Major League Baseball Picks & Predictions for Monday
By Drew Sharper
Labor Day for Major League Baseball features the Chicago White Sox trying to stay in the hunt for the AL Central title when they face the Detroit Tigers.
New York Mets at Washington Nationals, 1:05PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 21-27 (-0.7 Units) against NY METS over the last 3 seasons
27 of 46 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.5 Units)
Games this season
WASHINGTON is 7-5 (+4.5 Units) against NY METS this season
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)
All games at WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 12-12 (+0.6 Units) against NY METS over the last 3 seasons
13 of 23 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)
Games played at WASHINGTON this season.
WASHINGTON is 3-3 (+0.0 Units) against NY METS this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)
MIKE PELFREY vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
PELFREY is 4-5 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 4.02 and a WHIP of 1.454.
His team's record is 6-8 (-6.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-7. (-1.9 units)
JORDAN ZIMMERMANN vs. NY METS since 1997
ZIMMERMANN is 1-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 5.23 and a WHIP of 1.742.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)
MLB Free Pick: N.Y. Mets | Best Line: -105 SBGGLOBAL.com
Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs, 2:20PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 23-23 (+8.1 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS over the last 3 seasons
26 of 43 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.5 Units)
Games this season
HOUSTON is 8-4 (+6.7 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.9 Units)
All games at CHICAGO CUBS over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 12-12 (+6.8 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS over the last 3 seasons
11 of 23 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.5 Units, Under=-1.1 Units)
Games played at CHICAGO CUBS this season.
HOUSTON is 4-2 (+4.3 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.5 Units)
WANDY RODRIGUEZ vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
RODRIGUEZ is 5-4 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.98 and a WHIP of 1.338.
His team's record is 9-6 (+4.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-10. (-6.0 units)
CASEY COLEMAN vs. HOUSTON since 1997
No recent starts.
MLB Free Pick: Houston | Best Line: -120 SBGGLOBAL.com
Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers, 1:05PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
CHI WHITE SOX is 28-19 (+10.0 Units) against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
24 of 44 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.2 Units)
Games this season
CHI WHITE SOX is 7-4 (+2.6 Units) against DETROIT this season
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)
All games at DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
CHI WHITE SOX is 13-10 (+5.9 Units) against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
12 of 21 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)
Games played at DETROIT this season.
CHI WHITE SOX is 4-1 (+3.7 Units) against DETROIT this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)
EDWIN JACKSON vs. DETROIT since 1997
JACKSON is 2-0 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 2.41 and a WHIP of 1.485.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (+0.1 units)
MAX SCHERZER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
SCHERZER is 0-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.14 and a WHIP of 1.117.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)
MLB Free Pick: Chicago | Best Line: +110 SBGGLOBAL.com