Sunday Night Baseball Free Pick
(The Spread) – The ESPN Sunday Night Baseball matchup tonight will pit two N.L. teams against each other as the San Francisco Giants host the New York Mets at 8:00PM ET.
Odds: Oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog have made the Giants –155 money line favorites over the Mets, who are +145 on the ML. Tonight’s total is currently sitting at 7 runs.
Pitching Matchup: Mike Pelfrey takes on Matt Cain tonight’s pitching matchup. Pelfrey is 5-7 with a 4.64 ERA. Pelfrey has won two of his last four starts, but that has been sandwiched in between two starts where he allowed four runs in six innings or less. Cain is 7-5 on the year with a 3.22 ERA. Cain has went seven innings in his last four starts, but he did allow five earned runs in his last outing.
Public Betting: Of the 2,600-plus wagers on tonight’s game, 55% of MLB public bettors favor the Giants -155.
MLB Free Pick: Go with the underdog in this one, the Mets. They have won five of their last seven games, with four of those victories coming on the road. According to latest MLB trends, the Mets are 4-1 in Pelfrey’s last 5 starts against the Giants while San Francisco is 3-7 in Cain’s last 10 starts with four days of rest. The Mets are 5-1 in their last 6 Sunday games as well, and 8-2 in their last 10 road games against a right-handed starter.
ESPN SUNDAY NIGHT BASEBALL FREE PICK: NEW YORK METS +145
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