New York Yankees (-110) - Wed September 10 ‘08 3:35p
Now these teams are on the opposite side of the spectrum this season, with the New York Yankees about to miss the playoffs for the first time since 1994 and the Angels owning the best record in baseball, but this game looks like a pitching mismatch in favor of the Yankees. Dustin Moseley is a fill-in starter for the Angels, and he has been simply brutal in seven starts this season. Moseley is 1-4 with a ridiculously high 7.90 ERA and 1.92 WHIP, and he has yet to record a Quality Start. As bad a year as the Yankees are having, they are still potent offensively and should feast on Moseley here. Now Andy Pettitte is nowhere near the pitcher he used to be, but he still looks like a stud when compared to his mound opponent here. Pettitte has done his best pitching on the road, where he is 8-5 with a very nice 3.68 ERA and 1.34 WHIP, and he recorded a Quality Start in his only other start at Anaheim this season. Take the Yankees as modest chalk today. MLB Free Pick: Yankees -110 

Tampa Bay Rays (180) - Wed September 10th ‘08 7:05p
The Tampa Bay Rays recorded the biggest win in the history of their franchise in dramatic fashion last night, and we look for them to ride that momentum to a second straight upset of the Boston Red Sox tonight. The Rays scored two runs in the ninth inning off of Jonathan Papelbon last night, and we would not be at all surprised if this game tonight turns into another battle of the bullpens. That is an area where Tampa Bay has the edge, as they rank second in the American League with a 3.45 pen ERA. Boston starter Josh Beckett is obviously not at full health right now, and he was limited to just five innings in his last start despite not allowing a single run and only four hits with seven strikeouts. Still, Beckett has not pitched well at all here at Fenway Park this year, where he had a whopping 6.02 ERA. The combination of a shaky Beckett and a demoralized bullpen does not bode well for laying this huge price tonight. Now granted, Andy Sonnanstine has not pitched nearly as well as his 13-7 record would indicate. However, he does usually keep the Rays in games and he does have a decent 1.25 WHIP on the road. Look for Andy to do his thing for five innings or so and for the fine Rays pen to take over from there. Finally, one cannot put a price on the emotional high the Rays are on after last night, and we would not be surprised if some of their fringe players continue to step up in the absence of Crawford and Longoria. MLB Free Pick: Rays +180

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Toronto Blue Jays (106) - Tue September 9th ‘08 8:10p
Game 1 of the doubleheader with Burnett facing Vasquez.
The White Sox begin a crucial series today looking to add to, or maintain their 2 1/2 game lead over the Twins in the AL Central The first order of business will be a doubleheader against a red-hot Toronto club. The Blue Jays have won eight straight and have had very little trouble against the White Sox this season. The Blue Jays swept a four-game home series from them back in May and will be looking for their first five-game winning streak over Chicago in over 19 years. The Blue Jays also outscored the White Sox 12-5 in their series in May, posting two shutouts. Both teams will use Monday’s scheduled starters in the first game of the doubleheader. Toronto will turn to 16-game winner A.J Burnett who also leads the league in strikeouts with 201. Burnett is 0-1 with a 4.15 ERA in his last three outings. Chicago counters with Javier Vazquez who has 11 wins on the season. Vazquez has pitched well at home lately, but hasn’t received much help from his offense. In his last five starts at U.S. Cellular Field, Vasquez is 1-4 with a 3.55 ERA, as eight total runs of support in those four losses have backed him. The offense doesn’t figure to be much better against a hard thrower like Burnett. Take the Jays and take a look at a possible UNDER play in this one. - Courtesy of Bob Harvey

Kansas City Royals (190) - Tue September 9th ‘08 8:10p
The Kansas City Royals will take on AL Central rivals the Minnesota Twins tonight at the Metrodome. The Royals look like they will again finish in the Central basement while the Twins fight it out with the White Sox for first place. Consequently, we are going to predict the ‘nothing to play for’ Royals to get a close victory tonight. Royals’ starter Brian Bannister entered the year with a great deal of promise and early in the season he looked to be fulfilling that promise (3-0 in his first three starts). But then the rest of the season came, and he has been up and down for the majority of it. His last win came way back on June 23rd and he sits at 7-14 on the year with an unimpressive 5.56 ERA. However, of late, Bannister has shown some signs of getting things corrected. In his last three starts he has allowed just seven earned runs while striking out 13 and walking six. Opponents have averaged just 3.66 runs per game in that stretch. Minnesota’s Nick Blackburn is having an excellent year and he has been solid at home. The Twins have lost his last two home starts though, and they have dropped seven of their last 10 games overall. Despite being the superior club to Kansas City, they are just 6-4 against them in the last 10 played at the Metrodome. Yes, that is a winning record, but it is no sure thing and at +190 odds Kansas City is well worth the risk in this situation. Bannister’s biggest flaw this season has been giving up the long ball, and giving it up with men on base. Minnesota is not a power hitting club though, as they have just 100 home runs on the year, ranking ahead of only KC and San Francisco. Anytime Bannister keeps the ball in the ballpark, the Royals have a good opportunity to win. I think that will be the case tonight as Bannister limits the Twins and KC ekes out just enough runs to pull off the upset. Things to consider: Kansas City has also won three of Bannister’s last six road starts. The Royals are 4-1 in Bannister’s five career starts versus the Twins, and he has allowed just eight earned runs in those starts. Free MLB Pick: Take the Royals +190 - Courtesy of Matt Foust

Tampa Bay Rays (155) - Tue September 9th ‘08 7:05p
Yes, the Tampa Bay Rays are showing signs of wilting under pressure and the Boston Red Sox have the 16-2 Daisuke Matsuzaka on the mound, but the effect of this has given tremendous value to Scott Kazmir in this spot. After all, Kazmir has a comparable ERA to Dice-K (2.99 vs. 2.88) over the entire season, a better WHIP (1.22 vs. 1.33) and a much lower ERA over the last three starts (1.56 vs. 3.60). Kazmir is in raging form right now, as he has allowed three runs or less in eight of his last nine starts, and has allowed a miniscule four hits and posted 13 strikeouts in 11.1 innings over his last two outings. Now, Boston has won each of the last seven games started by Matsuzaka, but this is the first time in that span that his statistics are not vastly superior to his mound opponent. Also, do not forget that the Red Sox are just 1-4 as a team in his last five starts vs. Tampa Bay since last season. All things considered, Kazmir seems to ooze value at better that +150 here. MLB Free Pick: Rays +155 - Courtesy of LT Profits
 
Washington Nationals @ New York Mets u8.5 (100) - Tue September 9th ‘08 7:10p
Oliver Perez of the New York Mets and John Lannan of the Washington Nationals have both been pleasant surprises this season, and each has had some success vs. their respective opponents tonight. Perez has been plagued by inconsistency in recent seasons, and truth be told, that carried over into the first part of this year. However, as if someone flipped a switch, Perez has suddenly become a model of consistency over the last two months. He has 11 Quality Starts in his last 13 outings, and he allowed only four runs in each of the two non-quality outings, both against the Houston Astros. The Mets are 10-3 as a team in those Perez starts the last two months, with the Under going 8-4-1. On of these Quality Starts came against these Nationals, where he allowed three runs and six hits in 6.2 innings of a 9-3 win. Now Lannan may be just 8-13, but he deserves a much better fate than that considering his very good 3.88 ERA. He has allowed two runs or less in four of his last six starts, and he just may have had they best start of his major league career vs. these Mets earlier this season, when he allowed just one run and three hits in six innings with a whopping 11 strikeouts. Finally, while both bullpens have struggled for most of this year, each has shown tremendous improvement lately, with the Washington bullpen posting a 2.83 ERA in the last 10 games and the Mets pen performing even better, with a 1.14 ERA over this same span. MLB Free Pick: Nationals, Mets Under 8.5 (+100) - Courtesy of LT Profits

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Los Angeles Dodgers @ San Diego Padres o7.5 (-125) - Monday September 8th ‘08 10:05p
The Los Angeles Dodgers have suddenly won eight straight games after being left for dead following a 10-game losing streak less than two weeks ago, as Manny Ramirez has refused to let them die by carrying the offense. The San Diego Padres scored 10 runs themselves yesterday, and they are very familiar with Greg Maddux, who was with San Diego until July and is starting for the Dodgers tonight. Given that Padres starter Cha Seung Baek is coming back to earth after a good start, we feel these teams should fly Over this low total with relative ease. Baek has failed to record a Quality Start in his last three outings, posting a bloated 7.71 ERA and 1.59 WHIP in 16.1 innings in the process. He faced these Dodgers just last week in Los Angeles, and the results were not pretty, as he was roughed up for seven earned runs and eight hits while lasting just 3.2 innings Now normally, we like to take a long look at the opposite result of the first meeting when a pitcher faces the same team for the second time in less than a week, as baseball is about making the proper adjustments. However, the Dodgers are pummeling everyone right now, scoring at least five runs in every games of their eight-game winning streak, so we do not expect Baek to slow them down tonight either. Now Maddux has not been great since putting on the Dodger uniform, with a 5.94 ERA and a very un-Maddux-like 1.50 WHIP in three starts for LA. He has also yet to six innings since coming over, so it is obvious that the sunset to a brilliant career is not too far off. It also does not help his cause that the Padres are actually hitting right-handers well lately, batting .281 against them over the past 10 games. Now we are well aware of what a pitchers paradise this stadium is, but this still seems like a very low total when you consider the current state of both these starting pitchers and these offenses. MLB Free Pick: Dodgers, Padres Over 7.5 (-125) - Courtesy of LT Profits

Los Angeles Dodgers (-140) - Mon September 8th ‘08 10:05p
The LA Dodgers enter into tonights road tilt against the San Diego Padres on a 8 game winning streak, and I expect they will make it 9 in a row after tonight , as they send veteran Greg Maddux ( 7-11, 4.18 ERA) out to the hill to face his former team mates. The right hander allowed allowed two runs and six hits in 5 2-3 innings of work against the Padres in a 5-2 victory last Monday. The future Hall of Famer has pitched well at PETCO this season ,as is evident by a 2.62 ERA and 0.98 WHIP in 14 starts , and should be primed to stop what has to be considered MLBs worst hitting team. Meanwhile, the Padres will return fire with struggling thrower Cha Seung Baek (4-9, 5.34) . The right-hander in his last outing, which came against the Dodgers, was awful, as he allowed seven runs and eight hits in 3 2-3 innings of an 8-4 loss . The native of Korea is 0-4 with along with a bloated 6.35 ERA in his last five starts overall, and could easily end up as cannon fodder , against a Dodgers offense, that has churned out 6.5 RPG during their current hot run. Final notes & Key Trends: Maddux when he starts has seen his team go 31-15 L/46 against division foes. Dodgers have won 7 straight, against righties like Baek. Padres have lost 6 of Baeks last 7 home starts. With that said, I am recommend riding the momentum of the Dodgers on the moneyline - Courtesy of Alex Smart

Milwaukee Brewers -1.5 (-165) - Fri September 5th ‘08 8:05p
Payback will be strong and swift as the Brewers, who last night to the Padres, bounce back big with C.C. Sabathia. The money line on this game is off the charts and truth being told the run line is a little steep. But how can you not like the unbeaten Sabathia who is coming off a near no-hitter and hasn’t lost since donning a Milwaukee uniform? The Brewers will be counting on the big lefthander to help them snap out of a four-game slide and he should cruise against the offensively challenged Padres. Sabathia has been incredible since coming over from Cleveland in the July 7th trade. C.C. is 9-0 with a 1.43 ERA. He has six complete games in 11 starts. When you take a closer look at his freakish numbers, it’s like looking at Koufax in ’63 or Gibson in ’67, etc. In his last three starts, Sabathia is 2-0 with a 1.12 ERA. He’s got a whip of 1.04. In his last 11 starts, the Brewers are 10-1. And on and on the numbers go. Last year, the Brewers squandered an 8 1/2-game lead in the NL Central and missed the playoffs. Sabathia won’t let that happen again. - Courtesy of Bob Harvey

Kansas City Royals (135) - Fri September 5th ‘08 8:10p
The Kansas City Royals completed a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics by winning a doubleheader last night, while the Cleveland Indians cannot be too excited about this series after playing spoiler by taking two out of three games from the Chicago White Sox. Royals starter Brandon Duckworth has done a nice job whenever called upon, as he has allowed exactly three runs in each of his two starts. Believe it or not, Duckworth has allowed three runs or less in eight of his last nine major league starts. The problem is that those starts have been spread across the last three years! That said, he has looked healthy in his two starts back and we see no reason why he cannot have continued success vs. an Indians team that has never faced him before. Now Anthony Reyes has also pitched well in five starts this season, in fact allowing two earned runs or less on each occasion. However, Reyes is not exactly a youngster and he has never been able in maintain this kind of form over a prolonged period in the past. This, he actually looks overvalued here as he is a prime candidate to implode at any time. Finally, the Kansas City bats have suddenly caught fire, as the Royals are batting .304 as a team while averaging 5.10 runs the last 10 games, and we look for them to scratch out enough runs off of Reyes to get this victory at a price. MLB Free Pick: Royals +135 - Courtesy of LT Profits

Boston Red Sox (-135) - Fri September 5th ‘08 8:05p
Boston is 44-14 this year when playing against a team with a losing record. Boston bullpen has a 3.74 ERA overall this year. Josh Beckett has a 3.17 ERA on the road this season. Boston is 18-8 overall vs Texas last 3 years including a perfect 7-0 overall vs Texas this season. Red Sox are 20-8 in Becketts last 28 road starts. We’ll recommend a small play on Boston tonight as your FREE winner! Thanks and good luck, Rocky - Courtesy of Rocketman Sports

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San Diego Padres @ Milwaukee Brewers u9.5 (-115) MLB Odds - Thu September 4th ‘08 8:05p
Both teams are coming off being swept. The Mets took the broom to the Brewers, while the Padres failed to win a game during their three-game set against the Dodgers. So who gets the advantage between two sliding team’s? In this case, the advantage is definitely Milwaukee’s. The Brewers played a day-game at Shea Stadium on Wednesday and got back home in plenty of time to rest and prepare for the Padres. San Diego meanwhile had a night game in Los Angeles followed by the long trip to Wisconsin. The Padres arrived early this morning so they’ve got to be dragging. Both teams have been struggling offensively. The Brew Crew scored a total of nine runs in the New York series while the Padres have scored a total of 12 runs in their last four outings. This will be the fourth meeting of the year between these two teams with the previous three games staying well UNDER the total. Jeff Suppan goes for the Brewers while the Padres will counter with Shawn Estes. I never been a believer in what day of the week you play makes a big difference. However, for what it’s worth, the Padres are 14-3 to the UNDER on Thursday’s. Overall this year San Diego has played to low side 72-62 while the Brewers have posted a record of 59-72. Milwaukee’s totals mark is a bit misleading considering all the high numbers they’ve faced this season. Here’s the bottom line: You’ve got two tired teams that have a history of playing close, low scoring games. Look for that trend to continue tonight. - Courtesy of Bob Harvey - Click Here to Buy Bob Harvey’s Expert MLB Picks Picks

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds o9.5 (-125) - Thu September 4th ‘08 12:35p
The Pittsburgh Pirates have one of the best Over records in baseball this season, especially on the road where the Pittsburgh Over is a lucrative 40-23-4. Look for that pattern to continue when the Pirates visit the Cincinnati Reds in this very early 12:35 ET start. The starting pitchers certainly figure to do their part to make this happen today. Josh Fogg is 2-7 with a brutal 7.29 ERA and 1.58 WHIP in 13 starts this season for the Reds. As if that is not bad enough, he has allowed 22 earned runs and 28 hits in just 19 innings over his last four starts vs. the normally light-hitting Pirates. Tom Gorzelanny has not been much better for the Pirates either, as he sits at 6-9 with a 6.61 ERA and 1.77 WHIP in 19 starts, with the Over going 13-5-1 in those outings. Even more alarming is that his numbers are actually worse over his last three starts, where he has a disgusting 8.82 ERA and 1.90 WHIP over 16.1 innings. He did not get out of the fist inning the last time he faced Cincinnati, allowing six earned runs in 0.2 innings. Combining the recent form of these hurlers and the Over-tendency of the Pirates in general this year, the Over seems like an obvious selection here. MLB Free Pick: Pirates, Reds Over 9.5 (-125) - Courtesy of LT Profits

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Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5 (-120) - Wed September 3rd ‘08 10:10p
Will the REAL LA Dodgers please stand-up? Are you the guys who lost eight straight followed by a four-game winning streak? This Dodger team has had more ups and downs this season than you can count. But just when it’s time to count ‘em out, faster than you can say “Man-Ram”, they’re right back in the race in the NL “Worst”. Tonight Joe Torre’s club looks to extend their winning streak to five games and sweep a home series against the Padres for the first time in over three years. If the Dodgers are to win the West, they’ll need Manny Ramirez to keep producing like he’s done since he donned “Dodger Blue”. Ramirez homered last night, his 30th of the season and is now 16-for-28 (.571) with four homers, eight runs batted in and 10 runs scored over the last eight games. Manny is also hitting .414 with 10 homers and 29 RBI since coming to LA. What goes unnoticed is that the presence of Ramirez in the line-up, has made everyone in the Dodger line-up better, including and especially Andre Eithier (19 homeruns) and Matt Kemp (16 HR’s, 69 rbi’s and 32 stolen bases). You can call it the “Manny being Manny” factor but it’s because of him the Dodgers will edge Arizona and win the West. Tonight the Dodger send Hiroki Kuroda to hill. Kuroda is 7-10, with a 3.87 ERA, but has fared much better at home. He’s 5-2 with a 2.70 ERA in his last nine starts at Dodger Stadium. Wade Leblanc, making his major league debut, will toe the rubber for San Diego. Leblanc was 11-9 with an ERA of 5.32 in Portland. As I said at the top, it’s been very hard to get a read on the Dodgers this season. I think though this is the right spot with the right pitcher on the hill. Look for LA to cover the RL against Los Padres. - Courtesy of Bob Harvey

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Chicago White Sox (-130) - Wednesday September 3 ‘08 12:05p
The Cleveland Indians have taken the first two games of this series with the Chicago White Sox, but we look for Chicago to salvage a victory behind Javier Vazquez in this very early matinee. Vazquez has allowed three earned runs or less in three of his last four starts, but more importantly, he has already demonstrated that that he can handle this Indians lineup. Vasquez has allowed three earned runs or less in five of his last six starts vs. Cleveland, including the last two this season. He is also among the American League leaders with 170 strikeouts in 176.2 innings. Meanwhile, Jeremy Sowers has unfortunately been the one of the worst starters in all of baseball for Cleveland. The fact that he is 2-7 is just part of the story, as he has a brutal 6.41 ERA and 1.58 WHIP in 17 starts. His only start vs. the White Sox this season was atrocious, as he was torched for eight earned runs in only three innings. Finally, Vazquez tends to work deep into games, which should give the White Sox bullpen a breather after it was called on to start the fifth inning last night. MLB Free Pick: White Sox -130 - Courtesy of LT Profits
 
San Francisco Giants @ Colorado Rockies o9.5 (-115) - Wed September 3rd ‘08 3:05p
The Colorado Rockies do not go Over at home as often as they did in the days before the humidor, but look for a return to the good old days today vs. the San Francisco Giants. The struggles of Giants starter Barry Zito have been well documented this season, and after showing some flashes of snapping out of his funk, he regressed again last time out. Zito allowed seven earned runs and nine baserunners while lasting only 3.1 innings vs. a Cincinnati Reds team that has packed it in for the season. He was also awful in his only start in Colorado this year, allowing six earned runs and nine baserunners in six innings. Now, we realize that Aaron Cook has become the ace of the Rockies staff this season. However, he has surprisingly had some difficulty with the normally light-hitting San Francisco lineup in 2008, allowing 29 hits in 21 innings while allowing at least nine hits in each of his three starts against them. Also, Cook understandably has a higher ERA in the altitude of home than on the road, at a mediocre 4.09. These teams scored 11 runs in extra innings last night and they may reach that total in regulation time today. MLB Free Pick: Giants, Rockies Over 9.5 (-115) - Courtesy of LT Profits

Toronto Blue Jays (-105) MLB Odds - Tue September 2nd ‘08 7:05p
We are actually quite high David Purcey of the Toronto Blue Jays despite his year-to-date numbers, and we feel this is a nice price at home vs. the Minnesota Twins. Yes, Purcey is 2-5 with a 5.53 ERA, but he is just now starting to develop into the pitcher we expected him to be, with three Quality Starts in his last four outings. More importantly, has last start was his best one yet, as he tossed a Complete Game while allowing just five hits with 11 strikeouts vs. the Tampa Bay Rays. He should be tough on a Twins lineup that has never faced him before. Minnesota is actually six games under .500 on the road at 31-37, and the performance of their starter Glenn Perkins mirrors that of the team. Perkins is a very deceptive 5-1 on the road, as truth be told, he has really not pitcher well away from home with a 4.03 ERA and a high 1.40 WHIP. He allowed four earned runs and eight hits vs. the last place Seattle Mariners in his last start, and if Purcey pitches as well as we expect, Perkins does not figure to get the same run support that he has been receiving. Finally, do not forget that the Toronto bullpen has the lowest ERA in the major leagues at 2.88, making the Jays even more attractive at this cheap price at home. MLB Free Pick: Blue Jays -105 - Courtesy of LT Profits
 
Chicago White Sox (-115) - Tue September 2nd ‘08 7:05p
The Chicago White Sox are still 9-2 in the last 11 head-to-head meetings with the Cleveland Indians despite losing here last night, but we look for the Sox to resume their winning ways here now that they are no longer facing Cy Young Award favorite Cliff Lee. The Cleveland starter tonight, Fausto Carmona, garnered some Cy Young votes himself last year, but he has not nearly been as good this year following arm surgery. Carmona is 7-5 but with a high 4.50 ERA and 1.60 WHIP. Even worse, he has a 5.08 ERA here at home and has just two Quality Starts in his last five outings. Meanwhile, John Danks is 10-7 with a nice 3.30 ERA for Chicago, and he has been even better on the road, where he is 6-2 with a scintillating 2.87 ERA in 13 road starts. Danks has allowed exactly one earned run in each of his two starts vs. Cleveland this year, allowing a total of two runs and only six hits in 14.2 innings! Throw in a White Sox bullpen that has an ERA (3.76) nearly 1.50 runs lower than the Indians pen (5.15), and the pitching advantage becomes even greater for Chicago here. MLB Free Pick: White Sox -115 - Courtesy of LT Profits - Baseball Betting

Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox o10.5 (-115) - Tue September 2nd ‘08 7:05p
The Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox square away in game two of their three game set tonight at Fenway Park in Boston. The Red Sox took game one 7-4 and look to post some more crooked numbers on the scoreboard this evening. In case you had not guessed it, we are going with the OVER 10.5 tonight. Baltimore is sending lamb Radhames Liz to the slaughter tonight. Liz, to say the least, has not fared well against the Red Sox. In two career starts against Boston (both at Fenway) Liz has allowed 10 earned runs in a little over five innings of work. In reality, Radhames has not fared much better against other opponents. In his last five starts, he has yielded 4.4 earned runs per game and has averaged just less than five innings pitched. The Red Sox lineup is salivating because it should be Fat Pitch city tonight. Boston lefty Jon Lester will be working against the Orioles. Lester is having a great season, sporting a 12-5 record and a 3.41 ERA, but he has fallen off pace a little of late. He has still been effective but his ERA is 5.06 in his last three starts. In his last five starts at home he has allowed almost three earned runs for every seven innings pitched. Not bad, but if he does that tonight, it will be more than enough to get this game over the total. Things to consider: Baltimore is averaging 7.2 runs per game over their last 10 away games and 5.1 runs per game over their last 10 at any location. Boston is averaging 7.2 runs per game over their last 10 home games and 5.9 runs per game over their last 10 at any location. The OVER is 10-0 in Liz’s last 10 starts (average game score 14.40) and 7-1 in his last eight away starts (average game score 14.25). The OVER is 4-1 in Lester’s last five home starts (average game score 11.20). The OVER is 25-9 this season when Baltimore faces a lefty. Baltimore’s clean up hitter, Aubrey Huff, is .412 (7-of-17) lifetime against Lester with three doubles and a home run. Take the OVER 10.5 -115. - Courtesy of Matt Foust

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Chicago Cubs (-125) - Mon September 1st ‘08 4:05p

The Houston Astros are coming off of an outstanding September and Roy Oswalt is starting to look like his old self, but this still seems like a rather cheap price for the Chicago Cubs at homel After all, the Cubs are an amazing 51-21 at Wrigley Field this season, and after losing the last two games to the Phillies here, they will be anxious to reestablish their home dominance. Jason Marquis may be a disappointment overall this year, but he has been much better lately with a 3.06 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in his last three starts. As great as Oswalt has been in his career, he has never pitched particularly well in Wrigley. He was torched for six runs on 10 hits in 6.2 innings here earlier this season, marking his third straight start in this friendly old stadium that he failed to record a Quality Starts, allowing 17 earned runs in just 17 innings over those three outings. Look for the Astros recent success to stall in this series opener. MLB Free Pick: Cubs -125 - Courtesy of LT Profits

Los Angeles Dodgers (155) - Sun August 31 ‘08 8:05p
The Los Angeles Dodgers got a huge monkey off of their collective backs by snapping an eight-game losing streak last night, and we look for them to make is two straight over the Arizona Diamondbacks in ESPN Sunday Night Baseball.

Sure it is never easy facing Brandon Webb, but Derek Lowe of the Dodgers has been just as unhittable lately. Lowe has reeled off four consecutive Quality Starts, and he has a fantastic 1.69 ERA and 0.98 WHIP in his last three outings. Lowe also pitched very well the last time he faced Webb and the D-Backs July 31 in LA, allowing just two runs in 6,1 innings of a tough-luck 2-1 loss.

Meanwhile, Webb is coming off one of his worst starts of the year where he allowed six earned runs and nine hits in 4.2 innings vs. the normally light-hitting San Diego Padres. Now obviously, Webb is much better that that, buy his 3.05 ERA and 1.13 WHIP for the season are not so much better than the 3.81 ERA and 1.21 WHIP for Lowe that this big price is easy to lay, especially since the Dodgers have the better bullpen.

That said, the Dodgers offer good value at this price.

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Oakland Athletics (135) - Thu August 28 ‘08 10:05p
The lowly Oakland Athletics shockingly just took two out of three games from the Los Angeles Angels after holding on for a 6-5 win last night, and we look for their newfound success to continue returning home tonight to face the Minnesota Twins. The Twins have been a very ordinary team on the road this year, where they are just 29-35, and they just lost two out of three games to a Seattle Mariners team that easily owns the worst records in the American League. Minnesota also lost two out of three games in their last trip to Oakland earlier this year. Twins starter Nick Blackburn is slumping after showing some promise after he was recalled, as he has a 5.19 ERA and a ugly 1.67 WHIP in his last three starts, all of them Minnesota losses. Just like his team, Blackburn has not performed as well on the road as he had at home this year, going 3-5 with a 4.56 ERA away from the Twin Cities. Now Dana Eveland of the Athletics also has ugly recent stats, but he has been much better at home here in this spacious ball park, where he us 5-3 with a very nice 3.48 ERA. This will also be his first time ever facing the Twins, which should give him the advantage. It also helps that he has the support of an Oakland bullpen that ranks fifth in the major leagues with a 3.49 ERA. Yes, the Athletics are struggling offensively, but they did score six runs last night and they appear to hold a pitching edge here with both the starters and the bullpens. Look for a third Oakland upset in four games. MLB Free Pick: Athletics +135