Major League Baseball Pick - July 31, 2008
We spilt our two picks yesterday for a slight loss. Today we are back with another two MLB selections.
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Today's MLB Baseball Picks:
Game: Colorado at Florida (7:10 PM Eastern)
Pick: 2 units on Florida -1.5 runs +165 (runline) (risk 2 to win 3.3)
The Rockies have been a poor road team for years with '08 being no exception. While they have done respectfully well against the sub .500 teams posting a 10-11 mark, it has been a nightmare for them against the teams that are .500+. The Rockies are 18-38 on the road overall for a pitiful 32.1% winning percentage. It has been a different story against the .500+ teams as they are just 8-27 or 22.9% winning percentage and have lost 18 of the 27 by two runs or more. Starting a pitcher such as Jorge DeLaRosa doesn't make the problem worse as he has amassed a 6.20 ERA on the season, with the Rockies winning just one of his six road starts. The Marlins are the runline choice here with lots of value. Including their wins, the Rockies are under .500 if you took all their road games against .500+ teams and here we are getting close to 1.7 to one odds.
Game: Seattle at Texas (8:05 PM Eastern)Pick: 3 units on Texas -138 (moneyline) (risk 3 to win 2.2)
The Mariners have been a horrible team all season. Playing on the road against winning teams has not been too kind either, as they have put together just a 14-26 mark in their 40 games. The Rangers have kept in the wildcard race due to their ability to score runs, especially at home against RHP. The Rangers are 45-30 against RHP, but not getting it done against the lefties at 11-22. The Rangers have scored an amazing 186 runs in their last 25 games at home - good for 7.4 runs a game. To put that in perspective, the Mariners have produced eight or more runs in just 12 games all season. This presents a tough spot for them here because the Texas average is a total they have surpassed in just 12 of 107 games or 11% of the time. The Rangers take this one.
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