Thursday MLB Free Pick
(The Spread) – The Angels have suddenly snuck into the Wild Card race in the AL but can they keep rolling?
Odds: Oddsmakers have made the visiting Los Angeles Angels –113 money line favorites over the hot Toronto Blue Jays tonight, who are +106 on the ML. The over/under total for this 7:07PM ET start time is currently sitting at 8.5 runs.
Pitching Matchup: Ervin Santana will take on Henderson Alvarez in tonight’s pitching matchup. Santana enters the game with an 11-12 record and a 3.40 ERA, and has lost his last three starts. Alvarez, meanwhile, is 1-2 on the year with a 3.62 ERA in just 49.2 innings this season.
Public Betting: Of the 1,000-plus wagers on tonight’s game, 65% of MLB public bettors currently favor the Angels –113. This information is subject to change, however, so make sure you click on the link provided for the most up-to-date MLB public betting numbers.
MLB Free Pick: Take Los Angeles. It’s go time for the Angels, who are now just 2.5 games back of Boston in the American League Wild Card standings after winning two in a row. If they have any hope of catching the Red Sox they need to keep winning and put the pressure on a Boston team that still has to play the Yankees in the upcoming days. According to latest MLB trends, the Halos are 5-1 in Santana’s last six starts versus the Blue Jays, who are 1-4 in Alvarez’s last five starts as an underdog.
MLB THURSDAY FREE PICK: LOS ANGELES ANGELS -113
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