Thursday MLB Free Pick
(The Spread) – The Cardinals will go for the sweep tonight in Baltimore when they take on the Orioles at 7:05PM ET.
Odds: Oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog have made the Cardinals –128 money line favorites over the Orioles, who are +121 on the ML. The over/under total for this game is currently set at 9 runs.
Pitching Matchup: Tonight’s pitching matchup pits Jaime Garcia against Brian Matusz. Garcia is 6-3 on the year with a 3.06 ERA, although he hasn’t won a game in four starts. Meanwhile, Matusz is 1-3 with a 6.85 ERA and hasn’t won a game in three starts. In fact, he hasn’t made it to the sixth inning in his last five starts.
Public Betting: Of the 3,600-plus wagers on tonight’s game, 80% of MLB public bettors favor the Cardinals at –128.
MLB Free Pick: Take St. Louis. According to latest MLB trends, the Cardinals are 4-1 in their last five games against the Orioles and 4-0 in their last four interleague road games. They’re also 12-3 in their last 15 Thursday games and 4-1 in Garcia’s last five starts with four days of rest. Meanwhile, the Orioles are 1-6 in their last seven games as an underdog of +110 to +150, and 0-5 in Matusz’s last five interleague starts. As previously mentioned, Matusz’s hasn’t made it to the sixth inning in his last five starts and could struggle again tonight.
MLB THURSDAY FREE PICK: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS –128
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