MLB Picks & Predictions for Saturday, August 28, 2010
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Saturday, August 282010 in the MLB.
St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals, 7:05PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 13-3 (+9.2 Units) against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
10 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)
Games this season
ST LOUIS is 2-1 (+0.3 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)
All games at WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 5-3 (+1.2 Units) against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)
Games played at WASHINGTON this season.
WASHINGTON is 1-0 (+1.6 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)
KYLE LOHSE vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
LOHSE is 3-1 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 4.82 and a WHIP of 1.259.
His team's record is 6-1 (+4.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-3. (+0.6 units)
LIVAN HERNANDEZ vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
HERNANDEZ is 5-7 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.462.
His team's record is 7-12 (-4.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-9. (-2.0 units)
MLB Free Pick: St. Louis | Best Line: -110 SBGGLOBAL.com
L.A. Dodgers at Colorado Rockies, 8:10PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
LA DODGERS is 30-15 (+13.6 Units) against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
25 of 42 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.8 Units)
Games this season
LA DODGERS is 6-3 (+3.1 Units) against COLORADO this season
7 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+4.7 Units)
All games at COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
LA DODGERS is 14-7 (+8.9 Units) against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 19 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-2.0 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)
Games played at COLORADO this season.
LA DODGERS is 2-1 (+1.4 Units) against COLORADO this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)
CHAD BILLINGSLEY vs. COLORADO since 1997
BILLINGSLEY is 2-3 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 3.97 and a WHIP of 1.456.
His team's record is 3-5 (-4.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-3. (+0.7 units)
JHOULYS CHACIN vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
CHACIN is 1-2 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.59 and a WHIP of 1.529.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)
MLB Free Pick: L.A. Dodgers | Best Line: +110 SBGGLOBAL.com
Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays, 7:10PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 31-24 (+9.5 Units) against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
28 of 53 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)
Games this season
TAMPA BAY is 8-4 (+4.0 Units) against BOSTON this season
7 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.7 Units)
All games at TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 19-9 (+8.2 Units) against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
13 of 27 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.6 Units, Under=-1.0 Units)
Games played at TAMPA BAY this season.
BOSTON is 3-3 (+0.8 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)
CLAY BUCHHOLZ vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
BUCHHOLZ is 3-2 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 1.93 and a WHIP of 1.152.
His team's record is 4-2 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.1 units)
MATT GARZA vs. BOSTON since 1997
GARZA is 9-3 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 3.40 and a WHIP of 1.177.
His team's record is 14-4 (+11.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-9. (-1.5 units)
MLB Free Pick: Tampa Bay | Best Line: -120 SBGGLOBAL.com