night and that makes this game rather important. Colorado is seven games behind the slumping Padres in the National League West and while that deficit may not be able to be come back from, the Wild Card race is wide open. The Rockies are 4.5 games back with San Francisco being three games up on them.
The Giants are hanging around in the division as they trail the Padres by four games but they have been unable to take advantage of the San Diego skid, which has now reached six games. San Francisco simply is not playing well and it has been unable to put any sort of run together. Since a four-game winning streak at the end of July and start of August, the Giants are only 11-15 in their last 26 games while winning consecutive games only three times. Get more baseball betting picks from Matt Fargo at Touthouse.com
One of the reasons have been struggles from their ace.
Tim Lincecum has hit a rough patch of late with four straight non-quality efforts. None have even been close to good as he has posted a dismal 9.00 ERA in those four games with the Giants going 0-4 in those games. He has had some trouble with Colorado this season as in two starts he is 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA and 2.06 WHIP. Colorado has actually been his biggest nemesis throughout his career as he has the highest ERA against the Rockies of any team that he has made at least five starts against.
Colorado goes with its ace Ubaldo Jimenez and after a small bump in the road, he is mowing them down once again. After a six-game stretch where he posted a 7.64 ERA, Jimenez has since tossed six straight quality starts while putting up a 2.57 ERA over those games. He has been a tough luck loser as run support has fallen off but this is the prime opportunity for the Rockies to gets the bats going. His 2.31 road ERA is best in the National League for all qualified starters.
Colorado is 10-2 in its last 12 games following a loss as well as going 14-2 in Jimenez’ last 16 starts when coming off a loss in its previous game. 3* Colorado Rockies
Pick: Angels vs. Mariners Over 7.5
This is a low total for an American League game. Normally you have at least one ace with a total like this, and yet for this game we’re looking at No. 4 and 5 starters. Jason Vargas of the Mariners has bene struggling, with a 6.52 ERA his last three starts. The Angels come to town forced to go with Trevor Bell (5.07 ERA), who has below average stuff with opponents hitting .315 off him. He is 0-3 on the road with an ERA over 5, 4-1-1 over the total his last six road starts. Look for an offensive show, play the Angels/Mariners Over the total.
Pick: Los Angeles Angels +109 (Rob Vinciletti)
On Wednesday the free play is on the LA. Angels. Game 929 at 10:10 eastern. The Angels apply to a nice system that plays on road dogs that are off a road dog loss and scored 2 or less runs and 5 or more hits and 5 or more left on base, vs an opponent off home favored win that scored 4 or more runs and won by 2 or more runs with a posted total of 8 or less. LA has won 6 of 8 here this year. Seattle is batting a shade over .200 the past week and they are a lousy 12-28 in divisional play. When installed as a home favorite in this range the Mariners are a money burning 4-9. Look for the Angels to get the win here tonight. On Wednesday the lead play is from a 96% MLB Divisional totals system. I also have a solid MLB Triple angle System Dominator side. For the free play take the Angles. RV
Pick: San Diego Padres -132
The San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks square-off in Game 3 of their series on Wednesday night in the desert. The Padres are 38-18 versus teams with a losing record including 12-5 when playing on the road in this situation. They are also a perfect 9-0 when Latos takes the bump on the road versus teams with a losing record. San Diego is 14-4 when playing in Game 3 of a series this season and Arizona is 9-24 in Game 3’s. One final note for the Padres we see they are 6-0 when Mike Everitt is behind home plate calling balls and strikes. Lay the chalk with the visitor as San Diego gets another Game 3 victory and Arizona falls victim to recent history once more.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays
MLB Pick: Tampa Bay Rays -169 odds
The Jays exploded for 13 runs in yesterday’s game. With David Price on the mound, they’re unlikely to come anywhere close to that number this evening. Price has been exceptional all season and the Rays are 17-8 (+4.4) in his 25 starts.
Marcum is also enjoying a very solid season for the Jays and has pitched well recently. However, his 4.14 ERA on the road doesn’t compare to Price’s 2.26 ERA at home.
The price may seem a bit steep but the Rays have simply been that good at home the past few seasons. Note that they’re a highly profitable 66-21 (+32.1) the last 87 times that they were listed as home favorites in the -150 to -175 range.
Even with yesterday’s loss, the Rays are also still 20-6 the last 26 times that they hosted the Jays. Additionally, the Rays are a perfect 6-0 when Price has started against the Jays. Price was 5-0 with a superb 2.09 ERA in those games. Price has already gotten the better of Marcum twice this season (Rays won by scores of 7-3 at Toronto and 10-1 here at Tampa) and has allowed just one earned run in 23 innings against Toronto this season. Consider laying the wood.