Free Mlb Predictions - August 08, 2008

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Today's MLB Baseball Picks:

Game: St Louis at Chicago (2:20 PM Eastern)
Pick: 3 units on Chicago -160 (moneyline) (risk 3 to win 1.9)

Like any good team the Cubs are prone to having a "hiccup" during the course of a 162-game season and they have experienced theirs. The Cubs went 15-18 for a stretch, but the before and after mark is an impressive 54-28. The home record during the little hiccup was just 7-6, and sandwiched around that is an impressive 36-10 mark. So when we see around 1.5-1 odds for them at home. The Cubbies have won nine of their last 11 and are back on track, so this game is chock full of value in our eyes. The Cubs bring Ted Lilly to the mound who got off to a horrendous start, but the Cubs have now been 13-5 in his last 18 starts including 8-1 in his last nine at home, and things look even better. Brandon Looper has made only two starts on the road against a team with a winning record and the Cards have dropped both games. We like the Cubs in this one at home.

Jon Lester continues to impress and as the season winds on he seems to mature and get better with every start, as evidenced by the BoSox 10-1 record over his last 11 starts. Those 11 starts show nine games in which the opponent did not score more than three runs for the game, so it certainly puts the Sox in strong position to find the win column. Mark Buerhle has not been impressive this season. Even less so lately as he carries a 7.02 ERA over his last three starts into this one and the White Sox are just 10-13 in his 23 starts this season. The Red Sox have also done damage against LHP where they stand at 17-8 on the season, and we will back them on the road in this one.

The road has not been kind to this Atlanta team where they have a 20-37 mark, just one more win than the lowly Padres have managed on the highway. Arizona has finally pushed over the .500 mark. They have gotten there by going 11-6 in their last 17 so they have played much better lately. The Braves at 13-21 over their last 34 have played themselves out of contention, even for a wildcard, and are now playing out the string for '08 - a rare position for them to be in. Jorge Campillo came roaring out of the pen to rescue the Braves’ staff with the Braves winning his first four starts, but the honeymoon ended quickly as the Braves are now just 4-7 in his last 11 starts, including just 2-4 on the road. We will take the resurgent D-backs to win at home tonight.

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Check out the last five MLB Baseball Picks Newsletters:

MLB-Baseball-Picks-August-07-2008
The Dodgers are just 3-6 in Clayton Kershaw’s last nine starts, in spite of the fact he gave up no earned runs in three of them. Two still resulted in losses. That is because the underbelly...

MLB-Baseball-Picks-August-06-2008
We are not usually tuned in to heavy chalk, but sometimes there is value even in lines that seem to be laden with chalk. Scott Kazmir has been brilliant on the season and for him, and the Rays this ye...

MLB-Baseball-Picks-August-05-2008
Edinson Volquez has had a breakout season for the Reds and has not allowed more than three runs in a game but three times on the season covering 23 starts. He is 13-4 with a 2.71 ERA, and in Cy Young ...

MLB-Baseball-Picks-August-04-2008
Something has to give in this one. The Rays have been lethal at home all season, but Cliff Lee has been lethal period. Lee has not produced back-to-back bad starts all season. He gave up six runs in h...

MLB-Baseball-Picks-August-03-2008
Does Maddux deserve this kind of respect? No! The guy is 4-8 on the season with a pedestrian 4.29 ERA. Over his last three starts he has posted a 7.54 ERA. His team averages 3.5 runs per game at home ...