MLB Picks & Predictions for Sunday, August 8, 2010
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Sunday, August 8, 2010 in the MLB.
St. Louis Cardinals at Florida Marlins, 1:10PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 10-7 (+1.2 Units) against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
10 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.3 Units)
Games this season
FLORIDA is 2-2 (+0.5 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)
All games at FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 6-3 (+3.4 Units) against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.8 Units)
Games played at FLORIDA this season.
FLORIDA is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)
JEFF SUPPAN vs. FLORIDA since 1997
SUPPAN is 4-4 when starting against FLORIDA with an ERA of 3.63 and a WHIP of 1.374.
His team's record is 7-6 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-7. (-2.5 units)
SEAN WEST vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
WEST is 1-0 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 1-0 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)
MLB Free Pick: St. Louis | Best Line: -104 SBGGLOBAL.com
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees, 8:05PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
NY YANKEES is 24-22 (-0.1 Units) against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
24 of 43 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.2 Units)
Games this season
NY YANKEES is 6-4 (+1.2 Units) against BOSTON this season
7 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+5.1 Units)
All games at NY YANKEES over the last 3 seasons
NY YANKEES is 13-9 (+1.3 Units) against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
11 of 20 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)
Games played at NY YANKEES this season.
BOSTON is 2-2 (+1.2 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)
JOSH BECKETT vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
BECKETT is 10-7 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 5.37 and a WHIP of 1.434.
His team's record is 13-9 (+5.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 14-8. (+5.8 units)
A.J. BURNETT vs. BOSTON since 1997
BURNETT is 5-3 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.92 and a WHIP of 1.442.
His team's record is 8-6 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-7. (+0.1 units)
MLB Free Pick: N.Y. Yankees | Best Line: -132 SBGGLOBAL.com
Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics, 4:05PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
OAKLAND is 23-26 (-2.3 Units) against TEXAS over the last 3 seasons
25 of 45 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)
Games this season
OAKLAND is 5-6 (-0.0 Units) against TEXAS this season
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.7 Units)
All games at OAKLAND over the last 3 seasons
OAKLAND is 13-12 (-1.3 Units) against TEXAS over the last 3 seasons
12 of 23 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)
Games played at OAKLAND this season.
OAKLAND is 3-2 (+1.0 Units) against TEXAS this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)
COLBY LEWIS vs. OAKLAND since 1997
LEWIS is 2-2 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 3.57 and a WHIP of 1.562.
His team's record is 3-4 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-1. (+3.8 units)
TREVOR CAHILL vs. TEXAS since 1997
CAHILL is 5-1 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 1.83 and a WHIP of 1.015.
His team's record is 6-1 (+6.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-3. (+1.0 units)
MLB Free Pick: Oakland | Best Line: -115 SBGGLOBAL.com