MLB Picks & Predictions for Sunday, July 11, 2010
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Sunday, July 11, 2010 in the MLB.
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San Francisco Giants at Washington Nationals, 1:35PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
SAN FRANCISCO is 13-4 (+7.1 Units) against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
10 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.8 Units)
Games this season
WASHINGTON is 2-2 (+1.3 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.9 Units)
All games at WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
SAN FRANCISCO is 6-2 (+3.8 Units) against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)
Games played at WASHINGTON this season.
WASHINGTON is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)
MADISON BUMGARNER vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
No recent starts.
LIVAN HERNANDEZ vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
HERNANDEZ is 4-7 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 4.08 and a WHIP of 1.311.
His team's record is 8-10 (-0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-10. (-3.3 units)
MLB Free Pick: Washington | Best Line: -116 Sports Interaction
Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers, 1:05PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 29-18 (+10.0 Units) against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
26 of 44 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.7 Units)
Games this season
MINNESOTA is 6-4 (+1.1 Units) against DETROIT this season
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)
All games at DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 12-10 (-1.2 Units) against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
13 of 20 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.4 Units)
Games played at DETROIT this season.
DETROIT is 3-1 (+2.1 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)
CARL PAVANO vs. DETROIT since 1997
PAVANO is 4-2 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 2.88 and a WHIP of 1.060.
His team's record is 5-2 (+4.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+0.8 units)
ANDY OLIVER vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
OLIVER is 0-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.667.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)
MLB Free Pick: Minnesota | Best Line: -115 Sports Interaction
L.A. Angels at Oakland Athletics, 4:05PM ET
LA ANGELS are 149-111 (+25.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 22-9 (+14.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
LA ANGELS are 72-58 (+20.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 14-6 (+9.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
LA ANGELS are 41-19 (+19.2 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 43-26 (+16.5 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 139-103 (+22.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 81-66 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 96-76 (+13.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 85-63 (+12.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 13-6 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
LA ANGELS are 19-6 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
KAZMIR is 13-2 (+11.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
KAZMIR is 49-31 (+21.0 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
OAKLAND is 22-36 (-14.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
OAKLAND is 55-91 (-23.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SHEETS is 25-40 (-26.6 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
MLB Free Pick: L.A. Angels | Best Line: -110 Sports Interaction