Toronto Blue Jays @ Oakland Athletics u8.0 - Free Baseball Picks
Thu May 29 ‘08 3:35p - Courtesy of Alex Smart
The Blue Jays starting pitcher today Jesse Litsch(6-1,3.57 ERA) is currently in top form, after a complete game shut out in his last outing. The young throwers, best attribute is his control, as is evident by allowing only 1 walk in his L/38 innings of work. In two outings against the As in his career he has garnered a stingy 1.38 ERA. His pitching opponent from the Athletics, Dana Eveland (4-3, 2.90 ERA) is another quality young pitcher, who is also off a top notch effort, allowing just ,one run on 3 hits, in a complete game performance vs the TB Rays. Both these throwers are backed by strong bull pens. Considering the pitching matchup, and both teams documented offensive inefficiencies it will be an easy decision to back this contest to go under the set total. Final notes & Key Trends: The As Eveland has seen only one of his L/10 starts eclipse the number. Under is 11-4 in Litschs last 15 road starts. Under is 10-2 in umpire Jerry Laynes last 12 games behind home plate. Play under

Los Angeles Dodgers (105) - Baseball Betting Picks
Thu May 29 ‘08 7:10p - Courtesy of LT Profits
Manager Joe Torre makes his first return to New York since leaving the Yankees when his Los Angeles Dodgers visit the New York Mets tonight. Now Dodgers starter Bred Penny has not pitched well in his last four starts, and this skid started with his started vs. these Mets in Los Angeles where he was charged with allowing 10 earned runs in 4.2 innings! He subsequently allowed five, five and four earned runs in his next three starts, but Penny is simply not this bad, and he did post three consecutive Quality Starts vs. the Mets prior to that last shellacking. Besides, should Penny struggle again, at least the Dodgers have the second lowest bullpen ERA in the National League at 3.00, making them a Bullpen System play here. Now Claudio Vargas of the Mets has been the antithesis of Penny, in that he has actually pitched better than he really is in recent starts. Vargas has allowed exactly two runs in each of his two starts since being recalled by the Mets, but we feel a return to reality is in order here, and Vargas did not pitch particularly well in his last three starts vs. the Dodgers, allowing 11 earned runs in 15 innings. Besides, would you have expected Penny to be a small underdog to Vargas if this game had taken place a month ago? MLB Free Pick: Dodgers +105

Minnesota Twins (100) - MLB Betting Odds
Thu May 29 ‘08 8:10p - Courtesy of LT Profits
The Minnesota Twins have taken the first two games of this series at rather gift prices considering that the Kansas City Royal have now lost 10 straight games, and we look for the Twins to complete the sweep at another cheap price here. Minnesota starter Kevin Slowey has yet to allow more than three runs in any of his five starts since being recalled from the minors, and his last outing was his best yet as he tossed six scoreless innings while allowing just four hits vs. the potent Detroit Tigers lineup. He should be tough on a Kansas City lineup that is hitting only .232 during the losing streak and has never faced Slowey before. Luke Hochevar has had a couple of good starts for the Royals, but he has tailed off recently, recording just one Quality Start in his last four outings. He has a high 1.56 WHIP in his last three appearances, which is bad news vs. a Minnesota lineup that is showing signs of life lately, hit,ing .287 vs. right-handed pitching the last 10 games. Look for Minnesota to score enough run here to extend the Kansas City losing streak. MLB Free Pick: Twins +100