MLB Picks & Predictions for Saturday, July 31, 2010
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Saturday, July 31, 2010 in the MLB.
L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco Giants, 4:10PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
LA DODGERS is 26-19 (+0.3 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO over the last 3 seasons
21 of 41 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-4.0 Units)
Games this season
LA DODGERS is 6-3 (+3.1 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.0 Units)
All games at SAN FRANCISCO over the last 3 seasons
LA DODGERS is 12-9 (+1.5 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO over the last 3 seasons
10 of 19 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.2 Units)
Games played at SAN FRANCISCO this season.
LA DODGERS is 3-0 (+3.3 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.7 Units)
CHAD BILLINGSLEY vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
BILLINGSLEY is 4-2 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.80 and a WHIP of 1.325.
His team's record is 8-4 (+2.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-4. (+2.9 units)
BARRY ZITO vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
ZITO is 6-6 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.01 and a WHIP of 1.219.
His team's record is 7-9 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-10. (-7.6 units)
MLB Free Pick: L.A. Dodgers | Best Line: +101 SBGGLOBAL.com
Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds, 4:10PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
CINCINNATI is 9-9 (+3.7 Units) against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.6 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)
Games this season
ATLANTA is 3-0 (+3.2 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.0 Units)
All games at CINCINNATI over the last 3 seasons
CINCINNATI is 6-4 (+2.8 Units) against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.8 Units)
Games played at CINCINNATI this season.
ATLANTA is 1-0 (+1.2 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)
JAIR JURRJENS vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
JURRJENS is 0-2 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 1.875.
His team's record is 0-3 (-5.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)
BRONSON ARROYO vs. ATLANTA since 1997
ARROYO is 5-3 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 5.80 and a WHIP of 1.712.
His team's record is 7-4 (+6.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-4. (+2.9 units)
MLB Free Pick: Atlanta | Best Line: +101 SBGGLOBAL.com
N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
NY YANKEES is 26-19 (+0.5 Units) against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
23 of 45 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-4.1 Units)
Games this season
TAMPA BAY is 5-4 (+1.8 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
8 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+6.9 Units)
All games at TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
NY YANKEES is 12-10 (+1.0 Units) against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
12 of 22 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)
Games played at TAMPA BAY this season.
TAMPA BAY is 2-2 (+0.1 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.9 Units)
JAVIER VAZQUEZ vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
VAZQUEZ is 5-6 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 5.32 and a WHIP of 1.413.
His team's record is 5-9 (-7.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-5. (+3.1 units)
MATT GARZA vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
GARZA is 1-3 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 3.40 and a WHIP of 1.301.
His team's record is 1-7 (-6.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-4. (-0.4 units)
MLB Free Pick: N.Y. Yankees | Best Line: +107 SBGGLOBAL.com