Wednesday MLB Free Pick
(The Spread) – The Yankees will look to make it four in a row when they take on the A’s at 3:35PM ET today in Oakland.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog have made the host A’s –118 money line favorites over the visiting Yankees, who are +111 on the ML. A.J. Burnett (5-3, 3.99 ERA) will face Gio Gonzalez, who is 5-2 this year with a 2.17 ERA over 62.1 innings.
Oakland opened as a –120 money line favorite for this game but the line has dropped since then. In fact, the line dropped all the way down to –115 before steadily moving back up to –119 and has now settled in at –118.
Of the 3,300-plus wagers placed on tonight’s game, 72% of the betting public is on the Yankees +111. That’s not surprising considering that a) they’re the Yankees and b) the A’s have a difficult time scoring runs. New York is also in the midst of a three-game winning streak and is coming off a convincing 10-3 win on Tuesday against Oakland.
MLB Free Pick: Take the Yankees. Even though Gonzalez is on the hill for Oakland, it’s not often when you get to take the Bombers at such a value. According to latest MLB trends, the Yankees are 5-0 in their last five games in Oakland and 42-18 in their last 60 games against the A’s. Burnett hasn’t been the disaster that most people thought he would be to this point and the A’s lineup doesn’t represent any huge challenges. The Yanks have been playing good baseball of late and are facing a team that can’t score runs. Take the value in New York.
WEDNESDAY MLB FREE PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES +111
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