Baseball Predictions for June 22nd 2011

June 22, 2011 By

Baseball Predictions: June 22nd 2011
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Pick: St. Louis Cardinals +143
While the initial reaction for most people will be to jump on the Phillies with Pujols out of the lineup for St Louis, we actually believe there is a ton of value on the Cardinals at +143. Phillies starter Cliff Lee has been a completely different pitcher on the road this season. He is 1-4 with a 5.35 ERA. Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse has went through a rough stretch of late, but is 7-3 with a 2.88 ERA this season, and we look for him to bounce back with a big time performance tonight, as he will be motivated by the fact that he is facing one of the best in the NL in Lee. -Info Plays

Pick: Cleveland Indians -126
Colorado is scoring 3.7 runs per game on the road this year. Cleveland bullpen has a 3.07 ERA overall this year and a 2.98 ERA at home this season. Josh Tomlin is 8-4 with a 3.93 ERA overall this year and 5-1 with a 3.22 ERA at home this season. Hammel is 0-2 with an 8.71 ERA overall vs Cleveland since 1997. Cleveland is 23-14 at home this year and 6-2 in inter-league play this season. We’ll recommend a small play on Cleveland tonight! Thanks and good luck, Rocky Atkinson

Pick: Arizona Diamondbacks -118
The D-backs have won 4 straight on the road and 5 of their last 6 in Kansas City. They are also are 5-1 in Kennedy’s last 6 road starts. The Royals have lost 5 of their last 6 overall and 7 of their last 9 at home. They are just 4-10 in Francis’ last 14 starts. Take the Snakes. -Dave Price

Pick: Oakland Athletics +107
The A’s have rattled off six straight wins and are showing no signs of slowing down Wednesday. Wins haven’t come as easy for knuckleballer R.A. Dickey this year and they have never come easy against the A’s. Dickey is just 1-3 (1-6 on the ML) with an ERA of 6.75 in seven career starts against Oakland. In addition, the Mets are 1-8 in his last 9 home starts and 0-7 in his last 7 starts as a favorite. The A’s are in much better hands with Gio Gonzalez, who has a tidy 2.69 ERA on the season. Dickey is a fool’s gold favorite tonight. Take the A’s. -Jimmy Boyd (Handicapperspicks.com)

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MLB Picks for June 9th 2011: Bet Collmenter And the Diamondbacks Today

June 9, 2011 By

MLB Picks: June 9th 2011
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Pick: Arizona Diamondbacks -115
Arizona Diamondbacks starter Josh Collmenter is one of the most underrated starters in the big leagues. Collmenter is 4-1 with a ridiculous 1.25 ERA and a miniscule 0.670 WHIP in five starts and seven relief appearances this season. He has allowed only 24 hits, 5 walks and 6 earned runs in 43 1/3 innings in 2011. Look for Collmenter to rise to the occasion Thursday as the Diamondbacks avoid getting swept by the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates. Pittsburgh is only hitting .219 and scoring 3.4 runs/game at home this year, so Collmenter should have no problem mowing down this lineup. The Diamondbacks are 6-0 in their last 6 during game 3 of a series. The Pirates are 29-63 in their last 92 during game 3 of a series. Pittsburgh is 3-13 in Karstens’ last 16 starts during game 3 of a series. Take the Diamondbacks on the Money Line. -Black Widow

Pick: Oakland Athletics +103
I believe this is where Oakland’s 9-game losing streak comes to an end. Buehrle is still a quality pitcher but his stuff isn’t as good as Cahill’s at this stage of his career. The Oakland ace is 6-3 with an ERA of 2.65 while the Chicago southpaw is 5-4 with an ERA of 3.95. It is worth noting that the Athletics are an impressive 11-2 in Cahill’s last 13 starts versus teams with a losing record and 7-1 in his last 8 road starts versus sub-.500 clubs. Oakland hasn’t hit the ball all that well but has been at its best against lefty starters, batting .254 and scoring 4.2 runs/game against them. In fact, the Athletics are 9-4 in their last 13 road games versus a left-handed starter. There’s a good chance they’ll have Buehrle’s number when you consider that the White Sox are 6-18 in his last 24 starts versus the A’s. Recently, the Sox are 0-4 in his last 4 home starts versus Oakland. We’ll take the A’s. -Jimmy Boyd

Pick: San Diego Padres -119
Washington actually has a winning record at home, but is terrible on the road. Livan Hernandez is 0-5 on the road with a 5.10 ERA and the team has lost 7 straight starts made by him. The Nationals are 2-9 in their last 11 games vs. a right-handed starter and face a very good one in Aaron Harang (6-2, 3.77 ERA). The Padres are 5-1 in Harang’s last 6 starts and the Nationals are 6-22 in the last 28 meetings in San Diego. Play the Padres. -Jim Feist (Handicapperspicks.com)

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MLB Picks for May 30th 2011: Back The Chicago Cubs Against The Houston Astros

May 30, 2011 By

MLB Picks: May 30th 2011
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Pick: Chicago Cubs -133
I won with the Cubs yesterday. While I don’t feel quite as strongly about them this afternoon, I still feel that they’ve got an excellent shot at another victory. The Astros are currently really struggling. They lost again yesterday and are now an ugly 7-17 their last 24. Note that Houston’s 8-17 road record is tied for the worst in the National League. Lopez will be making his first “big league” start of the season and first as a Cub. He’s no stranger to starting in the majors though, as this will be the 200th start of his career. Lopez, who had a solid 3.46 ERA vs. the Astros last season, has been pitching well in the minors this season. Indeed, he was 6-1 with a super 2.59 ERA at Triple-A. He knows this is his chance and is excited to be here: He was quoted as saying: “I like this kind of environment – this old ballpark, people pretty close to you … I’m ready.” The Astros are 14-28 (-12.6) as road underdogs in the +125 to +150 range the past few seasons. On the other hand, the Cubs are 34-21 (+5.3) as home favorites in the -125 to -150 range, including a profitable 7-1 (+5.8) mark as home favorites in the -125 to -150 range. Consider “laying the wood” with the home team. -Ben Burns

Pick: New York Yankees +100
The Yankees have completely dominated the A’s the past two seasons, winning 16 of 19 overall and 7 of 9 in Oakland. Going back, the Yankees are 40-18 in the last 58 meetings in this series. Oakland starter Trevor Cahill is one tough cookie but he hasn’t been himself lately. The A’s have dropped his last 3 starts and he allowed 10 hits in two of those contests. Plus, New York has had no problem against him. Cahill is 0-2 with an ERA of 12.60 in 2 career starts against the Yankees. The A’s lost those games by 5 and 6 runs respectively. Take the Yanks. -Jeff Alexander (Handicapperspicks.com)

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MLB Picks for May 22nd 2011: Bet The Cubs And Red Sox Over The Betting Total

May 22, 2011 By

MLB Picks: May 22nd 2011
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Pick: Cubs vs. Red Sox Over 10
Look for the bats to come out to play again tonight for a third straight game in the Red Sox/Cubs series. These teams combined for 20 runs in Game 1 with a 15-5 Boston victory, and 12 runs in Game 2 with a 9-3 Chicago win. Both bullpens are taxed right now and neither starter will go deep in this one. That’s why the runs should just keep coming all night. James Russell is 0-4 with a 10.04 ERA and 2.022 WHIP as a starter this season for Chicago, while Tim Wakefield is 0-1 with a 6.30 ERA and 1.700 WHIP as a starter this year for Boston. The Red Sox are 7-0 OVER (+7.1 Units) in home games vs. a very good bullpen whose ERA is 3.33 or better this season. The OVER is 7-0 in Cubs last 7 vs. American League East. The OVER is 5-0 in Red Sox last 5 vs. a team with a losing record. Take the OVER 10 runs here. -Black Widow

Pick: San Francisco Giants -113
The A’s and Giants take the field on Sunday for their third and final game of the weekend series. San Francisco is looking for the sweep of Oakland having won Friday’s meeting 2 to 1 and Saturday’s contest 3 to 0. San Francisco is 12-1 in home games vs. an AL team with a team batting average of .265 or worse over the last 3 seasons. The Giants are 12-1 in home games vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .330 or worse over the last 3 seasons. Finally, we have a league-wide system that tells us to Play AGAINST all MLB Underdogs in this price range who are averaging 4.2 runs or less per game facing a team with a bullpen ERA of 3.33 or better with a starter who gives up 5.5 or fewer hits per start. This system has produced a record of 52-18 for 74 percent winners and 28.9 Units of profit. We will back the Giants in this situation as they get the three-game sweep of the A’s on Sunday afternoon. -Robbie Gainous (Handicapperspicks.com)

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MLB Picks for May 13th 2011: Bet The White Sox And Athletics Under The Total

May 13, 2011 By

MLB Picks: May 13th 2011
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Pick: White Sox vs. Athletics Under 7.5
Despite the final two games of their series vs. Texas each producing nine runs, the A’s have still seen six of their last six games stay below the total. Tonight’s series opener vs. Chicago has the potential to be another low-scoring affair. Humber has been excellent lately. Indeed, his last three starts have seen him record a 1.71 ERA and 0.619 WHIP. For the season, he has a stellar 2.65 ERA and 0.884 WHIP. That’s led to the “under” going a perfect 6-0 in his six starts. Manager Ozzie Guillen had this to say of Humber earning a spot in the Sox rotation: “Humber has good stuff and we like what we’ve seen from the first day. He earned what he is right now. He worked so hard to be what he could be. We didn’t give it to him … He did it all by himself. He should be proud of that.” Meanwhile, McCarthy has yet to allow a single earned run in two home starts. For the season, he has a solid 3.26 ERA and 1.248 WHIP. While McCarthy has a 1.80 ERA and 0.60 WHIP in his lone start against the Chisox, (1 run on 3 hits and 0 walks, in 5 innings) Humber will have the advantage of making his first start vs. Oakland. Consider the Under. -Ben Burns

Pick: San Francisco Giants +101
The surging San Francisco Giants have won six in a row and eight of nine to jump into first place in the National League West. The Chicago Cubs are moving in the opposite direction. The Giants and their pitching staff are probably the last thing the Cubs and their struggling offense need to see right now. Chicago will be looking to salvage its homestand when it opens a three-game series against Madison Bumgarner and San Francisco on Friday. The calendar’s turn to May has altered San Francisco’s fortunes. After an inconsistent first month, the Giants have taken off in the last 10 days, allowing an average of 2.3 runs per game over the last nine games. They are coming off consecutive sweeps of the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks that launched them into first place in the NL West. Matt Cain was the latest San Francisco hurler to put together a strong outing, allowing two runs in 7 2/3 innings to pick up a win over the Diamondbacks on Thursday. TAKE SAN FRANCISCO HERE. -Bob Wingerter (Handicapperspicks.com)

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