Saturday’s Top MLB Trends
(The Spread) – The Mets have struggled versus the Phillies with Jon Niese is on the hill, while the under has hit in recent Pirates-Giants games.
Mets (+143) vs. Phillies (-152), 4:05PM ET
The Mets are just 2-5 in Jon Niese’s last seven starts versus the Phillies and 0-4 in his last four road starts against Philadelphia. The Phillies, meanwhile, are 4-1 in Vance Worley’s last five starts versus the National League East and 5-0 in his last five starts during game two of a series.
Jon Niese (L) vs. Vance Worley (R)
Tigers (+107) vs. White Sox (-114), 4:10PM ET
The Tigers are 21-7 in thier last 28 meetings with the White Sox and 11-4 in thier last 15 games in Chicago. The White Sox are just 1-5 in Gavin Floyd’s last six starts against the Tigers but are 6-2 in his last eight home starts versus Detroit. The over is 3-1-1 in Floyd’s last five outings versus Detroit, 5-2 in the last seven games between these two teams and 9-4-1 in the last 14 meetings between these two clubs in Chicago.
Adam Wilk (L) vs. Gavin Floyd (R)
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Pirates (+136) vs. Giants (-145), 9:05PM ET
The under is 5-0 in Morton’s last five starts against the Giants and 4-1 in Barry Zito’s last five outings versus the Pirates. The under is also 6-1 in the last seven meetings between these two teams and 4-1 in the last five meetings between these two teams in San Francisco. The Pirates, meanwhile, are 5-12 in their last 17 games versus the Giants and 3-9 in thier last 12 gmes in San Francisco.
Charlie Morton (R) vs. Barry Zito (L)
Padres (+128) vs. Dodgers (-136), 9:10PM ET
The over is 5-0-1 in the last six meetings but the under is 5-0 in Ted Lilly’s last five home starts versus the Padres and 8-0 in his last eight starts versus the Padres. The Dodgers are also 5-1 in the Lilly’s last six starts versus San Diego and 4-1 in his last five home starts versus the Padres. The Padres are also 6-18 in the last 24 meetings between these two teams and 0-7 in the last seven games in Los Angeles.
Joe Wieland (R) vs. Ted Lilly (L)
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