MLB Picks & Predictions for Saturday, August 21, 2010
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Saturday, August 21, 2010 in the MLB.
New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates, 7:05PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 6-8 (-0.4 Units) against NY METS over the last 3 seasons
10 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.7 Units)
Games this season
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
All games at PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 4-4 (+0.3 Units) against NY METS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)
Games played at PITTSBURGH this season.
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
JON NIESE vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
NIESE is 0-0 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)
JAMES MCDONALD vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.
MLB Free Pick: Pittsburgh | Best Line: +100 SBGGLOBAL.com
Cincinnati Reds at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
LA DODGERS is 15-5 (+9.4 Units) against CINCINNATI over the last 3 seasons
10 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.6 Units)
Games this season
CINCINNATI is 3-3 (+0.4 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.8 Units)
All games at LA DODGERS over the last 3 seasons
LA DODGERS is 6-0 (+6.0 Units) against CINCINNATI over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)
Games played at LA DODGERS this season.
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
JOHNNY CUETO vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
CUETO is 0-2 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)
CHAD BILLINGSLEY vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
BILLINGSLEY is 3-2 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 3.34 and a WHIP of 1.547.
His team's record is 3-3 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-4. (-3.1 units)
MLB Free Pick: L.A. Dodgers | Best Line: -120 SBGGLOBAL.com
Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland Athletics, 9:05PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
OAKLAND is 12-13 (+3.1 Units) against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
12 of 25 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.7 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)
Games this season
OAKLAND is 3-3 (+0.9 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.8 Units)
All games at OAKLAND over the last 3 seasons
OAKLAND is 7-6 (+1.8 Units) against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
9 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.5 Units)
Games played at OAKLAND this season.
OAKLAND is 3-1 (+2.9 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+4.0 Units)
DAVID PRICE vs. OAKLAND since 1997
PRICE is 1-0 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.913.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)
BRETT ANDERSON vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
ANDERSON is 1-0 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 0.800.
His team's record is 2-0 (+3.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)
MLB Free Pick: Oakland | Best Line: +116 SBGGLOBAL.com