Baseball Handicapping - June 30, 2010

We look to pick up the pace with our MLB picks, starting with our 5 unit MLB Game of the Month today!  We have three picks total including the MLB GOM.

WUNDERDOG 2010 RECENT RESULTS ($100/bet)
SPORT	WINS-LOSSES	%	NET
NFL	46-29 last 75 picks	61%	+$4060
CFB	25-10 last 35 picks	71%	+$6040
NBA	104-80 last 184 picks	57%	+$3530
NHL	369-273 last 642 picks	57%	+$17300
WNBA	12-6 last 18 picks	67%	+$1580
TOTAL			+$32510

Today's MLB Baseball Picks:

Game: Detroit at Minnesota (1:10 PM Eastern)
Pick: 2 units on Minnesota -160 (moneyline) (risk 2 to win 1.3)

The Detroit Tigers have struggled all season long on the road and, with starting a rookie pitcher against a Minnesota team that is tough at home, is a monumental task. Kevin Slowey almost always delivers a well pitched game at home and as a result the Twins are 21-6 in his last 27 starts at home. The Tigers have been at their worst playing on the road as a dog where they are just 19-41 over their last 60 in this spot. They have also begun to struggle against righthand pitching at just 1-6 in their last seven. The Twins have eaten up lefthand pitching and have now put together a 39-15 mark against them at home. A tough spot for a rookie, I'll go with the Twins here.

Arizona already lost the first two in this series and will go with AA call-up Barry Enright. Enright is a second round pick from the 2007 draft and has been pitching at AA Memphis, which is a far cry from facing Albert Puhols and company. The D-Backs are 12-30 on the road this season and have been carried by their offense. The problem is the offense has suffered a brown out and over the last seven games have tallied just 19 runs, less than 3 a game.  This team has enough trouble winning on the road when they are scoring. The Diamondbacks are more recently 3-18 in their last 21 road games and, with a lineup in a slump, a AA rookie pitcher doesn't appear to be the solution today. The Cards are tough at home with a 25-12 mark, but even tougher against poor road teams winning less than 40% of the time on the road. The Cards sport a 37-15 mark against these not so road warriors. The D-Backs 8-22 in their last 30 here as well. I'll go with St. Louis in this one.

Albert Puhols belted two HR's last night, the Arizona offense scored nothing and the D-Backs road futility is now showing a 3-18 mark in their last 21. They now summon the services of Barry Enright from AA Memphis to stop the bleeding and I don't think he will fare well here. Arizona is producing less than three runs a game over the last seven. Looking over the last 16 played in St. Louis vs these clubs, the Cards have gone 12-4 and, more importantly, have outscored the D-Backs 89-49, or by 2.5 runs a game. I like St. Louis on the runline.

Results: 1-2

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Check out the last five MLB Baseball Picks Newsletters:

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MLB-Baseball-Picks-June-27-2010
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MLB-Baseball-Picks-June-26-2010
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MLB-Baseball-Picks-June-25-2010
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MLB-Baseball-Picks-June-24-2010
The Phillies are starting to regain some form, having won five of their last seven, as they go for the sweep of Cleveland here. I really like their chances of getting it. The Indians' offense is h...