MLB Picks & Predictions for Thursday, August 5, 2010
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Thursday, August 5, 2010 in the MLB.
San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves, 7:10PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
SAN FRANCISCO is 11-6 (+7.0 Units) against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-1.4 Units)
Games this season
SAN FRANCISCO is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against ATLANTA this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)
All games at ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
SAN FRANCISCO is 4-4 (+2.1 Units) against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.5 Units)
Games played at ATLANTA this season.
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
TIM LINCECUM vs. ATLANTA since 1997
LINCECUM is 6-1 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 2.70 and a WHIP of 1.114.
His team's record is 6-1 (+5.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-5. (-3.3 units)
JAIR JURRJENS vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
JURRJENS is 1-2 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.61 and a WHIP of 1.161.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)
MLB Free Pick: San Francisco | Best Line: -105 SBGGLOBAL.com
Philadelphia Phillies at Florida Marlins, 7:10PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 23-23 (+8.1 Units) against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
21 of 45 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-4.4 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)
Games this season
PHILADELPHIA is 6-4 (+0.7 Units) against FLORIDA this season
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.7 Units)
All games at FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 15-8 (+5.9 Units) against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
14 of 23 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.8 Units)
Games played at FLORIDA this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 4-1 (+3.2 Units) against FLORIDA this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)
ROY OSWALT vs. FLORIDA since 1997
OSWALT is 5-4 when starting against FLORIDA with an ERA of 3.49 and a WHIP of 1.319.
His team's record is 7-5 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-6. (-0.3 units)
CHRIS VOLSTAD vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
VOLSTAD is 2-3 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 4.09 and a WHIP of 1.341.
His team's record is 3-5 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-3. (+1.4 units)
MLB Free Pick: Philadelphia | Best Line: -118 SBGGLOBAL.com
Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners, 10:10PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
TEXAS is 31-19 (+14.1 Units) against SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
22 of 47 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-4.6 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)
Games this season
TEXAS is 9-3 (+6.6 Units) against SEATTLE this season
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.3 Units)
All games at SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
TEXAS is 13-10 (+6.9 Units) against SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
11 of 22 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.1 Units, Under=-1.4 Units)
Games played at SEATTLE this season.
TEXAS is 4-1 (+3.6 Units) against SEATTLE this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)
TOMMY HUNTER vs. SEATTLE since 1997
HUNTER is 2-2 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 2.67 and a WHIP of 1.385.
His team's record is 2-3 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)
FELIX HERNANDEZ vs. TEXAS since 1997
HERNANDEZ is 8-11 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.16 and a WHIP of 1.291.
His team's record is 10-15 (-11.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 14-9. (+4.2 units)
MLB Free Pick: Texas | Best Line: +108 SBGGLOBAL.com