Saturday MLB Free Pick
(The Spread) – An American League East battle is on the cards Saturday afternoon as the Baltimore Orioles play host to the Tampa Bay Rays at Camden Yards.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made the Orioles slim -110 favorites and the Rays are a +100 underdog. The over/under total for today’s game is listed at 8 runs.
Coming into the game, the Oriorles have lost two in a row and are 14-17 overall as well as 7-9 at home. Tampa Bay is winners of two in a row and sport an 18-14 overall record along with a 10-4 road mark.
Starting for Tampa Bay will be young Jeremy Hellickson (2-2, 4.31 ERA), while Baltimore counters with Jeremy Guthrie (1-4, 3.00 ERA). According to the latest trends, Guthrie is 6-7 with a 3.79 ERA in 16 appearances (14 starts) versus the Rays. Hellickson has a 1-0 record and a 3.52 ERA in two appearances (one start) against the Orioles.
MLB Free Pick: I am taking the Orioles to end their brief skid here. It is a crime that Guthrie’s record is 1-4 because he has been solid in all but one of his starts this season. He’ll likely throw another good game Saturday. On the flipside, Hellickson is impressive but he is prone to giving up the long ball and Camden Yards is not the place where you want to have that problem. The O’s have some power hitters that can make Hellickson pay and I think there is a good chance for that to happen. My money is on Baltimore -110.
SATURDAY MLB FREE PICK: BALTIMORE ORIOLES -110
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