Miami Marlins vs. Washington MLB Picks Tuesday, September 20th, 2016

Miami Marlins vs. Washington

Pitching for the Nationals on Tuesday will be RHP Tanner Roark. In his 31 games (30 starts) and 15-8 record, Roark holds a 2.75 ERA with a 1.18 WHIP in 193.1 innings. Roark bagged a win his last time out against the Mets, going seven innings with three hits and no earned.

 

It’s not too hard to find good hitters on the Nationals’ order. Daniel Murphy is out front with 184 hits, 88 runs, 25 homers and 104 RBI. Anthony Rendon holds 144 hits with 84 runs and 78 RBI. Wilson Ramos has hit 140 times with 55 runs, 21 homers and 78 RBI.

 

This pitching matchup is great, so I’ll take the under here—even with the line so low. I’ll give Fernandez and the home-town Marlins a slight edge in the game, though.

Monday Night Football Prediction - Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Washington Redskins

The Pittsburgh Steelers will have a rare meeting with the Washington Redskins in an inter-conference Monday Night matchup for week 1 of the new season. These two teams haven’t played each other in Maryland since 2008, and the Steelers have beaten Washington the last five times they’ve played. Sports Interaction’s NFL odds on this game are taking these facts into consideration, as the Steelers are -170 favorites.

 

Last year, the Steelers went 10-6 only to lose in the playoffs to the Broncos, who would eventually win the Super Bowl. Current odds have them as +120 favorites to win the AFC North. Now, they will play their first regular game of the season with a couple of glaring holes in their roster. They are missing their star running back La’Veon Bell to a three-game suspension, and wide receiver Martavis Bryant who will be gone for a year on suspension.

 

That’s not their only problem. Last season the Steelers were 30th in the league in pass defense, giving up 271 yards per game. Pittsburgh isn’t exactly deep with talent on the secondary, and with a roll call of rookies filling in for injured cornerback Senquez Golson, they’ll likely struggle again this season.

 

Secondary issues aside, the Steelers aren’t really a team in trouble. DeAngelo Williams is more than a sufficient replacement for Le’veon Bell, and Roethlisberger is healthy, and, according to Mr. Terry Bradshaw, a better passer than Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady. Roethlisberger was injured and out for four games last year but averaged a league-high 328 passing yards per game and had 21 touchdowns.

 

Washington won the NFC East last year, making this matchup a solid one, and perhaps not the easy win for Roethlisberger and company that the odds suggest. There’s been some discussion about whether we’ll see rookie WR Josh Doctson making his debut, and head coach Jay Gruden suggested as much in interviews. Running back Matt Jones ,who injured his shoulder in the preseason, has been cleared to go against Pittsburgh.

 

The Pittsburgh defense will have it’s hands full against a Redskins offense fronted by Kirk Cousins and his formidable stable of receivers. Cousins had an excellent second half to his season last year (in the last six games his quarterback rating was over 100) and will be trying to build on that success against a less than stellar defense on Monday night. Not only that, Washington will be looking to prove that the end of last season was no fluke, and defeating one of the most reliable teams in the league, right out of the gates, would do just that. The Redskins are currently listed as +240 to win the NFC East this season.

 

One of the matchups most fans will be excited to see in this game will be between the highest paid cornerback in the league, Josh Norman, and Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, who had 136 receptions last season.

 

Monday Night Football Prediction Pittsburgh Steelers are the play.

 

 

 

MLB Picks - Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles August 16, 2016

The Red Sox set their sights on extending their winning streak to five games in tonight's series opener from the Orioles. They'll be sending to the mound Eduardo Rodriguez, who's 2-5 with a 5.43 ERA this season.

 

Rodriguez's has been flat-out dominant since being recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket last month. He's allowed only three runs in any one of his previous six starts. That stretch features a solid performance versus the Yankees last Thursday, during that your lefty tossed seven innings of three-hit, one-run ball. Unfortunately, his team couldn't capture the win as a result of surprising not enough production at the plate.

 

Speaking of which, the Red Sox, who lead the majors in runs per game (5.52), will look to Mookie Betts to get things going offensively. He’s been blazing hot throughout this month with a triple-slash line of .385/.407/.788. Betts is also 3-for-9 all-time against Baltimore’s starter in Yovani Gallardo.

 

Boston is 5-5 SU in its last 10 road games.

 

Baltimore is hoping for another solid outing from starter Yovani Gallardo (4-4, 5.17 ERA). His current record and averages this season aren’t impressive to say the least, but the former Ranger has recently put together a pair of quality starts in which he’s allowed just three runs across 12 innings of work. It’ll be interesting to see if Gallardo can keep it going despite owning a 5.26 ERA across five career starts against the Red Sox.

 

Meanwhile, the Orioles have been getting it done on offense, averaging exactly 6.0 runs per game in their previous four contests. Playing a big part of that success are none other than Manny Machado and Mark Trumbo.

 

Machado, the team’s best batter (.305) and hits-leader (139), has gone 7-for-22 with two doubles in his last five games. Trumbo, on the other hand, continues to knock balls out of the park with three homers in his past four outings. He has a total of 34 home runs, the most in the MLB right now.

 

The Orioles are 7-3 SU in their previous 10 games at home.

 

Free MLB Picks - Bet on Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles over the posted total 

MLB Picks- New York Mets vs. New York Yankees – August 4, 2016

The Mets'losing woes show no sign of abating while they suffered a 9-5 defeat to the New York Yankees on Wednesday. It absolutely was another disappointing setback for the Mets who have now lost six of these last eight games. With the loss, the Mets dropped to 55-52 in the NL East standings. They're now two games behind the St. Louis Cardinals in the race for the 2nd and final wild card spot in the National League.

Pitching has been the main problem for the Mets lately, with New York allowing a massive 40 runs over their last eight games. The onus then is on Bartolo Colon (9-6, 3.58 ERA) to supply a solid start for the Mets tonight. The 43-year-old veteran struggled mightily in his last outing against the Colorado Rockies, surrendering five runs on seven hits and a walk in only five innings of action.

Line: New York Mets (+128) at New York Yankees (-138); total: 8.5 – view all MLB lines

The Yankees on one other hand, will counter with Nathan Eovaldi (9-7, 4.78 ERA). He gave up three earned runs on three hits and two walks over six innings in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Eovaldi has surrendered just six runs over his last six starts after allowing 31 runs within the six outings prior to that.

The Yankees are 3-1 in their last four home games against the Mets. Play the NY Yankees tonight.

Bonus Picks Thursday

Boston Red Sox

Texas Rangers +130

 

Free MLB Picks Boston Red Sox at LA Angels 7/29/16

The best choice of the AL East seems to change on a nightly basis, as Boston, Toronto and Baltimore all fight it out for the division lead. Three losses in a line saw the Red Sox momentarily go from first to third.

 

An undercover bidding war may determine who gets the strength in the future out on top. All three teams are in need of starting pitching, and the one who bolsters its rotation the most within the next few days could tip the scales.

 

On Friday, Boston's starter will be Rick Porcello. Porcello (13-2, 3.57 ERA) has won in his last five starts, thanks in a large solution to his team's offense. Still, Porcello pitches well enough on a nightly basis to offer the Red Sox a shot.

This has been a tragedy of per year for Los Angeles, whose money is wrapped up in Albert Pujols and Mike Trout. While Pujols has been productive and Trout is among the game's best players, the Angels aren't getting much from other sources. The team's pitching is especially weak, and probably in need of nearly total staff overhaul to compete.

 

Friday's starter will be Tim Lincecum, who was rocked in Houston in his last start. Lincecum (2-4, 8.70 ERA) has quit at the very least seven hits in six of his seven starts this season. Only once has he gone six innings.

 

 

The Red Sox let first game of series get away as Angels scored 2 runs in ninth to win 2-1. Boston lost on error that allowed winning run to score and Red Sox recent offensive struggles continued. Tonight their best starter Porcello does enough to allow Boston to get much needed win

MLB Prediction Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox July 26, 2016

MLB Prediction Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox July 26, 2016

There's no denying the truth that the Chicago Cubs hold the advantage in the batting department for tonight's interleague clash. The Cubs are second in the majors in on-base percentage (.346) and fourth in runs scored (498) this season. The Cubs are also third in the National League in the RBI department with 475 with their name this season.

 

Where: U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago

 

When: Tuesday, July 26, 7:00 PM ET

 

Line: Chicago Cubs (-170) at Chicago White Sox (+150); total: 9.0 – view all MLB lines

 

TV Broadcast: ESPN

 

Compare that to the offensively challenged White Sox who have scored just 403 runs in 2010, seventh-lowest in the entire majors. One guy who needs to intensify for the White Sox tonight is Adam Eaton. He is 2-of-5 in his career against Kyle Hendricks with a homer and two RBIs. Eaton leads the White Sox in hits (107) and on-base percentage (.361) this season.MLB Prediction Chicago Cubs win big.

MLB Picks - Texas Rangers vs. Los Angeles Angels Monday, July 18th, 2016

MLB Picks - Texas Rangers vs. Los Angeles Angels Monday, July 18th, 2016

The Rangers, who have lost seven of the last 10 games, are desperate for a gain tonight. The chances of that from happening appear very good with A.J. Griffin (3-1, 3.81 ERA) taking the hill. He holds a comparatively solid history against the Angels, carrying a 3-2 record with a 3.08 ERA across six career starts. Griffin, however, was rocked for nine hits and six earned runs in only five innings of work during his last time out versus the Twins on July 10.

 

The Halos, meanwhile, are putting their trust on Nick Tropeano (3-2, 3.12 ERA), who's been the team's most consistent starter this season. He registered six innings of one-run ball and punched in eight strikeouts in a no-decision against the Orioles on July 9. Tropeano also owns a 1-2 record with a 3.72 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and .229 opponents'batting average in three career starts versus Texas.

 

MLB Prediction - Texas Rangers Get The Win.