Monday MLB Free Pick
(The Spread) – National League Central rivals square off in Houston when the Astros host the Pirates at 8:05PM ET.
Odds: Oddsmakers have made the Astros –125 money line favorites over the Pirates, who are +118 on the ML. The over/under total for this game is currently 8 runs.
Pitching Matchup: The Bucs will send Ross Ohlendorf to the mound against Houston’s Wandy Rodriguez in tonight’s pitching matchup. Ohlendorf is 0-1 with a 7.24 ERA on the season and is coming off a loss to the Brewers in which he gave up 11 hits and seven runs in five innings. Rodriguez, on the other hand, is 9-9 on the season with a 3.41 ERA.
Public Betting: Of the 5,500-plus wagers on tonight’s game, 51% of MLB public bettors currently favor the Astros –125.
MLB Free Pick: Take Houston. According to latest MLB trends, the Pirates are 1-7 in Ohlendor’s last eight starts versus the Astros and 0-4 in his last four road starts against Houston. The Astros, meanwhile, are 7-3 in Rodriguez’s last 10 starts versus the Pirates and 6-1 in his last seven home starts versus Pittsburgh. The Astros have played better baseball over the past week or so and are coming off a somewhat successful weekend in San Francisco.
MONDAY MLB FREE PICKS: HOUSTON ASTROS –125
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