MLB Picks & Predictions for Sunday, August 1, 2010
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Sunday, August 1, 2010 in the MLB.
L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco Giants, 8:05PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
SAN FRANCISCO is 21-26 (-0.6 Units) against LA DODGERS over the last 3 seasons
22 of 43 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-4.0 Units)
Games this season
LA DODGERS is 6-5 (+1.0 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
6 of 11 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
SAN FRANCISCO is 11-12 (-0.8 Units) against LA DODGERS over the last 3 seasons
11 of 21 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-2.1 Units)
Games played at SAN FRANCISCO this season.
LA DODGERS is 3-2 (+1.3 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.7 Units)
CLAYTON KERSHAW vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
KERSHAW is 0-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 0.800.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)
MATT CAIN vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
CAIN is 0-8 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.32 and a WHIP of 1.684.
His team's record is 4-10 (-6.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-7. (-1.6 units)
MLB Free Pick: L.A. Dodgers | Best Line: +105 SBGGLOBAL.com
Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds, 1:10PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
CINCINNATI is 10-9 (+4.7 Units) against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
10 of 18 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)
Games this season
ATLANTA is 3-1 (+2.2 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.9 Units)
All games at CINCINNATI over the last 3 seasons
CINCINNATI is 7-4 (+3.8 Units) against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.3 Units)
Games played at CINCINNATI this season.
ATLANTA is 1-1 (+0.2 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)
TOMMY HANSON vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
HANSON is 1-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 9.39 and a WHIP of 2.216.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)
EDINSON VOLQUEZ vs. ATLANTA since 1997
VOLQUEZ is 0-2 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.18 and a WHIP of 1.294.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)
MLB Free Pick: Cincinnati | Best Line: +112 SBGGLOBAL.com
Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox, 1:35PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 13-6 (+4.7 Units) against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.3 Units)
Games this season
DETROIT is 3-2 (+3.2 Units) against BOSTON this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)
All games at BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-3 (+1.5 Units) against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.8 Units)
Games played at BOSTON this season.
DETROIT is 1-1 (+1.3 Units) against BOSTON this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)
JUSTIN VERLANDER vs. BOSTON since 1997
VERLANDER is 2-2 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 3.90 and a WHIP of 1.229.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)
CLAY BUCHHOLZ vs. DETROIT since 1997
BUCHHOLZ is 1-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.64 and a WHIP of 1.558.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)
MLB Free Pick: Detroit | Best Line: +132 SBGGLOBAL.com