Thursday MLB Free Pick
(The Spread) – The Giants will try to exact revenge on the Astros when the two teams square off tonight at 10:15PM ET.
Odds: Oddsmakers have made the host Giants massive -237 money line favorites over the visiting Astros, who are +221 on the ML. The over/under total for this game is currently sitting at 7.5 runs.
Pitching Matchup: Henry Sosa will square off against 2011 All-Star Ryan Vogelsong in tonight’s pitching matchup. Sosa took the no-decision against the Giants last week when he allowed four runs on four hits over just 5 innings of work. Vogelsong, meanwhile, took the loss in Houston on August 19 when he allowed five runs (just two were earned) over seven innings.
MLB Public Betting: Of the 4,500-plus wagers on tonight’s game, 76% of MLB public bettors currently favor the Giants -237.
MLB Free Pick: Take the over. Both of these teams have hideous offenses and the Giants’ hitters couldn’t hit their way out of a wet paper bag right now. But for whatever reason, these two teams score plenty of runs when they face each other. The over is 4-1-3 in the last eight meetings between these two teams in San Francisco and 4-1 in the last five meetings overall. According to latest MLB trends, the over is 5-0 in the Astros’ last five games overall and 4-0-1 in their last five road games. Seeing as how these two teams just faced each other, they should be familiar with the opposing pitcher and should score just enough runs to push the total over.
THURSDAY MLB FREE PICK: ASTROS/GIANTS OVER 7.5
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