MLB Picks & Predictions for Thursday, September 2, 2010
By Drew Sharper
The Minnesota Twins look to complete a sweep of the Detroit Tigers tonight. Check out who we like in our picks & predictions for Thursday, September 2.
Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles, 7:05PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 35-15 (+11.5 Units) against BALTIMORE over the last 3 seasons
25 of 43 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.7 Units)
Games this season
BALTIMORE is 7-7 (+3.4 Units) against BOSTON this season
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.4 Units)
All games at BALTIMORE over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 16-10 (+2.2 Units) against BALTIMORE over the last 3 seasons
13 of 21 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.3 Units)
Games played at BALTIMORE this season.
BALTIMORE is 5-3 (+4.1 Units) against BOSTON this season
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.7 Units)
DAISUKE MATSUZAKA vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
MATSUZAKA is 3-2 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 5.64 and a WHIP of 1.745.
His team's record is 4-3 (-0.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-4. (-1.4 units)
BRADLEY BERGESEN vs. BOSTON since 1997
BERGESEN is 1-2 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 3.71 and a WHIP of 1.050.
His team's record is 1-3 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)
MLB Free Pick: Boston | Best Line: -133 SBGGLOBAL.com
Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins, 8:10PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 32-19 (+12.0 Units) against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
27 of 47 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.5 Units)
Games this season
MINNESOTA is 9-5 (+3.1 Units) against DETROIT this season
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.3 Units)
All games at MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 21-6 (+12.0 Units) against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
13 of 26 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.0 Units, Under=-2.0 Units)
Games played at MINNESOTA this season.
MINNESOTA is 7-1 (+5.3 Units) against DETROIT this season
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.7 Units)
JUSTIN VERLANDER vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
VERLANDER is 6-7 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.00 and a WHIP of 1.391.
His team's record is 7-9 (-4.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-9. (-4.5 units)
SCOTT BAKER vs. DETROIT since 1997
BAKER is 6-4 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.55 and a WHIP of 1.278.
His team's record is 10-9 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 13-6. (+6.7 units)
MLB Free Pick: Minnesota | Best Line: -115 SBGGLOBAL.com
Philadelphia Phillies at Colorado Rockies, 7:10PM ET
Games over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 17-4 (+11.6 Units) against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
13 of 20 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.3 Units)
Games this season
PHILADELPHIA is 5-1 (+3.6 Units) against COLORADO this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)
All games at COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 7-2 (+4.2 Units) against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.9 Units)
Games played at COLORADO this season.
COLORADO is 1-1 (+0.7 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)
JOE BLANTON vs. COLORADO since 1997
BLANTON is 1-0 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)
JHOULYS CHACIN vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
No recent starts.
MLB Free Pick: Philadelphia | Best Line: +106 SBGGLOBAL.com